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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12
CHALLENGE ISSUED.
Socialist Labor Party Have Formally
- ~ Issued Challenge

Socialist Labor Party Have Formally
~ ~ Issued Challenge
The Socialist Labor party Of Duluth.
through its secretary, Louis Dworschak,
has issued the following challenge to
Leo. J. Richardson for a public debate:
Leo J. Richardson, city. Dear Sir
Since residing in the city Of Duluth
you have on various occasions publicly
expressed and advocated doctrines.
that, according to your opinion, are
those Of socialism,: the character TO
these utterances have been such as to
attract the attention of the. Socialist
Labor party, which since its incipiency
in. Duluth carried on q vigorous pro-
paganda; utterances that are from
their unscientif1a- character, contradic-
ttonary and confusing. While notice
able thus far, the most noticeable in
deed. was your address delivered at q
mass meeting, held in the Armory, on
Sept. n, 1901. There, before several
hundred people you maintained that
"The postoffice department" munich
pal ownership Of gas, water and street
railway plants was socialism," that
the police department was socialism"
that "even the police patrol wagon was
socialistic."
The Socialist Labor party holds
otherwise, most emphatically the con-
trary. Such utterances as you have in
duged in in the name of socialism are
not only confusing, but withal, posi-
lively mischievous. therefore chal-
lenge you to meet in. public debate
representative of the Socialist Labor
solved, that the postofice department
is socialism; that municipal ownership
of gas, water and street railway
plants is socialism; that the police de-
partment is an example, of socialism; /;
that even the police patrol wagon is
socialistic. You to take the affirmative.
we the negative. If challenge is ac-
cepted committee from the Socialist
Labor party will meet your committee,
etc. Hoping to receive an early. and I
trust, favorable reply, I remain. sir.
yours respectfully, for the Socialist
Labor party.
- L. F. DwORSCHAK, Sec.
A representative Of the Labor World
saw Mr.. Richardson this week, and
asked If he would accept the challenge.
to which he replied that he would, but
that the question would require con-
siderable revision. II do not contend,
nor never have" said he, that the
post office was socialism, 4 Though i do
say that i 20 socie elistio gesyysrth
g.k.. Z! & &,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12

l'I = Z - =
of " trade 6nion hayys ktndled III his;
breast q new hrS; It has made Him q
better citizen, a better father, d better
husband, and g. better man. Compare
the dockworkers of today with those
who lounged about the wharves but
a few years ago, and the observer can
mark a notable change.
Should we pause to ask what has
wrought this change for the good, he
would find a ready answer from thous-
ands of workers, and It would be 1.-The
International Longshoremen's Associa-
tion."
This condition has not been brought
about without some effort. 1t was not
only the stevedores and contractors
who were against them. but the ship
pers and carriers as we'll. The strug-
gle has been hard from the beginning,
until today the right to organize is
generally acknowledged, and with but
few exceptions the carriers, with whom
we now deal. meet with us each year
for the purpose ofsarranging satisfac-
tory terms for the season. This plan
insures each that there will be no inn
pediment in commerce during the busy
season on account of strikes.
The dockworkers' organization is
progressive as we'll as educational
Once upon time they were content
to reside in novels along the river front.
easily assessible in their places Of work.
Now they are endeavoring to erect their
own homes, become good citizens and
are respected in the community in
which they reside. They take much
interest and pride in their families, and
are much concerned in the education of
their children, for they want them
trained to a respectable manhood and
womanhood.
If these are some of the fruits of
organization, then ought not we to re-
ceive credit for the good accomplished
In our own behalf? We have done for
ourselves, In remarkably short time.
what Christian workers have been at
tempting for years. And II our work
has been for the good, would it not he
a good thing for every good person ia
recommend the organization of the
workers, for their own advancement?
1t we can make good citizens out of
men, then would it not be we'll to en-
courage the trade union as worthy
institution for the home and nation?
OF course errors have been made, and
l offer no apology for them. We are
not infalliable any more than any other
body Of men, but every mistake has
' been q good teacher, and after each
we have found ourselves less apt ia
repeat them. With the better educa-
tion OF the workingmen will come bet
ter judgement and wiser action.
All hail the organization of labor!
It has done us good, thus far, let ua
aim to have 1t do more.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12
MEETS WITH SUCCESS.

Union Man Makes q First Class
Thos. J. Griffith, who until quite re-
;entl ywas a member Of the Flour
Packers union of Minneapolis, and
who was advanced to q position as
sales for the Pillsbury- Washburn com
pany Of that city, has been in the
neighborhood Of Duluth for the last
three weeks introducing that firms
prepared food. and has met with
splendid success here. He feels rather
proud Of his sales and says that Du-
luth IL the only town In the state. .i
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12
MONOPOLY ON BEER : r
CITY COUNCIL GIVES BREWERIES
FULL CONTROL IN THIS CITY
Temperance Has Not Secured a Vict-
Ory BY the Ordinance Limiting
the Number Of Saloons In the City.
There Will He a. Much Beer Sold
~ Ever Which IL Likely to BE
Much Poorer.

A limit has been fixed on the num-
ber Of saloons in Duluth and the
question has been asked, is this really
a victory for the cause Of temperance
or the .breweries? OF the two, which
is the more benefited?
Alderman Cochran. Of the eighth
ward, opposed the resolution at the
council in the following language. II
I have the greatest respect for Alder
men Moore and Neff, yet am satisfied
in nv own mind that this is a move
ment Of the brewers to secure mo-
nopoly on the saloon business Of the
city. To place limit on the number
Of saloons means to continue those who
are now in the business, good or bad,
and cut out every other good person
who desires to open a respectable
place. Personally I do not favor
saloons, but I do not think that the
city council should stand in with the
brewers. The brewers desire this ordi-
nance to pass, as 1t will cheaper de-
livery, place saloon men, who with but
few exceptions, are under obligations
to the breweries, entirely within their
power, lastly it will shut out all COM
petition"
Alderman Cochran is right. The
brewers now doing business in this city
are bound together into an association,
with iron clad rules, breach Of which
will cost heavy fine. The saloons Of
Duluth, as Alderman Cochran has we'll
said, with but few exceptions, are under
obligations to the breweries, from
which it is difficult to be released. This
ordinance, as now passed, prevents any
other brewery in the country from
coming into the city to do business.
1t not only discourages. but prevents
the establishment of any more home
breweries in this city. With the above
restrictions it not only puts a premium
on the saloon business, but the people
who drink beer will be compelled to
drink any kind Of old slop the breweries
| now represented may choose to dish
out. adulterated or not, made of chemi-
Gals, Or other things hood. pure beer
indulgs - I, n l 81 n sY & l.eo
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12
THE LUMBER PLIERS
Mold Interesting Meeting and Unfit
ate Fifteen Members. III

The Lumber Pliers held another reg
ular meeting last Sunday afternoon.
ana initiated fifteen new members. This
gives them over half Of those working
gat that kind cf busi In u s. city:
Il lssft 1, a q, 4 X 4 y lsss 4 sSt1RS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12

N .. q s !
~ aboat II hOWevl es s
have men working on 1t. and plenty oe
them, It looks very much like % much
''jolly" thrown out by degrees to keep
the people from complaining. Tho.
company's assurance that the line WIN
be in operation in November 10 too il1-
definite, and instead Of the council ask
ing them when they will establish ser.
vice on the incline line it should (as per
the provisions in the charter) instruct
them to have the lire in operation by
the first day Of November, under pen.l
atty Of the loss of their charter. This
is entirely within the power Of the.
council, and it should exercise this
power at once In the interest Of tho
people. !. ...-.-., ..5:s d., s.. re
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12
PUSH The I ! !: Incl IN|
STREET CAR COMPANY SHOULD 81
TOLD TO. DO. 50. III.
Even II It HAD TO Work = DoublO
Crew 1T SHOULD Do 10 II Jssties
to . Patient People-Ths Counstl
=, 'Humbly'' Asks the CoDDeAy
when 1t WIN start the Inpline-lt
Should Instruct Then to 10 SoS

On Monday evening the city council
adopted resolution. humbly reQuest-
ing the: acknowledgements to notj-
fy the council when they expected 70
have the incline railway in operation.
Such meekness, and as meek rs 1t was,
let us give all 4 credit to Alderman
Krumeig, Of the second, ward. for do.
ing as much as could be expected o1
him under the circumstances. It Ii .
matter entirely foreign to his ward,
but he was asked to do. this much for
the people Of Duluth Heights. because
they believe that he is one Of the very
few members OF the council who has
the courage to take a stand in behalf
of the people. For some reason, best
known to the aldermen OF the fifth
ward-through which the incline runs
they have set supinely by during all
these months without uttering 2 word
of protest in behalf Of the people they
are chosen to represent, What is the
use Of being lukewarm on this PROPOSE
tion? The street car company hav0
certainly had sufficient time to begin
work in earnest. The people have been
patient and uncomplaining In the past
but this is no reason why they should
be neglected. III, s.
It strikes us that people Of that disc
position should be encouraged, rather
than melted to abuse. No other suburb
in the city would permit itself to be
treated in such a manner as the people
of Duluth Heights have been. When
Lakeside is dissatisfied with its street
car service the people call an indigna-
tion meeting, and the company immedi-
ately sends message Of assurance that
the service will be improved. Now the
company will say that the people back
on the hill top have little ground for
complaint, as the company has most
generously run the car free from the
hill top back to Duluth Heights. Wsll,'
its worth free ride any day to walk
up the hill, and il this was not dpns
there perhaps would not have been 8
dozen. residents their; today.
The company y ettins plenk an4
tiznbsr ,ip 81 ~ hill..
g $ !, e; -
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12

Gordon O'Neit, third vice president
Of the Longshoremen's International
Association, contributes an article on
the effect of organization among the
dockworkers of the great lakes. A
short time ago q committee OF clergy
men interested themselves in the aboli-
ton of Sunday labor upon the docks.
Although they did all in their power
to bring about a reformation In this
respect, by influence with the agents
and owners in Duluth, yet they were
unsuccessful. The following will show
how true reform can be accomplished:
The organization of the dockworkers
along the chain of lakes ought to COM
mend itself to every person interested
in the welfare Of that branch of labor.
A few years ago those who were work.
ing at 'longshore work were an alto
gether different class Of men from what
they are today. In their disorganized
condition, stevedores and others took
advantage of their deplorable state.
rather than endeavor to make them
better men. Not satisfied with en-
gaging them at the lowest wages, they
established their pay office in a saloon
in which the stevedores and contract
ors were interested. Every man was
expected to spend a certain portion
over the bar, and the more he spent the
better show he stood for a steady Job.
Sundays, holidays nights, and every
other time they were worked without
extra pay. Some of these have amassed
great fortunes from their unscrupulous
methods.
The organization of 'longshore work.
ers, however, has wrought wonderful
change among them. The stevedore ts
a man of the past wherever the work.
ers are we'll organized. Sunday labor
Is entirely abolished among them, and
the hours Of labor have been mater
tally reduced. Instead Of the men draw
Ing their pay In q saloon, they get it
on the boat from the captain, and have
the privilege Of spending it wherever
they choose. -sz..s.4s = ..sy,..~ Evr5ss . -
2II This has been brought about by or
gani1ation, and org anixat lion has done
t1a tais a ss. I've. .the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-10-12
I1one 5Diata alnae f,,hAn,

From the Detroit Free Presa
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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
MISPLACED APOSTROPHE.
Engraver's Error Delays the Invitatio

Engraver's Error Delays the Invitations.
The invitations to the inaugural
ball OF Governor Durbin were all ready
for the mail, but Thursday morning
the invitation committee found they
could not be sent out on account of a
misplaced spostrophe. Five thousand
of the invitations are to be distributed.
This number was engraved, the enve
lopes were directed and the work was
prac' ically completed, when some one
found an error in the second word of
the first line. The first line reads:
"The Citizens Committee of Indianap-
OILS" There was an active discussion
among the members of the committee
whether the apostrophe in the second
word should be before or after the "s.'
1t was decided it should be after the
letter and the invitations have TO be
printed over again. After the second
printing the first line will read: "The
Citizens Committee of indianapolis. y
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
CHOSEN FRIENDS ORDER.
Property of the Dsfunct Concern to BE
Sold.
formslities.

Property of the Dsfunct Concern to BE
Sold.
Judge Lesthers, of the superior court,
at Indianapolis, Saturday made an or
der directing Receiver Clark, of the
Order Of Chosen Friends, to dispose of
the property of the insolvent order in
the office and close up the establish
ment.
The court also ordered the receiver
to proceed TO collect all moneys due
the order from local organizations. All
of the office force has been dismissed
H. is estimated that if the receiver is
able to collect all money that is due
from all sources he will not be able to
pay dividend of over FIVE per cent.
The receiver has been notified of his
appointment az receiver of The Order of
Chosen Friends in New Jersey L. j.
Yount, who was chief clerk in the Office
Of the order at Indianapolis, has been
retained by the receiver TO assist in
closing up the affairs of the defunct
concern.
The death and old age disability
claims against the order aggregate
S550,00O and there is considerably less
than $4,000 in sight.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11

Could Not be Executed in Certain
Counties.

Could Not be Executed in Certain
Counties.
An investigation of the Indiana stat
utes reveals the startling fact that if
the death penalty was returned against
criminal in certain counties of the
state under the law it could not bs exc
cuted.
In order to remedy this state of
stfeirs Attorney Geners' Taylor IS az
present engaged in the preparation OF
an amendment to the section which
will provide that in cases where the
death penalty is returned against any
person 1t shall be executed at Michigan
City prison, regardless of the county in
which the sentence was returned The
amendment will carry an emergency
clause with it providing that the
amendment take effect from the date
of the passage.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
PHILIP sCHLOssER DROWNED.
Agent of the North Liberty Crsamer.
Company Drowned There Monday
MOrutDR

Philip Schlosser, member of the firm
of Schlosser Bros. and manager of the
creamery branch at North Liberty, was
drowned in the lake there early Mon
day morning. Mr.. Schlosser started
out on the lake about $50 o'clock, while
the weather was yet quite foggy, and
had walked out about 100 feet from the
shore when he reached the open water
where the men had worked last Satur-
day cutting ice. The workmen who
followed him few minutes later found
his hat, two pencils and his gloves on
the ice and began an immediate search
for the body, locating in few minutes
just where Mr.. Schlosser had gone
down in about twelve feet of water.
Schlosser had gotten up at 4 o'clock
and be was first missed by cutters put
ting up ice for meat dealer named
Irwin. Later he was missed by his own
men, who mad assembled and were
waiting for orders. About SIX o'clock
some men working at q distance heard
loud calls for help, but they were soon
stilled. AS Schlosser's watch stopped
at 6:l0 o'clock it is evident that Schlos.
ser was vainly calling for assistance.
Mr.. Schlosser was born and raised on
farm in German township, about one
mile south of Bremen, in the vicinity
of which place he resided until about
fifteen years ago. He attended the
public schools at Bremen and was for
several years a pupil of Henry II. Mil
Ter, present county auditor.
In 1884 be, in company with several
brothers, formed what is known over
northern Indiana as the Schlosser Bros
Creamery company, operating cresmer'
les at Bremen, North Liberty, Hanna
Wanatah and various other places. as
the business grew, they also established
commission house at South Chicago
which is at present under the manage
ment of his brother, Jacob.
After assisting in the starting OF
their various creameries, be finally
located at North Liberty, assuming the
management of the local creamery.
Mr.. Schlosser was about 45 years OF
age and leaves 9 wife and five children
who reside at North Liberty;s father
jacob Schlosser, ST.; seven brothers
Fred, Jacob, George. Henry, Gus, Will
lam and Samuel, and many friends tC
mourn his death.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
Installation of Officers.

Hyperion lodge, knights OF Pythias,
metin regular session Monday night and
installed the following officers for the
new year: Chancellor commander, w.
III. Vsngilder; vice chancellor, S. A.
Garn; prellate, j. A. Jockey; master of
arms, J. l.. Trowbridge; master of ex-
'chequer, o. G. Soice; master of work,
G. l.. Burt; inner guard, G. Nj. Slsyter
outer guard, Bert Beerbower; master of
finance, w. H. English; keeper of rec
ords and seals, G. L. Switzer; trustees,
T.. NJ. Lsuer, Geo. Paul, j. ID. Mccoy.
After the installation work was done
in the first degree. A large attendance
was reported.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
The Sp eakership.

The speaker of the house always has
more power in influencing legislation
than the presiding officer of the senate.
This arises in part from the smaller
size of the upper branch of the legisls-
ture, sffording the presiding officer of
that body more limited dominion over
which to sway his scepter, bat more
largely from the essential and funda-
mental differences in the character of
the offices. The speaker always selects
the committees of the house. 1t not
infrequently happens that the lierten-
snt-governor is of a different party
from a majority of the senators; in
which event the senate selects it's own
committees and divests it's presiding
officer of all except his constitutional
authority. The speaker never loses
his identity aa member of the house
by being exalted to his high office. He
votes on every question except where
he expressly valves that privilege while
the lieutensnt-g votes only in
case of tie. The speaker may, If he
choose, make q speech on every PROPOSE
tiOn that comes before the house. The
presiding officer of the senate may
speak but very rarely does 80 and the
privilege itself is based rather on the
courtesy of the senators than on any
warrant in parliamentary procedure.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11

of the safety Of our postal system.
William E. Curtis says that last year
that although 100000 pieces were
handled by the registry department,
only 7,175 complaints were made of
missing mail. OF these only $50 pieces
were finally lost. The honesty is also
remarkable. During the last fiscal
year the loss from all causes was only
about one-hundredth of one Der cent.
That is in handling Sl02, 4,579, the
government from dishonesty, careless
ness, burglsries and from every other
cause lost only about one cent for every
500. Out of 1857 postmssters and
512,609 clerks and employees, only SSl
were reported for delinQuencies or ill.,
formslities.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
GROCERS' NEW BILL.
Grocers' Association Wants Changes in
Exemption Law.

Grocers' Association Wants Changes in
Exemption Law.
The State Grocers' association will
ask the legislature to make some
changes in the exemption law. The
proposed law is similar to the one now
in operation in Ohio, and provides that
the $500 exemption for householders
be increased TO $1,000 and that the
exemption be given not ouly TO house
holders, but TO all classes of people
who have minors, invalids or cripples
to support, or any other person who
would otherwise become a charge on
the county or state. The exemption is
made to cover real estate as we'll as
personal property and is extended to
every class of claims arising from con-
tracts, judgments, etc, and to 20 per
cent OF a mans gross earnings; also to
such of the necessaries of life as be
may have on hand, including wearing
apparel, necessary household furniture,
provisions, bibles, hymn books, family
pictures and tools and implements of
his trade. Under the proposed law no
employer can be exempt for any claim
for labor.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
Fireman Injured.

w. Cameron. q Nickel Plate fireman,
mounted his engine tender at Argos
Saturday to manipulate the coal bucket
during the process of "coaling up"
Juet as he sprsng the latch of the first
bucketful his foot clipped and he fell
to the tender floor, followed by the 1000
pounds of coal, which nearly buried
him. He sustained some ugly cuts and
bruises about the head and face and on
one Of his hands. His back was also
severely eprained.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
Map of Lake Maxim uckee.

State Geologist Blstchley is prepsr-
ing large map of Lake Mskinkuckee
which will be published in his forth
coming report. 1t will show the depth
of the lake at different points, its plants
at different depths and its fishes and
shells. The deepest point found in the
lake according to the soundings taken
for the geologist, was ninety feet. The
mari deposits of the lake will also be
described in the report. The map is
being prepared by DIR. j. L. Scovill, of
Terre Haute.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-11
Much Trufl in This.

The Albion Democrat says: The
Goshen News has secured the contract
of furnishing stationery and printed
supplies for Elkhsrt county. This is
perfectly right and proper, and the
present county reform law should be
80 amended that outside printing firms
could not secure contract to furnish
printing for the different counties. The
contract should be awarded to the low.
est responsible bidder in each county.
They are the ones who pay taxes for
the support of the county, and are al
ways willing and ready to defend the
county against unjust attacks.