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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
Labor Law Void
Visions sin Supreme Court Hands
Down ON Adverse Decision

The Supreme court of New York
has decided that member of la
Dor union must abide by its decisions
If ordered by the union to go out on
strike, he must obey or else forfeit
his membership. The case at bar was
that in which c. NJ. Winant sought tc
compel the Manhattan Ship Joiners'
association to reinstate him. WinaEs
came out when the union ordered .
strike in the shipyard Of j. N. Rob
bins, of Brooklyn, but returned tc
work week later. For this he was
expelled by the union. When the
Robbins yard was again unionized
Winant lost his Job, as is usually the
case in such instances. He brought
suit to compel the union to reinstata
him, claiming that he could not OBJ
| tain employment until it did so. The
court decided against him.
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News of Interest

The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor recommends
mass meetings to protest against the
injunction abuse.
Steel smeiters employed by the Cru
chile Steel Company of Pittsburg, Pa,
at three of the largest plants. went
on a strike. They demanded an adj
vance of Is per CEN. The workers
are not organized.
The carpenters strike at Buffalo, y.
Y, which began May 1, has been set
tied. The men will receive 33 cents
an hour. The former rate was 80 cents
an hour. They demanded 81 IL cents,
but compromised at IS.
Delegates representing carpenters,
painters and building laborers' unions
have served notice on the Building
Trades Council of Denver, Col, Of
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07

Jacob A. Riis said the other night
that his favorite book-or one OF mis-
sayorite books-was John Halifax,
Gentleman And that everybody who
hadn't read it should do so. 1t had
been objected to the story, among
other things, Mr.. Riis said. that such
performance as that of the hero in
stopping a run on tle pank by put
ting his own gold into it was an
action so unnatural and impossible as
to be serious fault in the book.
So Mr. Riis told a story-a bit of
very modern history-to furnish a
parallel. And that in very unlikely
quarter.
Down on the east side. not long ago,
a settlement was founded and the
ladies developed a powerful influence
over certain little gangs of boys
rather evil boys. The gangs" took
the settlers into favor by degrees
and the widest gang notorious
marauders of fruit stands and pests
of the police-held out longest. But
they. too. came in at last, and were
much influenced for good.
Now a leading feature of this settle
ment was an institution called pen
ny provident bank" in which the girls
of the neighborhood deposited their
spare coppers. Not the boys-the
boys used their coppers otherwise.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
Ten Per Cent Increase

The 100000 men employed by the
United States Steel corporation are
to get an increase of 10 per cent in
wages, a step which will take from
the earnings of the trust the sum OF
100000 a year and transfer it to
the pockets of the laborers.
The increase in wages is purely
voluntary, and is the largest in his
tory. Every man in the employ of
the trust, union and nonunion, ex-
cepting those working under private
scale, is to share in the advance. 1t
applies to every constituent company
in the great corporation.
The executive committee of the cor
poration has been holding a number
of conferences with the highest OFF,
Gals of the auxiliary concerns, and
the decision has just been made. The
first men to profit by the increase
were those of the Carnegie Steel com
pany, who were not already working
under private scale The next ad
vance will come to the employees OF
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ted States Steel Corpora ion
Advances Wages of 100000 Mel

American Steel and Wire plants.
In the Pittsburg district about 80
900 men will be entitled to the In
crease. Chief among them will be
the blast furnace workers, all day
men, laborers and machinists. The
wages of the blast furnace workers
and day men of the Edgar Thomson
and Homestead steel workers and all
furnaces operated by the Carnegie
Steel company were advanced with
out notice.
Workmen employed under private
scale will be debarred from the adj
vance. as we'll as coal miners, coke
workers, rod men al tube workers.
1t is estimated that out of the total
number of employees of the corpora
ton, one-third of them are paid on
the tonnage basis. 1t is expected that
the larger independent steel and iron
producers of the country VII grant
their day men. laborers, machinists
and blast furnace workers similar adj
| vance.
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rporation Official Criticises
Meth DDS of Some Unions,

jdcnt of the union to which his EN-.
ployes belong he can tell pretty well
what the men want, how they will act
in a given case, how far the union can
be depended on in a prospective emer
gency. Then he will feel far freer to
deal with outside matters. the max
ing of contracts, the settlement of diff.
ficulties with competitors in business.
the acceptance of business with time
limit and where heavy bond may be
demanded to secure prompt filling Of
the order-all such engagements that
depend almost wholly on the abso,
lutte methodical running of the plant
Henry w. Hoyt, Vice President AL.
disclaimers Company.
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The Supreme Court of Wisconsin
handed down a decision that the state
law which prohibits any employer
from discharging anybody because he
belongs to labor organization is con-
trary to the employers constitutional
rights, and therefore void. The case
at bar was that of Louis kreutzberger
of the Central Foundry company at
Milwaukee. who was arrested charged
with violating the law by discharging
an employe because he belonged to
labor union. He was discharged. II
an employers liberty were curtailed
by legislation. however, that of an
employee could be likewise curtailed,
it is declared. Thus an employe might
be punished for quitting work, be-
cause him employer had formed a
blacklist organization, or any other
Objectionable combination.
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A REAL "TCPSY TuRVY ROOM
Peculiar Effect on Man Suddenly
Awakened from Sleep.

Awakened from Sleep.
A "topsy turvy room" writes cor
respondent. not illusory, but actually
so built. existed near Paris some
years ago. and may still exist. One
who saw it thus describes it and the
use to which it was put: II was the
guest of the owner of the house from
Saturday to Monday. He was bach
elor, very convivial in his tastes, and
we were very jolly party of men.
When we broke up, about 2 O'Clock
on the Sunday morning. one of our
number, sound asleep on the couch in
the billiard room, was carried out like
a log by a couple of servants. My
host gave me a solemn wink and told
ne that if a sudden summons came
was to rush from my bedroom or else
l might miss a sight worth seeing.
wanted nothing but sleep-and was
relieved when the summons came 20
find it was broad daylight.
''Yawning, l followed the valet and
found myself with four others, silent
ly peeping through little holes in a
wall The scene was absurd, ridicu-
lous. A dazed man. slowly waking to
full consciousness, was lying on q
plastered floor, looking up in horror
at carpeted ceiling. Two heavy
touches. an easy chair, chairs and Ia
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AFTER eues, NOT MEN.
Drug Clerk Unnecessarily Ala -.ned
ever Demand for Poison.

over demand TOT POISON.
He entered the drug store with his
lips set. ard look in his eye that
denoted a deternir alton thai was des-
peraJa.
Il want some paris green" he said
hoarsely, "rigat away! ! can't wait.
They shall die this very day!'
Tae "ug clerk SPARED for time as
he worked his way TO the telephone
to call up the police department. "A!l
right. SIR he said, but it will take
little while to prepare it."
Nonsense" said the man. 81 will
prepare it. They are ready to end
their existence. Give me the poi
son!''
The drug clerk raled and pressed
tae button for the porter.
Eyes, yes" he said, "how many
do YOU intend to kili?''
About a million!' The clerk paled
again. Heavens he exclaimed tc
himself, the man is not only would
be. murderer. but a maniac as we'll!
Then he added aloud: Are you go
ing to annihilate children and womer
as well?'
"Chldren and women?" said the
desperate man. "Who said anything
about children and women? I'm aftel
the bugs on my roses. is that stuff
ready yet?"
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ltems Concer ming Labor in
All Parts of the World,

their intention to recommend tlat
their unions withdraw from the coun
Gil
1t is likely that the American Labor
Union will adopt the referendum sys
TEN of electing officers. The referen
dun plan will require that a candidate
for official position get the indorse-
ment of at least five unions before his
name can be placed upon the ballot.
All the union carpenters who have
been out on strike at Birmingham.
Ala, have returned to work. All diff
ferences between the carpenters and
the master builders have been settled.
The carpenters will receive thirty-five
cents an hour for eight hours a day
and the master builders can hire . non.
union or union foreman for each joh,
as he sees fit. :
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-08-07
SECRETARY SHAW ENERGETIC.
New Head Of Treasury Department
Sets Hot Pace.

New Head Of Treasury Department
Sets Hot Pace.
Secretary Shaw is the most indus
trious member of the Presidents cabl-
net. says the Washington correspond
ent OF the Brooklyn Eagle. Shortly
after he succeeded Lyman j. Gage, Mr..
Shaw startled the treasury Waterman
by appearing at the department one
morning promptly at s o'clock. The
doors were unlocked by the wonder
ing attendant. who thought that the
secretary's home clock had slipped a
cog or two.
The next day Secretary Shaw turned
I'D at the same hour, and he has kept
un the practice ever since. Few treas
ury officials are able to maintain the
pace set by their chief. The latter's
private secretary. Robert b. Arm
strong. comes nearer doing this than
any of the others. and he manages to
get at his desk somewhere near
o'clock each morning. Only once ne
reported ahead Of the secretary, how
ever The latter gets an early start.
He rises at O'Clock every day. eats
his breakfast at /. and by the time the
hands of the clock point to he is at
the department.
1t is safe to say that this Is. some
thing that no other cabinet officer has
done for more than few days at
time.
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!: Only III Ways to H. :!
3>~>@>@o~D~~~ 90 - oo0o0&

Gathered Out, 0enll
Catholics, German Refof1S u! 49,
Christ. Gospel Brethren. Gree .! !.l.|.sy
lies. 81 31B3
Helpers, Hittites. Holiness = b! N
ment (Hornerites), Huguen0tas "
manitarians. ssJ sSSss
Infidels, Jews, Jude's church. sz
Latter Day Saints Enormously n;
eral Christian, Lords Religion, LsalM'ssS
Grams. ss1s
Materialists. Marshallites. MennA
ties, Messiahites, Metaphysics
Methodists, Miciats, Millennial. DaN1
ties, Missioners, Mohammedans, D0e
nice.
Nazarenes. New Church (Sw0dens
borgians), New Era, New anA Loter
House of Israel, New Theology. Non
sectarians.
One Body. Orthodox.
Pagans, Pantheists, PhilOsophfsts,
Pilgrims, Plymouth Brethren, Presby-
| teriains, Primitive Brethren, Protest.
ants.
| Rationalists, Reformed Episcopa-
lians, Reincarnationallsts, Religion OF
/ Love. River Brethren, Roman Catho-
| lies.
S. Temple, Sabbatarians, Saints OF
God. Sanatarians, Salvation Army, st.
John, Skeptics, Sectarlans, Secular
lists, Socialists, Spiritualists, Sveni-
| Gals.
Theosophists, Thinkers, Truth Seek
ers.
Unionists, Unitarians, United Breth-
rem (Moravians), Universalists, I'm
specified.
Watch Tower, Y. NJ. c. A., Zionists
Dowieites) London (Ont) Adver-
| tiSer.
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A mouNTAlNEER's COMMENT.
Constituent Thought Senator Carlisle
Read Better Than He Looked

Constituent Thought Senator Carlisle
Read Better Than He Locked.
At the time when John G. Carlisle
was senator from Kentucky his
speeches were widely printed and
attracted a great deal of attention.
One day when the senate was in SEES
sion a mountaineer from the widest
wilds of Kentucky presented himself
at the door and asked to see Senator
Carlisle The visitor wore homespun
and leather boots and was travel
stained and dusty. He explained tha'
he had read Mr.. Carlisle's speeches
and considered them great, and had
walked more than a hundred miles
in order to see the senator from his
s.ate. Mr.. Carlisle was busy at the
time and the clerk informed the WIS
itor that he could not be disturbed
The farmer looked disappointed and
seemed reluctant to depart. Finally
he asked if he might be taken where
ne could just catch a glimpse of the
great man he had walked so far tc
see. The request was granted and
Mr.. Carlisle was pointed out to him
After brief scrutiny the farmer
turned to the attendant:
Reads heap better'n he looks,
he remarked sententiousiy. and pre-
pared to walk back to Kentucky
New York Times.
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The diversity of view on moral and
religious questions is Interestingly
and syen startlipgly illustrated by the
vsDsty of denominational opinion in
the province of Ontario. We have
been in the habit of speaking of the
Gatholic, Anglican, Presbyterian,
Methodist and Baptist, as il these and
one or two others comprised the di-
visions of religious opinion in Ontario
IL will surprise many to learn that in
our own province there are actually
no fewer than 1877 recorded shades OF
religious belief, and there may be
some still unrecorded. The following
are among those recorded:
Adventists, Agnostics, Almighty,
Ammanites (Amish), Anglicans
(church of England), Angelicals,
Apostles association, Ark of the
Covenant, Atheists.
Baptists, Free Will Baptists. Be-
levers, Bethelites, Bible Students,
Brethren. Buddhists, Broad church.
Calvinists, Carmelites. Catholic
Apostolic Urvingites). Children OF
Christ, Children of God. Christadel
| phians, Christian Association. Chris
tian Brethren, Christian Catho
lie, Christians, Christian Scien
lists, Caristian Workers, Church
of Christ, Church of the First
born, Church of God, Confucians, Con
gregationaists. Covenanters.
Daniels Band. Dests, Disciples O
| Christ. Divine Science, Divine Sect
| Dutch Reformed.
Elzeans, Evangelists, Evolutionists
Faith Heaters. Farringlouites
Fiths, Followers of Christ, Free
| Church. Free Thinkers, French
Church, Friends (Quakers).
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n. The Last Moment.
BY FRANK H. SWEET.


copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
This day had finished the loading Of
the vessel for her trip across the
ocean, and now, as the sun was sink
ing behind the shrouds of the ship to
the west, the stevedores filed in front
Of the officer who was checking off
and paying for the hours they had
worked.
AS they received their money the
stevedores passed across to the wharf
or stopped for few minutes con-
versation with each other, or with
some of the sailors who CHANGED to be
near. One of them dropped unnoticed
through a-hatchway, and slipped back
into the hold, where the freight had
been slowed. Then he made mis- way
among the boxes and bales until he
came to a narrow space which had
evidently been left by design, for it
was long enough for man to stretch
at full length in it and contained wa
ter and crackers enough to keep off
starvation for a week or ten days.
After the young stevedore had crowd
ed into it, he drew a case in front OF
: the opening to prevent discovery by
q possible prowler or inspector of the
freight.
Then he made himself as comfort
able as he could in the narrow space
and chuckled at the prospect OF
reaching the other side without cost.
He thought exultantly of what he
would do when he got there, and of
the other strange lands he would visit
before returning home. There was no
sense in people spending money to
travel when little shrewdness and a
bold face would answer just as well.
He had SO in his pocket, the sum
paid him on deck a half hour before,
but that was as much as he usually
had ahead these days. He had given
up work, except in case OF necessity;
and even the So would not have been
earned had not this trip across the
ocean been planned as part OF the
gain.
Foran hour he remained awake list
ening to the sounds on deck and exult-
ing in his own shrewdness; then.
weary with the days labor, his head
leaned forward and he sank into
sound sleep.
Late the next evening the VeSSei
was to begin her voyage, and during
the early part of the day his attention
was occupied by the sounds OF pas
sengers coming on board and OF bag,
gage and the last, consignments OF
freight being slowed away. But at
length, listening became monotonous
and even his own thoughts, exultant
though they were, grew wearisome
He was not accustomed to being alone
or to self-communion. During the past
few years, when not asleep, he had
generally been with boon companions
ION street corner. or with them he
had been in some mischief He tried
to keep up his interest in the sounds
ons deck, and think of the fun aheac
of him.. rather than of the past. Bu'
he could not; it all kept surging ove1
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Faithful 10 His Trust
John r. Wilson Will Not Leave
Brotherhood Of r eilway Trackne

John T. Wilson, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trackmen OF
America and considered by his
friends the most effective, honest and
conscientious labor organizer in the
country, has turned down an offer of
a bonus of $4,000 and an executive
position with the Canadian Pacific
Railway company at an annual salary
= of $4,000. The remarkable circum-
stances about the proposition is that it
was made to Mr.. Wilson by a rail-
road company whose striking track
men were led to victory by the presi-
dent of their organization.
The wonderful executive ability dis
played by Mr.. Wilson while handling
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Points Out Weakness
Offcol

This has been a fundamental weak
ness in all the labor organizations OF
the day that it has been my fortune
to come in contact with-want of con-
fidence in each other and in their own
officers, whom they have put forward
as their spokesman.
believe that employers of large
numbers of men, at least those who
have given the subject any serious
thought, would much prefer to deal
with an intelligent, thinking, broad
minded president of a labor organiza-
ton than with the individual men,
bars of the organization. After the
head of a great industry has been in
Conference a few times with the pres
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Council to Meet
American FEEDER alton Of Labor
Plans to Increase Membershi,

The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor is to hold
a meeting in San Francisco soon, &C
cording to present arrangements.
While the American labor union IS
preparing to invade the East to gain
recruits, the American Federation Of
Labor is making inroads into the
West, the stronghold of the rival
body, and is meeting with success.
The brickmakers of Boise City, Ida
no. have left the Western Federation
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precious to him So as the fire came
sweeping down upon his Office he be-
gan to select the books he desired
most to save.
All this is one III tale!' he told
himself, grabbing up one. No. this
is worth more-ah. there's one I've
got to have and all the time the
flames were getting closer and the
paint on the outside of the Office wall
began to smoke.
Just then the firemen began to
yell outside Come down, Judge!
Come out O that! the blamed ranch
has got to go like the rest OF EN-!
says they
Still Strive hesitated until finally
one of the boys tore up the smoking
stairway and burst open his Office
door Quick! git out @ tais! he
yelled.
Being thoroughly alarmed by that
time and still undecided. Strive turn
ed and grabbed the first book in reach
and rushed out OF the building. The
roof caved in before ne got across the
street. He stopped, painting, and
| looked at the valuable volume he had
saved.
1t was the City Directory"
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the interests of the striking maint9
nance-of-way men, his fairness, hon
esty, and indomitable pluck and per
severance SO impressed the manage
ment of the railroad company that an
outright offer of the handsome bonus
and permanent position was made tc
him.
But the ambition of Mr.. Wilson is IT,
elevate the Brotherhood of Railway
Trackmen Of America to such posi-
ton of influence that it can command
the respect the laboring men deserve.
and he spurned the offer and returned
to his desk in the Benoist building
ST. Louis, to preside over the destinies
of the organization he founded fifteen
years ago at Talladega, Ala.
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s NO one WuU WutCuAu0 HILL OwSSSi ,,
and presently grasping o rope, hcl
swung himself over the side and from
the end of the rope he dropped into
tie water.
Two hours later he drew himself
up Oh ore of the wharves. nearly eA,
heusted. but with look on his face
that had not been there for years.
Nov for Aome,' he said aloa'::
STRAIGHT for home" Then he disap-
peared in the shadow OF the gTc2:
warehouses.
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-. slipped back into the hold.

. Slipped back into the hold.
him, Fagain and again, and when he
would. thrust it away, it returned only
more strongly and persistently. Yet
he was not leaving much, after all, he
told himself, grimly; he had not had a
home for three years; he had no po-
sition, no friends, no prospects,; even
the boon companions would scarcely
INQUIRE after or regret him. OF all
the world there was only just one
who believed in and trusted him. and
Ne had not seen her TO- lhree years.
There had been months when he had
~ eyeA drought e her aor Of the lit
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bleS securely fastened, stared down
at him from above. T1e mans eyes
at last rested on fowerpot directly
over his head. from which a flaring
rose-apparently real-was blooming.
He gave a cry, and rolling over,
grasped with frenZied hands the stem
of the chandelier which came up
through the floor. The host burst in
TO the room with loud laugh. They
all do it. he cried, they fear they will
fall up to the ceiling.
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and received charter from the Inter.
national Brick, Tile and Terra Gotta
Workers alliance
The Brotherhood of Painters. Dec.
orators and Paperhangers of America
issued eighty-three charters for the
quarter ending March 81. 1902, max
ing the total number OF locals under
it's banner Cpl.
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when the mist is on the river, and the
haze is on the hills,
And the promise of the springtime all
the ample heaven fills:
When the shy things in the wood
haunts and the hardy on the plains
Catch up heart and feel leaping life
through winter sluggish veins:
Then the summons of the morning like .
bugle moves the blood,
Then the soul of man grows larger. like
flower from the bud;
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THE MORNING SUMMONS.

For the hope Of high Endeavor II cor
dial half divine.
And the banner cry of Onward calls the
laggards into line.
There is glamour Of the moonlight when
the stars rain peace below,
But the stir and smell of morning IL .
better thing to know;
While the night Is hushed and holden
and transported by dreamy song.
Lo, the dawn brings dew and fire and
the ~.pture of the song!
Richard Burton in the Atlantic.