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-* .1 > MILL LAWS AS EXIST IN RUSSIA. S Strict Enforcement of Rules for Gov- I eminent of Factory Employes. Washington, May 18.?The laws of Russia in respect to labor in cotton ? * mills are essentially as stringent as * those in other industries, according a to a report on the subject issued by ? the ,Bureau of Manufacturers. is The principal provisions of the ^ laws are: u For the purpose of the law night P work is reckoned as from 9 p. m. to S 5 a. m. for the mills operating with one shift and from 10 p. m. to 4 a. c m. for those with two shifts. t Wliere one shift is employed, the e hours of labor must not exceed 11 % ^ in each 24, and on Saturdays and the c eves of holidays the hours must not exceed 10, and in all cases there must b l <? be an interval of rest of not less than i] one hour. * When work is carried on for 18 1 hours a day with two shifts of opera- a tives the working hours in each 24 * may be increased to 12, provided that n in a fortnight the average work time > for each operative does not exceed 9 a hours. The operatives must be allowed time for meals at least once in 6 a hours. When the work time between b * t two intervals of rest exceeds 6 hourg k and any other distribution of time is ** impossible, the workmen must be allowed to take their meals during b work time, and a place for meals e must be fixed by shop regulations. . . ._ ___ h Children under 12 may not De em- ployed. Minors from 12 to 15 may Si * not be engaged for more than 8 ^ hours per day exclusive of the period $ assigned for meals, school, and rest; D work must not occupy more than 4 successive hours, and is prohibited n from 9 p. m. to 5 a. m. Where two shifts are used during 18 hours they c >v can be employed 9 hours, but work ^ must not occupy more than 4% consecutive hours. Minors from 15 to h Tt 17 and women may not be employed " 1 4 at night. c The conditions of the agreement made between employer and employe are stated in a book, a copy of which is given to each worker, and must be c delivered to him seven days after his l employment. In the book are noted s * all payments to be made by the em- t< ployer and all fines imposed for idle- & ness, neglect, etc. WThen the length b ' of engagements is indefinite, either c party may break the agreement by t< - giving a fortnight's notice. Tfhe la- s borers must be paid not less fre- p quently than once a month if the p onnraoramarif ie frtr ft lnn?PP timp. ?T1 d r> cu6?6tuicuv v. -?-0? _ at least twice a month if the contract c is for an indefinite time. ^ The agreement can be annulled i] (1) if the workman is absent from j< \ work three days consecutively, or six n days in one month, without just c cause; (2) if the workman is absent h from his work during two weeks 1 s running for -any cause whatever; o (3) for rudeness or misconduct, If such menace the interests of the em- i] ployer or the personal security of ? , s- anyone connected with the factory; c < 4) if the laborer for any act be sen- v tenced to imprisonment; (5) in case v of the laborer contracting a conta- v gious disease. A discharged laborer d may appeal, in the case last mention- c ed, to the factory inspector or to the c court of,-justice, which fixes the com- ? nonantinn to which he is entitled if a * his complaint is sustained. l The administration may fix a list t , i of fines to be imposed on the em- p ploye for (1) negligence; (2) idle- y ness;. (3) infringement of rules, s Each act subject to a fine must be / stated in special tables, with the , . amount of said fine, and no fine may exceed one-third the laborer's wage, j This list must be approved by the c factory inspector, and all fines col- s lected under it must go to a fund p for the benefit of the operatives. E These laws have been in effect s since 1898, and factory inspectors ^ are employed to see that they are v ? * -observed, and, in general, to act as = an intermediary between employers ii and workmen. d Compensation for Injuries. * '* Compensation to laborers in case of injury is regulated by the law of t June 2, 1903, under which the em- s ?1 .Amnanoafa fho f pioycr m UU1150U tu vuwvvuoow kuv b laborer and the members of bis fam- m ily but tbe employer is relieved of u this obligation when he can prove p that the accident was the fault of the h laborer. Compensation is in the t ^ form of an aid, or pension, paid from f m the date of injury until the em- t K ploye's full restoration to health, or t ^ complete disability a pension is al- a loted amounting to two-thirds of the v annua! wage, and for partial dis- g ability to degree. In case death re- n suits from an accident a pension is ii paid to the deceased's family, one- a . i . third going to the widow, one- third I A to the children, and one-third to the a brothers and sisters. 1; Medical and funeral expenses are e paid by the employer, and cases of factories employing 1,000 workpeo- e pie or more, infirmaries or hospitals b must be provided, the size of which h ^ is determined by the number of em- a * ployes. a All the laws appear to be strictly p observed by cotton mills, and there t UED BY GRAXDMOTHER-IN-LAW TI Inusual Charge Against Wealthy So! Young Ex-Atlantan. New York, May 22.?Russell F. lopkins, the wealthy young man ^ rho came from Atlanta several years ge go and eloped with 16-year-old Vera ,awrence Seigrist, of St. Louis, who 3 said to be heiress to two millions, qq ras made defendant to-day in an un- Th sual suit brought by Mrs. Jose- Mg hine Lawrence, his wife's wealthy Q_ all randmother. Mrs. Lawrence seeks b o recover $275,000, which she Ea laims to have loaned Hopkins _Q Po( hrough misrepresentation and co- w rcion by his working upon her love ^ ' or her granddaughter and the little ^ hildren. p * Hopkins is the son of an Atlanta w*. anker, whose millions he has spent ne| n a manner that has kept him con- q inuously in the public eye. At his Ti*d rvington estate, comprising sixty , cres with a Handsome residence and ^ talian gardens and other adornlents along side the river, he mainains a private menagerie for ths fin musement of his babies. Half of tie roof of his Fifth avenue house in . tie city has also been converted into zoo, where real lions, tigers and Sai ear cubs disport themeselves. Hop- j. ins has a penchant for insurance, na ; is said, having taken out policies Tij or life, accident, health, fire, burg- ^ ary, tornado, automobiles, menag- ^ rie and yachts. When the Black * [and cropped up he is understood to nQ ave taken out a policy against as- cQ] assination and pays $25 a year on ^ tie understanding that if he is killed ^ 2,000 is to be paid to the first wit- ^ ess and $1,000 each to the next pQ tiree witnesses who will convict his *5 luruerer. na Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have two hildren. They are Josephine I. Hopins and John Randolph Hopkins, tie latter horn last fall and said to er ave started life as a $5,000 baby. Irs. Lawrence is a resident of this .. res ^ of Solicitor in Trouble. a I ?? g Columbia, May 22.?A warrant harging George Bell Timmerman, of 1 <exington, solicitor of the courts of no outh Carolina, with assault and bat- Stc ery with intent to kill has been hai worn out before Magistrate Fowles lui y P. A. Murphy, a member of the lolumbia police department. Solici- ma ar Timmerman gave bond in the th< um of $200 and the case will very we robably come up for trial in the Gr Lichland county court. The warrant Mr harges that Solicitor Timmerman th( ut the coat of Policeman Murphy pu rith a knife. The witnesses named of l the warrant are J. G. Taylor, F. L. 'leming, E. L. Etheridge and two wo- Se] len of the questionable district of rej lolumbia. The assault is alleged to me ave occurred in a house of ill-fame, 112 Gates street, which is said to be cal perated by Carrie Foster. we ' L . J j_? , Solicitor Timmerman was arrestea no a the resort several weeks ago by he Columbia police. Among the foi harges were assaulting an officer, sp< iolating the auto ordinance by riding an nth a woman of the district and is rithout lights, and drunk and disor- sir erly. He was fined in the police ourt and the case was brought to a limax by Policeman Murphy swearng out the warrant charging assault a ,nd battery with intent to kill. So- o'c icitor Timmerman is well known sq hroughout the state, he having been wr irosecuting officer for a number of ha ears. The affair has caused a sen- ol< ation here. pa Suicide at Honea Path. ^ Honea Path, May 26.?Miss Maggie iughes of the Chiquola mill village ag ommitted suicide Friday night by gu hooting. She was suffering from A ellagra, and it is believed that her in* Qind had become impaired as a reult of the ravages of the disease and tin rom brooding over her condition. She in O A TTAO r?o Af <3 CfCk 0^ r ets (tUUUl UT J cai o Vi agv< w 3 a notable absence of small chil- ar: [ren in the factories. th< No Labor Organizations. dr There is no organization among ne he cotton mill operatives; in fact, the uch organizations are contrary to to he laws of the country, which proIde heavy penalties or imprison- jai dent for originators of or partici- ne >ant9 in a strike. Nevertheless there mi iave been frequent strikes, although sa; he number is considerably less than to ormerly. During the disturbances wa hroughout Russia in 1905 and 1906 He he manufacturers suffered heavily en nd the damage to their property ho - as considerable. Conditions have wa reatly improved since then, but at s^i ~ n fnpfto r\f nnlino TVi JctLL v U1 tuc JUUAJ.10 a ivi v/i. J^VIAVV x u 3 employed, often supplemented by it detachment of government troops, ch; ly intervening between employer nd employes in case of dispute the qu abor inspectors have had an influ- tio nee in preventing strikes. tio The improved condition of the op- sol ratives has not been brought about wr iy strikes, however, and wages have an lad more of a political nature than wt . well-formulated and full determin- sh< tion to secure higher wages, or a trs rotest to the manufacturer, as in M< he United States. kn MMERMAN UNDER $200 BOND. lieitor Charged With Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. Columbia, May 21.?Charged in > warrant with assault and battery th intent to kill, Solicitor George 11 Timmerman, of Lexington, will Dbably have to answer to the arge against him in the Richland unty Court of General Sessions, e warrant was sworn out before igistrate Fowles by P. A. Murphy, d Solicitor Timmerman has given nd in the sum of $200, Mr. John rle having signed the bond. The pers were turned over to Solicitor H. Cobb this afternoon by Magisite Fowles. The warrant alleges it Solicitor Timmerman assaulted A. Murphy, a Columbia policeman, th a knife, cutting his coat. Witsses named in the warrant are J. Taylor, F. L. Fleming, F. L. EthIge and others. The charge grows out of a case in j Police Court here some days ago, which Solicitor Timmerman flgsd as one of the principals and was ed $55. The police say that Mr. tnmerman was riding about town an automobile without lights; jy allege that one of their number n the automobile running without hts, which is against a city ordince, and the police followed Mr. nmerman and attempted to arrest n and that he assaulted Policeman lrphy with a knife, cutting his it in two places, but fortunately t reaching the skin; that others ning to the assistance of Officer irphy wrenched the knife from '. Timmerman's hand and placed n under arrest. Subsequently the lice Court here received a fine of 5 for violation of the city ordinces. The warrant in the Magis;te's Court was sworn out by Offi Murphy, and on it Solicitor Timirman was bound over to the highCourt under a $200 bond. Mr. Georee Bell Timmerfnan is a lident of Lexington, and solicitor the circuit of which that county is >art. ? lease Don't Know About Money. Columbia, S. C., May 25.?I have statement to make about it, that's )thart's and Grace's affair. If there s been any money coming to Conbia, I haven't got any of it." The foregoing was the comment ae by Governor Blease when shown } artice in "Common Ser.se," the ekly political organ of John P. ace mayor of Charleston, in which ,yor Grace is quoted as saying that i local freedom of Charleston is rchased for money and that some the money goes to Columbia. In to-day's issue of "Common use," the charges of last week are ?eated and in an editorial statesnt appears the following: "We have traced this graft practily up to the governor himself and ( say that it is a shameless situan." Governor Blease left this morning Anderson county where he eaks at Honeapath this afternoon d at Ware Shoals to-night. This his first appearance on the stump ice the recent state convention. Texans Burn Negro. Tyler, Texas, May 25.?Dan Davis negro, was burned to death at 4 dock this morning on the public uare here, after he had signed a itten statment confessing that he d criminally assaulted a 16-year1 white girl. Eight hundred person? rticipated in the lynching. Before the match was touched tc e pile of wood on which the negrc d been placed by the mob, he was ain asked if he was guilty. "I am ilty," he replied in a husky voice, moment later the flames were leapI high about his head. Davis implicated another negro ir b crime, saying he is under arresl Waco. Davis was brought here rly to-day from Athens Texas hen memberss of the sheriff's force rived at the jail with the negro. By were confronted by several huned citizens who waited until the gro had written his confession and m demanded that he be turned ovei them. The officers and citizens inside the [1 protested, but finally gave the trrr? ta fho mnlv whnRA numbers ide protests useless, the officers jr. From the jail the man was led the public square, where several igon loads of wood had been piled. ) was tied to a rail. As the flames veloped him the negro's voice was arse and showed fear, but there ,s no cry from him until the flames ired his flesh, when he moaned, e crowd stood around tL_ fire until died down and little was left but arred bones and ashes. The work of the lynchers was done ickly and quietly. The determinan of the men who had the execun in charge appeared to have a bering effect upon them. In his itten statement Davis told how he d another negro attacked the girl, 10 is the daughter of a farmer, as e was walking along a railroad tck to Tyler, in mid-afternoon, rnday, May 13. one was first ocked down, he said. "WETTEST" TOWN WET ENOUGH To Maintain Status Quo of 16 Liquor Sellers to 83 Inhabitants. Winthrop, Mo., said to be the "wettest" town of its size in the country, has six saloons and six wholesale liquor stores, says a St. Joseph, Mo., special. The town has 83 inhabitants, including women and children. The county court has just issued licenses for four additional saloons. Members of the county court declare they will issue no more saloon licenses. Winthrop is opposite Atchison, Kan., where there are no saloonS. The bridge connecting the towns is nearly always crowded at night with persons going to Missouri to get a drink. Facing Bigamy Charge. Lexington, May 26.?Charged with ftf Kl OOTTIV T A (.lie 0C11UUD U11UC (11 ulgum;, jl . Britton, white man about 35 years old, was yesterday lodged in the Lexington county jail by Sheriff Sim J. Miller. The warrant for his arrest was sworn out by G. M. Ross, of McAdenville, N. C., father of alleged wife No. 3, Lula Ross, who is also at the county jail with her alleged husband. About a week ago Britton came to this county in company with his wife, i having wailked from the town of Chipin, across the river, and engaged ; work as log cutter at the Roof & Barre lumber plant about six miles from the court house. Not until last Wednesday did the Lexington sheriff i learn that Britton was wanted in North Carolina, a message having been sent by the sheriff at McAden ville to be on the lookout for the . couple. In the same letter the North Carolina officer warned Sheriff Miller to take no chances, that Britton was a danererous man and would hardly , be taken without resisting arrest. Yesterday morning Sheriff Miller : went to the woods where Britton was cutting logs in company with five negroes. As f,oon as the officer approached Britton pretended he want1 cd some water and inquired the way 1 to a nearby spring. Sheriff Miller ' at once offered to accompany Britton = to the spring. The two went to the spring together and after drinking - freely of the water and before Britton had time to act, the officer placed ' him under arrest. , Wife No. 3 is about 20 years of age. According to her statement her ' home is in Danville, Va., and she had 1 been married to Britton about six weeks. Since coming to Lexington county the couple have been living as man and wife at the home of J. Frank 1 Derrick, and Britton has been working for the Roof & Barre Lumber company. The North Carolina authorities are expected to come for Britton on Monday, they - having been apprised of his arrest by telegram yesterday. Segregation Ordinance Passed. L _____ ' Greenville, May 23.?Closely fol 1 lowing the purchase by Goldsmith brothers, negro grocers of this city, of the Hoke property at $65,000, located in the fashionable section of ? north Main street, city council in spe: | cial session has passed a segregation 5 ordinance fashioned along similar L lines to that in operation in Balti' more, Richmond and other cities. ' The ordinance forbids the owning of 1 property by negroes in white residential sections. 1 The Hoke property, which runs ' j from north Main down to college to 5=5 5; Townes street, is one of the most j 9 1 valuable residential properties in the city, as may be gathered from the big price paid. As soon as the deal was consummated it was rumored 1 that a syndicate of Washington and : Greenville negroes had organized for ! the purpose of erecting a large hotel " for negroes. This rumor started 5 agitation which resulted in council's ' action. ! Woman Attorney Loses Case. [ * New York, May 23.?Miss Lucille Pugh, the young woman attorney > from North Carolina, Who secured a > disagreement of the jury on the first ; trial of her client, Leroy POizlderter, ( a negro, to whose defense she had 1 been assigned at the prisoner'^ #e; quest, lost her case on the second .. . trial of the prisoner, concluded today. i Poindexter was convicted by a jury ^ i of manslaughter in the second degree w i for the killing of Thomas Brown, a ? i negro, after a dispute over a crap J, game last March. Miss Pugh summed up for the defense and scored the po- J* ; lice for what she alleged was their unfair antagonism to the prisoner. Poindexter was remanded until next ^ week for sentence, which may be for from seven and a half to 15 years . imprisonment. The jury was out 26 i hours. ^ i Miss Pugh was called into the case because Poindexter said that her fam> ily had formerly been protectors of (2, ! his family on the Pugh estate in ^ , North Carolina, and he had confl- jf ; dence in her ability and interest in seeing that justice was done him. iifttf i, ,;,i FORD AUTOMOBILES I - >|gj I 13^z|h? FORD MODEL T FORE-DOOR TOURING CAR f| "W j FORD MODEL T TORPEDO RUNABOUT On they come?and by they go?seventy-five 'Villi thousand strong?all new?all alike?and 'all Fords. Every road is a good road to the Ford. And should accident befall there's a Ford repair | shop close at hand. No horizon binds the Ford owner. Nowhere is there another car like the Fofrd Model T! ' It's lightest, rightest?most economical. The two-passenger car costs but $590, f. o. b., Detroit, complete with all equipment, . the five-passenger but $690. To-day get Catalogue 101?-from The Ford Motor Company, Madison and Eleventh, or from our ^ Detroit Factory. 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