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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
HERE Is A REASON WHY WORK.
INGMEN HAVE A. GROWING
CONTEMPT FOR THE COURTS.

Want to know why the workfngmen
Of the country have a growing con-
tempt for the courts?
Well, here are a col of cases, and
when you have read mem you will
know. =:
A few years ago a. poor and friend
less young man arraigned in the United
States court at Omaha on the charge Of
of robbing the mails. He had held up
a star route mail carrier and secured
the magnificent sum Ct two cents. The
federal judge sentenced him to the fed
eral renitentiary for life. =
This Is a solemn fact, for the editor
of the Wageworker was right there, re-
ported the trial and heard the sentence
inflicted.
Last week Bartlett Richards, a
wealthy ,cattleman of Northwest Neb-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

rates and what benefits passengers
should receive from the roads they
patronize, but all the time the vast
army of our dead, and the train of
mourners who follow the victim Of
the merciless railroad, marches past
unheeded. There should be provided
by law a compensation: act forcing
the railroad to provide an annuity
for the family equal to the earning
power Of the injured man"
The railway workers ought to in
augurate an aggressive campaign to
reduce the hours of labor They
would undoubtedly receive the hearty
support Of everybody--ex excepting the
plutocrats.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
SHOE
COMPANY BUYS PLANT.

The Phillips-Bell Shoe company OF
Duluth has purchased the shoe manu-
featuring plant Of McClaren- Musson
Shoe company Of Eau Claire, and will
remove it to Duluth and install it in
connection with its present plant. The
new industry will afford employment
to about 100 hands, and some of these
will remove from Eau Claire, follow
ing the industry to Duluth. B. b.
Musson, who was superintendent of
the Eau Claire manufacturing depart
ment, has been engaged to act in a
similar capacity by the Phillips-Bells
Shoe company's manufacturing de-
partment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
DULUTH HEIGHTS GOSH
BRIEF AND SOCIAL news
Manual Training Department
to Be Installed In Lowell
School Building.
Professor House Succeeds in
Inducing Board to Give .
Proposition Trial.

Professor House of the Lowell
school is to be Congratulated because
Of his success in inducing the Board
of Education to install a manual
training department in the Heights
school. The board agreed to this
last Saturday evening and it Is ex-
pected that the class will be in shape
to begin work Immediately after the
Christmas holidays. The Lowell
school is the fourth grade school In
the city to get the manual training
department., and the people Of Du-
luth Heights are indebte dto Mr..
House for his untiring efforts in Sc
curing this valuable addition to our
school equipment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
DULUTH HEIGHTS BRIEFS.

There is to be a congregational
meeting of the Highland: Presbyter-
ian church at the church building
next Wednesday evening. This is
a special meeting and every person
on the Heights is urged to be pres
ent. Business of the utmost import
ance is to. be transacted. Money Is
needed to pay the preachers salary.
Many of the people who subscribed
last year have not been paying up,
and no wit has become necessary to
sen dout an urgent appeal to all to
help the church out Of debt.
The debate at the Fire Hall last
Friday evening on Municipal owner
ship was a. dand yin every respect.
w. e. McEwen, who was absent on
account of sickness was to have TAX
en- the leading part in favor of the
question, but he was substituted by
Leroy Coons and Charles Merritt,
who were so familiar with the ques-
ton that they had little trouble in
winning the debate. Mr.. Marshall
led the opposition, and he put up as
strong an argument as could be on
such a weak side of. the question.
He is entitled to much praise for the
able manner in which he handled his
side of the question.
Mrs. Ellen Van Kueran was a Wis
itor on the Heights Tuesday.
c. A. Marshall went to Ashland
and Iron River Tuesday on business,
returning Wednesday.
J. H. M. Parker left for St. Paul
on a business trip Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McEwen,
Sr. leave today for a short visit with
Alex McEwen and family at Vir-
ginia.
The weekly prayer meeting was
held at the home of Mr.. Hurd We'd
nesday evening. The next. meeting
will be he'll. 1t the church imm ediate-
ly after the congregational meeting.
Ed. Perrott was detained at his
home during the early portion Of the
week on account of illness.
Miss Lillian Brayton is on the sick
list.
The funeral of Mrs. Richardson,
mother Of Mrs. w. j. Watts was held
from the family home last: Sunday
afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Marsh assisted
by the Rev. Mr.. .Sharpless of the
Second Presbyterian. church. A
large number of friends attended.
w. E. McEwen is i'll at his home
on Palmetto street. While hunting
last week he came in contact with
some poisonous substance, and it af-
fected him quite seriously. He is
improving and will probably be able
to be out again In week.
Thanksgiving exercises are being
held this afternoon at the Lowell
school. These were postponed from
last week on account of the storm.
The election this year will be held
at Adams store. The judges are
Captain Burnham, J. H. Harris and
Harry Fox.
George Johnston began taking a
course in the Business College last
Monday.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
PLUMMER BUSINESS
MEN GIVE BIG PRIZES

PLIJMMER. Mimi, Dec. 6.--The BUSH
ness men of this place are showing a
commendable spirit In efforts to fur,
Their the creamery interests Of this sec
ton. Julius Pleth has made an offer
Of $270 In cash prizes to be given the
patrons Of the Plummer creamery for
the 1906 contest, and this sum has been
increased by $500 by other business men.
making q total of $40, which Is offered
in 10 prizes ranging from 81 to SIS.
Every effort will be made to have the
work or remodeling and increasing the
capacity Of the creamery finished early
in January. u
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

A good many men would prefer to
be called clever at grating than honest
and stupid. *
The basis Of all morality, all religion,
is the eternal imn1utable truth that
there is a natural, necessary and in
serarable connection between happi-
ness and virtue, and misery land vice.
1t is a little strange how all the cor
centrated virtue Of the ages has been
stored up in the editorial rooms OF
the yellow journals. To read the
Hearst papers: and ever yelping init
tators, one must be a confirmed dys-
peptic or a helpless pessimist to ac-
cept their views or hIiaan< society.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
An Earlv Christmas Gift.

The Union Clothing & Shoe Co.. 407
West Superior street. will present to
all that visit their store on Saturday,
December 18th beautiful souvenir
gift They will have on display a
large assortment Of holiday goods,
which with their immense stock of
clothing, will be offered at such prices
that you can not afford to miss.
The management extends an invita-
tion to one and all to visit the Union
Clothing & Shoe Store on Saturday,
December 18TH
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
Come 0ne Come ALI Have good time looking and buying

the examination is over. Could, you
know, keep on interrogating for an
indihnite period; but enough is
enough.
See you at the next meeting. So
long.-Jere l.. Sullivan, in the Mix
er and Server.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

the house with rheumatism. His
condition has not improved.
Matters of Importance to the
members of the Butchers union will
be brought before the meeting We'd
nesday. A full attendance is re-
quested.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09
LOCAL LABOR NOTES.

Hugh J. Roberts, member of the
Butchers union, has accepted a. sit
uation in Butte, Mont. Mr.. Roberts
has been employee dat Gasser's mark
ct for number of years and will be
missed by a large number of friends
and customers.
w. H. Sansam is still confined to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

Do you pay your dues regularly
every month?
Do you attend all the meetings Of
your union?
Do you try to help the officers and
members to make your union a sue
cess?
Have you ever brought in an ap-
plication for a new member?
Have you always done your duty
as a committeeman?
Have you ever signed the applica-
ton of an incompetent worker who
was 'desirious of becoming a member
of the union?>
Have you ever tried to prevent
your fellow member from being
wronged?
Do you: always stick UP for the
union when away from meetings?
Have you got into the habit OF
pushing union label goods? What
we mean by pushing is purchasing
same yourself and advising your
friends to do 50.
Is there a label on your hat, shoes,
shirt, collar, coat, pantaloons and
vest?
Would you recognise the bakers
label on a loaf of bread If you saw
it?
Do you smoke "Cremo' and tell
your friends that it is union-made
cigar?
Don't you know that God hates a
liar?
How do you manage to disguise
the fact that you smoke Bull Dur
ham or chew Star plug?
! Do you sneak out at night and
laundry?
When you go out to rush the can
do you ever think about the blue but
ton, or do. you send some else be-
cause you know the joint on the cor
ner has no label?
Is that bread at home union
made?
Are the pork chops that your wife
secures gotten from union butcher
shop?
| When you dropped In for the oys-
ters after the show did the waiter
who served you have a button on?
You didn't make any inquiries, did
you, whether the cook belonged to
the union or not?
Would you know cook II you saw
him? My reason for asking is that
some men like their food chopped
up-what Is called breakfast food?
Are you aware of the fact that
some cereals are unhealthy?
When you ordered those badges
ho ~
why didn't you see that the union
label was on them?
When you bought that necktie did
you ask the clerk to show you his
card?~, 49,.
When you took Maggie out riding
Sunday you didn't know whether the
horse was shod by a union horse
sheer, did you? And you did not
know that the music that the lodge
used at the last smoker, was non
union, did you?
Aren't you afraid that you will get
the BARRIERS itch in a non-union
shop? .....:. go.
l. You are all the time kicking
about the. local labor, paper. Did
you ever pay for q years subscrip-
ton? How much do you owe the
editor noW?. ....>;... s&s. 7 !
i When you bought that's watch
didn't you know that the Keystone
brand of watches was boycotted? r
i Why did. you. send that telegram
by the W., u. T.. Co.? Don't you
know that they are on the unfair
list? .,-, ~ - N. y, E.. z - z=
Did see you bring home a box Of
Uneeda Biscuit? Don't you know
that they are off watch-unfa1r? .
! Don't, you know that Dukes: Mix
ture is bad for q union man to
smoke? zs Il |ss.
When you 'phoned for the plum
Der few days ago did you ask for
Ia union man? s.. 4s5 u . 49, 81. q,
Getting tired. 3 "a : Well, I cues,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

Mention the Labor world'' when
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

Smoke Puradora Cigar, Clear Havana,
Union Label and Home Made. - 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-12-09

No doubt III the world but wha. II:
some one declared that you were not,
a good union man you would attempt
to get your fingers clasped around
his windpipe and try to squeeze from.
his lips retraction. You really be-
lieve that you are Just as good a
union man az. ever carried card,
don't you? The fact that you never
scabbed in your Nfe-would not un-
der the most adverse conditions
apparently gives you the self-satis-
fed assurance that you have a right
to claim and to be considered a good
union man. You will probably re-
cite for our benefit that you attend
meetings regularly, pay your dues
promptly and deflantly, conclude
what man does more? What more
can q union man do?
Just a query, little question, II
you will. Did you ever see Billy
Crane in David Harum"-or, for
that matter, have you ever seen a
horse trade-one man swapping
horses with another? No doubt you
recall all Of the maneuvers, such as
opening the horses's mouth, inspect
ing the teeth, running hand under
the name, trying the tall, testing the
sight and wind, looking; at the fet-
locks and all of that sort of thing.
All Of this intended, mind you,. as an
examination, and such an examina-
ton has naturally resulted in satisfy
ing the examiner that he was either
right or wrong in his conclusions
with reference to the value of the
horseflesh in question.
Now, we are not going to call you
horse, but we are going to start
little bit of an examination, and in
order to give this examination proper
attention we have some things to
consider In fact, we have to have
something to examine; and as your
declaration is that you are just as
good a union man as anybody else
that ever carried a card, you won't
object to being examined. Certainly
not So. now we are in position
to start off. In the case of the horse
swapping, it was a case of horse and
horse. This time it is case Of men,
but no swapping; so hereSgoes. All
the questions presented you can ans
wer If you wish, or remain silent.
This is a sort of catechism that brings
us right up close to the questions,
gives us the opportunity of looking
at ourselves as others see us, and
perhaps it won't be necessary to tell
you what to do at the conclusion of
the examination.
Stand un
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20

poor girl, no doubt to explain the ap- pearance which she had caught a hur- ried glimpse of by the light of her match. were sufficient to put me upon an en- tirely wrong scent. l can only claim the merit that 1 instantly reeonsidered my position, when, however it became clear to me that whatever danger threat ened an occupant of the room could not come either from the window or the door.
 My attention was speedily drawn, as l have already remarked to you, to this venitilator and to the bell-rope which hung down to the bed. The discovery that this was d dummy, and that the bed was clamped to the floor, instantly gave rise to the suspicion that the rope was there as a bridge for something pass ing through the hole and coming to the bed The idea of snake instantly oc- cured to me, and when l coupled it with my knowledge that the doctor was fur nished with supply of creatures from India l felt that l was probably on the right track. The idea of using a form of poison which could not possibly be dis covered by any chemical test was just such one as would occur to clever and ruthless man who had an eastern training. The rapidity with which such a poison would take effect would also, from his point of view, be an advantage It would be a sharp-eyed coroner, in- deed. who could distinguish the two lit tie punctures which would show where the poison fangs had done their work Then I thought of the whistle Of course he must recall the snake before the morn- ing light revealed it to the victim. He had trained it, probably by the use of the milk which we saw, to return to him when summoned. He would put 1t through this ventilator at the hour that he thought best, with the certainty that it would crawl down the rope and land on the bed. It might or might not bite the oc- cupant, perhaps she might escape every night for a week, but sooner or later she must fall a victim
 ''I had come to these conclusions before ever I had entered his room An inspec- ton of his chair showed me that he had been in the habit of standing on it, which of course would be necessary in order that he should reach the ventilator The sight of the safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of whipcord were enough to finally dispel any doubts which may have remain ed. The metallic clang heard by Miss Stoner was obviously caused by her step father hastily closing the door of his safe upon its terrible occupant Having once made np my mind, you know the steps which l took in order to put the matter to the proof. heard the creature hiss, as I have no doubt that you did also, and I instantly lit the light and at tackled it."
 With the. result of driving it through the ventIlator.,
 And also with the result of causing it to turn upon it's master at the other side. Some of the blows of my cane came home and reused it's snakeism temper so that it flew upon the first person 1t saw In this way 1 am no doubt indirectly respon- sible for Dr. Grmesby Roylott's death and cannot say it is likely to weigh very heavily upon my conscience.o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20
USES FOR THE MESQUITE.
Shade and Fuel and BuIwark Against
 Drifting Desert Sands.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
 "The mesquite tree is the boon of the western American desert. and it is the only sign of apolgy nature has yet given for making certain parts of the earth well nigh uninhabitable," said G. A. Long of Pueblo, Colo. ..The white people first learned from the Indians that the mesquite affords the coolest shade of any tree, and the sight of tho low husky growth is hailed with a shout of joy by the trayeler. It also furnishes the orly' fuel of those re. gions, and lately still othe use has bcnn found for II.
 By cultivating row of mesoujte in much the same way as willows are used in low and swampy places to keen the soil from washing, the sand of the desert are held in check from tbe action of the shifting winds. and thus great tracts of otherwise barren lands wlll in time be reclaimed for inc usa o, mankind. Even the desert can ba made to yield to the cunning hand and brain of man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20
LIKE A GENTLEM AN.

In the days gone y, when Pawnee Joe entered q saloon in Deadwood and asked the crowd up to drink, he knew that lt was the action of gentleman. When the crowd had imhibed and Joe had found himself s2 short on the bill he realized that he was a gentleman labor Ing under temporary financial embarrass- ment. When the bartender couldn't see 1t that way, but began calling names, Joe decided as n gentleman that he wns called upon to shoot When he had shot he turned to the crowd and qnerled:
 Am I krect In thinkin' am among a crowd of gentemcn7'
 You are, was chorused.
 Have l acted like gentleman7
 You have"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20

And In the hangin. which nr' about to lake place. gentleman can depend upon bein treated like q gentleman7"
 'He kin"
 "very well. gentlemen--go ahead with the hanging
 And the crowd of gentlemen took him out and hung him in a genteel way. as beftting gentleman. and outsiders said 1t was the neatest little event of the necktie sort that had happened in that locality for years JOE KERR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20
----- WHERE HE HAD HIM.

Doctor" said the cross-eyed man after we had been talking for half an hour ,bout the part imagination plnyed in dls- ases, do understand you to say that man can have smallpox. for instance, by imagining that he hns got itf
 Under certain circumstances. yes"
 .sr, suppose that had rubbed elbows with n person who actually had the dis. ase?"
 ..Yrs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20

Yes
 And called you inT' Il
 Yes"
 And you imagined that I had itf Do you suppose I'd ever pay your bill under such clrcumstances7"
 No, sir. It would be my turn to iraeine then. and l should imagine thnf you had paid 1t and never sny nnvthing about 1t. JOE KERR.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-12
ADMIRING THOUSANDS
Wait in the Rain to Sec and Hear the
President Speak.

Einghamton, n. ", Aug. 11.-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt on his return trip from
Chautauqut to oyster Bay, passed to-
Gay and tonight, through New York
Pennsylvania and New Jcrse!. A
every station wher. stop WAS mad"
nc WAS accorded greeting as affec-
tionatc as il was enthusiastic. Among
the cntirc route rain fell heavily, but
the storm seemed to have little cffcC:
on the determination of the people Ia
see the President and hear him speak
During the afternoon. President Roosc-
Welt mad" brief addresses from the
rear platform of his car at Salamanca
Horncllsvi.le. E.lmira and Waverly.
Every prccaution possible was taken
to insure 20 the President safe j5ur
ncy. 4 big locomotive was run ahea
of the train over the entire route and
locomotive followed the special
at a distance OF a few miles to b.
! cddv in case of emergency. "
Thr train was scheduled to arrive in
Jersey City at 1 O'Clock. Al $40, to
morrow morning. the President is duo
to arrive at Oyster Bay.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-12

business ability receives an exceptional
reward for that ability.
Rut while insisting with all empha-
s,s pnon This. II is also true that exper-
icnce has shown that when there IL
no governmental restraint or super
vision some of the cxccptionai men uS
their energies, not in ways that are io'
the common good. but i'm ways WHICH
tell against this common good; ana ihh'
by 50 doing they not only wrong snitH-
or and less able mcn-whcthcr Wage
workers or small producers and traders
burt force other men of exceptional abil-
ties themselves to do what is wrong un-
der penalty of failing beiriifd IN the Keen
race for success. There is need OF legls-
iation to strive to meet such abuses.
At one time or In one place this legis-
Iation may take the form OF factory
laws and employers liability laws. I'm
der other conditions it may take the
form Of dealing with the franchises
which derive their value from the grant
of the representatives of the. people II
may be aimed at the manifold abuses.
far-reaching in their effects, which
spring from ovcrcapitaliZation. Or II may
be necessary to meet such conditions as
those with which | am now dealing and
to strive to procure proper supervision and
regulation by the National Government
of all great corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce or doing an inter-
state business
There are good people who are afraid
of each type of legisIation; and much
t--e same kind of argument that is now
advanced against the effort to regulate
big corporations has been again and
again advanced against the effort OF
secure proper employers liability laws
or proper factory laws with reference
to women ard children; much the same
kind of argument was advanced but
fife years ago against the franchise
tax law enacted in this State while ]
was governor.
or course there is always the danger
of abuse If legislation of this type Is
approached in a hysterical or senti
mental spirit. or, above all. II It is ap-
preached in a spirit Of envy and hatred
toward men of wealth.
we must not try to go too fast un
der penalty of finding that we may be
going in the wrong direction; and In any
event. we ought always to proceed by
evolution and not by revolution. The
laws must be conceived and executed
in a spirit of sanity and justice, and with
exactly as much regard for the rights
of the big man as the rights of the
little man-trcating big man and
little man exactly alike.
Our ideal must be the effort to com
bne all proper freedom for individual
effort with some guarantee that the
effort is not exercised in contravcntioh
of the eternal and iElmutaDle principles
of justice.