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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-17

Shall the municipal lodging house
be closed, or should = it's doors be
open? That is the big question at
issue In public welfare work in Du-
luth just now, and upon its determin-
alton will depend the success or fail
ure of the city's lodging house.
There Is also danger in the fact
that our welfare work is beginning
to SAVIOR too much of charity. It is
not right to apply the methods Of
scientific charity for admission in
the municipal lodging house. An i'm
poster can not use the institution
more than once. and no persons
should be kept waiting while their
cases are being investigated The
lodging house should be sort of re-
fuge station, where those apparently
in distress can be taken care Of while
their ca ase is being Investigated.
The editor Of The Labor World had
occasion to interview. group of peo-
pie this week on the work of the mu-
nic1pal lodging house; we asked their
opinion Of its usefulness, as they have
taken great interest in the institution,
and they Subsequently furnished US
with the following statement, which
should be of.interest to our readers:
High Time to Wake Up.
1T seems to be high. time that the
people of Duluth wake up to the fact
that they are in danger of losing one
of their most valuable civic institu-
tlons. the municipal lodging house,
WHICH has been used as shelter fo,,
women, since being established, by
the Welfare board before that board
was abolished by the present mayor.
'"Hasty action on his part would be
most unfair to the class to which it
has administered, and we know knere
are numbers of others who have come
in contact with its work, who feel the
! same as we do. The humanitarian
spirit that made possible the Welfare
board, by voting for it almost unani-
| mou4ly and later worked hard to get
the budget with which it started Its
work, is still here, although perhaps
lying dormant. .e.. 49,.
Welfare Boards Great Work.
'The Welfare board was composed
Of persons we'll experienced in their
| different lines, we'll balanced and with
a broad sympathy for their fellow
beings. They seemed to feel that
some sort Of a place was needed t.
cover a field not touched by any othe,
institution, and the municipal lodg.
ing house was the result. Its record
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-17
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4. 4. Il. IT'S STREET RAILWAY;

Los Angeles, JAM: ,+16.-That
municdpalization of the Los An
geles car system will result from
the recent report made to the
city. council by the board of
public utilities seems every day
more likely. - !! =.
The boards. report, followed
an extended Investigation by a
committee of engineering ex-
perts, placed /, the property's
physical valuation at SIS, $780,
900 and recommended that the
system be acquired by the caty.,
1t added that the company re-
sorted to dangerous practices
in 1913 by paying an $500, 600
dividend mot warranted by the
earnings" ,- :. l.s,.@@..!.s> t.,t5 =
The, board urges a contract
between the city, and the com
pany giving the, former the right
to purchase the various street
railroad lines at reasonable In
tervals and at . fair price not
including franchise values"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-17
IMMIGRATION IN.1e13 n:
h: BEATS ALL CORDS

PHILADELPHIA Jan. II. The
year s1sS broke all records for inn-
migration at this port. With . total
OF 76, 900, against s lit 6s for the year
1912 which was = record up to that
time. Most Of the innig igrants arriv-
Ing here came from Russia and the
southern countries OF Europ .ss.
The impending steanship war. In
ldicates that the numb 81 arrivals
Tor the present year will Be Tar II
excess of ANY, thins heretofoxs known.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-17
ANOTHER | ! ! | TRACTION | )
COMPANY CO \ 4 Y SIGNS Up I
M, II. n. }... .@ .4s
Cedar Rapids Street Railway Con
, cedes Union Shop and
Wage Increase.

5: CEDAR RAPIDS Iowa, Tan; g.
After . session lasting two days the
officials Of the Iowa Railway ard.
Light company have signed a working
agreement, with the Amalg lgamated AS;
ISOLATION Of Streets and Electrical
Railway Empl loyes providing Tor the
union shop and = wage scale for the
lccal lnions located at iss Boone and
Marsha lltown. 5I iss 3 "
This agreement carries q su bstantt-
81 raise. the Boone Al agreeHent giving
the M On. . 13 per cent increase. while
Marsha lltowh receives app proxinately
the same increase. j. sf5 5S5S
The maximum rate named ass after
there years service iss 2 s X cents per
hour. .5 " s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-01-17

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Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
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Nero. 60.

crusher, to make them first-class
roads, and no county ever had a
better asset than good roads. They
are beneficial to every interest and
every citizen derives profit from
them,-Yellville Echo.
:.
The man who really thinks that
he is doing his best in the way of
ability will never climb the ladder
of success. 1t is the man who has
a consciousness that he can do bet
ter, and who is rightly dissatisfied
with what he has done-that is the
man who is in the proper attitude
to make real proeress,-Newark
Journal.
Mans lnhumanity to Man" is
clearly demonstrated almost every
day, in local. national and worldly
affairs. The under dog" Is always
the one which receives the harsh
words and an occasional kick by
the crowds watching a village dog
FIGHT If the under dog manages to
throw his opponent off and Get an
advantage, right then sentiment
changes and the brute which at first
seemed victorious meets the same
criticism. Just the same may be
said Of us human beines.-Newport
Citizen,
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS

About $500 worth of poultry
eggs and pecans we're shipped from
Newark in three days last week.
Justice of the Peace T. H. Nc
Milan of Hoxie broke his right arm
a few days ago while cranking his
automobile.
L. T. Medley, the Cotter jeweler
broke his right arm one day last
week while sliding into second base
in a base ball game.
W. J. Erwin, one of the oldest and
wealthiest men of Independence
county, died at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. j. C. Mcclure, in Batesville
one day last week.
Burglars entered the store of S
Gorfinker at Hoxie one night last
week by removing large window
pane and carried away several ar
ticles of merchandise.
E. W, Geary of Cotter, 26 years
old, has purchased balloon, and
says if he is successful in his flights
in his home town he will take up
aviation as business.
Warren Tosh of the Pleasant
Valley neighborhood, independence
county, happened to the misfortune
of losing forefinger while operat-
ing a saw in a lumber mill one day
last week.
W, A. Jackson, an attorney of
Pocahontas and former representa-.
tive from Randolph county, makes
announcement that he will retire
from the practice of law and de
vote his time to farming and dairy
ing.
A dispatch from Mountain Home
dated last Saturday, said: AS ye
very little cotton has been gathered
in this county, and the gins shoy
fewer bales ginned at this time O
year than for years past To dat
not a bale has been sold in Baxte
county"
The general store Of A. j. Sher
man & Co. at Magness was broker
into few nights ago and a lare,
amount of groceries and provision
taken. Entrance to the building
was gained by removing the elas,
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
A MINUTE WITH
THE EXCHANGES
Paragraphs from the Press
of Arkansas of Current
and Timely Interest.

Nowadays the peace dove is
swaeeerine around armed with long
spurs and steel covered beak.-
Arkansas Gazette.
=.
More hogs, fewer dogs and half
the acreage in cotton should be ad-
opted as the rule for 19l5,-Walnut
Ridge Times Dispatch,
The printer has been as hard hit
by war prices as anybody, but you
never hear him bowling, He Is the
most patient animal in captivity
Batesville Guard,
Harry Myers may not be United
States senator but he can continue
to be Harry Myers and that means
a good deal to those who know him,
--Paragould Soliphone
=.
A negro has been nominated by
republicans Of South Carolina for q
seat In the national house of repre-
sentatives, It's a einch the people
of that state wouldn't let him serve
II he should be elected -Pocahontas
Times
:,
The Fox Trot" has struck the
country with a whirlwind and is to
be the new dance fad for winter
season. Now, Just trot out the
Bulls Below, the Pigs Grunt and
Billyeoat's Wieele and the program
will be complete,-'Yellville News
=.
Every public road In Marion
county has enough stone along their
rieht-oi-way, II we only had a rock
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30

from a window. 1t is said circum-
stances pointed to the guilt of Jack
and John Weaver and they were
arrested.
c. F. Shannon, a leading land
owner of the Pocahontas section,
has announced to his renters that
he will take cotton at 9 cents a
pound in payment of all their
rents, thus making a sacrifice in
the interest of those who are on
his farms.
Valentine Bauer, one of the lead
ing German citizens of Pocahontas,
died a'few days ago at the age of
"a. He fought for his native coun-
try in the war of 1870, and it is
said that worry over Germany be-
ing now engaged in war hastened
his death.
Here is an interesting item from
the Richwoods correspondent of the
Stone County Record: Calvin
Goodwin, who started for Oklahoma
recently, returned home before he
reached his destination. He met so
many wagons headed for Arkansas
that he concluded to turn back
too"
Says the Bulletin of Mountain
Home: Cal Deal, who is farming
on the Ship farm, a mile below
Hayney, has made the largest crop
of any farmer on the upper White
river this year, and is we'll fixed to
60 through strenuous winter. He
is gathering 5000 bushels Of corn,
has 80 bales of cotton, and will
have rs head of fat hogs to butcher
when the first white frost comes"
John H. Smith of Sulphur Rock
secured judgment for $4,000 against
the Iron Mountain railroad for per-
sonal injuries in circuit court at
Walnut Ridge lately, Smith allee-
ed that he was thrown from his
wagon while crossing the railway
tracks between Sulphur Rock and
Newark and permanently injured.
His contention was further that the
injury was brought about by the
defective condition of the crossing
and that the company was liable.
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
A LESSON FROM THE WAR

The war in Europe has taught
the people of this country several
lessons from which they ought to
|proft. Not the least of these is
that the ends of the earth are not
10 far apart after all, and that con-
ditions which disturb the peace
and prosperity of one country are
certain to have their effect upon
other countries, though they may
be separated by many miles of land
Ind water. The United States, es-
pecially the beautiful Southland,
is today suffering heavily because
Of the fact that European nations
are at war, thus giving a striking
Illustration of the close community
Of interests that exist between ma
Hons and their dependence one
upon the other for the progress and
posperity of all, You have often
heard the statement that a certain
country or a particular state could
enclose itself within a wall and all
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30

the people could live handsomely
without aid from those on the out
side. That is a wild distortion of
the truth. In a very large degree
every nation and every state is pit.
fully helpless without the co-opera-
ton of others, and it will remain
just that way until the end of time.
What is true of nations is just
as true of the individual in any
local section anywhere. There is a
close community of interest be-
tween citizens, though it seems
sometimes that a great many are
entirely ignorant of the fact, upon
which the best success of every
citizen depends. No man can
really live to himself. The man
who imagines that he can live and
prosper without the assistance and
sympathy of his neiehbors and as
sociates has entirely the wrong con-
ception of what living and prosper
ing is, and as certain as the world
stands will realize his mistake SOON
er or later.
%
The legislature of Texas has re-
fused to pass a law requiring the
farmers to plant less cotton. 1t is
seriously contended in some quart
ers that the state of Arkansas has
the sorriest legislature within the
bounds of human civilization, yet
we dare say that this legislature of
ours would not attempt to legislate
against the free use of the soil by
the owner of the soil. That meth
cd of reducing the cotton acreage
is contrary to the spirit of the con-
stitution, if not the very reading OF
that great document.
O.
Says the Times of Pocahontas:
This scribe knows from
hard-earned experience that the
small town daily is no snap" We
have always heard, and always be-
lieved it, that ii is a sin to commit
suicide. OF all the different meth
ods for the successful accomplish
ment Of suicide yet known the pub
lication Of a daily paper in a small
town is probably the slowest and
longest drawn out, yet there are
none that are any surer to put you
to your final sleep before your al
lotment of time is all gone.
o.
Arkansas will have another el-
ection next week, but, quite con-
trary to the average election in
this state, there will be no hair
stackings and threatenines Of civil
war either before or on the cleo
ton day.
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
Bad BOYS Go To Prison

In circuit court at Batesville last
week Claude and VIII Jones, mere
youths, were sentenced to serve a
year each In the penltentiary on
the charge OF grand larceny, In
spite Of their youth these boys are
hardened criminals and have given
Independence county officers much
trouble for a couple Of years,
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
THE CATS ALWAYS COME BACh

The undersigned has secured a
,ormit from the proper authorities
# this town to stay therein, and
has no apologies to offer for COM
ing back, like the cat' and for g, ass0,
eating himself with the Record
ssaip The air and the water in
these hills are splendid; much better
to Us than we have been used to
risbt recently, and that is excuse
enough for any man to return to a
country where these things are to
his liking Then this is our native
heath. We are willing to lay
down the proposition and, on the
ouiet Gamble on it little, that no
man who has the right use OF his
mental faculties feels quite natural
when he gets permanently off of
his old stamping ground and begins
TO mix and deal with new people.
That's another reason why we hap
pen to be writing these lines.
Again. we are getting too old and
lentireIy two unwilling to begin the
business of making a new set OF
Friends and a new lot of enemies.
Life is entirely too short and there
lis too little difference in locations,
when everything is considered, for
Ia man to enter into a struggle OF
this kind, when there is no neces-
.sity for it. That's another reason
Swhy we happen to be writing these
Hines. We hope to see all our
Mold friends soon. We will be glad
Sto see all of them. And that's an
'bther big reason why we happen to
sbe writing these lines.
Claude L. Coger.
Sharp County record., 1914-10-30
Woman Suffers Injuries

Mrs Tad Bradley of near Tucker.
man happened to a serious accident
one day recently, She was return
Ing home from Tuckerman, when the
horse she was driving became fright.
ened and began running away,
Mrs, Bradley Jumped from the buggy
and suffered a broken leg and
other injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
VERY LARGE CROWD HEARS DR. EDMONDS Prominent Minister Speaks on the "Besetting Sin
 Preachers Advice

Although the weather conditions yes tarday morning were unusually uninvit- ing, seats were at a premium at the South Highlands Presl yterian church, where pr. Henry M. Edmonds preached the morning sermon.
 pr. Edmonds spoke upon the "Beset- ting Sin' and drew for the considera- tior of his congregation word pictures of unusual color. He pointed out that the besetting sin of man may be drink, lying, infidelity to his wife or a great many sins that are as the cringing tiger awaiting a chance to crush a man, or the gnawing mouse mat gnaws and gnaws until ones whole life is forfeited by failure to be on guard. He argued that there was no occasion to allow a beset- ting sin to get the strangle-hold nor twist the tall of a sleeping tiger,'' which was to say, the sin that often watches out for an opportunity to down it's vic tim. He held perfect attention from his audience. Dr. Edmonds expressed the wish that he could effect an absolution of that discount which he avered was too often placed upon what a preacher says to men and women, simply because he Is minister He said that if a carpenter tells a man that such and such is his besetting sin, the man told will say that inasmuch as he is a carpenter and there fore not paid to tell him, that 1t must be so. Dr. Edmonds said it was regret able that the advice of ministers was so discounted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
CONCERT BY NEGRO
 CHOIR IS ENJOYED
Large Crowd of Prominent White Citi- zens at Sixteenth Street Baptist
 Church Yesterday

Before crowd of 200 or 300 white citi- zens who occupied a reserved section in the center of the church, and the remain der of the church filled to capacity with negroes, the choir of the Sixteenth Street Negro Baptist church yesterday afternoon at 3.3O o'clock rendered its second sacred concert this spring for the pleasure of the white friends Of the church. The service did not break up until 5:30 o'clock, so in- terestng and enjoyable were the planta- ton songs, melodies and hymns sung by the negro choir.
 At the close the pastor, the Rev. l. A. Whitted, asked for a few words from some member of the white audience, and in answer to calls from the congregation Judge John E. Miller and Dr. B. F. Riley both went to the rostrum in turn and made short talks of appreciation for the music and gave assurance of the friendship between the white man of the south and the good negro of the south. Both men paid high tribute to the negro congregation which had built the church. said to be one of the finest negro churches in the country.
 After rendering an arranged programme of hymns and melodies. the white congre- gation was asked to make requests and perhaps a dozen melodies were sung by the choir in response to these requests. Two vocal solos by male members of the choir so delighted the audience that both numbers were followed by burst of ap- plause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
NEW ADDITION
 WILL BE OPENED
Redmont on Red Mountain Is New Real Estate Survey for
 Birmingham

Piedmont, a new addition to Birming- ham, has been opened and will add one more highway typical of other scenic driveway effects of this district. Accord ing to an announcement from the High lard Realty company, owners of the ad- dition, there is arranged on the south slope of Red Mountain a scenic boule yard as beautiful and attractive A. tc mont Road on the north side.
 Announcement as to tae completion of this survey was inspired yesterday by the announcement that John Miner Gala we'll was to erect on Red Mountain in tnia neghboyhood a home of exceptional beauty with lawns and gardens of mag nificence. The announcement was made yesterday that in the survey there is only six building sites. Of that number A. H. Woodward has one and will construct a beautiful home. MT. Caldwell will erect another while it Is said that Robert Jem- isun, Jr.. will construct a home on an- other Of the six sites all have been taken excepting two, 1t is said. It was announced that on two of the lots alone there was placed 1000 cubic feet of earth in order to establish a building plateau. The other sites were less difficult to ar range.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
 GAINS NEW MEMBERS
Impressive Services Mark Organiza-
 ti0n of Branch in WOOdlawn

Yesterday branch of the Holy Name society was organized in St. Clements church, Woodlawn, by the Rev. Father Bratton, pastor, assisted by D. E. Du- pray, president of the society in Jef- ferson county. Thirty candidates pre- sented themselves for admission. hay ing previously assisted at the high mass celebrated by Father Bratton. A large contingent from St. Paurs parish was present to attend the religious serv- ices.
 In the course of his sermon Father Bratton stated that the Sunday after Easter is known in the church as white Sunday and proceeded to give the his tory of its origin. He contrasted the early days of Christianity with the present day and called upon men to show by their works more practical of Christ. Don't go to church one Sun day in the year." said he. ''Go to church every Sunday; hear mass every Sun- day; receive the sacraments of penance and the holy eucharist frequently, and live as practical Catholics" He also an bounced that Bishop Allen would ad- minister the sacrament of confirmation on next Sunday evening at o'clock and invited all the members of the church to attend and bring thelr friends.
 , All the visitors were very much inn pressed with the services and congrat- ulated the pastor on his labors. The choir was especially good, the singing being equal to what might be found in many of the large churches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
K. OF c. WILL SEE
 BARRY MONUMENT UNVEILED

Mir. Linnehan states that on the nigh of the 18th a great banquet will be held to which President Wilson has been In. Vited and it Is expected he will accept On the previous evening a grand concert of Irish music will he held in the ball. room of the Hotel Willard. IL Is under stood there will be no civil parade but the government officials will order a pa rade of soldiers, sailors, marines and ea- dets that Is expected to be one of the greatest military nageants seen in Wash- ington in sometime. feature will be the attendance of a large number of Wexford men Commodore Barry hay ing been born in county Wexford. Ire- land. who will gather on this occasion to do honor to their compatriot, whose noble services to his adopted country In the great struggle for freedom earned for him the proud title "The Father of Our Navy"
 Commodore Barry was one of the first officers commissioned by Congress in the naval service. He rapidly rose to the highest rank, serving through the war with great credit to himself and with benefit to his country. He was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 17i5 and came to America at the age of II. He carly dis played n great partiality for the sea and made a number of voyages in merchant ships until the commencement of the rev. olution, when he embraced the cause of the colonies. He was born commander and rendered brilliant service during the war. At the close of hoatllties, he was appointed by the new government to superintend the building of the frigate United States at Philadelphia, which was designed for his command, He died In Philadelphia September l3, iS03