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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1904-01-25

m6gl sic podniesc, a MIN go po-
dniesiono, odmrozl} nogi, rece i
prawe ucho tax, re W szpitalu po-
wiatowym lekarze wyrazili oba-
we, re trzeba bedzie amputowae
obie rece, a moze nogi ucho.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1904-01-25
TELEGRAMY.

Wiede1, IS stycznia, = Dono-
sza Pesztu, re prezes minlstroW
hrabia Tisza ME widzi juz innego
sposobu zapobiezenia obstrukcyl
we wegierskiej radzie pahstwa,
iak przez rozwi9zanie izby /
zarzadzenie nowych wyborow.
Nieprzyjaciele obecnego rzadu So
zanadto dobrze zorganizowani, re
mona ich oslabic jedynie Fzez
zdziesiatkowanie ich szeregow.
Paryz, IS stycznia. : Zanosi
sic ma zawarcie traktatu handlo-
wego miedzy Francya Stanami
Zjednoczonymi. Ma zapowiedz
francuskiego rzadu, ze nalozonem
zostanie wysokie clio ma amery-
lahskie mieso, odpowiedziano we
Waszyngtonie, ze w takim razle
oblozonemi zostana Wysokleml
clami francuskie wilma. Grozba
poskutkowala mlniStrowie fran
cuscy So gotowi do ustepstw.
Londyn, IS stycznia. : Zacho-
wanie sic Rosyan w NorWegii
wywoluje w tym kraju, a nadto
w Szweeyi, powazne obawy. Ro-
syjscy urzednicy przebleraja sic
"a drwalow i rybakow, mierza
grunta, wytykaja punkta obronne
! zjednuja sobie przychylnoSt lu-
dnoSci nadbrzeznej, zapowiadajac
i'm zmiane stosunk0w ma lepsze,
jezell Rosya panowat bedzie W
Norwegii zawladnie brzegami
oceanu At1antyckiego ma polwy-
spie Skandynawskim, Te plany
Rosyi niepokoja og0l Norweg-
czyk6w, gotowych wezwat po-
mocy mocarstw, azeby ME dostat
sic pod panowanie zaborczej Ro-
syi.
Wieden, 25 stycznia. = Z po-
wodu zamkniecia w Nancy kapl1-
cy 'De Ronde", W ktorej spoczy-
waja zwloki czfonk6w ksiazecego
domu Lothringen Habsburg i
kt6ra Cd roku 1898 zostawa}a ped
zarzadem dworu rodziny Habs-
burg6w we Wiedniu, wywiazal
sic spor miedzy Austrya Fran
eva. Austrya zada odwolania roz-
kazu zamkniecia kaplicy, a mimi
ster Combes zadania tego uwzgle-
dnic ME chce. Austrya zamierza
obecnie wystosowat note do in
nych mocarstw, zwracajac ich u
wage ma niedelikatne nietakto-
wne postepowanie masohskiego
rzqdu francuskiego.
Paryz, 25 stycznia. = Pewien
officer, kt6ry powr6c1l Man
dzuryi, zapowiada, re na wiosne
przypadaja W tym kraju wylewy
w6d, uniemozliwiajac pochody
wojsk Cd kwietnia do, listopada.
Jezeli Japohczycy pred marcem
ME wkrocza do Japonii, rozpo-
czeciu krok6w wojennych w tym
roku ME bedzie mogfo bye mo-
wy. To zdanle znawcy stosun-
k6w ma Wschodzie Azyi stanowi
nowy dowod, re pokoj miedzy
Rosya Japonia ME zostanie tam
zakl6cony.
Londyn, IS stycznia. = Pul-
kownik Arthur Lynch, Irland-
czyk, kt6ry dowodzi3 oddzia}em
Boerow podczas wojny w Afryce
kt6rego Irlandczycy wybrali ma
stepnie poslem do parlamentu, 20
stall przez sad uznany winnym
zdrady stanu osadzony W wie-
zieniu. Wczoraj po po}udniu wy
puszczono go ma wolnos6 "a I'll
cencya", lecz ME rozkazu kro-
lewskiego. Wolno mu zrobic So
ba, co mu sic podoba, lecz ME
wolno mu zasiadac W parlamen-
Gle.
Washington, rs stycznia. =
Z Seoul doniesiono, ze tramwaj
linii, stanowiacej wlasnosc Ame-
rykanina re San Francisco, pre-
jecha} przypadl1lem Koreahczyka.
Roznamietniony mot}och rzucil
sic ma motorowego, uszkodzii cze-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1904-01-25

ma prZyJaclelSk llt1tyuS SeleId1d
wojsk tybetanskich 2 Lassy i ka-
plan6w. General radzil pulkowni-
kowi wycofat sic z Tybetu, O.
trzymawszy odmowna odpo-
wiedz, zapowiedzial rozpoczecie
krok6w wojennych.
Petersburg, rs stycznia. : Ia
przeczaja tutaj wieseiom, jakoby
wojska japohskie zaieiy Masam-
pho i jakoby 5000 Rosyan pre-
prawilo sic ma druga strong RE
XII Yalu. Japonia czeka cierpliwle
ma odpowiedz Rosyi. Jezeli wsza-
kze sprawdzi sic wiadomosc, re
wojsko chihskie wkroczy1o do
Mandzuryi grozi 'komunikacyi
miedzy W}adywostokiem Por-
TEN Artura, oznacza6 to bedzie
poczatek wojny Rosy Japonia
Chinami.
Wieden, rs stycznia. = Zwo-
lennicy zamordowanego kr6la A
leksandra godza ma aIzycie obecne-
go kr6la Piotra, zarzucajac mu
wsp61udziai W zab6jetwie. Tyrn-
czasem pijani oticerowie serbscy,
przychylni Piotrowi urzadzili de-
monstracye przeciw mocarstwom
spalili portrety cesarza Franci-
Ska J6zefa / cara Mikoiaja. Are
sztowano ich, lecz rozkazu kro-
la Piotra wypuszczono ma VOL
nose.
Pittsburg, IS stycznia. = Me
bezpieczehstwo powodzi minelo,
lecz mieszkahcy dzielnic nisko po-
1ozonych bardzo cierpis powo-
du mrozu. Postanowiono rozda-
wac wegle biednym rodzinom.
Kiedy wozy weglami pokazaly
sic ma ulicach, zrobilo sic zbiego-
wisko, ktore musiala rozpedzid
policya.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, IS stycznia.
= Utworzyl sic zator lodowy ma
rzece Susquehanna. Ma przestrze-
nj 3o-milowej, miedzy Sunburg
Creary, przedstawia sic rzeka
jak wiellSie pole kry lodowej. Pod
Catawissa, przy moScie utworzyla
sic bryl lodu wielka CORA. w
Bloomsbury utworzy1 sic zator
40 stop wysoki, ktory zepchna1
most o 5 stop ze zwyk}ego polo
zenia. Obawiaja sic lada chwila
zerwania mostu.
Washington, rs stycznia. = w
Milwaukee wskazywal termometr
IS stopni nizej zera, w La Crosse
26, W Superior SO. w St. Paul by
10 wczoraj rano SO stopni nizej ze
ra, lecz w poludnie termometr
podni6si sic II stopni. w Du-
luth, Mimi, byl dzien wczorajszy
najzimniejszym dniem W roku.
Termometr opadI do 81 stopni nj
zej zera. w Ely, Mimi, opadl do
AZ stopni. w Detroit, Houghton,
Burlington, Omaha i Kansas City
byl mrog podobny do chicago
skiego
New York, rs stycznia. = Jak
sic oIazuje, leompania "Iroquois
Thetre" zostala tutaj inlorporo-
wana kapita1em 100000, lecb
akcyonaryusze wp}acili zaledwie
$1,000. Poszkodowani przez polar
w teatne interesowani ME powin-
nj poszukiwat swych STRAIT ma
kompanii, lecz skarzyc moga po-
jedyhczych akcyonaryuszow, Cd
powiedzialnych do wysokoSci ta-
kich sum, ma jake zakupili akcye
kompanii.
Washington IS stycznia. =
Podczas ostatniego przyjecia w
Bialyn Domu, prezes sadu mai
wyzszego Fuller i sedzia najwyz-
sly Harlan doznali upokorzenia
re strony prezydenta, Kiedy we
sill do sail przyjec, Roosevelt
zwrocil i'm uwage, ze pierwsze1i-
stwo pred mimi przysiuguje "a
granicznym dyplomatom. PAM
Fuller zapowiedziala, re rodziny
najwyzszych sedziow i ich przy-
jaciol ME vienna udziafu w balu,
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1904-01-25


dniesiono, odmrozll nogi, rece i
prawe ucho tax, re w szpitalu po-
wiatowym lekarze wyrazili oba-
we, re trzeba bedzie amputowae
obie rece, a moze nogi i ucho.
Kto bedzie odpowiadaa3
Dzisiaj wieczorem zapewne Ia
kohczy sic sledztwo koronera w
sprawie katastrofy W teatrze Iro-
quois. Dotychczas przesluchano
200 Swiadkow, praca Gala jest
prawie skohczona. w biezacym
tygodniu prawdopodobnie costa
ME ustanowiona specyalna grand
jury celem zbadania why,
wzglednie postawienia w stan o.
skarzenia r6znych osob W czasie
Sledztwa koronera obciazonych.
Zdaje sic, re tych os6b bedzie ME
mniej, niz u, a mianowicie: y
Komisarz budowy George Will
hams. y Szef stray ogniowej
w. H. Musham, 81 i 4) Harry ].
Powers Will ]. Davis, zarzad-
cy teatru Iroquois. 5) Thomas J.
Noonan, zarzadca biznesowy tea
tru. 6) Ed Loughlin, Inspector
budowlany. y Julius Lense, IN
spektor budowlany. 81 Hughes,
inspector budowlany. q William
Sallers, strazak, ktory ma popo-
ludniowych przedstawieniach byi
odzwiernym. 1o) Cummings, Gle
sla sceniczny. ny Nc Clusky po-
mocnik poprzedzajacego. 12)
George n. Dusenberry, zarzadca
audito a teatralnego; mial klu-
cze Oh " &C w kieszeni. I3)
William Nc Mullen, opiekujacy
sic sztucznymi ogniami. 14) Will
liam Dunn, naczelny elektryk
kompanii teatralnej. 80 Victor
H. Tousley, Inspector elektrycz-
nych urzadzeh. 16) ~ Marc
Klaw i E. D. Erlanger, urzednicy
kompanii teatralnej.
Zdaje sic, re rada mlejska ma
dzisiejszem SVEN posiedzeniu u
chwali, kiedy ktore teatra moga
zostat otwarte, jakotez pod jaki-
mi warunkami. o lie slyctac, ma
dzieje rychlego bardzo otwarcia
moga mice teatra: Auditorium,
Garrick, Bush Temple. Peoples,
American, Chicago Opera House
Studebacker.
Pozar w grnachu nasonskirn.
w jednym najwiekszych
gmach6w ma swiecie W tax
zwanej "masohskiej swiatyni" ma
rogu ulic Randolph i State, one
gdaj po po1udniu wybuch} pozar
niemalo przerazii okoso 5000
os6b znajdujacych sic pod6wczas
w budynku. Pozar byl dose gro
zny poczqtkowo, ale szybkie jego
ugaszenie okolicznos6, re Mkt
w MIN ME zostal ciezko uszko-
dzony, swiadczyla, IL jest gmach
istotnie ogniotrwaly i ze zycie
tych, lstorzy W MIN sic znajduja,
przez pozar ME jest zbyt zagro-
zone. MIN jeszcze nadeszla straz
ogn1owa - nadeszla bardzo
szybko - juz u strumieni woody
aparatow znajdujacych sic W
budynku zalewalo plomienie, a
konduktorzy elewatorow bez
trwogi, a oglednie szybko zwo-
zil1 ma dol bez ustanku mnostwo
os6b zatrwozonych: ME odstra-
szal ich dym i pozorne niebezpie-
czehstwo. Ia to tez kazdy z Mich
otrzymai zlota dwudziestodola-
r6wke Cd zarzadu domu.
Pozar wybuchl ma 5 pietrze W
salach flrmy R. Friedlander and
Co., trudniacej sic wyrobem apa-
ratow prominent x. Ma budynku
zrzadzil pozar szkode zaledwie ma
$1,000, ale ma towarach kilku
firm okolo $4,000; strata samej
firmy Frledlander and Co. podo-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1904-01-25
Apotyt R0syi ma NOrWogiQQ.
W Tybecie natrafaja Anglicy na op6r
Erjobijcy sabsGy paIa portrsty Madze6H euop9jskGh
D KoREANCzYK0W Ma AMERYKAN0W.
ye sedzi6w naIwyzszyoh do prezydenta ROOseVeta'

czona przez Japohczyk6w bedzle
bardzo powaznym materyaiem
militarnym i moze zawazyc ma
szali wypadk6w W Azyi wscho-
dniej.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

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day Call offers $50 for the submitted each week by West
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With the of after his
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immediately publication published
Sunday following the iudPng of the weeks
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dorsed George w. Julien for President
of the United States. A State conVeh-
ton of the same body met in June,
1872, but the records at hand do not
show what. if any. action was taken
to further the candidacy OF Brotner
Julien.
The latter gathering was prooaoly
n phase of the politico-labOr agitation
that swept over the State in the year
IS72 At this time a body known as
the Labor Party of the Pacific Coast
came into prominence. a State con-
vention was held and platform
adopted, among the provisions OF
which were these: Eight-hour sys-
tenn of labor: anti-Chinese legislation.
and the "disenthralment of labor by
the equalization of the wages of labor
with the income of capital
Another organization of this period,
which seems to have had more prac-
teal. if less ambitious. objects. was the
Mechanics State Council. formed for
the purpose of perfecting the eight
hour movement. All mechanics were
eligible for membership upon signing
the pledge, which read as follows:
II have signed my name to this
pledge and thus become member OF
the Eight Hour League. l do pledge
my sacred honor tI1at when the Me
chanics' State Council shall fix time
for nv trade to commence working
eight hours n day. | will quit work
ING at my trade until my employer
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the abolition of the prevailing system
of dividing labor into four or five
classes and for the establishment OF
two rates of wages. l. e., So and 81 80
per day for first and second class
miners, respectively. and for the aboli-
ton of Chinese competition with white
labor. The. result of the miners strike
is highly suggestive of the saying that
history repeats itself" The militia
was called out, and the strike was COM
promised. contemporary newspaper
report informs us that the San Fran
cisco militia companies engaged in
maintaining the peace and dignity of
the law at Amador are deserving of
credit" From the same source we learn
that the strikers gained little and lost
much" although they had the salts
faction of knowing that the mining
companies were placed under heavy
expense"
The general conditions of the State
New York World as a singular COM
bination of circumstances-labo for
ever on a strike. as ii were, and land
held almost in feudalism." This con-
dition, according to the World. lis
quite enough to account for the de-
cadence of California which for some
years past her electoral figures pre-
sent
In 1871 a branch of the National
Labor Union League was formed. This
body had political ambitions. 1t in
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me the swish of her starchy skirts
sounded like splasheS OF rain against
a window.
With the stew in front of me and that
pallid fiim-fiammer seated in her orig
inaI chair, the picture of unconscious
virtue and innocence, my first feeling
Of fear gave way to indignation border
ing on wrath. Did she take me for a
lobster? Well, / should hope not; but
all the same she had me going for
while. Whether or no the lady kept
cook didn't matter three boots in the
hot place so far as was concerned L
never had monkeyed with oysters save
at church sociables at Mudville, where
everything was square and aboveooard-
To find that passive bivalve used as
medium of deceit annoyed and disgust
ed me. And the bold trick of that
brazen Mrs. Bunk bred in my tender
bosom a distrust for the sex which en-
dures to this day.
The oysters were good. After throw
ing in the warm poultice I produced
roll fit to choke a canary bird, gave
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tice is through the ballot: that individ-
uals can be of little service to each
other, except by uniting in associations
and nledging ourselves to stand by and
help in the various efforts of reform. ("
Another resolution was adopted con-
demnatory of the course of Messrs.
Canovan, Wrinkle and Story in opposing
the appropriation of $3.50 per month for
the Mechanics Eight-hour Labor Ex-
change, and declaring that the mem
bers would not in the future support
either of these gentlemen FOR any pub
lie office.
The Clerks Early Closing Associa-
tion was organized in 1870. At first this
body met with much success 1t was
able shortly to report that the mer-
chants had determined to abi9e by the
early closing rule. However, the
movement met with a reverse two
years later. due largely. according to
all available records, to indifference
and lack of harmony among the clerks
themselves.
In 1870 the Workingmen's Protective
Union was formed. This body adopted
resolutions on the subject of Chinese
immigration; also petitioning the
Southern Pacific Railroad to employ
free white labor.
At this point we note a marked
change in the condition of mining, as
illustrated by a strike of miners in
Amador County in 1871. The members
of the Miners Labor League struck for
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13
6(, ron and OFF the Breed Wagon
BENG Hord Tales and Does of an 1oE
~ YSAlNxA By Charles Dryden

the jolt produced by the unparliament-
ary conduct OF Mrs. Bunk Why should
she act that way Food ever has been
and always will be the same to me,
whether prepared by chef. proprietor.
general manager cashier or fiOOrwalk-
er, so long as the viands are properly
cooked The world was new TO me then
and everybody and everything IN II
strictly on the level until bumped into
Mrs. ]. Bunk Of Omaha. Neb. BY that
one false stroke she forever queered my
faith in females and the sincerity or
their motives on any proposition Wnen-
ever the gentle passion fiickered in my
heart, which it sometimes did, there
came a warning vision OF Mrs b. and
her bunkO oyster stew. and / at once
grew cold and frosty toward the sex
Can you blame meT
No one ever saw a male caterer pull
of any such fool performance; it isn't
in him. Man is prone 10 pride in dual
ity without duDlicity on the side Wit
ness scores OF little eating joints in
every city-mere Sits in the wall, most
". Row Of stools at one side OF the
counter: range. grub and gear on the
other. A fat slOb of bilious aspect, IN
cap and apron that used 10 be white,
cooks and washes dishes in full vieY OF
his victims and glOries in his verAttl-
itv. Sometimes the dew OF strenuous
endeavor mingles with the cuisine; but
what OF that? There is no attempt 70
deceive. to create an impression OF aD-
sent quantity. and the entire process Is
conducive to calm serenity of mind and
unimpaired digestiOn-fOr a few years
at least.
/ have made much OF this boiled
ovster incident because, coming as II
did at the very threshold OF my YOUTH
full career, il put me up IN the CLOCK
for the time being. There was i, a lone
some boy, far from home. willing 10 De
a friend to any one who would befrlend
me. and dependent upon the laDor OF Oh
nv hands and feet provided I hit IL
right. The first human with whom i
came in contact was woman VINO
should have been a mother 70 me- IN
stead she handed me gold Orlck Win
a spoon in il. leaving me melancholy
rrev 10 suspicion and moody distrust-
The proper study OF mankind is man.
II is the women who keep US guessing
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shall accept eight hours for days
work. or until the council shall release
ne from this obligation L VIII
promptly attend all general meetings
Of the league that may be called by the
council and will abide by and support
its rules, regulations and bylaws
The year 1878 marks the beginning Oh
the epoch. of organization and federa-
tion upon purely labor lines 1t will De
n,.ted that UP to this time most OF the
labor bodies were formed as much Tor
political as for economic purposes IN
the latter year the Representative AS
sembly of Trade and Labor Unions was
organized. 1t was understood and ul-
timately declared that no subject OF
political or religious nature snoulu De
discussed or acted upon at the meet
ings.
During the ten years preceding the
establishment of this body a number OF
crafts had been organized upon as
tinctively trade union lines, among
which may be mentioned the tronmold-
ers. organized in 1859. and the cigar
makers. organized in 1874. A large
number OF these bodies affiliated with
the assembly, which did much enectlVe
trade union work during the few years
OF its existence.
In 1885 a new central body was
formed in San Francisco under the
name of Federated Trades Council OF
the Pacific Coast. AS indicated by us
title. the new body claimed jurisdiction
throughout the coast territory, posi-
ticn which was justified by the then eX-
listing condition of labor organization
in the Pacific Coast States San Fran
cisco was the headquarters OF num-
her of unions having branches extend
ing throughout the locality named.
Among these were the Sailors and the
Brewery Workers unions Practically.
therefore. the Federated Trades Coun-
Gil formed during the first years of it's
existence, the sole means Of uniting the
widely scattered labor bodies OF the
coast under one directing head
Like its predecessors, the Federated
Trades Council had its ups and downs
It carried on a persistent and in the
main successful campaign for the ad-
vancement and protection of white un-
ion labor interests. particularly In the
cigarmaking and boot and shoe indus
tries. A notable legislative achievement
due TO the work of the Federated
Trades more than to any other body
was the passage Of the Australian Dal-
lot law. In general the Council OF Fed
Grated Trades exercised a marked infiu-
ence upon the character OF the factory
and other forms of industrial Legislation
enacted since the period OF its estao
nshment In 1888 the council affiliated
with the American Federation Of La
Dor, relationship which has beer
maintained continuously ever since
Under the pressure of various circum-
stances the strength of organized labor
now began to decline The year lSSl
was signaiized by the establishmeDt oi
the Manufacturers and Employers AS
sociation. which body waged vigorou:
warfare upon organized labor. In lss'
this body publicly announced that Il
had destroyed every trade union in Sar
Francisco with one exception. namely
T---ogra nhical Union No q. Thi:
claim. althouch an exaEgeration, wa
justified in the sense that the labo
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movement had been forced to assume
the defensive.
As a means Of rehabilitating the un-
ions the reorganization OF the central
body was determined upon According
" in 1892 the present Labor Council was
established. The history OF that body Is
well known to the present generation OF
readers. Inheriting. as it did. a rich
fund of experience. the Labor Council
has sought. and with marked success.
TO avoid the causes OF failure on the
part OF its predecessors, with the result
that it is to-day probably the most ef-
fective central labor body In the United
States. At present there are 122 unions
affiliated with the Labor Council Thesa
bodies contain a membership Of 10000
and are represented by 365 delegates-
These figures ares OF course, EXCLUSIVES
Of the unions unaffiliated with the La
Dor Council, which probably number
100 or more, the membership OF which
would bring the total up 70 $1,000.
This sketch. being primarily a review
Of the early stages OF labor organiza-
ton in California. is necessarily con-
fined in the main 10 the records OF San
Francisco. A detailed account OF the
conditions in this respect as they now
exist or as they have existed for say
twenty years past would. OF course. in
clude every considerable city and town
in the State. The leading trades IN Los
Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland and otn-
er localities have been organized Tor
many years. The number OF unions IN
the leading cities and the total member
ship of organized labor throughout the
State is estimated by the state Bureau
of Labor Statistics as follows; Number
of unions-San Francisco 2I2, Los An
geles 6s. Sacramento Y. Oakland oO'
total number OF unions in the state 500
Total membership OF unions in state.
10000
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chucked caution to the winds and de-
cided to risk eating something, even
before making my debut as an en-
ploye.
on the rounds of the town 1 had
located in a side street swagger cafe,
Mrs. j. Bunk, Prop AT the curb
stood an inverted wooden wedge in
blue adorned with this legend:
Meals Is cents and Upward" which
direction l have since learned is, or
should be, the natural course of meals
taken at that price. In the show
window a small pink china pig was
mired to its knees in a plate of un-
cooked beans-a subtle lure set by
Mrs. Bunk to entrap the Boston tour
ist.
On pushing open the blue door a
bell tinkled above the portal and /
glanced back TO see who was ringing
il. The interior Delbeano was 4
gaunt room harboring a few tables
and portholed partition at the back.
through which the ambushed cook
There were two vivid works of art on
opposite walls. One was the likeness
of a fat man. inscribed II Eat Here"
His partner on the other side. a hag-
gard gentleman, who looked like Mr..
Dante, did not eat there, according 10
his epitaph. Where he did replenish
his inner being will forever remain q
mystery to me. Below the thin man
hung a business motto. mo Trust No
Bust" worked in red worsted on per-
forated cardboard.
While. noting these appetizing spe-
cialties l became conscious of hu-
man presence in the room. AT "a table
in the rear sat a razor-faced female
of middle age gazing fixedly at me out
of snaky eyes. Her face was without
expression save the black sparks that
glowed at either side of her beak. AS
she looked at me l tried to look in
another direction and failed. Once
made a bold point at the NO Trust.
No Bust" poem, but fearing this effort
to appear natural might lay me open