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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-30

Contract Awarded to Self.
"Durbin, as this record shows, gave
himself contract to complete a paw
ing contract in Terre Haute on which
the principal had defaulted and the
company was surety. He paid himself
$500 and then in his annual state
ment to state and federal authorities
on Dec. /, 1908, treated it as the COM
pany's absolute assets, afterward
sending the money back to his bank
in Anderson to be credited to his own
account.
yet this man dares to go forth
among the people of the state of Indi-
ana and deliver speeches, written, no
doubt, by Col. W. W. Huffman, seek
ing to foist upon you and this state
the same kind OF business admins.
tration as he did upon the surety
company and seeking to blacken the
spotless name of the man who four.
teen years ago took and forever has
kept his pledge, the people only are
my masters and to the people will
be true
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
SWEDISH BODY
SNUBS GOVERNOR
State Republican League Gives
It's Endorsement to Taft
and Hurburgh.
PATS ADM MINISTRATI0 ON
But Fails to Say a Kind Word in
Connection With denomination
Race of Former Favorite.

Chicago, March 9.-The Swedish
American Republican league of Illi-
nois today endorsed Taft, who is to
be it's guest at a banquet tonight. In
addition the league set it's approval
on the state administration and COM
mended State Senator Hurburgh of
Galesburg for work in n-the state leg
isiature.
FORMER HEAD OF LEAGUE.
The league in other campaigns sup
ported Deneen, against whom Hur-
burgh is now running for the guber-
material nomination. Hurburgh is a
former president of the league, and
the resolutions declared if elected
Hurburgh would be an efficient state
executive.
SILENT ON DENEEy.
The administration resolutions
we're silent on the candidacy of Gov
ernor Deneen for denomination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Chicago Lodging House,
With 175 Guests, is
Destroyed.
SEVERAL SUFFOCATED
One Killed Instantly by Jump
ing From a Window
Search Ruins.

Chicago. March 9. - Five men
were killed and several injured in a
fire which destroyed a Clark street
lodging house today. Fifty men were
asleep in an upper story when the
flames were discovered. In a rush
for safety there were many narrow
escapes.
Thomas McNath, a painter, was in
stantly killed by jumping from a
fourth story window. The other two
victims were suffocated by smoke.
FIND THREE on ONE FLOOR.
When the fire was under control
the bodies of three more men were
found on the fourth floor. The fire
marshal expressed the opinion there
were at least ten more bodies on the
other floors which could not now be
reached because of dense smoke. The
establishment housed us men.
FIND COMPARTMENTS EMPTY.
Fear that many more had perished
was dispelled when firemen finally en-
tered the building and found the com
partments where the men had been
sleeping empty. The survivors told
vivid tales of escape from death in
which a struggle TO break down a
locked rear door failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
TELLS OF FREDERICK W. TAYLOR, INVENTOR
OF THE SYSTEM OF SHOP MANAGEMENT
Tmesh Account for Insteso Mea TimeB
Denied Thnd

fore the committee on labor of the
house of representatives on Thurs
day, March /, 1900, and the tran
script of his testimony fortunately
remains intact to this day to throw
light on the working methods of
Frederick w. Taylor, the subject of
our sketch.
1--WE had men with stop watches
over the workmen working on an
axle lathe, or whatever else it might
be-" said Mr.. Harrah, 'and every
time a man looked up they took his
time; every time he stopped to
breathe they took his time, and in
that way they got absolutely the
amount of time employed in doing a
certain amount of work.
RUN MACHINE ''TO BREAK,
1--WE make it rule to run a ma
chine to break continued Mr.. Har-
rah. For instance, the life of a
hammer bar may be two years. II
that hammer bar does not break in
side of the two years 1 go for the
forgemaster, because he is not get.
ting the work he ought to out of the
forge. 1t is the same way in the
machinery shop. If lathe, the nat
ural life of which might be two
years, does not break down before
that, l would go for the engineer IL
charge"
Mr.. Harrah did not divulge infor
nation as to whether, in the even
| a workman failed to break down IL
a given number of years under tn,
terrific pace scientifically mapped ou
by Mr.. Taylor he would demand t,
know the reason, but he was franl
enough to add: I'VE have absolutely
no regard for machinery or for men.
Mr.. Harrah's testimony was Tay
loresque. See how well it CORE
spends with Paragraph 312 of MI
Taylor's book of instructions: "Al
employees should bear in mind tha
each shop exists first, last and all tn
time for the purpose of paying divi
dends to its owners"
GET NO MEAL TINE:
Mr.. Harrah was asked whethe
Vorkmen were permitted to leave tn
mill to take meals.
mo, SIR" he replied. "Once
man passes inside the red fence,
sfssays mere uutR ,Shis lpay,s work 1
through"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09

ments throughout the country. His
business is so extensive that he is able
to make use of several assistants.
They are said TO receive $50 a day
each.
TWO CODES TO SYSTEM.
Mr. Taylor has two codes to his
system" one version being for public
consumption, and the other for the
ears of employers exclusively. Mr..
Taylor is frank to say there are some
details of his scheme that it is best TO
refrain from discussing until his sys-
TEN is thoroughly installed, as their eff
feet on workmen is such that it may
properly be compared to the waving OF
red flag before bull.
Mr. Taylor received his first indus
/ trial training and first tested out his
system at the plant of the Midvale
Steel company in Pennsylvania.
Let US study the science" of the
shop management in this plant. c
-S4SzIhtnss<ssr---i,rcsfdenc-ef the eozR
pany, happened to be testifying be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
GERMAhY'S MINERS
STRIKE SPREADING

Berlin, March 9.-The Socialist
Miners union today issued procla-
nation stating over two hundred
thousand miners would strike in the
Westphalian coal district next week
unless a wage increase Is granted.
Miners in the Hanover coal district
have followed the example of those
in the Westphallan and Silesian fields
and today threatened to strike un-
less their wages are increased.
Berlin. March 9.-The Employing
Tailors' association has decided on an
immediate lockout of mems tailors.
The lockout will affect $4,000 tailors
in 15S cities. The action of the as
sociation is due to tailors' strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
President is introduced as
"Chisf Progressive
of Nation"
IN TALKS ON OPTIMISM
Expected to Discuss Campaign
Before SWediSh-America
Republican League.

Chicago, March 9.-President Taft
arrived at TAO this morning. He
was greeted by a crowd of several
hundred. Escorted by a reception
committee, the president went di-
rectly to downtown hotel for
breakfast.
While breakfasting the president
received a number of political visit
ors. Among these were Governor
Deneen; David r. Forgan, president
of the Taft club; Roy o. West, chair
man of the republican state central
committee, and Postmaster Camp
bell.
GIVEN BUSY TINE.
Tafts program called for several
speeches, visiting clubs, handshaking
and dining until midnight. The most
important appointment is the ban
quet of the Swedish-American repub-
lican league this evening. Here the
president is expected to make an i'm.
portant campaign speech.
Taft, after breakfast, held a pub.
! lie reception, after which he ad.
dressed the students of Armour in.
stitute. To the students the presi
dent was introduced as the chief
pI progressive of the nation
ADVICE TO YOUNG.
The president said: Great re
forms are achieved by thoughtfu
consideration and not by monetary
impulses; be optimistic. boys. Be
cause you get jolts don't think the
whole world is against you. One mar
doesn't make the multitude any NOR.
than one swallow makes the summer
The only thing the country can do 4
to make more perfect the equalit.
of opportunity"
TO ANSWER TOLEDO SPEECH.
Oyster Bay, March 9.-Tafti
speech at Toledo yesterday probabl,
! will draw an extended reply from
Roosevelt. Roosevelt declined u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09

comment at present, remarking any
thing he might have to say on the
subject would be said later on.
Roosevelt said just now he is con-
cerned chiefly with the subject of
presidential preferential primaries.
Referring to political opponents, he
said they are lighting tooth and
nail'' in Michigan and Illinois
against presidential primaries.
FIGHTING CHANCE.
eff they are established" he said,
'I feel sure we will win. If they
are not, we have a fighting chance" +"
The situation in Oklahoma, he said,
illustrated the difficulty which con-
fronted them. Although the conven-
trict instructed delegates to, the ma
tional convention for Taft, he said,
the people of the state voted two to
one for Roosevelt in the primaries
for the state convention.
! 81 think" Roosevelt continued,
'if we had presidential preferment
primaries we would get three out OF
four"
CONTESTING DELEGATIONS.
Kansas City, March 9.-There will
be two delegations from the Fifth Mis-
souri, congressional district to the re-
publican national convention. Today
convention Of delegates selected at a
district primary last Thursday named
two delegates instructed for Roose
velt Adherents of Taft met at sep
arate building and selected two dele
gates instructed for Taft. Each con
vention contends the other Is irreg
ular.
CLARK TALKS TO LEGISLATURE
Frankfort, Ky, March 9.-Speakel
, Champ Clark today addressed the Ken
lucky legislature on the record made
by the democratic party in congress
iFIe SAID: redeemed, or are II
process of redeeming, every promis'
made in order to win elections" HI
declared the tariff and the question o.
trust control will overshadow all otheA
issues in the coming presidential cam
paign.
PRIMARY BILL HELD UP.
Lansing, Mich, March 9.-The Bal
bill, which was rushed through the
house Thursday, was passed in the
senate yesterday afternoon by vott
of 10 to 13. The administration lead
ers were unable to garner % votes nee
essary to give the measure immediate
effect, so they reconsidered their &C
ton and placed the bill on the table
This emphasizes the fact that an I'm
mediate presidential preference pri
mary law will not be placed on tn,
statute books during the present ses
sion of the legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
HAYTIAN TYRANT Is
CONDEMNED TO DIE

Port-Au-Prinee, Haiti, March O.
General Jules Coicou, former mill
tary tyrant of Haiti, was condemned
TO death today by a jury on a charge
OF having been the principal author
in the fusillade Of March l 5, 1908,
in which 2T persons, including three
of his own brothers, were shot to
death. AS military commander dur
ing an outbreak in 1905, Coicou
threatened TO carve out the hearts
OF all his enemies. He is absolutely
illiterate. and while in Office used a
rubber stamp in signing documents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09

The Science" of keeping men
penned in was shown when a huge
container filled with molten metal
gave way in this same Midvale plant
and six workmen were killed out
right and 13 others seriously hurt.
The principle of this feature of Tay-
lorism was again demonstrated in the
Triangular Shirt Waist Factory fire
in New York, where $50 women were
locked in and could not get out until
their days work was done, and they
did not get out until the grim de-
stroyer burned them.
Mr.. Harrah, unconsciously perhaps
struck the keynote of Taylorism wher
he said: Run to break! Under the
speeding-up features of the Taylor
system both machines and men are
run to break. II a hammer bal
breaks down there is some expense
to replace it, but IL a workman
breaks down it costs nothing to put
on a new man. AS long as the sup
ply of men holds out, the system car
go on.
1t may be granted that If the Tay
lor system in its entirety is put IL
operation, it will mean great produc
ton in goods and things, but in 81
far as man is concerned 1t means de
struction. While it is producing
wealth, it is grinding man.
There are other considerations o
a primary and more important char
acter than merely producing wealth,
declared Samuel Gompers recently
"and that is that the intelligence
that the physique, that the spirit, tn
mind, hopes and aspirations of ma
shall also be cultivated and given a
opportunity for higher achieve
ments."
Social good comes, not by wearin
men out prematurely through work
ing them to the limit Of thei
strength like a beast of burden, bu
rather in the higher principle foun
in what President Taft said in re
cent address:
Good business is not everythin
r in life; the making and accumulate
, of money should not be the chief en-
Of a community. There has bee
/ danger in the past that the rush fo
3 wealth would injure the moral fibe
, FheSpeople and degrade the
stideals and standards"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Train Kills Contractor.

Racine. Wis, March 9.-N. c. Jor-
genson, 81 years old. a contractor OF
this city, was struck by Chicago
and Northwestern passenger train
and so badly injured that he died en-
route TO a hospital. The accident
occurred at the State street crossing
of the tracks Jorgenson was wide
ly known throughout the state as a
member Of Danish societies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09

N u G n-QlS Gu 5 3 Z q
Taylor system of
" scientific S b o D
m a II a g e m e 4 I" !"
which the govern
ment Is beginning
to install in the ar.
senals with the re-
suit that the work.
men are on h e
verge of striking?
The object of this
article is to answer
the foregoing ques-
ton. Mr.. Taylor is
a resident of fash
ionable c b e stnuv
Hill. Philadelphia
He is engaged in
putting his system
of S op manage
ment in various in.
dustrial establish,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
ATTElL SURE THAT
He WILL COME BACK

San Francisco, March 9.--Abe AttelI,
former featherweight champion, be-
fore entering the ring today for his
20-round match with Harlem Tom
my Murphy. told his friends 1t was
his object TO prove he could come
back" Local sporting men offered
odds of 10 TO and 10 to with Attell
on the long end. Murphy outweighed
his rival by nearly ten pounds when
he prepared to enter the ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
CONGRESS COMMITTEE TO
CONDEMN TAYLOR SYSTEM
STOCK FIRM QUITS;
ILLNESS IS BLAME

New York, March 9.-The stock
exchange firm of Connor & Co, an
nounced its suspension on the stock
exchange today. Counsel for the firm
said the firm had been in process of
liquidation for more than year due
to protracted Illness of E. S. Connor,
the senior member. According to
the statement, the firms liabilities
will be s3,500,000, with approxi-
mately sufficient assets to cover
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
RAILROAD Is INDICTED
FOR ALLEGED REBATlNG

Grand Rapids, Mich, March g.
Indictments were returned here to-
day by the federal grand jury charg-
ing the Grand Rapids G Indiana
Railway company with rebating; the
Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw
Railroad company with false entries
and six local lumber firms with false
billing in making shipments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
INCORPORATION PAPER
is FILED FOR RECORD

The Incorporation papers of the
Rock Island Bridge and Iron works
issued recently by the secretary of
state were today filed for record with
the county recorder, G. w. Gamble.
The papers show that the capital
stock of the latest of Rock Island s
industries is $4,000 and that the
iDcorporators are NJ. H. Kanary. Wal
ter G. Murphy and Edward Manhard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
BARROW TO BE PUT
ON TRIAL MAY IA

Los Angeles. Cal, March 9.-Clar-
ence S. Darrow. former chief coun-
sci of the Mcnamara brothers, will
be placed on trial May IA on a
charge of having bribed jurors in the
Mcnamara case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
WOMAN is ACQUITTED OF
MURDER OF AN OLD LOVEF

Harrington. Neb.. March 9.--Mrs.
Maggie Davis today was acquitted OF
the murder of Ira Churchill, her for
rner sweetheart.
Boone, Iowa, March Conrad X.
Lutte was found guilty today of the
murder of Isaac Robertson and given
q 20-year sentence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
HOFFMAN, IN M0N0PLANE,
SETS NEW WORLD RECORD

Johannisthal, March s.-HoIman.
driving a monoplane, took up four
passengers yesterday and few with
them for s2 minutes and 33 seconds,
establishing a new worlds record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
10000 Get Adxance.

Boston, March with the an
nouncement today OF per cent ad-
vance in wages in the cotton mills Of
New Hampshire and Maine and recent
advances at Lawrence and other
points. more than 100000 hands viii
be affected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09

Editors Note.-This is the third of
the series of letters prepared by Clyde
h Tavenner. Washington correspond
ent of The Argus, on the Taylor system
OF scientific shop management which
the government is attempting to install
in its arsenals where civilians are en-
ployed. including Rock Island arsenal.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Iowa Professor Is MISSING.

Mason City, Iowa, March 9.-In-
quiries were made as to the where
abouts of Professor Huet, who is a
member of Memorial university fac
Ulty and also manager of brick and
tile plant. Friends have not seen
him in ten days. Mrs. Huet is in
California.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09

Cologne, Germany-The text OF
the proposed new naval law was pub
lished Friday in the Volks Zeitung.
UEder its provisions the German
navy is TO be expanded from 5s to
81 big ships. with 40 protected
cruisers instead OF IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Rich; Kills Herself.

Remsen, Iowa. March 9.-Miss
Kaiser, aged 3S and wealthy, killed
herself with revolver in her room
at the house of Nicholas Faber, with
whose family she made her home.
The Fabers are tenants on her large
farm. The motive for the suicide is
a mystery. At the time of death
Miss Kaiser had $4,000 in a local
hank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
U. S. TRANSPORT LEAVES
MANILA FOR TAKU, CHINA

Manila. March S.-The United
States transport Warren sailed today
for Taku, China. with II officers and
46S men Of the Fifteenth infantry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Steel Tonnaue.

New York, March S.-The United
States Steel corporation announced to-
day untitled tonnage Feb. 20 totalled
5,454,200 tons, against 5,379, ,721 Jan. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
York-The dfan1onda !,

New York-The diamonds worn
by the late Mrs. Annie Yeamans, an
actress. were bequeathed to Charles
Dillingham; on the condition that he
shall have them made into ring.
which he shall wear. Mr.. DflIing-
ham is one of the executors under
the will which was filled for probate
on Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
(By Associated Preea.)
FOR CANAL GOVERNMENT,

FOh OANAL GOVhhNMbNTs
Washington, March "a bin for
the government of the Panama canal
zone and to operate the canal was
agreed to today by the house com-i
mittee on interstate commerce. ~
would give to the president author
ity to fix tolls within certain nmtta.-
tions, a maximum of $1.25 O ton be-
ing prescribed with minimum not
below an amount sufficient to matn-
tain and operate the canal. No pref
erence would be given American
ships.
SHIPS THAT MAY BED BARRED.
Ships operated with intent to 70
strain trade or ships engaged In any
agreement or combine, under the
terms of the bill would be prohibited
passing through the canal Dismissal
of the Panama commission when the
canal approaches completion 10 sane
toned, and the president authorised
to appoint governor of the Panama
canal and zone. Authority Is given
the president to name all other per
sons necessary to the maintenance
and operation Of the canal, and pro-
vide sanitation, etc.
| In the house today the omnibus PEN
sion bill passed 214 to 36.
PITNEY MAY FAIL.
The senate confirmed President
Taft's nomination of Mahlon Pitney,
chancellor of New Jersey, to the su-
preme court bench yesterday and
then set aside its action for further
consideration, because Of opposition
to Mr.. Pitney which developed in the
executive session over one Of his de-
cisions in a union labor case. The
discussion aroused friends Of Mr..
Pitney and made some of them fear
the nomination might be rejected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
NOW that THE SOUTH POLE
is FOUND, WHO Is OWNER?
The Weather
Forecast Till 2 p. NJ. Tomorrow, for
Rnck Ialand naNAnnort. Moline.
and Vicinity.

ForcCat TIL y. NJ. IoKnUTFOWI TOT
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Fair and slightly warmer tonight,
with the lowest temperature about 10
to Is degrees. Sunday increasing
cloudiness with probably rain or
snow by afternoon or night, warmer.
Temperature at Z a. N. 6. Highest
yesterday 81. lowest last night 6.
Velocity of wind at a m. 4 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none.
Relative humidity at p. m. 81,
at a. N. 75.
J. NJ. SHERIER. Local Forecf stsr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
BY CLYDE n. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, March Who is Fred
erick W. Taylor, the inventor Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
-Four Dead in snowsIIde.

Telluride, Col, March -Four
are dead, one is dying and four 9TH
ers were injured at a snowslide at
Ophir Loop, near here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Report, Due Today, Said
to Sustain Complaint
of Men.
HITS AT SPEEDING UP
Stop Watch Feature of Plan OF
Arsenal Shops Management
Also Held Improper.
Especial to The Argus,

Washington, March 9.-The
special committee of the house
of representatives which has
been investigating the Taylor
system is holding a session this
afternoon preparatory to re-
turning its report to the house
late this evening.
1t is anticipated the report
will condemn the speeding-up
and stop-watoh features Of the
system in particular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 6, rises 500: moon rises 1:21
a. m; 5:2S a. m. eastern time. moon in
conjunction with Jupiter. passing from
west 10 east of the planet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-09
Moscon Arcade Rurns

Moscow, March 9.-The GoIofojev-
sky arcade burned last night. The
loss is s500.900.