The Forrest City times., 1911-02-03
FORREST CITY, ARK, AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY B. 1s


 The law, however, does not apply to work which is done by private busi- ness concerns which have contracts With Uncle Sam. It is the desire of labor that the law shall be extended to cover such cases
 It is also the wish of the labor lead. CTS that an anti-injunction bill shall be passed, one that will take away from the federal courts the right to grant iniunctions in labo. disputes without giving a full hearing to the parties whom 1t Is sought to enjoins President Taft has asked that an anti injunction law be passed at this ses- sion, but the measure as he has rec commended 1t does not appeal, appar- ently, to good many of the labor leaders, for they have said that it does not go far enough
 Unions Seek Exemption.
 Labor is also desirous that unions of working men shall be exempt from the provisions of the Sherman anti trust law. Thus far. 1t is said the law never has been invoked against combinations of labor, but the work ing men seem to fear that it may be There is also question of the con- stitutionality of legislation which would exempt organizations of labor from the action of this law Some of the representatives and senators say outright that 1t would be class legisla- ton and as such can have no place on the statute books of Democracy.
 Brigadier General Charles L. Hodges, United States army, has just been promoted to the rank of major general. General Hodges today is the only major general of the active list of the United States army who saw service in the civil war. When he goes on the retired list in March. the names of the civil war veterans holding rank which entities them to wear Q star will have disappeared from the active list of the army.
 Ask Justice for Life Savers.
 Hundreds of letters are coming in weekly to members of con- gress asking them to pass a bill introduced by Senator Frye of Maine to provide for the retirement of mem- bers of the life-saying service of the United States. One of the curious features of this matter is that fully as many letters are coming from the in- land states, where many of the people never saw life-saving station. as from the coastwise regions where the work of the life savers frequently is under observation.
 The members of the life saving service of the United States, men who go out In all kinds of storms to the aid of passengers and crews. work until old age comes on and then they are obliged to leave the service pen niless and in some cases dependent upon others for support. The pay of the men Is very small and 1t is said in congress that the only reason that the ranks are kept full Is that the danger of the work actually draws men to engage in 1t.
 Sherman Doesn't Want Reelection.
 President Sherman said a long while ago that under no circumstances would he be a candidate again for his present office Thus it can be taken for granted that when the Republican convention meets it must look for a new vice-presidential candidate. When Mir. Sherman goes to his room just of the main corridor of the senate cham Der prior to entering on his days du- ties as presiding officer, he leaves the door wide open behind him. Anybody can walk into the room to look at the pictures on the wall and to exchange a word of greeting with the second officer of the government. and. more over. the visitor can have converse tion with the vtce-president unless public business is in the way
 presidents are apt to be ex ceedingly democratic in their manner The. president is hedged in with cer- tain formalities, and certain feelings of high respect for the office prevents the same easy going methods of ap proach which are used when getting near any other American citizen With vice-presidents it is different.
 When MT. Fairbanks held the office he appeared in the outer room of the White House one early spring morn ing with light felt hat on his head He had put it on because the weather was getting warm. The newspaper correspondents who were present "joshed" him about his hat and asked him why he did not buy new one saying that the one he had on was of last years vintage.
 Mir. Fairbanks removed the hat and answered gravely, but with humor ir his eye, that he was setting the couu try an example in economy. This looked like pretty good hat to me. he said. When I took it of the hoof yesterday l sent 1t to be cleaned ant here I am wearing it. If you vii look at it closely you will see that even the cleaners art could not gel of some of last years marks. but it is a good hat all right"
 After the conversation was ovel one correspondent said to another: This country certainly is a democ