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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
Dad Cooper's Flying Machine
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the whole contraption popped up to the
roof
Whoa, ding bust We. whoa!' yelled Dad.
But it didn't whoa worth cent! There
was ripping and splitting of shingles, a
sudden crash, the roof OF Dads shop scat
tered seven ways for Sunday and Dads
flying machine shot straight up into the
pure morning atmosphere about 500 feet
above Dozeville. There it stuck, floating
gracefully as a turkey buzzard with Dad
Cooper turning dinguses, pushing jiggers,
pulling fiudangs and using language that
would have singed the angels wings If they
hadn't all known Dad we'll enough to keep
clear away from him when he was mad.
Well, Dad fiddled around up. there, for
the benefit of Dozeville, right in the same
spot for an hour or more, and then a
single came whiring down, with mes
sage for Samantha, his wife.
Wilder Smithers's chickens is in our
truck garden" it said. Tell her to keep
them chickens out or I'll have the law
her"
In about fifteen minutes another single
bore this message.
II can't get the drafted thing to go up
or down or north or south or east or west;
send me up the monkey rench.
Dozeville enjoyed that message, for Dad
was none TOO popular, but Buzz Morley,
the butcher, thought over it about an hour
and then took some sausage skins over 10
Doc Lemon.
II reckon you know how TO make gas,
Doc" he said. AN l thought ye might
make balloons out o. these an reach i'm"
The scheme struck Doc. so he went TO
work at il. In the meantime Dad kept
sending down shinglegrams; to hurry up
with that wrench; to tell those brats to
quit scratching the whitewash off the
front paIings; TO have bacon and greens
for dinner; TO tell Squire Classy he intend
ed to sue him for damages. and other
things like that. winding up every time
with a demand for the monkey wrench.
BY dinner time Doc had his balloons
ready, and Samantha furnished a hunk OF
bacon TO hitch on the first one. All Doze-
vile ate its dinner in the yard while the
experiments were being tried There was
not a mite OF breeze, and the long sausage
skin full OF gas went up as straight
arrow, but it passed just out of Dads
reach. and he nearly tumbled out OF his
saddle grabbing for it. That gave him
| hint. and he tied himself on with rope
| that happened TO be hanging from one of
/ the braces. The next balloon carried pail
/ OF greens, but II went past on the other
side and Dad fell out this time trying TO
get it. He hung dangling by his middle
| long enough 10 shake his fist at Dozeville
and tell the town what he thought OF il.
then he climbed up his rope and sent down
shingle.
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dustrial conditions. From them I can see
clouds in the industrial sky, and look for
period of depression during the next few
years 1t will not be bad as in 1857. in
1913 or in 1894. but it will be felt more or
less all over the country.
ADVICE TO WORKMEN.
Now, as to the second part Of your
question" Mr.. GOmpers went on. Il don't
think wages ought TO be reduced in cOnse-
quence, and / have advised our unions to
resist all attempts at such reductions. I
advise them TO strike against any cut in
wages, and 1 think the employers should
see that such cuts will increase the bad
times rather than lessen them.
Prosperity depends upon the markets, 3"
continued Mr.. GOmpers. and they depend
upon the consuming power of the people.
If you cut wages you lessen the cOnsum-
ing power. The men will have less to spend.
The factories must make still less. result
ing in more discharges and more cuts and
making the times worse than ever. / be-
lieve it is better 10 strike in such cases
even If we are defeated. Every strike in a
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ILCESll the occasion a little dinner in
- honor of Brig. Gen. Andrew s.
Burt. L. S. army few nights ago in one
Of Washington's prominent hotels.
General Burt is zone of the boys and
nothing delights him more than to have a
crowd of them around him and he is game
to holding up his end of the stick when it
comes to spinning a yarn.
I'll go you" was the hearty response of
the genial old soldier as the boys fixed
themselves in comfort.
You fellows have been talking and writ
ing about the sagacity of domestic animals.
Stories frequently appear in print about
the intelligence of the horse and of the dog.
but of animals in their wild state you sell
dom read or hear. Suppose 1 take the
craftiness of wild animals as my subject.
"All right. general fire ahead; may
be able to make a good yarn out Of your
"reminiscences" was the hearty response
from several of the fellows.
well, during an experience of thirty-two
years on the great plains of the far West
in their wild state 1 made quite a study
of the habits and customs of animals in
their wild state and of all the animals that
live from hand to mouth Brer Rabbit
seems to be especially defenseless and the
most eagerly sought after. Yet it has
been my experience that harmless bunny
will fight on occasion and look fierce
enough to scare a camel. On ranch in
Cottonwood Arroyo just south of Pueblo
where 1 was once stationed. was a shep-
herd dog that never tired of playing with
the numerous cottontails that dwelt under
-, q I'll -,
about. The dog was always it for he
never caught any rabbits. but one evening
he flushed one in a millet patch and tore
across a dry creek bed after it pretty close
behind, but not gaining to any encouraging
extent.
Just as he rushed past a large cane cac-
tus a big rabbit flashed out like grey
streak and hit him a solid thump in the
side. It's onslaught was sudden and we'll
timed that Mr.. Dog lost his footing, rolled
over on the hillside with yelp, scrambled
to his feet and raced headlong for the camp
with his tail between his legs. The rabbit
watched him go and then hoped back under
the cactus again, squatted on his launches
'wagged his nose and washed his face with
his paws in quiet contentment of a victory
gained. After that that shepherd dog al
ways viewed that particular spot with sus-
picion and 1t is doubtful if he ever knew
what hit him.
Sometimes rabbits delight in playing with
and teasing a dog. as swallows do a cat
Yet they never try the same trick on q
swift fox, nor do the swallows tease g
weasel. l have seen a moonlight party OF
rabbits playing leapfrog and tag suddenly
disappear in their burrows, warned by al
odor that crept down with a light breeze
"A jackrabbit is a fool, for If you once
start him up he will run past hundred safe
Ravens of refuge and, moreover, will gradu-
ally edge his way back to the place of De
ginning.
ION the north side of the Colorado
canyon, in northern Arizona, are the Buck
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17
Samuel Gompers Well Named Labor's Uncrowned Hing
American Federation TwentySx Years Cigar
Talks of Labor and Capital, Strikes Element Of
Chances Workingan, Unions

Has the young man Of to-day a chance to
succeed as he had in the past?''
Il don't think he has as good a chance,
replied Mr.. Gompers But that IS not
the fault of the union. New inventions
and great combinations of capital have
destroyed the opportunities of the indi-
vidual man. a generation or ago one
man, or al best two or three, could make
a completed product IL did not require
much capital many men TO start a fac
tory. Now work is so divided by i'm
proved machinery that the single work
man is but one of the cOgs of a very
large wheel. and if he slips out another
can be very easily fitted in. A half GEN.
fury ago one man made a whole shoe to-
day sixty-eight men have their part in
making a shoe. and each of them does
but one thing all the day long. One man
cuts the soles. another the upper, another
finishes one part and another another,
and so on the whole siXty-eight making
the shoe. In the past each one of these
sixty-eight workmen could have started
a shop Of his own. Now they are only
pieces of machines, and as such be
replaced by others.
ut is modern invention which has de-
stroyed individuality, and it is only by
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time of decreased prosperity prevents fur
Their attempts to reduce wages. If we do
not object to reductions they will be fol-
lowed by further reductions. 1t is only by
fighting that we can hope to hold our own.
/ would like to see our workmen have such
q system of dues as would create a fund
strike at any time without fear. The en-
ployer who knows his workmen can sue
cessfully fight will not impose unfair ex-
actions upon them.
But, Mr.. Gompers are not wages toe
high in many branches of industry"
NO. was the reply. THE higher they
are the better for the country and the peO-
pie. If you will look over the world you
will see that the most prosperous nations
and those who do most in the manufacture
ing and commerce of the world are those in
the United States first, then England, and
after that Germany. All are lands of high
wages and short hours. and all are more
prosperous than their brother nations"
But what should govern in fixing wages
the cost of an article?"
Not at all. The wages necessary to
make the article under comfortable condi-
tiOnS should be that which fixes the price
of the article, and not the price the wages"
EIGHT HOURS AND LESS.
The conversation here turned to the num-
Der of working hours, and 1 asked Mr..
GOmpers whether the workingmen would
be satisfied if the whole United States were
run on an eight-hour basis, or whether
they would not demand still shorter days.
He replied:
'In the future they will be just as much
better in proportion. By combinations of
capital. by new inventions and a better or
ganiZation Of material forces, we shall,
age by age, and year by year, reduce the
amount of manual labor required to the
minimum, and at the same time advance
the reward therefore to the maximum.
That is what we want, the least work
nd hn IN INN af rfnrIy
and a maximum of wages, giving us the
leisure to develop and cultivate our bet
ter natures"
How about the unions as helping the
ambitious workingman, Mr.. Gompers
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ID COOPER was probably the stub
bornest and contrariest man that
ever travelled afoot TO spite a rail-
road company, and all Dozeville
felt certain, when he tackled the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

combination in the union that the indi-
vidual can act as whole and protect him
self Under the old method one man
amounted to something; now Ii is only by
combination that he is able to accomplish
results. If the sixty-eight men stop, the
shoemaking cannot go on. 1t is the union
that makes this possible, and thus enables
each of the sixty-eight to get his rights
ORGANIZED LABOR IN 1904.
"Are trade unions increasing in the
United States?"
Yes replied Mr.. Gompers. VERY
rapidly. 1 don't know Of any time in our
history when they have grown faster than
they are growing now. The American Fed
Grafton Of Labor is, you know, composed Of
nearly all the international, national, state,
central and local unions of the country.
These unions are Independent organiza-
tons, but they work in connection with and
as a part of the American Federation of
Labor. We are continually adding new
members. During the past year we have is
sued new charters for twenty international
unions, three State declarations. III cntral
labor unions and more that 1000 local and
federal unions. We have now, all told, more
than A,OOO unions of various kinds in the
federation. and our membership is very
near 100000 We increase our members
by missionary work on the part of organ
iZers, whom We send to all sections of the
United States. and in addition a vast
amount OF volunteer work in going on on
the part of the unions and individuals"
You say you have two million working
men in your combination, Mr.. Gompers. /
suppose they will average So q day, or in
the aggregate 100000 q day, or more
than S2,OOO,O00O a year. Is not organized
labor a trust, and where will you find a
trust with such power and such dividends?"
You may call it a trust" replied Mr..
Gompers with a smile, but it is a trust
for the good of the many, and not for the
individual few. The combinations of CAPT.
tai try to eliminate every one but them
selves. They try to freeze out as many of
their own members as they can, and the big
fish eat the little ones. Our trust, if you
call it so, is open to all. We welcome every
one, and our only aim is the good of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

=7AD COOPER was probably the stub
bornest and contrariest man that
ever travelled afoot TO spite rail-
bT&f4i road company, and all Dozeville
49, felt certain, when he tackled the
airship problem. that his airship would fly
or bust" 1t flew. all right Squire Classy
was in Dads shop the morning it tore loose.
Dad had.it standing on trestles, nearly done,
and was In the saddle of the contraption.
tinkering around, when he happened to
glance cut of the window and seen Len
Higgs leaning over the back fence and talk
ing 10 his daughter Melissa. Dad hoped
right out of the saddle grabbed his shotgun
and popped out of the door.
Dang yer hide, Len HeggsI' he yelled,
at told you wunst before never TO slommix
around my place no more. Now you ske-
SaddIe and eff ever / see we higher MISSY
ag'in than a look holler, I'll fill We 50
plumb full o. buckshot they'll have to plant
We In a iron coffin to keep ye from Dustin
through, Git.'
Len Got.
why, pawi' protested Melissa. whats
the matter with Len?'
"As I've told ye before, his daddy's
Democrat snapped Dad. Now. you go
But. paw she insisted. that hain't no
reason. Lens -"
"Shet upr' roared Dad. and started for the
shop.
Melissa had a lot of spunk herself. and
she opened her mouth twice to sass back,
but Dad moved away so fast it was no use,
so she got along with making a face at him
and went in the house.
In the meantime Squire Classy had been
busy in the shop. He clambered up in the
saddle and began 10 fool with the machin-
ery. lust TO see how il worked He turned
a dingus here pushed a jigger there. and
pulled ever a fiudang in the other place.
and when Dad came in he had the thing
shaking from bcwsprit TO endgate. and
buzzing away like a sewing circle with the
scandal in the next room
Dog fetch ii. Squire. ye'Il have the thing
in fiinders"' exclaimed Dad. Leave me up
there. quickr'
The squire tumbled down, while Dad
clambered UP and began 10 work like mad
with the thing. but he couldn't stop it.
Hand me the monkey wrench. dad burn
itr' he cried.
The squire stumbled over a scantling,
barked his shins on a shaving horse,
bumped his head on pile OF slaves run a
hoop pole into his ear. and got the monkey
wrench Somewhat fustered by all this. he
Iurched up on the platform of the machine.
handed up the wrench. dropped IL and
slumped TO the floor. The wrench in falling
hit lever bar and bent II. the wheels of the
dying machine began to sing, and suddenly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-17

LII us a story. general.
The speaker was one OF a
group of newspaper men and
the occasion a little dinner in
honor of Brig. Gen. Andrew $.
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PassengorS Departed.

For Hilo and way ports, per stmr,
KiDau.-Miss NJ Nichols, r Fl Trent
j NJ Vivs', LieuttSco6eld, Rev ] Ke-
kipi, Y Egucbi, w Z Lowrey, Paul
Jarrett, F Wissbrupd, w H @ Camp
bell, NJ V Holmes, d j Mckay, j A
Hsgemaun, Mrs Mary Brown, I
Give Davis and wife, G A De Cew,
j Wbittle. E @ Psters, j b Castle
JAS Wakefield. j w Pratt, @ H Ed
wards, @ A Brown, G "a Pierce, MR.
M A Rivenberg, Mrs @ P Isukes
Mrs Paul jarrett aud two children,
j F Woods, w II Hsogs, j Micbasls
Bishop Restsrick, s B B Rose, VIM
Mckay aud wife, X D Mead.
For Maui ports, pei stmr Claudine
April 26.--F B Atherson aud wife,
f F Baldwin, Capt Taylor, Mics
Take, j Kinoshita. w E Shaw, G ii
Klugel, j W Bergstrom, w e Skin
ner, j H Fuller, l. Barkhausen, R NJ
Isenberg, Mis- Alui.
Per S S China, for San Francisco,
April 26'-Miss NJ j Manage, Miss G
Peterson, Mrs q NJ Lull, Rev Edw
b Turner wife and 2 children, Miss
Mary B Rose, Rev Hiram Bingham,
Mrs Lydia Cosn, Mrs Sophie B Pratt
Mr. and Mrs HI F Wichmsn 3 kill
dren and maid, Mrs Kate M Perrin,
Miss Anita Perrin, Mrs Helen G Col
Inns, Il L Rosenbledt, Mrs G NJ Nc
Neill, Mrs L B McCauley, Mrs j f
Hamburg, Miss Kreutzman, Edwin
Smith, Fremont Morse, Mrs l. g
kellogg, Mrs L j Moses, @ n Weaver
VIM Waterbouse, X Y Ii, l. A
Thurston, Mrs Walter Hoffman, L l.
McCandless, r G Stacksble, w VIII
liamson, III b Pacheco.
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Arc Tainted Fish Cause OF IeprosyP
Continued from LIST page }

fish is OF considerable interest to the
people OF this Colony, an important
part OF whose diet consists Of fab in
different forms. II will be- the hope
of many that, at the adjourned meet
ing OF the Council on Monday, the
subject will have the attention it
merits and Mr. Pollock's motion re-
ceive the support Of Official aud un :
official members.
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DEMOCRATs ATTENTION.

A meeting OF the Democratic
voters OF the Fourth precinct,
Fourth District voting at Emma
square) is called for Friday evening,
April 70, at 1880 o'clock in Shamrock
hall Nuuanu street between Hotel
and King, for the purpose of organi,
zing a precinct club and transacting
other business.
PER ORDER.
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III A w A ia N
S O a 2
For Everybody

FOr EVERYBODY
The HONOLULU SOAP WORKS
are now putting up their BEST
Number SOAP in 80 pound Cases
family size--at 81 25 per box, deliver
ed free to every part OF the city.
Full cases-100 pounds-will be de-
livered at $4.25,
For all empty boxes returned 10
good, clean condition, 10 and 20
cents will be paid.
Every Family in the Islands
should have case OF Soap at this
price. The best Soap made for tho
Kitchen aud Laundry. Try case.
II Is cheaper than buying by the
bar.
Order from the Agents,
NJ v McChsney 6 Sons,
Liraait9d.
o Queen Street.
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The Office OF IHE INDEPENDENT 10
in the. brick building next TO the
Hawaiian hotel grounds on Bere.
tania street, Waikiki OF Alakea,
First floor.
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KentucEy's famous Jesse Moore
Whisky, unequalled for its purity
Snd excellence. On sale at any Of
the saloons and at Loveioy g. 90
tiistTibutlnx agents for tLs Hsw ~
Islands
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LOTS FoRi SALE.

m LOTS at Kalihi (5OxlOO ~,
az back of Kamehamehs School
and Kalihi Road.
For full particulars, inquire per-
sonelly Of
ABRAHAM FERNANDEZ,
at the Office Of Fernandez. Mer-
chsnt st, or TO N Fernandez.
2976
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For further particulars APP
ply to Jas III Boyd.
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Residence In
Manoa Valley !
For
Rent or Lease

The residence of Jas. H
Boyd at Manoa Valley is Of
fered for Rent or Lease.
Possession can be given i'm
mediately.
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ron SAFE.

al nm LEAsEHOLD ON BERE-
1Tivvv taniA street.. 80 years
turn 63P Present not income 800 pr
month. Apply to
tWILLIkMSAVIDGE g. 90
1flG WARNhant 4tv
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-15

THE Arbor Day proclamation
has been issued by Hon. r. G. Egg
bers, county superintendent of schools
The date set If Friday, April %.
Unlike mauy states, in Idaho the
county superintendent designate
Aroor day in their respective coun-
ties. This law is a necessity from
the tact that climatic conditions
are so different in different counties
Of the state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-15
Exoneration of Samuel Cooper

Samuel Cooper, until recently
agent at Naples, was in town this
week receiving the congratulations
of his many friends over his exon
GRAFTON by the court of the charges
recently brought against him. The
general impression is that Mr..
Cooper was the victim Of a job and
that is the view the Court evident
ly took OF the matter. Judge Nor
gan held that there was 40 evidence
TO sustain the charge alleged or any
other against the laws of the state.
Mr.. Cooper has d certified copy of
the order of che court which he is
showing to his friends. at the
preliminary examination S. E..
Henry was attorney for Cooper. In
the final action, Lawyer Herman
II. Taylor represented Mr.. Cooper
and had no difficulty in extricating
him from the tolls of the law.
The innocence # Mr.. Cooper was
30 evident that Sheriff Whitney
and Deputy Sheriff Doust in Mr.
Whitney's absence, refused to lock
the prisoner up, but allowed him
to 60 on his own recognizance.
The friends of Mr.. Cooper will
be pleased to know that his stand
ing with the Company has not
been injured by this evident at.
tempt at jobbery. He has been
offered the choice of two good posi-
tons, one of which he will accept.
The McCumber family has beer
ordered out of the section house.
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REPUBLICANS ATTENTION !

The Republican Central Commit
tee for the County of Kootenai,
State of laho, is hereby requested
to meet in special session at Rath-
drum, on Thursday the 21st day of
April, 1904, at one o'clock in the
afternoon, for the purpose of select
time and place for holding the
Republican County Convention for
Kootenai County, which conven
ton will nominate Candidates for
the various county offices, MEM
bers of the legislature. and select
delegates to the Republican State
Convention to be held at Moscow.
The COMMITTEES at Is session on
April 81, 1904, will also select II
delegates to represent Kootenai
County in the Republican State
Convention, which is to be- held at
Pocatt Ito on the 18th day of May,
1904, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Republican Nation
al Convention.
Tie Committee will also, at its
sal meeting, transact such other
business ar may ia necessary.
A full attendance OF the Precinct
Committeeman is most earnestly
desired. Ali Republicans are cor
daily invited to attend the Com
mi'tee meeting.
Dated at Rathdrum this I'd day
of April, A. D., 1904.
CHAS. l.. HEITMAN,
Chairman Republican Central Com
mittee for Kootenai County, Ida
ATTEST: r c. EGBERS, Secy.
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Additional Locals

Contractor John Muhlfeld has
w. A. Alexander's new store nearly
completed.
When in need of mixed paints
or paint brushes, call on Jones &
Bishop.
A. D Palmer. filler for the
Hum bird Lumber Co., was up from
Standpoint on Sunday.
Go to the K. /. Co. for good
stove or range.
George Causton returned home
last week from Spokane where he
has been attending the Northwest
ern Business College, securing
business edu cation.
Phillips is the man that makes
the bread-14 large or % small
loaves for $1.00. If
The new church at Paradise is
very nearly completed and will be
dedicated early in May. Presiding
Elder 0. w. Nintzer was TO have
conducted services at Paradise last
Tuesday evening, with Rev ]. NJ.
Eastland, but was unable to attend
on account of delayed trains.
A fine line of paints and oils
at the K. T. Co.
-Thos. E l., Logan Is in re-
ceipt of letter from County Com
missioner Alex Quarrie, informing
him of the death of &. f.. Wright,
a painter, who formerly resided
here, and who will be remem bered
by many of the old-timers Wright
died at Trout Greek. Montana
about the 18th of March. The
people of Hope, where he had been
living a number Of years, raised
money and brought his body bach
to Hope where his remains were
buried.
/ -Shoesl Shoesl Don't buy any
where else until you see the bar
gains we have to offer you at Hol
: ingers's.