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NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Threatened Affair of Honor in the Senate.
By Z. J. Edwards

In the winter OF 1891 IL was my priv
ilege 20 pass several hour. with ex-
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin. He
was making Journey in very inclem-
emit weather from Bangor. Ne. 30 that
he might address the Lincoln Club OF
New York City at it's annual banquet
on the evening OF Lincoln's birthday.
The venerable ex-Vice President in
vited me TO ride with him from Hart
ford 10 New York in his private com
partment in a drawing room car. He
laughingly said that he did not pur.
pose to be interviewed. adding that no
newspaper man had ever interviewed
him. but he was willing TO talk rem
iniscently. provided quotation marks
were not used. This request was
somewhat modified before he reached
New York.
I had heard shortly after the death
OF Senator Conkling. in lsss-due TO
exposure In the great blizzard in
March OF that year-that he was at
one time dangerously near fighting a
duel, and that II he had. his opponent
upon The so-called field OF honor would
have been General John u. Gordon, of
Georgia. | had also heard that Mr.
Hamltn had been designated BY Sena-
tor Conkling as one of the seconds
| Ventured to ask the cN-Vice Presi-
dent what the facts were. lie looked
AZ me with a peculiar glance from
eyes that. despite his great age. still
had the power o; flashing brilliantly,
and there was r grim smile upon his
lips. lie said:
That Is matter upon which none
OF those who Is concerned has any
thing TO say | can say. however. that
The affair terminated 10 the entire
honor OF both OF the Senators
From another source. however. I
learned n few % the facts and my in
formation WAS corroborated by Alfred
COnkling. who inherited some OF the
intellectual brilliancy o. his distin-
Euished uncle
II appears that IN a debate IN 'he
Senate in 1871 General Gordon. then
United States senator from Georgia.
took issue with something which Sen
ator tonhling had said lie Weed his
criticism in these wrds. Although the
gentleman firm New Yrk IS not in the
chair. he Is giving orders from the
chair"
TAercupon Senator Conkling said.
II the senator states that have
given orders from tho chair he state s.
what Is untrue"
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Monday. September %. 1913.
WOODROW AND BANANAS.

The returning OF bananas 10 the free
lis, after a duty had been placed upon
their Importation by the Senate IS
called a victory for President Wilson.
IL IS claimed that the President has
contended that bananas are the poor
mans fruit. and that on this account.
and also because OF the fact that grow
ing bananas is not an American indus.
Try. they should be admitted free.
President Wilson may be perfectly
sincere in his contention. but his argu.
ment is not convincing. In fact. s.
NAV he said that 10 lacks common
sense. The banana business IS a mo.
nopoly. r. Is controlled absolutely by
a trust which Axes prices as 81 chooses
and has never been subject 10 govern
Inent control IN any way whatever
The proposed duty 81 one-tenth OF 4
cent a pound would not justify 4 raise
in the retail price o. the fruit. and
would have brought the government
an income estimated ~ Ave million
dollars a year Instead of being dig
~ the poor man. II would have been i
justifab'e tax on tho banana million.
aires.
II would be interesting. too. 20 hear
Woodrow explain Just why and how
bananas are the poor mans fruit. u
IS true that this fruit IS IN universal
use, but not any moro go by the poor
Than by tho rich. Tho poor man. or a.
least The man IN moderate circrm
stances. eats an kinds OF fruit in sea
son. aud is not in any way prcjudicel
in favor OF bananas unless his ind.-
vidual taste happens 10 cal FOR that
particular fruif
Also. and This Is really the vital
point-sinco wher did Woodrow W.
son regulate his tariff ideas nv he p,
feet on American industries ]; Pc
leaves Inc tariff Of bananas because
they are rot an American industry.
Why does hc not apply Tho CORES pond.
ing principle 20 the vastly greater
things that arc American luda-'ric..
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chored n the harbor OF their city as
- protection Getting no Com!Or:
from me. they went higher IN" and
became Kind OF permanent commit.
10" IN attendance upon the President.
IL"y were very Influential men In the
houses, with whom 10 was important
Tor tho administration TO keep on good
terms. and. moreover. rhey POSSES scd
peTtlnacity rs great An the widow
"ho won her case from the unjust
Judge. Finally. the President gave ir
ana notified me 90 srr that a ship WsS
sent 20 tie CITY in CGee ton was
bound that. a. long a ship had 20
ID" sent. j. should not be- q snip worth
anything Accordingly Ciyl War
monitor. vlfE one smooth bore gun.
manned d. a crew 90 about fueuty.
"u. Naval militia. vas sent 20 the CTS
n question. under CONVOY OF "a tug
If was t nasIrduu- trip for tho un!o~
mate naval mlIfiAmen. but 10 Was
eaieF accomplished and 'oy and
i"ac" descended upon the senator ard
Ia' torgr"-sDat. and upon the Presi.
dent whom t',-y had Jointly u.ralsoI
irr 0"rral'y. trc fact that the protect.
ing War vessel would not have been "a
formidable zoe 10 anv antagonist O.
900 .st moro modern construction tam
DO" rTl"t~ OF Alclbisdes seemed tu
disturb robodv
The Call 20 Arms
IT.. was one side o. tho r.otrrc
The o''"r sid" was that the crisis a.
ono" brought to the front ans amount
OF ater' fighting strength There
pro Ii'ufv of Conrrasemrn who
-ho""I cool headed Wisdom and rc-o
luton Tho plain people" The men aud
women Dlck o. tho prreors WHO los.
their heads. sof seriously to vu-t 90
"" that $500 did whatever va ue~e4.
vary. and made ttc lob e. thorough
ONO. 90" young men sVarmcd 10 OF.
.'e' ir fIu." of peace 30 had been dr.
1rI'' FOB 500 fh" t,ILfs regular army
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Immediately General Gordon re.
Piled: I'VE will settle this matter
elsewhere and with that Senator
Conkling answered: We will settle
II here and now. and II the Senator
states that ! give orders from the
chair. he states what Is untrue"
Both OF these Senators had great
admiration and respect each for the
other. Senator Conkling always re.
garded General Gordon as the very
finest type OF manhood and chiyalry
that had ever entered the Senate.
General Gordon often spoke in words
OF profound admiration % the ability
and the commanding influence OF Sen.
ator Conkling.
In the old days" said nv inform.
ant of course such a passage as this
In the Senate would have meant a
meeting upon the field OF honor. And
what meeting that would have been
~ the two principals had been Roscoe
Conkling. then the most luxurious fg.
ure on the Republican side OF the Sen.
ate. and General Gordon. equally adj
mired and respected upon both sides
OF the Senate
Whatever may have been the feel.
ings at first OF these two Senators. the
colleagues TO whom the matter was
submitted had no intention OF permit
ting the code OF honor 20 be revived
There were four Senators. two upon
each side, and the eX-Nice President
was one. What was said in their con
ference no man will ever know. What
these two tentative seconds said to
their principals no man will ever
know. All that Will be known was
that the explanations on either side
were perfectly satisfactory: that Sen
ator Conkling simply meant 10 say
not that General Gordon personally
told an untruth. but that the state.
ment was untrue. and all that Gordon
meant when he said that the matter
would be settled elsewhere did not
convey tho meaning 81 a meeting upon
the flsld OF honor. Vet there was an
impression at that time that had the
matter been mismanaged by the
friends OF the two parties. 4 meeting
would have been inevitable. Both
General Gordon and senator ConkIing
were men ~ high physical courage.
Copyright. 1873. by =. J Edwards.
Al rights reserved
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell Of
Roscoe Ionklings Contribution 10
tarfeldS Campaign -
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and navy. and there were innumerable
desertions. ROW the ships and regi-
ments were over-enlisted. and 50 many
deserters returned IN order TO fight
that IL became difficult 20 decide what
To do with them. England. and to =
less degree. Japan were friendly. The
great powers % Continental Europe
were ali unfriendlv They ieered at
cur ships and men. and with fatuous
parjIsanship insisted that the Span
iards would prove TOO much for our
"ucrcenaries because We were com
mercial people OF low ideals who could
not fight. while the men " nom We at
tempted 10 hire FOR that purpose were
certain 10 run or the day OF battle
Leonard Wood.
Among nv friends was the then
Army Surgeon Leonard Wood He was
e surgeon %ot having an income he
had To earn his own living lie had
gone through Harvard Medical school
and had then Joined the army IN the
Southwest - contract doctor. tie
lad every physical. moral and mental
quality which fitted him for n sol
dIers li't and for the exercise o. COM
mand IN fhe incouceivably wearing
ana uarassiug CAMPAIGNS against the
Nparhe- be- had serve cd uominally a.
e. -IrEeon. really iI command %
troops on more than one expedition.
10 VAS a anxious as I was that II
there were war We should both have
our par in lf had always felt that
r there were serious war I wished
20 be- iu position to explain 10 ms
children why did take part in 30.
and not why { did Tot take part IN 10.
Moreover. ] had very deeply felt that
30 was orr duty ~ free cuba. and
had fubhcif expressed this feeling:
ana when man takes such a position
Do ought co. bs willing 20 make his
words good hy his deeds unless there
Del som" very strong reason 10 the con
trary. llo houd paw with his body.
The Rough Riders.
A. soon as war was upon US Wood
and I hcran 20 try for > chance 70 20
'o th" front Congress had authorized
Tho raising ~ throo National Volun.
t"cr Cavalry regiments. wholly apart
from the STATE contingents Secretary
A'g"r o. me war department was fond
~ mo personally. and Wood was hi-
family doctor Alrcr had beon a eal-
.art soldier iu the civil War and vas
almost the only member ~ the Admin.
.-ird'ion Who foit all aiong that We
""II. have 'n 60 90 war with Spain
over cuba ii" it"d my attitude in
''" matter aaI hs,aU.e - Die ~.
0 hia oa1 err. -,anca-
Pr" ups'l.rDD WITH m. desire f1 20
." .'" fr1r' Nrrord.r mo- offered
r" OBJ" command OF ono o. ffo reri
Hn'.' fu.d Hfn that after six
'"ft service .r frr told Z would
."oI .'np'ter IN handle fhe regimen.
I' Thar 4 would rof know how fo
"quip ~ " bow ~ got it into Tho fret
action. but Thar Wood was entirely
competent ~ once to take command.
Continues ou r-rs rfa.t
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For wears We had been saying. fust
as any number % our people now say.
that 10 nation would venture 20 attack
-. Then when We did go 20 war with
an exceedingly feeble nation. We. for
tn" Tim" bciug. rushed 20 the othcr ok
'rem" o. feeling. and attributed % this
feeble nation plans Of offensive war
are which Z never dreamed az MAX
.1g and which. 30 made. 10 would hay.
been wholly unable to execute. Sorr.
't my reader dugbtlcs- remember
the sinister in'eu. IONS and unlimited
rot~ntialiti's Tor drstruC. .Ou VITA
which tho fertile lmaE nation o. tho
yellow pres endowed the aruOrci
cruiser Niscays when she Appeared 90
American water iu-t tefor" war was
declared. To" stsf- OF ueryousn.-,
along much Df lhe --scoa-' WIS funny
iusi"w ~ Oh" lack o. foundation for d..
"u- b. Offered food '1r serious thought
TO- fu what would .rpp'u n we ever
h"ca rmrrga ...f ttfI a serious Zoe
Trio Governor oi one state actually
announced thai n~ would not permit
Obj" >afIors' GuarI 0r rha, state 10
."t." o. borders no Idea being % rr-
.siu 20 against possible. spanish iu
'aaiOl. 80 tuanv a. tho bIe.rcs- mon
~ me cits o. Boston took thei- se,u-.
ties 80 land to Worcester that the safs.
1eposit companies Of Worcester
proved Uuab'" 90 lake care ~ th"m
IN my own .o.ghborhood on Long ie.
land clauses were rrsv"It put mo
l'a."s to tho effect Chat II mo rror.
er'y was destroyed b.. tho ~raniards
mo lease should Irr.a. d.. A.-tat..,.t
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dispatch from Washington say
'at' William A. Bryan paid eight do.
Jays for new 'uz1y hat Pu- uo do.b.
i' takes 70 --et', good hs' to stand
'.e How o' William J .. conversation
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'' sa.f That some 20 Pc more. c.a
.'r.a'lr" eori"fr dane. ..e o. ls.I.
bong permitted on fhe .fae-.
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..t and pumpkin rtn soon, 70 20.
' .".'r fHtl hoy did % Veex ago.
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Ih" ul''aess county Grand j.-g dis.
covered 'la' Thsw escaped rom Nat
.faNar
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CHAPTERS OF A POSSIBLE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT


1913
THIRTEENTH INSTALLMENT
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fcontinu'i Gu r-gs Niasl
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To morrow Mr. Edwards will tell OF
Roscoe Conklings Contribution 10
Garf.elds Campaign -
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Copyright. 1873. by =. ! Edwards.
Al rights reserved
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ioosyrErt I'sa by rs. V..r-- Alan.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-19

SAn,of the three miners were killed
in the disaster and the woman was
left penniless and helpless. She ap-
piled for relief to MuIIenbach."
"And what did she get?" asked
Curran.
'She was told that the funds in
Mullenbach's bands we're only for
the relief of relatives and so she
starved" said Cermak.
did she, die?" asked Curran.
NO. said Cermak, I'VE, the coun-
Gil committee, got there in time and
we helped her OUT
who was in charge of the United
Charities-Red Cross relief work at
Cherry?" asked Curran.
"Orson Smith of the Merchants
Loan and Trust Co. was chairman of
the relief committee" said Cermak.
'I'l tell you some more" Cermak
volunteered. "Since I've been chief
bailiff of the municipal court I've
bumped into quite few cases show
ing the charity of the United Chair
ties.
zone of them in particular comes
to my mind. In this case the United
Charities separated man and wife
and had their children put in an or
phan asylum
what is the purpose of the Bo-
hemian Associated Charities?". asked
Curran.
Chiefly the United Charities" said
Cermak shortly. 1.-TWO years ago
the Bohemians of Chicago discovered
that their countrymen were being
Disseminated against by the United
Charities and so the Bohemian Asso-
eiated Charities was organized"
Felix Won W-Wysow, of the Ger
man Aid Society, was the next wit
ness called.
w TIJxygO,ry o1p1oiy,od Fhof ha cot n
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word spelled the way his name is
spelled lies
W-Wysow told something of the
work done by the German Aid So
ciety.
"All I want to know" said Cur
ran, sis this: Do you do as the Unit
ed Charities does and give advice in
stead of food?"
mo" said W-Wysow, eve give
the food first and then the advice,
and administrative work only costs
us 10 per cent of our total expendi-
lures"
The attention of Mr. Curran was
called to the attacks on the Curran
committee on behalf of the United
Charities which have been published
in the trust newspapers. Curran
smiled.
Say, son." he said to the reporter.
"Pu tell you something. Whenever
you hit a man on a sore spot he's
mighty liable to holler. When you
hit him on a well spot, you never
hear word from him. 1 guess this
committee hit the United Charities
on a mighty sore spot.
Superintendent Lies seems to
think that had some personal aim
in my exposure of the United Charit-
les. That is not so. If the United
Charities is crooked want to show
them up; if the United Charities is
not crooked, why don't they bring
their books in here? There's no law
against their doing so.
'This committee will make its re-
port to the house within the next
few days. That report will recon-
mend the appointment of joint COM
mittee of the house and senate to
investigate, not charitable institutions
in general, but the United Charities
in particular. It also will recommend
state supervision of all charitable
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16
Strike at Pueblo
Ended by Hickey
Teamsters' Union Get the
Wage Scale
Both Sides DESTROYS Of Having the
Trouble Settled; Drivers Given
Their Old Jobs

The strike of the Transfers I'm
ion at Pueblo. that for a time threat
ened to involve all the unions of that
city. has been settled. The strikers
get the pay and hours demanded and
are all taken back on their old jobs
without prejudice. About 200 members
were involved. W. T. Hickey, secre-
tary treasurer Of the State Federation
OF i.abor. is chiefly responsible for
the settlement. He went TO Pueblo ana
at once entered into conference with
, all parties at interest. Then he sub
mitted n plan to special meeting of
the Trades and Labor Assembly,
which was adopted and agreed to by
the employing concerns. The resoln-
tiors presented by Hickey that brought
adjustment and carried out the main
points of the strikers, were as fol-
lows:
For the purpose of bringing to n
close in public manner, and for the
purpose of terminating the present un-
settled conditions that have existed
for several weeks past between en-
ployers and employees, and to induce
closer cooperation in the future, and
with the understanding that has been
given, to the effect that union men
i'm Pueblo will not discriminate against
non.union teamsters. 1t is hereby de
clared to be the Judgment of employ
ers that all competent teamsters will
he paid minimum wage of $3.50 per
day Of ten hours: that employers and
employees Will give and take equally
on overtime: that as many old en-
ployes as possible be taken back as
rapidly as places can be made for
them. and without discrimination
against union men"
State Labor Commissioner Edwin V.
Brake also visited Pueblo and gave his
good offices to n settlement of the
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16
UNION MAN REAPPoINTEp.
Thomas J. Duffy Was Appointed on
the New Ohio Industrial Com
mission.

Thomas J. Duffy, former president
of the Brotherhood of Operative
Potters, is the member of organized
labor appointed by Gov. Cox on the
new Ohio Industrial Commission. His
appointment is for four years. Duffy
was a member of a Workmen's Com
pensation Commission, which made a
study of the question for two years
prior to the last legislature and which
submitted its findings to the last leg
islature, resulting In the enactment of
n compensation law The new COM
mission now has under its control the
Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
Chief Mine Inspector, Chief Inspector
of Workshops and Factories, Chief
Examiner of Steam Engineers, the
Board of Boiler Rules, Board of Arbi-
tration and the State Liability Board
of Awards. The local labor paper in
this city, the Tribune, says: Thomas
]. Duffy, former President of the Pot
ters' Union. has made an excellent
record as a member of the Liability
Board of Awards and is fayorabll
known to trade unlonIsts. He viii
carry with MIN into his new position
the confidence of not only 5he laboi
men of Springfield. but also OF tht
entire state"
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16
Trades Assembly
Has Busy Session
President Vessel Postpoues
Naming Committees
United Labor Bulletin Unanimously
Endorsed; Stereotypers Given
Reinstatement

President Fred Vessel postponed
appointment of the standing commit.
tees for the ensuing term until the
next regular meeting by reason 81
the change of delegates from the var
ious affiliated organizations. and the
departure of number of members
to the State Federation of Labor con
vention.
Considerable interest is being man.
ifested as to those who will compose
the legislative committee.
The action of the Cigarmakers' To-
cal in taking the label from the Cor
dova Cigar Company. distributors OF
the osmundo. scab-made cigars, was
indorsed.
New delegates from the Typograph-
ical and United Laborers' unions
were obligated, including James A..
A. Conlle, one of the warehouses;.
1t was reported the jurisdictional
trouble between the Musicians and
Sign Writer'S unions had been amic-
ably adjusted.
Endorsement was given to Mr.. Slo-
tive Engineers for state railroad COM
missioner, and Secretary Welsh was
instructed to notify Governor Am
mons to this effect.
A resolution to indorse The United
Labor Bulletin as the recognized Of
fetal paper of organized labor in
Denver and vicinity was unanimous
ly adopted. Several delegates stated
they considered The Bulletin. as
now conducted. the best labor paper
ever published in Colorado.
The local Stereotypers' Union.
which had been suspended for plac-
ing an nd. of the non-union Old
Homestead bakery in their annual
picnic program. was reinstated after
Continued on Page s..
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16
State Federation of Labor Convention Meets
Monday in Trinidad; Important Subjects Are Up

Union, r. P. Means, vice chairman
is at the helm.
A referendum vote on holding d
parade has not been completed. but
most votes of the various local un-
ions have been sent in. Indications
are that majority vote will be
against parading.
The committee in charge of the
souvenir program report most graft
flying results and that this years
publication will surpass anything
heretofore produced.
In the big stadium at Lakeside
preparations are being made for q
number of athletic contests. Sale
of tickets are said to be unusually
large.
The committee has been visiting
local unions this week, getting the
members interested in the event. For
instance, the Bricklayers' Union took
$40 worth of tickets. By next week
the complete program of events will
probably be announced.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16
WOULD STOP EMIGRATION.

Speaker Clark calls attention to
wholesale emigration of American far
mers TO Western Canada ani sug-
gests that Congress make our home
stead conditions as easy as possible,
compatible with safety. and should
increase the area for home building
by iudicious encouragement of both
irrigation and drainage.
Speaker Clark's suggestions are
all right, but they do not touch the
cause of the trouble. II is not for lack
of good land that Americans are emf
grating to Canada. There is plenty of
unused lands in the United States
that does not need either irrigation or
drainage to make it available for
farming or home building There is
plenty of it in Mr.. Clark's own state
of Missouri. But it is held by specu-
lators who will not let it be used ex-
cept on terms that make emigration to
Canada more profitable.
United labor bulletin., 1913-08-16
WHO'S WHO" IN THE DENVER
UNION | LABOR MOVEMENT
EARL R. HOACE

He's only twenty-five years of age.
but his time has been well occupied.
Earl r. Hoage is a member of Den
yer Printing Press Assistants Union
No. IA, and has held every office in
the gift of his local, including a dele
ateship to the International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants Union at
Rogersville, Tenn, in 1911. when the
Pressmen's Home was dedicated. This
was an unusual honor in view of his
youth. Right here il might be APP
propos TO relate that MIR. Hoage is a
bachelor and awaits an appropriate in
PRODUCTION.
ago from Topeka, Kan, which cannot
really be considered reflection.
other good people have come out of
the Sunflower State. For the past
three years he has been each term
unanimously elected organizer of the
Trades and Labor Assembly. Among
the thriving baby unions he has been
instrumental in organizing were the
United I-aborers with over 100 mem
bers; the Bookkeepers and Steno
graphers Union of $50. and the
Chanffeurs' Union that promises TO
soon reach the 250 mark
For four consecutive years Mr.
alton OF Labor conventions, Grand
Junction. Colorado Springs, Cripple
Creek and this year at Trinidad