THE DAILY BANNER
Entered as second class matter at the
postotiice at Cambridge, Maryland.
Tub Daily Banner is published every
afternoon, except Sunday, at 112 High
street, Cambridge, Maryland, by
WEBB & WEBB,
Editors and Proprietors
Cambridge, Md., Dec. 10, 1912.
The Cry ol The Children.
Some of the evidence given late
ly before the New York State Fac
tories Commission is burdened with
horror.
It has to do with the ‘‘sweat
shops” of New York, and the wo
men and children who work in those
“sweat shops” and the things that
are made in those “sweat shops.”
It is an old story to disrtict visi
tors and settlement workers; but
It Is a new story to the public. And
It shows a condition that ought to
be done away with at one?.
It is a cause in which there can
be no excuse for delay. And we i
do not think that any court will can j
cel a legislative remedy on the
ground that It takes away property
“without due process of law.”
Here are some of the cases brou
ght before the commission last
Monday and it is, unfortunately,
quite safe to take it for granted
that they represent a condition gen
eral to the “outside” work in the
tenement house districts.
There are more than 125,000 wo
men and children doing “sweat
shop” work In those tenement
houses.
In one district where 182 “sweat
shops” were Inspected there were
people in seventy-nine of those
places suffering from contagious
diseases.
In some of those “sweat shops” j
there were women and children en- ,
gaged in making “monogram” ciga- j
rettes for “the high-class trade.”
In one two-room “apartment” 19
men, women and children did their
work, ate their food, and slept w r hen
they were not working.
In the room of one tenement a
mother and four children were en
gaged In running ribbons through
corset covers. In the same room
the father lay dying of tuberculosis.
In the room of i|)ther tenement
a number of women and children
were working on feathers. Four of
those trying to work were actually
suffering from typhoid fever.
A young woman was found mak
ing dolls’ clothing. She had to keep
at it sixteen hours a day to main
tain herself in “subsistence wages.”
In the room in which she worked
and slept and took her food her
father lay on a cot dying of tuber
culosis.
The case of Mrs. Madiline Vlt
rianl was put In evidence as being
1 .. typical.
Mrs. Vltrianl lives at 79 Sulli
▼ftn street, which Is in the West
Side dock-tenement district of New
York.
She has five children. The young
est of them Is aged five years. They
all work eighteen hours a day. Usu
ally their combined labors bring
them 50 cents a day. On rare oc
casions they earn 75 cents a day.
Once they earned sl.
The children In these “sweat
shops” often fall asleep from ex
haustion. They are sometimes too
tired to work steadily. When they
are sleepy they are whipped to
keep them awake. When they are
tired they are whipped to “speed
them up.”
The whippings are not punish
ment. They are merely an incen
tive to labor efficiency.
It seems incredible, but It hap
pens to be true. It is true not
only of the cases cited here, but of
an economic condition that is gen
eral among the women and children
engaged on “outside work” in the
“sweat shops” of New York, and all
outside work of this kind is sweat
shop work.
And we think that the presenta
tion of the facts should produce an
immediate remedy. Civilization can
not afford to invoke the penalties
that such a condition makes inevit
able.
The instance of the women and
children working In the midst of
contagion at the making of “mono
gram cigarettes for high-class trade”
Is impressive. But that is because
It needs no Imagination to realize
its meaning.
Thousands of other cases may
seem more remote, but they are
actually Just as intimate,and there
is no good reason why civilization
should keep company with such
Industrial squalor.
We should put an end to this
whole shameful traffic in helpless
life. —Washington Times.
—Table cutlery, carving sets,
tea and table spoons, gravy ladles,
sugar shells, butter knives, orange
spoons, olive forks, pickle forks,and
many other things in the silver
ware line, at low prices. Phillips
Hdw. Co. —Adv. 10-Bt.
—Greatest line chinaware ever
shown in Cambridge at Phillips
Hdw. Co. —Adv. 10-Bt.
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IMOH Kitchen
Cabinets
I Arc the most perfect
JOPPA AGROUND.
Steamboat with Full Passenger:
List, Sticks in Tred Avon
River
Easton, Md.,Dec. 10—When just
half a mile from Easton the steam
er Joppa, of the 8., C. & A. Rail
way Co., ran aground at 1 o’clock
this morning In Tred Avon rirsr,
with a full passenger list and a
heavy cargo.
News of the mishap was wired to
Baltimore and a reply stated that
the new steamer Dorchester had
been dispatched to the Joppa’s as
sistance. It was expected to get
there early this morning. When
the boat is afloat again It will pro
ceed to Cambridge. The passengers
remained aboard. No other sched
ule of the company’s boats will be
disarranged by the mishap.
The captain of the Joppa was
trying to get out of the river into
deep water before the tide fell
when the boat struck the bottom.
What Rules the World.
Many years ago John Brougham,
Lester Wallack, Artemus Ward and
others used to meet after the play at
Windhurst’s, in lark row, in New
York. One night the question, “What
rules the world?” arose, and various
opinions were expressed. William Ross
Wallace, who was present, retired be
fore long and some time later called
Thomas J. Leigh from the room and
handed to him a poem which he had
Just written. Mr. Leigh read it aloud
to the company, and Mr. Brougham
made a happy little speech of acknowl
edgment The thing was entitled
“What Rules the World.” and the first
stanza ran:
They say that man Is mighty,
He governs land and sea.
Ho wields a mighty scepter
O’er lesser powers that be,
But a mightier power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
Awkwardly Put
This Is one of the things one would
rather have put differently: Mr. Bum
blepup (at fancy dress ball!—I must
apologize for coming in ordinary even
Ing dress. Hostess—Well, you really
have the advantage of us. We're all,
looking more foolish than usual, and
you’re not—London Punch.
—Pocket cutlery, the best made,
in all shapes and prices, at Phillips
Hdw. Co. —Adv. 10-Bt.
—Full stock 1847 silverware at
Phillips Hdw. Co. —Adv. 10-Bt.
—Toys, toys; this is toyland.
Come and see. Phillips Hdw. Co. —
Adv. 10-Bt.
—Table cutlery, pocket cutlery,
razors, and anything in this line, at
Phillips Hdw. Co. —Adv. 10-Bt.
—Xmas presents, great assort
ment in most anything you could
select, at Phillips Hdw. Co. —Adv.
—Chafing dishes, percolators;
we have a fine selection in copper
and nickle. Phillips Hdw. Co. Adv.
—Guns, pistols, air rifles, cat
rifles, and sporting goods; great line
at Phillips Hdw. Co. —Adv.
—Tea pots, tea kettles, coffee
pots, porcelators, casaroles, bake
dishes, serving dishes, waiters,crumb
■trays, nut picks and cracks, chil
dren’s sets, and many other useful
Xmas presents at Phillips Hdw. Co.
—Adv. 10-Bt.
—Xmas makes them happy; get
your presents at Phillips Hdw. Co.
—Adv.
—We have the greatest line of
toys of all kinds In the city. We
want you to see this line; we want
to sell you; better buy early, be
fore the rush is on. Phillips Hdw.
Co.—Adv. 10-Bt.
—Chinaware In all patterns and
makes, cut glass, hand painted
china, at Phillips Hdw. Co.—Adv.
GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS
Now Is Your Chance
Everything In My Store
Hats, Ribbons
Feathers, Velvets
Real Lace, Neck
wear
All New Goods—At Cost
MRS. JEFFERIS
POPLAR STREET
Tickets For Oxford
50 Cents
Leave Cambridge 7 a. m. daily
except Sunday. Ba. m. Sunday.
Foot of Commerce street.
Eastern Shore Development
Steamship Co.
Telephone No. 108.
WE GIVE S. & H. GREEN TRADJNG STAMPS
V l\/l A O GOODS NOW
A IVI MO ON DISPLAY
Great Line of Toys
For Boys and Girls
We would like everybody to call and see our great display of
Toys of all kinds. Children’s Velocopides, Tricycles, Irish Mails,
Wagons, etc. Everything for the children. This Is Toy Headquarters.
All Kinds Useful Xmas Gifts
For Everybody
Nickle and Silverware China of all kinds
Hand-Painted China
Cut Glass Brass Ornaments Table Cutlery
Pocket Cutlery Safty Razors
Razor Strops Skates Sleds Scissors
In fact, we have a wonderful assortment of Holiday Good. It will be
to your advantage to see our line, so come early
Hardware In All Branches
Cook Stoves, Heating Stoves, Oil Stoves, Ranges. This is the place
that has the goods, and at the Right Prices. We Save You Money.
Phillips Hardware Co.
The Great Hardware Leaders
f
Two Phones 49-50 and Muir Streets
GREAT SACRIFICE SALE OF
CHILDREN’S SUITS
We Have A Lot Of
Children’s Plain Coat Knicker
bocker Suits
Sizes from ten years to seventeen years that we want to
convert into cash
Sacrifice These Goods For Ten Days
And give the people of Cambridge a chance to get the greatest bargains ever offered in Children s Suits.
All these suits are new and of exceptional quality. Now is your chance.
FINE SCHOOL SUITS
52.00 SUITS NOW 51.25 55.00 SUITS NOW $3.50
3.00 SUITS NOW 200 6.00 SUITS NOW 4.00
4.00 SUITS NOW 2.50 8.00 SUITS NOW 6.00
We only have a limited amount of these suits, come early and see these bargains and get your selection
before they are gone.
Stevens, Smith & Co.
CLOTHIERS MATTERS FURNISHERS
Let Us Urge You To Do Your Christmas Shopping Early
J. W. McCREAOY J. E. FINLEY
McCREADY’S
Cambridge’s Best Store
Offers you a most desirable Holiday Line from which to choose.
Our carefully selected display of Holiday attractions will impress
you with its worth, beauty and reasonable prices.
s Jli 2 Pairs. Silk sl*o9
| F ■' Pairs Lisle SI.OO ‘ Kt
Carefully Selected Patterns fc. The best looking line of
$4.00 to SB.OO Mk SMOKING COATS
A Very desirable Xmas Gift Ttat we have ever shown
Men, Women and Children Men’s $1 00 to $3-00
A Good Selection Ladies’ SI.OO to $2-00
Buy Now, Early Child's SI.OO to $1.50
POPLAR ST. McCREADY’S CAMBRIDGE, MD.
ORDER NISI.
In Dorchester County Orphan* Court
ORDERED, this 19th day of November A.D.
1912, that the sale of the leasehold estate
i of the said Thomas 8. Applegarth, deceased,
| made by Sarah C. Marshall, admlnl tratrlx
of the said deceased. In pursuance of the laws
: of Maryland, vesting the Orphans’ Court of
i said state with the power to order the sale ol
I leasehold estate, and this day reported to
this Court by the said Harah C. Marshall, ad
! mlnlstratrlx, be ratified and confirmed, un
! less cause to the contrary thereof be shown
| on or before the 14th day of December next;
I orovided a copy of this order be Inserted in
: some newspaper published In Dorchester
! County, at least once a week for three suc
cessive weeks, b-fore the 17th day of Decem
ber next.
THOS. B. WINDSOR,
L. D. T. NOBLE.
Judges of the Orphans’ Court for Dorchester
County.
RUSSELL P. SMITH,
Register of Wills for Dorchester County.
True copy. _ _
Test: RUSSELL P SMITH,
Register of Wilis for Dorchester County.
Just Received
A New Supply of Collar Sweaters For
Men and Boys
$1 .OO to $5.00
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Boys, Lady or Man could be found
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We Have The Largest and Most
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Price From 50c to $5.00
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CAMBRIDGE. MARYLAND.