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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
Bosses Are asst
Captivating In the
N. Y. Waist Strike

New York. Jan. 2S.-The girl waist
makers Of this city are untiring!y
plodding on to victory, as one by one
the bosses give in.
The BijOu Waist company, one of
the largest shops in the city, has
capitulated and 500 girls have re-
turned to work..
More girls have been arrested and
beaten up in front of the Bijou than
anywhere else in the city, as it was
considered one of the strongholds of
the manufacturers association 1t is
thought that after the Liederson and
BijOu victories that the strike will be
soon over.
The Liederson shop gave in last
Saturday and 400 girls were back to
their machines.
One hundred and fifty girls have
returned to work at the shop of John
Sreed. Sreed gave in to all the de-
mands of the union. The girls have
been out on strike in this, shop since
November %, and the victory was
only the result of the girls sticking
together to the end.
About five hundred ashirtwaist max
ers and their friends crowded into the
Grand Central Palace last Monday
night at the benefit given by the girls
whose bosses have already settled to
, their sisters that are still out on
1El1se; aaE dansi about
$3.50 in the evening and lasted to the
wee small hours Of the morning.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
men promptly. :--
Open Torches Violated Law.


Open Torches Violated Law.
"Second-!The fire was negligently
started. The company maintained a
mule shed underground in the second
vein, and was sending down in the
cage in the main shaft a large lot OF
baled hay for use in the stable g One
Of the employees was engaged in haul
ing the hay from the cage oyer to the
stables on some mine cars, ordinarily
used for hauling coal in the mine.
The mine had been equipped with
electric lights, but in the particular.
entry leading to the stables there was
a failure of the electric light through
some defect in the wire, and the com
pany was using lighted torches stuck
in the sides of the walls. The hay in
the car was showed against one Of
these lighted torches and took fire.
1t was certainly a negligent act for.
the company to handle hay. in close
proximity to lighted torches. Such an
act would be negligence in an or
dinary livery stable on top Of the
ground where no human life was at
stake. How much more Negligent
was it in a mine five hundred feet be-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29

. In making an announcement Of
his candidacy for denomination on the
Republican ticket as state auditor s..
g. Iverson sounds as the key note OF
his campaign the conservation Of the
natural resources Of the great state
he has been serving. \.
II. This importance. of the office of
issue. involved should commend Mr..
Iverson's candidacy in the eyes Of
majority OF the voters. s 81 a5ssS II:
s This Importance Of the office Of
state auditor should be understood by
the people of Minnesota.
The auditor executes the revenue
and appropriation laws of the leg
islature; he serves on several boards
dealing with many alters Eof public
Interest; he has the management,
care and control OF school, university.
swamp and other state lands, with
their great agricultural. timber ana
mineral wealth. 4s5 .ss5
4 He Points With Pride.
In his seven years occupancy Of the
offce5 Mr.. Iyerson has done much to
recomme lend him to the taxpayers of
& the Sunny 81 state. .s
He successfully pushed through and
collected 8 claim on the United States
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
STRIKEBREAKERS HELP
STRIKING MILKMEN OF
NEW YORK TO VICTORY

New York, Jan. 2s.-It was learned
yesterday that the strike-breakers
who were employed by the McDer-
mott Dairy company, the milk concern
which locked out 100 men about ten
days ago, have left the company, after
having collected the old bills, and
gone to Philadelphia to act as strike,
breakers in the car strike which is
expected in that city. = ,:s.$ il.
- One Of these who bad had q wholesale.
III iittir. over 20
to- the company in his pockets, while
MANY others have deserted the COM
pany with less money collected from
the retail routes.
The company's loss has been quite
heavy during the past week. Not only
have the scabs robbed the firm right
and left. but they have also destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty. Milk was dumped into the streets
and cans stolen.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
AUSTRIAN CONSUL'S REPORT ON CHERRY HORROR
SAYS COMPANYS NEGLECT CAUSED MINERS DEATHS

low the surface of the ground, where
several hundred men were working,
some in remote places half or three
quarters of a mile from he,shaft, and
where the only means Of getting out
was through one small shaft!
Fire Was Badly Handled.G J
t'Third-The. company was negli-
gent in failing to properly superintend
or manage the fire after it's inceptioli.
A little head management at the
starting, of the fire, would have. avert
ed the disaster. It appears that no
foreman could be found for a con-
siderable time, and the common la
borers who were about the fire in the
beginning received no direction or su!
perintenlence whatever until the fire
was apparently beyond control. -
y Fourth The company was negli-
gent in reversing the, ventilating fan;
thus creating a strong draft up the
air shaft, and thus drawing the fire
into that shaft, and causing the cage
in that shaft to- be stopped, so that
none of the men could be raised
through the air shaft. and leaving the
only means of escape through : the
main shaft. The: main Shaft did not
extend to the third vein tor lowest
depth of the mine,& and a. large num-
ber of the miners working in the third
vein were compelled to walk up the
stairway on the air shaft to the Sec
@ond vein. The cage being stopped in
the second vein, the men were COM
PEELED to walk, around through differ
ent entries to get to the main shaft
s'Fifth-the company was negligen:
in having in its service incompetent
and inefficient foremen, superintend-
ents and servants i ~ & ,ss5&s aa.z.z#:: 5#:
!. The sixth and seventh violations
comprise. the two statutory violations,
which. are. failure to provide q, con-
tinuous stairway in the air shaft from
the. bottom of the third vein to the
surface above the shaft, and failure
to- have the main shaft equipped with
a cage capable of being operated from
the bottom Of the third vein to the
top Of the mine. =, 5 :.s :. 81 " 's
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29

stopped over on the return journey at
Erie, Pa. to attend conference with
the Fish Tug Owners Association re-
garding the wage scale to be pail
the coming season.
The most important business of the
convention was the election of officers
and after a sturdy fight the delegation
from the head of the lakes succeeded
ir electing Captain Martin Cole Of
this city, grand president The other
officers chosen were: Edward KEN
NIT, Cleveland, first vice president;
George Burns, Detroit, second vice
president; Robert Worley, Milwaukee.
third vice president; H. H. Vrooman,
Buffalo, grand secretary; Peter Gag
nan, Two. Rivers, Wis, grand treas
urer. T. :E@5s@|j[
A communication was received and
read at the convention from the Lake
Dredge Owners Association asking
the tugmen to sign up for the comin:,
season at last years scale without
calling conferences. This will be
referred to q referend dum vote. /,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29

1t is possible that International
complications may arise from the
Cherry mine horror.
Total Indifference of the safety of
the miners, Wilful neglect of safety
appliances and criminally negligent
operation of the Cherry mine is
charged against the St. Paul Coal
company by Frank A. Rockhold in
his report prepared for the Austro-
Hungarian and Russian consulates.
Rockhold, as representative Of
these European powers, made an in
vestigation into the disaster independ-
ent Of other officials interested in
placing the blame for the loss of life
of more than 500 miners that will not
fail to convince any court of the
brutal lust for gold which the mine
company displayed in it's operation Of
the destroyed mine.
Guilty OIL Seven Counts.
The report to the Austrian consul
reads:
LAS to the liability of the company,
I believe 1t to be responsible for the
dCSAuC11I Ou d. lcdSl seven GROUNDS:
"First-F'or its failure to take
prompt means to notify the miners at
work in remote parts of the mine as
soon after the fire was started as pos
sible,t so that the men would have
been given an opportunity to o~get out
of the mine while there was vet
chance to do so. The fire stated about
1. o'clock p. M, or possibly few
minutes thereafter. I took the state
ments of a large number of the min
ers who were at work in the mine and
who stated that they were not notified
of the fire until 2:40 p. M, and had
only bare chance to escape. All Of
the men in the mine might have had
a chance to get out had they been
notified of the fire promptly after it
started. Even assuming that the fire
was started by a pure accident the
company would still be liable for it's
subsequent negligence to warn the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
PANTS MAKERS join
Waist OPERATIVES
:: :. IN GENERAL STRIKE:
Ten Thousand Employees Of Knee
Pants Concerns Go Out for q
Wage Increase Of Ten Per Gent
and Recognition Of Their Union:
Victory Is in Sight.

New York, Jan. 2S.-Ten thousand
knee pants makers are out on strike
in this city and general strikeNis
eHI ected which will tie up the whole
Industry here. = r.: js-:..$a5 s.s,,.;
9S;;.I In addition to sshe organized strike
the non union workers in thirty shops
walked, out Tuesday in sympathy with
their union brothers. - s-.@.ix !, .sssk
. Mass. meetings have been held
nightly this week and a victory for
the strikers is already in sight.
Thirty bosses have notified the
union officials that they are. willing
10 come to terms and as soon as
these terms can be agreed upon the
workers for these firms will go back
to the shops. II j. .s.>.: ~ +.
Recognitionszof. the union, "a yearly
agreement, a. uniform wage scale with
an increase of 10sper cent over exist
Ing wages are the demands OF the
strikers ~" =: ''.S5
About 225 shops. Z are rs' idle: ID now as a
result of the strike =, - : - y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
Fight TO Pass Liability Measure.
Is on In Ohio Legislature With.
Both Sides WELDING Powerful
Lobbies Urge Big City Manu-
facturers to Use Bludgeon.

Columbus, o. Jan 2s.-1he rival
forces, are lining up here for q bitter.
legislative struggle over the ssmploy-
ers' liability bill. Many of Nfe lead
ers predict that this contestsb between
labor and capital will hfaS 4pectacu-
lar as the fight betw liquors
The labor men aresunftis all their
forces to pass this hllIswhieh they re-
gard as the most .ipportaht measure
they have advocatq in wears. That
the lobby against will - persistent
and powerful is ckrtain. Il
Line Up Manufacturing Interests.
Walter D. Sayle, in Cleveland. has
sent out an appeal to cleveland man
ufacturers to unite agaanst the bill.
The same thing is being Hdne in Gin
scinnati, Toledo and Columbn4 Sem
ator Richard A. Beatty yesterday re-
ceived letter by mistake, which was:
addressed to another Beatty, senclos.s
ing check for $25 to fight the em-
ployers' liability bill. II: = j. .4
The labor lobby was early on the
ground, although the bill could not
be- introduced before this week. d.
f.. Anderson Of Youngstown, the, au-
thor of the bill, has been busy among
the assemblymen for two or. three
days. - Harry p. Thomas, Cleveland
labor leader, Tom Rumsey, Toledo la
f5bor man, and others have mot been
idle here. " , ...: 8 IS.
To Introduce Bill simultaneously.
The plan Of the labor men now il
to Introduce the. bill in both, house
and senate on the frstaday possible,
Senator James e. Matthews, 81 of
Cleveland, will act as sponsor for the
measure in the senate. Representa-
tive w.. W. Norris Of Cleveland will
introduce it in the house. Represen-
tativel Arthur Spiegel of Cincinnati.
also has bill which will be pre-
sented. -,
The fight against the bill will be
! made on the ground that such q law,
! will keep amy large manufacturing
concerns from locating in the state
| and even drive out many that are now.
| here. '*.} r: $50: sss ss.s :5s; 1t e;:sz ~
Abolishes Element OF Risk.
The bill proposes to do away with
/ ccntributory negligence-a practical.
| ly abolishes the doctrine of risk.
/ Those who are urging its passage de-
clare that the present form Of the bill;
is reasonable, and by no: means as
drastic as the one. sought to be passed
at the last session. =
1t is the general impression that an
employers liability bill in some form
will be passed this year, but that it
will bear any close resemblance to the
measure drafted by Anderson is by
no means so certain.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
USED BALLOT CLUB
0N UNFAIR STREET
+. RAILWAY COMPANY
Organized Wage Farmers of Kan
sas City, Mo-, Demonstrated
What May Be Accomplished
When Unions Work Shoulder
to Shoulder at the Polls.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-Last
summer the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Street Railway Employees took
up the work of organization in this
city.
While the employees of the street
railway were anxious and enthusi-
astic for organization, the company
displayed bitter antagonism and
victimized many of them; so many
in fact, that it became necessary to
relax the efforts put forth for organ
ization.
However, the company was nego-
tiatng with the city for an extension
of it's franchise. The franchise in
existence does not expire until 1925,
but with the usual eagerness of pub
lie utility corporations it desired to
extend it's life until 1852, or period
of forty-two years.
The city council accommodated the
company by endorsement, only few
members of that body voting against
it. But franchises in that city have
to be ratified by the people, and ac-
cordingly December 16 was the date
selected on which the voters were to
decide the qeustion
One of the active opponents of the
granting of the special privilege was
a member of the local Tailors' union,
Isaac Taylor by name, he being a
member of the upper house of the
city council.
Taylor was supported in his posi-
tion by the Industrial Council and u
forceful campaign was inaugurated
by the latter body. Through the &C.
tivities of the local unions thorough
canvass was made, and when the peo-
pie had expressed themselves at the
ballot box it revealed that organized
labor had won a notable victory.
The franchise was defeated by over
1000 votes.
And there are those who minimize
the extent to which the influence OF
collective effort among working, men
reaches.
The granting of special privileges
is fundamentally opposed by the gen
eral movement. and tile result in
Kansas City should be kept in view
in other cities where like circun,-
+ stances prevail s,. II, f ! t4 .: S 81 sss.3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
Buckeye Bosses Mass l;
Against Labor Bill
BOSSES : NEGLECT 3es5.a.
ANNUALLY MURDERS
& 1900 WAGE FARMERS

Washington. D. c.. Jan. IF.
L. HOFFMAN, an Eeminent authority.
on insurance matters, says sta
,tistics show that one-half of the
g 5, 900 male wage earners killed
annually in American industries
could he saved by the exercise of
intelligent and rational methods
: OF factory inspection. legislation
and control: .s,.. x.s. ., - i o, ,,s
'5:< &., If that number of horses or
cattle were. being lost each year.
and it were possible to save half
of them, it is safe to say that no
time would be lost. in taking the
necessary steps. 81 g. s& Ss;s. ..-s .'.z-s
81 $ 7 The hog exposed Ls+ to cholera
has first call in preference to the
father. of q family working with
pnguarded death at his elbow. az q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29

The above advertisement appeared
in the Star-Journal of Friday even
Ing and. the Chieftain of Saturday
morning. A call at the hotel early
Saturday morning failed t locate
the author of the advertisement but
the clerk said the gentleman in No.
4S has gone up town.
State Labor Commissioner Ed
Brake was communicated with over
the phone by Supt. Lee A. Tanquary,
of the local state free employment
bureau. and instructions were given
to secure evidence and then have the
railroad strike herder arrested for
violating the state law regulating
employment agencies, which requires
license to be procured before doing
business.
Evidently the fellow got wind of
what was doing, for he left the city
without opening his 'office' in the
hotel to corral strikebreakers. 1t is
presumed he came here with the, in
tention of getting men for the rail-
roads in the Northwest where the
sWitchmen are on strike. Had he
remained the chances are that his
visit would have been barren of re-
suits, for while there are at present
scores of men out of employment in
Pueblo by reason of weather prevent
Ing outdoor, work, none of them are
desirous of being labeled "scab."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
SUITS AGGREGATING 80
$500, 900 ARE FILED
AGAINST ST. PAUL co.

Chicago. Jan. 2s.-Twenty-nine
suits for $4,000 each, were filed
in the superior court against the
st. Paul Coal company and the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway company, growing out of
the Cherry mine disaster.
> Only the precipes We're filed by
Attorneys stedman, Soelke, john
son and 'Belasco. -.~...a..
The suits were brought by Pat
rick Carr and John McGillen, ad-
ministrators, who were appointed
by the county court in Princeton,
Ill, following the disaster, where
345 men were killed. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
Chase Strike Herder
From Colorado Town
LITTLE JOKER TO GO
ON THE STATIONERY
OF LONE STAR STATE

Austin, Texas, Jan. 2s.-The,
union label will adorn all the
stationery and reports of the
state of Texas. Permission has
been granted by the state print
ing board to the department of
labor and statistics and the state
mining inspector to have the
union label placed on their sta
tiOnery, and State Printer Rich
ardson has received formal ap-
Plicatfon from eight other state,
departments for the same privi--
legc. 1t Is understood that the
state treasurer; secretary Of state
and attorney general also desire
the label ON their stationery.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
CHOSE MARTIN COLE.
AS GRAND PRESIDENT:
OF TUGMEN'S ASSN
Encouraging Prospects for CON-
ing Season Greet Delegates at
Annual Convention at Buffalo.
Confer With Fish Tug Owners.

James Walsh, superintendent of the
state free employment bureau, re-
turned this week from Buffalo, where
he was in attendance at the annual
convention of the Licensed Tugmen's
Protective Association held there Jan.
l. to 22.
Mr.. Walsh's report of the gather
ilg is an encouraging one. He states
that a full delegation was present,
thirty-three lodges from all the big
cities on the lakes being represented
Capt. c, H. Green of this city, was
also delegate with Mr.. Walsh, and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
WAGE CONDITIONS FORCED
STRIKE OF CIGARMAKERS
IN BUCKEYE. METROPOLIS

Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 2s.-If at a
time when the price of living is high.
,est.-that is to say, right now-your
wages were uddenly cut to one-half
of one-third OF what you had been
earning what would you do about it?
This is Just what has happened to
katherine Pressler. and several hun
Eaied other Woma1l cigar makers in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
FOR THE MEN? MOI

A shower bath for the mules
working in the Henry colliery is
a coal mine novelty recently in
stalled by the Lehish, Pa, Valley
! Coal company. A. ss:i &. lsss Z Il. 5t5. z.zs
The mules take "a bath at the
close Of each days work and ap-I
i parently enjoy It. .ss$ I. !. 5sSt5 st;,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
Tool of Northwest Roads Hurried
ly Closes Illicit Labor Bureau
He Had Opened in Pueblo When
Notified that State Authorities
Were After Him.

|PUEBLO, COL, Jan. rs
WANTED-Men to take the places
of striking switchmen; good pay
and protection guaranteed. Apply
room 4S, Southern Hotel.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-29
Cincinnati,

Cincinnati t., si53 II s5;S
..s Miss .Pressler has worked at the
5cigSr trade for tWen weight years, or:
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-31

necktie 10 belt buckle shoes II difficult but
urged gently suppose you down In the sum
mer. when it's warm!"
Nope" she answered, and her face shadowed
could see II was not happy story she had to tell
Still did not suspect how hard II was asking
thlnlingly Weren't you there this summer
Amt been thur 10 four year" she sighed "Ain't
seen no folks scppD' brats here
1t seemed almost impossible
but aren't you lonelyT@ we protested.
And having said II sorry, for look OF
pain came over her face and her eyes sought the trail
sharply There are some things that spoken
yet The trouble OF years dissolve Into a feeling
and pass between people until each person under
stands. II was 80 In this case-tbc suffering OF her
lonely. hunted life was as keen 10 II she
had told II word for word. We each looked toward
the trail, md for the nrst time the opening in
the trees far below where the trail revealed How
many times her eyes had looked toward that trail |
could but partly guess. How many times she had
watched for enemies and her boys coming home
burt from hghti How many times her old man had
gone that way and she had waited. wondering II BE-
would ever come back. How many times her eyes bad
followed the trail. longing go out into tho world
and how much Of the worlds misery and bitterness
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-31
In the One Room Cabin.

We went into one room log cabin without win
dowS. which means without light air. At one side
the chimney sent smudgy smoke into the room. The
beds on the other side double decker berhS filed
with corn husk ticks. There was a pine board table
Win benches on each side, and the far the
room stood cupboard hlcd with dirty tins, cracked
pate or two, some corn meal and bag of Snlt Near
Gently smoked The cupboard was 10y far the most
important piece of furniture In the since It held
the eating and cooking paraphcrnGla for the house
uoIu rIour and water corn bread made up their bill
OF rare When the old man went Into town with a
Jug OF wbiSkey and traded it for tobacco lie
times opened his heart and purse for coffee once in
great while lie came home with al orange which he
hnd bought as curiosity but they usually kept it
look at until IL was dried beyond eating
at home although the dogs and chickens fairly ate
up. The woman shOOed roughly. I'm afeared It amt
what yer used TO here" she said,
"Oh. It's great fun" answered trying to believe
1t ourselves
'rnn't like what you from. 1 reckoni' she
questioned wlstfully
We'll you see we live In the town." apoogized
ana lDen 10 change the subject do the children 10
sChool?"
She folded her and saw that had hurt her.
although she answered bravely enough, "GOwd. no.
they amt no eddlcauon worth caountm up here. /
reckon you ben eddcated2"
I've been 10 school," admitted
KIN You write goodI" she asked eagerly Then as
nodded my head, Il wanted my girls to hev eddica-
ton. but l caynt git II nohow. There a CROWN up
here Ike the bawgS. There amt nothIn' kin do
Seems llyn amt no Dartkler fun" she added shaking
her head
You must have bad hard time" I said as kindly
possible
There's ben trouble aplenty," she answered. with