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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
Treasurer af Republican National
Committee Has Bad Labor
Record in Pennsylvania.
HIS COMPANY RETAINS
SPIES OVER EMPLOYEES
Will Not Hire a. Union Man Nor
Allow One on Company's =.
Premises.

Allentown, Pa. Oct. 22.-The Beth
lehem Steel Company of which George
r. Sheldon, treasurer of the Republi-
can National Committee, is one of the
controlling directors, has a labor rec
ord worse than that Of any corpora
tion In the state of Pennsylvania. For
years union men have avoided the
plant as they would a plague.
This corporation not only refuses to
employ a union man but it resorts to
the disreputable practice of paying
employees to spy upon their fellows,
Always Opposed Labor"
"The Bethlehem Steel Company has
always opposed organized labor and
the organization of it's employees. !. The
result is that the conditions prevailing
at the plant are very bad SO far as the
men are concerned. !: ~.
"The company has =. employees who
receive a little extra pay for acting as
spies. and informing the, company
whenever there is any movement
among the men to organize. These
spies furnish the company with the
names Of the men who are supposed
to be leaders in the movement and
these men. are promptly: discharged.
Several times in the I. last fifteen
years tn emen have organized only to
be discharged one by one until every
union man in the plant is disposed Of
hever Employ Unionists.'
THE company will not hire union
man, There have been great many
instances where the company has en-
ployed union men not knowing them
to be such. These union men never
worked long. AS soon, as the hired
spies found out that man carried a
union card, the fact was reported to
the company and the union man was
discharged
"The company's orders are that no
union. man shall be allowed: on the
premises. 1e,,. -, 44 - =:
=. Appeals have been made many
times to the directing owners Of the
company including George ,R. Sheldon,
for better treatment for the men en-
ployed, but these appeals usually were
followed by the discharge Of men con-
cerned in the movement"
This is the record Of only one of
Sheldon's many corporations. is It
any wonder, then, that with such men
as Sheldon in control Of the Republi-
can party the representatives of or
gantzed labor were kicked out of the
Republican convention?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
Competent man VIVID
DESEDvES YOUR VOTE
Julius J. Reiter, Democratic Can
didate for Lieutenant
Governor.
Omstead County Democrat, Rochester.

Omstead County Democrat, Rochester,
Every Minnesota voter who has re-
gard for patriotism; every friend Of
the commonwealth who wants clean
hands and an honest and upright citi-
zen in the office Of lieutenant COVER
nor; every citizen regardless of party
who wants the senate committees ap-
pointed with reference to the public
interests; every friend of good gov
ernrnent who wants to uphold the
hands of Gov. johnson by giving him
an ally in the person of the lieuten-
ant governor, should vote for Julius
]. Reiter. =, a.:s:- .;*- s !,
Mr.. Reiter Is today mayor Of the
city Of Rochester, having previously
served the city two terms. as member
OF the common council. He is the
senior member OF the grocery firm Of
Reiter Bros, which embarked in busi-
ness in Rochester sixteen years ago
and is now one Of the many substan-
tial business sooncerns OF the city.
In 1907, Mr.. Reiter was elected
mayor and Is now serving his second
year. Four years ago he was elected
chairman of the county Democratic
committee, which position he: held up
+to the time Of his nomination for lieu
tenant governor. He was also a mem
bers Of the state Democratic com-
n1ittee. Mr.. Reiter possesses pos
tive perspnal tty that has made him
well and favofably known 10 every
citizen ofs Olnsted county - q.
Julius 7. Reitsr wnss born on e. faTm
In Wabasha county. being the eides
son Of II Ar. and Mrs Julius John
Reiter. He was $50 years old on the
fourth sot July ;last. The Significance
|of the holt idays on which sshe. was born
may account In some measure for the
indep pendsnos Wl,ich win continue to
ehara eter1xe hi Iasl.ould he be elected
20 tlls nositl now aas4
pirs 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
GREAT CAMPAIGN NOW
NEARING ITS FINISH
Shall Verdict Of tho American People
Have tho Earmarks Of
Tamperinq7

One of the most remarkable cam
paigns in the history Of our country
is just drawing to close.
Voters Responsibility.
With our ballots we are free to
elect to office men who will voice
the needs Of the nation. When any
party, from any motive, and through
any influence fails to conserve or pro-
tect the interests of the people, or to
establish conditions Of opportunity for
poor and rich alike, it becomes a pub.
lie menace, and every loyal citizen
should assist in it's overthrow.
Examine the Record.
Every unbiased individual knows
that the Republican party of our day
has long ceased to represent the peo-
pie and that for years it's aims, pur-
poses and legislation has been to con-
slider what the oil Interests" want,
what the railroad "interests" want,
what the manufacturing interests
want, what the coal, steel and copper
interests want, what the banking
interests" want, what the CONNER
c1a1 "fnterests' want, without any re-
gard whatsoever to what the millions
of our common petople want and need.
The Republican party through it's
being dominated by such interests as
are represented by the Rockefellers,
the Morgans. the Guggenheims, the
Baileys, the Evans and similar classes,
has these many years been engaged
in centralizing the wealth Of the ma
tion in the hands Of a few, instead
of, as they ought to, diffusing it for
the benefit of the many.
Consequent Conditions.
AS the result Of Republican mall
administration, our country today is
in the throes of an Industrial depres-
sion such as it never experienced and
there Is no sign Of it ending. We are
confronted with conditions that de-
serve the most serious attention of
every one who has the least bit Of
patriotism in his heart or the slight
est spark Of sympathy for his fellow
man. We in Duluth, by reason Of
causes which Republican misrule
could not affect, are measurably COM
Portable and prosperous; at all events,
our condition is Infinitely superior to
that Of the majority of other places
in our land; but even our condition
is not above demanding Immediate at
tent1on from our natlon's statesmen.
There is not the remotest expecta-
tion that the Republican party will
raise a finger to help the people. It
had an opportunity to do so at the
last congress, but obstinately refused
even to consider any measure tend
Ing towards giving the people relief.
The great danger to the common neo-
pie in this campaign is that the same
interests which tamper1wtth the rep
resentatives in congress will tamper
with the voter at the ballot box.
Let, us hope for the best, and so
hoping the triumphant election of
William Jennings Bryan is assured.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
West DULUTH FURNACE
N FULL OPERATION
Roar Of Blasts Now Heard in
Our: Progressive Y1n
: Suburb. /
Two Hundred Tons Is Daily: o.
= pacity of the Great
Enterprise.

=
The Zenith Furnace Co.'S plant at
West Duluth is now smelling iron.
Ever since last January, the company
has had a large force OF men en-
ployer in installing and perfecting the
machinery Of this great industry, and
now their labors are abunlantly re-
warded, and the work completed.
Among the improvements made this
summer have been a 3,200-horse power
boiler, q tod blowing engine, two, new
dust catchers, anew cold blast main
and new hot blast main,T - = 4,
e.. .Pra ctically everything ~ about the
plant is new except the stacks and the
stoves. A large force of bricklayers
is now employed in walling up the
new machinery, but this will not hind
er the operations. e., ~ ..s
The exhaust pipes and steamf1ttings
are being repaired from the blowing
engine and the last work in this line
will be completed today or Thursday.
The expense OF the improvements
will total about $135,0oO and the plant
has been built with the end in view of
supplying an almost unlimited output
of iron.
AS it stands today about 200 or
more tons of pig iron can be reduced
a day. This will easily supply all Du-
luth oundries and still leave a large
surplus each day to be shipped to
Chicago and eastern markets.
The increase in the working force
comes as great helH to jhundseds Of
people in the city now that winter
Is coming on.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
.bRYAh's ATTITUDE ON
THE LABOR QUESTION
Believes Labor Entitled to d Rep.
resentative in Presidents
Cabinet. =.
And That Labor Organizations
Should Be Relieved From
Sherman Law. -

William Jennings Bryan in am ad-
dress at Kansas City, very clearly de-
9sned his attitude towards organized
labor. He said in part: -
'We believe that there should be
legislation for the laboring man. First,
believe there should be a department
of labor with. a cobhet officer at its
head: The Republican party is op-
posed ito this, but my friends, we are
right. The laboring man is: entitled
to a representative in the presidents
cabinet, and if.I am elected president,
I will have a representative Of labor
in my cabinet: that I may be able to
consult him OH all subjects relating to
the conditions of the working man.
I'VE believe that the labor organ
izations should be taken out from un-
der the operation of the antitrust law.
We believe, that the writ of injunc-
ton ought not to be usedin labor
dtsputest u1aess there. are ( conditions
that would furnish a basis for it ever
II there were no labor disputes. We
believe that the labor dispute itself
ought not to be a sufficient ground for
Ia writ of Injunction. We believe in
the right of trial by jury In cases of
indirect contempt. The Republicans
are opposed to us in all Of these.
These things are known as things in
the interest of labor, and yet, my
friends, they are things in the inter
est of our whole population, for there
can be no permanent peace and pros
narikv 11n1oSa hoxyo 1ov Ivoi1
operation between labor and capital,
between employer and employe. - -','
1--WE are in favor of guarantee of
bank deposits so that after a man
puts his money in the bank he can go
to sleep with the assurance that he
can it out in the morning if he
wants to.
1--WE are in favor of the election of
senators by direct vote. The Republic
cans in their convention voted this
measure, down by a. vote Of seven to
one, and while the candidate on the
Republican ticket has tried to- apollo
g1ze for the action of the convention,
and tried to get away from his plat
form on that subject, he simply states
that he is personally inclined to favor
the Democratic position.
Il am more than personally. in
clined toward it. I promise that if !
am elected will cal lcongress together
In legislative session and ask them
among other things for the election of
senators by a direct vote of the peo-
pie and there is a chance for us to get
1T, because our Democrats in congress
and in the senate will be pledged by
| the same congress. If the people vote
for it, and congress passes it, do you
think the senate will try to overrule
the verdict Of the people, and if 1t does
every member will have to meet II
when he comes up for election agar
for the senate"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24

Gun Factories thanked, Mr. Roosevelt
for inaugurating the weekly pay day
for this class of employees. Cain de-
clared in his letter that the present
Administration has done more to up
lift labor" than any Of its predecessors
ever did. .t~~t ~ .. J:
Much important literature is beinr
prepared in Government departments
for hurry up circulation among the
labor voters in the last two weeks Of
the campaign. ss.s-. = -,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
STARVATION IS GOOD
Lash FOR .LAB0RERs
So Says a Distinguished Railway
Magnate of Our Own
Country.
And Yet People Wonder Why
Socialism Is Gaming so d:
,.: Fast. -,. -

Chicago, Oct. 2O.-In the annual re-
port Of the Southern Railway Presi-
dent w. w. Finley coolly calls atten-
tion to an important economic effect
Of the panic" which has not been men
toned before in the reports. This is
the increased efficiency Of labor, due
to the plain, proposition that a. man
will do more, work and better work
when he knows someone else is wait
Ing and longing for. the job, BY this
increase : in individual efficiency, Mr..
Finley says, q great reduction in oper-
ating expenses was made possible
without sacrificing. the. maintenance
and replacement necessary for proper
preservation of. the property. s., =:i i 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
,ABRUZZI COMING AGAIN.

ROME Oct. 21.-It was said here tonight
that the Duke Of Abruzzi would be pas
senger on board the French liner La Tour
raiAe,: which will sail from Havre on Oct.
"a. The duke will travel incognito. ! ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24

Lady-you look robust Are you.
equal to the task Eof saving wood7 I
:. = Tramp---Equal isn't the word. mum.
Wasp i s5ss.. st, Il. y ,1 ..5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24
Despotic Power Under Ermine as
Dangerous as Despotic Power
Under a Crown.
ELECT YOUR FRIENDS
= DEFEAT YOUR ENEMIES
Vote Against Further Extending
of a Despotism Vested in
Judiciary.

washington, -. ", .OCl. Gl.-Ine
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor, to men Of Labor and lovers
Of human liberty: ~.
You are believers in the form OF
government described by the immor-
tai Lincoln as government Of the peo
pie, for the people and by the people.
You would not be true Americans il
you were not. This form Of govern
ment-the democratic form-is a gov
ernment bylaw and is the direct OPP
posite of-the despotic for1n-which is
government. by discretion. Govern
ment by injunction is government by
discretion, in other words despotic.
You would not willingly assist In de-
stroying our present form of govern
ment in the United States, and I
therefore assume that you would nave
the issue in this campaign stated
plainly and simply in order, that you
may do your duty.
The Facts Stated.
The facts are that the judiciary, in
duced by corporations and trusts and
protected by the republican party, is,
step by step, destroying government
by law and substituting therefor a
government by judges, who determine
what, in their opinion, Is wrong:
what, in their opinion, is-evidence: is
who, in their opinion, is guilty, and
what, in their opinion, the punishment
snan oe: i is sought 10 make the
Judges irresponsible despots and by
controllin gthem using this despotism
in the interest of corporate power.
Old Rule Reversed,
ineteslu ol 'ne accuser proving PROV tne
eu1lt u Tue accused '.le acc accused Is
colnps'eu sl.o~ cause Why ne
snouu NOT pe puiiisneo: me aosoiute
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-24

& Johnny-Go ding to school? ,=s:s ,.ss
Tommy Nav 81 I don't h have to: the
candidate said she never seen a. moro, moro,
s1ntelligentS audience and T.. Was one,
OF 'em.NeW York sun: 81 -. -.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
BAL BANGED III
PRAC TIC GAME
DIRECTORS
Are Named by the StockhoId-
ers Of the CIarksburg
Baseball Association.

Stockholders Of the clarksbnrg
Baseball Association held meeting
in Attorney Louis A. Carr's office
Wednesday night and effected an or
ganizatlon under the new state char
Ter recently granted to 1t. Dr..
Luther Raymond was made temper
airy chairman and Louis A. Carr tenn
norary secretary and the stockhold.
ers elected a board Of three directors,
the members being R. j. Galley,
Luclus Hoge and Frank Welch. The
board will hold meeting in day
or SO, elect officers, adopt bylaws
and attend to other business.
The stockholders decided to call
for fifty per cent payment Of the
subscribed stock to be made on April
2S and the remaining so per cent.
to he paid on May IA. The general
situation was discussed at the meet
Ing and every one present spoke in
very enthusiastic terms Of the bright
prospects for successful season by
the Clarksburg team.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
EXHIBITION
Game Will Be Played by Scot
ties Saturday-Fans
There Are Wild.

scottdale fans are beginning to get
the baseball spirit worked up in them
as 1t is nearing the time for the
opening Of the season of the Pennsyl-
vania & West Virginia league. The
players who have reported are busily
practicing every day and things will
be in good shape by the end of the
week. Ernest Ref, who has accept
ed the managershlp, is doing all in
his power toward getting things in
good working order by the time the
umpire calls play ball" Mr.. Relf
was manager of the Scottdale Inde-
dendent team in 1906 which made
such good showing and lost only
two or three games. He has not
promised to "mesmerlze the other
teams as did one William Earle,
but will do all in his power to Sc
cure for Scottdale a team that will
not need any lemons handed to it.
He has made arrangements to play
the first exhibition game in scottdale
Saturday when the Williamsburg Ath-
letics, which is one OF the strongest
semi-professional teams IN the Pitts
burg district, will be there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
SPLENDID
Showing is Made by the Union.
town Players in PraC-
tiCe Game.

II the players who worked out at
Cycle park yesterday are examples Of
the team this season. says the Union
town Morning Herald, Uniontown
Will have bunch that will be a
credit to the town. Willis Morgan,
who is a candidate for short, Frank
enberry and Leach were out and ali
showed up, very well. Leach, who.
has the appearance Of 16-year-old
boy, has a good whip and puts the
ball to the bases with cannon-ball
speed. Frankenberry is as good, IL
not better, than he ever was, and
hits the ball squarely on the nose.
Morgan handles himself nicely in the.
infield, and the man who beats him
out will have to go some Willis is
taking things easy and Will be in
good condition for the game satur-
day.
orris and Stevenson, pitchers;
Guest, a shortstop, and Roberts,
came in last night. Cowan and Cav
ley are expected to report today.
From now until the opening Of the
season there will be both morning
and afternoon practice. The fans
are becoming interested and almost
hundred we're at Cycle park. 1t
is not known positively yet who will
work in the game with w. & j. Sat
urday, but it is likely each pitcher
Will be given trial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23

WITH ". 8 ].
Uniontown Team Will Play
Practice Game at Home
Saturday Afternoon.

Leach, a catcher, and Wlllets, a
pitcher, have reported at Uniontown,
and the fans there think they have a
team that will land high up in the
percentage column at the windup Of
the season, Word was received that
arrangements had been completed for
an exhibition game at Cycle park on
April %, when the Unlontown team
will meet the Washington & Jefferson
nine. Practice is going on daily at
the park to be in readiness to make
a good showing against this nine,
WHICH is said to be strong this year.
A force OF men has been put to work
on the grand stand and park, to have
things comfortable for the fans. Con-
nellsville will send delegation to get
a bead on the players from Union
town, as there is no doubt that the
rivalry between the two Fayette coun-
ty teams will be very keen during the
year.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
GribbenS and Drummers Have
Another Settle at
Union Park.
McAVOY sMAcks A HOMER.
More Good Playing Shown in
Seven Paragraph Contest
By the Leaguers.

Three double suckers and homer
we're padded out by the Drummers
and the Grtbbcns in another warm
practice game at Union park yester-
day afternoon which resulted in a
final tally of 6 to A in favor Of the
Drummers. The contest went seven
paragraphs.
Fifteen times the pellet was push
ed into the garden for safe prowls to
the portal pin cushion, eight times
by the fife and drum corps, and while
the Grlbbenites collected their klouts
nicely in the fourth session for two
dances to the dlscoid and managed to
ring the gong two more times in the
sixth, they couldn't pat the platter
as often as the Drummers.
Reese and Connors did the catapult
work, the former for the managers
aggregation, and both showed up
well. Connors gave out three dead
head tickets and Reese one while
each had two strife outs.
Box score:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg Hangs It on the ST.
Louis Team in Presence
Of Mighty Throng.

In the presence Of thirteen thou.
sand baseball enthusiasts the Pitts
burg Pirates of the National league
defeated st. Louis yesterday after
noon by score of 10 l. Camnitz
and Gibson pitched for Pittsburg
and McGlynn and Hostetter for the
visitors.
Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburg 5, st. Louis /.
New York 3, Brooklyn ..
Chicago Z, Cincinnati 3.
Philadelphia 7. Boston /.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
VIII Play the Strong Warrington
Team Saturday.

The McCormicks baseball team Of
Wheeling will play the Warrington
team, ct Warrington, Saturday. The
Warrington team is considered the
strongest team in the state, SO also
are the McCormtcks considered the
strongest OF Wheeling, 50 a goot
game is looked for by the fans.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
TWO MORE ARRIVE
Pitcher Clark Of GIassport, and
Jimmy Ferguson Of Steu-
benviIIe, Come In.

Two more men rushed into the city
last night and made reports to Man
ager Fred Drumm of the Clarksburg
baseball team. One is Roy Clark, a
pitcher, Of Glassport, Pa, who was
with the GAINESVILLE team in the P.
0. M. league last season; and the
other is Jimmy Ferguson, an out
fielder, Of Steubenville, O. The new
arrivals will be given trials at Union
park along with the other boys.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
GRIBBENs.
ALB, r, H. o. A. e.

Stolen bases-Slmpson 2, linn /,
Flushman /. Sacrifice hits-Deitrich
and Drumm. Earned runs-Grib-
bens 3, Drumms 4. First on balls
OF Connors 8, off Reese /. Left on
bases-Drumms ., Gribbens 4, First
base on errors-Drumms 2, Gribbens
2. Two7base hits-Lower, Grlbben,
Conoway. Home run - McAvoy.
Struck out-by Conner 2, by Reese 2.
Passed ball-Steele. Umplre-Jones.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23
FIFTH VICTORY
Is Won by Varsity Boys by Showing
Under Queen City Lads.

West Virginia University showed
University of Cincinnati under yes
terday by the score of 10 to 0. This
was the fifth victory for the State
University and goes to show that
they have a strong team this year.
Gregg pitched a great game for Nor
gantown and struck out 10 men.
They mete again today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-23

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago Team Cleans Maps
PhiIIies Beat the New
Workers 8 to 2.

Chicago blanked the Cleveland
White sox in the American baseball
league yesterday. A big crowd wit
messed the opening game between
Washington and Boston at the ma
tional capital. Timely batting won
the game for Washington.
Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia 8, New York 2.
Chicago A, Cleveland 0.
st. Louis Z, Detrolt 3.
Boston 5, Washington 8.