The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, February 3, 1916, Page 11

Serw ‘ * - " 3 ’ | , = e | \ i 3 i i 9 3 G - 1 i N & | % > 1 ) A C I > < o \{ - a, 3 : b ; S, el THE NONPARTISAN LEADER Of Interest to Women Edited by Audrey A. Harris Will congress heed the cry of the children? * This is the big question that is being asked by all the friends of the child labor bill now before congress. It is also the big question on the lips of more than 2,000,000 . children under the age of 16, now engaged in gainful occupations in the United States. Is the present administration to se- cure the credit for the passage, after years and years of effort, of a na- tional child labor law which will lift the cursé of toil from the little hands that now weave their lifeblood into many of the products which go to clothe, feed and shelter the Ameri- can people? The answer to these questions de- pends on‘whether tte southern cot- ton mill interests will succeed in blocking the Keating-Owen child la- bor bill, soon to be reported to the house of representatives by the com- ‘mittee on labor. Bill ‘Has Rocky Road. The bill so far has had a rocky road to travel. The attorneys and representatives of the cotton inter- ests have fought it every inch of its progress. First they went to Speaker Clark, where they sought to have the bill referred to the committee on in- terstate commerce, where it would have died a natural death, instead of the committee on labor. - Speaker Clark was obdurate. The committee on labor has listened to all the old arguments about why children should, be permitted to be exploited by greedy employers and it is believed the bill will be reported out very shortly. Representative Keating of Colorado, cosponsor with Senator Owen of Ok- lahoma of the bill, thinks the bill will pass the house as soon as it can be voted on, but fears that it will not be so fortunate in the senate. Bill Is Strong The Keating-Owen bill would pre- vent the shipment in interstate com- merce of the products of child labor; no commodity manufactured in whole or in part by the labor of children between 14 and 16 could be trans- ported unless these children work only eight hours a day. According to the 1910 census there are more than 2,000,000 children under 16 years of age engaged in industry, more than 1-20th of all the workers of the United States. Nearly 1,000,- 000 are under 14 years of age and many of them little tots. More than 600,000 of them were little girls. In the cotton mills alone there are 41,- 076 children under 16, of which 11,- 811 are .-from 10 to 13, more than 5,000 of which are girls. : Speaking of child labor the commis- sion on industrial relations says: CLASSIFIED ADVERTISMENTS FOR SALE—Four farms in Burleigh County, N. Dak.; i farms cheap.on easy terms near the town of Sterling, N. Dak.; sizes range from 160 to 640 acres. Ad- dress, J. H. Smith, Sterling, N. Dak. o 5-4t CLOSING OUT SALE OF PERCHER- ON HORSES—Having sold my farm, I will sell my entire stock of regis- tered Percherons at public auction, at Omro, Wisconsin, March 1st, 1916. Parties interested can write for catalogue. Address, John Haigh, owner, R. D. 27, Pickett, Wis,, or J. H. Denhart, auctioneer, o Neenah, Wis. 5-3t - FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—Gaso- line plowing and threshing rig com- plete.—295, Carrington N. Da! 5-3- FOR SALE—Grand View Durocs of both sex; pedigree furnished; John Holmes, Grand View ' Farm, Jg:is 4-10t FOR SALE—Timothy and Broom ‘. Grass seed, at farmers prices. For sample and prices, write J. L. Eas- ton, Glencoe, N. Dak. - 4-2t FOR SALE— Pure Bred M. B. Tur- keys and B. P. Rock Cockereals; stock as good as the Dest.. Many pleased customers in the past; same in the future is my mwotto. Also one Ped P. China Boar. Toms: “$3.75; hens $2.75. ‘' 25c returned on receipt of en}&:grqmte. Cockerals $1.00, L. P. o lift, heavy duty J. 1. Case Engine plow; new last fall; the plow for ews, Pekin, D. D. . compared wi S sl : cent for the men, - “Last of all are the children, for whose petty addition to the stream of production the nation is paying a heavy toll in ignorance, deformity of mind and body and premature old age. After all, does it matter much what they are paid, for all experience has shown that in the end the fath- ‘er’s wages are reduced by about the amount that the children earn?” Among those who testified before the labor committee, which now has the bill, there. were those who are employing 12-year old children 11 hours a day. They said they wanted no interference from the federal gov- ernment. “RIGHTS OF WOWMEN.? “While Europe’s eye is .fixed on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of ings; While quacks of State must each pro- duce his plan, And e\fin ,children lisp the ‘Rights of an’; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention,, The ‘Rights of . Woman’ merit some attention.” —Robert Burns. Teaching Humanity St. Paul Daily News: Keeping the spirit of humanity alive in a ‘world red with slaughter is part of the business of mothercraft. cat or a dog makes a handy subect for kindly attention in many homes, while for the youngsters who live in flats are the sparrows and other birds. The veneer of civilization seems al- most transparent in the light of Eu- rope’s -gun-fire. Therefore it iz im- portant that mothers should, under- take the teaching of humanity as a definite object and not leave it to chance, nor treat it as a by-product of homeé training. _ VARIED ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN. Missouri has twenty-one women lawyers and, 370 female physicians and surgeons. Alaska has a shortage of women and the big territory is an excellent martimonial market. ; Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of President Harrison, is now a member of a drama class n New York. Wyoming has the smallest propor- tion of unmarried women to its popu- lation of any state in the union. The Woman’s Civic league of Deer River, Minn., has undertaken, the work of clearing that place of rats and has offered a bounty of five cents for each one killed. Mrs. Arthur Holcomb of Bowling Green, Mo., is said to be the only woman road oiler in this country. An artist, Miss Kate' A. Cory, who spent six years among the Pueglo In- dians developing her art, has just sold twenty-five of her Indian pic- tures to the Smithsonian institution. The committee on elementary schools of the Philadelphia board of education also recommended that the rule be suspended which makes mar- ried school principals ineligable for promotion. Miss_Josephine Wright Champion, an architect whose offices are in the Vanity Fair building on West 40th street, New York, has been given the contract as architect of a six- teen-story on Park avenue. The supreme court of the District of Columbia gave a decision January 6th that Washington school teachers may marry and, still hold their posi- tions. Previous to this decision, women teachers were automatically discharged upon marriage. Miss Estella B. Chubbic of Canon- burg, Pa., been appointed deputy sheriff. The appointment was made by Sheriff Frank B. Wickersham, who . presented her with a handsome pair - of nickel-plated handcuffs, saying he hoped. she would never have to use: them. A representative test, calculated to show' the average student’s knowl- edge . of contemporary history was taken last week among the women of Barnard College and the men of Bow- doin’ College and- New York Univer- sity. . The women came out of the test with a tfi»ercentage of 745, as the record of 58 per: ELEVEN The Politician’s Motto: “Win by fair means or foul—but win.” Bismarck politicians started out to PREJUDICE THE VOTERS’ MINDS by saying that Capital Removal ‘was a “joke,” thinking by doing so that no one would give it a serious thought. Now that the plucky people of New Rock- ford have proved themselves a worthy antagonist, for a righteous cause, the UNSCRUPULOUS POLITICIANS HAVE STARTED A CAMPAIGN OF SLANDER. Some of the papers of the state are answering to the prod of the Bismarck politician and printing such mis- statements as these: . “New Rockford is making a lot of noise about moving the state capitol from Bismarck to the des- ert town in Eddy county. As this is purely a rail- road fight, the amount of noise produced will de- pend upon the amount of money the Great North- ern contributes to the cause.” Answer to Misstatement No. 1 Eddy county took the $500.00 FIRST cash prize in 1911, and again in 1912, at the North Dakota State Industrial Exposition, for the “best collection of grains, grasses, seeds, vegetables and other farm products exhibited by any one county in the state.” At the North Dakota Industrial Exposition in 1912, both the FIRST and SECOND PRIZES “for the best indi- vidual farm exhibit of grains, grasses, vegetables and pro- ducts of the farm which were grown by the exhibitor,” were awarded to Eddy county farmers. Eddy county won the Grand Prize of $50.00 cash at the State Corn Show in Fargo, on Jan. _20th, 1915, “for the largest and best county exhibit of corn.” How is that for a “DESERT TOWN IN EDDY COUN- TY?” : Answer to Misstatement No. 2 The Great Northern Railroad Company has not contri- buted ONE CENT to the Capital Removal Fund, and they have not promised to do so. The Capital Removal Campaign is being financed by the FARMERS OF EDDY COUNTY and the citizens of New Rockford. . . The G. N. R. R. does not need the capital at New Rock- ford, but the PEOPLE OF NORTH DAKOTA DO. The rea- sons have been printed in previous issues of the Nonparti- san Leader and in our booklet. Many other misstatements are being circulated—DON’T BELIEVE THEM. . - FARMERS OF NORTH DAKOTA! ! Won’t you PRO- TEST AGAINST SUCH MISREPRESENTATIONS, by signing the petition of the Capital Removal Association— AT ONCE. If your bank has “hid it away” (by order of the politicians) then make a protest. sl If you can’t find a petition among the county officials or ir_n your town—then send to us—we have plenty. BE SURE AND HAVE THE PETITIONS AT YOUR MEETINGS. - Capital Removal | Association * NEW ROCKFORD, NO. DAK. SEEIS S BT 220 o TN ST