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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
LABOR PRESS BILL
ADOPTED BY HOUSE

Washington, d. c., June s--The DOW.
erful pressure brought to bear on mem.
bers OF the House of Representatives by
labor and fraternal organizations has
resulted in the unanimous adoption by
the lower house of Representative Dodds
bill, which permits Journals owned by
these organizations to carry general ad-
vertising.
While this is considered a grand vic
tory by the legislative representatives of
the labor and fraternal organizations,
they hasten to point out the fact that a
serious obstacle in the course of this mea.
sure is the United States Senate, especial
ly SO since the adjournment of Congress
is near.
1t Is the belief of the supporters of the
Dodds bill here that too much credit can
not ne given for the victory in the House
to the central labor bodies, international
unions, fraternal organizations and the
labor and fraternal press for the agita-
tion carried on by them in behalf of this
measure. The same activity must con-
tinue if this bill is to pass the Senate at
this session and become law
The Importance of immediate action
on this measure cannot be exaggerated
when it is taken into the account that
the Post Office Department had already
taken steps against many labor and fra
ternal publications, threatening them
with the denial of second class mail priv
ileges.
Failure to put the Dodds bill on the
United States statutes would be a death
blow to the labor press of this country.
The arbitrary ruling of the Post Office
Department applies to the strongest and
most influential labor journals. Most of
the $50 labor papers published in the
United States are partly or wholly sub
scribed for by labor organizations for
their memberships, and all carry general
advertising.
That the Post Office Department is op-
posed to admitting such labor journals
as second class matter is shown by the
fact that the administration post Office
measure, introduced by Representative
Weeks of Massachusetts, provides that
such publications be not permitted to
carry general ADVERTISING
The Dodds bill, as it passed the House,
reads:
THAT from and after the passage OF
this Act all periodical publications issued
from known place of publication at
stated intervals, and rs frequently a.
four times a year, by or under the aus
pices of a benevolent or fraternal society
or order organized under the lodge sys-
TEN and having bona fde membership
of not less than noe thousand persons, or
by a regularly incorporated institution
of learning, or by regularly established
state institution of learning supported in
whole or in part by public taxation, or
by or under the auspices of a trade union
and all publications of strictly profess
sional, literary, historical or scientific So
cieties, including the bulletins issued by
state boards of health, shall be admitted
to the mails as sccond.class matter. and
the postage thereon shall be the same as
on other second class matter. and such
periodical publications, issued by benev-
olent or fraternal societies or orders.
trades unions, strictly professional. lit
ernry historical or scientific societies.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
Open Shop Strike

One of Toiedo's premier ttopen
Shops, the National Malleable Castings
Company, is tied up because several hun
dred Hungarians demand the munifcent
sum OF 20 cents an hour in these days
OF sky high prices. The men also demand
the abolishment of that custom which
compel them to sign away rights to sue
for damages in case they are injured.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
Label On Tools

The Sawyer Tool Manufacturing Com
pany, of Fitchburg, Mass. following
closely the policy outlined by the man.
aCeIlent three weeks ago when the entire
working force was requested to join the
Machinists Union in body, has made
formal application for the union label to
be placed on all tools manufactured by
the company.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

The New York delegates of the cloak
makers were instructed to wife in favor
OF and fight for the sanctioning of the
general strike.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

Despite the police and the courts, the
striking bakers of New York are more
than holding their own. A complete vic
tory is expected any moment.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

from 10 cents to cents a pound, that
measure is slumbering in the agricultural
committee of the house and will be there
when congress adjourns.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

On May 9th the East Side Equal Rights
League of New York began an outdoor
campaign for woman s suffrage. This
league is the first woman S political set
tlement established in Greater New York
and is the only one that is entirely self
supporting.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
Labor Notes

Justice Gerard in New York has hand.
ed down the decision that it is illegal to
strike except for shorter hours and high
er pay. This means that sympathetic
strikes are illegal. The decision was
given in the case of Schlang & Levings-
ton against the Ladies' Shirtwast Max
ers Union.
Every retail shoe clerk in Oakland
Cal, carries a union card. This fact
makes Oakland the banner union city on
the Pacific coast so far as the retail shoe
clerks are concerned.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

Continued on Pas1 : :,
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
BRITISH POLITICS
 BADLY COMPLICATED 4 NEW GENERAL ELECTION IS
 PREDICTED The Government Will Be in Minority
 Within a Year

London, Jan. 23.+Nevcr within the recollection of the oldest politician have the British parties been in such q perplexing position as today. So evenly divided will be the mem berships in the next house of com mons. and so close the popular vote, that the result of the election amounts to a tie.
 It is predicted that the new cab inet will find itself in the minority within a year. and the country will be plunged into another general cleo ton. Should the present trend of voting continue, the nationalists will De masters of the situation.
 The peers, and Irish will be the dominating forces in the next par lament. The premier has two bat ties; to reform the house of lords and pass the budget which failed and the budget the coming year. The prospect is that both the peers and the nationalists will vote for the bud gets.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
SAN DIEGO AVIATOR
 COMES TO GRIEF
A HOME PRODUCT DEMOLISHED
 AGAINST FENCE.
Then Hamilton Shows the Crowd How
 to Fly.

San Diego, Jan. 23.-Two minutes after C. F. Walsh. a local inventor. in mOnOplane of his own construc- tion, crashed into a fence lined with spectators. completely wrecking his aircraft, Charles Hamilton, in Cur tiss- Rheims biplane, scared in the face of a thirty-mile wind. Although Walsh's machine was smashed and parts of the frame hurled into the crowd. none were seriously hurt. all though several were slightly.
 After a test flight. Hamilton took his mechanician for short flight; then he started on longer flight with John Greer, a newspaper man. mar rOwly averting a serious accident and undoubtedly saving both lives by an exceptionally brilliant bit of maneuver- ing. bringing the machine to earth.
 After the machine was repaired. Hamilton made a beautiful cross country flight of ten miles. Later he ascended 800 feet and. shutting off his engine. glided lightly to earth.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
THE WOMEN TO BLAME
Says President Ripley of the Santa
 Fe System.

Santa Barbara. Cal, Jan. 23.-High prices of food are due as much to the extravaganza of American women. as to the avarice of the tariff protected trusts. according to E. P. Ripley. pres ident of the Santa Fe railroad. Mir. Ripley has just issued a commentary on the present widespread strike against high priced meat. in which he asserts that the boycott may have the beneficial result of teaching wastefui housewives a lesson in economy.
 ''The general increase of wages and the rapid increase of money circula- ton are among the causes of high prices" said MT. Ripley, but extrav- agance is the paramount issue. Most housewives pay three oE four times as much for foods done up. in fancy packages as for the same foods with out the frills. And they won't go to the store or market if they can have a telephone. The telephone adds to the cost of living for thousands and so does the ten per cent which the grocer has to add to his prices to GOV CT the cost of delivery. This is land of great wealth. which has been de- veloped in excess of the needs of the people. and a halt is inevitable. The time for a halt seems to have come.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
NEW LUM|NARY
 GIVEN 4 NAME IT IS HENCEFoRTH CALLED
 "COMET A-10." Presents Unusually Interesting Fea- lures to Observers.

Flagstaff. AriZ, Jan. 23.-The lum- inous body visible in various parts of the country is a new comet. Comet A-1O." from photographic observations made by the Lowell Observatory. shows a light that differs from that of most comets.
 The new celestial body was reported bv Dr. Inness of the observatory at Johannesburg. Africa. on Jan. Is. His name was given it at first but as the same comet is said to have been ob- served in the orange Free State prior to Dr. Inness' discovery. scientists prefer to call it Comet A.
 The newcomer has excited keen in terest among astronomers. who are making close observations, but have not yet determined whether it will re- appear again. The striking orange color of the comets head is said to be due to incandescent sodium vapor.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
LAND FRAUD
 PROSECUTION Results of Investigation For Five And a Half Years SUMMARY 0f THE WORK Adverse Reports on Last Year in Cases Involving 10000 Acres Valuable Coal Land Pitched in the Last Eight Years
SUMMARY OF THE WORK

Washington. Jan. 23.-Today the flee gave out the following compara- tive summary of results of public land investigations covering the past five and half years as the records will permit:
 Money collected in public land cases. through the department of justice and interior department. as disclosed by the annual reports of the commission sr of the general land office. for re cent fiscal years. are as follows: 1905, S52. .50497: 1906, s51,O55.39: 1907. S2S4.- 47O.O3; 1908. S9S.6SS31; 1909. s4O3.- 44426. of which over two hundred thousand dollars were collected since March 1. 1909; and six. months end ing January l, 1910, S247,s21.77.
 At the close of business December S1, 1909, there were pending before the proper tribunals 246 timber tres pass civil cases.
 Investigations for fraud in cases where lands had been patented were few until recent years. The annual reports of the general land office for the years 1905 and 1906 give no sta tistics upon this head. In the 1907 annual report it appears that 1l6 suits to cancel patents to land had been recommended. but no report of patents canceled is given. During the fiscal year ending June 90, 1908, the interior department recommended cancellation of 326 patents because of fraud or ir regularity; the commissioners report does not show any cancellation.
 During the fiscal year 1909, suits to cancel 1S7 patents were recommended, and 14O such suits were concluded, 100 being successful and resulting In the cancellation of patents to 25.72967 acres. saxsI
 During the six months ending De- cember 31. 1909. the land office rec commended suits to cancel 213 patents. and, so far as reported. cancellation of patents to 6.733.6 acres was secured during the same period. Necessarily. the returns of c9Icellation for the past two months are incomplete. By December 31. 1909. 5iS suits had been recommended by the general land of flee on which final action had not been had.
 The annual report records of the general land office show the follow ing unpatented entries cancelled af- ter investigation by the special agents for the years indicated: 1905, 1.519: 1906, 2.070; 1907, 2,439; 1908, 2,SS5; 1909. 3.114: and six months ending December 31, 1909. 1,7ss
 The annual reports issued by the general land office do not show the result of criminal prosecutions prior to the past few years. The report for 1905 shows 40 prosecutions recom- mended; 1906. 63 recommended, con victions not given. At the close of the fiscal year 1907 the criminal statistics had been compiled and it was found there had been during that year 13S convictions, 19 acquittals, and 293 cases remained for trial.
 In 1909 there were IA convictions. 33S acquittals and dismissals; and 269 indictments returned The large num- Der of acquittals were old cases prin- cipally minor timber and turpentine trespass cases in the southern juris- dictions
 During the six months ending De-
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
Revolutions Have Had Less
 ProVoCation Said BristoW SPEAKING OF THE BOYCOTT
It is Discovered That Small Independent Dealer is Chief Sufferer - Mean while More People Quit Consuming Meat

Washington, Jan. 23-"Revolutions have been started by less than the American people are suffering now" says Senator Bristow of Kansas Meat foots up a quarter. on the av- craze. of household expenses and ought to be cheaper instead of dearer than twenty-five years ago. When I was a boy 25 per cent of the carcass went to waste. Now nothing goes to waste. not even the blood-'
 Bristow's words crystalline the sen timent in most all parts of the country against the higher cost of living Thus far the movement. which first took the form of an actual boy colt in Cleveland, met the greatest success in the west. The east is slower to follow. influenced by wide spread feeling among small dealers and labor unions that universal boy colt. though effective as a protest. would actually play into the hands or the packers. who, with the control of the cold storage refrigerator lines. could carry the product through a prolonged boycott. though thirty days cessation of trade would put the small independent dealers out of business
 Against the public clamor the pack CTS reply that the high prices are at tributable to the high prices of corn and advocate that the poor be edu- cated to eat cheaper cuts.
 These cuts are just as good and more wholesome if properly cooked says Harold Swift. Prices are high but there is every indication that they will go still higher"
 The consumption of meat every where is reported to have dropped sharply.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24

cember 31. 1909, there were "A convic- tions and 67 acquittals; and Decem- Der 31 there remained S72 criminal cases pending in the United States courts.
 Final adverse reports from agents have been received during the past twelve months upon cases involving over 150.000 acres of land within the United States. Much of this is coal land. It appears from these reports that during the past eight years coal lands within the United States have been obtained by fraud to the extent of over 50,000 acres. These are usu- ally the very best of the coal. and are today worth easily s1O,0OO.O0 If mined on royalty sufficiently low to make independent operators to com pete with existing coal combinations the returns to the government would reach over one hundred millions of dollars
 All of these patents are from five to eight years old Indications are that the fiscal year ending June. 1910. will show fifty thousand acres of pat ented land recovered, and that the cash collections will approximate or exceed the million dollars appropriated for the work
 Also during the past year reports have been received involving over three million dollars in timber tres pass. Suits have been filed in most of these cases. and other suits are filed as rapidly as the facts warrant
 Of the Alaska coal cases preliminary adverse reports have been received covering about 700 entries The Gun ningham group of thirty three entries. upon which payment was made in 1906 and 1907. are now in hearing up- on adverse report of special agents
 Final reports have been received upon about 100 entries. upon a large number of which the general land of flee has recommended criminal pro- ceedings; adverse proceedings to can eel entries have been directed upon most of the entries finally reported upon by agents. None of the Alaska coal lands have been passed to patent
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
.BERNARD'S
 SUGGESTIONS Phoenix Should Join Aero Club of America NO COST, MUCH BENEFIT Plans and Possibilities of the Aviation Meeting Boosting Big Game-An Open Door For Amateur Performers.
NO COST, MUCH BENEFIT

K. l.. Bernard, professional instiga- tor of high class sport and aviation impresario. left for Los Angeles yes tcrday, instead of the night before. as he first Intended. Learning that he could get there by Monday morn ing and knowing the Los Angeles people would all be in church yes terday, he decided to stay over a part of yesterday and further dissem- mate the germs of aviation enthu- sasm. Asked to say q little some thing about the plans of himself and the winged showmen, he said that Mir. Curtiss has probably al ready left Los Angeles for his home, in Hammondsport. \. Y, where he has an airship factory. merely on q business trip. His flying apparatus used at the Los Angeles meeting is still on the coast and will be kept there until few days before the Phoenix meeting. when it will be shipped down here. and MT. Curtiss will probably come directly here from Hammondsport, two or three days before the meeting, in order to plume his wings for his Arizona flights. MT Bernard will be busy elsewhere, meantime. and will possibly go to Mexico. but in any event he will send d man here d little later to help out the local committees in their work and will come himself a few days before the meet.
 He said that as soon as he gets back to Los Angeles he will endeavor to persuade the Examiner manage ment to arrange for sending it's big observation balloon and photographer to the Phoenix meeting. That will be an added novelty and help to nven up the air d little more, even if it is not trained performing merchanism like the aeroplanes, and spirals. Also he suggests that if there are any Arizona geniuses keen to get into the limelight. this should be their opportunity and every old kind of an air craft will add va riety Some weeks ago there was a story set afloat in Douglas that d local man had been flying all around that country in the night. If that is so he could not have better chance to get himself in evidence. Mir Bernard says the Fowler tri- plane attracted some attention in Los Angeles, and was really feasible looking machine. but it was never given a trial because Mir. Fowler could not secure a proper motor in time Every motor that would serve his purpose was already in action. If some amateur could get his ma chine before the crowd and get off the earth even for a couple of laps around the track, it would be worth while, for it would beat the anna teur record in Los Angeles. Every added machine helps to draw crowd and every little bit added to what you got now, makes just that much more''
 Speaking of advertising. MT. Der nard said everybody should now boost to the limit of his opportunity and not leave it all for the committee to Cio It costs nothing to enthuse. and as an advertising feature the average citizen probably does not yet half appreciate its value to Phoe- nix. The Associated Press has al
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24

school grades, the result can only be what the psychologist calls arrested development for the learner
 Railroads as whole. through a representative body such as the American Railway association, should in a comprehensive way take up the matter of the education of railroad employees. As they now have com mittees devoted to standards of con- struction. maintenance. and operating practice. they should also have a standing committee of a character to command confidence. who should sed- ulously foster a closer relation be- tween the railroad and educational agencies
 Mir Eaton draws these conclusions:
 Railroad financial arrangements should incorporate an educational scheme as a definite part of their policy, on the ground of business pru dence Such policies should be in augurated for periods of not less than five years, preferably ten. otherwise the money appropriated will be large ly wasted.
  ciples of definite apprenticeship to ev- cry department of the service. and should provide for two or more grades of apprentices in order to take account of differences in capacity and work done elsewhere. either in properly ac- credited schools or by experience, and leading to different grades of service
 There should be formal provision for movement among departments un- der proper conditions, and the comity of railroads should be so far extended as to formally provide for some in terchange of officials under special restrictions.
 Tn executing the policy of educa- ton announced by the directors. there should be a superintendent of edu- cation reporting directly to a higher official. such superintendent to be thoroughly informed of the education al policy of the railroad and the broad considerations on which it rests. His department should systematically re- cruit the employees throughout the service and certify. on request. to their records and general efficiency in the early stages of promotion.
 Efficiency should be recognized by an efficiency wage. stated distinctly apart from the seniority wage:
 Employees should be encourage to take outside courses of instruction or experience without forfeiting their tenure. and. so far as possible, the ed ucational department should syste- matically turn to account every out side educational, agency by suggest ing courses. uniting in cooperative courses, and recognizing the work done in those courses. to the end that theory and practice be joined.
 The educational opportunities of the service should be utilized tn the utmost by encouragement of perfect freedom of study and criticism and interchange of ideas concerning acci- dents. bad work. and all the details of practice. Annual or semi-annual meetings of employees by classes of work and the preparation and circu- lariZation of papers and discussions should be feature
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
FRISCO DISAPPOINTED.

San Francisco, Jan. g. - Twenty thousand braved a gale and downpour in the hope of seeing Paulhan ride the storm in a biplane.
 Drenched to the skin and shivering with cold. they stuck it out manfully. until Paulhan's manager announced that there was no possibility of a flight.
 It meant certain death. he said.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
WILL REoRGANiZE SOUTHERN
 ROAD.

New York. Jan. 23.-With the ex- piration tomorrow of the period for receiving payments from depositing stockholders residing abroad. it is ex-. pected that the reorganization of the Mobile. Jackson & Kansas City and Gulf X Chicago roads will be pushed to completion. and the property put on a sound financial basis.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
PULPIT DIFFERENCES.

Baltimore, Jan. 23.-Discussing the high price of meat. Rev. Francis Scott in a sermon today said: "To jail with the oppressors of the poor. There is no civilized country on the globe that is so enslaved and has it's vitality sapped to such a degree as the United States by the trusts"
 Rev. Dr. Wharton of the Brantlin Baptist church, referring to the meat boycott. said: If such great move ment does not alarm the trusts or wake up congress. then something else will happen. It is the first mutterinG of the distant thunder. God save us from the storm
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
NEW COLLECTOR AT BOSTON.

Boston. Jan. 23.-Edwin T.. Curtis will tomorrow succeed George H. Ly- man as collector of the port of Bos- ton. Mir Curtis was formerly assist ant United States treasurer at the Boston sub treasury.
Arizona republican., 1910-01-24
cURTIss LEAVES FOR THE EAST.

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. 2S.-Glenn Curtiss will leave tomorrow morning direct for Hammondsport. x. Y. where he will begin the construction of a monster aeroplane. The craft, he intends. shall outstrip the Farman type of biplane. both in speed and passenger carrying power