NEWS WORTH REMEMBERING
News Worth Remembering IN 1896 the Supreme Court of Illinois decided that an eight-hour law for women was unconstitutional, on the ground that it "impaired the right of contract" existing between...
...Hearst, is not clear to even the astute politicians of New York and Washington...
...to Democracy, and Mr...
...In 1908 James Perkins, candidate of the Republican party for the office of Representative in Congress was reelected by a plurality of 16,-167...
...From that time on, Mark Twain devoted most of his time to the production of stories that have charmed millions of readers...
...The district is normally Republican byabout sixthousandvotes...
...Publicity Bill Pauei On April 18 the House passed the McCall campaign fund publicity bill, with only Congressman Mann of Illinois voting in the negative...
...while a man can work for more than ten hours a day without injury to himself, a woman, especially when the burdens of motherhood are upon her, cannot...
...Patten claims that he and the others with whom he is supposed to be working have not formed an alliance for the purpose of securing a corner and that the investigation has been begun at the instigation of "bear" operators who find themselves unable to make good the sales they have negotiated with Mr...
...Meat Trust Hit It is stated that Missouri, after an investigation of the meat packing companies doing business in the state, has secured sufficient evidence to warrant the bringing of ouster suits against members of the meat trust.—The International Harvester Company for the year of 1909 reports an increase of 19 per...
...Patten and other bears and thus seek to lower prices and save themselves...
...Hearst's candidate for the Presidency in the last national election, made a speech at a Democratic love feast delivering the party...
...A reform in the collection of taxes will be instituted and the relief of the poor and unemployed will be attempted...
...The result caused a profound sensation in Washington among Republican party leaders...
...Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known far more widely as Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835...
...Charles Evans Hughes, governor of New York, on the 25th accepted the appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States tendered to him by President Taft...
...Notwithstanding the warning given by the election of Eugene Fess a few weeks ago, the candidate of the Republican party of the Thirty-second New York district, in the election held for the purpose of filling the vacancy created by the death of Mr...
...Hearst's latest effort would seem to indicate the alignment of its members with "the party of Lincoln...
...The steal city" is giving the country an exhibition of municipal rottenness seldom revealed before...
...To the position of his opponent on the tariff question, more than to the Republican candidate's unsavory reputation as party boss, is given the credit for the election to Congress of the first Democrat who has represented the thirty-second district of New York in twenty years...
...Regulation and supervision of public utilities companies for the good of the public, plans toward a municipal lighting plant, the abolishment of graft and the establishment of scientific business methods in city departments, and the establishment of a bureau of municipal survey to gather accurate data, to be followed with specific and practicable plans for betterment of living conditions, are also promised...
...The new administration will give its best cooperation to the state factory inspectors in improving conditions in all places of employment...
...The court found no constitutional or statutory bar to the election of women to public office...
...The philosophy veiled under the humor of his writings has had a direct and far-reaching effect upon the American people...
...Efforts will be made, now that the courts have sustained the constitutionality of legislation looking to the protection of human life, health and efficiency, to secure the passage of an eight-hour law for the thirty thousand working women of Illinois to whom the present act applies...
...It is estimated by immigration officials that the number of immigrants for the year 1910 will exceed 1,000,000, a big increase over the record for the previous two years...
...By critics his work is regarded as of high literary merit, and while at first Twain was regarded as only one of a long list of transient humorists, of late years the public and the critics have united in according to him the first position among American authors whose works are destined to live...
...The earnings of the company for the last year were equal to seven per cent, on $60,-000,000 of preferred stock, and 17.2 per cent, on the same amount of common stock outstanding during the year 1909...
...Many senators expressed themselves as opposed to woman suffrage, while others declared that it was a right that should be granted without petition...
...Another Democratic Victory With the Democratic landslide in the Fourteenth Congressional District of Massachusetts still agitating Republican leaders, another disturbing Democratic victory was reported...
...Petitions for the granting of the right of ballot signed by 400,000 women of the country were presented in the House and Senate last wieek...
...His books even now are probably the best selling publications in the English language, and Mark Twain is even more highly appredated in England than in this country...
...The Supreme Court of Nebraska has decided that women, although not permitted to vote, are qualified and eligible to hold any office in Nebraska within the gift of the voters...
...while a man can work standing upon his feet for more than ten hours a day, day after day, without injury to himself, a woman cannot...
...Hearst for Taft William E. Hearst, on April 20, after visiting President Taft, issued a statement commending all the efforts of Mr...
...Socialists Outline Program The Social-Democratic party took charge of the affairs of Milwaukee on the afternoon of April 19...
...Mark Twain Dead An American writer, whose books are read and valued as lasting contributions to the world of literature wherever the English language is used, died on April 21...
...This court has held recently that the disposition of property may be limited or regulated when the public interest requires that its disposition should be limited or regulated," says the court in refusing to sustain the plea of Illinois manufacturers that the "right of contract" has been abridged by the ten-hour law...
...On April 21 the Supreme Court of the same state upheld the recently enacted ten-hour law for women, on the ground that the best interests of the state required the conservation of the health, morals and general welfare of its citizens...
...The decision clinches a great victory for those who so actively urged the legislature of Illinois to pass a ten-hour law for women and who were bo zealous in defense of the rights of women workers before the courts of the state...
...to require a woman to stand upon her feet for more than ten hours in any one day and perform severe manual labor while thus standing, day after day, has the effect to impair her health," and "as weakly and sickly women cannot be the mothers of vigorous children, it is of the greatest importance to the public that the state take such measures as may be necessary to protect its women from the consequences induced by long, continuous manual labor in those occupations which tend to break them down physically...
...The Democratic candidate, James S. Havens, running on a platform advocating tariff reform, an employees' compensation act, a parcels post, and a postal savings bank, defeated Aldridge, who is a standpatter on the tariff question, and who had declared himself in favor of the policies of the Republican administration, by a plurality of 5,000 votes...
...Cotton Pool Probe On April 19 the Department of Justice instituted in New York an investigation of the cotton pool, which it is claimed James A. Patten of Chicago, Frank B. Hayne and William P. Brown of New Orleans and Eugene Scales of Texas have organized for the purpose of cornering the crop...
...These reforms are in addition to those upon which all three parties made their campaigns—home rule for Milwaukee, the initiative, the recall, and the referendum...
...The Attorney General has also under way an investigation of the Chicago Grain Board, with a view to finding out whether or not it controls the prices of grains in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law...
...This time it was in New York state...
...It is to be understood that what we hope to accomplish is not the same thing as what we would like to accomplish...
...He worked as a printer, editor, soldier, pilot, minsr, and newspaper reporter for varying lengths of time, until, by the publication in 1867 of a little tale, "The Jumping Frog," he attracted the attention of the reading public...
...Mayor Seidel, in a statement given to the Chicago Tribune, outlined the things which the Socialists hope to accomplish for Milwaukee...
...Democrats claim that it is a forerunner of their return to the control of national legislation...
...Lows Brandeis' brief, showing the effect of long hours of labor on the health of women employed by industry, played an important part in securing a favorable decision from the courts...
...The inspection served as a barrier to the entrance of American meat...
...To the efforts of members of the Women's Trade Union League is due a great share of the credit for the passage and upholding of the act...
...News Worth Remembering IN 1896 the Supreme Court of Illinois decided that an eight-hour law for women was unconstitutional, on the ground that it "impaired the right of contract" existing between labor and capital...
...In support of the decision the court says "We are of the opinion the statute limiting the time to ten hours in any one day in which a female shall work in any mechanical establishment or factory or laundry, is a legitimate exercise of the police power of the state," and cites the fact that the Supreme courts of Oregon, Nebraska, and Washington have sustained similar legislation...
...The court declared that: "Woman's physical structure and the performance of maternal functions place her at a great disadvantage in the battle of life...
...Last November Miss Gertrude Jordan was elected treasurer of Cherry county, but was forced to seek the aid of the courts before she could force her predecessor to vacate the office...
...The position of the Independence party, the protege of Mr...
...Last week, Mr...
...There seems to be a general interest throughout the country in the work of the new administration...
...Legal barriers, archaic state laws stand between us and the realization of many practical measures that would mean more life, happiness, and education for the masses of the people...
...It is expected that within the next week or two railroads will raise carload rates between Chicago and the Missouri River, on account of the wage increases they have given to employees.—The German government has decided to do away with the inspection of pork which it imports...
...The speculation in cotton is said to be a very costly practice for the growers of the country, the resultant enhanced price restricting the amount of cotton that would otherwise be shipped to foreign countries...
...News Notes F. M. Hoffstot, president of the Pressed Steel Car Company, has been brought back to Pittsburg to answer charges of bribery and corruption...
...Prosecutions against men prominent in the business world of the city have been instituted, and many aldermen and other city officials are in court to answer charges brought against them...
...Specifications, in contracts for city work, for practically trade union working conditions and hours of labor—the administration power to be used against armed hirelings that serve no good purpose mingling with a peace loving population," is one of the pledges of the mayor...
...Yet, despite these barriers erected by capitalistic interests against labor, we shall bring about betterment of living conditions, at the same time giving such practical, honest, efficient handling of the various city departments as will make Milwaukee attractive to all decent, legitimate enterprise," said the new Mayor...
...Hughes' appointment was sent immediately to the Senate, where it will undoubtedly be ratified without opposition...
...cent, in volume of business...
...Taft and praising him for what he has accomplished thus far in his administration...
...George W. Aldridge, republican candidate, is the boss of the county machine of the district, and during the recent legislative investigations ackowledged that he had received a $1-000 check from the agent of the fire insurance companies involved in the scandals, but denied that he personally benefited from the transaction, claiming that the money was turned into the treasury of the Republican organization...
...Perkins, was one of the most prominent of the machine bosslets of that corruption-ridden state...
Vol. 2 • April 1910 • No. 17
