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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31
tFrom the New York Times. Oct 81
MOI ELIGIBLE.

tFrom the New York Times. Oct 81
NOT ELIGIBLE.
Gov. Wilson has not Joined the
knights of Columbus. Gov Wilson
will not join the Knights of Columbus
Even If he wished to join that organi.
cation he could not. He is not eligible
We say this for the information and
comfort of Thomas E. Watson, Of At
lanta. Ga. In its issue Of Oct. IS the
Times said that Gov. Wilson joined
the New York chapter of the knights
Of Columbus at dinner in celebration
of Columbus day on Saturday eve
ming. Joining the knights at dinner
concentrating the discovery of
America is not exactly the same
thing as entering the membership Of
the organization. If Mr.. Watson Of
Atlanta, being invited to dine at a
friends house, should linger with the
gentlemen at the dinner table for
cigars and conversation, he might
thereafter join the ladies', but that
would not make him one Of them.
Yet Mr.. Watson, totally misunder.
standing and misinterpreting the re-
port of the Columbus day dinner per-
mitted himself to be scared quite out
Of his wits at the notion that Gov.
Wilson had become q Knight OF Co
lumbus, with all that that implies.
and he thereupon made the important
announcement that he could no longer
support the governors candidacy. We
hope he will be treasured, be Gained,
soothed and quieted when he learns
that his worst fears cannot be real.
ICED. We suppose that 1t is only In
wholly pagan countries that political
campaigns are free from these little
incidents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31

thority. however eminent, can reason
ably ask that we accept the theory
Now, according to facts. the panic
which was commonly known as that
of 1898 might very properly have been
known as that of 1890 or 1891, because
1t was under the Mckinley tariff BILL
which became law on Oct. 6, $780,
that the first signs of this disturbance
appeared.
On Nov. II, 1890, Barker Bros,
bankers, Of Philadelphia, suspended
with liabilities of $5,OO0,OOO, and the
clearing houses of both New York and
Boston voted their certificates to
banks In need of assistance. There
were other big suspensions and fail
ures in this year and the next
In 1892, while the country was still
under the Republican administration
and Republican tariff law, strike aft
er strike broke out as a result of the
worhngmen's attempt to resist reduc.
tons in wages and these strikes cul-
minated in the great Homestead
strike and riot. In other words. the
panic of 1898 was we'll under way
when Cleveland came into office
Under the same tariff law in 1893
there were more than $4,000 failures
In the United States, involving losses
amounting to $346, 100000.
On the other hand, after the Dem
Ocratic revision had gone into effect in
1894 the number of failures fell to
lS000 and the amount involved fell
10 $173,000.000, or less than half. In
1895 the number of failures was near.
~ 1000 less, and the amount involved
remained about half There were more
failures than this in 1911 under Taft
CHAD.
Mr. Wanamaker is silent regarding
he Republican panics Of 1873 and
1907
In view OF the facts, then. is Mr..
Wanamaker justified in his appeal?
DO not the facts prove quite the op.
josite of his contention?
There is another matter, in my opin
on very important, for us as business
nen 10 keep in mind, and that is the
Fearing of the coming election upon
he development of better basis o.
'redlt The Republican tariff and Re.
publican policies have fostered great
concentrations of capital in monopo.
les and trusts
Upon this great question also Gov.
.rnor Wilson is entitled to our SUD
Iort. Mr.. Roosevelt favors the reeog.
iition of monopolies as inevitable, and
his is logical, as he favors a con-
rolled continuation of the conditions
inder which they have developed Mr..
Taft Is against monopoly. but he is for
1 continuation of the laws which have
brought them into being Governor
Wilson, alone of the candidates, has
AIKEN a consistent position for the
preservation of the individual in the
business world. he alone of the candi.
iates is pledged to legislation which
will prevent such financial confeder-
lcies as now control the business and
.redlt of the nation.
Therefore. being convinced that
prosperity now awaits only stable con-
litions and a proper basis OF credit.
am firmly of the opinion that we, as
business men. should work and vote
or Governor Wilson.
EDWARD A. FILENE.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31
Parcels Post

Washington, Oct. 25.-For the
support of their postal service,
the people Of the United States
next year will pay 3,SO5, 100,
far more than for any other
branch of the government SER
vice. Estimates forwarded to-
day to the treasury department
by Postmaster General Hitch
cock of appropriations necessary
to the operation of the postoffice
department during the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1913, pro-
pose an increase of $12,086,019
over the appropriations for the
current fiscal year.
Mr.. Hitchcock is the first cab
met officer to complete his esti-
mates which aggregate $751;
791, SOB for the postal service at
large, exclusive of $2,Ol4,26O for
the department in Washington.
Nearly $1O,OOO,OOO of the in
crease will be required to put in
to effect the postal Legislation
enacted this year. 1t is estimat-
ed that 81, 24o, 200, will be need
ed for the parcels post system,
ST., 100000 to meet the conditions
required under the new eight
hour law, $50, 1000 to provide for
the reclassification of railway
mail clerks; and S150,000 to es-
tablish the new village free de-
livery service.
Only S2,6OO,OOO is added to
current appropriations, repre-
senting an increase of less than
one per cent which is the lowest
of the annual rate of increase in
the history of the postal service.
The largest item in the esti-
mates IS $4S, SOL, 900, needed to
pay the railways for carrying the
mails. This is an increase of
$2,051, 200, of which $1,685,000
will be required to meet additi-
onal expenses resulting from the
establishment of the parcels
post.
Mr.. Hitchcock submits an es-
innate of $47,5OO, 900 to maintain
and extend the rural delivery
service, an increase of $500,000.
This service now covers more
than million miles of rural and
city routes, carrying the mails
to the homes of twenty millions
of people in the rural districts
of the United States.
Adequate provision is made in
the estimates to meet the normal
growth of the postal savings
system. There are now in OPP
Grafton more than $4,000 postal
savings repositories and the de-
posits aggregate about $28,00O,-
OOO.-Wichita Eagle.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31

Nothing is more unfortunate, moth
ing is more unwarranted than to think
of politics as a contest Of classes, az
made up of interests in competition
with one another and in hot opposition
to one another-Woodrow Wilson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31
Notice

The Southwest Telephone Co has
a new Commercial Toll Line, me-
talic, between Meade, Plains, and
Liberal. Patronage solicited for all
wanting is take advantage of this
service, advertisement
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31

President Taft vetoed bills reducing
the tariff on all such necessaries OF
life.
A vote for Woodrow Wilson is a
vote to insure an honest revision of
the tariff and reduction Of your gro
Ger bills.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31
YOUR GROCER BILL
AND YOUR BALLOT
1t Costs $3.50 For Weeks Neo-
eSsaries; 81 In 1904.

The housekeeper and thu wage earn
er can see at glance from these fig
ures what the high cost of living"
means under a monopoly tariff:
ACTUAL RETAIL GROCERY PRICES,
BEING THE AVERAGE PAID IN
NEW YORK, JERSEY CITY AND
NEARBY CITIES IN 1904 AND NOW:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31

The whole business of politics is to
bring classes together upon a common
platform OF accommodation and COM
mon interest.-Woodrow Wilson.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31
YOUR SPOKESMAN, NOT
YOUR MASTER.

Here are the closing words of
Woodrow Wilson's address
which brought to their feet the
great audience in Carnegie hall.
New York, on the night Of Oc-
tober 10:
1t Is not merely a matter of
candidates | should be abashed
If | supposed that it was mat
ter of the wisdom or the discre-
ton of individuals. l do not be-
lieve in government that de-
ponds upon the ability and dis
erection of few individuals.
[Applause.l
Ii | am fit to be a president 1t
is only because / understand
you. [Applause.l And If l do
not understand you I am not fit
II I am not expressing in this
speech tonight the aspirations
and the convictions OF the men
who sit before me I beg that
they will not vote for me. I DO
NOT WISH TO BE THEIR
MASTER; l WISH TO BE
THEIR SPOKESMAN.
I rejoice to say that as l wait
ed for your gracious applause to
cease l realized that In that SEN
tence 1 summed my whole phi
losophy and my whole desire.
thank you for your attention.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31
A Sad Accident

SOh Vi IL 4As E1SN1hAhb A$@A ~
tate dealer, of No. 1000 White
street, was run over and crush
ed to death about $50 o'clock
Teesday evening by a rapidly
moving street car on the High
land Park line. The accident
occurred on White street, near
the intersection with Buchanan
near the home of relatives, where
the boy frequently visited to
play with other children.
AS the car approached the boy
was playing along the tracks in
White street. When the car
was only a short distance away
above Buchanan street, and the
gong was being sounded violent
ly as warning, he ran onto the
track. Instantly he was hit by
the speeding car, which carried
him, underneath the trucks, for
about seventy feet. When re-
moved his body was so horribly
crushed and mangled that it was
unrecognizable.
At the time of the accident the
child was some distance from
the home of his parents. 1t was
customary with him to visit his
cousins in the Buchanan street
neighborhood. 1t was also an
amusement for him to play on
the car tracks, and, especially,
to place sticks on the rails and
watch them as the cars struck
and bent them. He seemed to
have no thought of the danger.
James Gamer and f. p. Hick-
ey were in charge of the car,
No. 43, as motorman and con-
ductor respectively. They were
on their trip to Cantenar at the
time of the accident. Several
passengers were in the car, but
did not witness the accident,
though they saw the mutilated
body of the little victim as it was
removed.
The crew was arrested, to
await action of the coroners jury.
Coroner Herold last night en-
paneled and had a meeting of the
jury, which, after the inquest,
exonerated the motorman and
conductor, by declaring that the
accident was unavoidable.
The motorman's story was is
follows:
"When / first saw him he was
six or seven car lengths ahead of
me, running down the street on
the right-hand side of the wagon
tracks alongside the rails. When
we got a little closer | began
ringing the gong, and l blew the
air whistle once or twice. About
the time we got to Buchanan
street thought all danger was
past, the car was only six or
eight feet behind him, but in
stead of running to the sidewalk
he turned sharply the other way
and ran across the tracks. AS
soon as l saw him turn hollered
and turned on the air, at the
same time reversing the motor,
but it was to late. The car stop
ped little way on the other side
of the far crossing. l have been
employed by the Traction Com
pany on three occasions, the last
time l began working a year ago
last June, and this is my first
accident. shreveport Ola y
Journal.
The McGuffin family formerly
resided in Meade, Mr.. McGuf1in
being engaged in the Real estate
business here. Mrs. McGuffir
is sister to Mrs. D. B. Stutz
man. The McGuffin family
were well known in Meade and
will still be remem bered by the
old timers. The accident is Z
sad one, and the family have the
sympathy of fl lends in Meade.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31

Elect H. ]. Sloss to the
Legislature and know that
the needs of Meade county
will be considered first.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-10-31

Vote for Woodrow Wilson for
President
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
MINNEAPOLIS RAILWAY
CLERKS FORM UNION

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 19.-Dur-
ing the first three weeks Of November
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
established new lodges in the states OF
Of Minneapolis, West Virginia, Idaho,
and Oklahoma.
Reports are coming into the nation
al headquarters Of the Railway Clerks
to the effect that great activity and
interest in organization is being shown
by the country. A.
Numerous localities are requesting
that organizers from the national Or
ganization be sent for the purpose Of
installing new organizations, and so
great is the demand becoming that
the national officers find it impossi-
BILE to meet all the demands made.
There is greater activity in this Or
ganization at the present time than
evey before in it's history. f": i
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
.GE0RGIA RAILROAD.
men GET DECISION
.>s -. !, -'--'ss III s>ST
Two Men Diseharg for Union
Activity Are Rsinstated and
Given Back Pay.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 1s.-The
Georgia railroad strike case. which
went to arbitration xnder the Erdman
act. has been settled by an arbitra-
ton board.
The award is a complete victory for
the unions, reinstating the two men
discharged and. awarding them back
pay for time lost pending settlement,
except in one case, where a reduction
Of ten days pay was made for tech
nical violation of the rules
In one of the cases at issue an en-
ploye had violated the 16-hour law,
but the arbitrators ruled that If the
employe had violated this law he had
done it under the instructions of Of
f1cials of the road and could not be
censured.
1t was asserted that the men were
discharged on account of their activity
In union affairs, but with the award
of the arbitration committee, if the
charge be true. the -vindication of the
men Is conceded, and cannot but have
a salutory influence upon officials of
railway corporations who seek to de.
stroy organizations of labor by dis.
charging their active adherents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
CALIFORNIA UNION MEN
CHOSEN LEGISLATORS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Dec. 10
The following is a list of union men
who have been elected from this city
and county 20 national and state Of
fices: t~..| ..a..t ...
John I. Nolan, member of the In
ternational Iron Molders' union, was
elected to membership in the Sixty
third congress on the Progressive Re-
publican ticket; Thomas F. Finn
member of the Stablemen's union, was
elected to the state senate on the
Progressive Republican ticket; James
L. Ryan, member of the Freight
Handlers union; William L. Collins,
member of the Blacksmith's union,
and William s. Scott, member of the.
Bricklayers' union, were all elected to
the popular branch of the state leg
islature on the Progressive Repub-
lican ticket. s sJE
William G. Mccarthy. member OF
the Bricklayers' union, and I. A.
Richardson organization not given,
were both elected to the. state house.
of Representative on the Democratic
ticket. s.i Il:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
TR0l[YMEN'S: UNION
LARGEST IN BOSTON
Recently Organized Street Rail-
way Men Doing Well-7,000
Members in Union.

BOSTON,, Dec. 19.-The strike Of
employees Of the company operating
the traction lines of this city, and
the subsequent agreement reached
has had the result of establishing
in this city the second largest street
car employees union in the country,
there being membership of approxi-
mately 1000 at this time. .,,.-.
Permanent officers of this large or
ganizatiun we're elected recently, and
at the installation, which was i1eld
in the Boston theater, 5000 members
of the Street Railway union witnessed
the installation Of the officers elected
to care for the destiny of the union
during the coming year. Ii 9.t.=S :.
The union includes in its roster
practically all the employees on all
branches of the Boston Elevated sys-
tenn, Including motormen, conduc-
tors, shiftmen, trackmen, pitmen, and
women ticket sellers. 5S /
The successful formation Of this
large organization has given an i'm
petus to organized labor in Boston
that IS felt ia practically every local
Iu1ier.. .5 25s.. ss .@. !. :s3 i I.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
SKILLED LABOR PUT
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Navy Yard Employees Get Benefit
From Recent Act of
Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-The pres
ring to the civil service all skilled
laborers in the various navy yards of
the country.
The officials of national organiza-
tions having members employed in
the government navy yards, agreeable
to the request of local unions direct
lv involved, together with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, were favor
able to the placing of these employees
under the civil service rules of the
government.
Officials of the local unions, whose
members are employed In the navy in
this city, express themselves as graft
fed with the order, and claim that by
the placing of skilled laborers in the
classified service there will be result
ant improvements in certain t~ndi-
tions that formerly have proved detri-
mental to the men. -
The new regulations provide for
competitive examinations and that
district secretaries Of the civil service
commission shall be members Of the
various labor boards.
They will AFFORD employees classified
hereunder the protection of the civil
service rules.
There will be less reason and less
incentive for the use Of political in
f1"ence by applicants and the classi-
f"c+'o.>, will have salutary effect in
that the employees will feel secure in
tk1ir positions. u $ ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
STATE INSURANCE
TO Protect LABOR
Wisconsin Plans to Provide q
Scheme for Caring for Sick
and Infirm Worhmen.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 1s.-Sickness
insurance for working men and wom-
en-, to be administered by the state
in dustrial commission, and to be
correlated with the administration Of
the workmen's compensation act, is
one of the plans to be worked out for
presentation as bill in the next Wis
consin legislature.
The plan will provide that every
workman shall contribute a small
part of his wages toward the inskr-
ance fund, and that the employer
shall do likewise. The state is con-
stitutionally prohibited from assisting
with funds as is the case in the Eng
lish system.
In its broad features the bill will
contain provision that the sickness in
surance shall not lapse in case Of un-
employment. It is possible, in the
event of the enactment of this law,
that g. man who is under the terms
of the workmen's compensation law
and has been injured in an accident
will be barred from drawing both
compensation and sickness insurance.
The industrial commission, it is pro-
posed, will be given charge. of the
fund.-.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
BLUE LABEL LEAGUE
SENDS GREETINGS
Secretary E. G. Hall, On Behalf
Of Minnesota Cigarmakers
Thanks Unions.

E. G. Hall, secretary of the North
western Blue Label conference, and
president of the Minnesota State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, has issued yuletide
greetings to the labor organizations
Of Minnesota.
Charles Butzenhart, president Of
Paul cigarmaker, joins Mr.. Hall in
his greetings. They plead for the
continuance of the Christmas spirit
during the entire year and ask that
each work for the other to promote
the general interests of the working
men and women Of Minnesota, just as
the employers association is doing
for the employers Of Minnesota.
BY way of suggestion they say that
every member of labor organization
expects his employer to employ union
men and yet there are so many men,
bcrs Of labor organizations who give
little thought to the employment of
union labor when spending their
union-earned money.
If every person who claims men,
bership in a trade union would spend
his money and firms that employ
q surprising condition would present
itself. The sweat shop and the tene-
ment house worker would soon dis
appear; the convict made goods
would find no market; the union
label article would cease to be shop
worn; the working card of the build
Ing tradesman would be always paid
up, and in fact, the emblem of every
trade union in the country would be
man carried.
In behalf of the blue label con-
ference President Butzenhart and Sec
retary Hall extend their appreciation
to the trade unionists and their
friends in this state for the splendid
support given during the past year
and they ask for continuance of
such, particularly in acQuainting new
members with the fact that the union
label stands for the mutual moral
and intellectual advancement of labor.
The blue label of the Cigarmakers'
union when found on the box is a
guarantee that the cigars contained
therein have been made under fair
conditions. Enclosing the greeting
they say:
We ask the members of every
trade union in Minnesota to give their
preference at all times to cigars that
are made at home with the label on
the box, and that preference also be
given for all labels, cards, buttons
aid emblems of other trade unions