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the vegetation line looks prosperous.
Sheldon Morey and ~ fe have been
staying upon the farm fora few days.
his sOn-in-law's family having been
sick for a week with the measles.
our village school closes today.
Miss Hard has taught several terms
here before, giving good satisfaction.
IL is hoped she will be returned next
term.
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HOOKER DEFIANT.
Justice of supreme Court, Accused,
VIII Not Resign.

VIII Not Resign.
NEW YORK, June 10 - Supreme
Court Justice Hooker after an exciting
consultation at the Republican club here
defed Chairman Odell, Senate Leader
Malby Speaker Nixon and other big
Republican leaders to remove him from
office. Their plans that he resign and
save the party the embarrassment Of
calling an extra session of the legisla-
ture to GUST him fell upon deaf ears.
Here is his written statement.
II regret exceedingly that necessity
exists for converting the legislature
during the summer, but | cannot re
lieve the situation 10y resigning my Of
lice of justice Of the supreme court.
know that | have done nothing that
will justify or warrant my removal
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WEST RUPERT

Several from here attended county
court at Manchester last week.
Charles Madison secured a bill of
divorce from his wife at Manchester
court last week.
We have had fine rains here, wet
ting up the ground until everything in
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fought under Burnside and saw hard
service being wounded several times.
He has been pensioner for many
years and is moi 80 active as be once
was. but his courage is as stout as ever
and whatever e. 90 may happen TO him
he is not to be frightened TO death.
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Pastor Dismissed over Horse deal.

ASBURN PARK. " j., June 10
Before the Reformed church synod the
Rev. $. Roster Of Uull. Ia. whose
pastoral relations were severed owing
TO charges connected with a horse sale
and who tool, the matter TO the general
synod Withdrew the appeal. The
synod. however, confirmed the decision
Of dismissal.
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,Ionlnna Man sho, Dad b, roIIce.

WtLIlSTON. y. D.. June IA man
upon whose person were found a NUM-.
Mich. aud addressed 10 Henry Wan
drci Great Falls. Mont. was shot and
killed by chief Of Police Markell. The
man had been terrorizing the crew OF
Great Northern freight train by shoot
ing 40 theu
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-08-26
JEROME SCORED FOR
IGNORING LABOR MEN
Central Federated Union Of
New York Gives District
Attorney a Knock.
Jerome Refuses to Examine
Complaints About Unwar-
rantable Blacklists.

New York. Aug. 22.-District Attor-
ney Jerome was again subjected to
strong criticism at yesterdays meeting
of the Central Federated Union. Del
egate Bohn Of the Coppers1niths' union
said that Mr.. Jerome had neglected
to investigate complaints concerning
alleged unwararnted blacklists.
Il want Mr.. Jerome to find out II
the conspiracy laws have been violat-
ed" said Mr.. Bohn. He says that
people living in glass houses should
mt throw stones. Mr.. Jerome ought
to find out If he isn't living in glass
house himself asked him recently
why he had not found out for me
If the conspiracy laws had been vlo-
lated. He replied that he had been
too busy investigating the Eqitable
~Society's afafirs. If he doesn't take
action this week will ask organlz-
ed labor to assist me in obtaining
justice for labor men,"
Delegate Samuel Debs Of the News
paper and Mail Deliverers' union re-
ported that his union had censured
Mr.. Jerome for having criticised Pres
1dent John NJ. Pallas. of the Park
Eoard.
we have censured Jerome" said
Debs, because we have not forgotten
what good friend Pallas has been to
US. We decided to stand up for Pal
las, not as a politician. but as a prom
inent labor man and representative
Of organized labor.
If labor man can be successful
in advancing the cause of organized
labor he can also make a success in
others walks Of life"
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Forty-five Unions Will Parti-
cipate in the Parade Which
Will Start at Eight O'clock
Sharp and Will Form at
Third Avenue East.
Early Parade is Decided Upon
so That Steamer Newsboy
Can Leave Promptly at Nine
O'clock, Thus Enabling Her
to Make Two Trips to the
Picnic Grounds,

The Labor Day committee held sew
eral important meetings this week and
finally decided upon the parade and
prtses for the sports. The committee
consists of delegates from the trades as
sembly and the structural alliance. The
program is now in the hands Of the
printer.
All Of the minor arrangements have
been practically completed, and the
committee is entitled to much credit
for their indefatigable efforts in behalf
Of the anticipated success Of the day.
Only good weather awaits the pleasure
and success Of Duluth unionism on
Labor Day.
The committee decided at Wednesday
evenings meeting to pass the matter
of a speaker for the day. An invitation
was extended to w. e. McEwen to de-
liver a short address, but as that gen.
tleman has another engagement for the
day, he was obliged to decline the lnvi-
tation.
Chambers grove at Fon du Lao.
where the picnic Is to be held, is being
fitted up in gala style for the receiving
of the great number Of people who will
aICcnQ the 01O0EC. 1uoIS WI 10 AAo Ill
intoxicating liquors permitted on the
grounds. This fact will insure clean
and Wholesome picnic
It has been decided that forty-f1ve
unions are to take part in the parade,
and that there will bo twenty-eight
events at the picnic grounds at Fon
du Lac. The parade will form at 8
O'Clock, at Third avenue east, and will
march west under command of James
nkassaalssb AhAs aH,And aats - q!
sistants, Frank Boreen and NJ. g.
Greenfield. Immediately after the pa
rade, just about o'clock, the steamer
Newsboy will leave the Fifth avenue
west dock for the picnic grounds with
the FIRST load Of passengers. The pa
rade will be in the following form:
Platoon Of police.
Members of the city council IN
carriages.
La Brosses Marine band
James Walsh, marshal Of the day, ana
assistants.
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RUSH FOR WEALTH HELD
TO Be CAUSE: Of CRAFT
Many ofS Those Who Denounce
Graft and Corruption Have
Clear Conception Of Cause.
h-toned Opinions About the
Heightened Crooks Who Are
Now Under Lime-Light.

Preachers and priests galore are just
now laundering from the pulpits, or
submitting to interviews for the press.
against the era Of corruption and crime
that seems to have become an incur
able habit among the politicians and
plutocrats Of this nation. In nearly
every state In the union Investigations
are in progress to ferret out the graft
schemes of the so-called best citizens
until the papers are so full Of the mall
odorous accounts that an average citi-
zen Is compelled to hold his nose in
disgust.
1t is significant, too, that many Of
those who have been denouncing the
high-toned crooks appear to have a
pretty clear conception Of the causes.
They declare that the graft and plum
der schemes are traceable to the head
long rush for wealth, the immensely
increased productive power Of the Am
erican people. and so on.
These observations cannot we'll be
disputed. American labor Is unques-
tionably the most productive in the
world by long odds, and the ostenta-
tious display Of wealth among the
plutocracy has turned the heads and
driven mad their imitators and insult
ferable snobocracy. Get rich quick"
Ia their cry, and the result is they
prod their workers anu rush about with
dazzling plans to hold up whosoever
are fools enough to listen, caring lit=
tie whether they outrage laws so long
as they are not caught.
When we see millions and tens of
~ Ill
Rockefellers, Astors, Vanderbilts, Ar
mours, Goulds, and all the rest of the
exploiters. and then consider the con-
ditions Of the great mass Of workers
who apparently are compelled to fight
for every monentary advantage they
may possess, one is struck by the fact
that after all the transformation Of
methods Of production from laborious
hand-work to automatic machinery has
benefited labor little.
Frederick Harrison, the famous Eng
lish scholar, whose ability is known on
both hemispheres, has we'll said:
ITO me. at least, it would be enough
to condemn modern society as hardly
an advance on slavery or serfdom, II
the permanent conditions of industry
were to be that which we behold that
30 per cent of the actual producers of
wealth have no home that they can
call their own beyond the end Of the
week; have. no bit Of soil. or so much
az a room that belongs to them; have
nothing Of value of any kind, except
as much old furniture as will go in a
cart: have the precarious chance of
weekly wages, which barely suffice to
keep them In health; are housed, for
the most part, in places that no man
thinks fit for his horse. II this is
30: Continued on page four /.<
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FEDERATION NOW HAS
TWO MILLION members.
Secretary Frank Morrison Of
A. F. of L. Gives Out This
Cheerful Information.
Trade Movement Is Upward
and Present Will Prove an
Era of Prosperity.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 22-Frank
Morrison, secretary Of the American
Federation of Labor, is elated over the
outlok for organized labor.
Regarding present conditions, Sec
retary Morrison says: TX
There has never been a time when
labor in all branches was so thoroughly
organized as today. Out Of one hund-
red and eighteen organizations repre-
sented In the American Federation Of
Labor, having an aggregate member
ship Of over two million persons. there
is not one standing out against the
national body.
From all our branches throughout
the country come favorbale reports
that prove the present amicable ar
rangements existing between the en-
ployee and the employer. We have no
cause to fear an industrial upheaval
among the laboring men of the coun-
try.
I can only attribute this united fes!-
ing, so satisfactory to all. to the de-
mand Cor the labbring men Of the
country for a more thorough and unit
ed organization. There seems to Re
a gen eral trend upward in the indus
trial world, and the present will prove
to be great era Of prosperity"
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women. WAGE FARMERS.
ARE ON THE INCREASE
American Babies Are Becom-
ing scarcer Each Year Is
Statement of Official.
Figures Given by Census Bu-
reau Show Tremendous In
crease of Women Workers.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-"The
women Of the country are forging
ahead in the matter of becoming paid
employees
"There has been a persistent decline
In the birth rate in the United States
since 1850"
These two startling statements were
made by the two best-known scientists
attached to the census bureau today.
Chief Clerk Rossiter, in an extended
interview, calls attention to the in
crease in the number of women wage
earners.
Increase in Wage Farmers.
Figures given by census experts show
the tremendous increase of the women
wage earners. In the census Of 1880
the proportion of females at work
more than ten years Of age out Of the
whole population was 17.7 per cent;
in 1890 it was 21.1 per cent; and in
1900 it was % per cent, and officials
in the census bureau believe that the
figures OF 1910 will show q marked in
crease. In New York state alone in
1900 the number Of female engaged
In gainful occupations was 672,045, or
rs per cent Of the females more than
ten years Of age. In 1890 the percent
age was only 21.1: v<.. -. =.
The facts collected by Professor
Walter F. wilcox, Of Cornell Universi-
ty, who has ben making a special
study Of the birth rate statistics, and
whose report has been made public by
the bureau in the form of a, bulletin,
are even more serious. The result Of
his study shows that at tho beginning
Of the nineteenth century the children
under ten years Of age constituted one
third Of the total population, while at
the end Of the century they were less
than one-fourth. Il. Bit 6zs@E As
Birth Rate Decreasing. Il. 81. III:
# In 1860 the number Of children under
five years. Of age to 1000 women fifteen
to forty nine years Of age was 56s4.
IN 1900 the number was only 1, or.
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Splendid List of Field Sports
Has Been Arranged, and
Will be Pulled Off Under
the Direction of the Commit
tee on Sports-Fine Prizes
Will be Given.
James Walsh, Grand President
of L. T. P. A is to be Mar
shall Of the Day-He Will
be Assisted by Frank b.
reen and NJ. G. Greenfield
Marine Band to Lead.

Boys race, 18 years and under-First
prize, cap. value, $3.50: second, necktie
value, Is cents: third, two watermelons
fourth. belt.
Boys race, IL years and under-First
prize, pair Of shoes; second, baseball;
third, watermelon.
Gettng-an-apple-in-water contest
Prize. watermelon.
Boys pie eating contest-Prize, two
watermelons.
Catching creased pig-Prize, three
bottles family wine.
Tight rope walking contest-First
prize, three bottles family whiskey;
second, box Of cigars: third, three bot
ties Of wine.
Union man having the largest family
Sack race-First prize, shirt. valued
at $50: second, pair Of cuff buttons;
third, box cigars.
Potato race open to all-First prize
sweater; second, pair Of ducks; third
two bottle union made liquor.
Three-legged raoe-First prize, shirt
value at $3.50; second, pair OF. gloves;
third, bottle of liquor.
Widow with the largest number Of
children on the grounds-First prize
barrel Of flour; second, pair Of chill
@en's shoes.
Fat mans race-First prize, three
bottles Of wine; second, one bottle Of
wine. II ..r.ss.s ~ -, .. ;,,.
s swimming race distance. one fuElong
open to all-First prize, hat; second
pair union made shoes; third, necktie
value, $3.50; fourth, box cigars.
Tub race open to all contestants, q
years old and over-First prize. fishing
pole; second. carving knife; third, boz
of cigars: fourth, box cigars.
wheelbarrow race-First prize, box
Of writing paper. value, $3.50; second
box Of cigars; third, bottle of wine
Labor Day committeement's race
First prize, suit case; second, tight
rope.
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orally believed that reduction In duty
on Chinase imports is what 1s really
wanted. though the Chinese exclusion
law Is the ostensible grievance.
Pay No Attention to Il.
Henry Little, manager Of the Pills.
bury-Washburn company, said today
that the western representatives OF
his company have assured the home Of
fee that there Is absolutely no cause
for worry in the boycott talk.
Our agents assure u.s." said Mr.
Little, that will sell more American
goods in China next year than ever
before. They advise us to pay no at
tention to the agitation, as 1t is started
for a purpose other than a boycott
Of American goods
The government report Of exports
and imports for the year ending June
80, 1905, shows that the United States
exported to the Chinese empire goods
to the amount Of $12,s62,2o2. The i'm
ports of Chinese goods during the same
period were $29,342,2ss, over twice the
American exports. This being the case
it Is pointed out that there is little
possibility that Chinese business men
will seriously consider an American
boycott. Retaliation on the part Of the
United States would be sort not re-
lished by Chinese merchants. With the
same condition prevailing it would,
however, be to the interest Of the Chi
nese merchant to secure lower duty
on his American exports.
It is also the opinion Of local busi-
ness men that the United States could
better afford to lose the entire Chinese
trade, which is really a small part Of
the nations business, than to allow the
barriers against, Chinese immigration to
be lifted.
Wonn Kai kah's Coming.
Press reports from San Francisco
state that Wong Kai Kah, Chinese Inn
perial trade commissioner, is in Ameri-
car to discuss the boycott and the new
exclusion treaty. He intends to visit
all large commercial. centers having
trade with Chine. If Mr.. Kah visits
Minneapolis on his way to- Washington
where he is to confer with government
officials, he will not discover any over
weening .solicitude on the subject
among Minneapolis business men.
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APPEAL To UN|0h|STS
TO OBSERVE LABOR DAY.
Writer Says Man Is Small Who
Refuses to Take Part in
Labor Day Parade.
Strength Of Labor Should Be
Powerful Motive to All on
Coming Labor Day.

As the time Of preparation for La.
Dor Day Is at hand, let US each and
every one consider with what soleam-
nifty and energy We should observe
this great and glorious. festival day.
This Is, must say, a festival day in
which all the la,boring dominion should
take an active part. We should take
part with the greatest sincerity. Let
us each and every one abolish that
opinion that our organization can get
along just as we'll on that day with
out our participation. What is a feast
without feasters? We all should feast
and devour the luxuries of Labor Day.
Many have we in our midst who little
consider Labor Day as g. festival or
have any appetite for its menu. Wa
should look for that menu of true,
energetic and trustworthy good will.
power? We should not take pleasure
in standing ON the sidewalks and see
our fellow workmen playing the part
in the play that We ourselves should
be playing. II We have energy or in-#
tellect, it is no disgrace to openly boast
Of what we know ourselves to be. Il
we are human let us demand human
respect and consideration. Ny honest
opinion is that many Of our laboring
men of today are little considered above
the beast by their employers. Many do
we meet with who do receive less than
half the good treatment that many
beasts get. Why should this wise gem
Grafton Of today permit this Injustice
and corruption? We have laws and
law makers-wise and intelligent men;
we have our free country In Ameri-
ca with our president its chief eDacu-
tive: We have our senator's and our
statesmen, and how many Of them WIN
hear to the injustice and corruption
that Is imposed upon so many OF our
laboring people? How many of them
could we meet with that will extend {
helping hand to these depressed ones?
How many of them do we read about
that are striving to blot out the un-
just and corrupted business sys&ams
OF 50 many Of our employers7 How
many Of them do we hear crying out
at their executive sessions for mercy
and compassion on the poverty-strackan
ones Of our country? These legislators,
my dear people, are men who have
won the heart ana oonfidence o6 tho
people-the confidence and considefa-
tion which the laboring man 09ton
merits sublime. These men seek ana
get the support Of the labortnS man
and secure their seats Ia ofdcas sthrougA
them, and the greatest return that thsys
can. offer us voters - recognition s
near the time for the next election.
Ifs our condition be unjust or cof- !
rupted. why should we not inazurate
some emancipation? And what greak-
erS emancipation could We 1aboeine
people get than organised laboef Why
should we wonder at the wondalfu !
strength Of organized labor ana Why
should we not congratulate the pionesr
organixers Of organised hbor and
adore the Inauguration OF Labor Day1
# The great labor leaders of our coun-
try are our best legislAtorA They are
the ones who are impressed With true !.
and noble .thoughts. They axe The ensa s
(Coqtinue4 On pagN 10usS
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LABOR day COMMITTEE Announces full
line OF MARCH And PICNIC PROGRAMME
Delegates to Federated Trades as
sembly.

S0mbly.
Unions in the following order:
Electrical workers, teamsters, tailors
iron moulders, butchers. freight hand.
lers, bakers, building laborers, steam.
filters. steamfiitters' helpers, BARRIERS
two unions, tilesetters, tugmen, book.
binders, porters, plumbers, carpenters
painters, sheet metal workers, macl1in.
lists, longshoremen, brewery workers
tug f1remen, lathers, printing press.
men. Typographical union. cigarmak.
ers, boilermakers, cooks and walters
stationary f1remen, lumberpilers, retail
clerks, stage employees, steam engin.
GERS, plasters, leather workers, bridge
and structural iron workers, grain
trimmers. bricklayers. horseshoers
stone masons and stone cutters.
In the matter of field sport the COM
mittee has laid down the rule that
when any person wins three events hi
Is thereafter barred from any other
event that day. The program of field
sports, together with the prizes, fol.
lows:
Baseball, plumbers vs.. timers;
prize, bottle of beer to every player
reaching third base.
Tug-of-war between Trades as.
sembly and new trades union; prize
eight bottles family wine.
Seventy-yard foot race between the
president Of the Trades ana Labor as.
sembly and the president of the
Trades alliance; prize, gents gold
ring, value s..
Smoking contest-First prize. box Of
cigars; second. bottle family wine.
Seventy-yard foot race between al
the presidents Of tho local unions: flrs'
prize, box. cigars; second. bottle o'
family liquor; third, bottle Of wine.
Seventy five yard foot race, free-for'
-all-First prize, gents gold ring, third
three bottles of wine; fourth, bottle
Angelica wine.
Union mems race-First prize, gent.
suit case; second, rooster and hen
third, bottle Of wine.
Union mems wives foot race-Frs1
prize. one ham; second, sack Of flour
third, SNUFF box: fourth, two-poune
can of Java-Mocha coffee.
Married women's race open to all
RNoI sQI110S aaEA Ol s1AOUI oy5CVaAN UlOA
eot-poaxs4h u. dscan coffee
I Young nnomen.s race. open to al
contestants under: 10 years Of age
First race, vase; second. bottle per-
fume; third, Bohemian glass vase.
Girls race, open to all contestants
under IL years of age-First prize
pins-pong set: second, bottle perfume
value 81; third; bsttle perfume; fourth
box of bon bons.
Daughters Of union mems race
First prize, chatelaine bag; second
water set; third, bottle perfumery
fourth, box toilet powder.
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work on the isthmus, opportunities
which organized labor has ben unable
to take advantage Of.
That the departments of the gov
ernments which are free to enter into
contracts for SUPPLIES with firms that
can fulfill the contract, without re-
gard for those firms who cannot, should
also be free to enter into contracts for
labor with such bodies that can fur
nish labor of the skill and experience
required, without regard to those who
have demonstrated. their inability to
do so.
'"That in view Of the facts and con-
clusions as stated, government depart
ments, without regard for precedents
or theories should be authorized to
deal with labor conditions in a practi-
cal way by entering into business con-
tracts with organized Labor" 5.@ss <.s.
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COALBREAKER Is ~.:>
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

sHAN1OKIN. Pa. Aug. 23.-The big
breaker of the Greenough Red Ash
Coal company at Marion Heights, near
here. was destroyed by hre today. The
breaker was built Aye years ago at
a cost Of .387, 900; Insurance $4,000.
Five hundred men and boys, are thrown
out OF employment. The operation ! II
owned by Pittsburg capitalists and ID