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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
COLISEUM PROGRAM
FOR FAIR VISITORS.

Louisiana State Fair visitors, Nov
4 60 6 Inclusive, viii have the privilege
OF enjoying the finest Coliseum pro
gram ever offered by the management
There will be entertainment Of rare
excellence every evening In the large
Coliseum. a structure costing $4,000.
with comfortable. wellarranged seats
90 accommodate a large audience. and
with stage SO constructed that every
body present can thoroughly enjoy all
the features presented without any Of
the outside attractions marring the
program
Chief among the Coliseum entertain
n1eni will be the concert each evening
by Thayiu's Russian band one of the
worlds foremost musical organiza
tons. together with several RoloIsfs Of
great ability There will also De other
attractions, including the State Fair
free acts, These attractions In the
afternoon win be given in front OF the
grandstand, but al night they viii be
exclusively for the pleasure OF the
Coliseum patrons
For catalogue and other Information
apply 90 Secretary l.. " BrueggerhoT
Shreveport, La
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
RIG BENCH SHOW
For STATE SHOW.

Desiring 90 give special pleasure &c
as many Of its visitors as possible, The
louisiana State Fair has inangHrated
several aew departments the past
year or two, Including one devoted &c
the canine industry The annual Dog
Show features this department, II Il
accommodated In a large building on
one Of the main walks, with spacious
promenadinF places for the thousands
OF dog fancieFs and other visitors
who are expected 10 he attracted &c
this exhibition
A list Of premiums has been pre-
pared as inducement 80 owners Of fine
dogs. and al ~ them. whether they re
side In Shreveport, or Louisiana OF
other cities and states, are invited &c
enter their members Of the canine
family The very best possible atten
ton viii be- given all entries, and the
Judging will be by one Of the south's
experi faneiers James II steHen OF
coyingtoB. Ky
The hog show, which will BE- the
eeeond held AT the Louisiana Fair wll'
De conducted under the American Ken
mel Club rules and will be open 10 the
whole world
For catalogue. write 10 Secretary l.
N. BrnegRerhof Shreveport Fall
dates, Nov 10 8
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
DOING OR NOT DOING.

There are a number OF persons In
every town who have little 10 DO save
cFiilcise. whether they are your pollt'
leal friend or your enemy they must
talk, must gossip like a toolhless old
woman, and they wilI talk, they'll tell
everything they have observed and a
great deal they have imagined, there
fore II Is incumbent upon any person
Rho desires 10 succeed 90 give some.
thing Of constructive, positive nature
10 talk about am persuaded that IL
Is far better that these gentlemen
should howl their heads on about some
thing you have done than 10 be- able to
whisper about something neglected.
Tho not deceive yourself with the
thought that you are the only fellow
who knows how little you do, Any
person possessing sense enough to
shovel sand can tell within ten minutes
after he has arrived In your town
whether II Is live one or "A cemetery,
whether the municipal authorities have
their hearts In their job or belong 10
the vampire class
Get busy, perform an honest days
labor every day. aud your town will
respond to the impulse of that energy
like q copper kettle To a cloth dipped
In cleaning powder and your days
viii be long IN political power i.onis-
lana Municipalities
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
THRILLING RACES
BY AUTOS AT FAIR.

Persons who enjoy thrilling auto
mobile races will have their appeiites
satisfied at the Louisiana state Fair
this year for the directors have again
arranged sith Alex Sloan. the peer
less speed demon manager to bring a
bunch of daredevil drivers 20 the
shreveport track for tso DAYS of rae.
Ing and exhibition stunts About a
dozen ~ the worlds greatest speedway
performers Nth al least a dozen If the
most famous racing cars sill Dee seen
In action, Wednesday November
and again ON sunday, November S.
The program being arranged pro
vides for some lengthy races In While h
several contestants will participate. he.
ing on the track at the same time II
also calls foT sensational mile races
and handicap events Change ~ tires
during contests Will be among the fea
sure stunts.
Sloan has promised, 10 bring some Of
che most celebrated speed demons on
earth to Shreveport, and this means
that he Will bring them Sloan has
made similar promises before and al
ways kept bis werd The induce.
ments have been made large enough
b. attract these thrilling performers,
and State Fair sstors are assured q
hair raising AUTOMOBILE program.
For catalogue and other information
shout the state Fair dates Nov l "a
g. apply TO Secretary l.. \ Bruegger
heT
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
GOVERNOR To ATTEND
FAIR ON OPENING DAY,

With q decorated automobile parade
address by GOV h q Pleasant, for
maliy ushering Ia the big entertain
meht. and g.iizens Of Shreveport este
brating the occasion as Shreveport
Day and Press Day. the opening
day Of the Louisiana State Fair
this year will be- one OF special
interest 10 all the visitors IL viii
be especially Interesting to Loulsl
anians, for they Will have the oppoF
fnnHy Of seeing and hearing their nes
Governor MANY citizens have hoi had
the privilege of seeing Governor Pleas
ant 10 date, but the opportunity VIII
be theirs II they attend the state Fair
On Governors Ray, November
As usual the business houses. pro
fessional offices and practically all
ether places 81 activity viii be- closed
In Shreveport Al noon In celebration of
Shreveport Day. and thousands Of the
citizens viii visit the fair grounds
They have the assurance that all the
exhibits and amusements will be- Ia
full swing when the gates are thrown
open.
The decorated automobile parade
will precede the formal opening Of the
fair II will pass through the down
town section, and then on ou, TO the
fair grounds for the Governors ad
dress and the enjoyment OF the ex
hibits shows, races. etc Prizes will
be awarded 60 the beat decorated ears,
one eoatest being for city autos and
the other being for out oftown ma.
oh4nes.
Apply to Secretary l. \ Bruegger
hoff, Shreveport, for catalogue etc
Dates Of State Fair, Nov. / 10 G
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
Lgr SOMETHING GOOD De SAID.

When ayer the faiF fame 81 friend 81 fop
The abadow of disgrace shall fair Instead
~ Words - hialae, ~ proof If 80 aud $50.
let something good be said
Forget not that no fellow being yri
May fan so toW bat hove may I'M his head
Even tho cheek u shame With tears Is vet.
II something geoi Be said
M generous heart may vainB turn aside
ia ways If sympathy 40 soul 80 dead
EIi may awaken strong and giurIfiei
II something Eoad bs saii
And va | charge Sc, b. the tborHy crown.
And by the croas Oh which the Savior biesi.
ADD by your own souls hope fof fair
fFnaNn,
te, something good be said
James Wbiteomb Riley
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
HAVE 1T DONE SCIENTIFICALLY.

You are lying so clumsily, said the
obseryant Judge TO a lltigant who was
making q dubious statement Of hts
case. that sould advise you TO get a
lawyer BrowuIng's Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30

The desirabliity Of Federal purchase
for national park Of the sand dunes
along Lake Michigan In Indiana will be
considered by the government
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30

Fall showing of anan sons WaOer Barry and other hghgrad makes
all famous makes Goethe said that dainty foot the only feature
naturally she wants show the best advantage and there
wengh reached artistic perfection NOW while the style and
and Just pretty styles shown Come and
pleased with the styles and the prices.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12
Violence Favored by Company

Chattanooga, Tenn.-In an "Open
Letter to Employees" the Tennessee
Copper company makes stealthy sug-
gestion of violence against organizers
of the Western Federation of Miners
who are interesting the company's s
employees in trade unionism
In four-page pamphlet, the COM
pany makes this sly bid for strong
arm" methods:
1--WE appreciate your feelings in the
matter and know that just at present
those of you who have offered to get
rid of these organizers feel that moth
ing is too bad for any one desiring
to upset such pleasant relations as
have existed for so many years be-
tween the company and the men, but
the same thing can be accomplished
by public sentiment, and let's Just
make it so unpopular that this whole
agitation will funk Immediately and
that there will be no more men forced
into idleness by bunch of exploiters
that have desperate hope of getting a
slice of your hard earned cash"
The slice of hard earned cash" re-
ferred to is l61-2 cents an hour for
common labor These wages are de-
fended by the company as follows:
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12
WANTED THE STRIKE
Railroads Were Disappointed at Turn OfAfairs
With Trainmen
By Grant Hamilton.

The controversy between the rail-
road brotherhoods and the railway
managers which occupied general at
tention for a number of weeks brought
out more trenchantly than ever the
lengths to which the managers of the
railway corporations will go to ac-
complish their desires. The news
papers of the country, whose editor
ial utterances were almost wholly CON
trolled through their advertising col
umns, assiduously endeavored to con-
vince the readers of their journals
that the railroads were actuated by a
spirit of fairness in offering arbitra-
tion.
The railroads did not offer to sub
NIT all of the points at issue to a
board of arbitration. Their offer con-
tanned such an array of exceptions as
to amount virtually to no arbitration
at all
While the railroad brothers, through
their restricted press facilities. gave
the details of the situation as it ex-
listed, yet a large volume of the press
never carried the statements issued
by the brotherhoods.
The railroads we're represented by
committee empowered to deal with
the situation. During the many CON
ferences between the representatives
of the railroad brotherhood and the
railroads, the latter refused to meet
in any particular the demands of the
brotherhoods On the contrary, they
insisted on applying their scheme of
so-called arbitration" which in fact,
was offered with the veiled purpose
of promoting a strike, for the terms
of their offer of arbitration" were
so manifestly unfair and eliminated
entirely so many roads from arbi-
tration at all, that the offer, even if
accepted, would not have resulted in
settling the controversy.
BY the action of congress the rail-
road managers were checkmated in
their desire to bring about a nation
wide strike. Now these railroad man
ayers, with the assistance of Candi-
date Hughes and those who are COM
mitted to his cause. are combining
their efforts for the purpose of max
ing an effort to convince the people
that the principle of arbitration in
industrial disputes has been destroyed.
The railroad managers, true to their
past history, are assisting in the cam
paign Of destruction. for the history
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12

"If wages were much higher there
would be such rush for this COM
munity that you would lose your pres
ent steady work and would be much
worse off than at present, and as the
company could not afford to pay it
on the low grade of ore in this dis
trict, it simply means killing the
goose that lays the golden egg"
In an effort to arouse national hat
reds among these low-wage employees
who are urged to keep out of the
union on the ground that they would
be much worse off that at present"
the company charges that the West
ern Federation of Miners is controlled
by foreigners" and then submits
these questions, unworthy of men
claiming allegiance to American prin-
copies:
DO you want to have your life con
trolled by vote of Dagoes, Polacks
and Finlanders, and pay for their sup
port? Would you like to have them
for neighbors? Remember if the
camp were organized you could not
complain for they would be your
brothers, and do not think for a min
ute that they would not come and
live right among you"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12

Knoxville. Tenn.-"One of the in
cidents that arose prior to the settle
ment of the impending great railroad
strike" says Editor Keith of the
Voice OF Labor, "had to do with an
individual who sent long telegram
to the president, protesting against
the strike in the name of the workers
who would be affected by the strike,
and who were unorganized. During
the framing of compensation laws
quite a number of employees were
found who protested against the writ
ing of such laws, and who claimed
that they represented the unorganized
workers.. Just how man can repre-
sent any body Of men who are not
organized is beyond understanding
he may think he represents them, but
about the only way it can be figured
that he does represent them is tc
state that he assists in keeping back
better working conditions and better
wages. If that is representation, ther
we are glad that it carries no weigh
with those who are striving for high
ef ideals and better social and work
ing conditions.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12
UnOrganized Workers FraternaI Australians

Washington.-Australian labor pa
pers just received at the offices of
the American Federation of Labor
show that trade unionists in that
country kept close watch on the eff
forts of American railroad train SER
vice men to secure the eight-hour
day.
The Daily Herald, published in Ade-
laide prints these fraternal express
sions in its issue of August %:
"The struggle of the railway work.
ers in the United States for an eight
hour day should command the sylnpa-
thetic support of all industrialists
throughout the world. To some it
might seem that the labor troubles
Of land so far away are of little inn
portance to Australia and Australians,
but against this it has to be remem-
bered that no matter what the diff
culties and issue may be, it is all part
of the general plan of divine discon-
tent which shall continue to prevail
until the workers como into their
own by having the fruits of their la
Dor applied less for the benefit Of
the explointing class, and more for
the general welfare and happiness OF
mankind"
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12
COmpulsiOn Is Favored Favor Social Insurance

Richmond, Va.-Welfare, or social
insurance was urged by Insurance
Superintendent Potts, of Illinois, be-
fore the national convention of in
surance commissioners. He cited gov
ernment reports to support his plea,
and showed that there occur annually
in this country $3.50 deaths from in
dustrial accidents and 208.000 nonfatal
industrial accidents causing loss of
more than seven days time. The
total number of nonfatal accidents,
both industrial and nonindustrial in
this country of like severity was 687, :
900 in one year.
The ravages of sickness and dis
ease entail loss of 284.750.000 days
time TO workingmen, loss of wages
Of over $s00,000,O00, besides the enor-
nous expense for medical attention.
In this country he continued, there
are approximately 33,s00.000 workers,
of whom 10000 die prematufely each
year during the working period OF
life. This is, between the ages of is
and 65. By these deaths, It is esti-
mated, there are over 100000 depen-
dent families unprovided for annually
In addition to all these the workers
are liable to suffer from involuntary
Unemployment, especially in seasonal
occupations.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12


Baltimore.-The compulsory arbi-
tration microbe was coddled and Civ
en- fresh nourishment by Jouson c.
Clements, member OF the interstate
commerce commission, in an address
to the Grain Dealers National asso-
citation.
Mr.. Clements made no distinction
between a railroad company and its
employees who are forced to accept
onerous working conditions. Both, he
insisted, are engaged in interstate
commerce and he favored law that
would make legally established OBJ
legation and duty upon every worker
who seeks and accepts employment not
to leave the service of the railroad
company, or combine with others to
do so, on account of any controversy
untn a commission could investigate
in fair and impartial" manner
In plain language, this government
official would make it obligatory upon
willing railroad company not to en-
ploy worker until he signed con-
tract waiving his American right to
quit work.
The railroads, of course, would be
permitted to continue their policy o.
diseharging men as fancy dictates.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12
Compensation Law for Children

Philadelphia Judge McMichael has
ruled that the state workmen's com
pensation law must be Interpreted
broadly and that compensation must
be paid to children whose fathers are
killed in industrial accidents.
The case centered about a 4-months
old babe whose father was killed six
days before it was born. A work.
mems compensation referee awarded
benefits to the mother and to the
child until it reaches the age of 10.
Appeal was taken to the compensa-
ton board, which sustained the ref
cree. The matter was then taken to
the courts.
1t was argued that when there is a
widow or widower entitled to COM
pensation. no award can be made to
the children. In dismissing this ar
gument, Judge McMichael said:
"An act of assembly of the char
acter of the one in question should be
interpreted broadly and in harmony
with the aim of the act providing
sunnort for those dependent upon a
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12

who now call II surrender or crime.
One of the most disgusting types
of journals in this country is that
represented by Golfers Weekly. 1t
has always been a critic of all ras-
cality not committed by the sacred
Plunderbund of its own city. 1t
makes life a prolonged nightmare for
the vender of DR. Kill 'Em-Q Quick S
pills and holds up to scorn any paper
which receives money for such adj
vertising-that is, if the paper should
have the rudeness to attack any great
and holy evil. When Secretary Dam
iels began to ask questions concern
ing prices of war munitions bought
by the Government, Golfers began to
get uneasy and wrathy. 1t believe
in classes and confines its attacks to
those who couldn't steal million if
they lived an earthly existence to the
end of time. Its support should in
jure Mr. Hughes chances of election
in this campaign because the intelli-
gent reading public are not any long
er humbugged by its class of political
vaporing Golfers is right in the
height of its glory in supporting such
as Chas L. Hughes. Nobody counts,
in its opinion, except the people who
have piled up the most and after an
accumulation becomes sufficiently
bulky to exert a classy power, Col
lier's is too overawed to question the
method OF its acquisition.
There never has been a campaign in
our history which has drawn the line
between classes as the present one
and many of us welcome the verdict.
Mr.. Hughes is fitting candidate for
those who believe in the class idea
and he will, without qnestion, re-
ceive the united support of that ele-
ment. while those who do not be-
lieve that this country is large
enough to contain the idea and still
remain a free nation will oppose him.
The writer feels confident that the
result of the election will do much to
discourage the further attempt OF the
politicians to foist upon the people
| candidates who are more European
than American in their desires. We
have been long, long time in reach
ing that stage where the class repre-
sentative was not powerful and ag-
gressive in some part of the govern
ment but we have every reason to be-
| lieve that this contest will put him
into such an insignificant minority
that his doctrines will not raise any
thing but sneer of anger and con-
! tempt.
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12

There is not a Republican politician
criticising the President for his stand
on the eight-hour law who would
dare state his real position honestly.
Nine out of ten of them accuse him
of surrender to the dictates of the
railroad brotherhoods but there is not
one of them who would stand cross
questioning on specific points con-
cerning this alleged surrender for
fear of being forced into confession
of hostility to organized labor as an
institution. To the unsophisticated
student of politics, however. no evil
dence concerning Republication and
labor, organized or unorganized, is
now necessary. 1t has always been
the enemy of high wages. the friend
of wholesale and unrestricted immi-
grafton and an advocate of any
scheme by which the precedent for
treating labor as a commidity can be
sustained Until the advent OF Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson to the White
House there has not been an appoint
ment to the Supreme Court of the
United States that was not made at
the dictates of monopolistic employ
ers who were most always frankly
hostile to union labor in private con-
versation and who were not supported
by these reactionary puppets who Sc
cured their places on our highest
court. Today we still have the men
ace of hostile court to any demand
of decency. 1t is not so violently re-
dictionary as in the immediate past
only because of public sentiment and
two appointments by President Will
son which were distinctly radical and
human.
The question at once arises, how
does the situation in this election bear
upon the future prospects of collective
bargaining? In a nutshell, the re-
suit will be told November 9TH A
Republican victory means the ap-
pointment of labor's enemies to fill
all vancanices. There can be no
doubt of this when one judges pros
poets by past performances. If there
ever was an election in which organ
lied labor needed to be militantly ac-
tive in gaining votes for the party
in power it is this one and from the
news accounts pouring in the indica-
tions are that labor is not going to
let much grass grow under its feet
in taking up the work of organiza-
ton which will land Woodrow Will
son back in the White House in or
der that he may help in enforcing
the eight-hour law something that
certainly wiuld not be done by those
The Gem worker and the Idaho labor herald. (Boise, Idaho) 1914-1917, 1916-10-12

The New Republic of September
23rd contains a powerful article en-
titled "Unionism versus Anti-union-
ism" in which it declares that at
should be the policy of the American
nation to discriminate in favor of
unionism, to recognize its merits, to
define its function, and to make it an
essential part of the national indus
trial system" Something like this
has been my own strong conviction
for a long time. chiefly as result of
reading a great work on Industrial
Democracy" by the English authors,
Sidney and Beatrice Webb. de-
sire here to sketch the New Repub-
lie article.
Discrimination" in favor of union
ism does not mean forcible unoiniz-
ing of non-union labor. but "it does
imply popular and official discourage
ment of any attempt by employers to
outlaw unionism."
The existence of unions is fully JUS
tilted by the inability of the individ-
nal workers to bargain with their EN-.
ployers and secure right conditions
of labor. "Unionism is an indispen.
sable condition of the economic in,
dependence of the wage-earners as q
class. 1t is as important to them as
the vote is to the citizen or as some
protection against the abuse of polit.
ical authority is to the property
owner"
Hence the unionists refuse to arbi
trate the question of the existence o.
their unions. "The employers ar,
equally reluctant either to recoeniz,