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The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

Sut for temporary injunction to prevent the enforcement Of the Adam son eighthour law was filed in United states District Court by attorneys for he St Louis Southwestern Cotton BelD railroad Hearings will be heard before Judge Jacob Trieber at 9:30 clock Friday morning. Decem- Der I5.
 Attorneys for tho railroad assert that the law is unconstitutional. The suft names as defendants " II Mar tin. United States district attorney, and the following employees Of the company, who are members of the four hHetberhoods N b Tudor of Pine Bluff, local chairman of the Order of Railroad Conductors; Henry Keuward and T L. Stack of Jones boro local chairmen of the Brotherhood of Lo- eomotive Engineers; Hugh Rives of Pine Bun and E. R. Hess of Jones' boro, local chairman of the Brother hood Of Locomqtlve Bremen and En- ginemen; T. Can't Of Pine Bluff, local chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Trainmen. Compiainants ask that Mir Martin be entoined from bringing suits 10 enforce the law, and that the employees be enjoiHpd from taking steps 10 carry out its provi- sions
 The railroads petition consists of q l5opage pamphlet which gives al- legged facts and figures 70 show that the eigh-hour day would be harmful to the railroads The road says that none of it's agreements with employees contemplate that an employe shall work a fixed number of hours and then cease working for that day, bug that the peculiarities of railroad send vice necessttate that employees engaga cd in the operation of trains shall re- main on duty until the train reaches the terminal where such employees re- side or can be accommodated with lodging between trips.
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

c. W. Petty of Mena well-known merchant. was arraigned in court on complaint of |. | Mckinley, deputy labor commissioner. on nine counts of violating the law covering the hours of labor for women. Petty entered a plea of guilty on one count and was assessed a minimum inc. sh.eA gAez
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

uiiH9tas
 A state branch the League to En- force Peace was ganiZed in Little Rock Gov-elect aarles H. Brough was elected pres {, Thomas ]. Ter rell. secretary Fl ident Brough will shortly announce executive eommN tee to conduct thu E ork in this state. Fifty prominent c ems attended tho opening meeting.
 Former Govern3 George w Dona- gney has sold pa4 )f his plantation in the Tupelo Ora ,e District, seven miles southwest o onway to Dr. J. g. Martin and o. 5eroggin of Nor. rilton. The consi ation is said to have exceeded $25 W ] Durham sold to William Is 203 acres of river bottom land s20,oO0.
 The Marianna mereial Club $ planning another Lee County An 10 Tour This W be the fourth. Great good comes m them. They bring the farmer business man closer together andE le cooperation necessary is evide1 rom the former tours of the club,
 More than TOGO of cotton has been bought in Mil Il Springs this season, and the lo staple varietp kept the average 100 bale. ex- elusive of the seed.
 e-b, papk af Pres announca, T. would charge per ht interest on loans instead of "a cent where the interest amount S1.
 F4fty-aye per cert e cotton than anticipated has been ned in Frank lin county this yea The gin at Ozark has ginned go ,ales, and the operator believes # 100 moro bales will be gtnnedR fore the sea- son ends.
 Schoggea Bros. No k merchants, have large lemon tre big tubs in their store that ara ba ng. The trees have 5e odd lemons iging on the limbs The len:sns the large vav nety. nearly as large ,raneax.
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

The Arkansas Playground Assocta- ton was organized al Bentonville for the purpose of having the next Legis- Iature pass law for the operation Of public playgrounds in cities of the first. second and third classes and all so for the purpose of atliliating with the National Playground Association.
 The Polk Quorum Court held an ad- fourned session and levied three mills as a general road tax The meeting was necessary because the regular ses- sion was held before the general cleo ton when road LAX was voted on
 Nelson Curtis. q years old. was soot and instantly killed by his em- nIover. George C. Walden, at Hazel Grove. 10 miles northeast of Bates vile. when Walden mistook him for burglar.
 Plans for fighting the boil weevil were discussed by the Forrest City Commercial Club. Mir Leak of the MlSSlSSlppl Detld idht4h6 HdlS was one of the speakers.
 The Arkansas State Horticultural Society will hold it's annual eonven- ton at Harrison December 12, 13 ana If. The speakers will include promi- nent men
 The Fordyee High School. built in 1909 at cost of s40.000. was destroy ed by fire of mysterious origin, The building was insured for S35000.
 After a jury in federal court at Tex. arkana had heard testimony in the case of Jones & Harrington. contrae- tors. vs. special school district CT Ashdown, the judge ruled it was q case of equity and dismissed the jury and will decide the case himself.
 Congressman w. s. Goodwin of War ren passed through Little Rock en route to Camden. where he will he present at the inspection of Lock No. T of the Ouachita River Lock and Dam
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

schoggea Bros. Nol have large lemon tre4 their store that ara ed
 have 5e odd lemons limbs. The len.sns d r1ety, nearly as large |
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

paid. The other. missed |
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

The Fordyee High School, built in 1909 at a cost of $4o.o00 was destroy ed by fire of mysterious origin, The building was insured for s35,OOo.
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

\ merchants, n big tubs in ng. The trees ,ging on the the large v& ,raneak
The Monticellonian., 1916-11-30

F,fty-flve per ceEt anticipated has been | lin county this veal ozark has ginned s0| operator believes d bales will be gtnnedl son ends.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
President Wilson's
UnWelcome Callers

In the January American Magazine
James Hay, Jr., gives the following
description Of how Wilson rids him
self Of unwelcome visitors:
when Mr.. wilson first came to
Washington, senators and members of
the house Of representatives tried to
follow their old system OF taking up
as much a presidents time as pos
sible. They were astonished to find
that the thing &c uld not. be done.
Unless the matters on which they
called and for which they had made
appointments were of unusual import
snce, each conference was expected to
last anywhere from three to five min
1tes. At the end If the allotted time,
Mr.. Tumulty would walk into the
residents private office, and the
president would rise to his feet and
say:
Now you may be sure that this
VIII be locked into.
.'Tier" was no way oil refusing to
accept that polite dismissal. After
each one had departed. Mr.. Wilson,
who is himself an expert stenographer
so expert that page from his
notebook is as clear and clean-cut as
piece of engroving-would make
shorthand note of the callers BUSH
ness. At the end of ca IN day he
would go through the notebook and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
THAT INJUNCTION THREAT.

Mayor Prince seems to think that the program Of
the opposition to the sale of the armory attack
upon him personally. He does not like the idea Of
having his ordinance go the voters and he has given
it out that the people vote to retain the armory for
the of the public certain citizens will enoin the city
from using it.
m The Labor World hopes the mayor has been mis-
quoted We give him credit for having ordinary horse
sense and it is difficult to believe that he would make
such assinine statement reported by the
missions agent in the Herald last Friday to the
effect that Mayor Prince believed the city had legal
right to the armory for social center other
public purpose.
If the people vote to retain the armory, as they
surely WILL is their judge who will hold that the
building cannot be used by the people who it? Not
in this year 1916. The days when, courts held such
views fortunately passed.
So as The Labor World is concerned we are per-
fecty willing to have the submitted any St. Louis
county judge who knows the breadth of power vested
in the city by home-rule charter.
Then again, the voters of Duluth at one time de-
cared themselves emphaticaly in favor of creating
Board of Public Welfare which given the power
establish and maintain public halls, theaters gym
nasums, public baths, social centers and "oher
institutions for the recreation and convenience of
people," That was amendment to the old city
charter. Such provision not necessary in the
charter In it's absence Judge would ignore the fact
that the people had passed on the question.
If the mayors reported view is accepted law what
becomes of playground proposition which was es-
tabshed and is being maintained at public expense?
What becomes of the social centers use of public
schools by neghborhood clubs work that is being
done well by Mr. Frank Hicks?
And finally, if the court should say that the people
could not have the armory their use what would
become of the Division of Public Welfare of which
Mayor Prince is director? Almost everything his divi
sion undertakes should undertake the mayor
Tho ioh$ Lir1 4frics
that would support the contention of advocate
using the armory for public forum and social
Isn't it pity that the head of the division of Public
Welfare has utterly failed to grasp the ideal that moved
the people to create such department city GOV
eminent? Oh. that he could the light and make
of his division than the fifth wheel the citys
cart, for division presents such possibilities for
popular service.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
MAY FILE SUIT EVEN IF
COMPENSATION rs PAID

Judge Oppenheimer Of the superior
court, Cincinnati, Ohio, has ruled that
even though widow has received
compensation from the state, indus
trial commission, this can not bar her
from sueing a street car company for
$4,000 damages because of her hus-
bands death. The widow was award
ed $1,744, and when she sued the
company for additional damages this
point was raised by defendant COM
pany which held that it was relieved
from further responsibility because it
contributed to the state compensation
fund. j
Judge Oppenheimer held that the
term compensation" for the amount
received from the state fund lis in
reality a misnomer." ut is not even
designed to- compensate the injured
workman for his mental or physical
sufferingor for many other things
which might be. considered by a jury
after the award Of compensatory dam
ages. Its purpose is to secure to the!
employe a prompt and certain pecuni-
ary relief. S..
1T is simply social insurance" said
the judge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
UNEMPLOYMENT STILL
AN AMERICAN PUZZLE

The claim of certain newspapers
and large employers, who fear legis-
lation intended to restrict immigra-
ton, that there is work for ALL"
does not harmonic with a report is
labor, section of the state industrial
commission. This report shows that
on Nov. Is last 246 trade unions in
this state with a membership of 1884,
206, reported total idlleness of 17.6
per cent, against 1877 per cent, Oct
Is, and 14.9 per cent, Sept. Is.
It is stated that the membership
reported on Nov. IS includes approx
mate1y one-fourth Of the orga nized
workers in the state, "chosen so as to
include for each trade and group Of
trades as nearly as possible the same
proportion Of the total orga nized
workers in the state. The list is,
therefore, representative of organized
workers only"
While climatic conditions are un-
doubtedly a factor in the 23.9 per
cent of ;dleness in the building in
dustry, the report shows that in the
manufacturing industries 1913 per
CoAl "e1e Iule OIL NOVoHluei IL, 1910.
In this section the highest percentage
was found in glass and 81; sware,
with 27.7 per cent; clothing and tex
tiles followed with "a per cent idle
ness, while paper and paper goods
was lowest with 3.e per cent. followed
by tobacco, 40 per cent, and machin-
cry, per cent.
In transportation the total fdleness
averaged S.4 per cent. Freight hand
ling lead with 1913 per cent, followed
by teamine; and cab driving. 14.5 per
cent; navigation, AZ per cent, and
railways. 3.4 per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
A. F. Of L. and Gompers
Are Praised by Editor

John M. O'Neill, editor Of the Trim
idad Free Press, and former editor
Of the Miners Magazine, official organ
of the Western Federation of Miners,
makes this reply to those who assail
the trade union movement:
1.-THE American Federa zion of Labor
is large body, and, it is said. that
large bodies move slowly. There are
many who are affiliated with the fed
Grafton who yearn for the organiza-
ton to move more rapidly, believing
that the snail-like pace of an organ
ization whose affiliated bodies num-
Der 100000 of members will never
reach in hundred years the goal to-
ward which the workers. of the ma
tons of the earth are marching. It
is better to be slow than to be too
impetuous. Speed is responsible for
many wrecks. The many who sur
veys every situation through the glass
of common sence, may move slowly,
but such a man is seldom wrecked
on the breakers.
1.-THE man who believes that des-
ert can be changed into an oasis over
night, is more of dreamer than a
dOer, but doors usher in the realiza-
ton Of the dreams of the dreamers.
"At different times since the birth
of the American Federation Of Labor
the impetuous men of labor, impatient
for the better day, have launched
what they termed labor organizations
with an aggressive policy, but history
proves that all these so-called agrees
sive organizations, guided by i'm
petuosity and pushed by Impotence,
have gone down to wreck and ruin,
without scarcely having foot prints
on the sands of time
1T is true that Samuel Gompers
is not infallible. It is true he may
have made mistakes, but as the serv-
ant of the labor movement of this
continent he has demonstrated that
he has had but one ambition in life,
and that Is to give the best that is
in him to bring the worker closer and
closer to the realization of the dream
Of the dreamer. Gompers will: die in
the harness, fighting for the liberty
of a class that he has represented for.
the life Of q generation. and when
the hour approaches that has in 1t the
eternal summons, millions Of men and
women will mourn his loss and pay
to him the, scriptual tribute: Well
done, thou good and faithful serv-
ant ~ -: ~ ~. ~:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
give directions or dictate letters, dis
missing the days work. These rules
he follows today"
IDEALS LEAD MEN 10 ,
LIVE USEFUL LIVES

Ideals are the greatest thing In the
world and should be ENCOURAGED.
said DR.. Stephen Wise, New York
rabbi, in an address in Milwaukee,.
''Ideals are the most worthwhile
things in the world" he declared.
ITO have an ideal and to be ever
in the pursuit Of It il to live q useful
life. The men that the world honot
are those who have held to cher
ished ideals, eve though in standing
by their convictions they were a mi
nority, pitted against the world.
"Idealists, with their impractical
visions. are always In the minority:
they are always unpopular. because
it is their work in the world to stab
away the CONSEQUENCES Of the ma
jcrity. And the majority does not
like to be aroused from its slumbers,
to heer indictments of things as they
are, for such indictments are re-
Election upon them. Over and over
the idealist has rendered the world
priceless services"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
SENATOR OWENS WANTS
AN INHERITANCE TAX.

An inheritance tax to raise revenue
is favored by United States Senator
Owen, chairman of the senate bank
ing and currency committee.
This is never a tax upon Industry"
he said. 1T takes from no one any,
thing he has ever had, and it works
no hardship on any individual. Our
forefathers recognized that money is
power and forbade the settling Of
estates on particular line of sue
cession which would foster great &C.
cumulations Of wealth.
"But the modern invention of per-
petual corporations and trusteeships
has made it possible to develop fort
une so vast they exercise the power
OF life and death over millions of
men, women and children.
''More important than raising rev.
enue is abating the menace of these
fortunes. An inheritance tax will re-
store to the people who created these
values gigantic sums appropriated
either by fraud or by the permission
and assistance of law ITSELF
ut taxes man of the first magni-
tude to administer an estate Of &c.,
100000. No human being can prop
erly consume the income Of 100000
a year, or 500 a waking hour, from
such an estate.
''Then think of the result when a.
single persons fortune is estimated
at $1,00o,000,00 and is gathering in
$50,000,O00 a year of the products Of
labor, while millions of the laborers
helping create this value cannot lay
aside $500 year.
these great fortunes mean the de-
privation of millions of people Of a
part of their slender incomes The
accumulated force! of all these fort
unes mea' $ innproverishment Of the
weaker elements in society,""
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
Republican, Want
Free Trade in Labor

San Francisco Bulletin: "The
business interests which usually
look to the Republican party to
give them what they want, desires
a high tariff on dyestuffs, for ex-
ample-to protect their prices in
the home market, subsidies for
American shipping, and a liberal
immigration law, 50 that cheap
labor Of Europe may come to do
our unskilled tasks"
This statement from the Worlds
Work is quoted because it is an
authoritative diagnosis of the Re-
publican party.
The leaders of this party frankly
desire protection for commodities
and free trade in men, high prices
for consumers, low wages for work.
lngmen, more wealth at the top,
and less wealth at the bottom.
The party has drawn to itself
the men and interests who will
profit by such policies. 1t can learn
new wiles and new phrases, but it
would choke on new principles.
If the working men of the United
States are conscious of their own
interests the Republican party will
never win another national eiec-
ton.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
STILL SEEKING SHIP.SUBSIDIES.

If that we'll known periodical, the Scientific Amer
lean, has better knowledge of science
has Of the of the decline American shipping
it is woefully limited in its understanding of matters
relating to merchant marine
The Scientific American favors ship-subsides be-
cause of the high cost of operation under which
lean shipping labors It, is because of this difficulty
says that widely read periodical "that only very few
shpwners have avaed themselves of the Act Of
IS, 1914" which legislation permits the transfer of
foregnbuit vessels to American registry
Just how and why the transfer brought with higher
cost of operation is not explained but is evidently taken
for granted in order to present feasible argument for
ship-subsidies.
AS matter of fact than 10 foreign-built
vessels of $4,000 gross tons have been admitted
to American registry under the Act of Aug. 49, 1914
And this transferring only ceased when the other mari
time nations became alarmed the loss of their re-
spectve merchant ships and adopted laws or rules alb
solutey forbddng the sale transfer of ships to any
other nation.
AS further matter of fact, there was practically no
Increase In the cost of operation of these transferred
vessels The law especially drafted enable those
ships to retain their alien masters officers crews
and needless to state most Of them have taken every
advantage of this special favor
The scientific Americans" argument for ship
subsidies is sadly lacking in the fundamental It
has absolutely no facts for It's base!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
ANTI-MILITARISTS
RESORT TO SATIRE

The Anti Militarism Committee,
which is fighting the attempt to
stampede the country into the adop-
ton Of a huge war budget, has given
out for publication biting satire on
the relationship between ornaments
and patriotism for private profit. It
Is poem by Grace Isabel Collron
and bears the title "Preparedness,' -
It reads as follows:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
CRITICS BUT NOT HELPERS.

Commenting that "Mr: Root is not reported as ex-
pressing opinion the alternatives after protest
is found to be futile is about the same
jumpingoff place at which Col left the SUBJ
5ect," The Eau Claire Telegram, Prog. Rep, says:
mo wonder the president decides foreign-affairs
problems within his province of duty according
Independent investigation and convictions He would
never get solution from any of his critics. big or
little"
Here is some appreciation of the double burden the
president has had to carry, the foreign prob
lens greater than this country had and
ouroen OF attacks by critics who had nothing to offer
but shallow suggestions of first steps whose end could
not be guessed And the president carried the
sbity The critics free enough with their advice
to start on this that BRIDGE the president alone had
the responsibility of seeing that it strong enough
to carry the whole nation all the way.
1t has been disappointment that statesmen have
been so scarce-men with only their country at heart
who realized the responsibility that on the
ment and saw that the time serve and not to
Observation-Disclosures Journal
Labor is necessity to human existence SUCH it is
obvious that under natural conditions it should be pleasure
not penance.
selfshness has its literal translation in the man who is
wiling and does accept benefits of organization without
tributing his SHARE
The dscharging of union because they are active
workers the labor movement only adds to the flame
Next to the family the trade union is the highest ex-
emplification of the gregarious instinct 49,.
Trade unonism that is not purely practical and simply
sensible is not trade unionism at all. @~
The extent of trade unonism the possible
Of people capacity for self government
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15

Remember. hatters' day, January.
a., and the sacred duty to give the
wages Of an hours labor Of that day
to relieve the Danbury hatters, tho
victims Of the greed Of labor's enemies
and the perversion Of the law.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
President Roosevelt
and Colonel Roosevelt

ee~o ~~S~AeSA oOSOSSv~oO
The GROWING outrage has been
committed by the Turks on the, Ar
menians. It is dreaded to think
that these things can be done and
that this nation nevertheless re-
mains neutral, not only In deed
but in thought" between right and
the most hideous wrong.
Theodore Roosevelt.
New York Evening Post: In 1902
the Beers lost their independence.
In 1903 was the massacre at
Kiskineff. Many years after 1903
Macedonia ran red with blood.
In 1905 the horrors of the Congo
were officially published.
In 1905 Korea lost its indepen-
dence.
In 1906 the Russian government
shot, hanged and massacred thous-
ands of her people.
In 1909 $4,000 Armenians were
slaughtered at Adama.
Between 1901 and 1909 Theodore
Roosevelt was president and the
nation remained at peace.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15

Give the wages OF an hours labor,
January ~, to relieve the Danbury
hatters.