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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
In the Labor World.

The Government Printing Office fast
approaching completion, will be the larS-
est institution of its kind in the world
The wage scale, as it goes into effect
now is as follows: A days work IS to he
constituted by a run Of 100 miles CT less,
o. II hours or less. Engineers on las
senger trains are to receive $500 aiG on
freight trains 81. Firemen are to receive
81 for passenger service and S..i,' ior
freight service instead Of $1I5 ana s.,
which was formerly the pay on the best
IS aying division. Hereafter the pay IS to De
equaized as the engineers and there VIII
be no preference on any of the DIVISIONS.
The boycott that has long existed
against the Hamilton Brown Shoe Com
pany, Of Colorado, has been raised by the
American Federation of Labor at the re-
quest of the Boot and Shoe WORKERS
Union. The company comedies the right
Of it's employees to join the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union and has promised not TO
discriminate against any one who might
exercise that right It is also agreed to
meet any and all committees from their
employees and arbitrate all disputes
which cannot be settled mutual agree
ment.
The number of unemployed union wage
earners was smaller in 1901 than IN any
recent year. except possibly 1889. Inc
report states that while within the past
five years the average earnings OF union
labor have increased 16 per cent the
wholesale prices OF commodities have IN
creased &c per cent. Since 1905 the MEM
bership Of New York city labor unions
has increased 50 per cent, while the
membership in the rest Of the State has
increased 124 per cent. New York city
has q membership three-fourths greater
than all the rest Of the State put to-
gether.
Fittsburg's trade unions are demanding
q general advance. The highest increase
slSed for is by the painters. They have
| been receiving $3.50 and now want $3.50
for an eight-hour day. The electrical
workers ask an increase from 40 cetts
an HON. 10 so cents an hour. The scale
is already prepared, but does not go into
effect until May i, 1902. j. II. Darrah.
of the hosting engineers. said that his
organization would ask an increase To
SO cents an hour. They are at present
getting So cents an hour. The same pro-
portion of Increase is being asked LOT ny
most OF the other trades.
Most Of the organizations 1ncreastd
about 20 per cent. in membership from
1894 to 1901 but the metal, machiner*,
and shiphuiding Industries showed an
increase 4of almost 400 per cent. Wi.i.u
the organized public employees Increased
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
YOUNG MEMS GOOD,
ITS GREAT WORK K.
State Convention, Y. M. c. A., to
Meet in Stanton.
FINE PROGRAM Me ARRANGED
The Session is to Extcrd Through Four
D US, and a Large Attendance is
Expccted-soz,c OF Those
Who viii Speak

The State Convention of the Virginia
y,rro ,1o,.s c,,,.;,4;.. ,.s:s,.:a.s. Ill,
be held in tsaunto ss' FeDrnarv s5 lnel,-
sive.
THO c,tho,;ro ~, ,,,,,.
VIZ ~ oouoe pe iai seis
ASSOCIATIONS in the state. If is also be-
loved ,b,t o,,i,o .,t In ,++o,,a
-. d"iee iioiiicer WIN a1'ei'u
from points where no organization now
EXISTS
Splendid provision is being made to
make the meeting especially strong, and
20 TINS eHd mucn time and thought nave
been given to preparation. The pro-
Sramme will every varied, dealing with
sich topics as will best strengthen the
work. The speakers have been chosen
with this in view, Rev. Carter Helm
Jones, ID. D., pastor of Broadway Bap-
list Church, Louisville. Ky. is to make
the opening address on Thursday night,
Friday morning. Those who have heard
DR.. Jones predict captivated audiences.
DR.. George FL. Denny the efficient young
president of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, will give an address on 1.-THE In
A. Sinclair. one of the leaders on Friday
night. Several prominent business men
connected with the work of the AssOcla-
ton of Virginia, will participate.
1t is expected the opera-house will be
packed on Sunday afternoon, February
D.. of Newport News, will speak to men.
The singing at the convention will be
very attractive a large male chorus
will be led by Rev. i. II. Dldmun. OF
Norfolk; Mr.. Haddon S. Watkins, Rich
mond's favorite tenor. will be soloist and
the Virginia .Glee Club which has so de-
lighted many Richmond audiences, will
also be present
DECIDED ADVANCE.
The association work throughout the
State has shown advance in all depart
ments. and this development will be re-
ferred TO in the. Executive Committees
! report, to be submitted by Mr.. B. F.
! Johnson, chairman of the State Commit
| fee
Some of the sDecal features OF the
| growth TO he noted are the new associa-
fion at south Boston, with splendid rented
| quarters and the work of the Richmond
! abroad department in the new Main
Street Station recently opened. These two
new associations are doing excellent
work.
! The religious work. in it's advance. will
| rive occa sion for great encoura cement
! work in this department shows a mark
! cd imDroyement. The recent visit of Mr..
! fred r. Smith to several assoca ton
| nointS in the State has greatly lnten-
'''t REp E OF STATF; COMMITTEE,
Tic rcnort Of the State Committee will
| ,,co ri,-n infor,natiou concerning new
+, b,lidinrs. ono is now being erected at
| RoanolSe for the use of the city depart
| mont Three have been formally opened
! The mast vnsr-Newport News, Portsm mouth
/ ana at the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
| tuto R1acksburg- Successful canvasses
| have been prosecuted for others for the
| railroad departments at Roanoke and
| irciield w Va. This latter is on the
stte line and is included in the Virginia
named the Norfolk and Western Rail
~ Comnanv has annropriated So 900
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16
HOME OFFICE, Richmond, Va.
B. c. WALKER, President JAS. wv. PEGRAhH, Secy.

of the bear and began waving his head
and beckoninG in manner that showed
plainly enough he was inviting the bear
TO come with him and have some more.
The bear hesitated. Then he turned his
lack on duty and the thirsty deacon and
shambled after the snake into the barn.
In the rear of the barn, right out on
the floor, stood an open pail full Of the
bears favorite beverage The bear APP
piled himself to it in his hearty, earnest
fashion.
THE bear had the capacity of four
Sood men, but the pailfu was consider
able of a contract at that. In the end
he finished it. But by that time he was
far from being bear that would have
won blue ribbons at q temperance meet
ing.
LAS soon as the treacherous snake saw
that the bear was in a condition OF bliss
full inebrety, he beckoned him over to
another corner in which stood a small
can Of nitroglycerine. The bear sWayed
about over the can in manner which
made the snake far from comfortable
but in the end the bear lowered MS mead
and tasted the glycerine. Then he lappei
up every drop of the swedish stuff, the
snake looking on in an anxious bu~ sat
isfied manner.
..When the bear was properly loaded
the snake led the way out OIL tne pat 70
the road. The bear followed, but wabb.y
When they reached place where
steep, rocky bank sloped down from the
side of the road, the snake turned of.
He gave another wavy. reckoning motion
of his head. Then he darted off,
HE NEVER RETURNED.
..The bear trusting in the wicked,
trea cherous snake and filled with bis sthl
visions of more drink and sweet things,
tried to bread into a run SO as to keep up
With the snake But the best nf bears
cannot run after drinking paiiiu of
stuff that cheers and stimulates. lie
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tent at getting vacation when an idea
occurred TO Tom.

occurred 10 Tom.
MET HIS ENEMY.
Remember he called after the snake,
that bears have even more of sweet
tooth than snakes. II that upstaft bear
that humbled you the other night should
happen TO stumble when he was full OF
nitro gIycerine and whiskey he would
go in little bits to the place provided
for bad bears. And I wouldn't wonder
If this evening when You return You
could find both the glycerine and booze
in the barn
'"rom always insisted that the snake
understood all he said Maybe it did,
and may be it was only an accident
May be, as the deacon says, it was late
Anyhow, that evening the deacon
Happened to feel thirsty. There was
Ecthing unusual in this, but the worthy
CID man, being tired, decided to send
the bear down to Tom Wilson'S tavern
for bottle of liquid JOY, instead of go
ing himself. The bear had made similar
trips, so there was no reason why me
deacon should blame himself for the
tragedy which followed.
THE bear was on his way back from
the tavern, carrying the bottle in his
mouth, when right in the pathway he
met the snake. At first the good bear
vas going to crush the snake Then he
noticed that in front of the snake was
g. big cup of whslley.
1.-THE snake looked at the bear IN a
friendly way. as if inviting him to have
n drink. The good bear loved booze. or
course 1t was his duty to so right home
with the bottle to the suffering deacon
But he couldn't Withstand the tempta-
tion.
$50 he pushed the snake away and
drank up all there was in the cup Then
he picked apsthe bottle in his teeth and
was on the point of starting home.
COULD NOT RESIST.
s.I,,,t the treachcrouS snake got in front
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bear lost his footing, fell, and went With
a crash to the bottom of the rocky slope.
.'For the next few seconds it rained
good bear. The snake, too, was only a
few feet from the bear when he eXplod-
ed and he had to enjoy his revenge ID
small fragments
Deacon Todgers waited thirstily all
night for the return Of the bear and tho
bottle. In the morning he went out 10
search for both. He saw the hole in the
ground and the little fragments Of Lear
on the trees nearby. The good lea, on
was puzzled.
'I've heard of explosive tempers.' he
said in sorrowing tones, but this is the
first time ever heard Of an eNniosi!e
bear. TO think that a creature that I've
taught and cherished should leave me in
an abrupt manner and take the bottle
with him.
..It wasn't until Tom wilson confessed
that people understood what had hap
pened. Tom was grieved and sort of
vexed too.
g ITO think that any snake that I've
trained he exclaimed Indignantly,
wouldn't know better than TO be traipsing
over the country only a few feet away
from bear loaded with whiskey and
nitro-glycerine. 4"
The report OF the Bureau of Lahor sta
tistics of New York for 1901. trasmitted
to the Legislature by Commissioner OF
Labor John AIcMackin. say that in 1894
there We're reported $50 labor organiza-
tions, with a total membership of Isl, 1a7,
or whom LASS were women. In 1901
there We're 1851 organizations, with a
total membership of oT6,14t, including,
1868 women The rate of increase has
declined for the past three years, how
ever, and the recent rapidity of growth,
1t is believed, is not likely to be main.
tained. s. $50 -
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over 400 per cent. Clothing and tobacco
organizations had the smallest Increase
about 10 per cent. The largest group of
organized workmen is composed Of these
in the building trades. who make "; II
per cent OF al tia urienists Reporting
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I. L. ALFRlEkD & SON. Agents,
1908 East Main ST.

to the department.. Next In order are ths
three groups OF clothing AMI textiles.
machinery and shipbuildins, ana thu
transport trades, which together make
UT ~ per cent OF the aggregate mssn>
bership OF the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

ENDING DECEMBEE 81
N THE BOSTON DISTURBANCE coa.
PURSUANCE TO THE 1AWs OF
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
How's This7

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years. and be-
lieve him TO be perfectly honorable In
all business transactions, and fnan.
cially able TO carry out any business
obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, o. Walding, Klnnan q
Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Prices 75c
per bottle, Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
ABOUT WALKING.

A correspondent asks the editor Of
this paper for his opinion about walk
ing. As the editor never walks when
he can avoid IT, his opinion Is not
worth much
This is not walking age. The
world no longer goes ON foot very
much and when II does Il don't go on
a walk Aside from heavy draft
horse, yoke of oxen, or a mud turtle.
nothing walks, not even a tramp
Even laborlng men In cities and
school children walk but lttlo. This
Ia busy age, and their time ~ worth
too much. The editor Of daily pa.
per worth reading cannot afford to
take the time 10 walk even step.
We once saw a college president
walking along the street rubberng In
all directions Asked what he was do
lng, he said "Saunterlng, only saun.
terlng.'
Although holding $4,000 a year po
sitlon In the busiest age Of the worlds
history, this man had time 20 saun.
ter as he called H. In year or two
no ilattened out completely lie didn't
oven walk lie sauntored.
The editor of this paper hasn't time
to walk lie rides or runs. The oh.
lection to people running Is that II at.
tracts attention, aud 80 few people
run. People think "A man who runs a
great deal Is crazy.
In Japan everybody rides but the.
mon who propel the iinrlksha. and.
they rum They run an average Of i've
miles an hour, and they are the finest
men In Asia
Running is the best exercise. ltI
keeps IA man timber Women would be
far more graceful II they would not
forget 10 run. II they we're told by the
doctors 20 run, their lungs would ex
pand, their blood circulate, they would
throw away their unsanitary dress.
Tho writer always runs when he can
do so. There Ia SO much 10 see In
the world, so much 10 be done. SO
many people 10 talk with. SO much Of
beauty 10 enjoy. and SO much of good |
ness to appreciate. who would lose
Time by walklng9
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
DO THE ELKs WEAR coRsETs2

Persons noticing the fine appearance
OF the order OF Elks when on parade
have involuntarily been led to ex-
claim: "Do the b. r. o. E. wear cor
sets?"
The order that meets in Salt Lake
next month wears the belt in many 9th
or respects. and a great many persons
have been led to suspect that their
universally fine shape is due TO stays
Of some kind
Wat II they do? Many Of the mem
bers are fine specimens Of manhood,
and II those inclined TO nagsgtafr pro
portions do pad or use stiffcning sup
ports they do II TO hold their own In
the order. There is no harm IN ap.
pearlng to good advantage under any
circumstances, and Elks make their
members take an oath to look the near.
est possible Ike a man ought to look.
u will never be known whether the
Elks' ritual requires members to wear
corsets but II is certain that they are
required to wear corset fitting uni.
forms when on parade. Every uniform
Is tailor.made and corsetftted.
One reason why so many people be-
lievo the Elks wear corsets Is because
so very few large and feshy men be
long 10 the order, II is claimed by
some that II is not the corsets that
keeps them out, but because they can
not be conveniently tossed In a blan-
ket.
II will probably never be revealed
whether they wear any kind Of an alb
dominal support or not. because after
man becomes a member, not even
his wife can get him to give away the
secrets of the order. The order that
is suspected OF wearing corsets Is
about the only order that the sex who
wear corsots cannot even get side.
door entrance into yet no one uses
the ladies' 80 well as the Elks. The
problem remains unsolyed
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
Mention
Local Import

Meta Davis was granted a divorce
from Frank T. Davis. and the custody
of the minor children. by Circuit Judge
Boise Wednesday afternoon
j. W. shelton is plainuu m al.
vorco suit against Mary NJ shelton.
desertion being charged. The parties
were married at Forest Grove I'm 1882.
Richardson a Richardson are attor
noys for the plaintiff
Complaint Is being made that Ice
Mission cemetery is being dcspoiIed
ot nearly all the flowers ON many of
the graves This is particularly true
in the lot wherein are buried the early
pioneer missionaries OF Oregon. Il is
bad enough to purloin flowers from "A
door yard. but to steal flowers from
grave can only be considered a mis-
demcanor.
w, J.. skipton, ot this city, expert.
.enced am unusual accident the other
day A few days ago he raised his
arm To remove a lap robe when he felt
a sharp pain In his arm. which becam,
more or less helpless. He paid no
more attention 20 the matter for a few
days, but the afflicted member was
not restored 10 its natural condition.
and he consulted Dr. W. H. Byrd. An.
iuVestigatiou disclosed that the ten.
don had been torn from the bone oil
the arm. The accident is considered
the more remarkable since Nm. skin
ton weighs over POO pounds. and is one
ot the strongest men In this city.
leona G. Shatcr and Frank Snhoy,
today obtained a marriage license
Judge Boise refused 90 grant "A al. !
Norvc n the suit ot W. l.. Hunsaksr
rs. Mary Hunsaker.
Mamie r. Gothrup has brought sut
.or dNorce against VIM. Gothup. The
'ar'ies we're married I'm this county I'M
lctoher 1895, Plaintiff asks for tbe
ustody of the minor child. Emma n
I. Adams and g. @. Bingham app.ar
or Mrs. Gothrup
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
EASTERN
OREGON
NOT In 1T
Salem Man Tells of Advan
ages Over All

A prominent Salem business man,
who has just returned from trip
through Eastern Oregon, says that
section Of the state is a wonderful
country-in fact it rivals Western Or
egOn. But, as Is usually the case, this
Salemite returns more pleased with
the delightfully."- pleasant and moderate
climate Of the willamette valley.
The Salem merchant spent most of
his time in Union county, and reports
that county Of great agricultural val.
ne lie saw some of the finest fields
Of grain and hay meadows, yielding
enormous crops, he ever witnessed. So
cially the people are most agreeable
TO meet and stranger always fares
well at their hands. He also is con
yinccd that Eastern Oregon is a splen-
did place for any ambitious and in
dustriOus young man, since the oppor.
tunities for money making and ad.
yancement are probably more numer-
Gus there than in the willamette val.
ley.
But while Eastern Oregon may have
advantages, 1t also has disadvantages
Very little fruit can be raised and the
wind and heat during the summer
months are so severe and excessive as
to be almost unbearable. Another OBJ.
seryation made by the local merchant
Is, that large capital is usually re-
quired to engage in business east Of
the mountains. At any rate a man
with the same amount Of capital that
enables him 60 conduct a business here
in the willamette valley, would not be
of much prominence in competition
with the Eastern Oregon business
man
After summarizing all his observa.
tions and conclusions on the boom
towns and propositions of the Inland
Empire, our merchant concludes by
saying that Salem is emphatically the
best town in Oregon. We have more
building and improvements than any
Of the fast towns. Our rents are more
reasonable, and business conditions
are better In every way lie says Sa.
lem has more varied resources and
greater prosperity In store for the
many While Eastern Oregon is allI
right for a while for the bonanza"
farmer, with thousands Of acres. and
for the bankermerchant with his
train loads Of goods the great multi.
tudo Of customers are the lonely stock
herders and farm hands. who work for
comparatively small wages. At Salem
a man of small means can go into
business, and prosper with the rest Of
the community, in proportion to his in.
dustry and there Is also greater social
AS we'll as business equality Verify.
Salem is today the acknowledged peer
of the best town on the Pacific coast.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24

To the Seaside and Mountain Resorts
Tickets are now on sale at all South
ern Pacific and Corvallis & Eastern
r. r, Offices. through to Newport and
faqulna at reduced rates. Southern
Pacific trains connect with C. & r.
at Albany and Corvallis. All tickets
good for return until October 10. 1902
On June % the c. & Il. trains from
Detroit began leaving there at $3.50 a.
m, meeting the Bay train at Albany
at noon
Passengers for Detroit, Breitenbush
and other mountain resorts can leava
Albany the same afternoon. reaching
Detroit IN the evening. Tickets are
on sale from Albany TO Detroit al
$500 and from Corvallis at 1925. good
Tor return until October 10th with
privilege 70 get on train at any polnt
east OF Mil City
The Southern Pacific Company have
now on sale round trip tickets from Am
points on their lines in Oregon no
either Newport or Yaqulna with nriyi.
.gse S,, 10 return via either East or West
Slue divisions, in connection win
the C. a E. three,day SUNDAY excursion
tickets good going Saturday and 70,
turning Monday are also on sale a.
4 f, points. anu -
run Information can be obtained 40
20. 20 rates time tables. etc, by appIica,
uon TO any S, P. or c. & E. agent
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
CITIZEN
SOLDIERS
DISBANDED
Democrat t.TeIlS of the
Closing Scenes

The annual encampment Of the Ore
gon National Guard is now a thing Of
the past, and all that remains Of the
annual picnic, so far as the guardsmen
are concerned, are the memories Of
the guard house and the extremely
warm weather in which the oncamp-
ment was established. The Salem
company was only too glad to reach
home.
Speaking Of the closing scenes OF the
encampment. the Tuesday evening Al
bany Democrat makes the following
comment:
"The annual cncampment Us a thing
of the past. After a six days expert.
ence n closed this afternoon. The first
to leave the grounds were the three
companies Of the separate battalion
Of Eastern Oregon, who left on the Z
o'clock train. Among the members
was Private Mcdonald with a broken
leg At 1890 all the companies south
Of Albany, those from Eugene and
Ashland left for their homes, leaving
the dust and sunshine on Camp VIII.
llama The signal corps, a fine body
Of students Of Corvallis, left for home
on the G. & e. at 12:I5. The others
left by special train at o'clock for
the north The Albany company was
the last TO leave the grounds, when do
ing so leaving the camp in clean con
dition, with nothing but the roads and
guard lines to show for the encamp-
ment, excepting the l2Ofoot flag pole,
which will be brought to Albany and
erected at this city
Most Of the men reported a splen-
did time. There where something's,
Of course, 10 growl at Some wanted
less sunshine. They would have liked
10 have been In a grove with refresh
ing shade, some would have liked 10
have been away from country roads
etc. But altogether II was an expert
ence they will long remember and
many Of them will cherish, forgetting
the guard hours and other disagree
able experiences.
Last evening the troops were again
reviewed before big crowd of yisi-
tors, Mayor Davis had the honor Of
riding In the carriage. The review
and the dress parade, like those that
had preceded II, were Of an interesting
character.
"A second drll was given this morn,
Ing at $3.50 o'clock. lasting an hour
and a half, by the 2Gth light artillery.
of Vancouver, with field guns and cas-.
sions. II was a splendid exhibition Of
trained soldiers, and was Witnessed
by an immense crowd OF people. The
with the booming Of the
cannon, were very realistic. The ar.
tllcry tomorrow morning will pass
through Albany and cross the bridge |
for the West Side. returning home that
way.
Company G, Of this city made an
excellent showing In the markings |
made by Colonel Jackson, inspector.
general, one Of the best posted mill.
,ary men on the coast Company +.
pf Portland was given the first place.
with l73 out OF possible POO. Com.
pany G, of Portland. second place. with
ld6, and Company G., of this city. A
and G, Of Eugene. and -, Of Ashland.
He for third place, with 1860 points, In.
llcating practically little difference
between the best companies"