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United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
LOOTING OF STRATTON ESTATE
PLANNED IN RESOLUTION
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This estate has been viewed with
longing eyes by grasping lawyers, by
avaricious politicians, and by greedy
newspapers who think it would make fat
pickings if it were thrown into the hands
distribution.
"They refuse to listen to any of the de-
tails of difficulties which arise in the set
tlement of such an estate or of the large
problems which confront any board of
trustees who attempt to lay wisely the
foundations of such a great institution.
Instead, their palms itch, and their pre-
tense is that the estate should be dis
tributed Immediately and forthwith
among the poor of the state. Possibly
the share of each of the poor might last
six months and then they would be look
ing for other estates.
Assuming, however, that these states
men are honest and conscientious, do
they know of any public institution or
trust which is as economically and as
wisely administered as a private institu-
ton or trust? Is there anything in the
present state administration. or the av-
erage state administration. which would
justify turning over to it such large
estate as this? The answer must be that
even though the charges against the
trustees of delay may be true, neverthe-
less conditions would be infinitely worse
if this great estate were turned over to
the politicians who comprise the average
state administrations; and the value of
it would be lost to Colorado and Colorado
Springs forever
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
REVIEW SOLICITOR IN JAIL.

B. F. Gilkerson, who was accused OF
diverting funds to his own use while So
liciting for the Colorado Industrial Re-
view was Thursday given sixty days in
the county Jail for the alleged offense
He was accused of cashing checks to the
amount of $175 and using the money.
The case was prosecuted by Harry Fox.
He was arrested at 1900 Lincoln street,
where the officers found that Mr. Gilker-
sons wife and large family of children
were virtually starving. They had just
given ten cents in stamps for soup
bone. The wife and children have no
other support, yet Fox insisted that he
go to jail.
Mr. Gilkerson says that the paper was
supposed to issue on Jan. 8, and he took
business for the paper for that date but
did not receive the money, as the money
was to be paid on publication. When
the paper did not issue the collections
could not be made. and he was forced to
cash the checks to protect his family
Fox also needed the money.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
IN FIGHTING CLASS.

Lafayette, Ind.-The strike of the re-
tail clerks of this city against local
department store is still being vigorous
ly prosecuted The strike has been on
for twenty-one consecutive weeks, and
the ranks of the strikers are still un-
broken The clerks are fighting for
minimum wage of So per week for sales
woman; a $50 O'Clock closing, except
on Saturdays, during the months of Jan
uary, February. July, and August. The
retail clerks organization, during almost
its entire history, has not been what
might be termed militant organization.
Within the last two or three years, how
ever, numerous strikes have been inaug-
urated by the retail clerks, with consid-
cradle success. While the strike men
toned is proving a longdrawn-out con-
test, it will undoubtedly prove beneficial
in the end to the employees of the de-
partment store against which the strike
is being conducted, as well as having a
salutary influence on other commercial
enterprises where clerks are employed.
Organized labor in Lafayette and vicinity
are given valuable support to the clerks
in their present contest.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE.

New York.-The New York district
council of the United Garment Workers
OF America has authorized a general
strike to abolish tenement mousse work
subcontracting, footpower and gas-press-
ing engines. Other demands are for the
eight-hour day. an Increase in wages ap-
proximating 20 per cent with mini
mum wage scale for women and girls of
$40 per week and SIG for men, with
overtime especially holiday overtime II
is contended that under the present fac
tory law no contractor can employ any
one in a building where there are living
rooms, but workmen and. workwomen
cannot be prevented from taking work
home if it IS done there by no others
than members of the family This sys-
TEN, however, leads to the spreading of
infectious and contagious diseases, in
that fabrics used in the clothing indus
try are ready conveyors of germs of dis
ease Leaving this consideration out o.
account, there still is another feature OF
the tenement house or home workshop
which is crying for remedy, and that is
that in the secluded workshop child la
Dor is largely employed. and with the
elimination of home work this abuse
would be in great measure done away
with The action OF the district council
has the sanction of the national organi-
zation. Over 100000 are involved, and
extensive and comprehensive plans have
already been worked out for the conduct
OF the contest. There is greater unity
among the organizations affected than
ever before in the history of the gar
ment trade. and the strike is not ex-
pected to continue Tor any considerable
length of time
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
LOOKING FOB TROUBLE.

Aurora, Hit is stated that a num-
Der of manufacturing establishments in
this city and vicinity are preparing to
establish the Taylor system" in their
factories. AS is well known, this system
is plan worked out whereby men are
timed on particular pieces of work for
the purpose of setting standard. The
standard is arrived at by compelling
workmen to work at breakneck speed.
In word. it is a scheme for the pur-
pose of compelling workmen to employ
every ounce of physical energy in their
makeup, with a view to reducing the
cost of manufacture. without a compen-
sating increase to the workmen for
greater production. 1t is asserted that
II this system is inaugurated, serious diff
ficulty will likely follow, as has been the
case in nearly every instance where the
so-called Taylor system" has been in
troduced.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
SAFETY FIRST.

Washington.-In the recent report of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
safety first" is the paramount rule of
train operation suggested by the com
mission in its report. The discussion of
disasters on American railroads during
the last year constitutes an important
feature. 1t is pointed out that many of
the accidents resulting in fatalities
might have been averted by the exercise
of proper precaution or the employment
of suitable devices and good equipment.
Figures are given which show that of
the total of S,215 derailments during the
year, 1,S77 were caused by defects of
roadway and 3,S47 were due to defective
equipment This indicates an increase
over the previous year of 652 of the de-
railments due to bad roadway and 1,02S
due to bad equipment
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
CHILD LABOR BLAMED.

Buffalo-The growth of immortality
among young girls, yearly increase in
the number OF illegitimate births and in
the birth of sickly children was laid di-
rectly at the feet OF employers of child
labor and women, who fan to provide
sanitary workshops for them. The fore
els Il. Fronczak, commissioner of health,
of Buffalo, who recently testified before
the state factory Investigation commits
sion. The commissioners stated that
employers who allowed children and wo-
men to work under such conditions as
obtain should be Indicted as criminals
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
La Belle sc cigar, the best union-made
SC cigar in the United States.
RECALL "uNcoNsrIrurIoNAL.v

Argenta, Ark.-The supreme court of
the state of Arkansas has declared '.un-
constitutional the recall amendment
which was adopted by the people by a
majority of $4,000. The recall amend
ment was initiated by the State Fedora
ton of Labor and the State Farmers
union. The reason for declaring the re-
ca. amendment Unconstitutional" was
based upon the fact that the constitution
provides that only three amendments
can be submitted to the people at an
election. 1t appears that there were in
excess of the three amendments upon
the official ballot. and the court decided
to eliminate the recall amendment 1t
is understood that efforts will be put
forth to secure another initiative petit
ton and press the recall amendment to
vote at the next election.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
OFFICIAL iNcOMPETENCY OR
DOUBLE-CROSS?
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little wonder the affairs of the United
Mine Workers have been neglected
In November these worthless were try
ing to run the Democratic party; and
since that time they have been trying
to tell the governor elect who to appoint
to all the vacancies, and the legislature
is receiving daily instructions.
The union people of Denver have TAX
en- the union coal situation seriously.
and have given their support to the Mine
Workers, and it is to be regretted that
the management of the organization in
Colorado, if that be the cause. has been
neglected and those who put confidence
in the United Mine Workers made to
suffer heavy losses through no cause of
their own.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
PULMoToRs SUCCESSFUL.

Pittsburg.-Forty minutes after they
had been declared dead of suffocation,
seven out of twenty firemen overcome
by smoke and gas during the destruction
of the Westinghouse Electric plant by
fire were revived by pulmotors at To-
cal hospital and owe their lives to this
life-saving invention. The Bureau of
Mines in Washington, d, c., has a full
equipment of pulmotors for Its life-sav-
ing crew, and they have proved success
full in many instances 1t is now stated
that the fire department in this city will
at once add to its equipment sufficient
number of pulmotors to meet any emer-
gency which might arise in the future
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
EXPRESS COMPANIES CUTTING.

Washington.-With the parcels post
established on January l, the express
companies in almost feverish haste are
meeting the rates adopted by the post
office department and in some instances,
at least, are cutting under the parcels
post rates. One instance is reported
where a prune shipper in California pro-
posed to ship that fruit in eight-pound
boxes, and under the parcels post rate
would amount to Sc cents per box. The
express companies, which formerly have
mad a monopoly of shipments of this
character, cut the rate to 35 cents. This
fact will no doubt stimulate many other
shippers to pack their products in con
tainers coming within the weight allow
ed by the parcels post (eleven pounds
being the limit of weight permitted In
packages) The express companies, IN
order to maintain their business, will be
compelled to meet the parcels post rate,
Or as in the instance given, cut below II.
Indications are that the parcels post is
striking harder blow at the express
monopoly than was anticipated That
express rates will be reduced to rock
bottom by both the express companies
and railroads is practically foregone
While the limit of weight
will compel shippers to use
small. packages, yet the big cut in rates
which undoubtedly will take place will
cover and exceed in most instances the
extra cost of packing. Car shortages
will become a thing of the past, SO far
as the shippers of perishable foodstuffs
are concerned, as the government will
not suffer produce in its care to become
ruined by the policy of railroads in with
drawing cars. The outlook is indeed
bright for the parcels post to revolution
ize the transportation business of the
entire country.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
La Belle SC cigar the best union-made
SC cigar in the United States.
PROFITS STILL GROWING.

Washington.-The statement of rail
road earnings for November, which be-
came public recently. the Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific exhibit large
gains in comparison with the figures for
November, 1911. Union Pacific's Novem-
ber gross was $S,731, 49, an increase of
$1,653 1876; net was $3,442,452, an in
crease of $54O,096. Southern Pacific
showed a gross in November of $12,651,-
AIS, an increase of $694,505; net was
$4O55,3O, an increase of $305,674. The
earnings of each road for the year so
far constitute new high record. The
earnings of the Santa Fe for November
show s10,828.SS0, which is an increase of
sSS0.465 over November, 1911. and $4,-
11O.725 net. an increase of $2s3. .593.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
A BIG SUM.

Washington.-From financial quarters,
it is stated that there are ST.. two years
during which the Steel corporations
lease of the Hill ore lands has to run,
for the year that is now ending and for
1918 and 1914. The trustees of the Hill
property are to receive $16,651,000 from
the corporation. That sum equals $11
on each of the 1.500,UU0 Great Northern
Ore certificates that are outstanding.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
DEFECTIVE LOCOMOTIVES.

Washington.-More than $4,000 of a
motives examined by inspectors of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, under
the chief inspector of locomotive boilers.
during the last year were found to be
defective. OF this number 9,377 were or
dered out of service for repairs. Only
once was it necessary to go to the courts
to enforce safety orders, and only five
appeals were taken from the inspectors
to the chief inspector Every accident
due to failure from any cause of loco
motive boiler is being investigated.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
STOCK FOR EMPLOYEES.

Washington.-The United States Steel
Corporation, following its plan inaugu
rated in 1903, will offer this month to
its employees the privilege" of subscrib-
ing to preferred and common shares of
stock on the basis of s1OS for the pre-
ferred and $66 for the common 1t would
be interesting to know how much stock
is already held and how much stock will
be subscribed for by the employees of
the steel trust that receive from Is to II
CENTS per hour for their labor
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
HOUSING OF MINERS.

Pittsburg.-The United States Coal
company recently let contracts for the
building of number of modern miners
houses close to the company's mines on
the Keyser and Saylor farms. near Bos-
well, Somerset county. The houses will
be supplied with running water and
electric lights. and will De the best
houses of their kind at any of the mines
in this section of the country.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
ROLLER SKATING AND DANCING.

Tuileries park is the scene of rollick-
ing, jolly crowds of pleasure-seekers
every Thursday evening and Sunday af-
ternoon and evening during the present
season. The dancing pavilion, surround
ed by the roller skating rink, is we'll pro-
tected from the wintry blasts, while
races by local experts add additional
pleasures for the patrons of the park.
NO fear of meeting unruly or misbe-
haved individuals. They are not toler-
ated.-Adv.
Beats them all. La Belle &c cigar,
union-made.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
ONE DAY OFF IN FIVE.

Holyoke, Mass.-The proposition to
give the firemen of the city day off in
five was carried by large majority
when submitted to the vote of the peo-
pie. Only one precinct in the city voted
IN opposition to this humanitarian pro-
vision.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
TO OPEN sPoTLEss BOOKS.

1.-The beginning of the new year marks
the beginning of new era in the history
of the Ironworkers' union. We are open
ing new set of books. What is past is
past and think there will be no blots on
the new record" declare members of the
Ironworkers' union.
United labor bulletin., 1913-01-09
BEGIN TEXTILE PROBE.

Little Falls, N. Y.-The state board
of arbitration has commenced an inves-
tigation into the local textile strike, it's
causes. and the prospective adjustment
between the mill owners and their en-
ployes.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
HENRY WApSWoRrH lONGfellOW

From 1912 TO 1874 slhouettes were made
by Edouart In this country at the rate
OF from five to six hundred every year.
But from 1874 to 1Si9 there was a re-
markable falling off, although the artist
was probably as busy as ever.
The reason has indirect bearing on the
way that Mr.. Vernay acquired his collec-
ton and is decidedly interesting in itself
For when Edouart decided to leave Amer
lea, in 1s49. he took all his portfolios OF
s!lhouettes with him and embarked on the
Oneida, sailing for England. AS Edouart
had always taken care to cut duplicates
OF all his silhouettes, his collection was
complete. He would sell one silhouette
and paste the other in his portfolio.
The Oneida set sail soon after the artist
had embarked, and made good time
across the ocean until near the coast or
Guernsey, where a terrific storm broke
and the Oneida was wrecked In WAGON
Bay on December 2l. Edouart and most OF
his silhouettes were sa yed and afterward
received by family named Lukis.
The day of the wreck was bitter one
and the aged artist suffered greatly from
exposure. The floss of his property was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
New Workers Now Have the Opportunity to
View the Vernay Collection Including
the American Silhouettes Of August
Edouart the raphael Of
Shadowgraphy."
Shadowgraphy."

I&HE Devil that hero Of old romance
is not as original as he used to be.
Il In the Dark Ages he did curious
things, one of which was shadow steai-
ing The possessor of a thin and Watery
shadow was regarded with suspicion
while a man who could roll up his shadow
and put it in his pocket was most GER
tainly rogue. Persons who lacked
shadows altogether were abandoned sor-
cerers, and shadows themselves passed as
certified checks between Old NICK anu
humanity in general.
This was one Of the reasons. perhaps
that silhouettes became so popular, for
every man by visiting the black paper
artist might have a dozen shadows IN
different sizes. They could be framed
and hung in his drawing room or painted
on china, and when the minister came
TO Sunday dinner they could act as mar
rage certificates TO confirm the moral
worth Of the household. At all events
the craze for silhouettes was at one time
universal, and II seems to be returning
to-day A remarkable exhibition of the
finest examples is being given by Arthur
S. Vernay. a collector of this city. 1t
began yesterday, October p, and New
Workers should be particularly interested,
as the shades of many OF their ancestors
are included.
The exhibition includes the American
silhouettes OF August Edouart who might
almost be called the Raphael of shadow
graphy.. Edouart was a Frenchman who
served in the wars OF Napoleon and who
went as a refugee 10 England when the
Emperor went TO St. Helena. But while
Napoleon spent his time in staring over
the sea in the direction of France his
pupil and soldier established himself as
silhouettist and devoted the est Of his
life to snippiny pictures Of his former
enemieI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26

a terrible blow to him and he never prac-
tised his craft afterward. The family that
took him in treated him with great kind
ness, and when Edouart left Guernsey he
gave the remainder of his portfolios to
Frederick I.ukis as a token OF his graft
tude. From Guernsey he went to France
and died at Guines i'm 1861.
In the mean time the books that the
artist gave to Miss Lukis were consigned
to the garnet. as is the case with so many
other interesting relics. Their value was
not generally known. and In the garnet
they remained until accidentally discov-
cred by Mrs. Neville Jackson, who sue
ceeded in purchasing them. From Mrs.
jackson they went TO Mr.. Vernay. who
has brought the collection to this coun-
try. He is, therefore, only the third pos
SCISSOR from the day In which they were
outlined
The early life OF this remarkable man.
who so strangely varied his career be-
tween the professions OF soldier and black
paper artist, is so curious in its way that
It is doubtful OF many others can COM
pare with IL in interest Edouart. the
soldier and follower Of u, sostcass q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
THE LEFT IS THAT OF JOHN Rose GREEN HAssARD,
FORMER MUSICAL CRITIC AND kANAGlNO EDITOR
OF THE TRIBUNE.

seeking the same employment threw him
again on his resources in other fields. He
began TO experiment with what might be
termed freak" art, making pictures and
landscapes from human hair, and occupy
ing himself with strange and original de-
vices.
The occurrence that made Edouart a
professional profile taker was the slight
est freak of chance. Shortly after the
death OF his wife. who died in 1928. he
was visiting some friends, when he was
shown two or three silhouettes that We're
made by use of a machine then popular
for that purpose While the sihouettes
xc >seds ~~sa thought TO be good like
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
THE BRYCE SILHOUETTES.

James Bryce. the British Amba ssador.
tensely interested, as Edouart had Wis
tied the north of Ireland and had made
the silhouettes of Bryces father and
grandfather. said TO be excellent like
nesses and still preserved in the old
Bryce home.
The number of interesting silhouettes
that Edouart made in this country Is
astonishingly large and they included
over three thousand of the most promi-
nent people in the country. Family
groups were often made by the silhou-
ettist and future orators and statesmen
may be seen in shadow. riding the hobby
horse or arrayed with sword and gun
and two-penny trumpet by the side OF
their shadowy parents.
He seems to have met with immediate
success" writes Jackson from whom
much Of the material In this article has
been taken, 'and the volumes which con-
tain his American portraits give so com
plete a pictorial record of the social and
political history of the time QS39-'4O as
bly, no other nation possesses. Dur
ing his first year SSl portraits were taken
in New York, Saratoga. Boston ad Phil
adelphia, among them being Mr.. Belmont.
who is entered rs August Belmont. agent
of the House of Rothschild, New York
"The year i841 was the time of the great
Log Cabin election. and Harrison, the
hero, is shown with two autographs In
Edouart's book, besides his whole Cabinet,
and the orators demagogues. place hunt
ers. abolitionists. who all seem to have
visited the studio OF the artist, whatever
thetr noiitical opinionS,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26

, genealogy. Descendants are fighting for
the possession Of his shadows. One young
lady recognized the profile of a relative
upon his wall and wished to purchase it,
but Mr.. Vernay had already promised It
10 another customer. who turned out to
be her brother Brother and sister are
now squabbling over the possession of
the picture. A family row has been
caused by the influence of shadow.
Edouart remained in the United States
for ten years. travelling widely and ex-
ecuting the silhouettes of abolitionists
and niger drivers, of Cambridge pro-
fessors, photographers and men OF all
political persuasions-even of slaves who
were the favored retainers in certain
old Southern families. John Tyler, who,
we are told. was the only man who was
President without election" had his pro-
file made by Edouart in the White House
IN 1871. The silhouette disappeared. but
after seventy years. was returned there.
by President Taft, in June, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26

the Little Corporal. lost everything he had
In the evacuation Of Holland, I'm 1913.
and after the change OF government, when
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, was
obliged to leave his country as refugee.
Concurring with his great commander In
chief that the English would prove the
most generous of his enemies. he crossed
the Channel, finding himself after all his
travelling expenses were paid with only
G5 note to his credit in n foreign and
hostile country. This money he promptly
spent in advertising himself as French
teacher.
Teaching did not suit the artist. and the
arrival OF numbers OF other Frenchrsen