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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
OUR RACE SUICIDE IS
CAUSED BY LOW WAGES
CHICAGO WOMAN'S CLUB LISTENS
TO POINTED SPEECH.
Mrs. Ethelbert Stewart Speaks on Mar
riage and the Cause Of Race Suiside.
Average Earnings Per Week in
Chicago Is $14.-"No Woman Can
Bear Family and Do All Her Own
House Work." Says That Good Wo-
man.

What wonder that there should be
danger of race suicide, when the aver
age wage of the family bread winner
will not maintain home in any de-
gree of beauty for more than two per-
sons?"
In these words Mrs. Ethelbert Stew
art electrified a large audience at the
Chicago Wcman's Club yesterday
It was pungent talk systematically
given.
mo woman in this strenuous age can
bear and rear a family of children and
do all her own housework, washing.
cooking, sewing, ironing, without dam
ger of an early break down. Above all,
no woman can bear and rear children
who does not first learn the lesson of
home management.
THAT much good the newer system
of education has done. 1t will soon be
as disgraceful for girl to marry with
out knowing how to manage home
as it is now for a man to marry when
he cannot support wife.
The Root Of 1t All.
But it comes around in the end to
this: All the education and all the
women's clubs in the world can never
accomplish the lifting of all woman
kind so long as half the women in the
world remain submerged.
"All over the northwestern portion of
this great city of Chicago are Poles
Germans, Bohemians, Italians and
others, with here and there an Am
erican family, earning wages that run
from SO to $40 week. The average
wage earned by the working man OF
Chicago is $14 a week. What else but
the power Of that heart pulling thing
the love of home, would ever make any
workingman or .workingwoman marry
in the face of this condition of indus.
trial slavery?
Small wonder that the wives and
mothers and the boys and girls as they
come to the age to do it should be
forced out to earn their pittance. The
few dollars they can bring home mean
so much to all within the nest
The influence Of Home.
But can women thus labor and dc
their own housework? The home
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
He Bought Pants.

Ex-President Gates of Amherst Col
lege was a man with thre salient char
acteristics-belief in compulsory wor-
ship as a means Of grace, nicely of
language, and fondness for bargain
hunting that was almost feminine. AS
illustrative Of the latter it is told that
on a certain occasion Mr.. Gates bought
for three dollars pair of trousers
that had been marked at six dollars
and had them charged. The first OF
the month bill came in:
ITO one pr. pants, So"
Mr.. Gates crossed off the "pants'
and substituted trousers then re-
mailed the bill. The first of the next
month another bill came in:
''To one pr. pants, $3."
This time the bill was returned, as
before, but with the following legend:
Dear Mr.. Thompson: am always
careful about the Language I use, and
like other people to be the same" The
first of the third month Mr.. Gates re-
ceived bill:
ITO one pr. pants, $3."
Mr.. Thompson. He explained his posi-
ton. Thompson looked at him a mo-
ment, and then replied:
president Gates, I've ben in the
clothing business for twenty five years.
An during them twenty-five years
everything in my shop above five dol
lars has been trousers and everything
below five dollars has been pants.
It's pants you got, and egad, Sir, it's
pants you'll pay for''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16

where bakers bread is eaten is as
sacred as the home where mother does
the baking-but can the home life be
as perfect?
The wife and mother must labor to
help the husband keep the home In
Chicago she must go out to labor. The
average wage of the workingman in
this city is $14 per week. The neces-
sary expenses Of household of the
cheapest kind may be placed as follows
for the year: Food, $312; rent, four
rooms, $120; gas, $12: coal, $40; adding
to this 50 for incidental expenses of the
family and there is a total of $493. This
leaves a balance of $235 to provide
clothing, replace furniture and pay
doctors bills, and the husbands union
labor dues. And it will not do it. The
wives have to work.
apparently hopeless as this condi-
tion is, yet the Women's Club can bet
ter it. A public laundry, where wash
ing could be done more advantageous
ly than in the poor home, would help.
Municipal tenements would help more,
and public kindergartens, where little
children could be left while their moth
ers battled for bread would be a most
material aid to better conditions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16

DENVER. Colo.. April 14.-The COL
orado authorities are still busy at theiE
self-appointed task of forcing vio-
lent revolution. Charles Moyer presi-
dent of the Western Federation of Min
ers. who was arrested for desecrating
the flag because he told of the things
which Peabody had done under it's pro-
lection, was released on bonds on the
charge, but no soner was he given
his liberty by the courts than he was
seized by the militia and placed in the
bull pen on no other grounds than that
he was an official of the Miners Union.
Judge Stevens of Grand Junction has
granted writ of habeas corpus, but 1t
remains to be seen if it will be respect
ed by Bell and Wells.
Haywood was arrested in Denver on
the flag charge and released on bond.
SO anxious, however, are the mine
managers to get hold of the officials Of
the Western Federation of Miners, in
the hope of breaking the strike that a.
detachment of troops have been ord
cred to Denver for the purpose Of TAX
ing him in custody. The sheriff Of
Denver says he does not see how this
can be done without declaring martial
lively. 1T seems that the militia can do
anything nowadays" The governor
has accepted the plans Of the mine
owners and every leader of the masses
| is to be depOrted wherever found.
The censorship in Colorado is more
! rigorous than that at the seat of mill
| tary maneuvers in the far East. Pea
| body Is making arrangements to hunt
| the working classes on horseback. The
cavalry division of the national guard
! is shortly to be used in the mountains.
He has admitted that his efforts were
! directed against the Socialist move-
| ment. Secretary Haywood is prepar-
! ing another poster which will be il
| Illustrated and which will contain the
| favorite sayings of Bell and hose 9TH
| ers whom the Colorado situation has
| made Infamous. He is also trying for
| space at the worlds fair to be used to.
exhibit a distinctly Colorado institu-
| ton. the bull pen and the necessary
| trimmings, such as a. union man
chained to a. pole and also pictures Of
some of the stirringly patriotic acts of
| the national guard in their brutal CO.
ercion and general Infamous behavior.
J Should the site be refused them on the
grounds they will make arrangements.
to display: it in the vicinity of the fair
and will see that the most characteris-s
tically capitalistic institution. gets the
/ that. urt@brothers. of ]. the east
|shaXes clear insight of western eonIi
q
feet to This since. itH proves sthAt Colo
RADIO is a. most desirable; state for the
| investor, for nowhere on the map, have
| the authorities gone farther to protect
| capital than in the Colorado rockies.
Nowhere else have they thrown aside
! all subterfuge and said to the working
| class. You must PROSTATE yourself be-
| fore the god of gain or leave the state"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS
JAMES T. LARK|N
PROMINENT FLOUR MILL WORK.
Err, WAS WELL KNOWN IN
DULUTH.
Sueeumhs After A. Short Illness.-Ex-
posure and Hard Work During the
MiIlers' Strike Undoubtedly Under
mined His Rugged Constitutions
Whole State Labor Movement Re-
Work.-Many individuals ooered to

MINNEAPOLIS, April 14.-James e.
Larkin, member Of the executive
board of the Flour Millers' union, and
we'll known throughout the state, died
last Saturday of pneumonia. Funeral
services were held on Monday from
the st. Lawrence church.
Deceased was so years old and was
born In Maine; had resided in Minne-
apolis number Of. years. From the
moment he identified himself with the
organized labor movement he became
a leader in every sense of the word !;
to him is due practically the entire
credit for the placing on the unfair
list of the American Federation of La
bor the products Of the Washburn-
Crosby company; at the time of his
death he was a member of the execu-
tive board Of the International union,
position he had held since the Or
ganizat ton of that body; he was also
a delegate to the Trades and Labor
Assembly Of Minneapolis and Henne-
~ i s. I,
Iganf5at tfom III Duiti III. has Hear a s M.
Larkin speak. He visited tthis3 city dur
ing the flour mill strike, and was one
of the most prominent characters in
that industrial dispute. He made
many friends in Duluth, and there was
a general expression Of sorrow when
his death was announced.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
UNION LABOR Factory. !,
PLAN WELL Under WAY
MINNEAPOLIS UNIONS ENDORSE
COOPERATIVE. GARMENT
PLANT.
Money Is Advanced for Preliminary
.Work.-Many individuals ooered to
Take Blocks Of Stock It is Proposed
to Raise About SIS, 5,0o0.-Market for
Union Label Products Is Assured in
Minneso a.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 14-At the
Wednesday nights meeting of the
Trades and Labor Assembly, the ex-
ecutive board made a. favorable report
upon the matter of esta ablishing a CO.
operative garment factory. The board
believes that such a concern would be
success if properly handled and an
expert placed in control Already a
number Of concerns zhave signified
their willingness to handle the pro-
duct of the proposed factory, and
there is no doubt in the: minds of those
fostering the plan that a ready market
will be found for the disposal of all
garments manufactured In it's report
the committee suggeste Numerous
plans for financing the venture, and
after a lengthy discussion the project
as presented by the executive board
was ind0rsed by the assembly and a
sum of money placed at the disposal
of the board for preliminary expenses.
Many individuals have offered to
take blocks of stock in amounts from
500 up, and it is purposed to raise a
fund of about $4,000 in this manner.
If the promoters are successful in their
efforts steps will be taken to install the
plant and operations commenced.
Quarters have been rendered theboard
in the business section of the city, and
machinery and other accessories can
be obtained on favorable terms.
The delegates from the Boot and
Shoe Repairers' union were, upon OBJ
lection by the Boot and Shoe Work
ers unseated.
Arthur Ogg of the Mill Employees
was appointed to fill the vacancy on
the Labor Day committee caused by
the death of James E. Larkin.
Resolutions on the death Of James
E. Larkin, delegate from the Mill EN-
ployees, were adopted.
Robert Redberg, a representative of
the strikers in the Fox river valley
territory, appeared before the assem-
bly, and asked that his credentials be
endorsed. His request. was granted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
SUPERIOR, SATURDAY,

all. This is all bOSh. We have a
dozen minds in this state who are just
as capable Of handling that job as
any one they can bring in here.
And now an editor of one of the pa
pers comes out in an editorial and
shows how little he knew Of what he
was writing about. He jumps all over
labor unions, and as usual gives them
lot of good advice, free Of cost, "
and tries to ridicule union men by rep
resenting to the public that we are en-
deavoring to compel these special ar
fists to carry a union card or put the
union label on their work. This is
a ross Misrepresentation of the facts.
Such thing was never thought Of.
The fact of the matter is that we have
never claimed jurisdiction over the
work of these special artists. In fact
We seldom come in contact with them.
Their work is done in the studio. They
seldom do any work on building
where we are at work. and if the editor
will visit the state capitol building, he
will find that all the men employed
there by Mr.. Guarnsey carry the un-
ion card. It is true that some Of them
carry the card of rival union to our
brotherhood, which may cause trouble,
but they belong to the union just the
same.
So it can be seen that it is not the
union men who have the greatest
grievance in this matter, but our en-
ployers, the contractors in the decorat-
ing business in the twin cities, who
were promised a chance to do some of
the-work on that building, but who
were entirely ignored, for the commits
sion sneaked off to New York and
made a secret contract with Mr..
Guarnsey which they endeavored to
keep concealed until we almost COM
PEELED them to give us a copy. Then
we found out what an enormous price
the state was paying to get this work
done. 1t Is our employers who have
been turned down with a slam, as the
editor puts it. and now the court and
the newspapers join in insulting them
and u.s. by calling us lot Of kalsomin-
ers and stencil hands, that we are not
even fit to look into this wonderful
capitol building for which we are help
ing to pay.
We consider this not only an injus-
tice but an injury to the decorative
art of this state and what we are fight
ing for is the right and justice and
the protection Of our business. We
know positively that we could have
done the work the Guarnsey is going
to do right here at home, equally as
we'll and for a great deal less money.
The law requires that all thing being
equal, all material and labor shall be
secured within the state, but it seems
the commissioners have seen fit to act
directly opposite to this, law and get
everything from outside the state that
it was possible to get.
Notwithstanding the decision Of the
court and, the MISREPRESENTATION OF
!. the newspapers, We still tend 1--WE
Is tlhe
atting Of their capitol, but I. suppose
we have no other recourse, so we will
have to stand for the ISLAM down. y
But we would like the newspapers to
represent us fairly to the public, then
perhaps organized labor would not
have so many enemies.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
Daniel Webster's Wit.

When a lad Daniel Webster was one
day called up by the preacher for pun
ishment. His hands happened to be
very dirty: Knowing this, he wet the
palm Of his right hand, wiping it Oft
your hand said the teacher, very
sternly. Out went the right hand, par
TALLY cleansed. The teacher loked at
it moment and said: ..Daniel, If you
will And another hand in this room as
soiled as that 4 will let you off this
time, Instantly from behind his back
came his left hand. Here it Is, :, was
the ready reply. THAT will do,"". said
the teacher, @ For this time you can
take your seat, 81 :5 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
FIX SCALE FOR
Lake ENGINEERS

CLEvELAND, Ohio; April 13,-Mr.
ager Of the Pittsburs Steamship com
pany, and Mr.. A. B. Wolvin, Of Du-
luth, general manager Of number of
steamship lines, made arrangements
with their engines today for the
season Of 1874. :" = -,
Last years schedule: Of wages was
adontet1, but the men will be hired by
the month instead OF the season as
was the case last, year.
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ACCUSED oF:'THl;EFT,

BOSTON, April ). 13.-George: e.
Hodgd0n was arrested today, charged
with enbezzlingf s $16,Q Qoe. from the Bige-
low. Carpet, company, and $4,000 from
the: Clinton + Wire Trust / company.
F. Fairbanks: who ta prestd dent. of both
the Clinton and Bi1eloWz ! companies,
with an office In this city. He Is 3s
years Of age n1arr ieds Z sand. .liyes Ct Win
chester. ==.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
TWO ARE KILLED
IN STREET BATTLE

LEBANON JUNCTION; KY, April
Lebanon Junction; and, John IRouree
were killed and I'D. gentry was shot
ine the right leE during a street battle
which occurred today, following an at
tempt by Haley to arrest Charles
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
LABOR FEDERkT|0Ns
MAY COME TOGETHER
FEDERATION AND AN
ERiCAN LABOR UNION At OUTS.
Western Organization Is Cutting Into
Eastern Bona Eide unions.-Takes
Pleasure in Recognizing Scab Organ
izations. - Organizers Are Going
Through Lake Superior Mining Dis
tricts.-Split Is Evident Between Big
Organizations.

BUTTE, Mont, April 14.-F'raction
between unions holding membership in
the American Federation of Labor and
the American Labor Union has reached
an acute satge in this city. A
statement has been issued by the pres
idents of the typographical, building
laborers', bartenders', lathers', plumb
ers'. painters pressmen's, bookbinders'
stage employees, stereotypers' cigar
makers, steam engineers and plaster
ers' unions, all of which have with
drawn from the central trades council
Of Butte on account of the attitude Of
American Labor Union organizations
toward the Federation Bartenders
union. The refusal of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Assembly to seat
the delegates Of the Federation Bar
tenders union, which is composed of
former members Of the American
Labor Union local, is given as the prin-
cipal reason for the action of the II
unions in severing their relations with
the central trade body. Each union of
bartenders has declared boycott on
the other General Organizer H. G.
Randall Of the Bartenders' Interna-
tlonal Alliance has gone to Butte to
look after the interests Of his organ
ization, and will endeavor to bring the
fight to a successful conclusion.
Although strongly protesting that it
is not the intention Of the American
Labor Union to try to obtain foot
hold in the territory Of the American
Fedora tion of Labor, within week
efforts have been made to induce in
dividuals to organize a union Of street
laborers in St. Paul under the banner
of the American Labor Union. Dan
Mcdonald, president of the A. l.. u,
wrote a friend in St. Paul asking him
to look after the interests of his or
ganization in that city, but the request
was turned down. :.
It is also interesting to note that a
representative of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners of Cripple Creek. COL,
has been at work organizing unions
among the miners in the Lake Super
ior copper region. Last week unions
were formed in the South range and
Calumet districts under charters is
sued by the A. L. U. -"
At this time it looks as if open war
fare between the rival organizations
cannot be prevented. ~. 81: s. i + .
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-04-16
COLORADO BULL PEN
At THE WORLDS FAIR
WESTERN FEDERATION OF MIN.
ERS TO PUT IT ON EXHIBITION.

Secretary Haywood will Show This
DistinctiveIy Colorado. Institution
president Meyer Is Released and Is
Immediately Re- arrested. - Awful
rado
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SAn9ermeier. FIrstSk{o.
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800 secures =.'rhe Labor World'''' TOR;
Sa zeal.
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purchasing power of wages; that the
men, who work eight hours a day al
ways receive highersp pay: than the men
who work Or ~ hours a day; that
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-02-11
Memorial to the Women OF the
Confederacv.

No nobler cause enlists manly efforts
than the project advanced at the Charleston
reunion of the United Sons of Confederate
Veterans that fitting memorial be raised
to the memory of the women OF the Con-
federacy. A committee of the Sons of
Veterans, of which james Mann, OF Nor
folk, Va, was appointed chairman, has
been entrusted with the sacred task of pro-
viding ways and means for fulfilling the
lsudable undertaking.
1t is proposed that S50,0 900 be used in the
work. A little over So 900 has been collect
ed, and further subscriptions OF about S.
600 make something over $4,000 at the dis
posal Of the committee.
Col. VIM. W. Crane, Of Jackson. Tenn,
has been named as a member from Tennes-
see on the committee in charge of this
matter, To him should any contributions
be made. Campo Of Confederate Veterans.
Camps of Sons of Veterans, organizations
Of Daughters Of the Confederacy. and
others are reque ted 10 send contributors
in, The State press is asked to aid the
cause by giving all possible notice Jack
son Dispatch.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-02-11
Preached to His Driver.

The chapel OF Northern fishing vii
lage used to depend for its services on the
occasional help Of the clergy Of the neares,
town. One very wet Sunday the clergy
man who VOLUNTEERED TO do the duty drove
over in fly.
Tolling the chapel bell himself, says
Tit-Bits, he announced his arrival to the
natives, but for long time no one ap-
peared,
At last one solitary person came in and
took a seat at the very back OF the chapel.
The clergyman then found his surplice and
conducted the service. That ended, he re-
marked to his audience Of one that per.
haps sermon was superhuous.
"Oh, please go on, sir" was the hatter.
ing reply, and the Clergyman mounted the
pulpit.
In the course of his address he express. d
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-02-11
Sheriff'S Sale.

BY virtue of an execution issued to me
by John Scrugss, Clerk and Master of the
Chancery Court Of Grundy County, Tenn,
in favor oil Mickey Dotson ana against F.
ID. Myers for the sum of two hundred and
fifty six dollars and seventy three cents, to-
gether with interest and cost, will, on
February, 20, 1904,
at the hour of o'clock, p. m, at the west
door OF the court house in the town of Al.
lamont, Tenn, offer for sale and sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit;
A certain house and lot in the 18th civil
district Of Grundy County, Tenn, same
known as the Tribune place and bounded
and described as follows: On the north BY
the lands Of John W. Hall, and J. c. Hen.
ley, on the east by Q, L. Keith, on the
south by Tracy City branch of the N. C.
\ 81, L. Ry., and on the west by E. w.
Holcombe, Said property levied upon and
to be sold as the property Of delft Myers
10 satisfy said execution.
This January 81, 1904.
SAM ]. MEEKs, Sheriff.
Printers fee 81. 1-28 to 2--1S
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-02-11
Wisdom for Wives.

A country vicar ia the old country
was noted for his excellent fatherly
advice to young couples he welded,
He had printed cards OF advice,
which he used to distribute, besides
giving guidance verbally. One of the
cards was for the man and the other
for the woman. That to the woman
ran as follows: "When you marry
him, love him. After you marry him,
study him. Ifhe is honest, honor him.
If he is generous, appreciate him,
When he is sad, cheer him. When
be is cross, amuse him. When he is
laxative, listen to him. When he is
quarrelsome, ignore him. If he is
slothful. spur him. II he is noble,
praise him. II he is confidential, en-.
courage him. If he is secretive, trust
him. II be ia jealous, cure him.
If he cares naught for society, coax
him. II he favors society, accompany
him. II he does you a favor, thank
him. When be deserves it, kiss him.
Let ::him think how well you under.
stand hin;but never let him know that
you manage him.-Ex.