Walkerton Independent, Volume 54, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 August 1928 — Page 2

Walkerton Independent Published Every Thursday by THE JND El’ END EN T- N EWS CO. Publishers of the WALKERTON INDEPENDENT NORTH LIBEKTV NEWS LAKEVILLE STANDARD L| rHE ST. JOSE PH Ct HJ NT Y WE E K LIES~ Clem DeCoudres, Business Manager Charles M. Finch. Editor sUbSC RIPT IO N HAT E 8 One Tear .... SI.BO Six Months .90 Three Months 80 TERMS IN ADVANCE Entered at the post office at Walkerton, jtnd., as second-class matter. me bride not only gets all the showers; hardly anybody hails the bridegroom. For the next few weeks almost any politician can qualify as an expert little predictor. As a usual thing, a committee is no stronger tlmn the member who does the work. A prejudice is what the great orator refers to 12 times in the speech as a “principle.” Having accumulated the ’ .ost past of any nation, China is now planning on an extensive future. A British judge says the first is one of the dangerous years of married life. Yes, it is the first. The death rate among insects that infest plants is over 09 per cent; that is, less than 1 per cent reach maturity. Kissing causes the spread of pyorrhea, says a German specialist. Now choose which you'd rather go without. It may be the onlj’ way a moth can get along, but a fur coat is really nothing to live in during the heated term. You can dress and make up to make the world think you are as young as ever, but you can’t fool a slice of mince pie. . That electric telescope which it is claimed will magnify a star a million times has nothing on a Hollywood press agent. Advertisers are missing a point in not calling attention to the kind of cough drops a throat-weary radio announcer uses. Several wars on mosquitoes have been started this year but little progress will be made until the silk stockings retire. Politics is approaching a state of secure refinement which may encourage hopes among radio auditors of a symphony orchestra instead of a glee club. Household Hint —Never buy a half pint of lacquer. If a small chair is redecorated, the rest of the house must be done over, in due time, to match. “He sat staring out into space,” said the impatient parent of the indolent youth, “so I put a telescope in front of him and am trying to make him an astronomer.” Then there is the case of the ab sent-minded professor who turned bootlegger and walked all the way to the drug store to get some poison to kill the cat. To maintain our great national prosperity we must continue to spend, we are told. To insure our individual prosperity we must save. Now that’s all cleared up. A local dear thing on a diet has just decided the whole thing is vain and hopeless, and moved the new bathroom scales down into the pantry to weigh ice. A scientist has calculated that at present rates an airplane trip to Venus would cost $1,400,000,000, hut don't let your wife hear of that before she decides where to spend her vacation. An historian of our customs says 50 years ago bananas were almost unknown in most Northern sections. This leaves us in the dark as to what small children munched in day coach es. Time works some wondrous changes. Forty years ago William Hohenzollern ascended the throne of Germany, and now Bill is seen to have descended a considerable distance and the throne can't be seen at all. An American in Porto Rico says he got relief from mosquitoes by sleeping in a stable, the mosquitoes devoting all their attention to the horses. Still, It might be just as inconvenient being hitten by a horse. Indiana university officials rule that se'cret marriages among the students must be announced in two weeks or all college credits will be lost. The faculty might at least give the poor things till the end of the honeymoon. When the radio says “Whooee!” in the midst of a political speech, you I can't tell whether it’s static or just a bored comment. “You can't slink through life.” said the president of a college to a graduating class. But. unfortunately, a great many people do. We can't imagine how that Pennsylvanian is going to be able to pick out his lost pet skunk, if mor? than one skunk is returned, unless perhaps by the blindfold test. It is surprising how many layers of rouge and powder some of the young feminine faces can take on without showing signs of checking. The navy aviator who has just made a new record for altitude while carrying a “useful” load no doubt carried a sandwich in his equipment. Not satisfied with revolting, those Chinese rebels are going to change the name of Peking to Peiping. Thal's the worst part of these wars—they make Us learn our geography all over again.

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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON tONDAY, September 3, marks the fortyI sixth anniversary of a holiday which is a red letter event on all American calendars. For that is Labor day, the day which all workers, if they observe i the tradition of its founding, should make a “festival day with parades, speech-making and picnics.” Os course, the manner of our celebrating all of our holidays undergoes a change through the years, and this applies to Labor day, even though it is one of the “youngest,” as well, as to the others. But it is interesting to note how Labor day first came into

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being and how it was celebrated four decades ago. The history of Labor day, as told by a chronicler in the Herald-Tribune of New York, where It originated, is as follows; A little group cf workers in New York city heard the suggestion marking the birth of Labor day and creating a holiday which has encircled the globe. The idea originated May 8, 1882. at a session of the then newly formed Central Labor union of the metropolis. Its sponsor was P J McGuire. who was one of the best known labor leaders of his day, for many years secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and a vice president of the American Federation of Labor. McGuire’s thought was that one day tn the year should he set aside as a general holiday for the men and women who toil. In its initial form the plan contemplated a Labor day, pure and simple, for observance by those who work with hands and muscle The first celebration of the holiday took place in New York September 5, 1882. Since that modest beginning the world has taken Labor day to its heart as one of the most Important holidays on the calendar The voice of McGuire has been heard round the world, and by all classes of the population Labor’s holiday has become an international institution for millionaires and workers alike—a festival of relaxation and recuperation for all strata of the social structure. No holiday of the year has greater popularity. A basic reason for the vogue of Labor day is to be found in the wisdom shown by its originator in choosing the date for the celebration. McGuire's choice was the first Monday in September as a strategic date midway between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving day. His feeling that this was the most suitable day of the entir.e year for a new holiday found ready echo in the minds of workers, offering a respite from toil after the blistering weather of July and August. Everybodv was ready for a rest at this particular season, and there was prompt response to the suggestion of a double holiday over Sunday and Monday. In recent years there has been a pronounced tendency toward a triple holiday, causing the rest period to extend from Friday evening to Tuesday morning No other holiday of the year offers similar advantage year in and year out After the New York celebration of 1882 the popularity of Labor dav grew with increasing swiftness until it had extended to practically every state in the Union. It now covers the island possessions of Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Formal action toward nationalizing the holiday was taken by the predecessor of the American Federation of Labor at its annual convention in Chicago in October, 1884. The body was known as the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada, then four years of age and strikingly small in comparison with the mighty federation of today At the Chicago convention, for example, there were but ttyeu-ty-six delegates, representing a constituency of nineteen international unions, local bodies and central labor unions The annual report of the financial officer placed the year's expenditures at $548 20, with a treasury balance of $188.04 at the end of the fiscal period This offers strange contrast with the recent repoit of the federation, showing a yeat’s receipts of $518,451 and a balance of more than $210,000. At the Chicago convention the delegates adopted a resolution intended to give Labor day observance national importance. The resolution stipulated that the first Monday in September should be set apart as "a laborers’ national holiday,” and recommended its observance ‘‘by all wage workers, irrespective of sex, calling or nationality.” ^pular response for spontaneous, but untiring effort and co-operation on the part of organized labor were required for the procurement of legal sanction for the suspension of work. Congress ami state legislative bodies received vigorous and insistent requests for the enactment of federal and state laws recognizing the day as a legal holiday. Ten years elapsed before the passage of a congressional act establishing the first Monday in September as a legal holiday for the District of

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00000000-00000000-00000 c o 000 00000 oo o | THE THINKER Q Back of the beating hammer 9 By which the steel is wrought, A Back of the workshop's clamor X p The seeker may find the Thought. X 0 The Thought that is ever master 9 Y Os iron and steam nnd steel, X That rises above disaster X X And tramples it under heel! X 9 The drudge may fret and tinker Y Or labor with dusty blows, X But back of him stands the Thinker X p The clear-eyed man who knows; o 9 For Into each plow and saber, 9 9 Each piece and part and whole, Y 1 V Must go the Brains of Labor, X Which gives the work a Soul! p Back of the motors humming. Back of the belts that sing, Y Back of the hammers drumming, Back of the cranes that swing, X There is the eye which scans them O 9 Watching through stress and strain. X There is the Mind which plans them— $ p Back of the brawn, the Brain! I Might of the roaring boiler, 9 Force of the engine’s thrust, Y Strength of the sweating toiler, X Greatly in those we trust. X But back of them stands the Schemer, Q The Thinker who drives things through; 9 Back of the Job—the Dreamer Who's making the dream come true! p —Berton Braley. p 6 d 0-0-000000000-000000 30 oo ODO-OODOoooooo Columbia and the territories. Oregon has anticipated the federal law by legislative act passed in 1893. Other states fell in line one by one, until the day now ranks as a legal holiday throughout the United States. In most states the status is established through statutory provision. In Wisconsin and Wyoming the observance comes through proclamation by the governors. In the Philippines the celebration takes place on May 1, in accordance with European custom. The May day celebrations in Continental Europe owe their origin to American initiative. This foreign adoption of the McGuire idea came about in connection with the eight-hour movement inaugurated by the American Federation of Labor in 1889. The same year brought a meeting of the International Labor Congress in Paris. To th's meeting a letter was addressed by Samuel Gotnpers, president of the American body, urging that the international organization should co-operate with the eight-hour movement by making a declaration of sympathy. In his letter Gompers appealed for demonstrations in all European countries to be conducted on May 1 of the following year The congress complied and started the machinery for widespread continental demonstrations on May 1 1890. In this way it came about that the Gompers suggestion was the instrument which created May 1 as the Labor day of Europe. The start, made in 1890, caught the fancy of European workers and May day became the recognized time for demon strations all over the continent. In one respect there has been an important difference between the observance of Labor day in the United States and the practice of European workers with reference to the first of May The American holiday is of recreational character, while European workers have tended to exaggei - ate the demonstrational system as a means of emphasizing their organized demands and grievances. The result of the early demonstrations was to invite governmental opposition, with frequent clashes between the workers and the police or military forces. In latter years, however, the May day observance has been given more largely to cessation of work, parades, meetings and commemorative exercises devoid of violence or disturbance. Europe has been slower than the United Stites in granting legal status as a holiday to the day selected by labor as the time for annual celebration The countries which have recognized the first of May as a legal holiday are Austria, Czechoslovakia, Esthonia, Finland and Madeira. South American nations ’•ecognizing the date are Colombia, Ecuador and Uruguay. Latin America in general follows the European custom of celebrating May day, and the day is a legal holiday in Hayti and Panama That the. McGuire idea has spread round the world is shown by the circumstance that many British colonies and possessions have their own Labor days. Canada celebrates the first Monday in September, in keeping with the United States custom. Newfoundland observes September 2. Queensland and Western Australia follow the European practice and observe the first of May “EightHour day” is observed on April 21 in Victoria. Australia; on October 6 in New South Wales, and on

half was gone, and tuberculosis had overtaken the poor fellow, and a collection was being made to send him to Colorado. Colorado was his only chance. Death or Colorado. “As the gambler listened to the spendthrift’s sad story tears rose to his eyes, and turning hurriedly to his beautiful blonde secretary he said in a choked voice: “‘Quick, the check book, Miss Mont-

gomery—go and lock it in the safe before my heart softens.’ ” —Detroit Free Press. Pity Pity is a sense of our own misfortunes in those of other people; it is a sort of foresight of the disasters that may befall ourselves. We assist others, that they may assist us on like oc casions; so that the services we offer to the unfortunate are so many antici pated kindnesses to ourselves. —La Rochefoucauld.

October 14 In South Australia. The basic idea in all these countries is that which was voiced by P. J. McGuire in 1882. Mention of the difference between the observance of Labor day in this country mid in Europe, where it was the occasion for demonstrations to “emphasize their organized demands mi l grievances,” recalls the fact that there was a time in the early history of Labor day In this country when the greatest concern of American workingman was for the “right of labor.” That concern was expressed in an editorial uttered by the late Samuel Gompers in the first Labor d iv ed'iorial which he wrote after congress had made it a legal holiday. The editorial, which appeared In tlio American Federatlonist for September. IS9I, follows: In the cycle of time u e are ncaln on the dawn of our n< st important national hoTday—Labor day Most Important, since It for the first time in the history of the world devotes a day to the recognition of the fact that the wage earners must hereafter lie regarded ns the important factor in the economy of life In this day when so many look upon the dark side of the progress of the labor movement and predict worse things in store for the laborer, it is not amiss to direct attention to the fact that the life of the him an family is one vast struggle, and that though the rr°uress is not as swift ns we, as well as our impatient brothers and sisters of labor, would like it to be, yet the fact that in our decade we can see the rights of labor more clearly defined, the vantage ground obtained, and obtaining a clearer insight into the existing wrongs, the more intelligent perception and determination to achieve labor’s rights. The past year has witnessed several contests, some of them defeats, but though defeated in the immediate object sought, they have awakened a new conscience in the American people, and will contribute more to the thorough organization of the wage woikers of our country than hundreds of meetings, speeches or pamphlets. The great conquering armies in the history of the wor d have had their reverses, and the labo, zniv» ment cannot expect to he an exception to that rule. Each defeat acts as a trenchant warning to the toilers of America that error must be avoided, that intelligence must pravail. and that no success can come to them unless it is through their own efforts and their own organization, and by their persistency manifested. Pessimism results in indifference, lethargy and impotency and this in turn simply permits the corporations and trusts and the entire capitalist class to filch from the toiler rights which have be«n dearly bought. The organizations of labor must be thorough and complete and above all must be permanent Those organizations which arise like a flash in the pan only go to show how arduous is the struggle before the toiler, in order to overcome the antagonism of the wealth-producing classes of our coun try. Today more than ever the toilers recognize how essentially they are thrown upon their own resources; that they have few if any outside tneir own ranks who sympathize with them in their effort? for the emancipation of mankind Toilers, organize Let us carry on the good work and in a few more revolutions of the earth upon its axis we shall have a better world—a better mankind. Waiting will not accomplish it, deferring till another time will not secure it. Now is the time for the workers of America to come to the standard of their unions and to organize as thoroughly, completely and compactly as is possible. Let each worker bear in mind the words of Longfellow: In the worlds broad field of battle, In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! There is one significant statement in that edi lorial by the “Grand Old Man of American Labor.” For when Samuel Gompers uttered the words “intelligence must prevail he was giving it the keynote of what was destined to prove its soundest and most successful policy. In the years which have followed since that editorial was written, however, the spirit of American labor, as exemplified in Labor day, has changed. It is still steadfast for the “right of labor,” but it is also conscious of the responsibility of labor as well. Today the American laborer is the most prosperous of any in the wmld and that is because he has brought to his task an intelligent conception of both its rights and its obligations, a consciousness of the dignity of his job. no matter what it may be so long as he does it well, and as a thinker, as well as a doer, he is the backbone of the American nation today.

The Standby Another thing we have observed in our sojourn through this old vale of tears and laughter is that the quietest man in the crowd usually pays the check at the restaurant. —Columbus <thio State Journal. Net Feasible Project Spiders’ silk is not manufactured because of the spider’s cannibalistic tendencies, it would require a separate box for each one; therefore the process would be too costly.

Specialized Egg Farming Growing II :s Been Outstanding Development in Agriculture Since the War. (Prepared by the I’nit* d States Department «»f Agriculture.) Specialized egg farming has been an out. lauding development in American agriculture since the war. It has become an important factor in egg production. Poultry had been one of the nation’s large t but least organized agricultural industries. Although nine farmers out of ten kept poultry, few paid attention to the individual hen. Accordingly conditions were very favorable for specialized egg farming. Eggs and poultry were relatively higher in price than dairy products, meat animals, and other farm commodities, and feed prices favored the poultry men. Little Capital Needed. Another stimulus was the fact that little capital was needed to get started in the business', and returns were not long delayed. The business accordingly had a tremendous growth. Originally developed in the vicinity of large cities to supply the local markets, specialized egg farming in some sections increased its output beyond the requirements of the near-by population. Mainly through co-operative effort, however, wider markets were obtained. This resulted in the development of specialized egg-farming communities, which are located principally on the Pacific coast. Despite the rapid expansion of the business, specialized egg farming re mains a minor factor in the total production of eggs in the United States. Farm flocks still account for about 85 per cent of our annual egg crop. Good Future Probable. The United States Department of Agriculture believes, however, that a good future for specialized egg farming is probable. Specialized poultrymen cannot expect to survive the competition of the small farm flock if they follow ordinary flock methods and practices. Indications are, however, that they understand the requirements of their business better than to do that. The more successful of them realize that the specialized poultry industry must produce special quality eggs and find a market for them at special prices. It must also maintain not only a high average annual egg production but a high production in the season when the besi ' eggs are scarce. Hay Costs Are Cut by Use of Windrow Method Field crops specialists of the Minnesota experiment station have prepared a bulletin on “Hay Making in Minnesota.” containing suggestions of ; use to the farmer as the haying sea son draws near. This bulletin says that the curing of hay in windrows reduct s curing costs. To make the proper kind of wind row. however, is important, and for this the specialists advise the use of the side delivery rake with curved teeth. This rake makes a windrow । which hastens the curing process with little loss of leaves and little bleach ing. The hay is not raked until the leaves ate wilted after cutting. Dairy Cow Needs The dairy cow requires fuel (feeds), air, and water. With the aid of these she not only manufactures enough power to move herself about as occasion requires, but she also reproduces her kind and manufactures the necessary oil with which to lubricate her working parts. And this is not all, she turns out a finished product, that life sustaining food of all foods, milk. Do not let her go from the barn hungry in the morning. This Is not conducive to good milk yield. Way to Rout Mites To control chicken mites, I clean all dirt and droppings from roosts, drop ping boards and floor and take straw from the nests, says a writer in the Farm Journal. Then take hydrated lime or plasterer’s finishing lime, which is not so highly recommended, and scatter it on walls, roosts and nests. I rub it on the bottom of rooste. I sprinkle lime on the straw. The operation is repeated every day for a whiie and later twice a week, keeping the house clean. Keep Ducks Confined Many successful raisers keep ducks confined till marketed. When it is impossible to keep separate from chickens except by confining it is generally desirable to do so since they “mess up” chick feeders and waterers so badly. If ducks can have a clover or blue grass field as a run, a flock will pick up a large share of their feed here. They should not be fed coarsely cracked corn or whole grain in considerable amounts until at least two months old. ♦*’ ♦** **♦ *4* *4 4 **♦ **♦ *** *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* *4* **• *4* V *4* *4* *4* *♦* *4* -J* **• *T* ❖ Farm Notes $ I Sweet clover is one of the best honey producing plants. The plants ' bioom abundantly and bees are very 1 fond of the nectar. Sweet clover I honey has highest quality. > ! Timely succession plantings of i ■ vegetables include endive, fennel ! ' dwarf snap beans, root celery, late celery, kale, hold rabi, nnd lettuce, say State college vegetable gardeners. • • • If yo plan on storing grain ft will save money to inspect and repair the granaries now. Eradicate the common grain robbers, rats, which is not such a hard job. Shoot calcium cyanide into the holes with a dust gun. » ♦ 4 Cattle can be dehorned at any time of the year excepting during hot weather when flies are bad. However, the best time to do this Is in the spring or late fall after the files have left

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