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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
QUEER TIME FOR BUSINESS
1913 w. SUPERIOR ST.
PearsOn'S Weekly:


The vicar Of a certain parish church
has recently paid many visits to an old
farmer, one Giles, with the object Of
inducing him to attend church. At
length he received the assurance that
the farmer would pop in some time
when he wasn't busy" On the follow
ing Sunday, while the clergyman was
giving out his text, Giles nervously
entered he sacred edifice. Walking up
the center aisle he peered from left to
right until he reached the front pew.
when, to the surprise Of the vicar, he
turned on his heel and walked out
again. The preacher was somewhat
severe on the congregation for their
lack Of courtesy in not Offering the
stranger seat, and after giving a
''wigging'' to the church wardens,
sidesmen and verger the vicar waited
upon the farmer and apologized in
their behalf. "Oh, I didn't come to
stay" exclaimed Giles. Il wanted to
see Farmer Brown about his pigs, but
he wasn't there"
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FIVE PHILADELPHIA
ICE DEALERS FINED

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-F1ve Of
the IA ice dealers who were placed
on trial in the criminal court here on
the charge Of conspiracy to raise the
price Of ice, today pleaded non vult
contendre and threw themselves upon
the mercy Of the court. A plea Of
this character is virtually an admis-
sion of guilt, with no intention to
break the law.
Before entering the plea. counsel
for the ice men announced to the
court that the Philadelphia Ice ex-
change through which it was alleged
the price of ice was fixed, had been
dissolved.
Following the entering of the
pleas District Attorney Bell asked
the court to direct a verdict Of not
guilty in the cases Of seven of the
other defendants. Henry W.. Bahren-
berg, president of the Mountain Ice
company, and Walter Lee, local agent
Of the American Ice company OF New
York, refused to enter the plea OF
non vult and decided to stand trial
The work Of securing jury was
then completed. Those who entered
the plea of non volt were fined SIS
each and costs.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
TWO THANKSGIVING
DAYS IN MISSISSIPPI

vICKsBURG, Miss, Nov. 2l.-1n an
examination Of the new Mississippi
code today 1t was discovered that this
state will have to observe two Than ks
giving days this year. The trainers of
the code unintentionally said Thanks
giving day should be on the fourth
Thursday in November instead, OF last
Thursday. Consequently tomorrow
will have to be observed as we'll as
Thursday of next week, which was the
day designated by the president. A
telephone message from Jackson this
afternoon conveyed the information
that before the discovery. Of the new
law, Gov: Vardaman had issued a proc
lamation~ calling on the citizens to OBJ
serve the day mentioned in the pres
iden tial proclamation = :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
REAL STYLE IN NEW YORK.

They were wasting a few idle mo-
ments at the Womens Dependence
league in intimate remarks
LAS womanly woman, with wo-
manish ways, I want to propose Mrs.
Dahlgren for our next president" said
Mrs Peter F. Rhin elander.
who is the womanly woman with
womanish ways, yourself or Mrs.
Dahlgren? asked Mrs. Pembroke
Hood, always with an eye to correct
ness of expression.
Il hope that 1t is not necessary for
me to state that I am too much Of a
lady to refer to myself in so glowing
terms"
"Oh, very we'll. 1t Is Mrs. Dahlgren.
She Is the perfect one"
1.-The most exquisite creature in
petticoats! Why, my dears, she even
washes her dishes with perfumed
soap!"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
HOW sTELzLE SIZES
UP BIC Convention
Representatives Who Favor the
Passage of a Bill for Direct
Rule.
Large Number Pledged to System
of Direct Legislation at
Once.
BY the Rev. Charles StelZle.

BY the Rev. Charles Stelzle.
They look like old campaigners-
these representatives of organized Ia
Dor at the Minneapolis convention of
the American Federation of Labor.
Quick and alert to the true inwardness
of every matter presented to the con-
vention in speech and resolut1on-the
man who can fool them has not yet
appeared. And what safety valve is
that executive council. And what ire
mendous responsibilities are imposed
upon it. When it seems impossible
to settle question on the floor of the
convention, it Is respectfully referred
to the executive council, with power
to act" That the council manages to
keep from 1ncurring the enemity OF
pretty nearly everybody, is a testi-
mony to their craftsmanship and their
wisdom. 1t is more than that-it is
an indication of the profound respect
and loyalty Of the rank and file to
that group of eleven men who are en-
trusted with such momentous inter-
ests. Fortunate, indeed is it that they
are not infallible, for in this they give
make mistakes.
| The eleven standing committees are
composed of men tried and true. They
will digest the great mass of material
which naturally comes to federation
convention, dealing with officers re-
ports, resolutions, laws, organization,
labels, grievances, education, state or.
CARNATIONS, and boycotts, and present
1t in such form as to greatly facilitate
the important business of the con-
vention. Sometimes continuing their
sessions far into the night, these com.
mittees deserve the gratitude of those
who have the privilege of enjoying the
fruits Of their toll, either as delegates
or as members of local organizations
who are staying by the stuff"
| Mass meetings and special meetings
are being arranged for in both Min.
neapolis and St. Paul, which must re.
suit in new inspiration to those who
have been SO close to the work that
the attention to details has shut out
the larger vision, without which ones
usefulness becomes greatly impaired
They will also serve to quicken those
who have never really gotten into the
movement, but have been content tc
be mere 'bystanders."
AS usual the daily press is generous
in the space devoted to the convention
Reports and interviews fill the col
umns, and photographs and carica
lures are in demand. Too important
is meeting of labors hosts to be ig
nored by even the most conservative
newspapers.
Students of the social question ant
teachers Of political economy are here
to learn They, too, have discovered
that in the do1ngs of the common PEG
pie there is great significance.
So much in general way for thu
twenty-sixth annual convention of thu
American Federation of Labor, as i
begins it's session. The reports of til.
delegates to their respective bodie.
will carry the spirit and the atmos
phere to the locals, where will be livet
over again many of the scenes which
will be witnessed by their representa-
tives.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
Names and, the Law.

Speaking generally the law of Eng
land allows person to assume and
use any name, provided its use is not
calculated to deceive or inf1ict pecun-
larry loss. So the court of appeals laid
down the law in Dockrell against
Dougall, and this attitude of the law,
the Law Journal remarks, is character
istic of the British love Of liberty. The
French law Is more strict. It forbids
any citizen to bear any name other
than which is expressed in the regis
try Of his birth or to add any surname
to his proper name German law Is
the same, only it goes little further
in imposing a penalty on anyone CIV
ing a false name to an official.
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Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your baker
that the Bell Phone is Unfair.
Monkeys Have No F1eas.

It Is curious that monkeys should be
thought to: be- infested with what nat
uralists call the Pulex irritans and
what ordinary, people know as the flea.
AS every zoologist. is aware, monkeys
have neither f1eas nor any other para
site whatever, In which Of course,
they differ vastly from man. AS
matter Of fact when monkeys begin
to pick each other about in the friend
ly Wayne have. all observed, they
merely detach bits OF hardened sseba-
ceous matter which has been excreted
by the glandsAand the flea idea ii en-
tirsly fabulous s {.5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
IN THE ST. REGIS RESTAURANT.

IN THE ST. REGIS RESTAURANT.
From the New York; Sun:
Two dandies hunting through the
menu for something to tickle their
cloyed appetites. Both from the West,
with the merest smattering of kitchen
French at command.
= "See anything you want, Yelling
TOM" asked the Kansas City exquis-
tie.
mot exactly, Perkinson," said the
st. Louis blade, ''but when can think
of nothing else I take soup. Waiter,
fetch me little SOUP"
"Ah! And waiter" put in Perkin-
son, you may also bring me a
soupoon."
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eyes leaped to her feet, and, striking
an attitude in the middle of the door,
shouted: "Give me liberty or give
me DEATH" This evidently was the
thing she would like to remember II
: went blind.
wish you could have listened, with
me, to the experiences Of those little
ones. Laughter and tears were so
CLOSELY comingled that I don't know
which had the mastery-Woman's
Journal
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STRYCHNINE CAUSED
MRS. OREFFIELD's DEATH
Woman, Who. Died Suddenly in
Seattle Jail, Ended Her Life
by the Poison Route.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 21.-Coroner
Carroll has signed a certificate stat
ing that Mrs. Maude Creffleld, who died
suddenly in the county Jail last FRI
day night, came to her death by sui
eide from strychnine poisoning. Chem
lists who analysed the contents OF the
stomach found more than enough
strychntne to cause death.
Mrs. Creffeld, who was the widow
Of the so-called prophet Of the Holy
Rollers, was awaiting trial for COM
plicity with Esther Mitchell in the
murder Of Esther's brother, George
Mitchell, the slayer OF Prophet Franz
Creffleld.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
THE SIN OF INSURANCE.

+teH ad IRE tan was d frst inst
pious people generally were dead set against
it. They said that 1t was gambling in
human lives. They said, too that It would
encourage murder. They were right In
way. Life insurance Is gambling In human
lives-only the odds greatly in tho
companies favor that they can never lose
1t is also encouragement to murder.
A good many murders are committed
every year for the sake Of life insurance poll
Giles. But these evils are no more than fly
specks on the great. beneficent life insur-
ance bodies. Life Insurance does 50 much
good that the evils attendant on it are by
comparison NIL"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
900 CHURCH INVENTORIES .
ARE MADE IN FRANCE

PARIS, Nov. 21-Nine hundred adj
ditional inventories Of church prop
erty were made today, leaving 100
outstanding In Is departments. The
determination Of the government to
apply the law no matter what oppo-
sition shall be offered has had
calming effect and threatened sanguin.:
airy conflicts did not occur. .-gsS
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Mr.. Union Man :-Notify your barber
that the Bell Phone Is Unfair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your retail
liquor dealer that the Bell Phone Is
Unfair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your res
taurant man that the Bell Phone is
Unfair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your print
or that the Bell Phone is Unfair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
Makinr 1t Hot For Huhhv.

Private Detective-Madam. here is
my bill for shadowing your husband
during the past four weeks.
Suspicious Wife-Very well: present
1t to him. And go on shadowing him
until you receive further orders from
me.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your Cigar
Dealer that the Bell Phone Is Unfair,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-11-24
SIR ALAN TOMBSTONE Z, y &,n%
-}s~ MAY SUCCEED DURAND

4 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Sir Alan
tombstone. the present minister for
Great Britain to Denmark. is being
discussed in Washington as o possi-
BILE successor to Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador. who
is soon to retire from the diploma tie
service and leave A. the EssWa.shington
post vacant. Lady Johnstone. who il
the daughter of James Pinchot OF this
city is now visiting her parents III
Washington and has been entertained
In diplomatic circles. #ss, j: sls,5:zs 1z% + @
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
LOSE CHANCELLOR
WITH DEEP REGRET
Members of Paterson Board
Were SOrroWful at Parting
With Instructor.

The regret with which the school au-
thOrities OF Paterson, y J., accepted the
resignation OF Dr. William Z. Chancellor
as head OF their school system IS indi-
Gated by the account OF the meeting OF
the board Of education at which the
resignation was acted upon. The Pater-
son Call. the only morning paper In that
city. said of the meeting, which was
held Thursday evening,
1t was with feelings Of regret that
the members Of the board Of education
took their accustomed seats In the board
room in the City Hall last evening TO
attend the special meeting called for
the purpose Of Considering the resigna-
tiOn Of Or. William T. Chancellor as
superintendent Of public schools
The call for the meeting was read,
after which Dr- ChanCelloF's letter 20
who disclosed It's contents. As the letter
was read q profound feeling seemed
manifest, and the commissioners seemed
ID realize that the city was losing a
man whose position IL would be hard
TO NIL
1T is with great regret said Presl-
dent Scott, that We receive tho resigna-
ton OF Dr. Chancellor. There is TO one
IN this board but who feels the great
loss he viii be 10 the board. and more
particularly 90 the city, more especially
because Of the great undertaking We
have at hand. I suppose there is moth
ing for us 10 do, out of courtesy 10 Dr..
Chancellor but 10 accept the reslgna-
ton, for IL seems 20 me that IN view
OF the great prize he has won We
cannot meet II with success, so I will
entertain q motion that the resignation
be accepted. If there are no further
comments
When President Scott concluded Il
would have been possible TO hear a pin
drop, the room WAS so quiet. Commits
s'oner Bradley moved that the resigna-
ton be accepted. A vote was taken and
each member recorded his aye on the
motion.
A motion 20 adjourn was in order. and
after the vote was taken II was stated
that The commissioners were TOO full of
feeling for utteTanCe."
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
Mr.. ASHFORD ASKS
MORE INSPECTORS
Enormous Building Opera
tons Call for Decided In
crease of His Force.

W'efully inadequate Is the force OF as
sistant inspectors IN the office Of Snow
den Ashford. building Inspector, accord
ing 10 his annual report for the past
year, which was handed the Commission
ers yesterday. Mr. Ashford intimates
tnat as a result of this deDlorable in
adequacy there may be many accidents
IN ana around buildings under construc-
tioh ana old structures which ought TO
be condemned
~ the reopTt Mr.. Ashford SAYS SIP
4ol' 80 was spent in erecting. reuatriug.
ana improving buildings In WnshIngt0u
Lhroughout the twelve months ended
July J. 1906, The number OF permits is
sued from the office was ,208. which was
= . increase Of 1873 more than we're
sIdited lAe previous year. Six municipaI
puHdIhgs costing S5i2. .61G We're erected
uuI me ihe year. Mr.. AshfOrd's repOrt
sn0Ws that building operations are
iiShihS up IN the county, there having
Deei expended $5,5ol. .233 on new houses
alid sLs''V-5 FOR improvements in the
s SUBURBAN districts. The Northwest sec
s5on ~ ~ ~ Inc ciJy ran close second with
kS650,o@3 and SS55 AL, expended for Dey,,
o9Ldlnss and repairs, respectively.
MT. ASHFORD calls attention: To The faot
IIl6J an iHlDortaHt matter seems r0 lay.-
Dcen overlooked up 70 this time II a.
thsit the theaJers are inadequateIy rro-
Nloed with means for ventilation ar E1rD
ply, or fresh air al proper temperatIIre
IN ms report he also deals with tha f-z-
escapes on new and cid buildings stat
iLlk LIlat twenty-ninep costing s.. 100. were
CollAI ucteu during tle year.
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
BUSINESS MEN DRINKING TEA.

The custom of serving tea in the Of
fees Of the heads OF prominent banking
houses at the close of banking hours
has spread rapidly in the Wall Street
district The custom is OF English
origin. and was first introduced by the
New York houses Of London banking
firms. subsequently IL was taken up
bv some OF the younger bankers who
had spent much time in London, and
now tea and waters are regularly
served every afternoon m the private
off1ces OF many a large institution. An
interesting feature Of the spread Of the
custom is Its adoption by the head OF a
prominent department Of one Of the
largest banks. This banker is an irish
man. and his assistants are Germans,
vet an gather at a fixed hour every
afternoon and sip their tea as content
edly as If such beverages as Irish
whisky and Pilsener had never been in
York sun.
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
SUMNER WEAR FOR THE YOUNG.

In the matter Of summer wearing
apparel the Improvement in clothing
for children in recent years is notable.
Fancy frills and furbelows have been
abolished and the boys and girls are al
lowed 10 wear just as little as is con-
sistant with necessary caution for the
pre- CREATION Of health Bare legs have
become more common than fancy stock
ings among the children Of thoughtfuI
parents. and bare arms are not unUs1IaI
Fancy hats that are more picturesque
than comfortable are not seen durfng
the summer. Sandals, constantly grow
in~ in favor. are much more Se6sihia
for hot little feet than any Kind ~
shoes. All in all Young America ana
Little ifiss America are allowed to ba
ve~v comfortable by the approach of
the dog days.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1906-08-19

observed on Sunday to enable more OF
their friends 20 attend.
An old business man Of this city. Mr..
Heller was born across the. water in
BretzfeId. Bavaria. February 7. 1923. In
1874 he came to America and settled
first IN Baltimore. His wife was born
in AlsfeId. Hesse. May 8. 1898.
II was not long after their marriage
that they removed to Washington.
where the beginning of their present
substantial hairdressing and shampoo
Ing business was made. They have only
two children, Joseph and Charles, OF
whom Charles IS at present living. Mr.
Heller is an Odd Fellow and also a
charter member of the Free Masons-
He is charitable in his disposition and
has been and IS connected with several
Hebrew fraternaI organizations. stiu
IN good health, the happy couple look
forward 20 many more years OF con-
genial married life together
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
celebrates RECOVERY
FROM LONG SICKNESS
Mr.. McDuell, in Joy over Recovery
Takes Friends on Excursion to
Share His Happiness.

After an illness extending over period
of more than four years. during which
time he has been confined 10 the house.
/ NJ McDueU, Washington representa-
tive of a large manufacturing concern,
celebrated his recovery by giving a ooin-
plimentary excursion last THURSDAY 10
River View
Mr.. McDueu entertained several nun
dred guests. among them being repre-
sentatives from nearly every grocery
house I'm the city. IL was the first time
that many a Mr.. NcDueiIs friends had
had an opportunity of seeing him In
several years, and from all sides cane
congratulations upon his improved
health.
The steamer River Queen was prac-
tically chartered for the day thr, c
trips being made to and from the popU-
lar resort. Special aTTanE amgnrs mad
been made with the management for
the entertainment of the party, and the
affair proved one Of he most successful
and delightful excursions Of the sum
mer.
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
DEFENDANTS CHATTELS
NOT GOOD FOR COSTS

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1S.-A surprise
awaited Deputy Sheriff Harry Wright
when he attempted to collect the costs
in a criminal prosecution and found the
defendant TO be a five-year-old boy. The
grand jury on Tuesday ignored the bill
against Alfred Brown. charged with
assault and battery on Joseph Kelly
and placed the costs on the defendant
The costs amounted 70 1926. but all the
sheriff found to levy on was 1 cent, a
spinning top. and two rusty fishhooks.
Undecided what\ course 70 take.
Wright asked the youngster 70 come
Into court. when the proposition was
submitted TO the assistant district at
torney. Realizing the futility Of suit
MIR. Kendrick asked Judge Biddle 70 re-
nit the costs. which was accordingly
done.
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
Shooting Flying Snakes
New Pennsylvania Sport
" Hank" jackson Wings a Queer Creature
That Rose From the Waters of the Allie
qheny-OId Man Perks Puzzled.

about coo feet wide, got guns and began
firing at the monster as IL swished first
from one side 20 the other Part Of
the time tho serpent was beneath the
surface and then II was IN the air.
Flew Over the Ferry Cable.
jackson says the snake finally jump
I'd or flew as high as the ferry cable.
which hangs twenty feet above the wa
ter and IL was then, by a WeIl-dIrected
shot. he succeeded IN disabling the
3, s,rpenJ's other wing. and with a shrek
resembling tho cry OF a Wild bird Il flew
clear over the cable. struck the water
with a mighty splash and daTted down
the river. leaving a wake as wide as
the wash Of n steamboat
il IS believed By those who saw the
monster II is the same one reported as
being seen in OIL creek at Titusvine on
August l, and it probably entered the
Allegheny at OH City. Two boys. Jack
son Miller and Harold ROyntOn, saw tho
serpent while they We're camping on the
river nea- Irvineton, but the story told
by these lads was not believed until the
experience OF the Grunderville people.
Not a Rather, Says Old Man Perks.
It is a common thing for rattlesnakes
measuring eight or ten feet long 10 swim
the river AT this point sometimes in
pairs, but in the month Of August they
are blind and are easily killed. Old Man
Perks. the local authority on snakes,
however. does not believe the serpent
seen at Grunderville was rattlesnakc.
for he says. he never knew a rattlesnalle
10 have wings. He thinks 1t may be a
sea serpent of some kind that has work
ed its way up the Mississippi, Ohio, and
Allegheny rivers.
The Washington times., 1906-08-19
MONTANA GREATLY HELPED
BY PURCHASES OF SILVER

BUTTE. Mon, Aug 18-The an
nouncement that the Treasury Is about
10 buy 1000 ounces of silver for the
balance OF the year at least, is one of
primary interest to the mining men Of
the West. Even in Butte the difference
IS noticeable and silver mines are work
ing now which were abandoned as
worthless ten years ago. Many silver
mine Will pay at the present price which
would have driven a man into bank
ruptcy not long ago. With the price Of
silver and copper practically assured
for years TO come, Montana has that
feeling OF security which the eastern
part OF the State obtains from 25-cent
wool
The Washington times., 1906-08-19

in Hagen. Germany. October %. 1896,
they came to Washington and estab-
lished themselves in business and have
been most successful.
The six children OF the couple are
Mrs. Louis Stern. wife of Rabbi Stern,
OF the Eighth Street Temple Mrs. II.
J. Breslau. Miss Hannah Gusdorf Nor
ris, Daniel 3. and Alexander b Gus
dorf Both are IN splendid health and
take a great deal OF enjoyment In their
lives. which are useful and loyal 10
church, state, and humanity. Their
many friends hope they viii live TO
celebrate many more wedding anniYer-
saries.
The horne OF Mr.. and Mrs Simon
Heller. at 617 K street northwest. Will
be thronged with eongFatulatory friends
today from to 10 p. m, when they will
celebrate the golden wedding Of the ven
cradle pair, married IN Baltimore. Au-
gust i. 1856 The anniversary viii be