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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22

Gail: is Issued for Eighth Con-
vention Of National Build
ing Trades Council.
Strung Statement Made by sec-
lstary: steinbess About
Purposes Of Organization.

= SsLouis. Mo-, July 2o.-secretary H.
". S0teinbess Is this week issuing the
call for tho eighth annual convention
Of the International Building Trades
Council. which will be held in Denver
in september.
This organization Is being given
quite a severe test by the organization
Of = rival In the Structural Building
Trades Alliance. The latter organiza-
ticn has been doing some exceptional
work. and this fact will undoubtedly
make the coming convention most in
teresting Referring to the building
trades situation the call says:
Never before in tho history pf the
labor movement has there been moro
cause for united action Of unions COM
posing tho building industry than to-
day, when the National Citizens Alli-
ance and Employers Association are
using every means at their command to
divide the building trades and disrupt
organixatio of labor. The unfortun-
ate promotion Of the National Structur-
al Building Trades Alliance as dual
organization to the International Build
ing Trades Council but adds to the
chaos in the building industry and is
to be deplored.
There can be no possible excuse for
an additional general central body in
tho building industry. The Interna-
tional Building Trades Council, organ
ized successfully since 1897. has stood
tho test of time and proved successful
under the most trying ordeals and op-
positions. 1t Is here to stay If its
system and management is not satis-
factory to all; II improvements are
thought by some to be necessary, surely
tho best and only way to bring about
reformation from within. instead Of
propogating another organization for
the same object on different lines that
can never be successful except in caus-
ing factions and disrupting the solid
arity Of the building trades"
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as The sstfike cAl1l On "a prov pity ak =
m. on August { 1st, last and was partiei-s
pated in by all concerned. and has been
In progress ever since that time. Tho
officials have. used their usual methods
in their attempts to break sthe strike,
but SO far they have not been success
full, and there is very little prospect Of
them doing SO. Their offices are filled
with scabs, students. and tho usual riff
raft that usually follow in the wake Of
a strike :. ~ : z. = =. =. = q
In referring to this III. p. Perham.
president of the O. r. T. said yesterday:
1T is advisable; undef the circum-
stances, not to- patronize the Missouri,
Kansas Texas railway system in any
manner until such time as they see tit
to treat their employees in the telegraph
andsstation departments with some de-
gree of fairness The increase In wages
asked for by the committee was very
moderate indeed. and cauld easily have
been afforded by thu company. We
know this, because they have.spent fab
sulous sums in their attempt to break
the strike, when 1t would have cost
them merely q nominal amount to have
settled with the committee The nom
bership asked for 4 minimum salary
of $50 per month north OF the Indian
Territory lines and $50 per month
south Of there. Even If such wages
were paid, think you will agree with
me: that it would, not afford the men
4 very luxurious style of living It must
be remembered that these men worked
twelve hours per day and every day in
the year, including Sundays and holi-
days. this living in, = state closely bor-
dering upon slavery, ,.
For these reasons we seek to enlist
the moral support OF Organized labor
and ask it to do everything in their
power to direct. all passenger and
freight business from that line ana
make 1t known to their friends that the
company is unfair to orGanixed labor /.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
BOOK TRUST IS GIVEN
SEVERE JOLT BY COURT
Federal Judge Tells scribner
r. and Other Publishers
They Are Criminals.
And Are Doing Considerable
Wrong in Forcing a Mon
opoly on Their Books.

New York. July 20.-A decision was
handed down yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court by Judge Ray, in
the action Of Charles Scribner & Sons
and the Bobbs- Merrill Company against
r. H. Macy & Co., for an injunction to
restrain Macy's from selling copyright
books at less than the retail price fix
ed by the Publishers Association,
which will have far-reaching effect
on all trade combinations.
Stephen H. Olin and ex-Attorney-
General w. H. H. Miller appeared for
the Treasury John G. Carlisle and Ed
mond E. Wise for the defendants.
Judge Ray gives sweeping decision
in favor of r. H. Macy & Co., dismiss
sing the complaint of Scribner & Sons
and the Bobbs Merrill Company, and
severely criticising the combination Of
publishers and booksellers, which he
holds to be illegal and in violation of
the ANTITRUST law. The attitude of
r. H. Macy & Co. in refusing to sub
NIT to the dictation of the Book Pub
liskers' Association to sell books at the
retail; price fixed by the ASSOCIATE ton
Is thus upheld.
Judge Ray in the course of lengthy
opinion says:
when all publishers of and dealers
in copyright books-and nearly all new
books are now copyrighted-comb
to exact fixed. arbitrary prices, etc,
the readers of books become powerless,
If they would read at all, not because
Of the monopoly granted or sanctioned
by the Government in granting the
copyright. but because Of the new mon
opoly (the conspiracy Of monopolists)
created by the agreement and combina-
tion Of these monopolists, one that Is
forbidden and denounced by the act of
July 2, 1902
Judge Ray further says that II the
Northern Securities and kindred cases
''are, to be respected as law and fol-
lowed in cases where there is no hue
and cry against railroads, this combine
tion is illegal and in restraint of inter-
state commerce."
The OPINION concludes: "The COM
bination Is seeking to enforce against
the defendants an unlawful combination
agreement, to which such defendants
are not parties and by which they have
not Consented to become bound in sell
ling books of which they are the alb
solute owners"
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IS WAITING TO. STEER.
i = PEARY TO THE POLE

NORTH SYDNEY, c. b.. July. 49,
Captain Bartlett, who is to take COM
nn&nd Of the steamer Roosevelt in the
Peary Arctic expedition. has arrived
Welt. Commander Peary is expected to-
morrow: 1T is thought that the Roose-
velt will sail from here on Thursday.
Captain Bartlett stated today that be
hoped to pilot the Roosevelt to a point
300 miles north Of Etah to latitude IS,
or to point farther north than amy
cept the Fran, in which the NansSi,
expealt!en drifted to latitude 's4. =.
~ ;f.12&f q! .,.:... IA. -. :. 81 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22

PORTLAND, Ore, July 1S.-After re-
naining In secret deliberation for more
than twenty hours, the jury in the case
Of 8, Congressman Williamson and
Aessrs. Van 'Gesner and Biggs, charg-
ID With subornations Of perjury. report
Cd to Judge De Haven In the United
States circuit court, that It was un-
for sstleeies sns 5Sdse e:tes Ds
Haven. read some further instructions
and requested the Jury to retire and
deliberate further.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22

fhk ffIketinx held lns - Z q 3 - "a 1f
the auspicS IS = sofI sths snciaHst Labor
Party: wh erk' PROG pafin,isi I1sIeon, Fa-
ther Thomas Haeerty.' and National
Committeeman WSlliaha Trautmann from
Ohio spoke I shall have. to somewhat
revise my opinion oft,that convention:
1t is not an attenaptszz to revive the
American Labor. Union: That may
have been the intention Of Debs.
Coates, Meyer, and some, OF the western
miners originally: BUTT has turned
out to be simply an attempt to streng-
then the Socialist Labor party and to
revive the old and defnnct., Socialist
Trades and Labor Alliance.
Only must Say that Daniel De Leon
and the Socialist: Labor party have de-
generated ~ fearfullx.E j. The Socialist
Trad es and Eabot Alliance had some
>well-denned principles and a. philoso-
ply of its own. It was wrong in its
direction, but. 1t at least went straight
in thft direction The So called In
dustrial Workers Of the World is MOTH
ing Of the kind. Its preamble shows
it to be a desperate scheme of des-
rerate schemers:;I am very sorry that
the name, of, pugenes!V. Debs is con-
nected WIN T. ~
1 am also very sorry that some OF
the Milwepkee E.eonmaass make TINS
scheme tne pretext3.ot knocking the
party and the trades union movement.
Why should we In milwaukee who
are generally conceded Ito be in the
advance guard OF the progressive labor
movement IN America, Try to split up
the trade unions? And why should any
Sociaiistic trade e. unionist or any pro-
fressively thinking rworkinsma'n With
draw from hls national organization
thus weakening the ess'pro9Fess've ele-'
mcnts in the American Federation OF
Labor?: s s.. yf':s :ss,':s' s::,,st e.. -:
When the :Ereat'E1nassa aof the trades
union movement, Or, ut least, the most
Intelligent, part Of II, have learned the
advantages, Of: induserialism ana get
ready TO- adopt it,sthen they will get it.
Not sooner. MI a.:
Our duty. is:sto educate and agitate
within the trades union movement.
= = a>N <
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PAYMASTER SHOT
= r. AND MONEY TAKEN

sHERBRQOxE, Que. July Il
Payrnaster Percy Of the Oxford Noun
tain railway. has been held up by two
highwaymen, shot and severely wound
ed and, relieyed Of large sum OF
road, who are doing construction work
up tlaef st. Francis river: His horse was
shot from under him and he received
one bullet in the shoulder and another
in the. leg and was left bleeding on the
ground. A posse composed Of en-
: ploysg IS hunting for the robbers. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
= 4 qIoRioUs CHANCE.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
If Mr.. Carnegie will kindly loan Rus
sia the cash to pay her Indemnity obli-
cations, he Will haveNa most glorious
chance to die poor. ss.<
=. GREAT sMAsHER.> ~,
From the Chicago. News: .s..<@
&. -Gunner-That chauffeur you engaged
is avery reckless chap. - ,.,
Guyer-Yes; he reminds me Of Mayor
Weaver, of Philadelphia. =. ~. :.
e.> >Gunner.-How so? .:s~.@s,s >a.T
GuyerHe is 50 good at smsshins a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22

Is Decidedly Unfair and Arht.
trary With Photographers
and Station Agents.
President -Perham Of o. +. !.
Gives Statement Of Strike
and Present Situation.

: st. Louis Mo-, July 2o.-The Order Of
Railway Telegraphers have resolved 'to
continue the war against the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway. instituted
last August. The, ,telegraphers ana Sta
tion agents employed on this road have
been dissatisfied with their rates Of pay
and general working conditions for
many years past. In 1898 their COM.
mittee went before the managing Off
ctals Of the company. but they would
not permit the committee to represent
station agents, although they were
willing to treat with them as repre-
senting the teleEraphers.@ The commit:
tee did not consider this q fair arrange
ment because it actually represented
80 per cent and more Of the station
agents employed by the company and
no good reason was shown for the sta
ton agents being denied the right OF
representation. The result of the con-
ference was that the @committee sue
.ceeding in getting Z slight increase in
pay for the telegraphers but after the
contract was signed and the committee
retired, the income of the station agents
was reduced tn about the same proper
tion: that the telegraphsrs had been
raised This was an, economical pro-
ceeding for the railroad company. but 1t
naturally caused i'll feeling between the
station agents and telegraphers and
made a breach. between the company
and the men. 1t also had the effect
Of disorganizinx the road. but by siren
uous efforts it was reorganixed.' and In
November, 1908. sthe committee again
visited the general officers and this
time insisted upon its right to repre-
sent its constituents, tho station agents.
as we'll as the telesraphers. The Off
cials again denied them this right.
During period covering eight months;
.the committee endeavored to settle Its
grievances by conferences with tho
managing officials .. 's*5-
After every device known to human
ingenuity had been tried with the OBJ
ject Of getting q satisfactory and ami.
cable settlement out of the company
without result, the questions at issue
Were referred, back to; the memberships
and q trikessYpte..sta BY very.
.laE&e mn terttsz
t!sn q 5!| =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
FUNsToN's FATHER .
;. !, ;. MUST PAY FINE

lola, Kas. July 1S.-E. H. Funston,
foFmer congressman from this district
and father of General Frederick Funs-
ton: was today in police court found
guilty. of disturbing the peace and with
having carried concealed weapons. He
"as fined 81 on each charge. and tho
costs of the suits were charged against
him, making a total Of 331.66,
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" wAsHINGroN's QUEER IDEA

From the New OK Tribune:r" -
7 Washington policemen have been
warned to keep their helmets ON
straight, cease twirling their batons
and mot under any circumstances ia
engage In conversation with coachnen
footmen. or other like menials." = Wash
ington seems. TO have an idea that 4
policeman q chief duty. ID to- earn his
salary. and to- do It in i becoming and
ldignifed way. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
| NEW UAlQl==z|llEs:. TT N not
!. LOOK ::gQ6 TO: :bfBeER
Rather Hurts pebs Socialists to
See Old Union. yVrecker IL:
In Control f..


milwaukee, Wi. July, !1o.-Perhaps
the most, severe criticism Of TIE Indus
trial movement off 11knisrica comes from
the pen Of: that sturdy. old socialist,
Victor Berger: :ef a4I.a.aAukee: ~ y y His lat
est contributions Is asr rfolIows:,
The o-cai1ed' Indpstfial, Convention
in Chicago has finally adjourned after
ten days or more: of continual: talking
and very little Workine; ana has launch
ed what has been styled az the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
/ A. to the outcome. / Will quote from
the report ~ the Chicago. Socialist. 1t
was evidently wFitten-by>a man who
participated in it and~who was in close
touch Ftth all that: has been going on:
HI aava .r>aY 81 = %e"~{F>~.: -. 49,.
Up to, the time ~ going to press the
De Leon and 'HaEerty factions have
dominated the. convention. There is
an old ,proyerb'&: 1hdicah%@ says. that ex-
tremes meet. which seems to hold good
in the alliance erected between Hag-
erty and De LEON 10 control this con-
vention. We: find Daniel.De Leon, who
mas for many years been the oracle Of
the Socialist Labor Party n all it's po-
litical contests, working: hand in hand
and consulting check by jowlA with L.
j. Hagerty, who depFecates all polit-
ical action on the part OF the working
class as means 81 Of t emancipating
themselves from wage slavery.
From all present appearances when
the convention now In session finishes
its work tho real workers represented
there will have. just what they had
when they started: The Western Fed
Grafton Of M1ners and the American
Labor Union, plus an absurd and ridic-
uleue name, and one. of the utopian
wheels from the head of Delegate T. J.
HaRerty, to which will be added the
dead weight Of De Leon's scab organ
izatton, the 8. T. and l.. A.:
I'VE are Of the opinion that the ex-
perience Of the bona -f3de .sworkingmen
in this convention, who see the neces-
sity Of Industrial organization, will
teach them, when they call conventions
in future, TO- seat deleietes who repre-
sent, labor or1egix la Afien1s 1sand leave the
4. & "a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
DE1MAR PARK CARD
=. rs SPLIT EVEN

ST. LOUIS. July 19.LThree favor
ties and three second choices divided
the card at :Deli11ar park today.
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ss ssss
ii, ,Icohfe tei S hsliy tlsi
q lohE time 3has5 been recognised d
one m ezof Inc mos: Influential Of the con-
servatfve: and; honest ;elsnaent among
the labor leaders. of Chicago. Driscoll
passed q $500 check to a labor man.
so the story goes. -
:: Put .ponnelly :|out Of the: way" he
said. :. ~. =.
The man, Driscoll had attempted to
bribe,, however vas Donnelly.s friend
He told the labor leader how, he had
been approached: Together they beard
ed Driscoll, flung the money back in
his face and eventually, after many
visits, obtained a receipt: Donnelly
then busted himself in the Federation
of Labor with a: view to exposing
''Driscpllism" in all its hideousness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
TWO. .SQUApRoNs GAIL

NEWPORT, Il. l., July 1s-The first
and sece nd divisions Of the North At
iantfc squadron, sailed today for Hamp-
ton Roads. Later the feet will unite
with Admiral Sigsbee's squadron to
escort the body of Admiral John Paul
Jones TO- Anna, CHS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22
No Labor oMtive Gan Be At
=. tributed to tho Cause of the
Assault; Opinion Il General
That: the Act Was tho Last
: . Attempt Of Employers.
onoe Before Drisoqn Paid Sum
Of Moneysto Put Donnelly
Out Of business. Driscol
Recently Conf fessed Crime to
the Grand Jury. ,.

viii be scars for life, were cut in his
cheeks. - .>-..>..-
=: ~Electioa: Called OF.
After the alarm had been spread tho
hall was crowded with excited labor
men.. The Judges held caucus and de-
cided to call the election off and to hold
another later on. All the afternoon the
hall was filled with delegates who dis
cussed the assault and voiced their
conjectures:
Most OF them were inclined to think
it was the work of. the employers.
Some thought it had been arranged
by President Dold, but this was scoff-
ed at for the reason that Dold was
winning the election.
The theory held by most of the la
Dor men was that the gang element
was at the bottom of the "Driscol-
lism:" They based this conjecture on
the history Of the organization. For
years prior to six months ago the
federation was in the grasp of a ma
chine" that ran the elections to suit
itself. A revolut on resulted in the
election Of President Dold, who since
has made himself unpopular Win the
old element by cutting uown extortion-
ate bills they have turned in and re-
fusing to permit. the mulcting of the
funds.
Does Net Knew Thugs.
Il have no idea who attacked me-"
said :PreAident Donnelly at his home
last night. II had been sitting at the
table " tn the other judges and went
to room in the rear Of the hall.
During my absence crowd Of men en-
tered and what transpired Immediate
ly after I did not witness. When I re-
turned someone called to me and told
me was wanted in an anteroom. As
/ opened the door was struck in the
face, and that is the last 1: remember
until i recovered: my senses. / cannot
even siy.sAs description Of my assail-
. ., 81 90;
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will be scars for. life, were cut in his
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15

Az illustrated edition Of the Mexico
LEDGER is in course Of preparation,
which will exploit by pen and camera
the commercial, educational and resi-
dental advantages Of u city. The
feature Of this number will be the H.
lustrations, containing, as it will, por-
traits Of prominent citizens, who have
contributed to the advancement Of
our city from a commercial and pro-
fessional standpoint. Cuts OF our
business houses will show Mexico to
be the center Of trade for a large por-
ton Of Missouri, and the section de-
voted to the illustrating OF our hand
some homes viii show Mexico mot a
bad place in which to live"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-06-15
@. @, Thompson Mfg. Co.

there Is in our city a company well
and favorably known, wherever wheat
and corn are ground.
Early in 1908, Mr.. G. G.. Thompson,
an inventor Of wide reputation and an
expert miller of years experience,
came to Mexico to sell to, and install
for the VIM. Pollock Mil 4 Elevator
Company, some machinery Of new aud
improved design.
A number Of our most influential
and successful business men, in con
nection with the Messrs Pollock, be-
coming interested in Mr., Thompson's
invention the Thompson Grading
Purifier, formed a joint stock COM
pany, with a capital Of $50, 000, secured
a lot hear the railroad, erected a small
building to serve as office and factory,
and are now building these machines
as fast as their limited space, and
capital, will allow, the demand for
machines being much greater than
the company can supply,
Owing to the crowded condition Of
their shops, about three fourths of the
machines sold must be built elsewhere,
and arrangements have been made to
have them manufactured by Rich
mond City mil Works Of Richmond
Indiana.
Should business continue to improve,
the company hopes to be able to erect
larger factory buildings, employing
more men, and as these mechanics are
Of the better class, commanding high
wages, it will be the means Of bring
ing a number Of desirable families to
our city, and putting more money in
| circulation.
The project is certainly worthy Of
the attention Of the Business Mems
Association aslMexico needs more good
factories.
At the National Convention OF F.
o. NJ. A, an organization OF operative
millers, held in Kansas City, May "a
q, Mr.. Thompson, Manager Of the
@. G. Thompson Mfg. Co., delivered
an able and instructive lecture on
"Purification", which excited much
favorable comment from the large
number OF delegates on that occasion,
and consequently many sales have re-
suited from that meeting,
The company has placed machines
In many Of the leading mills Of the
country, among which we may men
ton Ralston Purina Co, makers OF
the Ralston Foods, put up In checker
board boxes $50 noticeable at the
World Fair; the Great Western
! Cereal Co, makers OF Friends Oats,
and other products; Saxony Mill, OF
st. Louis; and many other mills,
equally prominent, but not SO well
known to our citizens.
The factory is under the efficient
direction OF MI. G II Lemon, Secretary
oflthe Company, who was for many years
connected with the Richmond City
Mil Works, and who is an experle need
millwright and salesman.
The officers Of the Company are
VIM Pollock, President; j. f.
Llewellyn, Vice President; c. G.
Thompson, General Manager; W. W.
Pollock, Treasurer; and G Fl. Lemon,
Secretary, while the Board Of Direct
ors is composed Of the following stock
holders; VIM. Pollock, Geo Robertson;
]. o. EdmonstOn; ]. F. Llewellyn; and
/ @. G.. Thompson.