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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-16
PALMED BOGUS
BABY ON HIM.
KetCham Makes Sensational
Charge Against His Wife.
SUING FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Husband Finds Stranger Ia His Home and
When He Rsmunst,tss Is Thrown
Into the Street.

Brooklyn. March 16.-Mrs. Vita Brad
field Ketcham OF Amityville. L. L., was
served yesterday with the complaint In
suit brought by her husband, Robert
Haywood ketcham, for an absolute d.
vorce, and the papers were filed in Kings
County.
The charges made by Mr.. ketchsm are
OF a sensational nature. setting forth her
adoption OF baby and her alleged SUBJ
seauent attempt to persuade him that the
child was theirs.
Mr.. Ketcham IS forty years old. lie was
born and brought up "a Amityville, l.. l.
His cousin, Solomon Ketcham. Is county
clerk of Suffolk county, brother Tread
well. is a rich builder in the Bronx, an
uncle. also named Troadwell. is a wealthy
resident OF Bridgeport, and he has rela-
tivcs by the score I'm and around Anrity-
Vile.
KETCHAMs BRIEF coURTSHIP.
Ketcham's courtship OF Miss Bradaeld
was ardent but brief. and they were mar
Tied In June q. 1899.
Early I'm May 1900. Mrs. ketcham told
her husband that she wished to 40 20
New York, and spent three weeks there
She returned with young baby.
According 10 The sffidaVit OF Mrs. Isaacs
n nurse. Mrs. ketcham said that she had
got tho baby from another nurse and said
that she was going 10 tell her husband
that the child was HIS
Mrs. Ketchsfn called the baby Horace
Mann, and told her husband that was the
name OF an old friend.
In November last Mrs. ketcham de-
clares he found a stranger At his home.
lie demonstrated, and was thrown out OF
the house. The stranger stayed behind,
and Ketcham went to New York.
Mrs. kctcham then went before the
Oversccr of tho Poor and swore out
warrant for her husbands arrest on the
ground OF descrtlon.
LAWYERS INVESTIGATION.
Acting on the advice ~ his counsel.
Raymond G. Han, KetchaH. returned To
Amltyvila Tho case came before Judge
Nyilmsrth, who dismissed the case.
Lawyer Han began sn investigs ton.
AIra lsaacs was then discovered and told
how Mrs T<etcham had adopted the child.
Mr.. Ketcham names Charles Heiriey. .
coal dealer, ss one OF several c0-respondr
ents
Mrs Ketcham. = good looking darn.
haired woman. took matters cOolly when
seen yesterdsy III Mis isssts ssss The
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baby is not mine, she lies" she said. "rn
not defend the suit. 1 am going back 10
Philadelphia"
Mr.. Han refused 10 discuss the case, ex-
oept TO say that he believed Mrs. ket-
cham wanted an heir 10 her husbands
property.
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STATE oF RHODE ISLAND.
House " Representatives..
Providence. March IS. ieoi.
PUBLIC HEARING

1he Committee on the Judiciary Of ths
House " Representatives wlil hear ell
persons Interested in the Oil enuuet "An
town ofncers IN the towns ~ East Pr0vI
oence and Cranston, IN Committee
Room 2,S State House provi1euce. on
Monday. March a. 1871. ~ @ clock y. m.
~ W. HIoDc ErT Chairman
ARTHUR A RHopis. 'iers
n III ws392ss's H'r'''
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BAPTIST.

Stewart St--Preachlng by the Rev II c
Msbic, ID ID. subject. Winning the
World TO Christ" l0:45; $ 12:15; Gospel
concert 1880; sermon by the pastor, ''Why
You Are not Saved"
Cranston 81. Rev l. l. Henson. u ID,
pastor-Preachlng l0;45; l2:l5: h
ESQ: stereoptlcon song service with SER
mon on Justification" 1880.
First. Rev IL NJ King, ID II, pastor
Morning I0:l5; $ 12l5: $ c f 500;
evening 7:30: preaching morning and
evening by the pastor.
Pearl St--Preaching by the pastor, Rev
j a Hainer; morning prayer lo15; sermon
1915; $ 1890; : and ] c E $50; song
service and sermon 7:3o, topic. THE
Devils Fowls"
Calvary. Broad and Stanwood Sts-Ed-
ward Holyoke, pastor-lo;45. worship,
Tho Transhguration,' l2.15, II s; $50,
g E: $780, Putting OF Christ" Miss
Ethel W Seed will sing.
Ebenezer, Rev j y X Butler, Pastor
Preaching ~ II; $ $ /; c 6; preaching
1885
Broadway, Rev j V osterhout, pastor
S S 1885; preaching by the pastor 3; adj
dress by the pastor 10 young men on
Overcoming Difficulties 7:l5.
Dyer Ave Chapel-S $ las; evening ser
vice 6.
Johnston, Belknap District ChapeI-s S
IL; preaching 1880.
French society, America hall. 2e6 wey-
bossct St--Rev Gideon Aubin OF ball
River will preach at 10:45; 5 S l2.
Union-Presching at 1915 by Rev Il A
Herring; : l2:15; Il S G r. $50:
preaching by Rev James X Ever at 100.
Calhoun Ave Chapel, corner OF Balch
st, branch OF Cranston ST Baptist church
$50 = 5; 6. second anniversary OF J G r.:
solos nv IIelep havuapIs IIfe
Steps" Illustrated given under the di-
recuon OF Henry Lawton and Joseph
Manuel
CONGREGATIONAL.
Park Side society. Rounds Ave-S S at
.: preaching in evening at 1880 by Rev
w J Reynolds.
Elmwood Temple. f Tallmadge Root.
pastor-l0:i5. Great Theological Ques-
tions. ? What IL God?" 1915. S s: $50.
y y 5 G J.; L3o, The Practice OF the
Presence of GSd."
Central. Angel ST and Diman Pl-Ser-
Vices 1915 and 4.l5. the pastor. Edward
& Moore. will preach: business mems S e
1875; : : I2l0: Y y = " SIS.
Misunderstanding by Rev =. Wood
worth at 1913 and T. evening What
Love Heard" special music. Mrs N ~
Vaughan, leader; 8 S i215; ] y 4, 5,
y
Benehcent-Rev James @ Vose. pastor.
will preach at l0:45 $ S l215; G T. $ $50.
Pilgrim, Harrison st. Rev II Il Pullan.
minister Morning worship l0.B; =
i2l5; u q $3.50: az %. there will
De IN Illustrated song service with stere-
opticon on Hymns OF Christian Faith"
followed by an address on the .ife
WWk Dr cx-Prcsident Harrison men
especially invited in the evening
Union. Broad and Stewart Sts Wallace
Nutting. minister OF tho church breaches
Worship at 10:i5 and $50. themes.
Moral Disccrnment' and The Tempta-
tions OF Saiarled and Wage-Working
People" v II ) 9 y az so.
EPISCOPAL.
81 Androw's-s 8 $50. morning prayer
end Holy Communion 1885; confirmation
address 6.f5: evening prayer and ssrmsn
1.30
Church Of the Re6eemer-Hoiy Com
muni0u 7.3o: morning service snd ser
mon 1916. : : i2;eo. evening service ard
serfnnn q
TaDt,. ft.Iaf...f..... 90 -. IT.tfs fs..r,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-16

That Young friend ~ yours is- looking
pretty scedy." Will osts3- No: rye ~
philadsl9 9hia Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-16
EPISCOPAL

81 Androw's-s 8 $50. morning prayer
end Holy Communion 1885; confirmation
address SIS. evening prayer and sermsn
$50
Church Of the Redeemer-Hoiy Com
muniou 5.o: morning service snd SER
serfnpn q
- Ianc- -CoIehr.lLun ol the loIy COM
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-03-16

United States Consul at Marseilles,
: Robert p. Skinner, in a Report to
the State Department at Washing
ton, Comments ON Steps Taken to
Promote Harmony Between Capt.
tnl nnl Labor in France.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-03-16
W0Rk DULUTH LABOR?
It Is Better and More Durable Material
and Would Create a Large
Industry Here.

Everyone knows we need more men
working in Duluth in order that more
business may be done. and if our coun-
Gil does not encourage the employment
of Duluth labor who will?
The Minnesota Sandstone Company
is entitled to no consideration WhatsO-
ever from people who have any regard
for the rights of labor. They have at
their works in Sandstone kept their la
Dor at point little better than serf-
dom. They have time and again en-
deavored to control their political and
social liberties. They have arbitrarily
discharged any man working for them
who was elected to office in a trade un-
ion without any other reason. In the
office of the State Federation of Labor
we have had numerous complaints
from men working there, and know
whereof we speak.
One Of the ex-presidents of the COM
pany said one time within the hearing
Of the editor Of this paper that they
have discharged many men simply be-
cause they were ''agitators." 1t is as
sociated with everything that breeds
discomfort. and generally the agitator is
the person who has the manhood &c
assist himself when injustice is being
done. Our experience with corporations
that have control of the industry upor
which the inhabitants Of small towr
depends, is that they have little use
for any one who has the courage to as
sist his manhood. They call such peo-
pie agitators, and they are liable tt
show few OF their fellow employees
how the secure a little better working
condition, which really means a little
better home, a lrilfe more happiness. s
few more of the pleasures of this life
But getting back to the pavement
"A certain prominent alderman said {
/
Of sandstone when he voted forfsiit u 8as
! he does now, he would have been il
favor Of Duluth granite. Maybe other:
Of them feel the same about it, why
not reconsider your action and put ir
granite as the people expected you
would?
If in using granite it proves more
endurabie than sandstone, other cities
would inquire into it and the resul
would be that a qurrey would be stu
ated here that wuold give employment
to labor within our own city. 1t woul6
be an industry worth fostering and ou1
public servants owe the city duty ir
that respect.
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This talk about patroniZing home
Industries is all bosh.'' said a we'll
known citizen yesterday. It's all q
matter of sentiment, look at your
council, when the aldermen voted to
pave Michigan Street, they decided
that sandstone was better than the
granite at our DOORS
There is a great deal of truth in our
friends statement. The city council
did vote to pave Michigan Street with
sandstone, when almost every citizen
in Duluth expected that our home pro-
duct would have been used.
Since the contract has been let for
paving Michigan Street with sandstone
the question has been asked why Du-
luth granite would not have done as
we'll. Chicago and other large cities
have experimental on all kinds of paw
ing materials, and their experience is
that granite gives the best satisfaction
for streets upon which heavy teaming
is done. Duluth has had plenty Of Op
pCrtunity to profit by the experiences
of other cities, but does not seem to
take heed. 1t is willing to allow
. slick representative of certain inter-
ests to induce it to get something that
it does not want.
The Minnesota Sandstone Company
has had representatives here for near
ly a year visiting with our aldermen
Transportation has been furnished by
them to aldermen and others, so that
they could go to the Twin Cities and
examine the pavements there. Every
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-03-16
JUDGE TULLEY,S DECISION.
Says Unions Have the Right to Keen
Work From NOnuniOn Employers.

Says Unions Have the Right to Kee1
Work From NOnuniOn Employers.
The case taken. from the jury By
Judge Tulley s(for he directed a verdic
of not guilty. was one in which loca
non-union contractor, Frank L. Davis
charged certain officers of the Mosaic
Workers union with conspiracy to in
jure his business. The facts alleged
| by the plaintiff were admitted, but thu
construction put upon them in the com
plant, was denied by the defendants
1t seems that the union had issued {
circular to architects, builders and con.
| tractors setting forth that Frank L
Davis was the, only. mosaic manufac.
| turer in Chicago who had refused tt
| sign the agreement with the union, anG
in consequence no union men would
| work for him. The circular further
said: 1--WE therefore request you not tc
let any contract to him until he has &C.
ceded to our demands. Sympathetic
strikes will result on any building
where he gets contract"
Was there in these statements a
wrongful attempt to injure the. non
union contractor? After summing ur
the evidence Judge Tuley declared the
law bearing upon the facts to- be as fol.
lows: ',:...,.5,.., III. r.
"The law holds that any person in
competition with another may state the
truth regarding the business Of the
other, however: injurious to the busi-
ness of the other: the truth may be-
This is true of combinations and cor
porations as well as Of individuals
The motive in making. such truthful
though injurious statements may be. to
take from the other some of his bust
ness and to add to the. business of the
person making those statements The
motive is a legal one. The act and the
| motive in this case are both legal" /
In other words, competition is indus.
trial warfare, and injury is not the test
of wrong: A man has a right to at
tract all the patronage he can, not only
by praising his own goods, but by tell.
ing unfavorable things (provided they
are true) about the goods Of his rivals
He may injure them, but his method is
not wrongful. The Mosaic Workers
union simply told the truth about its
relation to Davis and the consequences
that would follow the letting Of con.
tracts to- him. An injury may have re.
suited, but such an injury as the union
had a legal right to inflict. Chicago
Post. s5.3s: h .1s l5. III:
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tional Metal Trades association and
10000 employed by members of that
organiza ton. None OF the "organiza-
tom shops will be affected as the nine
hour day is already in opera ton in
the latter establishments.
The Journeymen Bakers and Confec-
TONERS International union, nearly so,
900 strong, will make a general de-
mand for ten hours day May i, 1901
Members are now working 12 to 16
hours daily.
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II S9s ss'
American sl,ll Fed leraf ion i Loi0l = Ing to II
3 Orga III xat m. d: 81:

s5 H<ss Organization. s.$ a;s55tfs I
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor has addressed
a letter to the workingmen Of Porto
Rico which says:
- It is our duty as organized workers
of the United States to aid to the fullest
extent of our ability in the organiza-
tion of our fellow workers Of Porto Rico
and their full affiliation with the work
ers Of the United States. We have re-
quested all our national and interna-
|'tional unions in the United States to
have their. constitutions and reading
and other printed matter translated in
to. the Spanish language, printed, pub
lished and distributed among all the
Spanish speaking: workingmen. "-'
If we here realize that organizati ton
is good and essential for the promotion
of the wage workers, interests and ben
Efficient for all people, you also must
come to- the conclusion that the work
ers Of America, no matter where they
may be situated, should unite and fed
crate, their interests and thus make
common cause for the abolition of such
wrongs as may exist and the attain
ment of rights of which we are all
entitled. .r -
(. With this object in view we freely
ask that you correspond with this Of
flee on any matter of any interest to
Porto Rican workmen or in any way
which will bring about organization
and their attachments as unions to their
respective national or interna tional or
ganization or where such do not exist
directly to the American Federation of
Labor. a, n,- ~ - - : r.. n :,
I: The letter suggests that the Porto Ri
can organization recommend names of
volunteer organizers and says the fed
eration may authorize commission to
go to Porto Rico at an early date. It
was decided that President Gompers
be authorized to- visit Porto Rico and
report on the conditions found there,
that he be authorized to appoint an or
ganizer> to accompany him and, If nec-
cessary, to remain on the island. ,s
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Ray STATE LABOR LAWS.
a Young WOman'x Thesis ON the Sub.
: = 4. ject Gains IL Yale Degree.

Miss Sarah Scovill Whittelsy Of New
Haven, has been: awarded the degree
Of doctor of philosophy by Yale uni
versity for, her thesis on: "Massachu-
setts Labor Legislation The thesis
has now, commendation from Carroll
D. Wright, United States commissioner
| of labor who has requested it's publica-
tion in the annals Of the. American
Academy of Political Science. =, J.
The summary of. Miss Whittelsy' s
thesis follows: 49, ,-.;.A,. .,,.
First. Withdraw much child labor
from factory and workshop. ,.. 49,.
Second. Give a general guarantee
| of education to working youths.
Third. Granted added leisure to the
| great body of workers, Which means
the opportunity to advance the stand
ards of living. s.s-. .-e ~ 81
Fourth. :Lessened casualties by pro-
tecting dangerous machinery, requiring
escape ways from fire, etc. ~ -,
Fifth. Insisting upon cleanliness
and generally good sanitary conditions
in Workrooms, with a perceptible inf1u-
ence up the health and the homes of
operatives. ->~ r.,. - j. i ..
Sixth. Somewhat extended the COM
mon law of the employers liability. to
an employee for bodily injuries sus-
tained in service: making more ade-
quate provision for recovery of dam
ages. ...-... .-.
Seventh. Recognized the rights Of la
Dor under the labor contract and as
an incorporated body.
Eighth. Accorded some workers the
privileges Of weekly payments and
fine exemptions.
Ninth. Established board of arbi-
tration to which labor disputes may be
referred for amicable settlement.
Tenth. Established a bureau of la
Dor whose duty it is to collect statistics
and to. investigate labor conditions
Throughout the state. ..
Eleventh. Evolved the most efficient
inspecting force in the United States.
This is a large accomplishment, of
good, but, in our appreciation of pres
l. ent measures of success we must not
overlook the lessons of the wayside diff
ficulties nor underestimate the costs.
If Massachusetts, experience teaches
Ianything, it must show the absolute
necessity of efficient inspection. The
whole history of the labor legislative
| movement shows that laws, however
good, cannot enforce themselves. 1t
may appear to an outsider that it is
for the laborers own interest to report
violations and seek. the legal remedy
given, but the indisputable fact is that
he does not do it. Moreover, not only
is the single laborer usually not in a
position to do so safely, but even the
labor union shirks from the task .
| The experience of Massachusetts may
also stand as a warning, in certain spe-
cific cases where in too rash enactmen,
though against evident evil or to Sc.
cure probable benefits, she did not ap.
prpach the work forearmed by ade-
Iqua ates stud ipf the condi tions to be met
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-03-16
CHARITY II Al! :! I IS WRONG
RESULTS OF ORGANIZED CHARITY
.5l ARE HARMFUL.
Justice, Not Charity, Wanted-Give
Mem q Chance to Work and Don't
Rob Them Of Their Labor'* Fruit.
Z An Army OF Peace Could Accomp-
li*h More For Our Country Than
Any Other Agency. 80

I The Arena for March contains an in
teresting and sensible article on COR
ganized Charity from the pen of
Charles B Patterson Following is an
extract from the article: - -2'T q. T.. - s&5
Society, lne state and the nation are
responsible for the existing order Of
rthings.s. There are in this country tens
of thousands of ablebodied persons out
of employment. The masses must be
fed in one way or another. If they
could obtain work, the labor would
help to strengthen their physical bod
les and also develop their minds, but if
they have to live on what they receive
from charity organizations or private
individuals, then there is little hope of
civic jrogress. An unhOly system that
makes it possible for certain persons
to own thousands of times more of this
worlds goods than they need or can
possibly use carries within itself alb
ject poverty. One extreme begets the
other-the millionaire is father to the
tramp. Then let society and the ma
tion, who are responsible alike for the
wealth and the poverty, find some way
whereby the poor shall have an oppor-
cient compensation at least to Il hold
soul and body together. Let our social
leaders and legislators cease making
slaves or beggars of people through.
their unrighteOus charity. Let them
not heap up judgment and condemna-
ton upon themselves, but rather try at
least to: do something that will make
human existence for countless thou
sands less of a struggle for bread.
| This nation has been likened to a
great family of which the highest and
| lowest members form equally impor-
| tant parts-a republic in which each
| works for all and all works for each: It
lis only so in name, however, as the
statement is a mere figure of speech.
| A family that would fail to care for it's
weakest members, one wherein the
| strong would prey upon the weak,
| would hardly be considered worthy of
the name. = ~
A nation that allows it's sons and
daughters to starve when it might pro-
vide them with sufficient work to in
sure a comfortable: living and at the
same time send thousands of it's wage
earners to the distant parts Of the
earth to slaughter their brother men
can hardly be regarded as having any
of the paternal or maternal instincts
4awaken ed. But says some one, t.pa- :
ternal government is infernal!''s and
our SO called wise men take up the cry
land hard upon it, attempting to show
1.-The dire Injuries tl Il !. would resjilt A0
IN iivss n a 81 \ =
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TO: PERFECT ORGANIZATION.
United ine#WOrkers to Admit Mem
AIM bers Without Initiation Fee. Ill

United Mine Workers to Admit Mem
Il bers Without Initiation Fee. .
The recent convention of the United
Mine Workers adoped a motion that
hoisting engineers, fremen, black
smiths and any other class Of mine
workers who are now members of any
OF the brotherhoods or unions .compos-
ed Of mine employees be admitted to
the. United Mn. 7H1 crkers: OF America
upon presentation of transfer cards
from the union to which they formerly
belonged This offer is to remain open
until May l Of this year and means
that men who have. heretofore been
members Of any Of the unions institut-
ed among the mine employees may be-
come members of the United Mine
Workers Of America without paying
Initiation fees. . q ,a#.ss
Bull ding trades strike at Fort Worth.
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FOR SHORTER WORKDAY.
Two Trades Will Demand Reduction
in Hours on May Fist.

On May l all employers of this coun-
try who have not granted the nine
hour Workday to their machinists will
be declared unfair and Il strike ordered
in their several establishments. There
are 10000 machinists employed by
firms that are not members of the Ma
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Building trades strike at Fort Worth.
Tex, comp :8.3= szs
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sons homes ssIslses
them mploymellt ia ID ting Ine3i Sui
It IS not right Tor the governnent to
engage in any expensive operation
wherein ten Of thousands of men
might be employed, not in a way that
would carry distress or sorrow into the
family life, as war does, but by which
every participant would be benefited
Think of the great amount of good
the could be accomplished by an army
Of peace-in building good roads, in de-
veloping waste land and in doing many
other things In which the government
could prof1tably employ mem! Such
public enterprise would strengthen our
country and develop our commerce in
way that neither war nor any other
agency could ever rtapproach. Organiz-
ed charity would hot thrive to the de-;
gree that it now enjoys, and nonpro-
ducers would not draw fat salaries n
dispensing it. There should besno need
or liberation of nine-tenths Of such or
ganiZations as now exist. If every one.
able to work were given an opportunity
to do so, those unable to work might
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& A Florida woman has invented an
orange cleaning machine, and SO lot
Of colored folk won't have to work any, any
more. 5 sa:st fts ft