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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-15
LOOK FOR COMPROMISE


Compromises In the stockyards case
pending before tho public utilities COM
mission. will probably be announced
Thursday when the Kansas City stock
In the so-called compromise. it is predict
Cd by Judge A. e. Helm, rate clerk. and
counsel for the utilities commission, that
the stockyards company Will abandon IT.
plan to force the chartering OF the kansa9
City Connecting Railway company and
improvements without asking the railroads
to absorb the expense. The stockyards
company has also indicated that it win ac-
cept the Jurisdiction Of the Kansas COM
mission and will obediently observe its or
ders.
Tho present attitude Of the stockyards
company IL q big change over the spirit
manifested at the recent hearing before
the public utilities commission when w.
L Borders ~ attorney for the stockyards
people. withdrew from the utilities COM
mission hearing and declared that he
would fight the commissions Jurisdiction
and orders. Then the commission filed conn
plant demanding that the stockyard0
company make needed improvements in
it's yardage and track facilities. For q
time 1t looked a. though the stockyards
company would light this case to the
finish. But 1t has recently changed its
mind and announcement made recently In
Kansas City ind1ce&es that the company
Will make improvements at ite own ox-
pense and merely ask the railroads to
tracks. This compromise will settle all
stockyards issues before the commission
with the exception Of the fight over 1--we
stock freight rates. The freight rate Ques-
ton viii probably be taken up by the
State Live Stock association sometime
brought before the commission in Q formal
complaint.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Dec. 16-wHEAT-Larxer
world shipments to the United Kingdom
than had been expected made the wheat
market today lean to the bear side. An
other influence against the bulls was the
fact that the Missouri crop report gave
the condition OF winter wheat an 100
against in December last year. There
were also assertions that the quality Of
the crop In North Argentina had turned
out better than = year ago. Prices start
ed &c to Nc lower. and after q slight re-
action fell again.
big decrease in the Visible supply
helped afterward to bring about an ad-
vance. The close was firm. unchanged
to Nc higher.
CORN-Nearly Sot carloads Of new corn
were inspected for today's market Prices
weakened under the pressure of such q
large supply. and showed but little power
TO rally. The opening was UNCHANGED to
AAs1c on. A subsequent small upturn soon
disappeared.
Later. however, improved demand from
big interests led to q recovery. The cloge
was firm. shade lower. to hQ1Ad higher,
compared with Saturday night.
OATS-Oats had q sagging tendency
with vorn- Offerings, however, were only
scattered.
VI6IONS-Althougt provisions dis
played much activity. the market went de-
cidedly lower an account Of plentiful hog
receipts. First sales were nc to 80
down and there was an additional drop
later.
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H0LT0N S. S. CLASS.
1t Is Called 'eDynamos'' and Il Wen
Named.

8. T. Osterhold, editor Of the Holton
Signal. who was in Topeka today, tells
Of remarkable Sunday school class in
Holton. The class Is called the Dyna-
mos and its members are all young
men Of the First Christian church Of
Holton. There are 120 members be-
longing to It. Recently tho Dynamos
had a membership contest with a girl
class of the same church, the Faith
Circle. The girls class won the larger
per cent. Of new members and tho
Dynamos held a dinner at the Holton
Armory last Friday night and served
500 people. The men Of the class pre-
pared the banquet and served it.
According to MI. Osterhold. the large
Sunday school class il q class. that
does things. Last summer the DynA-
mos maintained = baseball club. which
won 80 per cent. Of all games played.
They have rented the Holton armory
which has been fitted up as q gymna-
SUM. The basement Of the Christian
church has been fitted up for a club
house at cost Of 5000. all paid by the
members The club has arranged to
send a basket dinner to every poor
family in the town for Christmas. e.
d. WOODBURY.. q prominent Holton
lawyer, il teacher Of the class. W. M.
Webster, county clerk. IL teacher for
the Faith Circle class. which has Is
members.
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FOOD IMPORTS GROW.


Washington. Dec. 16.-Food stufIs
coming in free Of duty under the new
tariff bill are swelling the total Of i'm
ports into the United States. Increase
in exports and decrease in imports for
the first four months of the present
fiscal year as compared with the same
period last year was shown in statis-
tics made public today by the depart
ment Of commerce. Exports this year
have amounted in value to $S3S,s94,-
853 against $771.041,792 for the first
four months last year. The imports
figures were. $5so.S77.062. against
$62S,230.9S7.
There can be no inference drawn
from these hard facts" said Secretary
Redheld. that is not both encourag-
ing and complimentary to American
industry. The flooding of our mar
kets with the. alleged cheap wares Of
Europe has not happened. On the
other hand. the growth Of exports
shows increases in q large proportion
of those classes Of food stuffs on
which the duty was removed or re-
duced by the new tariff law.
1T II, OF course, too soon to state
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CHURCH COOK BOOK.
Women Of Central Congregations
Congregation Issue Holiday Recipes.

The women Of division No. Of the con-
church Of Topeka have issued q 17O-page
cloth bound book containing nearly 100
good thing to eat from an economical
standpoint. The book. illustrated with
twenty reproduced photographs and con-
tanning talks by DR.. Charles M. Sheldon
and DR.. Guild. the pastor, has been placed
on the news stands and in the stores
throughout the city az an ideal Christ
mas gift for cher
The committee in charge Of the task
Mrs. F. M. Spencer, Mrs. D. Q. Cole, Mrs
spent many weeks in the preparation Of
the hook. They havo turneds,out .ana at
tractive collection OF recipes, all of them
original and written by the women Of the
church. 2
The book is from the press Of the Trap
Print SHOP .-.s
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any denn1te results under the noW
revenue law" continued tho oocro-
s,,n,.,,.s :. ~ - - ~. - oI =.
sLID..es OF 1000 Inat nAs unQuesticn-
ADiy oeen 2 result
"Of cattle, which now enter free Of
duty. the number imported in October
Was 14O. GO ar.tnrt ~ eqe in Octo-
he- 1a1e e@aa.esS rsseeS - SesS
es AsA1s andesheep. the numner Was
1esVS6 against 3,4e6. OF freeh boef
the imports during October were
6,677.4e1 noun0a a~ninst CAT Oos
pounda in tha to-. ,,ecrths ~ 0cto.
~ Nn,sa-u snleo ,-1 =. 49,
OsenOer ana DecemDers !sA1'
the D0e1 Imports Of 1919 having been
shown only in qua rterlv perfods.
"Of corr ~ 49, - s
a. tne new Law. the importataons
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RAILROAD SPINE.


New Haven, Conn. Dec. 1k.-Tormer
President william TAFT took Dtano
opposing compulsory arbitration OF IL
Dor disputes which re said had been
found useless and advocated the APP
pointment Of q tribunal which should
refer its decisions to public opinion fop
the settlement Of strikes. Mr.. Taft
gave this opinion in short talk in
which he introduced John Wesley Hill.
president Of the Int irrational Peace
forum. who spoke on industrial
peace" at Yale.
Mr.. Taft also told how the railroad
spine" delayed a workmAn's compen-
sation act. He said: Under the old
theory which. eritomi8ed was let the
devil take the hindmost' man with a
railroad spine frequently got from Ii
to 20 thousand. dollars from q jury. A
railroad spine Is one which can be in
Jured in such q manner that you can
not tell It after the trial During my
administration It was impossible to
secure the passage Of q worEmen's
compensation act because a large num-
Der OF congressman and senators who
made a considerable part of their hv-
ing out Of this railroad spine legislation
opposed the BILL"
A Higher Constitution.
New York, Dec lk-Aodern Ameri-
can political doctrines and theories
which t. conservative people Of the
country regard al radical and anti
constitutions. are the result Of hyD-
terra and self-intoxication of q decade
past. and common sense and wise ex-
perience ought to lead to their sum-
mary rejection, william III. Taft de-
clared here in an address at the df-
teenth annual dinner Of the Pennsylva-
MIA society. The former president spoke
Of the toast United Statea''
A higher constitution than that Of
the United States he said, II the con-
stitution Of man and society, whose
laws cannot be '1olated without q 70.
sultant penalty.
Mr.. Taft addressed a DISTINGUISHED
gathering that included three state
governors, representatives of federal
and state judiciary and other men
prominent in public life,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-15
WORK FOR santa CLAUS
St. Louis Wul Set Up 401 Christmas
Trees on Streets.

st. Louis, Dec. 15.-Four hundred
and one Christmas trees, all the gift
of residents of ,Irondale, No.. are to
be used in Che local municipal holiday
celebration. The gift as announced
today includes one fifty foot cedar tree
and 400 smaller evergreens.
The large tree is to. stand in the
middle Of Twelfth street, which adj
joins the city hall square, while the
smaller trees will line both sides Of
the street for a length of two blocks.
The celebration will be under the di-
rection of the public recreation COM
mission.
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SERVICE BY MAIL
Congressman Phil Campbell
Has introduced . Bill
To Facilitate Work of the u. s.
Marshal's Office.

Washington, D. c., Dec. Icon
gresham Phil p. Campbell Of Kansas
has introduced a bill in the house pro-
vidinR that when a process. summons.
subpoena or notice is delivered to any
United States marshal for service he
''shall serve the game by sending to
each person a certified copy thereon oy
registered mail. If the party to be
served IL a corporation the certineo
COPY shall be sent to any officer or
agent Of the corporation upon whom
personal service might be had Tor the
corporation under the provisions OF law
in force at the time Of the service.
'sThe marshal shall pay the postage
and registry fee and demand a return
card to be sent to the party. The
marshal shall attach the return caro-
To and make it part of his official re-
turn on the process. summons, SUD
poena or notice delivered to him for
service. showing the manner OF service
and his return, and such card shall DC
conclusive evidence of the facts herein
respectively set forth. Such service
shall have the same force ana erect an
II the same had been made by the mar
0hal personally upon the person receiv-
ing the same. In addition to the post
age and registry fee the fee for service
on each person shall be 50 cents"
Another bill presented by Mr.. Camp
bell authorizes and directs the postmas-
ter general to cause the accounts or
C. e. Moore. late postmaster at Cherry
vale. Kan, to be credited with the sum
Of $3.50, being on account Of the loss OF
that amount in postal funds lost by
the failure Of the Cherryvale National
bank.
'"The committee on agriculture Of the
house has favorably reported the agri-
cultural extension bill, known as the
Lever bill. and 1 look for a prompt
passage Of this excellent piece of legis-
lation," said Congressman Dudley
Doolittle of Kansas, who IL member
Of that committee.
Under this measure" continued Mr.
Doolittle. I'VE will send agents into
every farming county in Kansas to be-
come acquainted with the farmers and
give them information acquired from
years Of agricultural experiments. This
is another effort Of the department OF
agriculture to do something tangible
for the good Of the people that can be
appreciated at q glance
1.-THE committee IL working on the
annual appropriation bill. and this
measure will contain substantial sum
to fight chinch bugs and hog cholera,
both subjects in which Kansas farmers
are vitality Interested"
During the week Senator W. n.
Thompson has presented In the senate
q good number Of petitions Of business
men of Kansas praying for the i'm
mediate enactment Of legislation re-
forming the banking and currency
laws. An equal number Of petitions
from Kansas against such pending leg
islation was presented by Senator Bris-
tow.
Congressman Doolittle presented in
the house a memorial OF business men
Of Lost Springs. favoring the passage
of legislation which will compel con-
Germs selling goods direct to consumers
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McGrew Head OF P0st0fflce Clerks.
William McGrew was elected presi-
dent Of the local branch Of the Ma
tional Association Of Postoflce clerks
at the annual meeting held In the fed
eral building Sunday afternoon. Robt.
German was elected vice president.
Stanley Gentry. secretary. and Otto
Thornburg. treasurer. Plans have been
made for the entertainment Of the
state convention of postoff1ce clerks
which will meet here on May 80, 1914.
The state organization. consisted of
clerks from first and second class Of
fees. has membership Of 15O. Plans
for the program were made at the To-
cal meeting Sunday and the local pos
tai clerks win be the hosts at the
convention.
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steers. ss.5o97oo; cows. S4lO@7oo: hsifers
10000 !. st sso ok and seedsss so04O
sHEEEReceipts 500. MarEst steady
wethers. tso@s 50; eve; A.S0s.SO: stock.
Chicago Live Stock Market
Chicago. Dec. B.-HO0s-R Receipts "a IN
Market slow. SC to 1oc under saturdey:s
Tss n mixed g. siiss sSs ss.Ss ~
CATTLEReceipts IS 90. Market xe.r.
ssnera Tsy. ioc : to .se love-. 15ssvs: $3.50
steers, SS.so@s6s: stockers and fee6ss.
Nso0z4 70; COW. and heifers. W.N063e;
sHEEP~Receipts $1,000 Market v..t
Native. A40@6.oo; western, N.l0@S. 81:
yearlings, $5.50@675; native lambs, r. ~;
500: western. >e5oQaoo.
Topeka Butter. Eexs and Poulsr
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing car
Topeka. Kan. Dec. IL
POULTRY-Heus, 81 lb. and over. So.
under 81 lbs, 30: springs, over ibs. IA:
brois1s i ,os a1 t. ond 1 las; turkey hen:
ducks. 1oc; geese g; stays. loc.
.1As
FURNISHED by T. A. Beck. n3-21A e. eth.J
Topeka, Kan. Dec. II
PRAIRIE HANG. I. tl40o; No. 4
!. new ALvALFA-cnoios. s1zss; No. 4
$ls.m
Butter and EkxD.
FURNISHED By The Continental Creamery
CHICAGO EGGS 3l034xc
INV YORK E0G@1e857c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicnau. nc:
n. r. 3o0s7c; Eigins nc; Topeka whole-
sale. SOC.
Topeka Fruit and Pronuce Market
fseliing prices by SAINT n. Lux. Whole
sale Fruit and PFoduee.j
49, Topeka, Kan. Dec: II.
& JONATHAN APPLES-Per box To
Is; Roman Beauties per box, ea10AX:
winesaps per bog. e10z8; Ben Davis.
ALBERTA GHAPEaPer Dbl. S.H0an
s. CRANBERRIE8-Pef box ~ bhO h4
! FLORIDA GRAPE TRuIT-Rsr 6ox..
5 ePzcKAG1 F1cs-Psr ,ox. SO.
DATESLPer ID, TIC.
NEW PACKAGE DATES-per box. 80.
SWEET ORANGES Per box, oak
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PLAY FOR SANTA CLAUS
st. Paul Mayor and Other Citizen.
Have Baseball Game.

st. Paul, Dec. 15.-Nearly fifteen
hundred men, many Of them in shirt
sleeves, yesterday witnessed the first
game Of outdoor baseball ever played
in this city after December I. Several
of the city's prominent citizens, in
GLIDING Mayor Keller, participated in
the contest, ana the gate receipts were
added to st. Paurs Community
Christmas" fund,
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Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Dec. B.-wHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged. No. hard, a43400Sc:
No. s. S3h06Sc; No. red, 19h093c; No. T.
s8001c.
CORN-Market unchanged to Nc lower.
No. mixed, 673k@eSc: No. s, SIC: No. 3
white, 1oc; No. 3. 67Hc.
OATSeMarket unchanged to No lower.
No. Z white, N1zc; No. 2 mixed, l0c.
HAY-Markef steady to lower. Choice
timothy, t17.00@17.60; choice prairie. $1,000
400.
BUTTER- soc: frsts, no:
seconds, &c; packing. 19c.
E0aeLFirsts, 3oc: seconds, 1sc.
POULTRY-Hens. 12c; roosters 80;
ducka 10c; springs. 1031c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, S71Sc.
CORN-December 6ezc: May. Ike.
OATS-May, z3043xc.
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WILSON AT WORK.
But the President Stn Remains in
His Room.

Washington, Dec. 15.-President
Wilson was declared to be doing
very nicely today. The president re-
manned in his room but took up his
work for the first time in several days,
debating a number Of letters and
reading oficial papers.
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entirely by mail to contribute their
portion Of funds in the development Of
the local community. the county and
the state.
Senator W. n. Thompson Of Kansas
was amona the guests Of Senator Key
Pittman of Nevada at a dinner the 9TH
er evening given by the latter in cele-
bration Of San Francisco's victory in
securing the passage Of the Hetch'
Hetchy water measure. Mr.. Thomp-
son was one of the principal advocates
Of the ball, while Senator Joe Br1stow
vigorously opposed 1t.
Miss Dorothy Campbell, a daughter
Of Congressman and Mrs. Phil p.
Campbell Of Kansas. will be one Of the
debutantes from official circles this
winter. Miss Campbell. one Of the
most attractive young women in the
congressional circle. has just returned
with her father from trip to Panama.
She was one Of the Washington girls
who witnessed the Army-Navy football
game.
Kansas postmasters appointed: Jerry
M. Breton, Orion: William p. johnson.
Radley: Wilbur B. Flora, Redwing: Irl
Brinley. Runnymede; Frank Ball.
Zenith. The Radley postoffice was es-
tablished this week.
John 8. Dean of Topeka was this
week admitted to practice before the
bar of the United States supreme court.
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70 Cure : Geld 81, orr n.v

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tahletx
Druggists refund money & Il kAiis TO fllra
w Groves signat.Ees = on each box.
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Manitoba, 70; No. Manitoba, e uxd.
Go Sd.
FLOUR-Winter patents, zss Cd.
HOP6In London, Pacific coast, no..
12c: lbs, 16c.
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Chicago GRAIN llaF3raa
1.-THE range Of prices for grain futursa nm
the Chicago Board ct Trade a. reported
~ Thoe. J. Myers. Broker, Coiumbiaa
BIdg1
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New York Money Market
money easy. 3@4 per rcent; ruling rate.
Time loans. strong; 90 and days. sA06h
camille paper. 51k@s per cent
days. s4s1.l5; demand. a4.s5:6; CONNER
SILvER-Bar silver. s75Ic; Mexican dol
BoNDs bonds, irregular:
railroad bonds weak.
New York Sugar Market
New York. Dec. 16:-sUAR-Raw. nom
molasses. 2.s4: refined. quiet: cut loaf.
$50; crushed. $40: mould A. As; cubes
45o: powdered. 40; powdered, 4.56; fine
TONERS A. l.15; No. I. 415.
st. Joseph Live Stock Market.
ceipts $500. Mfaket SC lower. Top. $40:
CATTI.EIReceipts $500 Market slow:
lower. Steers, $5.0099.00: cows and heifers.
$4oO@s.s0; calves, s6.0o0l05o.
lower Lambs. $6.oo@07.ss.
wichita Live Stock Market.
Wichita, Dec. 15.-CATTLE-Receipts
Gs.oo: cows and heifers. siS07sc: Stock
ers and feeders, S5.5O@1 %; stockers and
heifers, $4500626; bulls. $4e0@s.00; calves.
966O@1000.
HOGS-Receipts 5000. Market lower.
Top. $50: bulk OF sales. N.B@7.4.
Kansas Clsy lave Stock sales.
The following sales were maze this
morning at the Stock Yards Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephome direct 70 the STATE Journal By
Clay. Robinson 4 Co. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices At all
marketsJ
Kansas city. Dec. 15.-CATTLERe-
ceipts 1900 head. Market 10c lower.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market SC
to 10c lower. Bulk of sales. $7.409766: top.
SHEEP Receipts 5000 head. Market &c
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Everyday Prices

40 sticks Best Stick Candy. - Zoe
Pkg. New Figs. ..7c
zoe rack new Comb Honey. TIC
Pound Pure Pepper. .10c
Csc can " lb.) Best Grade
Cocoa (to close out) .1Sc
$1.60 pail Cottolene. .$1.25
lbs. Fancy Clean Head
Rice (Jap style) use
Very Best Long Head Rice,
Pound Finest Japan Tea,
worth Toe AR
Pound Delicious 35c Coffee .2sc
2 Pounds Good Rio Coffee. ,3Sc
Best zoe Butterine. 18c
Very Best 25c Butterine. CSC
"a 1b. Sack White House
-four AZ
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Chicago. Dec X-BUTTER-Marke
higher. Creamery, 2zc to 603Shc.
EGGS-Market steady. At mark. cases
Included 26031c: ordinary firsts, 2S0c9hc;
firsts, 15A@151zc.
CEEESE-Mafket steady. Daisies. 14A0
15c; Americas, 15A@16hc.
POTATOES Market lower: steady.
Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin red.
6C0e3c; ditto white. 60@ssc.
POULTRY-Alive. steady: springs. Hc;
fowls, 111kc; turkeys, Ice: dressed. &c.
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rclose Of praces for the leading stocks
ON the New York Stock Exchange ~ re-
ported By Thos. J. Myers. Broker. Coluna-'
blan Bldg.J
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w.vv York Produce Market.

NGW Y0SR 0FsDONsN< U0I4Oes
New York, Dec. Neutrality-suspicious.
firm. Creamery extras, 3e0S7c: held ex-
tran 32@33c: process extras. 241zQ2b11c;
factory, current make, firsts. H01hc.
CHEESE-Market firm; state whole
milk, held specials. 16zc: fresh specials.
16c; Wisconsin whole milk. daisies held.
1601s1xc.
EGGSLMarket irregular; fresh gathered
extras, 39@40c; extra firsts. S7@68c; refrig-
orator special marks, fancy. 3031c; lower
grades, zzGTc.
POULTRY-Dressed. quiet: fresh killed
western chickens, 1s0z3c; fowls. 1301sc;
turkeys. 1S0z4c.
New York Stock MARKET.
wall St, New York. Dec. 13.-STOCK9-
Investment shares which were conspic-
uously heavy last week dropped rapidly
ON the stock exchange today when 9
break ON American Telephone assumed
Formidable proportions. New Haven.
however. exhibited exceptional strength.
its support coming chiefly from the shorts
who found It difficult to borrow the stock.
selIinT was not especially heavy. and
Losses Of popular issues a. . rule did not
exceed . point. 81
Bonds were Irregular.
New Haven rose nearly . point on ac-
tive buying at the opening today. The
re~f az the list was lower. Canadian Pa
cific. the weakest stock. lost ~. Ameri-
can Telephone dropped rs to u4x. . new
low point. Rock Island preferred. lost
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fseIiing prices by SAINT n. Ink, Whole.
sale Fruit and Produeesj
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-12
A NAME TO HONOR.

It is a pleasing relief, says the Tacoma Tribune, to turn from the case of the proprietor of the :Trt- angle Waist company in New York, who has just been fined S2O for vi- plating the tire regulations and building rules, after his factory had been burned causing the cremation of more than q hundred working girls, to the ,ecord of Reed B. Free man of BinghamtOn, New York, q courageous and big hearted man, if there ever was one.
 This owner O. the illfated cloth ing factory that snuffed out the lives of 80 employees has given his last cent to the victims of the dis aster. He could not bear to con- tiuue his business with the mem ory of the tragedy before him. So he closed out his affairs, paid his debts, distributed what was left of his fortune among the families of the dead, and at the age of 66 years has set out to begin life anew in another city.
 These are the actions of an hon est, plucky man. His conduct may not prove as profitable as the ways of other employers with records of disaster, who promptly resumed thei old business with a locked door for good luck. But his actions at least insure the stauEch respect and good will of everybody possessing an old fashioned distaste for traffickers in unprotected labor.