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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13
Sejm Zjednoczenia
POlskO-R zymskO katOlic-
kieg0 pod 0pieka Matki
BOskiej ~CZestOchOWskiej.
Odbyty dnia 5go stycznia 1910 +.
W Winona, MINI.

. godzinie dziewjatej pred
po}udniem delegaci Zjedno-
czenia z%gromadzil; sic do sa-
Iii pod kosc1o{em sw. >Stani.
sfawa Kostki, zkad razem u
dali sic do kosciofa ma ma
boze6stwo solenne kt6re 3D.
prawj} Kapelan Zjednocze-
MIA, Wiel. ks. p1oboszcz j.
w. J. Pacholski W asystencyi
Wiel. ks. J. J. .Herek kle-
ryka J. E. ~Grabowskiego.
Pc wys}uchaniu mszy sw.
delegaci z%gromadzili sic do
pieknie udekorowanej sail,
gdzie Kapelan Zjednoczenia
Wiel. ks. proboszcz J. Pachol~
ski otworzy} sejm modlitwa.
Prezydent Jak. Satka obra}
komitet z delegat6w do zba-.
DANA mandat6w poselskich.
Komitet zda1 sprawozdanie,
iii 20. delegat6w ma prawo
do zasiadania ma sejmie. Pc
przeczytaniu listy delegation
okaza1o- sic, il szesciu by}o
nieobecnych. Pan Jan B.
Bambenek zosta} iednog}os-
ME obrany marsza}kiem SCI
mu, zAs pan Leon D. Ha~
merski zosta} obrauy sekre-
tarzem sejmu. Sekretarz &C.
neralny przeczyta1 protoko}
z ostatniego sejmu, kt6ry
zostaf przyjety. Komitet do
zbadania ksiazek zdat spra-
wozdanie Masterpieces:
Bi1ans qot6wki z ro-
ku 1908. SIS, 751.7O
Wp}ynelo do kasy W ro-
ku 1902. 11,l92.4O|
Og6lny doch6d. 16,944.10
Og6lny rozch6d.. .6,0O7.95
Bi]ans got6wki 2
roku 1909. ..$10,936.15
Bilans podzielony naste*
pujaco:
Fundusz rezerwowy 2,126.05
Fundrsz obrotowy 26l.73|
Hasa ~posmiertDa 8,548.37
l0,936.15|
Pc za}atwieniu r6znych
mniejszych spraw odroczono
sesye przedpo}udniowa o go.
dzinie l1:45 do 2gjej pc ro-
1udniu.
Ma sesyi popo1udniowej,
pc przeczytaniu listy delega-
tow okaza}o sic, il obecpych
by}o rs a nieobecnych 4 de-
legat6w. Pc za}atwieniu r6z-
nych spraw j pc przeczyta.
niu konstytucyi przystapio-
nc do wyboru urzednik6w,
kt6ry wypadi nastepujaco:
Wiel. ks. proboszcz j. w. J..
Pacholski, Kapelan
Jakub Satka, Prevalent
Tomasz Podolski, Vice PREF:
RONALD J. Hamerski. Sekr.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13
NASH AGENCI.

Upowaznieni So do kolektowanis
abonamentu W1ARUsA nastepujacy
nasi agenei miej tcowi:~
ASHTON. Nebr. Mich. Mendyk
BRENNAN Tex. w. Kowalski
FRIED. N. OAK D. F. Szarkowski
0RXNV1LLE, S. Dak:, Jozef Grubs
INDEPENDENCE Wis. Michal Mish
hellen, Wis. Teofi Derdowsk
NANTICOKE, Pa. F.. Jablonsk
NEW WAVERLY, Tex. F, F. Proch
OAK HILL, Mich, St Pogorzelski
GREENHOUSE. MINI, A. J. Kulas
BREMOND. Tex. Jan Fan
WARSAW. N. D. Teodor Wvsocki
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13

Wysokie clio amerykahskie
pcwoduje, jak kazde pre-
ciagniecie strunY,. przvnaj
mniej W niekt6rych okolicz
nosciach wprost smieszne
skutki.. Ma pobieranie ella o.
chronnego. W pewnych dys-
tryktach u%trzymuje sic u
r1ednik6w, :gdzie t1eggo niema
zadnej potrzeby. q:
TAX W zesz}ym roku W dys-
trykcie Alekssndria, Va.
pensya takiego celnika wy
nosi!a $1224,0o a skolekto>
wal rsptem - $40 wyraz-
ME dziesiec dolar6{WN:.
| w dystrykcie Annapolis,
Md. skolektoWanie $500
trzech. dolar6w i 9 cent6w,
kosztowa}o rza1 $956.00; W
.Crisfeld, Md. sk0lektowanie
$95 kosztowafo az $3289.00 j
I'd. Zdaje sic tedv, re clio
ochronne ME lyle potrzebne
ola robotnik6w fabrycznych
jak ola darmozjad6w poll
tycznych, DO CODY TAXI poll.
tyczny fagas, kt6ry bierze
pensye pc 1000 doiar6w i
wiecej "a sko]ektowanie pa
ru dolar6w ola rzadu, robi},
gdyby pensvi ME pohiera1?
Pos7edlby zebrac, a pan
kongresman m6g1by sic ma
zawsze. pozegna6 2 jego po-
parciem, vice niechaj W kra-
ju dro&yzna ME pozwala sic
uczciwemu robotnikowi ma
wet najesc Go syto6ci, byle~
by zgraja darmozjad6w Jaw
wdziecza}a pevnym prawc-
dawcom pe1en. z}obek rzado
wy wzamian "a "mufki''
polityczne ma zawolanie Jest
to badz co badz polityka ME
godna ludzi Wolnego kraju
i przekupstwo ma koszt ma
rodu, kt6re W najwyzszym
zas}uguje pa potepie.
ME publiczne. C6y togo W
Westinghouse ME widza?
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13

ale, jezeli ojciec Tub matka,
lub oboje rodzili sic W sta
Erym. kraju, odpowie ma ply
tania O miejscu ich urodze-:
MIA: W Polsce lin Poland).
Tax samo ma pytanie, jakiej
jest narodowosci, odpowie
dziec %powinien nawet ur0-
dzony W Ameryce: jestem
POlakiem Il am a POle)!
w ten spos6b spelnimy
%obowiazek wzgledem Ojczyz.
ny Polski, a pamietajmy, re
nam tego pikt "a z}e brac
ME moze. Jezeliby kt6ry z
spisujacych ludnosc Genuine
rator) nieohcia} zapisac tax,
jak nlu sic odpowie, to go
wyprosi6 "a drzwi i podat
do wyzszej wladzy zazalenie
ma niego.
Me watpimy, re wszystkie
pisma polskie upomna swych
czytelnik6w o tym waznym
obowiazku, jednakowoz, ME
stety, ME wszyscy nasi ety.
tuja gazety, koniecznem pre-
to jest, by sasiedzi, czytajacy
gazety, pouczyli nieczytaja-
cych, ably ami jeden Polak'
ami jedna Polka ME znalezli
sic W spisie jake Niemiec
Niemka; Austryak, Austry'
aczka; Rosyanin, Rosyanka|
= Ktoby sic za6 do swej
narodowosci ME przyzna},
tego dobrzeby by}o podat
do gazet, ably wszyscy VIE
dzieli, kogo uwazac "a swego,
a kogo "a wroga narodowo'
Sci naszej!
Spis ludnosci rozpocznniee
sic z wiosna, przeto komu
sprawl Polski ma sercu ley,
%powinien zabrac sic zara2
do piracy i mniej oswieco.
nych pouczac, DO mog}oby
ma wiosne bye "a p6zno.
Szczeg6lnie ma farmach roz-
wina6 trzeba agitacye. Teraz
W zapust najlepsza 20 temu
pora. Beda wesela, zmowiny,
zareczyny, gdzie zwykle vie
ksze gromadki sic schodza,
vice tam, ma kazdem takiem
zgromadzeniu, wszczac move
ma temat spisu (census).
Pytah s%pisowych ma ten
rok jest 80, kt6re ola infor.
macyi tn podajemy, gdyz ME
wszyscy potrafia bez nanny
stu ma ME ~odpowiedzie6:
A vice:
1. Miejsce zamieszkania?
2. Miejsce zamieszkania
rodziny?
3. Imiona os6b, kt6re mie-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13
10. Gdzie pracuie?

10. Gdzie PRAGUE?
20. Czy dale prace innym,
cry sam jest robotnikiem?
81. C1y pracowa} Is. kwie
tnia 1902.
20. lie tygodni byl bez
zajecia W roku 1909?
%. Czy umie czytac?
"a. Czy umie pisac?
70. Czy uczeszcza} do szko-
}y cd 1. wrzesnia 1909. r.?
rs. Czy ma dom w}asny,
czy p}aci komorne?
p. Czy ma dug ma domu?
%. Czy posiada dom lub
farme?
29. Liczba inwentarza ma
farmie?
80. Cay s}uzy} wojskowo?
81. SLEEPY?
80. G}uchOniemv?
Pytania to stawiac beda
enumeratorzy W jezyku an,
gielskim, ale dobrze je mice
W jezyku polskim, DO {atwiej
je zrozumiec i odpowiedzi
przygotowac. Niechajze zn6w
Mkt sic ME boi enumerato-
row! Pc inne lata niekt6rzy
kryli sic ca}ymi dniami pc
polach Tub W piwnicach; inni
zamykali drzwi i psy spusz'
cali z }a1cuch6w, by sic
pozby6 ,,natret6w" a biedny
enumeration musia} u SASHA
dow %informacyi szukac. TAX
bye ME powinno; take po-
%stepowanie swiadczy o bar
dzo niskim poziomie rozwi-
niecia u~mYs}owego. - Kazdy
powinien sumiennie j praw-
.dziwie ma pytania odpowie
dziec, DO tego wymaga prawo
i sprawiedliwosc wzgledem
przybranej naszej ojczyzny.
Prey spisie ludnosci Mkt
sic ME podpisuje ma zadne
d~okumenta, kto zas chce,
by nazwisko jego poprawnie
ma li6cie zapisano, a enume-
rator ME portrait. z dzwieku
nazwiska dobrze napisac,
niechaj ola i%nformacyi napi-
SIZE swe nazwisko ma tablicz-
ce lub ma skrawku papieru
i enumeratorowi ukaze, ale
togo skrawka papieru ME
dale.
Spodziewamy sic takze, re
i Wielebni duszpasterze ME
omieszkaja W odpowiednim
czasie parafian u%pomniec, by
krzywdy ME czynili naszej
emigracyi i wog6le polskosci!
Okolicznosciowe dowody
czesto Wystarczaja
sadom ameryka6skim do "a
sadzenia szczeg6lnie foryne-
row, przybysz6w ma dozy-
wotnie wiezienie, q navel
ma smier6. Jak niebezpiecz-
ne jest take p~ostepowanie
niesprawiedliwe okaza}o sic
onegdaj z rrzyznania sic do
pewnego W}ocha "
Wheeling, W. VI. do zbrodni
mordu. w roku 1909 zamor-
bogatego kontrakto
"a Samuela Fergusona W po-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13

Sniezyce i-mrozy dotkliwe
wiele narobiiy szkody W A.
meryct; ale coto wszystko
znaczy W por6Wnaniu z "a
dowoleniem j rado6cia MILO
del AmerYki - dzieci szK6l-
oych, k,6rym to przyczyny
smutku j uboleWania star.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1910-01-13
Ks. Antpm Boo, s. j.
przc}o zony polskich misyi
aGdzie nic chodzic.

- - -.
Biznesista nle og}aszajacy sic w
miejscowej polskie.j %}ggaazecic ma jwi-
doczniej o polak6w izieh poparcie
ME dba, DO W przeciwnym razie "a
~prasza}by ich do siebie, jak to czy-
MIA inni. Polacysi Polk, ME ma
%rzucajcie sig tym, kt6rzy 0 Was
wcale ME dbaja.
Ma egzaminie.
Professor: = Mole pytanie wpro-
wadza pana, jak widze W kfopot?
Student: = TO ME pytanie, pa
ME p~rofesorze, tylko odpowiedz.
Wyrachowanie.
sfuchaj, Tomek, Oxen sic z
Kaska.
Albo ia g|upi! ona ma 40 lat,
. ia 20, to jak ia bede mia1 100,
to ona 2u.s.!!5 nniee & g lhasta!!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13

trotting horse, a blooded, valuable ami
NAL, is generally a whole lot more
fractions and FESTIVE than the ordinary
cow--cows being good to have around
occasionally, notwiths landing
You probably get your festive little
pitchfork out-dont you, and jealousy
prod into the personal affairs OF this
man worth while-whose individuality
stamps him as man of genius either
in the world of business or of art
Who bubbles over with it in an iPregu-
lar way, sometimes, in manner which
probably doesn't come up to your own
particular personal code of morals,
/ wonder if you know to what a
featherweight proposition your various
, wee gIoWings and stratcnings amount
with the person with great deal
OF this thing. this splendid individual
ity-which brings lofty independence
as to what the world and people may
do and say generally-and of course
not prove,
Who wouldn't have a fine prancing
race-horsey atmosphere, occasionally.
anyhow, than aNcontinual dirth of af-
fans that is cOw-like and quiet and
Tmeek,
Who wouldn't sparkle occasionally
with a dash of flashing personality,
rather than live in the dead, dead gray
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13

will go in his general practice of latter
day forehushing.
You can lead him on and on-can
discover unheard of crooks and turns
and angles which YOU never dreamed.
probably, existed in the human mind.
and conduct an unusually interesting
mental exploration with it all
Then. if the end justifies the means
you can either show up your hand
or swallow even the whole as a right
good fOrcible lesson in the complex
book Of Human NatuTe-just as YOU
like,
We Need Charity.
do you knew of an unusually erratic
unusually fantastic bundle of nerves
and brain force and ideas. the smallest
part of which is worth more to the
world probably than a whole years
plodding on the part of an ordinary in,
dividual?
Do you. in that narrow little world
Of yours, forget that after all, mental
force and brain power are to be Teck
oned above rubies, and sneer upon the
fact that he probably will raise Cain
occasionally, by the way of mere re-
Taxation from the strain under which
he's been2
You ought not to,
You ought TO realize that fancy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13
ON INDIVIDUALITY


Have you seen people who poke
through the world in Istless sort of
way-putty faced, painful sort of per-
sons with whom an attempt at an
easy going worth while conversation
falls little short of a trip to the fes-
tive dentist?
\ ExpresSionleSs, colorlesS, ffelesS
people who do the walking parts in
The great drama being enacted on the
stage of life, while the stars of the
cast scintillate under the spotlight of
public attention?
You know precisely what they lack
don't you? It's merely individuality.
Almost anyone can excuse almost
anything but 4 natural Born bore who
wastes time and patience and wanders
around promiscuously filling inches
and walking into places where tores
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13

ship sometimes for a satisfactory sell
ing.
The bluff and the cheat? Hen look
the part with his accumulated s8intli
ness and his over prosperous appear.
ance
lie Of no individuality at all? He'll
be -oulless and shallow and selfish
and at-prObably--With a way OF
helping himself enthusiastically to all
the good things of life you'll be fool
enough to put up-and straightway
forget about it.
Knowing these various brands of in
northumberland the lack Of it. then
it's the best sport in the world occa-
sionally to put on look that is child
like and bland-and swallow things
prOmiscuously, if you've a curiosity to
see just how far the average human
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13
BY Bonnie BUrnHan1

You may do almost anything nova,
days by force of sheer personality.
If you haven't tried it, you've missed
something, too,
AS to Individuals.
You have only to glance into the
face of the average man or woman in
order to recognize what is hidden
there
With all the pleasant masking. all
the two-faced cringing, all the cloyfns
sweetness of the most subtle fattery
that tangible thing, that individuality
of theirs has stamped a. story in those
self-same faces which makes them as
childs play for the human nature
student
The artist? He has a dreamy eve
and a flowing lock
The tradesman? He'll barte riend-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13

are mos certainly not wanted!
The greatest saving grace of present
day conditions, then. and one of the
best of business assets is mere down
right individuality. | was about to
say in society as well-but conditions
in New York and other places which
may Iegitimately lay claim to this par
1icularly interesting institution have
already demonstrated the fact that
brains and individuality generally are
not in the line of essentials there
the prime essentials aren't worth men
tioning particularly, either.
Nowadays, however, when the up-to-
date business man and business wo-
man are striking out hand in hand.
meeting situations together capably and
satisfactorily, the true value of indi-
viduahty is forcibly- asserting itself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13
RACE SUICIDE

is not nearly the menace to increase
in population that deaths among in
fants are. Eight out of ten of these
deaths are directly or Indirectly caused
by bowel troubles. McGee's Baby
Elixir cures>diarrhoea, dysentery, sour
stomach and all infant ailments of this
nature. just the thing for teething
babies.
Price 25c and SOC per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13
His Right of Locality.

The Canadian actor who Joined tho
company this season is botfering the
managers to give him the chief role in
their new polar play as mis- right
What right does he cIaim?"
Says he is a north star"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13
No Fault of HE

The Lady Fare-You cannot cheat
me, my man. haven't ridden In cabs
for twenty-five Years for nothing.
The Cabby-Haven't you, mum?
Well. you've done your best.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-13

of brain that is sluggish and sleepy
and slow? ~
In fact, If you haven't a sneaking
httie suspicion of individuality, get it!
It's great, great thing,
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

THAT he won't fall and break his head"
The Prince replied as he viewed the sky
With favorite field glass at his eye
That he could see in clustering gale
The kite and cat on their honeward sail;
In stiff and stormy breeze" he said,
"But Muffles steering straight ahead"
And the Prince was right for soon they saw
The kite oerhead and Muff1es' paw
Guiding the rudder as they whirled in space
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

And the Jap was saying words in Greek
And Dutchy scolded the boy whose kite
Had carried Mufles out of sight
But Domino was calm and kind
And the loss of Muff1es didn't mind;
THE adventures new and smart" he said,
That cat of mine has a master head;
He knows the maps of geography,
And the famous pictures of history;
He can read a little and some words spell,
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

And schools dismissed, and out of sight
We've put our books till tomorrow night"
Then with laughing face another said,
you see our bonnetS all are red;
For we are FIVE Red Riding Hoods
And we mean to picnic in these woods
And maybe hunt for hidden gold
And perhaps we'll have our fortunes told.
Then all FIVE laughed and made ring
And asked for Muf1es for their king
And danced around as the boys had done
And sang their songs and made lots of fun.
School boys and girls have lots of play
When schools dismissed for holiday;
But the play that day at the Gypsy tent,
And the way that afternoon was spent,
And the games they had and the tricks they
played,
And the basket lunch eaten in the shade,
And the fun with Muffles when his eyes of blue
Controlled the girls and looked them through
And made them stand, or sit, or run,
Or sing, or laugh all just in fun;
And the swing that the Jap and Dutchy made,
And Captain Dnkeys lemonade,
And the prizes given by Domino
For walking fastest heel and toe,
And then the ne-telling play
Which the Prince and Muffles gave that day,
Made the greatest picnic ever seen;
Quite good enough for king and queen
But the play that pleased the girls the best,
That they enjoyed more than all the rest,
Was dress parade in Indian file
Along path for half mile
Each clothed in Gypsy cloak and hat
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

To find an easy landing place.
They landed safely on the green;
This famous cat and the kite machine.
A CHEER went up from every lad,
And the cat was Rugged by Dinkey Dadd,
And Dutchy stood on his head bit,
And the little Jap had laughing fit,
And the farmer boy caught Domino
And kissed him twice then let him go;
Then all FIVE danced in jolly ring
With Muffles conferred as a king.
lust as the FIVE were whirling round
Five schoolgirls came to the camping ground
in bonnets red and aprons gray
With basket lunch to spend the day.
This is holiday, one said,
"A teachers grandma's uncle's dead,
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Illustrations by CT. TWElvETREEs
Each InStdllment COMPLETE STORY

And arithmetic he knows quite we'll;
Of course not every kind of rule
Like boys and girls who go to school;
But he can count and multiply
And add column four figures high.
I know by many things he did
That he has heaps of wisdom hid
Somewhere behind those bonnie eyes
That look so blue and kind and wise;
But declare it's new to me
His knowledge of machinery"
do you mean to say, the kite boy said
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
And in the lead the famous cat

And in the lead the famous cat
With purple cloak trimmed all IL gold,
And on they marched toward the cabin old
Where dear old granny lived alone,
To make her the queen on royal throne
While she would then her subjects greet
AS each would slneel down at her feet.
But something happened that spoiled the play
At half-past four O'Clock that day.
1t spoiled the visit to granny dear,
And filled the little girls with fear,
And frightened Dinkey and scared the Jap,
And chased away the country chap.
1t came from the sky this something wild
But Domino at the others smiled
And said that he would surely see
That the picnic ended happily.
Continued next Sunday)
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
XII. THE DRESS PARADE.

THE kite went up above the trees
And tossed and turned in the summer breeze );
Then SCARED around time or two,
Then got up speed and off it flew
Beyond the hills and valleys green
Till only the smallest speck was seen;
Then out of sight behind cloud
And a mile or two from the little crowd
Who stood together wondering when
They'd ever see that cat again.
Di0key was scared too much to speak
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-15
BALKWILL EXPLAINS

Continued From Page One.D
prevent Mr.. Balkwill from being
mayor and doing business With
the city in selling clay sewer pipe
10 the city for sewer work.
But he has a scheme to get
around it.
He says he will give away" his
interests.
If he is elected he will sudden
ly give away" his interests and
resign as vice president of the
Sewer pipe trust"
This will avoid the technical
ground in the charter for his re-
moval from office.
Fortunately for the public Mr..
Balkwill used his words advise J.
ly. He did not say he would sell
out and quit the whole sewer pipe
game. No, he will "give away"
his interests. Mr.. Balkwill Is
said to be a practical man, not
overlooking anything, so he I'M
doubtedly believes charity begins
at home and when he comes to
"giving away" that sewer trust
stock 1t is a pretty good guess that
as between Mrs. Balkwill and the
Ferry Museum or some other
public charity, Mrs. Balkwill will
get 1t.
Balkwill evidently intends to
"give away" the stock to his wife
and by thus avoiding the legal
technicalities of the charter be al
lowed to hold office IL the people
accept this sort of hing and elect
him.
This is the same kind of Jug
Cling as INDUCED in by that other
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-03-15
MEEKER READY
FOR ANOTHER
LONG TRIP
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Or, March Is
Although so years old, Ezra
Meeker, pioneer of 1851, will to-
morrow morning begin thir i
OK team journey over the old Ore
gon trail, his objective point being
Independence, Kansas. His start
will be made from The Dalles ana
the two faithful old oxen which
drew Meeker's prairie schooner"
over the trail four years ago are
shod and ready for their second
long overland journey.
His present trip is for the pur-
pose of erecting additional monu-
ments in the shape of sections
lettering "Old Oregon Trail.
1S43," which he will drive into
the ground at camping places,
river crossings, road intersections
and places of historical interest.
1t will require seven months to
complete the trip.
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$4,000 RAILROAD
FIREMEN TO STRIKE

Continued From Page One.)
Operations there.
The date for the beginning OF
the strike, which will involve rs
western and southern railroads
will be announced today to the
committee of railroad general
managers.
President Carter of the Broth.
erhood of Firemen and Engine
Men was in session with the ex'
ecutive committee of the Brother.
hood throughout the night.
The decision to strike was
reached at midnight by the gen
eral federation board of western
railroads of the brotherhood or
ganization after Chairman Nixor
of the managers committee final
ly had refused the employees de-
mands.
Apparently the only hope OF
preventing the strike is that OF
federal Intervention.
The railroad officials have tele-
graphed a request to Chairman
Knapp of the interstate commerce
commission and Labor Commits
sioner Neill to act as mediators
under the Erdman act.
Questions of wages and two
working rules are the rocks on
which the opposing sides have
split.
The railroad managers are will
ing to arbitrate the wage ques-
ton, but not the working rules.
These they hold to be matters of
discipline and not debatable.
One of the rules provides for
promotion of firemen from senior
ity in service, while the other is a
demand that the firemen shall
have representative on all en-
ployes' committees involving engi-
neers' grievances.
On the other hand, the union
lists demand arbitration upon the
rules question, and will not sub
NIT to the railroads refusal of the
demand.
The men are demanding a gen.
eral increase of 1914 per cent in
wages.
The principal lines affected by
the strike order are the Santa Fe,
Chicago G Alton, Burlington, St.
Paul, Rock Island, Colorado South
ern, Great Northern, Illinois Cen
trail, Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Northern Pacific, Oregon Short