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The Detroit times., 1911-10-25

said act. and that said grantee does
hereby bind himself thereunto and ae-
cept said permit on the conditions here
by imposed
Yeas-Ald. Brozo, Burton. ellis. Field.
-Garvey. Gilman. Grindley. Harpfer.
Hindls, Heating, Keuseh, koenig. Krapp.
M i..sSed Merritt SGs' obi zsSh o Msos
owen, Rosenthal, schultz. Skrzyckl.
Thefsen. Tossy. Vernon. Walsh. Watson.
Zoeller and the President-32
FROM THE SAME.
.Ft, tAe honorable the Common councila
Gentlemen Your Committee on
Streets, TO whom was referred the pc
tttton- -ScAnlon asking cancellH-
property for removal OF tree. respect
fully report that petitioner - the
owner OF Lot OF Henderson n Crit
fth's sub" situate on the n. =, OF
that an assessment was levied agninst
said lot tor cutting down a tree which
was located In the line OF proposed
sidewalk. Petitioner asks that said
assessment be cancelled In its entirety
and upon consultation with the De-
partment OF Public Works we are IN
formed that IL WAS necessary 10 re
move this Tree In order thht tue side
walk might he constructed. that the
Corporation Counsel has held that the
TemOV0f of trees or other DISTINCTIONS
In the way OF sidewalks or hllin2 in
OF depressions for that purpose. should
he charged against the abuttins prop
erty. IN the same manner as Tor NE
construction of the sidewalk itself.
Where dead and dangerous trees exist
In the line OF public thoroughfares
they are removed by the Department
of Parks and Boulevards. but I'm TINS
particular instance a dispute has arisen
as Ia whether the tree In question was
dead or alive at the time IL was taken
down. The testimony presented before
your committee Ia about equally di
Nided and as a compromise we recon-
NEED that the petitioners request for
the cancellation OF the assessment In
Its entirety be denied but that he he
allowed 20 pay one-half of the amount
levied ia full settlement or same, and
we therefore offer the following reso-
hutton
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Franchises.

To the Honorable the Common Council
Gentlemen--Your Committee on Fran
chises, TO whom was referred the com
municatlon from Hts Honor. the Mayor.
relative to "a street car settlement re-
specially report that we have had the
matter under consideration and beg
transmitted to the Council at this ses-
sion is self-explanatory and therefore
no further comment may be made I'm
order TO bring the matter before the
Council. we recommend that the Cor
poratIOn cuunsct-be tlirecteti-to-p prepare
"a franchise containing the various
terms and conditions outlined In the
Mayors communication which have been
accepted by the officials OF the Com
pany and submit same 10 this Council at
his earliest convenience
ResuectfuIly submitted
The Detroit times., 1911-10-25

JOHN tfsFtPF'ff99Fss . -
GEO II ELLIS
LOUIS BROZO.
r. NJ WATSON.
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD,
LOUIS r. TOSSY
JOSEPH l.. fHEfSEN
Accepted and adopted as follows
Ypas-Ald Brozo Burton Ellis Field
Carvey Gilman. Grlndley. Harpfer.
Hindie. Heating Keusch. Koenig Knapp.
Iittlefield Lodge Lynch. McCarty.
Mason Merritt O Brien, Ostrowski.
owen Rosenthal. schultz. SkrZycki.
TheIsen Tossy, Vernon. Walsh, Watson.
zoeller and the President.-32
Nays-None
The Detroit times., 1911-10-25
WILLIAM NJ. WALKER.
John 8. HALL II. ID. =,
IlINATI Z. r INT NJ -
BDARL OF POOR COMMISSIONERS
Rs the Board

~eCTtldINa
"A Received and placed ON tile
FROM THE SAME
To the Honorable the Common Council.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is transmitted
copy OF a report and recommends.
Hons of the Committee appointed by
the Board OF Commerce 10 investigate
paving conditions in Detroit This re-
BefNpeaFs- endorsement oil Inc
Executive Directors OF the Board OF
commerce
The findings and recommendations
voiced In this report, are based upon
aIla extremely extended investigation
and mass OF information and data
towering every element entering into
thc paving OF Detroit streets.
This report is the product OIL pa
friOtic endeaVor on the part OF able
business men and is respectfully trans.
nitted TO the Council in the belief that
ID may prove OF very considerable
value 10 your Honorable Body.
Very truly yours,
W IIfCIIfS II. WILSON.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-25

Most or the FOUNDATIONS IN which nattIr-
~ cement was used have proven defective.
- ~ III many cases. almost worthless
IBID Foundations IN which Portland ce-
lufni has been used have been satisfqc-
tory Carr should be take IN tho fi-
f4If lhnf ,an examination OF the old na-
|II1u cPmeuf foundations should he made
before fhey are re-surfhccd Wherever
me Iruudafinn' ~ ~ bad condition A Is
|H|| rrnnomfrIl - rssDair cxtenfiVelv
4. ~ nHtE eAtIrflv rather than-r6 re-
<-<|<& - p poef feinas don.
The Detroit times., 1911-10-25

HON r. r "A NJ fs4.------
To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen--I beg leave TO report
that ] have been served with a copy
OF subpoena issued out Of the Circuit
Court for the County OF Wayne for a
cause wherein Edward 4 Moorpy is
Complainant and the City OF Detroit
a-municipal- corporation. is Defend
ant
! have referred the same TO the Cor
poration Counsel
Respectfully yours.
CHARLES A. NICHOLS,
CITY Clerk
Placed on file.
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gcntlemen--Owing to the fact that
I am about 60 move out OF thu ward. A
hereby tender nv resignation as Reg
istrpr 81 the Ninth precinct Sixth
ward, 90 take effect nj once.
Very resooetfI iIIv
THOS. s. LONErT.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-30
EFFECT OF LAND MONOPOLY,

ooA0 ASPoA oo u eAOAO puL tuc
total amount Of improved farm
lands at III, 488,000 acres. That
is less than one-fourth of the area
of the United States, exclusive Of
island possessions. Cities, mines,
ranches and public roads COM
bined do not occupy more than
a fraction Of the space used for
farms SO that somewhere in the
neighborhood of three-fourths Of
the country's area must be lying
unused, to say nothing Of the fact
that much of what is classed as
being used is not being put to the
best use Of which it is capable.
There certainly seems to be plenty
OF land for all who want to use it.
But as a matter of fact there is
not. The land is there all right
but would be users must first
make terms with speculative hold
ers who will not, in most cases al
low it to be used except on terms
that will leave but little for the
user. -
According to the same census
reports the average price per acre
Of farm lands has more than
doubled in ten years. That means
that it is more than twice as hard
to get a farm in the United States
today as it was ten years ago. It
is no wonder that American farm
ers are being forced to emigrate
to Canada and become British sub
jects in order to get land. - ::
With all this Ian dying idle I'm.
employed men are looking in vain
for a chance to work and poverty
and distress are widespread. That
is the result of land monopoly.
How much longer will the Amer
lean people put up with it?
Commenting on the increase in.
the price Of farm lands, the Gin
cinnati Times Star says:
"The day Of cheap farms has;
gone by. The man who would 90.
farming can no longer count on
picking up suitable property for a
mere song. Today he must pay
more than twice as much as he
would have paid in 1900. I'm
doubtedly, this advance in prices
has discouraged many would-be
farmers "
. In other words the country has
lost the outlet it once had for u1l-
Is = gg
employed labor. AS long as good
government land could be had III
the west for practically nothing,
there was somep lace where I'M
employed men could 60 and re-
lieve the congestion Of the cities.
While the opportunity lasted man
took advantage of it. This was
especially the case in times Of In
dustrial depression. Now when
such q depression comes the man
thrown out Of work might just as
well stay where he is. It is no
wonder when these facts are.
taken into consid eration that each
recurring depression brings more.
suffering and distress than its.
PREDECESSOR. This will continue to
be the case until land monopoly
will be abolished 3.. 81
fI ~
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alien who has taken out first papers,
may file on homestead, but he
must have his second papers when
submitting his five year proof of res
idence and cultivation. (3)1 If your
father had his second papers before
you attained the age of twenty-one.
that would make you a citizen with
out any act or papers of your own.
and on submitting final proof all you
would have to do would be to sub
nit with your proof a certified copy
of your fathers second papers. 90
But, supposing you were over twen-
ty- one before your father got his Sec
ond papers, and you had lived in
the United States since you were five
years old until the present, you,
yourself would be entitled to second
papers upon making the requisite
proof Of the fact before the court,
without your ever having had first
papers. >s-s.
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outset. but legiisla turesS do not i'm !:
peach, for the sole reason that the:
Judge is usually q member Of the
same political machine that con-
trolls the legislature, and the same
influence that elects q Judgment
who ought to be impeached is the.
powerful factor in every legisla-
tive body. q
The presidents remedy has
been tried, and experience has
shown it to be failure. 8.
Mr.. Taft believes that .impeach-
rnent with judicial procedure is
safer than response to. public
clamor.' This thought gives adj
ded evidence that he does not
trust the people. The president
cannot divorce himself from a
fear Of the <'rule Of the mob" but
there can be no mob rule, where
the deliberate judgment of the
majority is registered. s...==
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HOW COURTS PROTECT MIN.
ORITIES. A. 5g

When opponents of the recall Of
judges talk about protection of
the rights of the minority, let
them be asked to explain to what
extent courts have, fulfilled that
function. Let them be asked for
instance, why the courts have
done nothing to ensure a trial by
jury to accused persons who hap
pen to be labor leaders. i
The Constitution Of the United
States guarantees to every ac-
cused person a trial by jury. But
this right has been over-ridden by
the judges themselves, who have
issued injunctions forbidding
acts, both legal and illegal, then
haling the persons enjoined into
court on charges Of violating these
lnJunctions, finding them guilty
and arbitrarily sentencing them.
Then there is the right Of as
seeambly, Of free speech and of .
Tree press. All these rights are.
guaranteed # to citizens ~ both.
state and fndaral VI n<;f s,f;nn.
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TOBACCO TRUST EXPOSED.

The revelations of Herbert
Knox Smith, the commissioner Of
corporations, with regard to the
Tobacco Trust show that not only
was this big combination engaged
in robbing the people by paying
enormous dividends on $148, OOO,-
600 Of water in it's capitalization,
but that there was not even honor
among thieves; that what Mr..
Smith describes as "small group
Of insiders" holding about one
eighth of the securities Of the
securities Of the combination but
in control of the voting power, Sc
cured on about $40, 100000 of the
common stock, $25, 100000 of the
earnings for 1910 and left for the
'outsiders," the holders of $780,
100000 of securities, about $780,
100000 of earnings.
OF course nobody will waste
any sympathy on the defrauded
stockholders, nor are the extor-
tions of a combination dealing in
a luxury like tobacco calculated
-. to arouse very much popular in
dignation, but the exposure of the
methods of this corporation are
interesting and valuable, because
it shows no wthe trust business is
done and emphasizes the necessity
OF government interference, regu-
lation and control.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-30
THE POOR MAIL CLERKS.

How are the railway mail clerks
to make effective their protest
against having to work in wooden
ears, when they are forbidden by
departmental gag rule to criticize
their condition, or disclose it to
the public, or even petition con-
gress for relief9
This is query that promises to
perplex the railway mail clerks as
long as Postmaster G eneral Fitch
cock remains at the head Of the
service.
There are about one thousand
wooden mail cars ID ID use ii "a the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-30
TAFT HAS CHANGED FRONT.

Nothing in recent years has
done more to stimulate a reform
cause than the veto Of the Arizona
constitution by President Taft for
no other reason than that it con-
tanned a provision for the recall
of judges. The principle is now
being more favorably discussed
than any other subject before the
people, and what was first de-
plored in Presid lent Taft s veto, by
reflex action, may prove in the
end a blessing.
At St. Louis on Monday Of this
week the president prac tically ad-
mitted the ewakness Of his argu-
ment in the veto message in which
he tspent 50 much time in defense
of our judicial system, BY holding
that one Of the real reasons for
discomfort is the character Of the
procedure and the administration
Of Justice in our courts. :
He proceeds further by declar-
ing that the tendency Of legisla-
ton ought to be toward giving the
judges more power, and then maxi
ing the judges sponsible. u this
event he would substitute the re-
call BY imp chment edure.
IS 1mpeach then, he said, S i'm
parchment Of . Judge would be .
very healthy thing "a these
times.
hat 3 chang q front. We
have njoyed imp chment pro
cedure IS this osount tlle|
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sheer force Of character waged
brilliant campaigns in behalf Of
the people.
Van SAINTS courageous fight
against the Northern Securities
company resulted in the first act
ual triumph of the people over the
railroads, and it was no less an in
stitution than the United States
Supreme Court that dealt the
blow. No one ever accused Gov
ernor Van SAINT of attempting to
Influence the judgment of the
court. :" ,
The late Governor johnson was
in the thick Of the fray during
every step of the progress of the
litigation inaugurated by the rail
roads against the state during his
administrations, going so far as
to furnish counsel to assist Attor-
ney General Young in his splen-
did defense Of the rights Of the
state, and actively and honestly
cooperating with him during
every stage of the proceedings.
Shall Minnesota now desert the
cause in which it is the pioneer?
Is it sufficient to depend wholly
upon the skill, ability and energy
Of the legal department of the
state? Is it the only duty of a
governor to show himself on dress
parade before the people at coun-
ty fairs and public meetigs? Are
decisions Of the Supreme Court
based wholly upon the law, and
are they not some times influence
ed by public opinion and public
necessity?
The governors of other states,
evidently recognized the RESPONSE
bilities Of their office, and no time
was lost in acting for their people.
The people of Minnesota have the
right to claim from Governor Eb-
erhart the same service that Gov
ernor Hadley is rendering to the
people of Missouri, or that Gov
ernor Hay is giving the people Of
Washington, or that Governor
Harmon is performing for the
people Of Ohio, or that Governor
Wilson is discharging in behalf
of the people Of New Jersey.
They have been used to this
kind of service in the past, and
they are patiently awaiting the
next election so that they will
have an opportunity to elect a.
governor who will render that
kind of service in the future. Gov
ernor Eberhart should wake UP
ere it is too late.
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OI.ARK's REPLY TO TAFT.

Champ CLARK speaks with the
full tones, the confd ence, the di-
rectness and sincerity Of 4 real
party leader - his reply to Taft i.
Hamilton speech Mr. Clark viii
look 4 good deal bigger, il the
national eve, for this utterance.
Its temper and precision. show the.
petulant outburst of the prssiidsept
Is y sorry contras lshiine ton
O.
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Our Question, Box

such questions win DO answered In this
column - appertain in . moro or leGD, de-
sra to the good and welfare Of our road
@ ultra political in character. viii Be- ether
oood6ned to the waste basket or returned 70
80 a9esaoncr. - due sense q psoutasty
Duluth, Sept. %, 1911.
Editor Labor World:
Father claims that all the improve
ments of modern times were prophi-
sled by a Mother shipton in England
years ago. Is it So? zs->x. II,
% 49, Yours. etc.
~ (Miss) E. i. N.
Answer: Mother Shipton was a
reputed English prophecies of the
time of Henry VIII. The statements
concerning her personal history are
conflicting and Of slight value. Very
probably she is q purely fictitious
person. whose name was made the
vehicle Of many supposed prophe-
cies. s's
In the year 1641 the following
her. She probably never wrote it.
Carriages without horses shall go.
And accidents fill the world with woe.
In the. twinkling Of an eye. ..%.
The world upside-down shall be.
And gold be found at the root Of a tree.
Through hills men shall ride q, u.
And no horse be at their side. s
Under water men shall walk, ~ a
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In air men shall be seen
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in the water shall float.
AS easily as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and shown s,
In a land that is not known: Il,
Fire and water shall wonders do.
england; at last, shall admit q Jew.
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one,
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EBERHART SADLY ALONE.


EBERHART SADLY ALONE.
Governor Eberhart must feel
rather lonesome standing as he
does in opposition to the action
Of the governors of twenty-six
states who went on record
against the invasion Of the func-
lions and rights of the states by
minor judges. -
The lone governor of a southern
state who voted against the reso-
luton passed at the conference Of
governors which authorized the
appointment Of a committee COM
posed of Judson Harmon of Ohio,
Chester H. Aldrich of Nebraska,
and Herbert S. Hadley Of Mis-
souri,, to appear before the United
States Supreme Court in behalf
Of the governors Of each Of the
states represented, is said to have
changed his mind twenty-four
hours after, and now he is an ar
dent supporter Of the movement.
President Taft, in his st. Louis
speech, commended the course Of
the governors, and held that they
had a perfect right to appear be-
fore the Supreme Court in mat
ters that affected the rights of the
states.
Governor Hay, of Washington,
on his way home, stopped off at
st. Paul long enough to add en-
phasis to the resolution of the
governors, and the manner in
which he discussed the subject
made us for the moment envious
Of the people Of the state of WASH
ington, in that they had a chief
executive who possesses sufficient
moral courage and regard for the
rights and interests of his people,
to unfinchingly champion their
cause, no matter what interests
may be affected.
Is it not humiilating to the peo-
pie OF Minnesota to have a gov
ernor who remains inactive and
silent at the face of a. decision
rendering nugatory a Minnesota
law, and which decision has arous-
ed the indignation of the execu-
tives Of almost every state in the
Union, because they foresee in the
court s deliverance, if upheld by
the Supreme Court, the end Of
railway regulation by the people
of any state?
Whom does Governor Eberhart
pretend to serve by his mindless
attitude towards a question of
such momentous concern to the
people of Minnesota?
The Sanborn decision has in
creased the transportation burden
N1of the people by fifty per cent.
The tribute exacted by the rail
roads since the decision is direct
", and was Immediately felt by
the people. The United States
Supreme Court alone stands be-
tween them and the inordinate
greed Of railroad monopoly.
Minnesota furnished the first
battle ground in this nationwide
war against railroad domination.
/ Former governors Of this state by
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-30
BRYANIsM POPULAR.

Bryan has not been able to win
a presidential race, but every
president in office since Bryan
first ran has been praised by the
people chiefly for policies borrow
ed from Bryan's Platforms
Houston (Texas) Chronicle 4
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United States !; one thousand death;
traps, the railway mail boys call.
them. The frail, wooden cars are

traps, the railway mail boys call
them. The frail, wooden cars are
frequently run in trains between
heavy steel cars, or between q steel
car in the rear, and the tender in
front. In the event Of a collision
or derailment the wooden mail car
is invariably crushed like an egg
shell. The great, sixty ton steel
coach or baggage car grinds down
upon the flimsy wooden mail car,
smashing it to fragments, tele-
scoping it from end to end, des-
troying tons Of mail matter and
killing or manning the clerks
working the mail inside. ~.
To refuse to work in these cars,
individually and unorganized,
means for most of these clerks to
lose that means of a livelihood
for which they are fitted by years
of preparation.
In addition to being compelled
to work in these cars the clerks
have recently been made the vic
Tins of that administration
economy about which the presi-
dents press bureau has been max
ing SO much noise. AS it is their
pay is inadequate, considering the
amount of work they do, and the
tremendous risks they run, but
Notwithstanding this the word
went out not long ago to flake
up the slack" in the railway mail
service.
Taking up the slack in their
case meant that many of the
clerks had to work longer hours
and extend their runs. Fewer ex-
ira men were sent out, all the
work being left to the regular
clerks, and this arrangement
proved so hard on the clerks that
many of them were forced by ILL.,
ness to remain away from work.
In desperate effort to find re-
lief from conditions which were
rapidly becoming intolerable
many Of the clerks sought mem
bership in labor organizations.
Then began a new ''reign of ter
ror" in the department. The word
went out from Hitchcock IS office
that affiliation with unions would
not be tolerated. The men have
been intimidated and threatened
with the loss Of their work; in
some instances actually dis
charged for no reason except for
the ambiguous "good of the
SERVICE" =.
At the last session of congress,
just closed, the clerks found they
had two able friends in congress ::
Senator La Toilette in the SEN
ate, and Representative James T.
Lloyd of Missouri in the house.
Both of these men introduced
resolutions restoring to govern
ment employees the right to petit
tion congress- right which the
Constitution guarantees to all
American citizens.
1t is doubtful, however, wheth-
er much can be done for the mail
clerks while the present postmast-
er remains in office.