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HEARING CHILD LABOR
LAW BEGIN APRIL 19
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4.—
In order that a decision on the
Child Labor Law may be had in the
the near future the Supreme Court
advanced the hearings to begin on
April 19 th next.
The Federal Child Labor Law
■went into effect the first of Sept.
1917 and is as follows: “Be it en
acted by the uenate and House of
Representatives cf the United
Stales of America in Congress As
sembled, That no producer, manu
facturer or dealer shall ship or de
liver for shipment in interestate or
foreign commerce any article or
commodity the product of any
mine or quarry situated in the Un
ited States, in which within 30
days prior to the time of the re
moval of such product therefrom
children under the age of 16 years
have been employed or permitted
to work, or any article or commo
dity the product of any mill, c«»*
nery, workshop, factory or manu
facturing establishment, situ it'd in
the United States, in which within
thrity days prior to the removal of
such product, therefrom children
under the age of 14 years have
been employed or permitted to
work, or children betweno ihe ages
of 14 years and sixteen » ?arj have
been employed or permitted to
work more than eight hours in
any day, or more than six days in
any week, or after the hour of 7
o’clock postmeridian, or be’ore the
hour of 6 o’clock antimeridian:
Provided, that a p c-secutiim and
a conviction of a defendant for the
shipment or delivery for shipment
of any article or commooity under
the conditions herein prohibited
shall be a bar to any further pro
secution against the same defend
ant for shipments or de iveries for
shipments of any such article or
commodiiy before the begnining of
said prosecution.
Sec. 2. That the Attorney Gen
eral, the Secretary ot Commerec
and the Secretary of Labor (hall
constitute a board to *1 -ke and
publish from time to ti i ? uniform
rules and regulations for carrying
out the provisions of this act.
These are the ft:s’ two sections!
of the law but tb. first is really j
the one that hits th-' employers of
child labor the worst and which
has caused them to howl to be re
lieved by the Supreme Court hold
ing that the law i3 Unconstitution
MANY GERMAN GUN
FACTORY WORKERS
RETURN TO WORK
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4.—Reports
•oming in from the German border
today say that many strikers are
returning to work under the
threats of tho Government to order
men refusing before a firing squad
immediately. The Berlin papers
ro port that large numbers of
workmen were not waiting for tho
Ultimatum of the Militarists to ex
pire but were returning to work
Sunday, (the Ultimatum expired
Monday noon). Order has been
completely restored in the follow
ing cities, Magdeburg in Burns
wick; Esson in Wlectphnlia, where
the great gun factories of the
Krupp family are located and Bres
lau in Silesia, the coal mining re
gion. At Cologne the Socialists
advised the strikers to go back to
work pending a settlement of their
differences. Another Socialist
member of the Reichstag was ar
rested in Berln yesterday and sen
tenced to oix months imprisonment
for alleged distribution of seditious
literature. A now strike is said to
have been lauchcd in the famous
little city of Jena in Saxe Weimar
Eisenach whcTe about seven thou
sand men quit work last Friday
and so far have refused to return
to work despite all threats of the
mailed fist.
Most of the large German news
papers are controlled by the same
class of capitalistic Hogs as the
majority of the great American
dailies and are condemning the
workers for striking just at ths
time when the most juicy profits
are in sight. None but the Social
ist Papers are supporting the
strikers.
VERY FAST TIME BY AUTO
SEATTLE TO SAN-FRANCISCO
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 4.—The
yosaibilities of the motor car for
btu-iness purposes iu covering a
large territory was again demon
Ktratcd by H. L. Burleson, man
ager of the lubricating department
of an oil company who recently
returned from a 2,700 mile trade
trip in his Cadillac eight touring
tar. This trip took Burleson as
far north as Seattle and on the re
turn trip he made 52 hours and 35
minutes for the 1,000 miles from
Seattle to San Francisco, one-half
of which is ever mountain roads.
The purpose of the trip was to
visit tho trade through the North
ern California, Oregon and Wash
ington territory and as ho moved
from one district to another Burle
son picked up tho salesman who
covered that territory and together
they made tho rounds. He said:
It was one of the most wonder
ful trips t have ever made from
numerous standpoints.
The rough road is surely trying.
The roads for the most part in
California are good, although
there there is some bad going be
tween Redding and Dunsmuir. In
parts of Oregon we found roads
that were paved with sharp rocks,
which made any kind of speed im
possible.
I also regret to say that cars
from out of the State do not re
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cetvc the proper welcome in Ore
gon. A foreign number on a
machine seems to be the signal for
immediate action on the part of
the police, who line all the roads
and take you up for the least in
farction of the speed law. I heard
much complaint about this and it
is a condition that should be re
medied if Oregon desires to encour
age travel from California.
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS
SUPPORT GOVERNMENT
BEIINE, Feb. 4.—According to
recent dispatches to the Italian
Embassy today, the Italian people
are aroused as at no previous time
during the war.
Tho parliamentary Socialist group
has pledged its support to the gov
ernment and patriotic"' demonstra
j tions are under way in ail cities
| and villages.
WILLIAMS BITTERLY
DENOUNCES HITCHCOCK
AND ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON, D .C., Feb. 4.—
In the Senate today Senator John
Sharp Williams held that body
spellbound for three and a half
liburs while he hurled broadside
after broadside at Hitchcock and
other pro Germans of the Roose
velt type, who very recently bitter
ly arraingnod ,the administration
for its conduct pertaining to the
war. Senator Wiliams is an orator
of acknowledged ability and as
his powerful impassioned accusa
tiers flowed forth castigating those
Avhom lie regarded as the real
enemy’s of our country, tbe peo
ple who Ailed the galleries at rimes
lost all control of themselves and
cheered wildly. The Sergeant-at
arms had to force seme to leave
the galleries and the Vice-l’resi
dent was compelled to threaten to
order the galleries cleared.
The Senator's bitter arraignment
o£ Hitchcock, ltoosevelt and their
ilk (who are placing the garae as
only Germc.n Muckrakers can! was
the most vitriolic speech ever
made on the floor of the U. S'. Sea
ate in its whole history. And Ysince
Daniel Wcbsters historic reply t
Haine it has never been equalled
for intenseness.
The very souls of those canting
hypocrites was hau'ed forth and
exposed, in all th'r slimy naked
ness, to the eyes of men.
Some of those Senators who se- j
cretly enjoyed the holding up of
the administration to scorn hu
Hitchcock and others were notf
cafcly uncomfortable in their seats.
rhe fiery eye of the impassioned
speaker seemed to search the in
nermost hearts of his hearers.
Whether the supporters of Hitch
jock and his kind will dare reply
is now one of the principal ques
lions which is being discussed
imong Congressmen this evening.
John Sharp Williams was born
in Memphis, Toot. , July 80th.
1854. He is a grudutate of the
Kentucky Military Institute, of the
University of Virginia, and cf
Heidelberg University. He has
been a U. S. Representative from
Mississippi from 'S!• 3 to 1908 when
he was elected to the U. S Senate
by the Mississippi Legislature to
succeed Senator H. I). Money and
he has represented his State in the
United States Sen.ie -v,r “lure.
SAILORS GENEROUS
DONATION RED CROSS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.— |
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific Coast
today by referendum vole, decided
to contribute the sum of $2,000 to
the Red Cross Society, the mem
bership gave renewed expression to
the spirit which has for its aim
“The Brotherhood of the Pea.”
The Red Cross Society, like the
Brotherhood of the Sea, is truly
international. It i ©cognizes no
boundary lines; it has no other ob
ject but to serve humanity. The
Society wes organised at Geneva,
Switzerland, in 1865; in the
United States in 1884. The name
comes from its flag, a red cross on
a whito field. According to the
anginal constitution of the Society
In Europe, "it is a confederation
of relief societies in different coun
tries, the aim of which is to amel
iorate the condition of sick and
wounded soldiers in time of war;
and its operations extend over
nearly the entire civilized world.”
Its organization in Switzerland
was due to the efforts of Mr. Henri
Dunant and Florence Nightingale,
who had done most efficient service
the campaign in the Crimea
(1S54-66).
Reasonable prices, and first class
workmanship at the Nome Tailoring
'Vunpanv.
U. S. ENDORSES ACTION
OF SUPREME COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 4.—
Official Washington today endorsed
the declaration of the Supreme
War Council at Versailles that it
found no solution in the peace
proposals of the German and Aus
trian Premiers von Hertling and
Czernin. All the Allied Govern
ments were represented in the War
Council and resolved to continue
the war until the Central Powers
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agreed to accept the peace terms
of the Allies as voiced by Presi
dent Wilson and Lloyd George.
This announcement was expected
by the Wiashington authorities and
was entirely welcome. A warning
was sounded by the Council
against placing undue emphasis on
the importance of the German-Aus
trian political situation as a means
of hastening their acceptance of
Allied peace terms. The State De
partment also received advice* to
the effect that the German Govern
ment was fast regaining complete
control of tho entire situation and
forcing the workers to return to
thedr work.
Anything in tne five or Job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
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MINNESOTA WILL SELL BREAD
AT 6 GENTS A POUND
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 4.—Six
cent bread lias been ordered for
Minnesota by the public safety
commission. A Minneapolis bakery
has been ordered to supply a two
pound white bread loaf at 5 1-2
1
teats a pound at he bakery. The
tommission will dispose of this at
x retail prico of 6 cents a pound.
Five thousand pounds is the dally
minimum to be purchased.
MANY KILLED
POWDER PLANTS
CARNEY’S POINT, N. Y., Feb.
4.—Ten men were killed and 28
seriously Injured in an explosion
In the Sporting Powder Plant of
the Du Point works today. Cause
of the explosion unknown.
Government officials are investi
gating.