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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
50-CENT ASSESSMENT.
Convention OF GlaS Bottle Blowers
Make Heavy 6ntrdbution to
Fund for tllesDefense of -
r. McNaIKaras.' r.. y. -.

. WASHINGTON. llg. The
Gla.s Blowers b 6ii,s sat It's re-
cent convention ss:s,l uni bus, O., un-
animously declared g. 50-cent assess
ment upon its entire membership to
aid in the defense of the McNamaras.
In order that the money might be
immediately available the fiscal OFF,
GERS were instructed to advance the
total amount at once from the funds
in the general treasury. When the
convention took the action levying
the assessment the, Associated Press
reported to the country at large that
the levy was 80 cents per member -
instead of $50 cents per member" i"
The Associated Press was asked to
make the correction, but up to this
time no correction has been noted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
PROPER REPORT FOR :
TARIFF COMMISSION
Prescribed by the American
Economic League Of
Cincinnati, Ohio.

CINCINNATI. Aug. 3.-(special to
omic League).-Some trust congress-
men are raising hullabaloo because.
the house is passing tariff bills with
out waiting for the report Of the tar
iff commission.
The report the tariff commission
ought to make, but won't, Is some
thing like this:
1--WE find that all duties on i'm
ports should be abolished at once. In
the first place, the government has
no moral right to levy them for any
purpose. Imported goods sold by
foreigners, who justly owned them,
are the rightful property of the per-
cons who nave paid for them. This
laying of a. duty robs the owners Of
imported property. 1t Is just as NOR
ally wrong for the government to
steal as it is for individuals. ,.... ..
In the second pace, the govern
;nent not only robs importers ii,
American me n afacturtrs of articles
similar to those imported, to rob the
rest Of the people.
I'VE find that the claim is made
that the tariff increases wages. We
find this claim usually put forward
by manufacturers who pay no more
wages than they ca nhelp, and do
nothing in the interest of their en-
ployees that stringent factory laws
do not compel them to do. The in
| cincer1ty Of the claim is evident.
'The claim is furthermore made
that American manufacturers can
! not afford to pay the wages they
now do and compete with foreign
manufacturers. Since it has been
shown time and again that Ameri-
can products are sold in foreign
countries in free competition with
foreign products the most fitting
comment to make on the claim is 8
/ short and supplementary word
1 which has made g. certain living ex
president famous. -
4 1T is unnecessary to present sta.
tistics or other. figures. No amoun
of figuring can prove g wrong to b
right or beneficial. It is we'll un
derstood and universally conceded
that honesty is the best policy. Thi
applies to nations, as well as indi
Yiduals. The nation can not be hon
est and levy q tariff at one and th,
same time The necessity Of speedil.
abolishing that method OF raising
trevenue Is obvious /; !. i s3.3 s3 III
81 espectfu ully,
HID ]. TARIFF CORNERSTONE q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
MAY =.
insure. WORKERS
Resolution to Appoint Commission
to Report to Legislature
Passes Senate.

! HARTFORD. Conn. Aug. a.
Whether Connecticut can establish a
state Insurance department to COM
pensate workmen when injured will
be determined, by a. state commission
If q resolution now pending in the
house is passed.
It was passed by the senate late
last night, following the. enactment by
that body Of general workingmen's
compensation act providing for pay
ment UP to 80 per cent of their week
~ wage to workers injured from any
cause whatever. -.. %. s}st .@}5 sf3 s334. -
It is because Of the doubt OF the
constitutionality' OF the latter act,
y which IL sure to pass the house. that
the new state commission H Is pro-
posed /, 81 Il.
appointed i Will report Is the
next leSislaturs :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
Federation of Trade Unions. s

Federation of Trade Unions.
DUNDEE, Aug. 3.-The twelfth an-s
nual general council meeting of the
general federation of trades unions
has just concluded its deliberations.
The reports of officers showed an In
crease in membership of nearly 9,000.
with the membership at the high
water mark, namely 711,9s4, showing
an increase in the last ten years Of
over 100 per cent. The total bene-z
fits paid during the year amounted
to over $36O,000.:
The annual conference of the Scot
tisn Miners federation will convene
within short time. There is much
dissatisfaction among the miners
over q multitude of existing griev-s
ances. The convention will pass upbn
many important matters, such as
weekly pay days, abnormal. places"
and the abolition of what is known as
BILLY Fairplay." This is. a system OF.
working by which the pay OF miners
is determined by the amount OF round
coal produced by them
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
WILL INVESTIGATE
WAGES PAID women
Commission Will Determine
Amount Necessary For Prop
er Subsistence. 2.

BOSTON. Aug. 3.-The governor
of this state has appointed COM
mission to investigate women's
wages and conditions of labor in the
state. How much does it cost a
working woman to live in health and
comfort? How much does it.. cost
her to, live in filth and rags?' How
many women workers get wages
enough to live in health?' % "How
many get enough to live in filth, and
how many do not?" These are a few
of the questions to which the COM
mission will endeavor to supply an
answer, as they are fundamental in
every reform. Suggestions have
been offered that the commission
should determine the amount neces-
sary to provide wage-earning women
comfortable subsistence. A sim
liar commission in Wisconsin has
drafted and submitted to the legis-
lature minimum wage law; based
upon laws now in force In. portions
Of Australia. &,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
CHICAGO labor men
START BALL ROLLING:
Burglaries Of Union Offices to Be
Indicted by Special Grand
Jury.
These Robberies Said to Be
Framed by Officers Hostile
to Unionism.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-With the an
nouncement today that a burglary
indictment has been voted against
Johnny Hartzel, who is said to have
delivered to States Attorney John e.
w. Wayman certain documents stolen
from the offices of the Chicago Build
ing Trades Council, labor leaders de-
clared they would demand special
grand ury and special prosecutor
to Investigate, the numerous 5burglaries
Of union offices, TN which, in every
case, documents stolen have. later
been turned over to the law Offices
wayman himself brought about the
arrest Of Hartzel. sl2s..1 - i. ..szz;-
The Building Trades Councils Off
ces were robbed Wednesday night,
Thursday afternoon Hartzel gave
States Attorney Wayman, documents
which showed the Building Trades
Council had paid money to; defend
Vincent Altman, who was charged
with forgery, and whose later death
the state, through a perjured witness,
sought to- lay at the door OF Simon
O'Donnell, president Of the Building
Trades Council, and other leaders.
Seven weeks ago the office Of Jo-
seph, Alpine, business agent of the
Plumbers union, was burglarized. The
plumbers were then engaged in q
jurisdictional fight with the steamfit-
ters, and the charge was made that
both sides employed sluggers. The
day after Alpine office was robbed.
it has been esta blished, papers show
ing disbursements he had made were
taken before the grand jury, whica
was investigating the alleged labor
slugging. VI .s 8si5 sS ~
According to Edward Nockles, sec
retary Of the Chicago Federation q
Labor, these robberies are framed
up by these officers OF the law. who
are fighting uniontsm. We will de
mand q special investi ga on by =
special prosecuto with & an idea 8s5 5ot
indicting those fficial als who seem g
he guilt 4, 4 spiracy q.
icredit a.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05

FOUR DOLLARS A WEEK
BASIC FIGURE or PLAN
Administrative Details TO Be Bet
tied by . Board Of Com
: =. =' missioners. ..s.s Hun. 5.. III

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Com-
pleting his measure with radical
clause forbidding the United States
supreme court to pass upon its va
lidity, Victor L. Berger, the Socialist
representative, introduced in the
house a bill to pension the veterans
of industry. w. =. ~. .ys..
The bill provides TO ra basic peI1-
sion Of 81 for every man and woman
more than 80 years old.
n. ..The old working men and work
ing women declares Berger. "are
entitled to living outside Of the poor
houses and without the aid of pri-
vate charity. If the old parties and
the supreme court do not realize that
fact, they will be wiped out of exist
ence, together with the old, constitu-
tiOn''
Referring to precedent estab-
lished by Congress on March 27, 1868.
Berger's bill provides that "the exer-
else of Jurisdiction by any of the fede-
raj courts upon the validity of this
act is hereby expressly forbidden" -
It is the belief of the Socialist re-
preventative that his old pension bill
is perfectly constitutional. But
some of the capitaistic supreme
court Justices may hold different opin-
IONS" says Berger. The bill fur
nishes good opportunity for testing
the power Of the federal courts to an
null necessary legislation passed by
Congresses" er - r.
In his statement Berger points out
the fact that old age pension laws
have been passed in the principal ma
tions of Europe, in the Antipodes and
! even in one American nation.
HE asserts that through as thons
and complex ways the country spend.
a greater amount to relieve the des.
titution Of the aged than what his
bill asks s''1t is time now he says
Z THAT we met the. problem in a scien.
i tific and economical way" -
Berger also introduced a bill: today
providing for the creation of a com
! mission composed of members o. the
three parties in Congress to compile
! detailed data on the subject of old
age pensions. The commission is tt
/ settle the details OF administration.
! The Socialist congressman expects
to wage an incessant campaign fol
the passage of this measure.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
National Home for BARRIERS

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3.-If plans
already In hand are carried out, the
Journeymen BARRIERS international
Union will establish a home for its
members on the lines OF those al
ready established by the Typograph-
ical Union and Pressmen's Union.
An offer Of one hundred acres OF
land at sand Springs, Okla, has been
rendered free OF cost to the national
officers, on which to erect build
Ing. Another offer has been made by
q prominent business man 10 donate
s per cent OF the gross receipts 81
his business for ave years for q fund
to build the home. lfss +. 5s5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05

PARIS, Aug. 3.-The general strike
in the building trades in this city In
wolves $4,000 men. The strike was
called to establish nine-hour day
and the abolition OF piece work. The
building industry is at complete
standstill, with the men firm in their
determination to win the contest.
Wages in France. -
In the manufacture of cotton, WOOL
en-, silk and linen goods the domestic,
or house system prevails, scarcely
80 per cent of employees being fac
tory operatives. The women repre-
sent As per cent of the number en-
ployed and children 5 per cent. The
average wages per day for the entire
country are II cents for men, 80 cents
for women and 10 cents for children.
Owing to the domestic system, there
is no regulation of hours of labor.
Can't Destroy Organization.
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 3.-The tram
way employees over a year ago en-
erged from bitter, strike with their
organization badly crippled, and were
compelled to return to work uncondi-
tionally After a years effort, the or
ganization has been restored and with
greater strength than ever before. It
is. now negotiating for an increase
and better working conditions, with
recognition of the organization. and
have every assurance that their de-
mands will be met without q struggle.
Deck Servants Win Strike. 4
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-The strike Of
the deck servants, engineers and fire.
men of w.. Egane & Co., ended success
fully, with an agreement for q period
Of two years. The increase in wages
amounts to 10000 marks q year. The
firm has thirty-seven steamers, and
the average increase is 160 marks per
man per year &. .1ss.s IS. '.. .
" Another Wage Settlement.
HAMBURG, Aug. 3.-The move
ment Of the Friedberg Regional lines
has been: successfully terminated by
the Amsterdam railway men. An In
creased wage and promotion scheme
has been esta blished and mileage
money increased. 5=s 81
Membership on Increase.
BERLIN, Aug. 3.-The grand Sec
! ton Of railway men OF the German
Transport Workers union has mede
great progress in membership and
! effectiveness during the past year. The
! increase in memb bership was especially
notable in the last months OF 1910
and during the first quarter Of 1911.
The recognized organization IS an
tagonized by ancbher union domi-
mated by the MANAGEMENT OF the rail-
ways. The indications are that the
dual union will be eventually abb
5sorbed by the regular rganization.
/ Tramway Increase.
COPENHAGEN II Aug. The
tramway employees have been success
ful# In having the grade Eof q large
Inumber of men raised,, which carries
4 with ,ita an increase frE wage amos1nt
Y Y Ink Us 81 ". 900 crowns a ear
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
.,Cl,HAuFFEUJRlEs WIN sTRIKEz..

ATLANTIC 8sf CITY u Aug. S.-The
taxicab chaufEslrs went On strike 90
. protest against : reduction Ii their
weekly wages for thSir out IT. ID ad-
dition to the gasoline rebate which
the. company demanded IA few hours
only were neceasary to reach set
.tlement whereby the money should
not be deducted Tor mi Forms sand the
men ailoWsd ito plrc ON
eascltns
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
ARKANSAS STATE FEDERATION.

AFtAANSAS STATE FEDERATION.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. 3.-The
legislative committee Of the Arkansas
State Federation Of Labor did splend-
Id service for the movement during
the recent extraordinary session of
the state legislature. Through its ef-
forts an employers liability bill was
enacted, law compelling attendance
Of children under Is years Of age at
least one-half Of the school term
Give counties being excepted), and
also allowing school districts to ex-
Del rta : 11ns for school < .,ot.'
other law aimed against the loan
shark. Legislature also acted favor
ably on the federal income tax law.
The committee forestalled the. enact
ment OF = compulso .54 arbitrAt Ation
''AN. S ~ 8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-08-05
/. I.Tranlway Increase.

M COPENHAGEN, Aug. The.
employees have been success. q
ful IN having the grade .of q large
mum her of mon Used, which carrie
with it an increase in wage amoslr,t-
ing to 307 900 & crowns ~
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-17
rodays laarsrse Pvls6a
Local News
For good square meal, try the Co
lumbia Boarding House.

For good square meal, try the Co
lumbia Boarding House.
w. H. Foster and George Knudsen,
of Viking, were business visitors in
the city today.
Mrs. Hallock Harris, Of Moorhead,
was a guest of Mrs. A. N. Eckstrom
on Friday last.
E. M. Powell left last Friday on a
business trip to Chicago and other
points in Illinois.
August Person and son, Herbert, re-
turned Tuesday morning from about a
weeks trip to Duluth.
w. B. Higgins, of Knoxville, ILL.,, ar
rived today to look after his farming
interests in this vicinity.
10000 good oak fence posts will be
sold cheap il taken at once. Call or
phone Lundgren, Wittensten & Co.
Misses Josephine Dixon and Alma
Sather returned Monday morning
from short visit at Thief River
Falls.
Will Harris was over from Bis
marck, N. d. last Sunday to spend
the day visiting at the w. F. Powell
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Powell returned
home this morning from a visit with
their son, George, at Regina, Sask.,
Canada.
D. Farrell, left on Sunday evening
for Warroad, where he will spend a
few days attending the shooting tour
nament.
A young man of good character,
would like to get room and board
with some private family. Address,
A. L. S., Care Warren Sheaf.
Mrs. Rev. n. Forde and daughter, of
Starbuck, Mimi, are at the city hos
pital, where both underwent opera
|tions for appendicitis this morning.
Carl Fransson, who has been at
Gardina, N. D., for a few weeks spent
Sunday at his home in this city. On
Monday he left for Iona, N. D., to re.
lieve the 500 agent at that place.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-17

Don't Get on Your Nerves.
For the occasional smoker who
wants a mild, finely favored cigar, the
General Arthur by all means, 10c.
Phone 80 when you know anything
new.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-17

A small second hand gasoline
threshing outfit for sale at your own
terms at Lundgren, Wittensten & Co.
Haying harvesting, threshing, plow-
ing scenes at the Sheaf Book & Sta
tionery Store. One cent each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
POTASH DEPOSITS
Reports of Government GeoI.
ogists Do Not Indicate Any
Great Success.

Reports from the party of the geological
survey now hunting for potash deposits
in the west do not indicate, so far, that
they have found anything of value. in
spite of the immense interests at stake,
the geological survey has but one party
in the field this season. Their behring's
have been in Nevada, and at present it is
understood they have dug to a depth not
MUCH over 800 feet. Extensive geological
knowledge 81 that region is in the posses
sion of the survey TO enable IL TO locate
potash if there is any deposit there.
The German mine. which is now worth
AS much as any half dozen gold mines
III the world. was located originally al
most by accident. The prospectors Were
not boring primarily for potash and
classed the potash. when first found
merely d salt refuse.
Much interest is manifested among pot
ash consumers in the report OF the Ayr
/ cultural Department that il has discov-
cred an immense potential potash field in
the kelp fields OF the Pacific coast. There
are hundreds Of square miles of this kelr
area and it carries n large percentage OF
soluble potash. but il remains to be
seen whether any practical commercial
| method will be found of utilizing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
MESSAGES OF: GOOD WILL
Congratulations Received by
the New National Library
for the Blind.

Many congratulations upon it's cstab-
Hehnent and several gifts have been
received hy the National Library for
tie Blind. which has its central head
quarters in Washington. The national
library has as its object the circulation
o. books for the blind through all the
,!tlcs of the country in order to make
TIE library volumes OF use To the
greatest number II persons
tie Perkins institute Of Boston has
Jast sent - the National Library for
tie Blind III volumes. with a message
- conSratutatiou Tue announcement
Mss j.. j. Griffin. director of the
Library Tor the blind.
The SoCicte Philanthropiquc d impress
si,ns pour Aveugles of France. of
Which SuatClc France il tho president
GaS sent to the library here copies Of
its new method of making and binding
cooks tor the blind \ letter of good
w.ll accompanied these copies
Concentrations have been received
q 50 from III" Association Valentine
iiuaS, with which Francis Coppee is
closely IdentiHed. ana also large
number al the associations reports.
International Congress Tor the Amelior3l-
tion of the Lot of the Blind was neld
come congratulations To the new
library. too. Miss Griffin was dele
gate IL the congress held in Cairo.
TuomaS Nelson Page is the president
OF the newly formed library. one Of its
objects il 10 furnish employment, in the
making of books for the blind TO the
afflicted who are in need of such help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12

WASHINGTON. d. c.. November g. 1911.
Mr. Frederic J. Haskin, The Evening Star, Wash
ngton. D. G.
Dear Sir: "Of making many books there is
end resulting i'll increased WEAKNESS of the flesh
the twentieth century reader. but the demand for
information is increasing. especially when
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characteristic in your book The American Govern
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general reader who has time for elaborate treatses
| know of work OF its class better suited for the
schoolroom because 1t happily illustrates Aloott's
sensible remark. That good book which opened
with expectation and closed with profit
Very truly yours. JAMES w CHENEY.
Librarian of the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
MORE MAN TEACHERS
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEED
Rev. H. S. Pinkham Expresses
Views on Subject at Confer
ence at Cherryda|e, Va.

The ideal teacher for boys OF the Sun
day school is a man and not a woman
The great trouble OF the Sunday school:
Of the present day Is that they do no
have man teachers for the boys. and a:
a result the older male pupils drift ava,
from the schools. Thus Rev. Hermol
Spencer Pinkham. pastor of Immanue
Baptist Church. summed up the situation
in respect to the problem Of the Older
boy at the conference Regarding the
Older Boy and the Sunday school, a
Vacation Lodge, Cherrydale, Va. las
evening
Continuing Mr.. Pinkham pointed out
some more of the characteristics of this
ideal teacher:
He should be a man who can smile. q
man who goes out on rainy days. Boys
don't admire a man of sugar. lie shouiC
be man who knows the Bible and who
knows how to organize. The boy gans
under control is one of the best means Of
holding the interest of boys, but a gang
uncontrolled becomes a mob.
Address of Mr.. McLanahan.
George Y. McLanahan OF the Church
of the Covenant Sunday school followed
with short address on Sunday Schoo
Class Organizations That Have Proved
Successful" and at the conclusion OF his
remarks r. W. Vaughn and DIR. L. c
Rice OF the Vaughn Class of Calvary Bap
fist Sunday school discussed the sub
jects.
The general theme OF the conference
session Yesterday afternoon was Tn
Promotion. Organization. Management
and Preparation of organization 10
BOYS for Religious. Moral and Missionar.
Training Frederick NJ KERRY. major .
the BOYS Brigade in the District. tol'
Of the work of that organization, and va
followed by Jarrett Huddleston, who dc
scribed the work of the Knights of st
Godfrey. and Rev. Frank j. Goodwin .
the Mount Pleasant Congregations
Church. VINO spoke at length on tn
knights of King Arthur
The closing meeting OF the conference
will be held this afternoon at the Youns
Mems Christian Association, at o clock
when Charles f. Nesbit of the local mei
and religious committee will speak OIL
The Boys Part of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12
ENJOYS BUSINESS BOOM.
Building Operations on Large Scale
in Cumberland. Md.
mccall Disna,ch To The Star.

spec al Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. November IL
Cumberland is enjoying a building boom
that has all lines of trade in the city
busy, and the outlook is still brighter, as
a great amount of work will be thrown
into the hands of Cumberland mechanics
when the work commences on the West
ern Maryland railroad depot, the yards
and other improvements, and on the CON
struction of the dam and water line for
the city of Cumberland, on which about
half million of dollars will be expended.
The new. city hall is rapidly nearing
completion. the inside work being under
way. The Masonic Temple, which will
cost about $4,000, when completed. is
about ready to go under roof: work is be-
ing rapidly pushed forward on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad improvements at
the Cumberland depot. Train sheds are
to be erected and subways are to be con-
structed out to the tracks for express
baggage etc, and in addition to all tins
the railroad company is to construct d
large passenger subway under Harrison
street toward the depot.