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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-03-04
The EaqIe IF Napoleon.

Napoleon revived the ancient symbol
Of the Caesars. The Napoleonic eagle
itself was eight inches in height and
nine inches across the wings. 1t stood
on a brass block three inches square,
and weighed three and one-half
pounds. Modern colors are as nothing
compared to the old ones, as difficult
to hide as the big drum.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-03-04
Lighthouse Keeper
Uses Motorcycle

South Norwalk, Conn.-Per-
forming feat without prece-
dent in government annals here,
Capt. Richard G. Hendricks, SUI
pervisor of United States lights
in this portion of Long Island
sound, has been making his
rounds for the last few days on
his motorcycle, taking a supply
of oil in the side car.
The ice has been so thick that
he could not get to them with
boat, nor could he, on foot, car
ry sufficient supply Of oil. It
is the first time in this state
that motorcycle has been
used for such a purpose.
Evening journal., 1920-12-14
HE ISLAST OF
-FOUR SEAFARERS
Captain Edward Carson Sits
Alone in Queen Anne's
Home
THREE EMPTY
CHAIRS AT TABLE

CFNTREVILLE, Md, Dec. ii.-In
an unpretentOus little home on the
Prospect Bay shore, this county,
there sits today a sad and lonesome
old man. He is the last survivor OF
a party Of four sea-captains who set
tied on the stevens farm 2l-years
ago. In 1918 Captain James Platt
died. In 1919 Captain William Car
son made his last voyage and last
Wednesday Captain Henry Locke
started on the last long cruise Now,
In the little home, Captain Edward
Carson lives alone.
There are three empty chairs at
the table. The storm coats and boots
of three companions are reminders or
the days when they faced the sea to-
gether. "Cap'n Ned" is lonesome.
Residents OF the pospect bay nei7il-
borhood recall that % years ago the
four watermen came 10 Queen Annes
county and freighied oysters back TO
New Jersey, where they established
oyster beds. When not at sea, the
four men engaged In the oysterlng
business in New Jersey. They next
decided 10 come 10 Queen Anne's and
engage in the oystering business on
quite a large scale. They accumu-
lated considerable means, but around
the little Prospect bay home yester-
day morning there was funeral quiet
ness In the house sat lonesome,
sad old man.
Evening journal., 1920-12-14


Market street. Reports from other
cities cite many instances where re-
markably quick relief has followed
the use OF this remedy. Daily testi-
mOnials are received from local peo-
ple. telling Of the wonderful benefit
they have received from the use OF
Plant Juice
Recently the following signed state
ment was received from Mr.. Ira
Bellinger, a popular employe OF thc
Penna. r.. n. Company, residing al
No. ii08 French street, who has
wide acquaintance in this section %
the country. He said:
Il can't begin TO tell YOU what
vast difference there is In me after
taking your Plant Juice. Wonderful
does not express IT, / never knew
what II was 70 be without a pain or
ache Of some kind; my stomach was
IN such a dreadful condition that !
could not keep the nghtest kind OF
food down; | could not sleep at night
and was always consupated; l had
headaches dizzy spells and a numb
feeling in my arms and legs; | had
pains in my back and my liver and
kidneys were affected: | was rapidlv
losing in weoight and felt weak and ali
run down ] had tried a number OF dif-
ferent medicines without benefit and
having read Of SO many Of our home
people who had been cured Of trou-
bles similar to mine. I began to take
Plant Juice too II certainly did the
work for me, for now / am able u
eat anything / want. ! sleep fine a
night, have not a pain or an ache ant
am not constipated; l have gained II
weight / cannot say enough in lprais
OF Plant Juice and recommend II I,
everyone who is suffering"
The Plant Juice Man is at The Millel
Drug Store. 404-iO6 Market street
where he Is daily meeting the loca
public and introducing and explainine
the merits OF thls remedy. Free
s.nRlek Elysn
Evening journal., 1920-12-14
CRY ppopERTY TRANSFERS.

The following transfers OF city
property have been recorded:
Rosemont Ave. east OF T0dd's Lane,
$50, Harry II. Elliott from Fielder a
Pipka.
Adams ST.. 220: $500: Carl A. Neuge-
bauer aud wife from VIM. +. kurtz,
adm.
Union ST., north OF Eleventh ST.,
5000; Earl Bell from Helen A. Lit
tie.
Robinson ST.. west Of Lombard st.,
si400; Cornelius Lambert Hin from
Samuel r. UsiliOn.
Dgamore Place, 225. si66O; Cor
nclius Lambert Hin from Samuel +.
UsiliOn.
Delamore Place, 2i7, si666; Cor
nelius Lambert Hin from Samuel +.
UsiliOn.
Delamore Place, 2i9 1880; Cor
nelius Lambert Hin from Samuel +.
DsiltOn
seventeenth St. 22S, $500; John l..
Press from Otto NJ Burkhand
Evening journal., 1920-12-14
NOW PRAISES
PLANT juice
Wilmington Employe of Pa.
Ry. Says 1t Surely Did
The Work
GAINED IN WEIGHT
AND SLEEPS FINE

Nothing ia recent years has aroused
20 much invarable comment In Viii
nington as has the Introduction of
Plant Juice, the famous herbal stom-
lch medicine, now being introduced
Il The Miller Drug Store, t0i-i06
Evening journal., 1920-12-14
COUNTY BALANCES.

Charles II. Lippincott, county treas
urer, reported the following county
balances TO Levy Court yesterday
Miscellaneous road account, S27S.3O
Christiana Hundred account S22 .6SS.-
50; Mill Greek Hundred account,
S20e0 O6: White Clay Hundred account
Si9i9S7; Pencader Hundred account,
81 COS 81: New Castle Hundred ac-
count, S6i5t %: Rcd Lion Hundred ac.
count, S3q31t6 ST. Georges Hundred
account. S9.59i.2S; Appoquinimink ac
count, S3023il; Blackbird Hundred &C
count. S2436 "a; and Brandywine Hun
dred account S62t72S.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
BURLEsoN's EFFICIENCY

A new: instance of Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson''s efficiency and economy
in running the postoffice department
comes to light in the announcement
that six Of the first 10 new postoffice
clerks who were graduated from Mr..
Burleson IS local training school for the
service have resigned. They found
that they could. not live on the low
salaries paid, which amounted to $1,000,
with an annual bonus Of $240. They
found also that they were to work
from the middle Of the afternoon until
midnight. :,
The organized postal workers point
out that Burleson established these
training schools in order to fill the
places Of union men who have been
forced to resign in very large numbers
during the past year because they
could not get an increase in pay. The
older men, however, trained themselves
at their own expense.
A joint commission of members Of
the house and senate committees DEAL
ing with postoffice affairs is now sit
ting and is hearing testimony on the
question of a general increase in post
office salaries. The men have had
about IS to 81 per cent raise in salary
since 1913, while the cost Of living has
gone up in that period 1o4 per cent.
Because the Burleson administration in
sists upon low wages and long hours
the men resign; because so many re-
sign the men who stay must work
harder; because the work piles up, more
resign, and mail by tons is "stored'
at the large terminals awaiting the en-
ployment Of new men to sort and de-
liver it. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08

is no disposition among them to yield.
They. seem to be willing to make. II
necessary, any sacrifice to secure the
long,hoped for eight-hour day, and they
ought to get it..
There is no industry in. America bet
ter able to concede the eight-hour day
than the lumber industry, which has
always Jagged behind the others in
granting shorter hours to its employees.
When the old 10-hour workday was in
vogue in most occupations the saw
mills worked eleven, twelve and thir-
teen hours. They only came to the
l0-hour day after other industries pro.
crossed to the eight and nine-hou day.
And we know Of no industry in which
labor has been so greatly exploited as
in the lumber industry. This is true
from the time camp is established in
the woods until the finished product
reaches building, with the one excep-
ton Of the men who load the lumber
on the boats, for they had the wisdom
to organize many years ago as the
timber workers are now doing.
Mill owners declare they will close
their mills permanently rather than
concede the eight-hour day, but they
may change their minds before many
days, for they have minds to change.
No set of men in any industry can af-
ford to close their eyes to the inevita-
BILE. They may prolong the time for
making concessions, but in the end
they will be forced by the very nature
Of things to yield to the world recog-
nized eight-hour day. If they do so
now they will be in position to COM
mand for their industry much higher
class of labor than they have been
getting in recent years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
THE WORKERS SHARE.

p Claude Harper, Purdue university
sheep specialist, has issued a statement
to this effect:
IA man who weighs 175 pounds re-
quires three and one-half yards Of cloth
to make a suit, the weight of the
clothing being from 10 to 10 ounces
per yard. The average medium-weight
wool suit is made of goods weighing
II ounces per yard. At three and one
half yards per suit the cloth in the
entire suit weighs 40 ounces, or a little
more than three pounds. In the man.
ufacture of all-wool cloth it requires
one and three-quarters pounds of
secured wool to produce a pound of
cloth.
"Therefore, considering waste in
manufacturing, it requires about 81
ounces Of secured wool for an average
suit of clothes. Most of the Indiana
secured wool is selling in Boston from
$1.25 to $l.44 per pound. This wool
scours around so per cent Of grease
and dirt. At $1.44 per secured pound,
this makes wool worth 9 cents per
ounce. As 62 ounces are required for
the entire suit; then the cost Of wool
in the suit is $685.
Mr.. Harper says that if suit is
made of the very best grade of wool,
which is selling at about $190 pei
secured pound, 1hen the wool in the
suit will cost $7.37.
The American Wooden company
which dominates the wool market, has
a more substantial share than that al
lotted to the farmers or to the wooden
mill workers. Its net profits for 1919
amount to $15,513.415, after the pay.
ment of all taxes and setting aside q
reserve for contingencies. The total
of its capital stock, both preferred and
common, is $6,OOO,O00.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
THE PHILIPPINES.

We notice that the Philippine Islands
are Fostering the United States for
complete independence. They probably
know our weakness in desiring that
other nations enjoy the same right of
self-government that we have so stub
bornly insisted upon for ourselves, and
so we fear that the Filipinos are going
to get their absolute freedom if they
don t watch out.
After all, why should they not have
1T! The desire to come into a man IS
estate is inherent in the hearts of all
civilized people. It's just like keeping
our own money. We may spend it
foolishly; we may squander it; we may
suffer for things we could have en-
joyed if more prudent hands careds for
it for us, but we want it ourselves.
Indeed we do. We presume it's the
love Of liberty implanted in each hui
man heart that makes us so cantank-
erous and contrary in insisting for
freedom, but no nation can work out
its political destiny without it.
And 50 we don't much blame the
Philippine Islands for wanting to strike
out into the unchartered seas of COM
plete independence. The United States
has certainly effected wonders for the
Islands and it's people, and we believe
that the Filipinos will ever appreciate
the educational facilities and the truly
Paternal care exercised over them by
this government. But the child grows
to mans estate, and. the Philippine
Islands are DESTROYS of putting away
the things of child and using the
things Of man.
SO we say: May they get their in
dependence. We realize that, japan is
situated dangerously near to them and
she may swallow them up. Then again,
she may not. We realize that they may
be unable to shift for themselves.
Then again, they may do it nicely.
But whatever happens to the Philip
pine Islands and their people, once
complete independence is theirs, is after
all their own gamble.
II they lose, they lose, and we; can
try and reconcile ourselves to other
people misfortunes. But whether thew
wiz or lose we win, because we will
have given them pretty square deal,
and after all, that is your great obi
cation toward them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
AN AMERICAN DAY.

Governor Allen of Kansas has or,
dained an American Day. It was to
be the first of May.
Nobody will object to all American
Day. It is good to have such a day.
But has anyone thought about this
side of it: Why does Kansas pick one
day in the year as an American Days
1t will be much better when Kansas,
and all states, have 365 American Days
in the year instead of one.
Kansas has lately put on her law
books a law that makes it unlawful for
men to cease working.
This, we submit, is not American
Neither is it Kansan. It is mostly
Allen.
And Allen can't wipe out the injus-
tice Of such law by having an Ameri.
can Day once year.
But perhaps the people of Kansas
will, on America Day, think about
American traditions Of liberty and free.
dom and democracy and progress.
And perhaps Kansas may yet con.
clude that every day in the year ought
to be an American Day in all that the
words mean-in fact and in spirit.
Kansas has pioneered too much for
freedom to slip back to schedule of
one American Day per year.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
LIVE-WIRE SPEAKERS

The Minnesota Sound Government
association, which exists to enable GER
tain politicians to live and spend slush
FUNDS with some show Of decency, wants
hve-wire speakers to peddle the "men.
ace of the Nonpartisan league.''
The following excerpts from letter
written by j. F. Gould of the Ameri-
can committee of Minneapolis, which
has come to light, show a fraternal
desire to aid in meeting this need:
The Minnesota Sound Government
association, with offices in the Elk.
change Bank building, St. Paul, de-
slres the services Of a corps Of expert
enced speakers, who, with small
amount of instruction, would be quail.
hed to deliver series Of anti -Nonparti-
san league lectures throughout the
state in connection with a set of mo-
ton picture films, which this orqani.
zation has developed.
"They are willing to paw $50 ner
week and all expenses. It will be nee.
essary for the speakers to attend q
school of instruction at St. Paul two
or three Gays during the coming week
In view of the fact that the Amer.
lean committee Of Minneapolis. of
which [ am secretary, has Volunteer
Speakers bureau, the Sound Govern.
ment association requested me person
ally to assist them in securing a oronn
OF speakers from Minneapolis, and !
am communicating with you on the
subject, thinking possibly if you are
not interested personally, you might be
able to place this communication in the
hands of some other person.
lit would seem that this proposition
affords an excellent opportunity for a
man to kill two birds with one stone
that is, it would only be necessary TO,
him to spend an hour or two a dav in
connection with his duties as a speaker
and the balance Of the time could h9
devoted to sales or other work to hi,
personal advantage.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
MEXICAN LABOR VIEWS.

information received in this country
from Mexico trade unionists in Sonora
is to the effect that the situation in
MEXICO is far from satisfactory from
the standpoint of the men who won
the revolutionary struggle, placed Gen
eral Carranza in the presidency and
wrote the modern Mexican constitution.
This element, which has steadily de-
tended the Mexican constitution and
government against the Wall street
agltators when the latter called fora
war OF conquest by the United States.
IS convinced that Carranza has pre-
sumed too far upon the national feel
ing mat they must stand by him or be
eaten up by the United States. Car
rama failed to observe that Mexico
nad caught some of the industrial revo-
lu5lonary spirit Of Europe and that
Mexlcans would not permit him to run
the presidential election by the old
expedient of armed force.
AT one time, before the constitution
was completed, Carranza issued a de-
cree making strikes and strike meet
1ngs punishable by death for all taking
part. The American labor movement
went to the aid Of the Mexican labor
organization and Carranza hastily with.
ure" tnls decree. The constitution wa,
'nen made to safeguard the rights Of
strikers. But gradually the military
ana ponce power has been used more
and more by the first chief until he
appears to have forgotten the limita.
tons 1e'1 ), placed upon him by the consti-
tuition. %.==.,
!, Carraanza, who has been played mp
here as an extreme radical hv our -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
THE REST OF BIRDS

Let Shelley sing of skylarks
And k<ata Of nightingales.
let Swin1urne glorify the gull
Till admiration fails.
30 song of lark ilsl Tres
MY enthusiastic pen
Like the egg-announcing cackle .
VI the Dear Dome este Hen.
The Lay of the Last Minstrel,
The laws of Ancient Rome,
Drilled into us in schooltime,
Echoed by US at home:
Heroic and soul-stirring-
We Love them now as then;
But more sustaining is the Lay
Gf the Dear Domestic Hen.
Shakespeare extols the harmless
:. And necessary cat;
And Balaam's quadruped was nra ;sod
Far earlier than that,
While Aesop's fables wander
From elephant to wren,
And the only one neglected
Is the Dear Domestic Hen.
She eats the scraps and Feelings,
Drinks water from the well,
And helps us fight the bugbear,
The dread H. c. of L.!
She may not be poetic,
But we repeat again,
We owe all praise, and honor
To the Dear Domestic Hen.
III. A. Shaw
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
JUDGE LAkOIS' ADVICE
TO Federal EMPLOYEES

When even Federal Judge Kene-
saw Mountain Lands of Chicago de-
clares that the wages paid to en-
ployes Of the government are the
lowest in the United States, things
must be bad indeed. Lands is not
noted for his consideration for and
sympathy with labor, yet, speaking at
meeting of postal clerks and other
federal employees, he declared the
abolition Of the $24O war, bonus''
was rank Injustice" He followed
this by telling his: hearers that "any
steps that you can take toward en-
listing the sympathy of the public in
your request for increased pay and
of the bonus is JUS
tified'-which might almost be con-
strued as. '.seditious'' language. !. =
Moreover, the judge advised the
downtrodden federal workers to '.get
out Of the public service IL you pos
sibly can, for as long as you remain
a federal ennploye YOU will be served
with every form OF injustice" Lam
dis said he didn't advocate making
use Of the strike weapon--though he
came perilously near itand gave q
parting shot to some gentleme en-
who, he said, think It ID economy to
keep the wares Of federal employees
,omy," he added, but insanity.
s OF course what the judge said was
( true but Sc Judges are 80 talk that
yvay, how are Va ever to put = stop
to soap box orr tori.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
PLAYING THE GAME.

A boy sat on the bank Of a river,
He dangled a fish line in the current,
The fish weren't biting, but the bow
fshed on, hopefully.
He didn't get discouraged. He
didn't get blue and muss up the ali
with hot words.
He played the game. He kept to the
rules.
he had sense-and patience.
In his conduct there is a lesson fo,
all who are cynical and top-heavy with
Impotence.
AS long as there's pole and a hook
and line and bait and water there Is
a chance for fish.
: Take away any Of these, or tangle
them up, or quit trying-and no more
fish at all, at all.
Yes, this little yarn fits u.s. today. in
this weary world of turmoil and agony,
Wen win nothing if we don't keen
our heads and play the game.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE PROGRAM

Special interests dominating the two
old party machines are bashful about
telling us what their program for the
country following the 1920 election is;
SO we hereby take the liberty of men
tioning a few things they have close
to their 100 per cent American hearts:
!. Removal of excess profits taxes
and the lowering of taxes on large
incomes, the consequent loss in rev.
enue to be made up by a tax on con.
sumption directly.
2. No interference with the rule
that "business" is entitled to all il
can get. Both parties favor unlimited
proiteering. -
3. Lifting the ban on the importa.
ton Of coolie. Mexican and Hindu
labor. 64~s-4
f 4. Continuation Of the official raids
on any farmer cooperation strong
enough to bite into the profits of the
large profteers. y.
8. Continuance of legislative and
non.legislative means Of preventing
criticism Of the special interests and
Of crushing all organization tending to
curb their power. ~ I'll u 81 1l zt
Z. Use Of the army and navy of the
United States e protect British,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-05-08
DENFELD FOR CONGRESS,

Robert E. Denfeld, former city super
intendent Of schools, filed as candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
Congress Tuesday. There are now four
candidates for the Republican nomina-
tion. The others are William A. Pit
finger, A. A. harrington and o. j.
Larson.
w. L. Carss, it is expected, will not
become a candidate until after the
primaries when petitions will be cir
culated throughout the Eighth district
in his behalf to file him as an indie.
pendent candidate.
A labor conference of delegates
elected by organized labor will be held
next Sunday afternoon at Owls hall,
Duluth, at which it is believed Mr..
Carss will be unanimously endorsed.
lie will run again as the labor can
didate.
Mr.. Denfeld 5 candidacy for the Re.
publican nomination came as a surprise
IN this district. Rumor had it for sew
eral months back that he was to file
for the Democratic nomination. In
deed, Mr.. Denfeld has always been
considered a Democrat, but as there is
very little difference in principle be-
tween the old parties one can readily
change from party to party these days
with little pricking Of conscience.
Labor will 60 into the coming cam.
paign with a united front. The present
congress is composed largely Of men
who are out Of tune with the political
and economic thought Of the day. None
of the Republican candidates in this
district is credited with being up to
snuff on present day problems. They
are of the old school, Mr.. Carss. on
the other hand, fresh from the ranks.
has the vision Of today. His record
shows it. He knows what the people
are thinking about and he possesses
some idea Of what to do to bring re-
lief. He should have little trouble in
defeating his opponent in the Novem-
Der election.