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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
TO AID SMELTEIe MEN.

Denver Col-The Labor Bulletin of
this city says:
THE long fight, begun in 1898, by or
ganizcd labor in Colorado to secure an
cight-hour day for employees in mines,
smcltcrs and cement mills, will again be
taken up in the near future by the or
ganizcd forces and at the request of en-
ploycS in these industries an attempt
will be made to have those parts of the
laws that were not adopted in the mean
time placed upon the statute books OF
the State.
The recent flag of truce, offered by
John ID. Rockefeller, .Jr., and pieced to-
gethcr from the blood-stained garments
OF the victims of Ludlow, has been ac-
ccptcd by the company's hirclings and
thugs, but in spirit it has never received
the approval of the companys employees
The spying system OF the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company makes it an inn
possibility for any one to demand decent
working conditions from these interests
and remain in their employ.
"Thereforc it becomes necessary for
outsiders to take up the fight for hui
man rights in the interest of the work
crs in the rod mills, roller mills, smelt,
ers, blast furnaces and cement work,
that are controlled by these interests
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
NEW WORKING PACT
Involving Street Railway Employees,
To BE Considered.

William d. Mahon, Detroit, Inter
national President of the Street Rail
way Men of America, said a special
meeting OF members of the local Street
Car Mems Union would be held within
ten days for the purpose OF ratifying
new working agreement before it is
presented to the Traction Company
for negotiations.
The three-year agreement that the
men are now working under expires
June 80.
Mahon has been in Cincinnati for the
last several days assisting a committee
OF the local organization in framing the
new contract. He expects to leave to-
night
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
PRINTERS GET BOOST.

Boston.-A new fvc-year agreement
embracing an advance in wages and
some changes in working conditions was
signed by the local Typographical union
and employing printers March 2s. Men
printers will receive a graduated in
crease amounting to So week before
the expiration of the agreement, and the
weekly wages of women printers will be
advanced $3.50 within that period, SO
that eventually the wages of men and
women will be equal
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
BUILDING SUB. CONTRACTS

Factory Bulding-Addition to plant
on Beekman street, to cost about $780,
OOO Owner, the Lrnkenhemer Co.;
architects, Bert l.. Baldwin & Co., Perrin
Building, Cincinnati, O. Contract for
the structural steel work awarded to l..
Schneider & Sons Co.
Store and Flat Bulding-A brick
building, 5OX7O feet, to be erected on
North street, Oakley, Cincinnati O.
Owner, the Cincinnati Lathe and Tool
Co.; architects, Zettel & Rapp Johnston
Building, Cincinnati. Contracts award
ed as follows Concrete work, the
Fisher De Wore Construction Co.; steel
work, the Potthoff Construction Co.;
brick work. the David Hummel Build
ing Co.; carpenter work, Jas. Griffith &
Sons; painting, +. Wrampelmeier &
Son; roofing, Witt & Brown.
Factory-Buiding to be erected on
Eggleston avenue, Third and Pearl
streets Owner, the American Tool
Works; architects, Stegner & Hughes,
Commercial Tribune Building, Cincin-
natl O. Contract for sprinkler system
awarded to the General Fire Extin-
guisher Co., and for metal sash to the
Trussed Concrete Steel Co.
Store Building-A 1-story brick build
ing 2lX90 feet, for a grocery, to be erect
ed on Ludlow avenue, west of Clifton
avenue. Owner, the p & c. Schneider
Grocery Co.; architect, Edw. Slocte
myer, SO Main street, Cincinnati, O.
Contract awarded to Max Penker &
Son.
Shipping Platform-A steel and con-
crete shipping platform, to be construct
ed at Norwood, O. Owner, the u. S.
Playing Card Co.; architects, Samuel
Ilannaford & Sons, Hubert Block Gin
cinnati, O. Contract awarded to the II.
{. 1azen Contracting Co.
Resdence-A 21l-story brick two
! family residence to be built on Ohio
avenue, near Mcmillan street. Owner,
| John Hackman; architect. Max Kau,
2241 Stratford avenue, Cincinnati O.
Contract awarded to the Maisel Con
struction Co.
Residcnce-A brick semi-bungalow, to
be built on Juergens avenue near Car
thage pike. Owner, William Buck; ar
chitect, Max kau, 2241 Stratford ave
nue., Cincinnati O. Contract awarded
to b. H. Strathman.
Residencc-A 2H-story brick resi-
dencc, to be built on Probasco avenue,
near Marshall. Owner, Jacob Mentel ;
architect, Max Kau, 2241 Stratford ave
nue., Cincinnati, O. Contract awarded
to John IIollfelder.
Factory-A watch factory, to be built
on Mcmillan street east of Reading
road. 2H stories, 1G5X75 feet, OF brick
construction. Owner, the ID. Gruen 4
Sons Co.; architect, G.. II. Burroughs
Union Trust Building, Cincinnati, O.
Contracts awarded as follows: Excava-
ton and concrete, c. V. Maescher &
Son; plumbing and heating Henry
Niemes carpentry, McMiller & Taft
iron work, l. Schreiber & Sons Co,
Rcsidence-A brick residence, to be
built on Johnstonc place, Walnut Hills
Owner, Mrs. Viola krapp architect
G.. c. Burroughs, Union Trust Building
, Cincinnati, O. Contracts awarded as fol
,, lows: Excavation, Peter Lothes; car
pentry. Henry Sieving; iron work, L
Schreibcr & Sons Co.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
LABOR UNIONS THE BEST LAW.

Greenvillc. s. C.-The Home Circle
published in this city, declares that op-
eratives in cotton mills ARE denied the
privilege to even raise a window to get
a breath of fresh air and look outside.
But with all the laws we might
have" says the Home Circle mill own
crs defy and ignore them, Operatives
are afraid to report violations. But
when we have properly constituted, reg
ulated labor unions, they will automatl-
cally adjust these matters to mutual adj
vantage"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
RAILWAYS GET DEMANDS.

New York-The 80 chairmen of the
Division Adjustment Boards Of the four
unions comprising 100000 locomotive
engineers, iircmcn, conductors and train
men met in this city March 2S and ar
ranged to present their demands for an
eight-hour day and higher wages to the
railroad managers of the country on
March 80. The railroad managers will
have until April 20 to consider the de-
mandS.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
WOOLEN PROFITS S5,16O,294.

Springfield, Mass.-At the annual
meeting of the board OF directors OF the
American Woolen Company it was stat
ed that the net profits for this concern
last year were $5,160,294, out of which
a dividend Of So 100000 was paid on pre-
fcrred stock.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01
WAGE INCREASE GRANTED.

Lancaster, Pa-The Conestoga Trac-
ton Company posted notices in its Of
fees on March 2S announcing an in
crease in wages to its employees rang
ing from 10 to 20 per cent, according
to length of service, to take effect May
/. About 400 employees are affected,
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-01


Warden-Jas. McHale.
Sergeant -Arms-Geo Koch.
Trustees-Thos. Anderson, Philip |
Gasdorf and Ed Conners.
LOCALS AFFILIATED.
Local No. $50.
Meets 1st and Sd Wednesdays at Warsaw
and Wells, Price Hill
President, VIM. Hinton.
Secretary, c. f. Simonson, 1924 Warsaw av.
Local Union No. so.
Meets every Friday at s. c. cor. Ninth and
Plum SITS.
President X. II. Siekmann.
Secretary, f. G. Hummel, 9l7 Gest ST.
Local Union No. 3OS.
Meets every Wednesday at Central Turner
Hall.
President, Vincent Doty.
Secretary, Edw. Hammond
Local Union No. 13 (Fresco
Paintcrs).
Meets 1st and Sd Saturdays at 1922 Vine St
President, John Marischen.
Secretary, o. Biester S37 Armory ave
Local Union No. 221 (Sign Writers)
Meets ed and 4th Fridays at Odd Fellows
Temple.
President, Ed. Mackc.
Secretary, f. L. Trenary, 24s4 Seegar ave.
Local No. 3S7 (Glaziers).
Meets every Tuesday at Central Turner Hall.
President, VIM. Robb.
Secretary, Al Feldman, Central Turner Hall.
Local Union No. 553 (Paper
Hangers).
Meets every Friday at sO2 Main st.
President, John Clements
Secretary, Alex Young, sO2 Main st.
Local Union No. 23S (Covington)
Meets every Thursday at Workmen's Hall,
122 Pike ST., Covington.
President, Sam Kelly.
Secretary, ]. A. Smith, 1872 Z. Thirteenth
ST., Covington. Ky,
Local Union No. 251 (Newport).
W.
Ann sts., Newport.
President, Walter NJ. Byram.
Charles Brauch. 33l W. Eighth ST., New.
port, KY
hardwood Finishcrs' Union No. S36
Meets lst and Sd Wednesdays at Central
Turner Hall, l4O7 Walnut st.
Secretary, Fred J. Dreyer 1880 Clifton ave
Plastercrs' Association No. 1.
Meets every Monday at n w cor. Fifth ant
Central ave.
Plumbers and Gasfittcrs No. 50.
Meets ID and 18th Thursdays at Rattcrma'
President, Frank Tweede.
Secretary and Business Agent, Thos Ander
son, 30 +. Twelfth ST.
Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 2S4
Meets every Friday at Vine and Mercer SITS
President Aug. Grimes, l7lO Fernwood ave
Secretary, A. l.. Brooks 6l3O Prentice ST.
Sheet Metal Workers No. 346.
Meets cd and 4th Fridays at 2l92 Centra
ave.
President, Lawrence McGill, 2l20 Vine st.
Secretary, Henry Wahl, 25i6 Fairvew av,
y Sheet Metal Workers No. ~.
Meets I'd and 4th Mondays at 1876 Pike st
CovinGton.
!, President George Rice 1924 Banklick s,
Covington.
Secretary, Chas. Whtcomb, G33 Main S,
Covngton.
" Sheet Metal Workers No. III.
Meets every Monday at 5. W. cor. Twelf,
and Walnut SITS.
/. President, Fred Hook 90 L. Twelfth st.
Recording Secretary Matt Enyart 9C
I. Maple ave.
Sign Writer'S Union No. 221.
Meets 2d and 4th Fridays at Odd Fellow
Temple.
President, ]. Mack.
Secretary, Z. L. Trcnary, 24s4 Seegar ave
Business Agent Charles Lohrum, 30
a Twelfth ST. Phone, Canal 1860.
Steamftters' and Helpers Associat
GU. A., No. 392.
Meets LIST and Sd Fridays at Cosmopolit
Hall.
President, Thos. Coina.
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President-Jos. A. Cullen
Vice e-President-Phil Fischer
Recording Secretary and Business
Agent-Fred Hook, 20 z. 18th ST.,
Phone Canal 1860.
Amalgamated Glass Workers, No. 8.
Meets lst and Sd Fridays at ia E. Court st.
President, Geo. Rech.
Secretary, Harry James.
Asbestos Workers Union No. 8.
Meets every Tuesday at 1913 Vine st.
President, Chas. Cassidy
Secretary, VIM. Cook, Ill Findlay ST.
Business Agent, John L. Owens, 2a74
Kemper lane. Phone, Canal 1854.
Bridge g. Structural Iron Workers,
No. IL.
Meets every Monday a. Central Turner Hall,
1907 Walnut st.
President, James Mccullough
Business Agent, James Davis, 20 f. Twelfth
ST. Phone, Canal 1860.
Secretary, Bert Wagner
Cement Workers No. 524.
Meets 1st and Sd Tuesdays at Workmen's
Hall, 1918 Walnut st.
Corresponding Secretary and Business Agent,
JOS Nolde, 20 East Twelfth st. Phone Canal
1850.
No. 81.
Meets lst and I'd Wednesdays at 1913 Vine.
Secretary, VIM. b. Jackson, 42s w. Sixth st.
Electrical Workers No. PIP.
Meets every Wednesday at 1913 Vine ST.
President, ]. +. McFadden
Recording Secretary, w. b. Slater, 25o5
Trevor pl., North Fairmounr.
Business Agent. Jos. Cullen; Office 20 z.
Twelfth St Phone, Canal 1860
Fresco Painters Union No. ii.
Meets lst and Sd Saturdays at 1922 Vine ST.
President, Charles Marx.
Recording Secretary, John Maos, sos Vine.
Financial Secretary. J. b. Schroeder.
Glaciers Union No. 3S7.
Meets every Tuesday at Central Turner Hall.
President, Oscar Sunker
Secretary, Al Feldman. Central Turner Hall
Hardwood Finishcrs' Union, S36.
Meets lst and Sd Wednesdays at Centra
Turner Hall, 1907 Walnut ST.
President, Ben Bruins.
Secretary, Fred ]. Dreycr, 1880 Clifton ave
HOdcarricrs' District Council.
Meets LIST and Sd Fridays at 13l Walnut st
President, Robert Price.
Secretary. Philip Smith, l7l7 Hughes ST
Business Agent w. r. Jackson, 20 f
Twelfth ST. Phone. Canal 1860.
Hodcarricrs' and Building Laborcrs
Union No. 113.
Meets every Tuesday at 1913 Walnut st.
President John w. Floyd.
Business Agent, w. w. Cordel 30 f
Twelfth ST. Phone Canal 1860; Residcnc
Phone North 1898.
Hodcarriers' Union No. 127.
Meets I'd and 4th Fridays at Harvey AM
Russell SITS, Coving,on.
President Martin Haggard
Secretary, Philip Smith, l7l7 Hughes st
Cincinnati
Hosting and Portable Engineer
No. ia.
Meets every Wednesday at ia T.. Court S
Secretary, Roy Herbert 42G Clark st. Phon
West 3GlG.L.
Business Agent, Roy Herbert. 20 f. Tweft
St. Phone, Canal 1860.
Lathcrs' Union No. II.
Meets every Wednesday at workmau's Hal
1915 Walnut st.
President, Charles Case.
Secretary. Harry Huber
Business Agent Edw Lane 90 f, Twelf
ST. Phone, Canal 1860.
Marble Workers Union No. IS.
Meets ed and 4h Tuesdays at 1918 Wanu
President, Joseph Foster
Secretary. A. J. Streatch, 7il Richmond
Mosaic Granitc-Tcrrazzo Layers an
Helpers Union No. 1854.
Meets 2d and 18th TUESDAYS at 1918 Walnr
President Dante Bertoncini.
Secretary Carlo Rossi, l2il Martin st.
Business Agent, Dante Bertoncn, 0sl 7
vlion ST.
Brotherhood Of Painters, Paperhangers
and Decorators of America.
t..s.
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The Labor Advocate Official Organ
2O-21 Thoms Building Phone Canal SSH
OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL

PresdnJos A. Cullen Financial Secretary and treasurer
JOS Nolde
'iNeA'e"Oe"t -"" -'N'' Warden--Jas McFale
Recording Secretary Business Koch
Hook, E. 18th St, Anderson philn
Canals Gasdorf and
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Local Union No. 553 (Paper
Local Union No. 23s (Covington)

Meets every Thursday at Workmen's Hall
1872 Pike St, Covington.
President, Sam Kelly.
Secretary, J. A. Smith, 1o2 L. Thirteenth
ST., Covington. Ky,
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Glaciers Union No. 3S7.
Hardwood Finishcrs' Union, $50
Hodcarricrs' District Council.

Meets LIST and Sd Fridays at l3l Walnut St
President, Robert Price.
Secretary. Philip Smith, l7l7 Hughes ST
Business Agent, w. r. Jackson, 20 f
Twelfth st. Phone. Canal 1850.
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Local Union No. 224 (Sign Write
Local No. 3S7 (Glaziers)

Meets every Tuesday at Central Turner Ha
President, VIM. Robb
Secretary, Al Feldman, Central Turner Ha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
PAVING IN KANSAS
Fifty Towns Over State Have
Paved Streets.
Thousands of Dollars in Bonds
Have Been Issued.
Topeka IN SECOND PLACE
Capital City Leads Wichita by
Fifteen Miles.
Twenty municipalities Have
More Than Ten Miles.

Fifty Kansas towns-al but four
teen of them with less than 10000
population-have paved streets, &C
cording to records compiled from
Kansas municipal reports. The rec
ord of town paving growth shows but
three towns with a population OF
more than 5000 which have no paved
streets.
Almost every town of importance in
the state is now engaged in the paw
ing game Several of the smaller
towns have a number of miles of
paved streets. During the last few
months thousands of dollars worth OF
paving bonds have been registered
with w f. Davis, state auditor. and
the records indicate that 1915 Will be
the busiest municipal paving season
the state has known.
So widespread is becoming the paw
ing sentiment that two Kansas towns
-Tonganoxie and Glasco-have es-
tablished records in the voting of paw
ing bonds. Each of these towns have
a population of less than 1000.
Topeka ranks second in the record
showing the number of miles of paved
streets. Topeka registers a paving
record of S55 miles, as against 1884
In Kansas City, Kan, and 1884 miles
in wichita, the third town on the list.
Twenty towns in the state have more
than ten miles of paved streets, while
eight towns have more than twenty
miles of hard paving. The paving
record does not include macadam or
oiled streets.
The municipal paving record for
the state shows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
MEALS WILL FIT!
NO INDIGESTION,
GAS OR ACIDITY
Eat without fear of sourneSS
heartburn, belching or
dyspepsia.
The moment ''Pape's Diapepsin"
reaches the stomach all
distress goes.

II your meals don't fit comfortably.
or you feel bloated after eating and
you believe it is the food which fills
you: if what little you eat lays like a
lump of lead on your stomach: if
there is difficulty in breathing after
eating, quotations of sour, undigested
food and acid. heartburn. brash or
belching of gas, you can make up your
mind that you need something to stop
food fermentation and cure iEdiges-
ton.
To make every bite of food you eat
aid in the nourishment and strength
OF your body. you must rio your stom-
ach of poisors. excessive acid and
stomach gas which Sours your entire
meal-interferes with digestion and
causes so many sufferers CT dyspepsia,
sick headache, bliousr ess. corstipa-
ton. gripping. etc. Your case IS no diff
ferent-you are a stomach sufferer.
though you may call it by some other
name; your real and only trouble is
that which you cat does not digest but
quickly ferEerts and sCuTs. producing
almost any unhealthy concition
A case of Pape's Diapepsin will cost
fifty cents at any pharmacy here. and
will convince any stomach sufferer
five minutes after taking single
dose that fermentation and sour stom-
ach is causing the misery of indiges-
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No matter if you call your trouble
catarrh Of the stomach. nervousness
or gastritis. or by any other name
always remember that instant relief is
waiting ct any drug store the moment
YOU decide to begin its use
Pape's Diapepsin Will regulate any
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utcs, and digest promptly. without any
fuss or discomfort all of any kind Of
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
PROPS. HAD A BUM STEER.
X. U. Chemical Research Experts
Found No Potassium or Magnesium.

Lawrence Kan, Jan. 19.-No beds
of potassium or magnesium have been
found in Kansas according to an an
nouncement made today at the con-
clusion of an investigation conducted
by E. Z. Lyder of the state division of
chemical research. Mr.. Lyder worked
under the supervision of Prof w. A
Whitaker, director of the division,
which has laboratories at the Univer-
sity of Kansas.
1t had been believed that the state
might contain such beds, the belief
being based on the fact that potas-
SUM and magnesium both are depos-
its of an evaporatfng sea, as also are
salt and gypsum, the latter being
found in Kansas in large quantities.
After the Investigations, however, the
conclusion reached was that since po-
tassium and magnesium are the last
compounds to leave water when it
evaporatcs it is probable that an earth
movement occurred before they had
been deposited.
The Investigations in search of the
fertilizer were a result of the cutting
off of the German supply because of
the European war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
A KANSAS WOMAN.

Galena, Kans.-rMy system was an
rundown. Some one advised me to
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and I took two or three bottles of it.
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icine." - MRS. FLORENCE MCKINNEY,
Cos East 9TH ST., Galena, Kans
Kansas City, Mo. NJ have taken
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for nervousness and rundown condition.
! have been taking it for twelve or
fourteen years, off and on, whenever,
needed building up. I have also used
Pleasant Pellets with good results.
"My mother used the 'Anodyne Pile
Ointment and it relieved her at once.
vDoctor Pierce's medicines are house
hold remedies with me. / have used
all of them with satisfactory result
MRS. Ida SULLIVAN, 1882 Washing
ton Street, Kansas City, Mo.
When a girl becomes a woman, when
a woman becomes mother, when wo-
men pass through the changes of mid
die life, are the three periods of life
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At these critical times women are
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
TERMS OF SURRENDER
Montenegro Must Give Government
and Arms to Austria.

Berlin, Jan. 10 CBy wireless to Say
ville) "Details of how the negotia-
tions for the capitulation of the Mon
tenegrin army were conducted were
given out today by the Overseas News
agency as follows:
''On January 13 two Montenegrin
ministers and one major of artillery
appeared before the Austro- Hun
garian vanguard and expressed the
desire to enter into negotiations for
the capitulation of the army.
This desire was passed to compe-
tent Austrian authorities who an
swered that the first condition was an
unconditional surrender of arms.
Both the Montenegrin ministers
remained in Cettinje and the negoti-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
BELL.-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
proves it. Csc at all druggists.

ations were carried on by interme-
diaries.
The arms to be surrendered are all
modern firearms and will include
those carried by the Montenegrin
men. The Montenegrins able to carry
arms will form into groups and liter
ally lay down their rifles.
Control of the country will be as
sumed by the -Hungarians so
that the whole territory may be
searched in order to impede the for
nation of bands.
THE entire male population will be
concentrated in certain district. All
cities and other localities, as well as
the means of transportation, especial
1y the railroads, will be handed over
to the o-Hungarians.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

1915; s9.45s,OoO other cattle, an in
crease of GA per cent: 49,162,OoO
sheep, a decrease of 1.6 per cent. and
6S,047, 600 swine, an increase of SO
per cent.
Horses numbered 21,166. 700, a de-
crease of one-tenth of one per cent,
and mules numbered 4,565, 1000, an IL
crease of 1.9 per cent.
The total value of these farm ami
mails was placed at s6,002,7S4, 900, an
increase of 33.531,00O, or six-tenths
of one per cent over their value on
January l, 1915.
The decrease in the number of
horses was $4,000 and is partly due to
the demand for mounts for the Euro
pean armies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
HE FIRED THE CONDUCTOR.
Kansas SWitcbman Claimed To Be
Street Railway Magnate.

Chicago. jar. 19.-John S. McCor-
mick, a switchman from Lake City,
Kan, told a conductor on a Sixty
third street car that he was a heavy
stockholder in the Chicago surface
lines and didn't have to pay a fare
Also, he told the conductor he was
fired"
A supervisor took the conductors
part and he. too. was fired" Then a
policeman entered the argument and
he was told he would be reported at
headquarters"
But. nevertheless. Mccormick was
arrested and released on bonds. He
failed to come to court and his bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19

some public spirit, broad enough to
span a hundred foot draw in Hill City
is the only thing that will ever develop
the city's possibilities. Just so long as
hair splitting wrangles continue to oc-
cur over public enterprises just that
long will Hill City remain in the dead
letter class"
The editor suggests that commit
tee of ten good men and women get
together on these enterprises, and
others which will follow. and clothe
them with authority to act, just so
soon will the people of Hill City get
together and push for their town as
do other progressive towns.