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Show THE CITIZEN 6 Oat-Fe- d Results Impossible Horses From Straw-Fe- d Bill drove the dray horses for the Morecash Commission company. He had been with the company many years, and never accumulated more than enough to treat himself once a year to a brand new suit of blue denim and a pair of brogans. His tastes were simple, and so far as Mr. Morecash had observed, he was satisfied with his lot in life. It was humble, of course, but then Bill had never complained very seriously and things must be right. Bill was a bear at handling boxes and crates, but was not much when it came to conversation. It had been noticed that several times of late when he had occasion to call at the office, he had hesitated before leaving and sometimes he had been credited with undue loitering and curtly ordered on his way. One day Bill received a summons to come to the office and upon his arrival was ushered into the private room of President Morecash, who thus adBig dressed his faithful servitor: Bill, I notice you took a long time making that grade on Sixth street this morning. I thought you never would get over that block. Since coming back to the office, I have been looking up the records and find that you have not been making near as many loads recently as you used to make, though we have about the same line of customers. What explanation can you make? I believe youve been laying down on the job. Well, sir, ya see, hits this wye, said Bill. "The orses dont seem to be as spry has they used to be, hand Hi confesses Hi don't seem to be hable to andle those crates hand boxes quite has lively has Hi once did. With the 'orses Hi know bloody well wats the matter, but Hi 'esitates to tell yer, has hit seems disrespecful, sir. Never mind what it is, Bill, I want to know Just whats the matter. Go ahead and tell what you know of the horses and well take up your case later. Well, now, says Bill, hits like this. The man has provides the feed for the orses says 'as 'aw 'is hallow-anc- e 'as been cut down lately so that 'e cawn't buy hany more hoats, so the 'orses 'as not 'ad their hoats for several weeks pawst. Hi notice halso that the 'ay his not has good has we used ter 'ave. 'E told me this mornin has 'ow 'e would soon 'af ter be feedin the orses on straw like we uses fer beddin' but w'ich we 'aventad for ha month pawst. Hov course, yer 'orses 'as got ter 'ave their hoats and good ay hif theyre goin to aul them loads has they used ter. Hi dont blayme the 'orses. 7s that the way Barney is handling things lately? Ill see to his case. At all events those horses must have their feed, and good feed, too, if we have to make savings somewhere else. Now, what have you got to say for yourself? I am astounded to have you come here and confess that you are not handling your work as you should. What is the matter with you, Bill? Getting tired of your place and want me to fire you? No, sir, said Bill, Hi would not like to lose me playce, has Hi knows nothin but drivin the dray orses. But Hi just cawnt andle those eavy boxes hany more. Oh, getting too old, are you? Guess well have to get a new man. Now, Mr. Morecash, dont ye be too ard with me. Ilim not a hold man. hand Hi Wy, Him honly forty-twshould be as good has hany man hin the business. Hi think my case his something like those orses. Ye see, lawst week the young uns was sent ome with ha note sayin has ow they was hunderfod. The next dye ha laydie comes to hour ouse hand hawsks wat we heat. When t old woman has best she can, the laydie says has ow we dont ave enough meat hand butter hand heggs hand milk. Lord knows has 'ow Hi finds hit ard enough to buy hall the taters hand flour t old woman hand the young uns can heat, without ankering hawfter such fawncy things. But the laydie, oos ha nurse, gets real hangry with me hand tells has ow Hi should be hashamed hof myself fer not feedin my children has Hi should. Hand then she hexplains a lot of things Hi know but adnt thort hof for ha long time, habout ow a orse as to ave is hoats hif es to run fawst or aul eavy loads, hand she says as ow milk hand heggs hand meat hand butter hand cheese his just like hoats to us humans. Then this laydie begins to tell me as ow the young uns his not got hany good shoes hand their dresses his thin hand faded. Hi thort t old woman was goin ter cry, Hi did. Hive tried to figger hout ow to get hall these nice things to heat and the warm clothes the laydie scolded habout, but wen Hi buys the taters hand flour hand pays the rent and the coal bill me wayges his hall gone hand we awve to go hon has we did before. Bill, what wages are you getting? asked Mr. Morecash. Him still gettin the twenty dollars ha week HI ad ten years agone. "Why havent you spoken of this before? Hive come to hoffice many's the time hintendin' to hawsk ye fer a lift with me wages, but Hi finds hit arder to talk about such things than HI do to lift them 'eavy crates. Hand wile Him standing 'ere tryin to think hof ow to hawsk you. ye borders me hout.' Well. Bill, I never thought of it in ouite that way before. Of course T know that horses must have good feed and nlentv of oats if thev are to work hard and travel fast. I guess men are about the same; they must have their oats and good hay or they fall down like horses. o, hex-plai- ns One of the things that is afflicting modern industry is that too many em results from ployers expect oat-fe- d straw-fe- d workmen, and some employers even go to the length of trying to forbid the workmen bringing to their attention in any effective way the need oats and a little for good hay, clean bedding straw occasionally. The organizations of labor are formed and maintained for the purpose of establishing reasonable standards and obtaining a just wage and fair working rules. The worker has nothing to sell but his labor, the delivery of which calls for his personal presence and frequently the risk of life, limb or health. Is it strange or unjust that he should want to have at least an equal say with the purchaser in fixing the conditions of the delivery of that labor and the price it should bring? Certainly if the employer desires good results he should at least provide for sufficient clothing, food, housing, recreation and training to enable the workman to keep himself in shape as a working machine, a means of applying power to certain mechanical processes that go under the general term of work. But a human being 'who works for. another should be regarded as something a little higher than a mere source of mechanical power. He should have some of the joys, the education and relaxation that other human beings have. The necessity for a means to obtain these things in just proportion and under fair conditions is the motive power that has called into being and maintains the voluntary organizations of labor. Salt Lake Typographical Union. 311 Scott Bldg. Phone, Was. 7762. (Adv.) DERN MATCHED WITH FORMER MAT NEMESIS pionship. Harry Heagren had Dern to the east to get a reput Dern had great confidence in and within two months after hlg rival in Boston he threw all co He had been wrestling two or Cbiidwic: times a week and was beginning to Alter, F stale. He wanted to come home o Chi he was induced to wrestle one ml wl match. He agreed and he met Ki Under nt given and lost the title. Since that punUUHHHlW ,ect I i Dei night, Cbndwi ij the jftiat Lie reli a be remedi Ll of hes .pel pr of ifith Pov more t. c Lviaces ieligi0Xl: Because its iled right ion. fai a hi orally to vritl ' freec 3d , ugnize IRA DERN able he has easily thrown men who have aims thrown Kilonis and in that way has ate opi won back the title, but there is a ijiritual nee string to it until he does throw prist lonis. Much Dern is more elated over the match IjesiTe than a baby with a new toy, because Ichrist he is confident that he will wipe out the defeat in. a decisive victory and will then stand as the undisputed miThe ddleweight of the world. Dern has athen lready met some of the best men in from the country, the present wrestling seIbeliev ason, and the way he has trimmed them cruel shows that he has improved at least fifty per cent over last year. Dern is Irere, iho in excellent condition, and says that sho he is ready to meet any man in the town world at the middleweight limit and tray he expects to clean up the entire slate nat before the close of next spring. Ki-- I I I Ira Dern, worlds champion middleweight wrestler, has been matched to meet John Ivilonis here Wednesday, December 14th. Kilonis is the only man that has ever been able to pin Berns shoulders to the mat. It was in the east when he did that, shortly after Dern had won the worlds cham and lie ac George a&liss in 'Dis&aeli PANTAGES ANNIVERSARY BILL |