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United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR PRINTERS

Neutrality-suspicious. of the Oldest and
best known book and job printing estab-
lishments in the country, the De Winnie
Press of New York city, will hereafter
conduct its composing room as a strictly
union department James NJ. Lynch,
president of the International Typograph-
ical Union. has just notified Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation OF
Labor of this important accession.
Through the efforts of President Lynch
and President Tole of No. 6. this desir-
able result has been attained. Beside
other important and large contracts for
printing held by the De Winnie Press. the
Century magazine and st. Nicholas is
gotten out Taken together with the re
cent settlement secured with the Butter
ick Publishing company. the New York
Typographical Union is indeed to be con
graduated.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
STRANGE INDEED.

Washington.-It has been stated re
Gently that the National Association of
Manufacturers are to inaugurate cam
relief to injured workmen and TO minim-
paign with the end in view of af1ording
ize the number of industrial accidents.
which now are placed at 100000 annu
ally. Evidently the union busting con
GERMS leaders have been compelled TO
take another route to bolster up their
nefarious and inhuman policy of strip
ping men who labor of every right which
is guaranteed to them under the laws OF
our country. The latest move is joke
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
STRIKE OF uNoReANIzED.

Washington.-At CoIlinsville, Conn,
there is in progress a strike of morgan
lied Slavs in the establishment of the
Collins company, manufacturers of edged
tools The company is an old one, and
recently new style of AK was intro
duced, in the making of which the grind
ers were virtually reduced in pay by the
added work on it. This caused dissatis-
faction and a number of the employees
quit, followed by others. The Slavs are
the seventh nationality employed by the
firm. the employers in turn having dis
placed Yankees with Irish. then Irish
with Germans. then French, then Dutch.
then Swedish. then Firms. and finally the
Slavs.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
CIVIL SERVICE
REFORM COMMITTEE
Personnel of the Committee Before
Which Hearings Are Being Held
Relative to Railway Mail
CIerks


washington.-It will be of interest to
those interested in the investigation now
going on before the committee on Civil
Service reform regarding the attitude of
the postoffice department toward the en-
ployes of the railway mail service. The
members are as follows:
Hannibal L. Goodwin, chairman. Sixth
North Carolina district
David E. Finley Fifth South Carolina
district.
Arsene p. Pujo. Seventh Louisiana dis
trict
Charles d. Carter. Fourth Oklahoma
district
Martin Dies. Second Texas district.
John Boehne. First Indiana district.
II. Garland. Dupre. Second Louisiana
district
Charles A. Talcott. Twenty-seventh
New York district.
Frederick H. Gillett. Second Massa-
chusetts district.
1. d. Young. Sixth Kansas district.
William Kent Second California dis
trict-
solomon F. Prouty. Seventh Iowa dis
trict
The first eight members are Demo
Gratis. while the latter four are Repub-
licans.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
COMMERCIAL TeLecRAPHeRs.

Washington. = Information seemingly
authentic states that the key men in the
employ of the Western Union will be
granted an eight hour day on the first OF
June. together with substantial in
crease in wages. AS near as can be
learned the increase amounts to from 5
TO 15 per cent The most pleasing fea-
ture, however, is the announcement that
President Vail of the company has gone
on record as being opposed to any dis
elimination against telegraphers who be-
long to a union.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
CHARTER ISSUED.

Washington--Presiden Meyer of the
Western Federation of Miners. under
date of May 6, notified President Comp
ers that canvass of the referendum vote
over whelmingiy endorsed the proposition
to accept the charter upon the conditions
laid down by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor at its
meeting January 1927. On May 9 the
charter was issued.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
STEEL TRUST EXPANDING.

Washington.-To make a complete mo-
nopoly is the end sought to be attained
by the gigantic steel combination Re
Gently the Risdon Iron Works of San
Francisco was taken over. and now the
representatives of the trust are negotiat-
ing for the purchase of the Moran ship
building plant at Seattle. The steel trust
is bitterly opposed to union labor. The
hisdon company now employs union men,
while the Moran company does not.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18

tive proof. No punishment is too severe
for men who resort to such crimes, but
the public will sympathize with the mem
bers of the unions in assuming the ac-
cused innocent until they are shown to
be guilty, and in condemning the resort
to kidnapping of the accused. If the evil
dence should show the accused really
guilty, the unions will be as quick to con-
denim them as the outside world will be,
for organized labor has no greater enemy
than the man who resorts to violence"
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
SHORTER HOURS FOR WOMEN.

ashington.-Secretary Bates of the
New York State Federation reports that
the 54-hour bill for women and children
passed the lower house of the legislature
on May 9, the vote being SO ayes and SO
against- Opinion prevails that this meas
ure will reach the governor. Efforts
have been made during the last twelve
years to secure the enactment Of this
law
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
KEY MEN ReoReANIzE.

>Washington--After four years of in
activity, the commercial telegraphers OF
this city have reorganized local "a, with
a strong membership list This organ
ization went out of existence during the
national strike of some years ago.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

Washington, May 13.-The legislature
now in session in Florida has defeated
child labor bill, but there are two other
bills of interest that apparently have a
good chance of passage. One is to re
duce the price of school text books and
liability bill.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18

Garment workers of Alton. ILL.,. recent,
organized and secured eight-hour da,
and standard wage scale.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18
When Purchasing Cigars do you see that this
Label Is on tie box5 IF not, 1piya nof3
tLAM Always LUZ,
UNION cIoAR FACTORIES.

The following Il q list Of cigar FAC
tories In Denver and vicinity entitled u
use the BLUE LABEL Of the Cigar Max
ers' Unioa:
J. W. Sanford. Sec. 2o1 Railroad Bldg.
Phone Main 1859.
In nsuysr. ~
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18

La Belle &C cigar. the best union-made
SC cigar in the United States.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18

Beats them all La Belle sc cigar
Union-made.
United labor bulletin., 1911-05-18

After dinner. try Principe de Lees
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

Pns day OF the wonderful cures made
uRy Lydia e. Fnkham's Vegetable
ppound and decided to try 1t.
~ tt has made me . we'll woman.
Ny neighbors and friends declare 1t
bad worked . miracle for mo. Lydia
E. Fnkham's Vegetable Compound IL
worth its weight In gold for women
during this period Of life. II 1t will
help others you may publish my
letter. Mrs. NATHAN b. GREATON,
Il N. Main Street, Natick. Mass.
Tho Change Of Life 10 tho most criti-
cal period Of . woman's existence.
Women everywhere should remember
that there IL no other remedy known
to medicine that will 20 successfully
carry women through this trying
period ~ Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
II you would like special advice
about your case write . cOnfiden.
ttal letter to Mrs. Pinkhan, At
Lynn, Mass. Her advice IL free.
.06d always helpful.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
CO. G:-I;:;': W.;
-n~.ss ,,n,sh -, suen,GasS s,.ss1 ~ - -0vl
= aaass1 - - - - 8V1nl

This Time for q Friend.
"'Tis . wise man." said Robert Eide
con, who knows when to ask Ques-
tons. The other night was standing
inside the railroad station when an
Irish cab driver came up to me and
asked me how soon the next train
came in. l told him and he said thank
nYu and went away. In about dve
Minutes he came back with the same
Naostion. I told you not more than
Ave minutes ago. said. 7 know It,
As answered cheerfully. but its not
. friend Of mine outside th't has to
me th't wants to know this time. It's
watch his horses and can't come in
an ask yez himself!'" Young's
Magazine.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

men to hold out against the desire Of
hundreds. when the hunger Of the man
hunt 10 In the veins Of the hundreds.
Their combined will 10 . powerful In.
fluence that pulls them OF their feet
and out Of themselves.
La Boil. Frenchman. has made the
most careful study Of the mob. how
1t forms and what impulses sway It.
He calls his work on the subject" The
Crowd" 1t IL . coldly analytical
record Of the things that mobs do
and why they do them. He nnds that
under the stress Of excitement the
plain. sober man sheds his veneer ot
civilization and becomes 4 beast full
Of blood hunger. He wants to kill.
When he wants to wreak vengeance
1t must be full Of atrocities and hor-
rors. The victim Is usually battered
and mutilated by the clubs. the hands
or the feet Of the mobs.
Tho good citizen who was selling
calico over q counter a few hours be-
fore becomes a savage. The profess
sional man who loves books and scien-
tifc discussion feels something stir
in his nerve cells that was implanted
there when his forefathers executed
Justice on offenders with their own
hands. For an hour or a day the
spell Is on him. He comes out of this
condition as though he were coming
out of a nightmare.
A while ago an Illinois desperate
was arrested BY two constables in his
cabin. He submitted to arrest and in
spite Of the fact that he was &C
counted q dangerous character the Of
ficers allowed him some freedom to
make arrangements to accompany
them. While moving around the cab
In he suddenly made a leap for a rife.
shot one of the officers dead and NOR
tally wounded the other. A bullet
stuck him in the thigh during the
firing
The wounded criminal fed from the
cabin and. favored by the darkness.
made his way across a creek bottom
and hid In the timber. Posses were
formed to hunt him down. Most OF
the members were not particularly en-.
ragged at the crime. During the whole
Of the days hunt the beating Of the
timber and the searching Of the hills
was looked upon as form of sport.
When night came the temper Of the
hunters changed. They had been
thinking of the same thing all day
long They began to mutter among
themselves.
Word came back that the wounded
desperate had been found. Instinct
lively the horsemen began gathering
themselves In squardons that set on
on gallop toward the place where he
was captured. The sound of hoofs
warned the sheriff who had taken
charge of the prisoner. BY taking a
short cut through the woods he man
aged to escape the now thoroughly
aroused mob that had been Joking and
laughing an hour before.
One shout had swerved the fancy Of
the mob A tall, excitable farmer
Strengthened up in his saddle when ne
heard of the prisoners capture. and
shouted: Come on. boys. let's go
and get him" He swung into the
road at the gallop as he called. and
everybody put spurs to their tired
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

been many that were never recorded
in the wilder portions Of the United
States In the drst years Of this ps-
riod. Possibly 100 illegal hangings
have taken place in that time that
have never found their way into the
statistics Of lynchings. Very few OF
the members of these mobs have ever
been brought to Justice for the part
they have taken In them. 1t 10 . Pc
culiarly American appeal from the
Justice Of the courts. In most in
stances the appeal IL taken before the
law Of the land has any opportunity
Of pun.shing the criminal.
Coatesville. Pa. a quiet little town
In the Quaker state. was the scene OF
the last lynching Of note. 1t has many
churches. good schools and fewer
aliens snd illiterates than most VII
lagos whose principal industry 10 min
ing.
The average Of Intelligence IL
high" writes = minister who made an
Investigation there after the excite
ment had died down. There are many
churches here and the religious spirit
has always seemed good.
Il am at loss to account for this
terrible thing that has happened"
Other Investigators made the same
report. 1t was a mystery to Coates
vile as to why this thing had taken
place. A few hours before had been
as quiet and peaceable a town as any
In the state. Somewhere out Of the
night and from among the people Of
the town a mob had formed and
put to . horrible death a negro &C.
cused Of q crime. The next morning
the town was repentant and horror
stricken. II is still wondering how the
occurrence came about
"A man by himself. thinking for
himself. is a whole man; a man In a
crowd Is only a fraction of himself.
he thinks as the mob thinks"
That is the summing up Of the
vague. uncanny power that grips men
when the cry Of lynch him" goes up
That is the summing up Of the opinion
Of the alienist who has had an oppor-
tunity to watch a mob form and make
up its mind
The aiienist does not believe that
any man is actually responsible for
any act committed while he is gripped
by the mob spirit.
He is temporarily an irresponsible
being.
Mind and mental habits. the good
clean ways Of thinking are dethroned
for a time at least.
He is hypnotized by form Of hyp-
notism that has only recently been an
alyzed by the psychologist. While he
is In its grip. he has no brain Of his
own. He has little memory OF what
actually took place while he was in
that condition.
Something bigger than himself
swept his own will power out and
took its place.
Munsterberg. lie Bons. Sidis and
others have analyzed and discovered
the principles Of the mob spirit They
point out that all men are more or less
subject to the influence Of other minds.
1t is hard for one man to oppose his
will to that Of a roomful Of individu-
ais who are demanding something OF
him. 1t is hard for one man or ten
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
somstImes Not at Home.

Sometimes Not at Home.
Charity Worker-You poor soul!
Does your husband always hang
around the house all day3
Mrs. Tenement (cheerfully)-In-
dade. no. Half the tonne he's in tho
lockup.-Tit-Bits
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
shift
Your Food Fails to Sustain You,
Change.

One sort Of diet may make a person
despondent. depressed and blue and
change to the kind Of food the body
demands will change the whole thing.
A young woman from Phila. says:
"For several years kept In q run
down. miserable sort Of condition. was
depressed and apprehensive Of trouble.
I lost flesh in a distressing way and
seemed in a perpetual sort Of dreamy
nightmare. No one serious disease
showed, but the 'all-over' sickness was
enough.
Finally, between the doctor and IA
ther. was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream, as 1t was decided must have
nourishing food that the body could
make use Of.
"The wonderful change that came
over me was not, like Jonah's gourd,
the growth Of a single night, yet 1t
came with a rapidity that astonished
me.
During tho first week gained in
weight, my spirits improved, and the
world began to look brighter and more
worth while.
"And this has continued steadily. till
now. after the use Of Grape-Nuts for
only few weeks. I am perfectly well,
feel splendjdly. take lively interest In
everything, and am . changed person
In every way" Name given BY Postum
Co.. Battle Greek, Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellvtlle." in pkgs. There's . reason"
Ever read the ab0vo letteft 4 new
ooe appears froa ti0s 70 tine. TAsy
genuine, trae, and fall Of h0A00
Y tsssst.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
Il Would Come Back,

L+1y-"Yes. I've an umbrella that
needs mending. but how am | to know
that you will bring it back!" Umbrei
la Mender-"Have no fear. mum l
allus charges more for mendin' than I
could sell the umbrella for"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
His Ace Against Him.

That eighty.year-old New Yorker
who had lived for seven years in the
streets and was then sent to the poor
house may die Of the luxury OF his
new surroundings He Is pretty old to
be changing bis mode Of life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
Beyond His Comprehension.

There 10 something mysterious
about the word 'psychic.'" said the
student Of occult things. YES. re-
piled the plain person: and the most
mysterious thing about 1t to me 10
the way they spell STRAY Stories
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
Grapefruit Greenery.

Effective greenery for the dining
room table may be made by planting
the seeds Of grapefruit Sow them
thickly. and In two weeks. II the earth
10 good and has been kept moist in =
warm place. the little shoots appear.
Two weeks more and the leaves un-
fold. and very soon there Is q mass of
rich. glossy green. which Is not af.
fscted by gas or furnace heat.-Subur.
ban Life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
Uncle Eh0n.

DE man dat expects to git sumpin
fob nofiin'." said Uncle Eben. "gener'
ally makes \ mighty risky investment
Of time an trouble dat ought to be
worth consid'abio."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

There are two months
left Of the twelve and
the record Of lynchings
10 being more than sus-
tained.
Why do ws appeal to
this sombsr myth.
known all over the
United States -
Judge Lynch!"
What 10 there in the
atmosphere of q muir
der or an outrage that
makes mems fingers
long for the feel Of the
rope!
Why does Q mob
form?
Coatesville. Pa. would
like to know.
The repentant citi-
zens Of Durant. Okla.
would like to know.
Cairo. ILL.,. 10 still
wondering what frenzy
entered into the breasts
Of many Of her best
citizens but . short time
since when the mob
spirit was loose In that
city.
Since 1885 and up to
the middle Of the pres
ent year there have
been more than $500
appeals to Judge
Lynch" There have
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
And So On.

what IL this domestic science?" in
quired the engaged girl.
1T consists of making hash out Of
the leftover meat, and croquettes out
Of the leftover hash." explained her
more experienced friend.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
A a, washington Hat.

1T 10 said that q woman'n hat
which turns up In front forces her to
admit every year Of her age. Then
q woman 10 liable to bo turned down
on account OF q turnup hat"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
ensh,,ned Within tho He.1,

Enshsined Within tho Hean.
1t Is significant Of the spark Of d.
vinity within US. that no matter how
depraved one may be. one seldom
falls to recognize and hold certain
respect for truth and Justice
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

~ AA1O GoAoAV = ~ A8
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Con-
pound. / Was In such
d nervous condition
II could not keep
lstill. Ny lin be
were cold. I bad
creepy sensations
and ! could not sleep
nights. ! was finally
told BY two phys
iciAnS that I also
Ihad 4 tumOr. / read
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

The spoke Of tho wheel which creak
eth most. doth not bear the greatest
burden in the cart.-Thomas Fuller.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

Mrs.. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Childrep
teething, softens the gums, reduces innAmma
ton, Allays pain, cures wind collie. 3Sc . bottle
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
Modern Pharmacy

I'VE have . very fine course in phar.
macy" says the president of the col
lege to the father Of the student who
II entering.
I'm glad to hear that. My boy ex'
poets to become q druggist"
We'll. We give special lectures on
soap. stamps. cigars. perfumery. soda
water. candy. city directories. tele-
phone books and statonery."-Life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

sPOHN's DISTEMPER CURE will
Pink .nE S''1s ns e. a IF
of all ages. and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper
Any good druggist can supply you, or send
to mfrs. 80 cents and u 90 bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
His LosInQs.

MS lo8ln0S.
What did you lose on that wrest-
ling match?"
about .Ine-tenths Of my respect for
the human race"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

A dollar saved is often a dollar
loaned
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26
WHAT
INVENT
THROUGH
Ds1ssstaicisg lydls Pislkhani
veeetable Ce0pooo6.

Nstaek, Naaa eanAot s1pgoas
Wket vent through during the change
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-10-26

Y 1919 hsfo
WOrO more
uaa 10 A.
% ais 70
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ADeh.
} ThD ro&
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-11-22
IN
STEEL INQUIRY
Oil Kings Name Figures
Prominently at Hearing.
OWNS THE MISSABE ROAD

Engineer Who Built Northern. Mime
sofa Line Testifies He Lost His Po-
sition Because He Refused to Pad
Figures Of Cost for Filing With State
mmission-Forced to Sell His
Stock at RidicuIously Low Price.
Washington, Nov. 22.-The name of
John ID. Rockefeller figured prominent
ly i'm the hearings before the Stanley
committee for the first time. Ii was
apparent that Mr.. Rockefeller was
forewarned and knew what was COM
ing, for his personal counsel, Gordon
Wildwood Murray, was on hand to rep
resent him when the committee was
called to order
The story of how Mr.. Rockefeller
acquired the Duluth, Missabe and
Northern railroad, from the great Min
nesota ore field to Lake Superior. by
loaning money to the Merritt brothers
of Duluth. original builders of the
road, and then taking the property
over when the debt was not paid, was
briefly told by Charles H. Martz, the
engineer who built the road for the
Merritts.
Martz told the committee that Jo-
seph b. Cotton OF Duluth. as Mr..
Rockefeller's counsel when he ac-
Quired the railroad IN the early nine
ties. urged him to make q report to
the Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission declaring that the Duluth,
Missabe and Northern cost $4,000. 900
to build. when, as matter Of fact, it
cost only s1.700.000. He was unable
to do this and lost his Job not Iona
thereafter.
Martz also complained that nineteen
lG the @a sA2rAa 0f stock be
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-11-22
ALDRICH EXPLAINS
PLAN TO BANKERS
Addresses Annual Convention at
New Orleans.

New Orleans, Nov. 22.--An exposi-
tion by former Senator Nelson w Aid
rich, chairman of the monetary com
mission, of the salient features OF the
Central Reserve association, which
the commission will recommend to
congress, was the feature OF the open
ing session of the thirty-seventh an.
nual convention of the American
Bankers association here.
The program included addresses OF
welcome by Governor Sanders and r..
M. Walmsley, president Of the New
Orleans cl airing house, and a re-
sponse by former Governor Herrick OF
Ohio; the annual address of President
Watts and reports of committees and
the executive council.
Mr. Aldrich, after outlining the pur-
pose for which the monetary commits
sion was created and enumerating the
weaknesses of the currency system, as
ut present constituted, explained the
provisions of the Central Reserve as
sociation rlan which the commission
recommends.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-11-22
SOCIALISTS SCORE A POINT
Initiative and Referendum Principle in
A. r. OF L. Elections.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 22.-President
Samuel Gompers and the Iocialist
members met in the first skirmish OF
the present convention OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. The Social
lists won their point which involved
the adoption OF the initiative and refer
endum principle In the election OF Of
fcers. Upon this the law committee
had reported adversely. A minority
report endorsing the general proposi-
ton in event OF an investigation by