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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
CHAPTER XXI.

HHILLIP stood looking after him
la moment. puzzled. and as
Breed turned the corner DR..
n Zelphan came from a room op-
posite. he, too, l&oked at the retiring
form OF Breed and then turned his
thick spectacles in Kelvin's direction.
did he borrow any money of you?"
he asked abruptly. every hair OF his
flaming beard apparently pointing out
ward in indignant query.
Zone hundred and fourteen dollars"
replied Kelvin, smiling.
81 knew it." declared Zelphan.
'Don't let him have any more. The
man has gone money mad. Every
time he sees a dollar Of cash he must
have 1t. He borrows my salary from
me regularly, sometimes the very day
he pays # to me. He borrows money
from Mrs. Rensselaer,. from Rollins,
from Herbert. even from the servants,
and every penny of It he boards.
When any of them protests he reluc-
family pays it back by check"
II did not know that he was so
weak" said Kelvin, shocked. 81 have
been aware that the condition was
growing upon him, but had no idea
that he had gone so far with his &C.
centricities."
"Eccentricitiesr' snorted the doctor
Hes crazy-crazy as a loon. You're
all crazy, the whole crowd Of you. vic
tins of the American craving for
what you call success. Breed is mad
for money; Mrs. Rensselaer, is mad
for social position; her nephew is mad
for military conquest; Blagg is mad
for notoriety. You are the maddest
of them alI-mod with the thirst for
power. 1t is going TO end in a crash.
with all your institutions, all your
ideals. all your ends and aims and am
billions Gathering down about your
ears, the most thoroughly shattered
and crumbled wreck and ruin of So
cial structure in the history of the
world. AS nations have risen, so have
they fallen. Those that have been the
most rapid in their rise to supremacy
have been the most rapid in disinte-
grafton. Already your pro rata birth
rate is decreasing. and century will
see America as sterile as France"
Kelvin nodded his head with an en-
phatic jerk. THAT is precisely why
there must be an utter change in our
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
f. Pinkham's Y

f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and did. Today am well aud strong
and DO all my own Homework. ] owe
my health to Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and advise my
friends who are afflicted with any
female complaint to try it, Mrs.
ORvILLE ROCK, r r. No. 8, Paw Paw,
Michigan.
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
For thirty years It has been the STAN
dard remedy for women's ills, and has
positively restored the health of thou
sands OF women. Why don't you tryit2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
MODERN HAIR DRESSING

has played havoc with the tresSes OF thu
fair sex, and druggists everywhere cou0-
pnent on the fact t1at they are eeL71
large guam titles of sage Tor making the
old-tashioned sage tea" such a. was
used By our graudzn0thsrs for promoting
the growth OF their hair and restoring ia
natural color. The demand for this yell
known herb for this purpose has been 80
great that one manufactures has taken
advantage Of the fact, and has PLACID on
The market an ideal sage tea" contain
ing sulphur, a vziSable remedy Tor dan
drum and scalp rAshes and irTita1lona.
This 9repar ton, which 10 called Wysth's
Sage and EzIphur, n sold By all leading
druggists for 30 cent? and 81 hottie. or
gil be sent direct By the wys1n Csxzicd
Company. "a CoFfiandt St, NSw Yak
City, upon Secsfps Of price
For sale and recommended By the
Harper House Pharmacy.
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CConrinued on Page EIeven.)
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WOMEN
MAY AVOID
OPERATIONS
BY taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

The following letter from Mrs.
Orville Rock Will prove how unwise
it is for women to submit to the
dangers of a surgical operation when
it may be avoided by taking Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
She was fourwcckS in the hospital
and came home suffering worse
than before.
Here is her own statement.
Paw Paw, Mich--"Two years ago
I suffered very severely with a dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
To the Ruptured
Absolutely Free

No KNIFE. no injection or detention
from business The most difficult rup-
lures held under ali conditions with
No ELASTIC BANDS. No STEEL
SPRINGS. Quit experimenting ~tth
vCr-a-ess tTvsses and mail order treat
me--s and be cured for lifs. Eighteen
YEAR successful practice: Ii.ooo cured
Patients many II this vicinity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18

placement. / could
mot be on my feet for
ia long time. My
physician t re a t e i
Ime for seven months
without much relief
land at last sent me
Ito Ann Arbor for
| an operation. / was
There four weeks and
came home suffering
worse than before.
BY mother advised
lme TO try Lydia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
Proceedings of the City Council

for pump and motor. and if deemed
expedient, to ask for separate pro
posals on pump and motor. Carried
by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgrien submitted
an ordinance, which was Immediately
considered and adopted by unanimous
vote. allowing the labor pay roll for
the week ending Aug. IL, as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18

nHILLIP stood looking after him
~ moment, puzzled. and as
Breed turned the corner DR..
a Zelphan came from q room OBJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18

Lustre Cream Polish Co. ...... 1.0f
McMaster Car Supply Co. 80. 80
II. Mueller Mfg. Co. ......... 17.sz
Mueller Lumber Co. ........ 3.4s
MIX. ...... -. -. ........ 1928
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-18
M. H. BROWN, Nj. o.

p QUINCY STREET, CHICAGO.
Next Visit TO Rock Island. Rock Is
land hotel. Wednesday. Aug. 23,
S - IN. 10 8 y. M.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
KILL 10000 MINERS
IN LAST TEN YEARS
Awful Slaughter of Lives in Ten
nessee Mine Last Week Adds
to Grewsome List.
ORDINARY REGARD FOR
SAFETY WAS NEGLECTED
No Excuse For Gas Explosion
With Modern Means Of Pre-
vention Known to Miners.

Some one must be held responsible
for the death of more than 100 men
and boys who lost their lives in the
Cross Mountain coal mine near Brice-
vile, Tenn, and the federal and state
officials should cooperate in an in.
vestigation that will place the blame
where it belongs. This is all the
more important because the Ten.
nessee disaster comes as the climax
Of long line of mine accidents with
their life-taking toll. The list of "a
talities In mine horrors runs into
thousands every. year and. unfortu-
nately, but slow progress has been
made in the development and adop-
ticn of appliances designed to reduce
the risk of such disasters. :-.~
Mine Was Inspected.
The. Cross: Mountain mine is re-
ported to ha& been thoroughly in
spected both by the company's Off
Gals and. by state mine inspector
just a few days before the accident
and pronounced in a safe condision
II the explosion was caused by gases
black damp or defective wiring ch
of these theories having been ad.
vanced-the mine owners have a
heavy responsibility If they have neg
lected any of the precautions against
such accidents.
This slaughter Of human life to sat
tsfy the greed for gold ought to stop
Read the list for the last ten years
Thirty thousand miners have beer
been killed In the United States alone
in that time.
Seventy-five thousand miners in
jured, many Of them mained for life
in the same period!
1900 Widows Made.
Eleven thousand widows made b,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
TAFT AND EBERHART
BACKED BY MACHINE
-
y H.. -. =, 2-.EsEr .sr.....
Generally Admitted That Minne-
ssota Delegation Will Be For
President Taft.
GOVERNOR IS SUPPORTED
BY POWERFUL INFLUENCES
Republican Party Is Split Into
Three Factions Political Cos
sip From st. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Dec. 14.-(SpeciaD The
wise ones all acknowledge that
President Taft will have the bulk of
the delegation to the National con-.
vention. There are perhaps in the
state two districts which will send La
Toilette delegates but it is believed
that this is the extent of the La.
Toilette strength. It is also acknoW1-.
edged that Eberhart will capture the
gubernatorial nomination hands
down. But this does not mean that
either of these individuals are partic-
uluarly popular with the voters of the
state. - ! - . e. 6. 4 q. :, 7.
Mr.. Taft's position on the tariff.
In which he insists that the revision
OF the tariff on manufactured pro-
ducts must be scientific and backed
by com mission reports, whdle revision
on rod braQghf.
about in any Old way. has not en-
deared him to the heart. of the Min-,
nesota farmer. In fact, In the agri-.
cultural districts of the state. were a
presidential primary held, La Fol-
lete would win four to one The orr
ganization. however, will capture the
delegates. 81 i.
AS to Governor Eberhart's popular
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
M'NAMARA TYPIST KNEW
NOTHING or CONSPIRACY

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Miss Nora
Haley, former stenographer Of Nc
Namara at Indianapolis. who was
said by the Mcnamara prosecution to
have valuable Information concern
ing the movements of the dynamiters,
made statement last night in which
she denied that she had any such
knowledge.
At the same time Miss Haley de-
MED that she had been served with
subpoena by q United States mar
shall, to appear before the grand jury
in Indianapolis. -:
II always thought John j.. McNa-
mara was fine man." said Miss Ha-
ley. "and I did not believe for mo-
ment that he was guilty Of the crime
charged against him until he con-
fessed it.
During the three years that acted
as his private secretary and stenog-
rapher nothing concerning dynamit-
ing conspiracy or anything of the
kind passed through my hands.
There was no correspondence to Los
Angeles in regard to anything except
the regular routine of Mr.. McNa-
mara's position as secretary and
treasurer of the structural iron
workers. Ess
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
LABOR PAPERS DECRY
DEEDS OF M'NAMARAS
Organs of Union Labor Strongly
Condemn Violence-Labor
Press Is q Unit.
DEMAND THAT GUILTY
MEMBERS BE PUNISHED
Time For House Cleaning-All
Disreputable Persons Should
Be Promptly Ousted.

The editor of the Labor World has
carefully scrutinized every exchange
coming to our desk this week. The
trade union papers throughout the
land without exception, strongly con-
demn the crimes for which the Nc
Namara brothers have been sent to
prison. There is absolutely no division
of sentiment
No attempt is made to compare the
wrongs committed by capitalism in
the slaughter of thousands of human
lives by disregard of the means of
safety in workshops, factories and
mines, with the crimes of the McNa-
naras That has been left to other
times when the occasion may demand
it.
The labor papers Of America have
very sensibly considered that this was
the time to condemn violation of law
In any form, and particularly by men
In organizations of labor whose ideals
should be for the preservation of life
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
PRISON LABOR FIRM
SPEEDS UP C0Nv|CTS
Reliance Sterling Go. Charged
With Over Working Rhode
Island Prisoners.
Indignation Of Social and Charity
Workers Aroused BY Course
of Contractors.

NEW YORK., Dec. 14.-The Ma.
tional Free Labor association is very
much worked UP over convict labor
conditions in the state prison Of
Rhode Island, where a private firm
has the contract for working convicts.
In statement just, made by the Sec
retary of the association it is held
that: Sz
There are well defined rumors
that the prisoners at the Rhode Is
land penitentiary at Howard. whose
labor Is sold to the Reliance Sterling
Manufacturing company, are being
speeded up to a degree that has
aroused the indignant .remonstrance
of social and charity workers. III
"one of. the most prominent re-
Gently = said in public address:
Through the support of Warden Nc
Cusker the shirt contract was Sc
cured while he was chairman of the
board, and since his promotion to the
position: of warden, has been greatly
increased in value by the methods he
has Installed.
The efficiency has been secured
by the use Of certain incentives to
increase the activity of the conyicts.
:" Increased output for a dav re-
suits in plug of tobacco to the con-
Wet at night; Increased output for 4
period Of three months is rewarded
by q small wage, which seldom ex-
ceeds IS per month @ 4##
4 4 = The %convicts are forced to their
utmost exertions In line Of industry
in which they can find no employ
I 1nent men upon discharge, and for q PITT
D tance z: which makes the poor house the
1 IEr'efuge of their. wives and sdaughters.' e 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
GREEK W0RkMEN ARE :
ExTORIED IN IDAHO. / 1 |
Former Duluth Greek Who I'M
earthed Graft Of Great North S.
.. ern Is Still Busy.
Finds Worse Conditions in West
ern State Interpreter Evil
Prevails There.

George Angel, formerly q we'll
known Duluth man and prominently
Identified with the Greek colony OF
this city. is actively engaged in run-s
ming down system of Greek extor.s
tion which obtains along the system
Of the Oregon Short line in Idaho. Mr..
Angel is at Pocatello, and the Herald
OF that city seems to be cooperating
with him in exposing the organized
peonage system which has prevailed
in greater or less degree on almost
every western railroad.
While a resident Of Minnesota Mr..
Angel co-operated with the bureau OF
labor in gathering evidence by which
the Great Northern railway officials
were induced to discharge all of the
Creek interpreters preying upon the
laborers, and money extorted from
z them was returned by the company
upon demand.
5 In an interview with the Pocatello
Herald, Mr.. Angel says: s.i
It is startling tale of petty graft
that Is worked by educated sharpefs
on the ignorant foreigners. 1 can fur.
nish hundreds of affidavits from Ia
borers Of my nationality who are 1T
orally owned and controlled by inter-
prefers. They are the victims Of an
organized peonage system, in compari-
son with which the Malta and Black
Hand are insignificant ss
Mr.. Angel says that he can produce
proof to show the method Of extortions
participated IN by the officers Of the
railroad from the division superin
tendent down to the section foreman.
When q Greek asks for Job he 81 8
told to go to the interpreter. The
latter demands a $40 employment Tee.
and ascontract to receive 50 per-
month to act as the aplicant's inter
prefer In all matters In his relation
with the company.
This Is exactly the same system
which was conducted on the Crest
Northern railway IN Minnesota. ana
which was stopped by the state bu-
zTeau ofi labor. The last legislaturos
made N q penal tense for any per-
son 70 sqeduct money from the w Ee1e
sot all. smployee y llout his Econsent
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
TRADE UNION HEADS
true TO THE FAITH
Conference at International Of
ficers at Indianapolis Sup
ports Gompers. -
Believe in His Honesty Of Pur-
pose and Integrity Did :,
Only His Full Duty.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 14.-At a
conference Of the executive officers
of the international trade unions with
headquarters in this city it was voted
to wire Samuel Gompers q testimo-
NAL Of their faith in him. The. tele-
gram reads: ..sas. ~ 15
The conference of executive Of
fcers Of the international. trade un-
ions, with headquarters in Indiana
polls, at meeting today, taking into
consideration the saspersions that have
been made against you by representa-
tives Of hostile associations and
private agencies, by unanimous vote.
adopted a motion declaring their con-
tinued confidence in your honesty Of
purpose and integrity, and expressing
the opinion that In your connection
with the Mcnamara case you did only
your full duty as the head Of the
trades union movement on this con-
tinent. in view Of the circumstances
and conditions as.swell all understood
the situation - II hen existed. James
n. Lynch, Presid ent;; Frank Duffy,
Secretary. y.',a u
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
DUAL UNIONS BARRED
BY A. F. Of |. ACTION
Two Organizations of One Craft
Will No Longer Be Toler-
ated By Federation.
After Twelve Years of Futile
Patch Work Clear and De-
cisive Course Is Taken.

If the recommendation of the ad-
jEstment committee of the American
Federation of Labor is carried out tc
the letter there will not in the future
be more than one organization repre-
senting any one craft admitted into
the Federation.
For the past twelve years the A.
F. of L., has had its attention almost
monopolized over scrambles between
dual labor organization. The plum.
bers, gas and steamf1tters were at wa,
with the steamfitters exclusive union
There were two organizations of cal
workers; organizations Of glass work.
ers, carpenters, woodworkers an(
cabinet workers. Now each of these
industrial occupations must be com.
bined into one organization for each
industry.
The declaration of the adjustment
committee is clear and decisive. l,
says:
Before closing the report the com.
n1ittee on adjustment wishes to make
the following declaration and recon.
menda tions: Whatever argument OF
excuse there might have been in the
past for the existence of two organi.
cations of the one craft, we now be.
Eeve that such argument or excuse
is absent. . Il 4 = Z ~
1T is the opinion of the committee
on adjustment, many of whose mem.
hers have had to deal with dispute,
caused by the existence Of two organi.
zations of one craft for many years
that the time has arrived for the
American Federation Of Labor tc
openly and emphatically declare. it.
self to the effect that, large as thi.
country is, it is not large enough tc
hold two organizations of the one
craft. " = -.5.~@ =, y
Therefore your committee recon-.
mends that this thirty-6rst annual
convention of the American Fedora.
tfon Of Labor goe- square1y on record
in favor of the above declaration, and
your committee further recommend
that this convention instruct the presi.
dent and the executive council Of the
American Fedora ton of Labor to car.
ry into effect the principles and pur:
poses involved in this declara ton
one craft, one organizations
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
SINGLE TAX. <. DOOMED. ] /.
FOR CAPITAL CITY
Henry George, Jr., Seeks to Re-
form Method Of Taxation in
District Of Columbia.
To Propose Tax on Land Value.
Will Abolish All Building =
and Personal Taxes.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE fight
which will be waged in congress this
winter by Representative Henry
George, Jr., to compel reform in
the system of taxation in the District
OF Columbia promises to attract at
tention the country over: ,
It has been announced that Mr..
George, as chairman of the subcon1-
mfttee on taxation of the house dis
trict committee, would do his utmost
to have the system here 50 changed
es to provide for a land value tax, I'm
der this system there would be no tax
alton Of buildings or of hersonal prop
erty. +. : =
Mr.. George declares that he is In
this fight in earnest, and that he in
tends to devote all the attention he
can to do. >... III:
%" Wants Object Lesson. H.
He intends, if possible. to get the
principle of the single tax applied in
washington, the capital of the nation.
He considers that not only would it
work to great advantage in promot-
Ing the welfare and prosperity Of the
District of Columbia, but that If this
reform were once instituted In Wash
ington, with the eyes Of the country
on it, it would speedily be followed
by the adoption Of the land value
tax all over the country. .s T.
Mr.. George subscribes to the taxa
tion beliefs of his distinguished
father, but he Is in much different
position with respect to accomplish
ing, practical reform than his father
was. 5%...,. sSs s p 81 En-
In the first place, the land value
tax has passed the realm Of theory in
various localities in this country and
Canada and is. actually being tried.
and moreover Mr.. George finds It is
being widely studied by municipali-
ties and by. persons interested in taxa
ton in many communities. Il ssa. II
The action of the commission on
taxation appointed by Mayor Gaynor
in recommending the gradual adop-
tioN Of taxation Of land values IN
New Work city. Mr. George thinks, will
Give the s. movement IN congress
strength, as will also the adoption sof
the. system by Seattle. which 5s was
driven to it by the success of the re-
form II the competing city Of van-
zcouver. ss3sz
The campaign Of education that WIN
result. single tax supp portsrs feeI, VIII
sbe the greatest Importance s tho
az
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-16
.G0MPERS COMES BACK
At LAB0R'S ENEMIES
Tells Worhngmen of America
that There Is Method in
Madness Of Foes.
LABoRERs MUST GRIT
x: TEETH AND ORGANIZE
Present, Situation Comes to Ev-
cry Institution for Uplift
Of Humanity

Each Of the labor organizations of
Duluth yesterday received letter
from Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor
containing the statement recently
made by the American Federation of
Labor on the Mcnamara case. 80
Mr. Gompers calls upon the men
Of labor everywhere to grit their
teeth and organize. He says that dur
ing the past two weeks the good name
ard high ideal of the great labor
movement, its men, and the cause OF
humanity it and they represent, have
been attacked as never before. ~,
Every enemy, every interest, ar
rayed against the organized eworekrs
has howled like dervishes. They hope
to bring out tried, trusted and faith
ef,ss nen into disrepute. to destroy our
confidence in their Integrity and there
by weaken, and finally crush, the or
ganizations Of labor. & ss5sssss5$ ssssss5$
Every union member deplores vio-
lcnce; and crime, whether committed
by an ordinary outlaw, by a corpora
cs lied union man. Labor resents the
irsinuation that because one or two
union members became criminally fa-
natical or fanatically criminal, that
the rank and file, and the officers OF
the labor movement, are responsible
either legally or morally .~-.@A
Labor in its. history has met, re-
sisted, and overcome the bitter hos
ttlity of its foes. Labor, standing for
the great cause of Justice and human
ity. will again. -: ~ -
Men and women of labor: Stand
firm, be true to. yourselves and tt
each other. Let the spirit of fraternity
justice, freedom and solidarity imbue
your every thought word and action
Stand by your union. Organize the yet
unorganized workers, and labor will
triumph ' -ra....ss. - cF-". s..