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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-08-14

TO SELL OR RENT-Our up
right pianos, practically new, cost four
hundred and fifty dollars each. Need
money for educational purposes. Will
take two hundred each, part cash BAL
ance on time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
RAILROAD. PROFITS /
EXCEED Last YEARS
Great Northern Net Earnings in
:. May Show Increase Of
$628,459 +. III. J.

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Accord-
Ing to reports coming from the imam
cial district Of New York the gross
earnings Of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad for the year just ended
exceeds the gross earnings Of the pre-
ceding year by more than $3.25O.O00.
T.: The earnings of the Seaboard Air
Line for the month Of May shows an
increase of $4,000 net. If June
comes up to the standard of the pre-
vious months the Sea board will have
earned Tor the fiscal year 100000
more net than. it earned in 1912. It
will show the per cent on the adj
justment bonds covered two and a
half times over, while the balance
available for dividends on the pre-
ferred stock will approximate per
cent. -. y. - - ~
The Great Northern in the month
Of May increased it's net earnings by
$626,45s while the net earnings for
the eleven months ending. with May
shows an increase Of $s,2e6,272..
), The Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy in the same eleven months i'm
creased its net revenue $3.756.42s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
ITALIANS. IN LEAD,
POLES COME NEXT
In May 137262 Aliens Landed il
America; of Which Number
1884 Were Barred.

WASHINGTON, July 17.--The. Blu.
feau OF Immigration. under thu Gated
States department OF labor, has lust
issued It'll immigration bulletin .for
May. 1913. - The total nunber< OF
aliens admitted In that month reached
total of 137,262.
AS IN former mouths, the Southern
Italians still maintain the lead 80 far
as numbers are concerned, 27,2s7
Southern Italians having been admit
ted during the month of May, while
1888 Polanders were also admitted.
The next in point of plumbers were
Germans, 8,49s; Northern Italians.
7,114; Irish. $3.50; Croatians and
Slovenians, ,6,542; English, 6,16s:
scandtnavtans, 5,241; Hebrews, .5,1s1:
the balance being scattered between
twenty-nine other nationalities.~
. OF the total number admitted dur
ing May, 41,S05 are classified as Ia
borers, while 29,109~ are classified al
laborers,. and servants reached q total
of 1888. = 49,, 49,.
Among the trades the following il
noted: Carpenters, 1851; tailors.
1856; clerks and accountants, 1882.
The destination of these Immigrant
aliens. In part, was as follows: New
York, s7.ss2; Pennsylvania, 1885:
Illinois, 1904; Massachusetts,, 10
10; Michigan. s,s11; New Jersey,
7.1so; Ohio, 7.4s9; the balance Of the
Immigrants being scattered through
out the various states in the Union.
There were debarred during the
month under consideration 2.s04, s5s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
On the Enforcement Of Law. ii Cities
BY BRAND WHITIOOX 4zss.s=-
by BRAND. WHITLOCK.

|, to death. Who Will take them? At
whose door win they knock for shelf
or? At whose stabiSh ment shall they
apply for employment? What are they
to do?s TIL tell you; they can 80
either case has the situation been
improved? II they select the broth
el their own moral condition Ger
tainly has not been advanced. and !
doubt much il the general tons OF
society has been raised. About the
only advantage gained Is that the
calm breasts Of the good men who
wolk the streets are to be no longer
agitated, and visible temptation has
been. removed from the young. It
seems indeed, and I think that you,
as, men of affairs, have faced this
conclusion, that the modern munich
patty must take its choice. # 1t may
drive these women off the streets and
in to the house with the red light. or
it may drive the >mout Of the house
into the white light of the street at
night. .%> g.. :. - j.. l.. :.
We here are trying TO-. keep these
women off the streets. But the con-
ditton Of these women 10 to me SO alb
ject. 50 pitiable. and so sad that S
have no relish in such work. Some
how the sins Of others, the mistakes
and the failures Of others. cannot ex-
cite in me that moral indignation
which exists in the breasts Of some,
nor can it in mo; be arttfically pro-
svided. yam: afectation Of that i'm
personal precision, which a. it Ii
supposed. should replace ID an official
all human feeling. a.. I'd. =
The only consoation / have in
dealing with this question is that we
have a chief Of police. who has a big
heart and has done much good, about
the only good, I think, that I ever
knew an official Of the law to do
these poor people. After they have
been taken to the police stations, he
personally investigates each case and
there are many instances in which. at
his own expense, he has sent girls to
their homes and restored them so
far as might be to a former, better
condition of life. And I think it
would be worthy any ones while
some morning to sit with him when
he is hearing these sad and sorGid
tales of broken lives and blasted
hopes. 1t would stir. the hardest
heart to some human pity, some sym
pathy with the fallen. -..i-'
(To Be Continued
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
ODDITIES or POLITICS.

James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations and
later secretary of the interior Mr. Roosevelt ad
mits that he advised the president to approve the
QUESTION Of the Tennessee Coal Co. by the steel
trust" in order to prevent panic"
During the recent campaign Mr.. Roosevelt frequently
tried to justify his permission to the steel corporation
take over it's Tennessee competoner with its mar
veously rich holdings of coal Taft ad
minstratfon however, could why this
poraton should have preferential treatment pros.
ecuted it under the Sherman law This case has been
inherited by the Wilson administration.
Garfield, who advised Roosevelt to let trust
absorb it's southern competitor, Roosevelt himself who
made the great possible and George W. Perkins
at that time partner of j. p. Morgan, who organized
and controlled the steel trust three of chief
charter members of the Bull party of purity and
progress.
Queer thing, this politics!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
HOW ABOUT THE LIGHTING PLANT?

What has become of municipal ownership In Duluth'
All of the members of the new city COMMISSION Win
the possible exception of pledged pror TO the
last electon) carry out the mandate OF the people
and to immediate to either build or acquire
municipal electric lighting plant
When Harvey Clapp elected city attorney, 1t was
publicly stated that the city commissioners entered into
an agreement by which they to choose well known
local attorney to special counsel for the city in
the municipal electric lighting plant matter.
Up to the present writing not move has been made
by the either employ special counsel
or two acquire private electric lighting plant for the
city, Why this delay? lawenorcemen to be the only
not the tine arrived commissioners carry out
when authority was given bonds for the
of building electric light plant?
The new commission, it apears, has fallen into the
ru of the old city whose sickening atory tactics
resulted in placing members upon the citys political
scrap pile The people want action They expect from
the city commissioners more than they old
regime
The new commissioners have in office for three
months We recognize that they have big jobs to do but
there preliminary work to be DONE before the
services of commissioners will be required, that it
becomes imperative duty Of the commission to vest
legal department. the authority to clear
away those legal obstacles that in the Of
the city, when proposes to acquire public utility for
the people
The friends of municipal ownership in Duluth expect
the city commissioners to begin the work of municipal
ownership without further delay It Is up to them Let
US how quickly they act
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
WHERE CITY OWNERSHIP PAYS.

San Francisco is the first city in the United States
try out municipal ownership of ito railway sys
condition in that city they had anticipated The city
owned railway closed it's business June 60
with a net profit over all expenses Of $31,90s.20.
San Francisco does not all of its railway lines.
It has competition with privately owned company known
as the United Railroads. The city system is one
street. but the people recently voted bonds extend ts
lines to the Exposition Grounds and several por
tons Of the CITY, This city railway collected in six
months $134e23s5 in nckes. It's cost Of operation was
$73,s669s It charged of $2964767 interest on the
investment There is now in the treasury z surplus of
$31 .909.27.
1t was predicted when the city acquired this SYSTEM
just people in Duluth predicted when we pur
chased and water plant that issue of bonds
for the building of the street railway system would
crease the taxes the people. The figures quoted
prove that the people of San Francisco not have
cent in taxes to pay the interest
or other charge for the maintenance the line
The proposed extension for the city owned line will
cost $35o0ooo 1t is claimed by the friends of municipal
ownership, that when the extensions shall have been
made their street railway receipts will greatly exceed
in proportion those reported at the six
months.
The municipal ownership of the entire street railway
system in San Francisco, will in the end, increase
taxes but the net receipts will be used to greatly
the tax levy.
The people Of this city ought to take lesson from
San Francisco and to take the Duluth
Street Railway system This is peculiarly street rail
way town. The receipts of the private company
larger than those of most cities of the size of Duluth
and it not for the excessive amount OF water in
the stock of the privately owned SYSTEM its net
ngs would be greater than that of other
in the United States
We ought to it that the electric lighting plant
deal is consummated after which the public ownership
Of the street railway system should be next step.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
ONCE IN JAIL As AGITAToR.


The Hearst newspapers vainly attempting to dis
credit the administration Of President Wilson They
published long article showing that Secretary Labor
W. B. Wilson, 'once in jail agitator" and that
Maryland judge said that he responsible for laH-
lessness."
Secretary Wilson's lawessness, it appears consisted
in his attempt to aid coal miners who trying
to get fair wages and decent living conditions
But however guilty, Mr. Wilson may have been, the
case against him was dismissed Even the mine owners
and the Judge saw that they had which
on charge OF "conspirng with the coal miners the
Georges Greek District to stop the miners the coal
companies"
1t is worth mentioning in this connection, that Mi.
Wilson was defeated for reelection congress last tall
through the efforts Of and by the OF money by the
National Association OF Manufacturer he opposed
the schemes 81 tho association and champoned Labor
Legislation. That fact taken in connection with his
night In Jail as an agitator is fairly good evidence
OF character for Mr. Wilson. He may on the visit
Ing list of Hearst and the National Association Manu-,
facturers but in spite Of that handicap may continue
to enjoy life.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
VETERAN BRI0KLAYER
!. SUMMONED BY DEATH

Arthur Alder. 1901 West Third
street, Z, vetAr4n member 81 the Du-
luth Rricklaysrs' union, dted Last
Thursday evening, after . short H.
ness. @ &; 8 Il 49,.
The fuhAral was held sunday 4ftsr-
neon from the Undertaking roo4as oe
Olson Z Crawford, This Bficklaysr4,
uion AtteAded IN . body.
Mr., Alder was 50 years Of age ana
had been q resident Of Duluth for
many years. He was well known
throughout the city, and vas res
spected BY all who enjoyed his ac-
quatntance. ri III
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
AVERTING A STRIKE.

The agreement reached in the conference OF President
Wilson, members of representatives Of the con-
ductors tranmen and railroads in the effort to avoid
a strike is very significant.
It seems practically certain the great strike which
threatened will averted This alone of great value
all parties 1t is difficult to estimate the tremendous
loss which strike of 100000 would have brought to
the public, railways, and the strikers themselves.
It would have been total loss from which practically
would have prodted, which would have enailed
waste hardship probably actual suffering and would
have lasted say, how long, probably until the
public became impatient and demanded end.
In the place it very significant that the leg
islaton now proposed should have been agreed to by
both parties to the dispute, the railroads and their
ployees. This fact alone shows what inquy strike
would have been while there ground on
which the parties could meet
More interesting than both of these things however,
IL the fact evident the face Of things that the pub
lies interest in the matter has been recognized It is
only lately that the public has been acknowledged
third party to strike, with interest equal to that
of either party concerned.
It granted the public's interest
is at least that of employer employee
it will eventually be recognized controlling. 1t is
impossible not that the inconvenience and disco
fort threatened whole people and the conse-
quent Impotence and protest which would Immediately
have arisen have exercised SOLDERING effect both rail-
roads and trainmen.
1t is not too much to say that public have
a
have been unable to that the contentious of
thousand railroad stockholders and tranmen should
such loss to every citizen of the country
The president and his cabinet we'll as the leaders
in who taking part in making possible the
settlement of this dispute without strike
graduated their patriotism and vision Secretary Will
of the department of labor has been willing yield
something of his position. To peaceful
Element necessary for members congress to
the but they could not afford to otherwise And
if the satisfactory result now promised is reached
cedent of tremendous value will have been established
the public will have had the object lesson men with
opposed interests brought together to
patch up disaster.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
THE WAGE TOO MINIMUM.

An. Irish M. p. is telling story of
q man who complained to three
friends, an Englishman, a Scotchman
and an 1rishman, that his servant was
constantly breaking china. -
What do you think I ought to do
with herr" he asked plaintively. =.
The practical Englishman said:
'tDtsmiss her" But as she was other
wise an excellent servant, her master
was unwilling to do that. 80
'Then, take it out Of her wages -
suggested the thrifty Scot.
!. THAT wouldn't do much good,'
was the reply, "for her wages are
less than the amount Of damage she
does.''
Then, raise her wages!' said
the 1rishman promptly.-Pearson
Weekly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19

Colonel Mulhal tried to bribe John Mitchell into tho
political game In Pennsylvania during the great
anthracite coal strike Mitchels letters to Muha in
dcated that he at all times kept his skirts clean He
was the soul of honor then that he is today.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19

Those who advocate putting the rifle in the hands Of
the school boy evidently believe Of the principal
functions OF life should be the learning Of the art
destroying life The gun Is used for no other purpose
There is no other use It can be put to, M,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19
COMING INTO OUR OWN.

The investigation at Washington by the senate COM
mtee Of the charges made by COL Mulhal against the
National Association Manufacturers is exciting nation
wide interest. ... i
None more interested in the investigation than the
officers of the American Federation Labor and none
are more concerned than Messrs Emery, Kirby
OF the National Association of Manufacturers
The officers of the latter organization have loudly con.
demned union labor they were pleased to call
the criminal tactics Of the American trade union
movement. -. ! - ~~. = :
Now they being shown up in their true LIGHT
Their stop thief" cry reflected back into their own
parlors the curtain being drawn and there is be-
ing exposed the arch conspiracy against the people of
the United States Of which the workngmen are part
There busy times ahead Americas chief labor
Colonel Muhai may be the orte Mechanical of the
National Association Of Manufacturers whom Kirby and
his crowd auded to the skies but Mulha has document
not have. II .*'. = d
Pennsylvania has erected 4 beautiful monument IN
honor Of the public schools in her capital city The great
est honor for the public schools would living wage for
the teachers. s S =s zS s>. - :. 07
The Indiana Legislature which recently adjourned
appropriated $4,000 for the better care Of hogs but d
feated the appropriation Of $1,000 for the better care Of
babies. .<5 &. 5.#s8 $..s}N s.
David Lamar says fake phone calls are part e tn
street game there any fake known Is nan th.t
ls not part q the Nfan street game? ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19

There's a man. but don't know his
name, -''~
Who belongs in the FANS Hall Of
Fame;
When his office boy said
That his grandma was dead.
Cried: "sure. kid, go out to the
game
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19

The. officers of the National Association of Manu-.
facurers attempting discredit the testimony
Colonel Muha by showing that he prompted in his
by desire financial gain rather than by an
altruistic motive. We do not care snap about the
motive. Colonel Mulhall seems to have the goods
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-07-19

Tho girl who can't make q loaf Of
bread 1ensrally tries ~ even up mat:
ter bysbuiid lnt q bunch 8 fudse. ~
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sponsible judges OF the motives and
morals OF people they meet. So ".
see at once that in this particular :ap-
plication the doctrine is exceedingly
delicate, and about al the police can
do is to drive from the streets these
women, who are known to be common
prostitutes. And they might arrest
men who were insulting females, al,
though 1t is difficult, because OF the
modesty Of women-some shreds re-
naming even to the most unfortu-
nate-to secure convictions in t;llS
class Of cases. Il ~ :S.s~s ,s:,<sx
Yet this is exactly what the police
have been doing. and are doing at
the time. Policemen have been d.
tailed in the down town districts at
night and they have been striving to
keep these women of the streets and
they do this by my orders. And
believe that. as ayresult Of that policy,
~ have said and az the reports
SHOW, the down town streets are free
from this condition. hid
Do you know that when I said
that this had been done BY my orders
did not experience any sense Of per-
$500. ,' SDSioA VI Sal1eAdSN!UH! Inc law
was responsible, to be sure, but q man
does not like to make war on women.
Having been driven from the streets.
where are these women to 90? Are
they to be driven out OF town? That
would be only to transfer the prob.
lem to some other local they :can-
not be driven to the yer, or put ia
sadeath;S at leGst any faster than seo&aAtY
.&'lreaay drives ttSn into th1 rtySi 6
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

BROOKLINE, MASS, Sept. 20
Francis Ouimet. aged 20. former cad
die and present Massachusetts anna
teur champion, to-day won the nine
teenth annual open golf championship
of the United States with surprising
ease at the Brooklyn Country club
His medal play total for 1s holes was
Y to II for Harry Vardon. Of Eng
land. and IS for Edward Ray, also Of
England
II was thought possible that Out
met, who was raised on the edge OF
the course near the sixteenth tee.
might end or tie for second place. but
not even the most sanguine dared
whisper a lead Of five strokes for him
over the Ave times winner OF the
British open, the best known player
in the world
Going out there was nothing TO
choose between them. all being 38 TO
the turn. Coming in, however. the
youthful American played marvel
Gus game. fairly sweeping the two
English stars off their feet and win
ming in comparatively easy fashion
From the tenth hole, where Ouimet
gained a stroke on his two rivals, the
English golfers began to realize that
in this American boy Ouimet they
had met their equals il not their mas
ter. Ouimet played surely. steadily,
without d trace Of real nervousness.
The United States Golf Association
saved the 5000 offered as first prize
money through Ouimet's victory. is
he is an amtaeur He was awarded
a medal and his club the Woodland,
Of Boston, will get the championship
cup to be held for one year.
Ouimet is the first American anna
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Wealthy Rag Picker
Seeks Title as Count
Italian, Who Made Fortune in Brook
Ign, Now Claims Noble
Lineage.

NEW YORK. Sept. 20.-VincenGo
D'Ambrosio, of 81 Navy street, Brook
Ign, who has made a fortune in the
rag picking business since he came
from Italy when 20 years old 40 years
ago, has applied to the King of Italy
for the title of count, claiming that
his family is of noble lineage and
has been traced back 700 years.
Directly after arriving in this coun-
try he started picking rags in the
neighborhood of the Brooklyn Navy
Yard and has outstripped, it is said,
all his competitors in the country at
the job. He branched out to Manhat-
tan and employed an army of labor
ers. Now that he has enough wealth
to support a noble title, he wants
one.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
'0rnis Dip --latest
Of the Bird Dances
Partners May Be Changed at Fancy
OF Men, and Everybody Looks
Satisfied.

WASHINGTON, Sept 20-Bird
dances. such as the "ornis dip" orig
mated by Miss Eleanor Wilson at
Cornish. promises to be the fashion
here this winter Miss Katherine
Britton and Miss Margaret Britton,
who have returned here for the sea-
son. are dancing the "buebird dip"
named after the favorite pet of Miss
Margaret Britton.
One of the peculiaritIes of this new
dance is that if one of the men
dancers fancies the partner Of an
other man he can stop in the middle
Of the dance leave his partner and
take the other mans. and both the
deserted man and maid have 20 look
pleased. This exchange. however. has
to take place during the dip1lud at
no other time Of the dance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Make Momente'
To Succeed Tango
New Dance Seen at Mrs. Clarence
Moore's Affair Pronounced Elk
tremely Graceful.

NEW YORK, Sept. Maxixe
momente" is the name of a new dance
launched in society Tonight. 1t had
its premiere at the dance given bv
Mrs. Clarence Moore at Prides
Crossing, Mass, and its creator conf
IDENTITY expects it to supersede the
tango. turkey trot and other terpsi-
chorean creations of the past year.
Many members of the cottage set
Element at Newport were among the
simple in movemnt, embodving the
guests. The new dance is extremely
principal steps of the tango and Pa
risian maxixe.