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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12

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ment printing offtce III Warrington.
The next union man to declare axainst
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Gompers, also has
a position in the government printing
office. The third union man to de-
clare for Taft and Van Cleave and
against President Gompers of the "A.
F. Of L. has q Federal position at a
good salary. The fourth union man
to declare against Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Gompers land who, by the way, is
a member OF the Steam Shovel and
Dredgemens' union, to which Mr.. Taft
was elected recently, has a good po-
sition In the United States custom
house in Cincinnati.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
LABOR DAY REFL LOTIONS.

The men in line enjoyed the day
the more because they themselves
earned 1t and brought it's blessings
about
No kind hearted employer willingly
proffered them an increase Of wages.
No philanthropic merchant or man.
ufacturer voluntarily expanded their
weekly stipend.
No kind and gentle boss reduced
their hours of labor until he had to,
and everything in the concession line
which has been granted them they
have earned many times over.
Therefore they turned out on Mon
day with the full satisfaction OF know
ing that their holiday was well earned
and this fact added to the pleasures
and enjoyment Of the day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
ADJUSTMENTS

At the Lyceum next Wednesday and
be seen as star in the highly sue
cessful comedy entitled Facing the
Music" in which Henry E. Dixey APP
peared for several months at the
Madison Square theater in New York
and at Powers theater in Chicago.
This play is likely to afford Mr.. Cor
bett the opportunity his legion of
friends have hoped he might have
of demonstrating his ability to portray
a comedy role of strength during the
action Of three act play. Mr.. Cor
bett has the personality so essential
In this field of endeavor, and his ex-
perience gained in other plays should
equip him for stardom in legitimate
comedy. A strong supporting COM
pany and adequate production have
been provided by Mr.. H. H. Frazee,
under whose direction Mr.. Corbett's
tour will be conducted.
"Checkers'' engagement at the Ly-
ceum will be. on next Monday and
Tuesday. That the playgoers Of this
city appreciate the popular character
comedy has been demonstrated by the
frequent bursts Of. laughter and ap-
plause which rang through the house
during it's last engagement here.
Checkers" long run in New York is
not surprising. It has been a long
time since a. more entertaining play
has been seen on the stage. It is as
full of hurnor as an egg Of meat. Its
wit snaps like a breaking icfcle. Its
pathos is natural and delightfully."- un-
forced. There is a swift rapidity Of
action. The lump in the throat Is
quickly swallowed in a laugh and in
the much justly talked-off race track
scene there is that which gives the
tingle to the nerves and makes one
forget the theater in the rush Of the
story's unfolding and the warning
emotions Of fear and hope in Check
ers, who has taxed his all and has
50 much at stake.
The player Of the title role, Hans
Robert,\ has received much praise
from al lover the country for the ex-
cellent way in which he acts his part
He has not been long known to star
dom, and if he" keeps his head and
sticks to his task in the broad way,
he will lbe heard OF in other things
even as he has been heard of in
Checkers" There is something true
and sure about most Of his work and
| without straining he reaches his point
and drives it home without a miss.
His company gives him excellent sup
port. The sweet gentleness Of the
Pert Of Miss Helen Ornbee makes a
capital opposite to the rough gentility
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
UNCLE SAM A BIG EMPLOYER

UNCLE SAM A BIG EMPLOYER,
Reports just issued show that
Uncle Sam is this country's greatest
employer Of labor, with 1,e23,51s
names on his payroll, divided as fol-
lows:
In the executive civil service. 1885,
so2; In the postal service, 1851; post
masters, 62,6e3; army, 10000; navy
yards, $4,000; mechanics and laborers
In navy yards, 1876; Panama canal,
$4,000; reclamation service, 10000;
miscellaneous list, $4,000; pensioners,
1910
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
PALACES OF THE TARIFF.

Philadelphia, August ~, 1908.
To the Editor OF the Labor World,
Duluth, MINI.
Dear >sir:-A protective tariff bears
the same relation to revenue raising
that pocket picking does to stealing;
and among the knowing ones, it has
the, same object and the, same effect
Like the orthodox sinner it is con-
ceived in sin and shapen in iniquity
About two-thirds Of our national
revenues are squandered in worse
than useless battleships and prepara-
lions for war. War itself has not
one single virtue, and if taxes were
levied upon monopolies or things
created by government instead of
upon consumption or things created
by labor, 1t would do more to dis
courage war, and rumors of war, and
preparations for war, and the war
spirit so industriously inculcated by
by war.
When the country gets into trouble,
either domestic or foreign, and SOL
d1ers are needed to engage in martial
strife, the first men called for, and
the only class in any great numbers
that can be depended upon to take
up arms and lay down their lives are
the laboring men. These are the real
defenders Of the country in every
sense of tn eword. And yet if the
protectionist doctrine is true, these
people who can defend themselves
and all others in time of war are
wholly incapable of defending them
selves in time of peace. And who is
it that pretends to protect these help
less and unfortunate working men?
It is men who make wealth, but wo
do make laws. 4
And what is it they would protect
tenn against? Starvation, nakedness,
the inclemency of the weather.? But
the real antidote for these is food,
clothing, houses and fuel; and labor
produces all Of them.
Since it is men and things that men
make that they must be protected
against. what kind Of men are they?
Are they workers or loafers? No
protect1onist has ever pretended that
the laboring men Of America have to
be protected against the loafers, either
domestic or foreign; yet, if the truth
was known it would be discovered
that the social loafer is the real enc
my OF the laboring men and not the
social worker.
How can labor be protected against
the very things that labor produces
here and everywhere for the satisfac-
ton of mans desires?4%-. Why should
society occilate between: prosperity
and adversely when the source Of all
demands for labor is as constant as
human propagation? ~ ="
Must 1t not be because the source
of all prosperity, all wealth, all life,
all human energy is sunlight, air and
land; and that the first two are ut
terly impossible to mankind without
land? But the latter, held as it is
as the private property of an ever
diminishing fraction of mankind. con-
tanning as it does the beginning and
end Of everything that satisfies his
material wants and desires h; cid out
OF use as large portions Of it to exact
higher tribute from the workers for
the privilege Of working, ultimates
In conditions which the dearest thing
in the world is land and the cheap
est thing is man. This is why, and
the only competent reason why labor
harbors the utterly fallacious notion
that it needs protection.
CHARLES D. RYAN
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
MUST BE CONCEDED.

The honest observer, be he innbued
with the brotherhood Of man or actu-
ated merely by selfish desire that
this country may leap forward still
farther IN the race of nations. will,
not be able to withhold the opinion
that labor must be reckcned with If
this country is to maintain it's place
among the nations Of the world.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
EFFECT OF "PAP."

There are in the United Sta.es inst
-FOUR union men who have come out
In open hostility to the political re-
Communications Of President Gompets,
The first labor union official to an
nounce himself az opposed to Mr.,
Bryan and the position which Pres
I ident Gompers has taken, has q very
nice lice Federal position Ia the govern
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
LlTHoGRAPhERs WOULD UNIT

The various branches of the lltho-
graphic trade have been holding q,
conference in Buffalo with a view to
Bringing them into one grand union.
The branches to be included in this
proposed organization are the trans
ferers, pressmen, provers, feeders, lith-
ographic> stone preparers and artists.
II IS also proposed to begin agitation
against the use OF European ltho-
graphic work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
THE MAN AND THE MACHINE.

If machine worth $4,000 breaks"
says Golfers, "the corporation owning
it bears the loss and pays out next
day $4,000 for a new machine. There
is no talk Of 'contributory negligence
or assumed risk no refined inquiry
into the fellow servant rule. If tho
man running the machine is killed,
the corporation is exempt by law from
bearing any loss in all except a small
variety Of cases and In that restricted
class the corporation resists by eyerv
device the ultimate payment Of DAM
ages"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.

Business is organized. Capital ID
organized. Labor must be organized
And II business and capital have a
right to organize, then labor has that
right, too. The spirit of fairness re-
quires that labor be denied no right
admitted to- business and can;4a1
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
NEEDED A BIG DOSE.

The president Of the Walters club Of
New York in recent argument on tip
ping said to his opponent sharply:
Your reply Is altogether beside the
point and irrelevant. It reminds me Of
a woman's reply in German court.
This woman was accused Of poisoning
her husband. The prosecuting attor-
ney said to her:
You have heard the evidence. The
body contained enough arsenic to kill
ten persons. What have you to say?'
MY husband the woman answered,
was big Seater.'"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12

of Checkers. And the loves scenes of
the two are made refreshing by their
freedom from the hackneyed and
commonplace. The Push Miller,
the race track tout, Of Dave Braham,
Jr., is a most praiseworthy and laugh
able piece Of work, as is the Uncle
Jerry Of George Merritt. It is, in
short, a sterling company throughout
and to miss seeing it is to create
regret
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
AIM or UNloN,sM.

Inc trades union is not an agency
OF antagonism, but Of sympathy and
charita bleness. It does not aim to
array man against man, but to unite
them in the bonds Of truest brother
hood.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12

Trades unionisn. properly under
STOOD Is not alone protective to It's
own members, but \. distinctive factor
In securing better conditions for al,
even for the non-unionist, and It
makes for higher citizenship and in
eidentally the perpetuat,oa Of the
republic.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
A DOZEN GOOD MAxlMs.
I. Have a definite aim
2: Go straight for it.
s. Master all details.

L., Always know more than you arc
expected to know.
s. Remember that difficulties are
only made to be overcome. u
6. Treat failures as stepping stones
to further effort
Z. Never put your hand out further
than you can draw it back.
8. At times be bold; always be
prudent. =; es
9. The minority often beats the
majority in the end.
10. Make good use Of other mems
brains 4
II. Listen well, answer cautiously,
decide PROMPTLY. t2s>s'f
-. Preserve, by all means in your
power, "a sound mind in q sound
body" 81. 49, IT,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
OUR CREED,

1--WE speak for the cause Of progression
Which tries to make men of us all,
Which gives to each one
Some work to be done
And respite, to the great and the
small"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
WHEN IT'S HOT.

------.--
"nen do men rave and tear their hoir
And roam about most everywhere :
With palm-leaf fans and vacant stare ?
When, it's hot.
When doth the good religious man
Forget his creed with awful d
And upset every Christian plan?
When it's hot.
When does the copper an the bent
For shady parks beat swift retreat "a
And hirt with nursemaids trim and
- neat? - &, aI$.n~ i - =
-. When it's hot. -, s$:=.
When do the girls powder and paint
70 make complications what they amt,
Persptre In streaks III manner ouai1,t
H. III When It's hot. (. f.. IL $9.
When do the ladies chase their STAYS,
N NJ modes OF dressing change thei.
ways, & z N. s',
And l11ll I seek kimonas nights ana ,aavs ! n
s.ij hen it' u hot
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12

the case, nothing but land + values
should be taxed for government pur-
poses. p ~,,> -
GEORGE DAVIS.
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f|'v|le''r|yDOdyy's Column.

For iadust ril
All
Labor
coluu
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
The Stars Surprise.

The sisters of the Eastern Star
surprised their Masonic brethren
Wednesday evening by arriving IT,
full force with well filled basket. Jus,
as the lodge was closing and taking
full charge. The surprise was com.
plete and and after ordinations
and explanations the ladies laid the
covers on the two long tables and
an appetizinS luncheon was set out.
The ladies then chose partners and
the entire company of more than
thirty proceeded to do full justice to
the repast. Until the midnight hour
the time was all too short for
the enjoyment Of social pleasures
and the music and after one of the
most enjoyable evenings in the his
tory of the affiliated orders the
members returned to their homes
each planning future surprises for
the other.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
Strayed or Stolen.

Eleven head OF horses described as
follows: 2 black geldings years old,
well matched and weighing l4OO lbs.
each, one has white face; tall rangy
dirty grey gelding weighing 1900,
years old; tall rangy black mare
lame in one front foot; black gelding
year old weighing 1000. has an eur
slit; black yr. old gelding match
ing the previous one, except has
white hind feet; BLACK mares yr.
old $50 lbs. with colts. Il sOrrel mare
colt and bay horse colt coming year
old at the side, the colts not brand
ed: chestnut sOrrel 2 year old stall
ion, fax name and tail, weight 1000
gray horse 5 years old weighing 1000
and one sorrel mare 4 years old of
about same size. All branded F on
left shoulder except the yearllng
colts. Reasonable reward will be
paid for Information as to where
abouts OF these horses or anyof them
w. r. Montgomery. kennewick.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
The Base Ball Meeting.

The meeting called Wednesday
evening in the Commercial Club room
to plan for the kennewick ball team
for the coming season and provide
the necessary backing. was attended
by about twenty Of the fans. o. l..
Hanson. Thomas McKain and Ben
Knapp, the manager last year, were
elected board of managers, and
steps will be taken to put q live ag-
gregation of ball tossers In the field
for early season games. The Seattle
High School team. that made Il tour
Of the United States last season, has
already written asking for a game
at an early date. Practice games
between kennewick and Pasco to
develop both teams will probably
open the season. Several new play :
ers OF experience and speed are in
town and anxious to don uniforms
for practice these warm days.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
Road TO Landing Secured.

Wednesday March 18th, hearing
in the condemnation suit Of Benton
County W. F. W Ledbetter was had
before Judge Gent at Prosser. This
was an action to secure right-oi-wAy
over LIE lbetter's land for q road to
the boat landing. q. +. Richardson,
6. +: Hanson and:C. A. Lundy were
present as witnt g. es az to the he.
cessity Of the road and MIR. I.edbe tier
made no appearance. After due con-
the Judge entered an
order granting n strip 80 feet Wide
aud about 1900 feet long for this
road as asked for In the petitiun.
The county to make payment for tl,s
land taken at the rate per acre IN.
warded by the appraisers which WAS
$500. The Commercial Club has
been active in it's efforts to secure
this road which IL Of large Import
;ance to up-river business and In se.
curing it the Club has scored again.
The special committee. q +. Rich
j. SercOmbe and jas. A Rose
are to lie congratulated On the
successful elimination Of their efforts.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
RichIand Odd Fellows ORGANIZE.

Tuesday evening about IS men,
bers Of the kennewick Lodge No. 900
under the leadership of District Dep
uty Grand Master w F SondermaD,
went to Kichland to institute the
new lodge at that place. On arrival
there they were ushered into the fine
new lodge room In the big concrete
building and the work of the insti-
tuition was begun. Richland lodge
No. 253 was soon established Undue
form with membership of 25 on the
first evening and a largo number of
candidates waiting for the degrees
so that the new lodge will have a
rapidly increasing membership. The
officers OF the new lodge are: N. g.,
John H. james; V. g., Vim. Nor
rison; Secretary. }. NJ. Basket;
Treasurer, G. F. Breithaupt. After
the ceremonies OF institution were
completed the ladies of Richland
served banquet which was the
finest in the history Of our sister city
and the ladies were universally COM
plirnented on the success of their
work. The kennewick Odd Fellows
are certainly doing their share for
the advancement of the order. Some
time ago they instituted the kiOna
lodge; recently they organized the
Encampment here and now they In
stitute u lodge at Richland.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
The water in the Columbia raiae,

The water in the Columbia raiaed
between and feet the first two or
three days OF the week and there was
considerable excitement at the boat
landing rs the rapidly rising water
threatened to wash away the large
amount Of lumber, wood pipe aud
other merchandise piled at the wa
ters edge for shipment up the viver.
About 20 lengths Of wood pipe did
go down stream but by vigorous
work and the fact that the water tas.
gan to recede the rest Of the stnh
was saved. The Steamer Todd
which had been pulled ont OF the
water and lacked UP for repairs stid
changes In her hu line was also III
bad shape. The calkinX hau not
been completed and the water rote
until 1t touched her bottom Mid
preparations were made to phil ler
still further out Of the water, Att DE-
water began to fall and the workti
calking was resumed. The water
has fallen u foot ana n half si,ioe
Wednesday. The Todd will be ready
to run again within Il week or ten
days.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20

W. S. HaxtOn the first of the week
purchased the ElWOOd J. Bryant 80
a :res lying south of the l.. A. .Jarna-
gin nursery tract and being the W \
of e Y of section -. The land lays
) or 6 feet above the ditch and there
Is no finer soil in the valley. Mr.
HaxtOn will irrigate 10 acres of the
land this season with Il pumping
plant and eventually the entire 80
will he irrigated aud set TO fruit
with peaches and grapes prcdOmin-
ating. Mr.. HaxtOu will make
special efforts to raise the earliest
fruits which has been the aim of the
Kennewick fruit grower, but also lie
will make a speciality of latest vari-
eties he can obtain. Our long grow
ing season he has found by expert
ence will enable him to put fruit on
the market after 1t is all gone IN
other localities and there is Il strong
demand for these late fruits and
good prices are received.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20

The Council met In special session
Monday evening to pass ON the plan
of street grades made by Engineer
Blackw ell OF Seat tie. After a careful
examination by the Council and
County Surveyor. &c Bowers who
met with the Council some minor
were made and the City
attorney instructed to draft an
ordinance establishing the grade
therein provided and repeating the
former ordinance.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
Owens Road Secured. !;

Judge Zent decided the six cdn.
demnatiOn suits for right-oi- way FOR
the Owens road which opcDs>,A new
thoroughfare for about II nillesssin
Horse Heaven and makes It stn,ich
more convenient for u number OF
farmers to reach kenuew wick In favor
OF the county and issued an. order
providing for the establishments i
the road over the lands as prayed
by the petition. The Board OfCvun.
ty Commissioners had previously
the road over the. other
lands and it will soon be open the
entire distance. d,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
new EXPRESS RATE schedule
For Fruits and Vegetables. Ken
newick Rate to Sound
Raised.

The officers of the State RailrOad
Commission and of the Northern
Express Co. have agreed on a new
schedule of express rates on fruits
and vegetables from all points on
the Northern Pacific line. The sched-
ule reduces rates practically q to 41
per cent. These changes are only
on fruits and Otheer vegetables, aud
are supposed to he based on the
amount of income, mileage and an
equalization Of the old rates.
One of the most important schen-
es of the new tariff is the eQualiza-
ton of the rates both ways between
stations. Formely. and under the
existing rates, some OF which have
never been changed siuce the road
first started, the rate from the east
has in many cases been several times
higher than the rate to the east.
This was due to the fact that more
express was hauled eastward than
When the road was first opened the
rate between the Sound and Ellens-
burg and the whole section between
this town and kennewick was set
at s. cents Il hundred pounds on
fruits and vegetables. This rate
has never been changed. The dis
lance from kennewick to Ellensburg
Is I26 miles. 1t ia held that if the
rate to the Sound from Kennewick
is s. cents that is too high for ex-
press from EllensburG to the Sound.
Going eastward the rate from the
Sound to Ellensburg is $1.05, and to
Kennewick $2.75. The rate will
be 81 each way between Kennewick
and the Sound. and gives the present
85-cent rate from kennewick to
Spokane, which city draws upon
this section now.
The new schedule fixes 80 cents as
the minimum charge for a distance
Of 20 miles. For every additional 10
miles up to 100 miles, ) cents is add
ed to the rate. Beyond 100 miles )
cents for every 20 miles is added. A.
mong other changes in the new rate
are: To North Yakima, 49, miles, IS
cents; Walla Walla. 322 miles. I'll %;
Spokane 400 miles, 81. 40. The offici-
ala of the Northern Express COM
who were present at the hearing to-
day were Edward Bennett, secretary
to President J. NJ. Hannaford, c. B.
Cooper. general superintendent at
at st. Paul, and NJ. G. Hall, superin-
tendent at Portland.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
A Switching Station

The Pacific States Telephone Co
have recognized the growing teie-
phone business over their lines fron,
kennewick and have made It ~
switching station. Hereafter switch
ing for all points west between here
and North Yakima and On the east
to Walla Walla, will I've done In the
loo u central Office. The connection
will be direct. Under the new syr-
tenn oniy one connection will bs
made to talk to points ON the SQUAD
instead Of four az formerly. The
new plan will make It much more
convenient for long tlist ailce patrons
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-03-20
Band Concert.

The kennewick Military Band will
give it's second open-air concert Of
the seaeon next Sunday afternoon
and the public is cordially invited to
come out and here them. The pre-.
vious concert was enjoyed by u large
number aud the next number will
prove just as delightful. For your
own amusement as well as the Ell
enlargement Of the Band come out
next Sunday afternoon.