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Evening journal., 1912-02-24
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.

HE report Of the Bureau of Labor at Wash
i inqton as to the conditions in the southern
cotton mills discloses a sordid and tragic tale
the poverty of those who are exploited in these
mills
No wonder there was so insstent a demand for
an investigation as TO the true conditions in the
south, demand that, by the way, was resisted by
some of the most influential southern senators.
Government investigators selected twenty-one
typical southern cotton mill families and studied
their incomes and expenditures in detail for the
year 1908. In almost every case these conditions
were found:
The father and two or three of the older chill
dren at work in the MILL yet the total annual in
come of the family breadwinners often less than
$1,000 year.
The account at the company store running
steadily above the family income.
At the end of the year a debt, which is met by
an appeal to loan shark
To meet the added demand of interest and prin-
cipal of the debt, another child is sent to work
and so on until the trapped family has sent all its
children into the NAV of the mill.
The report records shocking statistics Of dis
ease and death decimating the stunted, weakened
population.
in other industries says the report "the
father may feel that he can never hope for anything
more for himself, but he can at least plan and
struggle for better life for his children Here
the mill demands the children as we'll as the faith
ers. The so-called normal family--father, with
wife and children dependent upon him for sup
ports not found among the twenty-one typical
families studied. Large families are the rule, the
average number of families Investigated having
o5 members including boarders. The average
number of wage earners was SO
Corn bread, biscuit, pork and coffee form
large part of the diet of all families. Pork means
lat; pork salted, containing very little lean. No
where was any expenditure noted for alcoholic
liquors.
Over 81 per cent of all operatives live in COM
pany-owned houses 1t is common occurrence
to lind the mother and the small children. eyi-
IDENTIFY insufhoiently warmed, huddled about small
fire in one of the rooms
Measles malarial fever, typhoid, pneumonia
skin diseases, and tuberculosis are prevalent That
the people are not healthy is shown bv the fact
that every family studied was obliged either to
employ a doctor or buy medicines. The people
prescribe for their ills and are burdened
with patent medicines and cure-alls"
From their pitfuI incomes the mill workers pa,
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
Editorial Opinion
JAILED FOR DEBT.

Boston Post
Cove nor Foss srtuck a popular
chord the other day by his declara-
ton that the 10000 persons who went
to Jail in this commonwealth last
year because too poor to pay their
fl es. were practic lily sent to Jail for
debt II is a penalty on poverty
which somehow ought to be light
ened.
And IN this connection, is il not
about tine for Massachusetts to do
away with that archaic. absurd asd
outrageous "mesne process" by
which anyone can have anyone else
thrown into jail by the mere a sertion
that the victim owes him money and
is, according to the belief Of the
complainant. about to leave the state ?
For this gentle game no evidence
Of any so is needed. Nothing has
to be p oven. Nothing may be owed,
even. The mere say so of a man with
a grievance against another man is
enough TO land that other man in iail
until he can bonds or takes the
poor debtors OATH It is about as
contemplate a legal proceeding es is
still permitted 10 disgrace our statute
books.
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
A WARNING AGAINST WET FEET.

Wet and chilled feet usually affect
the mucous membrane of the nose.
throat and lungs. and Ia grippe. bron-
chitis OF pneumonia may result Watch
carefully. particularly the children.
and for the racking stubborn coughs
give Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound II sooths the infiamed men,
branes, and heals the cough quickly
Take 40 substitute.
n. b. Danforth, Market and Second
streets.-Adv
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
:: Personal and Pertinent ::

Life is made up of little things and he that scorns
them dcspses his real interest There is an old
and true saying "Take of the minutes and the
hours will take care OF themselves" This may be rem
dered take care Of the little things, and the more
mighty matters will be likely TO be we'll done.J W.
Baker
Every man is missionary now and forever. for good
or for evil whether he intends. designs It not
He may be blot radating outward TO the very cir
cumference of society his dark influence; or he may
be a blessing, spreading benedicuon over the length
Chalmers.
.-.-.-.
Music is a kind OF inarticulae speech which leads
us to the edge Of the infinite and let's for moments
gaze into t--Carlyle.
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
:: With the Paragraphers :.


Georgia reports that hocks of robins are getting
drunk ON Chinaberries II Burbank would develop the
Chinaberry until it is about the size of grapefruit
would push the growers produce enough Of them
to go around.-Nashville Democrat
There are 33s11 nsant persons in New York. accord
ing TO the State Commissioner Of Lunaoy. But wait
until tho baseball season startsi-Columbia (S. CO
State.
Jacob Riis has been heard frcm; the Roosevelt
column is ready TO march.-Phiadelpha Rec
ord
Boston women say they going cling their
tight skirts Sort Of mutual. isn't it?-Washington
Post
This being leap year. the Colonel thinks Miss Nomi-
nation should make the first move--Memphis Conner
cal-Appeal
The "l-told-you-so" chorus when Roosevelt finally
admits that he was a candidate will be something
deafenng-Washngton Star
Evening journal., 1912-02-24

This is "Dime Day of the Associated Charities
of this city and thousands of envelopes have been
distributed with the request that in each dime
shall be placed and forwarded 10 the charitable
organization which is doing good work. The win
ter has been a peculiarly hard one and the funds
of the organization have been taxed to the utmost
The Associated Charities is deserving of support
and surely the appeal for funds should be respond
ed to- especially when the contributions asked are
so small BY all means assist the Associated Char
ties in its noble efforts relieve distress and suf
fering.
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
THE SENSE OF OBLIGATION BACK OF
AFAMOUS EDUCATIONAL FUND

ed a successfully operating duplicate
of Arkwright's epoch-marking ma
chinery, he was joined by his brother,
John, and together they built the
country's first large cotton mill upon
a water power a few miles from Prov
idence, r. / which led to the estab-
lishment of the village Of Slaters-
VILE
A son of John slater-John Fox
Evening journal., 1912-02-24

Slater by name-entered the cotton
mill of his father and uncle as soon
as his school days were ended. He
mastered every branch Of the industry
and at the death of his father. who
survived his uncle, this John f. Slater
became the head Of the great Slater
mills, as they we're by that time. The
proximity of one Of these mills to the
City Of Norwich, Conn, caused John f.
Slater to remove from Slatersville to
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
RIRTHnAY PARTY

a Washington birthday party was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Hines on
Thursday evening at their home. on
the Concord turnpike. Those present
were: Carrie Talley. Emily Talley
Thelma Hines, Elizabeth Montgomery
Lucille McGarvey. Anna Talley, Betty
Talley. Rachel Rotthouse. Vera Betty
Sara McGarvey. Olive Rhoades Ed
ward Hines, Ralph Betty and William
Rotthouse
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
Stories of fhe Day
HE WAS FROM KENTUCKY.

When Speaker Champ Clark, Of Mis-
souri, was prosecuting attorney of Pike
county an old darky came into his Of
fee at Louisiana one morning and
after beating around the brambles for
a few minutes, brought forth the OBJ
ject of his visit.
'Wuzn yeG bawn in Kentucky, Mas
Champ? he inquired, cautiously.
Sure, Uncle Henry"
Use had spishuns you wuz, sub,
mon once, but the other mawin' when
YOU make dat speech agin Sam Col.
Inns and say dat whisky wuz de great
est ebil in de worl' | begins to- hab
misdoubtments, suh."
Whats where was born got to do
with it, Uncle Henry? It's a fact,
isn't it?"
"Tse bawn in Kentucky myself,
sub" said Uncle Henry, with pride,
IAN hahn givin' off no 'pinion on
dat subieck, but you'd please me clean
down TO de groun sub, eff you'd tell
me eff de persecutin attorney has got
to swear to his speech, er is he jis
talkin' to de jury New York Herald
Foley Kidney Pills will cure any
case of kidney or bladder trouble not
beyond the reach of medicine. No medi-
cine can do more.
n. B. Danforth, Market and I'd Sts..
Wilmington, Del.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-02-24
NEW NEWS of
YESTERDAY

II was Samuel Slater, apprentice Of
Richard Arkwright the inventor of
power spinning machinery. who es-
tablished the cotton spinning industry
in the new world in the early part Of
President Washingtons first admin
istraiton.
A few years after Samuel Slater had
carried over to America in his mind
the plans Of Arkwright's invention
and by means of memory alone erect
Evening journal., 1912-02-24

With regard to the proposal made by Postmaster
General Hitchcock for the government to own the
telegraph companies the views of President Taft
are in accord with the best public septiment--
that is, such public utilities should be privately
owned but regulated by the government
Evening journal., 1912-02-24

The president and twenty-nine other men con-
nected with a big cash register company have been
indicted on a charge of conspirng to restrain trade
The government has rung them up, so to speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
HETTY GREEN NOT IDLING
Cooks Own Breakfast and
Works Hard on Birthday.

Although yesterday was her birthday.
and she was seventy-elght years old and
wealthy enough to take the day of TO
celebrate, had she felt so inclined, Mrs.
Hetty Green, known far and wide as the
wealthiest woman in this country, re-
ported at her office, at No. Ill Broadway,
long before most SIS week clerks get to
work. Her cheeks shone with the ruddi-
ness that cannot be purchased In drug
stores and her step had the spring OF
youth and ambition. An old straw hat,
trimmed with ancient black lace, covered
her head and her gown was not In
fashion and was frayed at the bottom, but
it is the same dress she has worn for
many years, and she believes its useful
ness has not yet ended
or course, Mrs Green had TO submit 10
considerable interrogation from group
of reporters before she could get down to
her days chores When asked how she
kept IN such splendid condition she said:
by eating baked onion every day. II
kills any germs that might get into my
system and keeps my cheeks red. ! chew
all day on one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22

the country, and Of all the state organ
izations controlled by that party.
Another speaker was Mrs. c. McIvor'
who came as fraternal delegate from
Canada.
Belva Lockwood was as enthusiastic as
ever and predicted that within the next
fifteen years a woman would be President
of the United States.
The executive committee of the asso-
citation, which held a meeting this morn
ing. decided TO recommend to the conven-
ton several amendments to the const!tu-
ton and bylaws. The proposed changes
are 10 large extent of minor importance
No radical amendments were suggested
The most important changes provide
that the president and vlce-presidents OF
the association shall attend every con-
vention for the nomination of President
of the United States to urge the inser-
ton OF an equal suffrage plank In Its
platform. Another amendment provides
that the officers and members OF the as
ISOLATION shall maintain a strictly nom
partisan attitude to all political parties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
BY Ida Hustled Harper.
Philadelphia. November 81.

Philadelphia, November 81
A Mayor who does not sidestep woman
suffrage who is not called out OF town
the day he was TO welcome the conven-
ton. Philadelphia has him, and his name
| is Rudolph Blankenburg! And he didn't
pay so many compliments that he forgot
to mention where he stood on the great
question. In fact, the only compliment
he paid the women was 10 address them
as II they were intelligent human beings.
| IT don't know what you're here FOR
said Mayor Gaynor when he addressed the
New York State Federation Of Women
| Clubs. Mayor Blankenburg knew exactly
what the women were assembled for and
he lost no time In telling them that ne
was there for the same purpose.
THE question of woman suffrage was
settled forever by the gaining OF those
four states at the last election" he said
and the greatest victory of all was In the
near East" State Of Michigan. I'VE have
heard a good deal Of the wild and woolly
West" he continued, but its women have
taken their wool 10 a good market ana
exchanged IL for the splendid garment or
liberty. And now Pennsylvania is ready
for woman suffrage" he declared. ana
| It is time for a vigorous campaign"
Didn't the women cheer? "He can nave
US" they said, but he didn't want them or
anything they could do for him. He simply
stood for principle which he has advo-
Gated all his life, and holding office hasn't
made him coward.
Then came another innovation. 1--WE
will now hear from the other half Of the
city administration said President Anna
Shaw, and up from the side Of her dis
tingushed husband rose Mrs. Blanken-
burg, for many years president Of the
Pennsylvania Suffrage Association, in the
days when this required no little courage
and independence.
THAT was a great meeting in indie
pendence Square a few hours ago" she
said "Old independence Hall is the
cradle OF American liberty. but 1 never
enter It's doors without regretting that
the cradle was only big enough for the
liberty of men" One can imagine a slight
enlargement Of the crack in the bell at
this remark.
That was glorious meeting under
those century-old elms in Independence
Square as the bells and whistles sounded
the hour Of IL and the women OF all the
nation through their representatives pro-
mulgated the new Declaration OF indie
pendence. Tine brilliant sunshine and
soft air were Of May rather than No
vember The ancient, historic hall made
an admirable background for the hun
dreds of blue and yellow suffrage ban
ners, linking the old and the new in the
same demand for the inalienable rights
Of citizenship; while from his lofty pin
nacle on the tower Of the City Hall Will
lam Penn looked approvingly down on
the new woman calling for that justice
Of which he was the great exemplar.
The Director OF Public Safety, who was
in some doubt as 10 whether he would
allow this Dissertation" OF Independence
Square, evidently had his doubt removed.
He wouldn't do # for the Industrial
Workers of the World. he said. but the
women told him they were the industrial
workers of the world, and they never
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
What to Do When the
Turkey Tr0ts Skyward

stuffing will seem to be too dry, but do nor
will be soggy when cooked. Stir in the
other ingredients, and 1t is ready
Both these dressings can be used al
stufiing for lamb, veal. chicken. duck or
other turkey substitutes.
But the market reports which have been
giving gloomy news about the turkeys
price say that cranberries will be cheap.
That is consoling. We can have real"
cranberry sauce, at least. But, be II
known to the uninltiated, more than Gran.
berries are needed TO make "reap'
sauce. Those Of us who have tasted
some Of the insipid, watery connections
masquerading under Its name can testify
to that. II one sticks to the following
recipe, however, a firm, stiff mould OF
dark crimson that will stand alone" will
result. II will be rich and sweet but
not insipid. The sauce, or rather, mar.
malade, may be moulded into any fancy
shape or into small individual moulds-
one for each guest. These moulds will
be doubiy tempting TO the eye IL placed
upon a delicate green lettuce leaf or
upon a nest of blanched celery leaves
Choose the dark, richly-colored berries
in preference TO the large, light-colored
fruit Put them into a porcelain lined
saucepan and add a cupful (half a pint
Of water, no more and no less, to quart
of berries. Boil them for twenty min
utes, counting from the time the water
around them begins to boil, Add two
cupfuls Zone pinD Of sugar at the end
of this time and cook the marmalade for
Just exactly ten minutes longer, stirring
It frequently to prevent burning. Pour It
at once either into two-pint bowls or
each side Of the table-present a more
attractive appearance than one big mould
formed in a quart bowl. One big mould,
besides, Is likely to crack In the middle
When properly cooked the cranberries'
skins soften into a gelatinous substance.
which makes the marmalade more de-
licious. II would be a mistake under
ordinary conditions to strain them out
but IL can be done II preferred, and one
will have a clear, shining Jelly Do not
cook the marmalade longer than ten min
utes after the sugar is added, as long
cooking ruins the flavor Of the berries.
II more water is added, or II less sugar
Is used, or IL this recipe is varied in any
way whatever, the marmalade will not
stand alone. One will have only liquid
sauce IL one resorts to guesswork. The
boiling of the fruit should be steady and
rap,d and very great care should be
taken that II does not burn.
Let the cranberries stand fully twelve
hours in the moulds before serving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
There Are Many Substitutes
for the Expensive Bird
and Cranberries
Are Cheap.

with the 10y bird" OF Thanksgiving
| time turkey trotting upward to IS cents
pound. many housekeepers feel that they
cannot have the traditional Thanksgiving
dinner this year. Turkeys are fast becom-
ing a luxury which only the poor can
enjoy, for the waif who has festivals
given In his honor by charitable societies
always has turkey, no matter what the
price.
There may be a crumb of comfort for
those who are planning to serve some
sort OF turkey substitute In the thought
that many epicures believe that the excel
lence Of the turkeys flavor has been
greatly exaggerated I'm the minds OF those
who are either rich enough or poor
enough to dine on him. 1t is the delicious
stufing full of sage, onion and thyme
which is so tempting, they say. To do
proper justice to the turkey himself, they
add, ne should be served without stuftins,
as his own favor-what there is OF It's
completely hidden by the medley OF flavor
In the stuffing II is the stufiing that has
given him his laurels OF fame. and these
laurels, we are told, can be given 10
almost any stuffed meat. Stewed breast
OF lamb or veal for instance, may be
used with celery, cranberry sauce and
pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving time, ana
unless one is overwhelmingly sentimental,
he will hardly realize that American ira
dtions are being slightly departed from
at this-America's own-special festival.
To make particularly appetizing stuff
ing mix with a quart OF bread crumbs
half a tablespoonful Of salt, one very
scant teaspoonful Of pepper, teaspoontul
of chopped parsley. half a teaspoonful OF
powdered sage, one teaspoonful OF sum-
mer savory, two or three slices OF onion
and a scant half cupful OF butter. Add
Just enough milk to hold the mass togeth-
CT. but not enough to make 1t soggy II
summer sayory is not conveniently at
hand, sweet marjoram and thyme may be
used in It's place-one half teaspoonful OF
each.
Another dressing is made as follows:
To every quart Of soft bread crumbs use
a quarter OF a cupful OF butter, the same
quantity OF milk, a quarter Of teaspoon
full OF thyme, a scant teaspoonful Of sage,
a teaspoonfui Of parsley and tesspoonful
Of salt, two small sliced onions and pep
per to suit the taste. Mix the butter and
milk thoroughly with the crumbs. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
SAYS PRIEST BROKE MATCH
Girl in Breach of Promise Suit
Talks of Interference.

Hackensack, Nov. 2l.-Father Pinder, OF
the Waldwick Catholic Church, figured
to-day in the opening of the breach OF
promise suit OF Miss Alice Bernardine
Conniff against ]. Edward Tralnor. a
young real estate broker OF Ramsey
whose mother is a wealthy widow The
suit is being tried before Justice c. G.
Black in the Bergen County Circuit Court
here. and Judge James r. Carroll, coun-
sci for the pretty plaintiff. is asking for
81, 900 damages.
Miss Conniff comes from Maryland II
was while visiting her sister In Ramsey
four years ago that she met Trainor and
fell in love with him. The couple met
three times a week and exchanged many
love letters until juno 10, Just week
before the date set for their wedding.
I'VE had called upon Father Pinder
and he told US TO come to his ONCE q
few days later TO complete arrangements
TO have our marriage banns announced
from his pulpit on the following Sunday"
testified Miss Commit
Later. Father Pinder told me couldn't
marry Trainor because he hadn't been "a
the sacraments in eight years; that he
never attended church and wasn't finan-
cially able to care for me.
81 saw Trainor that same night, and
asked him II ii was possible that any
one could separate us at this time Then
he told me that before leaving home that
day his mother had declared that the day
he married me he would lose all And
that's the last time he ever called to
see me-"
Trainors counsel said that the defence
would contend that there had been no
breach OF contract, but merely post
ponement Of the wedding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-22
AFTER SUFFRAGE ENEMIES
Michigan Governor Denounoes
Acts of Liquor Men.
INV Telegraph 10 The Tribune


Lansing, Mich, Nov Ex-Governor
Chase S. Osborn issued to-day state
ment demanding that the suffrage re-
turns be sent TO Lansing at once and de-
nouncing the liquor interests for their at
tempt TO defeat the will Of the people by
fraud
IF the liquor interests defeat the
amendment by fraud, proved or sus-
pected, the people Of Michigan VIII re-
taliate, in my opinion. by adopting state
wide prohibition" said the Governor.
1.-THE question still seems to be largely
one as 70 whether the liquor interests
own and control and run Michigan.
Those most feared are certain election
crooks In certain Detroit precincts who
would not hesitate to do anything that
they thought they could get away with"