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PRINTERS WIN in ST. LOUIS.

The settlement of the printers strike
at St. Louis has been enlarged upon
by the Typothetae as having been a
practical victory for them. Listen to
what President Jackson of the st.
Louis union has to say:
The item published in the daily press
is gross misrepresentation Of fact.
The arrangement arrived at in St.
Louis provides for an eight-hour day,
forty-eight hours per week-these
hours to be strictly observed. 1t is
agreed that overtime will only be al
lowed when absolutely necessary. The
Associated Press despatch from ST..
Louis Is utterly and unqualifiedly
false
Last week we referred to the settle
ment at St. Louis as a matter of news
but not having any of the particulars
on hand with the exception of the
dispatch referred to and feeling some
doubt as to the truth of it, We thought
it wise to await further development.
Mr.. Macintire Of the Typothetae is no
doubt claiming now that no Typothe-
tae existed in St. Louis and therefore
they did not count on doing much
down there anyway.
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have said before it was entirely an
independent opinion. We feel that 1t
Is bound to do good. The friends of
Mr.. Skoglund, who has signed the as
sembly platform, will now go into the
fight and work for his election. The
fact that he has signed the platform
and Mr.. Mork has not does not, how
ever, insure his election by any means,
unless his friends will get out and
work until the close of the polls. We
have no desire to antagonize any Of
our friends, but we think we are in a
position to see and hear things that
go long way as evidence of what
to the time we print them and If our
friends will give us at least a. little
credit for those opinions and govern
themselves accordingly, they will find
that their cause will prosper more.
While Mr.. Mork has not for some
reason unknown to us signed the AS
sembly platform, yet politically he is
a good clean man, and in his business
handles union label goods and is
good friend Of the laboring classes.
OF Mr.. Skoglund we will say that we
believe him sincere in signing that
platform and that he will try and
carry out its provisions as far as he
can should he be successful in win
ming out.
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NOBODY TO BLAME

A street car ran amuck down the
Second street hill on Sunday after
noon, coMiding with two other cars, and
fifty eight people were injured, but
the car company says nobody was ia
blame. The magnetic brake did not
work and other appliances failed. Any
common carrier conveying passengers
should be legally responsible for dam
age done to them. Passengers place
themselves in the care of steam and
trolley companies, surprising and hay
ing a right to expect that cars are
supplied with all needed appliances
for safety To exempt such companies
from damages is to- place a. premium
upon carlessness and misery disre-
gard of public interests. For every in
jury every common carrier should pay
in damages. %E%.@,,t = :. u, .i Z sly & 3s{t42
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6240
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RE-
DEMPTION PERIOD.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
County of st. Louis, State of Mime
To c. N Nelson Lbr. Co.: 49,.
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described piece or parcel OF
land, situated in the County Of st;
Louis, LOU; and nd, State Of Minnesota. and
wit: The Southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of Section Thirty
five, Township Fifty-six N of Range
Nineteen W: Of 4th P. M, according
now assessed in your name; that on
the twelfth day of May, A. D. 1902, at
the sale of land pursuant to the Real
Estate Tax Judgment, duly given and
and for the said County of st. Louis
on the twenty-first day of March, A.
D. 1902, in proceedings to enforce the
payment Of taxes delinquent upon real
County of st. Louis, the above de-
to the State Of Minnesota for the sum
of Seven and $500 Dollars, ($7.SS),
TOPPER: A. D. 1904. assigned by the State
three and 7s-10o Dollars, (ss3.79), and
the amount nc nuxo REQUIRED to redeem said
signment. exclusive of the cost to ac-
Grue upon this notice is the sum Of
T TIL Ea, rec , and 1910 Dollars;
twelve per cent per annum from said
Fourteenth day Of October, A. D. 1904,
to the day of such redemption is made.
and delinquent taxes, penalties and
cost accruing subsequent to said as
signment, and interest thereon to the
time of such redemption. That said
delinquent taxes, penalties and costs
for the year 1908 accruing subsequent
TO said assignment amounted to the
sum Of $7.44 on May Sth, 1906, and
bears interest at the rate of twelve
per cent per annum from said May 8th
1905, to the time Of such redemption
That said delinquent taxes, penalties
and costs for the year 1904 accruing
subsequent to said assignment amount
ed to the sum of $1O.1O on January End
1906, and bears interest at the rate OF
Twelve per cent per annum from said
January. End, 1906 to the time of such
redemption
That said amount required to redeem
CALCULATED to the date Of this. notice
is the sum of $56.86, and that the said
tax certificate has been presented to
me by the holder thereof, and the time
for redemption for said piece or parcel
of land from said assignment will ex-
pire sixty (60) days otter the service
Of this notice and proof thereof has
oeen filed in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal
| the Fourth day of January, A. D. 1906.
County Auditor of St: Louis County,
Minnesota.
Labor World. Jan. 2o-27, Feb. 3.
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out cards announcing r. benefit ball In
the large hall at the old Masonic Tenn
pie for next Thursday evening !. The
hal will be Hastily decorated and there
will be large orchestra to- provide
program of dance and promenade
music -
In this way Mrs. Freimuth has un-
dertaken to raise funds for the stricken
family. the members of which have suf-
fered from the cruelties of the Co.'S
socks and others Of Russia troops
She has already forwarded tickets SO
they may come to America and will
assist them in every other way on
their arrival in this country.
1t is especially desired there should
be large attendance at the benefit
ball, so that substantial fund will be
raised for this family, which has lost
everything by torch and pillage.
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ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
BY the Rev. Charles Stelzle.

There are quite number of en-
ployers who are being deluded by the
vain hope that if the can abolish the
abor union. they will haze solved the
Id Dor question.
The labor union is not the labor
question. Most of US forget that when
we discuss the industrial problem. II
every labor union were to be wiped out
today, the labor question would still
be with US, only in more aggravated
form. 1t is because the Workingman
has the right to organize and because
he does organize, that the agitator Of
anarchy meets with so little response
among American artisans.
The labor union is simply a part of
that process of evolution which is going
on in the industrial world. 1t will not
be destroyed until something better
takes it's place. and the better system
will come as the further result of the
same evolution which produced the
labor union. IN all probability ia
will be a development of the trades
union idea.
1t would seem that the logical thing
to do, then, is not to attempt to de-
stroy the trades union, but to- i'm
prove it. Only in this way will real
progress be made. It is supposed by
some that socialism will eventually
supersede trades unionism. It is al
together likely that socialism will play
a prominent part in the worlds indus
trial drama, but an eminent socialist
writer recently declared in the leading
| socialist journal of America that So
| cialists must not f1atter themselves
| that because a change in our economic
system is probable, therefore socialism
must necessarily become the prevail
! ing system.
| In the end there will not be one
answer to the social question, but
many. But all will agree in this-all
will be religious. The social question
is fundamentally moral and relig-
ious problem, therefore the church
will have an important part in it's SOL
ution. The church must have a clear
message with reference to the prin-
ciples involved. The preacher need not
discuss social theories, but he must
present, in the spirit of the prophet,
the supreme laws Of love, of justice
and of service, and apply them to
present day questions.
He should speak with no uncertain
sound concerning the evils of child
labor, On unsanitary conditions In
| sweat shop and home, OF the curse of
Sunday labor. and everything else that
is preventing the masses from living
the abundant life which! Christ came
into the world to give them. E.sE y 45s
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MRS. LOWELL AND
THE BALLOT

The many high tributes to the late
Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell generally
mention in passing the fact that she
was a believer in the ballot for women!
1t must have occurred to many read
ers what an anomaly it was tha such
woman as Mrs. Lowell should have
been debarred from right freely
granted to the most ignorant man.
1t is also significant that a woman
of Mrs. Lowells, high character and
keen moral insight believed in the JUS
tice and ultimate success Of the equal
suffrage movement. Col. r. w. Hig
ginson says in Common Sense About
Women" (page 33D:
J. 1T is constantly said that the ma
jority Of women do not yet desire to
vote, and it is true. But, to find out
whether they are likely to wish for it,
we must keep our eyes on the women
who lead their sex. The representative
women, those most eminent for know
ledge and elf-devotion-how they do
view the thing. The rank and file
do not yet demand the ballot, you say;
but how is it with the general officers?
Now, 1t Is a remarkable fact, about
which those who have watched this
movement for twenty years can hardly
be mistaken, that almost any woman
who reaches a certain point of in
tellectual or moral development will
presently be found desiring the ballot
for her sex. If this be so, it predicts
the future. 1t is the judgement Of
Grant, Sherman & Sheridan as against
that of the average soldier"
Yet tomorrow some of those who
have just been eulogizing Mrs. Low
ell will probably turn around and assure
us that 1.-The best women do not wish
to vote"
Alice Stone -R1ackwall
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the 18th day Of, April, i sos, at 4 0so'clpcki
AT NJ, at a special term OF said Pro
bate Court to be held at the Probate
OF Duluth. In said County be and the
same hereby lis appointed as the time;
and place when and where the saio
Probate Court will examine and adjust
said claims and demands. II. Secs
And it is further ordered, that notice
of such hearing be given to all cred1-
tors and persons interested in said es-
each week for three successive weeks
in the Labor World. q weekly news
paper printed and published at Duluth.
in said County II w.
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, this 18th
day of January, A. D. 1906. IL =.
BY the Court, TT:
J. B. M1DDLECOFF, ~
Judge Of Probate.
(Seal Probate Court, St. Louis Co..
Minn.) j. i =
Labor World, JAM. 20-27, Feb. 3.
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CHARITY BALL TO
AID ONE FAMILY
Mrs. |. Freimuth Plans Benefit for
80 Party of Russian Re-
fuqees. -. o..

From southern Russia to the head of
the lakes is a far cry, but it has been
heard in Duluth. and, as a result, will
ing hands will be stretched across the
seas in an effort to bring family of
refugees from Odessa to + this, city,
where the parents and children can be-
gin life anew amid more congenial sur
rounding .s#s En- 14 + /.
In. The plan Of relief originated with
Mrs. /. Freimuth ,6 tho, yesterday, sent
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STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis-ss. In Probate Court, Spe-
cial Term, January, 18th, 1906.
In the Matter of the Estate of Hilma

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis-ss. In Probate Court Spe-
cial Term, January, 18th, 1906.
Swanson, deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition
among other things, that Hilma Swan,
son, late of the County of St. Louis, in
the State of Minnesota, on the 25th dav
Of December, A. D. 1905, at the County
Of St LOUIS, died interstate, and being
tells and estate within this County, and
that the said petitioner is the husband
of said deceased, and praying that ad-
ministration of said estate be to Gus
T.. Swanson granted;
be It is order ordered that said petition be
the 18th day Of February. A. D. 1906
at ten o'clock A. NJ. at the Probate Of
flee, in the Court House, in the Citv OF
Duluth, in said County.
Ordered further, that notice hereof
be given to the heirs of said deceased
and an to al persons interested, by pub
for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Labor
World, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Duluth In said Coun-
", and that a copy Of this order be
served upon the County Treasurer of
prior. to said day OF hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Minnesota, this 18th
day of January Rn tss c4 a p: 1906.
J. B. MIDDLECOFF,
Labor World, Jan. 20-27. Feb. 3.
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STRAIGHT THINKING.

If mans thought is at skies and
sevens his life is apt to be full of in
consistencies. false idea is next door
to an immoral act. Straight thinking
is essential to right living.
From the galleries of the city coun-
Gil chamber I heard councilman ad-
Vocate the passage of the gas franchise.
He began by declaring that he was a
friend of the working man.
He favored giving the franchise to
the gas company because the directors
Of the company were our richest citiz-
ems. They gave us our Soryscrapers,
they gave employment to our laborers,
and therefore, as favor to our work.
!rgmen the councilman proposed to
give the franchise to their employers
10 be sure, the franchise sent the stock
CT the gas company UP a million dol
lars, but the interests of labor have to
be looked after, no matter what crumbs
fall TO the respectable business Erafters
of the town.
While the councilman was making
his speech, some one near wondered
how much the gas company had to pay
him for it. But another volunteered
the opinion that the councilman was
honest and well-meaning. WELL said
the first man, suppose he is honest.
Does that help any? Can you tell me
Of what earthly use is an honest damn
fcol:"
In state legislatures and city coun-
cils the crooks and the fools usually
vote together. 1t matters little to the
people whether the legislator is smart
thief or just dupe
Some people think as a calf walks,
and if man wabbles in his thought
he Wabbles through life
The man who rides home with you
or the street-car can tell you about the
kill OF goods he sold yesterday, about
| the show he saw last night, or the beef
steak he ate for dinner But that is
| his depth. If you try to talk religion
politics. taxation, municipal ownership
| referendum, you will find his mind con-
fused and hopelessly so, for he will
! think himself wise. The less he knows,
| the wiser he is.
| If thoughts were things the furniture
of some mems minds would make a
second hand furniture store look like
a Tiffany palace. What a lot of clap
trap, rusty junk and frayed rags If
thoughts men carry about in then
minds, and set before you, withou,
shame and without apology!
Here is a man with a defective heart
valve. 1t does not kill him. But he
'u handicapped by it. He is short of
breath. He has fatnting spells. He
must always guard against ove~-excl ,
ton. Because of that defect he gets
less service out of the other organs OF
the body.
| Now it is just as impossible to have
a fa12e idea in the mind without dam
age IS it is t" have diseased hear,
without lowering the tone of the bodily
health. And If the error pertains Il
SO basic a thing as religion, if one a:
a false philosophy of life, the damage
| will be serious.
| There is not leper spot on tn d nlv
polite which IS not due to bad think.
ing. Isaiah declared that social distress
was Iuc primarily to mans igno,ap>e
and his words are full Of signif,ca il ?.
| today:
"The5' tore are my people gone into
'ap'vity because they have no KNOW
sd3e.'
HERPTRT S. BIGELOW,
Pastor Vine Street Congregat't ma
church, Cincinnati, O. Jan. a. 19ue
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Labor World, Jan. 1927, Feb. 3.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis-ss. In Probate Court, Spec
ial Term, January 18th. 1906.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Granrus. Deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition
S Ct Milm "a t Granrus Of the Town Of
esota, representing among other things.
that Charles Granus, late of the Coun-
ty of ST. Louis in the state of Mimi.
esota. on the 21st day OF November, A.
p. 1905, at the County Of st. Louis.
Of this county at the time OF his death.
leaving goods chattels and estate with
in this County, and that the said petit
Toner is the widow OF said deceased.
and praying that administration OF said
estate by to Hilma Granrus granted.
heard before this court on Tuesday the
18th day of February, A.. b. 1906, at Id
o'clock a. M. at the Probate Office In
in said county rs .,
Ordered further, that notice hereof be
to all persons interested, by publish.
ing this order once in each week for
three successive weeks prior to said
day OF hearing, in the Labor World a
weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at Duluth In said County, and
the County Treasurer. OF st, Louis
County not less than ten days prior to
said day OF hearing s%t.~ gS'e5~ 81 so
$ Dated at Duluth: Minnesota, this. nth
daySS5of January, a. D.. 1906.
h J. 8. s &lp 6fs GsS5s,,
&" #tssal Probate Court, ST. Louis County,
Labor 'Vori 20. : i, 1.
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Order for Hearing ON Claims.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY o
St Inllis=ss In prnhata Court SnI

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
ST. Louis-ss. In Probate Court, Spe-
cial Term, January 18th, 1905; :,
IN the Matter Of the Estate Of Edward
JASON, Deceased: j. A.,
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate. of Edward Mason, deceased, late
Of the County Of st. Louis, state of
Mason, ~.5, ss..5' - r.s.2:f.sGr = \ r. Il
( II is ordered that three months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
which all persons having claims or de-
mands against the said deceased are
required to file the same in the Pro-
ton and allowance, or be forever bars
red 3
ss It IS furt Their ord cred that Monday,
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POLITICS AND THE ASSEMBLY

Il .
One sentence in the last Labor World
on the Political Situation caused con-
siderable comment at the meeting of
the Trades and Labor Assembly last
Friday night. In reviewing the polit-
ical situation from an unprecedented
point Of view and from the best in
formation obtainable among other
things we made the claim that 1.-THE
Sixth ward looks favorable to C.
Mork" We are fully aware that Mr..
Mork has not signed the platform of
the political committee Of the assembly,
/ and our remarks can in no wise be
I construed as supporting his candidacy.
We just gave our opinion regarding
THE situation as it appeared to us.
SAnd what harm can such a statement
do? Some of the political committee
who have talked the matter over with
Jus acknowledge that the Labor World
As not the official organ of the Trades
Assembly and therefore is not voicing
the sentiment of that body. AS we
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The imported British printers have
issued a scathing letter denouncing the
deception practiced on them by one
Drumming. They had no intention OF
coming to this country to act as strike
warded to King Edward and the Can
adam government officials.
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BOSS PRINTERS AND MERCHANTS

The employing printers, driven to the
corner everytime they make move
against the Typographical Union; out
generated in the industrial battle; out
breathlessly opposing the humane and
just demands OF the union printers for
the eight hour day, now try to win the
support Of the local merchants with the
claim that they are engaged in a
struggle to keep down the cost Of
printing. They hold that the granting
Of the eight hour day will mean an
increase of II per cent on the labor
cost of printing, and that if they yield
ed to the printers union they would
be obliged to tack this increased cost
on the merchant having the work DONE
The employers claim may be met
from at least three positions. If we
admit-and we are not going to do it
even for arguments sake-that the
printers efficiency will not be increased
by the shorter work day, and that he
will only turn out the same amount of
work per hour under the eight hour
day that he was in the habit of doing
| under the nine hour day, then there
will be a slight increase in the cost of
printing work which must be borne by
either the employing printer or the
party having the work done. If this
should prove to be a true condition the
employers would, indeed, be cruel to
burden the public with increased
| prices. =.
They did not have any scruples about
| raising prices when they organized
| their me and you" fraternity, known
as the Duluth Printing and Manu-
featuring company, and when there
was no issue with the union involving
either an increase in wages or a re-
duction in the hours of labor.
At this memora BILE period in the his
| tory of the boss printers organization
| the dear public was not considered
when printing prices were arbitrarily
| put up from so to $50 per cent over
night The union would be perfectly
! content to share just a small portion
Of the excessive profits gained from the
trust organization of the employers.
| However, this is but discussing the
question by assuming something which
is not true, for it is conceded by all
fair employees who have had exper-
fence with the eight hour day that their
men do as much work, if not more
work, under the shorter workday as
! they did under the nine and ten hour
! day.
Interesting data was gathered in a
recent investigation at Washington
when it was proven that government
employees had greatly increased in eff
! ficiency as result of the eight hour
| day.
Secretary Metcalf of the Department
of Commerce and Labor. recently re-
ported that in the construction of two
battleships for the U. S. Navy, one, the
Connecticut, being built by day labor
under the eight hour day at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard, and the other, the
Louisiana being built by contract un-
der the ten hour day, at Newport News
Va, the Connecticut had decidedly the
best of it.. After 5eS days 545 per cent
Of the hull of the louisiana was ac-
complished. while the Connecticut
showed $3.50 per cent after $40 days.
Wherever the test has been applied
the eight hour day has proven to be
the more economical. For this reason
the boss printers should concede it and
save moneg.
NOBODY TO BLAME,
J
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There ,are now 402 unions signed
up by the typographical Union. 1t
only leaves about 200 more to sign.
That's easy. Where are the Typothetae
victories?
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Laboring men and all others in the
Fifth ward who endorse the work of
Aid. McEwen be sure and register so
that you can vote. Registration days,
Jan. Esd and eth.
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If you want to help yourself and
incidentally help the cause of labor
election on either Tuesday the 23d or
Saturday the eth of this month.
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The Northwestern Railway Record
for December printed by the Chief
Sailor of the Typothetae, has not yet
been received by the subscribers. or
course, they have all the help they
want and are getting their work out
on time
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LANDS ARE'RESTORED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-Secretary
Hitchcock has revoked the order Of
March Is, 1905, by which he suspended
the approval of entries for selection Of
public lands in Oregon. Several thous-
and patents of land, involving many
thousand acres, will now be released
to the owners.