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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
lynn HAINE5 ON
BIG BANK TRUST
Exposes Hidden History in Sud-
den and Unexpected Revival
of Currency Issue.
ATTEMPT TO L.EGAL1ZE
=. FICTITIOUS VALUES.
Adroit Wording on New Bank
= Notes Arouses Suspicion of
Wall Streets Purpose.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-CWfft-
ten for The Labor World by Lynn
'Haines.)-The job-lot session Of the
Slxty-second congress has been on
its way for a week. It is expected
and everything indicates that it will
be typical short session, devoid Of
big 1ssues-One given chiefly to per-
sonal and pork-barrel legislation.
That is% the history Of short sessions.
A surprise may be in store for uB,
however. If the money trust has de-
cided to push the passage of the AID
rich currency scheme there will be
excitement and to spare.
Only the inner circle fellows know
the program. All that those on the
outside may do is to seek for signs
and speculate as to their meaning.
The entire subject, in all its mo-
mentous phases, was brought to the,
front on opening day by Congressman
Lindbergh of Minnesota. This MEM
Der offered a resolution which was at
once an Indictment of the banking
and currency committee for failure to
do their duty as an investigattye
agency and demand upon that body
to proceed, and in a definite direc-
ton, with the inquiry into the acts
and character of the money trust.
Thereby hangs a stirring tale.
Lot of Hidden History.
There is lot of hidden history in
this sudden and unexpected revival
OF the currency issue. Mr. Lind
bergh has lighted another back fire:
1T would require pages, rather than
columns, to tell the story. L shall at
tempt no more than suggestion Of
the situation as it has developed since
the special interests began the subtle
fight to legalize their watered stock.
In: talking with many men on this
question L have found most amaz-
ing ignorance, equalled only by the
indifference with which 1t is regarded.
But there IS one never-failing way to
arouse an intense interest in the cub
ject. / want to try It on you. -ss..- -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
MOONEY ON
WITNESS STAND
Duluth Iron Worker Tells Straiqht
Forward Story at Dynamite
Trial in Indianapolis.
GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY
FAILS TO SHAKE HIM
Defendant Merely Informed Nc.
Namara in Casual Manner of
Explosion at Superior.

Fred J. Mooney, the Duluth iron
worker who is on trial at Indian
apolis with a number Of other men,
bers of his international union
charged with conspiracy, took the
witness stand in his own behalf on
Saturday last. Mr.. Mooney told a
straightforward story, and according
to the Indianapolis papers, made a
splendid impression.
The only evidence against Mooney
presented by the government was
taken from two letters written by
him to J. J. Mcnamara. In one let
ter was enclosed clippings from Du-
luth newspapers containing the story
of an explosion said to have taken
place at Two Harbors. The strange
thing about the newspaper stories in
question was that the explosion never
contained graphic account of it.
Fred Mooney read Of the sup
posed explosion and also story pub
lished later declaring that no explo-
sion Exd occurred. The first news
paper story referred to labor troubles
in the iron construction business and
intimated that the explosion might
have grown out of such troubles.
No Two Harbors Explosion.
This reference rather amused Mr..
Mooney and he sent both clippings
to J. J. Mcnamara.
A few days after the Superior ex-
plosion on Aug. /, 1910, Mr.. Mooney
had occasion as secretary of the union
to write j. j. Mcnamara in which
he enclosed per capita tax for his
local union and money for due
stamps. At the conclusion of this
letter he wrote the following as a
"P. S."
We had some real dynamiters
here the other night, not the kind
that we're here year ago. The dam
age was not great, but it was luck the
leg landed where it did or the whole
bridge would have come down."
When Mr.. Mooney referred to the
kind of dynamiters that were here a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
PILE DRIVER WORKMEN
GET II PER CENT RAISE

CLEVELAND, Dec 12.-The strike
OF the pile drivers and dock builders
has been brought to a close with VIC
tory for the strikers. Demands were
made for Is per cent increase in
wages, and the settlement reached
aggregates a II per cent increase for
the coming Is months.
The agreement also carries a stipu-
lation that time and a half for over
time and double time on Sundays and
holidays will be paid. -&--
The men employed on the derrick
scows, who were not organized prior
to the strike. have been brought into
the union as result of the contest.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
GREED Of EMPLOYER
CAUSE Of SUICIDE
"Too Good Locking Stenog-
rapher Could Not Keep Job
and Self Respect.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-For 10
years Mary Morgan fought the bat
tie Of the city, in an andeavor to
earn enough money to keep life in
her own body and send something
back home to her crippled father
in De Soto, Ma. She was pretty, an
expert stenographer, hard worker,
honest and, good, but she found it
almost impossible to keep a job.
Il am too good looking" she
walled to her friends, as she told
them she had been obliged to leave
one office after another because men
tried to force unwelcome attentions
onto her, or girls appeared who would
work for less money. Yesterday she
lost another job.
Just before daybreak today Police
man Hughes saw young woman
walking toward the North river pier
Her head WIS bowed and she was
about to cast herself, into the cold,
black water, he caught her. The
girl was Mary Morgan.
Let me go; let me co." she
shrieked. II want to die. They put
another girl into my place. She will
work for less than I could and I tried
hard to be good
At Bellevue hospital it was found
that she had almost starved herself to
death and that her clothing was too
thin by far for this season Of the
year.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
TRACTION COMPANY
WON'T SHOW BOOKS
Chicago Street Railway Officials
Say They Cannot Raise Wages
of Employees.

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-In the arbi-
tration now going on for the purpose
of settling the controversy between
the employees Of the traction lines in
the city of Chicago and the traction
companies, statements have been
made by the representatives Of the
corporations to the effect that it is
impossible to accede to the demands
of the employees because the system is
not financially able to do so. ..aA
The representatives of the company
have, only made statements in gen.
eral way, not having submitted any
evidence Of documentary character
to back up the assertion that the
traction lines cannot grant an in-
creased wage without financial, em-
barrassment. 49,. ,.-~..s'
President Mahon, of the Amalga-
mated association, who is conducting
the presentation of evidence for the
employees, feels that If the statements
made by the representatives Of the
traction lines were: correct, docu-
mentary evidence should be produced
in order that the arbitration board
and the employees might have an op-'
PVA SNAASJ VI AA0pOSIAu6 1Or =
selves the books Of the company.
Like all public, service corporations.
the Chicago traction companies have
no desire to make public the devious
transactions which take place in the
conduct Of a public service corpora
ton.
The company has refused to pro-
duce its books, and whether Presf-
dent Mahon will be able to secure q
ruling from the arbitration board res
quiring the company to produce its
documentary evidence is. problemat-5
ical.
II the company maintains its posi-,
ton not to produce its books. It IL
apparent that the statement which
the representatives have made cannot
be corr oborated by. q sreferencet the
accounts OF the company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
PROPTTIOUS MOMENT in
A CONSTRUCTIVE MOVEMENT
BV JOHN MITCHELL.

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
DEFECTIVE RAILS . B.
CAUSE. Of WRECKS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wants Congress to Give II
More Power. /

WASHINGTON. Dec .12.-Stan-l
dardization Of rails for traction pur-!
poses, wherever the Interstate ComS
merce commission has jurisdiction.
may result from the lesson in the1
train wreck at Glen 1.och, Pa, re-]
Gently, which cost a. number OF lives
and many injuries.
Should the wreck be e-chargeabfe. aAa
suspected, to transverse nssures'' In
the rails, congress will be asked tosi
provide authority for the InterstateI
Commerce commission to FIX stand.3
ards for rai1s on all Interstate radl-i
way lines.
+ Investigation Do determine thd
cause Of the wreck has been under-1
taken by the commission. hspectord
H. w. Bemap has been dispatched td4
the scene of the accident and will
report the result Of his observations.
The limit of endurance has been put
upon the steel rail by what fs re-
quired Of It in modern travel, IN the
opinion of DR.. James p. Howard, en-j
gineer physicist of the bureau of
standards, and an expert in this de-
partment Of knowledge. -. u i
The iron rail reached such a point I
In the development OF transaction anls
was replaced by the steel rail- Now I
the steel rail Is inadequate to meet
the demands of heavier travel and .
rolling stock. The transverse fissure.
held responsible for a number of
fatal wrecks, is not to be detected in /
the rail as it leaves the factory. They
are developed after the rail is laid,
and therefore are subtly dangerous.
Probably the fissure does not exist
In new rails, but is developed by in
ternal strain due to external pres
sure. 3
The remedy, in the opinion Of DR..
Howard, lies in diminishing the inten-
sity OF the wheel pressures and low
ering the direct compressive and
bending stresses and not in increas-
Ing the weight Of the wheel.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-14
BOSS PAINTERS VIOLATE
STATE ANTITRUST Law

81 SACRAMENTO. Dec. 12.-Follow-
ing the Indictment recently by the
Sacramento grand jury. 63 painters,
comprising the entire membership Of
the Master Painters association, sur.
rendered themselves to the sheriff and
gave bonds to answer the charge OF.
entering into 9 conspiracy in restraint.
Of trade. s.
The arrests are the .outgrowth OF
several months OF investigation of;
the local suborsanization IN the State
Contractors and Dealers, association.
m organixation formed OF sbuifdins.
supply men and dlanontxectnEa=1rom III:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
In the Enchanted Ring

What had Marmion seen in the en- chanted ring of the Pictsh camp? This is what he had seen: As he entered from the northern side he blew a blast upon his bugle, which blast was at once an swered by another coming from the south side. and through the south en- trance rode a knight completely armored who charged him.
 The two men met in the center of the ring and Marmion was unhorsed and his steed thrown. The phantom knight-as he believed him to be-placed his foot upon Marmion's breast and. drawing his sword presented it at Marmion's throat.
 Marmion breathed a prayer to his pat ron saint and the spectre, pausing, sheathed his sword, leaving the fatal stroke unstruck Then, remounting his steed, he disappeared from the Pictish camp.
 But as the spectre knight had held his sword ready to dispatch him Marmion had seen a faee-for the spectre knights visor was up-which thrilled him with redoubled terror.
 Ii was the face of De Wilton. whom he had every reason to believe was long since lying dead in a far land.
 This was why the hero of so many bat ties. the contriver of so many intrlgues the fearless and the merciless, came back to the hostelry so weak and shaken that he almost fell as he dismounted from his panting warhorse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
Unanswered Questions

As for Eustaee. he could sleep no more and joyfully hailed the first notes of the lark proclaiming the early dawn. Walk ing the other squire, Harry Bloupt the two began rousing the train and putting 1t in order for the journey of the day.
 Whistling and free of heart came groom and yeoman to saddle and bridle and arm but soon their mood changed and com plaint was heard on every side of armor mislaid and soiled.
 One could not find his spear and Blount found his steed wet with sweat and mire. As for Marmion's charger. he was dying in his stall
 Lord Marmion. issuing from his cham Der. received all the complaints coldly as if they were matter of course and bade the bugles sound ITO horse." The grim palmer was waiting to guide the train and after a hastily reflection the band rode forth upon their way, Marmion musing moodily over the events of the night.
 Eustace was discreet lad and kept his counsel; but Harry Blount was heard to wonder all the day what had happened in the night, concluding that fairies had been abroad and had caused the disarray to the outfit which morning had shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
An Imposing Presence

Marmion was a guest whose presence was not to be lightly regarded. He was a great favorite of the king and was on a royal embassy, as we'll as being cele- brated soldier.
 In advance of his men, Lord Marmion rode across the drawbridge upon a roan charger his helmet, embossed with gold and bearing the falcon crest, hung at his saddle bow. Under the cap of mainten- ance which he wore was a face that showed he was a keen as we'll as stall wart knight.
 His hair was black, but grizzled here and there. His eyebrows were jet black and beneath them glowed eyes of fire
 Scars of battle were upon his face and also deep lines of thought had been plowed there by time and crime and long and arduous military service.
 He was armed in steel of the finest Milan workmanship. and the blue hous- ing of his warhorse. embroidered with gold, swept the ground.
 Two esquires of ancient lineage, who yearned to win their spurs, followed him. One bore his shield. upon which was em- blazoned falcon, with the motto, "Who cheks at me to death is dight."
 Then came his men-at-arms. his yeo- men and his sumrter mules, in all gal lant procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
Blue Bonnets Over the Border

Marmion. as he walked away with the King said in low voice: 70, your maj esty, pause ere you venture this dubious hazard. Tears plead for a. short respite for your intended purpose. Woe awaits nation when she sees the tears of 2 l Douglas"
 Those who weep may weep replied l the King. Those who laugh may laugh l march for the border at morning prime. And if Lord Marmion tarries long in Scotland perchance we may met in Tam worth in his castle hall"
 My humble home were indeed, graced," replied Marmion. If King James should come within it's halls. But Not tlngham has many good archers; the Yorkshire men are of a stern mood; the Northumbrian riders are wild and rude of mien. the paths are steep upon the Derby Hllls the lords are deep in the Ouse and Tyne.
 Many a banner shall be torn and many sheaf of arrows expended before the King of Scotland in battle array shall cross the Trent o, pause, brave prince"
 The King lightly turned away and, crying out for the dance, the minstrels rang out the tune of Blue Bonnets Der the Border"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
Too Late to Withdraw

The King took the parchment which Marmion handed to him on pended knee and whereon his commission was writ ten
 "It Is too late now" said the King when he had read. Many a raid have the English made upon our borders. Our peaceful subjects have been despoied and killed. Our warden was slain on a day of truce; stout Barton was killed and his vassals carried into captivity.
 "We were unworthy to reign King of Scotland did not the voice of vengeance move us 10 war. Our heralds have con- veyed to King Henry our defiance and our declaration of war.
 But while there is any hope of com promise-until there has passed time for our heralds to return-we pray you that you will remain in Scotland
 And I assign you, as your host, tho Lord Douglas who will entertain you and yours in his castle of Tantallon for a while"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
An Onen Secret

He led Marmion to where stood the an- cent Earl of Angus, Archibald Douglas, once q great warrior. at whose name princes and favortes trembled; now old and feeble, his sword rusting upon the wall of his castle hall
 Douglas and many other conservative Scottish nobles had much deprecated the headlong manner in which James was rushing into the English war.
 But, spurred on Sy his naughty and lm- perous disposition, his desire for re- nown. and urged on by France and his younger nobes and his fiery chieftains, James was determined 10 try conclusions with the power of England
 II was an open secret that James and the Queen Of France were in love with each other, and the queen had sent him n ring and glove charging him, as her kright and lover, to march three miles into English land. to strike for her three strokes with his royal sword and break a lance for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
The Douglas

And thus. while for the Queen of France he put on his armor. James at the same time admitted the fair and frail Lady Heron to his inmost councils.
 Marmon saw the celebrated beauty as he entered the presence room. The King was bending over her. while she sang a song of love and daring, accompanying herself upon the harp and displaying all her wltehery.
 The song she sang was that of Young LochinVar." which has become so well known to the English speaking world
 When Lord Marmion saw the Douglas he gazed upon him with great interest and admiration. The old man was like a ruined tower; his lair and beard were white as snow.
 But his eyebrows large and shaggy. were still jet black and beneath them were eyes stern and unfinching, from which still would flash, now and then, their old fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
In His Power at Last

The next morning, as the Scottish army marched south. Lord Marmion and his train under the escort of the Douglas and such of his vassais as he had not sent to fight with the King, took the road to Tantallon
 And with them rode the abbess and her maids.
 When Marmion saw what the fortunes of war had sent him he felt that, at length the Lady Clare was in his power. No need now to sack convent to make her his bride.
 But he decided not to press matters. and bade Eustaee. with a troop of spearmen. to march as escort to the abbess and her maids a half hour after the main body.
 Before they came to where the mighty castle of Tantallon lowered over the oceans foam, they reached convent from which came forth a venerable ab- boss and prayed that the abbess of St. Hilda would remain with her maids q guest in that place
 Right welcome was the invitation 10 the abbess of Whtby and Fitz Eustace ob- tained leave from Marmion for its accept ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
First Prize of the War

This good Lord Douglas" said the King will be your host until all hope of peace has flown. And ] bethink me. also that this morning a vessel of mine from Dunbar brought into port a galley the first prize of the war-in which was a company of nuns with their abbess
 They were captured returning from the Holy Isle of Lindisfarns and belong. believe 10 Wnitby's Shrine St. Hilda's. These holy maids shall journey south ward to their convent under your charge.
 And while they stay in Tantallon they can say masses for the repose of the soul of Cochran. My Lord of Angus bears his ancestors motto on his shield, but does not now approve his King
 Now Cochran was Q favorite of James father who had been killed by Douglas in the days when he was known as "Archibald-B -BelI-the-Cat2 And the King was yexed that the old lord disapproved his war with England.
 4 tear stole down the cheek of the old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
A CLAS SIC
 IN A P A G B

.sMarmion'' was the second of the great rnetrical romances written by Sir Walter Scott. He had been rather pleased as we'll as astonished. at the success of his first long poem. .arhe Lay of the Last Minstrel" but considered that it was rather unbecoming of Scott of Harden" to become really a 'litery feller.''
 He wrote ''Marmion" because he could not help 1.-the material was there and he had to give 1t voice. But in his introduc- tions to the various editions of the poems which were gotten out during his lifetime Sir Walter always apologies for having written it-or anything else.
 The various introductions are curious things and show that Sir Walter could never quite understand-any more than his clansmen could-why he was not more looked up to by the world because he was shiriff of Selkirk and baronet of Abbots- ford than because he was the author of a few poems and the "Waverley Novels. 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
To Sound of Trumpets

She threw the packet to her judges who hastily left the room, leaving Con stance and her fellow criminal to the ex- ecutiorers.
 Now we will return to Lord Marmlon.
 lt was about noon on the days journey upon which he had set out from the vil- lage where he had had his midnight ad- ventures that Marmion heard sudden and distant trumpets blown.
 He at once put his train in martial ar- ray, but listening again. knew that those trumpets blew no challenge of war.
 A little after. in an open woodland glade the English lords band met face to face glittering company.
 First came the trumpeters upon pranc- ing steeds. Upon each trumpet hung a banner emhlazoned with ancient cogniz- ance of Scotland, the Hon rampant.
 Heralds and pursuivants rode after them shining in red and gold and blue and silver embroidery. while in command of the shining troop appeared a man of mid dle age who had no sword nor spear in his hand. but that truncheon which had often quelled feudal wars when widest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
The Iovers Meet

One evening as Clare sought a platform of the castle to muse alone upon her sor- rowful fate, she saw. with astonishmene a suit Of armor lying upon the stone.
 She heard behind her 0 step and turned to see-Ralph De Wilton; not in the palmers robes but habited as became his name and rank.
 The meeting between these two lovers was what every lover can imagine. Dc Wilton told her the whole story of Mar mion's perhdy and the story of his wan- dering in foreign land after his disgrace.
 That night he was to watch beside his armor and with the morning the Douglas wss to dub him knight again.
 Then he was to post southward into England and, showing the proofs of Mar mion's guilt, demand again the trial by combat. Then he would seek the hand of Clara from her lSlnsman, Lord Fitz Clare-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
Her Prayers in Vain

But when the nuns alighted and sought the security of the cloisters the novice Clare, who would have alighted also, was stayed by the squire, who said that Mar mion's commands were that she should keep on to Tantallon, from which place his lordship would convey her southward into England and lodge her with her kins- man, Lord Fitz Clare.
 Vain were the approximations of the ab- boss and the prayers of Clare She went on under the guidance of Eustace and that night saw her guest of Lady Douglas in the hold of Tantallon Marmion sought not to see her and she had resolved that. come what might,