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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-03
Bio Fire in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-Fire to-
day destroyed the five-story building of
Sehmosle & Co., milliners, at 1904 Chest
nut street, and spread to the Benefi-
cial building next door, owned and oc-
cupied in part by the Beneficial Saw
ing Fund company. Loss 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-03
To Address Royal Areanum

L. C. Gates will address the mem
bers of the Royal Arcanum at Sym
phony hall, 292 South Hill street, this
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-03

company, is in spirited clash with the
federal court in New York city. The
court ordered the directors of the cop
per company to produce certain books
in the government inquiry into Heinze's
methods, but they found themselves
unable to do so because Heinze had the
books in his possession. The United
Copper company case has attracted
widespread attention because of the in
dictments resting against Heinze for
his part in failures following the panic
of 1907.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
HERO WORSHIP RESPONSIBLE
FOR RECENT BASEBALL DEAL
Interesting Story Connected with Pur-
chase of Newark Club of
Eastern League

There is an interesting story con-
nected with the deal whereby Joe
McGinnity and H. c. Smith of Chicago
Eastern league. which reveals the
identity of Mr. Smith and portrays the
rise of a penniless man TO million
aire, who remained true to his first
love in the baseball world
H. C. Smith, now known as lead
ing member of Chicago manufacture
ing company. was station agent for
the Chicago & Alton railroad at Au-
burn. a little town south of Spring
field, H. working on a modest salary
with nothing better in view. IL years
ago He had been a resident of that
part of the country since about 1870
and it was in those days that he
learned to admire Joe NcGinnity as a
bail player.
That was the time when McGinEity
earned the sobriquet of Iron Man.
He would work six days a week pitch
ing for country teams all over. central
Illinois. and on Sunday would go 10
Springfield and play with the Spring
field team. many of the members OF
which have since become famous and
not a few of whom have since passed
away President Kinsella of the
Springfield club was a member of this
team and remembers the connection
between H c. Smith and Joe Nc
Ginnity in the olden days
Smith was one of Joe's stanchest
and most consistent admirers. and
from the time he first knew him until
the present day. his admiration has
not abated In 1895 Smith left Auburn
and went to Chicago. where he became
engaged in a brokerage business al
which he prospered- Later he became
connected with his present company
gradually working his way to the top
until he was a man of wealth
Learning that the New York Giants
were going to release McGinnity
Smith at once arranged with Joe t6
get hold of some team, for which
Smith was to furnish the money The
result was the purchase Of the Newark
club, the dream of an ardent baseball
fan and admirer brought to realization
and q home assured the famous jos
McGinnity, all through the regard
which a station agent in a country
town felt for a bali player whom he
considered the best he had evel
known
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
i&IfSt9las@;|

Forth Worth has a catcher named
Wick He gets all lit up after every
victory.
Galveston has two players named
Wolf and Voolfolk. Odd combination
Herzog of the Giants is one Of the
few Jewish players in the game
McAleer thinks he has a prize in
Arthur Griggs, a Texas infielder-
Griggs can hit and field almost any
position.
Griffith announces that he will carry
two men for every infield position this
season and two extra outfielders-
Detroit has four bald-headed players
Crawford, O'Leary. Killifer and
Schaefer.
Pat Dougherty again has pushed
himself back to the left field for the
White Sox displacing Cravath-
The Minneapolis and St Paul OWN
ers threaten to transfer their fran
chises if the Minnesota legislature
prohibits Sunday baseball
Fred Doe. the former New Bedford
ester-Providence magnate, II
keeping his eye open for another New
England league franchise.
II all the deals for baseball grounds
at the Arkansas Hot Springs go
through, no fewer than six major
league teams will train there next
season.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
LABOR TEMPLE MATTERS.
Stock Certificates Now Issued to Date
And Books In Shape.

Stock Certificates Now Issued to Date
And Books In Shape.
The directors of the Labor Temple
Association met in regular session
Monday evening with a bare quorum
present The financial board was di.
rected to invest $500 of the associa-
tons fund in the Security Savings &;
Loan Co The secretary reported that
all stock certificates subscribed and
paid for had been filled and were
ready to be delivered The books
have been posted to date and will be
ready for submission at the next
meeting.
Partial arrangements were report
ed for theatrical benefit for the
fund and the committee was instruct
ed to go ahead and arrange definite
details Plans for various other bene
fits were proposed and discussed and
will be taken up at a future meeting
when more directors are present.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
Conventions OF 1908.
Where snc When the Clans Will
Gather to Boost the Cause.

Where ane When the Clans Will
Gather to Boost the Cause.
May 1. New York, n. Y. United
Cloth Hat and Cap Makers
May Z. Detroit, Mich. Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel. and Tin
Workers,
May =. Cleveland. Ohio. Tin Plate
Workers International Protective As
ISOLATION.
May 2. Minneapolis, Mimi, Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians.
May 10. Atlanta. Ga. Order of Rail-
road Telsgraphers.
May 10, Minneapolis, Mimi. Hotel
and Restaurant Employees lnterna-
tionsl Alliance,
May IL. Peoria, H.. Switchmen's
Union of North America
May %. New Brunswick. n. J.. Ma
tional Print Cutters Association OF
America
May 50. New Yo L. n. ". Steel Plate
Transformers Association
June =, Toronto. Canada. Pattern
makers, League of America.
June :, Milwaukee. Wis. Interna-
tsonal Association of Steam and Ho,
Water Filters
June !. Washington. d. c.. Interna-
tional Association OF Marble Workers,
June 81, Omaha, Neor. International
Printing Freshmen and Assistants
Union.
June II. Syracuse. y. ". Boot and
Shoe Workers Union
June IS. Philadelphia. Pa. Interna
tienal Union of PAYERS. Rammermen
etc.
July ). Milwaukee. Wis. Information
al Broom and whisk Makers Union.
July :. Milwaukee. Wis. Glass Bot
tie Blowers Association.
July II. Chicago. Ill. international
Je~elry Workers Union of America
Ialy u. Galveston. Texas. Interna
tional LongShoremen's Association
July IL. Springfield. o.. Information
al Alliance of theatrical Stage En-
ployes,
July IL. Newark. n. J.. Wire Weay
ers' Protective Association.
July 1s. Philadelphia. Pa. Interns
tional Steel and Copper Plate Printers
Union.
July -. Louisville. Ky. Retail
Clerks International Protective Asss
citation.
July =. Atlantic City. n. J.. Natior
al Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
3 ed Sheet Metal Workers Internations
Alliance.
August ,. Buffalo. n. Y. Journeyme
Tailor Union of America.
August ;, Detroit, Mich, Intern;
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR.

A Few of Its Declarations Upon Which
II Appeals to All Working People
To Organize, Unite, Federate, and
Cement the Bonds of Fraternity
1. The Abolition of all Forms of In
voluntary Servitude, except as a pun
ishment for crime.
2. Free Schools, Free Textbooks,
snd Compulsory education.
5 Uarelenting Protest Against the
Issuance and Abuse of Injunction Pro
cess in Labor Disputes
f. A workday of not more than
Eight Hours in the twenty-four hour
day.
5. A strict recognition of not over
Eight Hours per day on all Federal
State or Municipal Work and at not
less than the prevailing Per Diem
Wage Rate of the class of employ.
ment in the vicinity where the work
is performed.
s. Release from employment One
:. The Abolition of the Contract
System on Public Work
s. The Municipal Ownership of Pub
lie Utilities.
O. The Abolition of the Sweat Shop
System.
TO- Sanitary Inspection of Factory
Workshop. Mine, and Home
IL. Liability of Employers, for in
jury to body or loss of life
graph and Telephone
Is. The passage of Anti-Child Labor
Laws in States where they do not ex
list and rigid defense of them where
they have been enacted into law.
H. Woman Suffrage coequaI witt
Man Suffrage.
Is. The Initiative and Referendum
and the Imperative Mandate and Righ-
of Recall.
| 10. Suitable and Plentiful Play
grounds for Children in all cities.
| H. Continued agitation for the Pub
lie Bath System in all cities
| Is. Qualifications in permits to buii,
Day in Seven.
of all cities and towns that there shall
be Bathrooms and Bathroom Attach
ments in all houses or compartment
used for habitation.
10. We favor a system of financ
whereby money shall be issued exclu
sively by the Government, with sue!
regulations and restrictions as wi,
protect il from manipulation by tn
banking interests for their own pr
yate gains
The above is a partial statement O
'he demands which organized laboi
in the interest of the workers|aye
makes upon modern society.
Higher wages, shorter workday
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10

letter labor Conditions, better homes.
better end safer workshops, factories,
mills, ana mines. In a word, a better.
higher, and nobler life.
Conscious of the Justice, wisdom an
nobility of our cause, the American
Federation of Labor appeals to all
men and women of labor to Join with
US in the great movement for its
achievement.
More than two million wage-earnerS
VINO have reaped the advantages of
organization and federation appeal to
their brothers and sisters of toll to
participate in the glorious movement
with its attendant benefits.
There are affiliated to the Amer
can Federation of Labor us Interna-
tional Trades Unions with their 81.
COO Local Unions; Sc State Fedora.
tons; 537 City Central Bodies an
$50 Local Trade and Federal Labor
Unions having no InternationaIs.
We have nearly 1000 volunteer and
special organizers as well as the ON
GERS of the unions and Of the Amer.
lean Federation of Labor itself Away,
willing and anxious to aid their fellow
workmen TO organize and in every
other way better their conditions.
For information all are invited to
write to the American Federation O:
Labor headquarters at Washington
D. C.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
ional Glove Workers Union

tional Glove Workers Union OF
America.
August ., St Joseph. Mo-. nterEa-
tional typographical Union
August 10. Indianapolis. Ind, Shir.
Waist and Laundry Workers Inter
national Union
August IL. Kansas City. Mo-. Inter-
national Stereotypers and Electrotsi-
ers' Union of North America
August 10. Boston. Mass. Metal Pol,
ishers. Buffers, Platers, etc.
September 6. Eureka. Humb Co.. sal
International Brotherhood of Woods
men and Saw Mill Workers.
September =. Springfield. Mass. To
BILE Knife Grinders National Unic~
September s. St. Louis. Mo-. National
Federation of Postoffice Clerks
September 4. Milwaukee. Wis. In
ternatioasi Photo-Fngravers' Cricn of
North America.
September 9. Boston. Mass. interna-
tional Spinners' Union.
September 13. Boston. sIaSs Mood.
Wire. and Metal Lathcrs' International
Union-
September rs. Denver. Cole. Inter
national Association of Machinists.
September Is. Elmira. n. r.. Inter
national Hodcarriers and Building Lab
orers' Union of America.
September Is. Chicago. ILL.,. Interna-
tional Brick. Tile. and Terra Gotta
Workers Alliance.
September IA. Denver. Colo. Amer
September Ia. New York. Pocket
knife Blade Grinders and Finishers' In
ternational Union.
September 20. -. Trav
elers' Goods and Leather Novelty
Workers International Union Of
America
September 20. Minneapolis. Mimi
International Association of Br:ds
and Structural Iron Workers.
| October 4. Milwaukee. Wis, Interna
tional Union of Shipwrights. Joiners
Caulkers. Boat Builders and Ship Cab
met Makers of America
October 4. Toronto. Ont, Amaiga
mated Association of Street and Elec
trio Railway Employees of America.
October 5. Milwaukee. Wis. Jour
ineymen BARRIERS International Uniol
iof America.
October 10. Detroit. Mich. Interna
ional Association of Car Workers
October 10. Charlotte, n. c., Unite,
Textile Workers of America
November s. Toronto. Can, Amer
: can Federation of Labor.
November %. New York. N Y. In
ternational Seamen's Union.
! December s, Indianapolis. Ind. In
ternational Alliance of Bill Posters q
America.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
Trading Stamp Law.

The trading stamp law, requiring the
face value of the stamps to be printed
upon them, was pronounced constitu-
tional Monday and was immediately
signed by Governor Johnson. 1t is
believed the law Will put an end to
trading stamps in Minnesota.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
kIino Will Quit Game for > n

King Will ouit Game for , Year
Johnny King. the Cubs star caxcf
er, has wired Manager Chance that b.
cannot find any one to take care
his Kansas City business and wouIs
therefore be unable to play ball this
year.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10
coe" MW
TWENTY-FIVE SOUTHAWS ON
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROSTER
Eleven Recruits Now BEING Tried Out
by Various Tezm-Se-
Louis Has Four

The eight American Iezgue eFubs
will have - southpaw pitchers on
their rosters this spring OF this him.
Der IL have seen more or less seTyfey
in the American Ieaxue. while the 9th
err ten are recruits one VOTERS of
Boston having had brief experiences
IN the National Ieague-
St Louis is little better fixed as
to scuthpaws numerically than most.
OF its rivals. having four Iefs-hand~rs
in WaddeII- Bailey Graham and
Swift WsddeH was ore OF the few
American iesgue soEthpaws who won
more games than he lost LAST season
his record being 70 victories and -
defeats Bailey won three ous Of
eight. while Graham won six or e<
15- Swift who pitched for Wilkes
barre won ~ and lost Is
New York also has four soazhpzSs-
Doc Newton Wilson Of Hartford
Schmidt of Baltimore and yas<han
of the Arkansas State Iez@ne y>r-
ton did not 30 much IN the Americas
leasue in 1905 bar Schmidt won Eve
or his SIN games IN the Eastern
leasue- Wilson won II and bosz II
for Hartford while Vaughan wou nine
and lost only one down sozsrh He
failed TO distinguish himself however
with the Yankees last season icing
very wild
Connie Mack has Eddie Plank sh<
old reliable Krzuse- the California
high-schooI boy. and Szfve- from thu
South Atlantic league as his Befs-
handlers Plank failed to break evea
last year. winning IA and losing Is
but Krause. after being fzrmed ont
by Mack to the TriSszse league won
Il and lost but four SzIxe ~on IL
and lost Is in the Sally league
Chicago has three oTside Fingers
! in AItrock- White and Sufor- the last
named being from the San Franchises
club of the Pacific Coast league Suso<
won % and lost 20 games White Won
1s and lost 1s. while AIfrock won bzsr
three out OF the ten games he pitched
Boston will worry along with Bar
cheIl and VOTERS BurcheIl- who - .
Baltimore recruit Of the preceding fall
won ten and lost eight games for the
Red Sox last year wolsers. formerly
Red and Cardinal Was = miner
league phenom last season wiunfmx
- anu fOSbuS Only two X2meJ E0F TN
San lose team Of the California State
league
Washington's trio Of soufhpawx are
Burns. who won six and lost IL games
for the Nationals In 1885, Gray who
won 20 and lost II games for Los An
seles. the championship club Of the
Pacific Coast lezSue- and Jesse Tame
hiH who hopes to regain his elective
ness this year
One veteran and one young Souzh-
paw viii he on the Tiger pitching
STAFF KiIIizn being the veteran and
Speer. from the Wichita club Of the
Western association being the re-
cruif
While two OF the clubs have four
southpaws apiece. three have three
/ apiece and two are equipped With two
apiece Cleveland has but one Ieer-
handed pitcher and he il = semspro-
Andreada. from Los Angeles
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-10

In Stanton. the star half back o< The
University Of Virginia football team
last season. Pop Lsnni<zn- trainer
OF the university track team believes
he has discovered another Rector
Stanton holds the record for the GUAR
ter on the Pacific coast and has done
so well in recent rryouts NJ the uni
versity that Lannigan believes he can
be developed into a promising czndi
date for intercollegiate honors for that
distance He will represent Virginia
in the quarter at the intercollegiate
games at Cambridge this year
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
DEFRAUDED U. S.
OUT OF S6,OOO,OOO
Struggled SlO,OOO,OOO Worth
Of Goods.

New York. April 21.-Further inves-
tigation of the systematic smuggling
Of Paris gowns into this port led the
custom house officials to declare that
the syndicate has probably smuggled
in 81 100000 worth of goods each year
for the last ten years. thus defrauding
the government out of $500. 900 an
hually in customs duty.
Efforts to avoid criminal prosecution
and to shield from publicity the promi-
nent women for whom the $50. 900
worth Of recently seized gowns were
intended. resulted in the offer by rep
utable attorneys representing anony-
nous clients Of S260.000 to the gov
ernmeut to drop the investigation.
The federal grand jury has the case.
and it is intimated that the identity OF
the smugglers will be revealed.
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
TUNNELED Way
INTO BANK
Robbers at Suffolk, Va. Secure
$500 and Escape.
VAULT RESISTED ATTACK

Burglars Tunneled Under Four Build
ings to Reach the 5ank-lt TOOK
About Ten Days, and Bits Of Food
and Empty Bottles Were Found In
Underground Passage.
Suffolk. Va. April 21. - Tunneling
their way under four other buildings
10 reach the vaults of a bank. robbers
gained admission to the Bank Of Suf-
folk. carried away with them a large
amount Of loose currency, gold and
silver, and succeeded in making their
escape
Although the loss was discovered by
the officials of the bank on Monday
morning. no notification thereof was
given to the police until late Tuesday
It is thought that the thieves must
nave spent at least ten days before
they succeeded in reaching the bank
by their underground sourse. It is be-
lieved that they finished their job and
made their entrance to the bank either
on Sunday or Sunday night They at
tempted to break open the vault. but
did not succeed in this. They secured
about $500 The police have no clue.
Inside the tunnel we're found empty
bottles. cigar stumps and bits of food.
which make it evident that they must
have spent most Of their time in the
tunnel Employees in one of the stores /
under which the robbers tunneled say /
that they have observed some peculiar I
noises beneath them during the past
week.
This is the first bank robbery that .
has occurred in Suffolk since 1876. .
when big Frank" Mccoy. Tom Nc.
Cormick and another were chased and
run down in the Dismal Swamp As
they were wanted in Delaware. how
ever. on more serious charges. they
we're given up by the Virginia au-
thorities
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
ROBBED BY BLACK HAND
Pottstown italian Tells How He Was
Forced to Pay over Money.


Forced 10 Pay over Money.
POttstown. Pa. April 21.-Nichola
Angelo Nuzzo. an employe of the War
wick Iron and Steel company. dis
closed to Magistrate Missimer a most
unusual story of extortiOn. whereby he
was robbed of 1920 in broad daylight
on Sept 20. 1908, by two Italians.
Nuzzo was at work when two fellow
countrymen covered him with stilet-
tos and pistols. Threatening his life If
he made an Outcry, they took him to
his shack at the furnace settlement.
Here they bargained with him, and
he. fearing for his life, drew $1,000
from the Tri-County bank. They be-
lieved Nuzzo was going to return to
the old country and gave him the
money. the result of twelve years Of
frugal living. Outside the bank NuzzO
paid the money over. Before leaving
their victim, the plunderers threatened
to take his life If he disclosed the
story within six months.
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
Lord Delaware No. 5Ol65
AND
Sidney Foster No. 50l66
IN THE STUD.
Lord Delaware. . standard and rssi.tsEsd.

Lord Delaware standard and registered
nal p 25 trotting and lots left is Fieh bay with
black points. i5-hands HOO lbs, sired BY Dawn
wood" record zig. No. 24.Ols he BY "Nutyyood
? = First dam BY Myrtleton" ST record 2.l2H,
he BY Red Wilkes"
Sidney Foster standard and registered
Trial over & mile track . 80; & in li2i6 as q
2-year-od with 8 OF ( weeks work IF nothing hap
pens here's minute trotter. Beautiful Bay. com
ing 3-year-old in April and no better bred in the
world: here you get the Sidney or 3-minute blood
crossed with the George Wilkes" blood you find
in the Sidney family such as Lou Dillon, l5Sh
worlds champion trotter who is own cousin to
Sidney Foster and on the Wilkes side you find
Dan Patch l.55 champion PAGER Of the world I
could name hundreds Of money winners in the two
families.
Remember breeders. no matter what your de-
mands are by using these horsesy you stand chance
OF getting fast tTotter or PAGER. and sue Of
these highly bred stations whose breeding viii
bear the closest study. and will make the season
1903 at DerTickson' Stock Farm, Frederica, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
$500 FOR GOOD HUSBAND

Church to Receive Money IF "comeiy
Widow" Is Suited.
Chicago. April 21-Any Methodist
church of Chicago which will furnish a
good husband for a "comely widow
will receive a reward Of 5000 from the
woman in the case.
Recently" said Dr. James Rowe 81
raised several thousand dollars for a
church. The woman after services
said: DR. Rowe. you are so successful
in raising money for churches. maybe
you can help me find a husband. I'll
give you 5000 for the church If you
do The fair seeker is said to live in
an aristocratic quarter.
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
WILL
FIGHT JOHNSON
Retired Champion Says He
viii Re-Enter Ring,

New York, April Ell will fight
Mr.. Jack Johnson. 1 will defend my
title as indicated heavyweight cham
pion of the world"
Before an audience that packed the
American Music hall. and in which
there were as many women as men,
James J. Jeffries made this formal an
nouncement.
It was a signal for great joy. Excited
men leaped from their seats, shouted
and cheered, and the many women in
the audience applauded. Their shrill
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
pics At Hour She Predicted.

Allentown, Pa. April 21-Suffering
a year and a half with cancer and un.
able to leave her bed for the past six
months. Mrs. Rosa A. Berkemyer died
at the precise hour on which she pre-
dicted that she would pass away Ex
pert medical treatment had failed to
help her. and a month ago she told
aeT family that she would die Tuesday
al 1 o'clock True to the prediction the
EBlhlment Of which she had looked for
ward to prayerfully. she died at l.
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
CAM KIN Deer with RlHes.

Trenton. n J., April 21.-GOvernog
Fort approved number Of bills pass
ed by the legislature including the
Frelinghuysen bill. requiring the use
of shotguns in the killing of deer. This
will prevent the use Of rifles. The bill
was advocated on the ground that q
bullet shot from a rife in case Of miss
ing a deer would carry too far and en-
danger human life.
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
NJ sherman h parll

Washington. April 21.-Mrs. Sher-
man, wife Of the vice president and
Mrs Wood friend narrowly escaped
seriouA injury when a runaway horse
tried to jump over the front Of the
Sherman motor car. The machine was
slightly damaged
Milford chronicle., 1909-04-23
LOST HIS MONTHS PAY
coaF Train Conductor shoveled ses
Into Furnace.

Coaf Train Conductor ShoVeled S99
Into Furnace.
Norristown. Pa, April 21.-Ninety.
eight dollars in crisp greenbacks
blazed up with a shovelful of coal
when Levi Miller. a coal train con
ductor, tried to help his fireman get up
steam
The money was in a wallet. placed
in the inside pocket of his unbuttoned
coat AS he swungta shovelful Of coal
toward the open door the wallet slip.
ped out, fell upon the coal and was
tossed into the furnace. For a moment
the glare blinded him. and when be
was able to see what he had done it
was too late to rescue his months pay.