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Union Men of ChicagoHear€iKing of HoboesCincinnati Leader ofsUnion”City Labor MenUp Windymy mkmUm ar# Rut I'm her*.Chicago, Nov. §*lt; Joff Davis, check -•4 cap in hand. * h*trt«M spot mhead shining, cloth** unpr*a*«d. andwearing » soft shirt, vigorously *4lb* Chicago Federaltoft of Labor jwrtffity. leff. prwrtdant of th*hobos union and awo—m of JamesEads How *m fording to Jeff—as thKing of the Boa.'* talked #v* Utoatw power to grabwall perforated and badly on th* hum Ii brother* and slatersI *1 used to In t laundry worker, but they didn't nay m* enough, so t turn ad into a bo. I'm working against tfeea* ginka who want to maka th* bo* work when thay arrant tham. I'magainst these hrtdawall farm# and (ri«lt;o« short mam bam of our union are pat U» work and your unton man ar« kept out of Job*, I want to gat all tba vagrancy law* la tha United Btataa declared unooostltwtkmal, Do you know that in Ohio tha legislator* i passed a law giving manufacturer*up h«s and putand hi* apa*rh provoked aharp th*m to work when thay gat ahort ofrula and an invitation from tha chairman to leave tha room.What Jeff wanted mostly aw an In-dMTMWnil by th* lt;*hlrago Federationof labor of hit sc ham* to declare allvagrancy law* tmcooftt*tt*«**l How ever, Jeff didn’t get it. although he In • formed the delegate* that Ueotanant Governor Harratt ‘O'Hara wag a mem-har of hi* boa' anion•Brothers and sister*, h*ther* la aome talk among non boa that James Eads How ta king of the bos, but 1st me slip It to you straight: James has a half million dollar* or *o, and therefor* la unqualifiedly unqualified • , '| “IV; Tou know down In lt;*tncy th* other day we had a m*etlng us bo*, and w*elected me president The boy# Just shoved the «rown down over my head and I have to wear It They pushed 1%% crown down no far that 1 can't seesometime*.Helphelp? IT* outrageous broth era, help us.i'm going all th* way to Beattie tostop that *ort of thing.home of tho delegate* objected to Indorsing King Jeff, and King Jeff objected to criticism of hta request*.which led th# chairman to say*iVesldent Davis. If you don ♦ T* -spent the gavel I'll hav* the serge*ntat arm* put you J*IT* request wsa referred to th* ex*«uthr* board**asOhio AdoptsWisconsin Idea1mmMadison. Wls., Nov. 4.— Tour wwt| in the agricultural college end th# de-1 was down to the good roads con - Ueiopment of the university extensiongress In Detroit a few weeks ago I . department have interested us deeply, had a tough time gening «»ere. too. *„d in making th* Ohio State Uni from Mow Orleans. My henny was veraity a better and greater school, shot full of holes and my coat tali It these two things we Intend to g*ve spe-tes 1 '*
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Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Wed, Nov 05, 1913

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