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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-14
A. A. STOKES,
1876 So. Broad St. woodbury., N. J.
BRIDGEPORT.

| Mrs. G. G.. Holdcraft attended the wedd.
| ing anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lorine
Faucett, of Camden, last Wednesday even
| ing.
| Sunday schools sessions will begin at
a. m. next Sunday morning and continue
at that hour until the summer months are
| oyer.
/ Mr.. Fred Folker, our milk man, drives
to the shore cottages on Sunday mornings,
and serves quit few customers.
! There will be some valuable building lots
for sale now in short time, when the late
Hannah James estate will be sold at public
sale.
The steamer Florence that used to
run from here, was sold by Capt. Lutte to
other parties, and has been running to
Bridgeton from Phila., is now tied up. the
line not paying enough to run.
Professor and Mrs Given, Of Mullica Hill,
the newly elected principal of our school,
was in town on Tuesday looking up house
to move in about the last of August.
Mr. Andrew Steelman one Of our Oldest
oldest citizens, is on the sick list.
We would not know what to do without
our telephone in town now, business is
transacted from neighbor to neighbor and
communication with the farmes, now in
berry season is surely great benefit
The children's service at the M. E. Sun
day school last Sunday evening was largely
attended. The parts were we'll rendered
and the EVENINGS service was highly en-
joyed by all.
| One load of Strawberries taken to Ped
ricktown station one day last week by Mr..
Frank Holdcraft Melted him $145.
! The summer cottagers are now coming
from Philadelphia.
A very heavy thunder storm passed over
orr town last Saturday evening but no ser
! ious damage was done.
| The Grange held their Children's service
in Grange Hall last Saturday afternoon, and
| a general good time was reported.
| A family moved in town from Penns-
grove last Saturday. Mr.. Zane-w will
| tend the railroad bridge.
Miss Ethel Rulon, of Pennsville, is spend
! ing some time with her aunt, Mrs. Joseph
/ Mounce Miss Ethel displays rare ability
| in elocution. She favored the audience
last Sunday evening as the children's ser
/ vice, and was very pleasing.
| Miss Helen Sheets is home for her sum-
mer vacation.
| Luther Reed entertained his father from
Pennsylvania over Sunday.
John Hager started for the Klondyke on
/ Tuesday morning, after having spent the
winter at home with relatives and friends.
| II all goes we'll he expects to spend the
| Fourth at Nome on his own claim. His
many friends wish for him safe journey,
and success at the end Of the route.
Miss Marion G. Ollphant will graduate
from the State Normal School at the close
Of this spring session. The commencement
week is Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 17th, 19th and GOTH
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-14

Mrs. G. G.. Holdcraft attended the wedd-
ing anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Loring
Faucets, Of Camden, last Wednesday even
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-14
PEpRlckToWN.

The Fourth Of July in Pedricktown pro-
misses to be the greatest, she town has ever
witnessed, ReY. H. W. Bolton D. d. Of
Absecom viii be the speaker for the day.
John Hewitt and family have gone TO
Baltimore TO remain ten days.
Children's Day will be observed in the
NJ. E. Church next Sunday, June II. The
Baptist Church held Children's Day last
Sunday.
VIM. Murphy is assisting station agent
VIM. Richman at the depot
Mrs. Lucinda Dawson's house is being
painted.
Warren Patterson Of Frederiea, Del 5,
has entered the bank as an assistant to paah-
Ter Blocksom.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-14
cLARksRoRo.

Mr.. Nathan Hoffman, Miss Annie Moore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Shute, Miss Cecilia
Shute and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Davidson
Jr., attended the first wedding anniversary
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Shute in West
Phila. last Thursday evening
Rev. and Mrs. j. r. Vannatta and Mr..
and Mrs. George Vannatta attended the
wedding of Miss Ada Morgan to Mr.. Geo.
Fratz in Camden on Wednesday evening Of
last week Miss Morgan was former resi-
dent OF our village. The bride was dressed
in handsome robe of white net and car
ried white bridal roses. Rev. Vannatta
performed the ceremony.
Miss Cecilia Shute entertained as Sun
day guests Miss Edith Weaver and Miss
Mabel Weaver Of Phila.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shute of West
Phila. spent Sunday and Monday as guests
of their parents
Miss Ethel Haines spent Tuesday and
Wednesday Of this week with friends in
Woodstown.
The Misses Beulah and Hannah Pancoast
Of Mullica Hill are spending sometime
with their neice, Mrs. Isaac T. Haines.
Miss Rose Miller attended the commence
ment exercises of the Glassboro High
School at that place on Wednesday even
ing Of last week.
Mrs. J. H. O'Brien who has been recent
" i'll is able to be out again.
Mrs. Lulu Clark Haines spent Sunday
with friends in Phila.
Mr.. Charles Fleck, Of Philadelphia has
rented Mr.. Copeland Browns house above
the cemetery for the summer.
The improvements in the main audience
room Of the Nj. z. church were fine and
the pastor preached an excellent sermon to
She children on Sunday morning lasts The
regular ChiIdren's Day exercises held In
the evening were up to the standard.
Miss Bessie Clark has been spending sew.
eral days with relatives in New York.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-14
sWEpE sRoRo.

We have been feasting on Jersey straw
berries for the last three weeks, but the
finest we have seen were brought to market
by Frank Backman, and were Of the I'm
proved Candy variety.
Martin Schorn, a farmer near SWedesboro
exhibited fine ripe tomato here on We'd
nesday, and says he has Others ripe. He
will begin picking for market on next Mon
day As far as we are able to learn, Mr.
schorn ie ahead on tomatoes.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
Is THIS FAIR?
The Commercial Club Fails To Practice Its
Preaching

AT the Wednesday meeting Of Lincoln re-
tailers to consider ways and means Of relieving
themselves of advertising fakes, Mr.. j. E.
Miller offered resolution which was unani-
mously adopted. The Wageworker believes the
merchants have acted wisely whole, but
perhaps Mr.. Miller and other members of the
Commercial Club will pardon for calling at
tention to what consider very bad case of
preaching without practicing Among other
things coming under the ban of the advertisers
according to the resolution presented by Mr.
Miller and adopted by the meeting was, All
newspaper schemes of every character when
presented by promoters or agents. other than
those usually employed
This. Of course, is aimed at The Wagework-
er's Friendly List edition, which is being
promoted by experts in that line who have been
employed by this paper for that purpose. Of
course the advertisers of this city are warrant
and in cutting out anything they desire. But
desire to ask Mr.. Miller and his business
associates Of the Commercial Club if The Wage
workers action in securing the services of out
siders to help it extend it's business is one whit
worse than the action Of the Commercial Club
in sending to little village in Iowa for a sec
rotary for the aforesaid Commercial Club9
80, we could not get expert secretary in
Lincoln will be the reply.
Very we'll Neither could The Wageworker
expert in it's line in Lincoln.
No win all fairness The Wageworker submits
to Mr.. Miller, Mr.. Rudge, Mr.. Herpolsheimer,
Mr.. Mayer and others, that they are unfair in
putting under the ban business institution
that is merely following the illustrious example
they set when they went to Waterloo, Iowa, for
secretary for the Commercial Club. And we
will leave it to these gentlemen if The Wage
worker is not right in it's contention.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE.
A Little More Inquiry Into Railroad Accidents
by the Coroner.

The Wageworker has been watching this
thing of coroner's inquests on victims of rail
road accidents and it believes that the time has
come to make protest against the way these
so-called inquests have been conducted. Sew
eral times during the past SIX months horrible
accidents by rail have taken place in Lincoln
and Lancaster county, and the inquests have
either been very perfunctory or mere farces
All too often the coroner has decided on his
motion that "no inquest was necessary. :"
Whenever life is sacrificed on grade
crossing in railroad yard simple justice
demands that the fullest and fairest investiga-
ton be made of all the facts. And this thing
OF carefully selecting juries that may be de-
pended upon to relieve the corporations of all
blame must be stopped. Human life is too pre-
cious to be sacrificed without giving the mat
ter second thought. The coroner is supposed
to look after the interests of the public, and not
to look after the interests of the corporations.
The Wageworker refused to take any part in
the county campaign last fall for the reason
that it did not think the interests of labor were
materially concerned. But after careful in
vestigation it has come to the belief that the
time has come to protest against the way things
are being conducted. The coroner is altogether
too careful of the interests of the corporations
and entirely too neglectful of the interests of
those dependent upon the victims of corporate
neglect Whatever little commercial interests
the coroner may have on the side in the way of
agreahents with undertakers is Of no immedi-
ate foncern, although it is the opinion Of this
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
A WORD ABOUT THE LORDS DAY.

The sporting editor of an Omaha paper init
mates that Manager Holmes of the Lincoln ball
team is figuring somewhat on playing Sunday
ball games at park to be located somewhere,
near but Just outside. the city limits We
haven't interviewed Manager Holmes concern
ing the rtimor, but we opine that he has no
such intention If he has. then he is making the
mistake of his life. Lincoln wants good ball
team, and will give it a good support But a
vast majority Of the people to whom Manager
Holmes must look for support are not in favor
of Sunday base ball
The Wageworker is not opposed to Sunday
base ball on religious grounds Indeed, if it
could be assured that Sunday base ball would
not be followed by a long train Of other things
it would be inclined to favor it. But Sunday
base ball means Sunday theatres. Sunday beer
gardens Sunday saloons, Sunday barber shops
in short, it would mean the introduction of
what the "liberal element calls ''the CONT
mental Sabbath" which is another name for
/ free and unbridled pleasure on the first day Of
the week commonly called Sunday.
The WagewOrker is opposed to this. Not
religious or moral grounds but grounds of
commonsense. The workingman with family
should spend his Sunday at home visiting with
his wife and little and resting up for the
week of toll ahead of him. The unmarried
workingman should not spend his rest day in
carousal He owes it to himself and to his
ployer to rest up and get in shape to deliver
good work during the week
The Omaha sporting editor above referred
to intimates that the mayor and city authorities
look with favor upon Sunday base ball. The
Wageworker hash t felt it necessary to inter-
view the mayor and his associates on that point
in order to feel assured that the intimation is
not true.
Let give Lincoln beautiful park where
the people may enjoy themselves sanely and
sobery on Sunday, and let us not make the
mistake of letting down the bars to the wide
open Sunday" that other cities have tolerated
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
THE LABOR PRESS.
Growing in Strength and Doing Better Work
All Along the Line.

The labor press gives constant evidence Of
its improving service to the cause of labor's
interests, and clearer perception OF the atti
ture and position it occupies to the trade I'M
ion movement. There is perceptble improve
ment and efficiency time goes on. There
are published now 1875 official journals issued
monthly or oftener by American international
unions, and 179 weekly labor papers, all de-
voted to the defense and advocacy of labor's
interests, nearly all of which are stoutly es-
pousing the trade union movement and the
American Federation of Labor. Though bet
ter support is now given to the labor press
than heretofore, it is still of an unsatisfactory
character. The service which the labor press
renders fellow-workers is incalculable in
dollars and cents. In saying the right word
at the right time to place abor's side before the
world upon any given controversy or point at
issue, many advantages are gained as we'll as
the best possible showing made for the cause
and the movement, which, despite their nobili-
ty and grandeur, yet have too few friends and
advocates. We can not too strongly urge our
fellow-workers and friends to give the labor
press loyal and tangible support. American
Federationist.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
CLEAN THEM OUT, MIR. MAYOR.

The dives called pool halls must go, Mr..
Mayor You may rest assured that the decent
element of Lincolns eitizenship-and it is
vastly in the ascendency-will back you up in
every effort you and your official associates may
make to drive this evil out.
There is nothing particularly wrong about
pool and billiards in themselves. The evil lies
in the tendencies that surround majority OF
the pool halls. And some of those in this city
are unspeakably vile. They dragging
young boys down hill at fearful rate
We note that you say a great many parents
step forward when the pinch comes and declare
they gave their minor sons permission to fire.
quent these places. If that is the case, what we
need is law that will let us everastngly
soak such fool parents. Their sons are not
particularly to blame. If Mayor Brown and
his official associates can frame up some plan
to reach such delinquent parents they will be
called blessed. In the meantime, bring the
pool halls to time.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
WHAT uN1oN1sM HAS DONE.
A Splendid Record of Achievement Made in
One Short Century.

For the benefit Of the new man in the labor
movement who knows nothing of the condi-
lions which prevailed prior to the establish
ments of well organized and equipped unions,
let us revert to conditions which existed then
i'll comparison with the conditions now made
through the labor organizations
Before the advent Of trade unions, or less
than one hundred years ago, men, women and
children worked thirteen and fourteen hours
per day and in great many places sixteen
hours History shows that in 1870 the work
ingmen and women started work in the morn
ing at 4 clock, at 10 o'cock.they had an hour
for lunch and at B O'clock hour for dinner,
from which time they worked until darkness.
AS late as 1886 women and children began work
in some factories in New England at 80 in the
morning and worked an hour or two after sun
set. One hundred years ago the brick layers in
New York worked fourteen hours a day for
80 cents day today they have an eight-hour
work day at 60 cents an hour.
1t is said that union man named Michael
Mention wrote a letter to one of the papers de-
scribing the condition of the bricklayers and
while all of his charges We're found to be true,
he was arrested for libel and sentenced to sixty
days IN jail Hence, to even say word in de-
Tense of labor in those days was crime
The Original American factories were gov
erned by the most Outra geOuS and oppressive
regulations, in which the worker had no voice
There was time in the history of this country
Wnen the workers We're taxed to support the
churches and were fined if habtually absent
from religious worship. Some able writer's and
historians have clearly proven that in some
factories women and children were dashed with
rawhide if the overseer detected them snatch
ing moment IS rest
Herbert n. Casson says the city of Washing
ton was built by workers who received about
so cents day and worked from sunrise to sun
set that at the commencement of the nine
teenth century wages in New York were 40
cents a day: IN Baltimore. 36 cents, and that
the average rate all over the country was $65
year, with board and sometimes lodgings.
These frightful conditions low wages, long
hours poverty and degradation have been
gradually overcome and steadily improved
through trade union activity. In great many
organized trades the worker receives more i'm
one month at eight hours labor per day than
was formerly received by similar workmen i'll
one whole year.-Cigarmakers Journal.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
LIST OF UNION LABELS.

Every union member. or sympathizer
is urged when making purchases or hav-
ing work done, to demand the following
union labels which have been endorsed
by the American Federation OF Labor:
United Hatters.
International Typographical Union.
Allied Printing Trades.
Cigarmakers' International Union.
Wood Carvers Association.
Boot and Shoe Workers. Union
Wood Workers International Union.
United Garment Workers.
Tobacco Workers International Union.
Iron holders Union.
Journeymen Bakers and Cdnfectioners
Union.
Coopers' International Union
Team Drivers International Union.
|, United Brotherhood Of Leather Work
National Union OF United Brewery
International Union Carriage and Wag-
International Association OF Allied
Me Glass sotae B6weTy
Metal Polishers, Buffers. Platers and
International Union of Journeymen
International Association Of Watch
Case Engravers
international Ladies' Garment Work.
ers' Union.
American Federation of Musicians
Shirt, Waist and Laundry Workers
| International Union.
American Wire Weavers' Protective
Association.
American Federation Of Labor
UphOlsterers' International Union.
International Brotherhood of Black
smiths.
Amalganated International Association
Journeymen BARRIERS International
Union.
Retail Clerks International Protective.
Association.
I Hotel and Restaurant Employees Inter
national Alliance and BartenderS' Inter-
national League of America.
Actors National Protective Union.
Stove Mounters International Union.
International Steel and Copper Plate
Printers.
United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers.
International Brotherhood OF Pape.
Makers.
United Gold Beaters' National Union.
International Union Of Wood, Wire and
Metal Lathers.
Amaigamated Rubber workers Inter-
| Elastic Goring weavers' International
International Printing Pressmen's Union
National Association of Machine Print
ers and Color Mixers.
Theatrical Stage Employees Interna-
ton Alliance.
Trunk and Bag Workers International
United Powder and High Explosive
Workers.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

A lot Of The ageworkers esteemed contem-
poraries are entering able defenses of the Ma
tional Civic Federation. Not for us. A lot Of
that association members may be all right,
but we are just little afraid of trusting a la
boring mans cause to an association presided
over by August Belmont the man who smashed
the street railway union in New York and i'm
ported a thousand armed 'scabs to bring the
union men to terms.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

gress. Loud is frantic opponent Of organized
labor, complacent tool of the corporations,
and the man whom the labor unions of Califor-
MIA defeated for congress by majority of
5000 in a district that was normally republican
by 5000 majority. The appointment of cor
poraton tools and union haters to important
government positions is an almighty poor way
for President Roosevelt to show his friendship
for organized labor.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

Rev p M Orr the challenge the reprinted
from the Chicago Public interesting
The Wageworker We doubted Bro
and be
The monkey of Washington, D. c. family died
and ostentaous fnerowers all
Hell IS such fools.
Lincoln unions spend UPWARDS Of $3O0OOOO
chants Make
demanding the label.
The of the loud and longand
orally doebu fool God however he
The politicians fixing Will
label in the better than lot of hot air.
a 'tscab'
Is house swept with convict made broom! If it
uno is lie
Are a union just a member the union
Some things awfuly long time eventuatng
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
ARBITRATION, CANCELLATION.

Yes, admit that labor unions have been
guilty of resortng to the bomb and the torch.
But that was in the early days of unionism.
But the church has resorted to the torch the
stake, the thumbscrew and the rack.
The church has outgrown that sort of thing
in large measure. 1t is still carrying the
gospel of peace to the benighted Filpinos with
Krag-Jorgensens and rapd-fre cannon to
back it.
1t took the church thousand years to out
grow that sort of thing too. Doesn t it come
with poor grace for a church member to de-
nounce the unions for not outgrowing in a
century what it took the church ten centuries to
outgrow?
Once in a while we hear of murder or riot in
labor dispute But the murder and the riot
is not chargeable to the unions--they must be
charged to individuals. When Al church MEM
Der goes wrong it is unfair to charge the whole
congregation with being criminals. Any church
member will tell you that. But every time a
member of union smashes 'scab' over the
head with brick lot of church members lay
the blame upon the unions. When a preacher
disgraces his calling it is unfair to say that all
preachers are crooks. Any preacher will tell
you that-and he tells the truth, too. But
every now and then preacher will get up and
score the unions as whole because some indi-
vidua linionist has gone wrong.
Come, gentlemen let us play fair
The trades unions growing in grace, in
knowledge and in strength With grace and
knowledge comes Willingness to act the
square. With strength comes willingness to
be kind. The trades unions not teaching
force and riot They are teaching arbitration.
They are practicing the art of Cancellation.
While the church is preaching the brotherhood
of man the unions are practicing it. Neither
the church the union is infaible Let us
exercise charity.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
JUSTICE FOR MULES.

Unionisnd stands for humanity to
dumb beasts as well as humanity to
man. The mule drivers in mine No. s.
Terre Haute, Ind, struck because they
believed that the mules were not get
ting enough to eat. They remand out
until the company took up the case and
promised to supply enough hay and
grain for the hungry mules.-31inne-
apolis Union.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

newspaper that a coroner who will make such
agreements is in mighty small business. But
this thing Of perfnpctery and seemingly in
duenced inquests the victims of railroad
cidents is of considerable concern, and The
Wageworker, believing it voices the opinion Of
ajority of the people, declares that the time
has come for an immediate reform.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

A poor devil laid down in the snow in the
streets of Lincoln few nights ago and froze to
death. He was consumptive and had no place
to 60 The next time the Home Department o.
the Woman s Club has lecture on the s'care Of
oriental rugs" it ought to have it at night.
Some poor fellow might drop in and get
warmed.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

An eastern judge has just decided that firm
Of 'scab' hat manufacturers can use an imita-
ton union label because the compliments, the
union hatters, not being manufacturers them
selves. have right to claim ownership con-
troll of a label Gosh, but some judges go long
ways to- do the dirty work of their owners!
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

The Traction Company tax case is settled.
There is now no reason why the company
should not bestir to give the people those
long promised improvements. And if the com
pany does the right thing without losing any
more time, whole lot will be forgiven it.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

John b. Stetson, the ''scab'' hat manufac-
turer. died millionaire because he could not
afford to pay decent wages to his employees.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

Spot the congressman who votes for ship
subsidy. 1t is rotten steal from the pockets
of the people.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

The next thing we know Mr. Post, in his
anxiety to protect the public, will be demand
ing uniform divorce laws