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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-30
Falr warnino.

A brazen-lunged newsboy In a
western city has been having good
deal OF fun at the expense of the
wearers Of freakish skirts. His meth
cd has the simplicity of genius. As
his victim goes by she is startled 70
hear a loud cry: eft out OF town."
Her indignant look brings a repetition
OF the cry, with slight addition
which does not altogether propltiate
her: "Git out OF town -paIpers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-30
Really Revond Helm.

Confucius, the Chinese philosopher,
though he lived nearly $500 years
ago, said many things that are true
today, among them this; When
man has been helped around one cor
ner Of square and cannot manage
the other three, he is unworthy Of
future assistance"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-30
Merelv a snrmlas

Your honor said the counsel
"this mans insanity takes the form
of belief that every one wants to
rob him He won't allow me, his
counsel, to approach him" Maybe
he's not so crazy after ALL" muir
INJURED the court in judicial whisper.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-30
rhe MeIoht Of rhlnn Acta.

The words we speak and the things
we do today may seem to be lost,
but in the great final revealing the
smallest Of them will appear.--Lowell.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-25

ed at nothing in particular and de-
liberated. Kelly was wanted at
Manila. He had forgotten to send up
an account of his administration; in
fact, Manila had not heard from Kelly
in two years. So Brabson had been
sent to investigate. The inYestiga-
ton was progressing. Brabson smil-
ed. 1t was too good scheme to spoil
He would let the governor go ahead.
In ninety days there would be a gun
boat inside the reef-a gunboat with
guardroom. And there would be no
chance of a getaway unless Dunga
Dhu came back with the lugger. So
Kelly could work out his own des-
tiny as he pleased.
81 see. It's wonderful game" said
Brabson with sincerity.
1t was at the evening palaver, how
ever, that Brabson realized his re-
sponsibility. twas state affair, and
nobody came but the headmen. EleV-
en- of them there were, and they sat
in row in front of the governors
desk in the governors bungalow. And
Brabson played the governor"
you see the old one with the
crouch" whispered Kelly, pointing to
a shriveled Moro who looked hun
dred and good for twenty more. He's
the ex-dato, Samale. You've had him
fired. We're going to elect new one
and you needn't be surprised if Sa-
male gets his job back. He was a
good dato, anyhow"
It was after the seventh ballot that
Samale stampeded the convention.
"Samale was dato of Bungawan
when your fathers were naked boys"
he quavered to the row of breech-
clouts beside him. 'He will be dato
now" He drew a pouch of buffalo
hide from his girdle and threw it up
on the desk. Here are six hundred
dollars. 1t is worth the honor. Let
him who has as many swords behind
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-25

rapidly. "You see, they put me down
here on the jumping-of place of the
Philippines to govern Bungawan.
haven't been bothered since. And I'm
good boss but a blamed poor gov
ernor. I'm apt to forget details. I've
kept things straight and you won't
find dollar missing in the treasury"
Then why do you need me?" ask
ed Brabson quickly.
Because I'm in bad. / amt big
enough man, physically, to oVerawe
the natives" admitted Kelly soberly.
1--WE got a big scheme started to
benefit the island, but l amt a big
enough man to run it alone. I'd only
start riot. That's why want you
to impersonate me-"
'All right" said Brabson without |
CULVER; III take the job. Bring on
the native politicians"
81 guess you've guasped the |
scheme Kelly remarked at shutdown. |
ITS government ownership of pri- |
vate wealth. There's untold wealth |
in Bungawan-and untold waste. |
There amt a native but what's got |
a pearl necklace and heap of copra |
besides the money. It's a paradise |
of naked capitalists. Nobody works. |
Yet they amt happy. They pick a |
living off the trees-and then they |
stay awake at nights because the bar
barian next door has found a bigger |
pearl or something"
81 see-it's unearned increment" |
said Brabson, nodding. But what |
do you propose to do about it?"
Kelly's face redeemed with enthu-
siasm.
well take away the wealth and |
leave 'em happiness, he replied. eve |
won't let them keep even a dollar or
a pearl"
"And them"
It'll all go into the treasury. Some
day they'll want schools. And there
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
: COST OF SOCIAL SERVICE :

In a statement in the house of COM
mons by the president of the British
local government board, he stated
that the cost of old age pensions in
England and Wales for 1901 was
$S0,396,165; that the cost for the re-
lief of the poor, hospitals and educa-
$117,S23,3O5 in 10000, and $222,-
2o4,390 in 1901.
The relief of the poor alone was
$41, ,250 in 1890-91, 10 years later
it amounted to $56,208,O75, and with
the passing of another decade in
1901, it reached a total of $751;
094830. OF the expenditure for 1910
II, $57,230,040 was provided out of
the public rates, $11,922,925 by ex-
chequer grants, and s3,941,865 by
other receipts. In 1901 the ex-
penses under the unemployed work.
men act amounted to $S75,970, of
which $34O,655 was paid out of the
receipts, and $145,995 came from ex-
chequer grants.
4 tThe hospitals provided by the local
authorities, which cost $1,6$5.945 in
1S9O-91, required $6,472,445 for their
maintenance in 1900-1e01, and So
Oos,025 in 1901. Of the last
amount about $8,759,7o0 was met by
the public rates. Expenses under the
education (provision of meals) act,
providing for the supply of meals to
school children, for medical inspec-
ton and treatment, and other ex-
penses Of education, amounted in
1901 to s$117.136,655,. of which
$59,273,970 came from the rates. and
$56,110,745 from exchequer rants.
The. expenditure for meals and medi-.
cal inspection is not iven for the
years 1s9O-91 and 1900-1901, but in
the former year elementary and
higher education cost $26,376,4 30,
and in the last named. $54,942.785.
while the total for. 1901 must be
augmented by the addition Of $22,-
C45,205 for higher educat ion.--Con
sui General John L. Griffiths, Lon
den.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18

Owner Cuts Wages Of Musicians,
Strike Follows Stage Hands
- Out Also.

The Broadway theater of Superior
las been declared unfair to organized !
labor by the Superior Trades and
Labor, Assembly: and no union labor
man, and no friend of union labor
will patronize this amusement house
until It's restores to employment the
Union musicians and union stage en-.
ployes who worked there previous to
last Saturday. ~
The Superior Trades and Labor
Assembly committee made a strong
effort to bring about a settlement of
the trouble, which originated through
the Musicians union of Duluth and
Superior, but without success The
owner was bent on reducing the
wages of the musicians. and he would
rot listen to any pleadings from COM
ndttees from organized labor. - /
Musicians employed at the Broad
way theater were paid at the rate
Of $25 q week, working on an aver
age Of from IS to AZ hours. The lead
er of the, orchestra received $35 a
week. The owner Of the theater ar
rived in Superior lately and ordered
reduction in wages from SIS to
$3.50 for musicians. The leaders
SdldIy WAS, cut ITOII POO 10 $ll.OV.
He also ordered that the hours of
labor be extended to 81 hours week,
and that a less number of musicians
be employed. e.. : 49,.
Now the. musicians of Duluth and
Superior have mighty. active union.
so the order for reduction lin wages
did not set well, and particularly at
| a time when all other places of
| amusement in Duluth and Superior
| we're granting an increase in wages.
| Attempts were made to induce the
| theater owner from the east to change
| his mind. but he sat himself upon
high pedestal and refused to bulge
After much elaboration the musi-
| cha ns> went on strike. The stage en-
ploye's union refused to work with
non-union musicians and so it's men,
bers pulled out. Now the Broadway
theater is being run in it's entirety
! with non-union musicians and non
| union stage employees.
The strike will be conducted by
both organizations and it will be sup
! ported by the workingmen and wom-
! en- of Duluth and Superior. A large
| number of friends of union labor In
Superior have given their personal
| endorsement. to the strike and they
| declare they will not patronize the
! tneater so long as it is unfair to un-
t ion labor. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18

he will spare no efforts to see that
the fund is protected from all such
onslaughts, and that the widows, or
phans, and others dependent upon
man who IS Killed or crippled in an
accident will, be accorded the bene-
:hc1encies provided for in the COM
pensation law '~
The governor states that informa-
ton has reached him that since the
law went. into effect there appears to
be a disposition among some of the
companies who look after these ex-
Fpenses, and to furnish the collins and
other things for burial, to boost the
prices of everything, regardless of the
limit fixed by law for burial expenses
coke and Coal Operator and Fuel
Magazine
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
ISSUES WARNING
Observation-Disclosures.

( o. 80 "a.
Coy. III. D. Hatfield has notified en-
ploying corporations that have elected
to accept the provisions Of the work
mems compensation law Of West Vir-
ginia that they will not be permitted
to take advantage Of the state in tho
matter Of paying expenses incident to
taking care OF employees who may be
injured.
He said he desires to impress upon
the companies who have surrounded
their employees with the safeguards Of
protection while engaged In their oc-
equations, the importance Of being
precautionary in expense incident to
al accidents, In order to make this
new departure success, and that
they hold down expenses In order that
the fund will not be ..go bbled up -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
LAS LITTLE CHILDREN
Observation-Disclosures -.
a Miners Sermon.
By MATHER SMITH.

7 have child-a~ son. He~is e1gh.
teen months old, and his future al
ready worries me. He has most un-
unselfish disposition. evidently a re-
markable instance of atavism, but I
see that environment and early train
ing conquer the pernicious influence
of heredity. When he has a piece CT
cake he, shares it with the dogs; if he
has sweets he offers others some. This
! pleases his mother, but fills me with
anxiety, as, unless hurry up with his
education, I can foresee that his fu-
ture life will be a hopeless one.
I have started already, and I know
that I have started badly. I got him
a pair of rabbits and he watches them
intently. When they are fed, they
share and, share alike and neither tries
to- take more than it wants. The silly
things, I must get rid of them at once
and try to get a pair of jackals!
also madea little aviary and have
few birds in it. He watches them,
too. They fly down, eat what they
want and they fly chirping, up again.
Is not this bad example to the child?
do wish one of them would get on
to the seed-tin and keep the others
off. I'd teach him to admire that
bird! T..
must teach him, as he gets older.
to annex the other children's cake.
etc. I must tell him that when he
lends his top he must get it back with
| two or three marbles as interest. If
he. responds to my teaching, he may
! rise to any height. He may even at
! tain to the dignity of title!
| At present, in his silly little, half
conscious way, he seems to have ex-
| traordinary ideas. He does not beg
! for food-he demands 1t as right!
The day isn't half long enough for
him to see all theswonders that the Al
mighty has giveh for Gas he imagines)
his !. benefit. He takes nothing for
granted. but wants to enquire into
everything for himself. He seems to
think, the silly little chap, that he has
as much right to his share OF God 8
earth as any one else. What a shock
he'll get when tell him that he was
born too late. That all the seats at
the Masters table are marked with a
large Reserved That the All Mer-
ciful and All Just ceased providing Tor
such as him long before he was born.
That he will have to- beg Of his fellow
men for permission to obey God 5
curse-'to earn his bread by the sweat
| Of his brow That in his Fathers
House the many mansions are all
locked up. And that he will have to
buy, If he can ever manage to save
enough. what he at present thinks Is
his by right of birth--a share of the
earth. ... u =. sf.
wonder why. God made him so
SHY but then he seems to have en-
dowed all the babies, even the black
ones, with these funny ideas. l won-
der why He made them think they
know more than we do. we. with our
wisdonl-the accumulated wisdom Of
! the ages. II
Verify say unto You whosever
shall not receive the kingdom Of God
g little child shall In no wise enter
therein
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
COPPER STRIKE WAS NOT LOST.

The Michigan copper strike is over. 1t was called
by the process it declared-by referen-
the members of the union. If will re-
member it said by the copper magnates that the
leaders Western Federation of Miners went into
the district organized the and then called them
on strike. Nothing farther from the truth.
If it had been left the officials of the Western
Federation Miners they probably would not have call
until they had their organization fully en-
trenched However, they had little to say about it,
Trade unions democratic organizations and they
democracally managed No official or socaled leader
authority to order body of to quit work
go strike This is lodged exclusively with
the membership. .
When the miners of Michigan had their unions we'll
under way serious problems Immediately presented
themselves The employers bending effort to
crush the infant unions by dschargng employees who
known be active in their formation. Then the
men were INPATIENT; their grievances many; they
worked long hours at low and they expected the
newly unions bring relief at the outset Thus
the opposition trades unionism from the employers and
the Impotence of the overworked underpaid members
hurried strike vote, which taken by referendum
Nearly 5000 responded
The mine managers would not treat with commit
the union in fact they at all times refused
listen grievances from individual workmen There
nothing left for the to do but strike And they
did it with vengeance No strike in American history
fought bitterly with greater courage The
strike lasted 38 weeks during which time there
less than 5000 deserons and these take place
until hunger and want forced decision In spite OF
these greater number remained true to the cause
until the end.
But the strike was not lost. Had it not been for
the Western Federation of Miners, the men would still
be working from II to Is hours day in superheated
dungeons, mile below the surface of the earth. They
return work under the eight-hour day, with
increased, and working conditions greatly improved
The men do go back to the mines with their
heads erect although considering the fight they made
rio to = h1f of
the mine managers in requiring that all miners must
give up their membership in the Western Federation of
Miners before they will be given employment practically
forces them back their jobs their bellies
This is tyranny with vengeance. Such a will
in the end react against the mine They may
smother flames of industrial liberty, but the
will continue smoder, until day. than
they expect, breeze will fan it back to life again.
The banner of organized labor will in time wave
triumphantly over the copper mines of Michigan
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18

The following article has appeared
In a number OF publications, and its
context is Of such an interesting char
acter that it is reproduced: 80
I'm the early days Of industrial his
tory Parliament and the Kings, \both
in England and on the Continent, took
an active part in regulating the work
ing hours as we'll as the wages Of
their subjects. BY doing this it was
believed the King could protect his
own interests, in addition to those of
the people, against INSCRIPTIONS en-
ployers. An English statute, made by
Henry " in the early part of this
fifteenth century, fixed the legal hours
Of the country laborers from o'clock
in the morning until o'clock in the
evening from March until September,
but from September until the follow
ing March they were only to work
from the springing of the day until
the night of the same day. They
were always to have half an hour for
breakfast and an hour and half for
dinner, with the privilege of a nap
each day from May until August, and
were to work on Saturdays only I'M
til noon. Trading in the shops on
Sundays and holidays was forbidden.
I'm medieval times the Saturday
half holiday seems to have been al
most universal. Every one must be
pleased with his work. says a Kuten-
berg ordinance, consequently no one
must be overworked.' Even Fer.
dinan I-1458-94-one of the most
ferocious Kings who ever sat on q
throne of the Holy Roman Empire,
accepted this maxim, and ruled that
in the imperial mines the miners
were to work only eight hours a day.
The old law also explicitly stated that
work after Saturday at noon was,
to be strictly prohibited, and that "a
pair of stocks be in every town'st that
employers who worked their people
overtime might be thrust into them.
Because there was a. Saturday half
holiday it must not be thought that
this afternoon was given for recra-
ton. Indeed MOTT was bathing time
for the greater part Of the comrnun-
ity.
''Most barbarians, Judged by mod
ern standards, were anything but
clearly in their personal habits. In
England, France and Germany bath
ing was an almost unknown custom
until after the Crusades. The pill
grims from the East brought home
with them ideas Of the bath as help
in the treatment of disease, and bath
rooms were gradually introduced into
the hospitals and the ideas Of bathing
spread generally. Persons who had
been, treated there saw the value Of
{ keeping the body clean in order TO
resist disease. The plague that swept
over Europe IN the early years Of the
fourteenth century helped to teach
this lesson.
BY the fifteenth century there was
scarcely a large city that did not pos
sess well-patronized public bathing
establishments, although 1t was not
until the seventeenth century that the
Turkish bath was introduced, and not
until the eighteenth century that sea
bathing, so common among the Amer
lean Indians, was tried expertne en-
tally.
''Why Saturday was chosen as bath
ing time il not difficult to lima CINE.
On Sunday everybody was compelled
to go TO church. whether ne would or
not. Az the Moslern IN the East
bathed before entering the mosque,
so did medieval man before enterinK
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18

In announcing my candidacy
for Senator from the Fifty-ninth
district, it is as an advocate Of
clean, efficient and economical
government Of all state affairs
a closer relation Of interests Of
Employers and employees.
Good roads and adequate mar
ket facilities
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
LABOR THROUGH THE. ACES

his church. only he must take his
bath ON Saturday afternoon in order
to be clean the following day, There
was even a distribution of bath money
to the children whose parents were
unable to pay for their baths. No
one might approach the altar Of the
Lord while unclean." H. tE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
BEWARE OF ONE CENT POSTAGE CAMPAIGN

BEWARE OF ONGCGNI fOS1AGE CAMfA1GN
We hear good deal through daily papers printed
the large cities about Senator Burton's bill for
reduction of hrst-cass postage from cents to
cent large mum Der of business through
out the country interesting themselves in the
paign and they hoping thereby to themselves
considerable they pay for postage, should
Senator Burton's bill become law.
Friends of public ownership will do we'll to beware
of this cent postage campaign. 1t has teeth that
may be used injure the peoples cause. Just look
from this point Of reduction of frst-cass
postage from two cents to cent would
suit deficit in the Posoffce Department
and would have to be met by appropriations
general Thus the tax to meet the deficit would
fall upon the people generally. -
But this is not all. Upon the first appearance Of
the deficit there would up from some of the same
business who agitattng for onecen postage
letters tremendous howl against the efficiency Of
the Wilson administrations; and the deficit would be
pointed proof of it's extravaganza and neffciency
There, however, is serious objection to the
proposed reduction The business of the country,
rule, not over-friendy to public ownership.
There who assert that the postofhce
should be in private hands. huge postal deficit would
be used powerful argument against extension of
public ownership to telephones and telegraphs and 1t
roads and express business.
big postal deficit is just what is wanted by the
enemies of public ownership. Two-cent postage not
burden upon anyone, but private owenrshp of tele.
phones, telegraphs and railroads is burden
upon the public and nothing should be done that will
delay the getting rid of that burden
Those Mexicans are surely trying the patience Of
President Wilson s@.5&55 sS5 s5 III . t
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

In every government earth is trace of
human weakness germ of corruption and de-
generacy which cunning will discover and wicked
ness insensibly open cultivate and improve. Every
government degenerates when trusted to the rulers
of the people alone The people themselves, there
fore are its only observation-disclosures Jefferson
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
Corn, Eggs and Razor,

Fry eight slices Of bacon and take
out on the platter, then fry in the fat
one-half can OF corn until slightly
brown; pour into this four eggs wei
beaten, with q little milk; add. bit
OF butter and stir until eggs are
cooked. .i.,..... 5I<..a..s. :.E 80
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-04-18
SPRING HATS
!. - $1.5O to $500. 4:se
THE BIG DULUTH
PAID POLITICAL
ADVERTISEMENT.

Inserted by George NJ Peterson in
behalf Of himself, candidate for sena-
Tor F;iifty,ninth district. Amount to