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Sunday, Teddy the "bare cat," Joe
Cannon and a few more who would
have the laboring class of this coun
try killing the laboring class of an
other country to protect slave driv
ers' interests. P. J. H.
HE TRIED SO HARD TO WED
AND THEN. A word of caution to.
men who are looking for a compan
ion for life. About three years ago
I decided that I would get married,
provided, of course, that I could find
a suitable mate. At the time I had a
steady position which gave me an
income of $1,500 a year, was enjoy
ing good health and saving money,
with a comfortable sum on hand.
I informed my acquaintances of
my intention and asked their assist
ance. Some advised that I attend
dances and get acquainted with
ladies in that way. I did so and by
reason of staying out late night I
overslept mornings and, in conse
quence, came near losing my job, be
sides I was unable to find any one
who would converse seriously on any
subject other than dances and dress,
so I had to pass up dances.
I next advertised in a matrimonial
journal, cost $3. I received some
bunk letters from the east, but did
not answer them.
Some of my friends started intro
ducing me to their various marriage
able acquaintances, with the desult
that my pedigree was thoroughly ex
amined by fathers, mothers, sisters
and brothers, and, in fact, one went
so far as to call up my employers to
question as to wages and position. I
become so thoroughly disgusted with
the whole procedure that I was ready
to pass up the proposition of mar
riage entirely, when, apparently by
accident, an acquaintance intro
duced me to a lady who later became
my wife.
In order to establish my wife in a
suitable flat, properly furnished, my
entire savings disappeared, and after
20 months of matrimonial bliss I lost
my position and also my wife, who ,
left me ten days after I lost my job,
taking with her furniture and the $10
she had saved during this period.
My wife allowed me the sum of
$2.50 per week for carfare to go and
return from work and lunches, and,
as I do not drink or use tobacco, the
sum was quite sufficient. The bal
ance of earnings she became sole A
custodian of. As to her extrava-
gances, I know nothing.
My object in citing this experience
is to warn others, so that in the event
of their getting acquainted with a
lady matrimonially inclined that
they distinguish the difference be
tween one looking for a meal ticket
and one who would be a wife in real
ity. P.
FREIGHT HANDLERS' STRIKE.
The Illinois Tunnel Co. is sending a
letter to the different shippers stat
ing that the striking freight handlers
are not asking for any more money,
and that it is not a case of working
conditions, and if it were io do as
the men ask that it could not give
patrons good service. Why" not? We
only ask that the company put back
the three men discharged because
they belong to the union. Do you
think this would hurt the service of
those who do business with the tun
nel company?
The tunnel people also state that
the men did not give any strike no
tice. Ask Vice Pres. S. W. Tracy to
state what the men told him or his
representative, Mr. Worth, before
they went on strike. Ask him if a
committee from station No. 144 did
not go to him early in the afternoon
and tell him that if the three dis
charged were not reinstated that the
man would strike. Does he call that
not giving notice?
All we ask is a square deal, a
chance to live and join whatever we
feel like joining.
We do not censure any man be
cause he joins a lodge; then why
censure us for joining a labor organi
zation? When a man comes to this
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