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The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
POSTAL CLERKS UNION.
VIII Have Attention Of Postoffiee
Department.

Chicago-Postmaster Fred A. Busse.
OF Chicago. will leave for Washington
to consult with the authorities on the
formation OF n national labor union OF
postal clerks In affiliation with the
American Federation Of Labor.
The announcement made Monday
that such an organization had been
formed caused surprise in government
circles. Mr.. Busse declared he had no
idea such step was contemplated
by tho clerks.
IF the national union conducts Its
business along the same lines as the
Chicago local has done in the past. 1t
is my personal opinion that there will
be no objection to it," said Mr.. Busse.
THE union has been in existence In
Chicago for n number OF years. Its
officers from time to time have called
attention to certain grievances which
they have right to do anl which we
have tried to remedy to the best OF our
ability. or course, II the new union
follows the lines OF some labor or
ganizations and attempts 20 set wages
and working conditions there might be
n hitch as the laws governing the de-
partment are infexible."
e. b. Goltra, president OF the Ma
tional Federation OF Postoffice Clerks.
said the new union would not N any
way antagonize heads OF departments,
nor act contrary to the established
rules. "There Is nothing in our oath
of allegiance to the government. he
said. that forbids us joining n labor
union for our mutual benefit. we un'
derstsnd that any Improvement In our
condition must come through lesisla'
ton. and we expect to have the sup
port Of organized labor In trying to
secure such Legislation. II we cannot
directly appeal to congress on our own
behalf we must do SO indirectly, and
this we expect to do through the leg
islatlvo committee OF the American
Federation OF Labor and of .he various
central labor bodies throughout the
country. Talk OF defying President
Roosevelt or striking against the gov
ernmcnt IL puerile, and has never been
contemplated by US"
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
The Inspiration Of Human Love.

A little story comes from Geneva.
Switzerland. that brings out the
thought that human love and devotion.
yes. and self-sacrifice. know no race
boundaries. The heroine was Berthe
Gallard, a 19-year-old orphan. who in
this country would be known as a
hired girl" She worked for kind peo-
pie and cared for three children. She
loved them like mother. A fire broke
out in the house, and the parents
rushed into the street in search of
help, leaving the three little ones in
an upper room. Berthe Gallard passed
through the flames. wrapped two chill
dren in sheets and carried them safe,
ly. The roof was falling in, but she
went back for the third child. She
found it, and as the stairs were gono
she appeared at a window, wreathed
in flames, and tossed the baby into
willing hands. Then she leaped from
the window herself and was rushed to
a hospital. She was burned from head
to foot She whispered: please
bring the children" kissed them, then
turned to her employers, said: Don't
cry. 1t is all right. I did only my
duty"-and died. The inspiration for
the greatest courage is human love,
says the Chicago Journal. 1t may be
love for children. for men. or for
women, but the fact remains that
there Is no finer emotion. 1t brings
the greatest joy. 1t turns self-sacri-
fee into happiness, and the mere CIV
ing up of life, with all it's attractions,
seems a little thing where the love
Is true.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
Ejjoht Of an AIrship.

Des Moines, Ia-For the first time
in the,, lives more than 10000 Iowa
people Tuesday witnessed the success
full night Of an airship manipulated by
the daring aeronaut, Charles X. liam.
ilton. Hamilton successfully sailed the
airship from the fair grounds aero
dome two miles to the west, enclrcling
the dome of the state capitol building
and vlighting on the capitol grounds
where he accepted an invitation to
lunch with c. d. Eilyson. treasurer OF
the fair, After luncheon he ascended
again, encircling the soldiers monu-
ment and the capitol dome twice.
Then he headed straight back east to
the fair grounds, where he arrived ten
mtnuteE later.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
National irrigation Congress.

Boise. 1daho.-The various commit
tees in charge OF arrangements and
entertainment for the National Irriga-
tion Congress have practically com
pleted their work and this week will
see Boise ready to receive and care
for the thousands OF visitors and dele
gates coming to the congress. Vice
President Fairbanks will arrive Mt 1
o'clock on tho morning OF Monday.
September Sd. Governor Hanley OF In.
diana has appointed ninety four dele
gates from among the most prominent
citizens Of that state. who will com
prise the vice presidents party. and
this has served to attract a general
deal OF attention to the occasion.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
Rules for Panama Hats.

Mr.. William c. Hesse, who is the
government authority on Panama
hats. gives the following rules for tho
care of your best Panama, says Tech
nical World Magazine. Don't crush
UP a Panama hat as though it were
a cloth cap. 1t cannot stand such
treatment; it will break. The stories
of the indestructibility of Panama
hats are untrue. Don't attempt to
clean a Panama hat yourself except
with soap and water. 1t is folly to
use lemon or acid on this sort OF
hat, and it is the height of folly to
let the irresponsible and ignorant
street fakir do your cleaning, for he
invariably uses the rankest acid. Don't
fail to brush your Panama at least
once a day Straw hats should be
brushed as often as derby hats. l
brush mine twice a day, and it is as
clean at the end of the summer as 1t
was at the beginning. Don't fail to
remove crease that may oe any
where in your hat. Such a crease is
bound to cut the straw. Don't be
careless of your Panama hat. Treat
It with consideration, and II will last
you all your life.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
Stewart a Candidate.

Denver.-In announcing his Gandi-
dacy before the Republican state con-
vention for the nomination OF gov
ernor. Philip b. Stewart. of FL Paso
county. issued the following statement
Thursday night: 81 shall accept the
nomination for governor of this state
IL 1t Is offered to me by the Repub.
lican state convention: but only on
condition that I can do 80 without
pledge or commitment of any hnd
whatsoever. That job belongs 10 the
state and It's intcrests-lts duties
should be met as they arrive. with tho
single purpose Of fairly and comp&
tently discharging them.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
COLORADO.
Camping in Germany.

The latest discovery in Germany Is
camping! r. Julien writes about
it in the Berlin Tageblatt as die neu-
este Sommcr-Romantik." Like so
many new things" he says. the
camping summer amusement comes
to us from the far west by way of
France. American youths it was. pu-
pills. students, who first introduced it."
The Americans, he goes on to inform
his countrymen, convinced that the
comforts of life in cities tend toward
effeminacy, make regular sport of
camping. Not only during the sub
mer vacation, but often over Sunday
they go-alone, in couples. in fam
flies, in clubs-to forest or shore.
Sleeping in the open air steels their
nerves. while rod and rifle provide ad-
ditional recreation. Mr.. Julien sus-
poets that "Trapper-romantik" and
inherited ancestral love of adventure
throw light on this American spe-
cialty. Possibly, he adds. the paucity
Of "Erholungsstatte" has something
to do with it, There he is, of course,
mistaken, but his guess suggests the
main reason, no doubt why the Ger
mans themselves have not heretofore
known the delights of camping. A
German never takes a walk or eXcur-
sion that does not end at an Err
holungsstatte"-at tavern or beer gar
den. Supply follows the demand.
and inns are so abundant. even in
out-of-the-way places, that tenting
seems a superfuity, If not an absurd.
ity. For students. who, most of all,
might feel inclined to rough it, un-
der canvas, dozens of special inns
have actually been built in the noun
famous regions of Germany. It re-
mains to be seen. says the New York
Post, what effect fashion will have
in acclimating this new American fad,
which is said to appeal particularly to
Automobiles!
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
BOYCOTT A CRIME
HEAVY DAMAGES AGAIr.ST LABOR
COUNCIL.
WISCONSIN JUDGES AWARD
to Be IllegaI-Law Furnishes Rem.
edy for Injury to Business.

Contract to Enforce Closed Shop Held
to Be IlIegaI-Law Furnishes Rem.
edy for Injury to Business.
Racine, Wis.-Union labor was dealt
heavy blow by the decision of Judge
Chester A. Fowler in the boycott suit
baker, Otto b. Schlutze,
against the Trades Labor Coun,
Gill; Benjamin Dresser and others.
By the decision the contract exacted
from the boss bakers by the union men
in an effort to enforce the closed shop
Is held Illegal; trades council and the
individual members are enjoined from
using the unfair list" the boycott Is
declared an actionable conspiracy to
accomplish criminal or unlawful pur-
pose; Baker Schlutze Is allowed to re-
cover damages of $2.500 for the loss OF
profits from the time OF the commence.
ment OF the boycotting acts up to the
time of the trial. and $500 in damages
for the amount of injury 20 his bust.
ness and property in relation to its
selling value.
The decision 10 in part as follows:
''All boss bakers Of the city signed
this agreement except the plaintiIf who
has steadfastly refused to do So
Upon the plaintiffs refusing to
sign, concerted attack upon his
business was begun by organ.
lied labor with the object and
purpose OF compelling him. against his
will. to sign the contract lli has been
maintained with more or less vigor up
to the present time.
THE plaintiff has suffered pcrma-
nent and all but destructive injury to
his business. which has been caused
by the combined acts and me attitude
OF organized labor.
AN injury to ones business and
trade is on the same footing as IN in.
jury to his tangible property. an1 the
law furnishes remedy for one as well
as the other.
The acts complained OF are. in my
view. plainly in violation OF section 466
A, Wisconsin statutes OF 1898. as con.
strued by the Supreme Court. This
statute makes any two or more per.
sons who shall combine, associate. mu-
tually undertake or concert together
for the purpose OF willully or mali.
ciously injuring another, his trade or
business, by any means whatever, or
for the purpose Of maliciously compel
ling another to do or perform any act
against his will. guilty OF an offense
punishable by fine and imprisonment
This contract was in itself an H.
legal contraction in that It would by
its terms obigate the plaintiff to en-
ploy union labor only as distinguished
from non-union labor. It would obligate
him to maintain closed shop as dis
tinguished from an open shop"
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for tho
BENEFIT of Our Rcnders.
Person nj.


Aunt" Mahala Lewis. who was
Albert G. Lane. of Chicago, former
president of the National Educational
association and of the Illinois state
Teachers association, Is dead at his
home in Chicago.
Brig. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell, chief
of staff of the army, and Clifford
Pinchot, chief of the forestry bureau.
were visitors at Sycamore Hill recent
ly.
Edward NJ. Ames. of Altoona, Pa,
has been elected commander-ln-chict
of the Sons of Veterans.
Cash NJ Cade of Shawnee. Ok.
member Of the national republican
committee, has rendered to the presi-
dent his resignation as receiver Of the
land office at Guthrie. Ok.
President Riesco OF Chile has ap-
pointed an astronomical committee to
study the recent seismic disturbances.
Miss Leila Ward, daughter OF the
missing treasurer of Cloud county.
Kan, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the disappearance
Of her father.
William Noble. Of Oklahoma. has
been elected president of the Ma
tional Association of Postmasters.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07
polar Trio Abandoned.

Hammerfes... Norway.-Advices from
spitzbergen say Walter Wellman,
leader Of the Chicago Record.Herald
Polar expedition, starts south within
a week, having finally decided to
abandon for this year his attempt to
reach the pole BY means OF an air
ship.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07

Pennsylvania comes to the front
with the champion baseball pitcher In
the person Of young girl, one of
whose feats was the putting out OF
five men at once. A girl who can
throw like that must be a prodigy.
The female baseballer is not likely
to become a prominent feature.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07

Denying the cross of the Legion of
Honor TO Sarah Bernhard may force
another farewell tour as vindication.
Sarah cannot refuse response to such
an encore.
The Delta independent., 1906-09-07

2Oth, by an autOmODlle driven Dy ill-
bert II. Denton. president Of the Vul
can Iron Works Company. Mr.. Den
ton claims that he was running slowly
and that the bicyclist was on the
wrong side Of the street. coming d.
rectly toward him.
Joseph Otcgo. aged fourteen, son OF
Frank Otego, the wealthicBt sheep
owner living on the Apishapa river In
Las Animas county, was killed by light
ming while herding sheep on tho after.
noon OF August 21st. His shepherd
dog went to the house, q considerable
distance, and alarmed the family, who
went out next morning and found the
boy dead, with his clothing burned to
n Grips.
At q meeting OF the State Board Of
Equalization to be held at Denver. Sep.
temper 10th, representatives of the va.
Tious railroads OF the state will appear
before the State Board of Equalization
to make objection to the assessment
made by the assessors. They will
claim that the assessments are too
high and will present their reasons for
making the claims. Their complaints
have already been filed.
Inc SlKe CenLennlal COmfnltIee Will
issue a large number Of formal invita-
tions to the most prominent person
ages Of the country. asking their par.
ticipation In the celebration at Colo.
rado Springs the week of September
.23d. A handsomely engraved invita-.
tion will be sent to President Rooye.
welt and the members Of his Cabi.
net, while members of Congress and
high officials Of the army and navy
will be formally invited.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15

He amt one of us at ALL lnuttered
sturdy lighterman to his mate "A gen
tleman, if yer please"
But gentleman or no gentleman. these
toilers OF the sea welcomed the pIucky
sailor with a hoarse cheer. The stately
ship glided smoothly forward in all the
deep-seated glory of her moss grown
decks, her furnished brass. her slack
ropes. There seemed to be living spirit
OF calm, silent pride in the tapering spars
and weather-beaten hull, as if the vessel
held high her head amid her sprucer COM
peers. She seemed to be conscious that
her name was far above mere questions
OF paint and holystone. Her pride lay in
her deeds and not in her appearance.
Her sphere was not in moorings, but
upon the great seas. She came like a
soldier into camp, iisdaining to wipe the
blood from off his face.
Tyars stood near the wheel. hardly
noticing the crowd upon the quay The
pilot and the dockmaster had to some ex-
tent relieved him of his command. but
he still had certain duties to perform. and
he was still captain of the Martial, the
only man who sailed from London in her
to return again.
When at last she was moored and his
| command had ceased, he went below and
changed his clothes. When he came on
deck little later Claud Tyars was trans
formed. The keen, resourceful sailor was
merely a gentleman Of the world. Self
possessed and somewhat cold in manner.
he was the sort of man one would expect
to meet on the shady side of Piccadilly,
while his brown face would be accounted
for by military service in tropical eli
mate.
CTo be eontiuuedl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15

''Ostriches are terrible creatures to
have aboard ship liz a Storm" said a
sailor, according to the New York
Press. knocked about by the waves.
they fall and break their legs.
1--WE once carried eight superb os-
triches. They were good sailors. Their
sea appetites were fine. But two days
from port a nasty gale overlook us.
And then it was pitiful to see those
ostriches. The ships Iurches and
ducks knocked them off their pins, sent
them rolling back and forth, to and
fro, wildly, helplessly.
Imagine dozen ostriches, now on
their feet, then-bang-on their backs,
their long legs in the air, rolling every
which way. What you'd expect to hap
pen happened, of course. Their legs
broke, You could hear above the
storm the sharp crack of the splitting
bone.
"Of those eight fine ostriches, only
two reached port alive"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15
CFo be eontinued.s
ABOUT YOUR BACKBONE
Evolution of That Valuable Membe
of Your Anatomy.

Evolution of That Valuable Member
OF Your Anatomy.
The history of the backbone, like
that of most life is not altogether q
majestic upward evolution; it has it's
tragedies, and its setbacks. its hopes
and failures. In the waters along our
shores are creatures, some sponge or
lichen-like, others with strange bulb.
like bodies, growing on the end of long
stalks. Almost we call them plants.
But they hold q secret from the crabs
and snails which crawl about, and
when the fishes brush up against
them-if their poor dull sense only
knew it-they might claim a blood
brotherhood, says c. William Beebee,
in the Outing Magazine.
When they were young. for a little
while a gristly cord was theirs also,
but this, with all the hopes that such
beginning brings, of fish, of bird, OF
man even, soon melted away, and
there they nod and sway in the watery
currents, never to know of the oppor-
tunity which nature has snatched from
them-why, who can tell?
In sharks, the backbone has become
jOinted and flexible. and a rude kind
of skull is present but still more i'm
portant is the presence of four fins,
which correspond to the four legs of
lizards and to the wings and legs of
birds. A curious basket-Iike skeleton
protects the delicate gills, and it is
probable that this existed long before
the limbs appeared. All is still Of
gristly cartilage.
In the higher fishes bone replaces
| the cartilage; and when the lowly tad
| pole-fsh-like at first, swimming about
| by means of the fin around his tail
| pushes forth his legs and climbs upon
| the land our skeleton is we'll on it's
way birdward.
Reptiles of old took to trees; their
backbones grew less flexible so that
| they might safely sail through the air {;
| feathers replaced scales; two fingers
of each hand were lost. and one from
each foot; teeth disappeared; a beak
of horn proved best; intelligence in
creased and the forehead rose high,
and behold-a bird
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15
PARALLEL IN WoMEN's LIVES.
They Attended Same Church Many
Years, but Never Met.

They Attended Same Church Many
Years, but Never Met.
Dying within a day of each other
Mrs. Ana f. Peterson and Mrs. Chris
tine Schaefer. two pioneer women of
the city, unconsciously rounded a most
striking parallel in life history, says
the st. Louis GlobeDemocrat. Born
eighty-six years ago in Germany, both
came to this country when young and
located in st. Louis, where each had
lived continuously since. They were
both married soon after arriving here
family. The descendants of both have
entered into the business life of the
city and won for themselves a place in
the esteem Of their fellow citizens
Both of the aged women have lived
in the same part of the city, yet they
never met Attending the same place
of worship. they We're unknown to
each other Their children discovered
the remarkable similarity in the lives
of the two women after their deaths
Mrs Schaefer lacked but three
months of being sc years old. She was
born in Gross, Rallenbach, Germany,
and when IL years of age was brought
by her parents to this city. She had
lived here ever since coming to St
Louis When a young girl she was
married to William Newman, and one
daughter by that union survives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15

ruins belonged to one period only in
which medieval and post-medieval buili
ings were constructed by a people whose
implements and ornaments were found
there; that is the negrOid race, who
were akin to the Kafiirs. Frederick
Stone, the explorer, agreed that the dis
trict had never been occupied by a civ
lied race, and described the primitive
methods Of dealing with gold-bearing
quartz, which he believed had been car
ried on until the Zulu invasion.
DIR. McIver states that he had dis
covered two pieces of Powered blue and
white Nankin china. which were GER
tainly not earlier than the sixteenth
century. Several members dissented
from the lecturers views.-Washingt
Post
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-15

over half a million men who are more
or less influenced by his will, though
he does not by any means control
them. In the memorable anthracite
strike of 1902 he was for peace. He
had to fight the corporations and bat
tie against the conflicting opinions of
his own people, but his bUsiness-like
methods, his sincerity and determine
ton attracted the attention of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and enlisted the sym
pathy of the country, to the end that
by Presidential mediation peace was
established, with the miners getting an
advance of 10 per cent, having their
hours reduced and an arbitration
board being established.