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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-11-09

indifference for indifference.
They pay attention to the store
that pays attention to them
that advertises to them persis-
tently and interestingly!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
EXHIBITION OF GALL.

Ex-Justice HenryB. Brown, a
pensioner, living off Of the bounty
of the American people, says that
the people who are supporting
him in idleness, have too much to
say about their own government.
He used this as an argument
againstthe recall Of the judiciary.
He expressed horror at the idea
that judge on the bench should
be forced to come down and de-
fend his course to a lot of ordin-
airy people. TN, =. +. -.
Mr.. Brown is frank, at least. He
openly states what other oppon-
ents of the recall believe but have
not the courage to say. His re:
marks should Be circulated where,
ever the recall is an issue that
people may realize what sort OF
spirit it is that dominates the op.
position to this popular measure.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
A SOLAR PLEXUS.

The prices Of steel bars, steel
billets, beams-every form of
steel, except rails-are lower than
at any other time during the past
five years. Steel rails alone con
tinue to sell at the same price
that was fixed by the trust ten
years ago. Why the exception
Whoever thinks out the reason
for himself will have put his fin
gers on the crux of the whole
railroad situation. Other forms
OF steel are bought by men who
have no other interest to serve
than their own, and no purpose
other than to take advantage of
dull times and get their goods at
the lowest possible prices; steel
rails are bought by the men who
run the railroads, who are the
same men that run the Steel Cor
poration, and they are more in:
terested in the prosperity Of the
steel company than of the rail
roads.-Collier's Weekly. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
Our Question Box.

s. -
euoh questions viii IS answered Ia this
oolumn - appertain Ia Z more or less dc.
1Iee 20 the good ana welfare Of our read
~ Questions strictly ssotarian Ia naaure.
~ a!tre political In character. will be either
~ 0veeuoner, - . due sense Of propa1ety
04y d0taemjnA %'s3 4. - - :, Z : . -
Superior. Wis, Sept. 20, 1911.
Editor Labor World: z$,s
Please give me the names Of the
seven wonders of the world and
oblige.
! Yours respectfully,
+. !. - HIGH SCHOOL GIRL.
Answer II. The pyramids of
Egypt.
2. The Pharos of Alexandria.
! 3. The walls and hanging gar.
dens Of Babylon. 81
d.. The Temple of Diana at
Ephesus. s@..-*+.. r.
!. s.. The statue Of Jupiter:
G.. The mausoleum Of Arte.
mesia. -.
z. The Colossus of Rhodes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

suoh = way as to giYeit an excuse
to utte;; some irrelevant side re-
marks that might be continued as
bearing on the initiative and re-
ferendum question.
It declared the act void, not on
account Of any unco constitutional
feature, but because it was said
to be contrary to the ordinance
Of It's? and then went on to in.
innate that there were things in
that ordinance which would in
validate pure democracy, and
that since it ante-dated the consti-
tuition, nothing could be put in,
the constitution TO revoke it.
. In other words, the court holds
that thestates formed out Of the
old northwest territory have not
been admitted to the union On
equal terms with other states.
Other states may amend their con.
situations to suit themselves, but
these states. must first obtain the
consent Of congress if these side
remarks Of Ghio's supreme judges
have been properly understood.
Can fidelity to predatory inter
ests go any further? Taft's con-
duct in regard to Arizona seemed
hgh-handed enough, bit Arizona
was still territory under the
control Of congress. 81. I. 7
But a state admitted to the
union is supposed to be sovereign
in all things that DO not conflict
with the 7 federal constitution.
Ohio needs not only a new consti-
tuition, but new lot Of supreme
Judges as we'll. >,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
STARTLING ANNOUNCER !

STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT
It would seem from an article
in another column that q distin-
guished professor 81 the state uni
versity, makes no secret Of the
fact, that the 50 called Men and
Religion Forward Movement, is .
hypocritical movement for the
open shop, under cloak of a re-
ligious propaganda. This is
stealing the livery Of heaven, =
with vengeance to serve pur-
poses that accord with the die
tates of the character possessed
of every attribute but those Of a
Christian.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

During the first four days after
it's opening the Postal Savings
Bank of this city received 81 900
from a large number of small de-
positors. This was larger OPEN
ing business than has heretofore
been transacted by a similar in
stitution in any city Of the United
States in Duluth's class, and it
demonstrates that the <fcommon
people, agree with the Labor
World in it's opinion, so often ex-
pressed heretofore, that. a Postal
Savings Bank is a needed institu-
tion- >-.
It demonstrates another thing
which our banker friends might
do well not to OVERFLOW, viz. That
the people have not yet recovered
the confidence in banks which the
bankers themselves took from
them in the panic Of 1907. The
effect of those "bank certificates =
still is felt, and this is why tho
people turn from the bankers
proffered four per cent gladly to
receive Uncle Sans two and one
half per cent. -s 4
The Postal Savings Bank is a
good thing, and it well might set
the professional bankers to think
ing. IT,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
MAINE LIQUOR QUESTION

. A close vote on liquor prohibi-
ton in Maine was cast on the
18th. This was not 8 vote on the
question Of preventing prohibition
it was q vote on abandoning it.
The legislature Of Main adopted
a prohibition measure in 1853
which was soon repealed, but in
1857 it adopted another which is
still in force and which was
strengt hened in 1884 BY q consti-
tutional amendment. II was on .
proposed repeal Of the constitu-
tional amendment that the refer
endum Of the 18th was taken. The
vote in the state at large gives
the vets s . small mai rity.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
MEANING OF UNIoNIsM.

We have listened to the old
reasoning that the workingman is
able to make as good a contract
Individually as a labor union can.
/ don't believe the individual
/ switchman or a railroad man who
was earning $65 q month would
get much satisfaction if he pro-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT

Resp onsible, representative
government" means g government
responsible to the people and rep
resenting the people. That is the
theory on which our state gov
ernments are built, but the people
cant put that theory into prac-
tice without the means for max
ing their governments esponsible
and representative The initiative,
referendum and recall will give
the people power 60 put the theory
into practice
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
SANDIE McALISTER,

Articles from our eccentric but
esteemed contributor appear this
week in another column. Sandie
was more prolific than usual this
week, and as, the editorial space
was filled before his contributions
were received we had to insert
them elsewhere. On the whole
we regard the change as advan-
tageous. Hope Sandie does. :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

tested against cut in his wages.
What chances has he to SEQ the
superintendent and insist that he
cannot support his family on q
smaller wage? sS
But if he is a member of an as
ISOLATION that includes thousands
OF, men in every branch of rail-
reading his grievance is sure to
reach the ear of the president.
Trade unions endeavor to secure
a monopoly Of labor, they say.
Well, suppose they do. If they
could create a monopoly they
could starve the world.
But it seems to me that the
trade union is not the only body
that tries to establish a monopoly
Capital does it. 49,
Capitalists do not like unions
because they interfere with bust
ness. They compel capital to pay
living wages. They enforce the
demand for the protection of life
in the factories. They keep wom-
en- and children from working
fifteen and sixteen hours in an
unsanitary building. This is a
pretty serious thing when the
state has to pass a law to prevent
man sending his 12-year-old girl
into factory. You don't have to
compel a tiger to protect it's off,
spring.
Capital says that unions inter
fere with business. A brick fac
tory does not make business any
more than a body of workmen
gathered outside the factory
makes a business. There is no
br siness until the owner Of the
factory and the workmen meet,
agree upon terms and the men
enter the factory and 60 to work.
The employer puts his money in.
to business and the :workingman
his life. The one has as much
right as the other to regulate that
business.
/ Men don't 60 into unions be.
cause they like them. They are
expensive. It costs money to sup.
port union. Men don't advocate
a closed shop because they like it.
But, my friends, it is because
tra:le unions and the closed shop
are the only means the working.
man has to protect his life and
family.
Their faults are human. The
weaknesses of trade unions are
the weaknesses of every associa.
ton Of men. They cannot be
helped.
Some day there will be a. broth,
erhood Of man. Some day indus.
| trial warfare as well as warefare
between nations will. be seen tc
be ridiculous and waste of life
and money. Some day men will
work together in grand CO.
operative scheme. But until that
day the trade union must stanc
as the only safeguard Of the work
ingman, the only instrument by
which he can maintain himself
and his family. -Clarence Oar
row.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
NEEDS NEW JUDGES.

There is a vigorous campaign
being carried on in Ohio for tho
initiative and referendum, and it
looks now as though there will be
an overwhe Ginning popular vote in
favor Of these measures.
~ The interests are clearly
alarmed. So when q question was
brought before the supreme court
relating to = law requiring phyi-
clans 80 make certain reports, that
mug INST body saw At g rende !
Edsci,aion null wing this Az 4,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
BEST QUALITIES TO LOAD.

The more one thinks Of the
closing scene in the lower house
at the close of the extraordinary
session of congress, in which
Speaker Clark threw down the
gauntlet to the administration,
declaring t@the president has
raised an issue which will rage
with undated fury until the polls
close in November, 1872 the
more one appreciates the real
Democracy Of that splendid Mis-
sourian. The Oklahoman.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
PLAYING POLITICS WITH
ACCIDENT PREVENTION

"What Governor Eberhart is
doing to prevent loss of life and
injury to workmen in Minnesota
vigorously declares the Minnesota
Union Advocate in a futile at
tempt to bolster up the waning
cause Of the present occupant of
the gubernatorial chair. Then it
propounds as a conundrum to the
former commissioner of labor, the
editor Of the Labor World,
"Wherein Lies the Oddity?' re-
ferring to statement accredited
to US in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
in which we are quoted as saying
that most of the exhibit was COL
lected during our administration
of the bureau of labor.
We do not remember to a GER
tainty what our comments may
have been on the occasion re-
ferred to, neither did we intend
to detract one iota from the credit
due to the present administration
Of the bureau of labor. Person
ally we have a high regard for
Mr.. Houk, the commissioner. He
is a clean, upright and earnest
public official. lie is rendering
faithful service to the state, not
withstanding the fact that he is
handicapped by dictation from
people higher up.
We were as proud Of the ex-
hibit Of safety at the state fair
this year as we possibly could be
had we still been the incumbent
Of the office Of commissioner of
labor, but we considered it cheap,
petty and contemplate politics to
hear of subordinates of the
bureau of labor on duty at the
exhibit make declarations that
were not consistent with facts.
"Come in and see what Gov.
ernor Eberhart is doing to save
the lives and limbs of working
men in Mi1mesota!" were their
EXPLANATIONS to the passing
crowds. Fellow exhibitors and
members Of the press jocularly
commented unfavorably on this
kind Of political tactics, and our
observations thereon, when ques.
toned by reporter, were to the
same effect.
Herein lies the <<oddity." Gov.
ernor :Eberhart has had no more
to do with saving the life and
limb of a single workingman ir
Minnesota than the Sultan oil
Zulu. Accident prevention is toe
sacred as state responsibility tt
be paraded for cheap politica,
Vaccination, and we are reasonab
ly certain that the editor Of the
Minnesota Union Advocate, on re-
Election and in his latter thought
will coincide with this conclusion
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
FEDERAL VISITOR.

The Labor World has a call
this week from Edward II. Haas
of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, U. S. immigration
service. Mr.. Haas is looking after
possible transgressions of the
alien labor law and other matters,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

Superior. Wis, Sept. 20, 1911.
Editor Labor World: ~:
We have a little controversy over
the question which Is the larger Eng
lands area or Wisconsin's. Please
tell US. -. 49, -
= (MISS) J. w. D. z
.(MIss) r. M. D.
Answer England is the larger.
The area Of England is 58,323
square miles; that Of Wisconsin
5000 square miles. 49,, ~, =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

Answer: i. Secretary of state
Philander G: Knox, secretary Of
the treasury, Franklin MacV eagh,
secretary of war, Henry l.. Slim
son; attorney general, George W:
Wickersham; postmaster general,
Frank H. Hitchcock; secretary of
the navy, George Won L. Meyer
secretary of agriculture, James
Wilson, secretary of commerce
and labor, Charles Nagel.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

Answer: 1T is quite simple.
Accounts may be opened and de-
posts made by any person of the
age Of 10 years or over in his Of
her own name and by married
woman in her own name and free
from any interference of control
by her husband. No person can
have more than one account at
any time. No person may open
postal-savings account at any
postoffice who is not a patron Of
that office. All accounts must be
opened in person by the depositor
or his authorized agent. Deposits,
will be accepted only from indi-
viduals, and no account will be
opened in the name of any COR
poration, association, society, for
UNI or partnership, or in the,
names Of two or more persons
jointly. No account will be
opened for less than dollar. nor
will fractions Of dollars be &C.
cepted for deposit. No person will
be permitted to deposit more than
500 in any one calendar month
nor to have q total balance to his
credit at one time more than $500
exclusive Of accumulated interest.
Interest will be allowed on all de-
posits at the rate Of 2 per cent
per annum, computed on each saw
ings certificate separately, and
payable annually. No interest
will be paid on money which re-
mains on deposit for a fraction Of
. year only. Deposits will bear.
interest from the first day Of the
month next following that in
which deposited. A depositor
may at any time withdraw the
whole or . part Of his deposits
with interest payable BY surrend-
ering savings certificates, proper
" endorsed for the proper
amount.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

Some business, men write such
long letters that only their stenog-
raphers read them. !,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

...' Duluth, Sept. ~. 1911.
Editor Labor World:
Please give me the names Of the
members of the presidents cabinet.
Respectfully, ..'%.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

II drawbridges were human.
some of them would not per-
init trains to cross. Lots of men
are like that. They'd rather
be useless than to do their bit
to assist some one who's moro
worthy to get somewhere.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23
SHOE MACHINERY TRUST.

SHOE MACHINERY TRUST.
The United States government
has at last began action against
that most extortionate of trusts,
the United Shoe Machinery Co.
s@ Not long ago Governor Foss of
Massachusetts requested the at
torney general Of that state to in
vestigate the business methods of
that great trust, and the attorney
general wrote very saucy letter
back to the governor, and said
that if the governor desired any
action from the legal department
it would be necessary for him to
furnish it with the evidence.
This kind of a retort pleased
Big Business in Massachusetts,,
and the attorney general was
heralded throughout the sacred
east as a safe and able public
official, while poor Governor Foss
was relegated to that school Of
demagogues that is so unpopular
in refined and cultured New Eng
land.
But Governor Foss, not to be
swerved from the path Of duty by
neglectful associates in office,
created such stir that the United
States grand jury was forced to
make an investigation, with the
result that the United Shoe Ma
chinery company and six Of it's
officers have been indicted
charged with maintaining a mon
opoly in restraint Of trade and
with infringement upon the patent
laws.
The United Shoe Machinery
company virtually controls the
shoe industry Of the country and
has the shoe manufacturers of the
country completely at is mercy.
Exercising it's monopoly on the
shoe machinery patents it refuses
to sell it's machines to manufact-
urers, but leases them, taking a
royalty on each pair Of shoes man.
ufactured, and with the right to
cancel the lease and remove the
machinery practically at it's will,
the company is in a position to
make or break many smaller con-
Germs.
So firm is it's grasp upon the
shoe industry that a shoe manu-
featuring concern dare not ex-
press an opinion on the merits or
probable effect Of the Indictment
should it be. successfully pros
ecuted, for fear that he would
call the wrath Of the machinery
trust down upon the head of: his
firm, and it would suffer as a
result.
81 am not at liberty to express
an opinion, unless my name and
the name Of the firm I represent
is withhold said a prominent
Minnesota shoe manufacturer this
week.
F'The shoe machinery trust has
us under its thumb, and could
make it hot for us if it knew
we said anything against it. This
monopoly is by far the most
vicious the country has to deal
with, and it's dissolution. would
be a splendid thing. It's ma,
chimes cannot be bought, and can
only be leased on large royalty
for each pair Of shoes made.
"Having monopoly, it com,
pels us to buy it's by-products,
such as wire nails and eyelets, un-
der penalty of cancellation of the
lease and removal of the machin.
cry from the factory.
IF we could buy the machines
the cost Of shoes would be mate.
rally lowered, for the cost of the
machines would affect it but little,
1 should like to see the trust dis
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

The things we do not believe
are usually the things. we cannot
understand.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

Two Harbors, Sept. 10. 1911
Editor Labor World: "
Please explain particulars of the
postal savings bank and oblige,
A SUBSCRIBER.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-23

Listen to everybody's advice,
and then take your own.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-22
MANY BIDS Received
FOR PAVING CONTRACT
WIDE SCOPE OF SPECIFICATIONS
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
COMPETITION.

Bids were opened yesterday by the
city commissioners on approximately
five and one-half miles Of street
paving. Tho bids were lower than
any yet received by the present ud-
ministration. The wide scope Of the
specifications, permitting the filing Of
bids on thirteen different kinds of ma
terial, is thought to have been respon-
sible for the strong competition IN
the bidding. and the resultant low
prices. The bids were turned over to
tho city engineer for compilation and
tabulatlon. and viii probably be taken
up by the commissioners at Fridays
session for final decision.
bids on practically all Of the work
were submitted by the Parker Wash
ington company. the Cleveland-Tr'ni-
dad company. the Ractlffe-Gibson
company of st. Joseph, Mo-. and tho
shelby -Downard company Of Ard
more. The latter two firms are new
ones In the local field, never before
having submitted bids on local paving
The Eureka Paving company submit
ted bids on only six districts, The
muskogec Construction company hid
on two Of the districts, and entered
a bid of S2.O2 for brick paving on
North Cincinnati
The Shelby-Downard company or
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-22

Ardmore made a price OF S1G5 per
square yard on Oklahoma rock as
pha.t and $l.S5 for brick or brick
blocks
For "lIassam" paving, a new ma
terial, the Rackllff-Glbson company
bid Sl,5l, and on brick work, $1.6G.
The Eureka company bid SIZE on
TcXlco paving
The Cleveland Trinidad company
entered varying bids on different
streets although Trinidad lake asphalt
Is to be used In all the work.
The Parker Washington company
submitted varying bids on oklahoma
rock asphalt, Texaco, Texas resldum,
California residum, Gilsonlte, etc.
The total contract that was bid on
represents the biggest single contract
ever proposed in Tulsa. The approXI-
mate total cost of paving the entire
district will be about $275,OOO.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-22

how they rifled the mail, securing a
watch and $40 in money.
Hays was arrested in Bartlesville
about IA month ago and brought to
this city, where he has been held in
the county jail awaiting bond. Hays
has somewhat Of criminal record. He
was once tried and acquitted of a
charge OF murder in connection with
one Of the most sensational cases in
the history OF Kansas. II occurred
about a year or so ago. Ed Hays and
Gene Hayes. with the same name, but
not related, were partners in the cat
tie business in Kansas one day they
quarreled and Gene Hayes shot aud
killed Ed Hays. Amos Hays Is a
brother Of Ed Hays. Sometime after
this. Gene Hayes was shot while driv-
ing along the road in northern Usage
county. and Amos HAYS was arrested
and accused of the crime. but was
tried and acquitted.