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condition and have not much choice as
to our environment. The great bar to
successful organization among women
wage workers has been that they soon
marry and leave the factory and hence
lose their interest in uniOnism. The
promotion of union labels is a form of
unionism in which no woman need lose
an interest. .-z,. -. <.,.i. .,- ,,r*{ -
T think that much Of the club work
done by women in recent years is open
to the criticism that .it,was a mere fad,
doing no practical good to anybody.
this criticism cannot be applied 70
clubs for the promotion of union labels.
1T always seems to me that no house
wife should need any other argument
in favor Of the label than its guarantee
that thef article bearing it was made
under cleanly and healthy conditions,
Read. what the daily papers say. about
the way bread is made in filthy, nom
union, basement, bakeries. in eastern
cities and reflect that the bakers label
guarantees you against bread contain
ing disease germs. 49,. ...-s...-.s.~ ~
AT some future time I may take oc-
casion to point out how the encourage
ment of the various labels helps every
wage worker, whether his trade uses a
label or not.-Eva Mcdonald Valeshs
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TO OPPOSE THE TRUST.
Doerhoeffer Bros. Will Erect a hi
,ssss Plant at LOuisville. .-S.-E4 5.45

Doerhoefer Bros. Will Erect a BfH
,s$sss Plant at Louisville. - e, ,,.--5sss<'
The Doerhoeffer Bros. of louisville,
KY, the wealthy manufacturers of plug
tobacco, who sold out their big plant to
the Continental Tobocco Company
several years ago, are about to erect
plant at an expense Of 50. .OOO, 900, and
to enter into active competition with
the trust An architect is now at work
on the plans, and the work is expected
to begin early In the spring. While
the Doerhoffers will give out no infor-s
nation as to the reason for entering
the, field again, the real cause is sup-i
posed to be- the fact that they have
been ousted from the responsible sposi-
tions to which they were assigned by
the trust after the purchase 81 Of the
plant. ~ isE Y t@a: a#Is s Il 3SSS
The 'Doerhoffer factory was: one of
the largest and most successful in the
country, and when the sale was; made
the local plant was kept under the
management of one of the brothers,
while the othert was put in charge of
the branch at ST: Louis. During the
last few months both Of these who were.
drawing large salaries have been re-
moved. The strike of j, 600 employees Of
the Continental Tobacco plan at Louis
willie was largely due to the removal
of the local men. The new plant will
employ about 5000 hands and will make
Louisville the largest comp titive man
ufactured tobacco center in the world.
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hod carriers and tenders. would not find
the price of their labor affected to any
material extent, but would find the
market for that labor occupied to the
extent of the work in process of con-
struction.
1t has been suggested that the state
might engage in some work that would
not be performed unless by convicts,
such as macadimizing the roads of the
whole state. This would necessitate
one Or two things-either, the prepara-
ton of stone at the, prisons, involving
the transportation to the prison from
the source Of supply and from the pris-
on to the place for use, or the mobiliza
ton of the convicts at the points not
only of supply. but of consumption, in
volving heavy expense for guard duty
and temporary confinement.
This proposition is made upon the
ground that the government should not
make the question of expense or profit
one Of any Importance, but should seek
only to keep conVicts at work as the
best policy. and yet itself receiving
some lasting benefit from the necessity
it is under of feeding and clothing them.
The chances Of escape under this sys-
tenn, of course, multiply greatly, and
the demoralizing effects upon commune
ties from witnessing large bodies of
criminals at work openly are objections
which the moral instincts of communi-
ties clearly recognize. The chain gang
is a necessity under this plan. Where
vi0tS hoon
public works, and this has been largely
the case in England, &, in building docks
and breakWaters,A II and work Of q kind
lred nature, the expense has been very
III u
Through the SeI1p ent of free labor:
l5s,R There are d number 81 other sugges-
tions that space WIFI not permit us to
! discuss in this issue, such as the es-
! tablishment Of a penal colony by the
government: the employment of con-
victs in manufacturing goods for the
government; the expectation Of the
products of convict labor; the prohibi-
tion of the sale of convict-made goods
outside of the state in which they are
manufactured; the stamping Of con-
vict-made goods prison made;" the
payment Of wages to convicts; the re-
duction Of the hours of labor in prisons;
the substitution of industries not now
carried on in this country; the utiliza-
ton of convicts upon farms and many
others. We expect to discuss each OF
the above propositions in future issues
Of this paper. Our idea is to present
each suggestion in a fair and conserVa.
tive manner, without giving any opin'
ion, but with view of aiding our peo'
pie to reach correct solution of thu
question.
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THE COOPERATIVE PLAN.
Chicago Metal POlinhern Now Own
- ~ Plant Of Their Own -.

Labor circles are much interested in
the experiment about to be, tried by
the Metal Polishers and Plasters, Union
Of Chicago. in running a factory on the
cooperative: basis. Several weeks ago
a few Of the members of the union con-
ceived the idea Of buying out the plant
Of Frank Tanning at Pratt and Morgan
streets, but in spite Of every effort
they could not raise enough money.
Recently they decided. to appeal to the
union, and at a meeting it was decided
to advance the necessary money il the
plant proved to be as represented. The
committee made a favorable report
and deal was made by which the un-
ion came into possession Of the proper
=ty:;s The business will be conducted
through q board k directors, and all
profits will be paid into the treasury Of
the union. The plant Is now doing bust
ness and enough orders are said to be
on hand already to give twenty men
employment. Il 81: III si -5ss$
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High Rents, High Prices and Low Wages
4 Seem to Be the Cry in
IT," +. *s.~. =" ID" Duluth The zs:.-- - ::z". "a 81.
bUTCHERS and GRO CERS|
Contemplate Raise in the Prices of Their
" Goods, But the Trusts Force 4.
" Them to 1T. Wy rs = s.>@ s*.: - z... -

The rental agencies and land lords of
the city have again become afflicted
with that infectious and chronic disease
known as "rent raising" They have
the majority of people, particularly the
wage-earning class at their mercy ow-
ing to the scarcity of vacant houses.
They fully realize their position and
act accordingly. Most of the houses in
the city are owned by outside parties.
They do not consider other conditions;
but arbitrarily raise the rent Of their
houses at their will: Most of the people
paid exorbiant prices for their property
imagining that they were making a
good investment and thus allowed
themselves to be fleeced by an oily
tongued real estate shark. This was
before the panic. Since then real estate
has got down to a decent value, but
they must have their unWisely invested
money back and the people must
suffer.
The best paid mechanic in the city
today can scarcely support his family
decently and keep out Of debt. Since
the raise of prices began, his wages
have not Increased in proportion with
the commodities and necessities Of life.
He was really better off in hard times
than he is today. ~F ''.': e., -
In two years there has been raise
in rent from 25 to rs per cent. Meats
and groceries have raised in like pro-
portion. The same may be said of
clothing, fuel and the other necessities
of Life, and yet there are people who
think that if he gets an increase in
wages Of 10 per cent he. ought to. be
satisfied. Now comes the meat dealers
of the city and they ann ounce HAT Ssa
raise siIlS the price sof meat cOnfenp-
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Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill Which
: is Intended to Be a Partial Remedy
ii. l. For the Existing Evil. :":~.
THERE are MANY IDEAS
Advanced For the Solution of the Convict
Labor Question None Seem to Meet
With the Favor of All. 49,

Senator Baldwin has introduced
bill in the legislature relating to the
employment of prison labor. The bill
is. not exactly as is wanted by those
opposed to prison labor, but it Is step
in the right direction.
The prison labor problem is rather
difficult one. No two persons seem to
think alike in rela tion to it: Each have
different ideas as to the proper use Of
conVicts. 1t, however, is universally
conceded that convicts should be en-
plOyed at some useful labor Formerly
the convict labor question meant
whether convicts chould be employed
in useful labor or at what is known as
penal labor: that is engaged in turn
ing a crank, running a treadmill. or
some other protitless work, having in
itself no useful results beyond the ex-
ercise Of the dolby. and this exercise be-
ing usually carried so far as to injure
the body. At the present time the
question IS. how shall convicts be en-
ployed in useful labor without unduly
competing with labor outside of penal
institutions, either in the wages of la
AS we have stated before, people have
various ideas as to, the solution of the
convict labor question. We meet some
who believe in the entire abolition Of
convict labor. but this is an old PROPOSE
ton and meets with little favor from
those who are giving the question seri-
Gus thought. Enlightment and the dis
semination of information has compel
led a recognition of broader view, The,
experience Of all countries show that W.
the adoption Of this plan the conNiqts
would loss hisr status n
lss. 80 VI
the sifinla tes ssi III 'ssrli ~ a
result Of tie idleness and close con-
f1nement. E'.' i'%
Some advocate the employment Of
prisoners upon public works and ways
The adoption of this plan would not
avoid competition in labor, but it would
completely remove any real or supposed
competition in prices; that is, it would
not affect the products of manufacture
ers. This proposition is warmly advO-
Gated by both manufacturers and by
trade unions. 1t is plausible and some
what seductive. 1t removes the actual
competition from one realm to another.
BY Industrial labor in prisons the con-
tractor cOmpetes with products of in
dustries in price and sale. The manu-
facturer has his goods to sell and the
operatives their labor; and both desire
to keep prices up. In transferring
prison labor to public works, the state
\ a
artisans or laborers' work, but with the
work itself. The brick and stone ma
sons. the carpenters and painters, thc
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sH YOU, no the woman who
knows exactly what she does want and
will not be satisfied with anything else. =
That is the spirit which the women
Of the label leagues are cultivating. )
Though, to be serious, there is an
excellent reason underlying the demand
for goods bearing the union label.
i The label on any piece Of merchandise
means that is was manufactured under
clean and healthy factory conditions.
1t also means that the man or woman
who created the: article was member
of a union, and by that fact guaranteed
fair wages and reasonable hours Of
labor. -...:.. ..,,y ..:.
1t would take. too long to more than
briefly indicate how great a revolution
in economics is indicated by the union
label. wish: I could take my readers
through the tenement. districts in the
east side of New York City, where
clothing is manufactured by the
| "sweated' garment workers. have
seen children four years of age work
ing all day pulling basting threads.
have seen inner court ,tenements
where children We're born and lived for
three, years without, ever seeing the
| light, Of day. The click, Of the. sewing
machine went on in the lamplignt just
the same. ~ .... -. ......,g ,g.>...., =. -. -
It is not unusual for eight, or ten
| adults to live, work and sleep in two
tiny rooms. The clothing on which they
work often serves for .bedclothing. =.
| The cigarmakers, in: their trade, sue
ceeded in roofing out tenement house
products BY the use Of the label and
the garment workers have accomplished
enough that no one need buy "sweat
shop" made. goods il they. care to. ask
for the union label z'....~. 7'+,''>:
The illustration could be extended tc
all the other trades which use labels tc
advertise the fact of union workman:
ship. The label idea itself is capable OF
entension to many organizations which
do not yet use It.. 7 can imagine organ
lied telegraphers using a label will
good effect. +
There is no merchant who wants tt
lose the custom Of woman who doe:
the buying for her family. He IS mucl
more apt to listen to your persuasion
about the label because your trade is {
factor in his business success. :, @' ':.'
lido not think the individual woman
perhaps, will enjoy promoting the SALE
Of union label articles, but II she will
gather her friends and acquaintance!
Il about her, a crusade for goods bearing
the label may be made more exciting
than a, linen shower or church social
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The Good That Unions DO.

The labor organization not only helps
those who belong to it, but it also helps
those who are not membsrs, for even
those on the outside share to a greater
Or less extent. in the better wages, the
shorter hours and the more favorable
conditions secured by the labor organi-s
zations. # unions. or federations make
mistakes, it must be remembered that
perfection is; not to be expected in any
work Of human hands The good done
by these organizations far outweigh
the errors which they have committed..
William Jennings Bryan in Com
inoner., ,.-,,...,-
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in the country to work fifty seven

in the country to work fifty seven
hours per week. zs.5 &C. &C.. .'.s:z =, .sss.
The executive board of the strikers,
composed of o. g. Carpenter, Chair
man H. S. Whiteman, Secretary Anna
Nash and ,Adelbert Egglestoni,,s IN are now
working hard in notifying all the local
unions in the land. to restore Hall &
Co to the Fair List ana doing all
that is possible to upbuild their, trade.
Much credit is due our international
president, Peter Oulmann for the
glorious victory. Already our mem
bership is increasing and new locals
are being organized. .~-"'.~..- - ~....s--.~
a3a ~. Fl. S. WH1TEMAN.
A. F. of l.. Organizer. jamestown, N.
Y. '% 4'>sS :" - |<* ~
P. S. We feel more than, grateful to
all of the labor organizations of the
country for their generous support
throughout the struggle. -:
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It strikes me that within the last year
women have shown their value to the
labor movement in new direction. 1t
is so simple and practical, too: r, =,
Last month addressed a meeting of
the Womens Label League in Chicago
and the story Of how the league started
seemed to me very interesting one:
1t appears that the wife of working
man in an Indiana town suggested to
some of her friends that as the women
did most of the buying for the house
hold, they should be able to persuade
the storekeepers to keep on sale goods
bearing the union label. ,!''j' 9"
/ These practical women decided to
choose some article that was in con-
stant demand in order to more easily
educate the storekeeper on the signifi-
canoe of the union label. " : -'5
They concluded that when purchasing
overalls for their husbands they would
buy only those bearing the garment
workers label.
OF course, the storekeeper, of whom
they demanded the label betrayed the
densest ignorance on the subject. He
had never heard of such a thing and
looked as if he doubted it's existence.
The women, with feminine guile
managed to give him the impression
that another storekeeper down the
street had Investigated the garment
workers label was about to lay in q
stock of overalls adorned with it, and
that the trade of wage workers fami-
lies was, in consequence, about to be
transferred to him. '.>
The story runs that in less than a
month every storekeeper in that town
was hunting for garments and other
articles OF merchandise bearing the
label. 1t should be said, in passing
that it was a busy manufacturing town
and its population principally composed
of wage workers. -'::H" :''.:'.:t '..- ,-
The idea spread, and now Women :
Labor Leagues are springing up all
over the country. The idea seems to
appeal to the feminine mind: You
know it's really, a pleasure to be able
to tell'a merchant that you want class
Of goods that he hasn't and that moth
ing else will answer. OF course, the
masculine mind is always above per.
| versity of this sort, but half the pleas
ure of shopping-to a woman-is the
difficulty in finding what she wants.
A clerk told me recently II am sorry
| to say she was not d union clerk there
one sort off nan more exasperatina
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ceries may be expected at any timeez#
We will not argue for one minute
that the grocers, or meat dealers are
acting arbitrarily. They are sundoubf-
edly being forced to it, by the jobbers5s
and packing houses. The jObber usus
ally makes more than the grocer but
he is forced to raise his price by hes
actions of the sugar trust cracker
trust, canning goods trust and. the
other, trust concerns from which he is
obliged to buy. t 3: - s.:.st s9z-tss..s@ S.
Thus we see that we arc getting down
to one of the real causes Of our trouble.5
and that is the trust. Some people say
that the trust is a good thing, and that
trusts are reducing the cast Of produc-
ton, but there is a vast difference be-
tween their cost of production and
their selling price, and that difference
is making the trusts richer and the.
people poorer. " ~'t'E go = : ST zs1ss
duction of any commody, they can re-
duce the cost of production to a min
imum, employ labor at starving wages,
unless it is sufficiently well organized
to protect itself, and charge as much
as they see fit for their finished pro-
duct. The people are at their mercy,
and will be until they know enough to
act in unision and reverse present con-
ditions. i. - -. = :s=ss: 9;ss
Would you break up the trust and
go back to the old ruinous system of
competition? Not by any means. If
the trust is a. good thing for few inss
diViduals it ought to he a good tfii1fss
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as s. l Il 8 i| lll
licensed tugmen through its grand
grievance committee has: ordered it's
members to go to work, as they, state
that they have no grievance: Thus it
will be seen that there, is a hitch in the
organizations IT, the: engineers obey
the orders Of the Licensed Tugmen's s
Association they will be expelled from
the marine engineers. At this writing
the engineers are :obeying the wishes of
their trade organization, the feeling is
rather high against the ruling of the
licensed; tugmen. 9sj II: 3:
1t is said that President Ryan, who is
the .executice officers of the Licensed
Tugmen's Association of the Great
Lakes, and also president of the local
association of engineers Of this city
feels that he is in such a delicate posi-
tion that he will 'iave to resign from
either one organization or the other
Let it be said that Mr.. Ryan has been
very desirious for harmony between
the two organizations. '.'
This little internal trouble is not go
ing to injure the engineers cause by
any means. They have good and suffi.
cient reason for refusing to fit out tugs
until the strike is settled. In Cleve.
land where the large boats are tied ,ur
at wharfs two and three abreast along
the river, when navigation is opened
these boats will be a serious menace tc
the carrying on Of commerce. If the
tugmen remain firm and do not fit ou,
their tugs, and when the harbor maste,
orders that the boats be removed, as he
surely will SO that commerce will not
be hindered, the Lake Carriers Associa.
tion will then simply have to come tt
the terms of the engineers: If they car
get the tugmen to move their boat:
out Of the way, then they can tie then
up until June or July, and then maybe
the strike will be lost. This is a sstra
tegic move on the part Of the engineer:
that ought to commend itself to ever,
one. " :. r. 49,. ..-: = ! :
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I | Is SETTLED / | |!
], y. ". sPINNERs UNION
x SCORES 4 VICTORY. :....#a

Was Ten Months and Every Member
Remained True to the Last-The
Union Thanks Labor Throughout
the Country For Financial Assist
nnce-What United Lin bor Can Do.
Hours OF Labor Redaced.F.8F: 4 -
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TROUBLE in SIGHT
MARINE ENGINEERS AND CAPTAINS
DIFFER ABOUT GOING TO WORK.
Clas, In the Organization of the
Licensed Tugmen and That of the
Engineers-Licensed Tuelnen sny
'.Go to Works. Engineers Say ''NO."
Ryan fs in: a Delicate POstt1On-He
May Resign.

- Things are looking rather Z; gloomy
about the headquarters of the tug cap
tains and engineers, not because there
is any danger of losing their strike, for
it will be won, but a long expected hitch
has occurred between the organization
of Licensed Tugmen and that of tho
marine engineers. The marine engi"
neers association is the trade Organi-
zation of the marine engineers of the
United States. For years this organi-
ZatiOn has been aVerse to going on
strike. 1t was merely regarded as an
educational organization and it was be-
lieved that their members would be
able to command good wages according
to their knowledge of engineering. But
in these days of trusts and great con-
Germs when TRUE worth is not consid-
cred, and only the cheapest labor is
desired. they find that an exclusive ed
ucational Organiza tion is insufficient
to protect their trade This year they
have departed from their old path, and
have placed themselves on the same
basis as any other trade union. Were
this done several years ago there would
HOl HdFC OcCA q lIFdA " 6aIlAAeItAOt1 SuNA
as the Licensed: Tugmen's Association
is surely destined to be.
The Licensed Tugmell's Association
is composed Of captains and engineers
on tugs. The Marine Engineers Asso-
citation is composed 81 marine engineers
only, on both tugs and steamboats,.
SIt SO happens that "a great ma Jority at
1tlhe engineelrss are al ennbers 81 the
& sIss Y
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|rais tlias i6s 81 fee fniii tb sf5
per cent. grocerss held u little love
feast the other evening and discussed
the adoption of their old price list,
which was abandoned some time ago
on account Of one OF their prominent
members having withdrawn from the
association. This firm has since been
induced to return, and a raise in gro
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-31
BETTER ROADS AND BRIDGES
List of Committees Detailed to Look
After Roads and Bridges.

Following up the action of the
Commercial Club at its meeting
last Monday in appointing a com
mittee to oversee the work of i'm.
proving and keeping in good
repair all roads and bridges leading
to the city.
Sidney Suggs who was appoint
ed chairman of this committee has
assigned the following committees
for the work.
Berwyn and Baum-W. $. VOL
verton and Sam Noble.
Overlook and Orinne-E. A.
Walker.
Cheek, Eastman and Simon-W
G. Baker and Z. w. White.
Springer and Woodford-C. p.
Van DenDerg and Ed Roberts.
Healdton, Wheeler, Hewitt and
Graham-Sidney Suggs and Frank
Hyden.
Hewitt to Orr-Isaac Roberts.
Hewitt to Cornish-T. j. Du-
laney.
Provence, Durwood. Wilson
and McMillan-J. W. Banks and
j. n. Moore.
j. 7. Burnitt of Lebanon is re-
quested to go oyer the road from
Lebanon to Ardmore and report
to the committee next Monday
night at Ardmore,
All members of this road com
mite are requested to meet at the
city hall next Monday night and
have an intelligent report showing
what is needed in the premises.