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United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
THE LIMITATIONS OF POVERTY.

(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.)
The real curse of poverty is not so
much the lack of money as it is the lack
of opportunity. Broadly speaking, no
man was ever made happy by wealth,
and no man was ever made unhappy by
poverty. 1t is the opportunities to
broaden life that come with wealth
which give greater chance for happi-
ness; and it is the limitations of poverty
that cause misery.
The worse kind of poverty is that
which calls for the sacrifice of the inner
life. 1t is bad enough to have the body
go hungry, but it is far worse to starve
the soul. And this is the condition of
great numbers of the poverty-stricken.
There are really four classes of people
in the world; the poor poor-those who
have no money and practically nothing
else; the rich poor-those who have an
appreciation of many of the other things
in life; the poor rich-those who have
money but do not enjoy the refinements
of the world; and the rich rich-those
who have money as well as appreciation
of the better things of life. The last
class are the happiest, but they consti-
tute very small percentage of the peo-
pie. The great mass may be called the
poor poor; and they are not always so
by reason of their own fault. For the
crushing blows of abject poverty have
been such as to reduce them to the low
est levels of appreciation. For them,
life has become simply a physical strug-
gle and only the instinct of self-preser-
vation impels them to continue the fight.
Ambition can live only when the
worker has an opportunity for self-ex-
preston. 1t will not suffice to say that
any man or woman who has the qualifi-
cations may still get to the top. We
are not dealing with exceptional people;
we are dealing with the masses who,
it must be confessed in all frankness,
are very ordinary, but who, neverthe-
less, are human beings who have a right
to live. Not all the poor have the power
of initiative, but even though they had,
physical disability due to poverty or
sickness may prevent them from execut-
ing their wills. Large numbers of the
poor cannot afford to rest during time
of illness. They must keep on, for to
stop means even greater poverty than
they are enduring. 1t is this inability
to properly care for themselves physi-
cally that results in an early death or
at best an old age at time when they
should be enjoying the vigor of full man
hood and womanhood.
1t is true that some have risen from
the ranks of poverty to positions of great
power and influence, but in very rare
cases did these come from the class
who are cursed with the extreme pow
erty found in our cities, most of them, it
will be discovered, came from the farm
where. even though they may not have
had the advantages of good clothing and
education. nevertheless developed strong
bodies which gave them the power to
struggle against the most adverse cir
cumstances. Those who have risen from
poverty to high positions in life had this
physical capital to bank upon, thus pos
sessing an asset of which the tenement
bred children, for the most part, are de-
prived.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
La E1ploridad, the perfect smoke.

After sweeping the commonwealth of
Australia in the recent general election
against the combined old parties, still
another triumph must be credited to the
Labor party in overthrowing the Fusion
government of South Australia and ac-
quiring control of that important state
In area South Australia is an immense
country within itself. You can take all
of Texas, the New England states, New
York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Deleware, drop them into South Aus
tralia and then no cover one-half of that
states surface. And yet the great prob
lem in Australia today is land monopoly,
and all political battles are raging about
that issue along with the question of
trusts. While Andrew Fisher, the miner,
is handling the affairs of the general
government as prime minister and
treasurer; ]. Verran, another miner, will
beb at the head of the state government
in South Australia as premier and COM
missioner of public works. Verran will
be assisted by a newspaper man as min
lister of education, shoemaker as treas
urer, a printer as secretary of state, a
harnessmaker as secretary of industry
and agriculture and friendly lawyer as
attorney general.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
RARTENDERs ELECT OFFICERS.

Bartenders' union, at their regular
meeting in Eagles hall. Sunday morning
last, elected the following officers for the
ensuing six months: President, A. Mar
dorf; vice-president, Leo Fox recording
secretary, Fred VESSEL; financial secre-
tary, Ernest Stabenow; business agent,
David Lynch; treasurer, James Traub.
The election affects the Trades and La
Dor Assembly, as Fritz Henning, treas
urer of the central body, was not re-
turned.
The Bartenders are progressing nicely.
They are signing up new shops and TAX
ing in new members regularly.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
La Exploridad. the perfect smoke.

Employers hostile to labor in Massa-
chusetts declare that they intend to test
the state law requiring them when ad-
vertising for help when their employees
have struck to mention the fact that a
strike exists. The employers claim that
the law interferes with their inalienable
right to refuse to tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth.
The building contractors denounce the
law as 'socialistic buncombe." probably
because Representative Morrill, of Hav-
erhill, the lone Socialist in the legisla-
ture, forced it through.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

According to the bureau of vital statis-
tics of the United States government,
American bakers and confectioners have
death rate due to consumption of 2501
per 900.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Another step has been taken in the
scheme to make strikes unlawful, rob
the workers of the power to resist op-
preston, and thus make unions ineffect-
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Cedar Rapids, Ia, has leaped into the
limelight with an experiment that is
likely to give that bustling city wide
fame To avoid strikes, the trade unions
and employers association have made an
agreement that in all disputes joint COM
mittees representing both sides shall at
tempt to adjust the trouble. If success
full an arbitration board of disinterested
parties is to be chosen, and its verdict
shall be final
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Eugene v. Debs. the famous orator,
has just undergone a serious operation,
in hospital at Rochester, Mimi, but is
rapidly recovering. About the first of
September. Debs and Fred Warren, ed
itor of the Appeal to Reason, will begin
a speaking tour through the Eastern
states.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

i've. Recently the United States court
in Virginia enjoined the strikers from
going on strike, then the Illinois appel
late court prohibited the Chicago street
car men from ceasing work. Now the
superior court at Boston has issued a
sweeping injunction in behalf of COM
bine of bosses against the striking photo
engrayers prohibiting them from con
tinuing or proceeding with the strike al
ready called against the plaintiffs" or
from paying strike benefits or fining or
furnishing any member of the union for
returning to work as strikebreaker.
Thus one court after another falls into
line and assists in building precedents
to outlaw the strike and place free la
Dor" on basis with the runaway slaves
of 80 or 60 years ago
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25


few days after his strenuous years work
for the Federation.
Members of the painters local are
protesting against the employment OF
nonunion men by George Dugan OF Sc
dalia, Mo-, who has the contract for rem
ovating and redecorating the federal
building. Dugan has brought nonunion
men from Missouri to do the work, and
the union painters say that the work
should be done with local union men,
Their protests have been disregarded by
Dugan, and the custodian of the building
has stated that he is unable to act in
the matter. They will carry their pro-
test to Washington.
Beats them all. La Belle &c cigar.
Union made
Wages on the Pennsylvania railroad
on the New York Central and Baltimore
& Ohio roads, according to w. G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. Wherever the per diem or
mileage rate is equal to or higher than
that paid on the other roads, it has not
been changed, but wherever it is less, it
has been raised. The new agreement
applies on every division of the road,
and will result in large increase in op-
Grating expenses. Changes improving
working conditions have also been
granted.
The Master Plumbers of Denver are
making claims that the Plumbers union
have contracts with but few organza-
tions. Such folly is ridiculous. The
Plumbers union has just issued re-
vised list of firms employing members
of the Plumbers union. The list con-
tains over eighty firms. On the other
hand there are twenty-six firms that do
not employ members of the organization.
Resenting the efforts of certain bank
ers and brokers to boycott the bonds is
sued to build the municipal street rail-
way, the San Francisco trade unions and
their sympathizers not only oversub-
scribed the funds on the first call, but
they are now going to retaliate by start
ing bank of their own.
Among the 200 unions in Frisco many
have substantial treasures, and they are
asking why they should put money in
hostile banks to be used against them
and to block every progressive move. OF
the $24O,OOO worth of bonds issued the
union teamsters purchased $4,000
worth, the molders invested $4,000, and
other locals proportionate amounts. The
oversubscriptions amounted to $125.OOO.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

William T. Hickey, secretary of the
State Federation of Labor, has gone to
Pueblo. where he will remain for the
next 10 days to assist in getting out the
Labor day edition of the Industrial Re-
view, the labor organ of Pueblo.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

The General Teamsters' union, No.
los, voted unanimously to place the sec
retary-treasurer under $500 bond. Henry
Ameyor, Jr., is the newly-elected secre-
tary.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
LABOR NOTES

President John McLennan of the State
Federation of Labor is rusticating for a
few days after his strenuous years work
for the Federation.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

The best in the United States L
Belle SC cigar.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

The Colorado house of representatives
has sent to the senate the Oregon and
10 per cent. initiative and referendum.
The senate will kill the bill-most likely.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25
oFF1cERs OF TIE UNION LABEL
LEAGUE.

President .....J w. WHITE
Stereotypers.
vice-President ........Y. r. HARRISON
BookbinderS.
Secretary-Treasurer $50. .EDW. ]. HINES
Typographical.
Subscription Solicitor DAVID LYNCH
Bartenders.
Editor & Mgr. The Bulletin. j. A. CONKLE
Typographical.
Secretary Complaint Dept. GEO ALLEN
Reading Clerk MRS. ALICE KELLOGG
Woman's Auxiliary to Machinists.
Sergeant-at-Arms ..... FRITZ HENNING
Bartenders
BUsINEsS CoH1uTTEE.
]. w. WHITE, Chairman ...Stereotypers
EARL HOAGE, Secretary. Press Assistants
GENEvIEvE MILES Garment Workers
N. A. TUSTISON ............. Machinists
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

La Exploridad. the perfect smoke.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Demand the Union Label on all pur-
chases. and get it.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

La Belle SC cigar, the best union-made
SC cigar in the United States.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Some so unions of Seattle formed a
labor party and will place a complete
ticket in the field. The movement will
be financed by a levy of 5 cents per
capita on all the members of the union.
The Chicago Federation of Labor has
denounced both old political parties and
submitted two questions to referendum
vote asking the local unions whether
they favor starting a new party or join
ing hands with the Socialist party.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Senator Aldrich is having great
stone residence erected at Warwick
Neck, R. l. 1t will cost many millions
and will not be finished for several years
The laborers who handled the stone
were being paid SLIGO per day. They
combined into a Tabor trust" and de-
cided to boost prices 15 cents day.
They resolved that owing to the in
creased cost of living under the Payne
Aldrich tariff law" the senator would
be required to pay $175 day in order
to insure protection, prosperity and pa
triotism' to the American labor. After
short strike Aldrich came across with
the Is cents.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Ask for the Union Label.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Everybody in the clothes-making line
from the highest skilled tailors to the
rag-pickers seem to be on strike in New
York or preparing to walk out. The rag
pickers have formed what they call the
Clipsorters' union. They have grievances
against the contractors who purchase the
cuttings at clothing factories and dump
them into cellars in which men. women
and children are herded to sort the rags.
The rag-pickers want more money, less
hours and workshops having fresh air
and sunlight.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

The papermakers OF the country have
received an increase in wages ranging
from to 13 per cent. About 1000 en-
ployes are benefited. The papermakers
have been through two strikes against
the paper trust, losing the first and win
ming complete victory in the second
contest.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-25

Beats them all. La Belle &c cigar
Union made
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
GUARANTEE BILLS OF LADING.
Southern Cotton Buyers Consider
Commercial Safeguards.

Atlanta, Ga, June 2.--After, by
unanimous vote, eXpellng from mcm-
bership the defunct spot cotton firm
Of Knight, Yancey & Company the
southeastern Cotton Buyers Associa-
ton today entered into n discussion of
fraudulent bills of lading and consider
ed plans for guaranteeing this COM
mcrcial paper 50 as to meet the de-
mands of European and American
bankers. Committees were appoint
ed and tomorrow the association is eX-
pected to agree upon some plan ac-
ceptable alike to the railroads, bank
ers and cotton men all Of which are
represented in the conference being
held.
The association decided this after
noon to send a delegation of cotton
men and bankers to London to attend
during the present month a confer
ence o. European bankers, at which
the question of fraudulent bills of lad
ing is TO be one of the principal topics
Of discussion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
SEEK TO ENJOIN COMMISSION.
Effort to Obtain Funds Due Mallard
DistilIing Co.

Columbia, May 31.-Protesting
against the action of the dispensary
commission in tying up the county
dispensary funds owed to the Mallard
Distilling Company, of New York, the
Commercial Trust Company, of New
York, is seeking to permanently en-
join the commission from interfering
with the $4,000 due from several
county boards, including the Charles
ton County dispensary board. The
Commercial Trust Company took over
the account of the Mallard Distilling
Company, and through Nelson, Nelson
& Gettys and Lyles & Lyles, Of this
city, are instituting proceedings against
the commission with a view to secur-
ing payment of the funds due on
county dispensary business and to
have declared null and void any claim
of the commission against the Mallard
Distilling Company, the second condi-
ton, however, being merely incident
al.
The Act Of 1910, which gave the
State dispensary commission addition
al powers is again being attacked,
under the complaint filed in the Su-
preme Court today. The same prin-
ciples, practically, are brought into
issue in this case as are involved in
the Carolina Glass Company matter
now before the Supreme Court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
Cost Of Financing the Crops.

According to the Wall Street Jour-
nal, lit is probably going to take from
10 to 25 per cent. more money 20
finance the crops this year than for
any recent year, if not for any pre-
vious year. Nearly every kind of crop
is going to cover a larger acreage
Even though there be some excep-
tions, there will be little or no reduc-
ton in the cost of doing the work.
Every element of expense essential to
farming is pretty sure to be higher
under existing conditions. To put the
crops into the ground will take more
Of the farmers working capital, more
Of the merchants advanced credit,
and more Of the banks funds in the
form of loans, until returns begin to
come in by the sale of yields. Several
million acres of abandoned wheat
have gone into corn. This has entail
ed double cost. Seeding Of wheat
and planting Of corn has made two
plowings necessary, as we'll as double
seed costs, over an acreage of no.
much less than 100000. Then there
has been an enormous replanting of
cotton at an unusually high cost for
seed. Besides this, throughout the
cotton belt there has been a large
outlay this year for farm animal, flr
fertilizers, and most likely for ilnple-
ments at higher rather than lowe
prices. Furthermore, the rates OF in
terest on agricultural lands for which
funds have been borrowed have been
higher than those of last year, when
money was cheaper. Wages from
present indications will be higher in
farming operations than they were in
1903. This years crops are not only
grown on a higher capitalization of
land, but also on higher rate of
working capital, on a higher cost for
most of the expenses of improvement,
with the possible exception of lumber,
and a much more extensive area oYer
which to employ farm capital. With
higher money rates, the cost of mov-
ing crops to market and of carving
them through the winter has also 70
he considered. In fact, it is hard to
see what elements Of expense will not
be added to, unless existing conditions
undergo radical and highly improb-
abl change"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
FLIES ACROSS CHANNEL.
EnGlishman Makes Round Trip From
Dover to Calais.

Dover, Eng, June 2.-The Hon.
Charles Stewart Rolls, captain in the
London section of the army motor re-
serves, driving a Wright biplane, vim
dicated Anglo-Saxon aeronautics by
crossing the English channel twice
this afternoon without alighting. He
made the round trip between Dover
and Calais in 90 minutes.
While two Frenchmen, Louis BE
riot and Count de Lesseps, nave cross
ed the channel in an aeroplane. it re-
mained for an Englishman in an
American machine to perform the
double feat. The distance across be-
tween the two points named is p
miles SO that his overWater flight Of
AZ miles without stop establishes
a new record.
Capt. Rolls left Dover at $50
o'clock. The atmospheric conditions
were excellent. He lost no time in
manoeuvres, but after describing a
circle, headed toward the coast Of
France. In anticipation Of the flight,
torpedo boats steamed at full speed
across the straits, but the pace of the
aeroplane was swifter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
Beware of Ointments for Catarr.h That
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense ot smell and completely dcran1c
the whole system when entering Il
through The mucous surfaces. such
orUc''S should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do Is
ten to!l to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cur. manufactured by f.. j. Cheney
q Co.. Toledo. O.. contains no mercury
0nd s. taken internally. acting direct
ly u"on the blood and mucous sur
tac"s - the system. In buying Halls
Cat0rrh Cure be sure you get the gem
uine. 10 is taken internally and made
IN Toledo. Ohio. hy T.. j. Cheney &
Co. Testimonials free.
sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
s..pt TOR. 5-i-lm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
Rolls of Attendance For the Past
Term, t0O9-101O.

The following is a list of the names
of those who made the honor rolls Of
attendance for the session just ended:
Not tardy, but absent:
Howard Archer. Florence Baker
Helen Beaumont. Margaret Beaumont
Robert Beaumont. William Benjamin,
Mary Bland. James Blanding. John
Blanding. Raymond Banding. Annie
Laurie Booth. Jane Boone, Clarence
Bradford, Horace Bradford. Wiley
Braziel, Hamilton Brockington. Scriv-
en- Brockington, Aston Brown. Cliff
ton Brown, Rosalie Brown, Ansley
Brunson, Anna Bryan, Constance
Bultman, George Bultman, Helena
Bultman. Herbert Bultman Thelma
BultmAn. Walton Bultman, James
Burns. Joe Chandler. Norman Chand-
Ter. Douglas Cheyne. Margaret
Cheyne, Rosa Cheyne, Hal Clarke,
Anna Cuttino David Cuttino, Henry
Cuttino, Mary Darr. Lillian Delgar
Willie Delgar. Harold DeLorme. Mar
garet DeLorme. Minnie DeLorme
Pierson Dick. Samuel Dinkins.
David Doar. Oneta Dukes. Henry
Edmunds. Sara Edmunds, Irma
Fielder Ralph Flowers. Lille Folsom.
Lulie Folsom, John Gallagher, Lily
Gregg, Madge Griffin. Aline Hardy,
Belle Harper, Carrie Harper, Clarence
Haynsworth. Mary Haynsworth. John
II. Haynsworth. Anna Dele Heriot,
Edward Hinson. Kate Hinson, Lula
Hook, Ansley Hurst. Isabel Jennings.
Norman Jennings, Julian Jervey, Eu-
gene Jones. Margie Kennedy, William
kinard. Marion Knight, Ruth Kohn,
Theo. Kolb, Juanita Lawrence, Nor
gan Lowry, Roye Lowry. Harriet Lu-
cius, Lalla Lee Iucius. Ruth Lyon,
John Adger Manning. Fred Mason,
Joseph Mcclure. Henry McKagen,
Margaret McKiever, Kathleen Mercer,
Tom Monaghan. Ratcliff Norris, Hor-
ace Muller, Mildred Nettles, Elizabeth
Osteen, Anthony owen. Burnett owen.
Marie Phillips, Nell Phillips, julius
Pitts. Vermelle Pitts, Eugene Purdv
Susie Raffield, Mary Lou Ramsey,
Carita Randle, Aline Reynolds, Julia
Reynolds DuPre Rhame, Archie
Richardson. Caroline Richardson.
Mary Richardson. Earle Rowland,
George Rowland, Sam Sanders, Cyril
Schwartz, Rymon Schwartz, Charlie,
Shaw. Florence Shaw, John Shaw.
Whit Shaw. Wiley Sholar, George
Shore. Thomas Siddall, Alva Solo
mons Baker spann. Henry spann,
Lille May Strange. Anna Strother.
Mac Stubbs. Henry Thomas, Virginia
Thomas. Willie Tribble, Lorine
Troublefol1, Ellsworth vandervort.
Margaret Waggoman. Wilton Wal
lace. Kathleen Walsh. Elizabeth
White. Archer Wilder. Julius Wilder
Aubrey Williams, Charles Wilson.
Mabel Windham Hal Witherspoon.
Robert Wright,
Not absent. but tardy:
Harry Chandler. Gladys Cuttino.
Frances DeLorme. John Moore, Thel-
ma Turner.
Neither absent nor tardy:
Anna Brown. Agnes Bryan, Dor
othy Burns. julius Chandler, Willie
Chandler. Eugene Cuttino. Zach Darr.
Corinne DeLorme, Leland Edmunds,
Mamie Edmunds, Robert Edmunds.
James Gallagher, Ethel Green, Eliza
beth Hood. James Hood. George
Hurst. Robert McKay. Walter Minis.
Marian Radold. Annie Randle. Katie
Reardon. Rita Schwartz. Iris Skinner.
jamie Strange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

There is a case on record in which
great fall of earth at Dover. in Eng
land, buried a whole family A hog
shared the fate of the family, SO far
as to be buried by the same Landslide.
Five months and nine days had pass
ed and then the hog was discovered
alive. Presumably it had had neither
food nor drink in the interval.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

Custer, S. D., boasts what is proba-
bly, the strongest water tank in the
country. 1t is on a ranch near the
town, and is nothing but a large bank
safe, set on it's back. 1t formerly did
duty in the line it was made for, but
burglars blew the door off. A ranch
man bought it and it now serves as a
trough for cattle
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08
Glad TO Recommend Them.

"Mr. E. WeaKcy, Kokomo, Ind,
says: after taking Folcy's Kidney
Pills, the severe backache left me, my
Kidneys became stronger, the sccrc-
uons natural and my bladder no long
er panied me. | ann glad To recon-
mend Foley Kidney Pills" In Il yell
low package. Sibcrt's Drug store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-08

~lf you are not satisfied after using
according to directions two-thirds of
a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets, you can have your
money back. The tablets cleanse and
invigorate the stomach, improve the
digestion, regulate the bowels. Give
them trial and get well. Sold by w.
w. Sibert