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THE LABOR HERALD Official organ of the Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly. Building Trades Department and the Affiliated Unions <N. S. HARRIS, . Editor ant* Proprietor. W.H. H.YOUNG - Assistant Editor SIDNEY FENTON - Business Manager Office 107 Bay Street. East. Bell. Phone, 1140. ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY. Correspondence solicited from secretaries jf unions, giving notes of Interest, and from others. Space will be given for discussion in these columns of economies and social ques tions In brief form. Subscription. In order to place the Labor Her ald in reach of all working people, the management will receive subscrip tions as follows, payable in advance: One year SI.OO Six ta0ntb5........' 50 Threetnonths 25 One month 10 Single cpdies}. 3 Entered at the postoffice Savannah, Ga., as second class matter. THE UNION LABEL : The insigna of industrial decency See that this label is <>* all YOUK PRINTING. Savannah Trades and Labor Assembly, Meets First and Third Monday Night. President—George Strongman. First Vice President—G. C. Burckel Second Vice President—J. H. Pap pot. Recording Secretary —W. H. H Young. Corresponding Secretary —U. S. Moylau, Box 283. Reading Clerk — J. I l ’. Meyer. Financial Secretary—W. T. Boze man. Treasurer—Geo. C. Manning. Seargt. at Arms—J. D. Draughan. Legal Attorney Hon. <’har es G. Edwards. Trustees—J G. Nasmith, J. K. Frizell and J . G Keane. I The man who refuses to pay his subscription to the labor paper is the worst “scab” in the movement. Nashville Typographical Union has again nominated Albert E. Hill as president for the ensuing term. Mr. Hill is a man of wide experience anl ability and the Nashville union shows its wisdom by retaining him at the head of the organization. A joint war on “unfair” booking agents was decided upon by the offi cers of the Actors’ Union and the White Rats of America. The mem bers of the two organizations are de termined to put an end to the prac tlc • of inserting a clause in contracts granting managers the right to can cel acts after one performance with out i ay. Miss Annie Morgan, daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan, is a recent applkam for membership in the Wonia.i s Trades Union League, and when her name has been passed upon she '.' ill tccome a regular member, paying a year, which is the fee. This is Hie league to which the striking shirt waist makers belong, and the applies tion for membership means that Miss Morgan is interested in the attempt these girls are making for their own benefit. Company has signed up an agreement with the Glass Cutters’ Union and will hereafter employ only members of the union. They are at present employing 22 men and the fact that the company has signed up means much to the cutters. • The long standing dispute with the Hoe Printing Press Works and the Machinists’ Union has been settled, and this concern will hereafter be run under union conditions. A substan tial increase in wages goes with the agreement. The contemplated organization of the International Brotherhood of Rail way Carmen and the National Car Workers would ..ave a membership exceeding 60,000, which would place it numerically among the foremost la bor organizations of America. The nrst court of civil appeals of Galveston, Texas, handed down a e cfslon which declared the eight-hour telegraphers' law, passed by the Texas Legislature last year, as unconstitu tional. STRIKES AND TRADES’ AGREE MENT. The flood tide of prosper'ty is now flowing in over the entire country. With It comes the usual train of strikes and labor difficulties. The rea son for the extra large number of strikes at this time is obvious. With the return of prosperity on a large scale, every employer Is enjoying greatly increased profits and the prices of almost every commodity take a sud den upward turn. In order to meet the Increased cost of necessaries, and also to secure a portion of the in creasing prosperity, it is but natural that the wage-earners should make demands that would not be regarded as reasonable during a period of finan cial depression. It is an established fact, however, that employers as a rule resist to be last ditch any propo sition to raise the cost of labor, the chief item in their expense budget. The price of raw material may go up, and they are obliged to stand it even without the alternative of an arbitra tion board; but many employers will fight it out to a finish, when labor proposes a new wage scale consistent with the cheapened value of money that always accompanies prosperity. In discussing strikes, however, we wish to impress upon the public the fact that we do not believe in strikes if they can possibly be avoided. No matter which side wins, labor always gets the worst of it. A strike is al ways expensive to both sides, but es pecially to labor which can le st af ford to stand it. A stride is a two euged sword which should be wielded only when all other means of secur ing an equitable settlement of griev ances have been exhausted. Many of our people are too prone to rush head long into a strike on the slightest prov ocation and without giving the mat ter due consideration. This is espe cially true of organizations that are not conducted in a purely practical and business like manner. We con tend that the more solid the organi zation and the more thoroughly it is organized, the less chance there is to have to resort to the strike as a weap on of defense. As labor unions are now more and more recognized as an essential factor in the industrial world, the more orderly are all dif ferences settled by arbitration, trade agreements and the like. With no trade contracts existing between capi tal and labor and a disposition on the part of either side to insist there is nothing to arbitrate, the strike is the logical result. In the most deplorable strike of recent years, that of the Pressed Steel Car Works of Pittsburg, it is a fact, not generally Known that the men were not organized at all at the time of the strike and the impro vised organization they effected among themselves was in no way affiliated with the American Federation of La bor or conducted in a high-class man ner, such as obtains in the regular industrial contest as we know it. We have at all times put forth our best efforts to preach the gospel of avoiding strikes if possible; to prefer arbitration to the strike and to enter into trade contracts that are fair and reasonable and finally to live up to the letter of every contract entered into, no matter what the consequences may be. An organization that would re pudiate a trade contract would be do ing incalculable damage to the cause of labor. The great body of intel ligent trades unionists do not sub scribe to the idea of breaking a con tract of any kind, and we must teach the public that our word is as good as a government bond. By doing so, we will gain that support and confi dence that is so necessary in winning out and in advancing the labor move ment to its proper plane of dignity and respect. The princinle of moderat’on should he injected into every question that irises at this time and if possible, ■•e should undertake to receive all that ’s due by means of conciliation and arbitration rather than oy the strike. Above all we should keep our agree ments as sacred and thus be able to sop to It that the representatives of < apital do likewise. TUBERCULOSIS OR CONSUMP- TION. ITS NATURE. This disease, known also as “phthi sis,’’ is caused by living germ, called the “bacillus tuberculosis,” which mul plies with great rapidity. The germ is called “bacillus” because it resem bles a little rod, this being the mean- I THE GARMENT STORE TRANSFORMED INTO THE CHRISTMAS STORE Inviting both your admiration and approval. The holiday decora tions and the suitable articles for holiday gifts to be found at this store make Christmas shopping a pleasure, for the beautiful articles at popular prices put charming gifts within reach of all. DOLLS Exquisite Line Small Jewelry Among the Silver Novelties Toilet Sets Manicure Sets Pin 'frays Jewel Cases Comb A brush tray Asli receivers Button boxes Powder trays Talcum boxes Cracker jars Call bells, etc. EVERYTHING SUITABLE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN Ensei & Vinson Co. IIS BULL STREET Ing of the word “bacillus.” A picture of these germs, much magnified, is shown herewith. Outside of the human body, the germ may live in warm, moist, dark places for a long time. By direct sunlight the germ is killed in a few hours, in a few days by ordinary day light, and immediately by boiling wa ter. It the germ finds its way into the lungs it rapidly increases in num ber. A strong, healthy person will resist the germs, but 1 annniW—tf resist the germs, but in an individual who is weak, the germs rapidly mul tiply until the lungs are consumed and the person dies. The germ generally obtains access to the body through the mouth, and most frequently lodges in the air pas sages of the lungs. It may, however, get into the glands of the neck, at tack the throat, the bowels, the Kid neys, the brain, or any other organ of the body, as well as the bones or the joints. Fortunately, strong, healthy people possess the power of resist ing these germs, otherwise it is likely that the disaese would kill off whole communities. NEARLY EVERYBODY at some period of h<s life BREATHES IN the living GERMS of the disease, but owing to the power of resistance of a HEALTHY body they are not able to multiply. If they do not im mediately die they produce little lumps called “tubercles, from which comes the name “tuberculosis.” If these form in the lungs, they continue to grow, soften, break open, and are eventually expelled by coughing or otherwise. For this reason, the spu tum, or spit, of an individual who has consumption is filled with the germs of tuberculosis. In the early stages of the disease the germ is found in small numbers in the sputum, in larger numbers as the disease progresses, and in count less millions in the later stages, un less this sputum Is destroyed by burning or by disinfectants, it may be come the most common method of carrying tuberculosis to other Indi viduals. ,It is generally believed now that CONSUMPTION IS NOT INHERIT ED. It is true that the children of consumptions are frequently of low vi tality and generally of poor physique. This does not mean, however, that they are bound to become consump tives. They will get consumption on ly if the germ enters their body. Be ing weak, however, and being unable to resist the action of the bacillus, they are more susceptible than indi viduals who are physically well and strong. There is no reason whatever why such children, if properly cared for, should not grow to be healthy and well-developed men and women who will never get consumption. It is possible to HAVE THE DI SEASE for some time AND NOT KNOW IT or suspect it. An exami nation of the patient’s chest by a competent physician and a micro scopical examination of the sputum may discover it, but if both of these tests fail, it does not definitely mean that tuberculosis it not present. Re peated EVAMINATIONS SHOULD BE MADE from time to time IF THE EARLIER SYMPTOMS OF TUBER CULOSIS ARE PRESENT. Among these (if they are present, the indi vidual should consult a physician at once) are the following: Slight cough, lasting a month or longer; loss of weight; slight fever each af ternoon; bleeding from the lungs; tired feeling. We repeat, if these spmptoms are present, do not delay, but consult a physician AT ONCE. From what has been said above, it will be seen that as consumption is a GERM DISEASE, it is a COMMU NICABLE DISEASE, and as such a PREVENTABLE DISEASE. IF IT IS TREATED PROPERTY IN ITS EARLY STAGES, IT IS A CURABLE DISEASE. . Tuberculosis is the great disease of middle life. It causes about one third of all the deaths that occur be tween the ages of twenty and fifty years. More deaths result from con sumption than from any other disease. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES FROM TUBERCULOSIS. Between the ages of fifteen and forty five, one-third of deaths are from tu berculosis. During the four years of the C'vil War the total loss of life was two hundred and five thousand and seventy. In the same time the tu bercle bacillus destroys in the United States alone over seven hundred thou sand people. When we hear of yellow fever, we make every possible effort to stamp out the disease at once. The same is true of smallpox and other so-called contagious diseases, ano yet it is es timated that the total Limber of deaths from yellow fever in the United States during one hundred years was only one hundred thousand. The an nual economic loss from consumption in the United States Is $330,000,000. IT IS WORTH WHILE FOR YOU TO HELP, all who are engaged -n this war against tuberculosis? Art China Pin trays Hair receivers Powder boxes Tobac o jars Vases Etc. Etc. Other Suggestions Hair ornaments Dainty boxed or single Handker chiefs Fans Umbrellas Egyptian and Chiffon Scarfs Eiderdown and blanket Robes Sweaters Cretonne novelties The Labor Herald KICKS AND KINKS KEEPING CLEAN IN A TENEMENT There are twenty-two families in our tenement—four on each of the five floors and two in the basement. Perhaps the story of the family that used their bath tub for a coal bln, covering it at night with boards and a mattress for a roomer, has reached even you. I don’t know where it or iginated, but I have an Impression that it’s a newspaper yarn. A real bath tub would be such a luxury and the rental of an apartment containing one would be so great that no one but a fool would think of doing such a thing. If it were a matter of mak ing money out of it, it would be more businesslike to hire out the room to one’s neighbors, who crave the luxu ry of a genuine bath. But seriously, most of my friends and neighbors want to be clean. It is pathetic, some times, to see how hard they try to Keep out the dirt. There is so much of it where there are so many peo ple, that it is difficult to conquer it, but many of them succeed—at least, so far as human limitations will per mit. There are some who become dis couraged and let things slide, but most workingmen’s wives are ever lasting busy with their housework, and they deserve great credit for it. There might be some justification lor storing coal even in a bath tub, because there is no place to keep it io quantities, excepting down in the cellar, where each family is given a little closet-like affair in which to Kce > iheir miscellaneous belongings. But there isn’t much fun in lugging a scuttle of coal to the third or fourth floor, so practically everybody buys coal by the pail and has the coal man bring it up, although it costs about th’-ee times as much as buying it by the ton. The same is true of flour and about everything else that we n * d in the way of food. That’s what makes the cost of living higher than most folks imagine—more, even, than it costs the rich, for the same things. And we pay cash for everything, too. Strange as it may seem, we pay high er rent, proportionately, than is be ing paid by many an up-town fam ily. for the same space. There are really some advantages in being rich —it is so much cheaper to live! Needless to say, there is consider able overcrowding in our neighbor hood. I’ve never had a chance to count my neighbors, but I would es timate that there are at least one hundred and fifty people in our tene ment. Some of the tenements have more than that. In one of the five acre blocks in another part of town, there are nearly seven thousand per sons living. Another block on the East Side contains 1,672 persons per acre. In a little “tract” of fifty acres then are more people than live in the entire State of Nevada. My home is in the midst of the most densely populated part of the world. TaiK abo ’t China and London—they aren’t in it compared with us.—Rev. Charles Stelzle, in “Letters from a Working man.” Shuptrine’s ten cent Liver Pills ten doses; take them any time good always. Money back i not pleased. Made by SnUPTRINE COMPANY Savannah, Ga. S Our New LocationS L We are now at 22 Broughton St. L M west, with a magnificent stock for p M the inspection of our friends and M M patrons. M 5 J. & C. N. THOMAS, | THE NEW PULASKI Stubbs & Keen, Props. Now appeals to those who want modest accommoda tions at mode'ate prices. Organized labor is always welcome at our house. 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We keep our houses in good condition, and are mindful of the comfort of our tenants. tojUWlAnMMkllfl QjRffVLEANSING - PHONE 42 15 York st. w. Opp. Postoffice Henry F\ Teynac FLORIST. Flowers, Plants and Decorations for all occasions. Extra fine lot of FERNS. RUBBER PLANTS ANO DESIGN WORK. 40th and Lincoln :: Phone 240. M KNOW COILS ? f AT M K FINGKEIM’S CAFE C 116* DRAYTON STREET M H MO COILS MO COILS " RADIUM SHOES FOR MEN $4.00 All Styles and Leathers $4.00 ================= UNION LABEL : NICHOLS. THE SHOE WAISI 20 BROUGHTON. WEST. USE SNOWDRIFT LARD Made in your own city by your own people, from products of Georgia Farms. The Shoe For You ! [ We have it. We’ll not only suit you. but we’ll ap- ] { predate the opportunity to do so. IGEIL & QUINT’S Ladies 9 and Gentlemen’s Shoe. 205 Broughton, West. ] ] WE CLAIM and Justly so, that we are the only producers of Soft Beverages in Savannah that use exclusively Distilled Water carbonated at freezing point. We use only Granulated Sugar, and the highest grade of extracts. Every bottle is sterilized in caustic soda thus precluding the possibility of germs. Everything you drink with our label on the bottle is guaranteed to be abso lutely pure. Savannah Brewing Co. Copperhead Overalls ~ : —Union Labeled Garment— Made in Savannah Sold Everwhere IWJLKER-MULIIGAN FURNITURE CCMPINY are offering SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS on their Furniture, Carpets, Mattings, Rugs ano House Furnishings SEE THEM AND SAVE MONEY. Where Your Credit is Good. N. W. Corner Brouuhton and Jefferson Sts. UMON-MADE “LASTING BROOMS” A Savannah Concern SCHWARZ’S BROOM FACTORY Tnis is the only broom made in the Savannah with the union label on Louis Gallaher Co. SUCCESSORS TO Andrew Hanley Co. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Paints, and Oils MANTELS, TILES AND GRATES BUILTYERS’ HARDWARE JOHN COTT INGMA A* OCEAN CAVE JRAYTON AND BROUGHTON STREETS. SAVANNAH. GA. 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