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me account of the 1913 contest; I am delighted with it and no money would buy it. Please accept my thanks for same."

W. R. Little, of Division 59: "Beg to acknowledge receipt of my prize watch. It sure is a dandy and I treasure it very highly."

R. A. Kipp, of Division 59: "I have today received my watch and want to thank you for it. I shall always keep it and assure you that I prize it very highly."

W. H. Morrison, of Division 93: "I have today received the watch for services rendered during the year 1913. The watch is a fine one and I surely appreciate it. Please accept my thanks."

W. S. McGeoch, of Division 140: "I beg to acknowledge receipt of the watch received today. It is certainly a beauty and I shall always treasure it as a memento of the splendid organization in which I consider it an honor to be a member."

Wesley Stone, of Division 93: "This is to acknowledge receipt of the gold watch chain. It is very fine. Please accept my

thanks."

J. W. Robinson, of Division 93: "Received the chain today and want to thank you for the selection. It is far above what I expected. I had a jeweler weigh it and was proud when he told me it was of such high grade and value as well as beauty."

G. E. Danks, of Division 151: "This will acknowledge receipt of the gold watch chain. I am very much pleased with it and take great pleasure in showing the boys the complete set which I now have."

Acknowledgments were also received for watch charms from H. A. Matheny, of Division 6; B. E. S. Seaman, of Division 24; A. M. Hammond, of Division 53; L. E. Crandall, of Division 59; W. H. Plum, of Division 126, and W. F. Thames, of Division 132, in which they expressed their pleasure in receiving such a beautiful and valuable prize.

Since the last announcement, the balance of the list in the 1913 contest has been

checked, and the following were also winners in that contest:

Solid gold watch for having secured twenty-five or more new members:

Div. 59: R. A. Kipp.

Div. 126: Lee Gillaspy.
Div. 138: A. J. Hornung.
Solid gold watch chain:
Div. 7: W. N. Hawke.

Specially made emblem watch charm:
Div. 43: R. B. Law.

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PRIZE CONTEST, 1914.
[Reproduced from February Issue.]

S THE prize contests have proven so beneficial in the past, and in order that the efforts of members in securing new members may be rewarded, another series of prizes will be given to members securing new members during the year 1914.

To the member securing five or more new members during the year 1914, and who fails to secure any of the other prizes offered herein, will be given one of the official emblem rings.

To the member securing ten or more new members during the period named herein, will be given free dues in the Order for one year, their dues being paid by the Grand Division.

To the member securing fifteen or more new members during the year will be given a specially made emblem watch charm.

To the member securing twenty or more new members during the period named, will be given a fine solid gold watch chain.

To the member securing twenty-five or more new members during the period named, will be given a solid gold watch to cost not less than $50.00.

To the member securing forty or more new members during the year 1914, will be given a solid gold watch to cost not less than $75.00.

To the member securing fifty or more new members during the period named, will be given a solid gold watch to cost not less than $100.00.

Members who have won prizes in previous contests of the same character to

which they may be entitled during the year 1914, will be given its equivalent in other jewelry of their selection, but in no case will cash be given, for the very good reason that money is easily spent and forgotten, while a valuable piece of jewelry is always retained and serves as a constant visible token of appreciation on the part of the Order, for services rendered.

In the foregoing contest secretaries and officers of divisions, and all other members receiving salary or expenses, or both, for their services are barred from participation. THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO IN

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half and prevent such scandals as were recently revealed by investigation of the New Haven Railroad and the Rock Island Railroad.

Under a system of public ownership, Mr. Wanamaker said, the railroads would not need to ask for an advance in freight

rates.

The speaker favored organization by workers, who have as much right to unite, he said, as has capital.

"It's an insane thing not to recognize organizations of labor. The workman is no longer a mat for the rich man to wipe his feet on. The man who sets a horseshoe or turns a lathe is a better man than the man that walks around with a high hat and cane and does nothing.

"The emancipation of labor will come with opportunity for study and in holidays. I should say that the missing link between capital and labor is prejudice, which has built up a Chinese wall between capital and labor."

Mr. Wanamaker was evidently not aware of any system outside of unionism whereby the wrongs of workers would be righted, as the following will show:

"Is it not impossible for an employe of the United States Steel Trust or any other big corporation to get satisfaction for any grievance unless aided by a labor union?"

"You will have to ask Alba Johnson, President of Baldwin Locomotive Works, or Nathan T. Folwell, or some other larger employer of labor than I am."

While discussing the federal trade commission bill in the Senate, United States Senator Borah declared that America was facing government ownership of railroads. He said: "We are now nearer public ownership by far than we have ever been in this country before, and we are nearer to it by reason of the fact that the capitalists of the country say that they do not propose to invest their money in an enterprise which somebody else manages. The result of it is that some of the leading economists and some of the leading railroad men of the country are for the first time advocating public ownership, and stand ready and willing to turn over their

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A Philadelphia judge in a recent decision declared that "pedestrians had the right of way at street crossing's and drivers of vehicles must recognize this right at their risk." The decision was rendered in passing upon an application for a new trial for an automobile driver who had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

A jury in the superior court at Springfield, Mass., did not take kindly to a new and novel argument presented by the Holyoke street railway company in a damage case for the loss of a leg. The defense argued that damages were not necessary, as artificial legs have been so perfected that the loss is no longer a serious handicap. year-old boy, was given a verdict for $14,000.

The plaintiff, a ten

After an eight years' fight the differences between the Brotherhood of Carpenters and the Irving & Casson Company, with headquarters at Boston, Mass., has been settled by the signing of a union contract. During the eight years this trouble has existed, many injunction suits and other court litigations have ensued. The victory is regarded by the carpenters as one of the most important ever gained.

Have you paid your dues in the Order and assessments in the Mutual Benefit Department for the new term? If not, why not? It doesn't cost any more to pay them one time than another and it is always the proper thing to be in good standing, so that in case of grievance the committee will exert itself in your behalf or in case of death your certificate in the Mutual Benefit Department will be in force.

Hon. Oliver C. Holcombe, member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Hunterdon County, is a candidate for reelection. As a member of the last General Assembly Mr. Holcombe supported the full crew bill, the bi-monthly payment of wages bill, the two days rest

bill for telegraphers and towermen, as well as other labor measures, and in consequence deserves the support of organized labor.

At the semi-annual conference of the Board of Bishops of the Methodist-Episcopal Church held in Philadelphia recently, the plan to raise $5,000,000 throughout the world for the support of superanuated clergymen and their widows was approved. If this plan is carried out, it will mean that 3,000 ministers will be added to the superanuated list.

The Dwight Manufacturing Co., of Boston, will, through an agreement made with the attorneys for the Department of Labor, pay the largest single penalty ever collected for violation of the Alien Contract Labor Law-$50,000.00. The company was charged with importing a number of laborers, mainly Greeks, to work in its cotton mills in Chicopee, Mass., and Alabama. The case has been pending since 1910 and when it was ready to be brought to trial the company offered to settle for $50,000.00, and the government accepted the offer.

Judge Bartlett, the introducer and sponsor of the now famous BartlettBacon bill in the House of Representatives, which had for its purpose the exempting of labor organizations from the provisions of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, has announced himself as a candidate for renomination for Congressman from the Sixth Congressional District of Georgia. The services of Congressman Bartlett in the past and present Congress to organized labor will, no doubt, insure him of the active support of every union worker in that district.

United States Judge McPherson has held the Workmen's Compensation Act of Iowa to be constitutional, and says the statute is a vast improvement over the old system. The following extracts are taken from his opinion: "Nearly all of the objections to this statute are

argued from the standpoint of morals, propriety and policy. This statute, no doubt, has many objectionable features, but that it is a statute with right tendency I have no doubt. All such legislation is a matter of growth and development, and in the end, when mature, as it ought to be, and quite likely will be, beneficial results will be obtained. At all events, this legislation can not bring forth worse results than we now have as to these matters by court procedure."

The case of J. W. Ezell, Certificate 234 in Division 93, has heretofore been referred to in these columns. He is now serving a life sentence in the Pennsylvania Penitentiary for murder. In attempting to protect his own life, he was compelled to kill another employe and was "railroaded" to the penitentiary. An effort is now being made to get the case before the Board of Pardons. In order to do all that he can to assist in the effort being made in his behalf, Bro. Ezell is making a beautiful hand-made, handsomely-carved bone stylus which are being handled for him by Bro. C. Huyck, of Ulm, Wyo., and which are being sold at 50 cents each. The purchaser of one of these stylus not only gets his money's worth, but also assists in a good cause. All the remittances to be made to C. Huyck, Ulm, Wyo.

The statement issued by the Bureau of Immigration for the month of May, 1914, shows that there were 151,834 aliens landed at the various ports of entry during the month; that there were 3.715 debarred from entrance, classified as follows: Idiots, 109; insane and epileptic, 16; tuberculosis, 1; loathsome or danger

ous contagious diseases, 245; professional beggars, 10; paupers, 2; likely to become public charges, 1,767; mentally or physically defective, 904; contract laborers, 334; accompanying aliens, 43; under sixteen years of age and unaccompanied by parent, 72; assisted aliens, 44; criminals, 90; prostitutes and procurers, 49; without passport, 10; under provisions of Chinese exclusion act, 19. The report also shows that there were 290. aliens returned after landing.

The following very complimentary article in regard to John W. Hancock, of Division 33, is taken from the Santa Ana (California) Blade:

"John Wesley Hancock, employed as optometrist and optician by E. B. Smith, graduated from the Los Angeles Medical School of Ophthalmology and Optometry recently. He received the degree of Doctor of Optometry. Dr. Hancock went before the California State Board of Examiners in Optometry on June 22d and 23d. He not only passed successfully, but he set the high-water mark in grades, making a general average of 96 per cent. This is the highest grade that has ever been made by any applicant before any California State Board of Examiners. This means much when we take into consideration that applicants have been taking these examinations since California passed its optometry law in 1903, and also that the requirements of applicants to practice were raised by a new optometry law which was passed and became effective in 1913, which makes California's law the second hardest in the United States, being only exceeded in rigidness by New York, and then in but a few minor points."

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