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the first floor directly over
and Miss Bisseu and Miss
corresponding apartments On
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asst tore out both floors. Miss
e. bed fell into the cellar and
landed upright so close to the furnace
that the young woman was scOrched by
the heat.
Miss Bisseil and Miss Gould were sit
ting at a table in their room when tho
floor yawned beneath, and Cney went
down in a smother of spliuCeTed beams,
brick and mortar. They were wedged
so tight n the wreckage that il took
the rescuers more tnan an hour to re-
lease them
Fire Ragged Furiously.
The fire vas raging furlously in ths
meantime. and streams OF water had 10
h, played constantly on the rescuers
and victims alike to save them from
death in the flames.
II was believed among the refugees
on the campus that the unfortunates
we're being roasted TO death. and sew
eraI of the girls were so determined
To iofn in the work of rescue that the
fnstr7lctress and attendants were COM
pelIed TO use force TO keep the
rushing II o the blazing Erec
The teachers were poWerless
the panic which ragged not & 10
Eastman, but in TIE other dOs14tt0rIes
Immediately after the explosion.
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Sun TARIE.
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Free Samples and Prices of Envelopes
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Co., 18th & Z nw.-Adv.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
FLOUR CITY PAINTERS
ELECT new MEMBERS
P. J. Hogan, the Veteran Head of
Minneapolis Paintrs Is
Defeated.
Steered the Union Through Many
a Storm, and Came Out
With Credit,

MINNEAPOLIS, July 3.-One Of the
surprises of the election of Painters
Union, No. 1876, held last Tuesday eve
ming, was the defeat Of P. J.. Hogan
for president, a place he has held for
several terms. George Anderson sue
ceeds Mr.. Hogan. Lee Lockerbx was
elected recording secretary and r. L.
Warham financial secretary. Dele
gates to the various central bodies and
councils will be elected Tuesday even
Ing, at which time committee appoint
ments will be made. The union voted
fayorably on the proposition to hold a
general convention in Cincinnati in
December.
P. J.. Hogan, the retiring president
Of the Minneapolis Painters Union, is
we'll known throughout thu state Of
Minnesota. He has attended several
conventions of the. Minnesota State
Federation Of Labor, and at the St.
Cloud convention he made the nomi-
mating speech for w. r. McEwen as
secretary treasurer. He is held in high
esteem by all who enjoy his acquaint.
ance In the labor movement, and we
are sure other honors are awaiting
him In the cause. Y:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
BOLD MARGARET: HALEY.
DEF|Es SCHOOL BOARD
Leader of Chicago School Teach
ers Union Throws Down
Gauntlet.
Will Oppose Effort to Compel
Teacher to Leave Trade
Unions.

CHICAGO, July a.-Miss Margaret
Haley, business manager Of the Chi
cago Teachers Federation, has hurled
defiance at President Otto c. Cchneid-
er Of the new school board, who has
announced his intention, of breaking up
the afriliation Of chi..g, teachers
with union labor organizations. Any
effort to interfere with the teachers
organization would be vigorously re-.
sisted, Miss Haley declared. +
The purpose to. force. the union to
dissolve, she said was. an attack on
the school children. themselves, who,
without the protecting influence. Of the
federation, would be left defenseless
to all sorts Of 1nnacing evils, The real
question at issue. she declared, was
Russian autocracy w. popular rule"
IF the school board means to re-
sumo the attack on our organizat tion.
we are ready for It," said Miss Haley.
If we poison our schools with an
autocratic system Of government, how
can we expect the children to cherish
democratic ideals? This contest Is not
local. but national. and Chicago is reA
garded a. the storm center o. the COM.
dict.'' /. s .3ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
BRIckLhyERs TO VOTE
AGAIN ON AFF|L|kT|0N
Local Unions Are Notified to Take
.>> a Vote This Month. on
~ A. F. Of L.
Plasterers International Union Is
- Also Voting on Matter of
- Joining.

5suhnrdtnate unions under the juris-
diction o. the International Masons
and Brickllyers, ffUion have been noti-
fed to take q vote eson the question Of
affiliation with the American Feder-
alton of Labor. This Is not the first
time that the masons and bricklayers
hays yoted upon this proposition. At
the last bllloting atfiliation was de-
featad Isl py sa small margin. It is
thought BY those high up in the inter-
national that the vote this \time will
be, favorable to amalgamation. @$
The RFicklayers' Union of Boston
reports j, 400 Members In good stand
ing. Other eities are In splendid shape.
Ire reason, the international union has
remained: out Of the A.. r. Of Il. is
because, OF the false impression that
the Federation has the power to order
the bricKlayers on sympathetic strike
at. will E. MI r. n
!, The Operative Pla5terers 1nterna-;
tional Union tis also submitting 70 the
local unions for referendum vote the
question OF ahiliating with the Amer
team Federation Of Labor. This Is the
last Of the. building trace unions 10
be out of the "a. r. OF u. the stone
cutters having affiliated early this
year.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
FLOUR CITY UN|0N|ST I
OUT FOR HIGH H0N0RS
P. M. Wingreen of Tailors Union,
Is Candidate for Delegate to
A. F. of L.
Candidate Well Known Through.
out North West-1s Most
Capable Man.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, July g.
Custom Tailors' Union No. SO, Of Min
neapolis, nominated a candidate last
meeting night for delegate from the
international union to the coming con-
vention Of the American Federation of
Labor. The tailors' International Is
entitled to three delegates, and 1t Is
generally conceded that one of these
shall be the general secretary, while
the eastern states. being strong In
numbers, are nearly always successful
in electing one delegate, so this leaves
only one at large to be elected.
P. M. Wingreen was nominated by
the Minneapolis union, and there is no
doubt that he will receive the united
backing of his district. Mr.. Wingreen
Is not a stranger in International
union politics, and has attended sew
eral general conventions, among them
the one held at Bloomington, ILL.,, Of
which he was chairman. He has
served a number Of ways in his in
ternational organization.
Mr.. Wingreen has been actively
AoCAIAAACu WILL I1Ac ldUOI ulOVS.
ment in Minneapolis for the last %
years. He was a member of the
Trades Assembly in the 'S0s, and has
been in that body almost continuously
for FL years. He has been prominent
in the State Federation of Labor, to
which conventions he was active in
federation circles, first attending g.
convention 81 years ago.
Lands Fifth Place.
Last year there were 80 candidates
fer the three A. F. Of L. places. Mr..
Wingreen was among the number, and
was fifth in the race. This year he is
thought to have a better chance, and
the twin city unions are expected to
get behind him soiidly. BY the labor
element Of the state he is held in
high esteem as a man Of recognized
ability and business tact.
Mr.. Wingreen served eight terms as
president of his local, about as many
as secretary, and the other offices he
has held are limited only by the num-
ber in the gift of the union.
Joint committees of the Custom
Tailors' union met in Minneapolis last
week and discussed the question of
quitting a joint business agent In the
twin seitias. .A,ha TO ct s -5aassaorganizer.
The need Of such an official IS felt,
and unless plans under way fail the
hope tAat one may be secured will
soon be realized. The. wage scale
problem was also discussed at some
length and an effort will be made to
improve conditions in the twin cities
Next meeting night referendum
| vote for the election of a general
treasurer will be taken. This is the
thld vote, each Of the other times nc
| candidate receiving a. sufficient num-
Der of votes to elect. This election
will be f1nal as the field Of candidates
has borrowed down to two-Messrs.
Ra,kow and Winkler. Mr.. Raikow is
acting treasurer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
PLUMBERS Of St, PAUL.
HOLD At HOME AFFAIR
Organizer Leonard of Information
al Union Is Entertained
Royalty.

ST. PAUL, July s.-Last Friday
night the plumbers and steam and gas
filters Of this city held an open meet
ing at Federation hall, In which busi-
ness was mingled with social festivity
in an agreeable manner. The occa-
sion was an official VISIT to these parts
by Edward w. Leonard Of Schenec-
tady, N. T., general organizer for the
plumbers and, steam and gas filters Of
the United States and Canada. Some
200 OF the faithful were in attendance.
The meeting was presided over by
Henry Waters, ~, president Of the
Plumbers Union Of st. Paul. who In
troduced Mr.. Leonard, the special at
traction of the evening, and he, al
though Handicapped with an liberated
and aching tooth, spoke fluently and
eloquently for q, single International
organization for all pipe craftsmen.
making strong presentation of his
case and a conclusive argument in its
behalf, His contention was in favor
Of vigorous support and mainten-
ance Of the United Association Of
Plumbers, Steam Filters and Gas Fit
ters, as against the National Associa-
ton Of Steam Filters, which he claims
is hostile to the United Association
and has but a feeble organisation at
best, with very limited membership
and small territory. Mr.. Leonard also,
urged the members OF the several
unions represented at ssthe meeting to
be particularly attentive + to three
things: The prompt payment Of their
dues 80 as to keep their treasury well
prepared for all emergencies. the full
and universal demand for the union
label 30 as to strengthen and amplify.
the force Of the organization. and the
most loyal support Of all political
movements undertaken by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor against can
didatAs Of the old -line parties. which
have been wont 70 use organised labor.
and abuss a.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
DEPARTMENT ! OF LABOR
WANTS. SPECIAL AGENTS.
Many Of Them Desired to Gather
y Statistics on Child Labor
j - ~ E1ri1 ~:
Government: Labor Bureau is
Looking for Active, Wide.
.,4 Eyed People. i

WASHINGTON, D. c., July S-An
opportunity will soon be given young
men and women Of ordinary >intelli-
gence to enter the services of the de-
partment and labor to aid in catcher
ing Information concerning the condi-
ditios under which women and chill
dren work. 1t will f-not be altogether
charitable employment, for congress
appropriated $150,000 to be expended
by the secretary Of the bureau Of
labor In this special Investigation.
The field thus opened will require
many persons in each state, and to se-
cure them civil service examinations
will be held on July "a. For Miinne-
sofa, the places of examination will be
st. Paul. Duluth and Mankato. Any
person more than 20 years Of age is
eligible. The salaries to be paid range
from $1,000 to $4,000 year and an ex-
pense allowance while employed away
from home or outside of Washington.
The duties will be similar to those
of census collectors. The special In
vestigation is to cover in detail the
Industrial, social, moral, educational
and physical condition Of child and
woman laborers in the United>S >States,
with special reference to their age,
hours Of labor, term Of employment,
health, illiteracy, sanitary and other
conditions. ~
From the scope Of the work to be
required Of the accepted applicants.
the chief qualiflcat tions would be an
ability to gather detailed information
in the field, and to submit the same in
reports. Such persons should be able
to meet on proper footing all classes.
Experts will be selected from those
showing special qualifications fitting,
them to manage and direct group Of
persons In the investigation .
The fitness of the applicant will be
| largely based upon recommendations
from persons qualified to judge of his
ability as an Investigator, and his
general subject of an economic or so
cial nature will be all that the appli-
cant will be required to write on the
| day Of examination.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
| LAMENTATIONS OF }. J.HIlI ARE =:
ANSWERED by ONE WHO Knows
RAILROADS SHOULD COME OUT
IN THE OPEN WITH FIGURES.

James j. Hill Of the Great North
ern Railway, who has sounded sev-
eral notes of warning lately, re-
Gently alarmed the country with
the statement that such "restr1e-
tive legislative'' AZ the passage Of
two cent passenger rates would in
jure the credit of the railroads, and
consequently the roads would be
unable to sell securities to enable
them to get money to Increase their
trackage and equipment, without
which increase they will not be In
a position to handle the traffic of
the country.
Writer who knows demands that
the railroads come out In the open
and show the figures by, which they
reach their conclusiOns. When
railroad statisticians, juggle with
freight rates and the truth, the
people are justified in assuming
that they do not tell the truth
about passenger rates.
Through passengers with rea-
sonable stop-over privileges are
riding for much less than two cents
per mile. These are In effect only
local passengers, and a three cent
rate for other local passengers 10
altogether too high.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
MINERS RECALL man
WHO |NSUlTED FLAG
1--WE Fought for That Grand Old
Flag and Will Not See It
Insulted.

DENVER, COL, July 3.-Thomas
Booher, of Butte, Mont, delegate, until
recently, to the Western Federation of
Miners convention in Dever, has been
recalled to Butte to face the hot CEN
sure Of his fellows for his rabid ut
terances on Thursday last in regard
to the American flag.
The following resolution was passed
by the Miners Union Of Butte, Mont:
Whereas, Many Of the members Of
this union having followed the Stars
and Stripes in the Civil war and in
Cuba and the Philippines, we heartily
denounce the utterances Of Delegate
Booher."
by his union, and during the re-
mainder Of the convention Delegate
Lowney will cast his vote.
Boohers outbreak was virulent. He
began with the statement that the
condition of the workingman of today
was much the same as it was in the
sixteenth century, and added:
There was a time when the Amer
lean flag stood for freedom, when the
red in it denoted courage and the
white purity. Today, however, it is
different The white now denotes the
linen which the corporations use to
bind the wounds Of the slaves; the
red deotes the blood Of the working
men shed at Homestead"
Here several delegates caught their
breath, and, rising, protested against
the flag being insulted. Another dele
gate said Booher had right to say
what the flag indicated in his opinion,
and Booher was allowed tc proceed.
He added:
"The blue in the flag indicates the
black and blue of the bruises which
the workers have had inflicted on
them" ,es,
Here member brought up the point
Of order that Booher was not sticking
to the subject at issue, and he was
rule1 out OF order. The next day he
apoiosized for his statements. U
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
] FORMER HEAD OF MEAT :.
CUTTERS UNION IS OUT.
Ex-President Michael Donnelly
Obliged to Pay an Old Time
Penalty.
Boycotted and Blacklisted BY
Meat Trust He Has to Begin
Life Anew.

CHICAGO. 1lA July :.-Michael
Donnelly, broken in health. along in
years, bankrupt pecuniarily and re-
fused a Job at his trade Of sheep
butcher. will leave Chicago next week
to begin life anew. He will go to
Kansas City and embark in another
business, which he wishes for the time
being to keep a secret.
Not only has one Of the big packers
sumption Of the trade Of butcher, but
the Independent packing companies as
well. According to his friends. he is
merely receiving the reward of all
labor leaders. Not only have the en-
ployers placed him on the blacklist,
but 1t is asserted 1t was through the
action Of the fellow members Of his
union that he has been placed in his
present position.
Mr.. >Donnelly gives J. Ogden Armour
as his authority for being on the
blacklist Of Armour & Co. He has
taken that to mean that all the big
packers have made the same decision.
Every superintendent and foreman
in the packing houses said they were
willing to give me employment" says
Mr.. Donnelly. But they added they
would have to get permission from
higher authorities. Mr.. Armour was
in Europe, so I waited until his re-
turn. Then I called on him.
Mike said he, I am glad to see
you. have the highest possible re-
F~S x,,(1I <v{xr
you as good a recommendation as any
business man would give to another.
But I cannot give you employment. If
I should do 50 the radical element
would get around you and stir up
trouble. OF course, 1 am in favor Of
labor organizations, provided they are
conducted on conservative lines
Il took that answer to mean l could
not get work for big packer. Then
I found out the independents had no
use for me. I will go into other busi-
ness"
Mr.. Donnelly first arrived in Chi
cago some eight years ago, when there
was no organization in the stock
yards, and began the work Of uniting
the men, Before the packers became
aware OF the extent of the work he
|Ihaasome 20, 900 members in the union.
q -
and Butcher fkn1en 81 America of
which he was president, voted a strike
in all the packing houses in the coun-
try controlled by the big packers. The
latter offered arbitration the night be-
fore the strike. It was refused.
The strike lasted ten days, when the
packers made a. settlmnt. Two days
latr the radical element started a.
stampede and new strike was in
augurated. While Donnelly was not
responsible for this second strike or in
favor II it, his friends state that he
has had to shoulder the blame, and the
blacklist as well. That strike was
lost, and at the present time there are
few organized workmen in the stock
yards.
1t is said Donnelly will be compelled
to borrow the money he will need in
moving to Kansas City.
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Mr.. Hills statisticians are color blind
to truth as we'll as justice. When the
rate on that necessary Of life, whisky,
is 2 cents hundred pounds more
from Louisville, KY, than from Glas-
gov, Scotland, to Helena, Mont, the
public not only smells rat. but, like
Sir Boyle Roche, sees him floating In
the air" and wishes to nip him in the
bud"
Discrimination On Freight Rates.
Last Saturday one Of the western
daily papers published the fact that
the milk supply Of New York state Is
drawn from $4,000 farms, situated in
six states, varying in distance from
the metropolis from 10 to 400 miles,"
But the most important fact in regard
to the milk supply OF New York was
not told: Practically all, and perhaps
all, of the milk is carried to New York
on tho post office rate system. The
gallon Of milk produced on a farm 400
miles from New York Is carried at the
same price as the gallon from a farm
ten miles away from the city.
The statement has been published
number of times, and never denied,
that in 1902 President A. B. Stickney,
of the Chicago & Great Western, ad-
vised the American roads to- make a
fat rate Of IS to the Worlds Fair 1t
u 07sor
200 miles from Chicago and asserted.
with convincing figures, that the roads
could make money on that rate-$5
from Louisville or Boston, or Men,
phis, or San Francisco, or any other
point in the country; but that the
passenger agents refused to make
such rate because they didn't see
how they could get back to the old
rates after the fair!
Mr.. Hill 10 Great Business Man.
Mr.. Hill is credited with being one
Of the greatest business men in the
| railroad world and he is always ready
to give advice to the public. But he
is not frank with his stockholders. He
issues reports that do not report. He
tells the Great Northern stockholders
that last year it cost only $1,000 a
mile to keep the road In good repair,
In q period Of 80 days last fall there
were 40 wrecks ON the Kalispell d.
vision, almost all Of them due to rot
ten ties. When section boss on tho
Great Northern needs 100 ties he or
ders $50. and thinks he's in luck II
he gets 80. That's the way the ''busi-
ness pencil Of Jim Hill" keeps down
operating expenses. And now Mr..
Hill says the roads are five years be-
hind the development Of the country,
and can't handle the country's busi-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-06
Great Railroad Magnate Sent in
General Alarm Because Several
State Legislatures Had Audac-
ity to Pass Two Cent Fare Meas
ures.
Railroad Statisticians Are Exceed
ingly Ingenious in Figuring Out
the Losses to Railroads on Ac-
count Of Reduced Passenger
Fare.
Hill Says It Will Take Five Years
to Put Railroads Up-to-date in
Handling Remarkable Increase
In Products of Industries and
Farms.

w. G. Eggleston Of California, one
thoroughly informed on the practical
side of the railroad situation of the
west, doesn't take kindly to the recent
New, York interview Of Mr.. James J.
Hill. He answers his lamentations
with strong indictment Of the condi-
tions On railroads in the west, discus
sig their relations as to construction,
carrying Of freight and passengers,
and prices charged therefor. He
writes as follows:
President Hill, of the Great North
ern road, has just turned in a general
alarm on account Of the passage in
some states of 2-cent a mile laws. He
says such laws are 'resrictive legisla-
tion," which will destroy the credit Of
the railroads, and in consequence the
roads will not be able to sell securi-
ties to get money to increase their
trackage and equipment, without
which increase they will not be able
to handle the traffic Of the country.
Thus, means Mr. Hill, the public must
put up with slow and irregular service
or the government must lend it's cred-
it.
Restricts Tax Levying.
It is true that q 2-cent a mile law is
restrictive Legislation. It restricts
the company from levXing an exorbi-
tant tax on the people: for railroad
tariffs, and rates are taxes. The gov-
ernment has delegated to the roads it's
sovereign power Of taxation, to be
used within certain limits; and the
companies now claim they have a
vested right" to use that power as
they please, and deny that the public
ton or otherwise.
The public is told that railroad sta
tistiai h4ve figured that 2-cent Z.
mile laws will reduce local passenger
revenue rs per cent, which means a
reduction, it is said, of about Z per
cent. on the gross revenue from local
traffic. No doubt the railroad statis-
ticians can figure it that way; but
they can't prove it, because It isn't
true. Reductions in passenger rates
have hitherto been followed by in
| creased net revenue. That is true in
New Zealand. in Australia. In Austria
Hungary and In America.
Let Railroads Be Frank.
If the railroad statisticians" wish
to convince the public, let them come
| in the open when they do their f1gur-
ing. When these statisticians juggle
! with freight rates and truth the pub
lie has reason to suspect that they
don't tell the truth abou passenger
| rates. When the Northern Pacific
| road, under the Hill management,
| charges $27 to haul a carload of cat
tie from Helena to Billings, Mont, and
$54 to haul a carload Of cattle from
| Billings to Helena; and when Mr.
Hills Great Northern road charges
| more to haul g. carload Of dressed
plumber from Helena to Malta, Mont.
a distance of $50 miles, than from Du-
| luth to Malta, a distance Of s45 miles
the public has a right to suspect that