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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
S. N. P. ]. IN 'PRoLETAREC'

hO ~ bldS NOOObS Lidlii
ko~ristolovci pc tolovajsko priceli
napadati S.N.P.J. in glavni odbor
radi tega, da hi svojo jednotico,
ktero so ustanovili V Chicago, po-
stavili ma dobro podlago, ii prido-
bill mnOg2 clanov, st je "Proleta-
rec" takoj postavil odlocno ma
stran S. y. =. j. ,kakor je bill ma
njeni %strani, kedar Sc je Slo "a ko-
rist S. y. p. J,odkar je pri6el IL
hajati.
Znana svojat okoli "Glas Svo-
bode''. ie dobila IL S. y. p. j. br-
co radi osebnega koristolovstva.
Ia svojat sc je zaklela, da maScu-
je to brco $ TEN. da vnici S. y. p.
j. V to svrho je ustanovila svojo
jednOtico Chicago, potem pa po
Observation-Disclosures napadla 5.
\. p. j. in glavni odbor V nadi, da
bodo clani $. y. p. j. kar trumo-
ma drill V narocje now Jednotici.
Tia NADIA Sc nj vresnicila. S. \. p.
j. nj lie obdrzala svoje p%ostojan-
Ike, temvec je vzlic nizkemu. pod
lemu in rokovnjaSkemu obrekova-
nju razsirila svoj delokrog in da-
mes stoji trdno kot stala.
Da ii napadi, ktere je zvrSeval
"Glas Svobode" teden "a tednom
premisljeno pc nanem jezuitskem
reku: namen posvecuje sredstva,
MISC mogli skoditi s. y. p. j. gre
zasluga glavnemu Odboru, clanom
S. y. p. j. in pa ''Proletarcu', Xxi
je te ostudne napade odbijal Cd
locno in jedrnato.
"Proletarec' je politicen list.
To je resnica. Ali kakor je naloga
"Proletarca" pobijati kapitali-
ZEN in klerikalizem, XII davita slo-
venski narod, isto tako je njego-
va zadaca razkrinkati majhne usi
z%ajedalkc, XII hocejo popitl Sc tisto
kri slovenskemu narodu, ktero sta
mu pustila nenasitni kapitalizem
in klerikalizem. To ie bio vodilno
naGelo "Proletarcu' ' obram-
bnem boju S. n. p. J. napram ME
MIN zakletim sovraznikom. Xxi
imajo svoje zatociSce V "Glas
Svobode''.
Kedar je "Proletarec' koristo-
lovce okoli elias Svobode' posta-
vii ma laz, dokazal jim ,da Sc jim
gre Ia to, da bi izzemali Glane 5.
\. p. j., takrat so mesto dokazov
Zapisali: "Slovenska Narodna
Podporna Jednota ma propadu -
"Proletarec laze!'
Zdaj Sc vrSi zbor S. y. =. j. V
Clevelandu. Skoraj VISA druStva so
poslala svoje delegate. Tam je tn
di glavni odbor, in tam so tudi
upravniske knjige. zapisnik in
blagajna. Mi upamo. da delega-
tom ne bo tezko izreci sodbe, ko
bodo imeli vpogled V vse notranje
in zunanje delo s. y. p. J. in ME
mega glavnega odbOra. Igracica
DO delegation - celemu zboru po-
vedati jasno in dOlocno, kdo je la
gal. kdo je delal IA korist S. n. p.
j. Ali ''Glas Svobode", Xxi je pi-
sal. da ie S. y. p. j. ma propadu,
Ola hi ribaril V kalnem IA svojo
jednotico, ali pa "Proletarec', Xxi
ie to koristolovsko pisavo biGal
jasno, Xxi je pokazal, kje je treba
izskati pijavke, XII hocejo sloven-
skemu delavcu in obrtniku po-
tegniti zadnji tezko p~risluzeni
gros IL zepa.
Ako hi bill sodrugi okoli "Pro-
~letarca' opazili lie najmanjso ne
redn0st V poslovanju glavnega cd
bora. bi bill "'Proletarec" prvi, Xxi
bi bill prinesel zadevo V javnost,
in ne hi cakal ma opomin oseb o.
koli "Gl. Sv.', kterih Sc drzi ko-
rupcijsko blato. Ne in tisockrat
me- "Proletarecu bi ne cakal, da
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
v Srbiji so ma dan obletnice

anektacije BoSne in Herzegovina
pc Avstriji bile zaprte trgovine,
ma hiSah SO pa razobcsili crne "a
stave. Dijaki so pc ulicah demon
srilali $ klici: doll z Avstrijo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

sistem, XII DO izjednacil boss.
clovesko mulo visoko mad ;;v;
sko mulo. Spregledaj in pridr,
Sc naml
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
100 DoLARJEV PoDKUPNINE.

SvobodaSi skoraj vsaki mesec
enkrat povedo V svoji gnoini ia
mi, da so odklonili podkupnino V
znesku sto dolarjev, ktere jim je
ponudila S. n. p. J.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

Taft je rekel ma obisku V
Chicago, da hi bill clan strokovne,
ga druStva (unije), ako hi bill de-
lavec.
Taft JIG pa sodnik in kapitalist,
torej nj V pravem pomenu besede
strokovno organiziran delavec.k er
njegovi interest so drugod in ne
V delavski strokovni organizaciji.
Vile tenn pa imamo naivne de-
lavce, Xxi 81 domiSljajo. da pripa-
dajo k isti druzbi kot Taft.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
Listu v podporo.

Anton Meznaric, La Sale. 4
Poe; John Bergant, La Sale \
25c,; FAINT Z Oglesby, ILL.,, 25c.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

V Chicago in drugih velikih
mestih so ljudje, kteri Sc nikdar
V svojem zivljenju MISC videli niti
Jednega zrna pSenice, av jednem
samem letu %napravijo wee profita
$ psenlco kakor pa deset tisoc
farmarjev skupaj desetih letih.
In ii ljudje ne ~posedujejo nobene
kmetije. Dovolj je lie, da posedu-
jeJo zeleznice in zitna skladiSca in
da pc par ur ma dan lepo kom-
fortno presede ma borzi. Tako Sc
deli 5 farmarjil Kajne. veliko
.ie ''obdelovati" farmarje
kakor pa farme.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
Mesetarski belgijski kralj $,

je baje nevelical vladati. S svoio
sluzbo je nezadovoljen. ker SO
Belgijci nehvalezen narod
Sal res. kraljem hi moral biti
vedno hvalezni! Pa ne. da hi incl
Leopold prav! Ali nj Belgiji da-
roval drzavo Kongo? Ali nj Belgi-
il daroval raZne umotvore. umet-
niSke stavbe in kitajSke stolpe?
Kako SO mu nehvalezni Belgij-
ci vracali te dobrote?
Ia kongo drzavo so rekli. da je
%oplenjena in DRAWN poslanci so
meSetarili Z MIN radi malenkosti
- par milijonckov, ktere je kral.j
V svoji p%oniznosti zahteval kot
odkupnino.
Njegovo veselje do gradnjc 50
nazivali razsipnost. Sc V zadnjem
zasedanju je pokopal parliament
naGrt Ia olepSavo B~ruselja. Ali bo
morda parliament glede voiaSkega
nacrta mehkosrcnejSi? Kaj Sc! Ze
IL teh podatkov je razvidno, da
ina pohotni Leopold vzroke "a
svojo jezo. Pa ce Sc povemo. ka-
ko so ga V parlamentu zasmeho-
vail radi njegovih slabosti do nez-
mega spola. potem lahko vsakdo
razume. zakaj hoce Leopold ODE
siti kraljevsik poklic ma kiln.
No, belgijski narod ne bo Z
MIN zgubil mic. Inebil Sc bo kro-
nanega postopaca. Ali vbogi Sal.ii-
vi listi! Cd KIDD bodo sedai jemali
gradivo "a svoje dovtipe?
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
Kje je John Stanko? Donna j

Me Je John StankO9 Donna Jc
IL Gornjih Spovic pri Cerkljah ma
kranjskem. Pred leto dnij je BIZ
val nekje V Colorado. Ako kdo ro-
jakov We zanj, maj blagovoli ma
znaniti njegov naslov nicgovima
sestrama. Fran6iski Rudman III
Nezi .'otokar - 50 Gale St, Au-
rOra, Ill.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
KNJIzEVNOST.

The Peoples Hour and the o.
ther Themes, by George Howard
Gibson. Original Drawings by
Ralph NJ. Grow. PIP. 139. p. III.
Murray & Co. The Englewood Pu-
blishing House. Chicago, Ill. 1909.
- To je knjiga, Xxi vsebuje pesmi
in crte IL delavskega zivljenja V
Ameriki. Knjiga je LENA in podu-
ciJiva, zlasti IA tiste, Xxi Sc zanima-
Jo IA novodobno delavsko l%itera-
turo V angleSkem jeziku. - Dru-
ga knjiga, izdana pc istem zala-
gatelju - Murrayu - Sc imenuje
THE Mills of Mammon'', by ia
mes III. Brewer, with Illustration
by f. l.. Weitzell and Henderson
Howk. PIP. 491, - 900. - Ia knji-
ga vsebuje celotno povest, XII OBJ
sega malone vse detalje delavske-
ga zivljenja ameriSki politiSki
in gospodarski borbi je II tistih
knJlg. Xxi Sc priStevajo "Junglu",
Scarlet shadow, Iron Hills
l t. d. AngleSka delavska literatu-
ra raste Cd letA do leta, kar je go
tovo znamenje. da raste socijali-
STIGMA ideja.
NaSi sodrugi, XII razume.io an
gleSki in zbirajo novoizSle knjige
soc. pisateljev V svoje knjiznice.
maj ne pozabijo ma predimenova-
nj knjigi. Naroci Sc Jill pri p. H.
Murray & Co, Joliet. Ill. Pc ce-
nah knjigam je treba upraSati IL
2 dopisnico.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

V New Yorku je bila velika
Hudson Fultonova slavnost. Ono
goclli so .jo delavci. Delavci so
naredili yes sijaj in krasoto. ktero
je uzivalo toliko tisoG denarnih
gledalcev in gostov. Delavci so
o%mogocili vso slavnost in NORMA
RENO parade - IA videli ic MISC.
Prostori in sedezi. cd koder Sc lie
lahko videlo parade, proda.jali so
Sc pc pet dolarjev in Sc wee.
Hudson-Fultonova slavnost je BIZ
la torej %prirejena ma delavske
stroske Same IA bogataSki razred ::
okorlstlla le samo kapitaliste,
pvic Z uzitkom slavlja samega in
drugic "zasluzkom" ma sedczih.
Delavec. Xxi nj mogel placati pet
dolarjev "a sedez. .je pa stal V
ozadju 49,.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

Cuj, delavec, ali Sc ne YES tega.
ola Je oceh kapitaliSta vsaka
konJska mrha ali vsaka mula wee
vredna kot ii? 10 hi bill vsaj to-
iko vreden kakor ie mula. ne hi
Sc ii treba brigati IA hrano ne IN
stanovanje; boss hi ii ze preskr-
bel oboje. Tako pa ne. Mula res
trpi kakor ii: vleGe kakor ii
toda bolje zivi! Ali vidiS zdai
point? Kakor pravi Anglez.
Yes Ii, pri Gem da 81? Cui dale
Socialist Sc borijo "a drugi 81
stem. Xxi DO napravil IL danaSnjc
mule-delavca cloveka: IN drugi
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

Sodrugi! P~riporoGajte hrvatskim 10
lavcem "Radni6ko Strazo'', edini IN
vatski socialistieni list v Ameriki. M
roenina $500 ma leto. Naslov: sos 81
Centre Ave, Chicago, Ill.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

Cegav je zrak9 Dozdaj .je VISA
kdo mislil, tudi najve6ji nasprot-
Mkt socijalizma ali skupne lastni-
ne. SC misliii, da zrak Sc ne da
monopolizirati ali osvojiti kakor
kakSna privatna lastnina. Toda
blazeni kapitalistiGni sistem pri-
gnal las je re tako dalec, da bodo
lJudJe kmalo moral plaGevati da-
vek Ia dihanje zrakal Ma Zapadu
sta dive kompaniji. kteri lastujeta
postaje Ia brezzicni brzoiav. Ker
pa Jedna kompanija lahko vjame
brzojavko. Xxi .je namenjena drugi
in zopet obratno, sta 81 zdai ODE
kompaniji V laseh radi - zraka.
Jedna kakor druga bi rada mono
pol ozracja. da tako zavaruje svo-
je brzojavke. Cegav je torej zrak
in koliko je vreden?
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19
ZANIMIvA BRoSURA
"kakO SO naStale Ver(
i'm bOgOW?"

sc dob odsleJ "a polOvico zniianl
ceno, t. j. 10 centov en- izvod. Or
izdatelju Ivanu Kaker, nova Stew
1922 (ne wee 629D Laflin st. Chi
cago, III.
Vsak V resnici naprednomislel
delavec bi jo moral citati.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1909-10-19

- v Baku, v Rusiji, so odstavi-
Ii nacelnika tajne policije. ker so
MENU podrejeni vohuni zgradili
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17
FLORA.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Albert Zeigler of Fennimore has
been visiting the past week at ]. Z.
Edgington's.
Quite a number of the young people
attended the shadow social at the StieI
school last Friday night.
Mrs. Sutton Is still suffering from
bruises received from fall she re-
ceived several weeks ago.
Grandpa Edgington is improving
somewhat.
Mrs. Henry Hudson is quite poor
il at this writing.
VIM. Edgington of Red Wing,
Mimi, spent a few days with his
father and brothers family last week,
returning home Sunday.
Leonard Houhgton visited friends
and relatives in this vicinity last
week.
Will and Roy Houghton, Albert
Zeigler and Tillie Edgington spent
Sunday evening at James lifts.
Mrs. Eda Suttle spent last Sunday
with her mother Mrs. Henry Hudson.
The attendance at Sunday School
last Sunday was good.
Leonard Houghton addressed a good
sized audience last Sunday, hope that
all may be benefited by the sermon
so eloquently rendered.
N. H. Suttle was called, to Cass.
Vile last Sunday to see his mother
who is dangerously i'll.
Lester Hickok made a bee last Mon.
day to haul lumber for that new barn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17
BLOOMINGTON

Special Correspondence 10 the Herald.
Locals-On account OF the bad
roads the UTRECHT piled up in the
station at Glen Haven until the
agent sent word for our people to
order no more goods. The freight
teams got to working again Satur.
day.
r. N. Hoskins was in Chicago last
week and bought some more spring
goods lot of things that the
housekeeper needs to brighten up
the home during the spring house
cleaning operation. Now that the
sale session is nearly over, Mr..
Hoskins is devoting his time to the
store.
Michael Mutually has been walk
ing about some with a cane lately,
on account Of rheumatism.
Millin Bros. of Patch Grove did a
good saving for Conner Bros, five
miles west of town. The Connors
are offering the fine pile of lumber
for sale.
Err. Stark has moved into the
Crabtree house. across the street
from Mrs. Clegg's, at the top of the
Matt. Woods hill," on the
Beetown road. His son will run
the home farm.
Mrs. Andrew Foster, who return
ed from a months visit at Port
Washington, last week, learned to
think lot of that new grandchild
In the Harvey Foster home.
Abe Goldberg, proprietor of the
Bloomington Clothing and Shoe
Store. makes an announcement in
another column.
2. BARLEY and wife returned from
their southern trip last Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17
City Residence for Sale.

loffer for sale my residence To-
Gated five blocks east of city hall on
Walnut street. The house has four
rooms and there is two lot garden
adjoining it which contains eleven
apple trees, three plum trees,
berries, grapes, currants and goose
berries and a new cistern. Price
5000 cash; for further particulars
address or apply at John Flick,
Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17

In New Orleans they met John
Hanley, John is visiting his cousin,
Mr.. O'Keefe, city alderman and
state senator, who visited here last
year. Some of the city officers
whom the Bartleys met told them
that they were going to keep John
down there and make politician
of him and teach him how to run
the city.
A we'll known business man, who
has been in town but few years,
remarked the other day that he
disliked the custom of so many of
our people of going about with a
chip on their shoulders. In other
words, they are always ready to
take up and scrap about anything
and everything that doesn't just
strike their fancy.
Atty. Leo Philipson was in Mil
waukee on business last week.
Mrs. George Patterson is in the
city and soon will open millinerp
store in the BETTER building.
A. r. Wanezek, the cooperative
organizer, visited in town few
DAYS last week. Mr.. Wanezek says
his job agrees with him and he
likes it.
Mrs. Philipson and niece were
with Cassville relatives Sunday.
jamie Sprague, Will Cooley and
VIM. Heiner will have saving on
the farm of the latter in Little
Grant. We hear that Sprague and
Cooley contemplate building resi-
dences in town and Mr.. Heiner will
build a barn.
Fred Arndt was in Minneapolis
last week buying goods for the CO.
operative store.
The basketball boys expect to go
to Mt. Horeb Saturday for game
with the team there.
Chas. Garside has moved onto the
Frank Day place in Wyalusing.
James Lewis, of Rock Rapids,
Iowa, is here to see his father,
John Lewis, who has been poorly
of late.
Our orchestra will play at q dance
in the new hall on Wednesday
evening, st. Patrick's day.
We are informed that R. N.
Greer has bought the Harry Torn
owske house for 5000.
Our doctors are busy. Consider
eble sickness in the community.
Mark Cooper and wife have
moved onto the farm between this
place and Beetown. We wish them
good luck.
A. Bourette, who sells medicine,
has moved into the house on the
Fairbanks farm.
John Tornowske was IN Dubuque
last Thursday.
Gibson Tyler has moved into the
w. J. Hatch house.
Frank Miller, of Lancaster visited
his grandparents, Crit. Rickok and
wife, last week.
| Matt. Baldwin is visiting his chill
dren who reside in Clayton county,
Iowa.
| ]. B Gilligan and wife are the
parents of a new daughter, who
made her debut Sunday, little too
f.. early for the 18th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17
LIVINGSTON.

pecial Correspondence TO the Herald.
Miss O'Doud visited at the R. F.
Livingston home near Rewey over
Sunday.
Miss Nellie Allen went to Platte
Vile Thursday for visit.
Mrs. Frank Bourette and daughter
Jessie are visiting at the Jno. Dale
home in Madison.
Mrs. R. NJ Carter is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Mrs A. P. And
erson and children of New York.
Gotlieb Miller and brother Will
left last week for trip to Germany.
Roy Cole has moved his family
into a portion of Mrs. Bourette' s
house.
Mrs. Cocklin is in Keota, Ia, visit
ing her brother and family; late news
brings word that her brother, who has
been i'll for some time recently passed
away.
Dr. Carter is tie owner of fine IS
Rhode Island red rooster, which ne
recently purchased.
Their. N. A. Camp, although just re-
Gently organized is rapidly growing
in numbers several having signified
their intention of joining Monday
night; refreshments. will be served
and good time is planned for.
Joe Mozof was sentenced to two
years in the FEDERAL prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan. Young Hudson-was sent
to the reform school for five years for
tampering with the mail boxes.
Several Lancaster parties attended
the meeting held here last week fol
the purpose of organizing a cheese
factory.
Mrs. Robt. Graham visited her son
Adolph at Madison recently.
Relatives here have received word
from Chas. Watson and family in re-
gard to their new location at Wessing-
ton. s. D. and they seem we'll pleased
with the country.
Miss Mile Rundell is quite sick.
Jesse Smith. Supt. of the Cocker
Mine has rented the Andrew house.
Harry Biddick and wife and Mrs.
Ada Livingston spent last Thursday
with Yves Hill and wife at Montfort.
Will Goldman will build an addi.
tion to his residence.
Rev. Madison expects to be here
soon and intends to hang paper this
season.
Under the auspices of the w. G. T.
y. there will be a silver medal con-
test held in the NJ. E. church Friday
evening. The following are the con-
testants: Ruby Skate, Marie and
Carol Livingston, Olive GundIach,
Mable Livingston, Bernice Alcott and
Gladys Watson several musical num-
bers are on the program. A small ad-
mission fee of 10 and 10 cents will be
charged. Everyone come.
Earl Biddick left on Tuesday for
Idaho to look up suitable location; if
he finds better location than here he
intends moving.
Mrs. J. w. Livingston of Platte
Vile spent Saturday at the Livings-
ton home.
81. r. Durley was up from Potosi
Monday; his father and mother re-
turned home with him after spending
the winter with her daughter, !. Mrs
Jennie Alcott.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17

For Lovers of Good Clothes
in
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
The Grnnd Amy in Europe.

1t will be news to many veterans of
the civil war that the Grand Army OF
the Republic is a worldwide organ
lzation.
A Grand Army post of 20 comrades
has lately been organized at Oldham
in Lancashire, England, said to be tbs
first European post. There are four
posts, however, in Canada, and one
each in Peru and Honolulu.
twenty-five survivors of the civil
war meet annually in Stockholm. Swe-
den, one of whom served on the Mont
tor. The fact that about 5000 pen
sioners OF the civil war live in foreign
countries has made these posts posi-
BILE.
Surely the Grand Army of the Re
public is an organization that is a fac
tor for the spread of patriotic princi-
Piles all over the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-23
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Redemption of Tramp KeIy-By William Alfred Corey
Copyrighted by Literary

The next morning another and SINH
lar Offering was found on the porch
and eagerly appropriated, the poor
family supposing it to be the work Of
some charitably disposed person, as
in fact it was, though the tramp who
had called at their door was farthest
from their thoughts.
These early morning donations coll
tinued with scarcely an interruption
for three weeks. Some mornings there
would be articles of clothing for both
children and adults as well as food.
Of the latter there was great variety
AS great a variety, in fact, as the
source from which 1t came.
"yVat yer rustIin' so hard fer all de
time, Red? asked Kelly the Bum one
night when they met in an alley where
nome empty barrels afforded free lodg-
ings.
"Got a family to support" was
Reds terse reply.
"a which?" exclaimed Kelly, scarce
~ crediting his ears.
"a family" repeated Red.
''You sure must be nutty," said Kel-
", with alarm, as though in fear of
bodily harm.
Then Red had to explain the situa-
lion. II amt goin' TO see them kids go
hungry" he said, mot as long as 1
can rustic"
You'll git pinched an sent over de
road fust thing yer know" warned
Kelly.
Cant help it none,'' said Red.
Them kids is goin' to eat as long as
I'm here"
where does yer family reside, Mr..
Milwaukee, RedY' inquired Kelly, with
a mock obeisance.
"Out Russian Hill way" Red told
him, ignoring the others sarcastic
manner.
Russian hip" echoed Kelly, the
eynicism in his voice changing to a
note of interest.
Yes. Russian HILL repeated Red.
Watts remarkable about those?"
'Nothin'," said Kelly, with forced
effort to appear unconcerned. And
then, after a moment during which
neither spoke, he asked: where does
them people live? Worked that section
meself once
Red told him the street and describ.
ed the house, wondering the while,
though not appearing to notice the
strange effect the information seemed
to produce upon his pal
''An' yer been feedin' 'em fer a
month" unused Kelly.
Yes. an I'll be feedin' 'em fer an
other month unless-unless her son
comes back Reckon he's bummin
somewhere same as you an me
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treasury is about to institute an in
vestigation of the service and that no
pains will be spared to get at the facts
and to punish the guilty officials. How
much this viii amount to remains to
be seen.
A former sugar sampler in the New
York custom service tells of the wide
scope of fraud practiced there, and
shows how the cheating and stealing
were accomplished. The disclosures
are of startling nature and they indi-
cate that the government has been
losing millions on millions every year
through the bribery of the agents of
the sugar trust and agents Of other
concerns and the dishonesty of the
officials employed in the custom house.
The story is circumstantial and it has
all the appearance of being an honest
and truthful statement. Its author,
Henry G. Corsa, seems to have been
accustomed to habits and methods of
honest dealing, with too much con-
science to permit him to accept the
brides that the sugar agent was deter
mined should be distributed among all
with the weighing and sampling Of
sugar. Corsa made known the facts
to his superioTs, but they were indis.
posed to take any action. alleging one
reason end another, and finally he ap-
pealed to Secretary Shaw and Cortel-
you. who, for reasons Of their own,
failed to take any action. AS he ex-
pected, Corsa was finally LETT out of the
service, and Notwithstanding all his
efforts to show the reason for his dis
charge, and the character of the men
who were over him in the service, and
the. organized and systematic dishon-
esty which was practiced in the custom
house, he failed to get reinstated. He
was too honest to hold the position,
and his honesty was rewarded with
dismissal.
Such is the truth according to the
statement of Henry c. Corsa, an elder
~ man, whose honesty, so far as we
are informed, has never been called in
question, and who declares that money
was put in his pockets by sugar trust
agents, that the giving him Of money
was repeated, and that only when he
had carried his complaints of bribery
and dishonesty to the higher officials
was he quietly let out of the service.
Certainly Secretary MacVeagh should
not delay the most rigid investigation
of conditions in the New York custom
house. and in the other custom houses
in this country.