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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
LIBERTY VILE

Uncle Geo. Robinson moved his
family 10 his farm on Castor the frs;
OF the week. Uncle joe will remain
here a few weeks in order to sell out
his entire stock Of merchandise.
Uncle Tom Abernathy's little grand
daughter has been real sick.
We learn that the entertainment at
Cross Roads was a booming success
Miss Hattie Lewis, the teacher Of
Cross Roads school, knows how to nut
on good entertainment. She has
been the teacher there several years
and has done much good work.
Rev. L. E. Sitton will preach here
next Sunday and Sunday night. Every,
body come.
Carl Trauernicht and Cecil Hughes
won the debate over Welker and Bel
kin last Saturday night. The boys
proved to be good debators and were
glad to carry away the decision. An.
other debate will be arranged fol
some time in February. Belkin and
Welker must get busy and win next
time. Before the above debate took
place, four of the school boys had .
lively discussion on the subject;
(which is more valuable, the cow Of
the horse?" Yount Cashion and Lester
Presnell won the debate over their OPP
ponents, Edwin and Frank Keith
After the debates were over and while
the judges were out figuring up .he
points, Trauernicht and Hughes gave
some interesting readings, which were
greatly enjoyed by the entire audi,
ence.
Last Saturday evening Mr.. Gibson
took supper with Prof. Welker ant
wife. He was rs years old on thai
day He was soldier in the Con.
fcderate army and can certainly re-
late many interesting things about
the war. ~
Mrs. Tillman is visiting in St. Louis
this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
DOE RUN NEWS

Mrs, John Black and daughter, Viz
aie, Of Fiat River were Doe Run Wis.,
i5or5 Tuesday,
Mr. Simeon Woods Of Flat River
and Mr. Rinke were business visitors
ia Doe Run Friday
Mrs. VIM. Hulsey was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Wigger, at Des-
loge tde latter part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Cranes Of Farm
ington spent last week with the lat
ter's mother, Mrs, Robert Cleveland.
Elmer Silvey Of Pennington was
visiting his mother, Mrs. VIVA. Silvey,
one day last week.
Mr.. Buck Carr, VINO has been Wis
iting friends in Elyins, returned home
Saturday.
Mr.. Frank skaggs, who is working
in lockwood, visited Mrs. VIM. Bos-
well here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paris Silvey were
business visitors IN Elvins Monday.
NJ. G. Leggett, who is teaching
school here, visited his parents i'll
Bismarck Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Mabel Ebrecnt, who has been
i'll with pneumonia, is reported bet
ter.
Mr.. VIM. Meyer Of Pennington
was n Doe Run visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Douglas Of Elvins was
visiting Mrs. Mary silvey here one
day last week.
Miss Dottie Samples was the guest
of Hazel Thurman at Mistletoe last
week.
j. M. Boswell was business Wis
itor in Bellview one day last week.
Charley Yeager visited his sister,
Mrs. W. G. House, in Bonnie Terre
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Frank Elser Of Flat River
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J
Faulkner, here last week.
Frank Samples, who is working at
Herculaneum, spent Sunday here with
home folks.
Misses Wilma Haynes and Selma
Samples visited Miss Zela Key in
Pennington Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Haynes of Lead
wood and little daughters, Glenda
and Mereeda, visited the formers
father, F. M. Haynes, and family
here last week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Elvins, who is spending
the winter in Elvins, spent Saturday
here with friends.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
FRANNCLAY ITEMS


Willie Compton and wife and Mrs.
Amanda Davis visited in Mitchell
town the first of the week.
Willie Parker visited in st. Louis
Saturday.
Mrs. Jesse Mcdonald, who has been
visiting in St. Louis, returned home
Wednesday.
Misses Nettie Duncan and Myrtle
Mackey of Leadwood visited here
Thursday.
Perry Glore was in town Thursday
on business.
Louis Conley and wife and two
daughters, Lizzie and Edith, were in
Leadwood Wednesday.
A. N. Sherrills of Cherryville was
here on business Friday.
Misses Bessie, Dollie and Helen
Brooks and Miss Lucy Thornton spent
Thursday in Leadwood.
Mr.. Charley Province of Cedar
Greek was here on business Thurs
day.
Mrs Geo. Price visited in Cherry
vile Wednesday.
Mass Whaley and son, Bert, were
in Irondale Tuesday.
Ben Glore, who is working in Illinois
visited home folks last Saturday and
Sunday.
Nora Hordon of Leadwood visited
her father, Mr.. Joe Hordon, who is
on the sick list and is slowly improv-
ing.
Rosa and Dora Fairchild and Grace
and Bertha Whaley attended church
in Leadwood Sunday night.
Vashti Mills visited home folks
Saturday and Sunday SIS
Mrs. w. E. AuBuchon and Olean
Glore and Jodie Compton visited in
Leadwood Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22

The Times" stands for the right,
without Partially, prejudice or NAL
ice. sslea
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
DANGERS OF A COLD

Do you know that Of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the colds them
selves you need to fear, but the ser
ious diseases that they so often lead
to. For that reason every cold should
be gotten rid of with the least posi-
Bile delay. To accomplish this you
will find Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy Of great help to you. 1t loosens
cold, relieves the lungs, aids ex-
pectoration and enables the system
to throw off the cold. For sale by all
dealers,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
LEADWOOD LOCALS
JOmitted from last week

Mrs. S. E. Williams spent last We'd
nesday afternoon in Bonnie Terre.
Mr.. and Mrs E, @. Poston spent
the weekend with home folks at Sill
yer Springs.
Mrs. Bell Declue spent Thursday
in Flat River.
Miss Fairy Tuney returned Tues
saav from Caledonia, where she spent
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-22
HORSES WILL ADVANCE.

w. V. Mattingly Of Charleston, Mo-,
large shipper Of cattle and horses,
is of the impression that if the war
in Europe continues for another six
months, the price Of horse flesh IN
this country win Increase so per cent.
There was never before such a
demand for horses suitable for army
purposes" he said, land foreign buy
ers are beginning to have some diff
Guilty filling their requisitions.7
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ESTIMATE BOARD FOR
GUSHING OF CORONERS
Votes in Favor Of Smaller
Board Of Education Too
Market Bill Waits.

The first serious dissension over any
important matter in the present Board Of
Estimate appeared yesterday When the
bill abolishng the Board Of Coroners
was passed by vote OF 9 to T. Mayor
Mitchell. Comptroller Prendergast and
President MCAneny of the Aldermen
stood together in favor of the bill Op.
posed to them were all the Borough
Presidents except Marks Of Manhattan,
who said he was for the bill only IN
case It was changed to allow the present
Coroners to serve out their terms.
The bill reducing the Board OF Educa-
ton from forty-siN to nine members Was
unanimously O. K.'d with the understand
ing that the administration. while favor
ing a comparatively small board, is WILL
ing that Il shall he larger than nine mem-
bers IL the Legislature thinks nine is too
few II II possible that In its final form
the bill will provide for fifteen or twenty
one members
Borough President Connolly OF Queens.
who led the fight I'm behalf of the Cor
oners. argued that the right OF the Board
of Es innate to consider such matter WAS
questionable Commissioner OF Accounts
Wallsteiu who investigated the Coroners,
defended the bill. saying the whole sys-
TEN was bad, irrespective OF the merits
OF individual Coronors.
The bin creating "a department OF mar
ke;s went over for a week.
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PUBLIC SERVICE INQUIRY
TO BEGIN THIS MORNING
Travis II. Whitney. First Wit
ness. Expected to BE on
Stand All Day.

The first hearing In the invest ga ton
Of the Public Service commissions by
a legislative committee of which Senator
George Thompson Is chairman will
begin in the Board of Estimate room,
city Hail, at 10 o'clock this morning.
The frs witness will he Travis II. Whit
ncy. serretary Of the First district CNew
York cityD commission. He probably
viii be on the stand all day. giving an
outline Of the commissions work.
The fun committee and William Hay
ward. counsel. met at the Biltmore yes
tcrday. II was agreed that two ses-
sions Of the hearings would be held each
weekday--from 10 A. VI to IL 80 z.
NJ, and from y. VI. to Z. VI.
Chairman Thompson said after the
meeting that no venom or favoritlsm
would appear IN the invest cation.
I'VE shall inquire into the cost and
scope Of the commissions work." he said
I've shall try to lind out whether it has
given too much time 10 constructive &C
;iyttv and not enough to the judicial
functions prescribed when the public ser
vice law was passed We shall also sec
Il the commission Is overlapping the work
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission
or any other body and there will he an
inquiry into charges that relief for rea.
souablc complaints has been slow
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STEFANSSON Is STILL
ALIVE, PEARY BELIEVES
Discovercr Of North Pol,
Speaks at Annual Dinner
Of Explorers Club.

Tho belief that VIlhjalmur S;etans-
son. leader of the Canadian Arctic ex-
petition OF 1912, may SIN be alive In
the icebouud regions and even continuing
the work Of exploring he set OFT IN inc
II fated Karluk to do. was expressed
by Rear-Admlral Robert L. Peary, u.
s. ", a: the tenth annual dinner OF the
Explorers club, held last night In ~
Hotel Asior.
About 200 members OF the club, in
Guiding many members OF the various
Peary expeditions to the Arctic regions
took up the optimistic keynote which
Admiral Pcary struck and punctuated the
speakers remarks with cheers tor the
missing explorer and his two companions
Capt Il bert L. Bartlett. late com
mandcr Of the Karluk, related how the
ship was caught in the ice and finally
sank leaving the crew OF twenty-five
including an Eskimo woman and infant
stranded on the ice.
Moving pictures OF the rescue by the
sailing vessel King and Wing of the
survivors OF the expedition and their re-
turn to the mainland in the revenue
cutter Bear were shown.
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SUIT AGAINST FISH DISMISSED.
Lawyers wanted 100000 for MI
moi. Central Disclosures.

\ suit for $4,000 brought agarns'
Stuy yeaaut Fish, formerly president OF
the Illinois Central railroad, by Max
well Edgar and Ossiau Cameron, CHI
cago attorneys was dismissed yesterday
ny the Appellate Division OF she supreme
Court. Tho suit was based upon ser
vices alleged % have been r,nderd by
Edgar AID Cameron in bringing suits
against the directors Of the Illinois Cen
trail to hold them responsible for frauds
aggrcga;mg $4,000 committed against
the railroad company.
Edgar testified that the frauds we're
discovered In the year after Mr., Fish
was ousted from the Illinois Central
presidency through the influence of the
late Il. II. Hartman, and Fish engaged
Edgar 10 institute the suits in such a
way that iFshR connection with the
matter would not be known. Mr., FISH
admitted that he owned S2,000.00O o.
Illinois Central stock at the time, but
said that Edgar conducted tine ltisation
on his own initiative and that he was
paid in full for all services performed
for the defendant.
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WHITE CROSS TURNS
PRETTY GIRLS AWAY
Despite This, Francklyn Law
renee Asserts lie Will Fight
for His "HOmc."
FIVE GUESTS IN KITCHEN

There are no beautiful. sweet young
the temporary home for women established
by Francklyn Lawrence. president OF the
American Club and chairman of the White
Cross Ccr'mlttos. Lawrence made this as
sertion last night and backed II up 10y re-
questing Mrs. Louise l.. Cobb, his adopted
sister, to escort newspaper reporters
through the upper rooms of the house and
then to the kitchen. where four middle
aged. or older. women we're eating, In com
pany with a little girl
"I do not dare take In any beautiful
girls in the present state Of affairs said
Lawrence. "Mhy, to-day three listers came
here for shelter. but I felt that I must
send them away. Their cases were most
pathetic too, for they were all members
of family OF eleven. Their father had
sent them out to make their own living. /
was deeply moved by their stories, which
were heard by Mrs. Cobb and my chef,
who Is a salvation Army man. ! did not
go near them, but | felt that in view Of
the criticism made of me and Of this house
| could not give them shelter.
81 had to send them away, but of course
| directed that they have our telephone
number 50 that in the event their father
turns them out late at night they can APP
peal to us Then I was compelled to deny
admission to another girl. very beautiful
she was, simply because of this criticism.
Charles y. Stickuey, our treasurer,
came TO me and said that his friends had
been urging him to resign ! told him
that | would take the brunt of the fight
and that no blame need rest or him But
you know that In a case Of this Kind many
persons desert you
Mrs. Cobb agreed with everything Law
renee said, entering into the conversation
with this:
Yes indeed. everybody in Fifty-nrst
street 10 doing the crab walk nowadays
They crawl by and give us side glance
as they go. Hut 3 is lucky Tor misery.
for one woman received $500 when she
was with us. Another got a job In the
country and "A third found nice place
in a home at Woodmcre.'
1--WE intend to make a fight" Lawrence
went on. but no money Is coming In
and we are getting practically no food
supplies"
Just then boy entered with . big
basket OF provisions.
See that" said Lawrence. ~ paid
for that with cash out of my own pocket.
We have been IN here three weeks and
We have spent far more than We have
collected got Sl02 from the sale Of
peace stamps, so from Seeman Bros and
$50 from Mr. Sticllney. That Is all the
money We have received.
"Thc only guests In the house now are
two drcssmakegs who can't ind work.
two actresses. ono movie actress and =
mere child Then there are our chef,
Mrs Cobb and myself.
~, was 50 unjust to rake up the
American club. a club that has been
practically dead for months. and connect
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The only touch OF bitterness in MS
statement was when Mr.. Lawson referred
TO the millions that the Rockefeller IN
terests have spent upon the toundatlon'
the General Education Board, Chicago
University food for the Belgians, homes
for migratory birds, and contrasted such
largess with their failure to do "one
single thing for the men and women and
children of Colorado who have suffered
through the strike"
lie asserted that Mr.. Rockefeler's plan
TO settle Industrial disputes by having
committee from each mine meet with
the OFFICIALS will fail because the work.
men. In order to make their position ef-
fective. must have behind them body
OF men equal to or extending beyond
state lines. He thought the company
must deal with the United Mine Workers.
HIS last statement was that during 1913
the compensation paid for the death Of
10 men was S33,59365, or f3o5.4o for
each man.
The hearing viii be resumed at 10
o'clock this morning. Mr. Lawson will
complete his testimony ana will be fol-
lowed by Amos Pinchot.
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1t against this committee. ! used the
club name because 1t was Incorporated
and that made 1t easy TO name the COM
mittee the White Cross Committee OF the
American Club"
Asked about the withdrawal OF Mrs.
Mitchell, wife of the Mayor, as q patroness
of the American Club, he said
at Is indeed unfortunate Her resisaa-
ton will he accepted with regret"
one OF the patronesses of the American
Club was Mrs. Jasper Lynch Of Lake
wood. In support of the use of her name
Mrs. Cobb produced sheaf OF letters
written by Rachel Lynch of Lynx Hall.
Lakewood In these letters the writer
expressed the warmest friendship for Mrs.
Cobb and assured her of her belief In the
principles and the aims Of the White Gross
Committee.
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Several letters written by Katzenstein
to Mrs. Blanchard were submitted to the
court one of when WAS dated several
days after the alleged visit to the Union
Square Hotel This letter said in part:
Dear Kittens: As ] sit IN front OF the
stage and write this ! am in n mood
that ovortakcs me only once in a lie
time. DO you know what Il means
to dream of meeting just such dear
a. you? That has been my dream since
was a boy. only 1t was wlled that
was n01 to know YOU until after all
these years. Should YOU ever hear any
thing composed by me remember that
IA IL the only way | can relieve my soul
Of all my love for you. The Lord knows
I have suffered. and maybe the love
OF good little woman like yourself,
even II only as a memory. Will mean
great deal to me. and ] pity the poor
lay who has YOU and doesn't know what
a Jewel he has
paul Peters. the former member OF
the Riviera orchestra. who Is alleged
,o have told on katZenStein. made an
AFFIDAVIT tn;I Kat2snstein volunteered
information about his friendship with
Mrs Blanchard and said she had offered
10 lend him money Peters said that
after christmas, 1918 Katzenstein eX-
hihited a gold watch. which he said
Ms Blanchard gave him.
Tho court reserved decision on the all
mOny application.
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TO TRY FIVE WITH THAW.
Kennedy VIII Move Case Against
All Conspiracy Defendants.

Deputy Attorney General Franklin Ken
nedy will move for the trial OF all Of tho
defendants together when Harry Thnw
comes up for trial on February 20 on a
charge OF conspiracy. Those who were
indicted for taking part in the conspiracy
which got Thaw out of Matteawan are
Richard J. Butler, Eugene Dufy, Michael
O'kecfc. Thomas Flood and Roger
Thompson.
Mr.. Kennedy IN charge OF the prose-
cu'ion since William Travers jerome was
relieved Of this work for tho state, made
the announcement OF such move yes
tsrday John r. Stanchheld OF counsel
for Thaw, was asked II he would consent
to a trial OF all of the defendants together
and he said he had no objection.
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AMtsE MENTs.
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NELSON OLCOTT GETS JOB.
Perkins Names SON of Nan Who
FIRST Appointed Him.

District Attorney Perkins announced
yesterday the appointment of Nelson OIL
colt rs a Deputy Assistant District Attor-
ncy az salary Of $4,000
He is a son of former District Attorney
William VI. Is Olcott, who eighteen years
ago appointed Mr.. Perkins as member
II his STAFF.
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DICTOGRAPH USED HERE
FIRST TIME FOR DIVORCE
Device Employed to Learn of
Wife's Alleged Visit
to a Hotel.
FIGHT AGAINST ALIMONI

Tie first use of a d!ctograph In a
divorce case In the New York courts was
revealed in the supreme Court yesterday
before Justice Cohalan when Harry c.
Blanchard tire expert for the United
STATES Rubber Company at a salary OF
IS. 900 year. opposed an application by
Mrs. Mildred Sigler blanchard for $1,000
mno.h alimony aud $4,000 counsel te'
pending suit for divorce Blanchard
filed counter claim against his wife.
naming Emil katzenstein. leader Of the
orchestra in the Riviera. theatre az
Ninety seventh street and broadway.
Mrs Blanchard, vino is the daughter OF
Carlton G.. sisler. a wealthy Cleveland
jeweller, bases her sui; against her hus-
band on allegations tina; on December y
las. she and her mother, accompanied Oy
two detectives, raided "A house IN West
Fiftysiirst street. where they found Blan-
chard anil a woman known as Mrs
Walker. Blanchard. who lives In the
house. denied In his papers submtted 20
Justice Cohalan that Mrs. walker was III
The house when the raid was made ana
said his wife came here from Cleveland
TO sue him because she learned that he
had found love letters written 10 her u!
katzenstein.
blanchard told Justice Cohalln that
although he suspected his wife's acquain;-
auce with the orchestra leader before she
fled her divorce suit, he had no evidence.
lie then employed a detective agency. am
men we're pu; on katzenstein's trail \
musician who had been employed by
Katzenstein said NJ knew the later and
Mrs. Blanchard had gone to the Union
square Hotel on January "a, 1919, Ne
cause at Katzerstein's request he had tel
cnhoned the hotel about a pin Mrs. Blan-
chard lost.
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his talk with Mrs. WITS and n photo
graph Of his signature on the hotel reg
lister. II Is charged that he then ad
mitted everything and signed a statement
confessiug that he not only took Mrs
Blanchard to tho Union Square but went
with her to other hotels. lie stated that
he was married, had two children and
that he was making the admissions vol
unfairly,
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II We are TO build up responsible Cit
E"nshp nm thls country We cannot lower
tho standards OF living OF the wage
garner, Unless the great protected indus
tl.'s of This country can pay an adequate
rage they should not be accorded the ben
ellis Of a protective tariT. And | say
Ibis AZ good Republican and an advo-
cate Of the protective tavin.'
1T is unfortunate that the solution Of
great problems, purely economic in char
kctor is not always ASSOCIATED from
politics. Legislation dealing with the
tar.f, the currency the trusts and other
economic subjects vital to the welfare of
the entire nation is In large measure
determined on strictly political lines; in
deed, Is often determined by superficial
orators on the political stump In times of
heated campaign ra'her than by the de-
liberation Of business men in boards OF
trade"
The vehement attacks of our Govern
mont Cand | do not refer to the present
Administration alnur) on corporations, in
Discriminatory in,peachng the integrity of
rOrporate practices and of our buSint KS
nen has not only prejudiced our position
rs exporters In foreign markets but has
Increased the difficulty Of obtaining in
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,,x,on Critici.es Rock teller.

John r. Lawson, member OF tnc y
,c,ttiy. board of the United Mine NorE-
ers Of America. and Edward l.. Doy,ee'
serretarv-treasurer OF the Colorado ul-
ylsion of that organization. both OF whon
helned to conduct the strike In Colo'auo
last year, talked over the SITUATION OUT
there with John d. Rockefeller, Jr" yes
torday. Following this discussion Mr'
Lawson came to the city Han ana tesll-
ned before the commission, reading hrst
a general statement Of his views.
His statement WAS mainly a CRITICISM
~ The testimony Of John y. Rockeie'ler'
Jr I'm which ne blamed Mr.. Rockefeller
for his confessed ignorance Of the con-
ditions against which the miners rebeled;
probably the spectators who have TANNED
the meeting room at every session OF the
commission have not before been 80
moved az by his temperate discriminate
ing recital of the trouble in Colorado
lie charged the company with having vio-
lated the state laws and with gross
abuses in matters not covered by the
law
"If any appearance OF poverty he
said. ceilings now To the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company. 1t is due to It's own
stupidity and corruption
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foreign financial centres capital for our
Industrial needs .,,..
There has been much uninteii gem
prciud,ce. partly inspired for political pur-
noses. against what we call big business
but the people OF the country SHOULD ps
convinced that unless our Industries '",
w sh, nractlco OF our European rivals,
We snail ie so7!oaciy he"di"apned in our
,,,e,- for foreign markets because OF inc
ira,.ftablv higher cost of production at
home" ..-.. 80 .,o-
81 hel!eve that II the managers OF cor
nnratious would more generally take nv
thair confidence their employees 'S
~. i,,.iress necessities. and as 20 the
5,..etrous effect Of adverse Legislation I"
their business. they would not only sim sim
Ilate the interest Of the employees IN ihe'r
worI; but also enlist their support ana III
Ousnce apains, injurious legis auon.