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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
JOHN P. WHITE DELIVERS ADDRESS
ON The TRADES UNION MOVEMENT

went back many years to the struggle
of labor for recognition and how the
CALLING oppression had been lifted by
the trades union movement. With the
installation OF labor saving devices,
and the ingenuity OF men, the laborer
must adjust himself for every condi-
ton. Mr. White told of the intense in
terest in the affairs of labor and in
stead of being afraid to let the public
know, the crafts were taking all into
confidence and thereby eliminating
suspicion. He told the work accom-
plished by the trades union move
ment. The fight against child labor,
whereby the children, instead of toll
ing in the mines and workshop were
playing on the school grounds, was
pointed out as was other fruitful re-
suits obtained by the trades union
movement. He told of his visit to the
international Mining congress in Eng
land as representative of the United
States, and stated that the same
trades union movement had extended
across the ocean with the same ideals
the betterment Of mankind. He eulo-
been lighting for the betterment of
labor.
The Cherry Disaster.
| The laxity OF the laws, Mr.. White
said, was responsible for the appalling
sacrifices of labor. The mine disaster
at Cherry, ILL.,, where 800 men lost
their lives was referred to by the
speaker as descriptive Of how cheap
| ly human life was held by capital.
"The protection of the laborer is one
of the present day problems OF the
trade union movement" said Mr..
| White, land the Cherry disaster shows
the shocking conditions under which
miners worked. This horrible catas-
trophe might help the laboring men
to secure something to prevent further
disasters. Had there been second
opening in the Cherry mine, those
poor men could have come safely out."
| The relation of the miner and oper-
ator in this state, Mr.. White said, were
friendly, but this condition did not ex-
list in all states, and he cited Colorado,
Alabama and Tennessee, and how the
governors in their high Offices had rul-
ed against the miner. He touched up
on the switchmenis strike and hoped
that they would be successful in their
fight for higher wages.
! 1t was regrettable that Mr.. Moore
head of Des Moines, national organ
| izer Of the Carpenters and Joiners of
America, could not be present, as well
as Miles Crawford and Edward Blake
who were unable to be present ON ac.
count of illness. This left only one
| visiting speaker on the program, Mr.
| White, but his inspiring and helpful
message to the unionists made up for
! the absent numbers of the program.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
DELTA.
..ee4.@ee4e-e4-s.. 1900. q

"
Delta-The meetings at the w. E.
church are drawing good crowds and
much interest is shown.
Mac Jacobs and JOHNNY Harty were
county seat visitors Friday.
Delta needs a bakery badly and ir
this item should strike the eye of any
one hunting g location tlle~ could not
do better than inv astigate.
You can sell eggs, chickens, horses.
hogs, sheep, cattle, seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting want ad in the
Courier. Read the want ads today.
You have something you want to sell.
or there is something you want to
buy---write your ad and then count the
words and send it In with stamps to
pay for the number OF Insertions de-
sired.
C. Kendall who has been very i'll is
now convalescing and his many
friends hope for speedy recovery.
The city council has raised the
ipeddler's license fee to SO per day.
| The brick and tile company have
enclosed their engine house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

The government engineers in charge
of the Panama canal construction have
reported that five miles of the canal
have been opened to navigation and
speculation has been aroused as to the
probability Of opening the completed
canal for commerce at an earlier date
than has been planned. This probable
ity should show congress the necessity
of doing something for our merchant
marine. The opening of the Panama
canal will be a great boon to COM
merce. but America will not secure her
fair share of the benefit derived from
this great engineering task and from
its enormous expenditure unless more
ships flying the American flag are
available for the trade which will flow
through this new waterway. President
Roosevelt urged upon congress the
necessity of passing a ship subsidy
bill and President Taft makes a sim
liar recommendation Consideration
should be given to these recommends
tions by congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
CHERRY DISASTER.
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Editor Of the Courier
Just at present the eyes of the
world are attracted to Cherry, ILL
nois, and from what we can learn OF
the disaster through the public press,
three hundred lives were snuffed out,
the result largely of pure carelessness.
This disaster could have been avoided
had the proper precautions been used
and better safety guards been put
around the men for protection In the
first place, the mine was very dry, and
all the timbers around the bottom Of
the shaft, as well as the timbers III
the main entries, were dry pine tim
Der, like finder to catch fire as it
were. 1t is evident the man in charge
of the burning hay was radically in
competent as to his duties. Instead
of running the car along the main en-
try with his load of fire in an attempt
to dump it into a pool Of water, he
should have sent it up on top, from
whence it came. In a case of this
kind delays are dangerous; fool
should have known, but it seems he
didn't, hence as the result of careless
ness We have the above disaster con-
fronting US. 1t is deplorable one. Il
seems to me there is good opportun-
ity for legislation in regard to the per-
sonal safety of men who work under
the ground for a living. The quantity
of hay or dry material allowed in a
mine at any one time should be linn
tied to certain amount and above all
PUT men in charge of handling those
things that are competent men with
brains; also method of lighting
those fire traps as it were, should be
provided by law.
If ] understand the word torch, it
means something more than an ordi-
nary light on top of mans head. 1t
just simply means large naked light
and in this case very carelessly han
| died This should be regulated by
law, for it is evident that had the
/ electric light that was put in for illum'
| mating purposes been in use this acct
dent would not have occurred. Never:
| theless the men (breadwinners of fam.
iilies) are gone and eighty unborn chill
| dren will never know their fathers. II
matters not how well they are provid'
| ed for, the head of the house. the one
who was looked to for the necessities
| Of life, can never be replaced. They
| are gone to the land from whence none
return and con ONLY be cherished il
memory.
In conclusion, I want to say that il
is worse than useless to dwell upon
this terrible disaster. What is needed
now is to make the above disaster {
turning point to bring about such re
forms in mine management as viii
go far towards making such horrors
impossible. In this case We are tolG
that this mine had all the latest appli
ances, but if so they failed utterly a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

Jagged crystals in the muscles and
joints that cause acute pain when
these parts are moved. These pains
You know as sciatica, rheumatism,
lUmbago, govt or neuralgia, according,
tc where they occur.
Uric acid grains are seen as seefi-
nent In the urine. Passages become ir-
regular, scanty and painful Night calls
annoy and weary you. floating oc-
ours In time, aEonixing attacks OF
gravel. and there lis danger Of running
into dropsy. stone in the kidney.
diabetes or Bright's disease.
Don't allow the kinney trouble so
get worse. Start using Doap.s Kie;s
Pills. which have cured thousands and
must surely helm you .k
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
HEAD OF IOWA MINE WORKERS
WAS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT UNION RALLY.
MEETING A LOVE FEAST
Many Hear oskaloosan Tell of Present
Day Labor Questions; otturwans
Give Impromptu Speeches;
Have Good Time.

Ottumwa unionists and their friends
enjoyed love feast last night in the
Ottumwa Trades and Labor assembly
hall John P. White Of Oskaloosa was
the chief speaker. The meeting was
the initial one planned for the win
ter months, and it was a success in
every way A. D. Watson, chairman
OF the entertainment committee, who
presided, said the object of the meet
ing was to get together for mutual
benefit and good times, and the pro-
gram that followed was true to the
object. All had a good time and thus
were mutually benefited. Aside from
MI White, short talks were made by
City Solicitor Clyde G. Sparks, John
w. Kitto, f. A. Ehrmann, George
Bliss and w. G. Minnick. Mr.. White
extolled the virtues of organized labor,
and in referring to the recent mine
disaster at Cherry, Illinois, said that
the laxity of laws was responsible, and
that the catastrophe could have been
averted if second opening in the
mine had been provided. The Schu-
bert orchestra played throughout the
evening, and refreshments were
served.
MI White is fearless exponent Of
unionism and his long service in the
ranks of organized labor as president
of the Iowa Mine Workers and vice
president Of the national Mine Work
ers the largest union organization in
the world, fit him well to talk on any
subject pertaining to labor.
The Trade Union Movement.
Mr. White opened his address by
telling OF the good will the members
of his organization had for Ottumwa
and her laboring people, The aim and
struggle of the trade union movement
declared the speaker, was for higher
ideals. He said one of the objects of
unionism was to alleviate the suspl-
cion that has been cast on it by the
corporations and enemies of the move
ment, and that it had passed the eX-
perimental stage. Mr. Whites thoughts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

buy--write your ad and then count the
words and send 1t in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired. One-half cent word.
Services at the Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening by Rev.
Lapham of Pella, Iowa
It lis reported that next January the
Rock Island employees who have at
tanned the age OF 70 years or will at
tain it before June 80. 1910, also those
who have been in continuous service
20 years OF more and have become
permanently incapacitated regardless
age will receive pension, the amount
to be determined later.
A. G. Mars OF Peoria. H., and Frank
Cameron of Hiteman were In Eldon
Wednesday on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

Police Judge Morrissey calls the at
tention of the city council to the nee
essity of putting the prisoners in the
city Jail to work The city, he says, has
been buying crushed rock, while men
have been taking it easy in the city
Jail. Buns have welcomed arrest and
Jail sentences that gave them three
square meals day, a warm resting
place and no work in exchange for
their board There is no reason why
the police judges suggestions should
not be carried out. If there isn't
enough work on the rock pile to keep
them all busy, let them be put to work
cleaning the streets for the Christmas
shoppers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
EppYvlLLE.
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Eddyvil,e-will Chriswell has been
visiting his brother Henry Criswell
and family of Oskaloosa.
Mrs. N. B. Holloway came down
from Oskaloosa Monday to visit with
friends for short time.
The F'ortnightly club met Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank
Epperson Mrs. Holloway acted rs
leader.
Word has been received here that
the Burke boys who left Eddyville
several years ago are located on a
claim in Nebraska.
Mrs. Theodore Smith went to OF
tumwa Monday to visit her uncle.
Ell Williams of Hamilton is visiting
his nephew Monroe keerans.
Those on the sick list are Frank
Lamis, Carl Carson and children OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Good
SHOEING
is essential to the travelling OF that
horse. Good shoeing is our kind,
King Horse Shoeing Co
22O EAST SECOND
22o EAST SECOND

VIM. Mattix.
You can sell eggs, chickens, horses,
hogs, sheep, cattle. seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
articles by putting a want ad in the
Courier Read the want ads TODAY.
You have something you want to sell,
or there is something YOU want ia
buy--wIite your ad and then count tile
words and send it in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired. One half cent a word.
The teachers of the public school
are giving examinations this week,
Tho attendance which has been quito
irregular on account of the mumps is
much better
Miss Minta Scores and Kitty Bidforti
are absent this week from; school on
account of sickness.
John Smith living ON tile r. j. Old
ham farm Went to Ottuniwa Tuesday
to visit his father whosis quite ill.,saI,,.
Smith will move his family to Arkan-
sas soon.
The little child OF Ed Scribner north
OF town is quite i'll, threatened with an
attack of pneumonia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
THE PREslpENr,s MESSAGE.

President Taft's message is PLAIN.
'business-like document, concise and to
the point and easily understandable.
The president sees the necessity of
economy in expenditures, Of striving
for surplus instead of deficit, and it
will be agreed that this is laudable
aim.
The tariff matter is not approached
with chip on the presidential shout
der, as this question is frequently ap-
preached. The tariff question was de-
cided at the last session and is not up
for consideration before the present
congress. The presidents discussion of
the subject is confined to statement
Of his plan as regards the work of the
tariff commission empowered under
The present law, and what other future
steps will be taken with reference to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
oTTuMwA PROOF.

Mrs. Sarah Horn. els w. Main st.
Cttumwa, Iowa. says: Hearing OF the
numerous cures effected by Doan.s
Kidney Pills in cases OF kidney trouble,
and having been q sufferer from 4.
lame and aching oacis for come tiYls.
procured the remedy and began II
use. Doan's Kidn :, Pills proved to lje
the medicine needed. restoring mss
kidneys to a normal condition and re-
moving the bachache and other syinI,
tgns of kidney complaint. I take pleas
ure in giving Doan's Kidney Pills thu
entire credit for this great change
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

A cable dispatch from London which
shows the amount Of land owned by
the members of the house of lords
bears eloquent testimony to the reason
for the rejection of the budget by that
body. 1t has been determined that not
one of the lords owns less than a
thousand acres of land Twenty three
members own more than 100000 acres
each. Most of the others reckNN their
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
WATER POWER WASTED,

The Des Moines Capital, which has
been enthusiastic in Its advocacy of
the Improvement Of the Des Moines
river with a view to making the
stream navigable, calls attention TO
statement made by Major Richie re-
Gently regarding the valuable water
power Of the river, which is now vast
ed. The Capital says.
Major Richie in his talk before the
Greater Des Moines committee few
days ago made the surprising state
ment that the Des Moines river has a
fall of three hundred feet between the
city of Des Moines anu the point
the Mississippi. Such fall means
that there are many valuable water
power sites going to waste. Every
wheel in the Des Moines valley ought
to be turned by power furnished from
the Des Mloines river. The proposed
government survey will not only tell
whether or not the river can be made
navigable, but it will disclose the best
sites for dams. Any way it is taken,
good is to come out of the present in
vestigation in relation to the Des
Moines river.
Major Riches recommendation, as
the result of tho preliminary inyestiga-
ton, made last summer, calls for the
surveying of the stream by the gov
eminent. If favorable action is taken
on this recommendation and the gov
eminent comes into Iowa to do this
work, the state should study means of
cooperating with the government in
the improvement and do it's part in a
work that means much to Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

roey's Honey and Tar is the best
and safest cough remedy for children
AT the first symptoms of cold give
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

Something of interest to the young
readers as well as their elders, will
be found on the Courier Junior page
in today's issue. The Christmas Stock
ing club is announced and everybody
in Ottunwa is interested in this club.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

selection of a successor to w. r. Yer
non, register of the treasury. Booker
r. Washington and other colored lead.
'ers have given their support to j. G.
Napier of Nashville for the place. But
it appears the president will probably
select colored man from the north.
]. G. Welliver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Observation-Disclosures.

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

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This is why he continues his visits
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

France has decided not to send a
warship to Nicaragua. That is right.
Uncle Sam is going in there in a few
days and your boat would only be in
the way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

Judge Morrissey is right All the
able bodied convicts of his court
should be put to work cleaning the
streets. Ottumwa's street should be
kept clean. Main street is bad, Second
streets is, too. especially west of the
Milwaukee tracks. There the mud is
SO deep that the paving is entirely
lost Put them to work at once.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

The Des Moines river during 1908
has been doing its part to make good
the. statements to the effect that ii
contained water enough to make it
navigable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

And speaking of the weather did
you notice that it was 10 below in Col
orado where they write columns every
day about their balmy climate?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

Mrs. S. Joyce, Claremont, n. H.,
writes: About q year ago bought
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy.
1T cure me of severe case of kidney
trouble Of several years standing. 1t
certainly is n grand, good medicine.
and l heartily recommend it, CIarll,s
Drug Store: Swenson's Drug store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

There are some of the residents III
Ft. Madison who will not attend the
corn show now being held in that city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

When that college professor opens
Dr.. Cooks iron box, he may find the
north pole In there. Who knows?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

Des Moines, 2 below zero; Ottumwa,
2 above. The climate of Ottumwa is
much preferable to that of Des Moines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

1t is very appropriate that Senator
Smoot should introduce bill in the
interests of women.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-27

There comes a time in the history of
every young city when an enthusiastic and
spontaneous forward movement on the part
of it's citizens becomes necessary in order
that the attractions and advantages, indus
trial and commercial alike, lying dormant
for want of proper publicity, may become
known abroad.
This condition of affairs having come to
pass in Bemidj this Souvenir Edition of
The Pioneer was inspired in the hope that
it may in fullest measure, accomplish all
that the enterprising and astute citizens Of
the beautiful city of the lakes could de-
sire, in making known to the outside world
the real conditions, economical, industrial
and educational, as they exist in Bemidji
today, to the end that new capital new in
dustres and new homeseekers may be at
tracted to our city to aid us in developing
our limitless resources and thus add to our
progress and prosperity as we'll as their
own.
The prediction that this city is certain
to become within few years, one of the
most important commercial and industrial
centers in the state is not based on mis-
directed zeal and unthnking enthusiasm
but rather on the solid groundwork of
manifest promise.
The city has now outgrown it's element
airy stage and advanced to a position of
prominence that places it in the category
of the leading and most progressive cities
of the state.