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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22

D HE first national automobile
- show in Washington will be
held from Jan. "a to 20, fol-
lowing the tenth national
show in New York, Jan. to Is. That
the irresistible automobile is to invade
the capital for exhibition purposes was
not necessary to prove that it has be-
come a national institution. The ma
chine which less than twenty years
ago we called the 'horseless carriage"
for want Of a better name, has made
more progress in popular approval
throughout the world in the past dec
ade than has any. other transportation
continuance since the axle operated
circle-the wheel-was conceived by
some ancient barbarian with glimmer-
ings of progress illuminating his brain.
Late in December it was announced
by the management of the New York
show at Madison Square Garden that
622 exhibitors had obtained space. All
these are American manufacturers
Eighty-six of them are makers Of COM
plete automobiles. The rest manufac-
ture automobile accessories and mo-
torcycles. At the first automobile
show in this country, in 1900, only six
ty exhibitors displayed their wares
The writer recalls wildly d day less
than fifteen. years ago when he was
walking past Grants tomb, on River
side drive, in New York. "A ''horseless
carriage" whizzed by, leaving q gaso-
line stencil that almost overpowered
pedestrians. But every pedestrian, In
Guiding the self sufficient natives Of
the metropolis, paused to gaze at the
automobile. Those who were going In
the opposite direction twisted their
necks to rubber" until the tendons
almost creaked. At that time it was
said there were but twelve autoulo-
biles in the state Of New York. Today
the license tags issued are in excess Of
$4,000 in that state alone. Great ii the
automobiles! Z. si:* 95
No longer In any up to date town Of
America do we stop to stare when an
automobile appears. We hustle to get
out Of its way There are remote fast
nesses whereto the automobile has not
penetrated, but in all substantial farm
ing communities the horseless vehicle
is almost as familiar q sight as the
horse himself. Any horse that shies
at an auto these days is considered q
greenhorn by his mates, the "Rube'' Of
his race. "a
The automobile is built nowadays to
carry one passenger or thirty Some
Of the big seeing city, carryalls can
accommodate almost as many passen-
gers as day coach on railroad.
Prices range from $3.50 to any sum you
feel, like paying. Every year the ma
chimes are improved and the prices are
lowered. The prediction made q few
years ago that in time the automobile
will become the poor mans vehicle
seems almost ready to be verified by
the fact. 4. IA
persons are built now and sold at
something like $3.50, several Others of
two passenger capacity are priced at
$500 and less, while there Is q ..skele-
ton" machine or two sc half that price.
SIS But any one who really wants al a,,-
,tomobile need not pay even the mini.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22

to become social entities in Vienna,
the city of beautiful women and gilt
tering society functions.
Robert Bacon, appointed to succeed
Henry White as ambassador to France,
was a partner in the banking house Of
j. p. Morgan & Co. until 1902. Presi-
dent Roosevelt made him first assist
ant secretary of state in 1906 He was
a Harvard classn1ate Of Roosevelt. He
declined appointment to the post of
United States treasurer in 1903 be-
cause, it was said at the time, he had
invited several friends to take yacht
ing trip with him around the world
He served as Secretary Roots first as
sistant until the secretary resigned to
enter the senate. Then for two months
Robert Bacon was secretary of state,
retiring at the close of the Roosevelt
administration. Ambassador Bacon's
home is in New York.
That President Taft finally has found
a man for the Chinese ministry who
seems to suit all parties concerned has
caused a sigh Of relief to escape from
many lips. William J. Calhoun, the
Chicago lawyer, who goes to Pekin, is
said to possess high diplomatic abili-
ties. He will be expected to take up
the delicate work which. Charles R.
Crane OF Chicago, appointed and re-
called before he got out of the United
States, lost the opportunity to UNDER
take because he talked about it to re-
porters. Es] +<z.<}a<x =.
Mr.. Calhoun has had wide experience
in international affairs. President Nc
Kinley sent him to Cuba before the
oh - -
upon conditions in that island. It is
believed that McKtnley's whole course
In regard to Cuba and Spain was based
upon Mr.. Calhoun's report President
Roosevelt sent Calhoun to- Venezuela
the dotngs Of President Castro Of that
troublesome republic The Calhoun re-
port from Venezuela averted war,
though that from Cuba provoked It.
Calhoun grew up in Ohio where he
was schoolmate OF William McKin-
ley. There is a story to the effect
that young Mckinley had such a high
opinion Of the abilities Of his friend
that he confidently expected Calhoun
to become. president. Ass ,
And when you are President Cal
houn, said the Il Mckinley STRIPPING,
you'll give me q good post, won't
you 2" =,
Minister Calhoun served through the
civil war; as did Ambassador Kerens.
Mr.. Calhoun settled in Danville, Ill,
the Home Of Speaker Cannon, after the
war and began his career as a law-
Yer. He served on the interstate COM
merce commission for two years. Both
Mckinley and Roosevelt are said to
have offered him cabinet positions,
which he declined. preferring to prac!
tice his profession :ss l5i.
Il B. QBERTS poNNEL1.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22
New Ambassador to Austria-Hungary Sought
Senatorial Seat For Twenty-Five
Years In Vain

N the list of ambassadors and
ministers recently appointed by
President Taft the one among the
- new names that has the most in
terestlng political romance behind it
Is that of Colonel Richard C. Kerens
Of ST. Louis, who is made ambassador
to Austria-Hungary. The appointment
is in the nature of a reward to Colonel
Kerens for twenty-five years untiring
labor in behalf Of the Republican par
ty. Yet, while in one sense it may be
looked upon as triumph, it really
sounds the deathknell to the only am
bition Kerens ever had for political
preferment. Kerens for quarter Of a
century has had an eye single to the
glory Of a seat in the United States
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22

where Abraham Lincoln made his first
speech in the east, President Gompers
of the American Federation Of Labor
delivered an address on the shirt waist
workers. situation. A Jewish girl, rep
resenting many thousands of her ma
tionality who work in the waist shops.
advanced to the front of the platform
and delivered in Yiddish an appeal to
those Of her, race to strike Immediately.
More than 1000 right hands went up
in response. The sentiment for an i'm
mediate and wholesale strike spread to
the Italian and American shirt waist
makers, and the walk OUT of seven
eighths Of those employed in that in
dustry was the result.
Most of the labor is paid for by the
piece. Yhe girls are not asking higher
pay for piecework, but merely a read
justment as to working hours so that
they will not be worked beyond their
endurance. Another grievance is that
frequently when they reported for
work in the morning the bosses insist
ed that they wait until noon, then in
formed them that there was no work
for the day. The girls demand that
they be notified at the starting hour
whether or not there is work.
What do the girls. who make the
shirt waists worn by women all over
America earn? Some OF the younger
and less experienced ones make only
$3.50 to 81 per week.. Others earn as
high as $25 a week. The average
seems to be somewhere between So and
$40. Thousands of them support not
only themselves, but sick or disabled
parents and several little brothers and
sisters. ~
Philadelphia Girls Out.
A few days before Christmas, several
thousand shirt waist workers in Phila-
delphia went on strike, the New York
bosses having placed orders with the
Philadelphia shops i, to manufacture
waists for them during the struggle. >
Whatever the opponent of trades un-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22

his money as a railroad contractor and
in silver, iron and coal mines. He
built many of the southwestern rail-
roads and holds q proprietary interest
In several Of them, g:a. 81; +
Unlike most political bosses"
Kerens has kept his family on; the
wave crest Of society in st. Louis Mrs.
Kerens and the accomplished daugh-
Idter. Miss Gladys. may be counted upon
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22

81, 900 shirt waist women stood together
in solid phalanx while the grinning
wolves of hunger snarled viciously at
the doors of nearly all their homes.
The recognition Of their union, their
right to- organize for mutual benefit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
POST0FFICE CREW
 HARD AT WORK
Office Being Kept Oper at Night For Convenience of the Public-Big
 Holiday Business.

Postmaster F. c Furth, of the To- cal postoffice, is making every pos S ble change in his system of hand ling the large holiday business of the postoffce. Tine work nere is being done in sy stematic wy and all em- ployes of the postoffice including Major Furth are actively engaged in the work. Major Flwth stated yes- terday that the busin 'ss was about the same as. last Chr"t1nas, and if anything was some larger.
 The stamp and registration windows are open each night unil late hour to handle their portion of the busi- ness. This k a great conven. ence to the many pa fons who are unable to V sit the office during tie day
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
GOING HOME
 FOR CHRISTMAS
Commercial Travellers Are Deserfine the Pine Bluff Hotel and Others WiM Go Home Today Or
 Tomorrow.

Well, goodbye, I'll Sc, you after holidays has been the farewell of many travelirg men at local hotels during the past few days as, grips in hand they swung acros., the Hobbies to depart for their home for Chris mas. Their less lucky fellows nest led down in tse big oh ITS and as they blew smoke rings dreamed of the time when they tGO would sLart' for their homes and loved ones.
 There has been sfldual thinning out of commercial men in Pine Bluff for the last two weeks and there will be few at the Pipe Bluff hotels during the holidays.
 The hotels are not .eeling the ab- sence of the travelling men so much, this year as heretofo e, due to the presence of many Christmas shop pers from neighborfng towns. The majority of these will depart for home by tonight and the coming week Is expected by the hotel r. en to be very dull. The Christmas rush through Union Station is expected to com mence today and continue through Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
FROZEN TO DEATH
 IN A STOODER George Brown and Young Nephew Found Dead on
 the Ice.
DUE TO AN ACCIDENT
Uncle Had Been Thrown Out and In- iured by Wind and Boy Was
 Left Helpless.
International News Special

New York, Dec. 22.-George Brown, of Sayville, and a fifteen year old nephew, Edmund Williams, ,i Ozone Park, were frozen to death on Great South Bay Wednes day night their bodies being found today. Borwn's body was lying on the ice about two miles from shore The boy S body was in the, stooder rl which they had left sayville during the afternoon and which had run ashore at Long Cove, opposite Patchogue.
 Brown was an expert at handling the boat and the pair were out on the ice all afternoon. The wind fresh ened towards night and it is suppos- ed that a sudden swerve of the boat threw Brown out. His head struck the ice with such force tha. his skull was fractured and he froze to death, before consciousness returned. The boy, left alone in the s:ooder, was helpless.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
PRESIDENT IS
 A "BOOKWORM' Taft Makes Xmas Pur- chases and Majority of
 Them are Books.
SIMPLE PURCHASES
Believes That Costly Presents Should
 Be Giyen-An Old Custom
 With Him.
International News Special

International News Special '7=-.-.
 Washington, D. C., Dee. 22-Presi- dent Taft believes that Ch1istm s presents ought to be of simple nr inexpensive character
 The president has been doing some Christmas shopping himself for the past few days and those who know say he has put in practice his own yuletide time. He has a fad for books and therefore he spent great deal of his time yesterday afternoon and this afternoon among book sellers rather than jewellers, although he yis- ited both places.
 The fashion to buy books was form. ed by him when he was judge on the bench. He has sent books to his old friends of the profession and books to his old and new friends of the new administration
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
S90,OO0,000 IN
 CHRISTMAS GIFTS Chief of .Bufeau of Statistics Says $5,ooo,ooo Worth
 Bought on Credit. AND MANY DO NOT BUY Some T0o Poor and Others Are Too
 Far Away From Stores
 Official Figures.
AND MANY DO NOT BUY
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International News Special
 Washington, D. C., Dee. 22.-Victot H. Olmstead, chief of the Agricultural Departments Bureau of Statistics, figured out today that Christmas this year will cost the American people about $90,00o,O00 cash and perha ps $5,000,000 in debts.
 In Prof. Olmstead's opinion not more than one-half the people of the United States this year will make presents that cost actual money Of the remaining 46,O0O,OO0 a few will not give presents because they do not believe in the custom. More will not give because of their religious belief. Still more will not make presents be- cause they live in out of the way places, remote from stores A vast number will not give because they have barely enough clothes and feed themselves and their families.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
WALKED 98O MILES
 10 AVOID ARMY Service-Young German Had Unusual Experience
 on a Visit to Germany
BACK IN AMERICA
Climbed Over the Alps and Walked to ROme-German COnsuIs Error
 Caused it
International News Special

international News Special
 New York, Dec. PA walk of 930 miles over the Alps from his home ir Germany to Rome, to escape service in the Germany army, is the experience Of John Klein, young Minneapolis German said he underwent when he reached this country today on the l'n- CT Koenigen Luise.
 Klein said he decided last summer to visit his old home at Floresheim, Germany, and sailed on July 19. He had Ibeenl with his parents only a few days when he was tnforned by off cers that he would have to serve three years IT, the Kaiser's army. Klein thought otherwise. He walked 160 miles to Andermatt and there be- gan his ascent to St. Gothard pass. He struck out in snow up to his arn1- pits and after suffering many hard ships reached Milan He walked to Genoa, thence to Rome, and then 70 Naples, where he secured berth as pantry man aboard the Koenigen Luis, which sailed for America De cember 4.
 Klein says the German consul at Minneapolis failed to notify the Ger man government that he had taken out citizenship papers in the United StotNS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
ELKS CHRISTMAS TREE

We beg to announce that the Elks will give their annual Christmas tree at the opera house at 10 o'clock Christmas morning and would cer- tainly appreciate the cooperation of the ministers and everybody in as'- sisting to bring out and getting those to attend whom we desire to help and please. We are p'opared to care for all who come and urge the at tendance of all who Santa Claus fail ed to visit.
 CHRISTMAS TREE COMMITTEE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

Washington, D. C., Dec 22.-Chas M. Schwab, the Steel King, has asked
 Ghe State Department to ascertain from the government of Venezuela
 what secur ties to title md peaceful occupation and operation o property in Venezuela by Americans can be given.
 Mir Schwab has options in vast 'Ton ore lands on the Orinoco River in Venezuela, and desires to obtain peaceful ownership with the right of mining the ore without danger of dis possession by the Venezuelan gov ernment and Interruption by revolu- tion and consequent litigation. The fate of the Asphalt Trust owners of the Lake Trinidad aspha, $ upper most i'm his mind.
 Back of these preliminary negotia- tions by MT Schwab is said to be a purpose by the Bethlehem. Pennysl- vania, steel magnate to enter into ac- tive competition with the United States Steel Corporation for control of the steel business in this and iB foreign countries, not controlled by the German manufacturers. MT. Schwab is said to control the Cramr Ship Building Company's plant at Philadelphia through a majority of
 stock ownership, which gives him deep water facilities.
 The Venezuela ore can be m ned at little expense asl it is one on the surface of the ground and on the banks of a navigable st1 cam, ava:, able for deep d'u'ught vessels. It has been figured by MT. Schwab that he can lay this ore in Philadelphia at S1 ton or capture 25 cents ton than he can bring ore from his Cuban mime ' If assurances can be given MT Schwab by the Venezuela authoritie" through the State Department that he can secure reasonable security in th@ operation of the ore bed il, Venezuela Mir Schwab will purchase these beds, the transaction involving several mll- lions of dollars, and will establish a regular line of freight steamers be- tween that country and Philadelphia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
NO HOPE FOR
 LOST MINERS None of the $40 Buried in English Mine Have Been
 Rescued.
MINE IS GAS FILLED
RescuerS Unable to Go to Their As- sistance-BOdies Piled High
 in Heap.
International News Special

London, Eng, Dec. 22-All hope has been abandoned of finding any of the 340 miners alive wbc were en- tombed yesterday after an explosion m the Pretoria mine at Leigh, Lanca- shire.
 The sections of the mine where the men are believed to have been work" ing when the blast came, are so fill ed With gas that the rescuers are un- able to enter them. Despite the small chance that all have not been killed rescue parties worked increasingly all night and continued the work today
 One party saw a pile Of 150 bodies huddled together in one spot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
SENSATION IN
 BALDWIN CASE Mrs. Turnbull Says Bald wins Daughter Called
 Her "Mother'
SEES MANY LETTERS
Hard Day For the Witness Under Rap i'd Cross Examipation of At-
 tOrDey McNade.
international News Special

1 Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 22.-A hos of letters, all yellow Win age, were filed into the Baldwin will trial today Mrs. Lillian AshLy y T,.rnbull, whose cross examination had run into a third day, looked them all over from tht critical viewDo nt that a lorgnett gives, then consigned them one by one to the limbo as forgeries. The subject matter Of the cross ex animation made it 8, had day for Mrs Turnbull and Attorney Gavin McNade whetted each item to she sharpnes: i, of lance point before he shot it tt the witness:
 A voluntary statement ch Mrs Turn bulls part was the day's surprise. She had been describing a dinner in her own honor by Lucky Baldwin when she wa at the O,kwood Hotel Santa Anita
 While we were seated at the table I at MT. BalGwil's side and before we began the dirner, Clara, (now Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker) leaned over and whispered in my ear a sort of mother to ne" sad Mrs. Turnbull
 "She called yo. mother did she ?' asked McNade
 ''She did, caught the word moth err addressed to me-
 And do yo1 me. to tt l! this jury,' shouted the attorney. "ti at the daugh.- ter of Mr. Baldwin, kn' wing that he was already ma ed, called yoa motler in. tie a'lcctiopate manner winch you have descrire|79"
 The turn which the attorney gava this ststemen; with all is significance 2 startled Mrs Turnbull. but she firm ly maintained that such was the case
 A dozen letters, whici bear the fil- ing mark Of !e clerk of the San Fhan- cisco court which trie. the suit for seduction of Mrs TurnSlll (then L l. Han Ashley) against Baldwin in 1896, were shown she witness They were introduced today as tasis for im- pealching testimony. as the defense and several officers of the San Fran. cisco court are nere whc will testify that they were offered money by Miss Ashley.
 But to each Of MT. McNade's ques- tions. Mrs. Turnbull answered "No" and for each denial. acding ''it is a forgery"
 The letters were addressed to Jame es R. Wood, the detective who assisted Mrs. Turnbull ill preparing her suit for seduction and containing innum- erable taterr ents
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

R. L. Moore and daughter, M ss Imogene Moore of Magi olia, were in the city yesterday en route home from visit to Little Rock. M '.ss Moore was the guest oi Miss Florence Mccain while here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
AGED WOMAN
  M AU IS MURDERED if# - Sheriff ard Coroner Make x < Ghastly Find When Called
 to Springer Miss.
BULLET TN HER HEAD
Mysterious Nne Told Officers to to There t. HOld an Inquest.
International News Special


 Bay Springs, Miss. Fec. 22.-Re- ceiving a mrFteri, us message to come to a place near Springer, Miss a short dista.te from here, and hold an inquest. S.,t.iff Mcfarland with t''e coroner founa the bod O. Mrs. Han .hah Ainswor. "A year. old, with a bullet throu ; lie hea and he nome ransachpa
 Tor years :....s aged woman lad lived |S16i,e and was thought to be worth
 bt s2,ooO, ner. savings for years.
 money MS discover d about the
 }, ana it :. pr :sum;,: that the
 aerer mace away V tn the cash;
 h was the motive of the murder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

Open a check account with us, and pay all your bills by check. Then you will known where every dollar goes and what for. This will avoid dasputes. as the cancelled check is a receipt Cotton Belt Savings & Trust co, 12 IT 6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
FATHER OF ACTRESS VI
 FOUND FROZEN
Daughter of Man Who Will Be Buried in POttets Field is Popular Ac-
 tress iv Paris, Flance.

Pittsburg, F.. Dec. 21.-The body oi a man found frozen to death here was identified today as the father of Nellie Lee, now a .c. .ular act, ess in Paris. He will be ou jed in a potter's field unless funds ar receive.' from her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

A cottage in western part of city for rent. Two blocks from car line. Modern conveniences.-Cott Belt Savings and Trust Go. 12 22 At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

Ecottage on Olive street for rent |nient to public schools, modern hiences. Cotton Belt Savings &
 Eco. 12f17 At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

A cottage on E. 2nG ave. for rent Convenient to both towr and shops.-Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Go. 12 IS AS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

FOR RENT-A cottage on South Olive street. Modern ronveniences.- Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Go.
 12 g At.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

Mrs. E. P. Kilmer has gone to Shreveport, La., where she will visit her parents during the holidays.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

FOR SALEIA lot on Poplar street, One block from car line. Easy pay ments. Cotton Belt Savings & Trust Co. 12 20 Ct
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
NOTICE.

On account of Christmas and New lYear's falling on Sunday the Banks Members of the Pine Bluff Clearing House Assn will close Monday, De- cember 18th, 1910 and January 2nd, 1911.
 Pine Bluff Cltar'ng House Assn.
 By M. B. Bloom, Manager 12 17 13t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

A car of White Crest flour just received. 'sBest Flour Made."- Mccain Gro. Co. 12 g 14t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23

Mrs. Charles M. Yocr g, of Helena is visiting in the city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-23
|TLF CHANCE IN
 ! MURRAY'S CONDITION
7perature of Patie't Was 9S 1.2 Il Night But Condition During the
 [Orning Vas Not Sc Favorable.

Ire was little change in the con- 1sef Arthur Murray who was and ser ously wounded by Ed irin Monday night. accord ng to tement given out at the Flor |EanitaEium last night If any
 s condition wes thought to
 n1a i'm .orovemen over the ear
 af the day. Dr. A. c. Jor-
 E sttsndiLg pl, s'cian, was
 based with the patient last
 ut Mir. Murray 6 not yet con
 out of dsnger.
 E to |. restless night which 1r1ay spent Wednesday night ered from fever during Thurs Aning. but he rested~well in the on and last night his condition me what improved His tenn De was 9S 1-2 VI oh was con ] favorable, as yesterday was l on as the day u,oL whic., it bought his co 4lition would I'd marked chdn. for better .r