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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24

Il stand where you can watch the men
who go to work early in the morning
those who labor from early till late
You will see the effect III his looks. his
dress; he is ragged, haggard, and care
worn. Go into his home and you will
see the same pinched, hopeless express
SION written on the faces of his wife and
children. When man works sixteen
hours at II cents an hour he doe snt
want more money; what he wants is
sleep.
Now wait two hours and you will
see the ten-hour men going to work.
You will see better men in every re-
spect. Then a little later you will OBJ.
serve the mechanic who works eight
hours a day. He has his dinner pail,
a pipe in his mouth, and smile on his
face
"'The next class of people whom you
Will see on their way to work are the
six-hour men-well dressed a cigar in
stead of pipe. and without the dinner
pail For shorter hours forces up the
scale of living
Then in couple OF hours another
class OF men will speed by You in lux-
urious limousineS. These mcn pvt in
about an hour clipping coupons. All
that can be observed if Won want to
observe it. You win find the diffor,rrc
that results from shorter horrS in ary
trade and in any community
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
ACTIVE IN kOkOMO.

Kokomo, Ind.-Thc trade union move
ment has recorded several advances in
this city recently Plumbers were sue
cessful in their strike for higher wages
and the carpenters raised rates 2H cents
an hour as the result of strike. The
Typographical union has increased its
membership and several unions have
been organized.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
RESULTS OF ORGANIZATION.

Minneapolis.-Milk wagon drivers in
this city illustrate the gains that are pos
Slble through organization Three years
ago these workers were unorganized and
were paid So a month The rates today
are 500 for the first six months, and
after that $40 a month with commission
In many cases wages now total 800 a
month.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
TO AMEND ELECTION LAWS.

FL Paso Tex.-A committee repre-
senting the railroad brotherhoods has
issued an appeal to Texas citizens to
support the proposed amendment to the
State Constitution which would permit
railroad employees and others necessarily
absent on election day to vote in pre-
cincts in the locality in which they hap
pen to be
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
SIGN CLERKS AGREEMENT.

Steubenville, O.--Retail clerks sue
ceeded in having their new agreement
signed by business men in this city.
Closing hours are regulated and all en-
ployes eligible to membership shall be-
come members OF the union within thirty
days after commencement Of employ
ment. Where disputes arise, arbitration
is agreed to-
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
PAVING CUTTERS ADVANCE.

Albion N. Y,-Officers of the Paving
Cutters Union of the United States and
Canada announce that local has been
formed at Lohrvile, Wis, and that salts
factory agreements have been signed at
Lyons, Colo, and St, Scholastique, Que
bee.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
What is Germany Trying to Do?

German diplomacy has been singularly
inept ever since lesser men than Bis
marck essayed to direct it, In all the
negotiations which preceded the war it
revealed a fatal incapacity to understand
any point of view but its own. Since
the war began it has gone on from
blunder to blunder, nowhere more CON
spicuously than in its dealing with the
United States. Count Won Bernstorff's S
proposals to Secretary Lansing illustrate
afresh the futiity of discussing grave
issues with people who do not under
stand their gravity, The gist of his ar
gument-if it may be digniied with such
a word-was that the United States
should attempt to bring about modus
vivendi between Great Britain and Ger
many on the question of submarine war
fare, that it should recognize the popu-
larity of this warfare with the German
people and that it should accept "oral
assurances" of regret that American
lives were lost by the sinking of the
Lusitania. And he added that the omis-
sion of any expressions of regret from
the German note were "unintentional."
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-07-24
Suggestions Frivolous.

Surely no Ambassador ever before ap-
preached Secretary of State with sug-
gestions at once so frivolous and so i'm
pertinent. The United States has de-
manded satisfaction from Germany for
intolerablc injuries, such as are, indeed,
almost irreparable, 1t has taken its
stand, not merely upon its own rights,
but upon the sacred principles of justice
and humanity" 1t has declared that
the atrocity for which it calls Germany
to account was unparalleled in modern
warfare" 1t has required, with all the
force of which language is capable, dis
avowal of past offenses and security that
they shall not be repeated, If Germany
does not now understand the American
position, it either cannot. or does not
wish to do so, In any case the honor
of this nation forbids further bargain
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Young Boy Auto Victim

John, the ten-year-old son of
John Meade, of Delaware City was
run down there on Wednesday
evening by an automobile driven
by Earle Moha, a soldier of the
garrison at Fort du Pont. He
stopped the car and took the boy
to the fort hospital. Surgeon
Fielding and DR.. Belville on
Thursday performed an operation
on the skull of the boy who at last
accounts was still unconscious
Justice Reybold fined Moha SIC
and costs for exceeding the speed
limit and S25 and costs for run
ming the car without the owners
consent.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Left Injured Along Road

A man who gave his name at
Delaware Hospital as William
Schaffer and later as Joshua I'm
derwood, of 713 Washington street
Wilmington, was struck by an au-
tomobile which speeded away, on
Friday night, on the Concord pike
two miles beyond Talleyville. The
cars were coming in opposite di-
rections. He avoided the one
bound south but the one bound
north struck him, tossing him sew
eral feet into the road ditch. Per-
sons in another passing car heard
his groans and telegraphed for the
patrol wagon which brought the
injured man to Delaware Hospital
where he was found paralyzed
from the waist down and it was
feared his back was broken. No
body has called to see the man at
the hospital. No. 713 Washington
street is West Presbyterian
Church and nobody named Schaf-
fer or Underwood is known in the
block.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
ElktOn Firemen's Carnival

The Elkton firemen's carnival
drew on the opening night, last
Tuesday, one of the largest crowds
ever gathered in the town which
rain dispersed before the close of
the parade. The attendance was
good on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights but Saturdays rain
forced a suspension with pro-
posed continuance for two nights
this week. Up to Saturday the re-
cepits had reached about $500
which it was expected would be
largely swelled by those of the
succeeding nights.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Met With Swift Justice

Aloysius Sheppard, the young
negro, convicted of felonious as
sault upon the young daughter of
a farmer near fredericksburg, Md,
on July Is, was hanged at Denton
on Friday in the presence of a
large but orderly crowd. Despite
the prompt punishment of Shep-
pard, Robert Smith, another young
negro, is lodged in Easton, Md,
jail charged with like attack on
another young white girl at her
home near Royal Oak, Talbot
county. Public feeling is wrought
up and Judge Hopper has called
Newark post., 1915-09-01

to Delaware Hospital, where
Schott was found to have a broken
shoulder with cuts and bruises on
his head and face. Cummings
head was cut severely and one of
his hands was crushed. The
wagon was wrecked but the horses
were uninjured. The men say
they did not hear or see the car
approaching and the motorman
claims that he saw the team too
late to avoid the accident.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Falling ScaffOld Injuries Pair

While working on one of the
new steamers under way at the
Harlan & Hollingsworth yards in
Wilmington on Thursday, James
McElrone of 319 Ninth avenue,
and Frank Smith of ID Justison
street, fell when scaffold broke
under them, dropping into the
steamers hold. McElrone's skull
was fractured and his condition
is reported critical. Smiths leg
was broken and he was injured
about the head and body.
Newark post., 1915-09-01

fit along with several hundred
tons of straw was destroyed by
fire on Nathaniel Guessford's farm
near Townsend on Saturday.
Wilmington bank clearings last
week totalled $1,7S7, ,317.94 against
S1,646, ,45O.12 for the like week
last year.
Charged with selling liquor a
year ago, Morris Johnson, of
Dover, is in Jail awaiting a hear
ing.
Charged with using short mea-
sures, C. M. Celia and Angelo
Recio of Wilmington, were held
for Court in 5000 bail each by
ustice BrOman.
Hands for the first time in
three years worked on Saturday
at the Brylgon steel plant, New
Castle.
Thieves have stolen upwards of
100 pounds of copper wire from
lines of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company, near Harvey
station.
The Delaware Bankers Asso-
citation will be guests of the Will
mington Clearing House Associa-
tion on September 9.
Storms have greatly damaged
the swet corn crop in New Castle
/ county.
The Deibert boatyard at Elk
Landing closed for several months
past. has received orders for sew
eral large barges and with the re,
! ceipt of needed material will short.
! ly resume operations.
Grape gathering has begun ir
lower Delaware and the yield is
reported larger than usual.
While he was working in his
fathers overall factory at Town
send, one day last week, Lewis
Greaves' right hand was crushed
in one of the machines.
Charged with stealing pear
from a fruit stand in Wilmington
John Kelly and Joseph Burns wer
held for Court in $500 bail each.
Two horses stolen from tn
farm of Richard Cam, near Kirk
, wood, on Thursday night, wer
found abandoned on tAe street il
, St. Georges early on Frida
; morning.
1t was reported in Wilmingto,
/ on Saturday that the du Pom
powder interests are seeking to &C
quire the Hilles & Jones plant fo
use in the manufacture of pow
der making machinery.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Trolley Car-WagOn Crash

D. J. Cummings and Frank
Schott of 1918 and 1906 Pine street
Wilmington, were thrown from a
wagon which was struck by troll
ley car at Forty-frst and Market
streets last Tuesday. Both were
picked up senseless and hurried
Newark post., 1915-09-01
S E P TIE M B E r
AND HERE

Are the new Fall Clothes,
Hats, Shoes, and Furnishings
to help you on with the job.
New Fall, Suits, $40 to $50
Fall OvercOats, $40 to $25.
New Fall Hats, S1.50 to S.
New Fall Shoes, So to Sc
New Shirts New Ties
New Underwear New SOx
Everything to wear for Men
and Boys, Young Men and
Little Boys.
Our Rummage Sale
Mems Odd Suits, S4.00
Coats and Trousers, $3.50
Odd Cloth Coats, S1.00
Boys Long Trcuser Suits,
$500
Boys Thin Coats, 10 cents
See sizes and styles in our
Front Case; all at IA to l-3
value.
Newark post., 1915-09-01

a special session of the Grand Jury
to insure a speedy trial for Smith.
Newark post., 1915-09-01
Here and There
Continued from page g

H. A. Wilson's threshing out
fit along with several hundred
tons of straw was destroyed by
fire on Nathaniel Guessford's farm
near Townsend on Saturday.
Newark post., 1915-09-01

Charged with selling liquor a
year ago, Morris Johnson, of
Dover, is in jail awaiting a hear
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
FARRELLY is OUT or IT
Well known Democratic Leader Says
He VIII Not Run for Office
in 1916.

Hugh p. Farrelly of Chanute,s prom
inent Democratic leader, will not run
for office in 1916. He says there isn't
a job on the election list that he will
seek and wouldn't be governor if he
could get the job without a campaign.
Recently Farrelly has been men
toned as one of the. Democratic
gubernatorial possibilities. At other
times he was listed as a congressional
candidate in the Third district. Other
dopesters have lined Farrelly up for
the senatorial race in 1918.
II won't run for any of them
positively no. was FarreIly's state
ment today when each of the probable
jobs were mentioned to him. II am
through running for office. Make a
note of it. I have performed my OBJ
legation to my party and paid, off most
of my obligations to my friends. AS
for governor. 1 wouldn't have the job
if I could get the certificate without a.
campaign or a dollar of expense"
Farrelly favors Thomas w. Morgan,
warden of the federal prison, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor.
but 1 don't suppose he will run,
either" sighed the Chanute man.
Farrelly came to Topeka to argue a
case before the state supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
REVISE TREATIES
International Trade Conference
Offers Suggestions.
After War e. $. VIII Change
Commercial Agreements.

New York, Dec. Revision of
treaties between the United states and
the European belhgerents after the
war. the establishment in America OF
a credit system for foreign buyers and
the popularIzation of foreign estab-
lishments throughout this country
were suggI sted today by speakers at
the International trade conference
The conference is held under the
auspices of the National Association
of Manufacturers John Bassett
Moore, formerly counsellor of the
state department, said it is probable
that after the war the United states
will find it necessary to revise or sup
plement its commercial treaties with
belligerent European nations
Cooperation of American business
and financial interest in establishing
a credit system for foreign buyers was
advocated by Y. Gonzales, banking
adviser of the National Association OF
Manufacture ]. SantilhanO OF the
Guaranty Trust company of this city
said that to stimulate trade ana hoId
it, the people of the United states
must make prudent investments IN
foreign countries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
HE PLEDGES FARM

Continued from Page Onel
the hospital and the farmer as guar
dian had held the money, expecting to
use it for funeral expenses when the
man died.
Records at the state hospital show
that the insane patient was entered as
a charity patient. In other words the
state bore all expenses for his care
and treatment. Using the states own
figures of SO a week for the care of
a patient the expense for the care of
the insane man during the thirty years
has been S4,5S0. Now the state is to
receive every cent OF the money when
the western farmer and guardian of
the insane man, dies.
Estate Ought to Have Money"
This is money that I have kept for
my brother-in-law for nearly thirty
years" the Kansas farmer told mem
bers of the state board of control. II
want you to take it. The state ought
to have the money. In fact L want it
to get every cent that the handling of
this case has cost.
II held this money for years think
ing it would afford my brother-in-law
decent burial. We We're poor. We
had a little land, but the crops were
those days. Now l have made some
money. My land is clear and my
wife and l want to pay the state some
day We can't do it right now. When
we die, though, we want to pledge the
title to our farm to the state to pay
for it's service. We have no children
and our property is sufficient to pay
any claims the state may have"
The $500 which the farmer left
with the control board was deposited
in the state hospital fee fund. Should
the man make good his pledge to will
his property to the state, the land
will be sold by the state and the mon
ey credited to the account charged
against the insane man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
SOCIALISM is SIMPLE
College Professor Puts Its Principles
in Nutshell, Making Them
Understandable.

Chicago, Dec. John Sparg, in
structor in Rand college. socialistic in
stitution in New York, said in a lee
ture at the University of Chicago that
the true meaning of socialism may he
expressed so that "even a college pro-
fessor can understand it, This is
how:
Socialism involves the economic re-
organization of society on the basis of
private ownership and control of
things essentially personal and indi-
v1dualIStlc in character and function
and social ownership of things essen
TALLY social in character and func-
ton
OF course you understand it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Kansas CITY Live stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 7-HOGS-Re-
packers and butchers sG25G6.55; light,
$600@6.40; pigs, $5.00@5.75.
CATTLE-Receipts 10000 Market steady
to strong bos Prime fed g steers oe
steers ss soushern steers
stockers and feeders s5.ooG7.5o; bulls, $4.5o
higher Lambs. $s:5oa9.oo: yeariings. S. Is
500; stockers and feeders, s4.OoGs.5o
Kansas City Stock Yards Dec. e.-Beef
cattle were scarce last week after Tuesday.
and sales were stronger Thursday. and
Friday stockers and feeders, sold lower
lowest level but with a much better
clearance than at close of previous week.
Receipts today are $4,000 cattle, two thou
steady to 15c lower on beef steers, steady
on stockers and feeders. some of the better
Christmas beeves this week, but only one
load approaching the proper degree Of OF
lbs average. which sold at $9.75. Medium
to good fed steers sell at $3.50 to SS25. and
medium to common short fed steers $3.50
to s7.25, the latter class selling steady to-
DAY nearling steers and he re rea aed
of high bred Panhandle stock steers sold
at $T.O5. 7S6 lbs. average. Nothing except
few fancy bred stoekers got "a ab9 f Ct t4 rs
common grades S5.25 to s5-75. A fair run
of Iowa and Minnesota cattle arrived. and
sales were steady on stock steers, and
10 to Is cents higher on butcher grades
and stock cows and heifers Northern
stock steers sold mostly at 5000 to 500,
stock heifers. 1925 to SC, a few choice
9fi GOO cattle at Chicago today and lover
prices, was the cause for decline on peer
Hog receipts today were 10000 head.
which included 5000 brought in by Armour
from South 9TH, st Paul. and 200 o,6 by Other hi
cago was again the depressing feature
with eighty thousand hogs received, many
of them said to be light weights. Prices
here 10 to % cents lower: top $3.50:
bulk of sales s615 to sG.45, as compared
$3.50 Light hogs sell higher here than at
the Northern markets account OF over.
strongest buyers, here in the past week,
and apparently have use for more hogs
than they can get ce Loef dPheF
souri, River markets.
Sheep and lambs are selling at strong
prices, market Zoe higher today, receipts
$500 head. Fed western lambs sold at
$50 and ss-s5, today. and fed yearlings
cents higher Mt IS TO Ss.4O Present prices
time and look encouraging for feeders,
who are admoushed by commission men
to refrain from sacrificing half fat lambs,
J. A, RICKART.
Market Correspondent
Wheat Market.
Furnished by Shawnee Milling Co.. bird |
and Kansas Ave-I
Topeka, Kan, Dec, 4
WfIE,-11-No 3. SJc.
NIIEAT-No SIR
Topeka Hay Market.
I FGrnfsbeu by T. 4. Beck. a12-14 f 9th. |
Topeka, Kan, Dec. Z.
PRAIRIE HAY-ss.o0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
BOY BABIES IN LEAD
Birth Records Show That Male Chill
dren Born in Kansas Last Year
Exceed Female by 1,O43.

Birth records in Kansas for the first
ten months of 1915, as compiled by
w. ]. v. Deacon, registrar in the state
board of health department, show
3O795 births OF these 1919 were
boys and 14,S76 were girls.
The records for this year show an
increasing number of male children.
In several former years the number
of girls born in the state far exceeded
the number of boys. Last year, how
ever, there were S31 more boys than
girls born in Kansas. The records for
ten months of this year show 1,043
more BOYS than girls born in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Chicago, Dec. 7.-;HoGs- Receipts $4,000.
Bulk of sales, s6.oo@6.5o; light. IS. 5000 As ;
mixed, S5.s5M6.70: heavy, $6.15@6.75
rough. S61506.30; pigs, S4.00@5,35.
CATTLE-Receipts 6,000 Market weak.
Native beef steers. S5.50@105O; western
steers, $61O@S.1G; cows and heifers, $2.60G1
$40; calves, $6.50@ 1925.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market firm.
Wethers, $590@6.50 lambs, $6.90@9.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Ledxard Iimlted New Haven Prove.

New York, Dec. 7.-Testimony was
given by Charles S. Mellen in the
trial of the eleven former directors
of the N. Y. n. H. and H. road that
Lewis Cass LedyaEd, a New Haven di-
rector successfully used his influence
with President Taft and the then At
torney General Wickersham to have
the grand jury investigation into New
Haven affairs in 1912 limited in its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Secret Service Holds Austrian.

New York, Dec. ACHING under
instructions from William Flynn, chief
of the secret service, detectives took
to police headquarters for investiga-
ton today Eugene Kruger. described
as a Hungarian typesetter, his wife
and Anton +. Mente, an Austrian In
K1uger'S apartment the detectives say
they found a large consignment of
chemicals and explosives. Detectives
say they trailed Mente for several
days. observing his acts at various
steamship docks both in New York
and Hoboken-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
Marsh for Bourbon Treasurer.

Washington, Dec. 6.-W. W. Marsh,
Democrat national committeeman
from Iowa, was brought forward to-
day as a likely selection of the Dem
ocrat national committee as treasurer
to succeed Rolla Wells of Missouri,
who will resign when the committee
meets here tomorrow. Mr.. Marsh re-
Gently succeeded Martin w. Wade
national committeeman from Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone d.
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co. live stock commission mer-
chants1
Kansas City, Dec. 7-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $1,000 head. Market steady to &c
lower.
HOGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market
steady. Bulk of sales, $615@6.45; top,
ST.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head Market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
II. s. Seals wireless.

Galveston, Dec. limited States
customs authorities today sealed all
wireless telegraph sets on foreign
ships in port as a precaution because
of the presence of a British cruiser
Just outside the 3-mf1e limit here for
several hours yesterday A report
that a cruiser had communicated in
a wireless code message with one of
the vessels in port could not be veri-
fled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07

Worlds shipments of oats last week
were 100000 bushels.
Minneapolis wheat stocks increased ESQ.,
600 bushels in the past two days.
Chicago stocks of wheat in all positions
Increased 100000 bushels last week; corn
Increased 100000 bushels; oats increased
49. 600 bushels.
Worlds shipments of corn last week
*ere 3;22S, 900 bushels, compared with q,
625. GOO bushels in the preceding week and
5.542,o00 bushels a year ago. Shipments
from America were 337, 900 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can.
ada yesterday were 2,520.000 bushels of
wheat, 10, 900 barrels of flour, II 900 bushels
of corn. 1920 bushels of oats. 26,12o,0o0
bushels of wheat Gncluding flour.)
Worlds shipments of wheat last week
were L., 900 bushels, compared with H.
100000 bushels in the previous week and
10051 900 bushels a year ago, shipments
from America were 1874, 900 bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
increased 1,147,733 bushels last week and
now amount to 4,945.670 bushels; corn
142. 1913 bushels, increase 73,430 bushels !;
oats COZ 262 bushels increase S7,S19 bush
els; kafir, 57,916 bushels increase 2T,007
bushels; rye 20,3G6 bushels, increase 5,O76
bushels; barley, 67.446 bushels, increase
- 273 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-07
CONDENSED News
Ellen Luck French Dies.

Newport, r. L, Dec. THE death
of Mrs. Ellen Luck French. widow of
Francis o. French, and mother of
Mrs Elsie French Vanderbilt, at
Bournemouth, England, was an
nounced here today.