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Smyrna times., 1920-04-28
SMYRNA SCHOOL ECONOMICS
Girls Under Miss Grieves Show Much
Progress for Little Girl

Girls Under Miss Grieves Show Much
PrOgress-Caring for Little Girl
The April Profession Improvement
Conference for Home Economics In
structors was held at Middletown on
Saturday. Professor Cora E. Win
chell, of Teachers College, Columbia
University, was the principle speaker,
speaking on "Home Economics as q
Preparation for Citizenship" Mrs.
Charles Warner, president of State
Federation of Women's Clubs, also
gave an admirable address.
The girls of the Home Economies
Department of Smyrna gave a tea for
one of their members who won the
declamatory contest for Kent county.
Delicious refreshments were given
and very enjoyable time afforded.
The Smyrna Home Economies De-
partment is having a real problem,
for they are cooperating in taking
care of a little 4-year-old girl. The
students have made set of clothes
for the child.
In the Middletown and Smyrna de-
partments of vocational agriculture
the students are very much interested
in their animal industry work. Dairy
practices have been studied through
ly, feeding raticns have been compiled
which furnish the four maximum re-
ouirements at the minimum cost and
the costs at a lower figure than pre-
pared feeds purchased in the open
market. Each student has learned to
test milk by the Babcock method in
order to determine it's butter fat con-
tent and also the methods used in de-
tcrmining adulteration and degree of
adulteration of milk and milk pro-
ducts.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-28
NEW KENT COUNTRY PLAN
TO ASSESS REAL ESTATE
LEGISLATURE ABOLISHES DIS
TRICT ASSESSORS SYSTEM
Modern Scheme to be Adopted When
Term of Present Assessors Ex-
pires in January

With only two members, Messrs
Soper and Hastings, voting against
it.t he House Wednesday passed the
Senate bill TO establish a modern as
sessment system in Kent county. The
bill was explained by Senator Alice.
who introduced the measure in the
Senate.
At present the county assessment
is made in Kent county by hundred
assessors, elected. The new bill abol-
ishes the office when their times ex-
pire next January and creates a
Board of Assessment of three mem
bers, to be elected by the Levy Court
of the county. 1t provides that not
more than one can be named from
one senatorial district and not more
than two from any one political par
ty. The term of Office is four years
and the salary, $1,000 year.
Senator Alice, in talking for the
bill, stated It provided an equitable
method of assessing according to the
real value of the property. He told
of having made an examination of the
books of some of the assessors and
found scores and scores of dead men
on the assessment list. He thought
at least rs per cent of the people of
the county favor the new system.
Representative McNabb said if con-
ditions were as bad as Senator Alice
stated there certainly should be some
change and that he would support
the bill.
Mr.. SOper opposed the bill and said
he did not believe that three men
could make as equitable an assess
ment as men elected in each district
who know the properties they are as
sessing.
w. Watson Harrington, attorney
for the Kent County Levy Court,
stated as far as he knew the members
Of that court were not opposed to the
bill. 1t was then passed by vote
Of 80 to 2.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-28
GO TO THE RESCUE

Don't Wait till It's To Late-FOllOW
the Example of a Smyrna Citizen
Rescue the aching back.
If it keeps on aching, trouble may
come.
Often it indicates kidney weakness.
If you neglect the kidneys warn
ing,
Look out for urinary disorders.
This Smyrna citizen will show you
how to go to the rescue.
Mrs. ]. Shelton, Union St., says:
"My personal experience with Doan's
Kidney Pills has shown them to be a
good kidney medicine. They brought
prompt relief from backache with
which l was troubled. l bought Doans
at Charles. B. SWANS Drug Store,
and am glad to recommend them.
Price 6Oc, at ali dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney Temedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same hat
Mrs. Shelton had. Foster r-Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-28
$500 For Women's College

At the meeting Monday of the Del
aware delegates who are attending
the session of the Congress of the
Daughters Of the American Revolt
ton, in Washington, a $500 endow-
ment fund was set aside for the Wo-
mems College of Delaware, and a $50
scholarship was given to the Ameri-
canization School, Springfield, Mass.
Smyrna times., 1920-04-28
For Sale

5000 Baby Chicks. pure bred pedigreed
aock Iavers. White LeRhorns, zoe each.
Barred Rocks, 25c Cash with order. Safe de-
livery guaranteed-Wr for booklet
A-1A-2t Frenchtown, N. ].
Smyrna times., 1920-04-28

rII.' Battery on e.,:yo your Tas Tps
a. al for Overland cars s.1s is
= every battery I have
.ri,ni = owners has given ssn
! l..,f.ction. Not one mas
| b any attention whatever t
!. !. !, Eride and take advan-
Il. frss service plan, we will
at.faction. The fact that I
|isry installeu IL
Il y year is giving absolute
|, !, proof Of the superior
,,ide. and it costs but lit
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'son that IL would require this very
thing. Thsreupon the bill wass changed
by inserting some weasel words which
were supposed to eliminate this pos
6bihty. Yet in the hearing before
the commission, ono Of the railroad
attorneys claimed that the intent Of
the act was to grant this unearned
increment to the roads. r.. =
In an account Of the hearing, pub
Eshed in Labor, organ of the Plumb
Plan league, this attorney was asked
to explain why congress did not state
in plain language that the roads
should have this loot, whereupon he
replied, that out of Difference to pub
lie opinion, congress could not do so,
but, had to follow the indirect way.
"We know just among us girls here"
he is reported to have said, "how
much talk there has been about the
property investment accounts.''
The railroads seem determined not
to allow the rent profiteers to outdo
them in the game of appropriatius
what the public creates. - ...
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
CAKE AND CHEAP CUTS.

Modern historical experts pro-
nounce untrue the story that Marie
Antoinette remarked, on hearing that
French peasants had mot enough
bread, "Why don't they eat cakes''
This leads us to wonder whether his
torical>, experts of 14o years hence
will pronounce untrue the story that
Attorney General Palmer, on hearing
that the price Of meat was too high
for American ~laborers, remarked,
"Why don It they buy the cheaper
cutsfn
1t is pity to lose a good story. Yet
it must be admitted that historical
experts present almost unanswerable
evidence of the apocryphal nature Of
the Marie Antoinette anecdote. For
if the tale were true it IS impossible
to see how Marie could have escaped
the brilliant and statesmanlike idea
Of instituting "save on bread
week. 49, .:,&=s..}&.=: .~>
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
FIGHT ALL CHANGES.

To upholders Of existing economic
injustice all proposed changes, look
alike. The proposition may be sound
or unsound, fundamental or superficial,
desirable Or undesirable, if. back Of it
is a sincere desire to relieve victims
Of predatory privilege, the plumber
bund will fight: it. And ii: fighting
the plunderbund is INSCRIPTIONS.
In New York state it. fights with
equal vigor and venom the timi "wel-
fare" measure pushed by the League
Of Women Voters, headed by Mrs.
Frank Vanderlip, and the voters Of
five legislative districts who have
elected. Socialist representatives. In
North Dakota it fights the Nonpar-
tisan league. In Minnesota it also
fights the Nonpartisan league, and
happening to have the power, does
not scruple to prosecute speakers and
writer's. In California it fights the
single tax amendment, and in order
to gain its point, strives to deprive
the people Of the initiative and ref.
erendum.
And throughout the nation it is
actively engaged in stirring up ig.
norant prejudice against liberal
thought of all kinds, and waging a
formidable and; dangerous fight to
turn the United States into a dupli-
cate of Russia under the car.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
MNNE-PAUL OR "HAHA."

Minneapolis and st. Paul, with a
combined population of nearly CSC, 900,
form a mighty metropolis at the gate
way Of the great northwest. The CON-
mercia1 and social interests of the two
cities are so interviewer that an har-
monious spirit has replaced the bitter
rivalry Of days gone by. Each city
exeels in certain achievements and now
and then the suggestion is made that
the twins unite under one name. A
good natured story is going the rounds
to the effect that it had been decided
to combine the two cities and all that
remained to be done was to- select a
name. The Minneapolis representatives
suggested. "Minnehaha,'' "Minnie''
for Minneapolis and the ttHahan for
st. Paul-and, of course, st. Paul
wouldn't play.
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new ARRIVAL WANTED
POST GRADUATE WORK

Morris Fitzerald Roach, a. tall imi-
grant from the West Indies, stood be-
fore an inspector on Ellis island.
Name" snapped the inspector.
Ex-Sergt. Norris Fitzgeral' Roach.
SIR or the Eighth Brttsh West In
dies regiment. from: Grenada st.
George"
wait a minute; wait a minute"
interrupted the agent. '''Were you in
the warp $50:
Fought in many places in France,
sir, all over the map Of Belgium,
Italy, .
The outburst of loQuacity was ST.
fenced by raising Of the inspectors
hand. The former soldier stood stiff
as post with his. hand at salute.
Are you a laboring. man?''
!: Man of many professions, sir
what for instance?"
QUALIFIED bookkeeper, typist, Ste
nographer, conjurer, juggler, illusion
list, motor mechanic, cinema work.
/: En-" r.
The immigration agent realized he
was confronted by versatile genius,
so he asked the foreigner to step
aside until he could investigate
whether some complications might
not arise over the contract labor law.
+ 1t was decided to let the immigrant
pass into the land of the free and the
home Of the. brave. When he landed
from the ferryboat and was asked
which of the professions he intended
to pursue, the man again came to a
salute, saying: :.
II have come here to perfect my
self in all Of them, sir" 49,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
ON WITH THE EARCE.

The Builders Exchange has formally
declared for the "open shop.' The
vote was not unanimous for there were
q few courageous members who stood
out against such a declaration. They
know what it means. They haven't
forgotten their experience of 1907 with
the so-called "open shop The build
ing employers who understand labor
prefer to deal with the unions. They
know that where all is harmony and
where the unions arc made responsible
by their union shop contracts they are
getting the maximum of production.
You don't hear union shop employ
ers in the building industry complaint
ing about the inefficiency of their en-
ployes. Such cry comes from Hopen
shop institutions whose owners would
make the unions responsible fer "cur-
tailed production. Bricklayers en-
ployed under union shop conditions lay
more brick than on non-union jobs.
Plumbers in union shops do more work
every, day than mon union workmen.
Painters on union jobs leave their non
union competitors far behind, and if
any doubt the truth of these state
ments Tho Labor World is in position
to give the proof.
But union labor is not worried about
a simple declaration for the "open
shop:' Union men know that it
collective bargain is made with and
through the union, every job, will be
100 per cent union in duo time. The
number of non-union workmen are get
ting less every day. The electrical
contractors did not want to do bust
ness with the Electrical Workers
union, but they did, and they granted
a wage scale Of one dollar an hour.
They also announced that they would
run an "open shop" when they know
better than anyone else that. they will
have only union men in their employ.
There are no non union electrical work
ers left worth while, so what is tile
use Of, quibbling over a clause in a
trade union agreement providing for
the employment only Of union men.
The Builders Exchange may declare
and re-declare for the "open shop to
please the professional "open shop
pers,' but all the jobs in Duluth this
year will be manned exclusively by
union men. On with the farce.
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DEMOCRACY IN INDUSTRY.

A citizens alliance has been formed
at Bemidji. It is said to have been
started by. F. w. Armstrong, secretary
of the Duluth Builders Exchange. Its
slogan is the F'open shop That
means, according to statement given
publicity blythe alliance, ga shop in
which, exactly the same kind Of treat
ment is given union and non-union
employees It is shop in which union
men may act together as an organiza-
ton, but may not use their power to
exclude those who do not belong to
the union.''
Coming, as it does, during the strike
IF the timber. workers for the eight.
hour day, the "open shop" declare.
ton Of the Bemidji Citizens Alliance,
may be taken with dose of pepsin, as
the timber workers are making no de-
mand for contract involving the union
shop. They are merely out for the
eight-hour day. They are asking for
nothing else, not even an increase in
wages. 49,,
But the Bemidji alliance has gone
farther than to declare for the s'open
Shop 1t would "base the pay of
employees upon their individual skin
and ability, loyalty and diligence. I"
This will make the employer the sole
judge and arbiter Of the "worth'' Of
an employee. The employee will have
nothing whatever to say in the matter,
except of course he will still have the
fright to quit'' if he don't like it.
That is industrial Prussianism. There
is no democracy in it. '..-
Constructive union labor is making a
fight in America for democracy in in
dustfy, which means to give labor a
voice, not all the voice, but e voice
with employers to determine wages,
hours, conditions and rules governing
employment. Constructive labor in
America is not after the whole works,
a. IS Russia. It is opposed to the
II. >. - q a.
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MRS. SAMUEL GoMPERS.

Death has claimed Mrs. Samuel
Gompers, beloved wife of the president
Of the American Federation of Labor.
She passed away last Thursday after
noon at the family home in Washing
ton. The funeral was held Sunday in
New York, attended by a large con-
course Of mourning friends. President
and Mrs. Wilson, and members of the
cabinet sent floral offerings.
Mrs. Gompers was 50 years of age,
and for more than half century had
been the wife and companion of Mr..
Gompers. She was Of the workers, and
was forced at a tender age to seek
employment as stripper in cigar
factory. While thus employed she met
the boy who soon after was to become
her husband. Though both were in
their teens and very poor, they bravely
resolved to tread the path of life to-
gether, hand in hand, comrades and
pals.
The young husband was already act
i've in the labor movement, then in its
infancy, and as poor and penniless as
its champions. There were big Jobs
to do. Tenement labor was prevalent;
sweat shops were common; hours Of
labor were long and irksome; sanitary
conditions in shops and factories were
depressing and health-wrecking; wages
were low and beggarly; women and
children were exploited to the limit,
toiling under conditions that. challenged
the civilization of the time.
Mr.. Gompers WAS drafted by his fell.
lows to lead in the crusade against
these social and industrial evils. He
worked by day at his trade, and long
into the night for the movement. fire..
quently laying off to do work fol
labor during working hours, ana for
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
LABOR PREDICTED IT.

If the Interstate commerce. commits.
sion upholds the contention of the
railroad attorneys, the Esch- Cummins
act that restored the railroads to pri-
vate ownership will turn out to be an
even greater aid than is generally
supposed to private grabbing Of pub
lie values. ..s. .sa.
The railroad attorneys contend that
inflated land values, represented sby
watered stock, must be included in
the basis for rate making. While the
measure was pending, senator La Fol-
lette attacked il, stating q one rear
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
SHOWED BAD MANNERS.

Matthew VOL, vice president Of tho
American Federation Of Labor, was in
vited to deliver an address at the an
nual convention Of the United States
chamber Of commerce. Governor Allen
Of Kansas was present and discussed
in his characteristic. manner his anti
strike law recently enacted by the leg
islature of that state. =
Mr.. Vol listened attentively to Gov
ernor Allen, and when his turn came
to speak he took occasion to discuss
the Kansas law, pointing out how it
restored involuntary servitude to the
workers. BE didn't get very far when
his voice was drowned by boots and
Kisses from the delegates, most Of them
representing big business. Mr.. Vol
was not permitted to proceed.
The treatment accorded to him has
been severely criticized by the metro
politan newspapers.
"When the United States chamber
of commerce. shouted down Vice Presi-
dent Woll Of the A. F. of L., who was
discussing the Kansas law forbidding
strikes,'' says the New York World,
cit paid no compliment to Governor
Allen, who was present, and it answered
none Of the arguments of the speaker.
"Unless the United States chamber
Of commerce can develop willingness
to consider both sides Of the controver-
sizes in which it takes a part, it should
change it's name.'
Other large newspapers suggest that
this exhibition of mob methods will
have an effect contrary from that in
tended by those who talk about "hear-
ing both sides.''
The United States chamber of com.
MERGE will have to do a lot of explain
ing and apologizing to square itself
with American public opinion in the
future, and its judgment on public ques-
lions will be given the once over before
honest men will permit themselves to
be influenced by it. In any event the
delegates present, whoever they were,
showed mighty poor manners.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15
WON'T HAVE TO LOOK OUT;
THEY'LL HAvET0 GET.0UI

'They have raised the tax on my
land 500, SO you must pay me $50
more for the place you occupy"
Il am paying all can afford now,
sir, or just as much as can get an
other. place for which is just as
good" g.,
But you have a business estab-
ishment there which you do not
want to lose by getting out"
II am sorry that your tax has been
raised, or that you bet: on the wrong
horse, or have had any other loss,
but I will only pay what I can get
another place as food for, and L am
paying that now"
But they are going to raise the
tax on all the buildings, too"
''Um," says the tenant. then I'm
afraid, sir. that Jones won't put up
those new apartments in this Sec
tion?"
mo, he has decided not to, al,
though the city is growing. Your
lease. expires next May. You will
have to pay ME more then, because
there won't be: so many houses vac
ant" Co. @5.@t, -
Il can't do it, says the tenant, II
am paying all I can afford to now"
You'll, have to-" ~ - -,
II won't, I can't. I'll move to an
other town, or take q smaller house,
Or go out Of business. see now
what those Single Takers are after:
they want to increase the taxes on
vacant land which is wanted for
houses and factories and quarries
and mines and stores, SO that it will
be less profitable to refuse to let pfo-
pie. use such land. And they want to
take~sthe taxes off houses so that #
will be more profitable to build:
houses. TIL look into that single tax.
It's more thai fad st..
!. Outrageous. cried the landowner
If such. fellows as you are going to
look into things like that, I'll have to
look out" -, >ss.1 ..:. 80 - +.
{ You'll have to do more than that,
sir," said theA tenant. you'll have
to get out IS. .=...=. II * . 4. IL ..3
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over-repreaented and labor S under
represented. In this district there are
three lawyers seeking congressional
nominations. Mr.. Carss is the only
candidate who is q workingman. Per-
haps that is the chief reason why he
is not wanted in congress by his enc
mics, but it is one Of number Of very
good reasons why he should be re-
turned.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-15

IS IS Dictatorship Of the proletariat. 4 q
It i opposed to the Dictatorship of the
boss. 5#sS.l "A IA 54f 4. III
The timber workers art striking for
democracy in. the lumber industry, and
they win not DO satisfied with any
thing short Of it. In .-:
Citizens alliances may be organized
by employers, business and professional
men in lineup against labor under
one pretenses or another, but after MI
is said and done, the chief reason for
such organizations is to combat the
efforts Of American workers to intro
duce democracy in industry. That is
all there is to it.
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which he was given little, il any, com
pensation. For several years after he
became president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor he served without
salary, earning q livelihood for himself
and family at a eigarmaker's bench
and maintaining its headquarters at
his humble home. .
Through those struggling years Mrs.
Gompers proved to be q brave and
patient helpmeet. She faced bitter
trials with courage and fortitude. She
made ready sacrifices without murmur
or complaint. She soothed and COM
forted her husband in his reverses and
gloried with him in his achievements.
In later years when MI. Gompers had
risen to well-earned fame she was ever
at his side to lend him honest sympathy
and genuine support in his trying un-
dertakings. Delegates to conventions
of the American Federation Of Labor
learned to admire and respect her as
much as they loved and revered her
distinguished husband.
The sympathy Of the men and women
of labor and of the friendly American
people goes out to Mr.. Gompers in this
moment Of his great sorrow. May God
give him the strength to pass through
this ordeal rs he has successfully nassed
through others during his long life OF
service and achievement with its haz.
ards and disappointments, its triumphs
and rejoicings.