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The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
Spraying Fruit Trees.

Middleton township farmers are
busy this week spraying their fruit
trees for the prevention of the scale.
moth, and other insect pests. Apple
and pear trees are blooming profusely
and peach blossoms are very scant.
There was heavy crop of the latter
last year, hence light crop was to be
expected this year. The Grief or
chardists in Middletown township are
Major Joseph T Field, Captain Will
liam w. Conovtr, Captain George A.
Browne, Daniel G. Hendrickson. JOS
eph D. Frost, Edwin G. BeekmaD,
Garret S. Luyster, Edwin F. Fentop,
Joseph A. Hendrickson and james
Walling.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
JOHN c. COOPER,

who had been working as farmland
for Martin Kearney of Shrewsbury,
died shortly after noon Saturday.
from the effects of an overdose of
laudanum. Mr.. Cooper was about 70
years old and as far as known, his on
ly surviving relative is a brother, A.
Cooper. 422 DeKaIb avenue, Brook
lyn.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
Keyport Schooner Aground

Through an error on the part of her
captain who ran into the Brigantine
inlet under the impression that it was
Little Egg Harbor inlet, the schooner
Carrie L. was jammed hard on a bar
late Thursday afternoon. She lay ex-
posed to heavy seas until O'Clock
that night, when she was fioated with
the aid of the Little Beach life-saving
crew, The schooner was bound from
Keyport to a Delaware point and car
ries a valuable cargo.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18

who is well known to the past grands
of the subordinate lodges of Odd Fell
10 ows in Monmouth county who yearly
attended the annual session of the
Grand Lodge, was buried Thursday
from his Trenton home. Mr.. Clugston
was member OF the g. A. r., and
Odd Fellows, being affiliated with the
different branches of the Three Link
ers. He has served as chairman Of
the room committee of the Grand
Lodge at Trenton for over twenty
Vaars
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
! H. JOHNSON.

James H. Johnson. d well known
citizen of Point Pleasant. and an
owner of much property, died Nav
10. 1911. at the Monmouth Memorial
hospital, at Long Branch, following
an operation. He was taken to the
hospital Tuesday night. Mrs. John
son died about three years ago. The
deceased is survived by four children
Mrs. Stewart James and e isha John
ston Of Pit Pleasant, Mrs. Mary Van
Schoick, Of Lakewood. aud Mrs.
Charlie. Moore of New York.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
cLARKsoN PRTCE.

Oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha w.
Price, of Pleasure Bay, an electrician,
was crushed to death while operating
an electric crane at the Wheeler con-
denser works, Carteret, at p. H., on
Monday. He was 25 years old. His
young wife was former Miss Florence
Walsh. The funeral will be held at
this morning with inter
ment at Elizabeth.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
MYRTLE HALL.

daughter of William and Ada Hall,
died at the home OF her grandparents,
Elias Lutes, at Englishtown, on
Thursday, May 18th, 1911, OF diph-
liberia, aged years. The interment
was in Cedar Hill cemetery. Nights
town, on Friday morning. Rev. Bull
lock officiated at the service.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
MRS. CoRNELrA soFFEL.

wife Of Christian Soffel, who lives on
the Newman Springs road, died Mon
day, May Is, 1911, aged 3S years. The
funeral was Wednesday from her late
residence, Rev. r. MacKellar officiat-
ing. Interment was in Fair View
cemetery, Middletown Township.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18

wife of johnson Bills. died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Dawson, at Smithburg, on Wednes-
day, May II. 1911. She was the
daughter, Of the late Sarah Hulse aud
J. r. Matthews, of Harmony. The
funeral will be on Saturday at II
at the house and O'Clock at Harmo-
nv church.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
Secretary Garrett to Leave

Paul W. Garrett, county secretary
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton for Monmouth county, will give
up his work in his present field with
the close of this month. Mr.. Garrett
has been called to the superintendent
cy of the bows department of the
Camden association and will enter
upon his new duties early in June.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
MIss MARIANNA BAsTEpo.

caughter of George Bastedo, formerly
of Hudson street, Freehold, died in
hospital in California on May 7th,
where she went for an operation
of appendicitis, from Kings City. The
funeral was May 10 with internent at
King City.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
DIR. GARRETT G HoAGLAND.

The funeral of DIR. Garret G.. Hoag-
land, who died at Memphis, Tenn,
last Thursday, was held Monday sf-
ternoon from his late residence in
Front street, Keyport. Caesarea
Lodge. F. & A. NJ, had charge Of the
funeral
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
KATHRYN OLSEN,

wife Of Ole Olsen, died near Howell
station, May 18th, of pneumonia, aged
81 years. Funeral was at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Richard Saun-
ders 10 Jersey City; interInent was il
the Bay cemetery.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
\. RorHscHILD.

who conducted and built the Free
hold shirt factory building, now the
rug mill. died in New York city FRI
day, May Is. He was born in 1885.
He owned a summer home at Long
Branch.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
Obituary..
MRS. PFEIFFER.

The funeral of Mrs. Pfeiffer, who
died at Sea Bright Saturday morning
was held Tuesday Burial was made
at Osbornville, Ocean County.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
ARmORY OPERA HOUSE.

Vaudeville aud Moving Pictures at
the Armory Opera House on Saturday
evening. Admission Adults 90 cents,
Children 10 cents.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
VOL. Lei. NO. 20
RANDOLPH BIsHAoF,

died at Bennetts Mills. on Friday.
May u, 1911. Of consumption, aged 81
years. Funeral was on Monday with
interment in Adelphia cemetery.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
Armory upera House.

Vaudeville and Moving Pictures at
the Armory Opera House on Saturday
evening. Admission. Adults % entsc
Children. 10 cents.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18
Fire Near Colts Neck.

About 1890 o'clock Saturday even
ing the large barn and out-buildings
OF Charles Matthews, on the Phalanx
road, were burned together with five
horses, bull, five cows, five calves,
wagons, farm implements, etc. Mr..
Matthews discovered the blaze when
he was on his way home and ran his
horses and was the first person at the
fire, but was too late to save any of
the stock. The cause of the fire is un-
known. There was insurance on the
buildings but none on the live stock
or farming implements.
At o'clock Friday morning light
ming struck Samuel Vaughn's house,
located on the iron ore road from Ma
nalapan to Robertsville. 1t tore off
the clap boards in several places, but
did little damage. Mrs. Vaughn was
stunned by the shock, but has recov-
cred. Samuel A. Lockwood had the
insurance. The damage to the dwell
ing was slight.
The pretty summer home on the
Schroeder place along the Manasquan
river at Brielle was destroyed by fire
Thursday afternoon. The house,
which belonged to Charles Schroeder,
a son of the late Edward Schroeder,
who built it, was furnished extrava-
gantly and the loss is estimated at
$50, 900. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by painters who were
working about the building. Fire APP
paratus was sent from Manasquan to
assist the Brielle fremen and the
stable and greenhouses were saved.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1911-05-18

Sale bills printed at the Mon
mouth Inquirer Office, 20 W. Main
street.
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:
the authorities should wake up to
q realizing sense Of the irrepar-
able harm that is thus done to
our children. Talk about the sa-
loon. When correct habits are in
the ascendency no dangers or ex-
cesses need be apprehended from
appetite.
The trouble with society today,
is that men. and women, saints
and sinners, concern themselves
more in the treatment Of effects
than in the removal of causes.
The evil herein indicated is one
to which the s'Men and Religion
Forward Movement of Duluth
could we'll direct it's activities,
and be reasonably certain of
achieving a degree Of success
therein that would be an inesti-
mable blessing to the rising gen
GRAFTON in years to come. -:
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STAND PATTER AND
THE LOAN SHARK

Senator Curtis Of Kansas, stand
patter, faithful follower Of AID
rich, supporter Of all demands Of
big business and general handy
man for predatory interests is
now preparing to. pull the wool
over the eyes Of his constituents
by appearing as champion of a
measure directed against an un-
popular class, with no influence
in Kansas politics and very little
elsewhere.
The measure is one directed
against loan agents and so-called
loan sharks.,, Senator Curtis is
Mortified to learn that some per-
sons who have borrowed money
have been charged 100 to 300 per
cent.
That certainly looks like a big
profit, but when did Senator Cur
tbs, supporter Of Payne tariff
schedules and representative Of
railroad interests, become op-
posed to profits like that?
AS matter of fact, Senator
Curtis and the rest of his crowd
are doing all they can to make
the business Of the "loan shark
profitable. 49,
The loan shark would go out
of business quickly enough if the
poverty creating laws that crowd
uphold were abolished. Because
Ubiquitous laws enable a few fa<
vored one to monopolize natural
opportunities and enjoy. other
special favors the masses of the
people are crushed into poverty
so deep that some of them are
compelled at times to borrow to
tide over some period of distress
greater than usual.
Laws against "loan sharks"
like all attempts to cure the
symptoms of a disease without re-
moving the cause, will surely
prove futile. His crowd knows
this but cares nothing about it.
They are simply interested in per-
petuating existing conditions, and
one way to do that is to strenu-
ously carry on a sham battle
against something that few peo-
pie like. s
Rather than see the real remedy
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"F'or the first time in America
six states California, Connecti-
cut, Illinois, Michigan, New York
and wisconsin, have this year
passed laws requiring physicians
to report cases Of occupational
Diseases European countries
have long classed with industrial
accidents such diseases Of occupa-
ton as *Fphossy jaw" lead collie,
and the caisson workers bends, -
and now America bids fair to take
a hand. UNNECESSARY poisons
such as phosphorus in the match
industry *'should be abolished
by congress as recommended by
President Taft and the depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor,
and all diseases due to employ
ments should be as uniformly re-
ported as other industrial INJURIES.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
LOTS OF LAND NEAR HOME

The recent opening to SETTLE
ment Of two Indian reservations,
one in Minnesota, the other in
North Dakota, brought a crowd
OF applicants to the land offices
to take chances on the rattle of
farms held by the Government.
When settlers will gather from
all parts of the country in front
of a land office and stand in line
for days and weeks in the hope
Of winning something in gam
bling game, in which the prizes
are permission to pay 1.25 an acre
for 100 acre farms, it does look as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16

though there must be a consider
able amount Of land hunger and
a great scarcity Of land.
Yet it is safe assertion that
every one of these applicants
from a distance had to pass over
large stretches of unused land to
reach the land office and much, if
not all of this land, is better and
more conveniently located than
the land which is to be raffled
off. But existing laws make all
this land practically inaccessible
to cultivators. In all the States
the tax laws are so drawn that
land held out of use is not taxed
as much as land which is being
put to some productive use. In
this way land owners are encour-
aged to hold land out of use on
speculation, while land improvers
are discouraged So, in a coun-
try big enough to furnish farms
to all the farmers in the world
without exhausting it's supply,
there is nevertheless such a scare
ity Of available land that the
opening of a reservation causes a
rush from all over the country
for chance to get farm.
The remedy is obvious. A re-
versal Of present taxation meth
DDS is necessary. The total ex-
emption of labor and labor pro-
ducts from all kinds of taxation
and the placing Of the entire bur-
den on land values, would at
once cause the opening of all this
unused land to labor. Land own
ers who are putting their land to
its most productive use would,
under this change, experience a
considerable Tightening Of tax
burdens. Land owners who are
holding out of use on speculation,
land that other people would like
to use, would find their taxes in
creased, and would at once real
ize the desirability Of either i'm
proving the land themselves or of
letting others do So.
There are reservations close by
that need opening.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
WE LIVE NOW.

The Survey pays labor organi-
atoms the following compliment {:
"Only small percentage of FAM
lilies whose heads hold member
ship in labor organizations come
within the ken Of charitable agen-
cies. There are several reasons
for this. This organized worker
receives better wage; therefore
he can care for his family better
than his less fortunate brother,
and he can lay up something for
a rainy day.
A labor union represents col
lective ambition. The professional
man FORCES ahead, or tries to at
least, single handed. The mechan-
ic as a rule, can progress only
with the other mechanics in same
kind of work. He can only rise
as his fellow workers rise. The
very banding together Of persons
in the same trade means foresight.
1t means that these workers real
ize individually that they must
forego some liberties, give up part
OF their earnings in order to gain
more liberty and better earnings
in the end. The organized work
er has not the whats the use?'
state of mind. He has certain
standards which he desires to live
upto. He has certain ideals for
himself and his family. -
There is wholesome pride
connected with membership in a
labor organization, which leads
the organized worker away from
ordinary relief agencies. His
union stands ready to help him in
distress, his help comes as it
would from brothers, from next to
kin. # it becomes necessary for
him to ask for more help when
the resources Of his organization
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16

have been exhausted, he often re-
ceives such help from individual
members.
AS a matter Of fact the labor
organization in most cases has a
strong hold upon the worker be-
cause it means much to him. He
is attached to it more than he is
to his church, because it takes
cognizance Of his present needs.
With the DO It Now that we
parade everywhere has come a I
Liver Now The labor union is
here to serve that Now.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
''GOOD LORD AND
GOOD DEVIL

Inc dLLlCuQe OF Lne HrOnlDl-
tionists in North Dakota, and the
Brewers in Minnesota on the mi
tiative and referendum presents
a paradoxical situation. It seems
to make all the difference in the
world ''whose OK is being gored. -
In North Dakota the w. G.. T.
u. in convention is launching a
campaign against the adoption of
the principle of direct legislation.
It holds "that the initiative and
referendum is an instrument that
will be used by the liquor and IL
cense forces to again place before
the voters the question Of the IL
censed saloon.'
North Dakota is prohibition
state. The brewery interests in
North Dakota are for the initia-
tive and referendum, and they
are strong advocates Of low per-
centage of voters to initiative
petitions. The anti-saloon forces
are against the initiative and re-
ferendum, but should the prime
iple be established they demand
a high percentage Of voters to
submit questions to the people.
In Minnesota the prohibitionist
is the most enthusiastic advocate
of direct legislation in the state,
while the brewers and their allied
interests are it's most bitter Oh.
ponents.
Minnesota is a license state, and
as a result the policy Of the pro.
hibitionists in this state is al
variance with the prohibitions OF
North Dakota. While the brewer
anxious to preserve his business
interests, wears a political coat OF
scarlet in Minnesota and purple
ere in North Dakota.
Neither side care one iota fol
the furtherance of democratic
principles in government.
Senator Froshaug, the lone Pro
hibitionist in the Minnesota sen
ate, made common cause with
Senator Dunn, the attorney fo1
the Hamm Brewing company, il
many bills that did not affect the
licensed saloon, and particularly
when it came. to considering
measures affecting the rights anc
interests of the working classes.
The Labor World is prepared
to prove this statement by TIL.
records Of both members in tn,
last Legislature. h.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
NUFTIALS.

: mo man can either live piously or
die righteously without wife," This
was the conclusion. OF very wise
man. - Evidently Andrew Larson
agrees with him. for the Rev. Mr..
Stromberg OF the Swedish Methodist
church was entrusted with the sacred
duty Of uniting him in tho bonds Of
matrimony with Miss Jennie johann
son. Both of them have lots Of
friends who wish them all kinds OF
happiness. Mr.. Larson is q member
Of the printers union Of this city,
and a compositor on the Swedish
Poster.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
GEO. w PERKINS,
THE SOCIALIST ~

George w. Perkins, long known
as an adviser and colleague of j.
P. Morgan, came dangerously
near making socialistic speech
at Hougton, Mich, recently.
Indeed the questions put by Mr..
Perkins fall on our ears most
Familiarity. Here are six of them,
with his own answer:
"What has given us the sweat
shops? Competition.
"What has given us child
labor? Competition.
"What tn rows labor out of en-
ployment? Competition.
"What causes low wages i?
Competition.
"What brings panic and fail
ure? Competition.
And what is our congress at
this moment calling loudly on our
attorney general to force upon
our business men, even to the
door of the Jail? Competitions
After putting, and answering
these questions as every socialist
in the world would do, Mr.. Per-
kins makes the following declara-
ton which all socialists will ap-
plaud:
"Competition produces the two
extremes millionaires and paup-
ers; while cooperation looks to-
ward more stable conditions and
more equal distribution of
wealth.
Mr.. Perkins, while emphatic in
his language, has INDUCED
the wrong use Of words. We
agree most heartily with his asser-
ton that competition is respons-
ible for a number of the economic
evils from which we suffer, but
what he. calls EFco-operation' as
applied to the organizations Of
capitalists should be called "mo-
nopoly.''
The evils resulting from COM
petition are no less marked than
the wrongs inflicted upon the con-
Stunning public by the combina-
tions of capital.
The trust, whose cause Mr..
Perkins espouses, is not a CO.
operative enterprise as character
lied by him, but it is a capital
istic monopoly, organized for
the sole purpose Of profit for the
capitalists.
There are two factors in in
dustry-capital and labor, and CO.
operation cannot be said to exist
unless both are given their exact
share of the fruits of industry.
This would be socialism.
Perkins talks like a socialist,
but his conclusions are those of
a capitaistic feudalist.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
TAFT'S ACTION
INDISPENSABLE

When the wool tariff reduction
bill was presented to President
Taft for action, he was given the
choice of doing something to give
some little relief to the people
from exactions of protected trusts
or. Of helping the trusts enjoy a
longer lease Of predatory power.
He chose the latter. He vetoed
the bill. OF course, nothing else
was expected.
His reasons would be interest
ing if one could believe that they
are offered in sincerity, but in
view of his previously expressed
opinion that the wool schedule Of
the Payne bill is indefensible, it
is hard to believe the excuse,
which is poor enough one even
if true, that he has not sufficient
information to justify approval.
II he had enough information
to enable him to form the opinion
that the Payne wool schedule is
lndefensible, then he knew enough
to see that his approval Of bill
reducing these indefensible rates
must be justifable.
Mr.. Taft has made himself per-
sona}ly responsible for all the rob-
berry Of American wool consumers
by protected wool barons.
The veto Of the Farmers Free
list bill and Of other tariff reduc-
ton bill which have gone through
congress are acts quite consistent
with Mr.. Taft s.. whole public
record as a faithful servant of
predatory interests,
If he would candidly say that
he can not. afford: to antagonize
these interests, he would at least
be. entitled TO- some respect, but
when he trieste justify his course
by seriously putting up an argu-
ment against undue haste in
stopping robbery on the ground
that the robbed one might suffer
loss, he places himself in a most
contemplate position.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
FEARS THE RECALL.

Attorney General Wickersham s
great fear Of the recall is now ex-
planned on other grounds than in
.terest in plutocratic clients. His
protection OF fraudulent claim
ants in Alaska from prosecution
which the delegate from that ter
ritory has exposed shows that he
knows what would happen to him
if that measure we're now in
force. When public officials get
excited in their opposition to the
Initiative, Referendum and Re
call one is not likely to be wrong
in concluding that they have
some particular interest in some.
thing they would not like to have
the public know about or pass up.
on.
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applied, the remedy that would
abolish poverty privileges, the
bolition Of all special privileges,
the plutocratic fighters Of loan
sharks . prefer to see them con-
tinue in business and prosper for
all time.