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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19
The only case tried before Judge
Oliver L. Williams Friday at the req

The only case tried before Judge
oliver n. Williams Friday at the reg
uar session of the Third district court
was the civil action of Helen S. No."
man against Benjamin Bliven to re-
4 farm on the Hopkinton road After
arguments of Herbert J. Rathbun for
defendant and Samuel H Davis for
plaintiff, in which there We're general
review and comment upon the tesd-
tnony. during which several points of
law We're raised. Judge Williams stat
ed that he would take the case under
Rdvisemept and suggested that the a.
torneys file authorities in substantial
ton of their claims. Decision will be
rendered next Friday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19

With the exception of the mile Of
taryia, the Post road from Westerly to
Cross Mills is in need of repair.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19
Railroad improvements At Westerly
Long Planned Changes Including Adjustment Of Grade
Crossing About to be Commenced, President Mellen
Having Given His Sanction-Post Office Men Will
Picnic Sunday-Civi Suit Before Judge Williams

ander l.. Thompson, Thomas Perry,
Mrs. Thomas Perry, Frank ". Coy
Mrs. David MEG. Newell, Frank Brown
George Murphy Oliver II. Williams
Roger Durham, Mrs. H. Vernon Foster,
Charles p. -Cottrell, Mrs. Charles r.
Cottrell, Clarence E. Roche. Lewis
Stanton, Leon H. Y ork, Edmund p
York. Mrs. c. Byron Cottrell and John
Curry .Tr
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19
NOANK.

Three Ribs Broken and Kidney Dis
located by IS Foot Fall-Missionary
Society Picnics-Capt. Rathbun at
26th Reunion.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19
Local Laconics.

The p. S. Barber Hose company Will
picnic at Brightman's pond toaay (Stl-
urday).
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19

Edward Miner of MooSup, a director
In the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company, and Tor
mer resident of Westerly. is taxing
personal interest in the contemplated
railroad Improvements in Westerly,
that include the adjustment OF the
dangerous grade crossing in Canai
street. 1t was in part due to the IN
duence of Mr.. Miner that the town
voted $4,000 towards the removal OF
the crossing, who assured his former
fellow townsmen that the railroad
company would eXpend over S35V,oo0
in the contemplated Improvements. II
is nearly four years since the toWH
made the appropriation, but the actu.ti
work has not been commenced, al
though the railroad company has been
busy in acquiring the large amount OF
land required. and this has been done
without reoort to contemplation pro-
ceedings
Recently committee representing
the town and the railroad came to az
agreement in regard to the proposed
improvements which was ratified at a
special meeting of the town council
held on Friday of last week. rms
agreement was forwarded to President
Melen's office for approval and sigma
ture. Director Miner came to Wester-
ly Friday and delivered the agreement
signed by Charles s. Mellen, president.
and fled the document with Town
complaining the agreement is letter
from President Meliens secretary stat
ing that the engineer department had
been ordered to go forward with the
work with the least possible delay ana
that undoubtedly the work would be
commenced in the very near future.
The plans have been prepared for
some time and were fully explained IL
The Bulletin about six weeks ago.
The funeral of MAZDA Roberts was
soIemnized by mass of requiem in
ST Michaers church Friday, with Rev.
DR. John Neale celebrant There was
a large attendance of relatives and
friends. including delegations from
Nara gansett council. Knights of Co
lumbus. and the Holy Name society.
At the conclusion of the mass Mart.,
H. Spellman sang Jesus, Lover of My
Soul There were several floral trib-
utes. Interment was in St MichaaTS
cemetery. and the bearers were Eugene
O'Neill, John Mahoney. Michael DeviEe.
James Keane, Frederick Mowry and
Edward bennett.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-19

WHEN you want to put your bust
ness before the public. there is no me-
dunn better than through tbs savsgtto-
tAG columns n TIA Zm1lA11A
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-15

G.. L WOOD, President
II A. SEIDE, Vice President
J.. d SNYDER, Secretary
II. A SEIDE Gen. Field Supt.
and Land Examiner
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-15

Capital $50, 900. 90
Associated with the
Farmers Bank of Milbank
Capital Surplus and
Profits, $4,000 90
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
RELIEVE THE THRIFTY:
TAX THE SPEOULATOR

l have an idea that is pressing
for utterance, and here she goes
to the Labor World: If I owned
Duluth and could do with it as
| pleased, the first thing I would
do would be to inaugurate SEN
sible and just system Of taxation.
I would shift the tax burden
from the shoulders of thrift and
enterprise and put it upon the
shoulders of speculation. I would
tax community made values in
order to raise money for munich
pal purposes, and not tax i'm
provements.
I would abolish personal taxes
and install the system of taxing
land according to IT'S value for
use and occupancy. Instead of
filming the man who improved his
real estate by building a home
thereon I would do this:
I would fine the man who re-
fused either to build upon his
real estate or allow others to build
who might desire to do so. And
with the taxes thus equitably dis
tributed enough money would be
raised to improve the park sys-
tenn, build boulevards, extend the
water system, educate our chill
dren, provide better police and
fire protection, and keep the
streets cleaner than they have
heretofore been kept.-Sandie
McAlister. i -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
AN ENCOURAGING SIGN.

The union Of progressive Re-
publicans and progressive Demo-
Gratis in the United States SEN
ate which forced the reactionary
Finance committee to report out
the Wool Tariff bill and the
Farmers Free List bill is a most
encouraging sign of the times. It
happens at a time to relieve the
insurgent Republicans of some of
The doubt and suspicion which
their attitude toward the recipro-
city treaty has cast upon them. /
The position assumed by them
on this question unquestionrably
disap pointed many propressives
OF all parties, who had looked to
D them and especially to Senator La
Toilette to head movement "a
which all opponents Of monopoly
could meet on common ground.
Although the presid ent,s recii-
procity promises but small and
insuf ficient relief from tariff ex-
asctionls and ly'l: although it, errors Sc
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

tries and our labor makes demand
for increased wages to offset con,
stantly increasing prices Of pro
ducts, the answer will be "Shut
down the United States works,
open up the Canadian works. :
Restriction Of home output will
follow, home labor will be forced
to accept any wage offered and
our country : will become con
sumers Of foreign products In
stead Of producers Of surplus for
foreign markets. The treaty"
is designed as an avenue of
escape for the interests No
matter what the seeming attitude
Of the interests in reference to
the proposed *ttreaty'', they
want unrestricted free trade with
Canada in both raw material and
manufactured products
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
PARCELS POST.

1t has long been recognized that
the only arguments against d
general postal package system,
are, as John Wannamaker used
to say, the express companies.
There has been some opposition
from people who think they are
going to be hurt just as there
is always opposition to every
thing by some people who have
an idea that if any change is
made, they and the rest of the
world are sure to head for perdi-
ton at express speed-and after
it is over find themselves the
ones benefited.
But the great majority Of the
people want this service and have
steadily demanded it.
At last it looks as if their de-
mands and benefits were to out
weigh the interests of the express
companies.
President Taft's secretary is
authority for the statement that
the president in his message to
the congress on its converting in
regular session next December,
will recommend a general postal
package system and urge it's crea-
ton.
This information coming right
on the heels of the interstate
commerce commission s investiga-
ton of the express companies, the
filing by the express companies
Of markedly reduced tariffs, the
demands by congressman that
railway take over the express
business, and the congressional
talk of a special investigation Of
these companies, gives hope that
the next session of congress will
see this long desired and always
desirable service given the peo-
pie.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
TARIFF FALLACIE4.

In nearly every state of the
union, child labor is SO prevalent
that legislatures have passed acts
forbidding the employment of
children under fourteen. Now
we are asked to believe that the
same manufacturers who make
use Of the labor of children of
that age are generous enough to
voluntarily share with their EN-.
ployees the financial benefits they
derive from tariff legislation.
That certainly does not look like
a reasonable proposition.
It does not seem probable that
employers who must be compelled
by drastic factory legislation to
put fire-escapes on buildings, put
guards around dangerous machin-
cry and take other measures to
protect the lives and health of
employees will pay any higher
wages than they must. However
protectionists tell US that they do
and there are some people gullible
enough to believe it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

omission are glazing aud exasper-
ating and clearly made in the IN
terest Of oppressive trusts, still it'd
adoption seemed hitherto to be
about as much as could be OBJ
tanned during the present admin
istration.
The opposition of La Toilette
and other sincere progressives
looked very much like a walk in
to trap which the president had
set for them. .a
But now they have done much
to redeem themselves. If they
succeed in forcing on President
Taft the choice Of signing meas
ures giving real and immediate
relief from the trusts whose in
terests he handled so carefully
while framing the reciprocity
treaty, or of taking on himself
the responsibility of defeating his
own program they will have per-
formed a service Of great value.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
CASES DISMISSED.

A telegraphic report from Los
Angeles states that Bert III. Con-
ner, A. B. Maple and F. Ira Bend
er, the first two iron workers and
the latter president Of the local
lodge Of machinists, who were in
dicted recently by the grand jury
Of Los Angeles, charging them
with dynamiting the Hall Of Re-
cords last September, have been
dismissed for want Of evidence.
The detectives are apparently
having 9 tortuous road to travel
i n fastening guilt upon members
Of organized labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

probation; give them credit for
the things they have done and
help them in the things they are
still trying SO hard to do.
And get in and do your share,
that they may know you have an
interest in the things they are
trying to secure for you, and that
when you have reached the stage
where you will join their ranks
you will have the consciousness
Of having done your part in the
noble struggle that shall bring Ia
Dor to its final triumph.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
ANY CHUMP CAN KNOCK.

Don't critise your neighbours faults,
no matter what they do;
Don't ridicule the masses, or malign
the chosen few;
Don't think yourself censor Of
the silly human flock
And just remember as you go that
any chump can knock.
Don't laugh at those who make
mistakes, or stumble by the
way. -
For you are apt to follow them
and almost any day.
Don't think the others shifting
sand while your are solid rock
And don't forget, for heavens sake.
that any chump can knock.
Don't be q puller down Of fame on
other men conferred;
Don't give q parting kick to one
who erred because he erred.
Don't think that you are perfect
and the only size in stock
And now, once more, just bear in
mind, that any chump can
knock.
---.-Anonymou1
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
INEXCUSABIE DELAY.

The American Association for
Advancement of Labor Legisla-
ton has been trying for some
time to get congress to pass an
act to stop the use Of phosphorus
in the manufacture of matches.
Workers in phosphorus using
match factories become afflicted
with "phossy jaw" terrible
disease that causes the loos of
teeth, gums and jaw bones and
has sometimes even more horrible
consequences. Every member of
congress has been furnished with
full information concerning this
matter. President Taft in his
first message strongly urged the
passage Of the A. A. A. L. L. IS
bill. In spite Of this no action is
taken. There is only one concern
in the country manufacturing
matches that voluntarily uses a
substitute for phosphorus and
that one concern had until re-
Gently patent on this substitute.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
THE CARPENTERS STRIKE

AAAA ~ASSsS ~sS' -oos
The difference existing be-
tween the Duluth carpenters and
certain contractors has not yet
been adjusted.
The demands of the men are
SO every reasonable, that one
would have thought the contrac-
tors could not hesitate for a NOM
ent in granting them.
A reasonable living wage for
the men who toll is a question in
which the entire city is interested
No community can long be
prosperous in which the scale Of
compensation for the working
mechanic is below the bread line.
It is pretty general conceded
that the contractors who persist
in their refusal to accede to the
reasonable demands Of the men,
are influenced and dictated to by
certain union haters in the Build
ers Exchange.
Many O. the contractors refuse
to be governed by the pernicious
dictation of the exchange and are
paying their employees the union
scale and upwards.
Two bodies of working people
out on strike, as reported in the
news columns of this issue of The
Labor World, propose to make
money out of their strikes.
Plumbers on strike at Portland,
Ore, organized a cooperative
plumbing contracting company
and are successfully competing
with the bosses for the plumbing
work in Portland.
At Cleveland the striking gar
ment workers have laid plans to
establish a cooperative shop to
compete with the employers who
refuse to pay them living wages.
Promoters of both ventures see
their way clear to pay good
wages to the employees, compete
with established firms and still
make a nice profit!
OF course, those experiments in
cooperative plants are only
makeshifts. It is possible neither
set of employees proposes to re-
main in the position of employer
longer than the time required to
reach settlements with old en-
ployers on a basis approximating
justice.
Unless those refractory con-
tractors Of Duluth do the fair
thing very soon the method
adopted in Portland and Cleve-
land might be a good plan to
bring them to their senses.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

Answer: Your question is a
good one, but our answer thereto
must Of necessity be longer than
the space allotted for this column
will permit. We will answer you
however and in another column Of
this issue, under the caption :
"Monroe Doctrine As a National
Policy, - you will find what you
want.-Editor. ~. >~~ =; -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

Victoria, B., C.-The plasterers Of
this city recently signed an agree
ment which took effect June /, 1911,
which provides for an increase in
wages from 621a to rs cents per
hour.
North Vancouver, Can.-The car
penters have signed an agreement
with the contractors here which pro-
vides for an increase Of SO cents per
daY ss;s4t ssSS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
TILE OLD TIMER.

We know all know the fellow
we sometimes call, a little irreve-
rently, the "old-timer.'' in the
labor movement. ~ %
But when we consider how
much we owe these men who have.
SO long and so courageously stood
for our cause when we think
how much we are indebted to
them for the things we now en-
joy which without their years of
self-sacrifice and ceaseless effort
would still be defined us, surely
even the narowest among us must
admit that great measure Of re-
spect and esteem should be theirs.
And it lis accorded them in
goodly measure by all but the
most thoughtless.
Occasionally we will hear an
angry one, in q moment Of dis
agreement on some matter Of per
haps little moment, making such q
man the target for harsh words
and opprobrious names are hurled
at him, and he is accused Of US
ing the movement for the fur
therance Of his own selfish pur-
poses.
And usually the one who thus
gives vent to his ruffled feelings,
conscious that his accusations are
unjustified, is sorry before he has
completed their utterance.
For he knows, with all the rest,
that the man who would try to.
use the trade-union movement
for base purposes is most petty.
and mean; he knows that such.
men are practically an unknown
quantity, for the labor union does
not present promising field for.
such operations.
He knows, too, that when such
operations are found il the move.
ment they are instantly discoun-.
tenanced, and that It IS impossible
for such q man to long hold the
respect of his fellows, especially
in the ultra democratic trades
organizations.
And can we not gain an In
SEPARATION from the lives Of these
timers : Ought not tho
things they have achieved III The
name Of humanity and The work
e. impel you to enula ate their *
ample and resolve to do your
sharei Does not the contact with
them make yon feel that you
ought to contribute yonr portion
IS the securing of the benefits Of
tradennio nism which You are 80
eager 70 emf
nconrage these s old time1
then pplaud than ~ tleiil rood
.ll -
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Duluth. July. II, 1911

Duluth. July, II, 1911.
Editor Labor World: s ia
I have heard q good deal about
what is known as the Monroe Doc
tr1ne," and do not quite understand
the subject. Will you kindly throw
some light on 1t for men. X
Yours truly,
2'-~. %. r. Z
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

CoMla1ssIol aov,iElRNn1EtT.
~ sandie dcAlister.
This is = topical question, but
I have hitherto refrained from
expressing any opinion thereon
because I was at a loss to deter
mine on which side Of the ques-
ton I belonged.
How was thati Well, a govern
ment by commission means gov
eminent exclusively by rich men,
and not knowing what would be
the outcome Of my large invest
ment in stocks, I could not say
for certain, whether the month
of July in the year Of grace 1911,
would find me with an abundance
Of means, that is to say rich, or
find me with the entirety Of my
earthly possessions represented in
stock certificates not worth the
powder to blow them to Superior.
1 find myself IN the latter pre-
dicament, and therefore, would
not have the ghost Of q show Of
becoming one Of the commission
ers, hence I am opposed to this
entire commission business.
The present method Of govern
ing our city has some faults and
drawbacks, but it does at least
give a man Of limited means some
chance Of being elected alderman
for his ward but, as in the last
analysis, q commission govern
ment is a government by the in
terests, and a replacing Of demo-
cracy by plutocracy, where would
I be at with nothing to back me
but the capital represented by
worthless stocks that even Rosen-
thai would not guaranteed Oh,
No! There are no fools in the
McAlister family. My brothers
and I fully realize that since the
collapse Of our stocks, we would
stand no more show of getting a
commissionership than a rich man
does of entering the kingdom of
heaven according to the Scrip
lures.
The present method Of elect
ing United States senator is a
good sample Of commission gov
erment and the man Of limited
means will have just about as
much chance Of sitting on the
commission board as he has to be
elected United States senator. Of
course, it is possible, but alto
gether too improbable to allure
any member of the hard headed
McAlister family.
Commission government is the
extension of trust domination
from the economic to the political
field. The scheme is well adapted
to the purpose for which it is
designed. The corporations and
trusts want centralized govern
ment. They are afraid Of those
little aldermanic offices that are
open to honest men Of moderate
means like the McAlisters. This
is what big business says: *'we
want nobody but business men in
control, and we know how to
manage business men. We dis
count their paper. We hold their
notes. We have mortgages on
their plants. We can squeeze
them if they don't obey orders.
It is the common people that
we are afraid Of business men,
are all right. Give us commission
government *.%
My brother Joseph s. McAlister
has devoted a great deal Of time
to the study Of this question. He
is q member Of the common coun-
Gil Of our home city Of Podunk.
Joe says that money is poured
like water into the Golfers Of In
f1nnnfia1 = ousoo y,ni,.u cIIhe;di1o1 *
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
M'EWE;N CoNVALEsoENT.
Mr.. E. McEweu. publisher

. VT $ d. McEWen, publisher
q managing editor Of this
paper, who has been seriously Ill
I. for d over Q, ten days, is now CON
vale4slscent, Z. and his attending ply
stefan feels confd ent that ii ID, .
few days he will be suffii ciently
s recovered to attend to his usual
duties.
s.1s Cleveland e. The structural IRON
/ W v have Kained an Increase ia
wares from s 81 81 toa q $40 for eiRht
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

Answer: Both forms Of state
ment are grammatical, but we
think the usage Of the best
writers Of today would give the
second form precedence. Here
is q sentence from q noted writer:
Zone can't help ones thought, it
is said, but one can If one tries, =
The use Of the definite adjective
pronoun cone" is becoming very
general, but it would be well, to
SO cast the sentence as to avoid
too frequent q repetition Of it. {
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
concluded that the cure for our
civic ills IS more democracy, not
less. Sandie McAliste1
Our Question Box.

enoh questions VIII - answered IN this
oo!annn q appestain b : usors o. leo de-
- Questions stzictly ssotasiaa "a nAau1O
49, pcAaieA IN character. wM b la1AeE
The QvssAonss, = as6ne senee q - 1ate
Duluth, July s. 1911.
Editor Labor World: n
Which Is the better grammar: ..if
9 person is willing to endure hard
ship he can" do thus and so. Or '.if
one is willing to endure hardship one
can. etc., My sister and have a
dispute over 1t.
s $500 %a Yours,
~ @$ (Miss) NJ. J. T.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15

mas deVOJed great deal OF time
to the study Of this question. He
is q member Of the common coun-
Gil Of our home city Of Podunk.
Joe says that money is poured
like water into the Golfers Of In
fluential newspapers subsidized to
advocate commission form Of
government, and that hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars are being ex-
pended BY big interests IN distri-
buting literature extolling the
great merits Of this commission
scheme. III
But they cannot deceive the
\ Alister famil Joe knows, and
I !. know, that this craze after q
commissio form Of government
y nurtured and capitalized BY
big bust BY 8 diffused Kitchi
CAM syndicate as il were and
that its sole and only purpose IS
TO virtually dist Franchise the com
mon people, and make it impos-
Esible for any of them to be re-
presented il the city 4 legislative
Sbody They will not sue ceed. NY
two rothers .Jos and jim, and 4
ellssed 4 he hole quest ion from
Itsx 4 einial 81 IA
The Dolores star., 1911-09-22

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saS - 6eorfved vindIcatice q
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