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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-23
WHISPERPHONE
INSTRC MENT PATENTED THAT
WILL MAKE POSSIBLE Wills
PERED CONVERSATIONS.

London July ga telephone for lOy
ers. called the Whisperphone, was grant
ed patent here today. In appearance
it resembles the ordinary phone, but
the mouthpiece is deeper and the bash
full lover who formerly dared not ask if
Angelina loved him as much as ever.
for fear of the ridicule Of his Office col
leagues, can now safely whisper sweet
nOthings knowing that in the cup there
is a little spiral coil which will quiver
TO his most subdued tones. Incidentally
the instrument will be valuable for bus
iness men who find themselves compelled
to discuss confidential matters in public
PLACES.
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DANGEROUS THOUGHTS
DANGEROUS THOUGHTS. PAT
RIUTlC In IT'S CHARACTER.
Especial To The Herdid.)

Toxic, July ga Society Against
Dangerous Thoughts has been organ
izcd in Toxic. The japanese name is
"Doka Kai'' and il is Il patriotic organ
iZation. The dangerous thoughts" that
il proposes to combat are, first. that
the japanese might be inclined to fol
low The example of revolutionary China,
second. the foreign thoughts" that the
Japanese are not an equal of the white
race. The "Doka kai' was called into
life by "a number of Japanese scholars
and learned men of the old school, for
the purpose If maintaining the Japan
ese individuality and ideals. The found
ers declare that some of the japanese
POLITICAL leaders have become drunk
with western civilization, are forget
ting Japanese nationality and are in
stilling dangerous thoughts and ide
as in the public minds.
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EAST TENAS PEACHES.

TbY z. =. MUGS NFTFFcC.J
Jefferson . Tex. July 23.-The Com
mercial Club of this city shipped ten
bushels # peaches and thirt+~wntcr.
melons to the Secretaries institute 1T
Mineral Wells last week. The fruit was
secured from orchards near here and
represented The finest specimens avail
able. Mr.. Sam Eherstadt secretary Of
the local club was IN attendance al the
meeting AMI delivered several address
es, among which was one on he canning
problem Of East Texas. The Club Of
this city also presented annvtatoH to
the secretaries t. meet here next wear
The next meeting plac will be selected
later in the year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-23
DIDN'T MEET MURPHY
{ By A AssOcidfed Press. !

Washington, July 23-M Martin Mulhall
told the senate lobby committee today
that in 1909 he tried to meet Charles
Murphy. the Tammany leader in behalf
of the candidacy of George Gordon Bat
tie for governor of New York. He said
he failed to see Murphy however. 1t is
expected that the Introduction Of Null
halls letters in the investigation will be
completed tomorrow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-23
MAY COMPROMISE SUITS
GENERAL LOONEY
STATES THAT KATY CUSTER
SUITS MAY BE COMPROMISED

Austin, Tex, July 3.-Attorney gen
eral Looncy stated today that there is a
possibility Of compromising the states
custer and penalty suit against the
Katy railroad. He did not say what ne
gotiations are under way but announced
that if the Katys proposals on compro-
mise are accepted they would in ea-h
ease tear down all the states suit against
consOli OlidatiOn.
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CULBERSON BETTER
{ BIZ A associated Press J

Ft. Worth. july CIV. B. Harrison
today received 4 letter from his sister,
Mrs. Charles Culberson. saying the sen
ior senator is improving slowly at Crom-
well. New Hampshire where he went sew
cral weeks ago, and will soon resume his
senatorial duties. Mrs. Culberson denies
that = natOr Culberson i suffering from
Bright'S disease or that he will retire
from public life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-23
TWO BILLS REPORTED
SENATE VOTED TO ADJOURN FRI
SENATOR kAUFMANN.
lBN ASsOci0ted PreSs.l

Austin Tex. July 23.-The senate to-
day received from the committee two fav
orablc reports on bills providing for
the direct election of United States sen
recommended. The senate voted to ad
journ Friday. out Of respect to Senator
Kaufman. The house was not in scS
sion this morning.
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amicable toward one another in settling
differences. The middle If September
will be well up TO the time when autumn
business begins to pick up. Delay in tar
lift accordingly threatens 10 affect the
autumn revival Of industry.
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MAY REPEAL ARMS PROCLA-
NATION.
BIZ A AssOcidted Press. J

Washington. ID. c.. July 23-Re-
peal Of the neutrality proclamation
prohibiting the expectation Of arms
into Mexico is being considered by
the administration. Many congress
sional leaders have approved the
plan. 1t is understood the admins
tratiCn believes that # free expOrta-
ii II Of arms is allowed TO Ill fac
tons question vii soon settle itself.
=; x x * x x y * X X
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Conference AT Bucharest-1S ut.
BUCHAREST CONFERENCE
(By Associated Press.)

Sofia. July o,-Seryia and Greece to-
'!av agreed that peace negotiations shall
take place at Bucharest. An armistire il
being arranged at Nish and this probably
will be concluded in two days. Rouman-
il has refused Turkeys request 10 parti
cipatc in the peace conferences
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-23
FIRST DISTRICT IN DOUBT
lBu ASsOciute9 PresS.l

Texarkana, July 23.-Thc result of the
senatorial election in the first district
will no. be known until the vote is can
vassed Monday DIR. Oliver of CasS
County claims election by nineteen votes.
",nd Wheeler of TeXarkana claims il by
forty.
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SENATOR KAUFMAN DEAD
fBy Associated Press.)

Galveston, July 23.-News received
here today announces the death last night
at Buckholtz Of State Senator j. +.
Kaufman of the seventeenth district
He was collector of internal revenue for
Texas under the Cleveland administra
tiOn.
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LIVED AT TER HANGING
( RB A sSOciGfed Press. J

Stalks Fla, July 23.-Declared dead
by the physicians. lIerScy Mitchell a
negro hanged for murder today. revived
in his coffin and lived three hours. Nit
chell had been left hanging thirty eight
minutes after the trap was sprung.
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INVESTIGATE HIND CASE
[ Ru 4 sSOci0ted PrcSS.l

Washington. ID. c., July 23-Acting
Secretary Of the Navy Roosevelt. today
instructed Rear Admiral COwlcs at
Guaymas to investigate the report that
Thomas Hind. assistant general superin-
tendent of the Southern Railroad. is be
ing held for ransom by the fcderals
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COTTON PRICE BROKE
( BV A ssOciated Press.)

New Orleans. La. July % The price
Of old July cotton broke seventy five
points today, or nearly four dollars per
bale
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SECTION BY SECTION
{ By Associated PreSs.1

Washington, July -. The senate to-
day took up consideration Of the tariff
bill 1t will be discussed section by sec
ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-07-23
MINERS ENTOMBED
(By A ssOcidfed Press. \

Geilenkirchen. Germany. July 23-
Fourteen miners were found dead today
IN the pit whore they were entombed yes
terday.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
CARPENTERS UNION
TO GIVE ULT|MATUM

The carpenters and contractors
have thus far been unable to agree
upon a wage scale. A meeting of the
Joint committee of the union and
general contractors was held last
Wednesday evening in the rooms Of
the Builders Exchange and adjourned
without coming to any definite un-
derstanding.
The contractors had offered to in
crease the minimum wage scale from
,45 to 47h cents an hour upon condi-
ton that all journeymen contractors
should cease to take contracts or
do. work on their own account.
The union would not. accept this
proposition, its committee holding
that 1t was restrained from doing 80
on account of the constitution Of the
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners The committee asked the
contractors whether or not they in
tended to employ only union men as
carpenters in the event the union
would agree to the proposition sub
mitted by: the contractors, but they
side-stepped this question, and there
the matter rests. ;: :.
1t ts expected that on next Tues
day evening the Carpenters' union
will vote to submit it's ultimatum to
the contractors in which a STRAIGHT
demand for so cents an hour will be
made to take effect Aug. /.
The labor world., 1913-07-05

Several Duluth People Anxious to
Secure Positions in State Bu-
reau of Labor.

The civil service commission of the
Bureau Of Labor held an examination
for applicants for positions in the
Department Of Labor on Monday last.
All Of the present employees took the
examination.
Joseph Burke, Andrew Horngren,
Mrs. Atwood and Miss Ericsson Of the
local force went to st. Paul Sunday.
Each of them was required to take
the examination. Mrs. David Butchart
and Mrs. Bagnell Of Duluth were al
SO applicants for positions in the free
employment bureau.
Women factory inspectors were
asked IL specific questions all bear
Ing upon the Minnesota laws relat-
Ing to women and children. Appli-
cants for positions in the free employ
ment bureau were given eight ques-
t1ons to answer, each of which had di-
rect bearing upon the work of this
institution. Il.
Appointments in the Department of
Labor will be filled between now and
Aug. 1. Present. employees in the de-
partment cannot hold their positions
unless they successfully pass the, ex-
am1nations given last Monday. -,
The labor world., 1913-07-05
WANTS KIRBY CROWD
TO PRODUCE BOOKS

WASHINGTON, July 31.-A reso-
luton calling for the bringing be-
fore a congressional committee of all
books, records and office documents
of the National Association of Man.
ufacturers, will be offered in the
house tomorrow by Representative
John I. Nolan, California. Nolan
drafted his resolution after consult
ing the heads of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor and a. number of
international labor unions.
Il propose, he said today, that
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, which is maintained for the
purpose Of crushing the labor move
ment by the power of organized CAPT.
tai, shall be brought to bar and made
to tell how it has conducted it's fight
against the workers. The Mulhall
charges have surprised no one in the
labor world. They simply give us a
public hearing of the charge we have
made for years-that the association
had been ruthless against unions and
labor legislation
Senator Overman, chairman of the
senate lobby investigation committee,
said the cry Of. the committee would
be, Let no guilty man escape
The labor world., 1913-07-05
minnesota N. WA. :.
TO QUIT HEAD CAMP

Minnesota insurgent Woodmen, now
members Of the I'M. W. A., expect to
sever, their Connection from the big fra
ternal insurance-society. The move
ment for the formation of state So
ciety from: among the: dissatisfied
members of the Modern Woodmen Of
America was launched at st. Paul
Tuesday. =
The meeting was a. thoroughly rep
resentative one and much enthusiasm
was manifested:* 1T Is expected that
all the preliminaries will be completed
by the middle Of August and at that
time a convention will be called for
the purpose Of completing the Or
ganization. J.,
At the st. Paul meeting George M.
Peterson of Duluth. was elected Sec
retary and Robert. M. Rankin, also
of this city, was placed on the law
committee.
A meeting of Duluth Woodmen will
be held at the Woodmen hall on
Twentyfirst avenue west on Tuesday
July Is, at which time the whole
question will be explained by John
L. Sundeen ,one Of the most eloquent
and convincing speakers on fraternal
insurance in the northwest.
It will at this meeting be decide
whether or not Duluth Woodmen will
join the secession movement.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
tom : LEWIS | W|! !. HEADS I 4 D
|. v. v. MOVEMENT
Socialist Soap Box Orator stiry
Up Street Railway Employees
in Twin Cities. 7.

Tom" Lewis, soap box orator. and
lecturer for the Socialist party, who
spent considerable time in Duluth
last year, Is engaged as an organizer
TOR tho I. w. W., at ST.. Paul. Mr..
Lewis and bunch Of weary willies"
are attempting to organize the street
railway employees.
They have not been able TO get
very far with their organization, but
they have made sufficient noise to
fr1ghten the, street railway officials
into granting 10 per cent increase
IN wages to motormen and conduc-
tors.
Lewis visited Brainerd when the
convention Of the State Federation of
Labor was In session there last year.
He was known to few of the dele
gates outside Of the Socialist group.
Juls. Anderson, the Socialist floor
leader, represented to the convention
that Lewis represented the railroad
shop employees Of the Pacific coast.
and moved that he be invited, to ada
dress the convention.
1t was rumored at the time that
Lewis was not a believer in the A. F.
Oh L. out was a confirmed advocate
OF the Industrial Workers. {" of the;
World: This was denied by the So
cialists.' But the time came when
Lewis was to be shown in his true
colors. and now we find him heading
the I. w. w., movement in the Twin
Cities.
Lewis is an atheist. He delivers
speeches on street corners in which
he attacks the churches and makes
light Of people who believe in God.
His speeches have aroused the ire
of'Dave Morgan, recent Socialist can
d1date for governor, who is a preach
er. Mr.: Morgan declares that Lewis
places the Socialist movement in a.
false light when he attacks = the
church. He holds that religion is a.
private matter with the Socialist as
with others. He also states that the
Socialist party is committed neither
to the A. F. Of L., or the I. w. w..
which makes refreshing reading.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
LAW ExEMPTS GIRLS
IN HOTEL LAUhDR|ES

The Bureau Of Labor at st. Paul
is getting in readiness for the strict
enforcement Of the hours-of-labor
law for women passed by the last
legislature and which becomes ef-'
fective on Aug. i, next.
Commissioner Of Labor Houk has
been somewhat in doubt as to the
application Of the law to certain en-
ploymepts in hotels and in private
telephone exchanges. He asked the
attorney general for an opinion. and
Alex L. James, assistant attorney
general was detailed to look up the
law and give an opinion on its appli-
cation.
Mr.. James holds that the ten-hour
day for restaurant employees applies
to cashiers, mattresses and kitchen
employees in cafes or lunch rooms
run in connection with hotels, if the
cafes are run for the accommodation
of the general public.
The nine-hour limit for laundry
workers does not apply, Mr.. James
holds, to employees of hotel laundries
which do not handle outside work.
The nine-hour restriction for tele-
phone operators applies to those who
attend public telephones in hotels.
but not to those employed BY hotels
or business houses to operate interior
systems. .tT- st-.- ..:l-.@. -.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
WANT MORE LIGHTS
FOR CASCADE PARK
People Living On Hill Above Gas.
cade Park Mako Complaint
About Conditions There.

Edward Anderson, business agent
OF the Painters union and residing at
1O1 Cascade street, has a complaint
to register against the situation in
Cascade park.
Mr.. Anderson declares that since
the lid has been put on the town there
Is considerable drinking In Cascade
park after IL o'clock at night. Any
number of empty whiskey TASKS, he
states, are seen in the park from
time to time.
Tner are many strange people seen
lettering about the park late at nights
and their presence is alarming to
people who are obliged to go through
the ark on their way home. There is
but one electric light in the park
and 1t Is located in such a. position as
be of little value to people passing
through.
The watchman leaves the park at
IL o'clock and it is after that hour
when the strangers appear. Owing
to the darkness and the heavy shad-
ows from the trees people living above
the park believe it dangerous to walk
through 1t. and they prefer to take a.
long course around it.
III the watchman was REQUIRED to
remain on duty another hour, and ad-
ditional lights were placed in the
park, said Mr.. Anderson, "it would
greatly diminish the danger of which
we now fear"
The labor world., 1913-07-05
CARMEN'S OFFICIAL
WAS DULUTH VISITOR

Frank Paquin. first general vice.
president of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Carmen of America, Was a visit
or In Duluth during the week. Mr..
Paquin' has been engaged at st. Paul
with the officials Of the Northern Pa
cific endeavoring to get wage
schedule with that railroad for it's
carmen.
Mr.. Paquin visited with the local
lodge Of railway carmen, and left yes
terday for his home in Chicago. The
railway carmen are we'll organized
on the N. P. system. A year ago an
attempt was made to organize the
carmen on the Great Northern which
for the time failed. Another effort
Is to be made during the summer.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
may USE INITIATIVE
ON CIGAR ORDINANCE
Cigar Dealers Threaten New
Coup On Commissioners-They
Demand Square Deal.

Local cigar dealers, cigarmakers.
jobbers and manufacturers are up in
arms against the city commission for
passing the ordinance prohibiting ci-
gar stores in saloons. They claim
that the new ordinance will not COM
pei stricter enforcement of law
than now obtains, but it will give the
cigar trust a chance to control the
tobacco situation completely in this
city.
Threats of referendum are free
ly made on the streets. How far
they will be carried out is not yet
known. Wiser counsel advises that
no attempt be made to have the or
dlnace passed by the commission SUBJ
mltted to referendum vote of the
people, but that new ordinance be
prepared regulating the placing of ci-
gar stores In saloons.
Friends of the cigar dealers, par.
tlcularly those in favor of the strict
enforcement of the law closing sa-
looms at II o'clock at night and all
oay Sunday argue that they can 70
before the people with fair ordi-
nance and win. They propose that
an ordinance be drafted permitting
cigar stores in front of saloons with
transparent etitions separating them.
After hours there shall be an unob-
structed view from the street through
the cigar stores into the saloons.
1t is proposed that after such an
ordinance shall have been prepared
petitions shall be circulated and the
tlatter submitted to an initiative vote
or the eople. 1t is further provided
tnat If this proposed ordinance be-
comes law it will repeal the prohibi-
i've ordinance passed by the commits
s1oners on Tuesday last.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
ABE GANSIER LEAVES
FOR NEW JERSEY HOME

Abe Gansler, representative of the
United Haters' union, who has been
working in northern Minnesota for
the past six weeks returned to Du-
luth from the iron ranges early: this
week and left Wednesday evening
Tor his home in Newark, N. j. : :
Mr.; Gansler will take weeks va
cation after which. he will go to
Michigan: and other middle states to
work in the interests Of the Hatters
union label. Mr.. Gansler is one Of
the best organizers the. United Hat
ters' union has on the road. He is
an artist at making friends wherever
he visits. ..~.. =.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
POPULAR DULUTH MAN
MARRIED IN CHICAGO

A wedding Of more than passing
interest to Duluthians took place
Monday when Miss Lillian Matthews
of Chicago became the bride of Ed
ward H. Whelan of Duluth in the
Church Of the Holy Cross, in Chi
cago. Rev. Father Hichon read the
service at o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whelan left for we'd
ding trip through the east and south.
They will be at home at % North
Twelfth avenue east on their arrival.
Mr.. Whelan is the we'll known and
popular advertising manager for F..
s. Kelly. He has a wide circle Of
friends in this city. His bride lis a
charming young lady and favorite
among her friends in. Chicago.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
SELECT DE[EGAT ES
AND HAVE GOOD TIME

The Painters union held the big
social affair of the summer season
last Tuesday evening. There were
over 100 members present and after
the business session the evening was
spent In happy pastime. Songs and
music enl1vened the occasion after
which refreshments and cigars were
served.
David M. Robertson and John r..
Jensen were elected as delegates to
the biennial convention of the Broth
erhood OF Painters and Decorators to
oe held in Rochester, N. Y, In Sep
tember.
Ihree new members were admit
TED. The business agent reports that
trade is good. While most of the
members are employed in Duluth.
Idle painters have been sent to supe-
rlor, where there is said to be plenty
of work.
The following are the newly elected
officers of the union:
President, Fred Venier; vice presi-
dent, A. G. saltaw; financial secre-
tary, d. M. Robertson; recording Sec
retary, James Powers; treasurer. w.
H. Brooks; conductor, H. Dahl: war.
den, P. Lindstrom; trustees. r. E..
Jensen; G. r. How; delegates to
Building Trades council. Ed. Ander-
son, Fred Venier, James Powers; to
Pavilion association. James Powers.
Fred Venier; to Trades assembly,
James Powers, D. M. Robertson and
John e. Jensen.
Another trustee will be elected at
the next meeting to succeed D. NJ.
Robertson, who becomes financial
secretary.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
OFFICIALS FEAR
ANOTHER STRIKE
Continued From PAGE I.

only weapon outside the ballot which
the workers possess and the weapon
must be used to bring about tho
emancipation Of the working.class.
The battle will be long and weari-
some, but the final outcome can only
result in victory.
Why should temporary setback,
such as an unsuccessful strike, dis
courage the workers? For a time it's
beneficial results to the working-class
can not be seen, but It's effect II al.
ways the same.
The great telegraph strike of 1907
was lost" yet the wages Of teleg-
are higher today than ever
they were in the history Of the craft.
One of the abuses Of which the telee-
raphers complained was that they
were obliged to buy their own type
writing machines. This has been
remedied and the company recently
bought in all typewriters and teleK-
raphers in the commercial service are
no longer obliged to purchase their
own machines.
Union Is Stronger.
.,. This 10 not all: the union is strong
er today than for the past FIVE years.
AS with the telegraph companies
so 1t is with the street railway COM
panies, organization among employees
is strongly opposed, and ,discrimina-
tion against those with union SYM
pathies is openly practiced.
One ~Would think that in view Of
the recent action on the. part of the
street railway companies in improv-
, ing the hours Of service which means
an increase in the expenses, that a
! strike. such as the one last fall with
Its added expense Of imported thugs
! and paid spies, is hardly a, paying
proposition.
Will the public service corpora
tions never learn?
The labor world., 1913-07-05
WELL KNOWN ST PAULITES
SPEND HONEYMOON HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. McQuillan
OF st. Paul are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis E. McQuillan Of Woodland ave.
nue.. The young couple are on their
honeymoon and they expect to re-
main in Duluth for a week. They
were married on Thursday last at
st. Joseph's church in St. Paul and
came directly to this city. Mr.. Nc
Quillan is prominently identified
with the union labor movement of ST.
Paul and is an active member Of the
Journeymen Plum bers' union of that
city.
The labor world., 1913-07-05
SUPERIOR WIRE MEN
~. d" HAVE FINE BANQUET

Thirty-five members Of the ST.
perior. Electricians' union attended
the banquet held in Union labor hall
Tuesday evening. Following the BAN
quet smoker was held. and several
toasts were given by both Superior
and Duluth members Of the order. The
Superior speakers were o. E. Eby. ].
Hoch and John Armstrong. r....%
{ The election of officers was post
poned from Tuesday to meetfnr
called for July Is at the Union I.a;hoI
hall. Nominations were made ,a.t
evening. 1@a .....g.. !. ( 9<5+ll-..- Z.