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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

intending the work of removing the TRIBUNE
printing machinery and getting it properly
inst allied in the new quarters.
Prof. lIillcboe was in Benson Monday to
confer with the school board there regarding
his election as city superintendent Of schools
of Benson. The matter will be fully decided
after meeting of the Seminary board which,
will be held this week to consider he elect ion
of the present faculty.
Senator Thorpe and Representative John
son arrive home this week from their legis-
lative duties, the Minnesota legislature hay
ing finished it's sessions yesterday.
Martin Olson was up from Atwntcr this
week on business
Mrs. &. NJ. Lawson came down from New
London Monday and her daughter, Nj ISIS
Dora returned home the same dav.
Lewis w ard was up from the cities for n
couple Of days visit this week with his par
entS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

The family with the largest known
pedigree is slat Of Confucius, which
forms the arstocracy of China. Con-
tucus lived $50 years B. c..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
HORSES! HORSES!

7 have a number of work horses for
sale at my barn on Benson avenue and
Second street. j. p. MADISON.
IF
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
Accommodation.

II was asked to find out when YOU
would pay this little account" said the
collector pleasantly.
"Really," answered the debtor, 81
am unable to enlighten you. However,
there is a soothsayer Ill the next block
who throws a tit and reveals the fu-
ture at SO cents throw"
'Iye no money to waste" growled
the collector.
'Just add the SO cents to my &C
count" continued the other, 'for
have curiosity on the point myself
Philadelphia LEDGER
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
Lace Curtains! Largest stock in the
city and lowest prices at F. F. Nelson's,
the place for bargains.

Unbounded success in their new
western home at Tacoma, WASH, is
what the many Willmar friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Olson will wish
them. Mrs. Olson and children
left last Saturday afternoon for a
visit with relatives at Long Lake,
where they will probably be joined
on Thursday Of this week by Mr..
Olson, and the family will then
leave for the west. Mr.. o.
son has disposed of his residence
property to A. N. Lewis and on
Tuesday he disposed of his personal
property at auction sale The fam
lily have made their home in this
city for many years and have numer-
Gus warm friends who greatly re-
greet their departure.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
The First Divinq Bell,

The diving bell was not mentioned
before the sixteenth century. Two
Greeks in that century 1888 gave an
exhibition before Charles v, descend
ing into water of considerable depth
in an inverted large kettle. They took
down a burning light. The men re-
turned to the earth level without being
wet. The light was still burning when
they came to the Surface.-PittSburg
Press
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
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The United States Department of
Agriculture requested a sample of
seed corn from Mr.. A. H. Sperry of
this city, for the purpose of making
test as to the terminating quail
ty and in a communication dated
April 8 reports to Mr.. Sperry that
the seed was tested and that it ger
minated 100 per cent. Mr.. Sperry
has already disposed of his entire
stock Of seed corn this season at the
price of $40 per bushel and is turn
ing away orders every day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

summer with relatives in Ringville.
Confirmation services will be
held in the Crow River church May
5.
John Tiernagel and his young
bride, of Willmar, visited with B.
Johnson last week.
The Ladies' Aid society met
at Andrew GUAM home last Thurs
nay.
Laura Shipstead Of New London
spent Saturday and Sunday at
home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

RINGVILLE, April Is. - X.
Mork took his son, Knut, to Minnc-
apolis this week, where he will UNI
dcrgo an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Baarly, who has been visit
ing with her aged parents for a few
weeks, returned to her home in
North Dakota last Tuesday.
Miss M. Murphy closed a sue
ccssful term of school at George
Vile April -, and left for her
home in Eden Valley last Tuesday.
Ingvald and Edward Evcnson
visited at the home of Mrs. |. John
son last Saturday and Sunday.
A party was given at kraabel s
place last Sunday evening in honor
of Albert SnlSrth, who leaves for
his claim in North Dakota this
week.
Rrna lIa|vorson left last Tuesday
for North Dakota, where she has
been engaged to teach a seven
months term Of school. Rena is
one of our most prominent young
ladies. always interested in. educa-
tional work. and we are sorry to see
her leave us, but we all wish her
success in her new field of labor.
\ number of friends were invited
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
johnson last Sunday. Mr.. Johnson
and his son leave this week for
Canada, where they both have taken
claims.
7. L. Newgad is visiting with
friends and relatives at Scandi-
navia. Wis. On April Is he as
sisted in celebrating his brother 5
golden wedding at that place.
All who attended the play and
social given in the Gcorgtville
schoolhouSr Saturday evening re-
port a very enjoyable time. a
good price was paid for the has
krtS and the proceeds amounted to
$50, which goes towards buying
new books for the library. The
schoulhouSe was packed to its ut
most capacity, and large crowd
had to remain outside. The tenn
pcranrr drama "A Mothers Love-
was given by the following Young
people: Henry Christ"pherson, Carl
GravtrSon, Olof SonSteyad, Ar
thur Huisrth, Alfred HniStth, Pete
Murphy, Edwin Molk, George
WrolSon, Conrad CornclillsSon, Man
dy SpnSttgard, Rena Halvorson,
Julia Thompson and Hilda Amund-
son. Considering the very short
time they had to- make prepara-
tions, they did great justice to
themselves. 1t showed much hard
work on the part Of the players,
and much credit is due to Miss
Murphy for her work in getting up
this play, and she should be con-
graduated on her success.
April -. The Aurora Y. p. So
CltlN Iltt ~ lllc \llON I\l\tI CHURCH
April H. After the program was
rendered a business meeting was
held for the purpose of clecting
officers for the coming term. The
following were elected: for the
western uiviSion-William Nell
son, vice president; AnfinMikkclson,
secretary; Ella Mikkclson, treas
urer; Anna Olson and Anfn Mix
kelson, program committee; for the
eastern division-Olof Sonstcgard,
vice president; Matty Erickson, vice
president; Edw. Newgord, treas
urer; Hannah NeWgord and
Lilly Knutson, program commit
tee. Mr.. Open was reelected as
president for both divisions. The
next meeting will be held in the
church April %.
Annie Newgord who has been in
Duluth for two years, arrived
home last Saturday. She was ac-
companied by Elias Moen's little
boy, Ernest, who will spend the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

Young men Of today who are looking
for "soft jobs" or figuring how they
may get something for nothing should
ponder We'll these words of Horace
Greeley: "The darkest hour in the his
tory Of any young man is when he sits
down to study how to get money with
out honestly earning it, .. H.. ~ MI.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21

Mr.. Dowling's TRADE against union
labor is among the numberless false
indictments charged against us. Lis
ten to him. He engages in many gen.
eralities but he makes only one spe-
cific charge. This is it:
'When a resident Of Duluth could
not help build himself a home and
in his idle moments shingle his own
roof. lay his own floor. stick on his
own Wallpa aper, do little rough paint
ing OIL the outside of his building, help
the p;ummer lay few pipes Or do any
one of these things without the union
lists picking up their tools and going
home. labor certainly had reached a
stage that was dangerous to society,". -
The above is an example of the spe-
c:es Of falsehoods the Real Estate and
Builders Exchange are compelled to
resort to as a justification for their
untenable position.
We do not believe the people of Du-
luth Whoh have had experience; in
building houses take any stock or give
any credit to Mr.. Dowlings charge.
To put mildly, and with great kind
ness. there is not one word of tri1th
in 1t, and Mr.. Bowling is sadly un.
familiar with conditions at Duluth
when he makes such a charge.
There is some excuse for the editor
of the Eveleth STAR who Is nearly
one hundred miles removed from the
scene of action, for making mtsstate-
ments regarding the methods employ
ed by Duluth unions; but the Builders
Exchange knew better, and is mex
cusable in the matter.
There can be no justification fol
them in publishing an untruth, which
Is only a sample of the thousand and
enc subterfuges they resort to in thei1
attempt to discredit union labor, and
further their own nefarious ends. =
We deny the chages made by Mr.
Dowling in their entirety-every word
without any foundation whatsoever.
1t is up to Mr.. Bowling now, as a
duty which he owes to himself in up
holding his veracity, to insist upon
the Builders Exchange producing just
one case in all the union labor history
of Duluth that would even give col.
oring of probability to the charges he
has made. i
When they shall have failed to do
SO, as fail they must we have suffi-
Client confidence in Mr.. Dowling's In
ttegrity that he will retract the state
ment. 9sS@s' .4%
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21

tury civilization it is union shop;
when its methods and management are
a survival or continuance of the un-
enlightened thought of a receding age
we characterize it as non-union.
This nomenclature was unsuited to
the conception Of our enemies, BECAUSE
it too clearly defined our position, and
before they could attack it they must
first misrepresent it, and the first step
in such misrepresentation. was their
ma king new and misleading nomen-
clature of their own upon which 20;
base their arguments, hence the terms
s"o2en shop and closed shop. The;
terms are not ours and all the efforts
OF the Builders Exchange cannot force
them upon us.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21

No paper anywhere has been any
more adviscdly conservative than the
Labor World, in it's utterances upon
all questions that in any degree tend
ed to create friction between the two
great industrial forces of our country
capital and labor. We have worked
assiduously, in season and out Of sea-
son, to maintain a right equilibrium
between the unjust aggressions Of cap
ital on the one hand, and the too rad
!ral claims Of labor on the other. But
with the presence in our midst of the
black hand of that demoralizing or
ganization. which parades under the
name of National Association of Manu-
facturers, no ultra caution shall in
tluence US to treat its serpentine metn-
DDS other than in heroic manner
We must make it understand once and
forever that falsehood, treachery, vio-
lation of contracts and the thousand
devilish subterfuges it resorts to- to
deceive and over-charge the general
public don't go when making war
upon organized labor. The willy syn
dicate, and its hirelings are up against
the real thing in Duluth now. We will
teach them a lesson which if does not
make honest men and good citizens
out Of them will at least constrain
them to leave honest men and good
citizens alone in the future They
have started this war upon organized
labor in Duluth without provocation
or justification, and now it's going to
be fight to finish. They started
or tfrssAst deternaf tioilsat to- peda1css
the living wage of the WORKERS to =
starvation pittance. The fact that
they themselves have for years been
robbing the public by charging two
prices for their products had no ter
rors for men whose sense of right and
wong never extended beyond the cir
cumference of the Almighty Dollar"
They thought Duluth a good stra ategic
point In which to begin operations.
1t has population Of $4,000 people.
OF these 1000 are members Of labor
unions. Their parents, brothers, sis
tors. wives and children. on conser
vative estimate. number about 10000
more. making more than half the
population of the city directly con-
nected WITH If not dependent on, or
ganized labor in all their vital inter-
ests. 1t is therefore an excellent posi-
tion to hold as a basis for further op-
erations and victory here would be
o. vast and enduring Importance.
Labor here has never been arbitrary
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21
BUILDERS BAD PLIGHT;
SPREAD FALSE REPORTS
Wilfully Published Paid Adver-
tisements Which are Per-
meated With Lies.
Editor Dowling of Eveleth Star
Misled by Labor Opponents
Is Sadly Used.

P. f. Bowling of the .Eveleth Star
is getting considerable notoriety out
OF a recent editorial in his paper
which has been reproduced in the Du-
luth dailies as paid advertisement
by the Builders Exchange.
Formerly Praised Unions.
During the strike of miners On the
Mesaba Range, Editor Bowling was
emphatic in his denunciation Of the
Westeln n Federation of Miners He
held that this was a "socialistic and
anarchistic" organization, and should
be stamped out.
He also, to give semblance of fair
ness to his TRADE against the miners
paid tribute after tribute to trade
UNIONS under the American Federation
Of Labor
OF course strike or lockout If
trade unions was not imminent. and
i. was perfectly safe to refer to tnen
ir kindly terms.
The Labor World. however, thought
it understood Mr.. Dowling 1t be-
lieved it knew where to find the Eve
leth "statesman' in crisis We
charged that all unions looked alike
to the vassals of the Steel Trust, and
after defeating the miners, they would
train their guns on the trade unions
in the cities.
In this we were not mistaken. <Tne
same people who led the" fight against
the miners are working hand in hand
to defeat the union workingmen Of
Duluth.
Should Fight Fairly.
If they would but fight US in thu
open like men, there would be chance
for an even break. But they continue
to manufacture charges against us
which are not true, and which i'll be.
come men Of standing in community
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21
ANOTHER LIE NAILED .:...
BY. PLUMBERS. UNION
Emphatically Resents Malicious
Lie Circulated by Builders
Exchange.
Union Never Put Limitation on
Amount Of Work Man Should
Do in g. Day.

A number of plumbers were engag-
ed in a conversation with one of the
best known advocates of the "open
shop in Duluth last Monday after.
noon They were discussing tn= num-
erous contentious at issue in The
building trades lockout, when the
'cpen shop" advocate in passing some
cr!I 'cism upon the methods OF trade
unions said:
II don't believe there is any justice
in the plumbers union making rule
which will prevent a member from
wiping more than eight joints in a
day. e!'!>-. ..
It was a pleasure to see: the plum
bers resent this. They wanted to
know of the "open shop" advocate #
he was joking. He maintained that
he was sincere; that it had been told
to him by members of the Builders
Exchange, and he had all along be-
Neved It. .,.r 2. ,s-<..- ,@,.-
The journeymen plumbers were
strong in their denunciation Of the ac-
cusation. They asserted with empha-
sfs that it was one of the fundamental
principles of the union to do, all the
work that one can do good in eight
hours. They declared that the limita-
tion of the amount of work one should
do in a day was never tolerated in the
union. and charged the Builders Ex-
change with maliciously circulating q
falsehood: against the union. It is
only type of. the many misrepre-
sentations used to poison the minds
of honest men against union labor.
The rules Of the plumbers union are
open for public inspection, and a cor
dial invitation is extended the public
to: visit labor headquarters and get IA
miliar with the true methods Of the
unions. il 4 s= 5ss fssSS / 4@*s HE.
It will also do some people good
to see the members of union labor,
and get some information about the
n1on opoly prac tees Of the allied OPP
ponents of labor. u.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21

Trades Unionism Refuse to Accept
nomenclature Made by the
4 Enemy.
Shops Are Either Union or Non
Union ia Their Methods and
Management

uation implied In the terms "open
shop" and CLOSED shop" The terms
We're coined BY the enemy to menace
the trades union movement, upon the
supposition that t'open sh op" would
sooner challenge approval and support
from the public at large than the
words closed shop. Neither of the
zterms have any application to the
rrincl clples or methods OF the trades
union movement.
shop. Is 81 tiler union OF ~ = r', on ]. union.
Nothing more not hing less. hen q
shop in Its met and management
CONFORMS 10 the sta1,dar ds sof 10th cen-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21

or over exacting. It's dealings with
on the highest plane of business ethics
and fair dealing. It's contracts have
at all times been religiously observed
and carried out to the letter In good
faith. Last spring, when the building
trades strike was settled, the press
and pulpit warmly commneded the
unions because of their absolute fair
ness and integrity. Last May con-
tracts were made by the contractors
with all the building trades unions,
and these have not expired. These
contracts are Of course not binding in
law, but are based upon the most
sacred thing known here .below-H0n-
or. Unions always observe them with
an integrity that never suffers v1o-
lation. The contractors knew this
felt perfectly secure in making them,
and made their arrangements accord
ingly ~,
The Satanic Impulse.
In the midst of all this serenity, just
as of old when the sons Of God were
presenting themselves before the LORD
Satan came also among them," rep,
resentative Of the National Manufac-:
turers' association in the person of q
smooth, oilytongued lawyer, named
Drew, appeared upon the scene and
by Misrepresentation and sophtstry:
succeeded in enlisting under his bans
ner the Builders Exchange, some
members Of the Real Estate Exchange,
certain, percentage o. the CONNER
Scial / club nd s. the act 81
Ssoldtfying them In open and unre
oning hostility to The labor movs-
ment. 4$%5I
Contracts Are Violated. -
Agreements which the unions con-
sidered sacred and inviolable are ruth
lessly broken and disregarded by the
contractors and Workmen are locked
out under demand from the Builders
Exchange without cause except that
they are union men.
Call to Action.
Men and women of organized labor,
in the face Of this awful menace to
your, best interests, your dignity as
citizens. nay. even your Immediate
necessities for the present. and all.
your high hopes and aspira tions for
the future. you are called upon to-.
stand together and grid on your armor
for a mighty contest. Let the order
"Close up!' ring like a clarion all
along your lines. and triumphant
victory shall be yours.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21
FUNERAL OF LATE QUEEN
rs HELD AT DRESDEN

DRBsDEN, Dec. Is. The funeral of
the late oueenscarola Of saxony. who
died on Sunday last. was. !. held this
vsath impressive ceremonies The Aus
trian emperor was represented by
Archduke Karl. The services were at-4
tended by representativ ives OF the. diplo-I
matte corps many mi ilttary officialss
sand the civil authorit les and bysSeysral
parliamentarysde deputa tions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21
CONTEST IS PROBABLE.

WASHINGTON, Dec lS---Ihe ap-
pointment Of Edward p. Wagner to be
United states district attorney Of
South Dakota was sent to the senate
today on the Recommendations sof Sem
Sator Gamble. It Is reported that the
selection Of Wagner is not agreeable,
to senator Kittridge Senator CANDLES:
colleague. ana he will probably en-
4eavor to- prevent HI irmst ion.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-21

ing for bills, and we remember dis.
tinctly. some of the firms with whom
We were directed to do business in
that way. These are among the lead
ers: in the fight against union labor
We have no reason to believe that
they have discontinued accepting
t'tainted' money from contractors J.
The high rate of taxation, the bur-
den of which is borne by wage earn
ers and tenants in Duluth, is due en-
tirely to the Influence of Duluth Real
Estate men in unjustly keeping the
assessed valuation on unimproved
property ridiculously low. This is
the resident and manufacturing por-S
tions of the city. ..i =, "a.
- CIoSed Shop Methods.
But the Real Estate men are not
alone in closed shop methods. The
| wholesale grocery houses will not buy
from any manufacturer who sells his
goods to- retailers or consumers.
Commission merchants on Michigan
street will not buy from home farm
ers, or. sell to- others than members
of the retail grocer's association: The
retail grocers only buy from regular
jobbers, and they fix a minimum price
on some of the staple things they
| have to sell. s. sE :. :. ~. ( =-s.E
/ 1T is case of closed shop in almost
every phase of the business life OF
Duluth ztsG,. H. II Ts2' 8; IS. s .
| ) The Steel Trust. .ss sss
! There isno other concern in the Unit
ed States. SO dependent upon the cap-
altsts clQsed as bis steel
diness loHie, an ctic sfroiRs
ofhsr business oa
tits position Ii made perfectly secure
Izby. special legis1ati ION "a the shape of
a high protective tariff In the nation.
| and escape from It's just share OF gov
ernmental burdens in states and coun-
| ties.
Union, labor does nothing under cov-
Or. Its work is an open book. e
stands today, where it has always
stood for industrial peace between
capital and d>labor.
Mutually of Interest. @
We adhere to the principle that cap
ital and labor are partners Both are
necessary for the promotion Of fndus-
try. Both are entitled to share in
the distribution of the profits of in-5s
| dustry. What is capitals share? What
| is 'labor's shares In these days of !:
large business corporations with no
recognition of labor's right to organ
lie there would be cooperative capital
on one side against individual labor
on the other, with the advantage COM
| pletely in favor of the former.
Benefits of Union.
With labor's right to organize and
to be dealt with collectively fully ad-
mitted. the honors will be more nearly
even, and the opportunities for sat
isfactory division Of the, fruits of tn-.
dustry established. / ss#3
Capital hates to yield this much.
Il has held its position for so great a
period, that 1t believes 1t has an In-#
herent right to have exclusive say as
to what labor ought to have for the s
part it plays In production sYsz Is
Under a healthy and equitable econ
omic order of things a satisfactory
division of the profits of industry can
only be agreed upon by a mutual un-Y#
derstanding between employers and
employees. Labor has found nothing
like the. trade agreement and the
union shop so efficient to accomplish
this end. This is why we are for the
union shop. It is an absolute guar
antee Of industrial peace.