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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
WHITTLE DYE WORKS
FAILURE EXPLAINED

Driven out OF business by the lack of
demand for the goods which comprised
its main output. the Whittle Dye Works
company of Bellefont, Cranston, made an
assignment TO Louie D. Pierce OF War
wick.
Prior to its destruction by fire several
years ago the plant had been doing an
excellent business, in fact was paying
10 per cent dividends and there was no
prospect OF n cessation or interruption
OF the business After the fire, how
ever, the plant was rebuilt at a con-
siderable expense and this. coupled with
the falling off in business, proved unfor-
tunatc.
William r. Whittle of this city and
Lo<ie d. Pierce OF Warwick, the latter
the assignee. are the majority stockhold-
ers. Mr.. Pierce explained the cause OF
the firms failure He said that within
the rast fIiree years the price of the
raw material. cloth suitable for printing
has been gradually growing higher and
higher. The wholesalers resutantly
purchased less and less cloth, inasmuch
as the original high price. coupled with
the cost OF dyeing and printing, neces-
STATED the raising of the retail price. and
accordingly the demand fell off. The
Whittle Dye Works companys main
product was the dyeing and printing OF
cloth which was later manufactured into
clc9p skirts. consequently, whep the
price Of the cloth rose and the whole
saers wouldn't puichese. as the retail
trade could not secure tho high prices
there was necessarily falling off In tho
volume OF business for the Whlttle Dye
Works to handle. The steady decline
proved exceedingly disastrous and the
company is as a result a failure.
Tho company was Incorporated by the
Rhode Island general assembly Feb IS,
49,. general law being passed permit
ting the company TO engage In general
finishing business The original incor-
porators were William e Whlttle, presi-
dent; Robert l.. Payne. secretary. and
Thomas i. Hines. and the capital stock
was fixed at $4,000 Since that time.
however, tho capital stock has been in-
creased TO 10000
The Cranston board OF tax assessors
assessed the company for $4,000 on tho
buildings land, and plant. covering about
an acre. and personal property The
: Union Trust Company hold In trust a
mortgage bond OF tl00.cco. made in con-
nection with an issue OF bonds IN 1906
The board OF directors of the company
comprise the following: William r.
Whitde Of Providence. Richard Roscoe
of fawtucket. Robert L. Payne OF Provi-
dence OF Louie u. Pierce OF Warwick
Mr.. Pierce. the assignee Is manager OF
the Continental Finishing company OF
lNvcrpoint IN addition to being ON the
directorate Of the Nnittie Dye Works
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27

The body of Gustavc Jorgensen Of
Stapleton. Staten IslandS n. ". who was
killed while in the performance of his du-
ties in the freight yard at St George. N
y, on Dee. 3. was brought TO Centrevile
yesterday and was buried at Crompton.
The burial was i'm charge OF Byron Read
OF Anthony. Mrs. Jorgensen the wife OF
the deceased accompanied the body to the
Valley and is at present visiting with her
fther. Ephrim Gendron OF Quidnick
street, Arctic Centre. Mrs. Jorgensen Is
left with one child, a little girl, three
months old
FAMILY REUNION.
At the home of Town Sergt. Elihu r.
Shippee of Centrevile on Christmas day.
a reunion of the Shippee family was held
and Mr. Shippee's children and their chill
dren assembled at his home and enjoyed
the day In a pleasant manner. Nineteen
members of the family set down TO Christ
mas dinner after which the many pres
ents from the wel-laden Christmas tree
were distributed among the children A
social time followed during the afternoon.
FELL FROM WAGON.
Henry Fecteau OF Washington employed
as driver of a coal team, had very mar
row escape from serious injury. at Arc
tic Centre Yesterday Mr. Fccteau had
'
some manner fell from his seat between
the wheels of the wagon. and had the
horse not stopped at once tho wheels
would have passed over his body and he
would have been badly injured or per-
haps killed.
DR.. Charles 7. Frey OF Riverpolnt,
when returning from a trip on wednes-
day afternoon, was about 10 drive into
his harm when he was struck i'm the eye
by a stone hurled at him by a small
boy who was hiding behind high board
fence Dr. Frey was rendered uncon-
scious by the blow and before he had
regained his senses the boy had dlsap-
pcared. The police are at work upon
tho case.
VALLEY NOTES.
Mary Francis James OF Crompton II
recovering from an attack OF the grip.
Yesterdy Joseph McKenna OF Cromp.
ton received three racoons from Johr
Briggs farmer living just out OF the
village The coons will be used at Q
coon supper % be held this evenings
Mrs. Ella Robbins OF Providence (,
visiting Miss Anna Merrill az Centrevflle
Charles Ralph OF Phenix Is entertain
ing his daughter. Mrs. Edgar Remington
OF Providence.
Mrs. william +. Blanchard Of I1ppit
IL very ~ at her home. with an attacl
OF tho grip.
jacob Schafer OF Centreville L. enter
tanning relativcs from Mills city. Mass.
Peter I.ariver won the prize for tn
highest single az tho Arctic alleys Christ
mas day. with q single ~ i1i Ashwortl
won tie thrcc-string event with a totd
II ,Sl1.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
REThENCHMENT
IN TELEGRAPH
BUSINESS

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 27.--An era Of
retrenchment in the telegraph business in
this state is expected to dawn with tho
changes are planned by the Western
Union and Postal companies. The most
important change in the Postal will be
the abollshing OF Connecticut as a dis
trict jurisdiction with a superintendent.
The superintendency will be transferred
TO New York, and Richard p. Martin. the
present state superintendent at Hartford
will be made a local manager there.
In the Western Union offices, men have
been let go so far as circumstances will
permit but the reduction i'm the working
force will in no way affect the efficiency
of the service
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
BAY STATE
FOREST RESERVE

Boston, Dec. 27.-The new legislature
will be asked TO authorize system OF
forest reserve In Massachusetts,. some
waste land OF small value should be
bought by the State. says the State For
ester. Prof +. W. Rane. for the purpose
OF giving the lumber men an object les
son I'm scientific forestry.
Nothing woild be more effective than
practical demonstration 60 show them
how 90 manage their own forests and
their waste land so as TO make them pro-
ductive OF better results than the old sys-
tenn Yields N the Legislature reflects
the sentiment that has developed In the
lumber districts recently. u VIII approve
OF the proposition. since u can be car
red out with . comparatively small .ap-
propriation
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
GOLD SCATTERED
ABOUT STREETS

Chicago. Dec. 2.-Canvas bags contain
ing gold and silver coin 70 the amount
OF half a million dollars, were scattered
about the corner OF La Sale and Adams
streets. for a short time last night, but
they were soon gathered mp and taken
TO a place OF safety under the protec-
ton of a squad OF police.
An express wagon on its way from the
Northwestern to the La Sale street sta
tion with a load OF specie guarded by
Barney Terback. Buffalo. -. Y. and
Henry Kerker Of Chicago was struck by
q street car
Terback and Korker were thrown 10 the
street and the bags Of specie on top OF
them Terback received a fracture OF
the skull. Kerker was badly bruised by
the heavy bags OF money falling on him.
Both were taken TO a hospital.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27

Photographs OF Miss Sophia Pitch
Lynn. and one OF tho chickens with which
she is experimenting to learn chicken
talk. Miss Pitch Lynn. whose home is IN
Washington. says that chickens surely
can talk and as an illustration cites these
sentences: When a chicken says: Get
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
RAIL AY MEN
VOTING ON NEW
SCALE Of WAGES

Chicago. Dec. G.-The vote OF the men,
bership of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen on the newly proposed wage
scale viii be canvassed today at n meet
Ing here. President \. V. Garretson of the
conductors organization and T.. II. Nor
llssey, president of the Brotherhood of
railway uainmen, will conduct the can
vass.
The proposed wage scale is for mem
bers OF the two orders scattered over 65
railroads cast of the Mississippi river
voting closed at midnight. IL Is expect
ed the officials will complete the count
tomorrow evening. Should the proposition
carry. 1t will be put up TO the officials of
.hc various railroads on Jan. %.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
RENT STRIKE
LIKELY AT CHICAGO

Chicago. Dec. 27.-The possibility that
residents In tho congested districts 81
the west side might emulate the lower
east side I'm New York and likewise call
rent strike" was discussed freely I'm
the Ghetto yesterday.
About zoo people held n meeting last
Sunday. at which plans for the organl-
zatlon OF "union tenants" That rents
are higher in the Ghetto than anywhere
else is admitted even by landlords who
say this Is the inevitable result of con-
gestion.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
EAST PROVIDENCE

The difference of opinion among the
members Of camp OF Sons of Veterans
OF this town which has been under dis
cussion for nearly one month will have
another airing tomorrow evening.
special meeting having been called
Some Of the members say that they Will
not vote TO pay for the expense of this
meeting and others say that they will
not attend. The matter may possibly
reach Kentucky style Of doing bust
ness.
is NOT MUCH BETTER.
The condition OF Eddie. the little son
or Philip Delaney. who was injured in a
runaway accident a few days ago does
not seem 10 show any signs of improve
ment. although the attending physician
says that the little fellow will recover.
STILL MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
The police committee have made one
change that will be greatly appreciated
by those who desire the services of a
patrolman at the southern part Of the
town. and that is. TO have a special telo-
phone at the station at Riverside, the
number being East Providence ISL"
This change undoubtedly was made for
the reason that the telephone at tho sta
ton and the one that will soon be in
stalled at Riverside square will be prac-
tically one. and as a well-known MEM
Der of the department. says: The police
may be called 10 suppress a disturbance
in the home OF some family that the
family would Just as soon not be made
public.
GENERAL MENTION.
At the weekly meeting OF the Semmie
Cribbage club last evening Charles Sim
mons and Frank Wilbur beat William
Percival and Walter Mathewson, the
score being SIS.
The bowling team OF tho Enterprise
camp OF Woodmen met and defeated the
team from What Cheer camp last eve-
ming. the Enterprise team getting two of
the three strings.
At the session OF the Seventh district
court this morning a man named Day
was fined $40 and costs for making an
assault upon an Italian. which he paid.
Antoine Bendelletta pleaded not guilty TO
the charge Of cruelty 10 a horse and fur
nished bail for his appearance next Fri
day.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-27
Denver Headquarters Selected

Denver. Col. Dec. 21.-The headquarters
of the Democratic national committee
will be NJ the Brown Palace hotel. which
was requested by Chairman Taggart of
the committee, through Secretary Mills
Of the convention league. ID reserve 20
additional rooms besides those already re-
served As soon as these reservations
arc made the other hotels will begin TO
make reservations for the convention.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-15

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ST. LOUIS. IN PROBATE COURT.
Order of hearing on petition for determ-
1natton OF descent of land
In the Matter of the Estate of Patrick
j. Mccain, Decedent.
The petition of Sarah Mccain having
been filed in this court, represen ting,
among other things. that the above
named decedent died more than five
years prior to the fling Of said petit
ton, and that no will Of decedent has
been proved nor administration grant
ed on his estate in this Safe, that said
petitioner has, and claims to have, an
interest in certain real estate of de-
cedent lying and being in the County
of ST. Louis, State of Minnesota, de-
scribed in said petition, and praying
determined by this court, and the same
assigned to the persons thereunto en-
titled.
1t is ordered, that said petition be
heard before this court, at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House in the
City Of Duluth in said County on Mon
day the 18th day of June, 1907, at 10
ested In said hearing and in said mat
ter are hereby cited and required at
said time and place to show cause, If
any there be, why said petition should
not be granted.
Ordered further, that this order be
served by publication in the Labor
World, according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, May 21. 1907
BY the Court.
(seal.) ]. B. MIDDLECOFF,
LEO A: BALL, Judge Of Probate.
Attorney
Labor World. May rs. June and
:, 1907. .''~
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STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
st. Loufs.-ss.
District Court, Eleventh Judicial Dis
In the matter of the application of Leon
E: Lum and Clarence E. Lum to reg
lister the title to the following de-
scribed real estate situated in st. Louis
County, Minnesota, namely: That
One q, Section Thirteen Gs), Town
ship Forty-nine (49), Range Fourteen
% West Of 4th P. M. described as
follows: All that part Of Parcel Four
90 Referees Plat Of Minnesota Point
Of Plats at page 80 in the office Of the
Register Of Deeds Of st. Louis County,
Minnesota, which lie southerly Of a
line drawn through said parcel, par
allel with the southerly line of said
dred (2oo) feet northerly therefrom,
including all riparian rights and sub
merged lands contiguous thereto.
Applicant.
F. R. Green. City Of Duluth. and all
other persons or parties unknown,
claiming any right, title, estate, lien
or interest in the real estate described
in the application herein.
The State of Minnesota to the above
named defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to answer the application Of the
applicant In the above entitled proceed
Ing and to file your answer to the said
application in the office of the clerk Of
said court, in said county, within twenty
(20O days after the service Of this sum-
mons upon you, exclusive of the day OF
such service, and, If you fail to answer
the said application within the time
aforesaid, the applicant in this proceed
ing will apply to the court for the relief
demanded therein:
Witness, J. P. Johnson, clerk Of said
court, and the seal thereof, at Duluth,
in said county, this twenty ninth day
of May, A. D. 1907.
J. P. JOHNSON, Clerk.
BY V. A. DASH, Deputy.
(Seal)
PORTER ]. NEFF,
Attorney for Applicant
Labor World. June 8 L. q 1907
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the age of 81 and so years to pay a
poll tax Of $3.50 before being allowed
to vote.
A bill permitting appointment of
railroad police.
A bill to repeal BARRIERS examining
board law.
A bill providing for an examining
board for licensing electrical contrac-
tors and providing regulations for per-
sons or firms engaging in business.
A bill to prohibit the willful and ma
licious injury to property. Believing
the measures to be directly aimed at
organized labor, and that the latter's
enemies would take undue advantage
of the law if enacted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-15
Labor World, June /, and Is, 1907.

ESTATE OF GUST FL1NK, STATE OF
Minnesota, County of St. Louis. In
Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Gust
Fink, Decedent.
Letters Of administration having
been granted to john Fink.
It is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above nam
ed decedent may present claims against
his estate in this court be, and the
same hereby. is. limited to six months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Monday the 18th day of November,
1907, at 10 o'clock a. M, in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at
Duluth in said County, be, and the
same hereby is, fixed and appointed
as the time and place for hearing up
on the examination, adjustment and
allowance of such claims as shall be
presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in the Labor
World, a weekly newspaper printed
and published in said County, as pro-
vided by law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, May 6, 1907.
(Seal) ]. B. MIDDLECOFF,
Judge Of Probate.
Labor World, June 1, 8 and Is, 1907.
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ROCKEFELLER GRABS
TURPENT|NE TRUST
Oil King Continues to Round Up
Turpentine nd Resin
Business,
Seems There Is No Stop to Devel-
opment of Greatest Monopoly
In the World.

New York, June 13:-That John D.
Rockefeller is going into the turpen-
tine and resin business Is most CRED
IDLY reported.
That is to say, the Standard Oil
company's newest purpose is to grasp
control of the :urpentine and resin
markets of the world which do an
annual business Of $1,000, ooo. 900.
To accomplish this the Standard OIL
will have to smash or absorb the
American Naval Stores company, bet
ter known as the "turpentine trust"
Little Fish.
The little fish is less rapacious than
the bigger one, for the turpentine
trust gets it's turpentine and resin pri-
marily from thousands of small farm
ers in the south.
But Rockefeller will have his own
pine forests. Have tracts of southern
pine forests have been bought recent
ly, and, with equal secrecy, Standard
Oil agents have obtained options on
several hundred thousand acres of
pine forest In Georgia, Florida, Tex
as, Louisiana and Mississippi. It
will take $25,000,O00 to pay for the
forest bought and to exercise the on
tons.
Eat One Another.
The turpentine trust, which may be
"amalgamated," is itself the amalga-
nation of S. P. Shelter company, Pat
terson-Downing company, both of Sa-
vannah, Ca, and the Antwerp Naval
Store company Of Antwerp, Gelgium.
In November last, one month before
the trust was formed, both the Sa-
Vannah firms and the Belgium COM
pany were indicted for breaches of
the Sherman act, and in February of
this year they were fined in the ag-
gregate 100000 in the United States
court at Savannah. S. P. Shelter is
chairman of the board Of directors.
Turpentine is the sap of the pine
tree. Resin is its residue. Both are
used tremendously in the trades and
manufactures, and the effect would
be far reaching should not trust con-
troll the price absolutely.
Easy for Rockefeller.
This will be easier for Rockefeller
to do, with his unlimited capital, be-
cause of the extravaganza with which
turpentine trees in the south have
been depleted. Each year turpentine
is growing scarcer and farther from
the center of distribution.
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INCREASED COST OF LIVING.

Inc increase in the cost of COM
modities has not been offset by an in
crease in wages and salaries.
For the past few years there has
been so much talk about the prosper
ity Of the wage Garner, that he himself
has almost been led to believe that
such statements have some foundation,
in fact, notwithstanding that the
knowledge Of the inadequacy of his
earnings with regard to their purchas-
Ing power has been forced upon him
again and again. Prices for food,
clothing and shelter have gone soar
Ing upward, forcing the workers to
curtail their expenses, to live in closer
quarters and to augment the family
income by placing at work children
who should be kept at school.
Smaller living quarters, poorer
nourishment, less recreation and child
labor are the natural consequences Of
an Increased cost of living that is not
equalized by the rise in wages.
employers are only to prone to
complain of the greed of the working
men who ask for a constant increase
of pay, without taking into considera-
ton the conditions that force those
men to demand that what the dollar
has lost in purchasing power shall be
made up to them in part at least.
Not until there has been brought
about a more equal relation between
the wages received by the worker and
the value of his product, can the coun-
try be said to be truly prosperous, and
the abolition of special privileges is
the first step in that direction. When
the workers shall have elected a leg
lslative body that Is as ready to do
justice to their humblest member as
to the most powerful corporation. he
will have reason to hope that for him
also there is a share in the prosperity
Of the country.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis. In Probate Court
Order Of Hearing on Petition for
License to Sell Land.
In the Matter of the Estates of Frank
Raymond Mccain, Minors
The petition Ito Of +S Sarah Mccain a:
ners a1ns hs fled i 1 this
representing, among othe: things, that
for reason stated in said petition, it
is necessary and for the best interests
persons interested therein, to sell GER
tain lands of said minors in said petit
ton described, and praying that license
1t is SO ordered, that ' said do petition ra be-
heard before his court, at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House, in
Duluth in said County on Monday the
a. M, and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are hereby
cited and required at said time and
%sS SO sad sh0 peon shoaS there ne
Ordered further, that this order be
served by publication in the Labor
Dated at Duluth. MINI. June 3. 1907.
J. B. MIDDLECOFF,
<ssa Court ST. foS III t GoassS
Mimi
LEO A. BALL.
Attorney for Guardian.
Labor World June 8, Is and %, 1907.
ESTATE OF MARGARET G. WALSH,
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ST. LOUIS. IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mar
garet G. Walsh (nee Margaret Glea-
SOM decedent.
Letters OF administration this day
having been granted to Francis D.
Walsh.
1t Is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors Of the above nam
ed decedent may. present claims against
her estate in! this court, be, and the
same hereby is limited to three months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Monday the twenty-sixth day of
August, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. M, in the
Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House at Duluth In said County, be,
and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for hear
ing upon the examination, adjustment
and allowance of such claims as shall
be presented within the time afore-
said.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in the Labor
World as provided by law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, May 20, 1907.
(Seal) J. B. MIDDLECOFF,
LEO A. BALL, Judge of Probate.
Attorney for Administrator.
Labor World, May rs, June / and
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Louis. In Probate Court.
Order for Hearing on Petition for Ad-
In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph
Lewandowski, Decedent.
The petition of Frank Lewandowski
Of Duluth, Minnesota, having been filed
other things, that Joseph Lewandowski.
then being a resident of the County of
st. Louis, State of Minnesota, died in
testate, in the County of st. Louis,
State Of Minnesota, on the 7th day Of
December, 1906, leaving estate in the
County Of st. Louis, State of Min
nesota, and that said petitioner is a
son of said decedent, and praying that
letters Of administration Of the estate
Of said decedent be granted to Agnes
Lewandowski.
1t is ordered, that said petition be
heard before this court, at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House, in
Duluth In said County on Monday the
gath day of June, 1907, at 10 o'clock
q. M, and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are hereby
place to show cause, If any there be-.
why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered further, that this order be
served by publication in the Labor
World, according to law, and that a
copy Of this order be served on the
County Treasurer Of St. Louis County
day Of hearing. .,-
Dated at Duluth. Mimi, May %, 1907.
BY the Court.
(Seal.) j. b. MIDDLECOFF, III
sS5s% g.ss Judge Of Probate.
Labor World. June ]. and IL. 1907.