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United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
|cAN ONLY BE AsCERTAINED BY !
lCOURT OF LAW

|COURT OF LAW.
1t is not for any court of law to ascer-
tain the facts. but to determine whether
a violation has been committed on the
evidence adduced. 1t Is for the board OF
public works to ascertain whether or not
the law is being violated in the carrying
out of contracts under the supervision
of that department. To the lay mind
the facts in the case are plain; specific
cases have been given by the workers
themselves, and because the board can
not get the contractors to admit that
they have violated the law President
Read says that the evidence is conflict
ing, and that 1t should be left to a court
to ascertain the facts. This kind of talk
from the head of department of the
city shows plainly that he is incompe-
tent to handle the department or else is
a party to the violation. Taking the re-
ports OF the investigating committee and
the two letters written by Mr.. Read as
evidence, Mr.. Read stands in a position
that Is untenable.
We should have city officials that
would do their work without haing COM
mittees from labor organizations gather
ing evidence for them, and when the
evidence is submitted to say that the
evidence is conflicting. The board. in
the opinion of The Bulletin. clearly
shows its hypocrisy to organized labor
and to the public. Organized labor de-
mands action on these sewer contract
violations.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
.STRIKEBREAKERS
CAUSE IS DEATHS
Boiler Explosion in San Antonio Hurls
Many Into Eternity Government
Places Responsibility Roads
Are in Bad Condition.

The awful explosion in the yards of
the Southern Pacific railroad, at San
Antonio, Texas, two weeks ago goes to
sho. the awful conditions that surround
the travelling public on the lines of the
Hartman system. All over the entire
system like conditions exist, and it only
remains for one of the unskilled work
men to make mismove to send dozens
more into eternity in a t~inkIins. From
every part of the system comes the same
report-motive power completely ex-
hausted. many engines hauled in dead"
trains breaking down on the main line,
freight and passenger traffic congested.
This means but one thing-the strike is
won; but the company is struggling on
through these conditions hoping that
there will be break in the ranks of the
striking shopmen.
The railroads are using the capitalist
press to make the strikers believe that
break has been made in the ranks of
the shopmen at Cheyenne, Wyo., but
without success. These reading notices
have appeared time and again. but these
reports have no material foundation
Since the strike was inaugurated. Sept.
four hundred men who quit their work
there. the strikers have lost the follow
ing: Two machinists, four helpers, nine
carmen. and one painter. This is a
record that the shopmen should well be
proud OF.
The greatest disaster that has over
taken the railroads on account of the
employment of unskilled workmen was
the explosion OF the boiler at San An
tonic. Texas. Thirty-five lives were lost
and the state and federal governments
have placed the responsibility on the
''scabs" that are working for the com
pany. The Houston Daily Post prints
the following;
THE Southern Pacific engine eNplo-
sion on March %. which caused the
death of thirty-five and the injury OF
more than forty persons. was caused by
excessive steam pressure. in connection
with the tightening on the safety pop
valve of the destroyed engine. This
was the finding of the federal and state
officials who met shortly after the eN
plosion TO make an investigation Chief
Boiler Inspector John F. Ensign of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. pre-
sided at the investigation. and at its con
clusion said formal report would be
made TO the commission, which would
later make the report public. Allison
| Mayfeld. chairman of the Texas rail
road commission, also took part in the
inquiry, Testimony of Southern Pacific
employees gave TO the board the infor
nation that a workman named German
had screwed down the pop valve just
previous to the explosion. and that the
oil burners had been eStinguished short
ly before the explosion and later re-
llighted"
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
MINERS CELEBRATE.
Hundreds March to the Music of Bands
and Listen to Prominent Speakers.

Miners of Northern Colorado Monday
celebrated the anniversary of the estab-
lishment OF the eight-hour day. All of
the mines where union men are en-
ployed were closed.
1t was also the second anniversary of
the calling of the strike in Northern
Colorado and all of the speakers devoted
much time to the conditions exiting in
the camps both before and since the
strike was inaugurated.
The big celebration was held at Louis
vile. A parade was held and a number
OF speakers were present to talk to the
miners. Labor Commissioner E. V.
Brake, Harry w. Fox, w t. Hickey,
secretary of the Colorado State Fedora
ton of Labor; John McLennan, presi-
dent of the Colorado State Federation
of Labor; Frank Smith. retiring presi-
dent of the district mine workers or
ganization, and others spoke on labor
conditions.
Monday night at Lafayette the cele-
bration was continued There was an
other parade and the chief speakers
were John NJ O'NeiI, editor of the off
cial organ of the Western Federation OF
Miners, and Attorney NJ. NJ. Rim oil
Boulder
The anniversary of the eight-hour day
was celebrated in every coal camp in
the United States, the employers who
recognize the unions always granting
the men a holiday.
Frank Smith, retiring president of the
district organization, stated that he
would continue his work with the organ
ization and lend all possible assistance
to the miners in their conduct of the
strike in the northern camps.
Thomas Williams, newly-elected pres
ident of District No Is, United Mine
Workers of America, and Edward Doyle
secretary, Monday took charge of the of
fees in the Barclay block. They sue
ceed Frank Smith and William Craw
ford and will at once assume active
charge.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN.

Thomas Auter. organizer for the
Trades Assembly and secretary-treas-
urer of the Allied Printing Trades Coun-
Gil. is candidate for alderman in the
First ward. Mr.. Auter Is thoroughly
capable to fill the position as a city leg
,islator and should be supported by every
member of organized labor. Mr.. Auter
was recently elected to represent his or
ganization in the international convea-
ton OF the Stereotypers' union, which
will hold Its convention in San Fran
cisco. James Rogers was also elected
to go to the convention. Mr.. Rogers
and Mr.. Auter cast an equal number of
votes, and the Denver local decided to
send them both. Rogers as the delegate
and Auter to boost his insurance prop
osition which he has had In hand for
several years.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
CANDIDATES FOR o. 7. U. OFFICES.

Sunday. thirty members OF Typography
ical union No. 49 met in the Trades
Unions hall, Quincy building, and
formed an organization to put forward
an independent ticket in the coming
Typographical union election, which will
be held May Is. Perry Barnes will be
the candidate for president: Robert An
derson. vice-president; Frank c. Bird
sail, secretary-treasurer, and R. H.
Neighbor for a member of the board of
trustees to succeed himself. Mr.. Birdsall
will also be candidate to succeed HIM
self. 1t is understood that Frederick
Pferdesteller will be the candidate of
the present administration for presi-
dent.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
BARROW ASKS ASSISTANCE.

Chicago friends of Clarence Darrow.
indicted for jury-bribing in the case of
James b. Mcnamara, dynamiter. have
been asked to assist him in defraying
the expenses of his trial at Los Angeles.
May 15. Earl Rogers, chief counsel for
Darrow, made this statement:
"Mr. Darrow authorizes me to say he
is not broke in the slang sense of the
term. He regrets the contest against
him-being certain of his innocence--as
part OF the war upon the cause to which
he has devoted his life.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
MANY STRIKES OPEN WEEK.
Building Trades in Chicago and Des
Moines Strike for Increases in Pay.

Building operations aggregating ex-
penditures estimated at from s3O.O00.0O0
to S5O,00O,00O are tied up in Chicago by
strike OF 1900 carpenters.
Contractors and carpenters estimated
that construction work on at least 500
buildings is stopped. The carpenters
are demanding 90 cents an hour-an in
crease of five cents an hour.
The situation was given a more seri-
Gus aspect when union leaders made the
statement that a greater increase would
be demanded should employers appear
obstinate in granting the demand made.
The Chicago downtown district stands
to be the most vitality affected. Sew
struction at cost ranging from $1,000
0e0 to sS,00o,000 each.
Four hundred union carpenters of Des
Moines struck Monday. AT meeting
Sunday night the men decided to quit
work after having been refused an in
crease in wages from so to 55 cents an
hour on a oneyear schedule.
The master builders offered 52h cents
an hour, but this was voted down by
the men. James F. Gray of the carpen-
ters said that other unions are not likely
to strike in sympathy and that an early
settlement is expected.
The babies and invalids OF Chicago.
Whose lives depend on milk. are not go
ing to be denied their regular supply
by the milk wagon drivers. who went
on strike Monday.
| The union decided to call strikes on
one dealer at time. thus giving con-
sumers an opportunity to make arrange
ments for their dairy products.
| The drivers demand an increase of So
a week. The dealers have offered so
cents.
| Three hundred stationary firemen en-
ployed in cotton mills of Fall River.
Mass. have voted to strike for fiat
rate of % cents an hour in place OF the
present sliding scale of is to 20 cents,
The men are awaiting approval from
their national body before quitting work.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04

Charles Mckee, the business agent of
the Walters union. who has been in Gin
cinnati for couple of weeks attending
to his duties as one of the auditing COM
mittee on the books of the International
officers, has returned and Is now en-.
gagged at his regular duties.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
THE LABEL IN CRIPPLE CREEK.

Peter Granger. formerly member OF
Cooks union No. rs. writes The Bulletin
that he is doing wen In Cripple Creek.
He says the scale OF wages Is high there
and employees are paid every night He
says one OF the peculiar things about tho
district is that II Is difficult to obtain
wearing apparel with the union label.
He says there is a great field therc for
label work, and the boys have begun 10
get busy The Cooks union meets al
ternatlng Sundays in Victor and Cripple
Creek
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
BOY SCOUTS CONDEMNED.

Speaking before the Ministerial Alliance tue Rev
James A. Shoptagh said
The boy scout movement should be bitterly con-
demned- Anything which tends to ignore the au-
thority of the parents and teachers is appal-
ling, and the movement does this. 1t trains the boy
to be a servant and not master, and 1 should like
to see it condemned in every quarter
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
APPOINTMENT OF
BOILER INSPECTOR.

Last Monday Mayor r. w. Speer ap-
pointed Fred Detmering. a member OF
Steam Engineers union No. 1. as assist
ant boiler Inspector for the city and
county OF Denver. Through this appoint
ment the union has received recognition
and representation In the office OF the
city boiler Inspector. a thing they had
desired for some time.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
LEADERS TO se TRIED OCT. T.

Olav Tvietmoe and Eugene Clancy, la
Dor leaders OF San Francisco, indicted
In indianapolis recently on charge II
conspiracy TO transport dynamits iIie'
gally. will appear at Indianapolis for
trial on Oct. 7. They win not maife a
fight against extraditi0n from California.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04

men viii join the Teamsters' union.
Four men have already put in their ap-
plications. and there are more to follow.
The organizer and representatives OF
time to the work of organizing in that
trade.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04

His defense will be expensive be-
cause of the vast amount of money be-
ing used against him. On account of
that fact and since he is attacked more
because he represents something than
because he has done anything. he has
taken the position that he should be
aided financially to make his defense.
He has said as much to his friends in
Chicago"
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
"A HALF MILLION
MINERS GO ON STRIKE
Bituminous aud Anthracite Men Walk
Out At Same e-Agreement
Expected-Miners in Eng
land Undecided.


The most complete tie-up in the his
tory of coal mining in the East and Mid
die West was put in force Monday, when
100000 miners followed the general or
DER for suspension issued by President
Jonn p. White OF the Mine Workers
union.
The order, put into effect because Of
wage troubles, involves $4,000 in the
bitumnous fields and 10000 in the an
tnracte mines.
President White intirated that the an.
thracte miners, during their temporary
suspension, may be asked to vote on a
wage scale compromise in addition to
the strike question. The conferences
with the hard coal operators will be con
tinued in Philadelphia April 10.
In Southern Ohio 10000 men are idle
In district H.. West Virginia, 5000 are
out; in Michigan 5000.
| The operators declare that no attempt
VIII be made to operate their mines be
fore the adjournment of the joint con
ference meeting in Philadelphia.
| The mines of the southwest districts,
including Colorado, Wyoming and Texas,
are not affected by the general order for
suspension partly because of contracts
which do not expire. and because of
SO-day clause after their contracts ex-
pire, dating from April 1.
The policy committee of the miners
demands that an increase of three cents
a ton be granted on run-of-mine, and five
cents ton more for screened lump coal
Twenty thousand workmen in Wash
lington, Westmoreland and Fayette
lcounties, Pennsylvania, have gone to
work in the mines and the coke ovens
of the H. c. Frick Coke company, happy
in the knowledge that beginning today
their wages are raised ~ per cent
Thos. Lynch, president of the coke COM
pany, said today the demand for coke is
responsible for the increase in prices,
which preceded the increase in wages.
In Illinois 10000 men are idle. Every
mine in the state, a total of S45. is
closed
Satisfied that the result of the refer
endum on ending the strike will be
Iagainst returning to work. the executive
committee of the miners union in Lon
don. England. has prepared to override
the mandate of the men. Believing that
the existence of the union will be threat
ened should the strike go on, the COM
mittee is planning to confer on a plan
to disregard the referendum and order
the men back to work.
This action would be well received in
Wales. where the vote for resumption is
about to l, and in parts of Scotland.
In England. where the miners oppose
going back to work until the committee
; authorized by the new law gets down to
work and fixes the minimum scale, it is
believed the men will stay away from
the mines until this action is taken.
Anyhow. little harm will be done if the
general resumption order is issued.
United labor bulletin., 1912-04-04
ORGANIZER BUSY.

Organizer Auter, with the assistance
of Oscar Gasser. of the Teamsters, have
organized the Glen Coal Co. and all the
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-12-17
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that If
no good and sufficient cause is
shown to the contrary, the Board
of County Commissioners will on
the first Tuesday in JAM, 1913,
grantIon order legalizing public
road as follows: Commencing
aboutjthe center of the West line
of LotINo. 1873 and running South
between Land Lot No. 1874 and
No. 1873 to the S. W. Corner of
No. 1873, thence East between No.
1873 and:No. 178 and No. 1872 and
No. 179 and to intersect with
Hyacinth Road.
By order of the Board ofssCoun-
ty Commissioners, this Nov. 5th.,
1912.
J. G. Minshew, Chairman.
H. M. Warren,
Wesley r. Walker.
Board County Commissioners
s7-4t.1aw. r. l.. King, Clerk.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-12-17

Nan sprang to her feet. laughing.
"You are delicious tonight. Jim. and
I'm so glad you are here. Come into
the art gallery. 1t will take you days
to see it; wen just peep in tonight.
He followed her into stately room
hacked with masterpieces OF art
stuart cazed a moment in rapture.
''You must spend days here Jim
Now, honestly, with all your hiSh-
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-12-17

FOR RENT One up-to-date
APARTMENT. Has all convenien-
ces. Apply Mrs. Crawley.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03


top of it. If win the fight. you can
slip eight hundred more in this one"
He produced q second envelope.
That makes nine hundred" said
Thompson grimly.
1.-The odd hundred to come acrost
to me. 'Tis the old woman I'm think
ing of, Mr.. Thompson. so please yeh.
An to show that I'm square III trust
yeh to mail the big one afterward, for
no luck will ever come to the lad
who cheats me old mother. l quit
the ring for her. an to it I'm going
again for the same reason; and by
Heavens! I'd travel back from Pot
ter's Field to make your life pleasant
after dark, if sign you give of for
gettin'."
Don't talk of such things" snarled
Thompson, catching the envelope.
Funerals give me chill. l told you
before of that falling
Thompson drew out his wallet,
counted hundred dollars and sealed
them in the letter.
1.-The first time l ever paid man
in advance for losing he said.
Thompson placed the second en-
velope in his wallet.
I'VE start for town at five o'clock"
he announced briefly, land at nine
we'll surprise them, if we do no
more"
A SPRING-WAGON wendell it's way
\ down the mountain road that
evening. And Larry Doyle, who sat
with the driver, enveloped himself in
a gay mood, which is the Irish way
of masking trouble when no one of
great consequence looks on. 1t was
quiet in the hills, and a sweet breath
of summer wind stirred through the
stunted pines and came laden with
western fragrance. He thought of an
other quiet evening, when he had gone
home across the parish hills, the
weight of defeat pressing him. man
beaten by a doctors fist. just when he
should have been starting across the
Irish Sea to fight Tom ORell in Lon
CON. That had seemed a great sorrow,
for the pride of youth had been
wounded, and the pain had gone deep
down, to the heart. \ vast journey
to be missing, that march on the big
city and his future fame.
But now a higher resolution held
him to the task. The old woman!
What a fine thing it would be to send
her back home, to the parish hills,
and the hawthorn hedges, and the bit
of turf tucked under the wall.
Then the gray dusk shut down. and
the night followed it, and when the
stars burned overhead the wagons
wheels ratified into Golden. 4 hum
cred cries announced their coming.
Thompson and his man were on the
scene; there would he fight after
all; win or lose. Golden was satisfied.
The lights after the dark, the roar
Of many voices after silence, and the
jostIing throng, were confusing. n
mob clamored for admission into
IIayward's Casino. And the desire of
these men was TO see him beaten. \
sensation of suffocation seized Larry
Doyle as he left the wagon. He was
conscious of being thrust through
wall of men. He chung to Thompson,
who led the way, bantering with and
Ea;tering at the crowd, and he was
glad that the faithful second-rater
covered his back. 1t was bcwilder-
ing few minutes, something like 60
ing to execution, for each man of the
crowd stared at him and had some
thing unpleasant to say concerning
his finish
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
miles around, to see the unknown"
stand hafore the Conemara Kid

stand before the Conemara Kid.
When he was given a hand into the
ring, Larry heard their growing COM
ment. He threw aside the greatcoat
Thompson had furnished. and a deep
er growl followed. He was in fighting
trim, wearing trunks of green and the
soft black shoes of a fighting man. The
hand of the second-rater pressed him
down into chair. ana he went most
willingly. as If the smoky lights and
the humming voices had put q spell
over him: and all he could think of
i'm this moment preceding battle was
a little song his mother had crooned
ever so long ago
"Where e'er stray. my heart Is back
in Erin.
And the call I'm hearth in the old,
old pdy."
That was the call he heard too, and
where the heart of him was.
THEN someone else in fighting trim
climbed into the ring. The referee
and seconds came toward him. and
be was pushed forward 20 meet them
By his man. The other chap was
sturdy looking fellow, as nude as
himself. and before the introduction
began. Larry heard him say
Hello. so its you I'm to fight, Ell?
the quitter.'
And that was the Conemara Kid.
Larry's heart gave a great thrOb.
Things were nov clear. acid-etched,
having hard and bitter lines. He for
got Golden and its mob. In that in
slant he reverted to the old Larry
Doyle. just down with Ranahan, his
hacker, and Marty Regain and the
others. to fight before the first club
of Dublin. This was TO be his oppor-
runitv. After this. if he won. he
would have match with Tom O'Rell
of London. Nothing had been printed
of him as yet; on the morrow he
would see an account of the mill and
cut his name from the fresh unyel-
lowed page.
The bell sounded as the crash of
a grand gong. He sprang from his
chair. and his first mad leap carried
him TO the rings center. No one dared
call him q gutter. His first blow
spun the Conemara Kid upon his
heels and dropped him. 1t was a
stirred by it.
Just wait bit" cautioned some,
1.-THE kid'll take the steam out of
him-Just wait"
But something had told Larry Doyle
that there must be no waiting in
this fight. That first smashing blow
had the life of him behind it, The
quick fury OF the fire once gone. only
ash would be left. As dread tolIing,
he heard the referee counting. The
Kid struggled up at the call OF
"eight." and desperately met him.
They swayed in and ont of a c'inch.
graphing, striking. 4 short stabbing
blow caught Larry over the heart and
he WINGED: then the weight of him
and rush threw the other against
the rings taut ropes. \ swift power
full swing struck the Kids chin fairly
as he rebounded-he stonped as if he
had met a wail-he settled weakly to
the floor again. The referee bent
down. but the Conemara Kid made
no effort to rise. Larry Doyle turned
away TO his corner.
G LOWLY the multitude inside the
building began to realize what had
occurred. The fiyht-the big fight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-23
T0OLAH
To CApTAINCY
"Io0laCker" Unanimous
Choice for Track Team.

John TOoIan, better known as
Red" was unanimously elected
captain of the high school track
team ! yesterday afternoon. Those
who voted were: Profs. e. II. Klein.
hans. Glenworth Sturgiss, Clifford
Williamson, Ruffner, Ramsay and
Hitzelberg, and Messrs. Barney
Browning. William Boughton and
David Wilentz, the executive com
mittee.
No regular meeting of the eXecu-
tive board was held since it was I'M
derstood that Red was the unani-
nous choice. "TOolackcr" has been
known for his abilities on the track
and will make a good captain. He
is the o4ly member Of the varsity
track team of II.
Work viii soon begin on the high
school track at Madison avenue and
Lewis street and the team will be
ordered through a routine of track
work which will be prepared by
cap Toolan. The boys are pre-
pairing for the Pingry meet at Eliza
beth to be held Saturday, May 1.