Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 34, Hammond, Lake County, 27 July 1907 — Page 4

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Now that the railroads passing through Hammond are in the- improvement ihood, as evidenced by the new depots they are about to construct, it might be well to turn their attention to other matters associated in that line of work, namely, the disgraceful condition of the right of way of the Monon, Erie and Nickel Plate roads, that pass through the heart of the city. It has always been an eye-sore to the suffering public, but they have in the past shown enough interest in the appearance of this barren stretch to at least keep the weeds mowed down and the underbrush cut out, so that passengers going through the city .would not gain the impression that this was a place of such crude wildness as one would see about sucli a place as Miller's Station. The little beds of flowers set in the midst of a pretty stretch of lawn extending along the right of way of the Michigan Central has done much to bring that road near the hearts of the public. Picture the contrast in appearance of this road as it passes through the town, with its garden spot stretching from Ilohman street to the depot and a clean gravel road-bed to the maze of tall weeds, grass, willows, paper, stones and pop bottles seen along the course of the other railways. What a pleasing contrast to the present condition would be made by the little trouble and expense incurred in the construction and maintenance of a pretty garden spot along the right of way. It would not only tend to convert the ugly appearance of the roads which cut up the heart of our city, but would make it contribute to its beauty. A STREET SPRINKLER NEEDED.

Citizens living along the thoroughfares traversed by the street car companies in Hammond are bitterly complaining that the streets are not sprinkled often enough to lay the dust, which blows in their yards. If clean clothes chance to be hanging on a line they are spotted by the dust, and windows cannot be kept clean. Many people who use city water would turn the hose on, laying the dust in front of their homes, but the city won't allow this. If you take the matter into your own hands and turn on the water, the chances are that you will be taken to the police station and booked with violating the city ordinances. It seems that it is time for the city authorities to take the matter in hand and either compel the street car company to sprinkle the streets more regu'arly or else provide a city sprinkler. The city now maintains a sprinkler, but it is only used before the streets are swept, and this occurs about every two weeks.

WITH THE EDITORS Mr. Bryan's Latest. The Washington Post (Ind.) takes this view of Mr. Bryan's latest pronunclamento: "Mr. Bryan now insists that the democratic party is the only mechanism that can regulate the railroads. In his latest pronunciamento he craftily refrains from describing the democratic party, or giving any clue to what it is. lie does not betray its hiding placer nor does he indicate by whAt marvelous process it will regulate the railroads while remaining itself the. most unregulated institution on American soil. He merely describes it as 'the democratic party,' and lets it go at that. "If the uncanny monsters called government ownership,' and that other shapeless and uncontrollable creation called the democratic party, should meet and grapple, it would be up to Mr. Bryan to separate them at the risk of his life; f'"r he is responsible for them both. And there are indications that they are likely to clash." Some graceful photographs of scenes in Central park preach an eloquent sermon on the ministry of parks to crowded city life. A little girl lies asleep in a sheltered, leafy nook of the park, and near her is crouched a big, patient and contented St. Bernard watching his little mistress. Among the trees is a pool anil along Its circular rim are boys and girls sailing their little boats. On a grassy plat, in deep shade, is a large group of women and children, with here and there a baby carriage or a nurse carrying her little charge. And among large trees is a great audience of men, women and children, on benches and on the grass, listening to the Sunday afternoon band concert. New York's Central park includes about 150 city blocks and its estimated value is about $200,000,000. Fortunately this finest possession of New York, as well as the finest park of the world, was projected about 50 years ago, and owes its existence to some wise man who wouldn't wait 50 years, nor leave to another generation the honor which now belongs to him and the men who worked with bin:. Terre Haute Tribune. The activity of the Black Hand socitles, the Armenian nationalist bands, and other cut-throat cults of a similar nature, constitutes the most pctont sort of an argument for further restrictions in foreign immigration. It has come to pass that the few desirable citizens who came here years ago from Italy, Armenia and one or two other dark nations of the old world are today living in abject fear of their fellow countrymen, who, coming to America, idle, vicious and criminal, seek to prey on the product of thrift and Industry. It has been demonstrated ttme after time that the blackmailing letters sent rich Italians and Armenians do not con-

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, .ONE DISGRACE. tain idle threats, and that those who refuse to surrender their wealth really jeopardize their lives. How long it will be before these murderers turn from the rending of their own country men to prey upon native-born Ameri cans is a question, yet we need not be surprised to hear at any time of the assassination of some American of wealth., who with contemptuous laughter tossed his blackmailing letter in the waste basket. The lupine ferocity of these bestial foreigners is not calculating or reasoning. They have tasted blood and, like tigers of the Indian jungle, they will continue a menace until exterminated. Fort Wayne News. War and the Men Who Fight. "Take him first; he is worse injured." "Old man. how many hits did our turret make?" These were the last words that came from the lius of Lieut. Goodrich a he lay mortally hurt after the explosion on the battleship Georgia. He had been in command in the turret where the accident occurred. His men were about to break the re-, cord for fast firing and marksmanship when a flash from the back fire of one of the great guns ignited the powder in the arms of one of the gun crew. Nine were killed; all the rest were badly injured. It was when the wounded were being removed that Lieut. Goodrich showed the stuff of which the American navy is made by his anxiety first for his men, then for his parents and then for the record. There was no word for himself; no note of pain; no touch of selfishness. His last thoughts were of his comrades, his home, his ship. War in itself may be hell; to fight to the death may be accursed sin, but there are records of wars among the angels, and heaven has its militant hosts. The soldiers of the Lord are doubtless his chosen ones; here on earth they are the bravest and the best. Lieut. Goorieh's turret had fired nine shots and bad made nine hits in eigh teen minutes. His mind was fired with the pride of achievement, and his heart was full of love of his men who dared death with him for the glory of the service. The feeling that inspired them was only less tense in friendly rivalry than if in actual battle. In either would come the personal factor of bitterness and hate: the ruling force in either case would be national pride and personal integrity. After battering the Spanish ships to pieces on the coast of Cuba, the same men who had manned the guns to shoot the Spaniards to death manned the boats to save them from drowning. In the fierce flush of victory there was no touch of personal vindictiveness. but the helpful hand of universal brotherhood. War may be hell, but the men like Goodrich who fall in their country's service will find a captaincy waiting among the guardian hosts of heaven. Duluth News-Tribune. Many Pigeons in Chicago. It is estimated that 10.000 pigeons live inside of the downtown loop dis triet of Cliicaso,

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STANDING OF THE CLUBS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. . . :i . .?, . . . 5m . .43 -T- . . ? 5 . .33 . .-) L. Pet. .733 .617 .tilO .563 .453 .427 .?,'.? Chicago New York . Pittsburg . . Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston' Cincinnati St. Louis . . S3 31 32 3 5 47 47 SI 69 AMEBICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. .K2 .510 .5v3 .42 .41! .3! 3 .31U i Chlengo Cleveland .. I H-troit .... Philadelphia New Y'ork . St. Louis ... Boston .... Washington . . . 4'.t ...4'J . . .41 . . .3'1 . . .3:? 34 3 44 5' 51 jj AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pet. .t'.nQ ,55H .55 4 .5o 5 .5'mi .46S .411 .402 Trdedo 57 37 Minneapolis 53 42 ('dumbus 51 41 Kansas City IS 47 Milwaukee 47 47 Louisville 44 50 St. Paul 3!) ." Indianapolis 3'J 5S WESTERN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. .6 OP) .565 .5 35 .4S2 .404 O U . O Omaha 57 Lincoln 52 lies Moines 4 '5 I )en ver 11 Sioux City 3f. Pueblo 53 4 0 4 0 44 5 3 51 CENTRAL LEAGUE. W L. Pet. .57 S .56 .532 .520 .4S .43 .446 .39S Springfield Wheeling . Canton Evansville I ayton .4S . 47 .41 , .45 . .41 . .42 3 5 36 340 4 3 4 5 45 Terre Haute Grand Rapids 37 South Bend 35 THREE EVE LEAGUE. W. L. Rock Island 51 2S Springfield 47 2S Decatur 46 24 Peoria 45 20 Cedar Rapids 44 34 Clinton 3 4 4 4 Bloomington 27 4 7 Dubuque 11 CS Pet .646 .627 .613 .608 .564 .436 .365 .143 GAMES TODAY. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburg games). New York at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at St. Louis. (two AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Washington. Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Boston. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago, 7; Boston, 9. St. Louis, 3; Brooklyn, 2. Pittsburg-Philadelphia, rain. Cincinnati-New York, postponed. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 3. Washington, 4; St. Louis, 5. Boston, 3; Detroit, 1. New York, 5-3; Cleveland, 7-8. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Minneapolis, 3; St. Paul, 5.. Indianapolis, 1; Toledo, 2 (ten nings). Columbus, 1; Louisville. 5. In. Kansas City, 6; Milwaukee, 8 (11 in nings). THREE EYE LEAGUE. Clinton, C; Springfield, 7. Cedar Rapids, 3; Bloomington, L Rock Island, 0; Decatur, 4. Dubuque, 1; Peoria, 5. WESTERN LEAGUE. Lincoln, 2; Sioux City, 0. Denver-Des Moines, rain. CENTRAL LEAGUE. South Bend, 6 7; Terre Haute, 11 I 0. Dayton, 2; Wheeling, 3. Springfield, 2; Canton, 1. Grand Rapids, 0; Evansville, 7 (called at end of fifth Inning). When is this slump going to end for the White Sox, and will the lead be lost today or not, is the question that is uppermost in the minds of the fans hereabouts. Again yesterday the Phillies trimmed off the champs, by a score of 4 to 3. Plank had all the better of the handsome one, Nick Altrock. in the battle, the Athletics making eleven hits to eight for the Sox. Seybold was a reign of terror at the bat, getting a single and two doubles, driv - ing home three of the runs, while Jimmy Collins produced the winning score with a two bagger, Nichols was another useful performer with three singles in as many trips to the plate. Chicago got her three runs in the fourth when Jones singled, Issy tlied out, Dougherty forced Jones, Davis walked. Donahue singled, Dougherty scored and Davis took third. Donahue stole second and both scored on a clean hit by Eohe. Rube Waddell with pitch today against Walsh, if Smith don't show up. The beaneaters turned on the Cubs vesterday and took a fall out of the leaders for a change. The score was 9 to 7 and -Boston did all its work in a couple of innings. Carl Lundgren started the game as-ainst Gus Dorner. but in the second inning Carl was relegated and Jack Pfeister took up the burden nad lasted until the last inning when Blaine Durbin took his place. Dorner, too. was pulled out towards the close of the game and Lindaman relieved him. The Cubs tried hard to even up the score towards the last of the game and make a railv. scoring two runs in the oH, ir,,l tw-r. in t) uirlt), the eighth. Pfeffer and Ruelbach today. Cincinnati proved a hoodoo again for the New York team and Dan McGann and Roger Bresnahan were again injured and both will be out of the game for some time it looks. McGann was hit on the same arm that was broken sometime ago. and Bresnahan was seized with rheumatism and plucklly tried to finish out the game but his weakness was so pitiful that the spectators called for Ins removal. The game was postponed by common consent

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John L. Sullivan to Officiate at South Chicago Game Tomorrow. WILL DRAWING CROWD Presence of Renowned Fighter Will Swell Gate Receipts Other Events Scheduled. (Special o Lake County Time. South Chicago. July 27. John L. Sul livanthe great and only John L. is scheduled to umpire the baseball game tomorrow afternoon between the South Chicago club and the Logan Squares of Chicago, at the Logan Square park. side from the fact that the game in itself promises to be interesting, the retired pugilist will be a lug drawing card. It is said that John I has consented to umpire the game as a favor to his friend, ttie manager of the Logan Squares, and his knowledge and fond ness for ttie game have given him con siderable ability as an umpire. South Chicago promisps to have a good rep resentation at the game to cheer and root for their favorite players. The locals are also scheduled to op pose the West End Tark team this af ternoon. The reorganized Duff Colts will cross bats with the Hillsides tomorrow af ternoon at South Deering. Another (iame at Beeiuer. Bessemer park will be the scene of battle between the Monyihans and the Mitchells tomorrow afternoon. The Peterson Champions and the Caves Dust to Gos are each counting on a victory when they meet each other at Hand's park tomorrow forenoon at 11 o'clock. As the star atractlon for South Chicago fans who prefer to stay at home and see a good game, the game tomor row afternoon in tho South Chicago bill park between the Alma Maters and the Malt Marrows promises to be it. Olsky Leverenz is sustaining his reputation this year as a star pitcher and although the Malt Marrows will come with a delegation several hundred strong to root, the locals are confident of victory, pinning their faith to Olsky and his team. The crippled Naps got after New York yesterday and took both games of a double header and are now but a half game behind the Sox. Boston took the Detroit team into camp, Old Cy Young proving too strong for the Tigers. That pulled them down from second place, and the Phillies are within striking distance. Make your bets, gentlemen, Its an even thing pick either one of the four leaders. The Gans-Memslc bout looks as though it would take definite shape within a few days, the articles of j agreement having been signed and the night of the battle fixed as August 16. Jim Jeffries will act as referee and as sures the public that he will stand for no faking. He says that the contestants must make a public announcement of their weight every day for a week before the bout. Great stuff that. The Benny Yanger-Little bout which was scheduled at Fort Wayne for Aug. 20 has been declared off. However, it ii probable that on the same date Facky McFarland will be substituted for Little and will go 10 rounds. There is a little hitch on the weight question but that should be easily settled. The Joly nine baseball team are looking for the Doc Kids and are ready to put up their share of a $100 purse. 'Tbey claim that pt the contest which was to take place some time ago, the "Kids" atempted to dictate how the team should be run, but they will not stand for this. H. J. Handy of Chicago won the mile swim at Jamestown yesterday with ease, in 29 minutes and 20 seconds. C. M. Daniels won the fifty yards event and made the fast time of 26 3-5 seconds. Handy also won the 200 yard breast stroke. The Hammond team will have to go some to take the game from the Mystic Giants tomorrow at Hubbards field. Tobias is thought equal to the job. however. The Giants have blood in their eyes after the last defeat in this burg. Kid Elberfield, the most notorious kicker in baseball, was again suspended, this time by Griffith himself. As he did not kick at an umpire in three days Griff thought he was not tending to business. Three jockeys were hurt yesterday at Brighton Beach, and all claimed the Erin Isle as their birth place. A ! it-le a!? M-rtr r urn ii jociv. liiier, escai'eu nn ' -lrrl'!tl" slight injuries. Baron Gratton, driven by Geers, won the free for all yesterday at Detroit and made the fast time of 2:03 si in the first heat. Jake Stahl's South Chieagoes will tackle the West Ends this afternoon. The Real Test. It is by presence of mind In untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested. Lowell

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Travel la Scotland and England. 914.1 Hutton, Laurence Literary Landmarks of Edinburgh. 914.2 Bancroft, Mrs. Geo. -Letters from England. 914.2 Holmes. Oliver W. Our One Hundred Days in Europe. 914.2. Ilowells, W. D. Films. 914.2 Hutton. Laurence London Literarv Landmarks of London. 914.2 James, Henry English Hours. 914.2 Story. Alfred T. Building of the British Empire. (2 vol.) (.crmanj. j 'T- 'ran ' von oerwtau i) eiuinir or a w oria rower. Travel in France. 914.4 Caird, Mona Romantic Cities of Provence. 914.4 De Forest, Katherine Farls As It Is. 914.4 Am ids, Edmondo De Studies of Paris. 914.4 Hamerton. Philip G. Paris in Old and Present Times. 914.4 Jackson. Lady Old Taris, Its Court and Litery Salons. 914.4 Jackson. Lady The Old Regime. Court, Salons and Theatres. 914.4 Stevenson. Robert L. An In.3 ..... .. 914.4 Stevenson, Robert L. Travels' With a Donkey in the Cevennes. 914.4 Taine, II. A. Journeys Through France. 914.4 Edwards, Miss Bet ham Home Life in Franco. 914.4 Edwards, Miss Betham Young's Travels in France. Tmel iu Italy. vli.o iawioio, r. Jiarion .vve Roma. 914.5 Crawford, F. Marion Salve Venetia. (2 vol.) 914.5 Howe. Maud Two in Italy. 914.5 Howells, W. D. Tuscan Cities. 914.5 Hutton, Laurence Literary Landmarks of Rome. 914.5 Button, Laurence Literary Landmarks of Florence. 914.5 McMahon, Anna B. With Shelley in Italy. Travel in Italy. 914.5 Symonds, J. A. Italian Byways. 914.5 Symonds, J. A. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece. (3 vol.) Travel in Spain. 914.6 Amiois, Edmondo De Spain and the Spaniards. (2 vol.) 914.6 Borrow, George The Bible in Spain. 914.6 Irving, Washington Alhambra, Conquest of Cranada, Conquest of Spain. Travel in Russia. 914.7 Beveridge, Albert J. The Russian Advance. 914.7 Bigelow, Poultney Border Land of the Czar and Kaiser. 914.7 Gautier, Theophile A Winter in Russia. 914.7 Norman, Henry: All the Russias. 914.7 Palmer, Francis II. Russian Life in Town and Country. 914.7 Schierbrand, Wolf von Russia Her Strength and her Weakness. 914.7 Stepniak The Russian Peasantry. 914.7 Wallace and Sir Donald Mackenzie Russia. Minor Countries. 914.9 Mahaffy, J. P. Rambles and Studies in Greece. 914.15 Muloch, Miss An Unknown Country (From Antrim to Cushendall.) 914.29 Borow, George Wild Wales. Hollnnd. 914.92 Amicis, Edmondo De Holland. (2 vol.) Travels In Turkey. 914.96 Amicis, Edmondo De Constantinople. 914.96 Donnelly, II. E. Alethea, At the Parting of the Ways. 914.96 Gauthier, Theophile Constantinople. 914.96 Locher, A. With Star and Crescent. Trnvel in Aia. 915 Iledin, Sven Through Asia, (2 vol.) 915 Hue. M. Travels in Tartary, Thibet and China. 915 Landor A. Henry Savage Across Coveted Lands. (2 vol.) 915 Shoemaker, Michael Myer Great Siberian Railway. 915 Weale, B. L. Putman Manchu and Muscovite. 915 Weale, B. L. Putman Manchu ing of the Far East. (2 vol.) China. 915.1 Carl, Katherine A. With the Dowager Empress of China. 915.1 Hamilton, Angus Korea. 915.1 Landor . H piry Savage In the Forbidden Land. (2 vol.) Japan. 915.2 Brownell, C. L. Heart of Japan. The. 915.2 Hearn, Interpretation. 915.2 Eraser, Lafcadio Japan. An Mrs. Hugh Letters From Japan. India. 915.4 Steevens, G. W. In India, Turkey. 915.6 Curtis, George Wm. Ilowadjl in Syria. 91 5. G Hutton, Laurence Literary Landmarks in Jerusalem 915.6 Oliphant, Lawrence Haifa, or Life in Modern Palestine. The Meals of Long Ago. "If you want striking illustration of the increase in the price of food stuffs in the last 10 or 15 years," said an old hotel man, "just get hold of an old table d'hote menu and see the list of things that hotel guests used to get a quarter of a century ago for 75 cents. It would break up any hotel to offer the same bill cf fare at the same price to-day." Resting. One of the fundamental principles of proper rest is that one shall not be disturbed during the resting time. The telephone bell should be plugged. One expecting t be called, or even called unexpectedly does not give up thoroughly. It must not be forgotten that rest, real, refreshing, youth-giving, health-restoring rest is of the nerves as well as the body. Poverty Stricken Greece. Greece is said to be the poorest country of Europe. Her total wealth amounts to $1,000,000,000, or about half that of Switzerland.

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Levelers of forests primeval, tillers and ! 1 deration of Labor, which ia planhusbands of soil; n'ng to buld up a stronger labor Builders of nations and empires, blazers i movement in that section. and burners of wav, 1 We are the hosts who accomplish, we are j Portland, Ore. Union labor of tnls the men of to-day. j city has decided to enter the coining w . ,0 . , . I municipal campaign "with a full ticket uorlds have we opened and conquered, ; , ... , mountain and valley and shore; j of its own- localise of the attitude of Distance has' fied from our footsteps, i the present municipal administration borders repulse us no more; j labor has decided to alter its former Ours the empyrean ether, pierced by our ! , , .... , , flying machines, i Policy, which was to indorse candiRullng the depths of the ocean. lord3 of dates of other parties. the deep-sea marines. , Columbus. O. The Wertz law W13

I Into the bowels of earthland pressing for treasures they hold, Wresting and wrestling to surface wealth of the ages untold; Taking the forces of nature, elements leashing in chain, We are the lesions of progress, we are the powers who reign. We are the men who are hewing for the yet unborn to rea d Into the pillars of aSes, imprint of action and deed; Marching resistlessly onward, blazing and burnins the way, ; We are the hosts who accomplish-we are the men of to-day.

New York. Italian clgarmakers re- to the international union and one cently organized in this city. per cent, is retained in the local treasI3oston. Union labor is renewing ury. There are 9,000 members, and interest in a proposition to establish a each member must make at least labor temple here. three dollars per day, while some Wilkesbarre, Pa. The lace mills make as high as seven and eight dolhave advanced the wages of 1,100 em- Jars, which is on piecework, ployes ten per cent. Toronto, Ont. All fear of a possible Newark, N. J. One of the pioneer strike of the Toronto street railway labor unions of this country is the employes has been removed by the journeymen stone cutters of this city, ; adoption by the company and the men organized May 10, 1S34. : of an agreement under which th latIloston. -Owing to Chinese competi-, ter receive an advance of two cents tion an anti-Asiatic league has been Per hour lti their wages, to date from formed in New England to advocate ; June 16' while other conditions are a Chineso poll tax of $3,000. i satisfactorily adjusted. The agreeNew York. International Photo En- ment ls b'ilnS for three years. One gravers' union has signed a five-year hundred men are affected and the arbitration agreement with the Na- wa5ps bill of the company is Increased tional Publishers' association. to the "tent of JS4.000 a year.

Washington. The headquarters of. P-erlin. Count von Posadowskythe International Union of Carriage . TVehner, the vice chancellor and miaand Wagon Workers of America will ister of the Interior of Germany, has shortly be established in this city. : undertaken the preparation of a London. The British government j scbeme fr the maintenance of perhas appointed Mr. Ernest Aves as com-! BOns out of work whlle are eeekmissioner to investigate on the spot ' ins employment The state ia already the workings of the various labor laws ca"Ting out old age, sick and disaof Australia : bility pension systems. The offlcial London.-The iron puddlers' wages ?peraVnShfSf f,ystems aro in the midlands of England were in- fur"!er charfeJd wlth bringing persona creased recently. At the same time ! seekln k-1? contact with employother mill forge wage were Increased I f rB wantinf Jf br &ni also wIth or2V2 per cent. 1 lns Tarants to labor.

a.o v,io- A ference between the unions engaged in the steel trade and the employers resulted in an eight-hour working day being conceded. South Omaha, Neb. The entire working force of all the packing houses, comprising about 6,000 men, were recently notified that an advance in wages of from 5 to 15 per cent, has been granted them. Washington. No sign of a trade union label has been found earlier than 1S74. It appears to be wholly of American origin, nor is any evidence at hand that unions elsewhere, except in Canada, show special Interest in it San Sebastian, Spain. The entire northwest of Spain may be tied up by a gigantic strike, the beginning of which was the declaration of a general strike at the meeting of several thousand miners at Bilbao. It Is believed that the movement will spread rapidly to the mine districts of Santander and Asturlas. The labor unions of the whole of Catelonia are preparing for a general strike. Washington. The most potent and far-reaching influence at work In the labor world are the labor journals, cf which 185 monthly and 79 weekly publications are issued in the United States and Canada. Washington. The payment of money by the Erie Railroad company to secure immunity from strikes will be investigated by those in this city belonging to the International Associa tion of Machinists. A meeting of Washington lodge of machinists was held to hare a committee appointed and sent to New York to Investigate the allegations and secure further information. Minneapolis. The Minneapolis convention of the A. F. of L. directed that in order to extend the propaganda work of the federation organizers, and also to furnish a theoretical a3 well as a ready reference guide to speakers and writers on labor topics, that there should be compiled, under the supervision of the executive board, a textbook containing the essential principles of unionism and such other information as may be deemed necessarj'. The compilation of the data is being speedily completed.

Paris, France. The authorities j Indianapolis, Ind. At a recent meethave discovered an emigration agency ! Ing of Bookbinders' union 103 female which is shipping Roubaix weavers to ; bindery workers were admitted. The Paterson, N. J., and Lawrence, Mass.. I ?xtra effort for the organization of the

thus enabling those cities to compete with the products of French cities producing similar manufactures. Seattle, Wash. Speaking to a large

gathering of the Christian Endeavor j Wilkesbarre, Pa. According to the delegates here, the Rev. Edwin Heyl j annual report of President Nicholls, Delk, pastor of St Matthew's Lutheran j of District No. 1, United Mine Workchurch, Philadelphia, denounced the ; ers. read at the session of the union.

action of the governor of Idaho in the alleged kidnaping of Moyer and Haywood. He also asserted that the j Judiciary of Idaho -was corrupt

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civoa southern States by the American declared unconstitutional by Common 1 leas Judge Bigger on the ground. that it is not of universal operation . and that il ls retroactive. It will be appealed. The law provides that not more than 10 per cent, of the number of mea empIoyed ia any trade in the ptatt cau 1m? used in the penitentiarr for like labor. New York. A rery remarkable la- . . u01" organization is the United Hatters' Union of America. It datea its permanency from the time of adopting ., . . . . the three per cent, dues of each member's earnings. Two per cent, goes ijvoiuuu. i ii iJiiusu uuamuuiimo returns furnish an interesting comparison of the amount of weekly wages paid to agricultural laborers ia England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. It appears that in England the highest average wage is $3.32, and the lowest $3.48. In Wales the highest Is$5.10 and the lowest $3.76, in Scotland! the highest is $3.32 and the lowest' $3.26, while in Ireland the highest is $3.12 and the lowest $2.10. The highest wage in Ireland is 14 cents lower than the lowest in Scotland. Pittsburg, Pa. Advanced wages and shorter hours, in the large majority of cases without resort to strikes, is the report that organizers are sending in to the American Federation of Labor from several of the towns and cities in the vicinity of Pittsburg. The result of the continued prosperity of the country has been felt among the worklngmen. There is hardly a trade that has not received an increase, at least somewhere in the district In some places it 13 the carpenters, tn others the bricklayers, and so on. tiown the line. Detroit, Mich. The biennial convention of the International Longshoremen Marine and Transport Workers association, in session in this city, adopted resolutions cf sympathy with Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, and voted $200 toward their defense. Accompanying the report of the executive council were letters from Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and othe; labor leaders, strongly recommending the creation of a reserve fund by the longshoremen. The matter was referred to a special committee. New York. Anthracite coal operators say the miners at last seem satisfied with the way they are being treated, as after four years of activity the board of conciliation, created to settle disputes between men and employers in 1902, have a clean docket During the four years 159 differences have been settled, the board Itself disposing of 132 of the cases, and an even division reference of the other 27 cases to an umpire. Of the grievances considered only one was presented by the United Mine Workers of America as a body. Thirteen were presented by the operators and 146 by the miners. ! bindery women is to strengthen the position of the bookbinders in their .demand for an eight-hour day on Oc- ; tober 1. 21,000 mine workers hare been dropped from the rolls of the orgaaization because they failed to pay their national assessment

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