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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02

que1tfQns OfS fSdn1pOrtanceH await
tho calm lilBeri,a te ==conside Iteration of
the delegat4 Every local iii the State
organized on trade, union, principles is
urgently requested to be fully .repres-
scented by its most active and best
qualified members: -
/. Many. advances have, been made dur
ing the *past*:@year. Organization has
progressed steadily. Wages have been
increased. Hours have ben reduced
Recognition has been secured. Con-
ditions formerly .irksonae have been
modified. Permanency of organization
has been established.
The attention Of many wage workers
not yet organized, has been attracted
to the advantages gained, in which
they have not shared, but who are pa
tiently awaiting the opportunity to
Join forces with our movement as
quickly as we can give our attention
to organize them.
To our fellow trade unionists in the
r. R. brotherhood we would suggest
that, in order toxavoid conflict with the
Grand Lodge constitutions. it would be
advisable to organize railway mems
clubs at division and terminal points,
and send their delegates from such
bodies, in order to enable them to join
forces with the Federation along Leg
islative lines, and SO unity our efforts.
Delegates should be selected at least
two weeks previous to the convention.
and their names sent to the secretary,
w. E. McEwen, Duluth, MINI.
The Federation is deliberative body
for: the consideration OF measures calcu-
lated to benefit the working classes.
The sessions are. but of short duration.
and as it is necessary to expediate busi-
ness, it is expected that all resolutions,
bills, memorials, etc, will be either
typewriter or:tprinted in duplicate, at
the expense OF the. organization inter-
ested, before turned over to the sec
retary. y
The Credential Committee will meet
on Sunday. June 7th, and it is neces-
hands OF the secretary on time.
The matter of railroad and hotel rates
will be announced later. Every union
will be: notified. of such arrangements
that can be made.
Enclosed are blank credentials in du-
plicate; when your delegation is chosen,
fill them out; deliver one copy. to- the
head Of the delegation, to be by him
presented to. the: convention when he
arrives; mail, the other at once to the
secretary at address given below:
= Any further information desired will
be furnished cheerfully by the secre-
tary.: + ~ Z " *=z4..s. IL s|. Il .~s ..
Also enclosed find per capita state
n1ents for fourth quarter, beginning
May 1909. :;a @x< 81: g.. :. s~ %
Every union should remit promptly
as no. credenti tials will be received nor
deleg ates$ seated unless the dues OF their
unionare paid In IL II. < t .; ~ !
4 Trusting + sunio viii be: rep:
resented, s.. sS. :.
ours fraternall y
Iresiden IT,;
0uIlth MINI
feEyVI Sec. treas.
ollntl !l abor World.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
MEN GET THEIR DEMANDS.

: April .30---The threatened
strike Of the !, 900 members 81 the hat.
and shoe workers union in Chicaepo 81 Was
averted today aby the manufac ctnrers
agreeing 70 the demand of tie: men,
who had asked ! nine hour =d ~. ~.
without redncti ion@ IA ma fs sss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
COMPANY MAKES ASSIGNMENT

KTTAN1NG, Pa, April so:-The
Kittaning Electric Light, Heat & Pow
er. Co., has assigned to the Armstrong
Trust Co. The assets are said to be
$4,000, and the liabilities close to $780,
600. The assignment caused much ex-
citment here al many Of the prominent
business men are directors in. the COM
pany. 1t said that the stockholders
composed entirely of Kittaning people
will lose every cent invested in the
plant. =. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02

/: :Conven-
ton iesotass tate Federation
ots been Issued: The
convent q. be the greatest
g'atherin ever held in Mimi
essota. 5,ipuiatttof the; labor
nlovene iIn1e assures il the Of
nceerrs. er 8, 80 : large at
tendance I1onsention The fol-
lowing I HE
5#;:5 II s. Duluth, Nay i, 1903.
81 Tho cantrrall bodies, trades
unions adnstri anfzations
within the Z8di inneassto ta. greeting.
Yousare not ined. that the twen-
ty-nrst Conve ion ofTsthe Minnesota.
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will be held
in. Little 5:Falls l0Ho; clock. A. NJ,
June. .sth. i and S1lth,. 1903.
: 5.AlISthe ffiliAted DETERMINATIONS are
requested toA send Athetr full quota of
adelega tey Iiie those not taft1liating in
the past are e,.arnestly invited to
represented the coming conven-
1ti9 tion: The representation shall
be- ee 1p t1efeK for# each twenty five
n5embers.orS ma5pI 14ction thereon, but
no s}ory be entitled to a.
greater nun han i've:
= organizatioiis that have w. seeded from
national or in tional bodies will not
be allow ed.repfesentation or given rec
>ogniti
The IsVenue Il, N % the Federa,tion 't,1b at, is de-
rived from. ma anf1llation fee oe $1.oo
PAYABLE Oh enttran anadra per capita
tax :et,snt per month for each
member thsxs organization affiliated,
the per capita; paid at the begin
nine ats=the: call of the
seorstax ss1les.of Central Labor
Bodies re per delegate. -
zOrsanlxed labor Minnesota now
embraces Soysr local trade and labor
unions those rosters 80, 600 names
ntiaIs:1to5I dsaH the: attention, Of
the the zeloquenrtcet Of ii
these snsure, sstnspire activity Tor
i'll rI order to
realize. ilanta ses this power owe
and .in4l1 omplisf Tor tlle
Wags onZ the Sc NUT
In-
/ iianesot state
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one letter rs the 3;aiabovesteIn
advertisers? < .* : # NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Smash the Machine.

In the next three working days this city will decide momentous and far reaching issue. It will either endorse or repudiate machine government, em- bracing the numerous employees of the municipal institution, and their friends and supporters. All told, these em- ployes number about five hundred, living in almost every street, and if they can be consolidated into an ef- fective machine they can control any election, and popular focal govern ment will become a myth here as it already has become in many other American cities. The city machine IS today the chief reproach of our sys- tenn of government. On account of it municipal administrations in this coun- try are pronounced a failure, and on Monday next the voter will either give or refuse his approval to an eYtension of the system to thiss city. If the mayor can demandfa third term, the unwritten law sis broken down, and he can go on re-electing himself in- definitely.
 Shall this be? The question is up to you, and you,an elector of this prom ising city, must decide it next Mon day. You can not shirk or evade the real essential issue. It is an issue that will not down. Once break down the anti-third-term rule, and you have removed from our politics all obstacles to a machine and repeated elections of officials by themselves, for them selves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Many Railroad Rumors.

There is still some doubt as to the future control of the Frisco system, but the better opinion seems to be that the Rock Island has secured it. The Chicago RecordHerald, usually accurate and well-informed, goes so far as to give the details of the terms by which the control of the Frisco passes to the Rock Island.
 The Rock Island was already one of the great systems of the country, possessing 5000 miles of track, and if the 'Friscos 5000 miles have been added to it, including the Pore Mar cuette lines, it will control 14,000 miles, making it possibly the greatest system in the country. It is also said that the Rock Island and Santa Fe are to be practically combined, and if this be so then certainly we have at our doors, even in our midst, the chief railroad system of the country.
 But whether the Rock Island or the Southern be the purchaser of the Frisco, we need an arm of the Illinois Central in this district, and the Com mercial club should take steps to in vite such an extension at the earliest practicable moment. We cannot af- ford to let this town and district lapse into the condition of Nashville or At lanta, but we must hold it up to the Memphis standard. We will soon have as much navigable water as Memphis has and when we have the Seaboard and Illinois Central, and Rock Island, Memphis will have no chance to crow over its superior rail- road facilities. It has the Gould sys- tenn, but it has not the Seaboard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Steel crossties.

q notice that authorities of the United States Steel corporation are quoted as saying that many of the railroads of the country will be using steel ties within the next five years" remarked a railroal ot- ficial.
 Tt will be a great thing for the rail- roads, because s0O00,0 wooden ties are now required annually in this country and many roads are having difficulty in being supplied.
 "Steel ties. will be cheaper in the iong run because a wooden tie never lasts ove. eight years. It is estimated that steel ties will easily last from twenty to twen- ty-five years.
 The chief objection to steel ties here tofore has been their lack of fieXbllity, which caused greater wear and tear or, the rolling stock, but the Carnegie com pany has been experimenting and believes that steel tie that is as flexible as wood can be produced. If the exeer,- ments are successful, the earnings of the steel and iron companies of the country will Q greatly increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND
 THE U. s. S.0GOVERNMENT
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star
 '"rhe treasury department recently had to dispose of the seventh day adventist question: explained a war department official to Star reporter, land now the war department has the question of Christian science and the Faith cure be- fore 1t for decision, and in way that a decision must be arrived at. It came about on a peculiar request of lady clerk in the quartermaster generals office in connection with sick leave. It appears that she has regularly, like a number of other lady clerks, taken advantage of sick leave as an excuse for absence, and that it has always been allowed. During the past year the lady in ques- tion has become a believer in Christian science, and so strong a believer that she is never sick any more She now re- gards sickness as something that is en- tirely unnecessary and altogether out of the question, for her at least. While she was making up her mind to her present belief she seems to have forgot ten that In doing so she was cutting herself out of sick leave. which time, it appears, she usually took for doing her shopping and having her dresses and other clothing made which she wore when she was enjoying her annual leave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Political Smoker.

A smoker which smacked decidedly ot the political - municipo-political - was given at the Eagle hotel last night by number of persons interested in the race for chief of police.
 In issuing invitations it was expressly stated that the event was not to be in the nature of boost for any par.ieu- lar candidate but merely an occasion where guests could gatne" and 'njoy themselves for few hours.
 About 200 persons were present and a number of speeches were made. The Hon. II. B. Abernathy acted in the ca paeity of master of ceremonies.
 For those who responded to invitations to be on hand toothsome repast ot sandwiches. salads etc, was spread to say nothing of refre shments of rl)re liquid character.
 Good cheer held sway as the minutes sped by. An orchestra, introduced as "a bunch of Sousa's special artists" added to the delectatlon of those who came to smoke and talk politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

sort te mandamus, or injunction. When a railroad refuses to obey an order of the commission, the fact shall be reported to the attorney gen eral to bring a suit, and the burden of proof shall then be upon the rail road. If the suit relate to over chaIg ges, and it is decided adversely to the railroad, then the railroad must refund all such overcharges to the person. aggrieved. Such cases are to be a special order in the supreme court when carried there by appeal, having priority over all but criminal cases. The penalty for demanding or accepting rates other than those pub l,shed is not less than $1 000, nor more than s5,000 Suit for such penalties are to be brought in the name of the state, and when penalties are record cd they are to go to the common schCol fund. All remedies named Tn the act are declared to be cumulative.
 There is more of the handiwork of Mr. Starr of Selma in the bill than of MT Waddell of Scale, and MT. Starr has Grawn largely on the well-known bill of Texas. The bill as it stands is all exceedingly stringent measure, far
 ou;Tunning in that respect the Georgia railroad laws, and it will be apt to discourage the construction of ailIoads in this state unless the peo- pie are very prudent in November,
 1901, when they go to the polls to elect three railroad commissioners. TLree conservative, prudent and in telligent men will be much needed at that time-men with broad minds and a comprehensive grasp of the trade conditions of the state The eff ciency and value of the bill turns in fact on the wisdom of the people at the polls at the next general election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Audacious without impudency, learn. ed without opinion.
 -Love's Labor Lost.
More InsuIar Decisions.

Justice Gray is dead, and Justice Shiras has retired, thus taking away two of the five justices who held in the Philippine tariff cases that the constitution does not follow the flag that there may be colonies to which only such rights go as the mainland sees fit to bestow The four justices who said in plain terms that the con stitution is supreme wherever Ameri- can sovereignty extends are still on the bench, namely, Chief Justice Full Ter and Justices Harlan, Brewer and Peckham. The views of Justices Day and Holmes thus become of deep in- terest. Justice Day opposed at Paris the acquisition of the Philippines, and Justice Holmes is a man of rare in dependence of thought. Either can turn the scale in the great court when a new insular case comes up.
 In an article in Scribner's Magazine, Justice Brewer calls attention to the fact that many issues will come up in insular cases. Under the orders of congress and the President trial by jury has been abolished in the Philip pines. salthougA the constitution de- cleres that eveV accused person shall be tried by aNpetit jury Will the edict of congress hQld good? That is but an example of at least a hun dred issues that are yet tp come be- fore the supreme court, and the posi- tions that Justices Holmes and Day will take becomes therefore verSN in- teresting The constitution may yet follow the flag, and the indignant liar Ian may yet be vindicated. AS things now stand, no one knows what the status of Porto Rico or Hawaii is, and they cannot know until a well-ground- ed decision is rendered by the court a decision that is not based on conflict ing reasoning as the one which Jus tices Gray, Shiras, Brown, White and Kenna handed down in the tariff cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
HUNTSVILLE AND BIRMINGHAM.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
 The business men of this city are deeply interested in the proposed direct railway connection between Huntsville and Bir- mingham. They are satisfied more dl- rect line between this city and the min eral district will result in almost ines tlmable benefit to both sections. It was determined at a meeting or business men some time ago to push the work of secur- ing rights ofFway, and now Judge Rich ardson has introduced a bill in congress authorizing the construction of bridge across the Tennessee river under such regulations as may be prescribed by the war department. One by one the impedi- ments are being removed. and before long some one of the great railway systems will take advantage of the opportunity to link two progressive communities together with q direct line of railway. With con- gressional authority to build the neces- sary bridge and with rights of way from the river to Oneonta, the proposition will be tempting to the great Louisville and Nashville system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27

Tt Is against the principles of Chris- tian scientists to admit for a moment that there is any sickness or that there shall be. This .he lady in question found to operate decidedly against her. for to admit sickness was out of the question, and not to claim 1t was the loss of thirty days each year which she had always secured in addition to thirty days of an- nual leave. In a talk with the chief of her division she put In a claim for a leave outside of her annual leave giv- ing as a reason that as she did not be- lieve in sickness she could not claim any sick leave, and yet did not want to lose the rights that other clerks had The answer was that if she was not sick she could only have her annual leave, and that the law made no provision for Christian scientists or other unbelievers in sickness, and that there was no leave that could be given in exchange for sick leave The lady said she regarded this as unfair to Christian scientists, and that she would not believe that any depart ment of the government would insist on such a ruling. She was then advised to present her claim for a leave outside of annual leave in writing, so that it could be authoritatively decided. This she has promised to do, which will bring up the question for decision by the war depart ment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
Secret Orders.

"The recent installation of grand United States popularly known as the Chinese Freemasons. has aroused inter- est in the question of the connection be- tween the Chinese mysteries and the Masonic body" said a learned Knight Templar 'Alluslons to Chinese Free masonry appear periodically In the news papers, though according to the Cyclo- paedia of Fraternities there is no such thing as Freemasonry among the Chinese.
 '"The only Masonic lodges in China are in the foreign concessions at the seaports. Their membeShip is composed exclusively of others than Chinese and they are con- ducted under foreign warrants. The rites of the Chinese secret societies bear some resemblance to those of the Freemasons, which accounts for the popular supposi- tion of connection between the two. The similarity, though more apparent than real, Is remarkable, in view of the an- tiquity of both and the impossibiity of either to have been patterned after the other.
 China is filled with secret societies, most of which have for their object the overthrow of the T'sing dynasty, with a pretended benevolent purpose to veil the political significance of the organization. The most powerful of these societies, the Kolao Hui, numbers more than 1O00,000
 "The Cyclopaedia of Fraternites con- tains an account of an initiation ceremony at a Chinese lodge in Spokane, Wash, at which four white men, Freemasons, were present by invitation. The lodge repre- sented benevolent branch of the Kolao Hui. There were references to the 'im- mortal three,' circumambulation, four stations at which questions were asked and answers returned, kneeing on crossed swords, tea drinking. burning incense, traditional season of refreshment and signs in which the head and hands were raised; yet the Occidental Masons present were unable to detect anything that re- sembled the Masonry with which they were familiar.
 'The same authority gives this account of the secret signs used by the Triad society, which was al the bottom of the Taiping rebellion:
 NSAipSiS "iNpN iait ohi ShNSiilS house, and then proceed with the left foot first When sitting they place their toes together and spread their heels apart They also recognize one another by the way they place their tea cups on the table and the manner in which they hitch their trousers Their motto Is Drive out the Tartar" Treason is punished by looping off the ears of minor offender The final punishment is beheading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
A PEN PICTURE OF MORGAN.

From the February National Magazine.
 Sitting within ten feet of J. Pierpont Morgan at the Ohio club banquet at the Waldorf Astoria, I could not help think ing of the power represented in that one fist when he struck the table with his hand in approving applause. His short cropped gray hair. sparkling dark eyes, shaggy brows and his bulldog mouth gently shadowed by dark moustache- there was man of international renown and power, and perhaps, one of the greatest flnanciers the world has ever known. MT. Morgan has a way of grip ping the big black Mexican cigar which he smokes (no banquet brand for him), rolling it around in his mouth-blowing out the smoke with the force of loco motive, grasping 1t between first and sec ond fingers-even in the repose of the banquet hall. These are some of the minute mannerisms which mark the man who plays for any stake short of the unt- verse. His keen eyes followed the speak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
uP.To.DATE NEW YoRkER's WAY

From Life
 a. m. Jumps out of he'd.
 S:Ol. Bath and shave
 SOS Dressed.
 S1o Bound downstairs to breakfast s15 Bolt breakfast and read headlines. Say "yes" and mo" to wife four or five times.
 S:21, Sprint to elevated.
 S25 Wait one minute for train and swear at delay.
 $50. Rush into office. Dock three clerks for being three minutes behind.
 to 12:3O Do a great business. Tele- phone eight times dictate 400 letters see ten men.
 12;34. Hurry to restaurant.
 12:36. After waiting nearly 50 seconds to get waited on, cram down sandwich, piece of pie and a cup of hot coffee Time wasted in doing so, one minute and thirty seconds.
 12:42. Back at office.
 12.5O to G. More business. Telephone twelve times. see eighteen men, answer four telegrams and write 15O more let ters.
 615. Rush to elevated to get express. See 1t coming in distance and jump four steps at time. Last man in.
 645. Run upstairs to room. Strip off business clothes in three minutes. Pull on evening clothes in three minutes more 652 Fums because dinner is two min utes late
 6:54 One hour at dinner Awful bore Fidget all the time. Guests.
 7.53. Smoke.
 B. Theatre. Leaves wife at second act to go to club.
 $40. Hearts at club.
 10.15 Hearts too slow. Change to bridge.
 12. Home, and meet wife on stairs. Kiss her goodnight and jump into bed. Dead to the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-27
AN ENDOWED THEATRE IN N.

From the New York World.
 A preliminary committee has been form- ed by the American Dramatists' club to further plans for an endowed theater in New York.
 Neither the plan nor the purpose is triv- ial In a recent public speech Herr Con ried, the newly chosen manager of the Metropolitan opera, truly said that ma tional theatre" should be:
 school of etiquette.
 A school of history.
 A school of correct enunciation
 Above all. a school of moral conduct.
 This is not an overstatement. The sloy- enly speech of many of our leading actors ill compares with the perfect enunciation of visiting French players trained in a rigorous school. Historic accuracy In staging and eostuming is far more neces- sary than tinsel. Right conduct is powsr- fully taught in many plays which even now contend for public favor with the Drama of Dirt
 great theatre, conducted not for gain, but as an agency and artistic education. needs only wise mana cement to justify it's cost.