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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
Meeting at Unitarian Church on
Monday Evening Well Attend
ed and Questions of Vital Inter-
est to Duluthians Discussed.
Greater Duluth, With Its Resour-
ces, Advantages and CONNER
cial Possibilities Pictured to
the Delight Of all Present,

At the last meeting Of the Unity
club the familiar voices Of some of the
faithful ''old war horses were much
in evidence, and the walls Of the Uni
tartan church reverberated with words
of hopefulness and cheer.
Geo. F.. Rupley's remarks set the
audience In an uproar of enthusiasm,
In the gloomiest days in Duluth's his
tory Mr.. Ripley never for one moment
lost faith In her future greatness and
mis- prophecies In 1889, as a member
of the Chamber Of Commons, we all
remember, and although We thought
them too optimistic then, we see them
even more than realized now.
Mr.. Ripley has the happy faculty
of condensing whole paragraphs into
one or two pithy and expressive say
ings. AS illustration of this, the fol-
lowing speak for themselves: "Du-
luth dreams great things, hopes great
things, does great things. Duluth is a
city Of great things
Question Of Education.
The educational phase Of Duluth's
present and future greatness was
! handed by Superintendent Denf1eld in
his usual mastery and eloquent man.
| ner. Among other things he said,
"classics for culture will be retained
| but the body and hand must be edu-
| Gated and the artistic sense not over
looked. Manual training must be
developed to the highest possible
point, and when supplemented with
| an agriculture al high school, the en-
| tire system Of education will be SYM
metrical"
Mr.. MitcheIl's Address.
! Charles S. Mitchell, as Is mis- usual
! custom, confined his observations to
facts exactly as they are, without
| coloring or bias. He pointed out that
| the future greatness Of Duluth was
dependent upon the development of
the agricultural regions of which Du-
luth was the natural market and out
! let. Mr.. Mitchell said: 1T is easier
to get a man to come here and raise
potatoes at a dollar a bushel, than to
get man to work for 81 day, when
he has to pay a dollar Dushel for
potatoes"
Mr. Mitchell urged upon the bust
ness men OF Duluth 10 bring SONS
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
Most Of the Failures and Disasters
Of Later Lifesare Ohargeable Di-
rectly to Want of Industrial
Training. - ':=. -
Best Minds in the Nation Becom-
ing Aroused and Advocate More
Attention to the Subject for our
Boys and Girls. -. : :

Army and Navy journals and daily
newspapers have been trying to figure
out for years just why it is that there
is such a large proportion OF .deserters
from the ranks, All sorts oi conclu-
sions.: hive been advanced by officers.
privates. and .ciXtlians and; yet ,deser-
ton has Increased until 1T has become
not NEARLY a question for. academic
discussion. but a serious problem that
threatens; the very: organization. Of the
army and navy. ''Re-open: the can
teen," less work. = more pay" these
are some Of the refnedies suggested,
but none of them has been success
fully applied. :. -.
Shown by -statietiea
During the school year ending in
June 1907, more than 100000 child
rem attended the public schools Of the
United States and from this army,
about twenty times the size. of our
regular army, there we're at least g.
100000 "deserters" before the roll was
called when school opened last month.
The desertion from the army and navy
combined; will of course, look paltry
beside such figures as these, but there
is much more, violent discussion over
the soldier and sailor problem than
there is over these 100000 boys and
girls, many of whom are leaving school
and wasting from two to four years OF
adolescence in unskilled labor for a
wage so small that it can claim no
consideration in comparison with the
loss Of opportunity.
At the end of these wasted years.
what's. ahead. for the untraaned boy
and girl? In summarizing, an 1investi-
cation made by the Massachusetts
Commission on Industrial and Techni-
cal Education, Mrs. Susan Kingsbury
of Simmons College, Boston, says that
the first failure Of the child is a fall
ure to, gain @admittanoe to a skilled
trade, for If started in the lower oc-
cupations, the CHANCES of passsing to
a. skilled industry are very few. Once
! there, always there.
The Facts Proven.
Mrs. Kingsbury says, 1--WE have in
terviewed many. Of those seventeen to
twenty-four years of age who are to-
day In skilled industries and we md
significant facts. These boys and
girls started in a skilled trade Out
lof nifty, taken from Gaansstddkn,
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sTELzLE GIVES: BOOST
TO THE LABOR EDITOR.
Preacher -Machinist Observes the
Trials and. Wants Of
Labor Scribe. .s
Believes That All Union Work.
man Should Support Their
Local Paper.

. Rev. Chas. Stelzle, whsoe able and
timely letters appear each week in the
Labor World, seemingly has observed.
some of the trials and troubles of the
labor editor. In this weeks issue he,
tunes his Tyre, and sings song In be.
half of the labor scribe, whose self
sacrifice should command the support
of all union workingmen. This Is
what he says: = - 8 5s
There Is peculiar twist in the
human mind which leads it to believe
that a thing is so because II Is IN
print. TIE fact that a newspaper has.
sad thus and SO is to most folks. suf-
ficient evidence that it is true We.
need not stop to anlyze this curious
pscholosacal delusion. 49,. isss
:. ITO some editors this fact Is q
source Of congratulation. But the true
"moulder of public opinion" seeks to
arouse the thinking: machine OF his
constituency. He Is really an .edu-
Gator. He Is. one Of the most im-
portant factors in the development Of
the human race. But he Is not IN
fallible. He will be the first to admit
It. He is tempted in all points like
as we are, and he is not without sin. @
MY observation Of the labor editors
of this country has led me to have for,
them the greatest respect. Many OF
them are engaged In a most difficult
task. Often the support which is
given them is insufficient to permit
them to, do their best work in behalf
of labor They should receive the
most cordial cooperation Of the rank
and file. as well as that. Of the leaders.
''Tney are really very human. They
are glad to receive helpful sugges-
tions. They expect the knocks and
they are not disappointed. But there
are other ways of boosting the labor
press. The editor appreciates 1t when
he is told that he mas said or done
good thing through his paper. Tell
him about It. Il
/: g" AS a rule. he needs the money. IIA
eats the same kind Of food that tho
rest OF us eat-when he can get at
Some Of Us have apparently concluded
that he lives on Ink. But even Ink
costs money. And the market price
sis advancing. He wears the. same
kind of clothes. He lives IN the same
kind Of q house and ne deals with the
same kind Of d landlord.
- Just for the fun OF 4 it--let's eivss
him e boost-ln Just the way that yo0
know best. 8
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A PROBLEM OF GREAT
d g., INTEREST TO SOCIETY.

3,
The class In every community
most Interested I'm some form of
industrlal education rs that which
depends for, its maintenance upon
the Occupations included under
the name Of industries..
The children in our public
schoIs SHOULD be given a. much
! Of nm industrial bent a. can pos
sibly he done, consistent with a
due regard to what are general
ly. known a. educational branches
It has been ascertained that the
leaders in all ,skillfulr industries
today are men, who in q more or
less degree, have had the advant-
aEe, OF some skilled trainlnE in
bOyhood. ..5'4 ."
1t is said that millions Of boys
and girls left school last spring
without any trade training.
'lIore IN the pity"
IT, -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
JOBS ARE PLENTIFUL: !:
. But" MEN ARE SCARCE
Flour City Business Agents Have
Trouble in Filling Orders
for Work. !,
Brcklayers and Stone Masops in
Particular Turn Down Out
side Calls.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct.. l7,-Repo,

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct.. 17.-Reports
of business agents of the various
building trade unions show a most
gratifying condition. With one or two
exceptions, these unions are unable to
supply enough men to satisfy the de-
mand. Matt Lehman, business agent
for the Bricklayers and Stonema sons
union, says he has more calls for men
than can be filed. Last week ne had
several orders from men from North
Dakota and Iowa. He has an order
now for an Iowa job which calls for
between twenty-five and thirty brick
layers, which will last for three
months or more, and on which work
will start In a counple of weeks.
Business Agent Chales Beum Of the
Structural Iron Workers mas work for
many more men than he is able to
supply. A big order was received
Duluth last week, but no men could be
sent. Valley City, N. D.. contractor
also wanted a crew Of iron workers.
Another union which reports a great
scarcity of workmen is the Sheet
Metal Workers. Business Agent Peet
Is compelled to turn down orders for
men every day. All who went out in
the recent strike are now at work, and
Thursday morning Mr.. Peet was COM
PEELED to announce his inability to fur
nish men for six different jobs.
With the painters conditions are only
fair, but the full membership Is en-
ployed. However, there is no particu-
lar rush on, and Business Agent Balm
bridge is able to supply all contracts
from the ranks of the local union.
A few steamf1tters are wanted, and
work in that trade is plentiful.
Similar conditions prevail in the
Plumbers union. All of the other
building trade organizations are busy,
and IL fine weather continues all will
be employed well into the winter. A
few of the larger contracts will pro-
vide work for inside men all winter,
and preparations are already under
way by several of the large contract
ors for an early start on some Of next
years work. All the agents say the
last season has been the best on
record, and none predicts a letup the
coming year. '''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19

Returns to Jail, and Demands
That he be Locked in
His Cell.
Afraid # He Stays in Hospital
He May Not be Tried .
This Year.

BOISE, Idaho: Oct, 17-George A.
Pettibone escaped from st. Alphon-
sus' hospital this afternoon, but before
his absence had been discovered be
had presented himself at the office OF
Sheriff shad Hodean and demanded
that he be placed In mis- cell. Accom-
panied by his wife, he was walking
about the hospital yard, and at a
time when his guard was not watch
full he walked slowly to the county
Jail, half a block away.
Sheriff Hodgin was much surprised
wnen the prisoner, unguarded, walked
in on him, and could do nothing else
than comply with the request Of his
prisoner that he be locked up. No
sooner had he been placed IN the big
cell, which was the nome Of Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone for eighteen
months, than there came a telephone
message from the hospital to the ef-
feet that Pettibone was nowhere to be
found. The Sheriff allayed the fears of
the hospital attendants by Informing
them that their patient was safe: be-
hind the bars. '.a;
Petttbone left the hospital in order
to add strength, to his position in de-
:manding immediate trial. When
Judge Wood talked: over the matter of
continuing the case with the attorneys
in court last week, he said that it is
certain that If the defendent Is . too
III to be in jail he is too sick to stand
the strain Of a three months trial.
Taking his cue from. this statement,
Pettibone Immediately asked that he
be taken back to Jail. Els request
was not complied with, and, waiting
fora time wnen he was not noticed, he
took French leave" Of the institution.
As matters now stand, the case is
set for Tuesday morning, but there is
still much doubt whether the trial will
begin at that time. The commi ssion
appointed by Judge Wood will make
an examination of the defendants
physical, condition. and will make q
formal report when court convenes
Tuesday morning. ss$= =
On the nature OF this report Judge
Wood will base his decision
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
John MI1clHttl.REnRs !:
AFTER LONG: SERVICE
Has Definitely Announced That
April LIST He Will Give
Up Office.
His Health Will Not Justify His
Continuing Longer at
Work.

For the first time John Mitchell has
definitely announced his determination
to give up the office of presidnt of the
United Mine Workers of America. For
several years 1t has been the fashion
Tor interested persons to announce
Mitchell's retirement at the next con-
vention, but each time the mine work.
er has declared the reports had no
foundation in fact.
In this weeks issue of the United
Mine Workers Journal. the Official or
gan Of the union, Mitchell announces
that he will not be q candidate for re-
election, giving i'll health as the rea-
son. '- :-.s@
A few months ago Mitchell UNDER
went an operation for a strangulated
hernia and it is believed another oper-
alton will be necessary. Mitchell
writes as follows:' ~ g" 49,
ITO the Officers and Members of the
U. M. w. OF "A. Greeting: :'
"Inasmuch as notices calling for
nominations are being sent out from
the office of the secretary, and in or
der that all local unions and members
thereof may be in position to express
their choice tor the office of president,
I herewith announce that I shall not
be candidate for the presidency of
your organization. - 81
II am prompted to arrive at this de-
cision becaise I believe that no
longer am well enough to give your
interests the consideration their i'm
portance demands.
II shall explain in greater detail in
my annual report to our coming con-
vention the causes which impel me to
give up the high office to which you
have. elected me for SO many years.
II thank you for the confidence you
have reposed in me and I beg you to
believe that the advancement OF my
craft has been my highest ambition"
MitchelYs successor will probably be
w. 8 B. Wilson, etary-treasurer Of
the b organization. Last November
Wilson was elected to congress and
will take its seat at the coming ses-
sion. ;sai # q # #ss:s5.. S.
Mitchell has held the office OF presi-
dent OF the United Mine Workers since
1898. His great popularity among the
men has to great extent been due
to his extreme democracy. To his as-
sociates and intimate friends he Is
known as "Jack. r
|
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
labor WANTS. .PR0V|S0 !: +.
CLAUSE IN FRANCHISE
Terra Haute Unionists Insist on
Arbitration Clause in Trac-,
ton Grant.
Believes Settlement Of Labor Dis.
putes Depends Upon Hold
ing Company.

TERRA HAUTE. Oct. 17.-Organi-
zed labor of Terra Haute has an eye
focused on the members Of the COM
mon council In traction franchise
now pending. Terra Haute is a union
town and the union men, as citizens
and taxpayers, have a just right to
look In on the traction franchise pro-
ceedings.
First and foremost they demand
that an arbitration clause be inserted
in the new franchise, and second they
demand transfer privileges TO the ut
most limits, and six tickets for rs
cents.
The street car men Of this city are
now organized and through organiza-
ton and with the growth of the city
a far different class of men operate
the cars of the traction company.
Time was when the traction cars were
manned by farmer boys fresh from
the country-young men fascinated by
blue uniforms and swiftly running
electric conveyances.~ These inexperi-
enced men are fast disappearing and
experienced traction men are STEP
ping in. All this through organiza-
tion.
With the cars operated by men who
make it a life business and not a past
time, by men who believe in business
and fairness in all things, It is there
fore important that they and through
them the public be protected. Let them
be protected now. The time is ripe
The franchise Is in the hands of the
council and the men handling it would
be guilty Of almost criminal negligence
did they fail to insert the arbitration
clause.
Terra Haute union men want peace
They are building homes and expect
to live In those homes. Thousands
Of these homes are on car lines and
carry these self same men to and from
work. AS union men they want to
ride on union cars, with union con-
ductors and union motormen. Strikes
and trouble have no place with them
They demand the arbitration clause in
the franchise.
They demand six tickets Tor a quar-
ter and unlimited transfer privileges.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
A TIMELY CAUTION.

When purchasing union-labeled ar
ticles beware of limitations. Beware
especially Of the dealer who offers to
put the label on any article after it
y purchased. The union label is al.
ways Affixed to the. article by the
maker. Loose labels, sewn in,'r tor
otherwise affixed. are frauds. 4:ss. z...: s# 4
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
INSPIRING Talk AT UNITY Club
by: SOME OF our LEADING CITIZENS
LET ALL LOYAL CITIZENS
WAKE UP TO THEIR RIGHTS
The people Of Duluth nre pa

The people Of Duluth are pa
tient and long suffering, but the
time comes when patience ceases
to be a virtue. The time has
come when every man who has a
spark of loyalty to the city In his
make up, should raise his voice
against the cold blOoded and un-
Patriotic exactions of that great
corporation, the Duluth and Iron
Range Railroad.
The road In coming money In
our midst and Mt Our expense. 1T
In drawing enormous dividends
ON money that actually never was
invested only on paper. We could
put mp with all these and other
WRONGS that could easily be
named, but its land policy 10 in
tolexable.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19
AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES.

BOSTON. Oct. ia report issued
by the safe Roads Automobile associa-
tion shows that between the dates Of
June 21 and Sept" 1 of this year II
persons were killed and S3l3 injured
as the result of automobile accidents
in the state Of Massachusetts, asrsfar
as they were reeorded by ths associa-
ton. 38$@. IL
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19

MT. Union MAJ: IN tlfy. your milk;
desisr thst The Heli Phone u untair.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-10-19

III: Mr.. Union Man: Notify your, retail
liquor dealer that the Bell Phone i
Unfair.
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(esnt Fti tfnaed on; pageA IS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

winners of the different prizes were
announced as follows:
In the oratorical contest held IucS-
d,, evening. tn" geHtICmcn's priz" WAS
awarded to Arthur NcWc"mb Jones 81
Mercer and the ladies prize to lsad'rc
Halves Of RcadtiCld.
Mis-; Alice Written Of SearSmont re-
ccivcd the prize for cXccllcnc" i'll Lat
in; VIM. H. Quincy of Dorchester
Mass, the prize for excellence III inath-
cmlt,cs, ana Robert Bradford 81 wayne
thc prize for English composition.
The degree Of Musical MaEister was
awarded Miss Carrie NJ. Bradford of
Augusta.
AT the close Of the exercises the an
rual alumni dinner was given III
Sampson han. Steward l.. II. Mck"h-
ncv had made bountcouS preparations
for this event and the tables which had
boon artistically decorated, fairly
groancd bcncath the load of good
things.
The concluding exercises Of the week
was NE presidents reception held IN
DCcriur chanel this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
FOR NURSING MOTHERS
Justfood Increases Flow OF MIX ana
Makes is Nourishing.

It often happens that the h"'ile'
milk IS lacking III quantity or Is &C.
fcient in nourishment. When this &C.
o,,rs instead Of using medicine or
dr,,-s if the mother will drink cup "l
1ustfond before each meal, or use it IN
s+o.,J nr tra or coffee, il Will increase
~, fnw IF milk ami supply th2 SIS
nents cf nourishment that the baby
needs.
Justfood will also relieve the weak
moss and exhaustion that often attends
me nursing period. 1t is y true 1900
tonic. supplying nourishm"nt ana
strength in A much better way than by
the use of medicine and drugs.
When it is necessary TO weah tie
child usc Justfood for the baby IL Is
easy to prepare, tastes good 10 thG
IittIe one ana is 80 quickly asslmlia'eu
that If never comes up. Used III me
best homes for years.
\ sa,nplc package of Justfooi with a
v.oirht chart for the baby VIII be sem
free uron request. JuSttood - =
IL Franklin St, syracuse, ). y.
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Almost everyone finds something to
worry them sometimes and som"
people seem to find something t"
worry them the greater part Of tn"
time. but the supcrlative degree IN tins
lire has evidently been reached by the
Chapel street man who is timid during
thunder showers. 1t is said that dur
ing the summer months this man
worries all the time for fear that each
day will bring thunder shower.
And his worry is not confined to IN"
hours Of daylight. for whenever there
is a cloud in the sky at sunset he sets
the alarm clock when he goes to bed
so that it will ring i'll two hours from
that time for fear that thunder
shower will come along and catch him
asleep. When the alarm awakcnS nm
he gets up and winds il, sets it two
hours ahead and then takes another
nan. and so on through the night. Hc
savs that he had never slept through a
thunder shower at night since he had
the clock. and does not intend 7" as
long as the alarm on the timcpiccc
holds out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Tho ynCmberS of the SOcictc st. jean
Eantistc of this city are looking l"r-
ward in pleasant anticipation I" me
coming annual st. Johns day ohS"rN-
ancc which will be held at WatcrVllie
ncx+ Monday and Tuesday, on Whlch
occasion 25S delegates of the 80 frcHch
Canadian societies of the state VIII
meet for the purpose of holding con-
vention ana which will be in session
~ those two days. ON WodncsudH
tI,ora will be a celebration and Il DIE
narade il, which il is expected that 81
societies will be represented f"ll"" i'H
+bc paradc there will be speaking ny
nroninent visitors. among Wh"m VII
10 Governor Cobb, Hon. kudolPn
Temicl1x. postmaster Generai =
canada. Mayor Bunker Of WaterNlhc'
Folk Gatineau Of Southbridge' MISS.
,,rosi1cnt of the ST. John societies VI
America Senator John Il. T. 1artre oI
Riddcford and others. The reiiiaiiluo, :
of tbn day will be devoted to Sports -
,.arious kinds on the fair Grounus.
tn & John society of this city VIII
90 in n body and will take with thenl
tbo LAFAYETTE band. and other fre''t, -,
,onadian societies of the CITY '" III
,,.ithnrt louht send delegations There
,,.iIi ,Iso be 4 large attendance outsl e
Of the societies.
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Complaints are heard about the
reckless manner in which automobiles
are driven through some Of the streets
of the city and some of the scorchcrs
are liable to come to grief for viola
ton of the law Of the road, which
limits the rate of speed to not over
eight miles per hour in the thickly
settled portions of the city. and to not
over Il miles per hour on any high
way. and such drivers as arc inclined
to send their machines over the road
at the speed of an express train should
remember that they are liable To Il
fine of $50 for each offcnSc or to I'm
priSonmunt not exceeding ten days.
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors,

lii the District Court Of the United State,
for the District Of Maine.
In the matter Of
GEORGE ii. EMfltY. : III Bankruptcy
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of GEORGE II. EMERY
of II;,lovcll. in the County o. kcunc
bee. and district aforesaid. 4 bank
rurt.
Notice is hereby given that'on the It'll
lny " December a. D-. 900. the sat
George H. Emery was duly adjudicat"'
bankrupt: and that the first mcc ting n
his creditors viii hc held at the Dflir" "l
the Referee. 80 Water Street, in augusta
Maine. and District aforesaid. on the 2Nt
day of June y. d., 1907. at zen o'clock n
the forenoon. at which time the said
creditors may attend prove th"ir laimS
appoint Il trustee examine the bankrupt
ana transact such other business as may
propplly CONF. before said meeting.
FREMONT ]. G. LITTLE.
Referee in ErnkrUp;cy
Augusta. Maine, June Is. 1907.
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