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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
CHOOSE RUSSELL'S
 SUCCESSOR TODAY
MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF MO- BILE AND OHIO TODAY IS BE- ING AWAITED WITH A GOOD DEAL OF INTEREST

At. meeting today of the Mobile and Ohio directors successor will, in all probability, be elected to the late Col. Edward l.. Russell. vice president and general counsel The greatest interest is manifested in the outcome of the meet ing on account of the part that line IS to play in Birminghams future. Colonel Russell in his day served Birmingham in. number of instances and 1t is the wish here that man be given his place who bears the same friendship to the city as the late official.
 The Mobile and Ohio is owned by the Southern Railway company and w. w. Finley, president of the latter line, will most probably attend the meeting today. It is expected that he will carry great amount of influence in the selection.
 It is in the line of logical action to select R. " Taylor, general manager, to succeed Colonel Russell as vice president, and his friends believe this will be the and if selected to be vice president can not discharge the duty of general counsel as did the late executive.
 If MT. Taylor is promoted, as is prob able,S the Mobile and Ohio will eleMte the attorney assisting the late Colonel Russell into the position of legal counsel.
 MT. Taylor has long been in the service of his company and is in direct line for promotion. However, the selection of a successor to Colonel Russell presents a singular circumstance If the meeting elects anyone today 1t will be the man decided upon by the Southern officers There has been a great deal of specula- ton as to the man, but the general be- lief seems to favor the present general manager for at least half of the duties of the late Colonel Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

The jury was unable to reach verdict In the case of Richard Wray, charged with violating the prohibition laws, and was dismissed yesterday morning by Judge Weaver in the first division of the criminal court after mistrial had been entered. Ten of the jury were for con- viction and two for acquittal.
 David Graham. negro charged with violating the prohibition laws, was con- victed. The court was otherwise occupied yesterday with city appeal cases. The fine of Graham was fixed by the jury at $50.
 Judge Frank Cahalan of the second division of the criminal court has been compelled by illness to leave his duties, which have been assumed temporarily by Judge w. P. McCrossin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
Sheriff Makes Big
 Seizure Of Liquor

The first important move in the pro- hibition situation was made by the deputies of Sheriff Walter K. McAdory yesterday in seizing three carloads of mixed beer, whisky and wine on the team tracks of the Illinois Central and Louisville and Nashville railroads
 The seizures were made by Deputies Beverly Chew and Christ Hartsfield on search warrants sworn out by J. J.. Barber. The confiscated goods were placed in local warehouse to await disposal by the sheriff when he re- turns from Montgomery.
 The cars were consigned to J. D. Evans, A. D. Walstrom and M. E. Vert heimer. The cars were almost filled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10

Larry Smith, who was shot Tuesday night by H. B. Hudson, was considera- bly, weaker last night and the hospital authorities stated that his chances for recovery were not so good as they had been.
 It is stated at the Robinson infirmary that MT. Smith is in an extremely critical condition. The doctors still hope for successful recovery from his wounds, but regard 1t as much mere doubtful than on the previous nieht,
 H. B. Hudson was not allowed to make the 5000 bond set by Judge Abernathy under the original warrant. Another warrant was sworn out yes terday by J. s. Smith charging assault
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
Prudential Realty Company

A certificate of incorporation of the Pru- dential Realty company was yesterday filed in the office of the probate court. The object of the new firm Will be to engage in a general real estate business. The principal office will be located in Ensley, and the company will begin bus mess on an authorized capital of $10o,0Oo, of which amount $5o.OOO has already been paid in. Officers elected for the first year a>EA. F. Hilleke. president; w. F. Ma gel vice president; c. P. Park, secre- tary. and H. M. Cowart. treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10

with beer, whisky, gin, brandy and i'm ported sherry wine
 This is the first large seizure made by Sheriff McAdory and is regarded as significant. The sheriff himself is in Montgomery and could make no comment. Chief Deputy D. F. Sugg re- fused to make any comment on the seizures as did Chief Clerk Walter Met calfe.
 Sheriff McAdory when asked some time ago in regard to his intention of enforcing the prohibition law refused to commit himself except to say that he would enforce all laws. It was ru- mored at that time that something big was going to happen at an early date and 1t Is thought this is the some thing" in question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
LARRY SMITHS CONDITION
 IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL

with intent to murder and third war rant charging carrying concealed weapons. A. M Hudson of Flintville, Tenn. and w. J. Malone of Fayetteville, Tenn, father and brother-in Jaw of Hudson arrived at the county jail during the afternoon. MT. Malone Is circuit clerk of Lincoln county, Tennessee.
 'Homer was always a boy of quiet temper" said Mr. Malone yesterday afternoon, and was noted for an easy going disposition. It was great shock to his family when we heard of his trouble with MT. Smith and we wish the people of Birmingham to know how deeply we depore the entire af- fair"
 The elder MT. Hudson indorsed the sentiments of his son-in-law in re- gretting the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage licenses have bate court:
 William E. Giddens of Woodawn to Miss Marguerite Hoover.
 J. w. B., Pannell of Bangor to Miss Lula Hicks,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
EIrht seamen Imprisoned

Charleston, s. C., February 9.-Eight seamen, mostly young Danes. from the steamer Hammerhus were imprisoned to- day upon the charge of insubordination and of intention to desert. The Hammer hus came from Hamburg. The sailors say part of their wages is unpaid. They may be kept in jail until the steamer is ready to leave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-10
HAVE ONE OF THESE REMNANTS

Made into a suit or overcoat strictly according to your meas urements at $9.75.
 SINGERS, 107 N. 2Oth St.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
MRS. S. MITCHELL, President.
ADA NICHOLS, Secretary.

Editors sandpa papers very petut the unsettled
country feversh restne Of the people
drop dead the socialists be stricken dumb
bshed the country prosperity would return to
which has fled These editors either rejecting
udcousy nsed into their minds by the rea
sheets woefy Of touch with the spirit of the
They think that restored prosperity plenty
business conditions quit your agatng and to
prosperity again. If the whole and sub
living reasonably fed body reasonably
their theory might be somewhere right The
for national whether times be good
bad In the very heghh of prosperity have coal
the criminal negligence Of mine and
passive inspectors We have the cost of
living mounting ratio of II with the rate of and
produces than consumed The
Austin life criminal mill
refuses repair dam although has known for
condition. The Triangle fire the bodies
working girls the profit mad and the
authorities wnked the everyday violation OF the building laws
OF bench of the
aside the wishes Of million people when they
There thousand the all throwing
light the for nations restesness He who
The Big Business Big Politics walking
hand hand blatant fact to be covered by frantic
appeal eatng and pitch help bring back
pery You the nation resesSness until you
stop you back the the heavens by the
OOng of finger We have party socialists OppOrnist
municipal ownership advocates those who believe in government
corporations indepnent All
dissatisfied with system that the idle rich and the
industrial slave the millionaire and the pauper the grand mausoem
all these which, whether they
realize slowly convergng will meet and form
Pact which shall rock the nation its and from the
traditions and old abuses shall spring real
prospthe prosperity which offers to every and
which divine right OdainS
shall be the portion Of the human family.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27

Taft may well view with the rising tide of national nt
for Bob La Toilette for president of the United States Pro
sentiment be rapidly cenerng the lone
Of the senate and despite the handcap of federal patronage
and Wall aid La Toilette be the next republican nominee
The has always been interesting figure but particularly
that he stands the fierce white light that beats
possible presidential He has always been cassed
ultra radical indeed the safe and element of his
have dubbed him than radical "Demagogue and near
anarchist the affecOnate they apply him. He has
BEEN ahead Of the people many but he
ahead that they couldn't up His sound
and he had to back water of them partial list of
his actual accomplishments in public life and of the things he has
consistently stood for make interesting reading He the
Of Wisconsin the following egaon just public utility taxation
equitable railroad based the physical valuation of property
the best factory law
prohibition of child labor; shortened hours and improved
conditions for direct primary and preferential system Of
voting Following him to the United States find him advo
eating such these SXteenhOur law for railroad
poyes railroad legislation based physical valuations
child labor postal reform the right of employees
organize direct election of United senator's
the Sherman exclude voluntary organizations of producers
from provons conservation of the national None Of
these ookvey anacstc the of the people Big
business doesn like the and it doen like La Toilette
thought
occupied by Taft the cold shver But may
be chosen for all that the people showing
the bit in their teeth and leave the old gang behind
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
Organized Labor Leads In Maine.

Governor Plaisted of Maine in an ad-
dress delivered at Lewiston said "Or-
ganized labor has given to the state of
Maine her Australian ballot law, or.
ganized labor has given to the state of
Maine her initiative and referendum,
and organized labor gave to the state
of Maine primary election law"
In 1891 the battle for the establish
ment Of the Australian ballot system
was begun by organized labor and end
ed in 1898 by the establishment of the
present law. In 1908 the Maine Fed
GRAFTON of Labor began the struggle
for the initiative and the referendum.
and it was put through by a big ma
jority at the subsequent election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
Miners WAGES In South Wales.

In the South Wales coal mines most
OF the workers are paid by piece work
and wages vary with coal prices. The
following are the average wages re-
ceived by the employees in large col
liery for a week of forty eight hours:
Banksman, $1095; blacksmith, $40 to
$1O.95; brakeman, $685. to $1O.95;
hitcher, $685. to $10.95; man and boy,
$19.17 to $21.90; mason, $3.50; pulley
man, $9.85 to $10.95; repairer and as
sistant, $21.90; rider, $1O95; surface
hauler, $S.75; surface laborer, $3.50;
timberman, $1204 to $3.50; under
ground hauler, $10.22; underground
hauling engineer, $1107; winder,
1889.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
Pensions For Postal Clerks.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
announced his determination to make
an appeal to congress for the estab-
l1shment of a pension system that will
provide for men and women who have
been in the postal service for years
and have grown old in the work.
The desire Of the postmaster general
to provide for aged postoffice employ
ees has received stimulus by the dis.
missal of two aged New York city
postoftice employees. Both had served
for many years and were dismissed
some time ago because their age
impaired their future usefulness
Brooklyn Eagle
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
AMERICAN WORKERS.
Why He Is Worth More Than the
AVERAGE European Artisan.

Representative William @. Redfield
of New York in the course of a speech
in congress recounted his experience
with French carpenters while in the
city of Paris. He said
"Once, when my office was located
in the city of Paris, employed lot
Of French carpenters and paid them 10
francs a day ($1.9O each), and at the
end of three or four days l was well
nigh crazy.
Down the long aisle of the building
l saw a familiar looking tool box with
a saw sticking from the end, and |
ran to the place and found a man who
looked like an American carpenter. l
said, Are you a YankeeT and he said
Yes l said, I want to employ you
now He said, Boss, l charge $3.50
a day. / said, Come right along Two
days later l discharged four French
men, and my one American carpenter
did more than the four Frenchmen,
and | saved money by the process;
and if somebody wants to ask me the
question, there are sound, urgent, SER
ious reasons why the American car
penter did as much work as four
Frenchmen, and ! shall be very glad.
If you wish to detain me, to go into
the details of the reason why that man
was much more efficient.
"In employing a French carpenter he
goes to work, having eaten almost
nothing. For breakfast he has nothing
more than a bit-a little bit of bread
without butter) and coffee. At IL
o'clock he stops to eat little bread
and drink little sour wine. That is
all-all l ever saw any of them eat.
At 3 o'clock he stops again to eat a
little bread and drink little sour wine.
After he gets through at night he has
what he calls a dinner. Such a man
can never work at any labor requiring
steady physical exertion, continuously
under pressure, in competition with
man who eats three square meals a
day"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
Musicians Win Chicaoo Strika

Because the members of the Musi-
clans union in Chicago desired better
conditions and an increased wage
scale the theatrical managers decided
to get along without orchcstras.
Church chimes and other musical nov
elites were substituted, but their intro
duction did not improve the produc-
tons. The managers finally decided
that orchestras must he restored and
yielded to the demands of tho union.
AS result it has been agreed that
hereafter each leading theater will err
ploy minimum of eleven musicians,
besides the leader, and that each will
receive $27 Il week instead of sol and
the leader $50 instead of $50.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
THE UNION ATTITUDE.
Organized Labor Not Opposed to Labor
Saving Machinery.

Saving Machinery.
Secretary Frank Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor lauded
labor organizations and flaycd the
trusts in st. Joseph, Mo-, recently.
Mr. Morrison saw in the hostility of
employers of labor not bad sign of
the day, but rather an indication of
the necessity of organization among
the wageworkers. He condemned the
dividend dividing and profit sharing
schemes of the sugar trust and the
steel trust. He said that if the roll
was called of corporations using the
scheme not one would be found en-
ploying union labO.. He said that in
those concerns the man had nothing
to say about the hours of employment,
the wages or the conditions under
which the men must work.
There are some misconceptions Of
organized labor to which | should like
to call your attention." said Mr.. Nor
iSOn. The unions are not opposed to
organizations of employers. They vel
come such organizations, because with
them they are able to make terms
which bring about peace. But the
unions will oppose to the death organ
izations Of employers which are or
gained solely to destroy organized
labor 1t is a mistake to assert that
the unions provide that poor man
shall be paid as much as a good man
at his trade. The unions set mini
mum rate, the smallest amount a
union man is entitled to receive There
is nothing to prevent an employer from
paying any amount he wants above
the scale. The fact is that the employ
or takes the minimum scale provided
and makes it his maximum. Organized
labor legislates for the majority.
"Organi2ed labor is not opposed to
labor saving machinery. While organ
lied men are not begging for machin-
cry, they do say that'they want shorter
hours, SO that more men can be EN-
nloyed, and that labor saving ma
chinery will be a blessing and not a
curse. Some say that labor is a trust
The definition of trust is an organ
ization of few persons to control an
industry SO as to control prices, the
profits Of the business to be divided
among a few men. Organized labor
welcome every wageworker into its
ranks and wants to make the organiza-
ton as big as possible"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
than the label of the Allied Printing

than the label of the Allied Printing
Trades council. In every local union
the label committee is a factor in the
organization, and its work of creating
demand for the use of the crafts la
bel is regarded as among the most i'm
portant. Some locals award prizes to
members for certain label work, and
this plan has proved successful with
the Typographical union. But the
printing trade crafts may also be found
in the ranks of those who devote time
and effort to insuring the use of other
labels and in their obligation taken
when they become members is a clause
which, if respected insures their sup
port for union made products of all
KINDS Wherever obtainable.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
PoWderlNIs Patriotism.

Terence V. POwderly. chief of the
office of information. department of
commerce and labor is a practical"
as well as a political protectionist.
Mr.. Powderly consistently refuses to
wear clothes made from imported fab
RIGS or to eat or drink articles grown
or manufactured in foreign countries.
The only exception is that he will eat
certain tropical fruits that are i'm
ported, but only when he knows SINH
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
Will Not Adopt TAYLOR system.

The action of the members of labor
organizations employed in navy yards
in resolving to resist the introduction
of the Taylor system has brought
forth a statement from Acting Secge-
tary of the Navy Winthrop to the eff
feet that there has been no attempt
made to introduce the system and
that it is not likely to be adopted for
naval uses. He admits that board
of naval officers has been for several
months studying navy yard methods
with a view to their improvement
along other lines.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
CALIFORNIA; Liability Law.

The state of California has enacted
new employers liability law COM
bining the feature of employers vol,
untary compensation. The legislation
increases the liability of the employ
er and provides for automatic COM
pensation in case of accident, regard
less of fault or negligence of either
party. This seems to be the general
tendency of legislation on this ques-
ton. The idea that the industry must
to some extent bear the burden of the
injury of its workers is becoming very
generally accepted.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE LADIES LABEL Lea

Whereas the Everett Labor Journal stands squarey before the
public for the material interests organized labor and has consist
emily fought label and for union labeled goods and
Whereas advancing the of the Women
Union Label League this city by putting before the people its
aims and objects; therefore, be
Resolved to all members that far
possible making purchases they patronze the merchants using
that recommend that whenever opportune remind
the that the that aiding
fight for conditions the that advertisers should pat
ronze if they expect our trade.
MRS S. MITCHELL, President
ADA NICHOLS Secretary.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27

engines, crippled rolling machinery
progress Of the rarOa dstrke Srkebrae
the work strikers making njuncons impoent by quietly
sitting by and letting the companies their
own way if they The system federation is dis
tncty novel element industrial conflict with which
companies plainly puzzled to know how to deal.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
THE ToILER's SAFEGUARD.

Look east and west, north and
south, to the old world and to the
new world, and you will see
trade unionism defending, uplift-
ing and cheering the masses.
What institution stands be-
tween you and economic tyran-
ny? What curbs the brutal over
seer, sees to fair rules among the
workers, gives you a say" In
fixing wages, promotes better
workshop conditions? Well, 1t
isn't the dead citizens alliance,
the oily political machine nor
the efficiency" system. 1t Is
your union.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27

Both Electric Light Companies in Everett
are unfair to organized labor. The unfair list
published in the Journal by the Trades Council
keeps you informed as to what persons or firms
are fighting organized labor. READ 1T.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
The Printers Label.

No label has behind it more persist
ent and tireless workers and boosters
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27

lar articles are not produced in this
country.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-10-27
WORK FOR THE UNION,

Every member of organized la
Dor should wish to do every
thing In his power so that the
labor union movement may
show a large increase in men, !
bership and in strength on the
arrival of Labor day, 1912. Each
member should take this duty to .
himself individually to determine
in what way he can do the most .
to build up the union of his own
trade and to assist In building up
the unions of other trades.
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