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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10
NOTES

What can a Socialist coroner do!
1t seems like a dead ofice-one in
which the Invest comrade could ac-
complish no work for the movement.
Yet the report of the Social-Demo-
cratic coroner of Milwaukee goes to
show hat even here a Socialist who
his duty can do good service.
Until the Socialists carried Mil
Waukee, the office rendered
verdicts very convenient for the cor
porations. The deaths of
ton employees we're usually reported
as accidental" and that ended the
matter.
The first semi-annual report OF
our Socialist Q shows, for in
stance, thirty-three cases. In fifteen
of these the railway companies were
charged with negligence. In nine OF
the cases the district attorney was
called.
For the same period in 1910, un-
der an ~old-party forty-two
railway cases were reported, and
every one was reported as "acciden-
tall" The district attorney was not
called once.
This shows what it means to have
the working class represented in any
Office, even the least important.
When ~workingmen care so little for
their W interest that they vote for
capitalist party officials, is it to be
expected that these off will take
much interest in the safety of work.
ingmen Who is to blame If the
lives Of W~orkingE,en arc held to be
OF little valuec
A thorough Investigation Of. all
cases in which workmen lose their
1iVaC and 11t~ l,,.l1;;k, -t.--
to all cases in which the employing
corporation or firm has been reg1i-
gent of its employees, can only be Sc
cured through the activity of the
coroner. If he brings out all the
evidence possible, the case will be
rjSidly investigated. Otherwise it
will be hushed up
The results OF activity On the part
of the coroner will be twofold. The
employers will become more careful.
Il people. having these painful
facts brought to their attention, will
demand a radical law for workmen's
accident compensation. Thus mere
we have another illustration of how
i'm portant it is for w~orkingmen to
put their representatives even into
the minor offices.
The opposition in Milwaukee IS
uoiAS us DeSt 10 hamper and haraSS
the Socialist administration. Mayor
Seldel is now being sued for SLAM
der. because he is alleged to have
said '.1t is always possible to- ind
enc man on a bench dirty enough to
do n political trick" Of course, the
dignity OF the courts should be a.
neld--even when they come to the
rescue OF the asphalt trust.
But the people of Milwaukee are
beginning to see through these
tricks in behalf of the grafters.
Il. Fl. Thomas, State Secretary.
Milwaukee. Wis. August 4, 1911.
Weekly Correspondence fo- Pub
LEGATION.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10
THE POWER OF PUBLICITY
(By Carl Sandburp,)

All up and down. yer and across
the American States, a hot campaign
and a hard war has been wageG
against The Deadly House Fly"
And the fierce war cry of this
has been. swat The fy."
There are about 1900 American
daily newspapers that have shouted
and blaZoned this command durins
all the warmer months of two years,
Swat the fly"
1t has been told. repeated, and
told over again, in SO many forcible
of4gihal=w1,ys= that the whole nation
Is engaged in swatting%the fly.
This is b power of publicity ano
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10

to pave that part OF the street WHICH
lies between the rails Of their douys
tracks and for one y o outside -"
Ia VS. have always required the coN
panies to do this. but no admlhls!'a
ton before has ever made any eno't
to enforce it.
From this it will appear tha' l ~.
Socialist administration OF tAe ~,
is not such a visionary and lHP'|5
teal thing as some people w
have it appear. Indeed. BY co|o,
ing such q programme OF p''of
reeulation with the final rnFpo' a.
public ownership. the HoelA't7 ne
ministration proves itself 10 t"
most practical of ali,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10

Organized labor must not N
that the Mcnamara brotne!S and
trial October 10th. A defeHseics
must be raised and lovers OIL
must not forget their duty
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10

howard smith running u into Boone county n trying to gel Mrs. viii
3'A'ns 10 s"ear a lie o our Dotson, he should have investigated Dot
sohs story and seen whether it was rue or ct The day thu Joy arrived
III Ihatieston' b illnesses trom Kanawha City could ave been brought
IL ihse al "a h men who shot Horton n their tesi-
mohS won have Tears thu boys at without having t o bold them
IN jan Tor T. enty-hVe avs n leading them through the streets hand
cuHed. o cheap detectives should g ut into h woods and dig
ginseng the balance of u days. n o doubt o blood hounds with a
little training would u rabbits better mar they do human beings.
ne CITY couhc meeting asst Monday night "a quite different from
n meeting held in ~ council chambers by the old councils. The pres
mt coun y helr actions show tina hey are taking a n interest n u
civic affairs an are n longer willing to vote or n measure advanced b
onr big business nteres without question:, but rather wanted o know
which vas adopted requesting tn kanawha Water & Light Com
pany to furnish III council with a tateme giving the number of feet
OF water main n he sizes n COST showing h number of employees
amount paid each n giving tn names. also the m o all water
ing 1t. 1911. This Statement is very necessary to the council Ito
enable them to act on this important matter in an intelligent way
Councilman Nearman introduc a resolution requesting tn board of
affairs to investigate the loan companies. This is a yer important
resolution n should receive immediate ttention As these GA sharks
are regular vampires when they once fastenth themselves pom a communi-
ty, they bleed h poor. unfortunate people O. their lstd ollar. Heart
lessm money grabbers n Insurers absolutely void of all pity or sympathy
for their oor unfortunate victims. Councilman Nearman deserves credit
fol the Introduction of his important resolution NJ we hope TAI h
h board of affairs w!la act favorably o n
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10

Look over the advertising in your paper. Patron
ize those who pat~onize you. Remember those who
don't advertise in a labor paper are unfair to labor
and are not worthy of your patronage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
WANTS McQUILLAN;
WOULD GIVE MCINTYRE

Chicago. May 6.-Already the trad
ing bug Is at work on the McQuillan
incident. How does this look to Gin.
cinnati fans?
McIntire for McQuillan.
Reulbach for McQuillan.
It was tipped off yesterday that
Frank Chance, manager of the Cubs.
will offer McIntire for McQuillan. 1t
is also tipped off that just at present
Griffith has the nothing doing" sign
hung out, but that later on, when he
cools off bit, he might listen to the
siren song of Husk.
An offer of Reulbach, who is greatly
esteemed personally by the Red man
agement, might then be entertained
But at present Griffith wants to soak
the sinner. Before the rumors OF
trades or offers of trades began the
manager of the Reds said that under
no circumstances would he consider
any proposition; that McQuillan would
pitch ball for Cincinnati or he would
be idle all summer. Chance is conf
dent that he can control McQuillan
And Chance 10 some controller. too.
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motion and ordered Stoddard sworn.
Stoddard became excited an refused 10
be sworn. When the Judge insisted,
Stoddard made rush for the door and
succeeded In reaching City Hall park.
He had good start toward Broadway
before he was overtaken and overpow-
cred. He fought like tiger. but was
dragged back TO the court room. Judge
McAvoy severely lectured the rebel
lious lawyer and sentenced him to five
days confinement In the Tombs and
the payment of fine Of $3.50 for Grim.
inai contempt Of court Stoddard did
not so to the Tomhs willingly, but had
to be dragged all the way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
nine NOT ENOUGH
So Girls Add An Extra Play
er to Their Ball Team

New York. May 6.-Barnard college
girls have branched out with some.
thing novel in the sport line base
ball team. Only this base ball team Is
not nine, The Barnard aggregation
is a ten, for the girls have added an ex-
ira player to the regulation number.
Her position is designated as right
stop. sort of extra infield position.
With the new position properly filled
abe Barnard varsity team opened the
season Thursday with game against
the Teachers college team. Barnard
rooters didn't have much opportunity
to unload the rah-rah noise. hut the
girls are more than satisfied with their
start. They scored twelve runs and
they see plenty to enthuse over In that
performance even though their oppon-
ents collected twenty-nine runs before
the Barnard girls were entirely awake
and Barnard finds consolation in the
work for the remainder Of the dis
lance. Barnard made strong rally
in the ninth. but finished several runs
short after collecting half dozen tai
j lies The girls plan to play several
games during the present season. In
terclass games and q game between
the varsity and the alumni are the
principal dates on tho schedule. Dur
ing practice time the roof OF the Hall
of Mines at Columbia college is a pop
ular resting place for many students.
as 1t affords view OF the girls at
play in Milbank quadrangle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
This Is My 75th Birthday
Joseph q. Cannon.

Joseph q. Cannon. representative Of
tho 18th Illinois district and former
speaker Of the national house Of rep
resentatives. was born In Guilford, N.
c.. May Z. 1886. but at an early age
moved with his parents to Indiana.
lie began life as clerk in a grocery
store. He studied law at Cincinnati
and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
He settled at Tuscola. ILL.,, soon after
and was elected States attorney there
In 1861. serving till 1865. In 1875 he
moved to Danvile and about the same
time was elected to Congress on the
Republican ticket. With the excep'
tiou OF one term he has served in Con.
gress continuously since 1873. Mr.
Cannon was elected speaker In 1905
and occupied that position until the
beginning Of the present Congress. es
tablishing new record for length ol
servie In the Speakers chair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
Some Gossip Gathered From
The Gay American Metropolis

\. j., the other Sunday, because the
minister failed to make his appear
ance. The case was rather puzzling to
the congregation. as the pastor sent
no word of explanation. Not until the
following day was the case OF his abb
sence ascertained. Some time ago he
had made an arrangement with a min
lister in New York for an exchange of
pulpits on the last Sunday in April,
Unaware of the fact that there were
five Sundays in April, the pastor hur-
ried to New York on the morning of
the fourth Sunday, to preach in his
colleagues church. When he arrived
at the church trifle late he found his
colleague conducting service as usual.
Not until the service was ended did
the New Jersey minister have an OPP
portunity to learn from his colleague
that there were five Sundays In April,
at least this year
For more than twenty-eight years
the good citizens of Yonkers have
pointed with pride to the tall figures
| '16s2-1SS2" on the roof of their histor.
ic manor house wouthout a suspicion
that anything was wrong with them
1t was known that the figures were
placed upon the building by the late
DIR. Samuel Swift, a former mayor OF
| Yonkers and they naturally supposed
| that the figures indicated that the ma
, nor house had been built in 1852. Re
, cent researches by the historical asso
citation. however, have established be
yond doubt, that the manor house
was not built until some time after
| 1920 and that DR.. Swift, although he
knew this, had the misleading figures
placed on the roof, for the sake of ar
ranging bicentennial celebration ant
! thereby gaining prominence.
! The sense of humor of Mary Tai
bot, a girl of fourteen years who was
arrested the other day, seems to be
developed in peculiar direction. Fol
several years it has been an inexhaus
tible source of pleasure and amuse
ment to her to send in false alarms
for the fire department. hospital am
balances, doctors and priests. Wher
arraigned before the Children's courl
she confessed and said she could not
tell why she did those things but i
was great fun" to see the doctor o.
the priest rush into q house when she
knew that they were not needed there
1t was decided to have the mental con
dition of the girl examined.
There were some exciting scenes II
a case before Judge McAvoy of tn
1 City Court the other day. A lawyer
named Charles H. Stoddard. had ap
peared before Judge McAvoy to argu,
a motion for the vacation of an orde
| for his examination in supplemental.
proceedings. After hearing the lonl
argument Judge McAvoy denied thu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
IL. S. DISAPPROVES
| OF POSTAL UNIONS
High Officials Not Permitted
to Attend, Is Reason
Stewart Gives.

Washington. May ga labor union
that will not admit officers and super
visors of the department. that holds it's
meetings behind closed doors, that has
secret password, and that does not
permit the heads of departments to
take part in it's deliberations will al
ways be disapproved by our depart
ment."
This is the reply made by Second
Assistant Postmaster General Stewart
before the house committee on re-
forms in the civil service to a quest
ion asked by Representative Gillett,
of Massachusetts, as to what objection
the department had to the clerks or.
ganizing a union. The committee is
Investigating the recent troubles in
the post Office department, arising
| from the controversy between the rail
way mail clerks, who organized to affil.
late with the American Federation of
Labor. and those in authority.
Reference was made by Mr. Stewart
to the executive order of 1902, issued
originally by President Roosevelt and
later approved by President Taft, for
bidding employees of the government
to petition congress for salary in.
| creases or for the redress of griev.
ances. He also included in the record
the order issued by the postoffice de-
partment forbidding railway mail
clerks to organize.
Representative Wilson of Pennsyl
vania, chairman of the committee or
labor, was present at the hearing He
asked Mr.. Stewart if he denied the
right of civil service employees to
strike. Mr.. Stewart did not answer
the question directly, but instead in
quired If Mr.. Wilson did not think the
oath taken by government employees
in assuming their positions should be
placed above everything else.
| 1--WE now have organizations among
J employees of the postoffice departmnt'
the second assistant declared, but in
these organizations supervisory Off
GERS have part. They do not want
to permit these officials to join the un
ion under discussion. An organization
of the character proposed would be a
peril to the government. This Nigh,
even call for a walkout''
| Mr.. Stewards attention was called
to the fact that there is one organiza
ton of postal clerks, the National Fed
Grafton of Postal Clerks, which is affil
lated with the American Federation Of
Labor. He said he knew this, but tina,
the membership of this national FEEDER
alton is scattered all over the countr,
and that therefore there could be NJ
comparison between it and the con
templated organization of railway mai
clerks who gathered at the division
headquarters. ,'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
STRAY GOSSIP GATH

STRAY GOSSIP GATH :. >. -.
New York. May 6.-The path of re-
formers is seldom smooth and, no mat
ter how serious and well meaning they
may be. their efforts are rarely APP
most benfited by the reforms. The
moment reformer leaves the field
of speculation and theory and at
tempts to put his reform ideas to u
practical test, his troubles begin and.
with every step he takes, they in
crease at a rate SO tremendous that
he begins to wish he had never TAX
en- the first step. Reforming is a
thankless undertaking, as many we'll
meaning reformers, like Collector
Loeb. Mayor Gaynor and few others
have found to their chagrin and dis
appointment. By their efforts they
lost many friends, drew severe criti-
cism and vituperation upon their
heads and, even if the succeeded in ov-
grooming the active and passive resis-
lance of their opponents, the know
what they considered their duty, was
their only reward.
Some time ago Leonard MCGEE, at
torney-in-chief of the Legal Aid so.
ciety, concluded he would become a re-
former. but it is dollars to doughnuts
that he has changed his mind about it.
He thought, in his modest way, that
he had found the solution of the ser.
want problem and was confident that
his little reform plan would end all
difficulties offered by the servant
problem. Now, however, he is not
quite so sure about it. His plan was
to refuse legal aid to all servants who
quit without due notice to their EN-
ployers, and to read all such appli
cants a lecture on playing fair. As
| about sixty per cent OF all persons ap.
plying for legal aid were servants, and
as fully sixty per cent of these had
quit Their employers while in state
of nerves." or in huff over some in
cident of a days routine, the lecture
course at first seemed promising. But
the applicants dwindled to an aston
| ishing degree, but Mr.. McGee's mai
| increased in proportion. The letters
were from servants who had been lee
tured and the messages were not only
extremely impolite but, in some cases
abusive and threatening.
The war against merchants who
cheat their customers by giving then
short weight or measure, is vigorously
| continued by the commissioner o.
weights and measures. Many of thu
honest" farmers, whose baskets were
confiscated some time ago during {
market raid by the commissioner ant
his deputies, actually had the cheek t.
demand the return of the confiscatet
baskets. saying that they needed
them in their business" They insin
uated that the baskets were of full
measure, but the commissioner offer
ed to pay 500 for every one OF the
seized baskets that should prove ful
measure, provided the honest" far
mers would pay 500 for every baske
under standard, not one of the far
mers had the courage to take the OF
fer.
There were no services at the Sec
ond Reformed church in Somerville
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
GAIN MADE IN WAYNE
TWP. ENUMERATION

The township school enumeration
Agures compiled by Township Trus-
tee James Howarth and made public
by him today show that there are at
present 909 residents between the
ages of six and twenty-one in Wayne
township. This is an increase of six
over last year. The enumeration was
made by Clinton Shurley and Ross N.
Lamott.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
"THLS DATE IN HISTORY
MAY Z.

1884 military the
177sGen
British
1S1c-Robert Browning English Died
1Sl6-Gen Taylor
marched
1Sa-Earl of Rosebery. former
1S6-Gen
field Spotsy1vania
Chilean
proclaimed King Of Great
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
RICHMOND, INDIANA
"PANIC PROOF CITY"

:. H.. . popul..'on Of $4,000 o,. ana
see. ss g; Msyn. couns ss' .s eS'e Is.
trading center Of . rich agri-
cultural community. y u lo.
% miles and miles from the
Fichmond IL . city Of homes
and Of Industry. Primarily .
manufacturing city. Il 10 also the
Jobbing center OF Eastern In.
diana and enjoys the retail trade
Rieha SSdo il proud Of its spi.n.
did streets, we'll kent. yardS. tse
cement sidswalks and nea !tifus
Lanks. trust companies and :
building associations with com
bined resources 81 over 2e.00o.oOo;
Numbcl Of factories i2S: capitaI
nr.s sS,p, Ss 800 An ana sn
pay roll VI Ss,76o.oo0. Tho total
approximately Ss.soc.eoo annual
There are five railroad com
paniee radiatinT In eight differ
coming freight handled daily. +.
S: .ssssa d s; :SsSSS F.. fri Hsssa
Number OF passenger trains daily
eS. Number oe freight trails
daily ~. The annual post office
::s,sd ~sinst 90 r.. citS
SiS.ooo.0 900.
Richmond has two interurban
railways. Three newspapers with
. combined circulation Of $4,000.
Richmond 10 the greatest hard.
ware Jcbbing ccntsr In the. state
ana only second n ssnsrai Job
Sscsory producing . higs sra n
plano every 10 minutes. Il Il the
leader In the manufacture of
traction engines. and produces
more thre:hinE machinec. lawn
and burial cAsketa than any 9th.
~ city In the world.
The city's area II SEQ aere..
has 9 court house COSTING 1soo
100: 70 public schools and has the
finest and most complete hi9h
scn"cl ~ the middle west under
Ear!ham college ana the iT nesicn::
business CoileGs: five cnienaiS
fire companies IN fine hosH
houses: Glen Miller park. the
e si"S,s ana -, most Sssutifui park
mond's annual chauta uoua: ssvsr
hotels; municipal electric iirht
plant. under successfuI operation
and . private electric iiekt piant'
Snevrsn1 competition: the oidssS
public library IN tina state. excenS
one and the second larGest lo.oSo
volumes: pure. refpeshing vStcr
uwsuppaaeed: 6g miles of imnrov.
~ strsets: - miles OF sew@rs: Is
miles OF cement curb and 9uttee
combined: - miles OF cement
walks And manv miles OF hrSct
walks. Thirty churches, tnciu6.
sr9 the Reid Memorial, Huiit AZ =
esat of 92s0.o6A: Reid Memorial
Fospttal. one Of the most modern
IN the state: y. NJ. c. A. building.
erected at q cost ~ 81 40. 900. onc
~ the finest IN the state. The
amusement center ~ Eastern IN.
diana ana western Ohio.
No city Of the size OF Richmond
holds a. fine an annual art ox.
hihit. The Richmond Fall Fos.
tlval held each October 70 UNIQUE.
no other city holds Q similar &c.
fair Il 10 given In the interest
ef the city and financed By the
Oucc esa awaiting anyone with
enterprise In the Panic Proof
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
MASONIC CALENDAR

Tuesday. May 9.-Richmond lodge.
No. l9S. r. Z A. N. Called meeting.
Work In Entered Apprentice Degree.
Wednesday. May 10.-Webb lodge
No. -. r. Z A. NJ. Called meeting.
Work In Master Mason degree. Re
treatments.
Friday May Ia King Solomon's
Chaotsr. No. I. h A. u. Stated meet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
Eager For Double Duty.

A manufacturer In the west of Ell
land. anxious that his hands shoe
keep Christmas in a proper spirit. to
that day they should receive the
wages just the same as IL they h,
been mt work. Shortly after the a
dress a deputation Of solemn face
employees waited upon their CHIEF
"We're willin' to attend church." sale
the spokesman, land IL ye can see vel
way to payin' us overtime we're within
to attend the Methodist chapel In tn.
evenin'."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-07
Town TOpicS--

own 1 OplCS--
a this
number
posi-
keep to be in touch with local conditions
The Agures he given
rs possible? should guessed it,"
minister authority The
owl
and
VIII you
re 10 notk nt
touch with conditions
pastor
friendly with the life OF the
probably avail than edit
minister the gospel has in community because goes into the
epidemc--but in a quiet. forceful and simple
organization little
publicity judge in regard to its activities but has
about
methods with which this church
well known
the Y NJ A built a few years
the help problem
probembu half the problem and
places this town. moving
high school other public intimate of
a
who the closest
touch Richmond a
VIII s o
before their
8 a
be metropolitan" If tits
There
dinky
a a
spirit
explains the number girls their teens who saddns
Fifth
called a which be printed
n
gerated-buta the truth
this That each family
they
Of in
that do
is no 1t a
bell
which
sitting around and nothing to do but to bed
to has a
ordinance enforced.
pubncly-if
Wayne and wake
who might be considerably
prsed happen them.
They might be
their children