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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
FEW SW TSHl)PS.
RESULTS oFAeiTATloN IN NEW YoRF
- 49, -,. BY UNION LABOR.

Progressive, LeE1slat1Oa - The Low
tistlcs Gathered By the state Labor
Bureau. .- So ~.
John McMackin, commissioner Of la
Dor of New York state, has submitted
10 the legislature the annual report of
the bureau Of labor statistics.
The report includes the results of an
inquiry into the earnings Of home
workers in New York city tenements. A
summary Of the report follows:
Recent Investigations conducted by
the United States industrial commits
sion and other official bodies have re-
vealed a decided change in the condi-
tion of the unorganized workers in the
clothing trade and similar pursuits car
ried on in the tenement districts of the
great cities. The old time "sweatshop''
in the dwellings of the poor has we'll
nigh disappeared in consequence of
the legislative policy initiated In this
state In 1892. An act Of that year
amending the factory law made unlaw-
full the employment Of any but imme-
date members Of the family in a work.
room in.any dwelling. The effect Of
this law was to divide tenement work
places into two distinct classes-the
family workroom in the dwelling and
the workshop In q tenement building,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
GEMS IN VERSE
The Druxaxner's Dreau

TIE OEVn1eF'a Dream.
4 little room in q little hotel
In little country town.
On little bed with q musty smell
A man was lying down.
A great big man with q great big snore-
For he lay on his back you see
And a peaceful look On his face he wore.
For sound asleep was he.
In his dreams what marvellous trips he
made!
What tremendous bills he sold!
And nobody failed, and everybody paid.
And his orders were al good as gold.
He smiled and smothered q scornful laugh
When his fellow drummers blowed.
For he knew no other had sold the half
OF what his order book showed.
He got this letter from home one day:
Dear sir-Weve no filter term
10 use In your case than to simply say
Henceforth you are one Of the firm
And a glorious change this made in his
life:
He now from the road withdrew,
And really soon got to know his wife,
His son and his daughter too.
And then he moved from the obscure nat
To q house on the avenue;
Lived swell. was happy. got healthy and
fat,
Respected ana wealthy too.
But with a thump. bang. whane. thump
again
The landlord stood at the door.
''1t's purity nigh time for the 6:10 train,"
And the drummer's dream was DER.
Utica Observer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
Unions ana the Church.

. unions and the Church.
Secretary Wilson: of. the United Mine
Workers addressed the Methodist min
listers Of Indianapolis on the subject,
Are the Trades Unions Opposed to the
Church II 80, WhyY MI. Wilson
said:
Trades Unions are not opposed to the
church. Trades unions are, organized
for q given purpose by men who have
4 common interest In that line, but
whose ideas diverge greatly in other
lines, and they should, not permit the
use Of their organization to antagonize
their religious opinions. There is lust
a. large q percentage Of; nonunion
workmen who do not attend the
churches as there is of~trades union
lists. There. t. q widespread sentiment
that the sympathies Of the church have
been on the side Of the employers and
against the employees in the industrial
conflicts that have occurred in the past.
which has found expression in senti-
ments such as Servants, obey your
masters" BE contented with the con-
dition in life to which it has pleased
Almighty God to call you," etc.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
A Busy Year.

The present year will mark an epoch
in the history Of organized labor il the
plans Of the various labor bodies over
the entire country materialize, says the
Washington Star. In nearly every prin-
cipal city In the land many labor or
CARNATIONS have notified the employ
ers that an increase in pay will be
looked for during the coming spring.
Washington is no exception, many To-
cal employers Of union labor having
been requested to consider such prop
osition.
Sheet Metal Workers union No. IL,
to which nearly every sheet metal
worker and timer in the city is af11l-
lated, is among the latest to inform To-
cal employers that new scale of
wages will he inaugurated May l. Ac-
cording to information the union metal
workers and timers expect to have
their pay raised from s. to $3.50 per
day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30

male. home workers were 500 Tor The
first six months Of 1902, but nearly
two-t thirds Of them (96 out Of 1917 were
skilled workmen (tailors employed IL
making the entire garment). The aver.
age earnings OF male home finishers.
who had an average of one helper
apiece, amounted to only $213 for the
six months. This was supplemented BY
outside earnings Of other members Of
the family, 80 that the total family in
come of male home f1nishers amounted
on the average to $258 in the first half
Of the year 1902, which was further In
creased to $274 by the letting OF lodg.
ings, etc. The custom tailors averaged
1913. 1891 with outside work and S348
with income from board and lodgings),
while journeymen tailors averaged
$40 Tor $4O2 including outside earn
tngs Of other members OF the family
and $433 with receipts from boarders
and lodgers). IT, =
The great majority of home workers
being women, it is especially impor-
tant to- consider their earnings. The
average Income, Of 823 female home
workers In the hrst six months Of 1902
was $8s. or 1920 weekly. Even this
figure IL advanced BY the presence of 4
small number Of WELL paid skilled
workers., the average for the home In
iahers alone being only Sc. II, which ID
equivalent to $3.46 for each of The
twenty-five and three4quarter weeks Of
actual work, or $3.03 for each week ir
the period. Moreover, one in four Of
these women had helper in her work
1t is well known that these home I'm
1shera receive from to Z cents fol
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30

home workers. vas thirtt y-seyen years.
This was also the average Of the home
6nishers, while the artificial flower
makers averaged only thtrty-three
years. =Z "..z s G:ss ~
OF 168 male home workers 60 were
Germans, - Italians and 18Amer1cans.
Most Of the Germans reside In Brook
Ign. OF 852 female home workers SIS
were Italians, 1876; Germans and 1876
Americans, other nattonalities being
feebly represented. The predominance
Of the Italians among makers Of arrl-
fetal flowers was especially marked.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30

A. Once In Nay.
Place ut my side tho purple gioWtno
Tho years last roses. ere they fad4
away.
And lot VI nit and whisper. love, togsth>r.
~ once In May.
Give No thy hand and let mo press n
Nor heed lest others see nor what the,
say,
And case on me. love. ~ thou vert wont
70 fondly
In lifeS sweet May.
While every graves aglow with autumn's
roses
Come to me, sweet. on this appointed
day,
And as thy head upon my breast reposes
Well dream OF May.
John Bernhoc.
The Plodder's Petition.
Lord, let me not be too content
With life In trifling service spent:
Make me aspire!
When days with petty cares are filed.
Let me with feeting thoughts be thrilled
OF something higher!
Help me to long for mental grace.
To struggle with the commonplace
daily find.
May little deeds not bring to fruit
A crop of little thoughts to suit
A shriveled mind.
] do not ask for place among
Great thinkers who have taught an4
sung
And scorned to bend
Under the trifies Of the hour:
! only would not lose the power
| To comprehend.
! -Independeut.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
ne MORTAL OAv.

OAvs
This day is sacred to the memory of
the heroes who ffered themselves as
sacrifices that freedom ana popular
government might live and bless fu-
ture generations. The debt we owe to
those brave men can never be paid in
full, because il is incalculable. But
we can and should express our appre-
ciation in every way possible. Some
OF them are beyond our reach They
sleep under the sod of southern battle
fields or in cemeteries all ov. this
land. But their graves should be
decorated, not alone by their COM
rades but by the people generally, as
an example of patriotism to all, and
especially to the rising generation.
And let US all resolve to take home
to ourselves the lesson of patriotism
taught by these honored dead and by
the grayhaired veterans still with US.
We may not be called upon to die for
our country. Every patriot hopes no
such occasion will arise. But we can
live for our country; live to make it
better, by unselfsh devotion to duty,
by carefully studying the questions
submitted to US as citizens of our CON-
munity, state and nation, and acting
thereon as our best jud yment and con-
science tell Us Is right. Thus shall
we best show our appreciation OF the
grand work of the veterans we today
honor, and show them that their work
was not done in vain.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30

1t is very old game the car is play
1ng-the confidence game. He talks of
peace. He engineers a peace confer
ence, but meanwhile. aghast at the
idea Of war, he drives his troops into
Aanchuria and, despite written agree
ments, quietly asks, what are you 90
ing to do about itY'-Philadelphia In
Quirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30
SATURDAY, MAY 80. 1908.
Platform.

For direct !ssae OF money by the government.
For public ownership OF railroads, express
service. telegraph and telephone lines, and
public utilities In general. * ~"
For direct legislation.
For tax reforms 81
For county option on liquor question In Min.
neSOta.
For thorough common school education In
fundamental branches as against university
system fads. ,.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-30

MONEY TO LOAN on improved farms
1T S per cent at tho First National
BANK. 24tfb
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MONUMENT TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE EXPLORER
body David
thirty Beneath
two y>azsl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
MAKING A TOUR
OF GOLDEN STATE
President Visits a Number of Cities
and Will Reach San Francisco
Tomorrow.

Pajaro, Cali May 1.-THE presi-
Dental train left Belmonte at S this
morning. \ stop of 10 minutes was
made here. The president made a
brief address
San Jose. Cal. May 11.-From Pa
iaro the president went to Santa
Cruz, where the party remained until
noon. Several thousand people
thronged the streets. \ brief stop
was made at FELTON,, and San Jose
was reached during the afternoon.
The president was rendered an ova-
ton. He was shown the most famous
orchards and vineyards in this section
and warmly expressed his apprecia-
ton of the Santa Clara valley. At
Santa Clara the old Jesuit college
was visited. At Campbell, where a
large number of fruit growers and
farmers had assembled, the president
spoke a few words. The school chill
dren of this city were reviewed in
front of the Mckinley monument in
st. James square. Tonight viii be
passed by the president in his private
car at the station here. Tomorrow
morning he proceeds to San Fran
cisco.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
BILL WAS LACKING In
DUE DELIBERATION
Says Gov. Yates of the Senate Meas
ure Which He
VetOes.

Springfield, Ills, May 11.-Governor
Yates has vetoed the senate bin pro-
viding for the examination, registration
and licensing of nurses of the sick,
and the regulation of institutions
which graduate or confers degrees or
diplomas on nurses and the graduates
thereof, by this state board of health.
Governor Yates in his veto says he
does not believe there was due delib-
Grafton in its consideration and pas
sage, and because it is not consistent
with the general policy of the con-
stitution. He objects especially to the
section which provides that examina-
tions shall be conducted by the state
board and three graduate nurses to be
appointed from nominations submit
ted by the Illinois Association of Grad
uate Nurses, a society which is not a
state board and over which the state
board or health has no control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
EIGHT SCALDED
AND CRUSHED
Two Fatalities Probable and Almost
Miracle That ANY
Escaped.

indianapolis, May IL. - One man
was killed and seven We're injured.
one fatally, by the explosion OF Iarge
boiler at the Indianapolis hominy mills.
The explosion came without warning
and its cause is not known. Leo Wiley,
19-year-old boy, was uninjured by
the explosion or the falling debris. He
was the only person in the engine and
boiler rooms to escape.
The dead man is Charles Bowers, a
fireman. scalded to death. The injured:
Ernest Shelton, badly scalded will die;
A. e. Klingensmith, engineer, scalded
and bruised, badly; Paul +. Sturm,
bruised and burned; William Melon
aid, badly injured; Robert Ennans,
bruised and burned; Frank Starkey,
burned about head and body; Eugene
Hutchinson, cut and burned.
The nine men penned in the engine
room were Pngulfed in Il binding,
burning cloud of steam, and an in
slant later were crushed by the fall
ing boiler, brick, iron and other de-
bris. The tall smokestack which the
ten big boilers fed fell moment after
the explosion and its crash could be
heard almost as far as that of the first
explosion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
STREET FIGHT AT xAzoO CITY
Some Best Citizens Get Out Their Guns
and There's Two Dead Mon.

Yazoo City, Miss, May 11.-A des-
perate street fight took place here be-
tween L. a. and L. NJ. Kelley, on one
side, and r. +. Birdsall, editor of the
woo Sentinel, and his two brothers-in-
law, Gibbs and Doyle Dorsey, on the
other. L. A. Kelley was instantly
killed by a bullet through his heart,
and his brother was dangerously
wounded. Doyle Dorsey was also ia
tally shot, and died later. The trouble
grew out of politics. I. y. Kelley
was circuit clerk of the county.
Owing to the excitement and the
large numbers of friends of the Kel-
leys coming into town, Sheriff +. C..
Wilson telegraphed Governor LonginO,
who ordered out the YazOo Rifles, tele-
graphing Captain +. II. Luka to report
TO the sheriff under arms to protect
the prisoners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
LACERATED BY BULL DOGS
Two Automobiles Chased Mile, Over
taken and Terribly Torn, and
Nearly Killed.

New York, May 11.-After wild
race of mile with two ferocious bull
dogs, both of which won prizes at the
recent bench show, Horace Munger, a
student and well known athlete at Co
lumbia university, and Harry Arnold
while speeding on an automobile near
AIilburn, y. J., were overtaken by the
animals and terribly injured. The flesh
on the arms and legs Of both young
men was lacerated and fear is enter
tanned for the recovery of Munger.
Only for the presence of mind and
courage of James Dixon, an aged gate
tender, both the young men probably
would havebeen fatally injured. While
the fierce animals were tearing their
victims Dixon rushed up to them and
with revolver killed one outright and
drove the other way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
SCHEME OF FIENDS
To Blow Up a Big British Liner
at New York
Harbor.
INTERNAL MACHINE DISCOVERED
Suspected Work of a Secret Society
Thrown in the
River.

New York, May 11.-An internal ma
chine connected with 100 pounds Of
dynamite was found in a box on the
Cunard pieu According to the expert
opinion of fhe superintendent of the
bureau of combustibles the box was
found and put into the river just in the
nick of time to prevent it from eX-
ploding and demolishing the pier and
the. Umbria, which was alongside and
about to sail. The box was left at the
pier in an apparent attempt to have
it placed aboard with the baggage of
the, passengers. The Umbria sailed i
few minutes after the box was dis
covered. and all on board were in
ignorance of the attempt to place an
internal machine aboard the vessel.
The discovery of the box was due
to Il letter received ut police headquar-
ters stating that the Malta wanted
to show what it could do and telling
how to find the box. The letter also
said that this was the first and last
warming and that the intention was tG
drive the British flag out of New York
harbor. The society, the letter said,
asked and gave no quarter.
A Powerful Machine.
When examined it was found that
the fuse had been on fire and that it
would have exploded on the deck in
u few minutes. No one believes the
Malta has anything to do with the
deviltry, but the general opinion is thar
the signing of the Italian name "PietrO
de Martini and the claim to the name
Mafia are for the purpose of putting
the police on the wrong track. Had
the machine gone off on board the
Umbria it would have blown her bot
tom out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
STRIKE HASTENS THE
REMOVAL OF PLANT
Firemen of Hammond Institution
Quit and Precipitate
Action.

Chicago, May 1.-THE plant of the
Hammond Packing company, at Ham
mond, Ind, has been ordered finally
closed. The machinery will be re-
moved and the buildings razed. 1t was
the intention of the company to re-
move to Chicago late this summer, but
a strike of firemen, which was consid-
cred unwarranted, decided the officers
of the company to order the immediate
dismantling of the plant.
The firemen struck for higher
wages, and although offered the same
wages as firemen are paid in Chica-
go they refused TO accept the offer.
The company employees. 1000 persons
and its payroll amounted to more than
$4,000 a--week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
Daddy Hog Was "Mark Hanna"
DOES NOT COMMIT HIMsELE
Cleveland Simply Says He Is Not "Desir-
GUS" of Another Race.

Athens, Ga, May lin reply to a
letter from B. F. Holder, Jr., editor
of the Athens Banner, in which was
given the result of poll of the bust
ness men of Athens, showing strong
sentiment for the nomination of Cleve-
land, and which contained this ques-
ton: Are you now considering or
would you consider making the race
for the presidency next year ON the
Democratic ticket?'' EX-President
Cleveland writes as follows, dating at
Princeton, \. j., May 6, 1908:
Dear Sir: 1 thank you for your
letter of the 4th inst, and for the
editorial clipping from your paper
which accompanied it. / cannot fail
to be gratified by the kindly express
sions which frequently come to me in
these days from all parts of our coun-
try, and l desire to thank you for
your loyal support in the past and for
your exceedingly friendly expressions
at this time. In answer to the ques-
tion with which you conclude your
letter / can say no more than to assure
you that at no time since the close of
my last administration have l been de-
sirous of carrying the Democratic
banner for the fourth time in presi-
Dental contest"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
CANNON TALKS OF
THE EXTRA SESSION
Speaker-to-Be of National House
rendered Reception at
Lincoln.

Lincoln. Neb., May IA largely at
tended reception was rendered Repre-
sentative Cannon, of Illinois, at the
home of Representative Burkett. Can-
non will be the guest of Burkett until
he leaves Following the reception
there was a diners in Cannon's honor,
attended by limited number.
Cannon said it was his understand
ing that President Roosevelt would
call an extra session of congress TO
begin the week of Nov. 8. He said it
was too early to discuss the measures
which would probably come up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
TRAINS WRECKED
ROUNDING A CURVE
Three Passengers Killed and Eight
Seriously Injured in
New York.

Utica, n. Y, May 11.-Three people
are dead and eight others are seriously
injured as the result OF Il head-on col
lision between two passenger trains
on the Mohawk division of the New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road, at Nelson Lake, in the Adiron-
dacks, between McKeever and Fulton
Chain. The accident is the worst in
the history of that road, and the dead
ars as follows: Frank ii. Foulkes, con-
ductOr; William YerdOn, fireman; John
lynn, newsboy-all from Utica.
Conductor FOulkes was standing on
the platform between the passenger
and baggage coaches and was crushed
to death. YerdOn, who was a fireman,
was scalded to death. Glynn was
standing on a platform and was buried
beneath the cars. The eight injured
persons are in hospitals. The condition
of Engineer Plato, of this city, is pre-
carious, and it is feared that he will
die. The wreck occurred near the sid
ing at Nelson Lake, one of the sharpest
curves on the road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
PARRY LITERALLY sUBsCRIBEs
To the Fund for a Union Labor COnven-
tiOn and Explains His Position
on That Question.

indianapolis, May I'D. NJ. Parry,
president of the National Manufacture
ers' association, gave liberal contri-
button toward defraying the expenses
of the National Switchmen's conven-
ton, which will begin here May 1S.
When surprise was expressed Parry
said:
II am not opposed to organized Ia
Dor, and never have been. l am op-
posed to the methods by which organ
lied labor is conducted, and all of my
utterances have been along that
line. 1 shall continue to hold the
same opinion of the methods of
organized labor that have al
ways held My donation was
not a move to make friends with the
unions, nor retreat from my position"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11
STRIKE SEEMS STRENUOUS
Train DeraiIing and Shooting Man . Feat
ure of That on the Mobile and
Ohio in Tennessee.

Jackson, Tenn, May 1.-THE strike
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad now
on in this city is assuming alarming
proportions. One man killed, two
trains wrecked and business badly tied
up is the result of one day in Jackson.
About a. IN. Chief of Police CASTOR
and his force were called to the Union
station by the officials of the road on
account of wreck having occurred
there, alleged to be the work of the
strikers. A fish plate had been laid
between the rails of a switch and an
engine was ditched.
At IL a. IN. VIII Yarboro. a young
man, was shot and killed on the tender
of his engine. The train on which
he was killed was manned by Captain
Pringle, bridge foreman, and his
crew of negro hands. South of Jack
son the negroes were run off the train
At the request of the strikers the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad company has
prepared a request that the state
militia be ordered to Jackson at once
to protect the rights and property of
the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-11

so cordial and intimate nature that
Senator Villas, perhaps better than any
other man in the entire west, speaks
with knowledge of the situation. Sena-
tor Villas hasrecently visited the Cleve-
land home in Princeton, and passed
several days in the company of the ex-
president He has also recently corre-
sponded with Cleveland, but neither
the visit nor letters received dislose
any purpose on ex-President Cleve-