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The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
ETROlT TIM Z 8

Then. retor,eG The spokesman,
stirred ont OF his sclfcort-ol ty the
insolent tone. then al noon ever,
man in these mills viii r,gislor has
protest by walking out. That is
nual
Walk out. th'n'" yelled Graham.
"S,rike. IL you're fools enough Not
a man who STRIKES on account Of
that Clark bscksuari will ever get
another job here. that's nnal. TOO"
Is that your decision. too. Mir
PeltEe asked the Spokesman
1t 10" replied The president. we
intend 10 run our mills without die
tagion from our employees
CLARK was unjas,ly discharged. ="
argued the spokesman. and con
trary 10 section 10 OF our agreement
With the company 10 YOU refuse
20 reinstate him."
Il do" grunteG Peltz. That's my
ultimatum."
We walk ont al noon toGay,"
said the spokesman. and the com.
mittee aled from the Office,
As they departed they heard Ora
ham say 20 The president,
Perhaps YOU see now why |
didn't like Clsrk's popularity with
the mon He
Telegraph 20 Nagel," Interrupted
PeltI. Tell him 10 ship IL five
hundred str.ke6res kers and 81
guards Wen see this thing
through. Tell Nagel TO rush his
men here on the first possi6-
train
But II was one thing 10 summon
a battalion 81 strike breakers AMI
quite another thing 10 break
strike. as PeltZ and Graham tiscov-
cred
The men Of the mills were Aerce-
" In earnest. They bad struck, not
only for a man they liked, Aut in
defense OF a principle They we're
no, minded 10 Starve while profess
sional hoboes and strong-arm men
got their Jobs.
Wherefore. as the guarded strike
breakers marched III the street TO-
ward the mill frt n the railroad sta
ton the strikers barred their prog
ress TIE pou,e and the hired
guards sought 10 drive hack the
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
WOMEN MAY
BE CANDIDATES
IN IL STATES

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. July
sS.-women congressional and sen.
atorial candidates will be placed In
the field this fall In all - suffrage
states. II both President Wilson and
Charles f. Hughes fail TO take
definite satisfactory stand on the
Susan II. Anthony FEDERAL suffrage
amendment Immediately, stated Miss
Anne Martin. chairman OF the Ma
tional woman's party. In an inter"
view here today.
Miss Martin declared the Woman s
party would become one OF protest
replacing the Progressive party
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME,
n FISH DINNER TOT TWO.
Copyright 1919 OF r. w. Burressp

you cheated me out Of"
You mean that you cheated me
out Of retorted King Eagle prompt
iy. And then what did these two.
Buster Bear and King Eagle, do but
fall TO quarrelinS again quite a.
Hereby "a before over something
which neither of them had. never
had had. and never would have.
silly, wasn't IL! But then mos
quarrels are Just as silly.
Meanwhile Granny Fox and Red
dy Fox were sitting down TO the fin
est Ash dinner they had bad for a
many . day. The way TO get on
in this world" said Granny, is to
keep your eyes open fer the mis-
takes Of others and then Just step In
and take advantage Of them or
course Buster Bear and King EAGLE
will say that stole this FISH. but
didn't. II didn't belong TO either of
them. II belonged 10 Plunger the
Fish Hawk, but he had lost IL, and
80 then II belonged 20 whoever
could get II. Remember this, Red
dy; Quarreling is tad business for
those engaged in IL. but IL Is likely
to be very profitable &c some one
else. Always try to be that some
one else. Keep cut Of quarrels
yourself. but be OIL hand when 9th.
ers quarrel lid you ever taste a
finer fish,"
I never did," replied Reddy.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
Nelshsorhood Fights over Chicken.

INSNHUO0'NSS6
ST. LOUIS. July 2s.-The ques'
ton OF the ownership OF chicken
az Granite City. already has cost In
the neighborhood OF 800. caused q
row between two families. a gen
eral lining up OF forces on both
sides and a general battle recently.
during which many miuor bruises
and injuries were sustained on both
sides.
Lawrence Montague claims that
he owned the fowl In the nrst place,
and that. while away from home. II
wandered 20 the premises OF Robert
Bousley. He took II away. Bousley
said. and got IL back. and now Mon
tAgue Is appealing to recover II once
more.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
KALAMAZOO ROAD
WORK is STOPPED

KALAMAZOO. Mich. July 2S.-
There will be no more work in the
county gravel pits, where gravel is
secured for good roads work until
after the weather becomes cooler
The commissioners decided TO close
down the place today.
Men working In the pit yesterday
were nearly overcome by the IN
tense heat Hundreds OF Kalamazoo
residents last night slept in Bronson
park. bur failed 10 find much relief
even in the open air. Trafric police.
men have been taken out OF the
streets except at the time trathc is
exceedingly heavy. Reports from the
country say that crops are being en-.
danEered by the excessive heat and
unless rain soon comes the corn
crop will be total loss.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

mind and TO coairc. a.s frantic
nusc,,
Tho M MAS that OF the clever.
est mflc'e-weight boxer Yale had
known iE many year. The mus
Giles were ihose o. an allAmeriesn
football aalt5ack The combination
was too Strong FOR man Of Agnew
GIahams loose life 10 withstand.
And suddenly tho tide OF battle
turned Tom wr.gE,ed free from
Grahan's claViac grip and eesan 10
rain N..roU- succession " blows
upon The illSua4,l taco and BODY
OF his opponent
Under that fusi,aje Graham was
beaten back helpless and reellng
, lie couia not n. une the Aggres-
sive. be could not even defend him
SELF Re was hammered ,aCkwsrd
until his body banged against the
side 81 re house There, a mighty
r.ght hander sent him crashing on
his head into the thorny rpcesseS OF a
rose hush. his mouth full OF smash.
- lselh his brain empty OF con
sciousueSS.
Tom. lushed with victory. looked
up IN eager appeal 20 Edna. She
shut iered and buried her face IN
her hands Tom shrugged bis shoul.
5erS ana. with a last oontemptuous
backward took AZ his battered and
senselesS adversary. ne walked out
OF the yard an through the Ap-
Tlsuiirg crowd His days work
was done. ard GoSe well
A. 20 o'clock nexE morning Joe
Carr returned 70 h!s\ own depart
nent from 4 summons 70 the presi.
dents oGice. with orders from Petit
and Graham tha, Thomas Clark be
Instantly discharged
81 did ny best for you. lad re-
ported the old man wher he had
to!i the news 70 Tom and TO a
group OF sympathetic wc-kmen who
came over 20 listen. but Il was no
use Graham was there, with his
face all swollen and cut, and he
kept SAYING Mr.. pel;z. either Clark
goes or GO told Peltz you were
the best worker OF Tie floor; but be
stood ~ Graham and"
Ard I guess the boys vii stand
by Tom CLARK" SPOKE up che OF the
listening workers He's hred with
out cause, ard that's dead aga!rs,
our agreement with the company.
Wen call a meeting FOR tonigh,
and
mot on ny account begged
Tom Il don't want 10 make any OF
you men lose a days work or get
in bad with Graham for my sake.
can And work somewhere And"
And you'll find i right here in
these mills" supplemented Carr, "or
vel know the reason why. Mr.
Agnew Graham's gone a step too
far ribs time"
On TIE following day a committee
OF The men formally waited upon
Mr.. Peliz in the latters Cflce. Ora
ham was there, stil hideously dis
figured by his thrashing.
PeliE nodded CURLY 20 The com.
nittee and oads them state their
errand. The Spokesman cleared his
throat and began speech be had
rehearsed.
Mr.. Peltz.' said he. we are here
AZ a delegation OF your entire force.
We have a grievance. We regret
that we should be obliged"
"Oh, cut out The Eowery language
and come 20 the point" snapped
Graham. What's ycur grievance >"
The spokesman, still addressing
Peltz. resumed
Thomas Clark was yesterday dis
charged without assigned cause, and
fer no reason concerning his work
and conduct here in the mills. We
demand, respectfully. thai he be
reinstated By or before noon today"
And n we refuse" sreered Ora.
ham. What them"
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

solid body OF men who opposed the
.ttiK rhrCakcrs' march.
a stone flew. then another. Their
q hailstonn Of missiles The police
and guards charged; but rhe strik.
ers huns themselves upon their foes
With II steady determirHtion that
forced them TO a halt.
TO Re Continued
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

At sight of that grin Tom sudden.
iy lost all control OF himself His
heart-siok apathy changed in . fash
"a ;uurderous rage. With the word.
less yell OF charging beast &c few
AZ his rival
He caught Graham 5y the throa;
in blindness Of fury and auns him
20 the ground, leaning over the pros
rate man and snarling ard growl
ing like rahid dog.
Graham. though caught rnawarss
had no mind 20 - ,hnshed uure-
sis'ngly IN he presence OF the girl
he wanted TO marry He was on his
feet again IS nimbly as any trained
wrestler. aud. lucking Tens Wild
blow. ran in and grspplcd With him.
Edna. In the doorway. cried out
in terror az n. two men wrt,hed
and twisted IA tha; fierce embrace
OF hate. > crowd quickly gathered
C. ;he cato.
Unseeipe. urhsariug. the two men
battled on. Now the advantage vas
with one. nov With the other.
Presently Toms insane fury be-
gan to subside into coldly hor,i-
c!dal rage AMI. With coolness.
came back his ability 70 use ais
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
CAST OF CHARACTERS

TOM CLARK. athlete, who be-
comes q miIiworker.
JOHN CLARK, Toms father,
who leaves his family penni-
less when his mills are taken
away from him through stock
manipulation.
JOE CARR. foreman IN the mills.
EDNA CARR, hls daughter.
AoNEW GRAHAM, efficiency
superintendent, who dislikes
Tom and loves Edna.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

Panama oHicial ito friend VINO
has been taken with cramps while
bathing 1 nthe canaD-k"ep up for
Ave minutes. Bill Something VIII
slide In by then and YOU can Walk
out!
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

Longbow-The trout | caught was
fourteen and three-quarters inches
Get II. you boneheadG How many
times must tell you to convince
myself.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

Ragshaw-Did your wife roast you
FOR coming home late last night
Cra5be-She gave me Just one sin.
g'e rehuke But she hadn't finished
.t when ! left the house this morn
Ing
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28
WEIGHED IN BALANCE

poses and asks Edna 10 wait for him.
She replies that IL may be wears be
fore he can marry her. Tom charges
E6nR With being mCrcenary orf
tempted ~ Graham's money SICK
With misery he leaves the Carr home
but meets his rival on tie porch.
Graham grlns tAuntlnEly a. Ton.
The Detroit times., 1916-07-28

k0D6 n ONOFN
When Bacon, former ambassador
20 France and assistant secretary Of
state, takes mp his new militia
duties as second lieutenant in The
Twelfth infantry at McAllen. Texas.
he will have 10 salute his son. Rob
ert. Jr.. who is first lieutenant in
the first field artillery az the same
camp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
FIGURES GIVEN
PROVE AMAZING
TANlAC RECORD
No Medicine Ever Has Gained Such
Wonderful Popularity as the
National Tonic.

Is
Tanlac, the National Tonic, 10 the
sensation Of the drug trade of the
United States. In the history of pro-
prietary medicines, there has never
been a record worthy of comparison
with Tanlac.
The enormous popularity of Tan
lac is due to its meritorious effect on
stomach trouble, indigestion, dyspep-
STA, headaches, constipation, back
ache, catarrh, kidney and liver ills.
No remedy of less merit could pile
up the huge sales record that has
Tanlac, nor gain, as has Tanlac, the
unqualified endorsement of men and
women by the thousands who stand
for the best in their various COM
munities.
The greatest test of a medicine is
the repeat" sales it enjoys. Tanlac
could only have built its phenomenal
record from the fact that men and
women who obtain one bottle almost
Invariably return for the second, be-
cause Tanlac accomplishes actual
results.
Just nine months to the day from
the time that Tanlac had been intro
duced, one million bottles had been
sold.
People who are troubled with ca
tarrh, stomach. or kidney ills, or hv-
er ailments would do well to take
Tanlac.
Tanlac is being specially introduce
ed In Leon at Bell & Painters.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
Brush College.

Misses Annie and Beulah Hubbard
spent Sunday afternoon with Miss
Delsie Newton.
Ode Vanderpool and family were
Sunday visitors at the Eber Horney
home.
Misses Minnie and Vesta Evans
spent a few days last week at Willie
Moore's,
Miss Beulah Hubbard spent Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Ode Van
derpool.
Jim Still and family spent Sunday
at Walter Blakesley's.
M. L. Dale and wife and daughter
Nellie and Carl Simpson of Des
Moines were visitors at Arlo Peck S
at Allerton.
Mrs. David Hubbard and Mrs.
Nick Richard and daughters visited
Sunday with Mrs. Gus MAGELLAN.
Jim Hubbard and wife called at
NJ L. Dale's Saturday afternoon.
Floyd Webster spent Sunday with
lack Mcdaniel
Glass F1ncn spent Sunday with
Ben and Ellie Lille.
Cyrus Holybee and wife called at
the David Hubbard home Sunday.
Mrs. Sylvia Evans and Mrs. Roy
Waller and children visited Sunday
at Walter Blakesley's.
Mike Griffin and family were Leon
callers Saturday
Misses Annie and Beu]ah Hubbard
spent Saturday afternoon at NJ. l..
Dale's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
Jack Oak No. 1.

Mrs. Maynard called at the Dal
Myers home Tuesday.
Mrs Fred Millsap called at the
Perry Bruner home Tuesday.
Those from this vicinity who at
tended the fair at Bethany, Mo.
Wednesday were Dan Myers an6
wife, r. d. Maynard and wife, FREQ
Bruner and wife, Perry Bruner and
wife, Fred Millsap and wife, Charles
Matteson and wife, Ray Ravens and
wife, John Powers and wife and son
Harold, George Ravens and wife and
son Walter, Dell Euritt, Will Bruner
and wife and son Reatus, Ray
Young and wife and Fred Young
and wife
Edna and Mae Bruner spent We'd
nesday with their cousin Lena Brun-
err
The Bucila Club met with Mrs.
Perry Bruner Thursday.
Mrs. John Powers and son Har-
old spent Friday with Mrs. Dan
Myers.
Perry Bruner is on the sick list.
Henry Brannon S baby who has
been very sick, is better at this writ
ing.
Floyd and John Powers called on
home folks Friday.
Will and Fred Bruner called on
Perry Bruner Thursday.
Mrs. Ray Ravens and son Daniel
and Mrs. Fred Millsap called at the
Dan Myers home Friday evening.
M. j. Powers and son Floyd called
on Perry Bruner Friday.
Clarence Millsap spent Tuesday
night with Joe Myers.
George Tenny spent Sunday with
home folks.
James Young and son Frank call
ed on his sons Ray and Fred Sunday.
Dan Myers and wife and son Joe
called at the Perry Bruner home
Saturday evening.
Clarence, Freda and Ethel Tolly
spent Sunday with the Young chill
dren.
j. P. Martin and wife and Mrs.
Amos Martin spent Sunday in Deca-
tur.
Mrs. A. S. Gardner called at the
Dan Myers home Sunday morning.
Those who spent Sunday at the
Fred Millsap home were Dan Myers
and family, Ray Ravens and family,
John Powers and family and Mrs.
A. S. Gardner.
Those who called at the Perry
Bruner home Sunday were Isaac
folly, wife and two children, Bill
Stout and family, Fred Bruner and
wife, Walter Mclaughlin and wife
and daughter Louise and Mr.
Hedges.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
dashboard Ridge.

A cool spell has struck this vicin-
ity the last few days. 1t makes peo-
pie think of their heating stoves.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Finkbone and
family spent Saturday night and
Sunday at Osceola.
Leonard Alexander was seen in
these parts Sunday evening.
w. F. Jones and daughter, Eliza.
beth, departed Saturday for points
in Missouri, where they will visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Main and chill
dren spent Sunday at the Frank Rob
bins home.
Miss Annie r. Barnes, the Hickory
Grove school teacher went to Leon
Saturday for an over Sunday visit
with her sister. Mrs. G. E. Butler.
Dick. Main returned Wednesday
from Allerton, where he had beer
visiting several days with friends.
Ray Bridger called at the Nathan
Petticord home Sunday night.
Lena Finkbone came Friday from
Leon where she is attending High
School, to spend the night with home
folks.
MISS clara warn spent SATURDAY
night with Miss Sylvia Petticord.
I. X. Fisher had quite a good sale
Friday, which was we'll attended.
j. H. Main was cutting fodder fol
Will Childress south of Decatur last
Friday.
Fred Crees was seen in these parts
last Friday evening, delivering cattle
at Decatur.
Mr.. and Mrs. CIR. Phipps returned
from Bates county, Missouri, last
week where they had been visiting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
Pleasanton.

The tabernacle meetings com
menced last Sunday. The tent is To-
Gated in the park. Rev. Babcock OF
Gainesville is the speaker He is a
fine speaker and we are promised a
great meeting with good results. Ev-
erybody Is invited to come and help
with these meetings.
Will Coontz and family of Leon
spent Sunday afternoon with their
cousin, Mrs. Huston.
Quite a number went to Milo last
Sunday to attend the funeral of Rev.
Fair. The whole community was
shocked when the word came that
he was dead. He was pastor of the
c. U. Church the past year. He and
his wife were residents of Pleasan-
ton during that time. Every effort
was made to keep them here anoth-
er year but they failed. They were
loved by everybody who knew them.
The only comfort we have over our
loss is that it is heavens gain. The
bereaved wife has our sympathy.
Ruby Huston came down from
Leon to visit over Sunday at home.
She is attending Leon High School.
Dallas Still and wife, Roscoe Gen
tie and wife visited Spence Moore's
Sunday
Will Moore of our town, who deals
in fine poultry went to the Bethany
fair and was awarded seven pre-
miums on his ducks and chickens.
He got first on all the young Rhode
Island Red class and also on his
Fawn colored Indian Runner ducks.
He has a fine flock Of chickens.
Will Horn departed Sunday for
Kansas City to purchase another car
of hogs.
Mrs. Darlington Of Saline, Mo-,
came up Monday to visit her adugh-
ter, Mrs. Cain.
Mrs. Gold Gilmore went to. Leon
Monday to do some trading.
Grandma Alden is in very poor
health at this writing.
Miss Lelah Moore and Miss Ada
Holcroft visited Mrs. Neva Bennett
last Sunday.
Mrs. Lulu Pyle is sick at this
writing.
Highest market price Paid for seed.
SIS n Riddia0n Grain Co
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
High Point.

Mrs. Robb of Kansas visited at the
Nose and ]. C. Traupel homes and
left Thursday to visit at the Lewis
Traupel home in Wayne county. She
is an aunt to the Ira pel brothers.
Mrs. Harriet Lillard of Boseman
Montana, visited two weeks at the
home Of her grandchildren, John and
Sheldon Norton in Leon and now
comea to visit her daughter, Mrs,
Henry Lillard.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Brant attended
the Birth of Nation Friday in
Osceola. They were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Rosengrant OF
Gospel Ridge.
The young folks enjoyed party
Saturday night at the home of Mrs
Belle Dorsey.
Mr.. and Mae Bert Gordon visited
Sunday in Garden Grove with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lillard. Mrs
Harry Walker, Mrs. Harriet Lillard
and Gerald Lillard spent Sunday with
the formers brother, Hardin Lillard
west of Garden Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Chastain OF
Leon, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chastain
and children of Eden, Mrs. Alice Har-
din of Des Moines, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
w. Warrington and John Layton and
daughter Lulu spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Brant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Konklin and
daughter Opal visited Sunday with
Ross Fulton's.
"a farewell reception was held at
the M. p. church Thursday night for
Rev. and Mrs. j. G.. Duling and
daughters. 1t was. one of the largest
gatherings ever held at nigh Point.
The house was packed to its fullest
capacity. The whole community re-
grets very much to see the Outings
leave this vicinity but wish them sue
cess in their new home at Kellerton.
After the program light refreshment
OF, pumpkin pies and coffee were serv-
ed. There were only 81 pies.
F. e. Warrington and family and
Joe Warrington OF Garden Grove
spent Saturday and Sunday In Osce-
4 ola with MIR. and Mrs. Amos Burnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hamilton visit
ed Sunday with the latters uncle.
Chas. Dodd near Woodland.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21

Highest market price pAid for seed.
Biddison Grain Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
CLOSING OUT FARM and STOCK SALE
Friday, October 6

On ount Of m a publ sale
ACRE
miles
o
failing right kitchen
TERMS ON FARM $1,000
Will also sell all live stock implements.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
ABOUT CATARACTS
Experience of German Uni
versity Professor.
DR.. Meyer Steineg Of Univer-
sitv of Jena. GERMANY.

In the December number of Annals
of Ophthalmology DIR. Meyer Stefneg
of Germany states that he his discoy-
cred that EXCLUSIVELY MEDICAL
TREATMENT in early stages of cata-
ract WILL CURE. He succeeded in
forty-three out of fifty-three cases by
using medicine both in the eye, and
also internal medicines with it. He
says it SHOULD always be used the
method of choice.
THIS IS THE SAME PERCENT
AGE OF CURES AS IN WAITING
UNTIL EYE is BLIND and then do
ing an operation and in the LAST
FIFTEEN YEARS I HAVE USED
THE SAME MEDICAL TREAT
MENT as DR.. Meyer Steineg reports
and with the same success. FROM
MY EXPERIENCE with MANY cases
l prefer it to waiting for blindness.
Start treatment when any dimness
first appears.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
Worms Sap Your Child's Strength

Is your child pale and fretful?
Does he cry out in his sleep or grind
mean worms and you should obtain
relief at once. Kickapoo Worm Kill
er is pleasant remedy that kills
the worms, and by it's mildly laxa-
tive quality expels it from the sys-
tenn. Worms sap the vitality and
make your child more susceptible
to other ailments. Your druggist
sells Kickapoo Worm Killer, Csc a
box. 3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
HEAD OF HORSES

HEAD OF HORSES 20
oldweigh black
horse five about 400 pounds black horse four
weight about II gbo black eleven
odweigh
old 1900
sucking
old
yearng driving ccQho maregood
two good sucking cols-hore and
mich odsome of
HEAD OF HOGS 20
thoroughbred
Balance weighing from 70
About 900 bushels of cool about bushels to be sold
hay stock field
new-low sulky ploW
riding riding cuvao almost
machine
sulky
iron
goods articles
$40 credit of
bankbe bearing
d when but not paid to
credit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-09-21
II. WARDRIP

W. TURNER L. E. CASSIDY, Auctioneers
Lunch by Ladie
of sod will posi-
sold
cared for reasonable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-27

throughout the United States.
The Bricklayers and Masons Inter-
national Union Of America was formed
two years earlier and has undoubted-
ly raised the standard OF labor In
this line OF work as we'll as kept the
hours and wages at price where the
men may have good food and q time
to rest. This Union is one OF the
strongest in the country.
Early History or Eight Hour Law.
From time TO time the men of all
the trades formed unions and all sent
delegates to the convention held in
Baltimore for the purpose OF form
ing a National Labor Union. This or
ganization, however, became mixed
up in politics. and being OF mushroom
character It died out. It existed long
enough, however. to begin a fight for
an eight-hour law. and In 1899 a bill
for this was introduced in Congress
by General Banks, whose wife was
once a factory girl In Lowell, Massa-
chusetts. 1t passed both Houses and
was signed by the President, and at
once put in force in the Navy Yards.
the wages being reduced accordingly.
| Those who preferred to work ten
hours were told that they could do SO
at the old wages This caused no end
| of trouble and not until many years
later did the trade unions succeed in