, NATION'S LABOR
PROP! FM
I IIUULLIII |
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OVER A MILLION AND A HALF t
* WOMEN WORK AS FARM HANDS |e
IN THE UNITED STATES. jt
By Peter Radford { j
Lecturer National Farmers' Union. j ^
Our government never faced so tre- ! e
mendous a problem as that now lying a
dormant at the doors of congress and |
the legislatures, and which, when j
aroused, will shake this nation from
center to circumference, and make , a
" civilization hide its face in shame. | s
( . That problem is?women in the field, d
Tne last teaerai census repuno i ?show
we now have 1,514,000 women J i]
working in the field, most of them r
south of the Mason and Dixon line, ij
There were approximately a million
negro slaves working in the fields ](
when liberated by the emancipation
* - proclamation. We have freed our
slaves and our women have taken p
their places in bondage. We have ja
broken the shackles off the negroes t;
and welded them upon our daughters, u
The Chain-Gang of Civilization. a
A million women in bondage in the fo
southern fields form the chain-gang of ^
civilization ? the industrial tragedy n
of the age. There is no overseer quite ^
so cruel as that of unrestrained greed,
i no whip that stings like the lash of
f suborned destiny, and no auctioneer's | n
'block quite so revolting as that of or- j r
ganized avarice. u
The president of the United States o
was recently lauded by the press, and | i;
very properly so, for suggesting medi- | s
, ,ation between the engineers and rail- ! c
road managers in adjusting their i
schedule of time and pay. The engi- j
*' .neers threatened to strike if their j !
wages were not mcretiscu uuu approximately
ten to eleven dollars per 1
day and service reduced from ten to ii
eight hours and a similar readjust- 1;
ment of the overtime schedule. Our i
women are working in the field, many f
of them barefooted, for (ess than 50 j
cents per day, and their schedule is J
the rising sun and the evening star,
and after the day's work is over they
milk the cows, slop the hogs and rock a
the baby to sleep. Is anyone mediat- a
ing over their problems, and to whom t<
shall they threaten a strike? c
Congress has listened approvingly i s
to those who toil at the forge and be- b
hind the counter, and many of our Q
statesmen have smiled at the threats
and have fanned the flame of unrest e
among industrial laborers. But worn- 0
.en are as surely the final victims of t]
industrial warfare as they are the 1 is
burden-bearers in the war between na-'s
tions. and those who arbitrate and p
mediate the differences between capl- . p
> ' tal and labor should not forget that j w
when the expenses of any industry are j
unnecessarily increased society foots ! n
the bill by drafting a new consignment! 0
of women from the home to the held. | 1
Pinch no Crumb From Womtn's Crust ; v
of Bread. t<
, No financial award can be made w
1,1 A _ r? hill ? n H
Wimoui soniwuc IWUUJ iuc um Oiiu | P
we commend to those who accept the w
responsibility of the distribution of industrial
justice, the still small voice of
* the woman in the field as she pleads
for mercy, and we beg that they pinch
no crumb from her crust of bread or C
put another patch upon her ragged
garments. c
We beg that ^ they listen to the
scream of horror from the eagle on q
every American dollar that is wrung ^
from the brow of toiling women and
hear the Goddess of Justice hiss at a p
.1 verdict that increases the want of c
woman to satisfy the greed of man. ' a
# The women behind the counter and p
In the factory cry aloud for sympathy ti
and the press thunders out in their n
defense and the pujpit pleads for
mercy, but how about the woman in h
the field? Will not these powerful ^
exponents of human rights turn their
talent, energies and influence to her
relief? Will the Goddess of Liberty 1
enthroned at Washington hold the cal- r
loused hand and soothe the feverish w
brow of her sex who sows and reaps
1 the nation's harvest or will she permit ;
the male of the species to shove j (
women?weak and weary?from the
bread-line of industry to the back al- I
leys of poverty? ?
Women and Children First.
The census enumerators tell us that
of the 1,514,000 women who work in the
fields as farm hands 409.000 are sixteen
years of age and under. What is
the final destiny of a nation whose future
mothers spend their girlhood days
behind the plow, pitching hay and
hauling manure, and what is to become
of womanly culture and refinement
that grace the home, charm society
and enthuse man to leap to glory in
noble achievements if our daughters
are raised in the society of the ox and
the companionship of the plow?
* In that strata between the ages of
sixteen and forty-five are 950,000 wom^
en working as farm hands and many
I of them with suckling babes tug'
glng at their breasts, as drenched
in perspiration they wield the scythe I
and guldo the plow. What is to be-1
come oi that nation where poverty j s
breaks the crowns ot the oueens of j
t->/N?v.a- rfocnair hnrls 3 mnrher-s I t
love from its throne ana hunger drives j 1
innocent children from the schoolroom | t
to the Qoe? i i
The census bureau shows that 155.- j t
000 ot these women are forty-live j 1
years ot age and over There is do i 1
more pitiful sight in civilization than j 1
; these saintly mothers of Israel stooped j (
with age, drudging in the field from j '
sun until sun and at night drenching I *
their dingy pillows with the tears of I
despair as their aching hearts take i
it all to God in prayer. Civilization i A
s
[JHACK TKLKGKAPHS MAX\IX(i. j
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"hief ol Police Says Great Strides1
.Made in Dnforcin^ laiws.
Columbia, April 21.?Governor!
i
lanning today made public a tele- j (
ram from .Mayor Grace, of Charles-j
on, regarding the progress of law' .
nforceinent in that city. The .Mayor's;
elegrani, which is in answer to a let-!
er from the governor calling tor a ! ,
etailed statement within forty-eight
ours of the progress being made in ,
nforcing the laws in Charleston, is
s follows:
The Hon. Richard I. Manning, gov- (
rnor, Columbia. S. C.: I am reliably j
dvised by the chief of police that (
reat strides have been made in the
iroMi'nn of onmnlpto law onforce
lent. First, all forms of gambling,
ncluding slot machines, lotteries and
egular gambling houses, have been
anished. so far as is possible to
anish them from the city of Char?ston,
and whenever we hear in any
ase of any disposition by anyone to
eep out in violation of the law
gainst gambling we immediately
ake steps to stop it. The liquor sitation,
however, is different. You
sk me for a statement of what places
ave been closed. Of course, you
now that the city of Charleston has
o power to close a place up, except
v a refusal to issue a license to do
usiness of any kind. Where a busiess.
such as the liquor business, is
un in violation of law, the city has
o power by any process that I know ,
f to close a place up, nor has any ,
iw enforcing power in the State any ,
uch power. Notwithstanding this, ,
he temper of the methods that we
ave adopted have compelled many ,
laces of prominence voluntarily to
1
lose rather than risk the odium and
umult attached to the constant raidig
by the police. I mention particu- j
irly both hotels. Many other places
hat had been flagrantly by hold
ronts and otherwise, violating the
iw, have been driven at least to ]
over until, on the whole, the sale of
quor in Charleston, if carried on at j
11 now. is not being carried on with j
ny open defiance of law. I cannot (
ell you conscientiously that in the
ity of Charleston no liquor is being ]
old against the law. If you have (
een advised that anywhere outside .
f the city of Charleston any better J
fforts have been made, all things t (
onsidered, than we have made in!
he city of Charleston, or that there ]
5 a place where liquor is not being j
old, I have nothing to say but to ex- j
ress my profound doubts. By com- ,
arison. I feel justified in saying that (
ifhin thp eitv of Charleston we have ;
lade greater relative strides to carry
ut your wishes than anywhere that ]
know of. When you consider that ]
re were ordered by you suddenly ,
3 uproot something that was in- ]
oven into the web of the life of a ,
ommunity. I can honestly say that j
e have accomplished a great deal.
(Signed) JOHN P. GRACE.
Mayor. ]
The governor's letter to Mayor (
trace was as follows:
State of South Carolina, executive
hamber, Columbia. April 20, 1913.
The Hon. John P. Grace, mayor,
Charleston, S. C.?My Dear Mr. I
lavor: Following our recent telehone
conversation in which you
ailed me up and promised to give me
statement of what you had accom- ;
lislied in Charleston, I beg to say <
hat I am very much disappointed at j
ot having heard from you. 1
I will be glad if you will let me
ave within forty-eight hours a de- j
ailed statement of what places have
een closed, with a statement also if :
hey are still closed or if they have 1
esumed business. By doing so you
:ill greatly oblige.
Very truly yours.
RICHARD I. .MANNItN'G,
Ssncl) RICHARD I. MANNING,
Governor.
strikes them a blow when it should
jive them a crown and their only
riend is he who broke bread with ;
jeggars and said: "Come unto me all
re that are weary and heavy laden and
i will give you rest.' ;
Oh, America! The land of the free ;
ind the home of the brave, the '
vorld's custodian of chivalry, the
ihampion of human rights and the defender
of the oppressed?shall we pernit
our maidens fair to be turn from
:he hearthstone by the ruthless hand
>f destiny and chained to the plow? 1
Shall we permit our faithful wives, 1
vhom we covenanted with God to chersh
and protect, to be hurled from the
lome to the harvest field, and our ;
nothers dear to be driven from the old
irm chair to the cotton patch?
In rescuing our citizens from the
orces of civilization, can we not apply j
:o our fair Dixieland the rule of the
sea?"women and children first?"
There must be a readjustment of
he wage scale of industry so that the
nomen can be taken from the field or
jiven a reasonable wage for her servces.
Perhaps the issue has never been I
airly raised, but the Farmers' Union,
A ith a membership 01 ten million, puts
ts organized forces squarely behind <
he issue and we now enter upon the i
locket of civilization the case of "The
iVoman in the Field" and demand an '
nimediate trial. .
Glendale Springs water lor sale at ,
Iurdaugh's grocery store. s
ASK KX<>LAX1> RELEASE COTT(
American Ambassadors Instructed
Take .Matter l'p With London.
Washington, April 24.?The f
:hat American cotton shipments tot
ling thousands of bales, and all d
fined to neutral ports, are held
by the allies, is giving exporters gri
concern, and it was learned tonij
that the State department has he
requested to make special efforts
the case of five steamers now deta
ed in European ports. Some of tin
were bound for Sweden and oth
carried cargoes for Switzerland. 7
latter already have been the subj
af protest by the Swiss governme
which sought the good offices of 1
["nited States at London and at Ro
to obtain the release of the sh
ments. American ambassadors h?
been instructed to present the Sw
news. Senator Smith, of Georg
who has discussed the matter at 1
State department, said tonight tl
nearly a dozen cotton ships were
ing held. The following steame
lie said, had sailed front the Unit
States before April and were the
fore within the terms fixed by I
British order in council for unha
[tered passage: The Bia, Savann
:o Gothenburg, held at Manchesti
the Sipos Villianos. Savannah to R
terdam. held at Falmouth: the Ge
?ia. Savannah to Rotterdam, held
Falmouth.
Trouble with those cargoes, Sei
tor Smith said, arose in part front 1
fact that shippers had failed to p
ride steamer captains in sonte
stances with certificates signed
English consuls showing that 1
sales were made before March 1st
WOMAN'S HEAD BEATEN IN
Police Searching for Slayer of Cor
Maker's Wife.
New York, April 23.?Nirs. Ju
Hielner, wife of Seiigman Hielner
wealthy corset manufacturer, v
found murdered in her Brook;
home today. Her head had be
crushed from blows of a bottle.
The motive apparently was ri
bery. The house had been ransa*
;d and two valuable diamond rir
md other articles were missing.
The police began a search for 1
caretaker of the home, a man nan:
Joseph, recently employed. M
Helen Buck, Mrs. Hielner's comp.'
ion, said she left Mrs. Hielner ale
in the house today with Joseph. 1
:er she called the Hielner home
:elephone and Joseph answered, t<
ng her Mrs. Hielner was next do
Mrs. Hielner was in bed when s
ieft and was not feeling well, M
Buck said. As she returned hor
she declared she saw the caretal
flurrying up the street with a bum
under his arm. On entering s
found the house in confusion a
Mrs. Hielner's body in the pantry
Joseph's last name she did 1
snow. He was recommended to 1
'amily from the Seamen's Home.
\*ew York, the police were told.
ANOTHER PLEA FOR FRANK
Request Death Sentence lie Mfl
Life Imprisonment.
Atlanta. April 22.?Attorneys
Leo M. F/ank today filed a petiti
with Governor Slaton and the Ge
gia prison commission, asking tl
the sentence of death imposed up
Frank fpr the murder of Mary P;
gan be commuted to life imprisi
ment.
KIDNEY REMEDY THAT
ACTS LIKE MAJI
1 have been a terrible sufferer
i number of years with kidney a
liver trouble, also nervous prost
tion and health generally poor, ci
stitution entirely run down until ]
became a burden. I tried physici.
and every available remedy but fou
no relief. Was induced to give
Kilmer's Swamp-Root a trial, wh
acted like magic, and am happy
say that I believe I am entirely cm
and now as good a man as ever.
I believe it my duty to make t
public statement that I may h
others who may be suffering fr
the same trouble. Swamp-Root
without question the greatest reme
in the world. Anyone in doubt
this statement or the authenticity c
address me as below.
Yours very truly.
M. H. McCOY.
Van Wert. Ohio
State of Ohio [
Van Wert County J
The foregoing statement sworn
before me and subscribed in
1 Oil. ^ F Tnlv 1 Q
presence tins iom ua? ui i ,s
by the said M. H. McCoy.
A. C. GILPIN. Notary Public.
Letter to
Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, \. V.
Brove What Swamp-Hoot Will Do I
You
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer
To , Ringhamton. N. Y., for a sam]
size bottle. It will convince ^nyoi
irou will also receive a booklet
valuable information, telling ab<
lie kidneys and bladder. When wi
ng, be sure and mention the Ba
ierg Weekly Herald. Regular fif
;ent and one-dollar size bottles :
sale at all drug stores.
>X. BANKRUPT'S PETITION* FOR I?ISCHARGE.
to In the District Court of the United
States?For the District of S. C.?
In the matter of R. S. Simmons,
Bankrupt.
a To the Honorable H. A. M. Smith,
al- Judge of the District Court of the
es- United States for the District of
South Carolina:
R. S. Simmons, of Bamberg, in the
eat County of Bamberg, and State of
;ht S. C., in said District, respectfully
>en represents that on the day
'. of December last past lie was duly
1 adjudged Bankrupt under the acts
in- of Congress relating to Bankruptcy;
ese that he has duly surrendered all his
eis propertv and rights of property, and
has fully complied with all the rehe
quirements of said acts and of the
ect orders of the Court touching his
nt.; Bankruptcy.
lie Wherefore, he prays that he may
| be declared by the Court to have a
me i full discharge from all debts provaip-jble
against his estate under said
lve! Bankrupt Acts, except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis1SS
j charge.
;ia, I Dated this 1st day of April, A. D.,
:he 1191*5.
,at| R. S. SIMMONS,
be"! Bankrupt,
rs, Order of Notice Thereon
;ed DISTRICT OF S. C.?ss:
re. On this 6th day or ApriJ. A. D.,
. | 1915. on reading the foregoing petition,
it is?
m- Ordered by the Court, that a hearth
! ing be had upon the same on the 10th
?r. 'day of May, A. D., 1915, before said
" '1 Court at Charleston, S. C., in said
ot"j District, at 11 o'clock id the foreor-;noon.
and that notice thereof be pubat
lished in The Bamberg Herald, a
j newspaper printed in said District,
! and that all known creditors and
ia" other persons in interest may appear
:he at the said time and place and show
r0_j cause, if any they have, why the
. prayer of the said petitioner should
1 ";not be granted.
b.v | And it is further ordered by the
:he^ Court, that the Clerk shall send by
j mail to all known creditors copies of
i said petition and this order, addres6j
ed to them, at their places of resiI
dence as stated.
Witness the Honorable H. A. M.
uat Smith .Tiids-P nf the said Court, and
j the Seal thereof at Charleston, .6. C.,
in said District on the 6th of April,
A. D., 1915.
ilia! RICH. W. HUTSON.
? i 4-29 Clerk.
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Smith's number?
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