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New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
LIVING WAGES DEMANDED
Women's Trades Union Head
Asks Labor Men to Help.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Atlanta. Nov. 16.-Mrs. Raymond Robins.
OF Chicago. president of the National
Womens Trades Union League, told the
American Federation of Labor to-day of
the nationwide struggle among women
workers for living wage. She urged the
convention TO take action in obtaining leg
islation that would establish minimum
wage scale for women
Mrs. Robins arrived in Atlanta this
morning, accompanied by Miss Agnes Nes-
tor international president OF the Glove
Workers Union. Both were seated as del
egates in the convention. Most of the wom-
en- visitors who had come TO hear her mes
sage were of the first families in Atlanta,
several being society leaders. They were
all apparently shocked at the general con-
dition Of working women revealed by
the speaker.
ANY industry that cannot afford to pay
a living wage to its own women employees
is parasitic industry and should be swept
from the face OF civilization" Mrs. Robins
said. "A minimum wage law must be had
through the strength of trade unionism.
No other power will ever write it into the
statute books OF this country.
Women workers must be delivered from
bondage. Freedom is a costly thing, but
we must build up free people. The trade
union movement is our only salvation. We
have started a good fight, and II must be
continued most effectively and constantly,
for eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Then the question of what is a living
wage confronts us. The stenographers OF
Chicago have fixed that wage at s12 week.
They are now organizing for the fight.
They have gone into battle to win, and
they Will doubtless win"
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
WOULD DISBAR LAWYER
Justice Zeller Makes Charge
Against Assemblyman Spielberg.

Assemblyman Harold Spielberg. of the
10th Assembly District. faces disbarment
proceedings on charges preferred by Jus
tce Lorenz Zeller, OF the Court Of Special
Sessions. who accuses the lawyer with in
terfering with the administration Of JUS
tice.
Justice Zeller wrote to District Attorney
Whitman last night asking that proceed
ings be instituted at once against Spiel
berg. Mr.. Whitman said he would bring
charges before the grievance committee Of
the Bar Association.
1t is charged by Justice Zeler that on
Tuesday last Speberg failed to produce
in court Jacob and Rosie Herr and Max
Rosenberg, alleged keepers of a disorderly
house, thus interfering with the admins
tration Of justice.
These charges are absolutely false"
said Assemblyman Spielberg. when seen at
his home last night Justice Zeler intl-
mates that l persuaded my clients not to
appear l advised them TO go to court, but
they refused. l have affidavits TO support
all my statements"
The three were out on bail at the time
When they failed 10 appear their bonds
were forfeited. The police are now search
ing for them.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17

and no such difficulty as this would have
presented itself by any possibility"
Tells Of Future Plans.
As 10 his plans in the future, Mr.. Baker
had this to say:
shall first do my best to interest the
government in the enterprise. / am al.
n,ost certain that Congress viii see its
enormous possibilities and the necessity
80 government control II the government
does take II up. / shall aid II In every
u.av possible to make IL success. But II
~ is turned down by the government, l
will not be discouraged, but set TO work 10
build anew.
II the government does assume control
Mr. Baker said that several departments
probably would be involved. The Interstate
commerce Commission. the Postoffice De-
nartment the Navy and War depart.
ment as well as several minor interests,
would be concerned Mr.. Baker summed
up the situation thus:
We have done the best We could. We
started this project as an independent one,
10 aid the small as well as the larse mer-
chants OF this country I'm trading from
coast To coast and to develop the trade in
South America. The project was outlined
on a purely business basis. We secured
a charter TO protect the people, and the en-
tire plan was to be under the direct con-
troll OF the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. The moneyed interests, however.
have said mo" but that NO is a mega
tive for themselves alone.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
LOEB SEES M'VEAGH
Collector Confers with Treasury Head
Regarding Customs Frauds.

Washington, Nov. 16.-William Loeb. jr,
Collector OF the Port of New York con-
ferred with Secretary MacVeagh of the
Treasury Department to-day in regard to
customs frauds at New York. Mr.. Loeb is
conducting an extensive investigation into
undervaluation OF importations. but the
Treasury Department is not yet prepared
TO disclose the results.
John +. Wilkie, chief OF the Secret Ser
vice and supervisor of the special agents
OF the customs service. who is now in
Paris. Is supplementing Mr.. Loebs inquiry
into these conditions by a diligent search
for evidence abroad. Mr.. Wikie is visit
ing the principal trade centres OF Europe,
endeavoring TO trace frauds from their in
ception.
Secretary MacVeagh will discuss ques-
tons relating to the customs service in an
address in New York Saturday before the
meeting of appraisers from the various
ports OF the country.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17

can Tobacco Company was further aug
mented. The trust was assailed by most OF
the speakers. and the bylaws OF the New
York Retail Tobacconists were adopted IN
their entirety by the new body.
Henry II. Hunter. attorney for the inde-
pendent retail tobacconists of New Yirk,
and Oscar Wet vice-president OF the Inde-
pendent Tobacco Statesmen OF America,
were the principal speakers, Following
their addresses. In which they referred to
the trust as having filled many suici1e
graves. resolutions were adopted charac-
terizing the government prosecution of the
trust as farce and denouncing Attorney
General Wickersham's acceptance Of the
trusts reorganization plan.
The officers of the new association are:
President. Mortimer Pach; vice-president,
Morris Sientz: secretary, L. William Vogel;
treasurer, Frank Crawford; trustees, l.. L.
Cook, Andrew Krenrich and NJ. Athana-
sion.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
FREE SUGAR MEANS RUIN
Would Destroy American Beet In
dustry, Refners Say.

Chicago. Nov. l6.-Beet sugar manufact-
urers who have been meeting here for the
last few days closed their session to-day
after formulating plans to combat the
propaganda in the interest OF free sugar
alleged, to be carried on by the cane sugar
refiners and the New York importing in
terests.
The beet sugar cane men say they pro-
duce annually 10000 tons OF sugar and
draw raw material from sixteen states, eX-
tending from Ohio to California, and pay
the American farmer s3OOD.Oo ANNUALLY
therefor They contend that by putting
raw sugar on the free list the domestic in
dustry would be destroyed and all compe-
tition thereby eliminated, and that there
after the importers and refiners would have
complete monopoly.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17

bassador found the answer in the enor-
nous growth of the country in ali .direc-
tions 1t had quadrupled, he said.
Wealth and property had Quadrupled in
forty years-something that had never
happened before in the history of any
country in the world.
Sees Nothing to Discourage.
There was nothing to surprise or dis
courage the people in the problems that
had arisen coincidentally with this tre-
mendous growth, Mr.. Bryce said.
I'm England We think that the COM
mon fault of our country and America is
not thinking too much of ourselves, but
false modesty. We have not sufficient
confidence in ourselves. We ought to
remember the strength we have had TO
overcome difficulties in the past and de-
pend on it to help up through the
troubles of the future.
Tine inference draw from compari-
son Of forty years ago with the present
is that the troubles of 1870 were over
come by calmness and patience. You
did not let the South alone to work out
her own fate. You did not SIT down
quietly to watch the problems of govern
ment. but made effort after effort to
make the good citizens more active The
result is that over the whole country
conditions are brighter to-day than they
ever were before. These things were
achieved by faith in yourselves. Peace
and prosperity are not the children OF
freedom alone. but of freedom and order
in government
DIR. Butler struck the sympathies OF
his audience in his speech on politics
and Business" He said the committee
had handed him what might be called a
live wire in giving him his subject
Something seems the matter between
politics and business, he declared.
There has been more said and written
on this subject in the last fifteen or
twenty years than ever before on any
subject since the world began. and one
is struck with the placidity with which
those words flow from empty minds
He then explained his opinion about all
the talk by telling a story of man who
explained at length to a Quaker how he
occupied all his time. When he finished
the Quaker replied: And when, friend,
does thee Think" And we now need
time to think" said DR.. Butler.
1.-The actual situation may be-" said
DR.. Butler. "of an optimistic nature.
But for all that we are to-day engaged
in industrial civil war, and the chief
burden of this state of affairs falls on
those who are not conscious of any re-
sponsbility."
we are living in a period of develop
ment when institutions are being put to
1t to keep pace with industrial develop
ment," he continued The era of un-
restricted competition has gone forever.
and gone because it has done its work
and has been taken up in the new and
larger principle of cooperation, and this
has come to stay. This. as manifested
in the limited liability corporation, is
the greatest single discovery of modern
times
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise talked on The
Conscience of a Nation" Governor
Emmett O'Neal of Alabama talked on the
initiative and referendum.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
WILL STUDY LOCAL OPTION
National Municipal League to Take Up
LIQUOR Problem.

Richmond. Va, Nov. l6.-With the con-
clusion OF discussions OH franchises. edu-
cation and police and liquor problems the
seventeenth annual meeting Of the Ma
tional Municipal League and the nineteenth
National Conference for City Good Gov
ernment came to a close to-day.
F. s. Spence. a municipal official OF
Toronto, told the delegates that so Ions
as corporations operated public utilities
under the franchise system there never
would be satisfactory service. Suggestions
for a model street railway franchise we're
made in a report by J. w. s. Peters, OF
Kansas City. and Delos F. wilcox. CHIEF
Of the Bureau OF Franchises, Public Ser
vice Commission, 1st District OF New YORK;
Plans for an exhaustive study OF local
option and all other questions allied with
the liquor problem were recommended In
the report OF the committee on liquor pre-
sented by Camillus G.. Kidder, OF orange,
N. j. determination OF the safest nahds
In mnicn 20 lodge the issuance OF licenses
was deemed to be OF prime Importance
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
TELLS OF WORK FOR BLIND
Miss Holt Addresses Pennsylvania
Charity Conference.

Pittsburgh. Nov l6.-Miss Winifred Holt,
secretary OF the New York Association for
the Blind. to-day addressed the State Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections in the
Carnegie Institute She outlined the work
done 10 aid the afflicted and laid emphasis
on the efforts TO prevent blindness
Miss Holt said that the basis Of the asso-
cations work was a campaign 10 stop
blindness; warfare against infant ophthal-
mia and Industrial accidents efforts for
saner social conditions. and better care for
the poor, the aged, the infrm and the dis
siDated. She gave graphic illustrations of
results the association had obtained and
told of the success in educating blind chill
dren Her description Of the many devices
to amuse the blind was an interesting feat
ure of her address.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
PANAMA LINE IN DANGER.
Railroad Influence May Prevent
Its Formation.
BANKERS REFUSE BACKING
Promoter Still Working, but
Government Owned Ships
May Use the Canal.
tBy Telegraph TO The rribune.l

Baltimore, Nov 16-Opposition OF the
transcontnental railroads. 1t was learned
to- day, may force the government 10 es-
tablish and maintain an independent line
of steamships through the Panama Canal
Promoters OF the proposed company which
had until November rs to get capital for a
line free OF railroad influence. have almost
despaired OF finishing their work. Many
subscriptions, readily promised when the
plan was first made public, have been with
drawn. Bankers interested have frankly
stated they they did not wish 10 antagonlze
the large roads and 80 had to drop the
idea.
Bernard " Baker, head of the proposed
company, In explaining tonight the re-
fusal Of financial interests to subscribe to
the Atlantic and Pacific Transport project,
said unless the bankers produce the cash
by November 25 the proposition is done for,
so far as they are concerned.
They have had every chance In the
world" he said: every possible guarantee
was offered to them, and there is only one
explanation Of their conduct. The attitude
of these men clearly indicates that some
powerful interest has been brought TO bear
on them. The tremendous enthusiasm
which greeted the project when 1t was hrst
mentioned shows, TO my mind. what they
really thought about 1t, and then, after a
few weeks, comes this strange reversion of
sentiment.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
REJECT THE AMENDMENTS
Two Upstate Counties Give Big
Adverse Vote.

Ithaca, y. Y, Nov. 1.-The official cam
vass for Tompkins County. completed to-
day by the Board OF Supervisors. shows
that all of the constitutional amendments
voted upon at the recent election were lost
in the county by majorties ranging from
$50 to 1000 The largest majority was
against the raising OF the salaries of As
semblymen and Senator'S. The canal ter
minal proposition was carried In this
county by a majority OF 1872
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
TOBACCO MEN ORGANIZE
Manufacturers, Dealers and Statesmen
Prepare to Fight Trust.

An independent association of retail to-
bacco dealers. statesmen and manufacturers
of New Jersey was organized In Newark
last night. Representatives of a similar or
ganization in New York. led by l.. william
Vogel engineered the plans whereby the
nation wide movement against the Ameri-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
METHODIST NOW EPIscoPALIAN.

Boston, Nov. l6.-The Rev Howard sar-
gent Wilkinson. formerly a Methodist min
lister, In Lynn. was ordained deacon in the
Episcopal Church by Bishop William Law
renee to-day. Mr.. Wilkinson becomes as
sistant at st. PauPs Church, New Haven,
where he has been living for some time.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
ASKED TO HANDLE MIx's ESTATE

Paris. Nov. 16.-Relatives Of Edgar w.
Mix, who is supposed TO have committed
suicide by dropping from Channel steam
er Sunday night, to-day requested Pierre
Planchon. a Paris friend Of Mix's. TO act
as administrator of the missing mans
property.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
JURY BOX AGAIN FILLED

Los Angeles. Nov. l6.-The jury box in
the Mcnamara murder trial was filled with
Jurors and accepted talesmen for the Sec
ond time late to-day. Peremptory chal-
lenges by the state and defence will be ex-
ercised at the opening Of court tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
How Objections Are Met.

The objections 10 this necessary conse-
quence of any plan of disintegration which
could possibly be worked out within the
period allowed by the Supreme Court are
met first, by comforting voting rights
which now are vested in the common stock
alone TO the preferred stock holders also;
secondly. by the restrictions upon the ac-
tions Of the respective corporations en-
bodied in the injunctive features Of the
decree.
The next objection made was that the
size of some of the corporations was
greater than that of any of the existing in
dependents Nothing in the Jaw requires,
or. in the opinion Of the Attorney General,
would Justify, the government in taking
the position that, to reduce a monOpolistic
combination TO legal size no one OF the dis
tributee concerns should be larger than the
largest existing independent concern. The
public at large will be more apt to benefit
from competition between a number OF
large solvent well organized companies
I'm strong hands than from the general de-
moralization Of business which would en-
sue were the business TO be distributed be-
tween a large number Of small, weak or
ganiZations without sufficient capital 10
maintain themselves in active competition.
Some OF the representatives OF the So
called independent retailers associations"
urged the distribution of the business
among seventy corporations instead OF
fourteen The suggestion might as we'll
have been fifty or two hundred For the
government to have supported any such
contention would have undoubtedly result
ed in a receivership and enormous and
widespread injury to the general business
conditions of the country.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17
Secs Hand Of the Railroads.

Behind the refusal to subscribe the
funds to the Atlantic and Pacific Transport
Company enterprise is the mighty force OF
the allied railroad and financial interests
They scanned the plan carefully; they saw
that the new line would carry freight
through the Panama Canal, and they knew
that meant losses TO them. That killed
the game. once they decided that the new
line was dangerous all the rest was settled
So absolute was their sway that several
who have sent me subscriptions have writ
ten and asked me to withhold their names
from publication"
Have you abandoned the project, them
Mr.. Baker was asked
Mr. Baker looked indignant.
Not so long as / have health and
dollar in my pocket" he said, vigorously.
II have put the question up TO Congress,
and at the coming session IL will be thor
oughly studied 1t Is perfectly feasible for
the government to own the line, for 1t can
control the rates. Competition will then
count for nothing. 1t is certain that gov
ernment ownership of the line will be the
solution Of the problem"
M Baker explained that should the gov
tracts for the new steamers would be
awarded probably at once The men on
the steamers, he said would not neces-
sarly be government appointees, but he
said he hoped they would be recruited
from the naval reserve. Mr.. Baker then
said:
/ have turned over for the use OF the
government all the data that have col
lccted laboriously I'm the last few months.
] gave the data gratis, and will do every
thing in my power to aid the government
IN establishing the plan, because l know II
will be success. 1 should estimate that
] have spent at the very least 10000 In
actual cash. not counting the loss of time
have made four trips to Panama, and
have worked with tireless energy TO put
the thing through.
Mr. Baker was asked what success he
thought would have met the project II II
had been advanced In England or Ger
many.
why" he said, there would have been
thirty bidders instead of one Instant
recognition would have met the project,
New-York tribune., 1911-11-17

Mayville, y. Y, Nov l6.-The canal prop
osition and constitutional amendments were
Overwhelmingly rejected by the voters OF
Chautauqua County last week. majorities
OF from 5000 TO 100 being recorded
against them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-22
COOK BURNED AT ALOHA
=. II. Eatwell Receives Severe In.
juries in Brush Fire at Logging
Camp Tuesday

HOQUIAM, June 21.-F. H. Eatwell,
cook at the logging camp of the Alo-
no Lumber company, was severely
burned about the face and head Tues
day, when brush fire in the vicinity
of the cOmpany's logging camp near
Aloha partially destroyed the bunk
house. He came to Hoquiam yester-
Gay for treatment.
The fire, one of the many which
has been sweeping over the cut-over
land west and north of Hoquiam start
ed near the company's donkey engine
and about the middle of the after
noon was carried across the creek.
Eatwell was in the clubhouse remov-
Sng the belongings of the men when
the blaze was swept into the build
Ing by sudden gust of wind. He
was bowled over, falling against a
table. He managed to pull himself
to his feet and reached the door, es-
Gaping to the open air. His face was
scorched and his hair, eyebrows and
mustache badly singed. The bunk
house was partially destroyed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-22
DO 1T NOW
Aberdeen People Should Not Wait
Until It Is Too Late

The appalling death rate from kid
ney disease is due in most cases to
the fact that the little kidney troubles
are usually neglected until they be-
come serious. The slight symptoms
give place to chronic disorder and the
sufferer goes gradually into the grasp
of diabetes, dropsy, Bright's disease.
gravel or some other serious form of
kidney complaint.
If you suffer from backache, head
ache, dizzy spells; if the kidney Sc
cretions are irregular OF passage and
unnatural in appearance. do not de-
lay. Help the kidneys at once.
Doans Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney disorders-they act where
others fail Over one hundred thous-
and people have recommended them.
Here is one of many cases in this
vicinity:
Mrs. John Dickinson. 713h NJ ST.,
Hoquiam, WASH, says:
Although | never took DOan's
Kidney Pills myself have seen what
good work they will do and l can say
for backache and kidney trouble.
Doan's Kidney Pills We're used In my
own home and therefore l am justi-
fed in saying that benefit can be de-
rived from Them
For sale by all dealers. Price soc
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other. CD.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-22
SCHOOL TEACHER is
PROBABLY DROWNED
Walter Gillespie. of Queets District,
Believed to Be Victim
Of the River

MOCLIPS, June 21.-Walter Giles
pie, who has been teaching school
in the Queets district, disappeared
last Wednesday from his boarding
place and has not been seen or heard
OF since. The boat that he used when
hunting and fishing has also disap-
peared.
1t is believed that Gillespie was
drowned in the Queets river. The
mail carrier from the Queets coun-
country brought the news Saturday to
Moclips. He says that Mr.. Gillespie
nearly lost his life in the river a
few weeks ago.
Mr.. Gillespie was boarding with
Mrs. W. S. Hunter. His father and
mother from Philadelphia were visit
ing their son and expected to start
for the East in a few days. He would
have accompanied them on their trip
home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-22
Taken Citerajlv.


A negro servant in fashiona BILE
West Philadelphia home suffers great.
~ with indigestion. Recently her mis-.
tress insisted that the family doctor
be called in to prescribe for her. The
physician advised u dessertspoonful of
a certain powder which he provided to
be taken after each meal.
Next day DR.. was called on the
telephone.
Say. Mistah Doctah." said a voice,
us done lost NAH deSsertspoon an
there sho Amt anoder In de house.
What am | gwine to do. pleaseT
"Oh. take a little on a half dollar"
answered the doctor. ana be hung up
the receiver.
The physician was called hurriedly
that night to the residence Of his pa
tent. He found the darby rocking to
and fro in a chair. abject despair de.
picted on her face. "Fo' de Lawd. doc
tah." she walled. II couldn't lind n
half dollar and done took a whole one
wiz nah medicin'. Now dat misery
keeps IN getttn wusser and wusser
and. what am wusser. dat dollar
walnut nah dollar. nohow "-Phila
delphia Times.