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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

This Indifference to possession of the
north pole will disappear in case facili-
ties for long-distance transportation of
Ice develop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Achievement.

Zen though you cannot reach the pole
Content your young. ambitious soul.
That man may do share Of good
Who grabs a chunk of kindling wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

1t is said that fewer novels are being
published. This will give readers chance
to catch up on the old ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
An Autumn Immune.

Terrible cold you have!"
Yes" answered the CHEEKY citizen,
isn't It lucky. I can't smell the moth
balls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11

A Kansas girl has been engaged seven
times since last June. Kansas Is evident
ly determined to break all kinds or rec
ordS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LANDER JOHNSON.
The Touch That Hurts.

The Touch That Hurts.
1.-The multi-millionaire gets angry every
time anybody applies to him for little
money
Eyes. It often happens that swollen
fortunes are very sensitive to the touch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Another Cigarette Victim.

"I understand that your boy Josh IN
1ured his health smokin' cigarettes
Yep" answered Farmer Corntossei
''He was keerless about ightin one OF
'em when he had on a celluloid collar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
Rare Food.
From the indianapolis News.

Consider, also, pemmican. 1t does not
require any benzoate of soda to keep 1t in
the climate where 1t is most in vogue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
A Necessary Preliminary.

From the Chicago News.
Frenchmen fly we'll when they US" the
American type eff flying machine.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
LISTEN. TO w. E., McEWEN
State Labor Commissioner Urges New
Legislation.

State Labor Commissioner Urges New
Legislation.
Before an audience composed large
ly OF university professors and pro-
fess1onal men, w. e. McEwen, state
labor commissioner, spoke yesterday
before the Mems club of thet First
Congregational church, his subject
being employers Liability and Work
ingmen's Compensation Mr.. McEwen
declared that fully 80 per. cent Of the
compensation intended for injured
workingmen was diverted from it's
legitimate destination, and urged that
a commission be formed to investigate
conditions and report to the state
legislature with view to procuring
the legislative measures which he de-
ctared to be necessarily.
At the conclusion Of the address,
President Cyrus Northrup, who, was
present, paid compliment to Mr.
NcEwen, who was made an honorary
member Of the club.-Minneapol
Tribune.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
COLORADO WOMAN
R0ASTS CARNEC|E
Legislator Says Andy's Money is
Blood Soaked-Centennial
State In Bread Line.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 25.-'tEvery
dollar that Andrew Carnegie has came
from the life blood Of people at Home
stead, and now he is trying to buy
with his tainted millions a sembla1ce
of respectability,' declared Mr.. Alma
Lafferty, the only woman member of
the legislature, in the debate Friday
over a resolution authorizing profess
sors of state colleges to accept pen
sions from Carnegie.
"Is that the kind of an example we
want to set before our young men
and women, the exaltation of wealth p
she continued.
"One Of the most humiliating spec
tacles I ever witnessed in my life
came before my view since / became
a member of this legislature. A COL
lege professor came to me and almost
got down on his knees to beg me
to change my mind on this matter.
Gentlemen, let US not place this
great state of Colorado in the bread
line. Let us vote down this resolu-
tion.'' Y,11
Mrs. Lafferty was supported by Mr..
Henehan, who said he was a native
of Pennsylvania and knew from per-
sonal observation the questionable
methods by which the Carnegie for
tune was acquired. .=.- u; s..t5s z.5a :. 4 4
Nevertheless the resolution was
adopted. 81 n 8ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
It Not Only suppresses Individual
Talent but Arrests Progress
and Development.
INTERESTS OF THE MANY
SUBSCRIBED TO THE FEW
Our Educational System is a Wig:
orous Campaign Against the
Thinking Process.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Mr. Harold
Gorst Of London, England, son of Sir
John Gorst, lectured at the Berkeley
theater on Wednesday afternoon, un-
der the auspices Of the League of
Political Education, selecting as his
subject. "The Curse of Education"
Mr.. Robert Erskine Ely, president Of
the league, presided. The theater was
crowded. and after the lecture five
minute discussions took place, in
which prominent educators expressed
themselves.
Mr.. Gorst opened his discussion Of
that he had attributed the remarkable
progress of the United States to a
revolutionary system Of education, but
when he came mere, he found that
we had the same old system, just as
bad as that of England. But he found
also that the American nation was
actuated by an intense interest in edu-
cation, which he could not say for
England. He continued:
Our whole system Of education not
only suppresses individual talent, but
nips in the bud all possibility Of ~1or-
NAL progress and development. The
malevolent influence causing this ar
rest is not educationu, bu the artificial
scheme which society mas imposed to
train the mind.
"The end of education is to fit men
and women to fill their position in
life, their destiny, as we may call it.
Destiny Of Women.
Girls present diversity of ability
and character, but they nave a COM
| mon destiny, to be the mothers Of
the race. The interests Of the few
who do not for any reason fulfil this
destiny must be subordinated to the
interests of the majority. So the sys-
tenn of education must say how it
prepares girls for the duties Of
motherhood. No such series Of a
practical nature has ever been at
tempted.
The Future of the Boy.
"The destiny Of the boy is different.
He intends to enter some trade or
profession, to become an artisan or
laborer. 1t is the business Of a,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
LABOR LIBRARY FOR
THE STATE CAPITAL
Labor Commissioner McEwen
Perfecting Arrangements for
a Reference Library.
To Increase the Efficiency and
Usefulness of the State La
Dor Department.

The st. Paul correspondent Of the
Duluth News Tribune, says that
wv. E. McEwen, of Duluth, state
labor commissioner, Of his own ini-
tiative is starting reference library
to contain texts on every phase Of the
labor question.
For some years, reports of various
states and the federal government,
have been received at the state labor
department together with large
supply Of other texts bearing on Diff
ferent subjects relating to labor con-
ditions THESE have been allowed to
accumulate. At present, the accumu-
lations number over 1000 volumes,
some of them book Of rare value on
their special subjects; but because OF
their uncatalogued and disordered
condition, they have been or no use
from the day received.
Mr.. McEwen has secured the serv-
ices of Miss Hickman, graduate OF
the Madison, Wis, legislative refer
ence library, who is tutoring Miss
Flora Moersch, a present employ OF
the Minnesota labor bureau, in the art
Of cataloging and indexing reference
library. The books are first being
listed by states, and as soon as this
cataloging is finished, such state re
ports and federal publications as are
missing and are available, will be
sent for.
The books will also be cross-indexed
by subjects. Mr.. McEwen has Dur
chased a special card filing case fol-
this purpose. When the work is
finished, ne hopes to have as complete
a reference library for legislative an5
general use, as is to be found in the
country on the subject of labor In
general.
Miss Moersch, assisted by Miss
Hickman, who is directing the work
will be occupied some four months
In preparing the card indexes. When
these are completed Miss Moersch will
be continued as librarian and devote
all her time to the work, and Of Keep-
Ing up the classification Of new books
as they are received.
7 Mr.. McEwen intends the lSbrary
shall be for public as we'll as official
aid, but will establish rule that nc
books be removed from the librar,
room, except in the case of state
officials who may take such books as
are duplicates. =, 5y.ss5 & Ef#:as +
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
Assets Increase From Five Million
, in 1890 to Three Hundred Six
teen Millions in 1908.
CONTROLS 80 PER CENT
OF THE TOBACCO TRADE
At, Present Has 86 Companies
Doing Business in the Unit
ed States Alone.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Commis-
sioner Herbert Knox Smith Of the
Commission of Corporations, In his
latest report, submitted yesterday,
gives the history of tine Tobacco trust
from It's birth, in 1890 with a capital
of $25,O00,00O (Which represented only
S6,0O0,O00 worth of assets) to the
present time with it's net capitalization
Of over $316,000,000. During that time
1t mas absorbed over 250 companies
and at present has sc companies doing
business in the United States alone,
besides a considerable number oper-
ating in foreign countries.
This trust was a combination of
the five principal manufacturers Of
cigarettes, and it Immediately secured
control Of over 80 per cent Of the
cigarette business in the country.
1T sought to maintain this domi-
nant position partly by making agree
ments for the exclusive use of what
were considered tine best cigarette ma
chimes; the most important of these
agreements, however, were terminated i
in 1895. During this period, 1890 to
Aooos SAAO e~SSAo6O ~ O41Io VI C4C COul-
pany were very large, exceeding
$4,000,000 annually
Trust Jumps Lively.
I'm 1900, shortly after the forrna-
ton Of the Contiental Tobacco COM
pany, the tobacco combination con-
trolled about 60 per cent of the pro-
duction in the United States. In 1906
it controlled S1.S per cent of the
chewing tobacco and 70.6 per cent Of
the smoking tobacco. It's proportion
of the manufacture Of snuff increased
from 80.2 per cent in 1901, the first
full year of tine operation of the
| American Snuff company, to 96 per
cent in 1906. ..&. -
aside from concerns engaged "a
tobacco manufa cture, the American
Tobacco company, and to a less ex-
tent the other affiliated combinations,
have, particularly since 1899, acquired
control of many concerns engaged in
enterprises contributory to tobacco
| manufacture. Concerns thus brought
| under 1.-The control of the combination
include many engaged in the whole
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
TO CHAMPION LABOR
FROM PRISON WALLS
John Mitchell Says He Will Exercise
His Rights Regardless Of
Court Edicts.

II can speak louder in Jail than
from here. am going to exercise
the right to speak or write when
come out and believe I will be held
to rigid responsibility. Liberty, I
believe, is not safe in the hands Of
one man. There shot. have been a
jury trial in my case
The above declaration was made by
John Mitchell, vice president Of the
American Federation of Labor, who,
with other officers of the federation,
was sentenced by Judge Wright for
contempt of court, in a speech at a
smoker of the Telegraphers' Aid So
ciety Friday In Beethoven hall, No.
210 East Fifth street.
In the course of his remarks, he
said:
Il believe that members of our
judiciary are, as a rule, above the
average in intelligence, integrity and
honesty, but they are human. and,
like all human beings, liable to err.
The corporations pay for the very
best lawyers, and it may be that a
lawyer, after a long service with cor
may become prejudiced in
taking their views.
I don't want to go to prison, and
will chafe as much as any man at
the restraint; but if the higher courts
decide that I will have to go there
will go to defend what I consider to
be my constitutional rights.
IF man murders his mother or
commits the most unspeakable crime
he is arrested. and has a jury trial
His accusers have to face him and
prejudice is disallowed. Yet in the
case of myself, with Gompers and
Morrison, there is no trial.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
JUDGE O|SC|P LINED
BY HIS ASSOCIATES
Chicago Jurist Condemned for
Having Misused the Parole
System.
BY Overriding the Rights of Poor
and Ignorant Prisoners Be-
fore Him.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Twenty-three
judges of the municipal court Friday
heard the case against their associate
Mckenzie Cleland, the "parole" jurist.
The statement of the case was en-
investigating committee Of three; and
after it had been read 20 other judges
Joined in condemning Judge Cleland
for at least six varieties of illegal
practice on the bench. Not one of
all the judges present at the meeting
went to Cleland's aid. His own de-
tense was nalf hearted. It was pre-
pared before he knew the contents
of the investigating committees re-
port; and when he had heard that
lengthy document read, qe had no
further statements to make.
The doom of his parole system
was sounded with the reading of the
report, and the end of it was brought
in sight when Chief Justice Olsen
ordered him to prepare for his trans
fer from the criminal work to one Of
the civil branches Of the court next
Tuesday morning.
Judge Cleland took the announce
ment of his prospective transfer de-
family.
The courts quarrel with you," said
the chief justice, addressing Judge
Cleland, "is not that you may have
shown Kindness to prisoners brought
before you, for that Is done every day
by every judge Of this court. The
courts quarrel with you is that you
have usurped rights Of citizenship
that are as old as the Magma Charta-
You nave ridden the rights of the
poor and the ignorant, who know
nothing Of writ Of habeas corpus or
an appeal to the supreme court
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

WIDE OPEN MARKET IS
SLOGAN or BIG TRUST
Little Concerns Cannot Hold Out
Against Billion Dollar
Corporation.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-war on the
independent manufacturers and
wide open market was officially an
nounced by Ebert H. Gary, head Of
the steel trust, late Friday afternoon.
Several hours before the formal an
nouncement the Carnegie Steel COM
pany, one of the chief subsidiaries of
trust in closing contracts in Pitts
burg at prices ranging from 50 to 81
ton under the Agreed schedule. The
steel trust mad begun to shoot into
the ranks Of it's Assser rivals five hours
before the formal declaration of war.
Wide Open Market.
wide open market for steel has
stupendous Significance, as it will no
doubt cause the destruction Of many
OF the little independent steel making
concerns which will be financial y IN
capable Of withstandlng the strain Of
competition with the billion dollar
corporation. Some Of the little con-
Germs are the sole support Of small
communities. With the doors closed,
the chimneys sn1okeless, the naohin-
cry going to rack and ruin from non
use, the homes Of tine idle workmen
will close up one by one and the
community vanish in all likelihood
Question Of Wages.
Economies will be practiced in
many plants to minimize the losses
which will come with the price war
Reduction of wages in many steel
plants were propnesied as soon as
Chairman Gary made his announce
ment. Wage reductions have bred
many strikes in the tpast and it was
predicted yesterday that there will be
strikes in the steel trade if the price
war continues until next summer.
In flush times, when. its plants are
running close to the 100 per cent
limit, the steel trust semploys 200, 900
workers. It is nows1Torking at less
than 70 per cent. III the aggregate
about 100000 wor..trs are employed
by all the steel making plants OF the
country. Probably 100000 persons
by the steel industry
Occasion Of War.
1t is claimed that the open market
was forced upon the steel trust and
the larger steel companies, which
have kept in harmony with it by the
little concerns. For some time the
little fellows have been getting prac-
tically all of the new business. They
had wide open market among them
selves, which was a dollar or two a.
ton under the agreement prices MAIN
tanned by the larger concerns.
The gleeful reign of the little fel-
lows who slashed prices so merrily
will, it is feared, prove short. The
big concerns, like the steel corpora
ton, the Jones & Laughlin plant, the
Midvale steel corporation, the Betnle-
hem steel corporation and the Penn
sylvania steel company, with the most
modern buildings and appliances, can
produce the finished products more
cheaply than the small concerns, and
IN anw protracted price war experts
do not see now the little fellows can
survive.
There was an fntinlation in Chair
man Garys announcement that there
would be no internecine war among
the big concerns, as he says in the
closing paragraph:
"The friendly relations which have
existed between the principal manu-
facturers will continue"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

"A Stubborn Cinderella should
please all ages and sizes. A line of
college jokes and other wit make the
men roar, and the scenes, together
with a fine assortment of gowns and
costumes, took immensely with the
women. The children evidently were
not overlooked by the men respons-
ible for the production, for there is
injected into the plot enough Of the
fairy story to interest the little ones.
and before the final curtain comes an
orange fete ballet which 10 very
pretty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27
STEEL TRUST WILL
NOT REDUCE WAGES

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-E. G. Gary,
chairman of the United States Steel
nouncement that there would be a. re-
duction in the wages of steel and iron
workmen before May /.
"The statements are inaccurate. The
United States Steel corporation has
never considered such a thing"
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-02-27

Warren E. Stone, president Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
was one of the speakers at the recent
banquet of the Economic club in New
York. The topic discussed was LA
bor Organiza tons in Relation to Ef-
hcient Democracy" Mr.. Stone said in
mart:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
LEEsBURG, VA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, November 81 1870
Rev. Ira d. S. Knight of Richmond.
Va, is holding special services at the
Baptist Church in Leesburg. The first
one of the services was held THURSDAY
evening and they will continue until Sun
day evening.
Homer McCutheon of Sterling, Loudoun
county, was accidentally shot while hunt
ing with Harris Hummer Thursday. 1t
was at first thought thai his sight would
to be not SO serious as at first supposed.
Mrs. Julia l.. Mills died at her home
near Mount Hope, this county, Wednes-
day. from general debility of health.
She is survived by one brother.
r. Bruce Ogden has purchased the
house and lot on King street known as
the Baptist parsonage, for $1,000. This
property formerly belonged to the late
John Wildman. Rev. S. Roger Tyler has
pal Church. Hamilton, Loudoun county
His resignation will take effect January
1. Mr.. Tyler has accepted call to IA
church in Richmond. Rev. III. w. Bel
lamy of Abingdon, Va.i will preach at
the Baptist Church at North Fork Sunda y
morning and at Waterford Sunday even
ing.
Rev A. L. Prettyman has taken charge
of the Presbyterian Church at Waterford
succeeding Rev. Z. l.. Wilson. who re-
signed owing to i'll health. Mr.. Prettyman
will preach at Faith Chapel near Water
ford Sunday morning.
Rev. ]. c. Bradford. who has recently
taken charge of the Baptist Church al
North Fork will preach at Round Hill
Sunday evening.
The December term of circuit court for
I.oudoun county will convene in Leesburg
Monday morning, Judge K. s. Turner pre-
siding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
SANDY SPRING; MD.
,peci,l Correspondence of The Star
SANDY SPRING. Nd.

SANDY SPRING. Nd.
November 81, 1909.
Miss Mary E. Gilpin was hostess OF the
Woman,s Association Wednesday. Owing
to absences from home and stormy
weather. there was a small attendance OF
members. The guests were DIR. Evans
of New York. Mrs. Nathanlel Hogg'
Mrs. William w. Moore, Mrs. Charles G
Wilson, Mrs Robert Fl. Miller, Mrs. Gil!
pin Wilson, Mrs. Frank Downey and Miss
Helen Wetherald. The January session
will he held at the home of Mrs. Benja-
min II. Miller
Alban G. Thomas had large family
dinner party Thanksgiving day, and the
Misses Dorothy and Gladys Brooke en-
tertained at cards in the evening Tor tneir
guests, Miss Cronmiler and Mr.. Mobley
ofsIAaurel.
Richard l.. Bentley of Baltimore is
spending fortnight with his sister, Mrs.
Joseph T. Moore.
Miss Lena Wilson and Miss Halle Id
dings, who are studying in Washington
this winter are at home for FEW days.
Mrs. Ida P Stabler accepted an invita-
ton to address the educational confer
ence of Virginia. held in Richmond this
week, upon the topic OF school manage
ment.
Miss Wilson, assistant superintendent
of the Maryland General Hospital in Bal
timore, made brlef WISH 10 MIS-. Roger
Brooke recently.
Miss Priscilla Page of Chevy Chase is
with Miss Farquhar.
Mrs Augustus Stabler was at Como
wingo. Pa, for two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. George l.. ADLER, former residents
here.
Mrs. f. c. Davis is in Richmond, Mrs.
Edward n. Bentley in Philadelphia Mrs.
Robert NJ Stabler and Francis A. Thomas
in Washington.
Miss Clara \. Moore, who has been in
Sandy Spring for several months, has re-
turned to her home in Alexandria.
Mrs. Edward G.. Gilpin, arrived recently
in China on her way around the world
with party of friends. She expects to
be absent more than a year.
The Enterprise Club met Friday at
Glendare, the home of Malcolm Farquhar.
with Asa NJ Stabler presiding and r.
Rowland Moore secretary. The guests
were Roger B. Farquhar, John Thomas,
William w. Moore, Frederic Stabler.
Frank NJ Hallowell. Roger B. Farquhar.
ir.. of New York, Samuel A. Young of
Virginia and Carl NJ. Farquhar Of Wash
ington.
effort by Prince George county men to
improve that portion of the Laurel road
known for generations unfavorably as
SANDY bottom" Mr.. Stabler was ap-
pointed a committee of one to endeavor
to interest the commissioners of Mont
gomery county and urge their co-opera-
ton in the movement.
The club adjourned to meet at the home
Of Clarence L. Gilpin in four weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
Emerson Institute Smoker.

The Emerson Institute Alumni Associa-
ton has arranged to hold smoker at
the University Club at 8 O'clock pm.
next Thursday. The smoker is a pre-
liminary to the banquet which the asso-
citation intends to give to Charles B.
Young, for over half century principal
of Emerson Institute. All former Emer-
sonians have been invited to the smoker.
and t is planned to discuss the arrange
ments for the coming dinner during the
evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
Do IL Now

Tomorrow A. M. too late. Take
a CASCARET at bed time; get
up in the morning feeling fine and
dandy. No need for sickness
from ouer-eating and drink
ing. They surely work while you
sleep and help nature help you.
Millions take them and keep well.
cAScARETS Ioc q box for q weeks
treatment, all druggists. Bigges. seller
In the world. Million boxes Q month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
Fire Takes Towns Main Industry.

SUNBURY, Pa. November 27-Fire of
unknown origin destroyed the West
branch hat and cap factory at Northum
berland. near here. today. The factory
was the towns main industry, employing
400 men. The loss is placed at 100000.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-02-12

Butler forgetting to draw and
send the money.
Had ! not gone to the grave
of Mr.. Lincoln, and made the
casual remark did, the people
of Nebraska might have always
believed they had assisted in
honoring the memory of their
loved and lost president, and
would have been always rs sure
ly mistaken. 1t may have been
and probably was, Il mere acci.
dent, butt don't know.