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REGARD END OF EXPRESS
STRIKE MERELY AS TRUCE

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-The official
calling off of the teamsters' strike is
looked upon by union men here as a
mere truce lasting until December 1
when the conference between the
companies and the unions representa-
tives will then decide the vital ques-
tions Of wages, hours and recognition.
Speaking as to the immediate re-
suits obtained by the teamsters and
helpers, Organizer William Ashton,
said:
The men have won a union, and
that of itself is worth the struggle.
Nothing can now destroy the organiza-
tion, although it viii undoubtedly
have to battle for it's existence and can
not expect to obtain all of it's demands
in the first strike
The exact amount of the enormous
monetary loss which the express COM
panies have been put to in this strike
will never be made public, but as an
example Of their loss through the en-
ployment Of strike breakers the fol-
lowing item is suggestive:
Four strike-breakers employed by
the Adams Express company were ar
rested while attempting to steal a
drayload Of furs, valued at $4,000.
They had driven to a storage ware
house with their rich loot and were
negotiating for wagons to transfer
goods when detectives captured them.
One of the thieves had served time
in Elmira
One great fear that has forced the
express companies to make even a
semblance Of terms with their men
is this, that New York merchants
will agitate for the establishment of
United States parcels post If their
merchandise is to be tied up by
strikoe
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WILL THIS. BE ANOTHER
FEDERAL WHITEWAsH1NG I?

CHICAGO, Noy 18.-A sweeping in
Vestigation into the rates charged by
the Pullman company for sleeping car
berths and parlor car seats over some
of the most heavily travelled railroad
routes in the United States is to be
instituted by the interstate commerce
commission at a hearing to be held
in Chicago beginning November 80.
The complaints attack the rates
both for upper and lower berths, not
only on the railroad lines within the
state, but on the principal routes to
and from those states to several of
the principal cities in the Middle
Wests including Chicago, st. Louis and
Kansas City, and in the Indiana case
to Eastern cities.
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Gompers to Theodore Roosevelt, when
the latter was in the White House
as the head of the nation, namely
the freeing of Mexico from the hands
of the dictator who prevents free
speech, free elections and free trade
union organization, all for the gold
that can be >bled from his people.
Given their freedom, the $4,000, 900
of Mexican working people would
organize and raise their standard Of
living. while as it is, their cheap la
Dor is the greatest menace that the
American working people have to
face. And these conditions have been
brought about jointly by American
millionaires and President Diaz, who
have forced the Mexican people in
to the lowest depths of poverty for
the riches they could wiring from
their labor.
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OF UNIONISM MEET
IN CONVENTION AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, NO., Nov. 1s.-The thir-
tieth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor was opened
here at 10 o'clock, Monday morning
at the Northwest Turner and Lieder-
kranz Hall by President .Gompers,
delegates being present from every
part Of the United States.
Mayor :Kreisman delivered an ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the city
of St. Louis, and was followed by
Owen Miller, president Of the Missouri
Federation Of Labor, who welcomed
the delegates from the entire nation
state Of Missouri.
President Phillip of the st. Louis
local Central Trades and Labor Union,
a Socialist, came next. He welcomed
the delegates in behalf of the trades
union Of the city Of St. Louis proper.
President Gompers who answered
these addresses took fling at Uncle
Joe Cannon, who came out with a
statement recently saying that all the
agitation OF organized labor against
the courts was unfounded; that all
charges that the courts of the land
were serving the master class and
were Interpreting the law in accord
ance with the interest of the master
class and against the working people
We're wrong and unjustif1ed.
President Gompers ironically re-
ferred to these remarks by Cannon,
saying that today, of course. every
poor man has the same consideration
In court as Morgan and Rockefeller.
Phillip, who followed, in his address,
discussed at length the Buck Stove
case and its significance in the history
of organized labor. His timely re-
marks about the Marx & Haas Cloth
ing company Of this city, who have
boycotted their, workingmen because
of their union affiliations found much
appreciation with the delegates.
Edward L. Smythe, of the St. Louis
Building Trades Council, spoke next
and welcomed the delegates in behalf
| of the building laborers of St. Louis
The session closed with several Sc
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D|Az'S H0bNOBb|NG
WITH WALL ST. CAUSE
OF MEX|C0'S RIOTS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1S.-
after considering for twenty-four
hours dispatches from Mexico which
tell of violent demonstrations against
Americans in various Mexican cities
and yet other dispatches from Texas
relating to the burning at the stake
Of an alleged Mexican murderer, and
still more dispatches describing how
80 Mexicans were attacked and
driven across the border by crowd
of Americans near Rio Grande City,
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox
makes the statement that AT no time
have the government and the people
of the two countries sustained toward
each other closer and more cordial
relations, predicated upon common
purposes, than now."
Among the labor leaders in this
city are a number that have been in
Mexico as engineers, firemen or ma
chinfsts. and all agree that the seat
of the trouble lies with the practical
copartneship of interests between
members of the Mexican government
and band Of American millionaires
"AO al cApAOAAA46 MSAlCO s CneaO
peon labor beyond the limit of en-
durance. The practical workings of
these cordial relations predicated up
on common interests which Secre-
tary Knox talks about, is seen, for
instance, in the mills of Rio Blanco,
Mexico, where men, women and chill
dren work for 80, 15, and cents a
day, tending the most modern ma
chinery in the world. In the mines
the oil fields, the plantation, all richer
by far than we can find in the United
States, these same enslaved and starv-
Ing Mexicans toll for the mutual
interests"
Tens. Of thousands of these Door
Mexicans are coming across the bor-
der, and in Texas they offer their
labor for, as low q price as IS cents q
day. The consequence is that higher
priced American labor objects to such
deadly competition, and trouble be-
TO all this, there is but one solu-
tiol1, as was pointed out by President
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WIND UP AFFAIRS Of
UNFAIR PRINTING CO,
BY ORDER OF COURT

AKRON, Ohio. Nov. 18.-1t has
taken the Werner company, the no
torious scab printing firm of this
city. just five years to wind up it's
little ball of "open-shop" yarn since
1t determined to throw its union en-
ployes out on the street and thereaf
ter run it's plant with an assortment
of .scabs. rubdubs and misfits.
With the million dollars it filched
from South Cleveland workingmen,
together with the thousands that
Arkon labor crushers contributed and
sunk in the plant in the attempt to
establish g. big "open shop" printing
plant closed to union workmen in
Akron, the company has managed to
exist until the present time.
Now, according to an order made
in Judge Taylers court at Cleveland
Saturday, the entire plant and busi-
ness of the Werner company, now in
receivers hands, will be put up for
sale shortly after the first of the
year. =
At the time of the receivership last
spring the receiver was given four
months in which to conduct the busi-
ness to determine if it could be made
to pay out. The term was later ex-
tended. The. courts order for the
sale Of the plant is taken to indicate
that the operation of the company
under receivership has not been as sat
isfactory as was hoped for. Apparent
ly it never occurred to the wisdom of
the court or the receiver that If they
would 'unionize the plant and turn
the Knocking" of 100000 union
men and their .sympathizers against
the concern, into cooperation for it,
it might be made to enjoy the pros
perity it had before it adopted the
non-union policy and began paying
inferior workmen more than its COM
petent union employees demanded.
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.STAuNCH UN|0MSTS
ARE MIL LWAUkEE'SN new
SOCIALIST S0L0NS

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 49,
The twelve Socialist assemblymen and
two state senators who will represent
Milwaukee districts in the next Wis
consin legislature, are nearly all
workingmen,. stanch unionists, and
active in organized labor's ranks for
years.
Frank B. Metcalfe, assemblyman-
elect from the Sd district, is a glass
blower, a delegate to the Federated
Trades council from the Glass Blow
ers' Union. He represented the union
at the International Glass Workers
Union convention at Atlantic City
last August He is also member Of
the executive board of the Wisconsin
State Federation Of Labor.
Jacob Hahn, elected to the assemb-
ly from the 5th district. is cigar
maker. He is a delegate to the Fed
Grated Trades council from the Cigar
Makers Union.
James III. Vint, elected from the 8th
district, is a machlnist, employed by
the Milwaukee road. He is a menu
Der of: the local n1aehinists' union.
Edmund J: Berner. ,assemblyman
from the 9Th district, is a cigar maker
and for years represented the cigar
makers union in the Federated
Trades council.
Arthur Kahn, assemblyman from
the 10th district is a baker and was
at one time business agent for the
bakers union.
Fred Brockhausen, assemblyman
from the 18th district, is one of the
most prominent union men in the
state, at the present time serving" as
secretary and treasurer of the Wis
consln Federation of Labor.
Max E. "Binner, assemblyman from
the 18th district, will be the young
est man in the assembly. He is only
twenty-four years old. He was grad
uated from a Milwaukee high school
and has been employed as a cigar
clerk ever since.
Michael Katzban, assem- blyman- elect
from the 14th district, is a core
maker and a member of the core
makers union.
Frank J. Weber reelected for the
fourth time to the assembly from the
4th district, is business agent of the
Federated Trades Council and gen.
eral organizer of the State Federation
of Labor.
Gabriel Zophy, senator-elect from
the 7th district, is carpenter con-
tractor, living in West Allis. He is
now treasurer of the Socialist party
in West Allis.
William J. Gillbey, assemblyman-
elect from the I'd district, is a ma
chinist.
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EXPRESSMEN DELIVERED
INTO THE BOSSES HANDS
presented a proposition to the strik-
ers, which the express bosses agreed

Cooked Up With Mayor. Gaynor
The whole thing was cooked up in
Gaynor's office, where conferences
were held daily between himself,
Civic Federation officials and the
leaders of the strike.
In a word, the proposition which
the leaders wanted the men to ac-
cept was the "open shop" The bosses
reserved the right to get rid of all
those strikers who have been aggres-
sive during the struggle. There was
to be no increase in wages until af-
ter December 1, at least. Then, at
the bosses good pleasure, they would
grant an increase. The demand of the
strikers for an eleven hour day and IS
a month were ignored IN the PROPOSE
ton, - =
But all the pressure Of the labor
misleaders. the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON and the efforts of Gaynor,
who has been posing as friend
of labor have not served to thrust
the betrayal down the workers
throats entirely. More than 1000 Of
them have voted to continue the
struggle until their demands are
granted.
So there, at this writing. the mat
ter stands. What will be done within
the next day or so cannot be de-
finitely stated here.
Mayors ''Friendship'' Revealed
The mayor of New York, who has
been so "friendly' to the workers
during the strike. since they have
not accepted the defeat in digni-
flied and formal manner, now says
he Is willing to help the express COM
panies beat the strikers. He said he
will put two cops on every wagon.
AS long as the workers were willing
to give in at every point and let their
leaders betray them, he thought they
were all right. Once they asserted
themselves and kicked against the
Shiny actions Of their leaders, he has
no mercy for them.
The strike is the most significant.
with all the betrayal of the men, that
has taken place in the East in years
This strike may be crushed. The men
may go back with the same or worse
conditions than they had when they
went out. But the experience has not
been lost, Win or lose, it has served
to teach them that they must have
not only leaders who are aggressive
in spirit and free from capitalistic
alliances Of every character. but g
solid eSsanlzation where al' really
stick tORether, t'' A'-.'
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lections rendered; by the St. Louis
symphony orchestra and the conyen-
tion then proceeded, to its business
program by tlistening to the reports of
the credential committee.
Three hundred and fifty-eight dele
gates were seated without protest.
There was; however, a long list of
protested delegations and their cases
were referred to the committee for
further consideration" and adjustment.
The most important of the protest
ed delegations is that of the Interna-
tional Electrical Workers, whose Of
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RAILROAD MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS STILL OUT

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Machln-
lists on the Iron Mountain and Miss
ouri Pacific railways struck last May
for shorter hours and the closed shop.
Failing to enforce their demands
the boilremakers, pipemen and helpers
Of the roads were called out on
October 81 TO aid their fellow union
lists and chinists are still out &
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METAL INDUSTRIES REBEL

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 49,
Boiler makers, .machlnists, ;, black
smiths and coppersmiths employed
by the Iron Mountain and the Miss
ouri Pacific railways are on strike
to enforce demands for more wages
and the CLOSED shop" They have
been out more than, two months.
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PHOTO-ENGRAVE ON STRIKE.
BOSTON Mass. Nov. ~18.-Photo-
engravers in the various engraving
plants are on strike to enforce a
minimum wage scale of $21 a week
and recognition of the union.
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s 81 Il 1t is said that the Chinese make rs
to 80 per cent Of, the blue flannel
shirta in San Francfsco.
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MoIDERs WANT MORE WAGES.

LoCKPORT N. Y, Nov. 1s.-
Union molders in the local foundries
are on strike to enforce the "closed
shop" increased pay, and readJust
ment Of working conditions.
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ated," he said, have approximately
$4,000 local unions under their juris.
diction."
There were represented at the con-
vention of the federation ninety-f four
International and national unions,
twenty-four state federations, eighty
one central labor unions and many
federal labor unions.
Great Britain is represented by
fraternal delegates in the persons of
Turner and Brace; There are also
fraternal delegates from Canada.
The standing fight between the
Amalgamated Woodworkers and the
Brotherhood of Carpenters was re-
opened when the Brotherhood of Car
penters' delegates protested against
the credentials of the woodworkers.
A telegram from the secretary of
the New Jersey Federation was read
informing the convention Of the cleo
ton of five union members to the
state legislature.
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ficers are here in q body.
Monday afternoon and Tuesday
morning sessions were occupied by
the reading of the annual reports OF
President Gompers, Secretary Morri-
son and Treasurer Lennon. :.
Mr.. Gompers in his report said that
for the fiscal year ending September
80, 1910, there were issued by the
American Federation of Labor 334
certificates Of affiliation (charters)
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Notes Of The County Oranges

State Line Grange met Tuesday
evening with a large attendance. The
following were elected officers:-J. T.
Strickland, Master, a. NJ. SPOTS,
Overseer; Mrs. c. II. McClenanehan,
Lecturer; Charles Warrington, Stew
art; Harry Lungren, Assistant Stew
ard; Mrs. Laura Mackcy, Chaplain; J.
W. Brown, Treasurer; w. r. Mahan,
Secretary; John Buchanan, Gatckeep-
er; Mrs. Ida Strickland, Ceres; Miss
Lydia 5. Lungren, Flora Mrs. Dora
Prown, Pomona; Miss Cecilia War
riEton, Lady cut Steward; Mrs. Ceci-
la James, Organist and Musical Direc-
tor. All were duly installed by the or
ganlzer Marion Dawson assisted by
Osborn Mackcv, c. II. McClcnang-
han and S. G. Bye.
Their charter was closed with fifty
four charter members and they start
out with the brightest prospects.
The meeting OF tn ccountv Grange
has been postponed for the present,
but Elkton Grange is making prepara-
tons TO invite all the Granocs to visit
them i'll the near future
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DEADLY CRAP GAME
Gives Rise To Quarrel That Ends In
Murder OF One OF The Players

A chance quarrel during game of
crap among negroes. in the Sandy
Bottom section Of the First district. on
Saturday night had deadly ending.
jim Mason, alias yellow jim" and
Alfred wilson had a disnute over the
payment OF a quarter bet, and hardly
lad il begun when Mason pulled out
MS knife and siashed and stabbed Will
son twice in the stomach. On Sunday
morning DIR. +. n Crawford was cali
dto treat the victim but he had lost
much blood and sank steadily, dying
about midnight The Sheriff and
States Attorney were notified and
went to the scene on Sunday, and Will
son told who had stabbed him. Mason
was arrested and brought to jail here.
Coroner Frazer was notified OF Will
sons death and held an inquest on
Monday The jury-E. S. Shore, fore
man; Thomas Pearce. William a
Brown, w. L. Smith, w. G. Jones, ]
\l.red Taylor, Harry Manlove, Alex
andcr Wilson, James H. Smith, Charlie:
Griffith, William H. Brown and Henr,
Boulden, iound verdict after hearing
he story told ty parties who shared
IN the fatal game, that Wilson came
- his death from stGbs inflicted II
cold blood b fellow jim Mason.
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LIFE'S TRAGIC ENDING
Young Man Shoots Himself Three Times
With Revolver Near Port Deposit

John p Bartlett. 22 years old, a
brother OF Mrs. John Abrahams, OF
Fort Deposit, whom he was visiting,
shot himself three times near the reser-
Won OF that town last Thursdy even
ing His brother-in-law found his
dead body on Friday mc-1inp lying
on the ground with a bullet wound in
his heart, The young man had an
honorable discharge from the United
States Navy, but his mind had become
affected by a hazng experience while
in the service fIe had been treated
in Washington hospital and was dis
charged much improved. Last We'd
nesday he came to Port Deposit to
see his mother and sister Shortly
after his arrival, he told his relatives
that he would so ard try new revoi-
yer that he had purchased He gave
his mother his pocketbook and some
papers before going for his pistol prac-
tice Shortly afterwards the reports
OF three pistol shots we're heard. He
did not return at night, but his people
thought that he had perhaps left for
Baltimore. Friday morning Mr.. Alb
rahams came upon the young mans
dead body with the pistol under the
corpse. Corcncr Frazer was notified
and saw that il was a clear case OF
suicide. The remains were removed
ON Saturday to Baltimore for inter
| ment Mental alteration was the only
| sssignable cause for the tragic affair
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Baltimore Synod In Session

The Synod OF Baltimore, which en-
braces the Presbytery OF New Castle,
Baltimore and Washington has been
in session this week at the Brown
Memorial Presbyterian Church, Balti-
more, OF which the Rev. J. Ross Ste
venson is pastor. The session was
opened Monday evening with a SER
mon by Rev, DR.. T. Davis Richards,
retiring Moderator. Rev. ]. Wvnne
Jones, OF Baltimore, was elected the
new Moderator. Rev. Z. H. Miller
was continued as Stated Clerk Rev.
b. F. Brinkema, OF Rock and Zion
Churches, this county. was made Tenn
porsry Clerk
AT Tuesdays session a resolution
was adopted urging tho Maryland
Legislature to pass laws prohibiting
race track gambling, after Rev. Miner
Crofts, OF the National Reform Bur-
eau, had pointed out that Maryland is
one OF the seven Eastern States which
have not already such prohibitory laws.
Dr. joel S. Gilfillan, OF the New Cas-
tie Presbytery, addressed the Synod on
the Mission o ithc Country Church.,
declaring that ''the country people get
more out OF one sermon than the CITY
people get out OF two, because they
are more responsive people"
Rev. q. II, Crawford, OF Central
Church, Wilmington, extended an in
vltatlon to the Synod to meet next
year in that church, which invitation
was accepted.
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CHURCH SERVICES

| Service, to include Holy Commun
ion, will be held i'll Trinity Church O
Tuesday next (All Saints Day. a
1890 a. IN.
*Church OF the Good Shepherd, a
Chesapeake City. Service tomorro'
| Sunday at 7.3o p. m. Bishop Adam
'h,a, .appedqN on Tuesday evening ,5-
VIII prea,"'"n in Mn'GlGo.fll Del. next.
Hour OF service s . ,:a.Its>'
*.rhe Rt Rev. William F Adams,
DID. Bishop OF Easton, will preach
and administer the Rite OF Confrma-
ton in St. Andrews (GoldsboroAgh
MemoriaD Church, Andora on this
Saturday afternoon Hour of SER
vice, 2.3o. The Bishop will preach in
Trinity Church, Elkton, on Sunday
night All cordially invited to the
services above named
*Rev. II. A. G. Westerfieid will
preach at Jones Chapel on Sunday,
October 80, at 2 p. m.
*Elkton NJ. E Church. Rev. H. A.
g. Westeriield Pastor. Sabbath
School at West End Chapel, o.I5 a.
VI, lSdSllillS dt tHc 1nurCn, 10 30 a.
m. and 7.3o p. m: Sabbath School,
p, m; Epworth League Devotional
Service, o.45 p. III.
*Rcv. Dr. l.. T. Widerman, OF Bal
llmore, will preach in the Leeds NJ. p.
Church, Sunday morning, October 80,
at 1890 and Miss Annie l.. Forrest
returned missionary from Japan, will
speak in the evening at 7.3o O'Clock.
Everybody is cordially invited to these
services.
REVIVAL services in Moore's Chapel
Sunday evening and during the week
at 7,3o o'clock.
*lhe Right Rev William +. Adams
will preach and administer the Rite OF
Confirmation in St, Marks Chapel,
Perryville, ON Sunday afternoon, Oc-
tober 80, at 3 O'Clock
*Divine services will be held at the
Parish House at Perryville, on Sunday
morning at 1890. All are cordially in
vited.