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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-12

his home about four miles west Of
town. He Yves a fine farmer, KIND
ncighbor, loving husband ana fathef
veteran, and all who knew
him during the war say that no bet
Ter soldier ever wore the gray. since
the wa. he had been actively ensa5eN
in farming at winch he was very sus-
cessfnl. lie was also director III
one of the local banks. lie was about
siXty-seyen years old. and leaves
widow and several children.
Death. In NOtt0yny.
Special to Tire Times Dispatsii.l
BLAGksBURG. VA December liz; IL
Mrs. Charlotte scott. widow of y. W..
scott. who at one time owned nearly
all the land upon which tne t2 Nv, 10, o.
blackstone is built, died last j. rtdav,
,iaitghter, Mrs. j. O. Hardaway. on Fri
day OF last week, at ne aEe OF SEVEN
ty-tWo years. 800,
On the same day. at his rome ,a on
partS bslow teMh years died
Mr.. Bridgeforth was the o,os ~ ! l ~.
but one In this county. ans. vas VI
tive up to Short time prior 70 ne
most reliable men OF this section. 3, y 9
one III, the county was more hlGhly
regarded than Mr.. Bridgefortll,
John a. smith.
Especial to The Times, psnnteb:l
Il LEXINGTON, VA, I1 y. me, y sa,
as,s j so Snis Ss lsa # rs
Nome near Lexington yesterd ny from no J.
naralysis He the Msl I IN Roaks
.s .,n91 grn,n, ana lie Vas also a soldier
al the Civil War. and fousht, to ron . III
as member =, s, n {
~ l1 h,Iyisa Nh. smith is sur
.,,ius.d II, his wife and several 3c isti-
,drcn. y !,
Isnecial5 to lrhe Times Dispatch
!. sTIANsBURG, Ny loee e'e 7,
IA Mr., James G. Lucas. y pro nln Ivy,
"a rnn an of childross, died of apopieeXSy
III $50 O'Clock this afternoon, M WI
LUCAS WI ,s
d df she S9 family mil. could ID summoned.
leaves wife and slN hiievsia.-NNi,r MI
frank l4ncaso llSin M .s pM a., y
NE = Virginia Polytechnic lnstitntei
Miss Loltie Lucas and two Younger
children. Il III. s -, AZ D -,
and was born and reared y, M 2, or
~, 5cfni, ddStd at the house on Friday
morning at q LOG :. 81
George III. Evans. y,
Special to The Times plspatch. I,
NlCNP0IsI' n ElSN n, LAsiltitu ~. 81 4 Il, z,
l;eprge II. III; van s, seven % gyHaat'a
old, ornse ofthe best known men q MS Y
city died yesterday Ile ives g nas iyS
OF MALES, came 10 (,
many m nn, Years He came here tweg,ty y,
years ago and engaged III the CON la g
ing business. He was q gAarteT,,, y "
Church, and had been sci Nor denco,na g
the church for Years, one dan = ltct,
Mrs. Amy Haynes, spryiv
air. Eldridge p, She field.
Special TO The Times plspat ch,]
PETER ST3ETaG. Az, pecemh er. ! I'm
Mn, Eluridge u. Sheffield, who had been
residing III Petersburg for lie pas
eight months, died shere about nall itll.'
past 4 O'clock this morning at y - YES ~
sidence No, 4 Jones Street, after an !!l-
ness az two weeks tlUrat on, NH
shefleld Was twenty, !l,ye y t,s,s s,
lnotAsr,, Mr., sanel Mrs Dan shsflcla "a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19

ever the few may SEQ fit tosextract for
the privilege Of oooupv1ng and cult
waiting the earth there ia something
very like slavery
"Fourth-Whenever opportunity to
labor Is obtained with difficulty and
II so deficient that the employing class
may virtually prescribe their own
terms and pay the laborers only such
as they choose OF the product. there is
very strong tendency for slavery.
''F1fth-Wherever 1t Is deemed more
reputable to live without labor than
by labor. SO that a gentleman would
be rather ashamed of his descent from
q blacksmith than from @an idler or
mere pleasure-seeker, there is q COM
munity not very far from slavery; and
"Sixth-Wherever one human being
deems it honorable and right to have
other human beings mainly devoted to
his or her convenience or comfort,
and thus to live, diverting the labor
Of these persons from all productive
or general usefulness to his or her own
special uses. while he or she is render
ing Or has rendered no corresponding
service to the cause Of human we'll
being, there exists the spirit which
originated and still sustains human
slavery"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
SIX SUGGESTIONS.

The following very thoughtful and
practical suggestions contain much
food for reflection They are just as
significant today as when thew wera
first penned by an old time abolition
ist.
"F1rst-Whenver certain human be-
ings devote their time and Thoughts
mainly to obeying and serving other
human beings, and this not because
they choose to do so but because they
must, there q think) Is slavery,
"Second-Wherever human BEINGS
exist in such relations that a part, be-
cause of the positions they occupy and
the functions they perform, are gener-
ally considered an inferior class to
those who perform other functions or
none, there Il think) is slavery.
"Third-Wherever the ownership q,
the soil is SO engrossed by small part
Of the community that the far larger
number are compelled to pay what.
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is now decidedly democratic. =, >.
I An amendnanf will ha nroao

is now decidedly democratic. >. ~
An amendment will be presented
which will give the labor commission
er more latitude in the matter of
certain railway Inspections which are
now done under unsatisfactory condi-
tions.I The matter of issuing permits
to school children to-. work will also
receive attention, although the present
system, when the cooperation OF
teachers is given, is working we'll. An
effort will be made to secure an ap-
preparation adequate to the demands
on the department, which thus far has
been greatly hampered because Of the
limited amount Of money set aside for
its work. Then, too, the field Of la
Dor has Increased Of late, and it Is I'M
perative that an increase in the ap-
propriation be made this year in order
that the plans Of the labor commission
er be carried out.
An effort will be made to secure the
appointment Of nine truancy officers,
one from each congressional district,
these to act under the direction of the
labor commissioner as special factory
inspectors during the summer vacation
period. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
LABOR To MAKE FIGHT
FOR THREE new LAWS
State Federation of Labor to
Center Strength For I'M
portant Bills.
Employers Liability Act, In
itiative and Referendum
Semi Monthly Pay.

Work Of the State Federation Of La
bor's political committee In the state
legislature has commenced, and loh-
by has begun the work preparatory to
looking after proposed legislation in
the interests Of and favorable to union
workingnen. Circulars have been
forwarded to all affiliated oreaniza-
tions asking for funds to prosecute the
work, and liberal response is looked
for.
While all the unions have been asked
to express a preference as to which
planks Of the ten indorsed by the last
convention they would prefer to have
pushed, the committee suggests that
special effort be made to put through
three bills which are considered of
greater interest than the others. These
are an employers liability act, the in
itiative and referendum, and a semi
monthly payday for all who are en-
ployed at a monthly wage.
There Is a disposition on the part
of the committee to select a. few
measures for passage in the legislature
and then center their forces with the
purpose Of securing favorable action.
OF course there will be a number Of
bills before the legislature this winter
In which organized labor lobby will
confine It's efforts to legislation select
ed for action by they political commit
tee and the unions.
Act Needs Tinkering.
A number of amendments to the act
creating the state labor bureau and
its powers will be presented. It is
said that bill will be introduced at
an early date having for its object the
putting Of the labor bureau entirely
out OF politics and adding to the staff
nine or ten more inspectors all OF the
new appointees to be republican, this
being done to balance mp the political
comp plexion Of the department, which
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
SIGSBE TRANSFERRED
TO RETIRED LIST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Rear Ad-
miral Sigsbee, who commanded the
battleship Maine when that vessel was
blown up in the harbor OF Havana in
February, 1898. was today transferred
to the retired list on account of age.
His advancement three numbers for
extraordinary heroism during the war
with Spain made him an extra number
in the list of rear admirals and his re-
tifement therefore does not make any
vacancy.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
TO PRESERVE THE EYEs1GHr,

From the London Lancet: q
Wearing glasses need not be perma-
nent II the lirst hint Of arrangement
in the eyes is needed, short time
passed under the direction of an ocu-
list will safely tide over the difficulty.
1t 10 most restful to close the eyes
frequently for few minutes. Til.
rest does them great good Particu-
slarly should this be done In trains and
street cars. Many q headache ana
smarttng pain may thus be & saved.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
TENSION Of. NERVES
CAUSED BY MACHINES.
Pertinent. Article by a 7 rade
Union Philosopher On
Fastness of Times.
Necessity For Eight Hour Day
In Printing Trades is
Ably Discussed. 4.
. (6y 1AEDY MoORE)


This 1s an era OF great things All
America is an gigantic scale. The
world bows before Hercules Indus
tries that were infants 10 years ago
have reached proportions that are
amasing in their scope. Machinery
that was classified among the wonders
q decade ago is heaped on the scrap
pile. We have become great nervous
organism. We fly through the streets.
There is q demon impelling US; We
cannot pause q; moment we cannot
rest. We down our meals running.
There isfa myriad Of changing bells In
our ears; there is a rumble ofsmillions
OF heavy wheels haunting us; there
Is the clatter of thousands of horses
shod feet on stone pavements Every
one and everything is plunging on
ward. We are encompassed with has
tening multitudes. What does it. all
mean? p L.
There is "a goal we are striving for.
Where Is It? It is somewhere. : We
Know not where. We must rush to
reach 1t; no, barrier can halt us: we
can only go forward; let those who fall
creep to the ditch or be trampled for
their Weakness; there is no room. on
the road for the sluggard or the weary.
1t is something, this goal for which
we strive. 1t quenches it's thirst with
the blood OF our workmen; 1t fires Its
furnaces with the carcasses of our
dead; 1T feasts on the ignorance Of
our children; 1t laughs at the bier Of
our widowed; it squeezes, it mains, it
crushes the bones of its servants It
is merciless; pitiless, yet its reward is
fitting: It is the consciousness of our
greatness; our own adulation of our
own. It Is success-and death. sE9
What style Of literature would you
call that? It may be put in the same
class with "Gadzooke!" and "ERad!D
and, again, it might#be classified with
that prepond Grating gplurne OF unpsubss
lishedl onan, p,,y1 u
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
THE :PAPERM|AkERs ..
WIN BIC VICTORY
The Eight Hour Day Is Con-
ceded to. all Employees Of
the Paper Trust.
Agreemnt Proves That Organ
ICED Labor is Reasonable
in Its Demand.

Labor unions do not always strike.
They are usually governed by men
who are reasonable and who do all
In their power to avert strikes and
effect settlement on some basis
which will not prove too much Of
| q hardship on the employers, pro-
viding they are likewise willing to
be reasonable. A striking illus
tratfon of this is evidenced In the
settlement which was recently
reached between the paper trust
and the employees in that industry.
The settlement was the result Of
q conference at the New York Of
fices Of the International Paper Co.
between representatives of the COM
pany and representatives Of the
international Brotherhood of Paper
makers the Carpenters and Wood
workers and the international AS
sociation of Machinists.
The papermakers had demanded
the eight-hour day, and an agree
ment was reached which prevented
strike that would have affected
10000 papermakers throughout
country as we'll as thousands of
other mechanics in the industry.
By the terms of this agreement
the eight-hour day is established,
and 18 paper factories are affect
ed, which practically covers the en-
tire industry in the papermaking
section. The eight-hour day was
inaugurated in one factory on Sep
tember LIST, and in an additional
factory each succeeding month the
etght-hour day will go into effect
until in eighteen months the 10000
members of the brotherhood and
all others affected will have re-
ceived it.
H. There is to be no reduction In
pay and this simply means that
Ievery employe receives one-third
more In wages and works, one-third
lies in hours than he. did formerly,
zbecause the paper mills had been
Running twenty-f hours q i day
l.ss q saOul1
l = 3 az M s 1 (slaglI m =
:.
I6esh % fhe pasff. how snf opistic
they have been Eo evsrytl iing sof Is
radical nature, as everything i was
called that would create 4 trades
union conditions and hours, it will
be seen that the gain has been an
exceedingly great one.
AS an instance showing how nec-
essary it is to go slow at times
and how haste can best be made
by moving slowly, it was shown
most conclusively at the New York
conference that If all the paper
mills were to start simultaneously
on an eight hour day there were
not enough papermakers In the
country to man them. Hence It
was agreed that the eight-hour day
would start in one mill at a time
ana that eighteen months would
be consumed In making the change.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
TRADE UNIONS. Grow :
FAT ON OPPOSITION
The More Some Employers
Associations Attack Union
Labor the Better.
Unionism Nourishes on 0ppo-
sition-Trade Union Pol
icy Result of Wisdom,

Opposing the organization Of en-
ployes or seeking their destruction has
ceased to be the practice Of the pro-
gressive business men. Right think
ing persons recognize the necessity and
real value Of labor organizations to
the workers as well as the errors,
weaknesses and excesses such or
gan1zatfons are guilty Of at times.
This class Of personsA and employers
DO not demand that the workers cease
to organize or that their organization
be destroyed because Of its weak links,
but rather that the weaknesses be
overcome and the errors and ,excesses
corrected. Every progressive move
ment OF any magnitude, confronted
with obstacles and. forced into conflict
ct every step is certain to- uncover
hunaan YFea knesses. ERRORS COM
l}llllll;
~ s. ~ -
j Sfs6I lsss
srTofs alad 10
.linion Is Low ana iaIsnplon
Justice honor
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
FATHERLY ADVICE

4 CH6 FHIIdUo1QH1H 1NQQlTeF:
A representative in congress has a.
son who was recently nominated for
a state office, on which occasion the
old man proceeded to give him some
advice. Nov, Dick, he said, earnest
ly, 'just lean q little toward. every
thing. Be round, Dick; be per
fectly round, like a junk bottle, and
see what's Ia and you'H ret
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19


Of the claim OF trades-unions to recoE-
milton as the economic organization OF
the workers has been universally con-
ceded. The fairly disposed employers
unheottatingly accept it and freely
negotiate with unions as the rightful
agents of their employees in the deter
minatdon of wages, conditions and
hours Of labor. There remains, how
ever, class of employers that de-
mands the destruction of trades
unions. These employers might as
we'll try to change winter to summer
or summer to winter as try to destroy
trades-unions. Their economic views,
narrowed by their own selfish inter-
ests, ignore the conditions Of pro-
gress Of the workers.
The "open shop is the employers
and more particularly the employers
associations latest method of refusing
to recognize unions Of employees. It
Will never promote good will and rea-
son between employers and employees
or encourage industrial peace. but
rather destroys the value of ooncilta-
ton, mediation, arbitration and trade
agreements which have exercised a.
powerful influence for peace. The
''open shop" policy, IL established.
would operate the same as the positive
refusal of employers to recognize
unions and the highly civilized meth
DDS which are now a marked feature
of the relations Of strife. disturbance
and irrationality which preceded them
The policies Of trades unions and
their leaders have steadily grown in
wisdom and moderation. AS fast as
features Of those policies are demon
strated to be wrong, not only by the
sophistry OF antagonistic and design
ing employers or case Of temperament
al prejudices, but by practical applica-
ton, they are being eliminated. The
process Of elimination and evolution
which Is steadily supplanting non-
progressive policies and revolution is
gradually Strengthening the position
Of trades-unions, as any one can salts
fy himself who follows the develop
ment Of unionism for the past 20 years.
Unionism is not passing fad Of the
workers that will give way to opposi-
ton. 1t is condition; 1t is part
OF our industrial system which must
be met by constructive and progress
sive methods and not destructive
methods On the part Of the employer.
Unionism nourishes on opposition.
and those employers who think to de-
feat it by refusing 1t recognition or
destroy it. by the individual agreement.
"open shop or workers credential plan
will sooner or later" appreciate the
full import Of that wise saying: Eek
perience keeps dear school, but fools
will learn In no other and scarce in
that"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19
DIDN'T SUIT.

From the Catholic Standards:
Didn't that new nurse come that 7
engaged for little Reginald" asked MIR,
Stiles.
"Oh, yes" replied Mrs. Stiles, but
she wouldn't do. She had nothing but
blue dresses to wear, and blue, you
know, is only for girl babies Pink's
for boys" sizE45 = :@a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-19

uBfa yJndo dona 10
one one ofs those great movements born of
great events IN q great industry. Ma
chinery In the printing trade has not
only intensified the labor of the work.
ers directly engaged in its operation.
1t has done more. It's very operation,
it's flying wheels, its whirr, its marvel
Gus precision, its methodical rapidity.
has caused a nervous tension in the
men who are employed in every branch
OF printing. The makeups, the stone
hands. the proofreaders. men who
handle the produce of the machine, are
all affected by this tension. They all
work faster; they all work harder.
They all produce more. They are all
young men.
The old printer has been supplanted.
His mind did not grasp the situation
With sufficient rapidity; his eye was
not acute enough; he was a laggard In
his movements. The machine crowded
him with work He was a drawback
IN the scheme Of production. He caus-
ed halt in the rush for the goal. The
old man had to get out; he had to
creep to the ditch; he had to clear the
pathway for the Hercules in his rear.
He was out of harmony with the sonx
OF the belt and the pulley. This on
ward rush, this increasing tension Of
the nerves. could only be partly NIT
igated by reducing the hours of labor.
and so came the great eight-hour
movement
The nine-hour. movement was a re-
form, the eight-hour a revolution.
While the one had it's origin in the
other-1ts birth, we may say-there
were guiding hands necessary, there
was commanding ability required to:
accomplish It, There was a field for
resourcefulness; there was determine
tion to be exercised; there was con-
fidence to be reposed in some one. 1t
was stupendous undertaking, which
required a genius to organize and con.
troll.
Lynch has proved himself to be the
man for the place. with the other
members Of the national eight-hour
committee, he has handled the fight
with tact and determination. He has
directed the forces in the field with
marked capacity, and has accomplish-
ed that which he was ordered to do.
There were times when an evasion OF
the issue meant absolute defeat: there
were times when a false step might
have precipiated US to ruin; there were
times when ,wavering courage would
have compelled a surrender. But he
was always alert His-faculty for or
ganization and his steadfast adherence
to q set policy has made the victory
complete. e.. S
There are men on the strike roll. IT.
Is true. There are, too officers which
have temporarily strayed away. But
the country has been secured and 1t
has been cleaned OF printers and of
every one who was called q printer.
There is no future storehouse from
which the employers may. meet In
creasing demands Of their business.
All these were exhausted in the first
great struggle. There Is no supply
from which to draw except that which
we hold IN reserve We possess thu
smtorehou3e m They must come to us. Il
may be may be longer. But
come toi they must
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peanuts and said q att he had
learned OF their .uat qualities
from a gentleman o1s.nia who
ate no meat but Tvs ny upon
vegetables and nuts.
"But you want - syou what
hope to see in in 1907"
Mr.. Rockefeller ~ min
ute or so.,. He 5sats hand
clasped in characteFilti ke1kude. and
while John" was hse No plates
with roast veal. baked French
peas and laying q q Z, 2 s.alad at
each plate, Mr.. Rocka4 sgan the
remarkable statements rport OF
which is quoted above
Things used to 5bes serent in
this country" he
=. Under tho olda
Under the old 1systs plned in
terest with: B in d ship for
mutual benefit Sou = -, these
partnerships continued able and
profitable. but frequent ~ did, not
endure very long. old days
competition was sevars there was
much unnecessary wase material
and effort. sss .<,7.
AFTER a while Il bscl apparent.
to thoughtful busineet that the
best way to accompAs economic
system Of business wsS consolidate
interests. For years interests
have been consoltdated We have
our great corporations fhs result.
sometimes look upon the
times in Cleveland, as start
Ing my business life. suber that
my first employer in alnd used
to get 81 a ton for frst1 ore from
the Marquette country the Great
Lakes to Cleveland. mplain-
ed about rates at that
''But later, when lsociated
with a party of, gentl who had
consolidated these inte1 and we
were shipping ore over ane route
from Marquette to ens for 68
cents ton. was wicked
monopolist." ] sss:sssIs
Mr.. rockefeller - asstily at
this term. . s3{ HS s,s sszs
But you see what ation
Of interests had accna1 They
used to think that nth q
thousand tons capa6 Mss large
enough for the 5p,rpn s the
co''sollus'.lon " 's-..a1szsss nj ilssn ~
econo"'sts were aaas .s9 sSsyaa1 .fsee =, y
reaa1eo 'nae -A'vv'vsa -A'v''s.aeass ass 80. se.e
Waste1uA ana We snlAs - !. - =,
1'VVV to11s' o,VuV LII fas4
WV to11s' ana tng
an 3 toaao, ess1 s
OF ore. j. t1
!; Favors Coz 0pAE & (l1 ~
.An1erican cornof6i Sss1 one
,nuc,, ROOD afnr e m ssG
serious nniatake tolsS S. sssi
III an 4 own 4 & ii atlI
ahioh sanas ~ shIIn( III 4 >
q e. e 5lyss sya
astab bllsh1d bi11 III oa. siG my
rcoi3 Cot rsctly ba-
tween 70 ana 76 srSts cent. That has
been greatly :reduced. Failures are
verv few these daya t@ss4fsssa$s4sz
"The prosperity that we have been
en1ov,nr Is dua to the strict economv
and ,visa iudpment NJ orr business
men. think that the lower section
~ New York fthe financial district)
holds Some of tho finest mon of the
world Aa q c1aa. +hev ara intel,irent
ve1, ad,co+ed man with r,na sense of
honor and ,n+epritv There are ex-
can+,ons ~ course h,+ have found
rnast - +he.e men as trne a. .tea,
"1t Is q qrea+ fact that in these ;davs
~ vos at wealth when n,en can aco,,ire
largo fortunes thev are not snoiled NV
q Tbasa man On m work,ne many
~ +hon, DIVING IN harness Thev do
ro+ foousbI,, souondar +he,r noorov or
,,,,o htrh ~ r,,,,, +hornso,,o. y,
aas. Th ooa+;a,a - ,,,o .,,,,n,,,
sss ss ns orro., 49, 49,,
"-.o ,'... ~ ~