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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
BUILDING TRADES
J. w. RICHARDSON IS ELECTED
SECRETARY OF THE COUNCIL.
John LydOn Resixns-Business
Agent Will BE Appointed by the
Executive BOard-The Right Man
Has Not Been Decided Upon Yet.
Throughout the City.

The Building Trades Council held an
enthusiastic meeting last Monday at
Marine Engineers hall No. 81 West
Superior street. There was good at
tendance. It was reported trade was
improving, with prospects for a busy
season. A committee reported having
waited on Mr.. C B. Nunan requesting
that he employ only union men in the
erection Of his new residence. They
were courteously received and informed
by Mr.. Nunan that he had provided in
the specifications that only union men
must be employed. The committee
thanked him for the consideration. If
all business men would adopt this
policy there would be no boycotts. Mr..
Nunan will get the patronage Of all
union men at the West End where he
is in the grocery business.
The committee appointed to visit the
new building going up for Bridgeman
& Russell reported that they had found
that all men employed were in accord
ance with the rules of the union.
After April 1st all union men on
buildings Of all kinds will wear a but
ton designed to show financial stand
ing in the union to which he belongs.
If a craftsman is employed without be-
ing in possession of the button, all
other men will cease work until he
quits work or procures button. The
buttons will be had free from the Sec
retaries. This course has been en-
dorsed by every delegate of the
Building Trades Council.
The Recording Secretary John Lydon
rendered his resignation which was
accepted. Mr.. Lydon has been a per-
sistent worker during his connection
with the council.
The Painters and Decorators union
presented a copy Of the agreement
they are about to present for the sig
nature of the employers-the council
will stand by the painters.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
HELP A GOOD UNION
COOKS AND WATERS ARE FAST
MOVING TO THE FRONT.
Cleared Large Sum at Their Annual
COndition-GoOd Officers Are Re-
spOnsible for Present State of Az
falrs-Public Is Asked to Look for
the Union Card In All Restaurants

The Cooks and Walters union gave
it's annual ball last week, which proved
to be the most successful affair, socially
and financially, given by any union in
Duluth during the season. The net
earnings. were $125.00 which has been
turned over to the treasurer Of the
union.
Once upon a time the restaurant en-
ployees of this city were credited with
having very good organization, at
least it was thought SO. Recent devel-
olments however show that the pres
ent organization is far above anything
ever had in the past. The union is
thoroughly disciplined; nearly every
regular cook and waiter in the city is
a member business conducted on
conservative plan, and everything ind1-
Gates that the future of the union Is
indeed bright. If any union ever ex-
poets to be successful in it's efforts, it
should be careful about the selection Of
it's officers. Upon them depends much
Of the good work of the union. If they
are calm and respectful men. they may
be sure to do good work, but if they
are of that bluff, "bulldozine" nature,
look out for trouble, and eventually,
defeat. The Walters union is indeed
fortunate in this respect. The officers
are hardworking, sincere and indus
trious, which speaks we'll for the
Judgment Of the union.
They desire to completely organize
their business, and have inaugurated
a campaign with that end in view.
They ask the public to look for the
union card in all restaurants. It Is q
guarantee that all cooks and walters
there are members of the union; it
proves that they are receiving fair
wages for their labor. Restaurants
that do not display the card may pay
just as good wages, but the union card
is the only guarantee of it. Every per-
son is capable of helping the union to
grow. Just look and ask for the union
card whenever you patronize a restau-
rant. If you do you will win the FRIEND
ship and respect of every member Of
this union. Also read the unions ad-
vertisement on another page which
speaks for ITSELF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
STOP R|AY|l| ! : Rent u

Have Opened An office In Duluth
and Offer Homes On Easy Pay
ments-A Plan That II Highly En-
dorsed-It IL u Co-Partnership
plan-No Paying of Interest.
-Cheaper Than Paying Rent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01

A visit to the National Home Seek
ers Association office in the Torrey
building shows to what extent people
of all classes are interested in owning
their homes. The business principal on
which their plan is based are sound,
while every person who gets loan
will pay back the money borrowed,
vet the terms of payment are so easy
that the person with the smallest in
come is enabled to get the money nec-
essary to purchase home or to pay
off mortgage on the nome ne al
ready owns. The terms Of the payment
required are as follows: Upon making
application for loan, an application rec
of 81 per thousand is paid, then the
applicant Is required to pay $3.50 per
month until he is entitled to the loan
which is estimated to be about eight
months. The company then pays for
the home and the monthly payments
be come $3.50 per month per thousand,
until the sum Of $1,100 has been paid,
which will be something over sixteen
years. There are no extra charges or
fines, that the company can make.
All the money that has been paid in
applied on the principal.
This association has been very con-
servative and careful not to offer
something which it cannot do. There
are other companies which offer life
insurance features by agreeing to give
clear deed to the property in case
of death, and other unreasonable fea-
lures, but the National Homeseekers
Association has been very careful in
their contracts. It can be seen that for
the reason that the money is paid out
as fast as it comes in that there will
be no funds in the hands Of the asso-
citation to pay death losses for the
reason that it is all used to pay for
homes.
The association is establishing Of
fices all over the United States, which
insures a steady, large increase Of
business, which means that the time
one will have to wait for their loan
after making application will be short.
AS money is invested in homes ev-
cry month there will be no losses to
the association, beside this all the Of
ficers and agents are bonded In the
American Bonding and Trust CONF
pany, which speaks for the integrity
and honesty Of the officers. Over 100
people in Duluth have already. or
are preparing to take advantage Of
this plan of securing homes. We un-
derstand that the system upon which,
the National Home Seekers Associa-
tons plan is being worked. has been
submitted to expert actuaries who
save it as their opinion that it would
be impossible for it to fail, as it does
not propose to do more than can be
done by judicious management. ALI
the bad features, which heretofore
have been in contracts of building. and
loan companies have been eliminated
from the contract of the National
Home Seekers Association We feel
that the association in opening up
such business n Dlluth deserves 70
be patroni1ed. & 4
f
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
PRINTERS UNION.

The printers will hold their regular
meeting all hour earlier tomorrow and
the members will have an opportunity
to accept an invitation to visit the
Superior local union. A banquet will
be given. Several members of the local
union are down for toasts, among them
is President Dworshak who will speak
on the growth of the union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
A SAD DEATH.

George Schroer Of Winona Clerks'
Union Passes Away.
The sad intelligence Of the death Of
George Schroer, secretary Of the
Winona clerks union for many years,
has reached this office. He leaves a
wife and two children to mourn his
loss. Mr.. Shroer was one Of the most
active union men in Winona. His death
is not only a loss to the labor move
ment Of that enterprising city, but to
the state as we'll. During the six years
that we have been secretary of the
State Federation of Labor we had
formed strong friendship with him.,
and the loss to this office is deeply felt.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
CRRPENTERS' UNION.
Regular Meeting On Tuesday In We'll

Regular Meeting On Tuesday In Well
Attended.
The Carpenters union held a we'll
attended meeting last Tuesday even
ing and considerable business was
transacted. Four applications for men,
bership were received. A letter from
the contractors was received. It op-
posed the employment Of union fore-
men. While it is not known what stand
the union will take, it is said that most
Of the foreman are members of the
union. The other objection was to
members Of the union taking contracts
It is earnestly hoped that the matter
will be settled amicably. At the car
penters headquarters this week it was
reported that the firm of Nolan &
Jackson will employ union men this
season.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
TABLE OF GENIUS.
Az Worked Out BY Some Smart
Chan.

Chap.
Some smart chap has worked out a.
comparative table of genius, capital,
skill and labor, on the mutual basis Of
the almighty dollar, after this fashion:
GENIUS-The power that enabled
Tennyson to take a peice Of paper and
make it worth sixty-flve thousand
dollars by writing a poem upon it.
CAPITAL-The ability to write few
words on a sheet Of paper and m AXE 1t
worth five millions, as a Vanderbilt
con do.
sKILL-The ability to take twenty
five cents worth Of steel and make it
into watchsprings worth fourteen thou
sand dollars, as a machinist can do.
LABOR-The act Of working ten
hours a day and shoveling three Of four
tons for $1.50, as the ditcher does.
4 ---------' -
The postmen OF London together
walk something like 1850 miles per
day, a distance nearly equal to twice
the circumference Of the globa. T.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01

Look for the Union Restaurant Card.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01

Patronizs only Union Restaurants.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
;. E. Wendt Of the Minneapolis
Clerks' Union Here.

G. E. Wendt of the Minneapolis
clerks union has accepted a. position
with Phillips & Co. Mr.. Wendt was
formerly with the Nickle Plate Shoe
Co., Of Minneapolis and was prominent
ly connected with the clerks union
movement of the state. He Joined the
union first at Winona where he took
an active part in securing the early
closing movement there.
Look for the Union Restaurant Card.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
CIGARS And DRUGS
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS OWE THE
DRUG STORES NOTHING.

An Between the Department Stores
and the Drug Stores, the First IL
Preferable-It Works Its Employ
ees Eight Hours-The Other
Handles Non-Union Cigar. hnd
Works Clerks Long Hours.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-03-01
..BAINBRIDGE HERE.


fsf.E
Ss;s aintride bpsiness agent sof
ilF5t Wee pr2sid sof ti,sE issintsrs.
national union passed through Duluth
Thursday for Minneapolis. He and a.
friend had been up in the Rainy Lake
district where they filed on a peice Of
land under the timber and stone act.
They left Minneapolis and reached
their land by way of Winnepeg. While
at the Central Canadian metropolis
they visited the Trades assembly there
where they were cordially received. Mr..
Bainbridge was delegate to the last
convention Of the A. F. Of L., and de-
clined the nomination of president
against Samuel Gompers.
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
GADSDEN.

Gadsden, April 30.-(Special.) )-Yester- day morning about 9:3O o'clock the par sonage of the First Presbyterian church, occupied by Rev. R. B. McAlpine and family, was discovered to be on fire. The blaze caught from the inside and was supposed to have been caused by de- fective chimney. The fire company re- sponded promptly and the flames were soon extinguished. but not before much damage had been done. The furniture was badly damaged by water. The property was fully insured. The church, which is very near the house, was not damaged, but had a very narrow escape.
 George Gilbert was severely gcred by COW Saturday and was badly bruised up. The COW had been brought to town and sold to ons of the local butchers, and while being led down Fourth street she became unruly and the man who had her in charge could not control her. Several men came to his assistance. The COW charged them all and succeeded In get ting MT. Gilbert down and gored and stamped him several times. She became tangled in the rope and fell, when she was quickly bound and taken 10 the slaughter pen.
 Capt. U. P. Day, who has the manage ment of the Printup House property, Is making some Improvements in the hotel. He Is having the fourth story finished up for the use of guests, the sample rooms are being nicely cleaned and all needed repairs made
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
GOOD WILL COME
 FROM OGDEN VISIT
Governor JeIks and Supt. Aber-
 crombie Greatly Pleased.
MASSEY IS CONTAMINATED
Captain FaIkner Is Being Daily En- couraged In His Work to Build a Confederate Home at
 Mountain Creek.

Montgomery, April 3O.-(Special) - Ala bamians who became members of the Og- den party while the Eastern educators and philanthropists were visitors in this State express the belief that the South will be materially benefited by the East ern millions, portions of which are being freely donated to Southern schools
 Governor Jelks and Superintendent of Education Abercrombie were at the Capi- tol today after spending a couple of days with the Fasteners, and they express qualification at the prospective work to be accomplished by the association, of which MT. Ogden is the head. Asked as to his impressions regarding the ultimate outcome of this movement, MT. Aber- crombie said today:
 T predict that within ten years the general government will appropriate mill Hons of dollars to the common schools, to be divided among the states on the basis of illiteracy. The South. where illlteracy is greatest, will get the majority of the money
 Reminded that such an appropriat ton was offered to the South once In the shape of the Blair bill, MT. Abercrombie said he did not think the South would again re- ject it.
 He speaks In the most complimentary terms of Dr. Massey's speech of welcome to the visitors yesterday at his college Dr. Massey urged that we quit laying stress on the things about which we diff fer and carry on those as to which we are in agreement. There are plenty of the later to keep us busy.
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
ATHENS.

Athens, April o.-(Special)-News has just reached Athens by those returning from the reunion of serious accident to Mrs. Thomas F. George of this place on her way to Dallas last week. She was in slight wreck at Houston and was thrown across the car and painfully in- jured. The shock was such as to pros- trate her, and the physicians ordered per- feet quiet and she was taken to Plano. where she has relatives.
 Little Mamie, daughter of Dr. and Mrs John R. Crutchsr, was hurt yesterday while playing with a lawn mower in the yard. She and little friend were turn ing tho mower and feeding grass and flowers to the machine when 1t caught her frst finger ana severed 1t at the first joint. Medica. attention arrived at once and the dssmembered digit was placed back and sewed oa, and 1t Is hoped that t will grow back again.
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
DECATUR.

Decatur, April al)-Company E, Dick Adams Rifles, Alabama National Guard held an enthusiastic meeting last night and elected the following officers by exclamation: First lieutenant Hal Long; second lieutenant. John Bacon.
 Capt M N. Pride made the following appointments First sergeant, J. c. John son; quartermaster sergeant, w. We Smith; second sergeant, Albert Duna- want: third sergeant, Arch Aday; fourth sergeant, Raymond Young; fifth sergeant J. Knox Walker; first corporal Paul Ewing; second corporal, Warren Bullard; third corporal, Will Wright; fourth cor poral, James Gray; fifth corporal, Max Mittewede; sixth corporal, Max Egbert; musicians Roy Egbert and Ludwig Cam oron.
 At last nights meeting ten new mem- bers were added to the company, and the meeting was in the nature of a re- organization of the entire company. The differences which had existed for so long ] a time between Lieutenants Hal Long and Tom Vert were settled recently by both resigning. Lieutenant Long was re-
  was not a candidate at all.
 The third adjourned mass meeting of Decatur and New Decatur citizens was held at the courthouse last night to take final action in the citizens part of put ting on foot active work on the Central Railway of Alabama, the road which is . to run to Tuscaloosa, connecting the waters of the Tennessee and Warrior rivers, and finally proceed through to New Orleans, and of which John Carlisle of Cincinnati is president and F. J. OConnell vice president.
 The finance committee reported prac- tically all the s25OO required of the citi- zens as their half of the fund to build a $5OOO depot, had been secured, and the collateral placed in the hands of Blob 6 Hoff's bank as citizens trustee.
 The terminals committee reported that arrangements for proper terminals had all been completed by the committee after nearly six months of work with the Decatur Land Company and the Cen tral people, and the land company had, after numerous conferences, finally granted proper terminal facilities west of the Louisville and Nashville tracks, fronting on Mintron street, and had also donated the three-mile detour line which will connect the Central of Alabama and the Southern Railway. Agreements have also been reached by which the Central is given outlet north, east and west over the tracks of the Southern.
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
Confederate Home.

The effort to build homo for destitute ard disabled Confederate veterans of Alabama at Mountain Creek is being daily encouraged, and alr.cst every mail reaching Montgomery brings some contri- button to Capt J. M. Falkner to be used in the eI ection Of the home.
 Captain Falkner spoke at Greenville on Memorial Day. his subject being the need of a soldiers home, in which he made a pathetic appeal to the people for a home for the old and disabled veterans. Yesterday he was pleasantly reminded of the speech and was grati- fled at the outcome. After he had spoken the little son of Judge Zell Gaston of Butler, bright little fellow of about ten or twelve years of age, ran after and overlook him at the train and said:
 Captain Falkner I am going to send you something for the soldiers home after you get home if 1t Is only 50 cents"
 Captain Falkner caught the little fellow by the hand and thanked him.
 Yesterday Captain Falkner received a check from the little son of Judge Gas ton for $32 50.
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
SELMA.
Negroes Escape From Convict Camp
 and Kill Pursuing Dog.

Selma, April 30.-(Special)-Las night five of the prisoners made their escape from the convict camp at Walkers Springs. Two of the five were serving life sentences and all of them were ne- groes As soon as the escape became known a posse was organized and, head ct. by two blood hounds, chase was given the fugitives The dogs got ahead of the posse and the fleeing negroes killed them both. One of the negroes, who was serv- ing life sentence, later on in the night was captured near Gastonburg by John clothes when captured and was put on the southbound train to be carried back to the camp, but when near Perdue Hill he made a break from his guard and jumped out of the window of the coach while the train was running at least thirty-five miles an hour, and for the second time made his escape
 The exercises attendant upon Memorial Day were celebrated In Selma this after noon having been postponed from last Saturday. The orator of the occasion was Hon. John Morgan Burns. from Camp Edmund w. Pettus, Sons of Veter- ans, and he painted the story of the heroes of the war in glowing colors Flowers were strewn over the graves of all ex-Confederates. General Fitzhugh Lee was distinguished on-looker during the exercises.
 A telegram to Miss Alta Chapman, re- ceived this morning from Livingston, an- nounced the dath of her father. Hon. of Chapman was a brother-in-law of Sen ator Pettus and was a member of the last Legislature and. of the constitutional convention.
The age-herald., 1902-05-01
BESSEMER.

Bessemer, April 3O.-(Special)-Ge Read. a negro on the Louisville and Nashville Mineral train, Tuesday night was killed in a peculiar manner. At Yo- lande, a station several miles below here he leaned too far from the window and his head struck freight car on sid ing. The blow crushed the skull. repder- ing him unconscious. He was taken on to Birmingham his destination, but died before reaching there.
 The residence of MT. E. A. Little on Berkeley avenue, near Twentieth street caught fire from the kitchen 1ue yester- day morning. The fire department was very prompt in answering the alarm and did such good work that they succeeded in saving the house, one of the most att tractiye homes in the city. Quite hole was burned in the roof and the interior of the Kitchen was badly damaged. The loss was covered by insurance.
 MT. l.. H. Baker has been visiting his mother and other relatives in Anniston for several days.
 Mr. Clate Moore has been confined to the house by illness for several days.
 The Young Ladies' Society will be en- tertained this week by Miss Minnie Ben ton.
 Mrs. w. J. Long has been i'll for sev- eral days.
 The non-jury criminal docket Is on in the Bessemer City Court this week.
 Miss Carrie Belle Giles will arrive this week from Graniteville, S. C.. on visit to relatives. Her sister, Mrs. James H. Hard, who has been visiting in Granite vile, will return home shortly.
 Miss Eiizabeth Calhoun is i'll with measles.