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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-11
Seven Billions in Trust.

In a general review Of the trust ques-
ton in it's relation to the presidential
campaign the Saturday Evening Post
presents number of interesting facts
and figures. According to the only Sc
unofficial statement the trusts formed
in this country in recent years have
apitaliZatinns that produced the al
most incredible total of over seven bill
lions of dollars. The Saturday Even
ing Post gives list Of thirty combin-
ations each of which has capitaliza-
ton Of ever fifty millions of dollars.
1t says:
These thirty combinations are cred
tied with capital amounting to two and
One-third billions Of dollars. The en-
tire general stock of money of all kinds
in the L. S.. gold, silver, notes and GER
tificate. amounts to about $1,000, 900, OOO
SO that if all the four hundred COM
bines in the list should try to turn their
capitalize tions into cash they would use
up every penny of the nations money
and then have only about forty per
cent. of their demands. Indeed, the
thirty combinations mentioned would
nearly use up all our cash. OF course.
we know that business is transacted
mostly on credit and this gives an en-
trely different view Of the case, but
the comparisons show the real financial
hugeness Of the modern combinations.
Congress and twenty mine of the
states have passed laws expressly de-
signed and constructed to prohibit
trusts, and vet. the trusts have increas S.
Eetl more EapiG Gly since taeses Ia Wss ere
b Is
tion I han ever befor ii the conn
try's history. 5#f s t5 Es
"A great trouble is the lack of uni
formity in the various laws. For in
stance, New Jersey, Delaware and
West Virginia deliberately loosened and
broadened their Incorporation laws in
order to increase the income of the
state government by the fees. At the
same time Massachusetts, which is said
to have the best corporation law in the
country. has a state commissioner of
corpora tiOns to examine and approve
the certificate of organization, and
compels every corporation to pay in the
whole amount of it's capital stock be-
fore it can begin business, and after
that to make annual statements to the
state commissioner, giving the details
| of meetings, shareholders. capital stock
| assets and liabilities
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-11
WORLDS GREAT MEN
DIR. HILLS SAYS THEY'RE NOT AP.
PRECIATED.
Deciares That Cromwell Ranked
With Alexander the Great
and Grant.

Notwithstanding the heat, the First
Methodist church was we'll filled last
night by those anxious to see DR.. New
ell Dwight Hills, pastor of Henry
n. Y, and hear his lecture on "Oliver
CROMWELL
Mr.. Hills commenced his lecture
with the thought that the world never
understood and appreciated it's best and
ablest men while they Were. on earth,
stances of injustice to genius. Crom-
wells position, he said, was unique, as
300 years had passed since his death
ana an YET yet ne had meyer S;ag been given Justice
had done so much. Reference was made
to England's refusal to have his bust
in Westminster abbey, althoug gh, he
said. Cromwell was the noblest states
land had produced. He asserted that
he ranked among the five greatest gen.
erals in the worlds history, Alexander
the Great, Caesar, Napoleon and Grant
being the other four.
He said that Cromwell. had found
England but a byWOrd among the ma
tions Of the world, the people torn with
dissensions, feudalism rampant, the
king at the head of group of assas-
sins and innumerable hellish laws for
the benefit of the common people, who
were then but serfs.
Cromwell obliterated serfdom, and by
his wonderful will had ushered in the
era of modern liberty, in religious, So
cial and economic thought and pre-
pared the way for a republican form
of government. With his masterful
hand was created an English middle
class and his country vas saved from
terror. as by him England was guided
by evolution instead d*!d,,e of revolution: evolution:
teacher, and he represented all that
the providence of God in the great laws
tally and physically perfect. He had
| accomplished his wonderful work in the
world by the force of his manhood and
courage.
England does not yet. understand
Cromwell and what he did for the up
building of human liberty in thought
and action. nor. what the four watch
words of his life,. liberty, intelligence
opportunity and charity, meant for her
people. But Mr.. Hills predicted that
| the time would come when Cromwell
would take a place in his own country
corresponding with Washington and
Lincoln in America, for whom he blazed
| the way.
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"course of sprouts" as soon as they be-
gan to crawl. The older ferrets, the
sidewheeers in the business, come to
their handlers like a dog when whistled
for, and but seldom one of them fails
to appear after the rats are driven out,
All of the ferrets used in rat cathine
are muzzled. This is necessary for the
reason that the animals would, after
capturing the rat, become so torpid
from his feast that several hours
might elapse before he thoroughly
awakened.
After the ferrets are put into the rat
holes all of the other holes are stopped
up with the exception Of one or two.
At these the rat catchers station them.
selves and as soon as a rodent puts in
an appearance a dark lantern is flashed
and the bright glare holds the animal
seemingly paralyZed with fear until the
man behind the light can reach over
with pair of tongs, grasp the rat and
fling it into the wide mouthed sack that
lies beside him.
Dorney has piled his peculiar vocation
in nearly all of the big buildings of
Chicago. With him in the wagon yes
terday was his oldest and most reliable
ferret, Jim, an animal that has been in
constant use for more than seven years
and which is as reliable and trust
worthy as a dog. No money could buy
the animal, and as it lay curled up in
the corner of it's cage it's master dilated
on it's worth.-Chicago Chronicle.
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CROWD ABOUT 4 RAT CATCHER.
DOrney and His Repulsive Animal
Attract Much Attention.

DOrney' and His Repulsive Animals
Attract Much Attention.
With half dozen big rats in cage
and a white ferret in another COM
partment of the same wire prison, Will
liam Dorney, professional rat catcher,
attracted considerable attention yester-
day on the down town streets. The
cage was built inside a new light
wagon and there the frightened rats
scurried backward and forward in their
prison as the crowd pressed against
the glass sides Of the vehicle.
For more than a quarter of a century
Dorney has been terror to the rats
that have scampered in the walls and
beneath the floors of Chicago's big
buildings. Thirty years ago Dorney
began business with a stock in trade Of
three ferrets, a dark lantern and
wide mouthed sack. From this begin
ming he has built up a business until
now nearly threescore ferrets are used
and corps of men is employed in rid
ding business blocks, boarding houses
and hotels of the rodents.
Dorney's trade or calling is an an
cient one. For generations the profess
sional rat catcher has been a familiar
figure in the European cities, and in
the eastern cities of this country the
calling is recognized one. Through
out Great Britain, France and Ger
many the rat catcher is as familiar a
figure as the chimney sweep, and his
ferrets are generally kept busy. The
ferrets used by Dorney, he says, are
tame and perfectly trained. They were
bred in Chicago. and put through I
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-11
they reap the benefits of organization
and collective bargaining.

HEE
they reap the benefits of organization
and collective bargaining.
Those who denOunce them denounce
the present industrial system, though
they are not logical enough to see 1t.
The only alternative to a free market
is state regulation of wages and con-
ditions of labor. This alternative the
capitalistic editors certainly do not
want. They claim to believe in free
competition and free contract, and they
assert that we have this freedom today
(Which is false assertion, by the Way).
Yet when organized labor acts upon
the principle of free contract and fixes
the terms of it's employment, these
pseudo advocates Of freedom accuse 1T
of conspiracy and Of un-American. out
rageOus practices. And such farrago
of sophistry and nonsense as the wig
OrOus protest. Of the false advocates OF
the manufacturers above referred to
they praise as a sound and telling ap-
peal to first principles.
How the penny-a-liners of the press
must have gnashed their teeth in cha-
grin and impotent rage when it was
learned that the officers of both the
workmen's and employers organiza-
tions of the machinists' trades agreed
to the conditions above contended for
and also for an increase in wage ana
gradual reduction Of the hours OF LABOR
Thus not only the logic Of events abldes
az it must inevitably abide, with the
workers.
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LABOR ON PARADE
JOINT COMMITTEE PEREECTING ITS
PLANS.
Expected That 5000 Members Of Or
snnized Labor Will he in Line-A
Rare Program Of Events.

The joint Labor day committee, COM
prising five members of the Trades
assembly and five from the Building
Trades council t% met in , the business Of
when plans for the Labor day demon
stration were discussed.
The day will be opened with a big
parade in the morning at $50 and it is
expected that 5000 members of organ
lied labor will be in line. Nothing
procession but it will be very similar
to those given in the past. There will
be three divisions and each will be
headed by brass band. A platoon Of
Duluth's Finest will lead. Besides
the different unions there will be many
at work and others gotten up by the
business houses. The fire department
will also take conspicuous part.
At 1O:3O the first train will leave for
Fond du Lac, when the union men.
their families and friends will proceed
to the picnic grounds; rounds The chief
these scheduled and some handsome
prizes will be offered as the committee
who are soliciting are. meeting with
great success. There will also be a
There will be dancing at the pavilion in
the afternoon and that amusement will
take up the time in the evening. An
invitation to participate in the cele--
bration has been sent to the unions of
Brainerd, but no reply has yet been
received. It is thought that if the
organized labor of that city could ar
range to attend a large excursion could
be run to this city. It is. thought
likely that there will be excursions from
the ranges.
The union men of the city say that
hi vxyil
anything Of the kind ever given in the
city and from the present indications
1t is more than likely that their hopes
Will be realized. Nothing but unpleas:
ant weather can mar the enjoyment
Of the occasion. Secretary McMurchy
of the committee, will receive bids fol
privileges at the picnic grounds. An.
| other meeting will be held Sunday
when the final arrangementsw will bs
made. At that time the speakers will
! be decided on and the different unions
will be assigned their positions in the
parade -----4-AA.. ..la Aa1lln1
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LEGISLATOR tain
HIRAM &. DAVIS, OF EVELETH. IS
BEING TALKED OF.
He Is Il New Resident of Eveleth, hut
il by no Means New, to st. Louis
COunty-A Quiet Search il Being
Made for n Strong Candidate in
the 5Oth District.

The fusion party is having consider
candidates for the legislature. Many
names have been mentioned, among
the best are Frank CrassWeller and P.
G. Pastoret, of Two Harbors, for the
5lst district. S. F. Snively is the only
one mentioned in the 50th district,
while quiet search is being made for
a running mate with him. In the 49th
district Frank Wade Seems to have the
inside track. The second candidate
should come from one of the range
towns. The friends of Hiram G. Davis.
of Eveleth, are endeavor1ng to induce
him to enter the field. Should he con-
sent he would make strong candidate.
Mr.. Davis, although a new resident in
Eveleth, is by no means new in Duluth.
He lived here in it's palmiest days, and
before he studied law was a member of
the Duluth police force. He has been
very successful in his practice of law
and has served as United States dis
trict attorney for the territory of Alas
ka. Mr.. Davis is an orator of consid-
erable ability, and if he is nomina ted
he will make things boom in the 49th
this fall, and when elected his voice
will be heard in behalf of the people
in the legislative halls, which would
be something very unusual for a legis-
lator from st. Louis county.
Organized labor should take consid-
erabel interest in the legislative candi-
dates as from them is expected much
during sessions of the legislature.
Too little interest is manifested by
the members of organized labor in par
ty caucuses. If the union men would
pay more attention to the election in
it's primary state, there would be bet
ter chance to secure favorable legis-
lation. 1t is a well-known fact that
there has been poor success in the past
in securing any kind of legislation
whatever for the relief of. labor. Now
is the time to act. See that good del
egates are chosen. Have them pledged
to support no man for nomination that
will not .be true to labor. Labor has
but very little interest in petty county
offices, but have much in the Legislature
Then let labor concentrate it's efforts
towards that direction. Don't talk
about the corruption of legislatures
364 days a year and stay away from the
most important place on the other day.
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lRIxsASss MOSQUITOES.

Issskss
George Dowt wiles, y Temp u
wright, who was seen recently inregards
to improvements being made at Wolver-
ton, Ark, at which point ne has been
engaged for several months putting in
machinery in new sawmill, was asked
il the farmers of that section had suf-
fered any from grasshoppers, these pests
having been the bane of crops south
Of Memphis.
"No, there are no grasshoppers up
there" was the reply, "but they've got
about 10,0OO,Q0O of the biggest mos
quitoes ever raised in this country. The
farmers down in Mississippi talk about
their crops suffering; it's the people
who are suffering up In Arkansas.
There's no way to get protection from
these demons. A mosquito bar will no
more keep them off you at night than
barbed wire at San Juan hill kept out
theAmerican soldiers.
1T was a puzzle to me at first how
the mosquitoes managed to get inside
the nets, and I thought maybe they flew
in under. After two nights of misery,
when they had begun to get so thick
and grew so large, I lowered my bar
SO it would drag on the floor. It had
no effect at all. was walked up by a
swarm of them attacking me on all
sides. 1t did no good to cover up my
head with a sheet. They bit right
through it, and, finding how easy it
was, settled over my whole anatomy
and began their bloody work.
II got up and dressed and lighted an
old black pipe, and by smoking and
fighting managed to keep alive till
morning.
II determined to find out how they
got in, though, so left the lamp burn
ing the next night and watched for pro-
ceedings. In about half hour a small
swarm lit on the top Of the bar. They
punched together, singing like a hive
of bees. I raised up to watch little
closer, and then saw their game.
about 20 Qf them had stuck their
bills down inSone of the meshes of the
net and began to pull in opposite direc-
tions. In two minutes they had
stretched hole in that bar as big as a
dime, and the whole swarm dropped
down on their victim.''
did you ever manage to checkmate
them?" the narrator was questioned.
Eyes, stree. I made light, square,
wooden frame about six feet high,
which would just fit over the bedstead.
I covered this over with fly screen wire.
It fitted flush with the floor, and there
was no possible way for one of the lit
tie vampires to get in unless he brought
file along with him. I watched them
once in while as they swarmed on
top of it like they did with the mosquito
net. They managed to stretch some of
the wires little bit, but never enough
in one night to get inside, and they
never could strike the same hole two
nights running, otherwise don't doubt
that they'd have had my blood again.
Memphis Scimitar. .ssr,. ~ :
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Buffalo Bill's Show.

There seems to be much anxiety on
the part Of the residents of Duluth to
see the members of Roosevelt's Rough
Riders in action. Col. Cody (Buffalo
BilD will give the anxious ones a chance
to see what they have for long time
wished to witness. He has, after con-
siderable trouble, succeeded in secur-
ing twenty-five of these famous war
riors. Men who actually saw battle,
took part in the skirmishes, and in fact
were wounded in different engage
ments. These men are known the
world over, and have been secured
especially for the great heroic charge
up San Juan Hill, to be accurately pro-
duced by this organization, which will
be shown here on Saturday.
These Rough Riders are only part of
the 600 persons who are to truly repre-
sent to the people the Rough Riders of
the different nations, including war;
painted Sioux chiefs and braves, sin
eWy Cossacks from the Causasus, fan
attic Bedouins on their Arabian steeds;
Lancers from the Queens Own CON-
pany, Chasseurs and Cuirassiers from
VIC CldCh cavalry regiments OF tnelr
native countries, Uhlans, South Ameri-
can Gauchos, detachments of United
States cavalry and artillery, Mexican
Ruralies, Vaqueros, Czikos, dashing
cowboys, scouts and frontiersmen,
Texas rangers, and others. Miss Annie
Oakley will introduce many new and
novel shots never accomplished by any
other 'sharpshoote ter, and Johnnie Baker
VIII appear i1 remarkable feats With
the the rifle. Col. Cod will appeal at
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-08-11
LAbl||0R'S PROGRESS
IN MORALS AS 4 RESULT FROM OR.
GANIZATION.
The Shorter WOrkilny IL Steadily De
creasinE ElntempernMce Among this
Minerx-The Mine Workers. Jour.
nal Refers to Int emperunce in tho
Following Article-AmOns Organ
lied Miners Il Noticeable Change
has Occurred.

1t is perhaps not generally known
that intemperance is greatly on the de-
crease within the organized ranks Of
members of our craft and those of other
trades, yet such is the case. While
there has been no statistics collected
to our knowledge, dividing the union
and non-union workers upon this i'm
pOrtant subject. yet it is becoming no.
tlceable that with the establishment of
organization and the Inauguration of
the shorter WOrkday, intemperance
among the working people shows rap
id decline and we are pleased to note
that in this, as in most other things,
the members Of the II. NJ. w. of A. are
to be found in the vanguard of pro-
gress. In noting this moral advance
ment it might be of interest to review
briefly the circumstances leading up to
this commendable reform.
For many years after the beginning
of agitation for a shorter Workday the
principal argument against it's adoption
was that it would increase drunkenness,
discourage thrift and augment crime.
With our own craft in particular it was
cOntended that to reduce the working
hours to eight per day the miners
would return from work, wash, dress,
eat supper and file down town to ia
vOrable resorts. and. being of a sociable
nature, would indulge in drink to ex-
cess, impoverish their families, debauch
themselves and be totally incapacita-
ted for work. On the other hand, sup
pOrters Of the movement declared that
by reason Of the long hours under
ground the miner was fatigued, his
mental faculties dulled and a feeling
of general depression produced which
encouraged him to resort to the tempOr-
ary exhiaration of drink, and that were
his hours of labor lessened, his phys
ical being relieved of the exhausting
drudgery Of toll to the extent of two
Or three hours each day, his mental
faculties would become more active and
the extra time would be employed in
reading, light, healthful recreation and
the association of his family and
friends and that it would be the means
of making miners as whole better cit
izens. more intelligent and less intem-
perate. Advocates of the reform de-
nounced the old time-worn theory of
teaching thrife Il through temp and
declared thernselv lves "a favor nffs teach.
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MOH&191 stlAe
ground that It was useless to endeav-
or to reform men SO long as their days
toll was SO excessive as to produce ex-
haustion, yet linking them to poverty,
and that an increase in wage rate and
a reduction of hours would improve
their condition and encourage thrift and
higher ambitions. Time is rapidly dem
onstrating this to be true and mining
camps which a few years ago were not
ed for their drunken brawls are today,
under the elevating influences Of trades
organization, celebrated for their So
ber industrious, thrifty and moral pop
ulace.
While we are gratified at the i'm
proved conditions in this connection.
and note with pleasure the elevat ting
influences emanating from it, yet we
regret that it is not more noticeable
and that even greater progress along
these lines is not ours to record. Duly
acknowledging the progress made and
achievements accomplished, it is still
a lamentable fact that intemperance-
the wiley monster which debauches
manhood, dethrones reason and impOv-
erishes homes, remains one of the cur
ses of the working populace. To this
evil is traceable much of the poverty
sorrow and detection which still exists
in the ranks of working people and al
sober, moral men owe it to humanity
home, country and God to exercise al
reasonable power towards dethronins
this evil, which for centuries has
stamped the accursed mark of dejec.
ton upon the brows Of the sons of men
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Pokinx Fun at Him.

Jones-You better get up crowd
and ratify Bryan as president on the
Fourth. s.
Smith--What do you mean?
Jones-why, II you don't celebrate
his election before November you'll
never have chance.-1ndianapoli
Journal, 'r,
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Might Want to Dodge.

Here's literary magazine which
will keep you in touch with modern
felton, x,*IE Id 2..; sfi
Yes. but who said / wanted to keep
in touch with modern fiction r. Chi
cago Record. s3, ,ss8 i
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The Truly Independent Citizen.
Cooks going to leave, Jack"
whats the trOuble?" :4 i .,sgs ~.
"Oh, she says she has 2 plenty OF
clothes for the summer and she wants
to quit work and visit her kin folks un-
til fall.''-1ndianapolis Journal.
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ovsrcOatlnG Ia great varieties at fair
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