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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12

'i ''t' i'''NA '''A..''
PRESCOTT The main canal lead
ing from Lake Watson has been com
pIeted. and is now ready to receive
water for developing the 5000 acre
tract TO be irrigated by the Hassayam-
pa Alfalfa Farms Company. The later
ais are also ready to- receive the water
and a system Of intensive farming is
now under Roadway The main canal
is six feet wide at The bottom, with a
carrying capacity OF 400 miners
inches.
PRESCOTT.-A "Glory Hole fully
20 feet In width has been accidentally
discovered at the Union mining camp
i'm ChapaTal, the strike having been
made by c. IA Mcdonald, foreman of
the mine Assays made returned gold
values of from S36 10 $500 a ton. De
velopment work is to be prosecuted at
once from the point where the strike
was made ON The surface
tLAGSlAFF.-Pun boards ana
other similar devices have been order
ed out of existence on the ground that
they are gambling devices. This ac-
lion was taken by Judge Harrington,
who has the backing Of the county
authorities A young man named
Hayes was The first TO be arrested. He
was charged with having stolen a five
dollar gold piece from a punch board
i'm Flagstaff
FIAGSTAFF.-First prizes on a
number of exhibits at the Dry Farm
ing congress just concluded at Denver
were awarded to Coconino county.
The showing of products from this
county on which prizes We're warded
included table beets, Mexican beans,
and q number of varieties of apples.
GLOBE Alma Kirby one of the
[ best known pioneers of ella county
/ is dead at his ranch on Pinto creek,
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-10-12

Charlie and Nancy had quarreled.
After their supper mother tried to re-
establish friendly relations. She told
them of the Bible verse, Let not the
sun 90 down upon your wrath.
Now, Charlie" she pleaded, ARE
you going to let the sun 90 down on
your wrath"
Charlie squirmed little Then:
We'll, how can / stop it,"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
BAD AIR MAKES POOR
WORKERS, SAYS LANDIS

Efficiency and a polluted atmosphere
are as incompatible as fire and water. -
This is the statement of Health Off
Ger DR.. Lands in Wednesdays issue Of
the Health Bulletin
lie describes conditions in a down
town Office, occupied by seven clerks,
six OF whom will not permit the other
one to open a window for ventilation
In the room says DIR. Lands, the
heat, moisture and excess of carbonic
acid furnishes an environment that
threatens the health and lives of all Of
its occupants
These men are doing another thing
They are building a barrier between
themselves and advancement in position
and higher wages. They are doing at
least 20 per cent less work than they
should in a well-ventilated ROOM"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
ANTI-RESTRICTION
THEORY EXPLODED

Shington.-With the converting
OF congress last Monday, the American
Federation OF Labor is preparing to
renew its fight for immigration restric-
ton legislation, which has been passed
by successive congresses, only to be
vetoed by the last three presidents
a recent document issued by the bli-
reau OF naturalization, department OF
labor, answers the claim OF anti-re-
StrictioniSts that all of our immigrants
come To America for the purpose OF be-
coming part OF democratic institt,-
tons. In discussing its efforts to in
tercst these immigrants in citizenship,
the bureau says
while the above figures indicate a
large number among the foreign Gle
ment oi this country coming forward
Tor citizenship, the number does not ap-
pear relatively very large when it is
known that in 1910 there were nearly
ll,OO0,OOO foreigners in this country,
that OF this number 1900, 900 were not
citizens, and that the foreign body has
been increased nearly 1,OOO,OOO annual
ly since then.
BY Tar the larger portion oi the for
cign residents of this country have re
tanned their allegiance to the sovereign
ty OF their birth Recently, reports in
the public press have shown many OF
these are ready to respond to the be
hest OF these sovercgniticS 1t is well
known that large numbers returned i'm
mcdiatcly upon the call OF the coun-
try OF their nativity, leaving the ties,
personal family, industrial, and others,
which have grown up in this country,
Tor the stronger call Of allegiance to
the foreign sovereignty. This was the
case prior to the great war OF Europe,
in the lesser wars among the Balkan
States.
Among the approximately 14,000,0O
foreign alien residents, 1,650,361 are
claSsed as illiteratcs. These ilitcrates
are the natural prey OF the designing
and schcmlng foreigners and natives
as well, at every turn. They compel
them to pay tribute both in cash and
blood, for every service, both real and
imagined, and in the qualification OF
their desires, however unscrupulous or
unnatural"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
BENEVOLENT EXPERTS
CHILL A DEMOCRACY


San Francsco.-The theory that
autocracv does things" while de-
mocracv develops men. is enlarged up-
city:
IAN English writer. groaning under
the confusion OF the English party sys-
TEN. prophesies the suppression OF par
lament bv "A small committee of unpaid
men, who shall be honest. businessiike,
and nonpartisan. and shudder at the
name OF politician.
"His is the dream OF the ages-a
united nation guided for its own best
good by a small number of benevolent
experts. 1t is the ideal OF the conscen-
tious military man-of Goethals. for
instance. 1t is a democracy in which
the only vote is the vote of confidence :;
autocracy, in which the autocrat faith
fully carries out what he believes to be
the cnlightcned will OF the people.
This idea is spreading little in our
own country. Perhaps it is one cause
for the business mans chronic irrita-
ton over his government. In our
economic life the benevolentlv efficient
autocrat is the figure we are all called
upon to fall down and worship. The
expectation is that the solution OF
problems must be found in the mind of
the autocratc expert and bv him passed
out to the people The expert can
draw to himself all the knowledge up
on his subject and digest it. In business
he can study sources and markets and
thus direct production with intelligence: ::
in craftsmanship he can predict the fu-
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
BUILDING SUB CONTRACTS

Flat Building-A two-story flat build
ing to be erected on Eden avenue, be
tween Rochelle and Daniels streets.
Owner, Peter Pracchtcr; architect, a.
Rleg, 255l Vine street, Cincinnati, O.
Contracts awarded as follows: Car
pentcr work. Roy Octtinger; plaster
ing, VIM. Stage; plumbing and heat
ing, the Dauch Heating and Plumbing
Co.. painting, Carl Donat; iron work,
VIM. Lang & Sons Co.: electric work,
the Gem Electric Co.; brick work,
House Bros; roofing and sheet metal
work, Hardness & fowler; cut stone,
Gregor Dauch, and the balance OF the
work will be done by the owner.
Residence - Equipment OF residence
being built on Bcechwood driveway and
Madison road. Owner, Fred Flach {:
engineer, Walter G.. Franz, Union Trust
Building, Cincinnati, o. Contract for
electric wiring awarded to the Dcvorc
Electric Co
Residence-Alterations in and addition
to residence at 2lSj Harrison avenue.
Owner, Louisa ID. Rickcl architect, T..
II. Dornettc, Pickering Building, Gin
clnnati, O. The following contracts
have been awarded: Excavation and
stone masonry, Fred Doclling; brick
work, George Andcrs; carpenter work,
Harry Bcckman.
Factory Bulding-A six-story rein
forced concrete addition to be built to
factory at Spring Grove avenue and
Straight street Owner, the Iluencicd
Co; architects, Stcgncr & Hughes,
Commercial Tribune Building, Cincin-
natl. O. Contract for excavation. foun-
datlon, concrete and carpenter work
awarded to ID. Mcinkcn. Z Cost, about
Sl5O,OOO
Power HouSc-A boiler and power
building, to be erected on Cleneay ave
nue., Norwood, O. Owner. the Aut &
Wiborg Co.. architects, Tictig & Lee.
Fourth National Bank Building, Gin
cinnati, O. General contract awarded
10 the Fcrro Concrete Construction
Co., and ior plumbing To Edward
Morgan
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18

Grafton Of Labor by these high-salaried
Government officials.
THE Fairmont incident shows the
danger of this policy of tyrannizing en-
ployes. These clerks and carriers, feel
ing aggrieved at a seemingly injustice
imposed upon three of their fellow work
workers and knowing the utter futility
OF appealing to their department-con-
trolled organizations for support or re-
lief, took drastic action by quitting work
in concert. And the very department Of
hcials who are responsible for creating
the condition that brought about the
strike have now ordered the arrest of
the men on charge of conspiracy for
delaying the mails. These men are not
conspirators. Many of them have
worked in the office for years. rendering
good, faithful and efficient service.
There will always be danger of re-
currence of this trouble until the abso-
lutte power of demotion and dismissal is
taken from the political heads of civil
service departments. At present the en-
ployes have no appeal from the arbitrary
judgment Of official bureaucrats. Had
these l'armont postal workers possessed
the right to appeal from the ukase of
department officials to some detached
tribunal this incident would not have oc-
Cured. We need Civil Service Court
of Appeals, clothed with power to re-
view the judgment of department heads
in cases of discipline, and with the aid
Of the American Federation of Labor
we will seek to have such court cstab-
lished by the SiXty-fourth Congress"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
BREWERS AND MACHINISTS
AGREE
Increase in Wages Granted in Three
Year Contract, Which Is To Date
Back To Last August, When Old
Schedule Expired.

\ threc-year working agreement
granting machinists an increase in
wages Of ~ cents per hour, was effect
ed yesterday between the Brewers
Board of Trade Of Cincinnati and the
international Association of Machinists
at a meeting of committees Of both or
ga1izations. The agreement affects all
brcwcrics employing machinists which
are members Of the Board of Trade.
The increase will date from last Au-
gust II, when the old agreement cx-
pircd, and the men will be given back
pay. The work day will consist of eight
hours, the same as under the old agree
ment The question of an open or clos
ed shop was not at issue, as the brew
cries affected only employ union ma
chinists.
The increase will make a minimum
wage scale of 10 cents per hour for
these men, said John Doyle business
agent Of the International Association
Of Machinists for Cincinnati and vicin-
ity. The men have voted to give the
amount of their increase weekly to the
machinistS who are striking for a eight
hour day. They also will donate part
Of the money they receive for back pay
To the Christmas fund for striking ma
chinists and their families
Among the brcwerics affected by the
agreement are: Bavaran Brewing
Company, Covington; George Wiedc-
mann Brewing Company, Newport; the
Christian Mocrlcn Brewing Company,
Jung Brewing Company, Wettcrcr
Brewing Company and lludepohl Brew
ing Company, Cincinnati.
There never was any controversy
between the two organizations, SAID
Doyle The negotiations were of the
most friendly sort but were held up
FOR time owing to the wet and dry
fight he added,
\ dance provided the weekly enter
tainment last night in machiniSts' head
quarters, 9l9 Main street, for machin-
lists on strike and their families About
800 persons were in attendance
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
HOD CARRIERS ELECT
VIII Eat Chicken Next Month.

The lIod Carriers Union No. l27
held It's annual election ON December
10th. There was large and cnthu-
sastic attendance and the following OF
hers were elected; Martin IIaggard,
president II. Ilaygood, icc-prcsidcnt
Philip Smith, secretary; viii Davis.
financial secretary; J. W, Shears,
treasurer: trustees, Ed Simms. Nathan
Lilly, Walter llancy Nathan NIcDon-
aid; Sandy Mitchell guard; Steve
Moore, Sergeant t-at-arms.
These officers will be installed at the
FIRST meeting in January, when the local
will give a banquet composed OF chicken
pork chops sweet potatoes and other
good things and the LABOR ADVOCATE
wishes them a good time and a prosper
ous New Year.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
Post Office Employees Quit Work
They Are Members of the National Association of Post
Office Clerks and National Association of Letter
Carriers But Not Affiliated Wish the American Fe-
deration of Labor

Fairmont, w. Va. The post office
clerks and letter carriers in this city,
who recently rendered their resignation
in. a body as a protest against working
conditions, and who have since been ar
rested on the charge of interfering with
the mails, are members of the United
National Association of Postoffice Clerks
and the National Association of Letter
Carriers. These two organizations are
not affiliated to the American. Federation
OF Labor.
Washngton.-The strike OF twenty
five postofficc clerks and letter carriers,
members of non-afflliated organizations
OF postal workers, at Fairmont. w. Va,
can be traced to the interference of de
partmental officials in trying to prevent
employees from organizing effectively, ac-
cording to Thomas +. Flaherty, Secre-
tary of the National Federation of Post
Office Clerks affiliated to the American
Federation of Labor.
1T has long been the mistaken policy
of department officials and postof1ice in
spectors," said Secretary Flaherty, that
men in the service can be kept docie
and tractabe if herded into a mutual
admiration society controlled by Wash
ington postal officials and used chiefly
for political purposes. These officials re-
sent the attempts of the men to control
their own organizations They exert
every influence to scare men from the
labor movement. The possibility of
strike is the favoritc argument used
against affliation to the American Fed
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
p. o. REVENUES ARE LARGE.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. revenues Of
the 80 largest postoffices of the country,
producing approximately one-half of the
postal receipts, show an increase of $2,-
033,13S or 1896 per cent for those Of
fees over November year ago.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-18
LABOR LAW OPENS SCHOOLS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Pub
lie Schools CARRIER estimates that about
10000 working children will be returned
to school for eight hours a week after
JAN |, when the new child labor law,
passed by the last legislature, becomes
effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
CITY NIGHT SCHOOL TO
 BE CONSOLIDATED MONDAY

Night schools in the city of Birmin ghan will be consolidated with the opening oi the new term beginning Monday The first term of the scholastic year closed last night.
 At present four schools are held in the city-East Lake, Woodlawn Paul Hayne, in the city proper, and Ensley High, known as the Mechanics Arts Night school, maintained by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and the board of education jointly.
 East Lake and Woodlawn will be dis continued after Friday night, January 22. The Paul Hayne night school will move to the commodous Central High school building, and the East Lake and Wood- lawn schools consolidated with the Gen. tra1 High Night school.
 The courses now offered consist of Eng fish for foreigners, elementary English, and advanced and commercial English; elementary arithmetic, commercial arith- metic, mathematics as applied to design, and algebra; classes for women in all branches under the direction of woman bookkeeping, mecha nical drawing, and penmanship. It Is planned to open the gymnasium at the Central High school on night school nights for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23

, regular work in physical training and in- struction. The gymnasium will be in charge of Coach Courleux and is a fea- ture of the new night school No other night school now offers work of this kind.
 The change to the new building af- lords the opportunity for opening the machine shops, woodwork shops and classes in shorthand or any other sub iects where instruction is desired. While the school Is opened on its pres ent course of instruction with the gymnasium offered in addition. Stu dents desiring work in any of the reg ular or suggested courses should ma triculate Monday night January 25, at Central High school building.
 The hours are from T:30 to 9:30, Monday. Wednesday and Friday nights, and for a three months terms. No tui- ton is charged In the regular courses other than Spanish A deposit Of S1 is required but is returned if the stu dent attends so per cent of the time to the end of the term. In Spanish the tuition is s3 for the term of three months.
 The school at Paul Hayne has en- rolled more than 150 students during three months of this year. Those in charge are hoping that the enrolment for the second term will be double that number, and if the present indications are a guide the enrolment will reach 300 during the coming term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
SAYS REGULATION 2 WORKED WONDERS

London, January 22.--u0:4o D. m.)--Si Frederick Treves, the widely known su,I geon. told the Royal Society of Arts toI night that the results achieved by inoeI ulation against typhoid in the British eS| peditionary force have been ''positivel] astounding" He said that since the wal began there had been only PIP cases. o1 which 173 were persons who had not bee5 inoculated. There had been only :, deaths, and none of those who died had
 been inoculated. Not single death frolI typhoid had occurred among those inoc' ulated.
 There never has been a time in the hisl tory of any campaign where the wounded soldier has been better looked after, ,. said Sir Frederick. When the history o' this war is written one of its mos' astounding features will be the sanitar. precautions taken to secure the health of our soldiers and their cure in dis, ca se''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
WILLIAM LANG
 WINS CORN PRIZE

Moulton, January 2S.-(SpeciaD-Wil Lang has just been notified by the state agricultural department that he has won the county prize of $25 for the most corn raised on. an acre in Lawrence county last year. The boy is a member Of the corn club and a pupil of the Masterson Mill school He produced 6S.5 bushels of corn on the mountain land north of Moul- ton at a cost of about 36 cents a bushel. or a net profit of about s27; and this on land that was considered dear at 50 cents an acre few years ago. AS the $25 prize includes the expenses to the Boys Corn Club school at Auburn next summer, it means more than the prizes of the past have mant.
 Of other boys reporting to the County Corn club president for 1914. Lee Kitchens made 54.34 bushels; Charley Aston, 50 bushels, and J. Roy Burks, 49 bushels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
4O0O JEWS FLEE
 TO ALEXANDRIA

New York, January 22.-Jewish refugees who have fled to Alexandria from Jeru salem. Jaffa and Beirut number 4000, and some 5000 are on the way, the provisiona. executive committee for general Zionsa affairs announced here tonight. No colons ists are included among the refugees, thd committee states, as all Jewish colonistss have become naturalized Ottoman sub-' jects.
 The committee based its announcement on replies to cable messages sent to it's representatives in the orient following rel ports that Jews were fleeing from Pal@ entine to escape anti-Semitic persecution, by Turks.
 The American cruiser Tennessee has been reported as making frequent trips between Jaffa and Alexandria to convey the refugees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
Knouff- -Armstrong

Town Creek, January 22.-(SpeciaL) s. S. Knouff and Miss Hattie Sue Arm strong, popular young people of this place, were quietly married at iuka, Miss, on Wednesday last. MT. Knouff is a we'll to do farmer of near here and a gentleman of high character Miss Armstrong is the charming daugil- ter of J. R. Armstrong of tho firm of Houston Armstrong Co., or Town Creek. Quite large number of their friends were at the station to greet them on return. Mir. and Mrs. Knouff will make their future home on the farm of the groom near here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
WAR CLAIM BILL
 NOT CONS|DERE|
Senate Sidetracks Measur to Get to the Ship Pur-
 chase Bill

Washington, January 22.-(Special.)-Tf war claims bill, in which Alabama al other southern states have hundreds Items, and which has been before tI senate many times, only to be sidl tracked, was turned down for considerl ton by the Senate today by a vote 3s to 2S. The bill was not considerd this time because it was argued that would displace the ship purchasing bil which is so strongly advocated by tl administration.
 Only four democratic senators voted proceed with the bill at this time. Anon them was Senator Bankhead
 Several Alabama churches have item in the bill which have beer favorabl acted upon by the court Of claims. l addition to these there are numerous pr vate claims The deadlock over the shi purchasing bill may delay the bill ii the next session of Congress unless ther is. an extra session, which is now pr, dicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
NATIONAL SYSTEM
 OF LAND MORTGAGE
 BANKS ADVOCATED

tenn of land mortgage banks to enable farmers to obtain capital for stocking and improving partly paid for farms was advocated in the House today by Repre- sentative Howard of Georgia. In a speech on the agricultural appropriation bil, Rep- resentative Howard outlined & plan for es- tablishment of a great central loan mort gage bank with one branch in each state and as many sub-branches as business justified. The state banks would own 20 per cent of the stock in the central bank. and tho country banks 10 per cent of the stock of the state banks.
 Hinder this plan.' said Mir. Howard, ''there would be mutuality of interest run ming from tie country banks to the cen tral banks. The purpose of this inter- locking system is to sell the bonds easily and to give them credit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
GOODNESS OF CREW SAVES MANY LIVES
 AS STEAMER BURNS

Baltimore, January 22-Coolness on the part of crew and passengers on board the Chesapeake bay steamer Maryland helped to prevent loss of life when the vessel, carrying los persons, burned almost to the waters edge off Mountain Point, at the mouth of the Magothy river, to- day.
 steamship company, announced tonight that he was certain every one on board was saved. He said an accounting, nu- merically at least had been made for all on board by the captains of the steam CTS City of Baltimore and City of Rich- mond, which went to the Marylands as- sistance after she had been beached.
 The monetary loss to the ship is placed at $l20.O00 and to the cargo at $1O,0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
CATHOLICS LEASE
 SCHOOL BUILDING

San Antonio. Tex, January 22-The Catholic Church Extension Society of America has leased school building at Castroville, Tex, where 100 Mexican stu dents will be educated for the priesthood according to announcement today The erection of large seminary for this purpose is planned.
 A home for Mayrist fathers and other priests who are refugees from Mexico has been established in the suburbs of San Antonio to care for the hundred or more refugee clergymen here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
Big Gun Shipped

Boston. January 22.-The arny's biggest gun, recently finished at Watervliet arr senal for defense of the Panama canal, and which is capable of throwing a 2400- pound shell 21 miles, was brought to the Watertown arsenal for it's carriage to- day. The gun is 56 feet long. It re- quired specially constructed freight car for transportation here.