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STAR—FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1918. PAGE 10 'Protect Labor Laws During War Is Demand of U. S. Government BY MILTON BRONNER ! | 4That permits should be insued igure ttn we! "THE PRESIDENTS DECREE _ ||mne"snfln‘n!w'rotmwst oi WASHINGTON, Feb, 14.—#ince we |months and then be renewed only An the labor situation created by the war develops piling up hin © $10,000,000 wur- | into the war ay | upon othe largest ° ory al Defense ha asked the am more 6 plue—“the largeat in the history of interested than ever, if that were possible, in throwing all the safeguards possible around the labor of women and children, in the postal service’—last year, feud | fovernor of a single . in the ‘ n wee soatoftice department |!on to suspend or abrogate labor eee ane of tha uavernment, par. | laws affecting the welfare of women |] order that no in or injurtous burden may be placed upon larly the war department, hae| 4nd children. |} them, 1 am, th n developing. ‘The exact figure} To the contrary, it has sent tojf labor comm h governor copies of resolutions |] tts vigile uting to preservati ~ LUTHERANS TO BEGIN DRIVE FOR WAR FUND ‘Two and one-half million dotlarn fe the amount which the Lutherans of America will attempt to raine in @ tion-wide drive, commencing Mon for the welfare of noldiers and rn, Beattle’s quota for the week in $2,500 The Seattle campaign will open with a meeting at # p. m. Monday in Good Bats cafeteria, at which plans will be outlined. All Luther. ans, and all interested in the work are urged to be present ‘The money obtained in to be used tor the erection of Lutheran brother. hood buildings in the cantonmenta and in France, and for the rending of Lutheran pastors to the various encampments. Records show that there are now | 190.000 Lutherans in service, | v. H. A. Stub, of the Nor wegian Lutheran church, of Beattie, is in charge of the coast drive. union POST SERVICE LABEL) 1§ PANNED BY U.S. ARMY MEN WASHINGTON, Feb, 16.—While | Postmaster eral Burleson wan new hearings That all permits shall expire 0 months after the war's end. That the permits shall be ta fued to individual plants and not to an entire industry, provided, how-| ever, that no suspension shall be te the duty of in devices demanded ite tter Hicating that every kind of restric: | y of produc n should be placed in the way of nding thene laws For some time mysterious “news” telexrarn from the Went, usually from Denver, have al leged that various governors have| been asked by the council to net! anide, for the duration of the war, | » affect! rs and conditions labor by n and children ‘as nothing must stand in the way of the war,” mmon talk in the eapttal|! that the staggering surplus which Burleson has called attention to more | ® so has been accumulated at] the expense of the service. Dinnatix | faction with prevailing postal cond} tions is general, | Friction With Army | ‘The war department has been the particular goat. Soldiers in camp have not received mail addresned to them. ‘They have complained of “no letters” to those who had sent let- tors, and the reciptents of thane cor plaints have taken the matter up in large part with war department officials. | Since the war began there has been | friction between army officers and the higher-up mall men, Officers in on of the war depart of all permits is IL be posted in conspicuous places in the factory affected 100 CASES WILL BE Lee i etture ge| PROBED BY U. S. JURY mn the present laws unleas| The federal grand jury will con the Counell of National Defense de | vene Tuesday, February 26. clared 1t eanential It promises to be the busiest jury The logiatat ° ned slatures were also urged! i. yeara It will try nearly 100 per jo the governors the nd oF modify labor |sons, many of whom are alleged) but only when re-|slackers and spy suspects, Forty| veniremen are to be summoned. Gifford replied: “We have not naked for the suspension of the labor laws im any state In the Union, The only thing we did ask for was a modification of the hours in the fishing business in Alaska.” Rave Labor Laws ‘The entire course of the adminis Outlines Policy | tration, speaking thru the president In view of the many false reports! and the Council of Defense, har Ton the mubject, I asked W. § Gif-| been (6 save rather than tear down | ford, director of the Council! of Na: | labo tional Defense, whether that body| On has asked any governor or any state | chairn if the Council of N suspend its labor| Defense and the Advisory Counetl, went word to all governors that rew emanating Have you bought » thrift stamp yet? Today im the day quested b a only for 7 | t longer than the duration of the 9, Newton DPD. Mw to abrogate or | lawe After giving the | thought, the Council Defense feared the A, | might lead to whole: |of protective laws. matter much ot Naticnal resolutions brogations mult, a The Tailor partment has fallen dow Just in the Middle of His $30 W VALUE SALE Suitings Sold Regularly for | partment | Hattiesburg, Miss. Some of them are bitterly cauntic when reminded of Burleson's plus” record. At this writing tons of mall te tn the Washington union station wait ling to be transperted. But here Mr. Burleson has an alibi in the recent reduction in train service. The postoffice department has been exceedingly jealoun of expenses, and. has attempted in many cases to shift the burden over to the war de A case in point ts the local postoffice at Camp Shelby, near Only Six Men To handle the mail for more than | 20,000 poldiers at Shelby, the pont office department put in a force of only six men. This was found to be pitifully inadequate, and the camp commander was forced to detail 12 soldiers to help sort letters and packages Women! Keep It On Dresser! Never Let Corns Ache Twice Instantly! Few drops stop corn-soreness, then corns and calluses shrivel, loosen and lift out with fingers—No pain! ‘The world owes thanks to the genius in Cincinnati who discovered freezone. Tiny bottles of the magic fluld cam now be had at any, drug store for a few centa.| You simply apply a few! drops of this freezone upon a tender, aching corn or @ hardened callus Instantly the soreness disappears and shortly you will find the corn or callus so loose and shriveled that you lift it of with the fingers. Not « bit of pain or soreness is felt 5 irritate the skim or flesh For a few conta one can now get rid of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn be tween the tors, ae well as painful calluses on bottom of feet without any pain Ladies! Keep it on the | new net of restrictions prepared by the council to hobble governors should they attempt to set back the clock tn the labor world. The new resolutions were sent out to all gov: ernors by Gifford December 3 Send Resolutions These resolutions ask that legisla labor laws only upon the following conditions: 1—-Upen notice from the Council of Defense that a war emergency or | public welfure requires tt 2-—That such suspension shall be made only after public hearings, rea labor department, to the plant, or ganization and employes in the in- dustry affected and to the public by appropriate notices in the press. 3_-That the particular provisions of the suspended labor laws and the length of time of suspension shall be sonable notice of not leas than five| dayn having been sent to the state) Break a Cold In Few Hours | First dose of “Pape’s Cold Compound” relieves the cold and grippe misery—Don’t stay stuffed up! tures empower governors to suspend | | Relief comen instantly. 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