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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
FLOUR CITY. SHEET
METAL WORKERS 0UT
Timers and Cornice Workers of
Minneapolis on Strike for
More Pay.
Situation Is Favorable, and Sew.
eral Large Shops Have
Settled Trouble,

MINNEAPOLIS. May 23.-The Sheet
Metal Workers are out of twenty-six
shops since last Wednesday. The
number of strikers has not exceeded
20 and all are receiving the prescribed
Denehts. twenty-five shops have been
signed up, and the unsigned ones are
practically out of business as no helm
can be obtained. To be sure. some Of
them are struggling along with make
Shift striAe-breakers, but among the
whole number there is not a mechanic
at work in any of the struck shops
The unsigned shops are continuously
advertising for help, but thus far with
out success. Previous to the strike.
sheet metal workers could not be OBJ
tanned although much in demand, and
the strike therefore almost absolute
ly closes the twenty-six unsigned
shops.
The proprietors took on a new tack
the latter part of last week. The
original demands Of the men were for
As cents per hous. The bosses offered
compromise of 42h cents This was
rejected by the union. Thereupon the
proprietors revoked their 42h cent Of
fer, declared for the open shop, and
withdrew from further conferences,
delegating the power to act to the
Master Aoullaers' Exchange, through
which all negotiations hereafter must
come. This places the controversy be-
tween the Master Builders and the
Building Trades Council, the latter of
whom have been called in by the Sheet
Metal Workers.
The strikers are not INCLINED to re-
cede from their original demand of As
cents an hour and are confident that.
with the help of the Building Trades
Council, they will eventually obtain it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
WHITE PLAGUE. ROUTED
IN new YORK PRISONS
Successful Treatment of Consump.
tion in Empire Penal State
Institutions.
Death Rate from: tuberculosis
Wonderfully Reduced by Mod
ern Science.

New York May 23.-Dr. ]. B. Ran.
som, the physician in charge of Clin.
ton Prison, states that at the present
time 1t would be difficult to find an
advanced case of tuberculosis among
prisoners in the state of New York
except as found under special treat.
ment awaiting transfer to Clinton
prison. The state of New York has
been the first to make a special
prison for tuberculOus prisoners, pro.
viding for their treatment at Clinton
Prison in Dannomora in the Adiron-
dack Mountains, where on the 1st of
May 272 prisoners suffering from
tuberculosis were being treated in &C.
cordance with the now universally &C.
cepted methods of rest, good and suf-
ficient food and fresh air. The new
ward recently added to the prison has
been Of great help in the treatment of
the men and furnishes curious con.
trast to the old dark, tuberculosis.
breeding cells. It is constructed with
a high vatllted roof ceiling extending
upwards to a distance of IS feet, thus
affording an ample air space and per.
hitting a great amount of light to
CO1uc III LHlOuSu IuC large "1uuOWS O1l
the four sides of the ward.
Special Treatment for Prisoners.
The idea of thus furnishing special
treatment at this prison for tuber.
culous patients has grown out of the
fact that it was found by experience
that these men. did much better at
Clinton than in any of the other
prisons. Owing to this a custom OF
transferring such cases to this prison
had become established in 1890. Con.
tinued agitation and the excellent re-
suits which were obtained in cases
transferred to Clinton, in time led to
an awakening to the general neces.
sity for better sanitary conditions in
the prisons and this with special
treatment at last adopted. at Clinton
resulted in such great reduction. in
the death rate from tuberculosis in
the prisons of the state that in the
period from 1896 to 1901 there were
but y deaths, as compared with the
253 in the previous five years.
investigation Of Prisoners. =. =:
At the presnt time when a physi
clan in Sing Sing, Auburn or East N
Y. reformatory finds by examination
that an inmate is suffering from
tuberculosis, he places him in q spe
cial isolation cell until q sufficient
number has accumulated to warrant
transfer to Clinton. Upon admission
to Clinton the prisoner Is stripped
bathed and given 9. careful ply aical
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
Arrangements Are About Com
pleted For Greatest Gather
ing. Of Labor's Hosts in the
History Of Minnesota Labor
Movement.
From Every City in the State
Comes New Greetings.
More Delegates Elected Now
Than Have Attended Any
Former Meeting.
Duluth Unions Completely
Outd0 Themselves - One
Half of the Unions to Hear
From and Thirty-Six Dele
gates Reported.

Preparations are about completed
for the annual convention Of the Min
nesota State Federation Of Labor
which will be held in st. Cloud in June.
There never was a time in the history
Of the organization when the unions
gave such a hearty response to the
call for the election Of delegates.
The Duluth unions have completely
outdone their former records. AS we
go to press thirty-six delegates have
been reported to the secretary treasur-
er, and many of the largest unions
have not been heard from.
Minneapolis promises to line up a
delegation of 100 strong at the big
meeting, and st. Paul will be closely
on the trail with a liberal number.
The city of Red Wing has not had a
delegate to the Federation conventions
for several years, but this year five
unions have elected delegates.
Faribault Sends Its First Delegate.
For the first time in the history of
the Federation a delegate will come
from F'aribault, and he will represent
the Cigarmakers' union. There are
several unions at Faribault, and more
delegates are expected to report with
in the next ten days.
Fred Brennan will represent the
Mesaba range steam shovel men. Hib-
'bing hasn't had 2 delegate to a con-
vention for four years. Brainerd. st.
Cloud, Wtnona: and Man4ato are send
ing larger delegate tion5 that they have,
ever done Before. With the conNen@
tion. more than two weeks off it can
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25

manufacturers Of lamp chimneys and
globes. More than 100000 has al
ready been expended in the contest
and it is purposed to carry on the fight
till the concern comes to terms.
ForestaII (?) a Strike.
twenty-five molders, employed by
the Union Iron Works, were paid off
in full and told that they need not
report for work, recently. The action
OF the company was taken to forestall
any strike on the part of the en-
ployes, who were demanding a reduc-
ton Of one hour day in the new scale
to become effective the day before the
order was given. The mon were paid
1910 for nine hours, work, which.
they say, is the minimum in the north
west. u
Switchmen Are Scarce.
Experienced railroad switchmen are
at premium in this part of the coun-
try, and the railroads cannot get
enough good men to fill the positions
which are now vacant The local
Switchmen's union, organized a short
time ago. is in tlourishing condition.
All the members are steadily employ
ed and it Is expected this condition
will continue for some time.
Electrical Workers' Strike Settled,
Peter Mosso, acting business agent
of the Electricians union in Spokane,
announces that an agreement between
the organization and the Home Tele-
phone company has been reached and
will be signed in a few days. It is
stipulated that the closed shop will
be maintained in all plants through
out the Pacific northwest. The COM
pany has secured the contract by a
forfeiture bond of $4,000.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
FORMER DULUTH PLUMBER
JOHN K. NEFF is HONORED

John K. Neff of Spokane, has been
elected president of the United AS
sociation of Plumbers and Steam iF't-
ters for the Pacific Coast association,
The Coast association consists of To-
cal unions in Oregon, Washington,
California and British Columbia. Mr.
Neff was q Duluth boy He learned
his trade in this city, and was after
wards in business for himself. He
left Duluth several years ago and is
said to be. exceedingly we'll on the
coast. His parents reside in Duluth.
One of his brothers, Charles, is a
prominent member Of the Steam Fit
ters' union, while another. James, is
connected with the city engineering
department.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR.
ST. CLOUD Meeting

The Great Northern Railway COM
pany runs no direct train for st.
Cloud out Of Duluth on Sunday, but if
the Duluth delegation can muster to-
gether IS one way fares, the road will
run a special to the convention. The
train could leave Duluth any time
Sunday, and arrive in St. Cloud SIX
hours after leaving Duluth. We know
Of forty people going to the conven-
ton. More delegates are to be elect-
ed. Can we not muster up, a sufficient
number to have our. own train to st.
Cloui: Get busy, boys! # S:.. s5s .5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
HOSTING ENGINEERS UNION
Is SUCCESSFULLY STARTED

The new union Of hosting and port
able engineers was successfully in
stalled last uesday evening by Organ
izer w. E. McEwen, C. E. James of
st. Paul and Frank Fisher of the
Trades Assembly. Speeches were
made by each Of the organizers, after
which the officers were installed. John
Mcdonald was elected financial sec
retary. The union will have delegates
at tonights meeting Of the Trades
Assembly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
M0YER WAS NEVER AN inmate Of : .
JOLIET; NEWSPAPER REPORT FALSE
ANOTHER LIE is Nailed;
MOYER WAS NOT IN PRISON

Associated Press story Of for
NOR life Of Charles n. Moyer in
1886, proven to be false. I'M
prison minor completely foiIs his
accusers. Pinkerton character
assasstnators, who resort to every
means, honorable or dishonorabIe,
to hound their victims to death,
caught in their own trap.
Prominent citizens Of Dead.
wood, s. D., testify to tho good
name and character Of Charles n.
Meyer, and provo that he lived
thers in 1886 when his enemies
have circulated the lie that he
was an inmate Of an illinois
prison.
Capitalist newspapers make no
effort to exonerate the unfortun.
ate mine leader whom their villify-
ing story is disproven, thus show
ing tho attitude of Iabor's oppon.
ents in tho arch political conspi-
raey Of the age.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25

eAdmlnaClOQ ana MS family ana MS
own history taken and recorded, if it
is determined that he is suffering
from tuberculosis. If found to be in
an active stage of the disease, or in a
weak or exhausted condition, he is at
once admitted to the hospital and
very careful instructions are given to
him about the care of his sputum, so
as to reduce the chances of his COM
municating his disease to others, and
in general the usual hospital treat
ment In vogue at tuberculosis hos
pitals is followed.
Physical Exercise for Convaiescents.
Those prisoners who are able to be
UP and about are given simple physi-
cal exercises in the outdoor court
which is in connection with the hos
pital, where the patients are required
to stay in the morning and afternoon
Of each day whenever the weather
permits. A certain amount of medi-
cal treatment is also given them, al
though this is subordinate to the ply
sical and dietetic. The diet which is
prescribed daily by the physician is
aimed to be as nourishing as it is
consistent with the means at the dis
posal of the prison authorities. 1t in
cludes cereals, vegetab bles, meat and
eggs principally. Owing to the IA
vorable results already obtained at
Clinton prison there is many quarters
q belief that the work Of caring for
consumptive prisoners should be ex-
tended far beyond its present limits
and that a separate institution should
be the next step in dealing with this
question of tuberculosis in prisons
Prison Environment Promotes Disease.
It is a we'll established fact that a
prison environment and life Is special
" favorable to = the development Of
tuberculosis, the mortality from this
disease being variously estimated by
the best authorities at from 40 to 55
per cent Of all the deaths occurring in
the prisons Of the world. There are
many cases where morality from this
disease has reached as high as 80 per
cent and at one time In this state it
was rs per cent Of the total deaths. It
is stated by an authority on the sub
ject that by far the larger number of
cases Of tuberculosis found among
pI1SOuSAS d1S OSVClVpcu WNAlS TIE pr1S~
oners are undergoing some Of the
stages Of imprisonment. In support Of
this contention attention is drawn to
the unsanitary architectural arrange
ments of nearly all Of the prisons Of
the, prisoEs Of the past and many of
those of today. ... u, -~4'<
Tuberculosis ls q. House Disease.
y: tuberculosis Is essentially a house
disease, and it is we'll known that
dampness, lack of sunlight, and fresh
outdoor air, added to the crowded
conditions to be met with in most
prisons, are also potent agencies in
!: the development Of tuberculosis.
Coupled with this are the depressing
effects Of incarceration, and the mental
and bodily strain incident to the neces-
sary prison discipline. One OF the
most constant factors in constituting
the so-called predisposition to- tuber-
c,ilous disease is an unstable nervous
system. The age ana Isex of the pris-s
onsrs are also pred isposing causes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
Harry Damon, Prominent Con-
tractor, Says That Meyer Work
ed for Him at Deadwood OF and
On in 1884-5-6- 6-Job Was Fin
ished Early in 1887.

eler, lived next door to Meyer on
Miller street at the time the Chicago
Journal says he was in Joliet. Meyer
was living at home at that time and
Mr.. Butler saw him frequently.
Harry Damon had a contract grad
ing out the site of Chinatown, dur
ing 1SS4-5-6, at Deadwood, and he
knows that Meyer worked for him a
portion Of that time, but could not
say which year. The contract was
finished in 1887 From the evidence
so far obtained, it is quite evident
that either there are two Charles H.
Meyers or that the corporations
owned newspapers have overstepped
themselves in trying to blacken Moy-
er's record
Defendants Are Victims.
If the Joliet prison story is a sample
Of the methods resorted to by the per-
secutors to discredit the imprisoned Of
ficials Of the Western Federation of
Miners, then we have a. right to as
sumo that the defendants are the
victims Of the most desperate politic-
al conspiracy ever concocted to destroy
the lives OF honest men, whose only
offense thus far has been to uplift their
fellow beings.
If Meyer and Haywood have bad
criminal records in Colorado, why
where they not arrested and tried by
a jury Of their peers in that state,
and yet no grand jury has Erin
dtcted either of them for violating the
laws OF Colorado? There liz something
sldaetcidediy rotten IN the whole plot, and
the time will soon come when the
truth will be known. Hasten the day,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
FEDERATION Of LABOR MEETING
-. At ST.. CLOUD TO Be BEST EVER.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM
PREPARED BY COMMITTEE

It never looked brighter for a
convention Of the Minnesota State
Federation Of Labor. The local
unionists Of St. Cloud and tho
committee having the arrane-
ments in charge promise that
everything will be done for the
comfort and convenience Of tho
delegates.
On Monday evening, the first
evening Of the convention, big
street parade comprising 1900
unionists, with fifteen union in
line, will be the feature. This
will be followed by 4 mass meet
ing At which addresses will be
delivered by Iabor's best orators.
On Tuesday evening there will
be a splendid literary and musical
concert rendered by the best
talent that St. Cloud can produce.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
COAST TOWNS PAYING
BIC WAGES TO LABOR
Good Demand For Building
Mechanics At Good Wages
in Spokane.
Consolidation of Two Bic
Central Bodies May Take
Place in West.
Especial Correspondence to the Labor
World)

Especial Correspondence to the Labor
WORLDLY
SPOKANE, Wash, May 23.-Pract-
ically every trades and labor union In
Spokane secured higher wages, and
in several instances, shorter hours for
its members, and as result every
man who wants to work is employed;
in fact, 1t may be said the demand for
competent workmen is far in excess
Of the supply. This applies especially
to structural trades, painters, paper
hangers and sign writer's. Painters
are paid $3.50 for eight hours work,
while sign painters command from
$3.50 to $6 a day. F.. B. Wright Of
Spokane, says he can place from rs
to 30 painters and paper hangers and
10 sign painters at once, giving them
steady work the entire season. The
electrical workers are having some
difficulty in convincing their employ
ers they are entitled to an increase Of
81 a day, but the men are sanguine
they will gain their point before long,
as much building being done and must
be finished to avert holding up other
trades.
'>' a. oOOiSS way OUbI0s
The organization committee of the
Spokane central labor union has taken
up with the structural building: alliance
the matter Of consolidating as trades
sections. This is the first direct move
and, II carried through, will mean the
establishment Of one large body 'hav-
Ing jurisdiction over practically every
union In the city. The question has
also been taken up with the carpent-
ers' union, and the bricklayers and
other unions not affiliated with the
structural trades alliance.
Engineers in Breweries Get Boost.
Engineers employed in the Spokane
breweries have a new scale with the
employers, the agreement to run three
years. The new schedule calls for an
increase Of 81 day in the salary Of
the chief engineers and so cents for
the second and third assistant, also 25
cents day for aremen. Engineers
and firemen are affiliated with the in
ternationals Of the firemen and en-
gineers, and are not members of the
local Brewery Workers Union, which
, includes only the brewery bottlers and
brewery wagon drivers.
Macbeth Lamp chimneys Unfair.
T: j. Conboy of Toledo, O., general
organizer of the Glass Workers union.
IS In Spokane In the interest of the
international body, which, he says, Is
making a fight against le Macbeth
eomps.y of Ptttsburg saad. Toledo,
: ii ff IsyY&
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
SQUARE DEAL FOR FIREMEN .--
GIVEN &eY HOME BREWERIEs

The Fitger. Brewing Company and
the Duluth Brewing & Mailing COM
pany have settled with the union, Of
stationery fremen, and have given the
union a square deal. BY the terms OF
the agreement the, wages Of 3firemen
have been. increased and other Cons
ditions have been favorably improv-=
ed. The union shop prevails I'm the
engine rooms of both breweries.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
NEW DELEGATES ELECTED

Since last week the following dele
gates have been elected from Duluth
unions: w. B. Bradley to represent
the painters and decorators; S. T..
Skrove from the district council of
carpenters; I. w. Gilleland who halls
from the engineers. Fred Brennan
will join with the Duluth delegation.
He represents the steam shovel men
Of the tMesaba range. .;5s5 ss's ss I.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
"e,LLY" WILLIAMS HERE.

BILLY" Williams, the popular and
untiring Labor Commissioner Of Min
nesota, came to town last night to
confer with Manager Walsh Of the
Free Labor Bureau, and to make ar.
fragments for the installations Of the
equipment for the new institution.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
UNFoRTUNATE. PANTon1In1Isr..s 1

Many stories are told OF misadven.l
lures in pantomimes, which, however
amusing to the onlookers, are no
laughing matter for the unfortunate
actors. - ressssl# S zz s3sss=
On one occasion Mr.. Poluski was taxi
ing the part OF clown In q Liver
pool theatre. In jumping from the roos
Of q house the stage gave way ana he
fell distance of 40 eet-luckily into
heap OF sawdust. What hurt hin
more than the fall was the fact that
instead IN OF receiving sympathy. he was
actually fined for the. damage done to#
the stage rs
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25

All goods boug hit 81 the Fitwells:
Clothing Parlors are kept pressed a1s0I
repa1red two Pears freesso charl
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
Deadwood Editor of Leading
Black Hills Newspaper Takes
Pains to Interview Old Timers,
and all Say That Meyer Was
Resident There in 1886.

George Butler, Leading JeWeaer,
Was q Neighbor and Friend Of
Great Labor Martyr During
Time It Was Charged He Was
Inmate Of Joliet.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25

Testimony of Old Neishbor. ~
George Butler, the Deadwood Jew.
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Continued On page =.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-05
WHO SHOULD MAKE
PARTY PLATFORM?

Senator John w. Daniel of Virgin
ia and William Jennings Bryan are
reported to have had few words in
reference to party and personality
when both were guests at the Will
lard hotel in Washington last Tues
day, and that when the controversy
was ended there was more or less Ill
feeling existing. The making of the
party platform seemed to be Senator
Daniels chief grievance against Bry-
an-lf he had one-and when the
Nebraska man inquired II he, Dan
lei, was not a member of one or
more national committees to make
platforms of the party the Virginian
was much like the boy who stole
grapes and the fruit was protruding
from his pockets.
But even II Mr. Bryan HAS made
suggestions for the party platform,
someone must assume a portion of
that responsibility, and II Mr.. Bry-
an cannot, who can? He Is univer-
sally conceded to be one of the lead
ing men In America, and these con-
cessions have not been made without
a thorough knowledge of the man. He
has shown himself to be one OF the
most talented men of America, one
of the greatest orators, one of the
most honorable citizens and his aid
in forming of party policies should
be courted rather than repelled.-
Salida Record.
The daily sentinel., 1907-12-05
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING RULES.

First-Do as much of your holt.
day shopping as possible before De-
cember Is.
second-Finlsh It before Christ
mas week.
Third-Go to the stores as early
in the day as possible.
Fourth - Avoid buying during
luncheon hours. and thus shortening
this rest time for the clerks.
Fifth-Carry home whatever par
cells you conveniently can.
Sixth-Allow a day, at least, for
the delivery of parcels.
The above are rules for Christmas
shopping. formulated by the Associ-
ated Charities of New York, and be-
fng Systematically pushed all over
the land. They are worthy of uni
versal adoption for they are simply
common sense and common humani-
ty put into tabulated form.
At best the holiday season is one
of storm and stress for the clerks
in our stores. There is an enormous
increase in shopping at that time.
There Is slight increase or none
at all In the clerical force. The re-
suit is that each clerk has to do
two or three times the amount of
work in the month of December that
falls to his lot In any other month.
1t is bad enough IL this increase is
evenly spread over the entire month.
When heaped and jammed into the
last three days of the season II is
simply frlghtful.
And remember that this extra la
Dor falls on a class of people not well
able to bear 1t. Most Of our clerks
are girls and women. to begin with,
and surely no one would wish to add
to their difficulties. Then even the
male clerks are by no means high
In physical strength; in fact. are
much below the average of either
mechanics of professional men. And,
lastly, the deliveries are mostly made
by boys, who cannot stand the long
hours and the cold incident to this
extra work.
Do your shopping early. And do
II pleasantly. too. The clerk Will
consideration quite as
much as the party who gets your
probably needs that
a great deal more
Denver News.