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The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
PRESIDENTS
LABOR DINNER
REPRESENTATIVE OF LEADING
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
DISCUSSION IS lively
PLEA FOR BILL OF RIGHTS TO IN
CLUDE ALL LEGISLATION ON
LABOR MATTERS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. all his
guests, who were representatives or
many of the leading labor organiza-
tions of this country, to a rapid fire
of questions, President Roosevelt
Tuesday night, at dinner given by
him at the White House, endeavored
to find out what labor wants from
Congress, and in what way he could be
of assistance to the toilers of the coun-
try. Although the dinner began at 8
O'Clock. it was almost midnight before
the gathering broke up.
The President was not alone in his
questioning. He was ably seconded
by his lieutenants, Justice Moody, Sec
retary Straus and Secretary Garfield
frequently asking questions of some or
the captains of labor.
The general impression prevailed
among the labor leaders after the din
ner that the Presidents message to
Congress will show some of the flavor
of the conference.
Occasionally the labor leaders would
become involved in a debate which
would terminate in some tangible sug-
gestion being offered. President Roose-
velt in his machine-gun questioning,
covered, it is said, every possible phase
Of the labor question.
The labor leaders talked without re-
serve and We're free to reiterate their
pronounced attitude on some issues
to which Congress has in the past
turned an unwilling ear.
But what seemed most significant of
all, both to the President and other
government officials present, was the
suggestion that Congress should pass
bill of rights into which all labor
legislation should be incorporated; T;
should create publicity board, whose
purpose would be to investigate and
make public the details of controver-
sizes between capital and labor.
The plea for bill of rights was
made by p H. Morrissey. grand mas
ter of the Railway Trainmen, while
the publicity board idea was advanced
by I. ]. Dolan, general secretary
treasurer of the International Brother
hood of Steamshovel and Dredgemen.
The Presidents interest in these two
propositions was keenly and obviously
awakened. but as to his attitude upon
them he was ncommittal
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
Teacher criticises Vicious Rich.

New Haven, Conn.-Yale students,
particularly those whose fathers are
wealthy, have received food for
thought from the Rev. Endicott Pea
body, principal Of the Groton school.
where the sons of President Roose-
welt. John Hay and other distinguished
men prepared for the college. In ser
mon DR.. Peabody declared that "it is
the vicious, idle rich whom We have to
fear more than any other element of
our modern life. Their viciousness is
of the most violent sort and is the
most harmful, since it 10 SO far reach
ing,"
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
Curious Marriage Custom.

An English traveller in northern Nj
geria describes an interesting Gus
tom connected with marriage which
he came across among the Fulani,
tribe of wandering herdsmen who
show no trace of negro blood add
are supposed to be Of Asiatic origin.
One might almost suppose that they
had advanced Ideas about the relations
of the sexes. Before man is allowed
to marry he has TO stand sound
thrashing without wincing In some
parts of Europe this test of fitness for
the welded state might more reason
ably be applied to the woman. One
10 reminded Of Thomas Edgeworti,s
friend, who in selecting bride
dropped hot sealing wax on the girls
arm and fired pistol on near he's
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
JOH IN HlENQM

Dear Bunch: In that crowd of swift
drummer boys going New Yorkward in
the Mr.. Pullman's sleep-wagon yester-
| day, one of the speediest was Buck
Jones.
Bucks wife and three-year-old
were travelling with him, but he wasn't
giving 1t out through megaphone.
Buck is one of those goose-headed
guys who begin to scratch gravel and
start in to make killing every time
they see pretty girl.
Across the aisle seat sat two pet
canaries from Plainfield, n. j.
They were members of the Sou
brette Singing society, and they were
en- route to the west to join the Bunch
of Birds Burlesque Company"
Their names were Millie and Tillie,
and they wore Merry Widow hats, and
did sister act that contained more
bad grammar than an East Side pin
ochle game.
Millie was fully aware that she
could back Duse off the map. and Til
lie was ready to bet weeks salary
that she could make Bernhard feel
like she was out in the storm we had
day before yesterday.
Slim called them the Roast-Beef
Sisters, Rare and Well-Done.
In minute the castors on Bucks
neck began to turn.
Slim put us wise with wink. so we
lit the fire and began to cook it up.
Bucks heart was warming for the
birds in the gilded cage.
The real kibo," said Slim; its a
plain case of AppomattoX; the war is
over and they are yours, Buck"
Buck turned few more volts into
his twinkling lamps.
Lower your mail-sail, Buck and
drop alongside; you've made the land
ing" suggested Burress.
Buck began to feel his necktie and
play patty-cake with the little bald
spot on the top of his head.
stop the hanson and get out;
you're at your corner" said Dave.
The Sweet Dreams across the way
We're giving Buck the glorious eye
roll and he felt like dinner was ready.
Hang up your hat, Buck, and gather
the myrtle with Mary" | Clipped in.
Then Buck bounced over and be-
gan to show Millie and Tillie what a
handsome brute he was at close quar-
ters
He sat on the arm of the seat and
warmed up.
In less than a minute he crowded
the information on them that he was
Los Angeles. Cal, and he was just 60
ing to put them both in grand opera.
when his three-year-old toddled down
the aisle and grabbed him by the coat
tail:
Papa. Mamma wants 90 to det my
bottle of milk"
"Stung." shrieked Slim.
Back to the nursery howled Nal
colin, and then as Buck crawled away
20 home and mother we let out a yell
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
Suits Against Sugar Trust.

New York-The United States gov
ernment has brought six suits against
the American, Sugar Refining company
to recover forfeitures and customs re-
ceipts amounting to $3.624, ,121 on sugar
delivered at the Havemeyer & Elder
refineries in Brooklyn during the past
six years. The government alleges
fraud in weighing shipments. The first
of the suits was for $1,500,000 and was
filed with the courts Oct. 18th, and the
others were filed Oct 2Sth. but kept
from public knowledge until after the
election.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
ON THE 5;
DRUMMER
BOYS

Slim was pale but game.
Sometimes" he answered
DO you like goot seegar?" queried
Sledgeheimer
We looked for the engine to hit
COW any minute now.
Sure" said Slim. weak all over
Well" said Sledgeheimer. here is
my brudder-inlaw' card He makes
dot Grass Widow seegar on Sigsth
Afenue. Gif him a call und mention
my name. He will be glat to see you,
yet"
Then Sledgeheimer went away back
and sat down.
The laugh was on Slim, so he dared
us all into the cafe, and after he got
busy with the button we all voted in
favor of Monticello highball.
After we had dampened our thirsts,
Bill Burress showed us how Hammer
stein would Americanize "Bingen on
the Rhine" Bill called ii Der En-
pire.' in honor of the Empire State
Express, Frank Wesierton said tiGng.
lish joke-rotten.) This is how BIN
spelled it;
An Empire of der Big League lay
dying, full NIT fears; dare vas lack of
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The appointment of Col. George H.
Torney as surgeon general of the
army to succeed Surgeon General R.
NJ. O'Reilly has been announced by the
secretary Of war.
The President has appointed George
e. Russell postmaster at Seattle,
Wash, vice George NJ. Stewart, re-
moved for alleged violation of the civil
service rules.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
building at Douglas, Wyo., now owned
by Erwin & Maury, price $4,000. 1t is
at the corner Of Third and Walnut
streets.
Following the recent action of the
Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in
refusing the government a rehearing
of the Standard Oil case, made famous
by its $29 100000 fine, the department
of Justice has decided to take the case
to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States refused to admit to bail Falores
Magon, Antonio Villareal and Libor-
ado Rivera, who are held in custody in
Los Angeles on the charge Of melting a
filibustering expedition from Arizona
into the republic Of Mexico. They arc
resisting extradition from California to
Arizona.
president Roosevelt, six months
ago, came to the decision that no COM
bination Of circumstances would In
duce him to become q candidate for
election to the United States senate
from New York state to succeed
Thomas C. Platt." said National Com
mitteeman Ward Of New York in
Washington.
Tho case Of the Honolulu Rapid
Land & Transit Company vs. James J..
Holt, collector of taxes for Hawaii, In
volving the right Of the territory to
tax the companys franchise. was de-
cided by the Supreme Court Of the
United States Monday in favor Of tho
territory, affirming the decision Of the
Supreme Court Of Hawaii.
The treasury on the 18th inst. pur-
chased $4,000 ounces of silver for de-
livery at the mint at New Orleans and
$4,000 ounces for delivery at Denver
| at 5O.217 cents fine ounce.
Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, has
written letter to Judge ]. H. Rich
ards, president of the American Min
ing CongH0ss, asking that tho con-
giess shall appoint committee to CO.
operate with the forestry service In
removing grounds Of complaint urged
by prospectors and miners against the
policy OF the service in regard to min
ing claims on national forest reservss
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21

heir names were miIilc ana llliie.
that caused the conductor to think
the train had struck Wild West
show.
During the rest of the trip Buck
was nailed to his seat.
| Every time he tried to use the elias
tic In his neck, the wife would burn
him with hard, cold glitter.
The Roast-Beef Sisters seemed TO
be all carved up about something or
other.
shop, and were selling things again
when Sledgeheimer fiuttered down
among us.
Maybe you've never met Jakey
Sledgeheimer,
He travels for firm in Brooklyn
that makes imitation grapefruit and
rubber finan kaddie.
Jakey is the LATEST loosener that
ever tied string around roll.
The boys call him putty because
he's the next thing to pane.
He's such stingy loosener that he
looks at you with one eye SOS not to
waste the other.
If you ask Sledgeheimer what time
1t is he takes of four minutes as his
commission for telling you.
Slim" said Sledgeheimer to Arthur
Shaw, do you smoke?'
1t was a Knockout.
In the annals of the road no one
could look back to the proud day when
Sledgeheimer had coughed.
Once. SO the legend runs. he gave
porter a nickel, but 1t was afterward
discovered that Sledgeheimer was
asleep, and not responsible at the
time, - the porter gave it back
Sledgeheimer tried to collect three
cents interest for the time the porter
kept the nickel, and the conductor had
TO punch his mileage and his nose be.
fore he'd let 60.
And now Sledgeheimer had asked
| 6lim II he smoked!
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The
Lament of
the Foolish
Hen
oooooooooooooo

SA HE times are good-they are 1
y :: :. !: +: !: !: : 6: ::
vow.
Such wealth of corn as we
=f2a Aunt Jane
~ To toss us out our meal of
grain.
a few months back | was so thin.
But now i have "A double chin
And feel though | was tight laced
When l put on my corset waist.
Il Il n
Aunt Jane comes out at early morn
With her blue apron fun of corn,
And with a friendly, clucking sound
She throws it on the frosty ground.
The crops are gathered in; the days
Are soft with Indian summer haze,
And Jack, the chore boy, feeds the stock
While chips fly at the chopping block.
Il 4 Il
The city may nave its delights.
But these delightful days and nights
Upon the farm full for me
OF the serenest ecstasy.
Since back there in September they
Have added to our fare each day
Until, to fullness thus inspired,
There's nothing left to be desired.
A word about Aunt Jane, that serves
To pay the tribute she deserves:
Since first / broke my shell to see
The world she has been good to me.
When foolishly in youth ! strayed
In the wet grass, she often stayed
Long after dark to bring me in
And dry my wet. goose -pmpled skin.
4 4 4
I always had a roosting place
Secure from danger by the grace
of her. and many days and nights
She treated me for parasites.
Her care of me, someway, has stirred
The thought j am no common bird,
And some day I will take. l know,
A ribbon at y poultry show.
4 4 4
When I go strutting DER the yard
Aunt Jane peers through her glasses hard
And 1 can see and not half try
The admiration in her eye.
And Jack, the choreboy, when he slips
From barn to pump. will smack his lipi
To see me wax so fat-he knows
How Aunt Jane loves me. l suppose.
L 4 4
Old Gobbler there. so lank and lean,
Is full of jealous musings mean.
He barely eats and is so thin
His bones are sticking through his skin
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
Philippine Sugar Tariff Hearing.

Washington-The allegation that
the so-called sugar trust controls the
price paid the grower and price
charged the consumer, Secretary OF
War Wright putting himself on record
as = champion of free entry for Phil
ippine sugar and the stand pat" atti-
tude Of beet sugar growers, were the
features of Mondays hearing on the re-
vision Of the tariff as 1t would effect
sugar. Another was the statement
that Cuban sugar growers threaten a
revolution II their request for a lower
tariff 10 not granted.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21

All grades Of refined sugar were re-
duced 10 cents = hundred pounds at
New York on the 18th inst. This fol.
lows a recent reduction of so cents .
hundred pounds.
DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfell, the noted
Labrador medical missionary and ex-
plorer, discredits the report of the hnd-
ing of Andree's body on the coast Of
Labrador by Captain Chalker.
The Park theater at Brooklyn. N. Y.
a historic playhouse, was burned on
the night Of the 18th inst. only an hour
after a large audience had left the
building, where the Spooner stock COM
pany was playing.
The American Anti-Saloon League
will inaugurate pledge signing move
ment early next year throughout the
United States DR.. Russell, at pres
ent superintendent of the league work
in New York, will have charge.
Edward M. Morgan. postmaster Of
New York City. was seriously wounded
in the abdomen Monday morning by a
bullet fired by E. H. B. Mackey. an
eccentric English stenographer, who
then committed suicide.
The council chamber of the Dublin
city hall was gutted by fire Wednes-
day and the city hall itself had a mar
row escape from destruction. All tho
paintings in the room of the council
chamber, many of which were of his
toric interest, including the we'll
known picture of Daniel O'Connell,
were destroyed.
Harvey w. Watterson, son of Hen
ry Watterson. editor of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, fell to his death from
the nineteenth floor of the building in
which his office was located, at 81
Wall street, New York, last week.
striking on the roof Of ten-story
building below. His head was crushed
and almost every bone in his body
broken.
Echo river, in Mammoth cave, Ken
lucky, is almost dry as result Of a
drouth. Many of the avenues where
the water stood ten or fifteen feet
deep, are now mere footpaths. AS a
result of the opportunity afforded
many parts of the cave that have never
been reached have been explored. The
river has never been known to be SC
low.
Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for
Ireland, while addressing meeting in
favor of dis-establishment at the City
Temple in London, was subjected to
disgraceful Interruptions by suffra
gettes. Nearly a score of the adher.
ents of the suffragette movement, men
and women, were elected from the
building amid uproarous scenes Of
struggling and violence.
In the German Reichstag Tuesday
Emperor William was severely criti
cised during the debate on the inter
pellations concerning the converse
tions published with the permission OF
the Emperor in the London Telegraph
October 2Sth. Chancellor Won Buelow'f
defense seemed to be half-hearted and
a person high in his confidence is au
thority for the statement that he also
had told the Emperor that neither him
self nor his successors could remain In
office unless his majesty was more re
| served.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21

He tried to whisper something once
To me, the scrawny, half-starved Ounce,
But l passed on with figure trim,
l do not care to talk with him.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21
Immen,e- yapane,e Fleet.

Kobe.-Admiral Togo drove through
the streets of this city Monday amid
scenes of tremendous enthusiasm. The
Emperor sent an imperial message to
the feet which consists Of 124 vessels
anchored three miles from the shore.
The Glenwood post., 1908-11-21


To me, the scrawny, half-starved Ounce,
But l passed on with figure trim,
l do not care to talk with him.
4 4 4
Aunt Jane one morning cooped us in
The yard, the stout ones and the thin,
We are so tame, and she has made
Us love her SO we're not afraid.
And then she caught us. one by one,
And petted us. and ere twas done,
She felt my body. my plump side,
TIL i could scarce contain my pride.
4 Il II
Old .Iobbler sat neglected quite,
So thin he was sorry sight,
And she passed him by nor did stop
To stroke his side or feel his crop.
Again he sought to speak with me,
Again / scorned him haughtly,
And he brushed something from his eye.
A tear. l think. as / passed by.
r 4 q
Last night I had n horrid dream.
l thought l heard Old Gobbler scream:
Don't eat! Don't eat!' until the words
Walked me and all the other birds.
Old Gobbhr sat there like sphinx
And watched me as a hungry lynx;
It must have been a dream, and then
l closed my eyes in sleep again.
4 4 =
'Tis morning now. here ccsnes Aunt Jane,
Her apron full of corn again;
But what grim person That with her
So like an executioner7
He bears a glittering az and bright.
In truth. most revolving sight,
But passes by-Ah, ine. the fright
Near took away my appetite.
n 4 4
Now stoops Aunt Jane to bid me beg
For corn. She grabs me by the leg!
"Ho Jack!" she cries. Come, hurry!
run!
I've got the very fattest one!''
He comes across the yard and takes
Me to the chopping block and shaSes
His cleaning ax-Old Gobbler, near.
Goes 'kyovck! and wipes another tear.
Il 4 4
How cold and treacherous is fate!
1 see It ell. but it's too late.
Old Gobbter's whisper was to warn
Me of the fate of too much corn.
He loved me! Hear his mournful
"kyouck!'
] close my eyes upon the block.
Forgive me, Gobbler! Stayed I thin
had escaped this guillotine.
~. w. Foley. in Philadelphia LedSor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
Beat Vasco de Gamap
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Hats of to the messenger of King
Nechao II-6lO to sos B. C.-who is now
for the first time credited by moderns
with having circumnavigated Africa and
Is Re only ancient Egyptian to claim that
record! We regret that circumstances
over which we had no control have de-
layed this outburst SO long. We have
been busy. Besides. it was only the other
day that the Psychologists deciphered the
assorted birds. beasts and queer people
that combine to chronicle the kings mes
senger's very admirable boatride. The
text, as boiled down by the translators.
q cunts to this: King Nechao II sent a
messenger to make tour of the unSnown
earth: that messenger returned to Egypt
after having circumnavigated Africa; the
king welcomed his messenger at Bubastes
and ordered his yarns done into pictures.
Hence the document. Another document
one in Brussels, shows that the messen-
ger must have got home In the year 599
b. c. We cannot be sorry enough that
We did not come by these facts earlier.
Publishing them now. with eighteen bat
tleships demonstrating the planet.
makes them seem a bit tame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
new LONDON.
eci.l f,o,yesnondence ~ Tho Sta,

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW LONDON. August 1, laS
II RR. THOMAS HART of Washington,
wi who Is touring New England In
~> his automobile with a party OF
friends. spent the week at the Griswold.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin Of WASH
ington, who is accompanied by her son.
Mr.. Albert r.. Dulin. and her young
schoolgirl daughter, Miss Beatrice B.
Dulin, and Miss N. G. Jaquith of Law
renee, Mass, is at the Griswold having
come up from New York and Washington
in her touring car.
Mrs F. b. Moran and Mrs. John NJ
Hudgins have taken apartments at the
Pequot Casino. where Mrs. Hudgins was
the hostess at a luncheon Tuesday, when
many members Of the Washington colony
were her guests.
Mrs. Gould Lincoln and Miss Natalie
Lincoln, who have been the house guests
now visiting Mrs. A. T. Dunbar of Wash
ington at Tario, Mrs. Dunbar's beautiful
villa.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keeling were the
guests of honor at dinner party given
Wednesday evening by Mrs. J. M.
Thompson.
Mr. w. H. Moses of Washington joined
Mrs Moses at the Griswold for a short
visit early in the week before their de-
parture for Newport. where the practice
squadron will rendezvous during the
month of August.
Miss Audrey Townsend Sackett was the
guest Of Mrs. Morton F. Plant Wednes-
day, when the latter went to Watch Hill
in her touring car. Miss Pope of Balti-
more entertained at luncheon for Miss
Sackett and Mrs. Plant.
Senator Frank b. Brandegee. who left
for New York early in the week on a
business trip. is expected back Monday.
Miss Margaret M. Gale of Washington,
who is spending the season at Nara
gansett. was the hostess at one OF the
largest dinner parties of the season at
the Casino Wednesday evening, when
Judge Samuel Cuisine Thompson. Rev.
and Mrs. Philip NJ. Prescott and Mr.
William Thompson were the Washing.
tonians present
Mr. w L. Penfield Of Washington, who
arrived at the Griswold last Monday, will
be Joined by Mrs. Penfield and Miss Pen.
field shortly.