The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-19
ANT|-T0UCH SOCIETY:
SEEKS NEW MEMBERS.
From the Chicago Tribune: =
Chicago may have an anti-touch

Chicago may have an anti-touch So
ciety one of these days.
New York has one. and in Wash
ington, p. c., a small organization has
been formed to put an end, SO far as
the members are concerned; to the
curity to able bodied friends.
Have you ever been touched?
Have you any friends or acquaiptan-
ces who are in the habit of rushing
into your office or stepping YOU Oh the
street with: "Say, old man; can you
let me have a five spot till tomor~
rowr Or Jack, you're a hfe-saving
f f6ate tnd te I'd, ne tsn ttl pay day.
wife j. over as At 1 lie daice and s %s
Hsats a. ,efaz. ha It,
have that Fact Cts. III haven't got
enough g pay her car fare home"
Tho new anti-tooch society will put
stop to all that. H;e::{:: T..
catalogue of ali the furtive, bold, in
genious. pathetic, humorous, tragic,
hippant. swift, slow, land speculative
styles Of borrowing.
The few-there are about two-jus-
t1tlable causes for lending money with
out security will be set forth in plain
terms If a member breaks the rules
by so much as advancing 5 cents to
his own brother he may be subjected
the loan. If he repeats the offense once
he will be fined one hundred times the
sum he loaned, and the third he is
convicted Of recalcitrance to the rules
Of the society he will be expelled and
blacklisted. IS.
Pays for Funeral.
Hello. James, said a sad-faced.
red eyed individual, approaching a
kind hearted acquaintance, II suppose
you've heard?" QIe blows his nose
Heard what, Tom?'
'Why, my mother is dead"
THAT so? I'm sorry, Tom. Awful
sorry. Is there anything can do? I
know how you must feel, and
ITO tell the truth, James. there is
something you could do If you would.
I wouldn't ask anybody else. but
we'll, I've got to 90 down to Cincin-
twenty until the first Of the month,
3D.
That play often el.cits satisfactory
a month late James: meets Tom
and the latter cries; III, there, Jim
my! Very man wanted TO see. Got
flyer that amt working?'
1vu 1--WE Ing b"SAtS INV, 4Om
That's so: BY George. forgot it,
Just got back from New York and i've
been so busy
what f FUN "a p ''' tu'e!a'' 1on
no o%ny; w. To a.,a J You told me your
Dead! Why she died when I was
baby; but don't worry about your
twenty. That'll be all right. Wish
ho ~ r hol ~ ia
time for q highball?'
The touchers who work that kind OF
a game will have hard shedding when
the anti-touch society spreads all over
Chicago. Their style OF play will b,
exposed in the listed catalogue Of tn
organization and If any member "goe
against" it he will be forewarned a
least.
Touched for Lunch.
Then there is the TOUGHER who, /,
street ana says: SAY. g pick XII I'm 9i in a. a,
awfully awkward fix. Took lad,
down to lunch and never though
about paying until the meal was owe
and the check our-thirty-haven'
more than two bits-excuged mysel
to 80 to the telephone office a mil
away-let me have f1ve-I have aft;
IN my overcoat pocket at the-thanks
See you tomorrow" '"~
Of course, he don't see you tomor
row. If you join the anti-touch so
ciety you will find the luncn-and-lad!
TOUGHER properly listed and described
You will be posted on the borrower
| who has a check, but tt's-after-bank.
| Of the man who needs Just twenty-five
to make a thousand dollar deal e,
through, and the puny "a hesitatint
CRATER who has to work that night anf
| can't get along. without a. dollar fol
supper and a cigar. =@'>.~'.
! The acquaintance who: stands alone
silent, Harnorose and. gloomy till 20,
say whats the 4: lm % man 3
which Scnlrn ties iii 9 small touch VIII
agged and II listed and the mem
Der who Is ctin1ixedg n ters hat wi
tShaYeS out ofS "a,