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The daily sentinel., 1903-02-14
MEDAL CONTEST BLUEWITH COLD
Eight Young Ladies Take Part
and the One to Win First
Honors Was
MISS MAUDE CARPENTER.
The Judges Had a Difficult Job
on Their Hands.

The Demorest Silver Medal reading
cor test was held at the Christian
CO .trch last night. The auditorium
was filed with attentive listeners
among whom there were great many
small folks. The contestants were
eight in number and all young ladies
Their selections were chiefly along
temperance lines. Following is the
program:
1.-The Potter's Field,'' Maud Blais-
dell
Frances Willard. - Phoebe Norine.
"a Voice from the Poorhouse. +"
Louise Kelley.
ga Dream Ada Gourley.
''Home Versus Saloon" Pearl
Smith
''On Which Side.' Maude Carpen-
ter.
Where Is the Boy Mary Dean.
my Son Absalom.' Mary Miller.
The judges who decided to whom
the medal should go were U. G. Ra
mey, S. N. Wheeler, and z. B. Nc
Clure They retired Immediately af-
ter the close of the last reading and
remained without for about ten min
utes. Then they returned and Mr..
Wheeler as spokesman. announced
that Maude Carpenter the reader of
''On Which Side. had won the honors
of the night. Everyone agreed with
Mrs. Conklin when she said later in
the evening. she would hate to have
been one of the judges. Each of the
young ladies did herself proud. The
judges said that they regretted that
they did not have eight medals to
award and so did the rest of the audi
ence.
Between the fourth and fifth read
ings there VISA sort of intermission
which was made very enjoyable by a
song which two little ladies. Helen
Smith and vashti Coulter, sang. We
had heard these youthful iongsters iii
a duet before and when we saw their
names on the program last night we
felt our heart take distinct leap joy
wards. OF course they were good. so
good that the delighted audience call
ed them back to the platform and they
were Obliged to repeat part of their
song.
And at the close of the readings an
other Imaginable number was given.
The Sam Simons uuartette composed
of Bessie DeLong, Lucille Magner,
Clinton HAMPTON and Lloyd Campbell
told about their succession in the Sam
Simons home. Each of the small
comic artists sang a stanza and then
they all Timed in th' kors.'' Thev
were becostumed. In response to an
encore they came out again. Then
all of sudden the song struck them
as being too ridiculously funny for
anything and they withdrew giggling,
leaving fhe audience in paroxisms of
laughter.
The last few moments of the even
ing which were occupied by Mrs. Ma
bel l.. Conklin in talk on ''Charac-
ter Building" were by no means the
least entertaining. This estimable
woman fairly overfiows with encour-
aging messages for her fellows. young
and old She has the faculty of max
ing life look cheerful to people who
never saw 1t that way before. While
she keeps her listeners laughing she
has them thinking, and when she
ceases speaking it is as though some
soothing element in the atmosphere
had been removed.
The daily sentinel., 1903-02-14
A Young Man Stands on Corner
of Street and Bess for Some
thing to Eat.
THE GOOD SAMARITAN MET
And the Bessar Boy is Given a
Warm Meal.

AT half-past ten last night young
man stopped passer- by on the corner
of Main and Fifth streets and asked
for handout. The beggar's face
was blue with cold His whole body
was shivering. He had no overcoat.
The buttons on his other coat. rag
ged garment. were all off, and moth
ing but black satine shirt covered
his breast. Come with me. " said
the man accosted and led the way into
the Pastime. When they had taken
seats there. the tramp was a ,ked to
tell his story.
"That won't take long" he re-
piled. my father wanted me to
study for the ministry l did not
want to. He said. DO that or work
ON the farm l wanted to study law.
My father declared that he would Just
as soon see me enter state's prison
as a law school. In the division of
my grandfather property. the law
yers had eaten up everything. That
is what gave him such bad opinion
of the profession. Well he and |
could not agree. We quarrelled over
this noint day and night got sick
.of it and finally ran awav. That was
two years ago when was eighteen.
81 had girl in the town where /
lived. When l left home, she cried
her eyes almost out. | heard of this.
| wrote her letter and told her to
meet me at Omaha. A few days later
we were, together. AS soon as
could find IL minister We were ma :
ried. | had work then. We had it
all planned out that when we had
saved up money enough we should
both enter the state university and
train ourselves for teaching. Nellie
took sick. All my earnings w mt for
DOCTORS bills. They said she must be
taken to Denver. 1 managed to scrape
uD enough to bring her to this state.
1t was struggle after that. Last
week it ended. Last week Nellie
died in Denver. So did our little
baby only few hours old. | pawned
everything had to give them decent
burial.
"While tending to the sick one.
had lost my job Denver wa, cold.
bleak, miserable. lonesome=well nigh
intolerable for me. 1 was without
money. 1 had no place to sleep. For
two days 1 ate nothing but potatoes.
These. pard. whom 1 fell in with
and myself picked up ON the sidewalk
near commission house. We found
an old stewing kettle on a dump and
lived by camp fra built out on
Cherry creek at the outskirts of the
city At night L often awoke and
found the fire out. my clothes frozen
and the snow flying It was awful
it was awful Last Friday evening
as it was getting dark, Fred-he was
my pard-said. I've stood this as
long as | can. 1 know good field.
Pm going to use these tonight. Will
YOU join me?' He held out a small
billy and a sandbag. L cried For
Gods sake. nol' Then / ran as hard
as l could to the railroad yards. 1
jumped into the first box car that pre-
sented an open door. The train crew
were good to me. Here l am Mister.
Will you give me the price of bed ?''
Those who had gathered around to
hear the story dug their hands into
their pockets and soon the unfortunate
young man was net in immediate
want at least.
The daily sentinel., 1903-02-14

John E. Phillips, Pres.
W. j. Meyer, Vice Pres.
Max Buchanan, Cashier.
L. Wickersham, Asst. Cashier
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
GERMAN EMPoRER WILL
EDIT A LABOR PAPER
Will Try Peaceful Method to Counter
act Growing Sentiment Of Social
ism in Empire.

Berlin, April A.-The Emperor of Ger
many has finally discovered that the
policy Of oppression inaugurated by
Bismark and 30 faithfully followed up
to the present time does not control the
working class in the manner desired.
The rapid growth of Socialism through
out the Empire has greatly alarmed
the Kaiser, and after Tightening the
screws Of oppression in a vain effort
to stem the tide. he has suddenly
changed his methods and will now at
tempt an appeal to the: reason Of his
subjects through q labor paper which
will be issued by the Bureau OF Sta
tistics and circulated free among the
labor organizations all over Germany.
o (dtBooa. ythatmee o. IT,.
Editorials will be written advising the
workinemen,. from the Emporer, ,s=stand-
IA
Sue 4o seoprs a1nelio ation
ant social and Industrial conditions
The paper will virtually be edited By
the Kaiser himself, as all leading edi-
torials will be submitted to him, and
the management of the paper will be
in the hands Of men who will follow his
dictates.
The effect Of this change in the EN-
rorer's course can only be conjectured.
That it may check the growth of So
cal ism to some extent is possible,
though not probable, but leaders of
public opinion say that the motive is
SO transparent that it cannot obtain
the result hoped for by the Emperor
the suppression of Socialism.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
RARTENDERs ORGANIZE
GOOD STRONG UNION

On Wednesday evening the bartend-
ers Of this city met in Kalamazoo
Block and formed good strong union
There was a good representation of
the best men in the city present and
a temporary organization was put in
operation. Lewis Rindfuss, the nation
al organizer for the Bartenders' Nation
al League, was present and gave the
members a good talk on the necessity
Of organization. Mr. Rindfuss is on his
way east from an extended trip on the
Pacific Coast where he met with con-
siderable success as an organizer
He left Thursday for st. Paul, and
will go from there direct to Philadel-
phia to attend the national convention
Of the Hotel and Restaurant Employ
ees, and Bartenders' League.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
CLYDE STRIKE
MAKES new SHOP
DECElTFuL METHOD IN SECUR.
ING MEN TO BREAK THE
FREIGHT HANDLERS
STRIKE
Determination Pracriced in Arresting
Men for Trespassing on Railroad
Property.

The most interesting development in
the Clyde Strike this week was the en-
trance Of three Of the strikers into
business on their own account.
They are L. j. Wilmer, w. J. McFad-
den and >Vittor Julien, and they have
rented shop Of the Duluth Dredge and
Dock Co., at the foot Of 18th Avenue
West. The new firm will be known as
the Marine Iron Works, and their ex-
ceptional dock. railroad and dray facil-
tiles will undoubtedly bring them much
work. They began business Thursday
under the most favorable auspices. At
this writing but three of the striking
machinists remain unemployed. The
otherse have secured work elsewhere.
The Clyde secured the services of ten
non-union moulders this week, but it
is not doing very much work. The
union is still advising its friends to
tring their work to union shops. So
long as the Clyde Iron Works employ
its men on the ten hour basis it will
be an unfaor shop, and no friend of
union labor will take his work there.
The other shops in the city are meeting
with much success under the nine hour
day. and some of them regret that they
did not take the matter up long ago.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
COOKS AND WATERS
WANT MORE PAY

The Cooks and Walters Union wants
a new scale adopted. The girls are
earning 800 a week. They now want
$500. The men walters and cooks each
ask for $1.00 per week increase in
wages. To this the restaurants object
ed. One of the restauranteers said that
before he would grant the increase he
would close up his business and go
fishing. We haven't heard what he
has done. It is safe to say that he will
not go fishing. 1t Is too wet on the
river banks to indulge in any such
pleasure at this time. Restaurant en-
ployees work II hours week Their
present wages amount to 8 cents an
hour for girls and IL cents an hour for
men. With this they are entitled to
three meals a day.
Everyone will agree that they are en-
titled to more wages. The whole
trouble with the restauranteurs is
whether they can afford to pay the in
crease or not. It upon this point that
the question: is being fought, and it is
because Of this that the matter has
been suggested for arbitration.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
PHILADELPHIA coRRUPTioNlsTs
ARE ALLOWED TO TAKE APPEAL

PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-District
Attorney Bell was. informed by tele-
gram today that Superior Court JUS
tices Rice and Porter at Pittsburg
had granted a writ Of. supersedeas in
the case OF the, sectional school direc-
tors Of this city. convicted Of exorting
money from school teachers.
The prisoners are Thomas r.. seixas.
John Davis, Frank Brown and David
c. johnson, the latter an. intermediary,
between the directors and the teachers.
They were sentenced yesterday to Is
months ..:impri oni1lent and to pay a a:
fine of $1oo .s# 81 granting the appeal<the
superior court admitted the three pris- ::
soners first NAMED bail In the sum
zofsz;5 goo q each: gument WIN be
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
CRAMP COMPANY ELECTED
SOME DIRECTORS YESTERDAY

PHILADELPHIA, April 3o.-At a
special meeting today Of the board of
directors Of the VIM. Cramp Ship &
Engine Co., the following voting trus-
tees were elected.
e. T. Statesburg, Of Drexel & Co.,
Richard H. Rushton, and G. F. Parker,
president First National bank, New
York. The directors finally approved
the $5,000,000 loan and the $1,500,000
additional stock. The directors We're
reticent concerning the business trans
acted at the meeting but it is asserted
on good authority that all the directors
resigned and that no action was taken
on the designations. The board did
not re-organfze.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
TO QUELL. STRIKES,
Military Maps Of Big Cities are Now
Being Prepared.

Military maps OF Big Cities are Now
Being Prepared.
The Geneva, IN. " Daily Times con-
tains the following account of the mill
itary preparations which are being
made to quell strikes and meet any
passible industrial uprising:
military map of the city was COM
pleted last evening by II. DeForest Pat
terson, under the direction Of Capt. J.
George Stacy for the headquarters Of
the Fourth Brigade In Buffalo. The
original map was sent to Buffalo today.
Capt. Patterson has been working on
the map for months.
1t is in detail and shows the factor
les, shops and railroads where there is
possibility of an industrial uprising
within close proximity to each factory
and railroad there is designated an
open space or shed that could be used
as camping places for troops. The map,
locates all the stone and brick buildings
in the city which could possibly be
used as a basis of military operations.
Stone structures are designated in blue
and brick in red markings. These
buildings include the college buildings,
experiment station, schools. churches,
hotels. postoffces, the city buildings,
site Of the federal building and all other
places that could be used as military
headquarters or strongholds. In addi-
ton to these all open places Of ground,
such as public parks, the college camp
us and the driving park which could be
used for military manoeuvers were To-
Gated on the map.
Trinity Church is designatd as the
place for the location of a signal corps.
It is considered that from the top Of
the tower the widest view of Geneva,
and vicinity can be secured Of any place
within the limits Of the city. From this
point the wig -wags Of the signal corps
could be seen at the experiment sta
ton, at the driving park, at the Shears
factory and at the junction Of the Smell
and the Lochland roads.
=, The making Of this map is in COM
pliance with a special order sent out
from the headquarters of the Fourth
Brigade last April which directed all
the separate companies included in the
command of the brigade to secure as
large wall maps as the cities in which
the various companies were located af-
forded. On this map it was directed
that the above data be DESIGNATED.
The purpose Of such collection Of
maps at the brigade headquarters is to
enable the brigidier general to issue
special orders in the time of uprising
or the movement of troops. These
maps will make 1t possible. for brigade
officers to locate in time Of strikes the
exact place where the seat Of trouble
is :. and the nearest place where the
troops can be housed, and to direct
movements accordingly. =. s;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
TAKE
!. !. /. .......:T0:C0.0PERAT|0N
st IRE o. STRIKES:
asxs2R1sli !l:'II
I: ''s3 + U ABLE SUCCESS. ~-%"s - .s*ss1
Laundry, Store, Glove Factory and
Plumbing Shop Being Talked Of
or in Active Operation.

Danv1lle, Ill.,-Having grown tired Of
waiting for a settlement Of the scale be-
tween themselves and their. bosses, the
members Of Local Plumbers' Union No.
100, Danville, Ill.,, have decided to go
into business themselves on the Coop
erative plan.
The Union Plumbers Cooperative
Company has it's office or headquarters
temporarily located in the trades and
Labor Council Hall, corner Of Maine
and Walnut streets.
Supplies have been purchased, and
the cooperative company already has
$1,000 worth Of work on hand.
Columbus, Ohio.-A cooperative laun-
dry will be started in Columbus Ohio,
about the first Of May, backed by
unions of that city.
Fort Smith, Ark.-The Labor Fuel
Company, recently. organized with
capital of $4,000, 900, is to be a gigantic
coal mining company, owned and con-
trolled by union labor. J. Mallette,
Southwestern representative Of the Am
erican Federation Of Labor, is presi-
dent and "A. L. Rattere, chairman Of the
Railway Clerks Legislative Board, is
tAbS NAS~0 ~ OoAACAIs A1C uA1CIIOAS AIe
all labor men. The company purchased
$1,000 acres Of coal lands. Operations
will soon begin.
Scranton, Pa.-A miners cooperative
store will be established in West Scran-
ton. The twelve miners locals in that
part Of the city have taken stock Some
business men are also stockholders, but
the miners have the majorinty of the
holdings. :.
johnstown, N. Y.-The project of a
cooperative glove company is meet
ing with success. Nearly every block
cutter whose financial circumstances
will permit has signed for one or more
shares and it is stated that the plan
is supported by merchants not only by
words Of encouragement, but some have
taken stock. It is now decided to or
ganize a company both in Johnstown
and Gloversville, the cutters in the lat
ter. city having been offered a factory
and equipment for their use The plan
Of the local cutters is to raise 5000
and 1000 shares of stock at $500 each
are offered for sale:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
MICHIGAN IDEA,
New System Of Agitation and Propa.
qanda that Works Well.


ganda that Works Well.
The Michigan Socialists have adopted
a system of agitation which will prob
ably spread through the country since
it has produced most remarkable re-
suits: They have organized a number
circuits composed Of towns in which
there is at least one Socialist who is
willing to entertain a speaker. The
speaker talks on circuit and the col
iections taken at the meetings meet
the other expenses Of the speakers.
AS all the meetings are street meet
ings, there is no expense for halls. At
the present time between twenty and
twenty-five such circuits have been Or
ganized with. over $50 towns, and twen-
ty-eight speakers have volunteered
their services under the conditions de-
scribed above. This wok is being car
ried on under the direction, of C..J.
Lamb Of Dryden. Mich, and there is
every reason to believe that it will stir
up Michigan and carry the doctrines of
Socialism into every corner Of the state.
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weak and wicked something to do; ed
ucate and improve the species, and
every particular influence against evil
will weigh in proportion for the better
ment Of humanity. -
History repeats itself in the rise and
progress OF nations. The trend OF op-
preston and the resulting spirit of re-
sentiment aroused is toward the ulti-
mate revolution.
Discomfort is fermenting. though we'll
directed by organization, may result in
good for those who most need better
conditions. Timely education will stim-
ulate the discouraged energies and pro-
mote peace and prosperity among the
masses who labor.
How much better to prevent disease
than to attempt to cure a well devel-
oped case! Individuals lead. the
masses follow: then the men and wom-
en- of energy, endowed with mind to
direct and heart to sympathize, must
resume the responsibility, the extrem-
ity Of the times imposes.
Organization and education are the
guardian angels Of the people, to raise
S@SV AAAoJ0AA%y "a LAA~ ASAS 6OAAVA ~SA~AA
from the dense gloo mot ignorance and
eemi- -pauperis,n to the fair level of pros
perity and enlightenment; to uplift, i'm
prove and equip for fair competition in
life's struggles. and enrich with the
priceless wealth of wisdom.
The Bible says: 1T doth not yet ap-
pear what we shall be-" When once
the desire for education takes sufficient
hold on the masses, the disadvantages
Of poverty, mediocre intellect, weak
bodies-nothing can prevent the tenden-
cy toward improvement.
We think and write on this subject,
but are far from "despising correction
and ready to cooperate with any prac-
tical plan by which organization may
becomesR blessing to humanity.
Margaret Scott Hall.
Kirkwood, Ga.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
ATTEMPT 4 !! s.! USE
THE :PRE.SIDE.NI|||
ENEMIES OF: ORGANIZED -LABoR
IN LOS ANGELESe%NANTS L;A.-=@=5#
BOR UNIONS IGNORED, ~" ~"
Do Not Want Them to Participate in
the Reception to President y 4 4
Roosevelt, - : ;;

LOS ANGELES, CAL, April 3d.:
Especial Correspondence For thir-
teen years the notorious scab Los An
geles Times has daily slandered organ
lied labor. So Incorporate is it's OPP
position to unionism, that H. G. Otis,
It's editor. is regarded as insane upon
the subject. Otis has been guilty OF
innumerable petty tricks, but during
the past week he has succeeded him
self to genuine meanness. Learning
that President Roosevelt, who will be In
Los Angeles on May 8, would be the
guest Of organized labor in Montana
before coming here, Otis sought to have
the labor unions Of Los Angeles slapped
in the face by having the citizens COM
mfttee on arrangements snub the local
unions by not inviting them to parti-
cipate in the reception to the president.
But the committee, composed of leading
citizens, refused to thus insult the pres-
!dent and organized labor; and, on the
contrary an invitation was promptly
extended the officials of the County
Council Of Labor to occupy seats upon
the official platform with the president
while he reviews the floral parade to+be
given in his honor. The boomerang has
infuriated OTIS and his infamous Times
shrieks with rage. But the more he
displays his petty spite the more or
ganiZed labor is respected for the
great flght it is waging against Otis.
If every reader of the Labor World
would write letters to the following
advertisers in the notorious scab Los
Angeles Times, asking that they with
draw and withhold further natrnna 90
until they do so, much good would be
accomplished:
"Cuticura' Drug and Chem:
ical Corporation, Boston, Mass.
"Force"-The Force Food Co., Buff
falo, N. Y.
Postum Postum Cereal Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
''Peruna''-Peruna Medical Co., Col
umbus, Ohio.
''Wilson Whiskey' Distilline
Co., 100 Broadway, N. Y.
Lydia p. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. -.
TUFTS Liver: Pd1ls''-Tutt's Mfg: Co.
New York, N. 7.
"Scott's Emulsion"-Scott & Bovine
400 Pearl St., New York, N. r. ,-:s .
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill CO..
New York, N. Y. ri M
Certainly the fight being u.. made
against the sscabs Los Angeles TimexSil
the fight. Of. EVDRY union man and
every union Woman mat Nhers
80
letter aboveztteeln
advertisers? - ! S*,:@ s:zz: s. Y:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
MOODY WILL GO TO THE
COAST WITH ROOSEVELT

HAVERH1LL, Mass, April 3o.-Sec-
retary Of the Navy. Moody has accepted
an invitation Of President Roosevelt to
Join the presidential party in it's trip
to the Pacific coast and while there
the secretary will make an inspection
of the naval stations. on that coast with
a view of Strengthening them: He said
tonight that the administration be-
lieved the establishment Of strong naval
stations on the. Pacific. coast was highly
important and it is. for that purpose
that the president has asked him to
join the party. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-02
CANNOT REACH THE GENERAL.

CANNOT REAcH+THE GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, April 3o.-The dis
trict circuit court today decided In fa-
vor Of the; defendant In the, suit of
Charles AZ Dearnaud against Gen. =.
c. Ainsworth, chief Of records and pen
sion division: sof the war department,
for $4,000 damages for alleged libel
lous staternentsin asreport on Dear
nauds military record t. ..:;*s.:-5 ).
- The court sal thai 9 q report made
by the head .of ! = sovernmen ent depart
lnent {, under the provisionsa Of law, is
privileged, and even *if ac ctuated BY ma
Ice if made sin line Of duty. is not
.actionable.
Appeaal ken zto the court 5 81
;appeals.
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DESTROYED cULLoM's OLD. HOME.

DESTROYED cULLoM's OLD HOME
PEORIA, April 3o.-Fire destroyed
the birthplace of Shelby M. Cullom,
United. States senator from Illinois,
near Deer Creek in Taxwell county
yesterday afternoon. The origin Of the
fire is a mystery, although;sit is: sup
posed to have started from a defective
flue. The house was a frame building
and one Of the:landmarks Of theslocali-
ty. i. = ~ -, x -. : ~ e. 81