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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-04
IN THE LABOR WORLD

1t also provides that no boy under IL
years of age shall be permitted to
sell papers on the street. The age
limit for girls in all this work will be
Is years.
The only employment permitted to
children under IL years of age is
farm and domestic work, and this is
confined to eight hours a day.
One Gopher Bill.
The Hosting Engineers union of
ST Paul, Mimi, is taking a great
interest in the effort to secure
an improved license law for engineers
in Minnesota. A bill to cover the re-
quirements has been prepared by a
committee composed of members of the
Hosting and Steam Engineers unions
Of the twin cities. This was considered
at length and fully Endorsed by the
union in its meeting Wednesday night
and the committee was instructed to
do everything it could to secure the
passage of the bill The four unions
mentioned will work in harmony in
the matter, and they have high hopes
of getting what they want In the way
of this much needed legislation.
Law Nebraska Demands
Briefly summarized, the demands 10
be made by the hosts of labor in Ne
braska on the legislature will be
An adequate employers liability law.
A sixteen hour law for railroad men.
A law branding convict made goods
A law providing for safety in public
building operations.
A law providing for proper safe
guards on machinery.
A factory inspection law.
Adequate appropriations for the bu-
reau of labor.
A law regulating employment bu-
reaus and providing for licensing the
same.
A wordngmen's compensation act.
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NEGLIGENCE BAR
AID FOR LABORERS

Washington, Feb. 3,-An exhaustive
study of foreign workmen's compensa-
ton acts is contained in a bulletin
just issued by the bureau of labor
Most of the laws, it is declared. pro-
vide that gross negligence on the part
Of the employer, gives rise to right
for increased compensation.
Special tribunals are provided in
some countries to hear contests, and
court procedure is fixed by law in all.
Manufacturing, mining and engineer
ing work, and in some countries. aRri-
culture and forestry and irrigation.
are the industries usually covered by
the acts. In all but six countries the
burden rests wholly upon the EN-
ployer. In these six countries, Austria.
Germany. Greece, Hungary, Luxem-
bourg and New South Wales, the en-
ployes bear part OF the expenses.
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FARGO LABORERS
ARE NOT CAREFUL
CASES THAT HAVE BEEN TRIED
IN THE LOCAL COURTS SHOW
THAT THE FARGO LARoRING
PEOPLE ARE NOT AS CAREFUL
AS THEY SHOULD BE.

From the evidence that has been
shown in the local courts during the
past month, in different trials that
have come before the juries. it has
been shown that Fargo laboring men
are not as careful as they should be.
A number of Iaborers have recently
sued their employees for judgment
for personal injuries received while
working at different jobs. In not one
case that was tried, did the laborer get
any damages through the courts.
The reason for the failure Of the
Fargo laborers to get damages for
personal injury, was that they were
careless. In several instances, the
plaintiffs testified that they had not
carefully examined their working ma
terial before they started on the job,
to see IL the paraphernalia was liable
to break and cause them to become
injured.
AS a result OF this there are num-
Der of Fargo laborers who are today
crippled for life, and yet have re-
ceived no money as damages. The
results of these actions should be a
lesson to the local laboring men, and
cause them to examine every thing
with which they are working before
starting on job and inform the en-
ployer of any neglected conditions, that
might cause an accident. Simply
carelessness i'm not making such an
examination has lead to the courts
finding a verdict against the laborer
on the grounds of contributory neg
ligence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-04
ORIGIN OF THE
UNION LABEL

New York Times: We are in
debted to The John Hopkins Press
for copy OF a monograph on
The Trade Union Label" by DR..
Ernest r. Spedden, in which he
traces it's origin. The device was
first generally used In 1875, as a
result OF competition in San Fran
cisco between Chinese and white
cigarmakers. DR.. Spedden is in
formed by Miss Lucille Eaves, of
the University of Nebraska, that
in 1869 the Carpenters eight hour
league of San Francisco, had used
a stamp on products of planning
mills in which the eight hour rule
obtained, and he thinks possibly
the cigarmakers profited by the
example of the carpenters. In tes-
timony given before the Congress
sional committee of 1S76-77 the de-
vice was referred to by one of the
union witnesses as a stamp but
the term union label, was soon
in vogue. and by 1873 fifty cigar
manufacturers were using 1t in a
concerted effort to drive out the
cheap Chinese labor The cigar
makers official journal of january
1879 records that the label had
then come into use by at least one
eastern manufactures, who had
introduced cigars with labels of
murdered Cinnamon.
From its employment in San
Francisco the label spread among
unions in many occupations, and.
to the chief countries of Europe
and Australia The attempt to
identity the label with the ''hall
mark" of medieval guilds has
failed, in DIR. Spedden's opinion.
The hall marks were merely cer-
tificates Of genuineness and had
nothing to do with labor strug-
giles and boycotts. The union la
bel Is dfstinctiyely device OF
American trades unionism.
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transfer OF branches OF the national
guard. Military affairs.
Fl. b. 1913, Tollefson--Desc the
duties OF county commissioners and
providing for monthly check upon
the county officers State affairs.
II. B. 1874, Cunningharn--Prov
that shippers Of livestock must hold
certificate OF health for animals they
have in transit. Livestock.
"Short Haul" Bill Passed.
With the third reading Of house
bills, the Englund bill providing for
the short haul" rate and the con-
struction of a ~" at junction points
Of competing railroads, as amended to
read at grade instead Of the same
grade" came up for passage. 1t was
objected to on the ground that the
language was not plain, but when the
vote was taken IL was passed by 80
to o. fifteen being absent and not vot-
ing
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Committees Report.

The standing committees reported az
follows:
S. B. 17S-Prohibiting school teachers
or officers from receiving commission
or other reward in connection with sale
Of furniture or supplies for schools
with which they are connected or while
they are holding Office, reported back
from the committee on education with
recommendation for passage.
s. B. 219--Providing for an approprt-
alton 70 pay William Blake, state hui
name officer the sum OF $3.50 to make
up a deficiency which had occurred in
the performance Of the duties of his
once, was recommended to pass by
the appropriations committee.
s. 3. 91-Specifying who may sue
for divorce and providing for q legal
residence OF twelve months in the
state before suit can be started. was
rereferred to the committee or tu.
dietary
s. b. I49--Providing that all rs-
ceipts for taxes should be issued IT.
duplicate was amended to read IL trip
licate instead and decreasing the
penalty for nonperformance Of the
duty Imposed on the treasurer and then
recommended to pass as amended.
S. B. 113-ProvIding for tax on
transient merchants was recommended
to pass by the judiciary committee.
8. B. 2l7-Validating all marriages
performed without authority or where
license has been issued by clerks OF
court or where either party believed
the marriage valid was recommended to
pass by the judiciary committee.
H. B. 9--Relating to the issuance of
marriage licenses was recommended to
pass by the Judiciary committee.
s. B. l7-Providing for the judicial
redistricting Of the state and making
eleven instead OF ten districts as at the
presen. time and providing for the
manner OF election or appointment of
the judges was recommended to pass.
8. B. 216-Which Is to enact or
amend the revised codes relating to
the time TO apply for letters of ad-
ministratioD and providing when the
statute OF limitations shall run against
claims against decedents was recon-
n.snded to pass by the judiciary COM
mittee.
S. B. officiating to estrays and
how they shall be advertised and sold
was recommended to pass by the COM
mittee on live stock.
S. B. 75-Providing that all thresh-
ing machines shall be cleaned before
leaving place where threshing has
been done, for the purpose OF distribut-
ing noxious seeds was amended in the
title and one or two other minor mat
tiers and recommended to pass by the
committee on agriculture.
New Bills introduced.
Following are the new bills which
were introduced and the committees
to which they were referred:
S. b. 242, Overson-Prohibitinr the
Continued on Page Four.
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providing for the purchase of an in
dustrial farm on which to employ
some OF the men and raise supplies
for the sustenance of all. The strike
Is to be called in determined EFFORT
10 unlonize the city, and it is expected
that 1t VIII last long time and be a
heavy draft on the resources of the
unions. The move is a wise one, and
the enterprise of the council in
starting it is highly commendable.
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AKESSON Won
Fight over BILL

Bismarck, N D., Feb. by far the
most important battle Of the week in
the house was the one yesterday after
noon between Rep. Joe Akesson OF
Cass county and Colonel Frame OF
Walsh county. The fight was over the
adoption of either the majority OF the
minority report of the drainage com
mittee on II. B. IS. Mr.. Akesson was
the winner Of the battle and thereby
hangs a tale.
H. B. rs, introduced by Mr. Sorlie
along at the first Of the session, per-
mits farmers and land owners to drain
their lands into road bitches and other
depressions, when such ditch or de-
preston is wholly upon the land OF
land owners. 1t is the third time the
measure had been introduced in the
North Dakota legislature and each
Of the preceding times it has failed t.
pass.
The history Of H. B. &c is interesting
to follow and reveals a bit Of political
juggling which almost resulted in the
quiet passage of the measure At
the time the bill was on its first and
second readings, Mr.. Sorlie, its au-
thor, had been called TO the chair. and
he referred it to the committee on aC-
ricniture which was considered a very
strange proceeding as the house has a
committee especially to consider drain
age matters.
Taken Out Of Committee.
A few days later Mr.. Edwards of
Pembina county moved that the bill be
taken from the agricultural committee
and recommitted to the committee on
drainage instead. When the bill came
back yesterday there was a majority
and a minority report attached to the
bill. The majority report recommend
ed it's passage, while the minority re-
port favored indefinite postponement.
Signing the majority report were
Representatives Nelson, Dean, Kyllo
and Akesson, chairman OF the commit
tee. The two reports were ordered to
the committee on the whole.
Akesson- Frame Fight.
Only quorum was present A mo-
ton was made by Mr.. Akesson to defer
consideration of either Of the reports
until the house reconvened next Tues
day. That started the fight. The mo-
ton was killed.
Colonel Frame then moved that the
majority report be adopted. He gave
his reasons for favoring the bill and
for signing the majority report, as he
is a member of the committee on
drainage.
Mr.. Akesson stated then that while
the bill might benefit few individ-
Gals, it was a bad one. He refreshen'
&c the memories Of all present with
the fact that this was the third leg
irlature before which the measure had
been brought and surely If 1t had such
rIer !torious features it would not have
failed heretofore.
1T permits the farmers to drain into
the road bitches whereby it hampers
the public highways said Mr.. Axes
son in his speech. IF such a bill were
enacted it would permit the adjoining
lands of those privileged to make sucE
drains to become flooded. 1t is a bill
to start litigations, inasmuch as Il
causes great damages to the farmers
lands.'
Colonel Frame answered, but when
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-04
Fridays Senate Routine.

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 4.-~-Nothing of
Importance occurred in the senate yes
terday, There was no particular de-
bate heard and a number OF the SEN
ators had departed for their homes
to spend the mid-session recess, which
began last night.
Probably the most important fea-
lures of the day were the discussions
over the passage Of H. B. SO, by Eng
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-04
AN INDUSTRIAL FARM
Striking Labor Men viii Work on
An industrial Farm and Raise
1 Their Feed.

In view of the strong PROBABILITY Of
a general strike in Los Angeles early
In the spring. the State Building Trades
council GO California Is already making
preparations to provide for the strikers
while the trouble lasts With this OBJ
ject In view the council, at meeting
held last Friday. adopted resolution
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-04
LAW MAKERS GET
At LABOR BILL
DIFFERENT STATES WANT LABOR
BILLS PASSED TO BENEFIT
THEIR WoRKINGMEN--W WHAT
SOME OF THE. STATES ARE
AFTER THIS YEAR.

Among the score of labor bills in
troduced at this session OF the Cali
fornia legislature is one for the pro-
lection Of children.
1t provides complete prohibition Of
the employment OF children under the
age of Ia years in any sort of bust
ness, including that Of messenger ser
vice. The only exception to this is
made in cases where the Judge of the
juvenile court upon report of proba-
ton officers that the child's parents
are incapacitated through illness, may
issue a. permit for the briefest possible
time. Truant officers are given right
of inspection of all interdicted places
OF employment No minor under six
teen years OF age may be employed
during school hours.
Other bills before the legislature
include the employers liability bill,
as drafted by the A. F.. of T.. an act
providing that text books shall be pro-
duced by California labor; a bill on
trademarks and labels: bills favoring
equal suffrage, free distribution Of
text books, regulation of private
watchmen, guards and detectives;
Sunday law for BARRIERS: prohibiting
bakeries to locate In Easements: re-
lating to advertisements for laborers
in times of strikes also bills for the.
safeguarding OF lives of electricians,
licensing stationary engineers, and
protecting members OF labor organiza-
tons
An indiana Bill.
If the child labor bill which was in
troduced in the Indiana legislature be-
comes law 1t will mean the passing
OF the child performer from all the
aires in Indiana. The bill provides
tfat no boy under 16 or girl under is
years Of age will be permitted to work
ri theatres. hotels 0r cigar factories.
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ELEGANT SUITE OF OFFICES

Heretofore occupied by Hon. w. A.
Scott, and always since the erection
OF the Morton building. Remember.
Broadway front, large. commodious
vault and exceptionally low rent 10
desirable tenant or tenants. Page.
Benedict Land Co, Morton Building.
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Mr.. Robinson moved to have IL re-
ferrcd back TO the committee or drain
age for amendment, the motion car
ried.
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Bismarck, N. D.. Feb. "A new bill
introduced yesterday which touches or
the insurance business was one pre-
scented by Senator Martin OF Billings
county. The bill will govern the
amount of money expended on obtain
ing business. 1t is taken largely from
the New York idea and 1t is felt that
its passage is guaranteed.
According to the bill no domestic life
insurance corporation shall in any cal
endar year expend or become liable for
or permit any person. firm or corpor-
alton to expend on it's behalf for serv-
Ices in obtaining new insurance ex-
elusive OF salaries paid in good faith
an amount exceeding in the aggregate
the total excess OF the premiums for
the first year OF insurance received
in said calendar year.
A foreign life insurance corporation
which shall not conduct it's business
within the limitations and in accord
ance with the requirements imposed
by this bill upon domestic corpora
tons shall not be permitted to do
business within the state.
Senator Martin in his bill provides
that should 1t be passed, 1t shall take
effect and be in force from and after
July i, 1911.
Other Debates.
The other debates were small IN
comparison. There were only two
more OF any consequence. One was
over the bill introduced by Mr.. Lee
Of Ward county, compelling railroads
to place electric headlights on all en-,
g1nes in the state, which took place
during the morning session. 1t was
contended that the bill was designed
to safeguard the interests of the en-
ployes, while on the other hand II
was contended that the measure would
operate against such safety as pro-
posed. On the final vote the bill was
recommended for passage.
The parole officer bill, as amended
in the state affairs committee of the
house, was laid over until next Tues
day for further consideration as q re-
suit Of the opposition raised. Colonel
Frame was on the firing line when
the bill was called
He stated that the expense was too
great and on learning that it had COST
the state practically $4,000 a year for
the work of looking after several
paroled prisoners he felt that it was
too great an expenditure He believed
that a parole officer could be made out
Of one Of the present members of pen
itentiary force, by giving him sufficient
duties to devote his entire time to the
work. The bill, as amended. provides
that the field officer shall be a resi-
dent OF Bismarck and makes him sub
ject to the command of the warden OF
the states prison.
HanIey Names Committees.
Speaker Hanley appointed Repre-
sentatives Streeter, Sorlie, Hyland
Fox, Defiance, France, Wnitmer, Johns
Hoge, Dean and Johnson to act as
members on the three inspection COM
n1ittees of state institutions provided
for in the Davis concurrent resolution
which the house concurred in.
s. 3. 81, indefinitely postponed the
day previous, was reconsidered, and
was referred back to the commit
tee on municipal corporations.
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rorlm want Ads Are Business Gsttsrs
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Legislative Proceedings

Continued From Page One.
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Continued on Page -Four.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-18
MAYOR BUYS RIVER FRONT
LAND FOR PARK FOR CITY
Acquires Big Plot For 500, 900
and Will Turn 1t Over
At Cost.

Mayor Thompson, Tuesday morn
ing. purchased 1oh acres OF land on
the river front, between Summit and
Morrellsts., which he asks the city 70
take of his hands and convert into q
park. The first steps in that direc'
ton We're taken by the council com.
mittee on ways and means. Tuesday
noon, when the members OF the com
mittee unanimously voted TO report
TO the council in favor of the PROPOSE
ton. II may be necessary TO call q
special meeting of the board of esti-
mates TO pass on the matter.
The price paid by Mayor Thompson
for the land was $4,000 or about $50
per front foot, AN extremely low
figure. In presenting the proposition
before the committee, the mayor com.
pared this property with that which
E. w. Voigt recently offered the city
as site for a new city barn at more
than four times the price per front
foot
Should the council not see fit to
take the property OF the mayors
hands, his honor will hold IL as an in
vestment along with several prom
inent citizens who have expressed
their willingness TO go in with him
in case the city does not want to buy.
There seems TO be no question, how
ever, in view of the committees atti-
tude, that the deal will go through
as contemplated by the mayor. The
money probably will be taken from
the contingent fund. f
In this connection II is learned that
20 acres Immediately adjoining the
ma yors property, on the west. owned
by Andrew III. Green. Jr., Is also avail
able at very reasonable price. The
mayor suggests that this property be
purchased also. This would bring the
western edge OF the projected park
within 800 feet of the Fort Wayne
reservation. and the mayors idea Is
to connect the park with the reser-
walton by means of a bridge or tun-
mel. The plant of the Michigan Male
able Iron works lies just between the
Green property and the fort.
The land acquired by Mayor Thomp-
son was formerly owned by the Jew
ell Betting Co, of Hartford, Conn. II
was put up at auction last week. but
the highest bid offered, $4,000, was
then considered too low. so the auc'
ton sale was declared OF. Since then
the mayor has been in communica-
ton with the owners, through their
local agent, Fred C. Shipman, with
the result that his offer OF $55,sOO
was accepted, Notwithstanding that a
similar offer. from private individ.
nal had been turned down at the
auction sale fhe mayor Immediately
clinched the bargain by paying $1,000
down
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Robert A.. Andrews, 25; Ethel j.
Thompson, IS.
Charles j. Steib. 30: Ella Betzoidt, "a
John a. Hogan, Fl: Hannah Krause
81.
f.. d. Hansberger, 25. Monroe: Rhoda
Sortor 81. Detroit.
Harry A. Casey. "a; Mollie E. Carl
20
Harry Geibel. 21. Cleveia I'd; Ethel
Kaiser. is. Chesterlan. o.
Howard c. HOFFMAN, -; Clara b
Thomas. 23
Frank Prudential. %: Ida Rutz, "a
Ernest 7. Lompard. 20; Jessie NJ
Harrow. 20.
Samuel l.. Mccall, Jr. 30 Milford
Bessie J. Fisher, 20, Highland Park.
Morey phillips, 30; Glzelia schwartz
Harry NJ. Goldberg. 81. Detroit, Alma
Cicutte rs Ecorse.
John w. schultz. es. wyandotte
Mamie C Asums, 20. same.
Edward Lockman. 81: Barbara Grid
Francis FLIP 2S; Clara sagamoska,
90
Frank Gutowski, 40; Veronica
waciaw Malanowski. 20: Anna sok-
lowska, 20.
Rudolph styrock, 2s. Martha Kowal-
ska. FL
Frank Julien, %. DAYTON. ~; Rather.
Inc Fierman, 20. Detroit.
John Plecuch, 2i: Martha Turowski,
1s
Gustav J. Kelber. 81; Nellie Rem
ner. 20
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STORY OF LURIO PLOT TO
KILL PRESIDENT TAFT I
VANISHES into THIN AIR
Sheriff Stewart Says No At
tempt Was Made To Dynamite
Chief Executives Train.
EXPLOSIVE UNDER BRIDGE
Labor Leaders Say 1t Was
PLANTED" To Discredit
/ System Federation.
EXPLOSIVE UNDER BRIDGE

SANTA BARBARA. Cal, Oct. IL
After "a hours investigation, Sheriff
Ma; Stewart, of Santa Barbara coun-
~, today declared his belief that
there was no plot to kill President
Taft behind the placing OF dynamite
on the Southern Pacific bridge, rs
miles north OF here, yesterday. sew
eral hours before the executives spe-
ciaf train was due, The sheriff here
tofore held to the plot theory, and 1t
vas reported that he had run down
a significant clue disproving that
suspicion.
Had It been plan to kill the
president" Stewart said, 1T seems TO
me that the dynamiters would not
have placed the explosive SO long be-
fore the train was due; neither would
they have been routed by lone Mex
!can Waterman.
Stewart did not say what his views
were or the question of how the dyna-
mite cametb be placed on the bridge.
Labor leaders here, however, are
claiming that the explosive was
planted" as part OF plot to create
sentiment against the system fedora
ton strikers on the Southern Pacific,