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Page Two Monday, January 13, 1013 PORTLAND LABOR PR ES8 DEFECTS OF ROADWAY IS CAUSE OF WRECKS ARTHUR B. REEVE IN HARPER'S WEEKLY. are not itemized. I f th a t were th e j case, then the remedy ought to be a p plied of charging for item s sep arately | ami not concealing the real charges. j As it is, one cannot escape the conclu sion th at what is actually charged is, a- bus been said, “ all the traffic will The Interstate Commerce Commission bear ” Places the Blame for Loss of L ife W ta t are the remedies? They range all the way from public fu n erals pro-i on Railroads to the System of False videil by the state, as advocated by Economy; Speculation Is Blamed. many who have studied the subject, to ; reform in thu whole business of p ri vately conducted funerals. F or the D uring th e year ending Ju n e 30, present at least the idea of sta te f u neral* may be set down as an isslie for 1912, according to the report recently the future. Today the question is of I issued by- th e In te rs ta te Commerce controlling the abuses under p riv ate t ommissioii, th ere were 19,585 persons killed ami 109,538 injured on our m anagement. steam railroads, an increase of 189 LOSING TEMPER IS BAD HABIT. deaths and 19,379 in ju ries over th e p re vious year. These appalling figures prom pted the Writer in Magazine Shows Fault to Be eonimissiou to make railroad sa fe ty a Dangerous. special fe a tu re of its report. The rem The proper and happy medium b e edy suggested is the adoption of the tween keeping your tem per and losing block system and sta n d ard rules in the it is a very rare g ift, says Thomas L. o peration of train s. The com m ission's .Masson, in L ip p in c o tt’s M any people rep o rt shows th a t of a to ta l of 8215 succeed, a f te r < usiderable persistence derailm ents d u rin g th e year, 1877 w ere and effort, in suppressing th e ir temper. caused by d efects of roadway, such as .Must of them are likely to o vertrain. They succeed a fte r a while in form ing ro tten tie s and d efectiv e rails, and 3M7 by defective equipment. By the a crust over them selves, highly pol- power .shed, seamless, and Ple..sant o look la tte d r , is m eant d efectiv e m otive low er The Other F ellow ’s Job. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ There 's ii craze among us m ortals th a t is cru el hard to inline. ♦ GIVE CHILDREN A CHANCE ♦ -------- ♦ W heresoe'er you find a human you will The surest way to ruin children ♦ is to deny and deprive them of ♦ the rig h ts and privileges of child- ♦ hood, by compelling them to re- ♦ fra in from those childish sp o rts.» and diversions which are th e ir ♦ rig h tfu l prerogative. Boys and ♦ girls have u right to play, even if ♦ they do make a noise and at tim es ♦ become a bit boisterous. + The world was not made for ♦ ad u lts alone, and every adult ♦ should rem em ber th a t a ’ one tim e ♦ or an o th er he or she was once a A child. ♦ In the absence of convenient ♦ and properly equip|>ed play - ♦ grounds every vacant space in the A big cities should be turned over to ♦ th e children. ♦ find the ease the same; You may seek am ong the worst of men or seek am ong the best, And you will find th a t every person precisely like the rest; Each believes that his real calling ¡ s '* along some oilier line, Than the one at which lie's w o r k i n g - tak e, for instance, yours and mine; From the meanest “ me t o o " c re atu re to the leader of th e niob, T h ere's a universal craving fo r “ th e other fellow 's jo b .” , There are millions of positions in th e busy world today, Each a drudge to him who holds it, but to him who d o esn ’t play; Every farm er is broken-hearted th a t in youth he missed his call. While that same unhappy farm er is the envy of us all. Any task you care to m ention seems a vastlv b etter lot Than the one especial som ething which .'<ni happen to have g ot; I'here s hut one sure way to sm other e n v y 's heartache and her sob, Keep to o -b u sy a t your own to w ant “ th e other fe llo w ’s jo b .” —Success. I t io tim e to lay aside prejudice ami fam ily will work for years w ithout a deal fra n k ly am i sym pathetically w ith m urmur to pay the bills, th is g rea t ami ever more pressing prob lent of w hat it co ts the poor to die. Religion Called into Play. ♦ D istressing? Yes, but th a t is the very \n o th e r thing which adds te rrib ly to ♦ reason why it should be aired. H ere tin* cost of dying is the large number ♦ is a subject th a t has too long been of burial customs of the various races ♦ kept in darkness. And darkness makes and religions. There is a wide differ ♦ it only the more burdensome and i n - ■ once among Catholics, P ro testan ts, and ♦ iquitous. i Jew s, and again among many nationali ♦ To all, rich and noor alike, conics I'*'" composing these three great relig ♦ the tragedy of bereavement. But to "-«t divisions. These customs are most ♦ m arked in the newly arrived im m i the fioor the loss of the wage-earner ♦ gives an added sting to death itself. g ran ts, though the differences fade ♦ N or is th a t all. H eath not only be la ter and the tendency is more and ♦ more to standardize funerals. reaves th e living and th ru sts them ♦ Je w ith funerals show a wide differ dow nw ard in the struggle for existence ence w orthy of serious study. As the by cutting off one who contributed t o . . . . , ,, , the fam ily support; it mortgages the ho,lv 18 onl-v aa earthly remainder, it The Telephone Girl. living, already struggling under too is not regarded as a saered thing. The The telephone g irl sits stil in her belief is th a t corruption atones fo r the heavy burdenu. , h a *r a ,,d listens to th e voices from -ins in life, and as, under the old Mo everyw here. .She hears all the gossip, saic law, the body most be removed Cost of Dying—What It Means. she hears all the new s; she knows who w ithin one day, there is, therefore, in Much has been w ritte n about the in the stric t orthodox classes no cost for is h“l’P.V a "d who has the blues; she creased cost of living, but no one ha- em balm ing. The body is not viewed, k,lortH our known or, if he has known, has dared r sorrows, and all of our and hence there is no cost for clothing, to speak o f the increased cost of dying ® i chasing . .. except fo r a w inding sheet. Moreover, u|x>n. Underneath, however, the fur th e’ boyy; she . knows of our and whut it means. The undertaker— Bad Roadbed Responsible. troubles, she knows of our strife, she the plainest wooden coffins are often nace is going, and some time later on, | he now wants to call himself a “ morti B anana peels m ake fine slippers. , used w ithout any outside box; indeed, when the gases have accumulated too knows every man who is mean to his “ In one of the serious derailments, c ia n ” — finds that he must raise his much, there is a loud explosion, a n d ,,. „ • x- < w ife; she knows every time we ure out in some eases th e bottom of the box is prices to live. The unscrupulous «I® I j " ? " " ' ' 7" J“" that which was once a human being has th e tr a ck in t i . -t.' ,® a m lu a lon o f en . not wait oven for that excuse. And ! . . " e been scattered to the four winds of , , ,. . . " " *nl ' ? bo *CCl" i with i « the n hoys, , she hears . . the excuses ♦ UNFAIR PUBLICATIONS 4- .. x * ii • xi. 4 forces of nature after burial. . , , , . . dent disclosed 900 rotten ties within a each fellow employs; she knows every the worst of it is that there is going heaven. People then wonder why it is .. , , , , .. . , , 1 , . . . . . . . , . . „i.i i x , . 1 - , - .. distance of 147 rail lengths. Under woman who has a dark past, she knows on a .. change Impressive vcw Ceremonies that of such , . s inclined . 1 to . ’ be , fast; . . in List of publications “ u n fa ir” to the B of standards by which uium w . iiia. a i; person » . . an . . angelic dispo- . m a n y rails there were ns ® many as 11 . every man who even the very poor now habitu" Iv d e -, y . r„npr„iM .,„„i,„.»-,i „.;o, sition should so suddenly have gone to . , . . x , t ., u . . . . . , , . . , , . , 1,1 funerals are conducted with , . . . . . ,,a<* »■•s. and in many of the ties the ' ael th ere’s a secret neat each saucy typographical union. Readers would do mund and have quite as elaborate to -! „....i— 1i;„I1;.v .....l „ a in o H i« wkici. pieces. Thev .. . . they . „ w . e - r e . « Pur- » ®' I the quiet, . . demure , . telephone . . well to cut it out anil paste it in a '-or iiiaraeu i uignuy anil a sincerity which t • d on ’t understand that spikes were so , loose . that nerals as the well-to-do, often more so. is very impressive. The real services! ‘•"pW ' ’n"8‘ easily removed by hand, the wood hav- I girl- If the telephi..... girl would tell -picuous place: The tragedy of it all is a story that come about a week after burial and j American Baptist, St. Louis. n ® 0 er an ’ e a i o os longer any bolding power.” It «11 she knows it would turn all her has long been crying to be told. are rather of the nature of a memorial. ,nf on,‘ * temper is no on y easy o ac wag also found that the track was friends into bitterest foes. ¡She could A merican B lacksm ith, Buffalo. What the changes wrought by death Thus, among the orthodox, excessive Qu rp- but seems ^ « r o w with what it . poorly ballasted. sow a small wind that would turn to a American Farm Review, Rochester. entail on the living who remain has j posts are almost unknown. However, feeds ujion. And the harrowing part American Printer, New York City. The Interstate Commerce Commission gale, engulf us in trouble and laud us is that a jierson who possesses often been guessed at, but has never I there is a growing tendency to conform of . this . . . . . i very correctly refuses to place th e' >>> ,ia<l; she could let go a story (which , Animal Friends, New York City. after a while, a , • , . 1 .. . .. 7. • .. been really known until very recently, to the so-called “ standard” Protestant this habit . becomes, Biblical World, Chicago. . . blame lor the great number of rail- gaining in force would cause half our who is, in a sense, immune | . . .. , ■ 7 . . ,, , Some time ago the New York School funeral, as many of the Jews lose their creature Black Cat, Boston. . .... , ■ . . road accidents upon the engineers and w ives to sue for d iv o rce); she could get 1 « . . ,, , , . • . • a i. of Philanthropy caused au investiga faith, and among thoroughly Americnn- from criticism. ■ People give in . to .. him trainmen. “ There Blue Book, Chicago. is a disposition,” all the churches mixed up in big tights order to avoid trouble, anil o th e r s,., . . ■■ . ■ . tion to be made through its Bureau of ¡zed Hebrews there is considerable os- in Boston Cooking School Magazine, ,, , , z v the commission asserts, “ in some ouar- and turn all our days into sorrowing ’ *?* “ I . . . . - 6 Social Research, and this unpublished | tentation. There are, on the other discreetly keep away from him, or, ters to charge these lamentable errors nights; in fact she could keep the whole Boston report on the cost of burial among the hand, no pauper burials, for the syna- knowing his disposition, seek to mol to failure of discipline, and to hold I town in a stew if she told the tenth Catholic Standard and Times, Phila him. Thus he creates what might poor of New York City has since been - gogue always provides the funeral, and i lify " n a .„.„a „„a employes wholly responsible for such part of the things that, she knew. Now, delphia. called a favored zone, and comes to ' • . . . . t » . . , ■ , supplemented and partially revised. In extra charges, if any, are borne by the be Catholic World, New York City. believe that the losing of his temper fallure' This is a su ^ rh eia l view. The doesn t it make your aching head whirl Illinois the Rev. Quincy L. Dowd has relatives. Christian, Boston. i. a „ „ normal „ n n .l c condition, o n d itio n , an d that bv ■"''reuse in the speed and weight of • when you think o f the trials of the, and that b y, .... for years been engaged in studying this Christian Advocate, Boston. and the j telephone girl? — Trades - Unionist,; .. „ . „ __ j train s w ithin recent some curious dispensation of P ro v i-] question and has prepared a monograph Trust Involved in Funerals, Christian Advocate, Cincinnati. I crowding of tracks and terminals Washington, H. C. which will shortly be published by the | As usual, when one considers such a deuce he has n perfect right to go on Christian Advocate, St. Louis. Chicago University Press. question as this, the trail leads back, ‘ °Thge ‘ joy of losing o n e ’s temper at j ,n0,18,-v e ; '“rged volume of traffic, have Christian Advocate, Pittsburg. sooner or later, to a “ tru st,” or at least what is commonly known as the i propitious moments is by no means the the «”*Ve’ an<* re ^ TO THE NON-UNION WORKER » j Christian Endeavor World, Boston. Magazine Prints Facts. Christian Observer, Louisville. “ coffin t m s t ” - a company L t m akes, loast of l i f e ’s comforts, but in order ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Both of these studies have been u ti Commercial Poultry. caskets. What effect has this combina- t® do it properly one should PfeP«® d th° <’ha,1,‘‘'' o f error on As an individual you are as helpless lized and some idea of what they con Congregationalist, Boston. beforehand; perhaps by fasting ' I as a sapling in a tempest. You know tain has been given by Professor Gra tion in restraint of funerals on the f ° r Critic and Literary World, New York. that saying, that, you intend to work high cost of dying? Most authorities 8n<I prayer, or by a proper arrange- Real Cause of Accidents, ham Taylor in The Survey, a mugazine Hpworth Herald, Chicago. UndoubtedI thc conclu,j oi, g , eached for whom you please, for as many hours of social, civic, and philanthropic ad o ill tell you that there is no such i ".ent of em o tio n s-w h a t we might term Evangelical Messenger, Cleveland. as you please, and as much as you thing as a “ coffin tru st,” and it . very ; 8 scale of outbursts by the Interstate Commerce Commis- vance, published in New York. The Every W oman’s Magazine, Now York. please, is a joke. fl8 to s<>mp of fhp con)rib„ti large industrial insurance companies exmtence is den.ed strongh- b y t h e un-i T here'can be no doubt that ! .ng ■ Farm Journal, Philadelphia. A ou know that no non-union man can f )r in(,rpasi numbpr are also stirring themselves to action. dertakers’ trade journals, one of which o n e’s tdmpsr, if it be done disc eetlv Farm Poultry, Boston. and with proper forethought, is x great ► , do that, for he has to ask the emp over Settlem ent workers, charity organiza bears the euphemistic name of “ The , *, .7 i xu j _.,;x;„.. railroad accidents are based upon sound . xu i . . . Farmers ’ Home Journal, Louisville. clearing of the air and the o ^position. 1 for the ehanee to work for what he tion societies, ministers, workers of all Sunnyside. ’ ’ tx ii i leads .i to iTpentance, and al- oi ¡premises, but the commission fa i s , ’ ut- Farm er’s W ife, St. Paul. It i sually I ' ’ chooses to pay, and as many hours as In the last census report there were kinds among the poor today are begin x • • ui ra terly, to point out the fundamental he desires. Fashion World, Boston. axny r"CU^ r" ?r Ca8,tel8 ,D invariably to a feeling ( cal,se which makes d efects in the road 239 i , manufacturers of caskets in ning to grapple with the problem qui found T Ferry's Seed Publications, Detroit. (]pfpctive ¡npg and ro)). Organized labor has been able, by etly. Here is a brand-new and highly the United States. This does not look , morse and remorse is something th a t, General Electric Review, Schenectady united action and collective bargaining, as .f the sources of supply were re- ™ ° " g , ¿ vnJ K h J a n v , stock on railroads possible. important issue. It must be met. If Green Book, Chicago. 1 to shorten the work day, raise wages, the new social science and the new pro Htncted. But the greater part of then» i times. A peraon who n ever has an> 1 Household Companion, Boston. r A were small, experimental companies. Of remorse over anythir.g is pretty hope-! fhrou8 ¿7m ed the,‘ T c K and in many ways improve the condi fession of social work are worth any Industrious Hen, Knoxville. ' tions of the worker. thing at all, they must solve this ques Silq»ie thenggrTat “m ajority consolo ^The wise course seems to be to learn ’ "ni1 sta** <* development The lavish I Iowa Homestead, Des Moines. All will agree that the worker doeB tion of the high cost of dying sooner or dated into one dominating concern,: «rst bow to bold yourself in, to smile 8“PI’7 rOf.lprall' O.ad8 .,n h‘" not get a fair share of the wealth pro Junior Christian Endeavor World, later. which exerts a ir u-wi<le influence in upon the enemy when the enemy wi.shes • v * 1 ¡n^ US lol,n duced; that the hours of work per day 1 Boston. One cannrt go among the poor very caskets and in the general regulation >-■ to do almost anything else but try by National and state govern- are t00 many> L adies’ Home Journal, Philadelphia, much without hearing more or less cir and selection of sumdies. that; to be patient and bide your time; 'x*','.’. " a 1.',n " ” Prin'*P' Organized labor has bv united action j Larkin Idea Magazine, Buffalo. cum stantial stories of how the unscru high fl,lance finance” > in 't o !« ss off the affair as inconsequen o f hlch ” construction, t the he! . « .. L ippincott’s Magazine, Philadelphia. been nble to secure fewer hours, bet pulous underti kor fleeces them. In Investigations Carried On __ ________________________ ______r watering of stock until the railroads ter wages; to resist successfully, re Literary Digest, New York. tial; or else to be silent and dignified; fact, nothing less than ghoulish are Is it a trust? It would be prettv but along with this receipt should also »re^ capitalized to r more th an double L ittle Folks, New York. some o f the stories that are related to hard to say so legally, it would seem, come the consciousness that at proper . H‘lr al'tll!' cost, and the speculation ductions in pay; to make better homes, Metropolitan Magazine, New York. better clothes, better foaii, more com- show how pressure is brought tu bear Five years ago a Western funeral as intervals the losing of o n e’s temper is! ln rallr"a'I securities by the stock job- Modern Priscilla, Boston. bers in Wall H treet-th ese are the fun- f" '1"5 5° ,nake the ’ h”»’ a b et,er I>Ia,,e on distracted people to cause them ex National Printer Journalist, Chicago. sociation asked Congress to investigate, ! something that ought to be done in or- to work in. cessive expense in burying their dead. and in 1908 the Interstate Commercé ' der to fulfil the moral law, for it acts R e n t a l causes of so many wrecks on Our Dumb Animals, Boston. Your own common sense tells you Pacific Reporter, St. Paul. Commission considered the question, as a kind of health stimulus both to the railroads and the sacrifice of thou- that you should be a member of your B uz L uam Not Expanding. Pentecostal Herald, Louisville. but ao action was taken. A bitter war ' conscience and to the imagination. If, sands of human lives annually. union. One trouble is that the undertaker over the question has raged in the trade in addition to this, you happen to be Popular Mechanics, Chicago. Your duty to your fam ily, your fe l Reduclng Operating Expenses. cannot extend his business like other journals. Many undertakers declare wrong, so much the better. Your true Poultry, Peotone, III. In order to pay interest and d iv i low worker anil yourself demands it. business men. People are not going to . that there in a trust; others as strongly friends will sympathise with vou. The Poultry Herald, St. Paul. You have, no doubt, made up your die simply because he offers exceptional | deny thig H A Butlar editor of , . The , consciousness that your enemies are dends on fictitious values in railroad Presbyterian, Philadelphia. mind that as an individual you are opportunities for funerals. There are | Sunnyside,” asserts that the fax-ts an d ; laughing at vou will breed h u m ility,1 I^ I-erties, railroad managers are con- powerless to improve your working con Printing Art, Cambridge, Mass. only a fixed number of deaths, anyhow. figures ghow lhat th(, com,,auy indi i-1 and altogether you will be a more 8tantl-V "tnving to reduce operating ex- Reliable Poultry Journal, Quincy, 111 ditions and that you will at some time ¡»enges to n minimum. In fact, all he can do is to advertise cated is not a combination in restraint human person for doing it. Saturday Evening Post. become a member. Motive power and rolling stock are and attract business fr >ra other under of trade. , ------------------------- Short Stories, New York. You cannot afford to neglect this any neglected and the roadway permitted takers. But advertising is forbidden SWISS HEAVY USERS OF GAS. Sportin-; Life, Philadelphia. to fall into almost decay merely to I'’”Kor. , Price of Caskets Increasing. by the code of ethics of the le a d in g 1 Sportsm an’s Magazine. jVer> day s delay places you and undertakers’ association. | Caskets are costing more every y ea r., Cnnk<ng and H eating Largely Done make a good showing on the boards of Sunday School Times, Philadelphia. trade. It is the false and dangerous your fe !l?w wf,rker in a more danger- Thus it comes about that the eompe- ' Som*’ one 8a**I recently that it was rap -; W ith Clean Fuel, System, Chicago. economv practiced by railorad man- ous l’o!,1,,oni a,1d unless you assist in tition among undertakers is keen. The jJ'y becoming costlier to die than to j Thp Hgp of for cooking ln 8 w itl. Wasp, San Francisco. „ « « I I S . X k I tk Zk x ■ Zk *«k Vk k *k n k Zk *k *xk » '* . . *x xx . 1 A A . XX XX I „ t e n s iv e and is on the agers which is causing so many rail- ,h e 8,ruKKlc for better conditions you first act after a death occurs is to call live. The co.ub.na.on referred to ta k e s, pr]ana ¡g West Coast Magazine, Los Angeles. I road wrecks. In their eagerness to re "r,‘ responsible for your own and your I b 718M there were 3714 gas in the undertaker unless, as often hap care to enforce that part of the under- Wine and Spirit Bulletin, Boston. duee operating cost the men as well as Mellon workers degradation. pens, he appears before lie is called in. . U keM ’ ?°‘,e of eth ic. Which Prevent« inptprs .n fhp cUy of Zuric|i g. ppr Word and Works, St. Louis. Remember the union is the only or- the machines are speeded up to their These mysterious appearances of the competition and the lowering of th e (>pn( <(f whi(,h m easU,e d gas used for World ’■ Work, New York. undertaker within a few minutes after j Prlpe of caskets, and advocates in- lightin„ and ¡3 ,H,r cpnt for technical, fullest capacity. N ot'hov.”‘ well, b u t ! «ani“ tion ,h a t has nP to this time Young Catholic Messenger, Dayton, done anything for the workers. Its how much work can be turned out is a death—like that of a vulture scent , creased cost of funerals. Th.s is gen ,.((okin,( and h eating purposes. In 1910 Ohio. aims are to improve the conditions the onlv standard of increased effieienei , . set be- ing a corpse— have often been a cause j ' ra .' ’■' 1,11 e< ‘ ' "r< .* ., in *ka*’ ?* the number of consumers had Young P eop le’s Weekly. under w ihch inen and women are com for comment. Of course such highly refuses to deal at. all with those who ( ) 4„ .{7(. an(, on, v „6 Cp)lt llged / o r e railway employes by officials. Y outh’s Companion, Boston. pelled to w ork and live. pra- ticc in recent unprofessional acts are frowned ou by rut rates or advertise. It has organ gas for lighting, 'w hile 73 per cent U has been tb e <’ra ' rec By becoming n member of the union the better class of undertakers, just as izei1 »««tw and local associations, and of the total number were consumers years on many roads, if not a general the practices of the “ sh yster” lawyer ; these have a subtle and specious influ- of gas as fuel for cooking and beat practice on all roads, to m ake nppro- you can do something. You mnv not be able to revolutionize the world, you are frowned on bv the honest p racti-1 enc® *n ^avor ° f »he “ trust, ing, and the rem aining 332 m eters reg priations for each d ep artm en t and tioners " ' p*tent of the exploitation in eof- istered the amount of gas consumed when the appropriation has been used inn;’ not be able to change the whole up to cut down th e lo n e ..r shut down ' SV8,P" 1 ’nim ediately, b u t you will be ..................... , . , ' _ ,x fins and caskets was disclosed in the “ Shyster” undertakers arrange w .lh . . . , ., . ,,, for technical uses and gas motors. . V ’ ... I “ u n d e rta k e rs’ w a r” 111 Chicago some •oinplelelv, regardless of th e condition loing som ething to m ake the world b e t the policeman on tho beat, or with .. , ... . x _ . 'tim e ago, when a Western casket coni- f in u tile power, rolling stock or road- ter, not only fo r yourself, b u t those who people living in a tenement, or some- < , „ ... . Keeping It Secret. way. This u n certain ty of em pivimei-.t come n^»e r you. Exchange. *. * . . . advertised times with an insurance agent, or even i P*®y 1 . . . its . sale for $15 uf a Why is i t , ” asked the curious, x ..... . . . . __ z... casket for which from $35 to $59 was causes a co n stan t sh iftin * g > of employes guest, th a t poor inen usually g»v >"ve e , 1 J'-" wit h a doctor, to ¡iay a couimisison for charged elsewhere; $29 for what others No matter how skillful a mechanic mav MIGRATORY WORKERS TO MEET such information as leads to a “ case. u * . »01 x xdn x.ic z xv larger tip s th an rich m e n ?” , , . ... sold for ».iff to $t>9; $25 lo r the same ,,... . ., . . .. .. , be his elhcienev and service tr the At the first hint that the victim is „ H id e ntVere.l *too. $299 c... “ Well. suh. said the w aiter, who I ......... » . ~ . artjcle offered at «7’. $75 ... to $100; for . . , ’ company is measured largely by the Will Convene in New Orleans From w as sono th in ’ g of .. a philosopher dead at last, the undertaker races to as . milling miiiilAvrnnnt 7 . * ' Ixiliirtii .il liiu I'niit what others asked from $.599 to $799. January 28 to February 2. length of his continuous employment. the stricken home, trusting to luck and well, “ looks to mo — like — de I’0 th e ...... .............— These figures were followed bv The Southern rally a i national con the adage “ first come, first served.” xixi... u . _ iu .L people , o f . don't want nobody to find out h e ’s * p o ’, ’ Locking Out Old Employes. c la im , “ • • i W e w ill . sa . . v e . the vention of casual, unskilled and mi- r<kl,„„„ x-1. . . non .. a y ____ 1 w il -i. an‘' don t wntit , liobodv C h icago $3,9099,999 ear . w 1 hich . , *»p , ri< . »■ ",nn . , 2. to When a year ngo most of the roads gratorv workers will be held in New Simple Funerals Not Desired. , lie invested , i in _ necessary articles X , find out he s ric h .” — Y ouths’ Corn- for west and south of Chicago cut their Orleans January 28 to February 2, ’ The fact is that it is a very difficult the liv in g .” It is alse worth noting panion. force of employes to the very quick under the auspices of the National and delicate matter to urge simple fu that the six leading “ $75 funeral coin- order to assist the Illinois Central Committee for tho Unemployed and the nerals on the poor, and the family al- ; ¡lanies” on the A tlantic Coast are all ♦ Maxims for the Married. A and H arrim an lines or railroads in th e ir Brotherhood W elfart Association, of ways ranges itself on the side of the tfcp gdvant ()f , he p . N ever both be angry at once. A war upon the federated movement, they which J. Fads How, the St. Louis highest prices. Insurance, strangely . . trugt „ and con Ued N ever tau n t w ith the past mis A invited the shocking disasters which “ millionaire hobo,“ ’ is the m oving' enough, is often an incentive to ex take. deal w ith th e other outside companies. A have since followed. »¡.irit. The convention will discuss the I pense. It seems like easy money and, Never allow a request to be re A 'o' slogan of the railroads, “ safety following questions: “ The Need of I Tremendous Profits in Undertaking. indeed, is often kept up solely for the ♦ |ieated. A firs t.” is a tragic joke upon th e public. Free Employment Bureaus” ; “ The purpose of providing an elaborate bur ; The tremendous profit in the business? i i » xk z . j. . i v • ♦ Never forget the happy hours of A The only safety lies in th«( employment Need of Free T m n snort »tint, to tin t lal. In many cases the funeral is a | can be judged when it is known that a early h ue. A o i »«.p right kind of labor, dei-ent con „ fT o w a W rk “ The Shortenin , of' great social occasion, the only exi-us<- the manufacturer often makes 29 per ♦ N eglect the whole world ra th e r A ditions fo r th e w orkers and a reeogni- th e Hours of Iz ib o r” ; “ A M in'-num For Union Men for a day off with the family, an en- rent, always from 12 to 15. The un- ♦ than one another. A ^*on ° i »heir just rights. Wage for Men and W om en” ; “ Insur tertainment carried out with lavish- dertaker, in addition to the huge profit » ♦ Never let the s .n go down upon ♦ ance Against. Unemployment and the nens and ostentation, a mark of thi makes from 209 to 399 per cent on the ♦ anger or grievance. A Fig Leaves. Use of the Panama Canal Equipment proaperity and popularity of the fam accessories. For candles and drapery ♦ Never speak loudly to one an- A The story is told of a young lady ' ^or ^jal1'» and Railway D evelopm ent.” ! ily of the deceased. If the fu n eral, he gets $2 or $3 for a few days; the ------------------------- were cheap they would lose raste. Home original cost is from $19 to $29, and ♦ other unless the house is on fire. ♦ from the East, who, seeing a fig tree ♦ Never sigh over what might ♦ for the first time, exclaimed: I people will go to any extent for a good thev are used many times over. The total number of seamen employed ! ♦ have been, but make the most of ♦ funeral with a long file of carriages, “ Why, I always thought fig leaves on vessels registered in the British f l l f N D p p U 7 A A I F X I M i l I Ç It. defense the undertakers say that ♦ were larger than that! “ —San Frnn «'lands (with the exception of seago- j 1 /U iW K iE i T T W I Æ iil lIllL L nV banners, flowers, and often a band. The the charges re illy cover, services which ♦ what to. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A » » ^ » » eiseo Argonaut. i >ng vac' and fishing boats) is 208,- 1321/j Third Street '214. ) Today and Tomorrow calls for DURABILITY and ECONOMY in Street Paving. Secure the BEST. Boost for BITULITHIC Union Made Clothes Suit or Overcoat $15 Made to Order * I
