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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13

II d,
d. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 10
Organized labor won a significant
and Overwhelming victory in this city
at the. recent city election. <.
It is a victory that should serve
to put heart in organized ,wageearn-
ers from one end of the land to the
other. =
The victory demonstrates what can
be accomplished when the workers
are willing to. put implicit confidence
in a man capable of leading them
Alright, and, when they are willing. to
back up: their words with votes. a.,
p. H, Mccarthy, elected mayor,
had the confidence sof not only the
laboring men, but a#sufficient num-
Der of business. men.ssto make certain
his election from the start = n ; 4=
r In his campaign he did not have
the support: of any Of the great dali
les Of which San Francisco boast.
i His Personal MAI stisn, ana the acf
that he never broke his word - IN
dealing with rthe / n6ny contractors
and business men made it possible
for him to be elected. r.
The fact that 10 of the 16 supervis-
ors are also union labor, men. is a
further assurance, of his ability to do
that which he promised.
Nor is this all !of the victory, for
the prosecuting attorney is a fusion
union labor Republican, the sheriff
union labor, as is the coroner, while
the auditor. is a; union labor Demo-
crat.
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DULUTH DEMOCRATS SAY !
DR.. CULLUM FOR MAYOR
STRIKE CAUSED PAPER
TRUST HUGE DEFICIT

The annual report of the Inter-
national Paper company for the
year which ended on June 80 has
just. been made public. 1t shows
loss in gross earnings from 1908
of $2,57S,000. The final surplus
was only $4,000, as compared
with $4,000 at the end of 1908.
81 President A. N. Burbank, in
commenting upon the operations
of the company during the yea1,
remarked: The strike that be-
gan in August, 1908, and contin-
ued until the middle of Deem
Der, 1908, or nearly five months
before the mills were again in
full operation, materially cur
tailed the company's earnings" =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13

CLEVELAND, Nov. ia contest
over the wage scale between coal
bituminous district is forecast by a.
statement issued by President F. M.
Osborn of the Pittsburg Vein Coal
Operators association.
Mr.. Osborn announced that the
conditions will possibly demand a de-
crease in wages at the expiration of
the present contracts in the spring. =
This, following the statement of
President Lewis in Pittsburg that the
miners will ask for an increase, indi-
Gates that the lines are already being
drawn for another contest between
the employers and employees.
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the hired thugs OF the employers or
the state troops which are used to-
break the4strikes Of the wage workers
who are struggling for betterment
Of condition lsS: 4 q. 4: .asss I'll u
A. This is the modern method Of
breaking strikes. as nothing will 40
we'll turn public sentiment against
the workingmen In. Ind ustrial, strug-
giles as rioting and violence. u.
or course, usually all police powers
are On the side OF the employers
and there Is no chance to catch tho
real culprits during the troubl esome
times, but after an 81 investigation 50
made labor Is; vindicated, as itS has
been In the present case 5pf the West
ssern Fed GRAFTON Of & Miners. M
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Tales the Taller
Heard About Town

They are telling good story on u
woman teacher who is connected
with one of the downtown schools
of Duluth.
She is very earnest in her work
and labors hard to ram knowledge
home to her pupils.
The other day she was struggling
to plant the rudiments of spelling
in small colored boy, a recent ar
rival at the school.
Chief was the word under con-
sideration.
'C-h-e-f,' spelled Sammy labor
iously.
"Oh, now, Sammy" she said, "you
have left out one letter. Cant you
think what it is?' Sammy shook
his curly black head
Its name is just the same as some
thing you have" she went on, look
ing straight into his eyes. II can see
them looking at me this minute,
right out of your head-two big
brown ones"
"Bugs!" shouted Sammy triumph
antly
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
FINED FOR failure -.
TO GIVE NOTICE OF :
OKLAHOMA STR|K E

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, .Nov. r..
Charles Dougherty, state commits
sioner of labor of Oklahoma, has
caused the arrest of Fred A. Wilson
for alleged violation of the state labor
laws.
Wilson is charged with having ad-
vertised in a Kansas City newspaper
on August 9Th for pressmen without
giving notice that there was a press
mems strike at Enid, and with hav-
ing induced a pressman to go. from
Kansas City to Enid without telling
him that the strike was on. = '...-~.
The penalty for this offense is a
fine of from $500 to $4,000.
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STATE PROBE V|ND|CA1EDTHE WESTERN Federation

!: The Western Federation of Min
.crs has won a distinct victory before
the state auditing board Of Colo
RADIO. ~ ~ r. s::.s - IS: y j
p =. The last session Of theS state legis-
lature appropriated 100000 for the
payments Of the claims Of the feder-
alton for the destruction Of the stores
ana the Victor Miners union hall
during the great Cripple Creek strike
of.1903-4 by state troops, with the
stipulation that the federation must
prove to the state auditing board
the ;ustnesss Of its claim 6
5 81 All the claims were prove en- ami
the auditing board authorized the
payment u u the money, 5eint 49,
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42O for. destruct ton Of stores and
$4,28O damage to the Miners' hall.
While there. must be considerable
satisfaction to the officers Of the fed
Grafton IN being awarded this money
as damages oSsits property, vet the
greatest victory is ia the fact that
both the acts Of the legislature and
the state auditing board show to the
world that: ali rioting and destruction
of property during the great strike
has been laid al: the door of the state
itself, says the SpoRhne Labor World.
{. G In all great Ind ial strikes In
this country, after arl honest investi-
CATION was mad IL has always been
found that rio ting. y blood shed 4 and
destruct ton of q pro- perry came from
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
I r. T G SAYS MINERS CHIEF n r. 70 fM or
In OnEH y e BIG OPERATOR SAYS VI q kAOk

PITTSBURG, Nov. 12.-Thomas
L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America says that
the miners will make a stand for
higher wages in. the spring. Mr..
Lewis declared that work at the
mines is improving and bound to con-
t1nue so. Mr.. Lewis said:
Il see no reason why there should
be any trouble in securing wage con-
tracts with improved conditions of
employment. Of course, I cannot at
this time say definitely what will take
place, but you may be assured that
the International convention in jan
uary will lay down a policy that will
protect the interests of our men and
their families at homc'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
A HALF BILLION CIGARS zx
APE SMOKED IN A MONTH,

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-The total pro
duct of cigars in the United States for
the month: Of August, 1909. as COM
pared with the same month of 1908,
according to figures published in the
Cigarmakers' Journal, was: August,
1909, 17,154,359 August, 1908. $780,
5o4,437,. showing an Increase of 49,
e5e,922, and for the two months Of
this fiscal year ending August 31st,
the total production was 1,o26;762,041,
and for the same two months ending
August 31st, 1905, the production was
1,O2S,643,347. showing a decrease of
1881, DOC IF. - u e r.
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w. F. McEwen at Request Of
State Federation Urges Chief
Executive to Employ Appoint
i've Powers Vested in Him by
Statute. H. . 81

A board. of arbitration to. settle
disputes between workers and their
employers is a near possibility il the
efforts, (which the State Federation Of
Labor are now making to that end, +
are successful. #.5s {, 81 b. HIS
ID In letter addressed to Governor.
A. O. #Eberhart this week State Labor
Commissioner w. E. McEWen, at the
request of the state federation, asked
Governor Eberhart to employ the
power vested in him by the revised
statutes, of 1905 and appoint such a &
board to whom all labor disputes
in the Gopher state may be referred
for settlement. 7t. .,: y 5 II
Chapter % of the Revised Statutes
of 1905 provides that the: State Board I
Of: Arbitration shall consist Of three
members, appointed by the governor,
by and with the advice and consent
Of the senate, each for a term of two
years and until his successor quail
fies; one from among employers of
labor, one not an employer of labor
and from among persons recommends
ed by labor union, and a third who
shall be neither an employer of
skilled labor nor a ~laborer, on the
..
Governor May Force Third Choice.
II the mmendation be not
made within ten days after the
qualification of said first two, the
governor shall appoint the third
member without their recommended
ton. The sum of two thousand dol
lars is annually appropriated for the
purpose Of this chapter. ~ ;. .11=SEs
Following up the provisions of this
statute st. Paul Typographical union
No. 80, at the meeting of the state
federation at Red Wing last June
brought before the federation the
necessity for urging on. Governor
johnson the appointment of an. ar
bitration board. = @.f r.
The federation acted on the srecom-
mendation and State Labor Commits.
sioner McEwen was requested to take
the matter up with Governor .John-
son.. - .. ,.. .s.. go. T ~ s-s5.t15z5s
This was done and Governor john.
son promised to give. the matter Of
appointments his earliest attention.
Deaths Shadow Interviewed.
Absence on the governors part
during the summer and his subse-
quent illness and death sidetracked
the issue which is now revived by
Mr.. MkcEfwen's letter to Governor,
Eberhart d. HE s. +.:ss
In his letter Mr. MeEWen suggests
thatsas the. Minnesota En- ployers.z
association and the executive coun-
ell Of the state federation both hold
annual meetings in ST. Paul in De-.
cember, the time is appropriate for
the governor to suggest to the two
bodies that they name to him for
appointment their respective choice
for places on the board ..-.. ~
The movement is generally regard
ed both by employers and members
of organized labor as a timely one.
The, tendency to. settle labor dis
putes by arbitration, as opposed to
the lockout and boycott, is a grow
ing one among those who have given
the labor. problem the thought it de-
| serves.
Governor Eberhart can signalize
his administration by no more merit
orious act than the formation of a
body of three responsible citizens for
this purpose.
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sTRlKIYG PREssMEN !
SUCCESSFUL IN PA

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE
strike Of the Union Pressmen of this.
city is still on r.
Many of the shops where, the men
were called out by Organizer Crowley,
of the International Printing Press
men and Assistants union, have sign
ed the scale of wages, and work was
commenced a few hours after the
strike was called. 49, +. = Il d, SKI
There are several shops which are
comforting with the strikers and it is
believed they will soon come to terms:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Mayor and Six Other Officials
: We're Nominee { Of Organized
=. =: s IL. os.. 1: Itabor's Hosts.
RESULT is VICTORY FOR
pr SQUARE DEAL. PARTY
THE. TICKET CHOSEN
!: +. AT SAN FRANCISCO

Mayor - P. H. Mccarthy.
union labor 49, :g':
District Attorney Charles NJ.
Fickert, union labor: 49,. 49, +. -.
County ,<Clerk--Harry Null
crevy, union labor.
Auditor-Thonaas =. Doyle,
union labor Democrat.
Prosecuting: Attorney-Percy
". Long, union labor Repub-
Coroner-Wm. j. Walsh, I'M
ion labor
sheriff-Thomas F. Finn,
union labor, r., ,u....-
Ten out Of sixteen supervis-
ors elected were: union, labor
nominees - s.
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Had a Good Reason for E7.erg,

Had Good Reason for Energy.
A members, Of the city engineers
force tells good one that came to
him recently during trip out
through West Duluth where some
alleys had to be Strengthened out.
AS he passed along in the rear of
some houses he came Oh young
candidate for sometime presidential
honors industriously whacking the
stuffing out of a lordly wood pile
with an old splitting axe
Marveling at the persistency of the
youngster in solving particularly
knotty' problem in the splitting line
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
sUFFRAGETs DECORATE PEAK.

= COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 12.--g
Accompanied by six suffragettes from
Denver, Mrs. Helen RENE Baker, OF
Spokane, this week planted flag on
the summit of Pixies Peak. The bans
ner bears the Inscription Votes for
Women" }r,. Il. : ", : i 5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
He Used Sentiment, Alright,

He Used Sentiment, Alright. 7
One of the employees of a west end
manufacturing concern had worked
for the firm over 20 years and at
last decided to quit. q ...
The foreman, German, and an
extra good mechanic, was asked to
present it, He was advised to use a
little sentiment in making the press
entation speech, and this is the way
he did 1T. = M
John, you hat work for the coma
pany over 20 years?" In
eyes" -
You are going to, quit?" -. ~
YES" =; i
well! They are so tam glad of It
that they asked me to hand you this
hundred dollars!" &. 49, r.
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he said: Dub, you're working pretty
hard, amt you?"
We'll, u amt loafing none, not as
I can notice. said Bub with a
sniffle.
Il suppose you are getting pretty
we'll paid for that job, the way you
work. What are you getting?" =.
Nothing eff I do and hell eff Z
DON'T" snorted Bub shortly, and the
city engineers man trotted along
Unto the next block with his little
transit -
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WILL STOP PEN-MADE STOVES s.

VIII DIOI TEN -N1ADE 7SIUVES. Z.
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 1.-The
holders union of this city is engaged
In a movement to- obtain legislation
that will abolish the manufacture
of stoves in the penitentiary. s#sz
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
Bought Land i'm Alberta.

Joseph Forrest, the pioneer farmer
of Athena, and his son Edgar, and
Grover Swaggart of Heppner, have
just returned from Calgary, Alberta,
where they bought four sections of
wheat land from the Canadian Pa
cific railway company near Strath-
more. Edwar Forrest and Grover
Swaggart will begin improving their
land this spring, While they were at
Calgary over so land buyers from
eastern states were in the Canadian
Pacific offices making purchases of
land.
The railroad company is selling
more land than all other companies
in Canada combined. on account of
the low prices and long terms it offers
to settlers Its land is being sold at
so, S12 and SIS per acre on 10 years
time and one crop on the sod will pay
for the land. While this party was
in Calgary, j. f, Reynolds and Fred
]. Holmes, two prominent capitalists
and business men of La Grande were
there closing the purchase of five
sections for a big wheat farm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
HOBO is TO
BE FOUND OUT WEST

San Francisco, March S.-Cham-
pion hobo of the universe is the proud
title claimed by "a No. l." who sew
eral years ago achieved notoriety in
the east by erecting a monument to
himself. He recently arrived in CAL
iforn'a and is now plying his profess
sion along the Pacific coast.
"a No. l" claims to have been a
San Francisco boy bootblack. but has
been a wanderer since 1888. He
speaks four languages and has travel
ed in foreign lands extensively.
Wherever he goes he inscribes his
cabalistic sign "A No. l."
In 1894 he received $1,000 cash and
a medal for tramping from New York
to San Francisco. Out of that sum
he expended $40 for tombstone in a
cemetery at Cambridge, Pa. The epi-
taph inscribed thereon is "a No. l,
the Rambler-resting at last"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
ATHENA BREV|T|ES
EASTERN WASHINGTON
HAS SOME ATTRACTIONS
Another Farmer from This Vicinity
Invests in Wheat Land in NeighbOr-
ing State-Large Number Have
Gone Across Line Recently-Criti-
cism for County Commissioner.
Especial Correspondence

Athena Ore, March S.-Mr. Ur-
ban Ferguson a retired farmer of this
section has just returned from an ex-
tended tour of eastern Washington
where he has been studying the coun-
try, the nature of the soil and the
possibilities of the country for
growth and development. As a re-
suit of Mr.. Ferguson's investigation
he purchased two sections of wheat
land near Ritzville, which he says he
confidently expects to be high priced
land in the near future. He thinks
that country which is very much
such land now as this section of Una
tilla county was some Is or 20 years
ago will increase in value with cul-
tivation, and get more moisture and
with proper care will soon be produc-
ing as much as this country.
A great number of Oregon's citi-
zens are going to eastern Washington.
Within the past few months A. NJ.
Gillis, who was formerly owner and
manager of the Athena lumber yard,
Jack Weir, who formerly lived in this
city; Chas Smith, Chas. Brotherton,
Isabella Taylor and others all from
this immediate vicinity have gone in
to eastern Washington and purchased
from a half to three or four sections
Of land which in nearly every in
stance has been wheat land.
F. S. lie Grow, cashier of the First
National bank. has just returned from
an extended trip to Walla Walla.
The people of Athena and vicinity
are wondering if a certain member of
the county court is in the habit of
contracting to pay two or two and
one half dollars for an article and
then when the goods are delivered
according to contract, saying, Here
Is Half Your Money Take That and
Call 1t Square"
j. NJ. Banister was in the city yes
terday and reports sickness in his
family which causes him to have to
forgo the the pleasure of a trip to
Alberta this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
CANADA GETTING
GRAIN TRADE
PORTS ARE
BESTING THE SOUTHERN
New York and Boston Compelled TO
Admit Supremacy of Their Rivals
Meeting TO be Held in an Attempt
to Devise Plans Whereby Suprem-
acy can be Overcome.

Boston. March S.-A special ses-
sion of men interested in the grain
export trade will be held this evening
for the purpose of devising plans to
overcome the growing supremacy of
Canadian ports. 1t Is admitted that
Boston and New York have lost a
large part of the trade, and that Mon
treal, st. John, and other Canadian
cities are the gamers by the defec-
tion.
1t is alleged that there are two rea7
sons for this change in the routine Of
grain for export. One is the exist
ence of the Welland canal, which pro-
vides an all-water route from the
great lakes to Europe, via Canadian
ports, The other is the unwillingness
of American railroads to make ade-
quate reduction in rates which will
give Boston or New York an oppor-
tunity to compete on an equal footing
with Canadian ports. When the pro-
posed Georgian Bay canal is built it
will give Canada an additional advan-
tage as it will shorten hv many miles
the water route from Chicago, Du-
luth and Fort William to the st. Law
renee river.
Even in winter, when Boston
shGGid get a large share of the grain
export business, high rates of AM
erican railroads prevent grain from
coming here. When the ice on the st.
Lawrence makes navigation impos-
sible, export grain must be sent to
some open port. The business does
not come to Boston. for Canadian
roads make much cheaper through
rate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
STORK is NEARING
THE ROYAL PALACES

Rome. March Sit is reported in
the Official Gazette today that
Queen Helena is again enciente, and
the accouchement is expected to take
place in July. Rumors to this eff
feet have been in circulation for some
time, but this is the first authorized
announcement.
The stork is now lowering over
three European royal palaces. Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland is expecting
the first visit from the bird at an
early date. and Queen Victoria Of
Spain will probably give birth to her
third child within the next three
months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08

Carson, New, March 6.-After a
long debate, the senate today tabled
the bill making an appropriation for
a state exhibit at the Alaska Yukon
exposition. The action of the upper
house of the Legislature practically
means that Nevada will have no ex-
hibit at Seattle. The assembly passed
the railroad commission bill which
eliminated the maximum rate clause.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
FREEWATER ADV|CES
A. ii. MUMFORD, AN OLD
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
Former Residents Return-Another
Pioneer Dies-Mrs. Hayes Recov-
cry Hopeful-Hodge Presents Gift
to Mrs. Rogers-Aid Gives Tea at
Sandersons.
Especial Correspondence.)


Freewater, Ore, March 6,-Mr. D.
Talbot, Mrs. Talbot and Marion,
Georgia and Pauline, have returned
to Freewater and will build a new
home for themselves. Mr.. Talbot sold
his home on Broadway last fall to A.
S. Pearson and purchased a large
ranch at McMinnville. He has not
enjoyed good health since living there
so sold his property and returned to
Freewater. where they are gladly well
coined by numerous friends.
Passing of Another Pioneer.
A. II. Mumford, an old pioneer Of
Umatilla county, a former resident Of
Freewater and father of n. w. Num-
ford, manager of the Walla Walla
Produce company of this city, died at
his home at Washougal, Wash, from
cancer of the stomach Mr.. n. w.
Mumford was with his father at his
death. He was q man much respected
and looked up TO in this community.
Mrs. Hayes to Hospital.
Mrs Albert Hayes was taken to
Walla Walla hospital this week. Mrs
Hayes has been i'll for over a week
and it was thought better to take her
to the hospital where she could get
more efficient nursing. She is a lit
tie better since her removal and her
friends are hopeful for her recovery.
Gift for Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. c. c.. Rogers, below the city,
was presented at the Artisan lodge at
Milton on Monday evening, with
beautiful lodge pin. These pins cam
not be purchased by anyone, and was
presented to Mrs. Rogers by H. L..
Hudson, supreme master artisan, as
token of appreciation of her work
as secretary the past eight years in
the local lodge.
Successful Social Event.
A very successful function in the
form of an Aid tea was held yester-
day afternoon at the beautiful new
bungalow residence of Mrs. D. c.
Sanderson on Grant street. Tea was
served from three to six and there
was a large attendance, both from
Milton and Freewater.
The afternoon was spent pleasant |
ly. Mrs. c. T. Goodwin and Mrs. Mary
Tanke singing several beautiful solos,
and Miss Pearl Badgero contributed
the instrumental music in her usual
pretty style. Miss Effie Crlmmens
gave a fine reading. The proceeds of
the afternoon go towards the fund for
the Congregational church.
Freewater Locals.
d. C. Sanderson went to Pendleton
OH a business trip yesterday.
Mrs. N. w. Mumford and daughter,
Agnes, left this week for southern
Idaho, where Mrs. Mumford was call
ed by the serious illness of her broth
er.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John White died this week from
pneumonia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-08
PURE MILK IN SCHOOLS
AT A CENT A B0gvTLE

Chicago, March 6.-Pure milk in
sterilized bottles, to be sold in the
public schools at cent a bottle, is
the proposal made by the Chicago
Women's Club. and the Chicago Per-
manent School Extension Committee
to the committee on school manage
ment. If the board of education acts
favorably a number of schools will be
supplied at once.