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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31

Those who are wage earners want
work. And business and work are
plentiful in times Of financial peace
financial peace being quite as essential
to prosperity as industrial peace.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31
list the Democratic party has absolute
Prosperity for All.


Under the continuation OF .his Re.
publican policy. Mr. Taft ms president,
this country V!,l enjoy the highest de-.
gree Of prosperity The interest Of
every leading luboriug community re-.
Qulrcs diversity Of occupations, pur.
suits and objects of industry. The
more that diversity Is multiplied aud
extended the better TO diversity rm.
pluymcnt Is To increase employment ana
enhance wages Where there is work
for the hands of men there viii be
work for the teeth Where there Is
employment there will be- bread. II
is great blessing to the poor to have
cheap food hut greater than That, prior
to That and 81 S,ill higher value. Is the
blessing Of being able to buy food 10y
honest and respectable employment.
Employment feeds and clothes and IN
forests Employment aud well paid Ia
hor produce. I'm q country Hike ours.
general prosperity, content aud cheer.
iulupsS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31

Corporations are barred and eXa aided
r.cdly from the joys Of giving II the
Bryan fund. But n CHANGING over the
names Of some OF the largest sub>c-io-
ers the painful, discovery : made rhlt
they are corporation ma EuateS aai me
tr.shtful thought arises that tie money
that some u them contribute sar
snSplriausly q corporations EI.t.-
more sun
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31
NEW LAW BOON
TO LABOR.
Act Provides for Compensation to
Employees Injured in Govern
men. Service.
Receive Pay for One Year-Secretary
of Department of Commerce and
Labor Administers Act-Families
to Be Taken Care OF.

The act of May so, 1908, entitled
IAN Act granting to certain employees
of the United States the right to re-
ceiye from it compensation for in
juries sustained in the course of their
employment" which came into effect
on August /, is a measure of great i'm
portance in the domain Of labor legiS-
lation. Under previous laws, compen-
sation in case Of injury is paid TO en-
ployeS in the railway mail service and
in the life saving service. The new
law applies to persons employed by the
government as artisans or laborers in
the following services ArseIa.s, navy
yards, river and harbor construction,
fertilization construction, hazardous EN-
ployment I'm the reclamation service,
namely in construction and in control
and management of works hazardous
employment under the Isthmian canal
commission, government manufacture
ing establishments.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31

According to a rough estimate made
by the department of commerce and la
Dor, about 10000 government employees
come within the provisions of the law.
Compensation will be paid under this
act only for such injuries to an en-
ploye as occur in the course OF his en-
ployment and cause inability TO pursue
his employment for more than fifteen
days. Compensation is not paid if the
injury Is due to the negligence or mis-
conduct of the employe himself. The
act applies only to injuries received on
or after August !.
The compensation consists of a con
tinuanCe during the period of diSabil-
ity, but not over one year, of the same
pay which the employc was receiving
at the time of the injury, If the en-
poyc is killed by the accident or dies
from the results Of the injury received
and leaves a widow or children under
l6 years of age or dependent parents,
the same amount of compensation is
paid TO these dependent relatives until
the completion of the twelve months
period
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31

The administration of the act is in
trusted to the secretary Of commerce
and labor, All questions Of negligence
or misconduct are to be determined by
him. ana in case of death from injury,
the distribution Of the compensation
among the dependent relatives entitled
to ii must be made according to his or
derS. Cases of injuries to employees
coming under this act must be reported
to the secretary of commerce and labor,
ana compensation may be paid only
when approved by him.
No compensation will be paid either
for injury or for death unless the per-
sons entitled to such compensation
make application for the same. This
application must be made by the in
iurcd employee or, in case Of his death
10y his dependents and forwarded by the
official superior of the injured employee
accompanied 10y a physicians certih-
cate. through the regular official chan
relS to the secretary of commerce and
labor. The secretary is authorized by
the act to demand such additional in
formation, or order such investigation
as is necessary for the proper admin
istrdtion of the law.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-31
TAFTS ELECTION
MEANS GOOD WAGES
Protective Policy OF the Republican
Party Means General Pros
perity and Steady Work.


In addressing himself to orclnlz'd
labor al GAINESVILLE. OHIO. tine other dag,
The Hon William Howard TAFT sail.
II laid down tine law agi I laid down
The principles upon which the labor or
PLANTATIONS Iu This country have since
built mp their prosperity and their use
fulucss and instead of saying that /
am an enemy. recognize that am one
OF the greatest bcuclIclOrs lHbor has
had decided the case against the
brotherhood Of Engineers aud the
Brotherhood condemned me I'm four
years they got into court ia St Louis
mud they had 10 cite my caNc 70 induce
the court 10 withdraw the Injunction
there because ! had laid down tine prin-
ctplcs upon which they could organic"
could have their officers could raise
their funds could 20 on and conduct
strikes under advice of the officers,
and that ease they induced, on ia"
authority Of my decision, the iudg" to
withdraw his injunction ana they went
ahead nud won the strike. That same
thing occurred I'm court In Cincinnati.
and In q decision rendered in Chicago.
II YOU viii examine the cases sou VIII
find that instead Of being mn opprcsspr
of labor / am It's hcu"factor"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
THBoDAUx. LA. JUNE 6, 1908.
Rice Exchange To Be Formed.

1t is announced that Crowley would
have Rice Exchange during the COM
ing season, under the management of
W. D. Marshall and L. A. Williams,
and will be open for business Au-
gust /. The exchange will be conduct
ed on lines Of similar exchanges in
other cities for trading in orugh rice.
Farmers having rough rice for sale
will bring their samples to the ex-
change. where they will be exhibited
for the inspection of all buyers, and
will be sold under the rules ana reg
ulations Of the exchange. 1t is ex-
pected that the mills Will do the iarg-
est part of their buying on the ex>
change. The farmers and the buyers
look upon the new organization with
much favor and are unanimous in
their belief that it will greatly facili-
tate the marketing Of their crop and
n Il "A !. x,x,a =, -, y sxy
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
TUBERCULOSIS MARTYR.
Frank Merritt Was Inoculated with
The Germ.

New York.-In the hope Of dis
covering a preventive and cure for
tuberculosis, Frank Merritt, who
about two weeks ago offered to allow
experiments to be made with his body
in the interest Of humanity and med
ical science, has permitted a physi-
clan to inoculate his system with the
germs of the dread disease. An ex-
animation later showed that already
the disease had made considerable
progress since the incubation week
ago. #
Merritt. who is a m'ddle-aond Wv.
was at one time a prosperous book
binder in a Western State until MS
wife and son died Of tuberculosis.
Their loss so preyed on his mind that
he failed in business and became q
wanderer.
A statement from the Doctors of
fee says that the disease has now
thoroughly entered Merritt's system,
and it is expected that the case will
be fully developed in the next few
days.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
CLEANED UP BIG MONEY.
Indictments Charge That Price Made
Three Quarters of Million.

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ashington.- II. Price,
Moses Hass and Frederick A. Peck
ham, all Of New York, and Edwin S.
Holmes, Jr., former assistant statis-
tician of the department of agricul-
ture were indicted by the grand jury
Of the District Of Columbia on the
charge Of conspiracy growing out Of
the cotton scandal in 1905. The IN
.dictment charging Price with conspir-
ing with the other three men to fur
nish advance information concerning
cotton crops. The three New York
men also are charged with conspiracy
to bribe Holmes to shape the reports
to suit their own interest.
Price, according to the indictments
made $3.50, 1000 out Of the advance in
formation Of the report for Decem-
Der, 100, paying out of this $125 600
to Haas. The indictments do not say
how much Holmes received as his
share Of the profits but do charge
that for the information on the June
report Of 1905 he was paid $1,000 by
Hass.
Price is charged with conspiracy
to defraud. He was released on .
$4,000 bail
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Union Made to Pay. /.

Victoria, B. c. That labor union
is liable FOR damage if it calls its
men out because a workman is not
member Of the union is a decision
rendered by Judge Lanmann, in the
county court here. Graham, Cal
gary stonecutter, member of the 10
cal union Of that place, refused to
submit to working test by the Vic
toria union, which notified the con-
tractor it would call the men ont
unless Graham was discharged. Be
cause Of his loss of employment Gra-
ham sued the union for $500 and judg
ment was given in his favor.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
State Firemen Convention.

Preparations are being pushed for
the large convention which will be
held in Baton Rouge by the state
Firemen, which will bring 800 or 400
people June 5 and 6, and 1000 or
5000 on Sunday, June Z, when sew
eral excursions will run into the city
from all over the state for the pur-
pose of witnessing the closing and
the most important events Of tile
celebration,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Break Will in snen Contest.

Clinton, Ill.-The sensational snell
will case was decided by the jury IN
favor Of the plaintiff, the verdict be-
ING in favor Of setting aside the will.
The case has been on trial here IN
the circuit court for ten days, and IS
the second attempt to break the will
Of Col. Tom Smell, millionaire, which
cut Smells only son off with an an
nuity Of $50.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
FOR SECRETARY OF WAR.
General Luke E. Wright Will Surely
Be Named.

Washington-All doubts have
been removed that General Luke
Wright, of Memphis, will succeed to
the war portfolio i'll the event of the
at Chicago Of Secretary
Taft and his resignation July Il.
The announcement that such an ap-
pointment had been resolved on by
the president was received at first
by republican politicians with criti-
cal incredulity, but they now real
ize that there was actual foundation
for it, as the intimate friends of
the president have fully confirmed
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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
THE CURRENCY ISSUE
SENATE FINALLY ADOPTS CON-
TERENCE REPORT.
ACT TO EXPIRE JUNE 30, 1914
It is Purely q Republican Measure.
Democrats all Vote Against it.
Chief Feature Of the Act
Reviewed.

Washington.-The conference re-
port on the currency bill was adopted
Saturday.
All Of the affirmative votes were
east by Republicans.
The chief features Of the bill are:
That national banking associations
each having an unimparide capital,
and a surplus Of not less than 20
per centum, and not less than ten
in number having an aggregate cap
ital and surplus Of at least $5,0OO,-
900, may form voluntary associations
to be designated as national currency
associations. The banks uniting to
form such association shall, by their
presidents or vice-presidents, acting
under authority from the board OF
directors, make and file with the
secretary of the treasury certificate
setting forth the names Of the banks
composing thd association, which
name shall be subject to the ap-
proval of the secretary Of the treas
ury.
Upon the fling of such certificate
the associated banks therein named
shall become body corporate and
by the name so designated and ap-
proved may sue and be sued, and
exercise the power Of a body cor.
porate.
The National Currency Association
herein provided for, shall have all
powers necessary to render avalla-
bic, under the direction and control
of the secretary Of the treasury, as
basis for additional circulation,
any securities including commercial
paper, held by a national banking
association, bonds or other interest
bearing obligations Of any state OF
the United States, or any legally au-
thorized bonds issued by any city,
town, county, or other legally con-
stituted municipality or district in
the United States which has been
in existence for a period of ten
years. For the purposes of obtain
ing such additional circulation any
bank belonging to any national cur
rency association, having circulation
notes outstanding secured by the de-
post Of bonds of the United States
to an amount not less than 40 per
per centum Of its capital stocks, and
which has its capital unimpaired and
q surplus Of not less than 20 per
centum, may deposit with and trans
fer to the association in trust for
the United States, such of the seeu-
rites above mentioned as may be
to the board of the as
ISOLATION.
The officers of the association may
thereupon, in behalf of such bank,
make application to the comptroller
Of the currency for an issue of ad-
ditional circulating notes to an
not exceeding rs per cent
Of the cash value of the securities
or commercial paper so deposited. II
in the Judgment of the secretary Of
The treasury business conditions in
the locality demand additional cir
eulation, he may direct an issue OF
additional circulating notes to the as
ISOLATION on behalf Of such bank.
The association shall pay tax at the
rate Of 10 per centum per annum
upon the average amount of such OF
their notes in circulation. This act
shall expire by limitation on the 80
1av Of ,Tnne 1914
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Asks Indemnity.

Hayana.-- The British minister 70
Cuba, has presented to Gov. Magoon
a request for the direct payment OF
indemnity to the family of William
Harrington, native Of Nassau, Ba-
hama Islands, and member Of the
crew Of the British fishing schooner
Experiment, who was killed by can
nor shot fred by the Cuban revenue
cutter Abeja, off Cayo Coco, an is
land off the nsrth coast of Cuba, last
April. The schooner was found fish
ing in Cuban waters, and was attempt
ing to escape when the cutter fired.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Mattress Company Chartered.

There was filed in the Office Of the
clerk Of court the charter Of the Loui-
siana Mattress and Furniture Com
pany. Limited, to be located in Lake
Charles. The company is capitalized
at $4,000, composed Of thirty shares
at $100 each.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Fishing Vessel Sinkafs

The steamer Bertha c., owned by
the Berwick Bay Fish and Oyster
Company, and used in the fishing
trade, was sunk in Grand Lake. The
vessel was valued at $1,000 with ST.
500 insurance.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
scarlatina Cases Reported.

Fifteen cases Of scarlatina were
reported Monday to the City Board
Of Health, the majority Of the cases
being in the Third District in the
infected section. There were no
deaths. he city health officer does not
believe that the disease will spread
to any other section of the city, but
will be confined to the section where
it is now raging.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06

San Francisco. The American
feet VII be given a royal welcome by
the pesple Of Papan, /" All the i'll
feelingl toward the United States,
what little there was Of it, has died
ont, = sid Secretary Wheeler. "The
Japansk no longer talk If immigra-
tion trohbles That question has been
settled Fnd there is no longer any
frictionI over il, =
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
BYE BYE TO GOTH CONGRESS.
Ten Minutes Before Midnight the
Aeonies and Strife Ended.

Washington Just ten minutes of
ficially before the hands Of the big
round clock in the chamber of the
two houses Of congress pointed to
the hour Of midnight Saturday the
first session Of the sixtieth congress
came to close. In the house, the
closing hours were characterized by
singing Of songs by Republicans in
honor Of Speaker Cannon, and by
Democrats in the interest Of w.
j. Bryan. The excitement, which was
great at times, finally subsided and
the session closed with good fellow
ship among the members. The SEN
ate was extremely quiet during the
closing hours held together only by
the necessity Of remaining in session
for the engrossing and signing OF
bills. President Roosevelt and sew
eral Of his cabinet were at the capi-
tai during the evening.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Carnegie Library.

The contract for the erection of
he new $4,000 Carnegie Library
at Jennings, has just been awarded
The firm Of Mitchell & Weir Of New
Orleans. The order for materials has
been placed, and ground will proba-
bly, be broken within the next two
weeks.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Panic Stricken Leap From Car.

Montgomery, Ala.-Panlc-strlcken
passengers returning from the ball
game leaped from trolley car speed
ing down a steep incline when the
motorman lost control, and it was
seen there was danger Of collision
with the car ahead. The collision was
averted by the motorman. Of the first
car speeding his car, keeping ahead
of the runaway trolley behind. More
than score were injured.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
KilIing at Lake Charles.

A shooting affray occurred amons
the Italians at the Ludington sawmili
at Lake Charles in which one man.
Sam Cerela, was killed outrigtA, and
another, John Poiizzi, was severely
though not fatally wounded.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
EMPLOYEES STRIKE
GIVEN ONLY FOUR HOURS
WORK PER DAY.
FINE CONDITION OF BANKS
Department Of Education Announces
That Examination for Teachers
Will be Held July 30-31. 9th
NJ er Items of Interest.

The Brotherhood Of Railroad Car
men at Alexandria who went out on
q strike say that their grievance
against the Missouri Pacific Railroad
is that the Company proposes to put
the men on piece work, and if that
we're done they could not make bread
Another grievance is that the COM
pany vt certain places is only giving
the men four hours work per day
and they cannot live on the wages
they make with such short time.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Testimony in Rate Case.

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion will take testimony in the case
now pending before that body be-
tween the Monroe Progressive Lea
que and the various railway compa-
MES running lines into this city. The
suit involves a question Of freight
rates and is Of great Importance to
the city Of Monroe.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
High Water Closes Saw Mill.

The saw mill of the Cat Islan,l
Land and Industrial Company, at st.
Francisville, has been forced to shut
down owing to the high stage of, the
river. All live stock of the Company
has been shipped to the hills until
the water fall sufficiently to resume
operations.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Race Troubles Quelled.

AS result of the attempt BY oil
field workers at Oil City to drive
away negro laborers, W. c. Chxton
and J. A. Fray were placed h Jail
Sheriff Flourney reports the situa-
tion we'll in hand.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
New PASSENGER Station

Saturday was the day fixed for the
formal opening Of the new passen-
ger station erected at Canal and Ba-
sin streets. by the New Orleans Ter
minal Company. The station was
6rst occupied Monday, when North
eastern and New Orleans Great Nor
thern passenger trains began to de-
part and arrive at it, instead Of the
Press Street Station.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Cleaning Up Day.

Saturday was cleaning up day in
Lake Charles. Houses, yards and lots
were cleaned, lawns were moved,
streets were swept and Hooded and a
lot Of dust and dirt and refuse re-
moved.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Libel Suits From Wood Case.

Paris. Martin Miller, former
American consul at Rheims, and who
was mentioned in the suit recently
brought in New York by Mae Wood
against Senator Thomas c. Platt for
divorce, has instituted suits for de-
famation Of character against the
London Daily Mail and the edition Of
the London Daily Mail published in
Paris. He claims $4,000 damages
from each paper.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Pattlesnake Kills Salesman.

Louisville, Ky.-Charles Conn,
travelling salesman died here as the
result Of bite by a rattlesnake in
a cafe. Conn claimed to be snake
charmer, ana took the reptile out OF :
its exhibition cage in spirit OF
bravado, but was bitten twice. he
became UNCONSCIOUS in a few minutes
and was taken to a hospital, where
he raved until death ended his SUI
ferings.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Raising Leyees.

The Red River, Aatchafalaya and
Bayou Levee Boards have a large
force of men engaged in raising the
levees in Avoyelles parish, which are
said not to be able to stand more
than six or seven inches more Of
water.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Two Breaks in Morris Canal.

As the result of two breaks in the
Morris rice-irirgating canal at Es-
therwood, some implanted lands were
inundated. Workmen succaeded in
closing the erevasses and will build
the canal higher.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Examination Day Set.

The Department of Education an
nounces that the next examination
for teachers license for white and
negro teachers will be held through
out the state on July 30 and 81.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Sunday Law Enforced.

1t looks as if the Sunday law will
be enforced in st. Charles parish.
The grand jury suggested the laws
enforcement. Much interest centers
in this law. It is claimed by many
That the field laborers, mostly negroes,
will spend their Sunday on Monday
and very little field work will be
done until Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
New Orleans Bank Resources.

A compilation by State Bank Ex-
aminer w. L. Young shows that the
total resources of the eighteen bank
ing institutions Of New Orleans at
the colse of business May IA amount
ed to $61.911 .40050.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Tnsist On Six MIG T,ine.

At mass meeting in Kinder to
discuss the proposed division Of Cal
casieu Parish, resolutions we're adopt
cd declaring that the line must be
moved six miles to the south Of
Kinder if the. proposed division is
to receive local support.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Receiver of Zion City to Resign.

Chicago.-After devoting nearly
two years to conserving the vast es-
tate built up by the late John Alex
ander Dowie, John C. Hatley, has
signified his intention of resigning
the receivership Of Zion City.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-06-06
Application for Receiver Dismissed.

In Lake Charles District Court the
application of I. S. Meadows and
others for receivership for the C.
L. Smith Lumber Company, $780,
900 corporation was dismissed. The
stockholders have amicably settled
their difficulties.