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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
MINNEAPOLIS WANTS
FREE LABOR BUREAU
Flour City Men Anxious That
Free Employment Bureau
Should Locate There.
Minneapolis Claimed to be the
Great Distributing Point
Of Northwest.

Minneapolis, May 4.-Labor Commits
sioner Williams has his troubles just
now. The recent legislature provided
for the establishing of a free state en-
ployment bureau in one of the Twin
Cities. Both st. Paul and Minneapolis
are making claims for the institution.
e. D. Solenburger, speaking for the
Associated Charities yesterday said:
Minneapolis being the largest city
in the state Of Minnesota and the
northwest and the chief distributing
point, with numerous railway lines en-
tering from all points, is entitled to
the state free employment bureau. An
increasingly large number of men come
to this city from the east, from Canada
and Chicago, in order to learn where
laborers are needed in the northwest.
These men are not buns and tramps,
but simply honest laboring men seek
ing employment and hoping to better
their condition by getting a start in
the northwest and growing up with
the country. These men are more and
more needed on the farms, in factories
should come to Minneapolis first as
this city is the chief distributing point
for labor.
1.-THE free state employment bureau
is not a. charity, but simply a big
clearinghouse for labor and great con-
venience both to employer and en-
ploye. If quarters could be secured
for the employment bureau in the Min
neapolis city, hall it would become a
reliable office Of information for both
employers and those seeking employ
ment.
This free employment bureau would
have desirable tendency to check cer-
tain abuses which it is alleged have
existed in employment bureaus who
charge for services. Men are often not
able to pay the fee asked and are
therefore unable to get the work. they
50 much need. and in consequence be-
come charges on some charitable Or
ganization. -, .$[ .y <.
I Much of the land lies idle because
owners cannot secure help. Many Of
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future wages are made illegal If for
period Of more than 60 days, and
when for less than so days the writ
ten consent of the employer is requir-
ed, who must be notified within three
days of the assignment. This will
keep the loan sharks within bounds,
and it is to be hoped will be sustained
by the courts.
A law was also enacted to estab-
lish free state employment bureau,
under the supervision of the state la
Dor commissioner. 1t is safe to pre-
dict that that official, at whose in
stance the law was passed, will use
every effort to make it beneficial to
both employer and employe.
General Hostile Attitude.
But two or three instances of tenn
porary legislative decency cannot be
advanced as an argument to conceal
the general hostile complexion of this
body. Indeed. if any Of the members
of organized labor are still under the
delusion that the unions are at pres
ent a political factor in Minnesota 1t
Is surely an act of charity to set them
right. Immediately preceding an
election the politicians vie with each
other in expressing sympathy with
labor Especially do all kinds Of re-
form measures receive enthusiastic
and unqualified Endorsement from the
candidates for legislative positions.
The scheme is old, but it still works.
We are inclined to laugh at the coun-
try youth who, while visiting the city,
re To hv "a hn1
buys an oroide watch. But it is safe
to say he is never caught twice with
the same trick. Not 80 with the
workers in the cities. They trustingly
submit to the old political buco game.
and are periodically led to slaughter.
Private Interests Protected.
1t would be mistake to suppose,
however, that labor measures are de-
feated simply because they are labor
measures. With all the innate cussed-
| ness Of the politician admitted, he
would hardly throw down part of his
constituency for the mere pleasure of
seeing them fail. The true explana-
tion lies in the fact that the important
reforms advocated by labor always
run counter to influential private in
terests.
1t may be anticipated that when
the members of the legislature are
hereafter criticised for their various
shortcomings they will be inclined to
shift the issue and point with PRIDE
| to the revised code of laws that they
have enacted for the state. How we'll
this work has been done only time
can tell The rumor goes, however
,, that it is complication teeming with
! woodchucks from cover to cover. In
+. the meantime it IS only fair that we
| suspend judgment.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06

months he worked as a marine cook
In the harbor.
The body Of Myers was the first one
discovered after the fire. The firemen,
while working with a. stream of hose,
on his back, clad in a suit of under-
wear, his head near the door and his
feet toward window, and evidently
had rolled from his bed. The features,
while blackened, could be recognized.
The firemen are entitled to consider
able credit for the brave fight they
made against the flames. The night
was perhaps one Of the worst seen in
Duluth for many years. A terrific
who witnessed the blaze say that it
was miraculous that any portion of
the building was saved.
There were thirty-two guests in the
building and it is a wonder that more
lives were not destroyed. The flames
spread with great rapidity, and the
building being frame structure, it did
not require very much time for them
to cover the entire building.
The saloon and hotel was conducted
by Antoine Lamont, and the building
is owned by the Fitger Brewing COM
pany. 1t is not known whether the
structure will be rebuilt. 1t will de-
pend largely upon the ruling Of the
building inspector.
There is a growing sentiment against
the erection or rebuilding of fire trap
buildings for hotel purposes. This
building is in the fire limits, and while
it does not appear to be over fifty per
cent destroyed, yet the building inspec-
tor may object to it's being rebuilt for
a hotel
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
WOODLAND PARK PEOPLE SCOPE
FIRST AGAINST Street PAIL way
In Spite Of Fearful Opposition From Hunters Park Neghbor
Woodland People Convince City Council of
the Justice of Their Demands.
Street Car Company Getting Dangerously Close to PIN Head
Policy in It's Management. Popular indignation
Arising Against Company.

railway company has made some ex-
ceptionally good improvements in Its
services during the past two years,
but it will have to go long ways be-
fore it can operate an up-to-date
system. Giving the people of Wood
land Park poor service is by no means
an improvement Of conditions.
The company may make any sort
of a claim it likes about the number
Of people who travel on the Woodland
line. This Is not the point at issue.
Its exclusive franchise privilege ought
to compel it to run cars even at q loss
on some streets, 50 long as these act
as feeder for the main lines. 1t Is
not expected that every line on the
system should be self sustaining. Its
report on file with the city comptrol-
ler shows that the system as a whole
is good paying investment. This
being true there is no reason why it
should not be compelled to give the
best service 1t is capable of giving to
every portion Of the city.
It was said in private in the city
hall last Monday evening that the
Hunters Park move on the part Of the
street railway company was purely a
real estate dodge. Mr.. Mendenhall,
the resident director of the Street
Railway company is said to own no
property beyond Hunters Park. Friends
Of the through Woodland service hold
that the play is to discourage the sale
vice there, and the encouragement Of
the sale of Mr.. Mendenhalrs property
at Hunters Park by good double
truck car service to this point. If this
is the case the city ought to put n
damper on the scheme forthwith.
City officials hold that there is a.
trifle too much red tape resorted to
in reaching the chief official of the
Street Railway company. All orders
and resolutions are sent. to Mr.. War
rem. He In turn sends them to Mr..
Mendenhall. Later when a reply is
sought Mr.. Warren is called up who
refers to Mr.. Mendenhall. This latter
official blamess M: .Goodrich, the pre-
sident at st. Paul. In the meantime
several months have elapsed. BY this
method it is. easy for. the company to
delay action on any proposition re-
quested by the City Council. Sssss
4. What is .yantsas asx lnasEssa
Street Railway company to make COM
plaint to. When this is ascertained
possibly required improvements in the
street railway service of this city will
be secured with less trouble in the
future. .s. @t.zs,.-sz,s.- - sr..ss =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
ROENTGEN RAYS
TO CURE CANCER

BERLIN, May 3.-The treatment Of
cancer by Roentgen rays rather than
by the knife was discussed at today's
session Of the International congress
called to celebrate the tenth annivers-
ary Of the discovery Of the Roenten-
gen ray. Prof. LASER Of Berlin, who
is regarded as an authority on diseases,
stated that he had only three failures
In this cure for cancer in some hum
dred cases he had treated.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
KRUPPS ARE BUSY
BUILDING GUNS

ESSEN. Prussia. May 3.-The
Krupps' immense contracts partly for
the re-armament Of the German artil-
lery and partly for Russian, Japanese
and Turkish orders, have required the
company to increase the number of
workmen from about $4,000 to more
than 10000. The insufhciency of
dwellings for the men has compelled
the management to erect temporary
barracks for their accommodation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
"COXEY" ARMY WILL
MARCH IN LONDON

LONDON, May "a miniature Coxey
army is forming among the striking
army boot workers Of Northampton
shire. It is proposed to march. on the
war office in London and lay the mems
grievances in regard to pay, etc., be-
fore the officials. A band Of music
has been engaged to accompany the
strikers, whose march probably will
OCCUPY a week.
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the charities of this city are trying to
fill the want by having free employ
ment bureau in connection with their
other work; but they cannot accomplish
what a state institution organized for
the purpose can"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06

YELLOW FEVER ON ISTE11GUS
WASHINGTON, May 3.-qovernor Da-
Wis today cables the war department from
Panama as follows: .,. :. :-s@sesS
deaths during last month: David
Wilkes, April -; M. o. johnson, April o..
both yellow fever Record of cases yellaw
fever on the isthmus in January, 10; In
February, Il; IN March. II; in April IA
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
KALEIEFF TAKES APPEAL.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 3-Ivan
Kaieiefr, the assassin of Grand Duke
Sergius. who was tried and condemned
to death April 10 by a special commits
sion Of the senate, has appealed to tho
supreme court for a rehearing of his
case on the grounds that he was not
defended by his own counsel to which
he was legally entitled,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
FOGS IN CHINA SEA.

LONDON, May 3.-Cabling from To-
kio. the correspondent of the Daily
Mail says that dense fogs continue to
prevail on the China and Japan seas
The correspondent says It is definitely
known in Japan that on May ships of
the Russian second Pacific squadron
were in Port Deit, to the northward
of Honkhoe bay, Hainan.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
TROUBLE I'm CRETE,

ROME, May. "a report from
Crete says the situation in that island
taken the character of brigand meth
DDS, with, theft, murder, incendiarlsm
and outrages upon women. Eight gem
darmes have been killed and many
wounded. The local force IL quite In
adsQuats to, cope With ths situation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
HILL GIVES ADVICE.

V1F 0s0 ADV AO06s
WASHINGTON, May 81. J.. Hill
held a long conference with Secretary
Taft respecting the formulation OF the
for the proposed railway ex-s
tensions in the Philippines. He spoke
in the capacity of an expert solely,
for Mr.. Hill does not propose to on-5
ter into the competition.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
CABLE rs COMPLETED.

CABLE IS" COMPLETED.
TANGIERS, Morocco, May 3.-The
French cable connecting Cadix, with
Tangier provided for by the Franco
Spanish convention was completed to-
day. The cable belongs to TIE French
government and constitutes another
step towards the consolidation Of
French interests In Morocco.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
cI.ERGYalBN BURIED.

DEs MONIES, Ia. May S.-Funeral
services over the bodies OF two
men prominent in Iowa Nethodism
were held today. Rev. James ]. Doll
liver, father Of United States Senator
,Dolliver, was buried in TT. Dodge. and
Rev. J. B. Harris was inferred ae
Boone. 5&@szs 5zt $3.50.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
NETTIE CRAvENs DEAD.

NETT1E CkLAVEN0 DEAD.
WASHINGTON: Ia, May, 3.-tMrs:
Nettle Cravens, who claimed to be the
common law wife of Senator Fair of
California, il; dead. at Mount Pleasant
hospital. She was brought to the hos
pital recently from Burlington, de-
ranged mentally. Mrs. Cravens leaves
several sisters and brothers. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06

ovef the people of Oregon. The people
a ,greedwith this sentiment OF Jesus
that whoever would be first should be
servant, not master. They determined
to amend their constitution 50 that
they might compel their public Off
cials to be servants and do the will Of
tions. =
"The Oregon plan is simplicity itself.
There, according to their amended con-.
stitution, law passed by the legisla-t
ture does not go into effect for sixty
days. If. during that period, five per.
cent of the peojle petition to have the
measure submitted to a popular vote,
it must be submitted not later than
the next election. If majority of the:
people vote for the law, it stands as the
legislature passed it. If a majority Of
the people vote against the law, it 10.
thereby repealed.
with that amendment in the Ohio.
constitution, we could have repealed.
the Rogers law and saved the streets.
of Cincinatti. With that measure in
our constitution, we could laugh at the
politicians who are plotting to steal the
canal Of the state and sell it to the.
railroads for their private profit.
Let every preacher organize his
church into a referendum club. Let
these clubs exact from all candidates
a pledge that. if elected, they will vote
to put this Oregon plan into effect.
"A Democrat who will not stand for
that measure Is a confessed hypocrite
and ought to be drummed out of his
party. Oregon has demonstrated that
the people, if not the politicians, Of
the Republican party are overwhelm-s
ingl yin favor Of the measure. It Is
right 1t is simple and easy to get.
Men of all parties can work for it. It
is absolutely necessar yif we would pro-
tect our free institutions from the
reasonable conspiracy into which the
politicians Of both parties have entered
with the franchise grabbing corpora.
tions. This is the issue of issues.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
SULLIVAN AT OLD PLACE.

SULLIVAN AT OLD PLACE.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 3-'Denny" Sui
livan, of the Washington American
team. will be back at his old place in
right field with the Minneapolis team
in their opening game here Friday af-
ternoon.
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It takes all summer. !" /,

Newton. Kan; May s.-six boilermak-
ers: and their helpers, to the number Of
20, went out when the strike order
came; this was the entire force employ
ed here. Coming out to assist their
brother workingmen, spurning the COM
pany's offer of high wages and pre-
ferment, prizing honor and self-respect
above personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, all
honor must be given to the boiler shop
boys who only waited for the call to
duty to respond with a will to join
the ranks Of those who are fighting
the greatest battle organized labor has
ever fought against the oppression and
tyranny of the enemies Of the laboring
man. From the general appearances Of
the bohunks and nondescripts who are
taking the places Of the machinists
and boilermakers at this point, it GER
tainly appears that this strike is a
God-send to the hoboes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06
.b|GEL0W: THE HERET|C
TALKS on DEMOCRACY
Cincinnati Divine Sets Pace.
for Orthodox Preachers in Z
Stirring Sermon.
Applies Economics to Church
and Advocates Work for Z.
Greater Democracy.

Cincinatti. O., May AT the Vine
street Congregational church the pas
tor, Herbert s. Bfgelow, spoke from the
text: And whomsoever would be first
among you shall be your servant" He
said. in part: -:
I'm those words Jesus announced q
principle which is rapidly being intro
duced into American politics. The ap-
pltcation of this principle to Aemrican
life means the beginning of the end Of
boss rule If the author Of these words
had lived in Cincinatti, instead Of in
Jerusalem, If he had spoken yesterday
instead Of two thousand years ago, he
could not have said anything more
searching.
This is the foundation idea Of
free government, that government Of
ficials are public servants. When that
principle is lost, the forms of freedom
may remain, but the substance is lost.
''Yet what is. the situation in America
today? 1t may be described by SUBJ.
stituting the word Americans for the
word Gentiles in this sentence of Jesus.
"Ye know that the rulers Of the Ameri-
cans lord it over them, and their great
ones exercise authority over them.'
do we know it? Current history is
furnishing abundant evidence We may
take single illustration, how the legis-
lature Of Ohio lorded 1t over the people
of the state. r..
"A bill was passed, known as the
Rogers law. That bill gave to council
men the authority to grant fifty-year
franchises to street railway corpora
tions. The bill was unpopular. 1t was
repealed by the next legislature. BY
electing legislature pledged to repeal
it, the people put their stamp Of dis:
approval upon that law. But before it
could be repealed, the Cincinatti Trac-
ton company took advantage Of the
law and got possession Of the streets
of the Queen City for half century.
The peoplew ere indignant, but there
was no way to prevent it. The leg
islature and council lorded it over us
and by their authority, not only we.
but our children will be ruled without
our consent and against our will.
This was done in Republican Ahio.
but it 10 not party question. For
Eaa9ts in.R Reppblj jcan. GElGorZ rs ildtsc1rspt
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d g. ||ll|N!h | SANTA f
j ! NEARING CLOSE
'G 11ke Of Boilermak-
III Force Settlement
81 1dachinists.
Bah That Other Unions
Tow Give Assistance
d Force Issue.

Kansas CITY, May 4.-James o'Con-
nell, president Of the I. "A. Of NJ, and
other ofdpsss, believe that the general
strike s tlis boilermakera and their
helpers s:tn 81 the santa Re system will
force sstt tmeat Of the machinists'
strike on that; road, which has been
on since thaa1l FIRST Of last May.
II the santa Fe officials do not settle
the existIa roubls still further labor
disturbanes are slikely to occur along
the santaS railway.
The stsdke lea adquarters for the
unions nivolv Sin the Santa Fe strike
are located this: city. Reports are
being received daily from official
sources .alongathe entire sy stem. Fol-
lowing are some Of the advices:
Topeka, May 3.-The ,boilermakers
went out ons strike. here. every man
being loyal To- his organization. This
makes the strike. ON the Santa Fe COM
plete all along the line with the boiler
makers. and their fealty to the cause
will keep them unWavering until the
strike Is 1aettied satisfactory to both
machinists and B boilermakers. The
Santa Fe WILL be crippled greatly as a
result Of .thisaatrike on the Eastern
division, for the Opportunity to bring
dilapidated engines here from all along
the line to. boz overhauled by union
boilermakers, which it has been doing
to great extent in the past, will
now be gone. and the union men are
correspondence happy and believe the
end Of the whole strike will be much
nearer as consequence. :
Needles. Cal.,t May :s.-Thirty. scabs
quit this pay. day. Engine. 7s4 left
town today. pounding and blowing bad
ly. The scabsahare| have: been rated as
to what they saresworth; they must like
it; very few receive 10 cents per hour.
Ration, N. NJ, May 3-The boilermak-
ers are outsapd will take their vacation
with us. bat looks now we may be
workinl weeks; anyway, we
are here sstay II Il takes all summer.
Everybod ereI / ISL fseling fine and con-
fident strike will come our
way 4ltsr SWAile. andsaperhaps we will
nas! e.A :. 81 1aas s..hsE ;, Ws s
II takes ali summer. ',4..:.xE -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-16

Toxic, March list. Louis
st-Dispatch Special. 1.-THE official
announcement from the Japanese
war office of the capture of Tie Pass
by General Oyama forces has been
made, and the rumor, unconfirmed,
is rife here that General Kuropat-
kin has been captured The capture
of the Pass which was effected short
ly after II o'clock Wednesday night,
is said TO have been accomplished
after the cleverest bit of of strategy
work yet done by the Jap troops
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-03-16
PLANS FOR A CHURCH
Methodist Building Committee Adopts
Plans fer New Building.

The building committee of the
Methodist church held a meeting In
the county court room yesterday az
ternoon to inspect the plans and
specifications for the new building
as prepared by Architect J. E. Flan-
ders OF Dallas. After spending some
time going over the plans and con-
sidering them In their detail the
committee voted 10 adopt them
According to plans. which are now
in possession of Mr. II d. Timmons,
chairman Of the building committee,
the new edifice will be a very hand
some structure. The plans were
drawn Independent OF the old foun-
dalton, ana the new building viii
be some larger than the structure
which was destroyed by fire last
fall.
Bids for the erection OF the build
ing will be received April 8, and at
that time the material TO be used
in its construction will be decided
upon.
The exterior of the building will
have a very ornate appearance, while
the Interior will be elegantly finish
ed There will be three main en-
II duNt5 10 the HuiiulAE- AHFtG ma
be small entrance and vestibule
in the west side near the northwest
corner, while al the southwest cor
ner large steps win lead up to
concrete floor. on which there are
two large entrances. The interior
OF the building has a slight resemb~
lance to the interior OF the First Bap-
tist church. On the right will be
large auditorium and on the left
win be the Sunday School room
The two Will be separated by a NOV
able partition which can be elevated
thus converting the first floor into
one vast auditorium. with a seat
ing capacity OF about one thousand
In the rear Of the Sunday School
room win De six class rooms separat-
I'd by partitions. over these class
rooms a gallery will be constructed.
The organ alCoye and choir stand
will be 10 the rear Of the pulpit, and
back Of these will be study for the
pastor. To the right Of the organ
alcove viii be large room for the
infant classes OF the Sunday school
over the pastors study and infant
class room will be a ladies parlor.
dining room and kitchen, which are
TO he used for church entertainments
and social sessions