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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
DULUTH HEIGHTS GOSSIP
BRIEF AhD SOCIAL news
According to Our Correspondent
Cold Waves Have no Terrors
for Heights Residents.
Clearly Defines Position of People
on Political Issues Of the
Day.

notwithstanding that the cold wave
from the city, sedulously found Its
way to our suburb, and compelled our
people to make heavy drafts on the
coal bins, we are still actively partici-
pating in the enjoyments and recre-
atoms Of the season, without any re-
gard to Jack F'rost's asserted supre-
macy.
1t will take more than the occa-
sional raw winds from Lake Superior,
to cool the ardor Of people who are
accustomed to inhale the exnilerating
atmosphere of the healthiest location
known to the weather bureau.
The antics of zero have not in the
least abated our warmth and zeal for
our favorite son, John Hogan. AS the
days begin to lengthen his cause con-
tinues to strengthen, and on the first
Tuesday of February, he shall be
landed triumpnantly in the aldermanic
chair, to verify in faithful service for
the Fifth ward, the good opinion en-
tertained of him by those who have
known him longest and best.
We all took special pride in the
competency and efficiency shown at all
times Of his distinguished predeces-
sor, and entertain no doubt but that
Mr.. Hogan will be equally faithful to
the trust reposed in him by his con-
stdtuency. In the language Of Henry
George I'VE are for men, regardless
Of their party affiliation, and would
rather suffer defeat with a worthy
standard bearer, than win a question
able victory, with one of doubtful
| ability. Hence, we always put our
best men forward, and confidently
command them to OUR associates Of
the Fifth ward for support. By this
principle we stand, to it we shall ad-
here, in full faith that the result shall
always be for the best.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
The Hockey Game,

The hockey game which was pulled
off Sunday in spite of the severe cold
weather was very exciting and
warmly contested from first to last.
Nevertheless the score crept up quite
high, but each team making practi-
cally the same number of goals. 1t
was not until the last half minute of
play that team No. 1 made the de-
Gliding score. The final development
was II to 10 in favor Of team known
as team No. l.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
UNMERITED POVERTY AND UN-
EARNED PLENTY.

These two are the occasion of all
the industrial conflicts Of the world,
and will continue to be until our the
oretical morality shall become a prac-
tical factor in human affairs. When
that good time comes, no one can say
with certainty, but trades union men
shall keep ON laboring assiduosly for
its realization.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01

elected to the position Of alderman, he
will insist that the needy portions Of
the ward shall receive proper recog-
nition T.
DupIicity Of Opposition.
. MIR. Hogan's opponent has seen fit
to circulate, in portions. of the ward
where he thinks 1t will do some good,
a statement to thet effect that a per-
son residing on Duluth Heights oc-
cupying the position of alderman, sell
flshly looks after sthe wants of his
home district at the expense of every
other portion Of the ward. A man OF
set OF men who circa1lates such a. re-
port are either grossly ignorant Of
what has been done for the Fifth
ward during the past six years, or
they are attempting to swilfully mis-
represent the facts to the voters. In
either case the candidate VINO tries to
get votes on such a. plea is unworthy
Of the confidence OF tnespeople OF the
Fifth ward. @%.
improvements on Heights.
It is true that Duluth Heights has
secured a great many improvements
uuA 4A6 SAae past 4oW syCnAo OuI II -
also true that these Improvements
were paid for by the residents-of
Duluth Heights themselves. The
water system, for instance, is being
paid for :, by the, people Of Duluth
Heights, and not as our opponents
represent, by all *of the taxpayers Of
the city: ss -: ~
The Labor World desires to call the
attention of the voters Of the Fifth
ward to the fact that there has / not
been a single portion. OF the ware
overlooked by the alderman who, hac
the honor to represent It in the coln-
Gil for the past six years, and who
claims Duluth Heights as his home. Il
was Mr.: McDwen of Duluth Height.
who inaug1rated and successfully ad.
Nanced the upper hill water system
which will give to q large number
Of residents of the ward water for fire
projection and domestic use. y
& overcame All Obstacles.
Even after the tnitiatory work had
been successfully done many obstacles
had been cast in the way, and Alder
man McEwen was forced to call upon
all his resources as chairman Of the
finance committee OF the city council
to get the money with which to build
the new system That the new sys.
tenn Is an accomplished fact is due
largely to the untlring efforts Of the
Duluth Heights aldermen.
He also began the work which will
eventually give to the Fifth ward, two
public parks and three playerounds
!. within the next two years. He ha.
seen the necessity j. distri bs11tipe
electric lights TO every portion Of the I,
ward, and the voters will refresh
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
A Happv Surprise,

A very pleasant surprise party was
rendered Miss Lula Peters Friday eve>
ming of last week. Miss Peters is
spending the winter in Duluth for the
purpose of studying music. she re.
sides with her sister, Mrs. Dan Neville
of Ounce street
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
Those Who Won't Care to 90 (
Heaven Unless They 90 in Auto
~ - mobile. +. - a,.a

NEW YORK, Jan. sO.-Col. Henry
Watterson, who startled New Workers
by calling them provincials in recent
speech delivered in Carnegie hall, is
taking occasions to do some explaining
but no recanting. To an inter-
viewer who wanted to know just what
the urbane Kentuckian meant, he
said
i did not speak Of New Workers in
general" was careful to restrict
myself to the 'provincials OF Fifth
avenue-people who won't care to go
to heaven unless they can go In their
automobiles.
don't criticise the body OF New
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01
Finest Furs and Fur Goats
Hat Sale TODAY!

90 90 Your choice of a
~OsOo lot of trimmed
Dress Hats-felts, velvets,
etc., all coIors; formerly SELL
ing up to SOCIAL on one
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one a bargain at. wow
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01

ANNA GOULD COMING HOME.
PARIS, Jan. 2s.-Gil Bias says that
Nine. Anna Gould intends to sell her
property in Paris and return to Amer
lea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
Day Fer the Human Race.

he would, for he had no money witt
which to buy and no places with
which to lure. 1t was his own mag.
netism. Intelligence and mastery that
enabled him to lead his people. even
away from the political affiliations OF
4 lifetime.
Debs did not so direct TO the Social.
lists, however. Herein was shown his
generalship. He Americani2ed the
movement, forming n body of his own
that he called the Social Democracy.
There is 4 Social Democracy ia Ger
many, but Debs borrowed little from
it except the name. His own idea was
to graft Karl Marx socialism on to the
stem of American individUalism. Most
people would pronounce this an impos-
sible task. AS to whether or not Debs
succeeded. even in part, each student
will have TO decide for himself. 1t is
somewhat significant that he soon
dropped the name Social Democrat
and is now plain Socialist. Nor was
the change one of name alone Mr.
Debs in these days is preaching
straight socialism. In the beginning
his flag was red, white and blue Now
1t is only red.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
BY JAMES A. HpcrRToN.

T\HERE are seven candidates Cor
president this year-two Bills.
two Toms, two Genes and-the
Socialist-Labor man. don't re-
member his name, aud he doesn't
count anyway. 1t is rather strange the
way the six are paired-the two big
fellows together. then the lndepend-
ence and Populist nominees and final
~ the Socialist and Prohibitionist. OF
the four minor candidates. or. rather.
five, if we count the S "ialist-Labor. |
am not at all certain that Debs viii
not head the list in the number of
votes polled. Mark Hanna while alive
expressed the fear that the Socialists
would be the big opposition party in
1912, and Grover Cleveland not long
before his death predicted that they
would poll over million votes this
year From 1000 To 1904 they climbed
up from 10000 to over 100000. and
Debs was the candidate both times. In
1903, with Debs still the candidate, n
like percentage Of increase would put
them we'll toward 100000 while
merely an equal numerical increase
would give them three-quarters of
n million. Debs in his red special
across the continent has had enormous
crowds. Looked at from any possible
viewpoint, the movement Is beginning
to loom large.
1t has been the writer's fortune to
meet Eugene V. Debs twice and to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
GERMAN PRESS FOR STEVENSON.
Accuse Deneen of Double Dealing and
Repudiate Him as a State
MAnace

The Illinois Stats Zeitung and the
Freie Presse, two of the leading Ger
man newspapers in the middle west,
have bolted Gov. Deneen. Under the
caption, Moral Cowardice, the
Stats Zeitung declared that 1t was
time to "repudiate political weak
lings."
The two newspapers in question
WELD great influence and the loss of
their support comes as hard blow TO
Deneen. The Illinois Stats Zeitung
charges him with double dealing and
challenges Deneen to answer the ac'
cusation 1t declares him a menace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23

the Social Democrat. One or two OF
his former union officers were helping
him. He eXerted the same spell on me
that he does on all the rest that meet
him. Nobody can dislike Debs person
ally. He is one of those sweet and
kindly men that one could no more
hate than he could hate his mother.
Debs is q dreamer who always keeps
ardent and young in his nature. He
has heart so big that everybody sees
it, feels it and responds to it. The
word love is much miSused. and yet it
is the greatest word in the world. 1t
is q word that must be employed in
describing Debs. He actually loves
people-not just some people, but all
people. He cannot help it. There is
not the slightest affectation about it.
He is not trying to get votes. He has
not the rcmotest idea of being elected.
If he were a hodcarrier who never
expected to run for an office in his life
he would love everybody just the
same. There is no guile in the man.
He does not conceal or reserve him.
self He is limpid clear. and if you
cannot see all of him it is only be-
cause you cannot look deep enough.
In one respect human nature is like
water. Some men are so muddy we
cannot see below the surface Others
are so fretted ard in such turmoil
that they are full of choppy waves,
and we cannot look into them either.
Still others are transparent, but so
shallow that there is little to see. And
yet others are clear and deep, calm,
but containing the potcntiality OF
storm, clear and yet not always easy
to fatllom, there are so many things
swimming far beneath the surface.
Debs belongs to the last named class.
! will never forget the day. met
him in his newspaper Office. Shirt
sleeved and hearty. as simple and
Democratic as truly great men always
are, full of the comradery that is glad
to see you and just as glad to see any
body else, easy. human, emphatic, en-
thusiastic, nature warm in itself and
one that others warm to-that was thu
way Debs seemed to me. He was q
alan in wrinkles and bronze and sin
ews and knowledge and yet boy II
the youth that lasts forever. Frankly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23

they want to get rid of capitalism
and vote for Debs Every mothers
son of them will do that. just as every
daughter would IL she had chance
In the Socialist political heaven there
Is no sex distinction The women
are even more enthusiastic than are
the men for social ownership, class
consciousness, economic determiniSm,
throwing hard words at the present
"bOurghwa" system and all the rest of
the programme. including vote for
Debs every four years. They cannot
vote now, the dcars. but they can
make it mighty warm for those who
do.
1t may be imagined from all the
above that | believe In socialism; but.
alas, Go not. Rather. should say.
do not know whether I do or not. 1t
sounds all so much like one Of Hans
Christian Andersen's fairy tales. !
dote on Andersen to this day: but. as
for constructing a system of govern
ment on the basis of his stories. that Is
different proposition. Socialism is
the finest dream that ever made a
bunch of people cheer themselves
hoarse, pay 10 cents a month and
march to political rallies. but one
might as well vote for Hegel or Plato
or build political platform out Of
Herbert Spencer's Data of Ethics as
to think of erecting new civilization
to order out CT few distinctions,
fine phrases, book speculations and red
flags. Civilizations are not built in
that way, but through long, painful
and slow processes. | am not defend
Ing that way Of building them, but
only stating the fact. 1t might be nice
II we could order new governmental
system every morning for breakfast.
Then finally we might hit on the right
one. But unfortunately we can order
one only about once in Il thousand
years. and then it may be another
thousand before it arrives. And we
| may not like it even when it comes.
But, though 1 do not believe In so
cialism. l do believe in Debs. l am
ready to say with Riley:
And there's Gene Debs, a man at stands
And jest holds out in his two hands
AS warm a heart as ever beat
Betwixt here and the Judgment seat.
I willingly subscribe to all the good
| things ever said about Debs the man,
with one exception-I do not believe he
will ever be president of the United
| States. And he, doesn't either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
Encourage School Gardens.

Nothing we may provide for the
school children promises richer re-
turns than the school gardens. Aside
from the educational and physical ad
vantages to be derived by the child
direct. the homes are planted, park
building encouraged and flower shows
plant exhibitions. ETC., of the future
assured. Thus far the movement has
been confined to the cities, but it Il
really as much needed in the country
and smaller towns. The school gar
den should find hearty response
among all people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
TWO practical MEN"
"The Whiteness of the Pot and the
Slackness of the Kettle" from
Official Records

(From Theodore Roosevelt's letter OF
October 4, 1904, to Edward II. Har-
riman.)
Now, my dear sir, you and / are
practical men, and you are on the
ground and know the conditions bet
ter than / do. If you think there is
any danger of your visit to me caus-
ing trouble, or If you think there is
nothing special l should be informed
about, or no matter in which | could
give aid, why, of course give up the
visit for the time being, and then a
few weeks hence, before | write my
message, l shall get you to come
down to discuss certain government
matters not connected with the cam
paign.
(From Edward III. Harriman's conf
dental statement to Sidney Web
ster.)
About a week before the election
In the autumn of 1904, when 1t looked
certain that the state ticket would go
Democratic and was doubtful as to
Roosevelt himself, he, the president
sent me request to go to Washing
ton to confer upon the political con,
ditions in New York state. / complied
and he told me he understood the
campaign could not be successfully
carried on without sufficient money
and asked If l could help them in
raising the necessary funds as the ma
tional committee, under control OF
Chairman Cortelyou, had utterly
failed in obtaining them. and there
was large amount due from them tC
the New York state committee. We
talked over what could be done fol
Depew, and finally he agreed that Il
found necessary he would appoint hin
as ambassador to Paris.
With full belief that he, the presi
dent, would keep his agreement,
came back to New York. sent fol
Treasurer Bliss, who told me that
was their last hope. and that they hat
exhausted every other resource. Ii
his presence l called up an intimate
friend of Senator Depew, told hin
that it was necessary in order to car
ry New York state that $200,00i
should be raised at once, and If h,
would help would subscribe 10000
After few words over the telephon,
the gentleman said he would let m,
know, which he did probably in thre,
or four, hours, with the result tina
the whole amount, including my sub
scription, had been raised.
The checks were given to Treasure
Bliss, who took them to Chairman
Corteiyou. If there were any amoni
them OF life insurance companies, o
any other like organizations, Of cours
Cortelyou must have informed tn
president / do not know who tn
subscribers were other than tn
friend Of Depew, who was an individr
al. This amount enabled the Ne,
York state committee to continue 1t
work, with the result that at leas
1000 votes We're turned in the cit
OF New York alone, making a diffel
ence of 100000 votes in the genera
result
] All the news ell the time-The Argu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
Shake in a Bottle
Full Directions for Preparing at Home
Splendid Kidney Prep
aration.
Also Tells How to Find Out If the Kid
neys are Affected and What to
do to Get Prompt Relief.

do to Get Prompt Relief.
There are more cases of kidney
trouble here now than ever before,
while recent reports show that more
people succumb each year to some
form of kidney disease than any other
cause.
When there is sickness. examine
symptom of kidney trouble. 1t is
nothing more Or less than excessive
uric acid in the blood. which the slug
gish, inactive kidneys have failed to
sift out. leaving it to decompose and
settle about the joints and muscles,
causing intense suffering; frequently
resulting in deformity; often reach
ing the heart. when death enuses.
Pains across the back, frequent
painful and suppressed urination and
other symptoms of weak bladder are
not the only signs of kidney trouble;
many cases of stomach disease, head
ache. pain in the heart, inactive liver
etc, are but symptoms: the cause OF
which can be traced to feeble, clogged
kidneys.
A simple test of the urine is to void
n small quantity in a bottle or glass
and let it stand over night; next
morning. if there is reddish brick
Gust sediment, or white feecy sub
stance present. either consult some
reputable physician or take a good
vegetable treatment The following
prescription is recommended highly II
these cases and the sufferer can mi,
II at home: Compound Kargon. one
half ounce; Fluid Extract Dande1ion
|ere-half ounce; Compound Syrup Sar
saparilla, three ounces. Shake wei
and use in teaspoonful doses aftel
each meal and at bedtime
Where any of the symptoms emu
hlerated above are present, good re
suits are sure to- follow immediatel.
1.-The use of this simple prescription.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
Would Danish Capitalism.

Debs would do away with the capt.
talist wholly and altogether. Do not
understand me to say that he would
do away with the individual capitalist
He would not hurt a fly. He would
only create system in which there
would be no capitalists. In his scheme
only those who toll. either with the
hand or the brain. should have the re-
wards. The product should go to the
producer. In the stock definition he
would have all the tools of production
and distribution socially owned. Now.
just what does that mean? l don't
know. Do you? have asked several
Socialists, Debs among the rest. and
every one of them gave me different
answer. They are only agreed that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-23

liked him. and Railways have liked
him since. His is wholesome face
long nose and chin. kind eyes, fine
forehead and smile-oh, such a smile!
the smile of woman and man, a
child and an angel, all combined, the
sort OF smile that makes us want to
hug somebody. And that is Debs.
A Capital Talker.
It was several years before I saw
him again. 1t was then in Denver. He
is a capital talker, puts his heart into
it, warns up to his work, but does not
monopolize the conversation. In fact,
he warns his visitor up to his work
also and has him keeping up his end
of the conversational load. He talks
about socialism, too; believes in it
the roots of his hair. If had not been
such dyed in the wool individualist-
But, there; / am not dealing with my
own opinions. Neither am l dealing:
with those of Mr.. DebS. l am treating
Of the man. not his theories
OF course I went to hear him speak.
One cannot talk with him in private
without wanting to hear him talk in
public. In the old sense Of the term he
is not an orator. yet in all the essen
tials he is an orator. and a good one.
He has a faculty of making an eco
nomic theory a human document. To
do that requires high order Of abil-
ity. Debs takes something that some
body else has issued out of his head,
absorbs it and reissues 1T out of his
own heart He does not belong TO the
statuesque school of speakers. He
talks with his hands. his body. his
face and his eyebrows. He is as busy
with his arms as Uncle Joe Cannon.
He doubles up like jackknife and
talks so hard that he sweats like Il
field hand. But his words are well
chosen. He makes everybody feel his
mental honesty. and more important
STILL he leads them to think that he
thinks he has the greatest cause In the
world. Debs loves the whole human
race, and his audiences know ft-know
it from the first look of his kindly face.
know it all the time he is talking and
know it forever afterward. He never
expects to be elected to anything, and
he doesn't care. He is happy in doing
just the work he is doing. Essentially
propagandist. he is building what he
is sure will make better day for the
human race What is an Office com.
pared to that?
For all his kindness. gentleness and
sweetness Eugene V. Debs is a dan
gerous man. dangerous to existing in
situations, for he is one who believes
in his cause and is capable Of going to
any lengths for It, He viii do this II
he stands for truth and to do it just
the same If he only thinks he stands
for truth. but is mistaken. Go to Jail;
Pah. that is nothing! He would go tC
battle or to death or even to universal
Misrepresentation and abuse for his
cause. 1t is his religion. his vocation
his recreation and his life.