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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
ORIGIN OF A. F, OF Il.

The American Federation of La
Dor held it's annual convention in
Minneapolis, MINI. Following is
brief account of the origin of this,
the highest tribunal of organized
labor in the United States.
The primary steps to the forma-
ton Of the present American FEEDER
alton of Labor were inspired by P.
J. MCGUIRE, then of st. Louis, later
general secretary treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, who died recently. From
letters addressed by him to various
labor organizations preliminary
meeting was held at Terre Haute,
! Ind, August 2, 1881. Only small
representation was present at that
meeting, but the foundation was
laid which has grown into the colos-
sal proportions of two million mem
bers and adherents.
Nine delegates responded to the
call.
After two days. consultation and
! discussion it was resolved upon to
| issue call for another convention
or congress. which would bring to-
gether a. larger and more universal
representation, and the following
| was adopted:
THAT al international and ma
| tlonal unions, trades assemblies or
councils and local trades or labor
unions are hereby invited to send
delegates to an International trade
union congress to be held in Pitts
burg on Tuesday, November Is,
1881. Each local union will be en-
titled to one delegate for 100 men,
bers or less, and one additional
delegate for each additional 500 or
major part thereof; also one dele
gate for each international or ma
t1onal union and one delegate for
each trades assembly or council"
IN accordance with this call
! convention assembled in Pittsburg
on Tuesday, November IS, 1881,
with 102 delegates, representing
fourteen states.
General business was transacted,
committees appointed and upon mo-
ton the organization was named
the Federation of Organized Trades
and Labor Unions of the United
States and Canada.
The convention adjourned to meet
at Cleveland the third Tuesday in
November, 1882.
The second annual session of the
Federation of Organized Trades and
Labor Unions of the United States
and Canada convened November FL,
1882.
A legislative committee was elect.
ed, with Samuel Gompers as chair
man. The convention adjourned to
meet in New York on the third
Tuesday in August, 1888.
At the third annual meeting in
New York Samuel Gompers was
elected president.
The fourth annual session was
held at Chicago, October 7, 1884,
and remained in session, four days.
The fifth session was held at
Washington, D. c., December 8,
1885.
The sixth convention was held at
Columbus, O.. December 8, 1886,
and the name was changed to the
American Federation of Labor. Mr..
Gompers was elected president and
P. J. Mcclure secretary.-United
Mine Workers Journal. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
A VERITABLE JUDAS.
Congregational Minister s
Strike Breaker.

Congregational Minister Scores
Strike Breaker.
More and more are ministers of
the gospel recognizing and uphold
ing the rights and privileges of
trades unionism. Last week the
Journal Of Labor published extracts
from sermon delivered by an
Episcopal minister. We herewith
print the following extracts taken
from a sermon recently preached by
Rev. Alan Hudson, of the First
Congregational church, Brockton,
Mass.
Human rights are not so much
a matter of law as they are of ma
ture. They are God-given. When
rights cannot be secured by reason
and arbitration, then the strike is
a righteous necessity. It has re-
Gently been stated by an eminent
publtc1st that strike is morally
wrong. When greed and monopoly
refuse to recognize the simple rights
of the worker, then the strike is
not only necessary, but it is the
poor mans God-given right. VIII
redeemed children from a fifteen
hour day in the factories were
wrong? Will he say that the strikes
that have transformed the lives Of
mill-women from slaves to that of
human beings were wrong? Strikes
have brought about temporary dis
tress, but they have done much to
better the condition of the toiler.
They have made the factories heal
thier, they have transformed the
worker from serf to a man, they
have made It possible for a child to
study instead of slave.
I'VE were told a few months ago
by an eminent educator that the
ike-breaker. is a hero. I believe
on the other hand, that the man
who has no sympathy for the needs
and rights Of others and cares only
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
THE SIZE OF TT.

Up in the morning and work all day
Just for the grub of tomorrow to
pay;
Work tomorrow for meat to carve
Got to keep working or else I'll
,starve,
Work next day for chance to sup:
Just earn money to eat it up;
Next day after it's root or die
Habit of eating comes mighty high.
Next week, too, it's just the same
Never can beat the eating game.
Working on Monday for Tuesdays
bread,
Working on Tuesday to keep me fed
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, too,
Same old game, and it's never new.
Don't want to kick or make fuss,
But blamed If it isn't monotonoups.
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TO RUN PASTOR FOR MAYOR
LA Crosse Republicans Believe Rev
j. w. Irish Would Win.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Dec. 5.-Through
his decisive stand upon the question
of social purity in the recent anti
gambling agitation, Republican politi-
clans propose to have Rev. James w.
Irish. pastor Of the First Methodist
church. run for mayor Of La Crosse
at the spring election. Rev. Irish has
been outspoken in his attitude toward
the prevalent evils found in La Crosse
and the reformers believe they have
found In him a leader who successfully
can carry the city over the regular
Democratic plurality
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The directors
of the New York Central & Hudson
River today declared a quarterly divi-
dend of ~ per cent. This places the
company's stock on a per cent divi-
dend basis.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08
A. B. PARKER S FORMER
SECRETARY RELEASED

OSW EGO, Kan, Dec 6.-Eugene G..
Bagwell, formerly private secretary
for Alton B. Parker, Democratic can
didate for president in 1904, was re-
leased from charge of bigamy to-
day. Neither of his alleged wives an
peared against him. Bagwell was ar
rested two months ago in New York
and was severely injured In an attempt
to escape.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your res
taurant man that the Bell Phone is
Unfair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your laun
dry man that the Bell Phone is I'm
fair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

Mr.. Union n:-Notify your confec-
toner that the Bell Phone is Unfair
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

Smoke Puradora Cigar. Clear Havana
Union Label and Home Made.
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INCREASE IN CARRIAGE HORSE
DEMAND.

A friend of the horse points out
the fact that the sales columns of
our daily papers show ten offers to
sell an automobile where there Is
one offer to sell a horse. Dealers.
in talking about horses IN cities
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-12-08

Mr.. Union Man:-Notify your drug
gist that the Bell Phone is Unfair
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Open Assembly Meetings.

Two important matters marked the
progress Of the trades union movement
in Spokane this week. One was the
decision of the central labor body to
hold open meetings. the other being
the declaration Of the Structural Build
ing Trades alliance to deprive the
board Of business agents of the power
to call men out on strike. Among q
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

to arrive quite sweet at its destination.
 It is desirable that whenever possible the cows should be milked in the open air. However clean and well aired the COW house may be, it can never ap- proximate to the freshness and purity of the open air. The greatest amount of freedom possible is also desirable for the cows themselves, for not only does this tend to produce a sound digestion and wherefore milk of better quality but where there is any tendency to tuberculosis, as is unfortunately the case with a large percentage of dairy cattle, pure air and sunlight assist in keeping this tendency ill abeyance.
 All utensils employed in the hand ling and distribution of milk should be kept absolutely clean. This should not be taken a step further.
 The utensil should be first rinsed in cold, then washed in boiling water, and, lastly, rinsed in cold water once more. Unless cold water is used in the first case the milk adhering. to the sides of the vessel would be coagulated by the hot water and the utensil could not foe properly cleansed.
 All babies bottles, mouthpieees and tubes must undergo a similar treat ment, and if they can be scalded in steam so much the better. Long tubes or corrugated mouthpieces are object ionable, for they cannot fail to harbor particles of stale milk, which, on the bottle being refilled for another meal, immediately affect being refilled for another meal, immediately affect the freshness of the new liquid.
 Lastly. the cans used for transporting the milk by rail should be locked, so that the contents may not be tempered with in transit, and the truck in which the cans are carried should be in the nature of a cold chamber.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
HAVEN MORNING MARCH

simply as matter of precautionary defence. This naturally meant that they should hunch over to the left edge of the road and present their armed right f1and to the passerby.
 Reasoning in the same way, you can explain why Americans keep to the right, Because in Colonial days the peril on the road did not come from the travellers, but from the savages lying in the amIbushes in the surrounding forests. Therefore, the New England settler took care to present his right arm to the source of possible danger, and consequently rode on the right side of the road, His reasons were up- consciously the same as those of the knight of King Arthur. but by acting upon them he created an entirely differ ent custom
 But I don't think 1t was the knight originated either of the national rules rules of the road. It was the carter and the OK driver. The carter was the person who made the greatest use of the English highways and byways as soon as the country developed enough to need a transportation system.
 Long caravans of heavy drays passed over the roads, each driven by man who rode on the left hand animal originally picked out, I suppose, be cause horse is mounted on the left side, and because a position on the left side of the pair brought the right arm over into the center of the field of action, and permitted free exercise of the whip.
 Being mounted on the left hand horse. the carter naturally drew over to the left hand side of the road when he wished to dismount in order to avoid the mud in the middle of the road. into which he would plunge if he pulled over to the right side, and then got down to terra firma. And having dismounted on the left side, he would naturally trudge along tthat edge ot lsthe road with his team, and other teams similarly situated would, of course, keep to the left to avoid criss- crossing.
 Its odd" concluded the veteran ''that in the different provincese of Canada different customs in the matter prevail, In Ontario and quebec drivers turn to the right, and in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, they turn to the left. In France thte rule of right pre- vails; in different parts of Germany and Austria different habits obtain. | You have to change from left to right or vice versa when crossing some un- ! important frontiers"
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BRIDGE OF MANY COLLISIONS.
Confusion That Arises From obser
 vance of the Rules of the Road


 Confusion That Arises From obser-
 vance of the Rules of the Road
 "On bridge in the city of Victoria, B, C., there are more collisions every day than upon any other bridge in the world" announced an elderly gentle man in a group discussing lthe rules of the road, says the Spokane Spokesman Review.
 T mean head on collisions between vehicles and face to face collisions be- tween pedestrians, and the reason for them all is that the bridge is the spot where lEle American rule of road clash es with the English rule of road. We always keep to the right and the Cana dians there keep to the left, and the result is one continual mixup.
 Did you ever stop to consider how strange it is in custom of this Kind, which is so important and so often need the American colonies should have worked out rule diametrically opposed to the mother country? Why is it that in England people on the road always keep to the left. while in the United States and most parts of Canada they always keep to the right?
 "The humble and obsolete OK is re- sponsIble for allsthose collisions In Vic toria. In England, way back before they ever had carriages of vehicles Of any kind when armored knights on horseback used to be about the only people that met in the roads, the cus- tom of keeping to the left sprang up, and most reasonable it was because in those days the knights were always looking for trouble and they never knew who was going to hand them a blow from broadsword. So they al- ways took care to pass other travellers with their sword arm toward them,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
First Dootor-"You're treating Jenks

First Doctor-"Y You're treating Jenks for insomnia, aren't you?"
 Second doctor-"Yes."
 First Doctor-"Have you rendered him your bill yet?"
 Second doctor-"No; of course not. want the man to be able to sleep'- Denver Post.
 well, he's not such fool as he looks" That so? He's got something to be thankful for, then" ."-Scraps.
 Has your son arrived at years of discretion?" "Oh, yes. He's about to be married. How you contradict ourself!"-Cleveland Leader.
 CIara-"I was so confused that don't remember just how much he kissed me-" Maud-"What! With the thing going on right under your noseH'-Life
 First Artist-"But you love art for it's own sake?" Second Artist-"Why, yes I'm coming to the conclusion that that's all there is in it."-Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

gauge wire strainer. One dairy in Denmark provides pails with double bottom, in the lower part of which a mixture of ice and salt is placed, so as to cool the milk immediately it is drawn
 The first few streams from each teat should be thrown away The bacteria found in milk are mostly congregated near the opening of each teat, and, and therefore, are washed out by the first milk drawn, which should never be allowed to enter the pail
 Milking should be carried out quietly, quickly and thoroughly, for only in this way with all the cream or fat in the milk be extracted. The last half gall lon contains the greater proportion of the fat and therefore it will be under- stood how important it is that every drop of milk should be drawwn if it's quality is to be the best. So soon as a milking is finished the yield of each COW should be weighed, and the milk must then be taken to the refrigerator to be cooled to as low a temperature as pos
 There is an innovation lately intro- ced which should prove of very great benefit to dairy farmers, by which milk can be scalded and cooled by the same machine at one operation. The milk is first passed over the upper portion of the machine, by which 1t becomes heat ed to about 16O degrees, whence it passes to the refrigerator or brining machine and is cooled to 4O-45 degrees If these two processes are properly and thoroughly carried out the milk is enabled to undergo a long journey and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

"Before wrote to you, telling you how felt. I had doctored for over two years steady and spost lots of money on medicines besides, but it all failed to help me. My monthly pe- riods had ceased and suffered much pain, with fainting spells, headache, backache and bearing-down pains, and l was so weak l could hardly keep around As a last resort I decided to write you and try Lydia B. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, and 1 am so thankful that did, for after following your instructions, which you sent me free of all charge, became regular and in perfect health. Had it not been for you would be in my grave to-day.
 "I sincerely trust that this letter may lead every suffering woman in the country to write you for help as l did"
 When women are troubled with ir- regular or painful periods, weakness, displacementor or ulceration of an organ, that bearing-down feeling, infamma- tion, backache, fatulence, general de- bility, indigestion or nervous prostra- ton, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia B. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles,
 No other female medicine nthe world has received such widespread and un- qualified endorsement. Refuse all sub stitutes.
 For 25years Mrs. Pinkham, daughter in-law of Lydia B. Pinkham, has under her direction, and since her decease, been advising sick women free of charge. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
First Honors for Japanese student.

Ann Arbor. Mich, March 16.--K. S. hui, a Japanese student, won first hon. ors tonight in the annual oratorical contest of the University of Michigan, and received $1OO in gold and the Chica- go alumni gold medal. Ills subject was ''The Mission of New Japan" hui will represent Michigan in the Northern oratorical league contest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
HOW TO MILK. Directions for Getting Clean, Rich, Pure
and Abundant MIX.

Tn the first place the milkers should be healthly clean in person and in- structed in the rudiments of hygiene. Then, before drop is drawn, says a writer in Macmillan's, the Hanks and udders of every cow should be wiped with damp cloth, so that dirt or hairs do not fall into the milk
 If possible pail should be fitted with
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
A'IT SAVED MY LIFE"
PRAISE FOR A FAMOUS MEDICINE
Mrs. WllIadsen Tells How She Tried lydia
 E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound Just in Time,

Mrs. T. c. Willadsen, of Manning, Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham: Dear Mrs. Pinkham =
 ''I I can truly say that you have saved my life, and cannot express my gratitude to you in words.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-26

"The Arrival OF Kitty" which
gave universal satisfaction here
last season, will play a return en-
gagement next Monday evening.
The company comes direct from
Montreal where they are playing
this week. Yesterdays Montreal
Gazette has the following:
There is an excellent bill at the
Academy all this week "The Ar.
rival of Kitty which the program
called "merry comedy success"
turned ont to be a farce, pure and
simple, but unlike most farces it
was held up at times by some one
bursting into song or relieving an
uncOnquerablc desire to dance clev-
erly. The result was that the larg
est Monday night audience seen at
the Academy this season went home
distinctly pleased with the merry
performers. In "The Arrival of
Kitty there are, of course, the sit
uationS in regard to mistaken iden-
tity, everyone imagining everyone
else a lunatic, and all the stock or
sources Of the ancient farce writer.
In addition to these, however, there
are situations which are new to the
point Of novelty, and with the in
terpolated musical numbers, the
whole performance went with a vim
and dash quite refreshing.
The honors of the performance
fell to Miss Evelyn Dunmore, whe
sings well, and who gave a series
of songs far above the calibre us
ually looked for in productions of a
like nature. AS Kitty Benders,
the vaudeville artist, she acted with
cleverness, and her songs were the
hit of the evening. Miss Winnie
Brandcome as Suzette, the French
maid, was also clever, and sang
well.
Altogether, "Kitty" came and
succeeded in pleasing. The farce
is well put ON, and there is an alb
scnce of horseplay, and much that
is really amusing.
Tickets at Gokay's, Friday even
ing at $50. Prices Doc, SOC, Zoe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-26

decision 10 support Mr.. Hearst n num-
Der of Democrats here declared that
they had reached this decision not be
cause OF any conversion TO all the ideas
of government which Mr.. Hearst rep
resents. but because they feel that I'M
dor the existing circumstances he is
the strongest candidate the convention
has before il.
Men who have bitterly fought Mr.
Hearst in years gone by have an
nounced their intention TO vote for him
today, though they declare they are not
ready to retract any statements they
have made In the past. They declare
Mr.. Hearst has entered into no deal
with them whatever and that the fight
has been fought squarely and without
pledges on either side.
These same old party men, "the regu-
lar Democrats" they love to be called
while going into the convention today
with the announced purpose of sup
porting Mr.. Hearst, are not pledged to
such course, and If a storm should
cations to adhere to their political
plans 1t is asserted that Senator Pat
rick ii. McCarren of Brooklyn, who
came to Buffalo bringing with him an
enthusiastic delegation of supporters
for Justice William j. Gaynor of
Brooklyn, has been unable to convince
Leader Charles Il. Murphy of Tam
many Hall and others that the distin
guished jurst would positively accept
the Democratic nomination and remain
against the Republican nominee and
against Mr.. Hearst as the nominee Of
the Independence league.
Mr.. Hearst has always been an en-
thusiastic admirer of Justice Gaynor,
and the two have been generally asso-
cated as political friends. Senator Nc
Carren was asked by the leaders who
were anxious to concentrate in an anti
Hearst movement to secure such a
pledge from Justice Gaynor over his
own signature. This pledge, 1t is stat
ed, has not been forthcoming so far,
Many of the men who, 1t Is now de-
clared, will vote for Mr.. Hearst would
have supported Justice Gaynor If they
had been convinced of his position, but
in the absence of definite statement
directly from him they have hesltated
to act
Mr.. Hearst is generally copceded to
have gained control of the three impor-
tant committees appointed at the first
session of the convention. These in
clude the committee on contested seats,
which will decide contests in twenty
districts. involving sixty votes; the
committee on platform and resolutions
and the committee on permanent or
| ganlzatlon.
The Platform. agreed upon BY a sub
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the anti-Jewlsh rioting in Russia, and
there was clamor for its reception
Chairman Odell put the question, and
the resolution was carried amid cheers
One of the most noticeable things
about the convention was the absence
of the two United States senators,
Plat and Depew, whose presence has
been a certainty and 4 feature of every
Republican state convention for gen
Grafton. Senator Plat was elected by
his Tioga county delegation, as usual
and would have been the leader of the
Tioga delegation. A cottage was re
served for him, but he had not arrived
here and no one seemed to know
whether or not he would be here at all
1t was taken for granted that the con
dton of Senator Depew's health, if no
other reason, would keep him away.
To those who recalled the ovation with
which these old time Republicans We're
received in the past their absence was
a signal example of the irony Of politi-
cal fate and of the tremendous effects
If the history Of political developments
If the past year