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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
CONDITIONS AT
SCHWAB'S PLANT
Men Worked Seven Days a
Week For Low Pay.
CAUSE OF THE STRIKE
Thousands Labored Twelve Hours
Day and Earned II ~ Cents an
Hour--some Were Paid on a Bonus.

Hour-some Were Paid on Bonus.
Washington. May 1.-THE report OF
the bureau Of labor upon the condi.
tions at the Bethlehem Steel works,
Of South Bethlehem. Pa. which was
submitted to the senate. says that
1922 men worked twelve hours day
for seven days a week. large per-
centagc OF these laborcrs earning only
1914 cents an hour.
A synopsis Of the report follows:
The strike started Feb. 4. 1910. when
several hundred machinists struck
against the discharge OF three men
who had served as committee APP
pointed to protest against Sunday and
overtime work. One OF the elements OF
interest In the strike is that It was a
strike OF unorganized workmen.
While a very considerable percen.
tage OF the force had n regular work
Ing day OF twelve hours for the entire
seven days a week. large part Of the
skilled wornmen had approximately
ten and one.half hour day. six days a
week.
The men having the shorter hours
were TO considerable extent paid on
bonus system. which resulted IN
their speeding up. and they claimed
that their work was carried on at such
high pressure that overtime and Sun
day work was an undue tax on their
strength. They advance the further
claim that they feared that the en-.
croachments Of overtime and Sunday
work would ultimately lead TO putting
the twelvehour day and the seven-day
week into practical effect throughout
the entire plant
According to the January pay roll OF
the company. OF the 1884 persons an.
pearing on that pay roll 1928. of 20
per cent. were regularly required 10
work seven days a week. and Sunday
work was not considered overtime. OF
the men whose normal week consisted
Of only six days. 1913. or 14.5 per cent
Of the entire number on the pay roll.
were required to do extra work on one
or more Sundays during the month.
Thus n total OF 1875 per cent of those
were required 10 work nj least on
some Sundays. A considerable amount
Of overtime work was also required
Of the ten and one.half hour men on
days other than Sundays. OF all those
appearing on the January pay roll
1922 worked In positions In which
twelve hours was the regular working
day. seven days in a week. and 2233
worked In positions In which twelve
hours was the regular working day for
six days in the week. Eighty.two men
were reported rs having a thirteen.
hour day for the entire seven days. Al
together 4725. over 50 per cent of all
the employees appearing on the Jan
nary pay roll. worked In positions reg
ularly requiring twelve or more hours
Of labor per day on their regular work.
ing days.
Those working for 10 cents an hour
and under II cents In January mum.
bered 2640. or 2s7 per cent of the to-
tai number on the pay roll while 1928.
or 1915 per cent. received II cents. but
under 16 cents an hour. The total
number shown as receiving less than
i6 cents an hour fnot including ap.
prentices) numbered i6 per cent Of
the total number on the pay roll. while
1888. or 5S.6 per cent received less
than rs cents an hour.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
Sold Family For sas.

John w. Wotsid. twenty-three years
OF age. a resident of Rome. ~ ".
sold his wife and their two children
to his neishbor John Wingrowski.
fifty.one years old. for s25. Wotski
pocketed the money and told Win
growski TO 30 and claim his property.
There was row. however when Win
growski went after his neighbours wife
and children. with the result that the
two men were arrested and held upon
technical charge
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07

After having sayagely attacked his
girl companion In moment of frenzy.
shot a policeman and wounded sew
Clarence Woods. nineteen years old.
of Hackensack. n. j.. held forty dep.
uty sheriffs at bay until. when about
to be overcome. he shot himself
through the head.
When the posse that was first sent
down in response to call for aid
from the chief OF police OF Rutherford
reached the scene of the siege they
found that Woods had enough ammu.
milton to keep them at distance I'M
less they wished TO make a dash
through a bullet swept space. The sit
uation was explained to Sheriff Brew
ster here. and he went down with an
automobile loaded with rifles TO take
personal charge of the affair.
Under his direction the posse divid
ed. about ten rAen going up the Hack
ensack river until they found motor
launch. In 20 which they piled with
their rifles. Then as they came down
tut IiNti W dttttt tut UbtAuOuH' llOIl
the rear the men on shore moved for
ward. both tnrties pouring a storm OF
bullets into the little structure.
When there was no reply from
Woods the men In the boat venturrd
to come ashore at the little landia 2
stage. They were just preparing TO-.
a rush on the door when shot sound.
ed from the inside and the door Of
the boathouse opened.
Woods had shot himself through
the head with his rife. and though he
was able TO stagger as far as the
landing stage he dropped there and
died almost instantly.
Woods had started the Wild scene
by making n murderous attack on
Miss Anna Kipp
Woods and Miss Kipp went down 10
the boat club at Rutherford. They
were to join a party Of eight young
persons and go for picnic up the
river. As none of the Others had ar
rived yet. however. Miss Kipp offered
TO help Woods get the boat out OF the
house. She had approached the door.
when Woods. who had preceded her.
suddenly jumped out with heavy club
in his hand and struck the girl two
heavy blows over the head.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
U. S. POPULATION 91,42l,423
Unofficial Figures Show 7.t9t,3s4 In.
crease In Ten Years.

Washington. May 5.-According to
unofficial figures of the census just
completed the population of Philadel.
phia Is estimated at i,540.429. The
population Of Philadelphia In 1900 was
1.2ss.6s7. This would show an in
crease of 246.732.
The 1910 population Of the United
States Is estimated at 81 .424.423. The
population in 1900. including ALASKA
and Hawaii. and naval and military
forces was s4.233.069 This would
show an increase In the ten years OF
7.19i.354.
The estimated population 1910 Of
Greater New York is 4563.603. an In.
crease Of 1.i26.4O1. The population OF
Chicago Is estimated at 2.2s2.926.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
Huston Guilty Of Conspiracy.

Joseph N. Huston. the architect OF
the Pennsylvania state capitol. was
convicted in Harrisburg OF conspiracy
TO defraud the state OF Pennsylvania
by certifying to desks for the. equip
ment OF the building. II required
twenty-five and a half hours for the
jurymen to reach q verdict.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
Try Buying By Mail The
Strawbridge & ClOthier Way

always have the people Snow Hill and vicinity
visit whenever they Philadelphia When to Pha
charge rest and meet friends the pleasant
But when cannot here in you can still enjoy the
Mail Order Service We do not believe other large store the
bridge Cothier quality Merchandise
prices and methods doing business known need eab
attention Mail
city Through recently adopted
which will be
reques you practically the prices would right
at counter, though hundreds Of miles
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
N. E. Church Notice.

Preaching on Sunday next at 10. 30A.
NJ. and 500 P. M. Sunday-school at 2. 30
T. M. Young peoples class Monday,
7.l5 7. NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday.
500 P. NJ. Epworth League Sunday
at z. Is p. M. Official meeting the first
Monday night in the month. John T.
Taylor's class will meet Sunday morn
ing Mt i.30 o'clock.
C. w. PRETTYMAN, Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
vseeIna.e students to Check Smallpox

Lincoln. Neb., May ;. = Chancellor
Avery. of the University OF Nebraska,
directed that the students suLNit to
vaccination or report to the authori.
ties each day for examination. All
university gatherings have been sus-
pended, but class work is being kept
up. More than dozen cases Of small.
pox have been discovered among the
students.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
N. P. Church Notice.

Preaching, 10. 30 A. M. and 7.3O p. M. F;
Sunday-school. 200 p. M. Christian
Endeavor Sunday, $50 p. NJ; Prayer
meeting Wednesday, 7.30 M. Glass
Saturday. 7.30 p. NJ. Junior Christian
Endeavor Saturday at 300 p. NJ. You
are cordially invited to all Of the above
services. GEORGE HINES. Pastor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-07
Presbyterian Church.

Preaching on Sunday at IL o'clock A.
NJ. and 800 p. NJ. Sunday-school at
2. l5o'clock. Prayer meeting every We'd
nesday evening at 500 o'clock.
JOSEPH b. NORTH, Pastor.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28
LIMBURGER AND THE LAW
Odorous Compound Responsible for
Some Trouble and a Little Al
legged "Wit."

Technically" said Judge Wells to
William Rung in the municipal court,
you had the right on your side. How
ever, you chose a form of cruel and
unusual punishment that cannot be
tolerated by this court. I'll have to
fine you one dollar"
1t appeared from the evidence that
Mr.. Rung, who is a stereotyper, sat
down to luncheon with Edward Snider,
a fellow employe. The piece de resist
ance of Rung's luncheon consisted of
limburger cheese, and Snider, who re-
CARDS himself as something of wag,
had made certain remarks about the
cheese, rejecting particularly on its
odor. Thereupon Mr.. Rung smeared
a piece of the cheese over the humor-
Gus Snider's countenance.
"This," said Rung, as he stepped up
to pay his fine, "is the kind of justice
that smells to heaven"
"That will be about all from you."
said the court bailiff; cheese it!"-
Chicago Recerd-Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28
Another Instance.

The Fiji caHnibal reluctantly pro-
duced a quarter in response to the
Lightning Calculator's pathetic plea
at the psychological moment.
IF you would only cut out tho
BOOZE" he growled, "and pass up the
crap and dice and the handbook thing.
you wouldn't have to be touching your
friends for a grub-stake so regularly"
"Ah! You're like so many others.
my Philistine friend" sighedf the
Lightning Calculator; 1T seemS i'm
possible for you to understand the &C.
centricities of ius!"-Los Angeles
Herald
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28

phineusers or even a majority Of them begin
with opium. On the contrary, the morphine habit
Is distinct and is usually acquired without any
preliminary pipe experience. but the road from
opium to morphine Is open and easy.
Cocaine the contrary, bears no relation to
opium. 1t Is not q derivative; 1t gives entirely
different sensations; and 1t Is a separate and dis
tinct habit. II Is allied to opium only In this
the morphine victim occasionally turns to cocaine
for relief when trying to break himself Of the
morphine habit, and according to the Chicago po-
lice, there occasional "fends" far gene
that they use BOTH finding that one so counteracts
the other In It's physical effects that 1t is possible
to more Of each without danger. So, while
cocaine itself bears relation to opium there Is
an occasional connection between the cocaine
habit and the morphine habit. and the confusion
that makes 1t necessary to include cocaine in
discussion Of opium and its derivatives is al
together without justification.
1t Is common belief that desperate criminals
are generally or at least often, dope fends"
When the perpetrator Of particularly daring
crime Is caught it is not unusual to find the
papers gravely announcing that he is victim of
the cocaine habit. 1t may be morphine or 1t may
be just dope generally, but 1t is usually cocaine.
The more sensational the crime or series OF
crimes for which man gang is responsible,
the more certain we are to learn that dope had
much to 90 with the making OF the criminal or
criminals. 1t takes such hold a man, we
are told, that he will commit any crime to obtain
It. Being in need OF his cocaine or his morphine
opium itself has not such bad name in this
way-we picture him taking his magazine pistol
and going out TO get the necessary money.
I asked Chicago policeman of much expert
about this
'If dope fiend needed his DOPE" he said "and
had magazine gun any other kind of a gun,
he'd hook the gun"
"lf he had gum" suggested.
He'd try to borrow dope from another fend"
And If he couldn't do that?"
He'd hook his clothes-all that he could get
along without"
And II he had nothing to pawn?" He'd beg"
Might he not become desperate enough to go
out with club slungshst and slug
suspecting wayfarer?"
Rarely. One Of them may occasionally do
something like that, II very desperate and cond
tions are just right, but he seldom has confidence
enough in himself to attempt it. Whisky would
be much more likely to result in act like that
Whisky gives a man nerve, dope takes II away
Dope iends are almost invariably arrant towards;
they have not even the nerve to be good sneak
thieves. They responsible for lot of petty
crime that calls for neither courage exertion
but that is all"
The impression that the Of these narcotics
leads to insanity Is also an error, according to
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28
SAW CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY
Unreasonable Attitude of His Friend
Naturally Disguised Man of
Business.

Solomon and Moses, while walking
by the canal, saw a notice board which
stated that five shillings would be paid
drowning.
1t didn't take them more than min
ute to arrange that one should fall in
and be saved by the other, and the
stakes" divided.
In went Sol, and found it rather
deeper than he expected. However, he
splashed about, crying:
Come on, Moses! Save mel"
Moses hesitated.
SOL" he said, ''I've been reading
that notice board again, and it says.
Ten shillings for dead body Now,
do be reasonable. London Tft-Bits.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28

hood however to confess this to her before mar
riage He was. Of course. going to break himself
OF the habit and she, womanke, was willing to
risk her ha appiness the chance Of recaiming him.
They were married. and for a year. with her help
he succeeded In keeping away from the stun. The
habit apparently, was broken Then, In some way.
he drdftsd back to it. His wife tried again and
again to lead him back to the decent and safe iife
but It was the old. old story; the man who has not
the strength to reform to get the wife he wants Is
very very seldom reformed by her afterward.
The young wife became discouraged. The task
WAS hopeless the future was black, and there was
nothing to keep up her courage. Now. a person in
that frame Of mind Is the one to whom opium or
morphine most appeals-if he or she happen to
have knowledge of the effect. 1t is when the gloom
is deep that the drugs that bring temporary solace
most allur1ng. And the vile tried opium,
and opium claimed her.
They drifted away from Los Angeles and no
was heard of them-unt they were arrested
In st. Paul for running an opium den. Another
young man and another young woman were
rested with them when the police raided the place.
All four were under the influence Of the drug
The following. also from the police report seems
to be at variance with the policeman quoted previ-
ously and also with the views of the physicians:
mo crime, great small, is beyond the reach Of
the person surrounded by such conditions"
The habit is sometimes acquired unconsciously,
but this does not apply to opium smoking. No one
ever hit the pipe" without knowing exactly what
he was doing and had a legitimate ex.
cuse for trying 1t. Opium may be administered
In other ways for an entirely proper and sometimes
necessary purpose, and out OF this may grow the
habit, but 1t does not lead to the pipe" On the
contrary, II is much more likely to lead to the
phipe needle. So opium smoking may be said to be
the least excusabe OF the habits and except as it
leads to morphine, 1t is the least harmful.
The morphine and cocaine habits, and other
forms Of the opium habit, may be acquired by one
who takes no such deliberate or conscious risk.
Reputable physicians extremely chary these
days OF administering any of these drugs, avoiding
them so far as possible; but they were not always
so careful, and there are physicians now who are
somewhat reckless In using them.
Physicians however, maintain that neither the
morphine nor the cocaine habit Is often acquired
as result Of the use of the drug under doctors 8
directions In Of illness to allay pain.
Strangely enough the white man is the victim
Of opium rather than the Chinaman.
With regard to the class from which II claims its
victims, report from the Pittsburg police to the
International Opium commission puts physicians in
the lead among professional men, with ministers
second
The Pittsburg report also says that thieves gam
bers and disorderly women furnish q large number
of the victims.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28
MRS. PINSIIAMS STANDING INVITATION:

Women sueringfrom any form Of female weakness arein-
vited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pnkha Lynn.
Mass All letters received opened read and answered6y
women freely talk of her private illness
to woman; thus has been established this confidence
between Mrs Pnkham and the women of America which
has never been broken. Never has she published tes
monial used letter without the written of the
writer, and has the company allowed these conf
dreds of thousands of them in their files will attest
Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs Pink
ham has to draw FROM it is than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed in your
She asks nothing in return except your good will and her
advice has helped thousands Surely any woman, rich
poor should be glad to take advantage of this
offer of assistance. Address Mrs. Pnkhan Of Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28
Stop
MWN
Qwd@on&deh

This Fact-hat in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you con-
hding your private ills to woman woman whose ex'
perence with womens diseases twenty-five years.
The present Mrs Pnkham, daughter-n-law of Lydia E.
Pnkha for years under her direction and has ever
since her decease continued to advise women.
Many suffer in silence and drift along from bad
to worse knowing we'll that they ought to have immee
assistance, but natural modesty causes them to shrink
from exposing themselves to the questions and probable
examinations of their family physician Such ques-
tonng and examination is unnecessary. Without cost
you consult woman whose knowledge from actual
experience is great.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28
Why She Permitted II.

"Why did you ever permit your hus--
band to buy flimsy, rickety automo-
bile like that?"
"He recently got himself heavily
insured against accidents"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28

those IN a position to know. While
under the influence of the drug a man
may be temporarily insane, but, de-
prived of It, he RECEIVERS very much
as a man gets over a drunk. He may
be. and usually Is. weakened men
tally, but his condition is not such
as to warrant his continued restraint
in an asylum. In fact, he seldom gets
to an asylum. DR.. Adolf Meyer, d.
rector Of the Pathological institute OF
the New York state commission In
lunacy and head of the Phipps Re-
search commission. quotes a report
that shows only IL out Of over 1900
cases Investigated to be due to the
use Of opium. cocaine. etc., although
he adds that private sanitariums
would probably show larger proper
tion.
DR.. Clarke Gapen. now located at
Madison, Wis, but formerly at the
head of the Illinois Eastern Hospital
for the Insane, at Kankakee, could
find only nine In report covering
four years, and 2,1S1 cases Of insan-
ity. The effects, so far as the neces-
sity for restraint are concerned" said
DR.. Gapen. "are temporary. The
Keeley cures and private asylums I'M
doubtedly get larger proportion than
the public asylums, but even there
they are usually discharged quickly.
And most OF those In these places are
not classed as insane anyway they
are merely there to be assisted in
breaking a habit. Some should be
kept under restraint, at least much
longer than they are, as the only
means of keeping them from dropping
back into the old rut, but you can't
hold in an asylum man, otherwise
mentally sound, just because he has
a weak Will.
Then what ia the fate of the dope
fiend?" He seldom finds his way to
the penitentiary or the asylum, so
what does become of him?
Well, that question is answered In
part by the story that leads this ar
ticle. and here is another:
A young man of Los Angeles, Call
fornia. was engaged to be married to
a charming girl of the same city. She
was of excellent family, a favorite in
society. accomplished, and the future
seemed rosy. He was youth OF ex-
cellent standing and good business
prospects. But he had acquired the
onium habit. He still had the man
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28

In the London streets there are
nearly 10000 boy traders under IA
years of age, and over 900 girl traders
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-28


although 1t was quite impossible to intrust him
with the money for his board, lodging and other
necessities. The brother did all that was DOS
sible TO do to break the habit, and he finally sue
ceeded In getting the unfortunate one into an
asylum and under the watchful care Of physicians
The habit was there broken but the patient near.
iy died in the breaking Furthermore the harm
had been done, and although the man never went
back to morphine he never was anything bat a
miserable wreck, OF no use to himself or to any
one else. His brother provided for him. but he
continued to be Joke or tragedy Gas you hap
pened to look at IT., to the day of his DEATH and
he died miserably.
That's one story OF opium in FORM prom
ising career checked in the very moment
Of its greatest promise, and then ruined. There
many others, where there Is no devoted broth
er that will surpass It in horrid details Of degra-
dation but the very fact that this man, with all
the uplifting influences and help that he had, fell
swiftly and so far makes his story impressive
and Illuminating
Struggled opium drifts naturally into those
channels that lead to its vicious and harmful use
Dutypaid opium is also thus used to a large ex-
tent but the smuggled article is almost wholly
for that market Indeed, without that market
there would be little smuggling.
There are restrictions placed upon the sale Of
opium and its derivatives, but these restrictions
cannot well be made to apply to what is contra
band anyhow and liable to confiscation wherever
found. Neither national nor state government
successfully regulate the sale and use Of an ar
tice that neither is able to find. So smuggled
opium naturally follows subterranean channels
and reaches those who would have difficulty in
buying openly. The very fact that it is contra
band compels it to seek this market, and the very
fact that this market is under the ban of the
law compels 1t to depend largely upon the contra
band article. The fact that it is cheaper than
the duty-paid article also commends 1t, but that
Is merely incidental.
Struggled opium It is for the mos. part that
Iupplies the opium "joints," and the Joints" not
inly cater to the smuggled article, but create
The habits that make the demand for It.
Morphine Is derivative of opium, and is proper
ly to be considered herewith Opium contains
an average Of about nine ten per cent. of NOR
phne. There also other derivatives of opium
that produce of the sensations the "hend"
learns to crave, but morphine alone seems to take
the grip him that becomes habit He
passes quite easily and naturally from opium to
morphine. usually taking 1t internally at first, and
then with the needle" 1t is saying among
physicians that "a man is lost when he begins
to use the needle" This Is not to be understood
as meaning that all opium-users, even ma
;ority Of them, pass to morphine. or tkat all