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Another Question Of Great Pub,
e. hc* Interest Upon Which 10
:::win:: =: =! Make Recommendation ~ =!
TO Congress is Postal Savings
Bank. :" = s.


The Labor World is indebted to some
n one In: the east, who ;nas rheen kind
enough to send us a copy Of an ad-
dress by Mr.: Meyer, postmaster gen.
eral, at the banquet OF the New; Eng
Land Postmasters' association; at -Bos-
ton, Mass, last month. Want Of space
precludes our doing more than giving
a. few of its leading thoughts: ):
lneonaruitiss4of prsoent >sarviee.;
II want to call attention TO certain
features and zinconsistencfes: In ::cori-
Eection with the parcel post service.
In the rst place, it does not seem to be
understood by, many OF iour people
that, we have q parcel post at present,
The rate is Scents a pound and the
limit: Of weight four pounds: To H.
lustrate the. incongruitfes that exist:
Any individual entering, the postofftce
here in Boston, or In any other city
or town In the country, with two par.
cells, each weighing tfour pounds, can
send one parcel tonNieM York for 81
Cents: while Tor the other parcel. which
Is addressed to some one In a.: foreign
hand and goes via New York, he will
have to pay but 4s" cents for the rea-
son that the rate to foreign countries
is. IL cents a., pound, while the rate TO
our own people! Is Is cents pound
Should the packages weigh ~ pounds
each, the one addressed to the friend
in New York would* have to be re-
fused. by. the postmaster, while tho
one addressed to the person in tho
foreign land and which would BE- ac.
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extension Of parcel post in this coun-
tv-the '.exprsss companies and ! the
country. retail merchants. The latter
fear THAT the mail order houses viii
derive a ;benet to their own disadvan-
tage.
What Mr.. Meyers Will Recommend.
Il propose to recommend the es-
tabltshment o. parcel post on rural
routes 5 which will, meet the objections
Of the small. storekeepers and retail
ers. This will be a. boon to our rural
population, and to tie. storekeeper, as
the latter can receive his orders, by
mail or telephone and dispatch the
desired merchandise by the rural car
rier. .>> 'fN ~. !!%..:: x>e,',~*,:
Il am also considering the advisa bill
ity Of recomnen ndtng local parcel post
delivery at city. free delivery: postofri-
ces. but In order to- install such a sys-
tenn 1T will: be necessary to obtain
from copgree S.: A. special appropriation
to acquire wagons and automobiles to
do the required hauling. As already
stated, there is a parcel post existing
in" .tne United States today, but at, "a
rate of .1e cents per pound and a. limit
Of 4 pounds: The object Of my, rec
ommendatton to congress will be to get
q decrease that will meet the rates
chaFsed. for parcels sent by. post to
other countries. In other. words. q
reduction Of four .centaiSa pound, and
an increase IN weight which will com
pare. in some measlrs to that which
Allsbeen, aopted ~ other hlEaly civ.
sp6isIad limit
ssktill ;hosge fdr Effo3i1l' stle inak-
iln,,ri S e5tabIished BY. ftahce, t22
:rpnndto, Germany clio pouads), and
Belgium t132; pounds):
:: =. !: a: Postal eAvirgs Bank: :.'t'> =
Another matter. Of great public in
terestt which I shall recommend for
the considerattof nor consress is a pos
'te1 savings bank, system. which has
been adopted by many countries TN the
last 8o> or. 40: years.. ,.,. 4
I'VE desire; to: encourage among oux
people economy. and stnrift, and by the
use of the postal Savings banks = to
give then, every: opportunity*to hus-:
band their resources"
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Great Fears Expressed That Many
Will 1e Unable to Secure
Fuel, ii

!. OMAHA, %Neb., Nov. 5.-The small
country towns and cities: of Nebraska
are facing the same scarcity Of coal
that prevailed last. winter throughout
the west and northwest. s
While. this and some of the larger
cities are fairly well provided for, 1T
least. for; the present, complaints are
numerous that the railroads are indif-
-ferent; or Inadequate to the traffic ,,le-
mands... ~
Although the weather has, so far
been unusually mild, fears are. ex-
pressed that the first cold snap will
and many unable to procure coal and
that much suffering will result.
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His actions and. Arbitrary
Rulings in, the 58th Con-
qress Rendered It Practic-
ally Impossible To Enact
Any Reformatory Legisla~
tion.
He Has Maintained a Steady
Attitude of Hostility. to the
Industrial Glasses in Gen.
eral, and to Organized
Labor in Particular.

The Executive Council Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, )! has ad'
dressed a. communication to all organ
lied labor, In which it is shown, that
unless the well known opposition to
his methods, in his own party, and
other parties and elements, is brought
into corporation, Mr.. Cannon will un-
questionably be again elected speaker
Of the House Of Representatives. Such
election would be interpreted by him
as an endorsement Of his past. and
give him, full range to carry out that
policy FOR the future. The executive
council says:
Change Imperatively Needed.
RECOGNIZING all that Mr. Cannon has
stood for in opposition to progressive
legislation In the interest OF : labor,
hence in the interest Of all the people.
we address the men Of organized labor
Of the country, so that. by common
CONCERT Of action Of all, some repre-
sentative in congress may be elected
speaker who Is more in harmony with
the trend Of progressive, reformatory
legislation; who will aid in restoring
the House Of Representatives to tina
important position as a. deliberative
assembly, representing the people Of
our country. We ask the prompt CO.
operation Of labor Of the United States
to-: accomplish the desired result.
Evidences of Hostility.
It would be vain to attempt here to
give even q bElef account OF all OF, Mr..
Cannon astions ana attitude IN which
his -hostility to the interssts .eof labor
and the common people could be re-
counted Time and 'space and your
patience forbid. But It Is not amiss
to indicate q few instances: which, are
Of general interest. And this rtoo, not
only as speaker. but also as a Member
of the House Of Representatives..
During the 56th Congress a pretense
was made to secure amendments to the
Sherman Antitrust Law. The repre-:
sentatives of labor, were apprehensive
that the purpose OF the amendment to
that law would be too afford no relief
to labor, and therefore suggested an
amendment which 1t had drafted. La
bor's amendment came before tht
House for vote, and was adopted
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by a vote Of 259 to 9. The conspicuous
member Of the nine voting against 1t
was Mr.. Cannon. (Daily Congress
sional Record, June 2, 1900, page $3.50.
Labor secured the passage of a law
to save, the, lives and limbs Of en-
ployees on railroads. commonly known
as the Safety Appliance Law. This
law provided for uniform, automatic
car couplers and power brakes on
railroad trains. In the 57th Congress
the enemies Of that humane law made
strenuous efforts to fritter away it's
safeguards by authorizing a reduction
OF the number OF air brakes to be used
on trains. The parliamentary: situatio
was such that the only way to prevent
the passage Of such provision was
to secure from the House the passage
Of a motion instructing Its conferees
with the Senate committee to recede
from it. Such a motion was made and
passed, but the Honorable Joseph G..
Cannon voted against the interest Of
labor and humanity. (Daily Congress
sional Record, February %, 1908, page
2704).
Brief Resume of Conduct.
He opposed Labor's Bill to limit the
issue Of 1njunctions.
He refused to recognize any member
who would speak In the interest OF
Labor's Eight-Hour Bill.
He forced through the House the act
repeating the operation Of the Eight
Hour Law. 80 far as 1t applies to alien
labor in the construction Of the PAN
anna Canal.
He caused to be laid on the table. =
resolntion, ealing for the enforcement
Of the Eight -I1pur, Law. - -~.s %'s'* -
|: HIS methods. Of administering the
office Of speaker, are 80 arbitrary and
unreasonable that members Of his own
party chafe under them, ana because
Of the power welded by him, they :ere
unable to secure legislation to correct
abuses. -;
On behalf Of all organized labor OF
the United States, all central bodies
and all local unions are urgently re.
quested to pass resolutions requesting
the Consressmen from their respective
districts to vote against the re-elcc.
ton Of Mr.. Joseph G. Cannon a.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-.
tives.
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CIRCULAR LETTER TO ALL UNIONS -:
URGING DfffAT OF MP. CANNON
REFORMING LEGISLATION
IMPOSSIBLE WITH CANNON.

Mr.. Cannon is one OF those mar.
rovv-mladed, cpld-blooded. hard
sklnAeA fos0ils. who believe that
progress ca4 come only by the
aets and demands Of such caDl.
taltsts ~ speculate and gamble IN
monetary securities. l..
A reference to the conSres-
sional record shows that his vote
was registered. and all OF his In
hue1ce exeFted. against every
resolution, measure, OF hill, In the
House In the interest Of lob0r
and humanity.
In the Both Congress the chair
maa Of the committee on lahoF Of
the House Of Representatives re-
ported Labere1 Eight-Hour Bill
to the House with a FecommeI-
datioas that 1t pass. Speaker Gas-
non then positively refused 10
recognise any member ef the
. House for the purDose of calling
mp the bill for consideFation3 and
thus, through his opposition and
manipulation, the bill failed OF
passage.
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TH0UcATFUl EFFORT
Of | MASTER MIND.
Reflections Of Robert G. 1ngersol
At the Grave Of
Napoleon. ', s.,

A little while ago l stood by the
grave Of the old Napoleon, a magni-
ficent tomb Of gill; At almost for a
diety head-and sazed upon the sar-
cophagus Of rare and nameless mar
BILE, where rests. the last ashes Of
that restless man. leaned over the
balustrade and thought about the ca.
reer Of the greatest soldier Of the
modern. world.
I saw him walking upon the banks
OF the Seine. contemplating suicide. I
saw him at Toulon. saw him put
ting down the mob in the streets Of
Paris. I saw him at the head Of the
army in Italy. saw him crossing
the bridge at Lodi with tho tri-color in
his hand. saw him in Egypt, In the
shadows OF the pyramids. I'saw him
conquer the: Alps and mingle tho
eagles Of France with the eagles Of
the crags. saw him at Marengo, at
Ulm and at Austerlitz. saw him in
Russia when the infantry Of the snow
and the cavalry Of the wild blast scat
tered his legions like winters with
cred leaves. I saw him at Leipsic in
defeat and disaster-driven by a mil
lion bayonets back upon Paris
clutched like wild beast-banished
at Elba. Il saw him escape and re-
take an. empire by the force Of his
genius. saw him upon the frightful
f1eld of Waterloo, where chance and
fate combined to wreck the fortunes
Of their former king And I saw him
at st. Helena with his hands crossed
behind him. gazing out upon the sad
and solemn sea.
: thought Of the widows and or
phans he had made; Of the, tears that
had been shed for his glorv. and of
the only woman who ever loved him,
pushed from his heart by the cold
hand Of ambition. And I said would
rather nave been a. French peasant
and worn wooden shoes; would
rather have lived In. a hut, with a
Vine growing over the door, and the
grapes growing purple in the amorous
kisses Of the autumn sun; i would
rather have been the poor peasant.
with my wife by my side knitting aa
the day died out Of the sky, with my
children upon my knees and their
arms about me; would rather have
been: this, man. and gone down to the
tonEueless Silence Of the dreamless
dust than to have besn that imperial
personation Of force and murder
known as Napoleon the Great.
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Urges = Congressional 1nvestiga'
tion Of Certain Trusts That
-: =: =; 'eorely:x: Need It: t.. ":::s:'
Favors an Aggressive Union: Label
Campaign Be At Once
E. 1naugurated.

At tho annual. convention OF the
American Society Of Equity held in
Indianapolis October :2s-ss.. there were
present: s1@::delegates representing "a
different. states. 49,
+ The following resolutions were pre-
sented:. and unanimously. adopted by
the delegates to- the f,ftn az:nuatE con-
vention OF the American !. Society -of
Equity at Indianapolis; l.. =.
!, Whereas. the government at: the
present time is invepttgetipe the trust
system which seems to;tiave our ooun.
try In :its grasp and 49, ~
/, Whereas; there is urgent need that
this Investigation be made: most thor
oushly II weswould protect, the peoples
interests. Therefore. ! be & 1t y y, &,
Resolved, That we request. i that a
special committee be appolntsd by tho
president OF our, next congress Ito I'm
yestisatf~ the So called trust system.
Particuhrly lie we demand that the
business Of the grain, TOBACCO. coal.
railroad and harvester trusts be looked
Into = itt==: i'tt@=:S' + +: !, = s;Ss y:
Whereas, 1.-The. time has arrived for
the American Society Of Equity t. ,in-
au9urate an asgressiye union lalel
tc4mpaign. and toSestaplish . market
for products Of the fa.,n that bear ne
union label, ana s. 5aSs:.555 "a ...fs.;z$# e
!. =: 7, Whereas, there Is mo better way ,of
bringing our label pto oCntnen Nv, hefore
the ,pAople other than Ito aattata stt. at
I'll times and under alls circuIn s!anses.
Thrrefnrn.. faf1 n S.sast S
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GOOD GRADES OF GAS. =.
:: MADE FROM REFUSE,
A Discovery of Great Interest to Tho
World in General;

All of our readers. both in Duluth
and elsewhere, will be interested in
learning that commercial. grade OF
gas may .be made from corncobs, hay
and other vegetable matter for light
ing and fuel. The fact has been DEM
onstrated BY. firm at Peatrice. Neb.,
which sells its product at s1.1 a thou
sand which is lower than any gas in
the state. In quality it is said to be
as good as coal or oil gas. Absolutely
nothing is said to be used in manufac-
turing the gas except far mrefuse.
BECAUSE OF the cheapness Of the raw
material, the gas can be manufactured
and sold at much lower rates than
coal gas.
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CIVEETrYoUNdeTER ~.
: >.:*::,' WtTH::<LoNG NAME.
In AffiIiation With sire. Trades and
Labor Assembly: and All Right.

The International Alliance Of Theat-
r1cal Stage Employees union No. 81.
Of Duluth. Mr.. r. L. Volkenbure re-
solved himself Into a COMMITTEES Of
one, and forthwith repaired to the
Labor World office, to inform us that
he and his colleagues are holding the
fort" with great success, ana devoting
the first Sunday OF each month to the
discussion OF such questions as per-
tain to .upionism. in general, and the
welfare of the home union III particu-
lar. !, g.
We have much admiration for the
dramatic art in our own nature, and
are always happy in the society of
shakespearean devotees, and shall be
glad to again welcome any member of
No. 80 to our sanctum sanctorum.
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CIGAR: MAKERS UNION
ALWAYS PROGRESSIVE
Harmony and Solidarity: OBJ
= - tain in the. Ranks of.
This Organization:
President Pereault Accords
An Interview to Labor :
World Reporter.

1--WE are making steady progress"
said Henry Pereault, its president,
"and each successive meeting Of No.
"a seems more important and interest,"
ing than its predecessor. The. work
Of upholding the principles Of union
ism goes on eteadfastly ard persist
emily. We all recognize that the
trades movement Is a. basic and logf-
cally necessary accompaniment OF
present industrial conditions, and gov
ern ourselves accordingly.
"The membership Of 2s4, while drm-
ly adhering to those principles and
policies which experience has snpwn
t. be wise, daily grows and learns
and readily edapts itself to the re-
qutrements Of new conditions as they
may arise. ),
Tn the deliberations Of, our local
the utmost harmony prevails; the
sessions ara well attended, and every
pcember brings the best Of which he
is capable. Ito the consideration Of ev-
cry question before the union. X
"You are at full liberty to say for
me-" continued President Pereault;
"t1nat cigar makers union No. 294,
with all due regard to the loyalty
and faithfulness OF kindred unions,
yields precedence to none, in point OF
adherence to- the fundamental truths
underlying the trades union move
ment." ..'~4.,.rs : -, :.
We understand this union contem-
plates giving, a dance: In the near fu-
ture, and the entertainment no doubt
will be OF that excellent ,: character
which always Earthquakes the social
functions Of this Organization =
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Duluth. ]! PRINTERS / !: J..
:: =uh1tu:.:.f :.fllDRIsA|Ne
Enlightened and Progressive Pol:
10y Mani{ested in.Al .Its::
-: Deliberations: +.
Good Attendance Always and
: One Or Moro Affiliations at
Every Meeting, -.

Judged by the standards Of intel,i-
gence,< craft skillfulnesstand;g good citi-
zenshlp. the members Of Duluth unions
are not excelled anywhere. either in
this state or, any other. ..
: Among thoss .dssrrvinx Il, special
mention Is the printers. union, No
1856: It's president. J. A. Barron called
on tho Labor Wnrid the other day
and we felt ourself:. inspired by ii,
earnestness and devotion to the union
cause. - .s... +
He reports every nesnAer Of. his
union as faithful IN hls &ai:k4 4aaic~ tc
our principles, and -steadfast in givins
expression to that faitnfu)ness, by reg
r)ar attendance upon~'everv meeting
and an active participation =, in its
work. .- y:
When, he, assured us. that they, had
limitations at every meeting we felt
some concern about the goat" being
overworked, but Mr.. Barron positively
declares that horse play antics >o1
initiation are not tolerated. Tie mem
bership mind concerns itself with
more: important questions: -
Among other matters now in pre-
liminary: stage Of consideration is: the
Modern Samaritan problem,
:; This society has large percentage
Of. beneficiary members composed OF
men, from the various unions. and vet
Its management has steadily main
tanned an attitude Of hostility and un-
fairness to organized labor.
The printers union has taken the
initiatory. step towards enabling t;1is
organization to see that its own in
terests will be best subserved,. by Ac-
cording to organized: labor that meas
ure Of Justice, which 1t has a right to
demand and will insist on receiving.
Hasty or precipitate action against
the society is not contemplated, but a
steady persevering course Of rsmor-
STRANGE shall be maintained,$ until the
rights. Of union labor shall receive due
recognition from the management.
Should the management, from q
spirit OF unfairness or obstinacy. re-
fuse to. accede to labor's righteous
appeal; the unions may feel compelled
to. have recourse to: more !. emphat tic
methods. When a society permits It.
self to be: influenced by: enS Tof txn
.t1ens whom nsithers sreasons nor arsi5.
smeat nor common sense en- con 1vfasS
labor ia left no altsfnativk but to sayaf
itself Of, the militant aSp%ct'' al; &
duty which: it owes to itself. ana .tc
the cause Of humanity In general. ). ri
is hoped; however, the matter can ebe
anlicably adjusted without recourse te
extreme measures but. adjusted Il
must he.ss = :; =:
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FIRE LOSSES I'm MINNESOTA.

Acc0rd1n8 70 the Insurance com.
missioner's report the total Are losses
in Minnesota during THE month Of
September. 1907, amounted to $4,000.
The commissioners adv's, that ey-
cry holder # an insurance policy
should know that l!is policy is c,iz con-
tract with the 'n:uven:e company. JIc
should. there fore, t. familiar with
the terms oe the c.'a.rs.:t. Five min
utes spent ln reading a .olicy. may
save lawsuit H'1r, the policy be-
comes .la;N:.
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GRAIN ~TRIMmERs ARE :.
DOING. GOOD WORK;
Local Union Makes Provision for ak.
-" inq Care Of Sick Membsgs..a

Brother William Nolan; is an: enthus-
last: for the, cultivation Of the frater-
nal spirit among union men. : ! :, :. y: :
n organized zvzorkmen," said Mr..
Nolan, have sincarity Of purpose ard
legitimate ideals, the assumption Is in
evitabl4 that every, one: will s:pront by
their associate effort. = :>:]@ \ Z. Z:
!: we have enacted i, law IN our un-::
lon, that goes one better than nero
wages, hours, and standards Of living
I've provide for the sick; and thereby
cemonstrate that: Grain: Trin1mers. Nh
ion No. 21sf II =. union of, htarts: IN; a;
noble endeavor to- promote human
welfare along all lines. ass,WellS as on
material plans &. ,2i1 81 : 3 ,a:< S:
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
REDUCES. ASSESSMENT.
On All Members Of the international
Typographical Union.

The officers Of the above orRaniza-
tion,, have announced that they can
now see their way clear, without i'm
pairment Of the strike, to reduce tho
eight hour assessment from, two per
cent to one per cent, to become effective
with, the week Of November "a.
The executive council urges the con-
tinuance Of the label campaign, and
aggressive work In cities where the
eight hour struggle Is on.
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Z. Arbitration Is ,tcoPstantly 4: gaining
ground In the mindas 81: the laboring
classes ' as: the J. t.nosf s1tssfaetory meth-
Cd Of settling dimsrencei between enn-
ployer ana emp1oyee. The desire for
temper rete sand ,sane adJuptmentio iof dis
<f!ansiopsS i due G. - ! he. tremendous
strides the workman has m,ade BY
reading end stndy 3; .9
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Donv Wait Too Lone, !

TO buy your overcoat. You can get
the pick Of the largest stock ever
shown in Duluth II you buy now at
the 'Fitwell' Clothing Parlors. ia
West Superior street . ~ g .:. 4, i e
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Union my yps, stan
aapef dsalsr t,at tlaes sls rhens =
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Mr.: Onion Man: ~ Notify your baker
that the Salle Phone - Unfair Il .a
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-08
"Deadhesd" Logs.

Some 3O.S37 "deadheads," aggregat-
ing 1. 100000 feet Of lumber, have been
pulled out Of the bay in the Mississippi
river a short distance above Minneapo-
lis. The method employed IN raising
the "deadheads," which are water
logged, with but one end floating Is as
follows. Part of the crew approach
the "deadhead" In bateau and reach
down with their pickpoles and eaten
the sunken end with the spur on the
nole and bring this end to the surface
An iron spike Is then driven into the
sunken end Of the log and stout rope
attached. When several logs have been
harnessed In this fashion, the ropes are
takon TO tho shore and horSoS hitohoh
To them. The tension on the ropes ~
sufficient TO raise the sunken end or
the log. and the "deadheads" are floated
70 shore. where they are skidded up 10
the bank and left to dry. A large log
lam formed in this bay few years
ago and backed up the river TWO Oh
three miles. and as a consequence there
ore thousands Of the "deadheads.
The whole river for four or five miles
north Of the city is veritable mine
and the number Of logs taken out last
summer is only small portion OF
those there.-Minneapolis Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-06-08
Ghosts at Hampton Court.

Whether a policeman saw a number
Of phantoms at Hampton Court recent
ly or not, the famous pile cannot be
deprived of its ghosts. There are at
least three of them. There is that or
Jane Seymour, one Of the wives OF
Henry VIII, which is said to have
been seen wandering about the build
ing with a lighted taper In her hand
The ghost Of Mrs. She'll Penn, who
died in 1862 is asserted to have been
noticed several times since the year
1920, when, In pulling down the old
church. her tomb was disturbed. Then
there is what Is called the shrieking
ghost Of Queen Catharine Howard
which haunts a gallery near the
Queens great staircase.-St. James
Gazette