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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
MANUAL TRAINING ASKED
MANY PUPILS BARRED FROM
SPECIAL COURSES BECAUSE OF
LIMITATION OF DEPARTMENT.

When the board OF, education ascer-
tains just where it stands with regard
to finances it will take lip the question
OF extending the manual training
course. At present this practical course
is limited to the four high schools and
i've grade, schools, namely, the Blaine,
Douglas, Madison, y M 5{sn and sheri
ing classes are also neohdueted
8 1t must be understood That pupils
having attained certain grades may
take manual training or domestic SCI
ence. but they will be obliged to 90 in
many cases to other schools. Thus, the
Sheridan school, on Broadway and Uni
versity avenue NE, supplies the wants
OF the entire East Sidea Likewise, the
Blaine school is intended to accommo-
date the North Side even beyond Cam
den Place. There is not only a con-
siderable waste Of time, but some out
lay for travel. &5sES @Sfl ~
1t is known that a great many pu-
pills would like to take manual train
ing or domestic science if more favor
able opportunities were offered Last
year hundreds of pupils were turned
away on account of lack of room, and
this experience will be, repeated ,un-
less the board provides increased "a
cilities. s,ss .34a
j.. E. Painter, supervisor Of manual
training, wants the board to provide a
workshop in every. schoolhouse in the
city where there are enough children
who have reached the required age.
The initial cost will be somewhat
greater, but the plan will be much more
ent plan of centralizing He would
make the teachers travel instead Of the
children.
Practically the same arguments in
favor Of this plan applies to the cook
ing and sewing schools &
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
BOYS DEP ARTMENI
OF Y m. G.. A. OPENS
RECEPTION WILL BE HELD FRI
DAY EVENING.
Invitation Is General to All Ladg to
s Enjoy Hospitality of Department. and
Learn Something Of Work Being
Done Gym Glasses to Be Formed
Next Week.

Mems Christian ASSOCIATION win hold a
boys club house, bic Mary place e. It
will be in the nature Of reception. to
boys, and all boys more than IL years
of age, whether members or not, are
cordially invited to come.
given BY some Of the members Of the
boys department.. During the even
ing an interesting program will be
given at the club house, consisting Of
singing and music. Refreshments will
be served. There will be large corps
of older fellows who will show all
strangers around and everything will be
made as interesting and entertaining as
possible.
Fall Work Starts.
The fall work starts the first of next
week, when the gymnasium classes will
start. All the other departments OF
the e, work will be in full blast by Oct. J..
the Lake Geneva boys conference this
summer are all determined to put in
their best efforts in !, the interest of
other boys. Their watchword will Ee
Help the Other Fellow A number
Of the delegates will teach boys Bible
classes. Special attention will be
given to Bible classes the coming year.
There will be classes for every group
and it is hoped that a greater number
of boys will be in classes, There will
bs the, regular Sunday afternoon meet.
ings, the first at 3:15 for the Younger,
and the second at 4:3O for the older
bows. These meetings are not restrict
ed to members only, but are open to all
boys in the city.
Night Schools.
The night school for employed bows
will open again the first week in Octo-
Der. This year the studies have been
grouped into two courses, the elemen-
tary, consisting Of elementary arithme-
tic, penmanship and spelling; and the
advanced, consisting Of advanced arith-
lish. An elementary course in book
keeping will also be given. -
Owing to the lack Of room for the
accommodation of the night school
work the number Of students will be
limited to 1875 for each term. 20
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
New Land Being Opened Up in Texas.

Along the line of the Texas & Pa
cifc Ry., between Ft. Worth and Ell
Paso, large acreage land owned bv pri-
vate parties and corporations being
thrown on the market; this country is
fast becoming the fruit. vegetable.
Grain and cotton country Of the South
West; it will pay you to investigate.
q School lands, several million acres on
the market at one to three dollars per
acre, on 40 years time. II
B As An illustration !: q Mr.. N. Kedesli.
one mile out Of Staunton. Texas. bought
of George Walsh 800 acres Of land, so
head of cattle and horses and a few
farrn. m ple EN- ents- for which he paid
he nut in cultivation last year
sl5 acres and he derived from same
a$3,0S4.75 and reserved enough feedstuff
to make crop on this year.
Low rate is in effect the first and
third Tuesday, at less than one fare.
with stop-overs, to those who desire to
make the trip to look over that won.
sderful country;; the Iron Mountain has
two solid through trains q day from ST.
:Lo11is to Western Texas without change.
1f you will write to Ellis Farnsworth.
p a.. 1884, Clark, street, Chicago.
Illinois, he will mail YOU, free, booklet
giving full information in regard to
that country
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
GREEK IS NOT POPULAR
State High School Inspector Reports on
General Work.

George B. Alton, state high school in
spector, has filed his report with the de-
partment Of public instruction. 1t
shows a gain by high schools in att
tendance Of per cent, from 2O,215 to
22,106.
The number studying Greek has de-
creased from IA in 1895 to "a in 1905.
In one year the number studying higher
algebra decreased from 2,0l4 to l,941.
and those taking solid geometery from
2,014 to 1,947. Commercial and indus
trial subjects show a large increase in
the number Of pupils taking them
just half the districts reported an
increase in the tax rate and half de-
crease. Among the superintendent.
thirty-four received less than $1,000.
forty-nine less than $1,000, forty-nine
less than $1,400, twenty-on less than
81 1000, twenty four less than $4,000 and
nineteen received $4,000 or more. The
lowest salary paid assistants is $3.50.
and out Of 900 only about twenty were
paid this minimum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
To the Man
Whose Advertising
Is Paying

you can get beer results for your advertising app,o-
przatton you s0ant to knozo It, you get better
that your present Investment IS paying as yell as it can be
made to pay.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13

Do you think that your advertising, based
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Our records and tests have in some cases
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favor Of copy based on the Record of Re-
suits over copy prepared on Judgment,
opinion and unrecorded experience.
The waste mediums in lists used by adj
vertisers who have transferred their ac-
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When you consider these facts can you af-
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It may be, even though your advertising is
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Or it may be that you are now reaping the
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One Of our representatives is in your city
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Of some Of our present clients That is
why we are advertising in this newspaper
to you NOW.
We ask you to write today-granting us
an interview in your office. You will in
no way obligate yourself by asking us to
call.
We are issuing series of small books (cloth
bound) covering advertising in all it's phases.
which. we send free to interested advertisers, ;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13

IN NANY a successful advertiser feels
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running waste and the element Of chance,
that it would pay better.
And very often that's true. sS
Z IF we can show you the way.to greater
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13

Z MENoMoNIE, wIs.--Everg Score, an aged
man, was found in a hay loft with his throat
tempted his life, lying BY his side. The
chances against his recovery.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29

log at home that can be executed here
ana not sending away for it. In this
way the printing establishments of
this city were given the work and Du-
luth men were employed and the
money they earned was spent here
with the merchants in all lines of bus
mess. This is what the business men
want-a good working population get.
ting good wages. =.
Here is the city directory of Duluth,
with the names of the residents of
this city and the advertisements of
Duluth merchants therein and this
work is being sent out of here, the
money spent elsewhere and Duluth
does not get any of the benefits.
This is not right and Is an injustice
to Duluth for every, bit of the work
could and should be done in this city,
as it has in the past. The Duluth
union has made fair
demand Of the proprietors and; num-
ber Of them haverseen their way clear
to comply with the, demand. The
above mentioned firm could have
easily settled this whole. matter by
signing for the shorter. .,workday and
by SO doing could have had the city
directory work all done at home, en-
sp1oyment given to Duluth Workmen
and the merchants Of the city would
get the benefit OF thu money spent n
sfta ~ ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29

mand for. the shorter workday. Since
the strike was inaugurated several of
the shops have signed the eight hour
agreement of the union and are run
ming along all right with a good busi-
ness and union men employed in &C.
cordance with the rules and regula-
items of the Typographical union.
The firm Of J. J. LIE TOurneau & Co.
has refused to sign for the eight hour
workday and consequently has been
forced to send work on the city d.
rectory to an outside city in order to
get the book out. There is no just
reason why this should be so. This
work should be done at home as it
has in the rast and the money re-
tanned and spent here by. Duluth
workmen who have homes in this city
and are taxpayers helping to build up
a great city at the head of the lakes.
Some years ago an organic kon was
started here with the object of build
ing UP the city by requesting all the
citizens Of Duluth to purchase every
thing they needed here and not send
out of the city for what could just as
well be had at home. BY this means
they would foster home industries and
establish home INSTITUTE ions. It was
known al the Home CONSUMERS
League. The local typographical union
hss .1ought aQg srs sto 81 print
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29

believe we have succeeded in proving
our contention. A score of letters
commencing the position of the Labor
during the week from clergymen,
school teachers and workingmen.
We do not intend to let the fight
stop with argument. We shall not
rant on the subject, nor shall we en-
gage in TRADES against the officers Of
the Street Railway company. This is
to be clean fight on principle and
when the public conscience is thor
oughly aroused we expect to force the
hand Of the company.
The City Council of Duluth is not
completely. shorn of power, simply be-
cause the street railway company is
operating under franchise from the
State Legislature. The city enjoys GER
tain privileges which can be enforced
against an arbitrary company at will.
Fight Must Not Cease.
Some very we'll meaning friends are
willing to let the contest drop until
the franchise Of the. company expires
but the life of the present franchise
is indefinite. An attorney for the Street
Railway company once intimated to us
that it was their contention that the
franchise was pereptual. All it is
necessary for them to do is to re-
organize every little while and the
franchise continues during the life of
the re-organized company. If this
contention Is sustained the people of
Duluth stand poor chance of ever
getting control Of their streets now
occupied by the railway company.
But we are not obliged to wait un-
til the question of the life of the
franchise is determined. We can act
now. The City Council enjoys certain
license powers. All that will be
necessary is to pass an ordinance or
ordinance regulating the price of fares
on street railway lines operating in
! the. City of Duluth. The company may
be licensed for using the public streets
| with poles, wires and other obstruc-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29
CITY DIRECTORY IS
PRINTED IN ST, PAUL
Non Union Firm Unable to Get
Out Work Satisfactorily.
City Out of It.
Directory Company Dependent
Upon Duluth Business Inter-
ests for Support.

Work on the Duluth city directory
is being done in st. Paul. It has in
previous years been all done in Du-
luth by the firm having the contract
to publish it, and the money spent for
this purpose has all stayed in Duluth.
The reason for this work being sent
out of the city is on account of the
firm of J. j. LIE Tourneau & Co. not
making peace with the Duluth Typo
graphical union. October of last
year the local union demanded of all
the job printing establishments an
.eight-hour day to take effect on Jan.
], 1906. With the exception of two.
.all refused to comply With the sde.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29
.b|G CHICAGO FIRM
SIGNS UNION SCALE
Robert o. Law Go. Agrees to
Eight Hour Day and Union
Shop.
Big Advance Made by Printers
Union During the Past
Week.

The fight being made for the eight
hour day by the International Typo
graphical union is gaining ground
every day in the struck shops in diff
ferent cities in the United States.
Secretary Treasurer Murphy of Du-
luth Typographical Union No. 1876 re-
ce1ved notice from Chicago Typo
graphical union Tuesday afternoon
that the unfair firm Of Robert o. Law
co. have signed the scale with No.
l6 and put a full force of union men
at work. The victory is clean cut and
honorable, all the strike breakers be-
ing discharged and union men placed
to work. The union has been on strike
against this firm for many months
The Robert O. Law CO. does the
printing for the American Technical
society, Cyclopedia of Engineering,
Cyclopedia Of Applied Electricity
Cyclopedia of Modern Shop Practice.
American School of Correspondence.
These books are largely sold to trade
unionists and the work done by the
union members in sending in their
protests against the publication of the
books by this unfair firm in connec-
ton with the efforts made by the off,
GERS of Chicago Typographical union
has had the desired effect and the
1lrm is once more at peace with the
international Typographical union.
Word has also been received by the
local secretary that E. F. Hamm,
secretary of the Chicago Typothetae,
has resigned from the employers asso-
ciation to take charge as general man.
ager of Blakely's, a strictly union
shop in all departments.
And so the fight goes on with the
striking printers winning everywhere
They have made a gallant struggle for
the shorter workday and have stood
loyalty by their officers. Nothing
succeeds like united efforts and the
members of the great International
Typographical union have given a,
lesson in this particular during the
past year that might we'll be needed
py every labor organization. Thew
have assessed themselves as no other
organization have ever done and have
most willingly and cheerfully made
sacrlnces that their. demands fnrztl.e
elght-hour day might prevail.
Inc local union of this city is still
at odds with number of firms who
nave refused to sign for the eight
hour day. Remember, unless the union
! label is on the printing you get. It is
the work Of an unfair office Demand
Or your merchant that he has his
printing done in a union office and
help the local boys to clean up the
city and make every printing establish
ment here as it was previous tn Ia ct
october, union office and paying the
union scale of wages. We owe this
TO Duluth printers who for the past
year have had hard fight to main
tain their rights in the demand for
for the eight hour day and the closed
shop. A little help on the part Of
all will make the victory here COM
| plete.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29
3. e. JAMES BOOSTING
SHOE WORKERS Label.

G. E. James, Of St. Paul, and a
prominent member of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, came up from the
Twin Cities Wednesday evening to
boost the union label of the Boot and
Shoe Workers union In Duluth and
Superior.
Mr.. James has been in Duluth sew
eral times before, and he is meeting
with much success in his advocacy of
union made shoes. He visits each
union in the city and explains in de-
tail the character of union made
shoes, and urges upon the members
to ever purchase them when needing
shoes. Mr.. James also puts in boost
for organized labor, in general thus
doing the entire cause real good.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29
some monetary benefits in addition t.
that of rapid transit
People Should Enjoy Benefit.

Peop|e Snou'o ENJOY oeuS"N'
One Of the blessings supposed to
follow the harnessing of the st. Louis
river is to be cheaper power, and for
the Street Railway company it will
mean cheaper operating expenses. Is
capital to receive all Of the benefit
Where do the people get off?
Come, let us be fair with one an
other. Every Improvement has been to
the advantage of the Street Railway
company. It is now the peoples turn.
Reduce the fare for a street car ride
for five hours a day, and then it can
be- truthfully said that there is dis
position to be on "the square" by ev-
erybody in Duluth.
The Street Railway company, in it's
sworn statement to the City Comp
troller says that the system in Duluth
is valued at $3,095,00O. If this is true
then according to all custom and as
a matter of. equity to the city it should
be assessed for at least one third Of
its value. This would make it's
assessed valuation; s17,031,65O It was
assessed last year for $551000.
Escapes Its J"st Taxes.
If 1t can consistently maintain its
position against reduced fare for
five hours day because of financial
reasons then It should pay It's just
tax. Instead of paying approximately
s1S,500 for personal property it should
pay into the county treasury not less
than $34.660. The people of st. Louis
county are being denied over $4,000
a year In taxes from the Street Rail-
way company or the actual value of
the plant is but $1,500,ooo and the
figures In the cost of the plant are
padded In order that nothing more
than fair showing is made in declar-
ing dividends
If the Street Railway company re-
fuses to grant the reduced fare called
for. under the pretense of losing
money, then the proper officials are
derilect in their duty If the company
Is not taxed at the same rate as the
ordinary owner of private property.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29
HERE is "OPEN SHOP"
Some Of the Delightful Thinqs Il Sc.
cures for Both Master .nI M.

H.
The open shop means porterhouse
steak for the employer and liver for
the workman
The open shop" means individual
bargaining, SO much desired by the OBJ
ponents of organized labor.
The "open Shop stands for the un-
fettered employment Of women and
children
The ''open shop" means that the en-
ployer shall be the sole Judge as to
what your labor is worth
The "open shop" gives the employer
the privilege Of being member Of an
organization intended to- prevent the
paymnt of better wages, but denies
the laborer the right to be member of
a labor organization.
The open shop bars the possibility
of solid front on the part Of the
workers.
The "open Shop declares that some
can enjoy better conditions while oth-
ers can enjoy the benefits without cost
The "open shop" denies men the
right to sell their labor under any con-
ditions they elect.
The "open shop declares there is nc
living line"-no minimum-for the
price Of labor.
The "open shop" declares it ia 1epa,
for an individual to do an act that :,
is illegal for collection Of individuals
to attempt.
The "open shop" would place the So
luton of factory sanitation and un.
guarded machinery in the hands Of the
employer.
The "open shop stands for everv.
thing that will increase profits for the
employer and decrease the income &,
the employe.
The "open shop" means that the EN-.
ployer will be the master and you will
be the slave-Quincy Labor News.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-29
GARFIELD Is SELLING
UNION LABEL, GOODS

A. H. Garfield of the. st. Paul
Clerks union, and member of the
Federation Council of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. is expected to visit
Duluth soon. He has accepted the
agency for g line of the best union
label goods in America in the matter
of gents wearing apparel. This con-
sists of collars, cuffs, neckties, shirts:
BARRIERS, butchers and bartenders'
Jackets. !.
AS Mr. Garfield is q splendid union
label booster it is expected that he
will meet with success in his new
sphere. Here is hoping he will make
winner. .i-. /,