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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09

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The dramatized version Of Rex
Beach's great book, "The Barrier" a
vivid story of the Klondike, as pre-
scented at the Colonial Theatre last
night, easily ranked with the very
best attractions that have been seen
here this season 1t is indeed STU .5g
drama, full Of pathos as we'll as ex-
citing climaxes, and was enjoyed by
the audience from the first the final
curtain. H'Ns- fNt
It was In the hands of a capable
company and they made strong pre-
sentation of the New Eldorado, !"
where mo law OF either God or man
runs north of fifty-three."
Miss Llicretia Del Vale, as Necia,
was all that could be asked. Howard
Nugent, as John Gale, "a hunted man"
was fine, and his numerous scenes
were masterfully rendered. Charles
P. Bates, as Poleon poret, a French
Canadian, was good and carried with
him the sympathy Of the audience IN
his troubles. Lou Hardness, as NO
Creek Lee" furnished the comedy for
the evening and made decided hit.
The company as a whole is strong,
well balanced, and deserve liberal
patronage.
Della Clarke In Introduce Me-"
Della Clarke's new comedy, Intro.
duce Me-" which Is said to be abso'
lutely new in theme. bright and laugh
able throughout and wholesome in ev'
cry moment, will be the offering at the
Colonial for one night next week.
The story Of Introduce Me" has to
do with the smisfbortunes and domes
tic infelicity of young married
couple. George Nichol, an unsuccess
full play writer, has wife who is
more gifted and successful, and who
writes under the name Of Francis
Eyerton, absolutely unknown to hel
husband. She explains her income
n that keeps them in comfort and happi
ness by saying that her Aunt Hannah
makes her bountiful allowance.
The wife writes book, entitled
Susan" which creates something o.
furore, and her girl chum, Edn;
Somers. who is an actress, prevails
upon her to have the book dramatizet
that she might star in 1t. Meanwhile
Aunt Hannah arrives and trouble be
gins right away. A manager of Mrs
Nichols calls and is talking business
with her on the sofa when Aunt Han
nah comes in and sees them making
love as she thinks. A little later Edna
Somers arrives at the Nichol home
She is making arrangements With thu
husband about dramatizing the book
Et'Susan," when Aunt Hannah comes II
again, she sees that the actress il
smoking cigarette and is making
love to the husband The aunt leaves
the room and discovers bottle o
\ wine in the cooler, which she thinks
is cider; she drink it, becomes tipsl
and tells the husband that a man wa,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09
Fire Insurance Folks.

A young Englishwoman introduced a
new phrase to a New Yorker the 9th,
er day. She had been telling of her
home town, of its extraordinary sane
timoniousness, until her nearer asked,
"Why, what sort of folks live thereT
"Oh," she said. they're all fire In
surance folks"
1t didn't seem that any one commu-
nifty could be made up Of people In
one line of business, and the nearer
asked for an explanation.
"Why," came the answer, fire in
surance folks are returned colonials
who lived abroad and have committed
every crime in the calendar. Then
when they get old they come and try
to square up by. living six years of
the most painful piety. That's why
we call 'em fire insurance folks.
New York Sun.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09
That Easy Three Hundred.

Soon after Senator John Sharp VII,
liams arrived in Washington some
years ago us member Of the house of
representatives man on the staff Of a
magazine approached him with re-
quest for an interview of thousand
words on the outlook for the Demo,
cratic party Rejecting that at that
time the outlook was anything but
bright, Williams said:
IN dictate it to my stenographer
and mail it to you"
a month later the magazine man
stepped up to Williams and handed
him q check for $500
is that for me?" 1sked Williams
quizzically.
Eyes, SIR
what for?"
"For that article you wrote for us on
the outlook for Democracy"
"And this is authorship" unused the
lawmaker, smiling well, it's the
only easy money ever made, What's
the use of, being patriot anyhow n
Popular Magazine. e
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09

The Seychelles islands form an arch
ipelago Of ia islands and are situated
about 1,4O0 miles east Of Alden and
1000 miles from Zanzibar. They rise
steeply out Of the sea, eliminating in
the isle Of Maize, which is about 5000
feet above the level of the ocean and
Is nearly the center of the group. All
the islands are of coral growth. The
houses are built of a species of mas
sive coral hewn into square blocks
which glisten like white marble;
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09
AnluSenlentS n

making love to his wife few hours
before, just as he was doing to the
actress; she also states that she has
only one COW, two pigs and two acres,
and she can't send anybody anything
When the wife arrives her husband
questions her integrity and she leaves
| him. They are living apart when the
Play is produced and it turns out to
| lie great success The finale brings
the husband and wife together again
when he is all but overcome with as
Itonishment to know that it IS his wife
who wrote the book, Susan"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09
Reasons Obvious.

1--WE, win sing Awake, Ye Saints i'm,
mediately before the sermon tomor.
row." announced the minister at choir
practice on Saturday afternoon.
Don't you think" inquired the OBJ
servant tenor, that 1t would be more
appropriate to sing 1t Immediately aft.
er the sermon?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09
Wanted Sometime Elaborate,

Mr. C6opahA Could you iernme look
in yo' dictionary a minute, kuhnel?
Jest want t. find couple Of words to
add to nah lodge office tide what All
was elected to last night They dun
chose me grand high most worthy ex-
allied imperial plenipotentiary, but 1t
strikes me dat sounds 5es' a little bit
cheap.-Puck. f..
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-09
Wasn't al Home Much,

! Mrs. Hoyle-How much did her hus
band leave her when he died? Mrs.
Doyle-One more evening a week than
when he was aliye.-Judge. '1-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
HERBERT S. BIGELOW Is THE
MAN OF THE HOUR IN OHIO

THE constitutional convention
Il now in session in Ohio has
finally voted to submit the Initiative,
Referendum and Recall to the peo-
pie. The debate on the Question
was long and bitter. Herbert S.
Bigelow, president of the convention,
and an advocate of direct legislation
for Is years, came out of the fight
With record and name as clean
and as clear as crystal.
It is said thai his speech closing
the debate on the Initiative and REF
erendum proposal was magnificent
effort. Indeed, it made such a pro-
found impression upon the people of
the state that he is now being urged
to become candidate for governor.
The newspapers of Columbus with
out exception characterize Mr.. Bige-
low as a splendid leader who has
kept faith with the people and with
stood the assaults of Privilege and it's
tools in and out of the convention.
The Citizen refers to him as zone of
the greatest men who has appeared
in public life in Ohio in a genera
tion.''
It will be a serious reflection upon
the intelligence of the people of his
state if they permit Bigelow to re-
tire from public life now that they
have won under his generalship their
great battle against the Powers that
Prey. There are many great bat
ties yet to be fought. The governor
ship is a natural place for the peo-
pies leader to occupy.
Judged by his works, his ideals
and his unselhsh and answering de-
votion to the welfare of the COM
mon man, Herbert S. Bigelow is the
very embodiment Of those qualities
of which real peoples governors are
made.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
THE MAN WHO LOST.
BY JOHN D.. WELLS.

BY JOHN D.. WELLS.
It's easy enough when a man has
gained
The great success that the gods
endow,
To take his hand and, as fate or
dained
TO place the laurel upon his brow;
But what Of the man who has paid
the cCst?-
The wond'ring one of the Host That
Lost?
For each who wins there is one who
fails
shed;
The scroll of fame, in the final scales.
Will underweigh all the woes it bred;
There is no path to the goal butts
crossed
BY scores of those of the Host That
Lost
His hands are palsied, his wounds are
sore! =
When, deep in his heart, sweet mem
cries stir,
What blame to him if he fingers DER
The cup that hides all the days that
we're
The trimming cup that will shut from
view
The happier days that the Failure
knew?
Though bleared his eye, in its light
there is
A longing, deep, for child's caress-
An humble wish for a child of his
10 lavish his treasured tenderness
A mute appeal for word-a sigh
From one of them all who pass him
hvi
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
WHAT Is THE RECALL?

In selecting men for office, the people pick men
because Of their apparent fitness to carry out the
will OF the people expressed in the laws and
IN the charter. 1t is unthinkable that the people
would deliberately choose for office men intent up
on doing that which the people demand shall not be
done, and leaving undone that which the people
propose shall be DONE
In this country government still continues to
governed; government still continues to be of the
people, by the people, and for the people, notwith-
standing the claims Of the reactionaries and other
defenders of Privilege.
Such being the case in the event of the people
being mistaken in a man whom they elect to office.
one who deliberately does thing which he had lead
them to believe he would not do and leaves undone
things which he had lead them to believe he would
do, what the people-the recreant officials en-
ployers-to do about it?
Must they leave him in office to continue to
betray them? Or shall they remove him from office
and substitute another who will do what the first
had been employed to do?
The common sense Of it is that the official if
ne prove corrupt or incompetent or wrongheaded.
or for any other unsatisfactory, should be
removed if majority Of those from whom he de-
rlves the power which he has, desire his removal
This power of removal is given in the proposed
Recall amendment to the city charter which the
council has submitted to the people for their ap-
prevail
BY adopting this amendment at the Special Elec
ton to be held in May, the people delegate no
powers; they merely retain to themselves powers
which no free people can safely delegate
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
THE A. B. G. OF DIRECT LEGISLATION.

The Labor World as we stated in our last issue,
proposes from now until the polls close on May
7th to conduct educational campaign and to
give it's readers such information it may obtain
on the principle of Direct Legislation through the
Initiative and Referendum.
The most important amendment to the charter
Of the city of Duluth ever submitted to the people
is the one upon which they will be called upon to
vote at the special election to be held next month";
What is the Initiative?
The Initiative gives the people power, by petit
ton OF 70 per cent Of their number, to request the
council to pass given ordinance. The council is
not bound to enact the proposed measure, but if it
should fail to do after 20 days, it must submit
the proposed ordinance to the people, who, by their
votes, will decide whether or not they wish the
measure to become law
Or IT 1O per cent and less than 20 per cent of
the people petition, that ordinance be passed
and the council shall fail to pass it, the proposed
ordinance shall be submitted to the vote of the
people at the next general municipal election oc-
curing at any time 20 days after the receipt of
the petition by the city clerk. If the proposed
ordinance receive vote Of majority of the people
then it becomes law of the city.
What is the Referendum?
The Referendum merely gives the people power
OF veto on acts Of the council. At present, one
man is entrusted with this far-reaching power the
mayor The advocates of the Referendum hold it
to be safer for institutions, and more nducive
to the we'll being Of the city, that this power be
reposed in the whole people, from whom come all
the power that aldermen and mayors enjoy
Under the proposed Referendum 20 per cent of
the electors, by petition, may place act of the
council before the people, for the people to say
whether not it shall become law If the majority
OF the people vote for the measure then it stands
as the council passed it. But if the majority vote
against it, it is vetoed precisely though it had re-
ceived the stamp of disapproval from the mayor
In voting themselves the power Of the Referen-
dunn, the people are merely giving themselves power
OF the veto which heretofore has reposed in one
man alone.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
WHY WASTE PEOPLES
MONEY ON NEW JAIL?

THE Labor World cannot UNDER
l. stand why it is necessary to
tear down the present county jail
and to spend $250,000 of the peoples
money to construct a new one. It
strikes us that if there is anything
wrong with sanitary conditions in
the present structure they can easily
be remedied.
The present order of things is not
going to continue forever. There
Will come a time in the not-distant
future when such an institution as
our county Jail will be used only for
detention purposes. It will simply
be place to hold people accused Of
crime until after their cases shall
have been disposed Of by the courts.
1t is imperatively the duty of both
the city and county to make i'm
mediate plans for the care of con-
victed petty offenders in more
humane manner than has been done
in the past
The people of this day are pretty
much in favor Of the idea of estab-
fishing a workhouse and work farm
where offenders against the law may
be kept. They are also becoming
imbued with the thought that drunk
enness is not crime, but a. disease,
and that a place should be estab-
lished for the treatment of it's victims,
If the county has any money to
spend for the erection of a Jail let
it do what it can to improve the
present structure. It should then use
its surplus money by joining with
the city to establish an institution
out where the air is fresh and free for
the proper, decent and humane care
OF men and women who have been
apprehended on the threshold OF
crime, and who, surrounded by the
proper influence, stand a good show
of being saved
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
WHY SHOULD A WOMAN
BE KILLED ON ELEVATOR?


"A elevator last Sunday shortly
after midnight in the st. Louis hotel.
This is the second accident of a like
character that has occurred on the
same elevator in the same hotel. Ac-
cording to the daily papers the young
woman was said to be Is years Of
age. 1t was given out by the hotel
propr1etors that the young woman
was running the freight elevator con-
trary to orders
There is a law in Minnesota which
prohibits women Is years of age and
under from being employed after
seven o'clock at night and at en-
Payments that may endanger her
life, health and morals
Now, what we would like to know
is whether or not the girl reached
the age Of Is years. We would like
to know why women Of this age are
being employed at night work at all.
IT the hotel people gave orders
that employees should not use the
freight elevator we would like to
know why the hotel proprietors do
not keep the gateway into the ele-
vator, which previously cost a human
life, under lock and key.
It Is all very we'll now to make q
statement that orders were given
prohibiting employees from using the
freight elevator, but we will be very
much interested in the report of the
city elevator inspector and the state
factory inspector on this accident.
There are altogether too many
people losing their lives on elevators
in Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
BOOSTS AND SLAMS
ON CURRENT EVENTS
CHAIRMAN PROUTY IS
ON THE WRONG TRACK

~HARLEs A. PROUTY, chairman
~ of the Interstate Commerce
commission, delivered an address last
Thursday before the Traffic club of
Pittsburgh. 1t is said that special
train brought many railroad officials
from New York, Philadelphia and
other eastern points, and a number
the day.
Mr.. Prouty's speech, or at least a
certain portion of it, was given much
publicity through the press and it
has created nation wide interest. He
declared that the railroads Of this
country were in a most Unfortunate
dilemma. 1.-The organized railroad
laborers make a demand for in
creased wages he said. 'This in
creased wage adds to the expense of
operation and reduces net revenue.
Tn Interstate Commerce commission
is not inclined to agree to an in
crease in rates.
The speaker then went on to say
that he did not see how the railroads
of the United States could be ex-
pected to pay more wages to their
lajborers until they were permitted to
increase their revenue.
Well, if this isn't serving the peo-
pie with vengeance. Railroad CAPT.
tai, like it's ilk in other lines Of en-
deavor, will do everything but get
off the backs of labor and all the
people. 1t declares if it is COM
PEELED to pay laborers increased
wages it must exact from the peo-
pie more money for carrying pas
sengers and freight.
IT the railroad business were orga-
nized on an honest basis, and it were
found that the business was unprofit-
able on it's present earnings, the peo-
pie of this country would cheerfully
unite in granting to the railroads the
right to increase charges sufficiently
to make their business profitable.
But the people know that Am err
can railroads are paying dividends
on honest and dishonest investments,
and they will not readily agree to any
increase in the rate of transportation
charges until the dishonest capital
ization is eliminated from the railroad
corporations Of this country.
Chairman Prouty is in mighty poor
business currying favor with railroad
officials on their pet theme. AS a
servant Of the people it was his duty
to tell them that the people of the
United States have been fooled long
enough, and if the railroad companies
were wise they would loose no time
in squeezing all of the water from
their stocks, and reorganize their
companies on an honest basis. If
they do not do it soon, the people
will do it for Them
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
COLD STORAGE OWNERS
AND THEIR ORGANIZATION

" ORD comes from st. Paul
w that the butter, egg and
poultry men of Minnesota have or
gained an association for the "pur-
pose of bringing about more uni
tormity in the handling Of these
products, to encourage the poultry
business of Minnesota and the north
west, and to eliminate the present
loss to producers and dealers through
poor quality"
Plans for the organization were
left to committee. From the title
of the organization, -"Minnesota
Butter Egg and Poultry Associa-
tlon"-one would think that its
membership is to consist of dairymen
and farmers. However, it is not to
be.
The committee entrusted with the
form of organization consists Of r
E. Cobb, G. L. Hubbell and w. A
Tilden, st. Paul; r. A. Gamble, w. H
Samuels and P. O'Hearn of Mime.
apolis, F. r. Noonan, Alexandria and
H. Bridgeman of the Bridgeman &
Russell company of Duluth. All OF
the above represent cold storage
concerns
Cooperation and organization are
essential to present day success. This
is true Of every branch of business
and of every class of labor, but
When a group Of cold storage con.
Germs get together for the purpose
of regulating the 'butter, egg and
poultry business" our suspicious
naturally become aroused.
This new organization may be q
power for good or evil. Unless il
differs considerably from like com.
binations in other states there will be
little good in it for the masses OF
the people.
It at least will bear WATCHING
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
WILL PEOPLE ABUSE POWER?

The people will consent to the arbitrary
custer OF public official whom their votes have
elevated to office
This is a fact that every man in practical pol
tics recognizes. It is sufficient answer to those
who secretly distrust the people, and who insist.
where they dare, that the people will abuse the
powers which the adoption Of the Recall amend
ment will restore to them
Every argument that has been advanced against
tine Recall is based the assumption that the
people would exercise neither intelligence nor
honesty in the exercise of this power. Such as
sumption is impudent and unwarranted The peo-
PIE who have the intelligence and integrity to nom
mate and elect have the ntelligence and ;nteor;+
to recall o'
Nor can the effect upon municipal officials be
other than beneficial. The Recall will make m
weak official weaker, a strong official less
stronger 1t will be a warning and menace to
the corrupt only
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
ROOSEVELT AND LINCOLN

with that modesty which has always dis
tlngulshed him, Roosevelt admits that he is con-
tlnuing the work of Abraham Lincoln, and in MANY
thousands Of well chosen words draws parallel
between himself and the Civil War President. Those
.1nterests' which opposed Lincoln oppose him.
Therefore he believes that the love and affection
that came to Lincoln, the honor and acclaim should
be shoWered on him. Of course, it can be admitted
that Lincoln was adroit politician. But he was
worthless as campaign fund grubber There were
Harrimans even in his time. But he did not hold
them up the way Roosevelt did. There is no record
OF an uncean dicker in Lincoln's career no record
of a financial compromise. Roosevelts term of
office is full Of them.
Still, this comparison, as made by Roosevelt be-
tween himself and Lincoln, is not really the inter-
estlng point Rulers, pretenders, aspirants, have
hitherto been accustomed to compare themselves to
some demigod, some saint, exalted and sanoti-
fled hero, and through the relationship thus vocallv
asserted, claim divine sponsorship.
: Kaiser Wilhelm would never have bothered about
comparing himself to merely earthly parsonage.
He would have gone direct to heaven for his
authority.
1t is in this matter that our leaders are handi-
capped. They no longer claim that their authority
comes direct from God. They no longer shelter
themselves behind God They no longer attribute
their failure to act of God.
They play safer game by simply comparing
themselves with and divinng their power and their
majesty from famous and beloved human
being.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
DETECTIVE BURNS STILL
BITTER IN HIS ATTACKS

THE press is telling about the
l. chagrin Of one William J.
Burns who, having sent the McNa-
mara brothers to prison and secured
the indictment of forty odd labor Of
ficials for alleged completely in
transporting dynamite in connection
with the Mcnamara case, finds him
self unable under any pretext to in
volve Samuel Gompers. president Of
the American Federation Of Labor,
in any criminal transaction.
Indeed, he Ia reported as declar-
ing in Boston recently that he would
willingly turn the forty odd indicted
ones loose and even urge free par
don for the McN amaras. s BY such
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-13
COMMITTEE ON RULES
DROPS LAWRENCE PROBE

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
rules committee of the house has de-
cided to drop it's investigation of the
strike of the textile workers at Law
renee, Mass.
The reason assigned is that the
strike is practically settled, and that
the bureau of labor has already
made an investigation. The bureaus
report has not yet been made pub
lic