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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15
Upton MAY LEAD BIG BEEF
TRUST

9nO0l
Sir Thomas Upton may head the
new half billion dollar beef trust to
be formed and financed by British
capital. Sir Thomas is in New York,
and may throw some light on the
new trust, which is: said to purpose in
Guiding all the big beef packing COM
panies in America.
The packing companies will be
merged and the stock held by an
English holding company to evade the
antitrust laws Of the United States.
That the trust is in progress OF or
ganization was admitted today by
Frederick Sulzberger of Schwartzchild.
& Sulzberger, who has declined to go
into the combination. =
MT. Sulzberger would not admit that
Western interests had endeavored to
obtain capital from New York bankers
and had been turned down by them
for fear of the federal government,
The packing house men then turned
their attention to England for f1nan-
c1al aid. II the English holding COM
pany as formed 1t will probably in.
clude Armour & Company, Swift e.
Company, Nelson Norris & Company.
the National Packing Company and.
the Cudahy Packing Company.
These concerns made an effort to-
organize in 1902 with a capital of.
$Soo,ooo'ooo, but fears of federal PROS
ecution caused an abandonment Of the
merger. s$s&5 zs5 *r4 E Eliza ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15
WAGE INCREASE, 0; COST OF LIV-
ING, DOUBLED.

Wages nowadays are but little bet
ter than they were nine years ago.
But the cost Of living has increased
more than 40 per cent In New York
city rents have almost doubled.
A workingman who nine years ago
earned $25 week could buy $18 worth
Of goods for himself and his family and
still remain with a margin Of 81 to
set aside "for rainy day."
The work which at that time brought
$25 a week brings just about the
same now. Perhaps 81 or So more.
But the same kind Of goods for
which the workingman nine years ago
paid SIS is now sold for $3.50.
This Is, in good sooth, a fine nut
for your political economist to crack.
It isn't matter of speculation at all.
1t is a fact-one OF many interesting
facts gathered by way Of statistics by
the government Bureau Of Labor,
These statistics on the cost Of living
and the rates Of living in the United
States have not yet been published.
When the report in which they are
embodied comes out, it will be the
first admission ever made by the La
Dor Bureau that the rates Of wages
have not kept abreast with the in
crease in the cost Of living.
Maybe these statistics will tear the
bandage from the eyes of those who
still remain blind to the wrongdoing
Of trusts.
1t is as simple proposition as 1.-TWO
and two make four"
Trusts fix the price Of commodities
especially Of food supplies-the price
OF commodities goes up 40 per cent
while wages remain where they were
Result?
Well, one result will undoubtedly be
to make workingmen realize the nec-
essity Of making the right use Of the
ballot. III %:5 53sz -5 Sy@ %t . s:sa
Talking, threatening, clustering may
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15
| that big penal institution single man
| who can handle type"

that big penal institution a single man
who can handle type"
There is much food for thought in
the above paragraph clipped from the
New York Sun.
There is not a printer in the Ohio
penitentiary.
Bankers are there in plenty. More
than twenty are there, and more are
on the way. Several convict banks
might be operated, with men to spare.
Enough lawyers are there to take
care Of an enormous amount of legal
business.
Doctors, brokers, college professors,
school teachers, ex-army officers, and
other "eminently respectable citizens
are not lacking.
Business men, farmers, mechanics
and representatives of almost every
other department Of industrial activ-
1ty are common there.
But there is not one printer.
The fact throws new light on a
character that has long been common
ly misjudged.
The printer today is a home own
er. He is Of fixed employment and
Is the head Of family.
He 1s-and always was-far above
the average man In information and
Intelligence. All the notable events
OF human life pass through his
hands and make impress on his brain.
The. fact that more than twenty
bankers are in the Ohio penitentiary
and not one printer, tell Of the rela-
tive honesty Of the printer Of today
and tells more. 1t tells what the great
Information Typographical Union is
doing for it's members.
1t tells us that the most common
and the most dangerous crimes Of to-
oay are being committed not by the
worlds workers,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15
TWENTY BANKERS; NOT ONE
PRINTER.

1.-THE Ohio Penitentiary News, for
many years famous and flourishing
daily paper, published by convicts,
has suspended publication, for the very
good reason that there Is not left In
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15
Mrs. Rooaexelt Receiver.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Roose-
welt received the members of the dip
lomatic corps and their families today.
Mrs. Longworth and Miss Wagner, Mrs.
Roosevelt's secretary, assisted in the
dining room, and Captain Mccoy, of
the presidents staff, presented the
guests,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15

accomplish some good. It has added
perhaps a dollar Of 81 to wages in the
past nine years
But to keep the wage increase on
| an equal pace with the increase Of
living expenses, nothing but the ballot
will do.
And the ballot will do it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15
CONVICTED or ERA1rn

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ia. G. COL
Inns and J. F. Barrow Of the Coon
erative Turf Exchange" were TODAY
found guilty of using the mails to de-
fraud. The exchange secured money
from all parts of the country ostensi-
bly, to bet on inside information on
New Orleans races.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15

Mr.. Union Man: Notify your laun-
Or! man that the Bell Phone is IN
fair. .s5 .. s:. q. y: =,. " BEL. IT.. i.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-15

MI. Union Man - Notify your Cigar
Dealer Pc that the Bell Phone Is Unfair.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18

The second noteworthy event was the
unusual amount OF Graphophone stocks
that came upon the marker and the f-es
manner In which they were taken nm
Broker Paris came loaded with selling
tor''ers and supplied .idders until ne
hs exhausted the lot and found the
buyers yet unsatisfeo Berore The
G-ange IN par value was made from 10
10 100. the sales would have made a
respectable total as each ten shares OF
present stock would have counted for
lOJ- Altogether the sales aggregated
40 shares and prices were equivaIent
10 something better than 49S and S2. re
spectively at former figures.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
CHIEF WEBSTER
ASKED TO RESIGN
Commissioners Want 90 Gust Alexan-
dria's Veteran Police
Officer.

AS a result of the recent police board
inquiry, Chief of Police James F. Web
ster this morning received the following
communication from Zyra Hin, secre-
Iary OF the board
Dear Sir: At a meeting of the police
board held last night the following reso-
luton was adopted. and was instructed
TO send you a copy of the same: Re
solved. it having developed by the re-
cent investigation OF the police force
that it Is in a disorga nized and deplor-
able condition, we find IL necessary .
brig about an Improvement in the
force and to make a number of changes
and therefore request the resignation of
Capt James Webster as chief, TO take
effect June /. 1906. ."
Captain Webster this morning stated
that ne had the matter under considera-
ton. and has not yet decided what he
would do He has been connected with
the police department of Alexandria for
forty y-fiVe years
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
ADVERSE REPORTS
ON DISTRICT BILLS

An adverse report from the Senate
District Committee was made to the
Senate today on the bill providing for a
temporary home for ex-volunteer Union
soldiers and sailors in the District Of
Columbia.
Adverse reports were made on the oil!
70 provide a permanent form of govern
ment for the District; for the opening OF
a street in Mt. Pleasant extending from
the prolonged east side of School street
to the east side OF sixteenth street; for
the extension of Seventeenth street from
Florida avenue to Columbia road; 70 au-
thorize the paving OF Twenty-third street
northwest between and L streets, and
the three bills 10 regulate the employ
ment of child labor in the District. The
last three named bills were displaced by
the action of the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor some time ago
Amendments 10 the District appropria-
ton bill to increase the salaries Of jus
tices Of the peace from 5000 TO $1,000
annually: in increasing the salary of the
SUPERINTENDENT of the House of Deten-
tion from 81 .OS0 70 Sl,20o a year; appro-
priating 5000 for the grading of Penn
svlvania avenue east 10 Branch avenue
and $500 for the grading of Albemarle
avenue east of Connecticut avenue were
also made.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
BALTIMORE AND OHIO
MAKES LARGE GAINS

The statement OF earnings and ex-
penses Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company, exclusive OF the con-
trolled and affiliated lines. for the month
of April, 1905. as compared with the cor
responding month Of 1905, shows gross
earnings. 1906. $500. 7S3; 1905. s.. 723. .534;
increase, 1851. .199. Expenses. 1905, 81, ,O57,-
2S9; 1905. 50, ,9S3, ,594; increase, Si33. .6s5. Net
earnings. 1906 s. zS7, ,444; 1906. S1.7s9 go; in
crease. $447. .504
For the ten months OF the fiscal year
ended April 80. as compared with the
same period of the last fiscal year. the
statement shows gross earnings, 1906,
S64. O02. 2O9; 1895. s56.OS1. us; increase. 81
92o. 49l. Expenses, 1896, $40. 100. .9S6; 1906.
S36. 764, ,337; increase, $4.OO1. .649. Net earn
ings. 1906. $Zs. .236 22s: 1905, sls.S17, ,3S1; in
crease, S3.91S.s42
The lines included in this statement
are the Baltimore and Ohio Railroa i
Company. Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railroad Company. Ohio River
Railroad Company, West Virginia Short
Line Railroad, Ripley and Mil Creek
Valley Railroad. PittSburg and Western
Railroad Company; Pittsburg, Paines-
Vile and Fairport Railroad; Pittsburg,
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, and the
Pittsburg Junction Railroad.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
sMoor HEARING POSTPONED.

Final consideration Of the Senator
Reed Smoot case by the Senate Privi-
lege and Elections Committee, scheduled
for today. has been postponed until next
Monday.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
MARKET LISTLESS,
STOCKS SCARCE
Prices Ranged Somewhat
Lower Than Yesterday.

NEW YORK, May 1s.-About the only
stock in which there was any special
trading worth mentioning was Pennsyl-
vania, which continued under pressure
similar to that which has been in evil
deEce since the sale of the last security
issue OF the company on Tuesday
The weakness of the stock had a SYM
pathetic effect on trading all around the
room. but there was only scant supply
of stock in other issues, which was
easily absorbed whenever concessions In
prices were made.
Taken altogether, the market was
heavy and listless, with prices ranging
one TO two points below yesterday 5
close.
Governments unchanged; other bonds
steady.
The market opened irregular under the
same trading influences that impaired a
heavy tone TO last nights close. The
temporary apathy of the bull interests
is being utilized as long ~ possible by
the bear faction 10 depress prices for
the purpose Of covering. Anaconda was
off IL: Amalgamated declined a small
fraction
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
AUCTION SALES.

AT WALTER B. WILLIAMS & Co. Auc-
tlon House. corner 10th and D SITS on SAT-
URDAY, MAY 10. 1896. at 10 O'CLOCK. will
be sold all goods stored In the names OF
Lula johnson. Clarde Glover. ". J. Summer
vile, c z SpeIlman- Z 6 STORAGE CO.
myIl-6t-GxSu
The Washington times., 1906-05-18

II is stated there are now about 300
shareholders of the Standard OIL Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18

ptaA SaieS NtsAtl ia y I-Nl-if fup1
Sales 10 noon today. $40 900.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
ALLEGED HANDBAG THIEF
PULLING THE POLICE

Sweated for several hours by Captain
Boardman and Detectives Muller,
Horne. Fletcher. and Cornwell, Albert
W. Purcell. who was arrested by Police
man Peterson on a charge Of disorderly
conduct and is believed to be the man
who robbed several women of their
handbags on the street. today admit
ted, the police say, that he was the
guilty man.
y few moments later he denied that
he had figured in any case except that
OF Mrs. J. Z. Brister. Of us g street
northwest. who was robbed at Tenth
and 3 streets northwest on Tuesday
night
Purcell was taken back TO the Seventh
precinct station and Will be held there
until the women he is suspected Of rob-
bing have seen him.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales OF the board including after call
amounted 10 S2.OO0 in bonds and 3sIi
shares OF stock. Following are the sales
and quotations of todays market:
l. ). Reg 4s. S2O01 l03I4 1907: S3GDq
l. ?. 1905; $50oal03l4, 1907.
Washington Railway preferred. leq
9Z, cash; 20ns9. 5OQSsAt, 36QSs7s, 5OdSSat
S9dSSf4. lOons9. 5OdS9 3dSS. 5OdS9, 5OaSS.
90oSS1z tbuyer 60j. 5Ods9ik. 5OIsglL. 5O8Is9.
oo0ll sS@s, 50GS9. 50HSyis l00dS9A. 5O0GSsss
Washington Railway common. 5Od4Oss
leOa 4Ola, 50a409s, 50q4O5s. seq f0a4. l,O0Oa
AZ
Union Trust, ldl52
American National Bank, 5aI77, ga
I771z
GraphOphone common. IOd4S 1Od4S
544S. 544S. lOd4S. 10d4S 1OM4s IOa4SA
10U 4SiA. l0d4Slz. 1O64Sss
Graphophone preferred. l0dS7iz. 10ds7iz
l0HS71z, 1UGS71z
Greene Copper, lOOa2S14. IoOa2s35. IOoq
2S2s buyer 6O).
After call-Washington Gas Certih-
Gates. 1.OO0GlI5.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
Cotton Market Firmer
On Foreign Advices

NEW YORK, May 1s.-The opening Of
the local cotton market this morning
was better than expected, first prices
being one 20 three points higher. The
upturn was due to firmness in the mar
ket at Liverpool. where big sales of the
spot article were again a feature. al
though prices for actual cotton there
were a shade lower.
Opening quotations. May, 1155dS6;
July, Il 2S029; August, II 0SdO7; Sep
tember. 1913 bid; October. 1075d76; De-
cember, 10. .73d74
The Washington times., 1906-05-18

FAVORABLE TO LIABILITY BILL.
Senator McLaurin. from the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce. was
today authorized to make a favorable
report on the employers liability bill.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
FINANCIAL NEWS ITEMS.

II is stated there are now about 300
shareholders of the Standard OIL Com
pany.
The report is current in Philadelphia
that A. ]. Cassatt before leaving for
Europe expressed TO intimate friends his
determination to retire from the presi-
deney OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
The Mormon Church - going out Of
business. Its principal holding. the Utah
Light and Railway Company, Is TO be
taken over By a S25 900 900 corporation
composed of English and American capi-
talists.
The directors OF the National Lead
Company have declared a quarterly
stock placing that issue upon a per
cent basis. The usual dividend Of ia
per cent was declared upon the pre-
ferrcd stock.
The following directors were elected
at the annual meeting Of the Anaconda
Company. at Anaconda. Mont. We'd
feller. John d. Ryan. John f. Judson.
+. G. Bogart. William /. Bull and
George II. Chance.
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany IS in the market for 100000 pounds
of copper. 1t is stated the company is
experiencing COnsiderabl Bile difficulty in
slightly higher price than current quo
tatioDs for the amount in question. pro-
vided IL is delivered within a reason
able period.
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
Representative KETCHAM
RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS

At the Grafton today the statement
was made that Representative Ketch-
am, Of New York, had greatly improv-
ed. and that he will soon be able TO re-
sumo his Congressional duties. Repre-
sensitive Ketcham has been confined 10
his room for several weeks. hts condi-
ton has at no time been regarded as
The Washington times., 1906-05-18
N THE WORLD OF FINANCE
EXCITED BUYING OF
RAILWAY STOCKS
Thousand Share Lots Taken Freely
With Offers to Continue
Indefinitely.

The transactions in Washington Rail-
way preferred shares today were all
made on a basis Of ex-uividend OF 81 50
per share. which has been declared pay
able on June J. Immediately on IN, call
Secretary Hume made the annclnce-
ment and the buying commenced at ss9.
which is the equivalent OF sales made
on yesterday at 9lL. II was soon evi-
denced that some good orders had been
placed and the bidding became spirit ted,
with the result that the price was rap
idly carried forward on a strong de-
fnand for the stock In large blocks un-
III several lots of good size had been
taken as high as S92s. The trading to-
tailed 1,S6O shares. and the net gain was
a good half point
The favorable conditions existing in
the preferred were also present in the
common, and. commencing at 4O3s the
price rose rapidly 10 as, at which level
a block Of 1000 shares went on the
record The buying Of quotation lots
was not so well distributed as on the
other, but equally the disposition TO sell
was curbed by the strong demand The
amount of sales reached l.3O0 shares.
including the one block Of ] 900 already
quoted The gain was "A bout equal to
the rise on the preferred.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-22

would marry then. When the creditors
forward and explain my mechanism
ana then open a vein and give the man
talf dollar on account. But I'm only
made of the usual materials, and LIN
SOLD to the highest bidder-lot AZ, small
girl. suitable for drawing room orna-
ment Now, don't be 50 gloomy. Re-
member loves a disease and marriage
/ Is the medicine TO cure IT,"
She rose and walked towards the
gate.
He stood there watching until she
/ turned the corner.
Then he walked slowly away in tho
| opposite direction, never raising his
ewes from the ground He undoubtedly
| had a very bad case .-,
Frequently during the next few
weeks the young man came and sat on
the bench for an hour or so. digging
with his stick. But she never APP
peared, and his visits gradually grew
shorter and further between.
The girl ! saw walking with an ell
Derby gentleman one day. and as they
passed by where lay, he said:
You prefer Paris for our honey
moon?'
And she replied in bored voice:
"Oh. yes: want TO keep lively. and
have plenty of occupation"
And the young man had not been
away for a week. when I saw him, too.
He had lady by his side. and they
were laughing together quite happily:
he as one who enjoys laughter the
more for having wept.
After that nothing Of any impor-
tahcc occurred during my daily wrig-
giles. ! had interest in eserything. and
was frequently rebuked for cynicism.
3 !. was nearly the end OF the season
when strolled out at dusk one night
rear the same bench. and saw 4 female
form almost reclining upon II. she
was trembling with emotion. held
handkerchief 20 her eyes. and was Sob
ting softly. without noticing whether
there was anyone 10 see her And |
knew that Il was Ethel come back
from her honeymoon.
For some time she did not remove
ter handkerchief; but al last she let
Il fall in her lap and sat there gazing
into the gloom. 10 was a lonely spot.
and now that she s0bbed no longer.
there was scarcely q sound 10 be heard I
And then 81 was that ]. but a worm. /
turned. At the absurdity OF human /
love. and the Inconsistency Of the fe-
male Of this strange species.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-22
ADJUSTMENTS

His Highness the Bey" clever
musical play in three acts with a rec
ord of five months in Chicago, whic.
comes to the Cairo opera house Fri
day, August cath, is one of the bright
est and best entertainments of its
kind ever staged. 1t has attached to il
a corps Of pretty girls that are a won.
der to the theatrical profession. For
adorned beauty symmetry Of form,
radiance and brilliancy. the 'Bey'
girls are without peers. There is a
delicacy and refinement
about the young women that is so
often lacking with travelling com.
panies. The principals are also of the
highest culture. II is said that such
recognized artists as Johnny Fogarty.
Mabel McCane. Geo. Fox. Ethel Doyey
Leo Kendall, Mabel Arlington and
.Ius tin Cooper are seen outside of New
Yerk or Chicago. There is wealth of
costumes and carload of
special scenic and electrical effects.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-22
Emotional MeIodrama.

"A Wifes Secret" the emotional
melodrama, which will be seen at the
opera house, Monday, Aug. 9th, has
for its central theme the trials and
ma. dships of young wife, driven from
her home by her doubling husband,
and is said 10 contain a story of beau.
tiful sentiment and charming heart.
interest, With exceptionally strong
comedy many thrilling situations,
and scenic production of the highest
order. with a, cast of general excel.
lence. 1t is described as a play of
plain. everyday life, and presents a
group of interesting characters, drawn
and depicted TRUE to nature 1t is pro.
nounced an excellent attraction by all
who have seen it in the past two sea.
sons.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-22
As 1 TSE9 %RS By
By T. c. ELDER.
Copyright, BY Joseph b. Bowles)

II was after refreshing shower one
morning last spring.
|, a Central park worm, was taking
my customary constitutional Wriggle
in a quiet corner OF the park, and
1as extremely annoyed by the be-
Layior OF young man seated on the
bench above me, who would persist in
digging up the ground with mis- walk
IlDg-stick, and gave me no peace. Sure
r., thought, there is room in the
reason why we should have any Of
these territorial disputes and waste our
energies in struggling for possession.
Just as | was becoming quite merry.
GUS the young man jumped UP, trem,
b!ing all over, and nearly crushing me
beneath his shoe, and at the same time
o ffesh-faced and bright-eyed young
female OF the human species came uR
and shook hands with him.
! fatter myself am a good Judge Of
women, and ! assure you she was .
miracle of daintiness. That was why
stayed where was. although expected
home to an early lunch.
Haven't | come fast?" laughed the
rrl How long have you been here"
Only few hours"
How nice of you. Whatever did yor
find to do all that timer"
oh, was thinking, and digging up
worms"
What sort of rhoughts?"
Mixed" said the young man
sweet and bitter. Sometimes thnh
yoG re an angel. and sometimes"
Don't mention it. | feel like thai
sometimes"
Ethel" cried the young man. with
a sudden burst OF energy, be serious
FOR moment. | can't live without
You; and you're not going to marry
thgt-that--'
Now don't call my future husband
bad names, That's my privilege. LooR
Il my engagement ring. | choose II
because-it was the most expensive"
Why pretend to be frivolous
srowled the young man, when | know
YOU have a heart CT gold
oh, if had a heart of gold, and
and a silver circulation; why, we