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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
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consr4sa appropriated additional .sooooo
to enable the Interstate Commerce Commission to make
physical valuation OF 100000 miles railroad In
the United States. sT <#N
OF course 100000 will but drop In the bucket
compared to the huge sum that will be necessary I'd a.
nance this colossal task.
But the enterprise will be worth to the people every
that It is going cost them. When the
actual value Of the railroads will then know what
fair freight and rate. The Supreme Court
held in the Nebraska that of the principal
elements to be taken into consideration determining
the reasonabeness of rate is the value equip
ment used in the transaction AS the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission does know the physical
of single railroad, it must simply at what a
fair rate. ..~->-a il.
That the railroad is overcaptalized from IS
to SO per cent there is little doubt.
Here is sample illustration a multitude which
could be cited if permitted The Chicago & Alton
was capitalized at s30,0O0OO0 When turned
purchasing syndicate capitalized at 1884,
100000
When We buy railroad ticket only pay
ing interest actually invested but principally
interest the water in the railroad
Decentralization also many need
essly taken day. This is
such hard time paying interest heavily watered
stock that they neglect equipment
repair The result is wrecks occur, many need
lessly.
The plan of the Commission, which to make a ply
steal valuation of all the railroads. provides
engineers. Each of these engineers charge of
district embracing onefifth of the total railway
age, about $4,000 miles of railway.
Each mile of railway is to surveyed and appraised
They to apprase it by what they field parties
Each field party will have in five Squads and they
will have at the head of each engineer Each
of these squads actual physical sur
vey of the railroad property
Each squad, it is estimated view physically
about Il miles of property day. The those
squads may be increased their number ay be in
creased to expedite the work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
ANOTHER REASON FOR -. Z
..~ PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

Workingmen and women employed
by the municipality direct are to be
pensioned by the city. Of San Fran
cisco after they reach the ago Of 60
and have benin the service a GER
tain number Of years #. any em-
ployes are injured or become i'll be-
cause Of their work they will receive
full wages and medical attention
without cost r. - As.> q
Such a system is considerable Of
an improvement over that under
which employees Of private. corpora
tons are compelled to work, and yet.
while many workingmen are always
anxious to set q Job from the city
because of higher pay, shorter hours,
etc, they continue to vote against
municipal ownership of enterprises
that would provide more situations
and better conditions. %s..@s5.4 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
NO ROOM FOR MAILING

Charles NJ, sch~ab says of the hard times rumors:
Tneres no stepping business in this coontry will so
In spite Of all the gloomy talk, spite anything that
lawmakers can do to discourage capital business mo-
mehtum is bieger than obstacle its path. We arc
going ahead rResstbiy by force Of our own
~ course we may have little etup in orders but
that is natural Business always fuctuates now up now
down. There are no hard times coming"
Charles NJ schWab of Bethlehem Steel fame, one OF
the bigsest steel world who hereto
Tore mas been more disposed to the hole in the dough-
nut than the doughnut ITSELF walled about TARIFF
reductions sundry and occasions sees noth
Ing but bright prospects in the future right after the
first tariff cut In decades just when Big Bns
ness complains most OF being abused, maligned and
bounded to death
Why7 Because some intelligent captains Of finance
see that the long face and the DISPOSITION doeant
set them anything Certainly not now wnen the wrv
face 81 selfish. dissruntled business no longer
tre1nors ct washington Neither cash nor bad
disposition will get anythng for Bis Business ii wash
dngton lust now. Why pout I 6 ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
OWNING TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.

Uncle Theodore Vail the mighty man of the telegraph
telephone monopoly has figured out new reason
why Uncle Sam mustn't think of owning the wires. He
says:
There can government ownership until this
country ready salaries to OF Its
wonderful have a close friend who is working
Sam in the Chicago postoffce. He is man
who in the commercial world could demand salary of
$4,000 year. What do think he is getting? Just
$500. A man SO years old, with an income of a few
million dollars afford to be ambassador but a
of so who has perfected himself i'll the telegraph or
vlephone service can't afford to work for the salary
usually paid by the government
Won't it be great to the thousands of girl OPP
orators in Bell telephone exchanges to nothing Of
the other thousands of workers in the Western Union
Telegraph Offices they getting bigger pay than
Uncle Sans mail clerks?
Most of them haven't known it before. Many of them
have enved the employees of Uncle wished
they, too could have sick leave and long vacations
pay and the assurance of civil service protection.
Uncle Theodore forgets something:
If Uncle Sam owned the wires, would
to of profits to pay out dividends
stock; wouldn't have keep his payrols
staff of lobbyists; he wouldn't have to carry ad-
vertsements in newspapers and magazines to breed
friendly spirit the editors.
John Bull did--take the tele
phones value. letting the water" slide.
But there would be plenty of money for the payment
of wages.
And enough, also to lower the cost of service ,
The might not fare well-but the boys
girls down the line would certainly fare
better. If Uncle Theodore still doubts it, let him
pare payrolls and
Vail pleads regulation"
TO regulate monopoly means that you must own
it. Otherwise will powerful incentive try
the regulators and reduce the regulation to the
dimensions of farce.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
MORE PATRIOTISM.

There two United States of America insists the
Leader, Miwaukee's daily Socialist paper.
There is the United States America in which the
American schooboy lives This United States peopled
with patriots who they shall be given liberty
DEATH
It is the United States heroic age--the United
States of the Declaration independence Rights
O Man. ..s' 49,
1t is the United States speech United States
of free the United States separation
and state in which religion is private
place in politics.
1t is the United States Of Jacksonian Democracy,
which sovereign American equal Of every other
free and independent CITIZEN and little better after
he has had two drinks Of whisky heard the eagle
scream. :..'.. z: -'... -. ~ g..
There is another United States Amercathe United
States of America in which live. This United
peopled with trust magnates and immigrants thugs
and strike breakers sherffs
and American citizens who trace their ancestry back
the first families of Virginia and shacks
the side Of the mountain In this America incidents
this a Washington dispatch are of daily
occurrence: ,'+
WASHINGTON, Oct IA telegram saving that an
official Mine America had been
en1ed admission to the coal mines where about 800
liners entombed at Dawson, ~ M, today was re-
-eived by Congressman Heating, Colorado. from L.
Doyle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES branch of the
union. It read:
Dawson to offer financial assistance to those
II distress, and driven by companys mounted
police.
. Hundreds of miners still entombed.
action a disgrace to civilization"
is asserted that the officials company object
to the presence here of officers union
for the that they the conditions which
nave brought on this awful loss of become KNOWN
the union men, however insist knowing and
II visiting such penalties upon negligent officials if neg
Agence is shown; as the circumstances warrant T
This is grand and glorious country in which we live
But 1t needs as we assured by Weekly which
is owned by federated wealth and which
Standard Oil Chancellor Day, new birth of patriot
ISM. is
There are enemies sprngng up from within that ara
more dangerous than the British and Hessans King
George was not as tyranncal West Virginia coal
baron Wall street magnate Even the Indians
who came down from Canada scaped defenseless
Inhabitants were not relentless than the
who come out OF the jungles of Chicago keep the
peace at Calumet. >5:" >&#&# *1&t 4@a 4
Yes; need birth patriotsm-the patriotism
that pulled down the thrones kings broke the shackles
Of the slave the soverenty Of the peone
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
employer liable and Tor. what per cent
Of the Wifes wages? .-s IN

employer liable and TOR. what per cent
Of the wifes wages? =. |-.<. T., ~
Answer: To the children, just as if
they were orphans deprived Of both
parents. .=1sl.,. - %. 75:~..... r.
Question:: Would an employe Of a
railroad engaged in Interstate com
merce be barred from the benefits of
the workmen's compensation act by
the following language of Section g..
"This act shall not be construed or
held to apply to any employer acting
as a common carrier when engaged in
Interstate or. foreign commerce by
railroad when such employe is en-
gagged solely on interstate work?
Answer Yes: The act specifically
excludes an, interstate railroad and all
of it's employees from the benefits of
the act. ~ 2z'' = +. s.-~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
SKILLED LABOR AND HIGH WAGES.

The Chicago university boast of very eminent
professor of economics in the of Laurence
lin What he does not know about the labor question,
and the of workingmen and women, is not worth
commenting In addition to insructing students
university social science and political he has
taken to lecturing workngmen and working women and
telling them that the their not higher
because they produce wealth.
If they efficient, them, they would
have more to eat more to comfort
leisure complain high cost of v-
ing and the inadequacy of He has the
trouble to study the terrific waste that obtains
uting the products of labor, does he refer
immense number Of parasites who live toll of
Others It is probably safer for teacher in John
Rockefeler's subsidized institution learning
to talk efficiency working people would be
to advocate the determination Of the birds
prey who toll not neither do they spin. but
like bees the honey of productive thrift.
Professor Laughin insists that the trouble women
workers that they not skilled If every
trade and was required to perform skilled labor
would have believe. every woman could earn a living
wage. The professor says
THE remedy lies in the places of instruc-
ton where any woman (no matter how poor) shall be
taught trade and have skill given by which she
can obtain living wage. The remedy in preventing
congestion of unskled feminine by industrial
education. There rational or or
human way out of the situation If we
nave the real interest of the hearand are
not interested chiefly in getting some cheap political
notorety.'' f>~@A
Professor Laughin is skilled laborer. He has
learned the trade of political economist worth
probably $4,000 year to John D. Rockefeller II his
'heory IS correct the only thing that
VINO 's drawing $3.50 day from earning $4,000 year
IS the unskil1ed mans failure pro-
lessor of political economy, "..5 ..< $<"
IL IS not more absurd that every boy should to
be professor of political economy every work.
er should be able to lay or run lathe or that
every girl should be educated to be trained
kindergarten teacher =..s ~"
Wages are not too low because the worker doe. not
produce enough The trouble is that he doesn't get
enough of what he produces. - E
F"nats become OF the od-time mechanic who sang
az MS Work.? queries writer Latch String Ask
the machine that does work It's ras time vhirrns
browns the sound of labors music $& .#sS @ a %$<
Did try In the to step ,lp one more step
tnan there VASE Don't haze the union do III Tor It will
- nnnre8 %han, ,,-.ntb
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01

The Judge. who was granted a di~
vorce in his own court refutes the
theory that shoemaker's wife never
has any shoes. ~. s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
w. H. BROOKS ON JURY.

. w. H. Brooks, treasurer of the
Painters union, Is this week doing
jury duty at Virginia. This is Mr..
Brooks first experience as a jury
man. and he seems to enjoy it Inn
mensely. w
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-01
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.
Yesterday the rights of man were rhesorlcal;
today, economic-the right to work, the right to a
decent home and a comfortable living, and the
ght to bring children into the world without Won
aering how in the name Of God you are to bring
.ii up.-Frank Walsh.
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pa you ever try ~ the dark step up step
1nan mere wasE Don't haSe the union do II Tor II win
Par mort mort than yourself HAsssss 4.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
GOLD NEAR SNYDER.
Machinery for Mining Arrives and
Buildings Erected.

SNYDER, Okla, March Active gold
mining operations have started on the
deep Red Fork. II miles southeast
Of Snyder and IS miles northeast I
Frederick.
Machinery and other equipment for
gold mining plant arrived yester-
day from Denver and number OF
miners followed TO begin the pros
recting. Numerous buildings are be-
ing erected on the site and it Is
planned to begin mining on March %.
Hundreds OF visitors are being at
tracted to the spot, the same where
other prospeotors worked several
years ago. using the hydraulic pro-
cess. The machinery, just arrived.
consists OF engines, boilers, eieyar-
ors and other necessary equipment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
MARCH ! IN HISTORY.

iS14-Peaee OF Rsstadt, restoring the
German frontier 10 the terms "t
the peace Of Ryswick.
lS2l-Greece began her successful
struggle to throw off the Turkish
yoke
lS3l-Gen. Philip H. Sheridan born.
Died August 5, 1858.
lS4i-President Tyler appointed John
{. Calhoun Of South Carolina as
secretary of war.
lS57-Teremiah S. Black OF Pennsyl-
varia became attorney general "
the United States.
1S6G-First day Of the battle of Pea
Ridge, Ark
lsS@-Seryia proclaimed a kingdom.
l9Oo-Nearly 100 lives lost in an eX-
plosion IN the Red Ash coal mine
in West Virginia.
191l-Four regiments of United States
troops ordered to the Mexican
border.
1912-Reported in Washington the
friends OF Justice F. Hughes were
trying to persuade him 10 ente'
the presidential race.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
GOVERNOR VET0ES
SENATE BILL 800
RETURNS UNSIGNED THE PEN
TERTIARY MEASURE WHICH He
SAYS WAS AIMED AT HIM.

Senate bill Nc. COS, proposed TO
take away from the governor the
power 10 appoint the warden Of The
ran.tenuar, ar NcAlester and vest
this authority in a board composed Of
the chief executive, the attorney gen
eral and the president OF the board
Of agriculture. met its expected fac
Wednesday when it was returned 20
the upper house unsigned. The veto
came as no surprise although the
bill has been on the governors desk
since SATURDAY. Had there been fur
ther delay. however. in the COVER
uor's action the measure would have
become a law Thursday as a result
OF the statute OF Limitation in such
legislative procedure.
That the effect OF such an act
would be 10 legislate Warden K. W.
Dick out Of office and cast the impu.
tation upon the governor that he was
incapable OF disonarging his sworn
duty in making appointments. is the
substance Of brief message which
accompanied the disapproyed bill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
Notice Of Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance OF an order and judgment
Of the District Court OF Carter
County. Oklahoma. made and en-
tered on the 26th day OF February,
1918. the case wherein The Ardmore
National Bank is Plaintiff, and The
Smith Fraley Lumber Company is
Defendant. authorizing and directing
me TO offer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash after thirty
days notice. the following described
property. to-wit: All OF Lot No. ;
IN Block No. "a in the City Of
Ardmore. Carter County, Oklahoma.
according to the Official map and
plat Of said city.
I Will receive bids up 10 and in
Guiding the 5th day Of April, 1918.
and sell said property subject to
the approval Of the District Court Of
Carter County, Oklahoma.
Al bids must be accompanied b.
2 certified check for ten per cent Of
the amoun. bid. TO be forfeited 10
me as receiver II the bid is accepted
and the bidder fails TO pay the bal
ance. Bids will be received for me
ty the Clerk OF the District Cour,
or by Cruce & Potter. Attorneys, o..
ty the undersigned.
Witness nv hand this The lSt day
Of March. 1919
E. (. GCILLOT,
o-lu Receiver.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
Nctce Of sheriH's Sale Of Lane Unde:
Foreclosure.

Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance 70 an order OF sale issued
out of the District Court Of Carter
County Oklahoma, on the ~ day
Of March. 1918. in an action wherein
the Detroit United Bank of Detroit,
Michigan, was plaintiff and Albert ].
Lee and Evelyn D. Lee were de-
PENDANTS. directed TO me the under
signed, Sheriff of Carter County, Ok
lahoma. commanding me to levy upon
and sell without appraisemcnt the
following described property, towit:
Let Three go in Block Tive Hun
drei Ninety C29O of the City
Of Arimore. Carter County, Okla
homa, according TO the official map
thereof
TO satisfy a judgment and decree OF
foreclosure in favor of plaintiff. and
against the defendants and each Of
them rendered on the 4th day ot
September, 1912, for the sum of Four
teen Hundred and Eighty three aEd
15-IG0 (sl4S315) Dollars with inter-
est at the rate OF SO per cent per
annmn from July Il. 1912, and One
Hundred and Twenty eight and
31-I0O Cs12s3D Dollars attorneys
fees and all costs of court accrued
and accruing. and of this sale; I
will on the 9TH day of April, 1913, at
the hour Of ele;en o'clock a. n g.,
at the front door of the Court House
in the City Of Ardmore in saiu County
and state, offer for sale to the high
est bidder fer casn. the said properly
above described. or so much thereof
as viii satisfy said judgment with
interest and costs.
Witness my hand this the 9Th day
OF March, 1918.
BUCK GARRETT,
Sheriff Of Carter County. Oklahoma.
BY W. ". POWERS,
Deputy. 5-ln
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
Best for Skin Diseases

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better for burns or bruises. Soothes
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06

This is the season OF the year when
mothers feel very much concerned
over the frequent colds contracted
by their children, and have abundant
reason for it as every cold Teakens
the lungs, lowers the vitality and
paves the way for the more serious
that so often follow. Cham
berlains Cough Remedy is famous
for its cures, and is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by all dealers
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
Years Of Suffering
Catanh and BLOOD Disease =
doctors Failed to Cure.

Miss Mabel +. Dawkins, 1914 Lafay-
cite St, Fort Wayne, Ind. writes:
.'For three years l was troubled with
catarrh and blood disease. l tried sew
eral doctors and dozen different rem
edles, but none Of them did me any
good. A friend told me Of Hoods Sar-
saparilla. ! took two bottles Of thls
medicine and was as well and strong
as ever. | feel like a different person
and recommend Hoods 10 any one sur
fering from caiarrh.
Get il today In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
Water Notice.

City water rents are now due and
PAYABLE at my office in the city hall
DeliLQuents will have their watc7
cut of after March 10. and the usual
fee charged for turning on again.
VI. VI. GRIFFITH,
- Collector.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06
Reflection on Governor.

Under the peculiar conditions that
exist with reference to the warden
OF the penitenLary and The charges
that recently have been prefrrcd
against him and are under inyesti-
cation OF the legislature, this bill can
have but one construction placed up
on it by the people of the state, and
that is that it is intended as a dl-
rect reflection upon the integrity and
ability o. the governor. am sure
that the author OF the bill and l am
also certain that the great number
Cf friends OF mine that voted for
the bill intended 10 such reflection.
Lut what l am concerned about -
not what was intended so much as
what the result will be-"
IN conclusion the govern says
81 cannot control the legislature in
its acts. nor shall attempt to pre-
ven. any sort Of legislation that il
may think proper to pass, and if II
he passage Of laws it enacts meas
ures that may be Interpreted by the
people as a reflection upon the gov
ernor. I certainly should be excused
from joining in that reflection. Ok
lahomqn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06

Here is a message of hope and
good cheer from Mrs. c. J. Martin,
Boone Mill. Va, who is the mother
of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin
was cured OF stomach trouble and
constipation by Chamberlain's Tab.
lets after five years of suffering. and
now recommends these tablets 10 the
public. Sold by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06

Under ordinary conditions de-
olares Governor Cruce in his mes
sage. Il would be glad TO approve .
till that would transfer from the
governor to other officers the respoa.
sibility Of making appointments 10
Office, hut under the peculiar conn-
,ions that exist in this instance !
must decline TO give my approval.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Redwine and was charged with be-
ing a means OF getting rid Of Ward
en- Dick. Two OF the proposed men,
bers OF the board Of prison control
under the measure, it is said. are
hostile to the present warden and
the measure provided that the ward.
en- could be removed at will at any
time. The bill further reduced the
salary Of the warden from $500 to
$4,000 a year.
Explains His Veto.
In explaining his veto the COVER
nor said. u; is proposed by this
&C, to take from the governor Of
the state the power which he now
holds under our laws to appoint 4
warden OF the penitentiary at McAl-
ester and confer this power upon a
board OF control OF the penitentiary,
which is composed Of the governor
the attorney general and the presi-
dent Of the state board OF agricul-
ture.
Under the present law, the board
of control Of the penitentiary has
under its control also the reforma-
tory located at Granite, OKLA Tie
warden Of the Granite reformatory
is appointed by the governor OF the
state. There can be no substantial
reason assigned for taking from the
the right TO appoint a ward
en- OF the penitentiary while leaving
in his hands the power to appoint
the warden Of tho Granite reforma-
tory Evidently il the governor has
integrity and ability enough to Sc
lect a warden for the Granite re-
formatory, he has ability and integri-
ty sufficient to select the warden of
the penitentiary at McAlester. On the
other hand, if the governor is not
competent to select a proper ward
en- for the penitentiary at McAlester,
he is not competent TO select a prop
CT warden for the reformatory at
Granite.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-06

The quickest and best barber ser
zee at Tom Roberts bop.