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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21

THICAGO-"One KEGS! Just one
- leetle KEGS. implore you.
mazda me-"
Joseph Luco, recently from Italy
and with high notions Of romance,
stole unobserved into a fiat at 428
West Huron street the other day and
assumed his most irresistible posture
as he surprised Mrs. Mary Belinsky
at work making a batch Of bread.
Two hours later Luco sat in a cell
at the Chicago avenue police station
nursing big bump on his head and
trying to think how he happened to
get from the second story window to
the ground so quickly. 1t happened
something like this, according to Mrs.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21

would not be a bad place to sleep, al
belt there was no roof.
'Wot are you doin 'there?" demand
ed Specs.
Well. we thought it would be a
good place to flop, replied one "Out
of the wind and all the modern con-
veniences-pretty swell to have reg
ular thermometer and all the regular
tools for knowing just what kind of
weather it is. right in yer bed
room"
Specs advised them to move on. AS
they started away diff1dent young
ster approached him and said:
Please, mister, when does the show
start, and can | carry water fer the
eleyfunt?"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21

NEW YORK.-Lawyers of this city
~ who handle will cases requiring q
search Of early records lament the re-
tlrement of "Backnumber Joe," for
he was their first-aid and searcher-in-
chief in digging up facts from the
archives.
"Backnumber Joe," despite his
name. never lost touch with the events
OF the day. His specially, though, was
the accumulation of back numbers Of
newspapers. back numbers of maya
zines. back numbers of religious
tracts. back numbers of comic sup
plements, and back numbers Of almost
anything that ever was printed.
Even if "Backnumber Joe" did not
have the particular copy Of an old
newspaper needed by a lawyer who
was Strengthening out tangled suit,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
SKIN DISEASE ON FACE

Barthell, Ky-'I had skin disease
on my face, neck and hands that tor
mented me all the time and when
would get hot the places would burn
SO that ! had to keep my face wet in
cold water 1t began as pimples and
indeed it was disfguring, for it would
get in spots on my face and hands as
large as a quarter of dollar 1t would
get into blisters sometimes and | sure
did suffer. My face burned all the
time. 1t was this way so bad for
about six years and / tried everything
that l could hear OF, but nothing did
any good.
"One day found the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment advertised and ordered
some at once. l would wash my face
good with the Cuticura Soap and then
apply the Cuticura Ointment and they
have cured me. It would take half
tablet to tell all suffered in those six
years" (Signed) Mrs. Della Hill,
Jan. 8, 1912
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with SIP Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept, /, Boston"
Adv. 2,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
Genus Hobo Approves OF Kiosk Tent as "FIop"

LEVELAND, O.-The populace
- stormed and fumed about the kiosk
in the Square the otter day, wonder
ing how the thermometer and the rest
of the public-spirited instruments To-
Gated there were conducting them
selves in the geld air
The kiosk is surrounded by a little
tent without a roof, formed Of paint
er's flies. A week or so ago an energet
ic painter and decorator painted the
kiosk a nice, peaceful battleship gray
color
The paint had been dry for three
or four days, but the tent remained.
No doubt the man has forgotten all
about 1t. detective Julius Specs of
Central station walked by there the
other night, and shivering a bit In
the chill air, bethought himself Of
finding out what was what. He no
ticed movement of the canvas that
made him suspect someone was be-
meath the tent
Lifting 1t and looking underneath. he
discovered the recumbent figures of
two members Of the box car gentry.
They had calculated that the tent
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
Paid Minister in Tinfoil,

The meahest man in the world has
been found. He Is the man who gave
the Rev. Thilo Gore, pastor of the
German Lutheran church, an envelope
filled with tinfoil for marrying him.
The bride and groom rang DR..
Cores doorbell late one night and
asked him to marry them. AS they
had a license, he did So After the
ceremony was performed the man
handed the minister an envelope
which was supposed to contain the
fee. He found it contained nothing
but several pieces Of tinfoil.-Chicago
Tribune.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
"Backnumber Joe" Quits Business With Fortune

he always managed to get the desired
publication in the course of few
days. How he did 1t was a trade Sc
cret for which he made his customers
pay well.
His system OF payment was the
strangest feature of his novel bust
ness. He fixed the price he demand
ed by the age of the paper desired.
"One penny day from the date of
publication, for any paper in the
world. in addition to the original
cost Of the paper was his rule. 1t
was lucrative trade. A paper a year
old, by this rule, was worth 1855
above the original price; a paper two
years old was worth $3.50, and a pa.
ted ten years old brought $3.50. And
when 1t Is borne in mind that very
often he supplied newspapers 30, so,
or even 100 years old, the profits of
the business are apr aren't.
A: the fame of Joe grew among
lawyers and antiquarians, he &C.
quired more and more stock and need
ed larger quarters for it than he orig.
inally occupied in his little shop in
Fulton street. For many years he
stored his papers in a warehouse OF
hi own somewhere on the West side
of the city
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
Her Babies Entreaties Causes Woman to Steal

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-"Bring us
"A some red coral beads, some red
ribbon. some red sweaters, and a new
dress, mamma" begged two little
girls Of Parsons, Kan. when their
mother kissed them good-by the other
morning to come to Kansas City on a
shopping tour. To make sure that the
mother would not forget they handed
her a slip Of paper on which they
had written their wants. All the time
she was shopping she carried that pa
per In her hand. looking at 1t every
little while. until its entresty had
burned itself into her thoughts.
The words of her little daughters
cut deeper and DEEPER for she had
come to the city with only enough
money to supply long needed wants
money that her husband had given
her to buy dress. As she walked
through some Of the large department
stores temptation came.
This Is the story the mother told
Capt Charles Edwards of the Walnut
street station. The watchful eye of
store detective had caught her and q
companion who had come with her
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
HOME MASSAGE TREATMENT
Method by Which the Busy Woman
May Keep Herself in Good Phys
icai Condition.

In an article in the Woman's Home
following:
Even a woman who has but little
time to devote to it may have good
| complexion and not get sallow and
wrinkled. These exercises. planned
| originally for the business woman, are
equally good for the tired housemoth-
er.
Here is what you need: Plenty of
soft water; one pound of finely ground
oatmeal from the grocer; a bottle of
almond OIL or a jar Of good cold
cream; a packet of fuller's earth for
face powder; a cup of boiling milk
every night.
Pour half or quarter of the cup Of
boiling milk into the washbasin. and
quickly with your hands rub the milk
all over your face several times. Rub
1t we'll in; wash in it, little as it is.
still declare. after many years. that
there is nothing in the world so re-
freshing and soothing after a hard
days work as this. The milk In the
basin Is black? Yes, it always is 1t
cleanses the skin thoroughly. Now
sip the rest of the cupful Of milk very
slowly. Nothing like hot milk for
overtired, strained nerves.
Remove bolster and pillow from
the bed; lie down absolutely fiat on
your back for at least five minutes.
arms extended, feet extended; draw
several deep signing breaths, release
them very slowly, relax every muscle
in your body. Then moisten finger
tips with cold cream or almond oil,
and for ten minutes or q quarter of
an hour, still lying down, very. very
lightly do the simple exercises, and do
not forget, whatever you do, that hard
pressure will ruin any skin, by
stretching it. Then, with a soft rag,
wipe off the superfuous oil. In the
morning take some oatmeal in the
palm of the left hand, mix a little hot
water with it to form a paste, and
rub it well over the face Rinse it of
and dry your face with a soft towel
using the three exercises. If your
skin is shiny, dust over lightly with
cotton wool dipped in fuller's earth.
These exercises must be done regular
~ every evening.
Beauty points: Paint is dirt on
the face, and means dirt on the mind |
Get good sleep before twelve o'clock |
at night. Fresh air means a fresh |
skin; sleep with your bedroom win
dow wide open, top and bottom"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
NO SLEEPING-BAG FOR THEM
Lapiarders Preferred the Snow and
the Open Air. ard So Had
Comfortable Night.

Sir Henry Lucy tells in the Corn
hill MAGAZINE a good story that he
bad from Nansen, the explorer. /,
amusineIy illustrates the hardy health
of the Laplanders.
Part Of Nansen'S equipment for his
trip across Greenland consisted OF two
sleeping bags made OF undressed
skins. On the first night Of the jour
ney Nansen and his two Norwegian
companions got into one Of the bags.
pulled the mouth tight across their
necks, and so slept In the snow with
only their heads out,
Before retiring to rest, Nansen saw
the three Laplanders he had engaged
for the expedition cozily tucked into
the other sleeping bag. When he
awoke in the morning, almost numb
with cold, he observed that the bag
IN which he had tied up the Lapland-
e.'s was empty. and that they were no.
where in sight He was afraid they
had deserted him, and scrambling
out Of the bag went in search OF
them. He found the three men fast
asleep behind a hillock Of snow that
they had scraped together as pro-
lection against the wind.
'Ah, master" they said. when ask
duct. we couldn't sleep in that thing.
1t was too hot, so we got out and
have had a comfortable night here"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
Zone Leet|e Kees?' Thumped With Rolling Pin

Belinsky, who also charged Luco with
the theft Of $40:
One what" Mrs Belinsky had ask
ed in mOmentary alarm.
'One leetle KEGS. no more" said
Luco.
Well. here's a regular smack" ex-
claimed Mrs. Belinsky. The doughty
rolling pin waved through a cloud Of
-four, there was a sharp crack. and a
dull thud. Luco took the count. Mrs.
Belinsky was frightened and tried to
to leave the room. Then there was a
struggle that aroused the curiosity
of neighbors in the fiat beneath.
Here; here! What's going on"
demanded Sam Dubois, rushing up
stairs and pausing at the door.
Il am going to KEGS YOU" Dubois
swore that he heard Luco say
Lets throw him out Of the win
dow" suggested Dubois. So Mrs. Be-
linsky sat on Luco's chest while Du-
bois hurriedly raised the -vindow. Then
the two took the invader on either
side and gave him a sailors toss over
the ledge. 1t was IS feet to the
ground.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
Hard to See Under Water.

There is no scientific instrument OF
the scope character which enables
water. When the sun shines vertical
ly over water, box or bucket with a
glass bottom is often used to look
into the water. A cloth covering to
exclude light from the box or bucket
is sometimes employed. But without
electric or some other light in the wa
ter these devices are not very salts
factory.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21

from Parsons, secreting goods under
their cloaks. Their arrest and confess
sions followed. The mother had taken
all that her children had asked for
and more In two suit cases that they
confessed they had brought empty
was found more than 500 worth OF
silks. scarfs. ribbons. jewelry and
beads. These they had stolen by
wrapping them az as the articles lay
on the counter
Il don't know now why l did it.
the mother said. tearfully. 1T seemed
such an easy thing to do, and the
things didn't look like they would be
missed" Then she showed her daugh-
ters' note to the captsiA
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
Black ChintzeS

With the black painted English fur
niture.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21

A pale delicate shade of gray serge
is chosen for our smart model, which
has a Russian coat, with the basque
slightly eased to the stitched band.
Several rows of stitching finish the
edges. also the revers and collar.
which are of pastel blue cloth. Frills
of lawn are worn at the wrists.
The skirt is quite plain, and Is cut
to just escape the ground
Bowler ha. of gray pedal straw.
trimmed in front with fancy button
and a feather mount
Materials required: Four and one
half yards serge Al inches wide, one
half yard blue cloth 40 inches wide.
eight buttons, five yards silk for lining
coat.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-12-21
A Mistake for the Stout.

The notion Of having collar. vest
and belt in a different color from the
dress and it's trimming suits the very
slight Anything that emphasizes the
waist is mistake for the stout In
fact. the choice Of belt Is one to
which the chooser
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
$8.76 IS AVERAGE
WAGE At Lawrence
Federal Bureau of Labor Makes
Final Report to Senate
on Late Strike.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. s.
The bureau Of labor, under the de-
partment of commerce and labor, in
filing it's report with the senate on the
textile workers strike at Lawrence,
Mass, made no recommendations, but
handled the matter in a vigorous
manner. The senate has ordered that
the report be printed.
The reprt declares that the father
of a family must add either his wife
or child to the mills roll of wage
earners in order to live and that the
average pay received by $1,000 en-
ployes during one week late in 1911
was 1915, probably reduced during
other weeks by lack. of work.
The workingmen's apartments were
crowded and sometimes unsanitary;
that in certain cases IS to II persons
lived in fve-room apartment; that
entirely inadequate building regula-
tons inovlve great risk of life and
property.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
WAGES $5.0O0,0OO;
PROFITS $15,000,000
Anthracite Coal Trust Takes Lion
Share. Congress Orders
Probe,

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-At the
instance of Congressman Difenderfer
a resolution passed the house of rep
resentatives, directing the United
States bureau Of labor to obtain full
information concerning the different
elements Of cost and profit included
in the present high price Of anthra-
cite coal, specifying in detail how
much the coal miners were benefited
by the recent strike agreement, and
how much and for what reasons and
by what means the cost Of coal to
the general public was at the; same
time Increased out Of proportion to
the wages granted the. miners.
1t is estimated that the miners, by
their new agreement, will receive in
the aggregate of 100000 more
wages per year and that the anthra-
cite coal trust by raising the price
to the consumers will obtain an az
gregare OF $15,OO0,0O0 annually.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
FREE LABOR BUREAU
MAKES BEST RECORD
superintendent Hugh Jennings
Complies Annual Report-More
Money Needed for Work.

Hugh Jennings, superintendent OF
Public Employment Bureaus for the
state of Minnesota, has filed with
Commissioner Houk the annual report
Of his work and the work of his
bureau for the year ending July 81.
It is the most marvellous showing
yet made by the Bureau Of Labor in
it's free employment office.
According to the report employ
ment was found for STATS. There
are three free employment offices
conducted by the state. They are To-
Gated in St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth. The Minneapolis office leads.
1t secured employment for 27,764
people; st. Paul follows with 1902
to it's credit, while the Duluth office
made a showing of 14,712.
The Minneapolis office found en-
ploynent for male wage earners to
the number of 1912; st. Paul, 10,-
906 and Duluth, 1856. In secur-
ing positions for women Duluth leads
St. Paul by $50. Minneapolis found
employment for 1902 women; Du-
luth, 6,546, and St. Paul, 6,O96.
It is calculated that the bureau
saved the working classes directly
last year, $59,47s, at a cost to the
state of $4,000. The bureau will
ask for an increased appropriation
to enable it to promote the good work
for which it was organized. There
is no questin but what the legis-
lature ought to appropriate at least
$4,000 for the extension Of free en-
ployment bureaus throughout the
state.
The union workingmen and women
Of Minnesota will cheerfully Coop
crate with the Bureau Of Labor in
helping it to get an increased appro-
priation.
Supt. Hugh Jennings and his corps
Of assistants are entitled to much
credit for the good work they have
performed. The record is one of
which any public official might we'll
feel proud.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
RAILROAD carmen
make GOOD TERMS
Conclude Schedule With Pere
Marquette Railway and Get
Wage Increase.

CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-The Brother
hood Of Railway Carmen have sue
ceeded in negotiating a. schedule with
the management of the Pere Mar
quette railway by which the carmen
have received an increase from half
a cent up to e.. cents per hour.
Piece work rates were increased pro-
portionately. -
= A very satisfactory set Of shop con-
ditions were obtained. The best Of
feeling exists between the officers Of
the organization and the management
OF the railway company. ~
The carmen also made settlement
with the Big Four railway, one of
the branches Of the New York Cen
trail, by which all car inspectors,
safety appliance men and oilers re-
ceived an increase in wages ranging
from 1 z cents to 21s cents per hour.
These employees will in future be
paid at the rate Of time and a half
for all Holidays. ~@'. 8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
STATIONARY FIREMEN
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-During
the last so days the stationary fire.
men have organized new locals in
Ottawa, Can, Haverill, Mass, Jersey
City, N. j., and Wilmington, Del.
They are meeting with good sue
cess in renewing agreements with
employers and have just concluded
new and satisfactory agreements in
Kansas City, Mo-, Omaha, Neb, and
st. Paul, Minn., which will secure
for their members an eight-hour day
and a six day working week, on an
average wage Of $3.17 per day.
Less than ten years ago the sta
tionary firemen in these cities got
about 81 for a 12-hour day, and were
compelled to be on duty 365 days
per year.
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STREET CAR VICTORY.
car men obtained increase in wages
and improved their working condi-~
tons without strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
FREIGHT HANDLERS
GET NICE INCREASE

WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 8.-The
freight handlers have just secured an
advance in wages. Truckers get an
increase from 123z cents per hour
and 81 per day after six months serv-
ice to 81 and $2.10, storers from FL
cents to rs cents, checkers from
$3.50 and SIS. per month to $3.50
and $40.
This is the second increase in ten
months. All roads entering this city
are paying the advanced scale.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
TO extend |. POWERS \ |: !
Of /. COUNTY 4 CORONER ;.|]'' R
Union Labor Believes That Of
T. ficial Should Have Authority
to Investigate Accidents.

The study Of accident prevention
and the failure Of a large number Of
employers to afford proper means Of
safety for their workmen at their
employment Is prompting the labor
organizations of Minnesota to consid-
er the proposition Of going before
the legislature and asking for. the
passage OF a law increasing the re-
sponsibility and adding to the duties
Of the county coroners.,
Under the law, as it reads, coroners
are empowered only to hold inquests
upon the dead bodies Of such per-
sons as are supposed to have come
to their death by violence, land not
when the death is believed to- have
been and was evidently occasioned by
casualty"
A year or more ago a number Of
men were killed at the Norman mine.
It Was then held and has since been
confirmed that this accident was due
to criminal negligence of the mine
operators who took a chance with the
lives of their employees to get ore
out Of the mine quickly and cheaply,
and particularly to exhaust it's sup
ply before it's lease, which had but
q short time to run, expired. APP
parently, no official of the state Of
Minnesota clothed with police power
had any right to investigate the sup
posed criminal aspect of the accident.
A young girl was killed in Duluth
hotel recently in an elevator accident.
It was believed the elevator entrance
was devoid of proper safeguards, and
the death Of the girl was due to
criminal negligence on the part Of
the hotel owners.
In neither case did the coroner Of
st. Louis county, under the law, have
any authority to investigate the ac-
cident and fix the responsibility there
for. The labor organizations Of Min
nesota believe the time has arrived
when some official should be clothed
with the power to hold. inquest over
the remains Of workmen who have
been killed by accident and to deter
mine whether or not death was caused
by criminal negligence.
The advice Of counsel is sought and
it is proposed to draft bill to be
presented to the legislature at, its
next session clothing the coroner with
power to Investigate all deaths by
violence where they occur on the
public highway or in a. mine or fac
tory. This unnecessary slaughter OF
the lives of the working people Of
Minnesota must stop and union. la
Dor proposes to find a way to stop it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
LABOR TEMPLE is ..~ r.. L.
.. !. ). ALSO DEDICATED

UTICA, N. T., Aug. The corner.
stone Of Utica's Labor temple was
laid with appropriate ceremonies on
July 4, 1911. Since that time the
edifice has been completed and on
July 4, 1912, dedicatory 81 exercises
were held. sla, 81 D s%si 5485 81 ~. #55ss3ss
William .. Huber, president Of the
United Brotherhood. Of Carpenters,
delivered the principal address. ,i
s The bull ding is q creditable monu-
ment to the persistent endeavor of
Utica's union men. 81 II M II I.
Lots ;of men ares fuli .of srelig ion and
3Symnathy5 INT ifs 4 mt A1f enAa - 30,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10

Philadelphia local, reports that the
wages Of union dyers have advanced
from 10 to 40 per cent; that IS shops
in that city are now paying a mini
mum Of rs cents per hour. :
Previous to organization, the maxi
mum wage paid to dyers in Philadel-
phia was $1,000 for a week of so
hours.
The dye house workers at. Thomp-
sonville, Conn., have not yet sue,
ceeded in settling their differences
with the Hartford Carpet corpora
ton.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
FARGO BOYS WIN.

FARGO, N. D.-Painters increased
wages 7h cents and Carpenters IL
per cent without strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10

sGIt is one thing to- BE thrifty an4
another 5to ~ sttng