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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30

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AT the country stores he is held up
for high prices for cheap goods. sts
The only resting place where he
gets q welcome Is In saloons where
the cheapest and most poisonous
whiskey is sold. All these things
naturally tend to harden his charac-
ter. s@ " &'%5s,lfs }.;3 Z - Z. 2
THE lumber companies complain
that the law of which complain Is
necessary They say that when labor
is scarce and they pay the transport
tation of" workmen to. their camps,
only about 35 per cent of the men
show up. AT the same time think
the law should be amended to punish
those who misrepresent conditions to
the men when the contracts are
made. Such Misrepresentation
should be made criminal offense.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
PACKERS ORGANIZED
FAKE LABOR UNIONS
''.Y Says EX-SPY

.WASH1NGTON;, D. c., Oct. %
Some time ago Secretary Frank Nor
rison, Of the American Federation of
Labor, received a letter from John
Fitzpatrick, Of the Chicago Central
Labor body, containing startling reve-
lations made by one George D. Mad
dock
Maddox was formerly employed
py the Edison company in Boston and
did some detective work for them;
also for some other concerns Then
he went to Chicago and joined the
Interstate Detective Agency, which
concern sent him to Fort Worth,
Texas, to do some work in organizing
the packing house employees
The agency gave him an outline of
letter which he was to address to
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, stat
Ing that he was an agitator and be-
lleved in unionism and was a good
speaker, and if he had an organizers
commission he could organize pack
! ing house employees. This letter was
sent to Mr.. Morrison from Fort
Worth. -.
" AAoAA lac ACCcAVeu his commission
lie was to seek employment in the
! packing house, and whether he got
employment or not, he was, to work
among the men employed there, more
especially the men who were former
| ~ members of the union, and to form
an organization; to try to be elected
secretary. then to send in the reports
to the agency, the names and ad-
dresses Of the members the reports
of the meetings and who spike at the
| meetings. and on what subject. This
was done for the purpose of organ
ling unions and then smashing them.
When the agency would receive
these reports they would send them
to the packers and collect. Thus the
agency formed the unions and thu
packers paid the freight both ways.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
STRIKE. IS AH|NG
up GLASS. OUTPUT

PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 29.-There
is little change in the conditions of
the strike. between the. Cutters and
Flatteners' Association and the Amer
lean Window Glass company.
Not much glass Is being finished by
the company, as most of the work is
being done by inexperienced men. A
large quantity of glass at present in
the Arnold and Jeanette plants Is
said to have been burned.
Many .of the strikebreakers who
have been Imported by. the company
from Chicago and other points arc
dissatisfied with the company and its
methods and are deserving in large
numbers. At the Arnold plant not
few have appealed to. the company to
live up to- it's agreement to pay wages
ranging from $24' to $35 per week,
but this the company refuses to do
and gives the men: only $3.50 a day.
Out of twenty-one men imported from
Chicago the company has only few
left, and most Of these, the strikers
say, will leave the plant soon. ~
At the Arnold plant where former
ly, with it's regular men, the COM
.pany produced thousands of boxes Of
the best grades: Of glass daily, it is
having a difficult time cutting out
1000 boxes a day Of the lower grades.
At all the other plants there 4is lit
tie material turned out and ufffess the
American Window Glass company
gets out a large amount Of glass with
in the next few weeks it is probable
they will be forced to buy glass in the
open market. ,e%-5,S: y .,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
UNCLE SAM BOYC0TTS !.
BIG TOBACCO TRUST
Places Ban ON Goods of American
Tobacco Company, Which Has
Supplied Him for725 Years.

. During recent years the opponents
of labor unions have had frequent
spasms over the injustice of the boy
colts of organized labor. The present
year is no exception and in view of
the frequent appeals being made to
the courts to restrain members Of
organized labor from boycotting GER
tain firms it is of more than ordinary
interest to note that the United States
government has undertaken to do g.
little boycotting Of it's own against the
tobacco trust, the recognized head Of
which is the American Tobacco COM
pany.
The boycott is inaugurated by the
department. from whose headquarters
letters have been sent to all purchas-
ing agents of that branch of the Unit
ed States government instructing
them not to purchase any more sup
plies from the American Tobacco
company. The order is made sweep
ing and goes On to specify that. under
no conditions shall goods be pur-
chased directly or indirectly from the
head Of the tobacco trust nor from
any of it's agents.
During the past twenty-five years
the Am erican Tobacco company has
sold the government all the tobacco
it has purchased. Now the govern
ment has declared a boycott against
this trust, being prompted to do so by
the insolent manner in which the to-
nacco trust has disregarded the pro-
visions of the antitrust law and other
laws of the government, When the
government found it's hands tied and
unable to enforce its own laws
against the tobacco trust it resorted
to the boycott in much the same
spirit and exactly on the same prin-
ciple, as unions resort to the boycott
when all other means fail.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
yet Acquainted With Our Drapery Dept. and
You'll Come Here For "Home-
Beautiful' Things.
CRAFTS OVER
CURTAINS ARE
ARTISTIC.

Our third floor
shows some of these
TO which we invite
attention. While they
are tasty in weave
and co]or.ngs, they
are comparatively in
expensive, and quite
within the reach of
all!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
WAY \ 1 ! CLEARED LABOR |.
MAY NOW BUILD It's /
. Whit PLAGUE HOME

NEW YORK. oct. 2s.Lieut, Gov.
White. Speaker Wadsworth Al and
State Health Commissions Porter
have announced a favorable decision
on the appeal In the nattert,o the
sanntorium the: Workmen's Circle, a
national fraternal N Insurance order,
propose building at Liberty, N. Y.
This is Of interest to the state at
large at this time when SO many
counties are considering building tu-
berculosis hospitals. ;@=s. .&s5ss=a
r This ts the first appeal made under
the provisions Of the new law regard
ing the consents required for estab-
lishment of hospitals or. camps for
tuberculosis: .s <.: .s:l. q =.
:. !. State Charities Helped. ~
According Is the provisions Of this
law, passed largely through: the eff
forts Of the: State Charities Aid As
ISOLATION. ,the 20 oodselll-Bedell'' law
which required the consent both Of
the town board and the county board
of Supervisors sas a condition :@neces-
sary to the establishment Of any hos
pital or camp Tor tuberculosis was
amended BY placing the decision in
the hands Of the local health officer
and the state commissioner of health.
On failure of these two to agree the
matter is to be referred to the board
which has, just handed down it's first
decision in the Liberty case. At the
time of the first hearing, the: state
commissioner of health was agree
able to the establishment of the: sana-
forum, but the local health officer
was against it. :. ~;
The Workman's Circle operates in
2S states and has a membership of
$4,000 who will support this sana-
forum by an individual annual as
sessment of $40, aggregating $780,
700 Construction has already been
started and the building will soon be
ready for occupancy:
Labor, Held orr Three Years.
This speedy. settlement Of: the dis
pute offers a pleasing contrast to the
long delay experienced under the for
mer law by the Brooklyn Central La
Dor union when three years ago the
town board of Brookhaven, L. I. and
the county board of supervisors with
held consent to build sanatorium
at Medford, Suffolk county. =
: The Central Lab or union held the
land and xpaid taxes on it for three
years. The State. Charities Aid asso-
citation; Mr.. J. P. Boyle, secretary of
the Central Labor union of Brooklyn,
DR.: Livingston Farrand, Rev. John
Howard Melish: of Holy Trinity
church, BROOKLYN, DR.. Horace Greedy
of the department of health and 9TH
>ers became interested in obtaining a
favorable decision: This was secured
under the amended law, and the Cen
trail Labor union isf now in a position
to build Its hospital which will cost
$4,000 and will accommodate more
than 100 patients. ,nkt
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
BRANDED Ink i! /. GA TTL - ]!
Continued from Page u
tosregister his name, his entire record,
and his THUMBPRINTs.4s a ;ls4
Al Yyhis Il .Elhei1. 8YX[6,lfas.e Policy


:tosregister HIS ma me, his entire record,
and NV his THUMBPRINTS.4 a RI rs.
This Is Their Welfare Policy. & IL
This is the .damrfable policy w hich
the Lake Carriers Asso citation has
dopted. Is there q single American
citizen who does not Il commend the
men plying the lakes for a livelihood
for their loyal stand against It?
Itmeans abject slavery If it sue.
.ceeds, and will be a lasting disgrace
to- the civilization Of this country. IL it
is not squelched.1 ..s &. s}s IS vi
7 Give the union lakemenr YOUR sup
port and sympathy; they are fight
ing tor the moral and material well
fare of, themselves and their fam flies.
The strike Of the seamen Of the
Great Lakes was ;, 1870 days old, on
October II. I" ! a. 5ss.s@, :. + z>:ss. /.
= 1t has cost the vessel owners MIL
lions of dollars in wrecked and dam
aged vessels, caused by mishandling
Of vessels by incompetent men and
many lives have been sacrificed by
the same cause, And all without re-
suit, all wasted. :~r.-.~- - :: o.
The seamen are today just as much
determined to win as they were on
May /. = On the other hand, the non
union. seamen are becoming disgusted
and frightened and are leaving the
lakes in droves. - y - ".s5:S II
Procurers Work Among Farm Hands.
The Lake Carriers Association has
"procurers" outs in every state in the
union, men who canvass the rural
districts from farm to farm, seeking
| rubes to man the vessels ON the lakes.
To all such they tell the same story:
mo strike, Open Shop but there are
a lot of buns who won't work and
who will try to stop you: Don't talk
to them" =. -,
This is the substance of the lies
told by Coach and Weeks, detectives,
who are out seeking sailors to man
| these vessels. t.5># 49,.
Each recruit lis forced into the
WELFARE plan, and. his dollar is
| taken away from him at the end Of
the trip. ;He*is registered as mem
| Der although in nine cases out of ten
he is on his way back to the farm
before the ink is cold on the books.
Then: the Lake Carriers, president
| gravely announces through the trust
| papers that, over 5000 men are now
enrolled under the Welfare" plan.
| But he neglects to say: that about
! 1000 Of these men have left the lakes
| from time: to time. 4, ::
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
LAW MAKES PEONAGE
POSSIBLE IN ST. LOUIS co
Continued from Page 1.

sent him into the Job, is merely liable
in a civil action for fraud practiced
upon the workingman. in case the job
is not what it was represented to be-
If the injured worklngman gets any
redress at all, he must wait for the
slow process of a civil action in cOu1 t.
The men hired under such circum-
stances are invariably of the home
less kind. who work for certain pc
r1ods in mines. in woods, in harvest
11elds or on railroad construction
work In ninety-nine cases out of a.
hundred. the laborer, rather than
walt for court to act, accepts the
injustice and does not attempt to re-
cover in any manner. - :.
there is case. the particulars of
which were brought out at the hear
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-10-30
MORE THAN III 4 4 MAS 4 WORTH.

sss.a The preacher that married YOU;
SAYS YOU only gave him ollar.
From what IS l1t o.l zs1ts
Az Il be clad g dii.dn' sps I'm fors
ages,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
HUMANE SOCIETY
WORK DISCUSSED
Well Attended Meeting is Held, and
Activity of Organization Reviewed
Volunteer Officers.

The Humane society held one of the
best attended meetings in it's history
last evening at the Harper house and
q discussion of the work for the year
took place. The. committee consisting
of George C. Wenger, DR.. Joseph De
Silva and DIR. j. w. Stewart which
was to look into the proposition of ask
ing the governor to appoint county
humane officer whose duties would
give him power to look into the treat
ment of the live stock which is taken
| off the cars and fed at SilFis. asked
for more time in which to conduct
their investigation. The society, how
ever, voted to them the power of
drawing up resolutions asking for the
appointment of such an officer and pre-
senting the same to the representative
from this county in case they found it
an advisable step towards the proven
tion of cruelty to animals.
| The ladies have planned for public
dinner. to be given in the near future
and the proceeds will be used for pay.
ing the necessary expenses of the so
ciety. Each of the members of the
Isociety agreed to consider himself
la humane officer and to re
Iport all violations Of the laws to the
proper persons. This step was taker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
PERSONAL POINTS.

James Conner left this morning for
a northern trip.
DR.. Emma Morgan returned today
from visit in Aledo.
Miss Laura Davis returned last ev
ening to resume her studies at Grin
nell.
Frank Adams, who has been in Chi
cago for some weeks, returned home
last evening.
DR.. B. j. Lachner has returned home
after holiday visit with his parents
at Baker City, Ore.
Joe Herbert Reck returned yester
day to school at Princeton after spend
ing the holidays in the city.
DR.. E. M. Sala has returned from
Minneapolis where he read paper be
fore the Western Surgical society.
l.. w. Ellinwood, manager of tn,
John Deere Pillow company at Indian
lapolis. Ind, arrived in, the city thi
morning.
Mrs. Charles Ntzhugh,. the Misse
Elizabeth McHugh, Ruth Brown, Aim
| yer Illges and Pauline Beaver left to
| day for Cincinnati, where they viii
visit, and will later go to New York,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
FILES A SUIT
FOR $4,000
|E. S. Couch Starts Case in Circuit
Court to Recover Damages
For an Injury
WHILE WORKING ON A CAR
Moline Man Secures Injunction Against
His Partner-Trial Lists Set
by Two Judges.

A suit for $4,000 damages for in
juries sustained in an accident at
today by Elmer Stanley Couch against
the Tri-City Railway company. The
plaintiff was employed as trainman
on one of the Watch Tower cars, and
was brushed off by post, and injured.
j. T. and S. R. Kenworthy are the at
torneys for the plaintiff.
To Dissolve Partnership.
Ton Dendes of Moline has been
granted an injunction by Judge Graves
TO restrain his partner, Andrew Ter
binos from collecting any money or
removing any of the stock of their
grocery store in Moline The COM
plainant asks to have the partnership
dissolved. He claims that he made "a
verbal agreement whereby he formed
partnership, agreeing to manage. the
Moline store for $35 month and such
articles as he needed for food He was
to take no money for the first 111a
| months, however, this being applied
on his account for his half interest
He claims he has worked for Is
months, and received only $50, and his
food. He alleges that his partner has
| taken at least $500 more money from
the business than he is entitled to I'M
Ter an equal division.
Trial List Set.
Judge Graves has set the following
| trial list for the second week of the
January term, beginning next Monday:
| Monday-Western Newspaper Union
VS.. Lightning Medicine company. Law.
Linnberg, administrators, VS.. city OF
Rock Island Law
| Linnberg, administrators, VS.. city OF
Rock Island. Law.
MISUNDERSTANDING VS.. Charter Gas
Engine company. Law.
Wednesdays Eden VS. c., R. l. &
P. Railway company. Law.
Town of Drury VS.. Workman. Law
Thursday-Gustus VS.. Murdoch &
Field. Law.
Little VS.. Hender, ct al. Law.
i Friday-General law. 9242; chanc
| cry, 5756; law, 9276, 1929, SSOS, SOS
1898, 9454, 9471. 95OG, 9519, 1923, $685.
|, 1886, 9541. Law.
: Call stopped at No. 9447.
In County Court.
Judge Olmsted has set list 70;
hearing Tomorrow the special i'm
, provement assessment for the Sixth
: ward sewer. Moline. will be heard
/, Monday the condemnation suit of tn
( Hampton drainage district No.
/. against Reidy Brothers and NJ. l. Nor
f ris will be taken up, and the cases o
: the Ransom Printing company VS.. Don
: aid. A. H. ARP VS.. Hugo Jasper and
IL. ID. Fairhurst VS.. A. J. Ostlund, are
also set for Monday Cases set fo
! Tuesday are Fluegel VS.. Eastman ant
the claim of the Henning Brewin:
!. company against the Holzhammer es
tate. When these hearings are dis
+ posed of, the court will take up tn
criminal case against c. ]. Seastrand
for bastardy, and the suits of Axe
Freksen VS.. Samuel Crompton, and Z
A. Pierr VS.. Charles Anderberg.. o.
the conclusion of this business, tn
court will dispose of all suits in whic
the issues have been settled, and wi
:. then take up the hearing on the Mint
tstreet paving. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
RELIEF FUND
OF $2O6.63 FOR
THE ITALIANS

Apparently little is to be added to
the relief fund raised in Rock Island
for the relief of the earthquake vic
tins. Up to noon today the total re-
ceived by The Argus was $206.63, of
which the First Church of Christ.
Scientist, gave $173.50. The amount
collected will be forwarded to the
American Red Cross at Washington
this evening. and The Argus will con-
tinue it's offer to receive and forward
cash for the same purpose for the re-
mainder of the week.
The subscriptions up to noon today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
NEW OFFICERS ARE SEATED
st. Paul Lodge lnstaIls 1909 Execu
fiyes and Has Ranouef

St. Paul Lodge lnstaIIs 1909 Execu-
tives and Has Banquet.
st. Paul lodge No. 107, X. of P, last
evening installed the following Off
GERS:
C. George H. Wright.
Az. C.-Fred w. Larson.
M. W.-John Stroehle.
Prelate-Charles Kolls.
X. R. & S. & M. F.-S. R. Wright
M. Ex.-Sam Ryerson.
l. G.-Frank Bodell.
o. &c. E. Reynolds.
M. A-W. H. Lamont.
The officers were installed by Past
Chancellor F. H. Kracke of st. George
lodge of Moline. A banquet at Tur
ner hall followed the ceremonies
which were attended by a number oil
visitors from Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

because the regular officer had resign
ed and at present there is no one fill
ing the position. The members wish
the general public to know that any
complaints can be sent to the police
station and that the police will look
them up and take measures to prevent
any cruelty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
MADE ENVOY TO ARGENTINA
Wilson Will Succeed Spencer Eddy,
Who Goes to the BaIkins,

Washington, Jan. president Roose-
veit Yesterday sent TO the senate the
nomination of Huntington Wilson of
Illinois to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary TO the Argen-
tine republic. He succeeds Spencer S.
Eddy of Chicago, who goes to the
Balkan states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
OBITUARY.
w. l.. Bunch.

w. l. Bunch of Colona died last
night at St. Anthony's hospital after
three weeks illness with appendi-
citis. He had been for some time in
charge of the barber shop in the
Safety building, and was member of
the BARRIERS union He was born at
Colona June A, 1879. He had made his
home in Moline recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Bad stomach-FroubIe Cured.

Having been sick for the past two
years with bad stomach trouble, a
friend gave me dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
They did me so much good that
bought bottle of them and have used
~ bottles in all. Today am well o.
la bad stomach trouble-Mrs. Johr
Lowe, Cooper. Maine. These tablets
are for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Notice to Grocers.

Sealed proposals for the following
groceries for Bethany home will be re-
ceived by Mrs. L. G. Eddy, 1900 Fifth
avenue. until noon Friday, Jan. s,
1909:
Sugar, graduated. 100 pounds; cof-
fee. mixed. Is pounds; tea. greenleaf.
5 pounds; Quaker Oats. Is packages;
Cream of wheat, Is packages; eggs,
case; crackers, soda, box; lard. %
pounds; starch, so pound box: salt,
dozen sacks; chocolate, Bakers. 6 pack
ages; Postum, pounds; raisins
Blue Ribbon, pounds: Sapolio, Il
bars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
WILL OPEN BIG SALE TOMORROW
Nessley G. Co., 42o-422 Fifteenth Street,
Moline, Announce Exceptional
Price Reductions

J. H. Nessley & Co.. A20-422 Fiji
teenth street, Moline, make an an
Eouncement on page Z this evening
which should interest every housewife.
The entire stock in this big store has
been marked down, for no fall and
winter merchandise will be carried
over. The price reductions are de.
cisive and every purchase will mean a
saving.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
MINERS BACK is BROKEN

Coal Valley Man is Injured in Acct.
dent at Volunteer Shaft.
Ed Nightingale, employed at the
Volunteer coal mine at Coal Valley
was seriously injured yesterday by the
falling of the roof of shaft in which
he was working. He.was struck in the
back by a piece of slate rock. His
back was broken, and the chances OF
his recovery are slight. He is about
50 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
Yeaoer Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. Joseph F. Yea
ger, who died at her home, GIT Ninth
street, will be held tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock. with services at st.
Joseph's church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
SPECIAL COAL SALE

At Mueller Lumber Company for a
Short Time Only.
In order to move some coal which
the mines are crowding on us on &C
count of the unreasonable weather, We
will sell for short time only Carter
vile lump and egg, $4 per ton; third
vein chunk, 81 per ton.
MUELLER LUMBER COMPANY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05
BOARD IN SESSION
Directors Of Public Library Meet ard
Transact Usual Business
for the Month.
NEW BOOKS ON SHELVES
Committee Reports Fifty Books Added
Total Circulation in Decems
Der Given at 5,s47.

The library board met in the reg
ular monthly session last evening at
the library building and conducted the
usual routine business of allowing
bills and listening to the reading of re-
ports. The committee on books re-
ported that so new volumes have been
added to the equipment at the build
ing. The new books are on different
subjects and will add materially to the
strength of the works now there.
The boiler which supplies the build.
ing with heat was inspected recently
and was reported to be in excellent
condition.
Report of Circulation.
The report of the librarian of the
circulation in December was as fol
lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-05

The board allowed the following
bills: ~
\. c. McClurg & Co. ..........S 65.45
r A Burlingame . 324o
,eople's Power Co. 4137
A. w. Wilson company ...... 1000
Librarian of congress ........ 1000
r w. Renee 100
Boston Book Co. 3.15
EXPENSES 1929
Carnegie library ........-..... 5.op
Rock Island Sand & Gravel Co. 46.49
Johnson Service Co. ...... $50
Salaries 225.Oo
Total .s45244