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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
Question Which Many Conserva-
tive Men in Los Angeles Are
Today Asking Themselves.
SOME SINGULAR FACTS
ARE DAILY APPEARING
Los Angeles Record Produces
Facts md Figures to Put
Responsibility On OTIS. r

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July g.
Especial to Labor World. .)-Rapidly
as the days go by the people: of Los
Angeles are coming to the conclusion
that the Times building was destroyed
at the behest and in the interest of
H. G. Otis, the owner Of the paper.
In recent issue OF the Los Angeles
Press, Otis was virtually charged with
the responsibility of the explosion,
and in thel asst two issues of the Los
Angeles Record facts and figures were
present that prove conclusively that
behind the explosion and responsible
for it was H. G.. Otis.
1t is now definitely learned that
Otis accepted bribe of $4,000 for
throwing the weight of his paper on
the side of Pat Calhoun during the
San Francisco graft investigations.
Los Angeles citizens will remember
when F. J. Heney in a speech here
denounced Otis for his championship
of the graft and corruption, and con-
cluded with his famous declaration:,
"Beware, Harrison Grey Otis, lest
to the penitenttary."
1ue people OF the united states
have not forgotten that, shortly fol-
lowing the speech, >Heney was shot in
San Francisco court, and that his
assailant was murdered in his cell the
night he was Jailed. Recent inves-
legations are disclosing that Heney's
sssailant was shot by the San Fran
cisco chief of police, who was later
murdered by being drowned while
crossing the bay in a police launch
From Information at hand, the con-
clusion is now being formed that
the man who murdered the San Fran
seose4iefsNshs the ynaauasMho o actually
destroyed the: Times building ana
that this man has been: trusted
conspirator and employee of Harrison
Grey Otis. At this time all that can
be said is that this Otis agent is alive
and not far from Los Angeles. It is
| believed that further investigation
will disclose his name, with the facts
that will convict him of the charges
here made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
GOOD PROGRESS BEING %
J MADE BY CARPENTERS
Business Agents Statistics Showing
How the Craft Has Pro-
grossed, ~'% s..*
Wages Have Steadily and Meritor-
tously Advanced From Year
~. . to Year.

To increase their membership, the
carpenter have put two organizers in
the field.
To prove what organizations has
done for the carpenters Adolpi
Hinkfgorth, business agent, has pre-
pared q table which shows the wages
paid the carpenters from 1892 to the
present date. In 1892 the carpenters
were earning Is cents an hour and
struck for ~ 1-2 cents. The men
lost their strike and when they re-
turned to work were paid II cents
an hour. :..
From 1893 to 1897 the wages paid
the carpenters was from IL IL to 20
cents an hour; from 1897 to 1900, 20
to 25 cents an hour; from 1900 to
1902, 30 cents an hour; from 1900
to 1902 to 1904, 80 IL cents an hour;
from 1904 to 1906, So cents an hour;
from 1906 to 1908, 81 1-2 cents an
hour; from 1908 to 1910, 40 cents an
hour, 1910, 421-2 cents an hour, and
1911, IS cents an hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
Big SUM PLANNED ! n! . .
FOR DEFENSE. FUND
A. F. of L: Leaders Ask Unionists
to Contribute Ten Gents
Each.
Urgent Need far to. Insure
e. Fair and Impartial Trial -
For McNamara.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July g.
One hundred members Of organized
labor, including the heads of many
international unions, met here to de-
wise means for raising a defense fund
for John J. and James B. Mcnamara,
now in Jail at Los, Angeles, CAL, un-
der indictment for "dynamiting."
It was said before the meeting
opened that but little money had been
subscribed to the fund that was start
ed at the time of the arrests, some
of the subscriptions then telegraphed
here being unauthorized and some of
the promises made at the same time
being untitled.
Some of the leaders said there was
urgent need for such a fund and un-
less it was raised, some of the coun-
sci already employed would have to
be dispensed with. The meeting was
secret and the discussions were so
animated that the speeches could be
heard in the hall outside.
After a long debate. in which it
was suggested that an assessment be
levied on all unions. SO much opposi-
ton to this scheme developed that a
committee was appointed to submit a
plan and an adjournment was taken
for three hours.
When the conference again as
sembled the assessment plan was
again suggested, but it was finally
determined to make an appeal to the
unions of all organizations to raise
10 cents per capita and forward to
the national or International head
quarters to be turned into the fund.
Some of the organizations will levy
assessments of that amount on eacn
member
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
GARMENT WORKERS HAVE
SYMPATHY OF PUBLIC

CLEVELAND, July 6.--The activ-
ity of the striking suit and gar
ment workers of Cleveland has been
shifted to Elyria, Ohio. when IL.
Landau, treasurer of the cloak and
suit cutters union tried to induce
100 girl employees Of the Mcqueen
& Bonda skirt factory to join the
strike.
Instead of going directly to the en-
ployes Of the Mcqueen & Bonda Co.,
that moved its plant here from Cleve-
land q few days after the strike be-
gan, LandeauS will make a campaign
among their friends and relatives.
He claims that the strikers have
the sympathy Of the people Of Cleve-
land and like support Will be easy
to gain here when the inside OF. the
reasons Tor the strike Is explained. ..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
RECALL FOR JUDGES
TRUE SAFETY VALVE
Laws Enacted By the Peoples Re-
presentatives Should Be OBJ
=, -. ligatory Upon All.
Otherwise Laws in Negation Of
Popular Will Could Be En-
acted BY One Man.

In recent years there has developed
an under current of public sentiment,
against American Judges arrogating to
themselves the right Of setting aside
laws expression of the peoples will,
under pretense Of the laws being in
violation of some hair splitting inter-
probation Of state or national consti-
tuition.
Some Of these setting-aside-law de-
cisions were so transparently injustf-
fable that people began to inquire,
whence the power of the judges to
do such acts? It is not conferred
upon them by the federal constitution
nor by any federal law. It cannot
be derived from the common law
for no British court ever assumed
to exercise such power, nor do the
courts Of any country in the world
binary power.
Courts Legislating.
When judges can set aside the laws
made by the people, when they can
insert qualifying clauses where such
clauses were not placed by the peo-
pie through their representatives,
when they can rewrite the law In ne
cation of popular will, when they can
override congress, there is no believe.
ir democratic government who ca!,
deny that the courts legislate and
thus violate the constitution they in.
terpret.
standard Oil Case
In so far as the Standard Oh deci-
sion does legislate what the congress
cid not intend to legislate with regard
to trusts, the opinion is one Of the
strongest arguments yet put forward
for the recall of the judiciary. No
court can set aside law of parlia-
ment. English law is the law of the
English people and they obey it. We
are a lawless people for the reason
mostly that the law is not what the
people but what the judges make
It, and those judges are generally
selected from quarters not sympathe-
tic to social progress which must
strive ever against -legalism.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
BAKERS EXPLAIN ABOUT
M. M. GASSER BOYCOTT
Declare That Boycott Was Not Re-
sorted to Until Other Means
Were Exhausted.
That Gasscr After Entering Into
Contract With Union Repudiated
It Without a Blush.

In explanation to the public rela-
tive to, the NJ. M. Gasser boycott.
Bakers union local No. 100 says:
~~+inn of the union was taken
Y Soc means was exhausted.
-Ri<lo o1nD lay of May, Mr.. Gasser
signed the ro.kract with the union but
repudiated it without a blush. We
appeal to all friends of organized la
Dor in helping US to carry out the
boycott against that firm. as effec-
tive as possible for two reasons:
first, that Mr.. Gasser said he did not
care for the trade of union 1ien and
that he don't want them inside his
minded man and women who SYM
pathizes with unions and. who believe
that every person who works shall
receive fair wages as his share
We ask you to help us to carry on
this boycott against M. Nj. Gasser &
Co.; second, for underselling all other
bakers in the city who are paying a
fair wages to their men. Mr.. Gasser
wants you to believe that he is an
awful good fellow, that's why he sells
his bread so cheap today. Why didn't
he sell it is cheap before June IA ais
he does now? He has run the bakery
about twa years, and he always got, a
better price than other bagers in the
city, but he never sold his bread as
cheap as now, more he never paid the
wages that was paid in other shops.
Why is it that he is selling it for
that price today? Do you suppose
he has such great love for you?
He never showed it before. No; he
wants to buy you, TO be a traitor
to your fellow men, that is why he
is cutting the price below the live
and let live line. Tie union is try
ing to make the public believe. We
are giving the public facts and we
can prove them. eve do not need
to tell lies as Mr.. Gasser does.)
If you don't believe in throat-cut-
ting, don't patranize M. NJ. Gasser &
Co.'s bakery, located at 200 West
Superior street.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
GAG RULE CONDEMNED
BY SPEAKER CLARK
;.
Regards Rule As a Usurpation of
the Constitutional Rights of
Citizenship.
Rule Characterized As Being Thro-
oughly Un-American, and
Unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON. July 6.-(Labor
World Special.)-The Post office de-
partment. under it's autocratic Off
c1sls, is being severely criticised from
every quarser. The usurpation of the
constitutional rights of the employees
of tho government is not taken kind
ly to by anyone except the officials
Of : the department. Speaker Clark,
when asked his position upon the
matter replied as follows:
THE Gag rule to the effect that
employees of the government shall not
petition congress, or any member Of
congress about their wants. or for
redress OF their grievances. first is
sued by ex-President Roosevelt and
made stronger by President Taft, is
un-dem ocratic, .unPepublican, ,un-
American and unconstitutional.
The art OF itypesetting has been
described as the art preservative Of
all arts, and the right of petition
might. be as properly described as
the right preservative< of all. rights
So far as / am individually con-
concerned have never paid the
slightest attention to this gag rule.
talk to all the government en-
ployes who come to see me about
anything: I tell them they have q
right to talk to me. e~ +
I may mot agree with them in all
their ideas about Improving their
conditions. but they have right to
be heard, and so long as am speak
er, the doors Of the speakers room
open inward as far as they are con-
cerned. Free speech is one OF the
fundamental principles of the Amer
icanE people I have no doubt that
government employees have good
many things to complain Of and a
good many things to suggest for the
good Of the public service. They.
ought to be heard. and SO far as I
am concerned. they will be heard s s. s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
MECHANICS WANT. MORE =.
PAY IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Efforts
have been made by members of the
city council of Philadelphia to get
an increase in wages for the mecha1l-
les in the filtration plants of this
city. An amendment was recently
adopted carrying slight increase to
q. few of the employees, but was
stricken out by the mayor.
new bill has been introduced
which povides for an appropriation
Of about $4,000 to increase the pay
CT these Water department employees,
some 422 in number.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
BLAcKsMqTHs MAKING. 49,. -.
EXCEPTIONAL PROGRESS
International brotherhood Reports
Give Evidence OF Unusual Pros
Derity In the Craft.
Organization Every Where Is Moving
Along in Splendid Shape and
Making Good GainH.

P2TTSBURG, F'a.sJuly G.--(special
to Labor World The International
Brotherhood Of Blacksmitks and
Helpers report that the organization
is moving along in splendid shape and
is making exceptional progress this
year. 81. NJ
The carriage :lndawagon workers af-
filiated with the International Broth
erhoodi of Blacksnliths and Helpers of
Pittsburg, Pa, went on strike to en-
force the Saturday half- holiday dur
ing the. monthss OF. June, July, All
gust and September, with full pay.
They were out only a week when set
Elements were reached with practical
ly all of the employers and new
agreements signed.
Mining tools manufacturers Of AL
ton, ILL.,, OttuWn. Ia, What Cheer
Ia, Chica 20 4eights. ILL.,, and Salem,
Ohio are about signed UP their annual
agreements with the International
brotherhood. Ill / 4; =
The Chain Makers in Columbus,
Ohio, Braddock PA, Pittsburg, Pa,
and Brewster, lOhio have just been
organized and Icharter issued by the
International Brotherhood Of Black
smiths. -, IS
Shop federations consisting Of
blacksmiths, ;boilmakers, machinists.
sheet metal workers and carmen.
have been organized on the Illinois
Central, Hartman lines, Rock Island
and Chicago and Northwestern, and
agreements will sbeApresented in the
rear future.
The strike on, the Pere Marquette
by the Railroad department has been
adjusted and conferences are now be-
ing held with the Various crafts and
the the general .m4ngaer.
The Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
have signed an agFeement with the
Canadian Northern railroad, with 2
cent per hour advance and improved
conditions in the shops.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
BARRIERS WIN STRIKE
FOR UNION AGREEMENT

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 6.-The
BARRIERS in Louisville, KY, were met by
a refusal upon the part of the boss
BARRIERS some months ago to sign their
agreement, and as consequence q
strike took place in practically every
shop in the city. News has just been
received that the employers have res
considered their former action and a
great majority of them have now
signed the agreement proposed by the
BARRIERS and the latter
have returned to. work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
LOAN SHARKS WILL
HAVE SLIM PICKING
Assignment Of Salaries to Loan Com.
panies Prohibited in Commerce
and Labor Department.
Practice Heretofore Has Worked to
che Disadvantage of Department
and EMPLOYEES.


WASHINGTON, July 6.-By an or
der Of Secretary Nagel of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. as-
s1gnments of salaries Of employees to
loan companies Is prohibited. The
practice OF loan companies In the past
In appealing to government officials
to aid them in the collection Of loans
has been In existence for a. number
OF years and has worked not only
the disadvantage Of. the department.
but to the employees as we'll. This
order affects NJ! subsidiary bureau US
connected connect with the Department o.
Commerce and Labor. lf- 81 fffrll3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08
CEMENT MAKERS GET
INCREASE OF WAGES

HELENA, Mont, July s, The ce-i
ment makers OF Trident, Mont, have
just executed two-year agreement
with the Three Forks Portland Ce-ss
ment company. whereby an increase.
OF wages has been secured and al
so the practical elimination OF the
Japanese employed at the plant. The
agreement also provide es the rental to-
be paid for the dwelling houses owned
BY the com pany and occupied bys the
IS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

DELEGATE TO INTERNATIONAL.
Edward ]. Meagher left Wednesday
to attend the International convention
of Stage Employees 10 be held ut
Niagara Falls. From there, he will
go to Kingston. Ontario, to visit his
parents whom he has rot seen for
twenty-one years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

The cosmo olitan character Of the
Pacific coast labor Is being increased
by al influx ofl Hind oos, 81 sssssss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-08

Continred Or Page Eight.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30
SehOOI District Numbsr Nine

Hal and lowell Walker, Hemp
and James Nc Dougal, and Ray
Piper OF Deming, visited with
Ray Guilds, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Shea
were Deming visitors, Monday.
Mrs. II. r. Hansen and mother,
Mrs. Walker, will spend the
Fourth in III Paso.
Closing exercises of school dis
trict No. . will be held Friday.
N. Il. Hampton went 20 III Paso
Tuesday for engine repairs.
A Union sunday school was or.
gained last Sunday at the school
house by Rev. Campbell with 30
members. 5. IL. Hunt was elect.
ed superint :, and Mes.
DANES r. +. Compton, II. 2. Han.
sen, O. s. Gibson, and Miss Nellie
Chapman, teachers. Thesession
will be held every Sunday after
noon at three o'clock. Rev,
Campbell preached both morn.
ing and evening of last Sunday.
w. ID. Close has purchased a
new engine for his we'll.
Mrs. Martha Shive returned
Wednesday to Terrell, Texas to
celebrate herseventyfourth birth.
day, also visiting with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Carelock, during the
summer. She expects to be
back this fall.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

w. T. Dixon, living /" miles
northeast of Columbus is one OF
the hustlers of the Mimbres Val.
ley. Mr., Dixon with his
family came here about the first
of January taking up 800 acres Of
that rich dirt lying in the Gap"
country. He has just completed
y fine well which is affording some
$50 gallons of water per minute.
This water all coming from the
first stratum, as the we'll is only
% feet deep. He is making ex.
tensive improvements on his
land, and has some of the finest
growing truck we ever saw. Mr..
Dixon came here from Brown.
field, Texas, and was formerly
County Clerk of Terry Co. They
are greatly pleased with their in.
vestments in this valley and with
the bright outlook.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30
NOTICE

Read ycGr proof notices over
carefully and II an error Is de.
tected in land numbers, spelling
of names, etc, report to this ONCE
at once, that there may be timei in
which TO correct tine error. To
be legal, these notices muss be
correct.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30
IN X LONG AGO,

"Calpurnia," said Caesar, with
manifest irritation, you have been
going through my trousers pockets. I"
'You forget" responded CalpuE-
mia, "thAt the artists depict you a.
never wearing any trousers"
For She scorned to remind him
that a. Caesars wife she wAs above
suspicion,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

SherrifT Stevens dropped in
Sunday and gently reminded
some Of our citizcns that a Ger.
tain Bible commandment was CO.
liberated by a Territorial law
forbiading the transaction OF
business on Sunday. This Sp.
plies to the buyer as well as the
salesman. A. a latter Of fact
our business men would be only
10 glad to keep their places Of
business closed on the Sabbath
If the people could be induced to
do their trading on the Saturday
before.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30
The viEtae u the Pump
(Coptinued from Page ~

bosom Of Mother Earth"
bot troubled in this wise.
NeIflier must le cOutepd with
silt deposit carried hy many
3dy gravity bitches which hll
BE laterals aud muds much
, vegetation that should be
clean. This later consider.
is especially very vital when
He'd 10 the irrigation of altal
aieh must be flooded. For
Invariably true that the sur.
sod irrigatOr finds his alfalfa
ns mudded from four to eight
inrhes above the ground. This
m,ans that the hay must be- cut
oee the silt line which causes
{ u loss in tonnage from the
nela's production, or If cut thru
Che siit line means u bale of dirty
bay which brings a lower price
un the market. IL is also a
known t-ct that where this silt
deposit adheres to the alfalfa
stems in any considerable guam.
tity ID causes them 70 become
wu0dy and unfit for feed; has Il
tendency to stunt the plan t
growth, resulting In a decreased
prDductioR Of foliage, in whic3l Is
tile MAJOR amount of the nutritive
value OF the hay.
And last bat not least, in con.
necliOn with the above given
facts. when IL is further consid-
ered that the cost Of preparing
thu band for irrigation by pump,
ing Is no greater than that of the
gravity system, the farmer who
Is wise enough to look into the
future, will discover that at the
end OF "A given term of years the
pump has been so much more
satisfactory, a so much greater
means of enhanced production
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30
vERv srnoNO.

81 see," said Skaters, "that our old
friend Bilkins had a strong article
in n Of the Boston papers tia
other day"
Really" said BinkA, incredu-
lously. "Id never have believed
that Of old Blk. What was itf"
"a recipe for picked onions"
said Skaters. -Hsrper's Weekly.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

aud in many cases such a cheap
er proposition that the nan who
xerts himself in arguing the
merits of the gravity ditch has
aout as much effect as tho he
alA0nld attempt to hreak up a
Kansas cyclone by blowing his
breath int IL.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

Bridget; PHASE, mum, will We
lind me yer watch fer ter bila
Their egRs?"
Why, Bridget, you have a
clock In the kitchen, hAven'tyOug"
Bridget, "Yis mum; but the
clock Is slow, mum. "-Appin-.
colts.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

When you want anything in the
Drug line, write me, and you will
geti IL by return express, Charges
prepaid ON orders amounting TO
$500 and over.
j. A. ROBERTSON,
Prescription Druggi st.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

q. w. 81 leg returned from sn
El Paso business trip Tuesday.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

The Ladies' will serve Ice cream
and lemonade at the church,
July 4th.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1911-06-30

TAYLOR, head carpenter and
chin polisher-ofice at Columbus
barber shop.