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The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-29

From Hon. John D. Hopkins, President Hopkins Amusement Co.,, Chicago, IT. Coscura Remedy Co, Hot springs, AIh. Gentlemen-Please send me two jars of "COSCURA." I want it for friend of mine. I think you have the greatest medical discovery of the century. It has case of Eczema in a few days after had worked on it for months, and every thing else had failed. 1 treated under als many as half dozen specialists who diu not do me any good.
 I also gave it to some of my friends m St. Louis, and 1t affected some wonderful cures, and I would advise any one to uy 1t who hac failed to obtain relief from other sources I know it will do all 1t IS advertised to do. Yours very truly
 JOHN D. HOPKINS.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-29

I.illy Carriage Co.,. Memphis, Tenn
 Centiemen:-You will please send me one more jar of Coscura by express. believe this win cure me up. It is the only remedy of the many that ! nave tried that has beneftfed @ % me; fours truly. V" HN
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Galveston. Texas.

coscura Remedy O.. Hot Springs, Ark. Gentlemen:-The jar Of Coscuia Art- Arrn- f,il aI having used yovr remedy; she nas been severely afflicted Tor over 10 years having seven large. painful sores on si hei legs some as large as a sliVer a uuli.aii; al; They are all healed up now. She trleo aii kinds Of doctors and medicines. but noth- ing relieved her until she used Coscuia- You certainly have wonderful remedy
 22 Market Street.
The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-29

once Chief Of Police. Mempnis, Tenn- Gsntiaman.--I have given the Coscura YOU sent me to parties who have very had cases of Eczema. and it has already made several wonderful cures. ass fIsass sand me one-hah dozen jars by expfess and draw for amount, as several 1riehus xant te try 1t. Yours truly,
 County Clerk
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Ottawa, H., Feb. 4, 1902. Coscura Remedy Co, Hot Springs, Arh Gentlemen:--I have been ainlcteo ae ane mast seven years with very severe case of itching Eczema- I could not rest al night for the intense itching and it be- came so bad that l was compelled to ault work I was under treatment With an eminent specialist of Chicsgo. without obtaining any relief. l then wens to Au- Eustlne Hospital for ten weeks and was discharged and pronounced incurable- As a laat resort I came to Hot Springs ana treated under a "skin specialist without any benefit friend induced me to try 'COSCURA." l had suffered so iong thaf I had but very little faith in its@hut after using one jar there was decided Improvement and l am happy to say that after using i've jars l am now en tirely well and 1t has made new man ort of me. Sincerely yours.
 CHAS. E. JOHNSON.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20

meet the interruptions competition.
Merchants will sign an agreement to
close on, say, Wednesday afternoon.
Soon the dishonest and covetous will
take advantage. and slyly open to
scoop in g little trade with the result
that ultimately every. store will open
and nobody any better off. Theasln-
fair employer is responsible. People
want" things cheap, and give the pre-
ference, as a. rule, to the lowest ten
derer. The man who works his help
long hours: VINO pays a low rate Of
wages: and does inferior work can
tender at a lower figure than the man
! who tenders on the square, who pays
good wages and puts up an honest
job. The result is not hard to per
| ceive. Ulti1vitely every tender is on
the basis of a rush job. The man
who puts in an honest tender is out
of the race, while his competitor, who
is ready to throw his work together,
| lands the prize. There we have a
Truthful cause of strikes. To meet
this interruptions competition the
fair employer feels obliged to reduce
| wages, and is likewise compelled to
lower the quality Of his work.
An Open Shop View.
/ Let us suppose for a. moment tina
we carry out this system to it's logical
conclusion. Suppose that every shop
is an open shop, with the lowest
standard of wages and the worst pos
| sible conditions, what advantage has
the employer gained? When it is
no longer possible to reduce wages,
and in this respect we all are on a
common level, when profits have been
cut to the vanishing point, business is
bound to suffer. The workers who do
not receive a living wage will be the
poor customers of the merchant who
will have to do business on a low
wage standard. =, The prosperity Of
the merchant and the community de-
! ponds upon the standard of wages
paid. The man VINO only earns 81 a
| day Is only one-third as valuable to
the community as the man who earns
SO a day. The merchant knows by
experience that SO mechanics are in
fnitely better spenders than toe dol
lar laborer. Well paiG workmen are
the real backbone Of community,
and it is the amount Of money in
circulation paid out as wages that
gauges the prosperity of a town or
city. Thus we see that the tactics OF
the dishonest and unfair employer not
only works to the detriment Of the
wage-earner, but disarranges business
conditions and helps to bring on and
perpetuate hard times. If employers
would get together, meet the repre-
sentatives Of the unions and agree to
pay a naturally satisfactory rate OF
wages instead Of trying to cut one an
others throat, there would be no need
to try and gain a dishonest advantage
by reducing wages. The living wage
is the basis of the prosperity. It is
the unfair and INSCRIPTIONS employ
er who causes trouble, and in ninety
nine cases out Of a hundred is di-
rectly responsible for strikes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
Charles Smith, the Esteemed Principal of Duluth Central High
School Summoned by Death. The Entire City Keenly
Feels the of the Faithful Educator

necessary and that when he did inter-
fere, his advice was well worth heed
ing. He had the rare quality in a
teacher, of knowing when to let mat
tiers take their course, and when a
guiding hand was necessary. There
isn't a student in the high school to-
day. Or graduate Of the institution,
who doesn't feel that he has lost a
friend, in the death Of Principal
Smith.
In 1899 Mr.. Smith came to this
city from Princeton, ILL.,, to become
principal Of the high school. He con-
tinued in mat position until the time
Of his death, esiding with his fam
lily on Roslyn avenue, Hunters Park
Besides his principalship, he was
actively engaged In church work, be-
ing a deacon in the Pilgrim Conugre-
gational church. He was also a men,
Der of the Y. M. C. A. board of d.
rectors and took great interest in the
work Of that institution.
Mr.. Smith graduated in the class
Of IA from Amherst college, where
he became a member of the .. K. E.
fraternity. His first teaching was in
! the schools of Illinois. At one time
he was principal of the high school
at Peoria, Ill. He later was in charge
| of the preparatory department Of the
Lake Forest school in Illinois. Prior
to his coming to Duluth, he held the
position of principal of the Orchard
Lake Military school Of Michigan.
A wife, one son and two daughters
survive him. His son, Philip, is en-
gagged in business in Grand Rapids
MINI. Della, the elder daughter, is 6
student at Wellesley college. His
younger daughter, Katharine, is {
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20

Principal Charles Alden Smith, of
the Duluth Central high school, died
at $50 o'clock Monday morning at
st. Lukes hospital, following an ill
ness of about three weeks. Death
was due to a complication of disease,
chief of which was liver trouble.
Few men were held in greater re-
spect and esteem than Principal
Smith. THE perfect, Christian gen.
tleman," probably better describes the
estimation Of him by his pupils, and
his fellow citizens than any other
term. AS head of the high school
ne daily came into contact with hun
dreds of girls and boys of all races
and classes of society, and no higher
tribute can be paid to him than to
say that probably there never was a
student who graduated from the high
school VINO carried away with him
anything but a feeling of respect for
the principal. There may have been
a chatting under discipline, for under
a tactful exterior Principal Smith was
firm disciplinarian, but the student
sooner or later came to feel that it
was just discipline, and that back of
it there was sympathy for him, and a
genuine, sincere desire to see him
make the best of his life. The stu
dents obeyed him, not from fear of
consequences, but because they real
lied the justice of his orders, and
respected and even loved the man
who gave them. There were times
| when these orders interfered with
| their pleasures, but the orders were
seldom criticised, even in the little
| gatherings Of tae students. Mr. Smith
could do no wrong, and the students
generally realized sooner or later
| that he did not interfere unless it was
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
CORPORATIONS DRIVE
4, NATION TO .FEUDAL|SM
Boston Lawyer Declares Control
Of Industry by the Few Has
Killed Democracy.

BOSTON, Feb. 18.-That the Amer
lean corporation has caused a rever-
sion to feudalism was the declaration
of George W. Anderson, a prominent
lawyer Of this city, at the forty-sec-
ond annual dinner Of the Boston
Alumni association of Williams COL
lege at the American house last week.
There were ITS persons present and
he was warmly applauded, although
no one else referred in any way to his
remarks. President Harry A. Gar
field, of Williams, and President-elect
Lowell, Of Harvard, were among those
present.
1T seems to me-" said Mr.. Ander-
son; that thin most important ques-
ton college men could discuss would
be the proper function Of corporations
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
UNFAIR EMPLOYER 4
CURSE TO COMMUNITY
BY His Unamerican Methods He
Disturbs Conditions and In
lures Business.
The Living Wage is the Basis of
Genuine Prosperity for all
Citizens.

The unfair employer-the man to
whom no obligation is sacred and is
ever on the alert to take advantage of
his business rival and his employees
is a curse and a deriment to any
community. If all employers were
fair and would act on the square
there would be few strikes or lock-
outs. Under our present system of
production the man who invests his
capital in a legitimate business has a,
right to expect a reasonable profit.
While we. may not approve of the
system and while we may agitate to
replace it by better one, we must
yet realize that In the business
world we must take things as they
are. The wage-earner has a right to
expect fair living wage. and the
employer has right to expect a fair
or safe return on his investment 49,.
No Room For Sentiment.
| There is no room for sentiment in
business, either for the employer or
the employee. The contractor, manu.
facturer or business man mas to meet
the competition of keen rivals; he has
to take risks, and sometimes he fails
and not only loses his business, but
his invested capital. The first re-
qufrement Of the business world Is to
! transact business on a safe and equit--
able basis. It. lis the dishonest
methods Of the INSCRIPTIONS and un--
fair employer that Is the greatest
menace to real commercial stability
and progress. Let the fact once be
recognized that the worker is entitled
to living wage and the standard be
set by committees representing both
ca ital~ and labor, and let the en-
ployers agree to besfair In their COM
petition and not cut below the stand
ard scale Of wages, and business
would be. on an improved basis i'm
mediately. ~. sSf:.# :s:. I y. I'll. Y +.
Effect on Conditions. K
The unfair employer seeks to gair
an advantage over the fair employer
by cutting wages and working his
men q greater number OF hours, there,
by disarranging trade conditions
/ Thus, in the competitio for work
employers are forced to q figure con.
tracts to the lowest possible cent I,
~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20

In the American democracy. To my
mind we are having a most remark
able reversion toward feudalism. We
are re-etablishing feudalisrn. What
was feudalism? A system under
wn1ch the few were able to compel
the many to work for tnem. ..
Ihere was never a political democ-
racy except where there was an in
dustr1al democracy and we never had
any social democracy anywhere.
When the means of livelihood went
into the hands Of the few, democracy
dled' corporations are bad because
they cut at the very roots Of democ-
racy- II you create an Industrial
oligarchy it is soon followed by a poll
tical oligarchy
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
upil in the Duluth Central high

pupil in the Duluth Central high
school. i x Sg.#s ,s*. $%f.'4 s
Mi. Smith was a descendant !. Of
John Alden Of the 11ayf1ower. He was
born in Princeton. ILL., i Il ~,
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at 8 o'clock from the Glen
Avon Presbyterian church In Hunt
ers Park. Sz5t =.
Hundreds Of friends and pupils
from the high school paid loving tri-
butte to the memory Of Mr.. Smith and
flowers were sent by friends, students
and classes of the school.
Special services were held at the
church. Rev. Alexander Milne
preached the sermon. He was as
| sisted by Rev. J. C. FAIRIES. Miss
Alice Sjoselius, former high school
| student ana the choir sang.
The pallbearers were: Superin-
tendent R. E. Denfeld, w. A.. Nc
Gonagle, E. w. Matter, A. w. Bald
| win, c. J. Ulrich and T. F. Phillips.
When the cortege left the church. the
boys Of the high school formed In a
double line, about a block long. and
followed to the vault at Forest Hill
cemetery. where the body was placed
in crypt.
| High school was dismissed at noon
so all the students could attend the
services. Special street cars were
run to Hunters: Park and the new
church was crowded. Mrs. Smith
gave each Of the high school students
a flower as remembrance, as they
left the church.
The following TN Memorian" was
written by John Skadbery Of the class
Of 1909:
o fleeing Time! again thou hast
The hour glass of a noble life with
rashness pressed,
Hath pushed from off thy course with
forced pace 49,
valiant mind in thy ne'er ceasing
race,
Bereaved a happy home Of husband
and Of sire,
Permitted Death to fold in his bleak
| shroud
A trusty friend, and left to us cloud
of bitter grief, when he might us in
| spire.
He was our guide, a noble guide
| Who led us on the path of knowledge,
stride by stride.
To gain for us the realm of higher
thoughts,
| Devoid Of which man availeth naught
But, o! relentless Fate! why was he
called away?
Why has he gone beyond our worldly
| sphere?
Why shall no more his kind advice us
| cheer,
Direct our course Of progress where
his lay? ~t,..
But why bewail the destined. fate
That Yields Deaths specter DER each
being, soon. or late!
What might halt: Death? IT'S but an
empty space
Through which the soul may seek its
| higher place
IT'S well ordained HIS Faithful work
| is nobly done. $3.50:
| He lived life of Righteousness; and
then
He taught it to,young women and
young men,
To lead us to the: prize that he has
won.
Principal! our Principal!
Your altruistfc life We shall remen.
! The gentle words !ofsIive, to you to us
! sent
When underneath Deaths shadow you
lay bent
Shall be sacred treasure to condol-
ence give, .,.
The seed implanted in our minds Oh
youth
Your memory will aid. bright forth It's
fruits
Though you are dead.r
Your memory will live.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
CONTEMPLATING TAKING 10
TRIP AROUND WORLD

WASHINGTON, Feb 17.-Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Fairbanks are contem-
plating taking trip around the
of congress. They probably will take
a steamer at San Francisco, visiting
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands,
then China and Japan, and returning
via Europe. The time of their return
is not definitely fixed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
Havana Printers Organize.

The Evening Call has received cor
respondence from Havana, Cuba,
which SHOWS that Armand 3. Rodri-
guez, the organizer of the Interna-
tional Typographical union, who re-
Gently left New York for Cuba, is
meeting with success in organizing
the printers of that country.
Mr.. Rodriguez held a meeting of
printers in Havana on Sunday, Jan
uary 1, which resulted in the forma-
ton of a union with 100 enrolled mem
bers. A temporary president, secre-
tary-treasurer and a constitution COM
1nittee of five were elected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20

Instructions have been received from
Picking by the Canton mint to coin cur
rency in l tael, one-half tae and one
tenth tael pieces.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
BOILER: INSPECTOR,

e. H. Holden, of Engineers union
No. IS, has been appointed boiler in
spector for this district to: succeed
w. H. Lowe, former inspector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
PROSPECTS GOOD
Indications Are That Rock Is
land High School Will Have
Fast Team Again.
SIX OLD MEN TO RETURN
Expected That Goodly Share of Vet
Grams viii be in Football Uni
forms Early This Season.

The students of the Rock Island
high school are already discussing the
1909 football outlook and the prospects
of this years eleven. All indications
point to a successful season. OF last
years 'R. l." men, Beals, Bremen,
Duncan, Christensen, Frey, Smith,
Roach. and Rich will not be in school
this year 1t is not known for certain
whether Kelly and Trimble will be
seen on the team this year, but the
rooters are hoping for the best Lift,
Benson, Drips and Kittelsen and Kelly
and Trimble. if they return, are the
veterans who are to form the nucleus
of this years team
An abundance of good material will
be furnished by last years scrub team
which contained many promising
youngsters. OF this number. McIn-
tyre, Canty. Behnamann. Bert Benson.
Bragdon. Mlsbrow, and Krell are
among the most likely. The incoming
freshman class is also expected to fur
nishmen for the squad. ii Kelly is
not on the team this fall, Krell is
likely candidate for the quarterback
position. The rest of the backfield
appears well taken care of with Lift
Trimble, KitteIsen and Canty on hand
strong on Punting.
Rock Island will not be behind in
the kicking department this year with
Lift on the team. His toe won many
games in the past by securing goals
from the field and by long, well placed
punts.
Lifts field goals will not count
quite so much this year, as a new
rule has been formulated by the rules
committee. which takes away one
point from it's value. When it was first
made permissible TO kick a goal from
the field, it counted for five points.
but after one year it was made TO
count but four points. Even this did
not satisfy those who favored more
running with the ball and so its value
has been cut down again
Manager John Streckfus is busy at
present working on the seasons
schedule. He has secured games with
Moline. Peoria and Rockford and ex-
poets to come to terms with Clinton
Kewanee. GaIesburg, Iowa City and
the alIunnI. The annual game with
Moline will be played in Rock Island
this year. late in the season. The
schedule promises TO be both strenuous
and interesting, but the boys hope to
annex the majority of the games play
ed. especially the one with Moline.
Coach Floyd Gray will arrive in the
city September 8, and will put the
squad through its first practice the
following Tuesday. Augustana cam
pus will probably be the scene of prac
tice for few weeks until the Three
Eye season is ended, after which thu
ball park will be converted into /;
football field for. the remainder of the
season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
LINE O. DOPE

The Bloomington bunch has been 4
block for Rock Island
throughout the season, especially On.
extra inning games.
1t is quietly rumored that Pa Shaffer
and Dick Smith sent joint telegram
from Springfield to Jim Novacek, con-
graduating him for defeating the ISL
anders.
Well, the Islanders broke even on
the trip south. and that was not so
bad. 1t was figured when they left
that if they could win half their games
they would be practically unbeatable
in the finish. with so large a portion
of the games on the home grounds.
Four out of five games were won at
Decatur, two out of three at Spring
fiefd. and one at Peoria. This makes
seven won and seven lost. Including
tho Cedar Rapids series, also played
since leaving home, the team is still
(Caufipuad an poUa CivN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
UIINOIs-MIsSOURI LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

THREEEYE LEAGUE.
Decatur. 6; Cedar Rapids, T.
Springfield. ,: Davenport. >.
Bloomington, IL; Rock Island, o
% first game sixteen innings).
Peoria, al; Dubuque. al first
game fifteen innings, second game five
innings),
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit, Il; New York. 6.
ST. Louis, ,; Philadelphia, 1.
Cleveland. >; Boston ).
So-WaShington rain
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, G: Chicago. s.
Brooklyn. 0; Pittsburg, 5.
Boston. 5: Cincinnati, A.
Philadelphia, Ii: ST Louis, ).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville, 6; Columbus, 0.
Minneapolis. .; Milwaukee twelve
inmings).
ST Paul 8: Kansas City, (four-
teen inninss).
Toledo, 1; Indianapolis. $.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Evansville. ) South Bend, 4.
Wheeling, 3; Fort Wayne, ,, (ten
innings
Terre Haute. f. Grand Rapids, 3
GAINESVILLE, IL; Dayton, 0--5 (sec-
ond game seven innings).
ILLINOIS MISSOURI LEAGUE.
Pekin, 4; Macomb, /.
Canton, ,; Galesburg, |.
Beardstown, Z; Monmouth, q.
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE.
Green Bay, 5; Fond du, Lac. l.
Other games postponed, rain.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Burlington, II; Ottumwa 3.
Kewanee. /; Waterloo, ).
Jacksonville, Z; Keokuk, 6 eleven
innings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

Bloomington, H.. Aug. 2s = tSpe-
cial. How the Islanders lost iva
tight arguments to Bloomington in one
afternoon is a sad story to tell but
there is no disgrace attached to the
losers. After struggling along for lG
innings in the first without being able
TO get man across the plate an error
opened the way for Bloomington q
score in their half. In the second
game Bloomington tailed in the fifth
and that one score was all that was
made
Hardin and Roger both pitched gill
edged bah in the first game and La
kaff and Davidson were equally well
matched in the second Rock Island
had several chances TO win in be a
games. but sensational fielding aud
failure to get hits at critical junctuTes
spoiled the prospects.
go How ID Was Done.
Bloomington score in the first
game came in this wise: keenan, nil
TO Kelley. who threw to Swacina on
the bounce and Swats dropped the ball
Melchoir was passed and Long bunted
Hardin fielded the ball and was an IN
slant too late 10 get keenan, at tlird
Roudebush pounded out single that
sent keenan, in
In the second contest Roudebush for
Bloomington, hunted safe in the fifth
and was sacrificed by Smith. irwin
hit safely and Roudebush comted.
Score of first game:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
UNOFFICIAL AVERAGES OF
THE ROCK ISLAND PLAYERS
Including Games Of August 26.

still having sumped
present trip has done more than other thing
with be the
in
the home Batting
week has
The hedg on the either hand has been first
fourth the lead to Stark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
Get ACQUAINTED.
Islanders Back for a Day to be
Sure the Fans Will Not
Forget Them.
ROAD TOUR NOT YET ENDED
Manager Tighc Says batting Slump
Has Been Encountered but He
Predicts Recovery.

The Islanders returned from their
long road trip and will stay in the
city today just to get acquainted and
make sure of being able to recog-
nize the fans when the schedule
brings them home again for long
series next Friday. The game sched-
uIed for today is one which was post
poned with Cedar Rapids when that
aggregation was here earlier in the
season. Manager Jack Tighe is not
exactly satisfied with the showing
made SO far on the road, although
he realizes that the record made is
better than road teams usually
make.
Due to Rating Slump.
He attributes the loss of the last
few games to a batting slump which
hit the team when il struck Peoria
He does not fear that the slump will
continue any length of time, however
and is sure that the team will be
back in its usual form in day OF
two at the most. The men are al
feeling good and are in. good shape
although the permanent cripples are
no better off than they were wheI
they left here