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i 'v " """" I''' i'w -j'.J- V i ORGAN OF THE STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR ENDORSED BY GREENSBORO TRADES COUNCIL MOTTO: ORGANIZATION, EDUCATION AND ELEVATION. GBBBKSBpHO , N. C, FKli)A?X, NOVEMBER 27, 1908. ' . i : : : --- : . -. ' ' - VOL IV 1 J i ' ' i rr m c 3 c a -c rv a y u 1 ! vi WW l : A WJ "'. M 'V-J. . " k" i ' m .. .. . .. - t t 6 l s. it 2t" 11" THANKSGIVING. The yellow has gone fromu the maplel The birds fly away to the South. I hear the great blast of the north wind, A trumpet with storms in its mouth. Ere long an,d the snow will be falling, The twilight come early and cold And the beautiful runes of the sum mer Shall be but as are tales that- are told. Yet now is the time for Thanksgiv ing, For music and greetings and mirth; A song for the old folk we honor A song for the little one's birth. In the home as we joyfully gather, As gayly we sit at the board, We lift up our praise to the father; Accept our thanksgiving, O Lord! For the land of our love and our free dom, For harvests in byre and bin, For the flag on the school and the steeple, For fruits in their wealth garnered in. Dear Lord, when, we count up thy mercies, v v Bewilderedwe pause in the task, So swift and so large is thy goodness, Outrunning the favors we ask. The kindred come home for Thanks giving, Sweet children, old men with gray hair ; And sometimes the poor and the stranger The love and the tenderness share. God make us like him in our giving, Like him in our grace and our love, And so shall the light of our living Be caught from his temple above. Margaret E. Sangster. NOTES FROM COLORADO SPRINGS. The Union Printers' Home at Colo rado Springs, Colo., was on Novem ber 11, the Mecca for more than 500 of the labor leaders and delegates to the Denver convention of the American Federation of Labor, who made the pilgrimage as the guests of the International Typograph ical Union. The visit brought the country's representative laboring men in touch with the greatest institution of its kind in the world, an institu tion which stands as a monument to the labor movement. The delegates were taken in car riages to the home, situated on an eminence a mile east of the city, where they were served with an old time western barbecue. Then fol lowed an inspection of the building and grounds, and afterwards many made the trip to the summit of Pike's Peak. Fraternalism in trades unionism, as exemplified by the Union Printers' Home' was; a revelation to the labor leaders, anu many of them, enthused by their inspection, declared their In tention of advocating the establishing of national homes and sanartoria by other organizations. In fact, the Barbers, Teamsters and Musicians are now considering Colorado Springs as a site for this purpose. Samuel Gompers, president of the A. F. of L... said: "The Union Print prs' home is a magnificent institu tion; a monument to the intelligence and the humanity, of the labor move ment." Mr. Gompers, as well as John Mitchell, expressed the hope that oth er trad organizations would not be slow in following the example of the I. T. U. T. L. Lewis, president 01 tne United Mine Workers of America, said: "The Printers' Home is tne most remarkable institution of its kind in the country. The visit of the delegates of the A. F. of L. will edu cate labor throughout the country to the importance of such institutions. What imDressed me most was xne splendid management, the perfect ar rangements for caring lor invalids, and the numane features in throwing out safeguards against disease and in providing homes for those wno nave finished their life's work and are un able in their declining years to care for themselves." Officers of the American Federation who were pres ent were: President Samuel Gom pers; Secretary Frank Morrison; treasurer John B. Lennon; first vice president James Duncan; second vice president John Mitchell; third vice president James O'Connell; fourth vice-president Max Morris; fifth vice president D. A. Hayes; sixth vice president ' Daniel J. Keefe ; seventh vice-president W. D. Huber and eighth vice-president J. F. Valentine. James M. Lynch, president of the I. T. U., and Superintendent C. M. Deacon 1 were official hosts. mee ine main Duuoing oi ue Home was dedicated May 12, 1892, nearly $800,000 has been spent. Ev ery cent of this, with the exception of the original Childs-Drexel gift of $10,000, has been contributed by the Union Printers! nf mtH-i AmpHra. The annual income of $90,000 is derived from a 15 cent monthly per capita j.ne average number or. resi dents at the hnmp i 145 thfi aver age cost per month per resident being auuut $66. There are now six build- mgs, surrounded hv beautiful land scape gardening. Within the last few years the trus tees have devoted special attention to the treatment of tuberculosis, and results have been so satisfactory that a proposition to transfer the sanito- mm to Arizona was decisively de feated at the "Ronton rnrivfintifm fti August. scientific methods are being employed tO fio-Vit V- 3 : t mA x a. 01 Snoninl mi 1 pffi uesign were ereciea. xiieix emciency in the treatment of lung trouble has hftftn ilpmrmatratoH art A officials of the union are authority IOr the statement that fully 50 per cent, of the patient who have had the advantages of tnt life have re covered health and; resumed their business duties. Colorado Springs Is an ideal, loca tion for such a home. Its rare cli mate,' particularly beneficial for lung troubles, its unsurpassed scenery, pure mountain water? and almost per petual sunshine, are j essential qualifi cations. ! ' AGED PARENTS. 1 "By some, aged parents are consid--ered a burden, of vfhich they would gladly-id themselvef. We often see these persons treat their parents un kindly, apparently fojrgetting the debt of lov and gratitude (.which they owe to their father and mother. Ah! how ungrateful is the human heart! How apt is it to become cold and hardened towards those whom ;it once loved and the tenderest, holiest affection! Was it not your mother who watched over you in the hours of -infancy? Was it not she who spent so many sleepless nights by your side as you lay in your little bed, suffering from disease which she feared might take the loved one from her sigat? And, when the dan ger was past, knelt and offered a prayer of thanksgiving to God for His great kindness in sparing the life of her darling. She has prayed for you all through bygone years, and she prays for you still. It was she who taught you to say your simple prayer, each evening as you knelt beside her knee. Oh, how yoi loved her then! Every childish care and sorrow was poured into her listening ear, and you ever found in her a sympathizing friend and counsellor. "And your father !j Do you not re member when you u$ed to stand at the window and watch his coming from the field, where he had labored hard all day long that you might not want? And, when the evening meal is over, then he took you on his knee, told you pretty stories and called you his pre cious child! And that, when you come to be of the proper; age, he sent you to school that you might obtain an edu cation and prepare; yourself to be come wise and useful, and be an hon or to yourself and to the world? Have you forgotten all this? It cannot be. "Stop and think what you do when you pronounce your father and mother burdens. Consider that the vigor of life is gone, that they have become weak and dependent, and that their poor old hearts need cheering by kind words and pleasant smiles. The shad ows of their lives jare lengthening their sun- is about Ho set. Then be careful that you cause no cloud to set tle and obscure the glory of that sun set. "Your father's growing old, His sight is very dim; He leans on his faithful staff, For he's weak in every limb. His eyes are well nigh told, His earthly hopes are fled, He soon will sdluber cold Among tne silent dead. "Your mother's old and weak, Her locks are thin and gray; Her aged form is1 bent, She soon will pass away. The one who loves you ever, You shall see no more, Until you cross the river, And stand on the other shore. i "Be kind to the old folks, then, They've done enough for you; They've braved the storms of life, With spirits strong and true; And now when age has come, And earthly hopes have fled, Oh, share with them your home, And cheer their dying bed." ROHR OFFERS AN AMENDMENT. "What," asked one one printer of another in my hearing, "is a near unionist?" My .guess -would Te that he is the feUow who loudly swears that he believes ini the organization, but is always a month or so behind in his dues. Brockwell, in the Wash ington Trades Unionist. Say, Sam, this man Brockwell has the right kind of a jsteer, but we arise to amend his interpretation of what the diagnosis really consists of. The amendment is to .the effect that a "near-unionist" is an individual who creates a noise like a man with a paid-up card, yet who takes his good label oflice money? into a United Ci gar Store and buys; a. sweatshop cigar or clothes his spavin-creaking knucks with non-union trousers, and feeds his near-union stomach upon non-union served and baked jaread. This is-our amendment. Will.iJ. Rohr, in Cincin nati Chronicle. THE DENVER; STYLE NOW. Harvey Garmanj of the Denver In dependent, sends forth the following bit of news as to jthe latest styles in Denver: j "The sheath stocking, which was probably first seeii in San Francisco, has reached Denver on its way East. It starts with-a! .foot, as any other stocking, and pursues the even tenor of its way to the atnkle. At the ankle it becomes bolder and starts to branch Out. It is new in sinuation -of a slitf at first. More daring asf it ascends, it wid ens and expands -until the dainty lit tle lacing that hols it together at the top spans a neat, flippant gap of three inches, perhaps, more if--well, if it is sufficiently influenced from within. r The natty bow j that finishes it off, which may be as wide as desired, rests on nothing-fthat is, the bow is quite independent as it "were." . Now the question is "How does Garman know?" 1 , . - X HOW DID YOU VOTE- Was your vote an expression, of your Americanism, or did you cast your ballot (without any further rea son than that .some.' man or men might, win a partisan victory? There is published at Charlotte, in the state of North Carolina, a magazine called "The Merchants1" Journal and Com merce." It is edited by ; Norman H. Johnson, who seems to be a man who uses both his eyes and his ears for the purposes for which they were cre ated. e- In a recent issueof the magazine he says a goo many good things good because they are true, and be cause he shows that he understands what he is talking about. Here are a few paragraphs: "Are you performing your duties as an American citizen, Are you vot ing this year as a matter of princi ple,, as a fre-born, thinking, liberty loving being, or are you blind fet tered, Ignorant being exercising your privilege as a citizen by casting your ballot without any further reason than that the party of your forefathers may gain a partizan victory "If this be your reason, your father would be ashamed of you. "Political parties are a necessity, but the domination of these parties by men for furthering their greed and selfish ambitions is an evil that is not to be overlooked. "Radical legislation can be check ed only by the action of conserva tive men. Religion and education do not flourish In barren and" debased minds. "So let your vote be an expres sion of your Americanism." This is not from a politician. The presumption is that the writer is a Democrat; . but whatever he may be there is no moss growing upon his back. He is the forerunner of a com ing class of men who will and must be a factor in the domination of politics if this section of the South is ever to return to its place of influence in the councils of the nation it once held, and we believe it will. In another paragraph of the same issue of the publication from which the above quotation is made the writ er speaks of the debased politics of the country as shown in "the campaigns- of slander and vituperation and the' appeals to prejudice and pas sion rather than constructive and eco nomic questions." It is a shame upon the present' gen eration of Americans that such things ' may be truthfully said. But every observant- man and woman in the land knows that many political cam paigns are carried on in that way. Those who rely upon slander and up on appeals to petty prejudice to win success in politics should be hooted down wherever they go and made to know that the least the public sees of them the better it will think of them. The man who runs for an of fice and tries to win by indulging in slander without ever attempting to ay a thing about "constructive or economic questions" ought to be driv en into a secluded private life and kept there for his country's good. A glib tongue and an unscrupulous con science or no conscience at all are the poorest recommendations to pub lic confidence and public trust imag inable. More men are wanted all over the land, in the South' as well as as in the North to fight for the real principles of "constructive and eco nomic legislation." There should be no place in our politics for the dema gog who attempts to win by frantic appeals to passion and prejudice; all such should be obnoxious to the men and women of the present genera tion, whose advantages for education and culture have been so much great er than those enjoyed by their fa thers. Knoxville Journal and Tri bune. REHRIG CONVERTED. Secretary Kellington, of the Inter national Union of Flour and Cereal Mill Employes, announces that the Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co., re pudiated its agreement with the un ion, consequently "Egg-O-See" and "Egg-O-See Corn Flakes" are no longer union made products. Pretty nearly all this breakfast fodder that is ground out in J3attle Creek is unfair stuff. The Union Gazette cancelled an order for advertising from the "Egg-O-See" firm. Allentown Ga zette. The September Journal called Edi tor Rehrig's attention to the "squab ble" Into which the Egg-O-See people had tumbled, but it has taken three months for this local organizer for the A. F. of L. to come to the con clusion that it was about time to cut loose. Did he hear from Gompers. ? Easton Journal. A FREAK ALARM CLOCK. George Reed, a motorman on the Easton Transit Company line, has an alarm clock that is causing him all kinds of trouble. George's run com mences at $5:30 in the momfiig and the alarm is set so as to arouse the household at $4:30, but George says that darned alarm goes off at any old, time between midnight and noon of the next day. On a late morning the gong sounded and George and his good wife bounded out of bed, partook of breakfast and George speeded toward the car barn to take charge, of his car. Upon his arrival at the barn he was met by the "chief,'' who wanted to know why he wis on4 '. hand at two o'clock, three and a half hours in.ad vance of the schedule time. That clock is an early riser and George will soon "be f nervous wrepk if he does not get a timepiece that is reliable. Easton Journal. ' LABOR DUPED. Xondon, Nov. 23. That labor condi tions -in Australia are not so bright as the have, been painted is well illus trated by the following letter printed in tne current Issue of Reynold's News papr: ' Sir- I send you an extract from a letter, from a friend in Australia show ing ;the, state of trade, which may serve; as a warning to any intending emigrant who thinks it easy to get employment there. He writes: "Re speeted Friend: I send you oneof our t papers. As you will see, there are Often disputes and strikes out here, but I believe the men are mostly right, for Ml have unions in this country, and each workman's or woman's uniori helpM the other. I quite agree with this . great bond of unionism, because all Sorts of business men and employ ers have their unions to fight against the workmen. I hope you will inform anyone that the government scheme of emigration is nothing more than to bloc the Australian labor market, to get the prices of labor reduced. Tell anyone, whether married or single, especially servant girls, not to come out to any of these colonies unless they lhave some friends to stay with and several pounds in their possession afterjthey land, for I can assure you that it is a very serious matter to be dumped down at some bush station, perhaps 400 or 600 miles from any seaport, and also many miles from any town of any sort. If you choose to get this put Into 'Reynold'JB' paper and send me one, I shall just like it. Written at Orange, New South Wales, Australia." FRIENDS. All persons desire to have friends. No man nas ever joined a lodge ex cept to bind his relations with his fellow man by a closer tie. Friends are not made every day. It is worth while to consider this re lation. A friend is" the first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out. A bank of credit on which we can draw supplies of confidence, counsel, sympathy, help, and love. One who considers my need before my deservings. The triple alliance of the three greats powers, love, sympathy and help. One who understands our silence. A jewel, whose luster the strong acids of poverty and misfortune can not dim. 7 One - who smiles on our fortunes, frownSK . on orir -faults, sympathizes with our sorrows, weeps at our be reavements, and is a safe" fortress at all times of trouble. One who- gains the top of the lad der, won't forget you if you remain at the bottom. The holly of life, whose qualities are overshadowed in the summer of prosperity, but blossom forth in the winter of adversity. He who does not adhere to the say ing that No. 1 should come first A watch which beats true, for all time, and never "runs down." An earthly minister of heavenly happiness. A friend is like ivy the greater, the ruin, the closer he clings. One who to himself is true, and therefore must be so to you. The same today, the same tomor row, either in prosperity, adversity or sorrow. One who guards another's Interest as his own and neither flatters nor deceives. One truer to me than I am to my self. Sel. LABOR NOTES. A union of hospital superintendents has been organized in Chicago. It is said it may be extended to take In medical and surgical workers. Boot and Shoe Workers' Union in ternational officers report that the union's moving picture show, adver tising the union stamp and showing the process of shoemaking, is being well received in the sections of the country it is now touring. A recent' census of the unemployed in Providence, R. I., showed a total of 8,000 idle persons in the city. It is said that the Canadian govern ment railroads have agreed to recog nize the International Brotherhood of Railway Employes and that 2,000 em ployes of the International Railroad have joined the organization. Applications for the organization of divisions in South America and in the canal zone have been received by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers. The applications from South America ctme chiefly from Brazil. "FRATERNAL FRIZZLE. About two years ago a move was made by several Easton clergymen to work in unison with the labor or ganization, and the action met with unanimous approval at the hands of trade, unionists. Several clergymen visited the Cen tral Labor Union, paving the way, as they said, for fraternal work All at once the bottom seemed to drop out of the proposed fraternity and trades unionists are wondering just what influence was brought to bear on the dominies that caused them to abandon the idea. The Eas ton Journal. ELECTION BETS. The man who made election bets, Relying on Jils knowledge, Will write a sad note to his son, r Withdrawing him from college. The football season will- wind up The class room claim its braves, And the faculty will order flowers Arid decorate the graves. A GOOD EXAMPLE. --Some of the "cheap ones" who be l6ng to unions that have low dues should cease to complain if their craft is in bad condition. Cheap dues in it self is enough to put any union in bad condition, for cheap dues, means a low reserve fund and a low pressure fund means that -in case of trouble or misfortune the unitj is not in po sition to help its members. Some of the unions who are paying 75 cents or a $1 a month dues should compare their condition with the print ers. The printers pay $1.75 to $2.50 per month dues, according to position; the union has a large membership, plenty of money on hand; pays sick and death benefits; maintains a home for aged and broken down members; pays an old age pension, pays strike benefits promptly in short; the Typo graphical Union treats its members royally. . And you never hear a complaint from the members about their dues. Remember, Mr. Union Man, that your union must have money to pay all these things and --the only way to get that money is from high dues. Paste this in your hat and quit kick ing f if your union wants to "raise" you a little.- International Bookbinder. DON'T BE TOO SLOW. We are in no hurry for you, waiting doubter. We are pretty well used to the results of advertising; quick' with quick people; slow with slow people; sure with intelligent people. We are willing to wait for you slower ones, but let us tell you fairly sharper peo. ple are'enjoying advantages that you are not.' During the past four weeks we have opened the greatest collec tion of real values that we. have ever shown If it's anything "from a paper of pins to a nice cloak or a pair of 5c. sox to a nice suit of clothes we can serve you. The best way in the world to get an introduction to low prices and keep up the acquaintance is to call on us. Drop in and see our wire less umbrellas. They cost no more than the other kind. Yours for business, The Original Racket Store, A. V. SAPP, Prop. 318 South Elm Street NEW LOT LADIES' DRESSED HATS just opened up; price $1.50 to $3.25. A few more expensive hats to close out, price $5.50 to $8.00. Ladies' Dress Skirts, new and stylish, price $2.50 to $5.50. Double trading stamps Friday and Saturday. 520 522 South Elm Street, G. F Black mon. WANTED AN ENERGETIC YOUNG man to demonstrate and advertise a new invention. Only six hours per day. Good salary. Address Home Safety Co., 2918 Williams Ave., Norfolk, Va. ll-20-3t SALES AGENTS WANTED. $36.00 per week or 400 per cent profit. All samples, stationery and art cata logue free. We want one permanent agent In this locality for the largest picture and frame house in Ameri ca. Experience unnecessary. We instruct you how, to sell our goods and furnish the capital. If you want a permanent, honorable and profita ble position; write us today for par- ticularsT catalogue and samples. FRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY, 1214 W. -Taylor St, Chicago, 111. AMERICAN FEDERATION. OFFICERS. President Samuel Compers. James Duncan First V. -President. John Mitchell Second V. -President. James O'Connell Third V. -President Max Morris Fourth V. -President Dennis A. Hayes Fifth V. -President. Daniel J. Keefe Sixth V. -President Wm. D. Hubor Seventh V. -President Jes. H. Valentine Eighth V. -President. Jeha B. Lennon Treasurer. Frar' Harrison Secretary. LOCAL UNIONS. Greensboro Trades Council Jno. CL Benson, president; Vernon F. McRary, secretary. Iron Moulders R. R. Wyrlck, pres ident; C. L. Shaw, secretary. Meets second and fourth Wednesday nights in each month. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, No. 1432 J. W. Causey, president. ) Typographical lnion, " No. 397 J. T. Perkins, president; W. P. Turner, secretary. Meets st Sunday in each month at 3.30 p. m., in the Bevill buildinc. - AssovI.it.-n of Machinists A. J. Crawford .president; John M. Glass, secretary; R. M. Holt, recording-secretary Meets every. Tuesday night in hall over Hennessee's lunch room. Tar Heel Lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Meets every Wednesday night in Odd Fellows Hall on Fayetteville street.1 W. O. Relt zel, Master; J. G. Whitehart, secre tary; J. T. Lashley, financier. . '.. i fOVEimm positions 46J12 poIntmentspSfe m I .--noi- 'Antliffcmitkna&tS840toLtOOVeE Uyer Excellent opportunities f or ypang people. Thorough Instruction by mail. iWrite lor oar CIyII Serrioe Announcement, containing fnU Information about all government examinations and awtlom IS eently nsedbr the CivU Serrioe ContmlBwon. A -v . C0UJX2XAH CORRECT. COLLEGE. WASSS83CX0LC UNION MEN. C Patronize the merchants,! who advertise In your paper: '. THE LABOR NEWS ts appreciated by merchants who are in sympathy with ''the workers"' cause, or who look for the business oif the wage earner, and they use its advertis ing columns. There is hardly a firm in this city that could stand out openly and say it did not card for th,e workingmen's trade,,, but names could be mentioned of bus iness -men who have nothing but hard words to nand in return for a generous patronage. Stand-by the business men who stand by you. You can purchase as cheap ly and advantageously from .'THE U LABOR NEWS' advertisers, with o guuu cauueui luruwu, in, as from'any or all others" combined. Patronize, Home Industry."" i Patronize tour Advertisers. Help your Friends. Get Union Label Goods. : PRIDE IIP Smoking Tobacco' is sncsdie by sKilled union labor. Every bag has the blue label on it and is tbe finest stmoRe that can be produced regardless of cost . REX ALL i CORN CURE Is the best obtainable remedy for either hard or spft corns. - ; A good point about it is that it is easily applied; but best of all it removes the corn . and does it painlessly. Your Your money back if it fails. Price 25 Cents FARISS-KLUTZ DRUG CO. GREENSBORO, N. C. 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