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Evening star., 1903-12-19
CADE JOINED THE UNION.
And 1t Came About by Meeting a
Friend on Christmas Eve.

1T is singular 10 note that a great many
reductions in the pay OF workmen are made
at Yuletide." observed Secretary treasurer
James Duncan OF the Granite Cutters
National Union and first vice president of
the American Federation of Labor.
The recent notification of one of the
big steel corporations TO the effect that it
would soon reduce the wages of all en-
plOyes, save union men with whom it had a
years agreement recalls an incident which
followed a strike in Boston, Mass, several
years ago near Christmas time
''The incident in question mad an element
of human interest, and appealed more par
ticularly 10 me for the reason that am
acquainted with the two men whom 1t con-
etrned. and was present at the time. 1t
can be regarded as an object lesson, as it
demonstrates the value of a collective trade
agreement.
1t was an eve of raw and surly mood
in which down-east fog had enveloped
the hub. and the busy shoppers were in
each others way as they passed from store
10 street car with their Christmas knick-
knacks.
THE gloom on Washington street was re-
neved by glare of light from the win
dows in Newspaper row. which attracted
a large crowd. and which. in turn, caused
those who had made their purchases to
thCroughfare.
Pie alley was IN line and the sign of
the Bell In Hand looked inviting The old
colonial retreat, with its sanded floor and
ancient pictures. afforded opportunity for
reflection, in which condition Joe Bailey
was engaged when a friend, Jack Cade.
n workman of the same trade eirtered and
interrupted his reverle with an exclamation
% approval at the sight of Bailey's new
oNercoat and many packages.
Jack Cade were a coat which evidenced
the raVages of the wintry weather of sew
eral seasons. and his unkempt appearances
plainly told of the bottom 70 his pocket
book, and vacant stare indicated that TO
MIN the approaching holiday had lost its
virtue "
L. Abel & Co. did me a good lob said
Bailey, and the coat win last for years
| can afford the price now; me and the
boys got half -dollar-a-iay Increase in
pay last spring in our collective agree
ment with our bosses, and after rigging
out the others at home, l squared thinrs
by patronizing Abel & Co, a union store ;
NJ the same time exhibiting the union lahel
in the inside pocket of the garment
Christmas is not as 1t used to be said
Cade. L was one of the men who helnad
20 break the strike at Elliott's. and made
my own agreement with the boss but II
Evening star., 1903-12-19
To Thaw Frozen Greens.

From Country Life in America
Ii often happens that Christmas greens
are frozen IN transit. In such cases put
them at once into very COOL dark cellar
where they can thaw out very gradually.
Inc temperature should not be allowed to
exceed forty-ive degrees Fahrenheit.
Frozen holly is very little damaged if in
teiligently treated, but single night in
warm express car may cause it to turn
black Mistletoe and wild smilax are much
more susceptible to frost injury. The cali
fornia holly Is not member of the holly
but of the rose family 1t is not hardy in
New England, but Is worth cultivating in
all parts of the south.
Evening star., 1903-12-19

Into the lower part of the boat. ana The
mate used to threaten to blow our heads
of with pistol II we stuck our heads out
of the hatch. He was afraid we would ali
darkness.
The five of us were not allowed to leave
this prison for anything during the night.
scarcely breath OF fresh air reached us
In the morning We were made to dress
In n reclining position by the mate. who
stood over us with club and revolver.
during the long day we worked at the point
of a pistol.
and l was afraid was going to lose IL or
my whole hand I asked the contain to
let me go, saying that / wasn't fit for work.
ne re pro , sed i,e wontd do so that evening.
but refused when TIE tigue cane | abso-
iuteiy refused to work for the next two
eays ihen ne made me go AT il again
NY hhser got worse. and again he prom
fsed to let me so. Again he fooled me and
worked only under "A club
Finally Permitted to Leave.
Finally. when 1 was hardly able to wall,
ror fatigue and the exhaustion from tho
pam OF the felon on my finger. increased
by several other painful gashes | had re-
ceived at work, WIS allowed 20 GO
When asked for my wages the can
tain gave me a small piece of bread and
a dollar bill. That was all | got OUT of
the two months and a half of work that
was harder than an animal could do"
~ was iss-4Heu IIo.h me TWO men that
there are many such boats and captains
at work every season pu the Ches apeake
gathering eiie oysters that are enjoyed so
much IN This city. 1t was also learned that
men often desert. jumpin; overheard in
the dark and riskng their lives in the
water, in the hope of attracting the at
tention of passing vessel
SUPERINTENDENT Tyson said that he had
neipcd many men who come from this en-
forced work He cllin1d that the action
OF the dredging ho vners ard captains
should be investgl' T.. Jy the government
and protection given innocent persons who
are deceived into worSin.; aud made to con-
uhue whether they will or not.
Will Try to Get Them Work.
Mir. Tyson is providing for the two un-
forturates at the Municipal Lodging House
until he can get work for them.
The Institution on l2;Ie street is compare
lively new, having been started only last
August 1t is under the direction OF the
board of charities and the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia 1t is In the
nature of free employment bureau for de-
serving cases.
Mr.. Tyson said TO a Star reporter that the
institution desired the cooperation of all
the business men in the city. especially
those who could give work to wood cutters
plumbers. machinists. salesmen. l1borers.
Stonemasons. ironworkers and the like, all
of which classes of woTkmen are repre-
sented the institution list of appli-
cantS
Little books of slips are furnished by Mr..
Tyson to any good citizen of the District.
They are in most of the drug stores
throughout the city and in The n ,uds OF all
policemen. The sips serve as introductons
to the hoUsr the bearer Immediately
receives attention. 4-.
The DIG.l,,- 1dging House is gradual
ly gaining ground and increasing in useful
II iS hU no
crnment as one of the most importatU instI-
tutiOnS i'll the city.
Evening star., 1903-12-19

taken to the house and placed in the
front room on the first floor. and early
that evening the two would-be heroes re-
paired to the gruesones place.
There is no needNof this recital being
unnecessarily long, SO will relate briefly
just what occurred that night, as told in
the two young men. They took posses
sion OF the cots and had no difficulty in
remaining awake. All was calm and
peaceful until the last stroke of II
o clock by the bell in the tower of St
AloySius Church.
Then heavy footballs. as though of sew
erai persons, were heard entering the
room. noise similar to that made by
the dragging of a table TO the center of
the room followed. Next the setting down
OF -FOUR chairs about the table was dis
tiHcIy recognized.
The listeners could thereafter hear the
shuh1ing and dealing OF cards. This con-
tlnued for a half hour or more. OF
sudden followed the sound of a scutf1e.
Tables and chairs were upset, and finally
the sound and shaking indicated the fall
of a heavy body TO the floor From that
time on all was quiet. The room was
dimiy lighted throughout the night by
the rays from street gas lamp, but the
watchers saw nothing They merely
heard the sounds described and nothing
more.
The young men were on opposite
sldes OF the room and their stories as
tod the next day agreed fully concerning
the sounds. Inquiries developed that the
room in question had formerly been used
as q saloon.
"A few months after the adventure of
my friend the need of certain repairs ne
cessltated the tearing up of the floor of
that room. The workmen discovered be-
meath 1t the skeleton of man. and the
indications were that it had been there
for long, long time.
MY friend is firmly of the opinion that
Whlle game of cards was in progress in
!i1 .hat room one night in the early days of
rnyxr
payers was murdered by a blow or a
stao wound-the report of a pistol was
not neard--and that the murderers dis
the floor
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Christmas Cards

FROM the New York Mail and Express.
Ihe Christmas card. as we know il has
an origin easily traceable, and if is NOT
more than fifty-five years ago since the
nrst was designed. The artist who claimed
to be its originator, and who was. at any
rate, the first to see its possibilities, was
W. c. I. Dobson, R.A., who, when quite q
young man, in 1914. was prompted at
Christmas TO make a little sketch symbolic
of the seasons joys and festivities, and to
send it TO a friend. 1t seemed to give great
pleasure, and the next year Mr.. Dobson de-
termined to follow up the idea on a larger
scale, and by having his card photographed
was enabled to send copies to twenty-five
or thirty friends. The delight with which
they were received was so great that Mr.
Dobson was quick to perceive that he had
found out new pleasure for Christmas
Evening star., 1903-12-19
OUT OF JOB; PASSED AS CRAZY.
How One Man Caused Great Excite
ment in Statuary Hall.

."I'll never forget one Christmas day when
we had a STARTLING ana .Itorotbe, too r.,,-
;t. ,,... - o'i
isuo auu''ioh 10 the statuary collection
"ithlh the capitol walls said Captain
Kennedy, the welI-known chief of the
guides beneath the b'g white dome
..It w.. ,,o,,. -, ,o-
' ''oHs al o. hs coii'-ioe"' anu
there was never buster day about the Old
place than was created by this voluntary
dona ton The wsv il oil tnrnad o,,+ and
hou, tba fa,1o,, ,bo,,ao, =. !, - -
i.... GU W w iiis'"e an
eiesihs story at the time ana sun Ives
bright III the memory of those of us Who
happened to he acouqin.ed WITH the details
Imagine. If Won can nm a cola c,~sn
Christmas morning. the CanifoI fn,ildine
filed with a tbrone of boIid,v exrnrs'on
lists and visitors to the citv the east do mrs
OF the rotunda thrown Violently OMEN and a
man. entirely devoid of ali raiment rIIsI
madly in The Virginia statue of George
washington now jpcludsd in tha ctatuaSt,
hall group, stood at thai time N the
rotunda Rushing toward This statue the
man wild eyed and snortinp c+rurL, y nosa
Ajax defies the lightning he shn,ted
in strange accents. AS the words fen from
his lfps he struck an atti+,'dn T,hirt -
not entirely djss;miIar ia tEe clsesic fron,
which he took his inspiratson.
1T was all very we'll for s6iia, 70 daf,, tho
lightning for tbSrs y1 ,S,> =, ~ uetS .e
ticular season Of the wear R',t n,bap -
came to dafvinp tba Ca,I:tlI ,,olina +bat 80
another story - - ">'
'''Tbera were cayaraI xyor,a,, n, H. ro
tunda at the time off ~ - ttartl;no i,+,,,.
sion. They fed shrietxino sro-,, +hs nIooa
The men nresent and fyvn hI,,eIno+, .fS
itoI hobbes, ma,,o fo ~ 80, - ,pr
ground and Irhon tba1-' r,,i, -; ~
was far more enhnais,;i5o tSa ~ -, ,,-iii ,I a'S
indicated would he tha casa F0''o -''''
Once he was i'm c,s+ody +bo,a .o,. ,
wild nouent of conSec.,Tr, "m1 a
sbonld he done 7p;ti, th" f,,In, " 1Iio !" l,o
looked bnrriedI, bn,t ~. eo(ie nc
which the hit of Ii2i1. s+ r',i.r IN
tnnasad b,+ ot,,l, is ,t5 issh pe
emnIoyes wbiIe tba - fsft,. W 'tte m
Give nm tbeir oJ-arcoa+s 10, 80 'eu ~
tions 20 0-l' ="oH 0oi4ut'
Chimes vuara in a,, .,,,,,.,o ,, a.,
much resnectad Cyara ,rorrie. "l "leil t t.o
rascue No not tba actrns " ,,,t - 90 ,..ti t
woman who nsad +o ,,, ofalvI,..,,,, ny lt,lt
stand here she cbanced TO 49, - 49,
coat banair, 100 ~ 49,, ,, ils,Ho d Ills LIS
man sniaT n ar6 hosaoctaa ~ @ - :" ~
acnI,iaeced '' - "' t' io"ii ono
M Aiax fool, q a.;,, 4x; . -, -,
room and a search vs. 6as,,,i -. :" oli0
had hacoma of ~ o1nthft h IT, .T aee Wa VA
don't he bad MT "a a. -: - - 80
tai in The oonditin,l IN IT. ~, ~ tle N,ap
After n,iIo a sas vel, HE rintti,, d t1i,
n,1 The ae.ar 1,.i li-' was lou,iu
di.oI,od 49, - l P"i - iiS Hsiu cdleluiiS
Evening star., 1903-12-19
A knights Christmas.
own Topics.

FrOm IoWfl Topics.
"a. D. 1400)
hear the shrilIing hautboys sound
The thrilling drums take up the din
And through the doorway's gaping bound
A iusty. mincing manikin
Bears, garanded. the boar's head In.
The great bells clamor in the tower
Their jnblation. Down the hau
Afirth bursts into brilliant flower
Of auip and toast and lnadrigal
Noel! Scel! Noel cry all.
And yet joy thing foreaone
Forerermore In every place
Beneath the red rays Of the sun
What is Christ's mass that wrought man grace
Without the favor of loves facet
Evening star., 1903-12-19
Yuletide Reflections.
rom Town Topics.

a tVh io"h lopits
As she lung up her stockings she sadly cried.
Al! Santa Claus. il you knew
What would pleasure me most to find insidef
But how can hope that you
Can divine what l painfully strive to hide
From the prying eyes scf all
lo0keron at the gay seaside;
nun at costume ball
And you cannot give it III you would---,t
She snapped the clasp in vexat,on.
Ana before her mirror sadly stood
Regarding her frail foundation.
Evening star., 1903-12-19

She made the English life boats what they
are on the lakes today. She commenced
with the service, and for years she carried
the Thunder Bay Island crew to Week
after wreck, and always brought them and
their precious burdens home safely. / re-
member going to four wrecks in one day
with her in one of the worst gales that
had ever swept Lake Huron, and when we
came alcrgside of one of them the woman
cook said to me: My God captain she
was the most welcome sight | ever saw
How did you get here" And what well
come sight the boat was to all the poor
sailors on those water-logged vessels in
that terrific storm. Before night came they
were all in port, vessels cargo and lives
saved And so l could go on reciting from
memory .the many things that make that
oid boat sacred to me and to the crew
here: l most respectfully ask the officers
OF the life saving service that / be per-
mitted to retain her at this station as long
as she lasts
Is Carefully Housed.
The letter was poorly written, and lacked
the pathos which the writer wanted to give
it, but his meaning and affection were un-
derstood and the old boat is now carefully
housed and looked after by the Thunder
Bay Island crew.
The keeper sent along with his request
statement of the work of the old life boat
She assisted in saving life and property at
saved thousands of dollars in property and
took off the wrecks 5J3 persons
The keeper of the station prior to the
lncumbency of Keeper John d. Persons
wrote the life saving service one time that
the crew of Thunder Bay Island look upon
thel" old boat as something supernatural.
The boat became known to every vessel
on Lake Huron, and the sailors regarded
her as blessed by Providence She had
saved so many lives in such terrific storms
that she was almost worshiped.
Evening star., 1903-12-19
The Yarn Spinners.

III such a group the other day one of
them remarked apropos of Christmas that
he never expected to get one thing in par
tcular that he wanted, through the medium
of the custom of Christmas giving.
1--WE will club together and get it, if We
only knew what it is" exclaimed one of
the listeners, although / suppose that par
tlcular want is one of those gilt-edged af-
fairs that we are apt to think about when
business is good and running smoothly"
Perhaps It is because have in our
midst an unappreciated man.. chimed in
another, who is cherishing a vein of satire
that is rather slow in developing as some
one remarked about the mining operations
OF a copper company
Evening star., 1903-12-19
AMONG THE BROKERS
Noon Hour Gatherings on the Wash
ington Exchange.

Twelve o'clock each day has a special
meaning to the members of the Washington
Stock Exchange. AS a rule they then rea ch
for their hats ready to leave their offices.
or. at least, are reminded that is what they
ought to do. For according to the practice
of the exchange the daily meetings are sup
posed to begin at that hour or thereabouts.
The latter is saving clause, and that is
why the members have an interval which is
apt to be utilized in swapping experiences.
These are not of varied character, but
they are necessarily brief as the presiding
o1flcers gavel is liable to rip them off be.
fore the point is reached, at least, the al
lnlad
Evening star., 1903-12-19
What He Wanted.

What | really yearn for and have now
for several ChrstmGses past" said the
first speaker, and which neckties and
handkerchefs and even boxes of cigars
have thus far failed to satisfy is a golf
stick"
But he got no farther. With a rapidity
that indicated force of some consequence
at the center the group flew asunder and
the discontented Christmas gift receiver
saw before him, clear and unobstructed,
the way 20 his seat, which he reached
about the same time the president seized
the gavel and began the daily call of the
str jct
Evening star., 1903-12-19
From 8 A. M. Till Sundown

I'VE worked from 3 o'clock in the morn
ing until away past sundown. About 4
O'Clock we got small meal, and not until
or o'clock in the evening did we get
another. After work we were made to go
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
H. 6 R. Beers Cotton Letter.

J
 NEW. ORLEANS. July 3o.-Notwithstand,np Liverpool advices were not encouraging the bull clique ran July up Ieo points m inc In sympathy advanced I6o points shortly af ter, though realizing occasioned A break of "a on September and 367 on the other new cron months. Later in the session reports of con. tnued heavy rains in Texas doin gdamaee caused an enhancement of l4 points from the bottom on September and on the latter on- ton. Near the close values again eased off and July declined 50 from the top September l4 and the other options 667 making the net gain 40 on July and 30 on August. where as the new crop months showed a decline of 3 points. The July deal is practically closed and 1t Is evident that the receivers had m one to squeeze as the shorts delivered all the cotton that they owned Consequently as such was the case there was little or no excite ment attending the closing. Operaors how ever. are now more interested in the late months and are watching the weather condi- lions closely. It is claimed by many that the continuance of heavy rains in Texas Is doins 1900 when similar conditions prevailed ir that State and the largest yield on record was made. Therefore. they state it will be bene. hcial ultimately. The undertone seems steady and no disposition is shown to sell, as senti. ment is very bullish. As offset to this spinners eyldepce no anxiety to buy the raw arttiS! !Ahd d bFbFe fme Is going all over the worldly which necessarily means that consump- ton Is on a minimum basis. Nevertheless with the uncertainty to the probable yield of the present crop would rather buy the late months on all decided breaks with a view of 'ealizng spurts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
@. E, Pierce 6 Co.'S Cotton Letter.

iby t'r1vafe Wire From O. W. Lee & Col
 NEW YORK. July 30.-There were fine rains In the Southwest this morning and some in the Atlantic States. . But the trade appeared to pay very little attention to the showers and did pay great deal of attention to the fact tha July cotton in New Orleans sold at l4 cents while reports had it that Mir. Brown was bidding IS cents for LOGO July. without finding any sellers Of course. the price of spot cotton is at the present time abnormal But even allowing for this condition 1t Is an open question whether spot cotton would not be selling on it's merits for il1k and l2 cents a pound. We are convinced that it would not under these circumstances January and December cotton are certainly selling at a very serious discount. That is to say. the seller comedies a drain of about cents a pound in the price of spot cotton to begin with. Until we know a great deal more about the crop than, we know today this concession Is a very heavy handicap to bear operations. We do not believe that 1t Is justified We have still all the August troubles and trials and tribulations. Any sit down the first day of the month and say just surely as there is an August to be encountered just so surely will we have poor crop accounts from a great or less number of sections of the cot ton belt. The thing to he decided is whether 9% for the new crop discounts these reports. If the present price simply discounts favor able conditions there must be advance be- fore September. This is the opinion of the best men on the floor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
New York Cotton Futures.
NEW YORK. July 3o.-The ruling prices in the Cotton Exchange today as follows:
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. July 3o.-Spot cotton firm. The bull leaders who hold about all the cot ton there Is in the country say there is a good inquiry for the staple at satisfactory prices. Sales. $50 bales. Quotations advanced cent
 Immediately after the opening today the bull leaders began aggressive movement. July was the object of attack and while the advance was sensational there was little or no ex- citement about the ring July closed at i3. last night and the first bid this morning was at 3.25. Six hundred bales in all were sold at that price and prices ranging up to l4 cents when all offerings ceased, the market having apparently been entirely sold out: The bulls kept on with their bidding. finally of fering to pay 10 cents for any quantity Of July cotton offered Not a sale made on the bid. After this the bulls said they con sidered that the events of the morning had conclusively shown that the old crop was ex- hausted: if there any more cotton to be had 1t would have been brought out by the bid of | 5 cents. The trading today was very light. The list at the close showed net gains on July of 40 points and August 30. while the new crop postionS showed losses of 2 points each compared with yesterdays closing prices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
AUGUST WEATHER.

[. S Department of Agriculture,
 Weather Bureau. The following data. covering a period of 30 years have been compiled from the Weather Bureau at Montgomery Ala. for the month of August
 Temperature. Mean or normal temperature 80 degrees The warnest month was that of 1878 with an average of S4 degrees. The coldest month was that of 1889, with an average of 76 degrees. The highest temperature was I03 degrees on the 9th. 1874. The lowest temperature 58 degrees on the 25th, 1891.
 Precipitation. Average for the month 427 inches. Average number of days with 0l of an inch more, IT, The greatest monthly precipitation was lss inches in 59e The least monthly precipitation was l.o7 inch in 1877. The greatest amount of precipitation record ed many 24 consecutive hours was 2.72 inches on the 4th- 5th. S99,
 Clouds and Weather. Average number of clear days. 8; partly cloudy days, l6; cloudy days 2.
 Wind. The prevailing winds have been from the east.
 The highest velocity of the wind was ss miles from the west on the 2lst. 1898. Date of issue, July 30. 1908.
 FRANK P CHAFFEE,
 Section Director Weather Bureau.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
A. B. Baxter & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

IBy Private Leased Wire.
 NEW YORK. July 3o.-Cotton opened with put special feature except bulge in July of 35 points Support of the Winter months was withdrawn and these showed a lower ten- lency. Cables were nBlch higher. There was good deal of rain in the Texas section. and, IS yesterday. the idea that instead of rain helping the crop 1t will increase weevil. At any -ate the crop Is in such an uncertain condi- ton and the supply reduced and spinners have been so long out of the market that it Is regarded as dangerous to be short of the market. Fancy prices for the Winter months are being mentioned. Whether these will be realized not. nobody wants to be short of them. Seldom has the crop situation been so mixed and uncertain and inasmuch as We are about entering August with evidence of a big crop the chances of raising one are daily being reduced. If it should appoOr by the Au- gust bureau report that the condition has not Improved decidedly more bullshness will have 10 be adopted everywhere conditions al ways deteriorate from August to October from 8 to 22 points The market improved during he morning, but trading was slow, Sellers were keeping In the background Cables were INI2 points higher Palestine and Abilene. Tex. had big rains.