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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
THE CASE OF WOOD ALCOHOL

How real and immediate are the dan
gers which beset us in connection with
the unsupported use of wood alcohol
is made apparent by notice of idug-
ment lately published in the Office of
me U. 3. Secretary of Agriculture
Several individuals, acting under the
name Of the. Lucca Produce Wine Co,
had marketed a product with the dis
tinctly pretentiosu label: Gran Lii
quore Della Stella Elixir Tonico Stom-
atfco." Analysis of sample of this
promising elixir by the Bureau of
Chemistry indicated it to contain:
methyt alcohol 20.46 per cent BY vol
ume ethyl alcohol, sos per cent by
volume and the coal-tar dye Acid Vel
low G to furnish an attractive color.
The case was reported for prosecution
as violation of the Food and Drugs
Act, but fortunately am indictment
was found under section Of the New
York Criminal Code. One defendant
Alberto Milanesi, after having spent
two months in jail awaiting trial, was
on pleading guilty sentenced to serve
2 term Of seven months in the New
York county penitentiary. Another de-
kendants Carlo Giradi, had sentence
suspended on q plea of guilty. The
Journal of the American Medical As
socaatton. commenting on the case. ex-
presses the hope that more vigorous
management of such fragrant viola
taons Of the law VIII have q wholesome.
effect for there are few deferrents
ike jail sentence.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
SCHRANK ADJUDCED INSANE
ONREAL EXPER r TESTIMONY

Wisconsin and Socialist District At
torney label can, with good reason,
feel proud of the recofd they have
established in trying and disposing of
Frank Schrank, who on October IA at
tempted to assassinate Colonel Roose-
welt. and ON November 25, exactly six
weeks later, was committed to the in
sane asylum. Those who have com
planned of the laws delays, the end
less technicalities, the EARRING expert
Witnesses the motion for new trials
and the appeals flimsy pretexts that
have characterized most criminal prose
cutions of late years, will read with
relief and new hope the record of
the simple, sane and thoroughly digni,
fed procedure followed by the trial
judge. The court appointed commits
sion of five well known alienists to ex-
anime the accused and report to the
court as t3 his sanity. As noted lately
In our news columns, the commission,
after car eful investigation, reported
unanimously that Schrank was suffer
ing from insane decisions that he was.
insane at the present time and thatshe
was unable to conduct his defense In
diligently. AS a part of the report.
they submitted a statement prepared
by Schrank to be read to the jury,
which statement alone contained suffi-
cient internal evidence of Schrank's
mental responsibility According to
the newspapers, lSchrank showed keen
disappointment in not being allowed
to pose as a martyr, to the satisfaction
of his paranoiac decisions and the in
SEPARATION of other insane cranks. The
entire procedure, says The Journal of
the American Medical Association, is.
in gratifying contrast to some of our
celebrated" murder trials and is an
unanswerable reply to the arguments
that such .spectacles are necessary to
protect individual rights or are I'M
avoidable under our laws. Judge A.
c. Backus, theg trial judge, deserves
the appreciation of all good citizens,
and especially of all practitioners of
medicine and law, since it is on these
two professions that the scandal and
disgrace of the abuses of exert testi-
mony- have fallen most heavily.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
UNION CARD AND
LABEL COUNCIL

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 10%The
United Card and Label Council. of
this city, has inaugurated a purchas-
ing system, whereby $50 worth of
merchandise will be given away each
month in three equal prizes of 500
to the persons holding cards issued
by the council who purchase the
largest amount of union-made goods
in either Of the three designated es-
adjustments. These cards are issued
to individual members of the United
Union Card and Label Council and
are not transferable. The cards rep.
resent $50, divided into amounts of
rs cents, so cents, and ST.. The hold
er OF the card, when making a pur-
chase, receives a punch mark in the
card of the amount of the purchase
made. Before the fifth Of each month
the card is mailed to the chairman of
the card committee, where all cards
are carefully canvassed, and the ,per-
son who has purchased the largest
amount of union4made goods IN the
designated establishments Is given an
order on that concern for $50 in nner-
chandise. From present indications
this plan will prove of immense value
In promoting the. sale Of union label
goods.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
JAHS VERSUS SCHOOLS

"A recent issue of Public Health. the
bulletin of the Michigan State Depart.
ment OF Health, contains a striking ex-
ample OF the ridiculous limitations
oalen placed on public health work.
Inc board recently condemned the
ingnam County jail because some of
the cells were below the ground-leve1
ana were not in sanitary condition.
Inc county was compelled to bu1ild q
new Jail that was sanitary. In Dis.
trfct 6, Lansing Township. Ine1ham
county, there is a schoolhouse which
mas basement room lighted and ven
tilated by five small windows. IN. this
room We're crowded ffty-five small chill
oren: The conditions as to light and
Ventllatlon were as bad in the school
room as IN the Jail cell. Yet the State
Board OF Health has no power to order
the school board to provide sanitary
scnoolrooms, nor, apparently has any
other body. These facts are shown on
the 'front.' page of the bulletin in an
Impressive cartoon bearing the sugges-
tive question, IF the state can protect
CRIMINALS, why can it protect school
children? Why, indeed? asks the
journal OF the American Medical AS
ISOLATION. It is gratifying to know
that the local school board is doing
everything in its power to improve the
situation. But the fact remains that
under the present law in Michigan, all
plans for jails are subject Ito the an.
prevail of the State Board of Health.
while school houses may be built and
are built without any sanitary super
vision whatever. Similar conditions
are all too common in other states
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
THE UNIVERSAL LABEL.

Rochester, Dec. 1.-THE Union La
bel Trades Department presented to
the convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor at Rochester the re-
suits of its investigation upon the
subject of the universal label, which
has been under consideration by a
special committee of seven, provided
for at the Atlanta convention of the
union label trades department. 1t was
reported that while an Investigation
had been conducted, the committee in
charge was not ina position to make
definite recommendations partially
owing to the fact that all the label
trades are not directly affiliated with
the Union Label Trades Department
and from the further fact that great
care must be exercised in arriving at
a solution of this problem. VA
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12

ufacturing Company giving the cor
poration named until December 10 to
remove ali its machinery from the
penitentiary, haying. held with the
State for the employment of the in
mates of the penal institutions. The
reason for the abrogation was that
the contract price was deemed to be
SO low as to be unfair. However, the
awarding Of the contract to some 9TH
er concern is under consideration.
The Rhode Island Federation of La
Dor has already adopted resolutions
against the already adopted resolu-
lions against the entering into anoth-
er contract, but whether it will have
the desired effect or not remains to
be seen. The sentiment in this State
is gaining in volume against the en-
ploying of convict labor in compe-
5ition with free labor.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
GET REDUCED RATES

Utica, Dec. 12.-Organlzers for the
American Federation of Labor have
succeeded in getting an agreement
with the Textile Manufacturers at
Little Falls. ~, Y, where a strike
has been in progress, to reduce the
hours from sixty to fffty-four without
a reduction in wages. This achieve
ment was in the face of the fact that
the l. w. w. were~> endeavoring to
Illustrate any settlement which might
be made, although, it lis currently re-
ported that the leaders of the l. w.
w. were about to abandon the situa-
ton and leave the strikers upon their
own resources.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
FEDERAL COUNCIL IN SESSION

Chicago, Dec. 10.-The Federal
Council of the Churches of Christ of
America, representing thirty-two de-
nominations, convened it's first CON
vention on December 4, to review fed
Grafton work on a nationwide scale,
there being approximately 100000
church members represented by the
delegates. The formal adoption sof ia
new social creed, which is to be- the
social work standard of all the
churches belonging to, the federation
will be one of the most important mat
tiers considered by the conference
Some of the features in he social
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12

which were present representatives :,
the United Garment =. WORKERS ~ W y.
America, International Ladies' car
ment Workers Union, and the T C,u,
neymen Tailors' Union. While T NJ
DEFINITE plans were formulated IT va S
agreed that another conference shom1 Il
be held during the convention. which
was carried out. According to ~
item published in the Cleveland iCt;.
zen, Secretary Brais has declared
mat the two branches of garment
workers are inclined to- demand con.
skilled custom tailor and the advaD nv
tages that hefnow possesses" and ~ ~,
further assertion is made that So
tary Brais lis hopeful that a sonar
deal can be secured from the Other
unions, but if that is impossible thara
will be nothing doing"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
URGES LESS POLITICS

Washington. Dec. 12.-"some Fun.
damentals of the Hygiene of the
Teacher" was discussed by DR.. Grace
N. Kimball at the International Con-
gress of Hygiene and Demography
''To indicate the ills which need
attention the more prevalent physi-
cal disability among women teachers
are those which have nervous ORR
gin," said DR.. Kimball, who declared
for more efficiency and less politics
in the selection of school boards and
governing bodies. DR.. Kimball also
said that more adequate compensation
for the school teacher beyond ques-
ton would have it's effect in improv-
ing the hygiene of the teacher.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
STRIKE ENDS

Niles, Mich, Dec. 12.-Following
the conferences between a committee
Of the strikers and officials of the
DeForrest Sheet and Tin Plate Com
pany, held recently, it was announced
that an agreement had been reached,
and that the hot mills, which have
been closed down since the strike,
will be started Immediately and the
men return towork. The agreement
comedies to the strikers the demands
which they made.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
CONFER ON LEGISLATION

Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. PA confer
ence of labor representatives will
hold session in this city on Decem-
Der Is, II, and 49,, The object of the
conference is to scrutinize and act
upon all proposed labor legislation;
to see to it that all proposed labor
measures are properly drawn, and or
ganize the various legislative groups
into one militant lobby. 1t is pro-
posed that a concerted effort shall be
made at the coming session of the
legislature to secure the enactment of
remedial legislation.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
rWENTY-FlFTH. ANNIVERSARY

Indianapolis. Dec. 1O.-At the re-
cent meeting of the Union Printers
Home trustees a motion was adopted
tional Typographical Union benoti-
fled that the bwenty-fifth anniversary
of the institution would occur in
1917, and that it be suggested that
the membership, be requested to look
kindly on the idea of, holding the con-
vention that year in Colorad Springs,
with the view of featuring and cele-
brating the anniversary.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12

creed are: For the protection of the
family by the single standard Of
purity, regulation Of marriage, and
proper housing; fullest development
of the child by education and .recrea-
ton; the abatement and prevention
of poverty; the conservation of
health; safeguarding the right of all
men to an opportunity for selfamain-
tenance, and for the protection of
workers from the hardships of forced
unem ployment.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
IS NOT HOPEFUL

Washington, Dec. 1O.-It is reported
from Cleveland that Secretary Brais,
of the Journeymen Tailors' Union of
America is none too sanguine that the
proposed aInalgamation of the tailor
ing trades will be effected. Some time
prior to the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation of LABOR at Rochester
a conference was held 4n~>this city-att
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
STREET CAR MEN GET RAISE

Bangor, Me-, Dec. 12.-The Bangor
Railway and Electric Company has
just conceded an increase, which ap-
proximates 2 cents per hour, Advances
have been made in other departments
of the company, and the total increase
will reach $4,000 per year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12
AsRoeATEs coNrRAcr.

Providence. R. L, Dec. 10.-grhe
Governor of the State. together with
the board Of control and supply Of
Rhode Island, have abrogated kon-
tract with the Reliance Sterling Man
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12

The working man builds palaces and
Nves in shacks.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-12-12

The working man builds the banks
but has no bank account.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01

acy was his second defeat Of Mr.. kracke
ir the fight for the selection of a candidate
for yice-chairnan Of the Board OF Alder
men. The sixteen Republican Aldermen
elect met at Republican headquarters
Thursday afternoon to select "A candidate,
and through the influence of Mr.. Living
ston John Diemer was chosen After the
caucus Mr. Dieiner said he would not serve
and a new caucus was decided upon. The
three Queens Republican Aldermen-elect
uet with the Brooklyn men in the Alder
manic chamber at the Borough han at 4
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. After snort
session Colonel Ardolph l.. Kline was
selected.
He represents the DIST Aldermamc Dls-
trict and comes from the 10th Asseinol!
District where Charles L. Murphy, an oio
Woodruff supporter. is leader. Mr.. Living
s,on selected him as his candidate to placate
the woodruff forces Otto Mulbauer was
me only absentee The vote stood twelve
for Colonel Kline. four for O. Grant Ester
brook and one each for Aldermen GaYnor
and Downing.
There will be another struggle between
Mr.. Livingston and Mr.. Kracke at Albany
tomorrow. MIR. Livingston controls at least
seven of the Assemblymen and probapy
enough 10 swing the caucus his way in vot-
ing on the Speakershp question. II Is
understood he will favor Mr. Merritt.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
CHANGES IN WALL STREET
Many New Partnerships and
Dissolutions Announced.

The usual large number Of year-end
changes in New York Stock Exchange
firms, new partnerships and dissolutions or
partnerships were announced in the weekly
bulletin OF the New York Stock Exchange
issued on Saturday.
Among the changes In firms, in addition
TO those in J. p. Morgan G. Co. and Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. reported in yesterdays Tribune,
were: s. r. Chaplin & Co, j.. X. Pulsifer
retired; Thompson, Towlc &; Co.. Frank w.
Holmes retired; Dick Brothers & Co. Will
lam II. Wallace. jr., and Norrie Sellsr re-
tired; Dom!nick & Dominick, NJ. W. Dom-
nick retired; McCurdy Henderson & Co,
George II. Burritt retired; De Haven a.
Townsend. s. J. shanbacker retired as spe-
cial partner and became general partner;
Halsted & Hodges. Albert II. Fish retired
and Harold j.. Fish and Archibald lie Roy
admitted: J. r. Wiliston & Co, Charles 0.
Burbank retired; L. Won Hoffman, & Co..
y. J. Harrison retired and Robert Struth-
ers. jr.. Frederick A. Libbey, Prentice
Strong and Arthur NJ. Anderson admitted
White, Weld & Co.. w J. X. Vanston and
W. Wen. Rutter admitted: Vernon c.
Brown e. CO.. Frank l.. Schoonmaker re-
tired; f.. s. Moseley a; Co, Benjamin p. =.
Moseley admitted; Effingham, Lawrence &
Co.. James y. Hyman retired and J. Henry
Alexandra, jr., admitted; Bertron, Griscom
& jerks Richard s. Storrs. special partner,
retired Harvey Fisk & Sons. Charles j.
Fisk and Richard II. Higgins retired.
L. X. Pulsfer who retired from the firm
OF s. r. Chaplin < Co, became a member
OF a new Stock Exchange firm formed
under the title of Clark Childs & Co.. and
which includes, besides himself. j. +. A.
Clark, Herbert II. Childs and Charles A.
Morse. Still another new Stock Exchange
firm is Kelly G. Watts. consisting OF Sam
uel II. Watts and John Jerome Kelly. both
OF whom are members OF the exchange.
Among the dissolutons Of partnership
reported were +. l.. Oppenheim O. Co,
Charles a. Morse X Co.. Liboey & Struthers
and Lounsbery d Co.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
URGES WAR ON THE DEVIL ;
Rev. w. M. Hess, of Bronx, Says
Every Man Is His Own Priest.
WOULD RAZE CATHEDRALS
Declares He Would Rip Them
Down and Put Swimming
Pools in Their Places.

The Rev. William Milton Hess, pastor OK
Trinity Congregational Church. in The
Bronx, preached to an audience of men
Yesterday Oh How the Church Can Beat
the Devil in the Twentieth Century" The
minister advanced ideas and opinions that
caused some OF those who heard him to
gasp in astoHishment. He accompanied his
words with most expressive gestures, and
frankness was the keynote OF his remarks.
Get this out of your head. that the
Church is passe institution, that it has
had It's day" he said II niean the Church
OF the living God. not OF the priest.
don't know whether there Is any reporter
present. but I'll say this straight from the
shoulder. any way, that the priest is 1900
years out of date. ! have often been told
that | am not churchman and have
been begged TO change my course. ! am
proud of the accusations brought against
me. We don't need the priests any more
every man is his own priest"
Saying that he had no faith in the re-
ligious hierarchy. and that the Church was
making a mistake In setting aside a GER
tain number OF men. putting them in black
clothing and making them so around with
solemn faces. Mr. Hess said:
THE disciples often met I'm a bare room
and not in any million dollar cathedral
II ] had my way I'd rip down every
cathedral and put swimming pools In their
places"
The minister amplfed his words with a
vigorous sweep of his arms. while the men
listening TO him cheered repeatedly.
Referring 10 the New Years Eve festiVi-
ties and the quantities of wine which
would be drunk by men and women. Mr..
Hess said that the only way 10 beat the
devil was TO abolish the saloons.
THE Church must pitch into avarice and
greed as Jesus did," no said. 1T must
preach the religion OF earth; it Is not a
club OF saints getting ready for the next
world, but a haven for all men.
Plight the devil. Never mind the mill
tant colonel at oyster Bay and his Rough
Riders. Never mind the wars of govern
ments-they are OF the Middle Ages and
will soon DO Oslerized-but fight the devil"
Mr.. Hess is Yale graduate, has the de-
gree Of Ph. D., and, as he told the men
yesterday. has studied sociology. philoso-
ply, pessmism and agnosticism, but Is less
interested in these subjects than In the
men Of his own parish. tor whom he has
built gymnasium in the church.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
LABOR CHURCH'S PROBLEM
Rabbi Wise Defends Unionism in
Free Synagogue Address.

Rabbi Stephen g. Wise addressed the
Free Synagogue in Carnegie Hall yesterday
on The Attitude OF Synagogue and Church
TO the Worklngman."
The Church." gad the speaker, rs Pc
culiarly we'll equipped TO deal with this
problem OF industry. for IL is detached
both from capital and labor. Is bound up
neither with the fortunes OF capital nor
the fortunelessness' OF labor. Therefore
as every other body is actuated by tran.
silent considerations. especially political
bodies. which are creatures OF the hour"
He continued:
When l urge that Il is the business OF
the Church to link itself with the fortunes
of unionlzed industry. | hold II is tho duty
the weak and oppressed The Church pro-
! fesses to believe In organized industry, but
| il has no adequate comprehension OF the
Industrial problems OF to-day;
In August a so-called Christian body In
| Nlchigan--and, II its action Is truly Chris
| tian. I'm thanking God I'm not Cnris-
| tan-decided II was an ofence TO belons
! t. a labor union, because unionisrn sougnt
for material gain. and. again. that its oath
made the burial ritual impossible for Chris
Again. we hear our churchman say to
labor: I'VE know things are had now, but
they will come out all right In the long
| that they come out all right now, as soon
as possible and not In the long run You
are not satisfied with getting things In the
want them now. And. II you can. you are
going to get them now.
| Many think we should have mission
| churches and synagogues for the working
man., thus putting him up as I s1metn,nt, nan,
/ churches that serve the workingman, not
rpecial churches for him alone.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-01
CRITICISES LABOR UNIONS
Rabbi Silverman Says Workmen
Should Be Allowed to Develop.

In a talk before the members Of tho Tenn
pie Emanuel. Fifth avenue and fSd
street. yesterday morning Rabbi Joseph
Sllverman. whose subject was Are We
Ready for Socialism, severely criticised
all labor unions which dictated 90 wOrkmen
the length and capacity OF the labor they
should perform.
He also said that all men are born 20 al,
and that 1t was only by their own efforts
that some men achieved more greatness
than others. and that inequality had been
In existence since the beginning of the
world and would so continue. He added:
The laboring man to-day i3 more~free
and cultured than ever before, hut he has
become moro sensitive 10 trines. I'm for-
mor ages men bore their burdens with more
stoicism. To-day they chafe under these
conditions and would change them. There
is no doubt that social revolution Is im-
pending which will snow SURPRISING results
To-day tho workngman has the ballot
where in days gone by he used the bullet.
There are some men who believe that the
only solution Of the differences between
capital and labor is the destruction or COM
petition. the exclusion of owning private
property and the confiscation OF all surplus
products 10 divide them equally among all
men. There is no law. nor can there eve, ever
Nature decides that
Working people should be allowed 10 de-
velop they should have full freedom, they
should not be retarded in any progress
they may wish 10 make. There should be
no other man to say how long ] should
work or how many bricks. / should lay,
because there Is some one less capable or
doing as much as J. il In the crime or
the day; Il IS retarding the march of prog
Tess and keeping the men themselves from
advancing. Do doctors, astronomers, stu
dents or lawyers place capacity upon
one another? No they are doing better
work. unconscious OF the capacity OF ono
another. marching ahead IN the line or
progress.