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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Bluff, ::
ANGEL CITY IN GRIP
OF RICH 1 'l||lGlAhTES

Los Angeles CAL. Jan. 6.--Inves-
tigation of the dynamiting OF the
Ilewilyn iron works by a committee
appointed by the I.ps Angeles Ccun-
Gil Of, Labor has disclosed the. fact
that whoever placed and discharged
the explosive did so with the evident
intention Of doing The least possible
harm to the plant:4 The front of an
old frame buildinssfwas' cracked and
wind7M glass smashed, but all the
actualSA damage done can be amply
covered by a few hundred dollars.
All the valuable machinery was situ-
ated.sin another part Of the plant at
safe distance from the scene Of
the explosion.
A policeman and a nightwatchman
were on duty: at the time of the ex-
plosiono and neither of them were in
jured. although the watchman exl1i-
bited scratch onf his hand and
black-and-blue mark :~on his head
which he asserts were caused by fly
ing timber. ~
Members Of theff2committee point
out that this last outrage" comes at
most critical tines a. time when the
grand jury's report on the manner
of the Times explosion was hanging
fire for lack; Of conclusive evidence.
In view of, these facts, the dyna-
miting Of a valueless part Of the
LleWellyn Iron works takes on all the
appearance Of a stage-explosion set off
Wtdetectives in the employ of the
aTowed enemies of organized labor.
Proof that Los SlAngeles contains a
body Of men prepared at any time
to become lawbreakers@to gain their
ends has just been Eiten to the pub
lie through the. local press which
announces that at a secret meeting held
In the chambers nf the Merchants
and Manufacturerss association vi
GLANCE committee was formed from
among the supporters and friends
OF Editor Otis. The announced 'pur-
pose of this committee armed with
the rope, torch and rifle, is to "sup-
press those la borSleaders whom the
committee has already tried and con-
Victed in secret session as "dapser-
Gus to the community and ''und desir-
able citizens.'' &fEEs s&EE
That the general public in Los
Angeles is sick ofsthis band of mill
honaire terrortstsFand that even the
merchants stand openly with organ
lied labor, is amply proven by the
IS columns off'eneral 7advertisins
matter s,arrta7 T. s4s fhes+ Citizen, the 1c-
page weekly paper issued nnder the
euspices Of the Ceptral Labor Coun-
c'L' Another proof Of the solidarity
Of the Los Angeles labor. movement
IS shown in the s-story labor tenn
ple' owned Exclusively by the trades
unions and their members: which IS
valned at. 100000 inclusives of the
real estate it stands on. =, =: ?.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
ILLINOIS OFFICIAL IS. Q.
IN FAVOR OF FEDERAL :
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Chicago, Jan. 6.-President Wright
of the Illinois State Federation ! OF
Labor makes a proposal in the daily
press which is certainly worthy OF
sympathetic consideration.
. He points out. that if department
Of labor We're created in the state
government it would coordinate the
work done now by several boards and
commissions, doing the work better
and at considerable saving because
of this coordination. The factory
inspection, the free employment
agency and the bureau of labor statis-
tics are among these.
Mr.. Wright also maintains that
much Of the statistical work on ac-
cidents on railroads and traction lines
the railroad and warehouse commits
sion could better be carried on by
a labor department., which would
make a systematic report and enable
uniform comparison among all forms
Of industrial accidents.
There is probably a ;ssssssaaaa.deal of
waste through the lack SO1srr4ssS3 CO
ordination, which is inevitable where
new conditions developing from time
to time are met piecemeal by bureaus
and commissions. At present H.
linois is awakening to the interests
and needs of the Industrial worker
and the vital Importance to the COM
monWealth of conserving these in
terests and in meeting these needs.
Illinois. once an almost exclusively
agricultural community. has now a
large industrial population, and whose
claims are substantial Sanitation
housing, factory regulation, employ
housing. factory regulation, employ
ment, mine protection, accident in
surance and other phases Of the in
dustrial problem should be dealt with
not at haphazard or under the pres
sure Of political influence, but broad
~ and scientifically as a part of our
normal machinery'Qf government.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
800 RAA RAH BOYS
60 STR|kEBREAK|NG

Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 6.-When the
Winnipeg Street Railway company
put 800 college students in the places.
OF the striking motormen and con-
ductors. popular opinion was. So
aroused in antagonism to the COM
pany's action that street cars were
wrecked in broad daylight in every
part of the city and the college boy
strikebreakers chased to their homes.
Seeing that public sentiment de-.
manded that the company settle with
its men, the city council and the
Industrial bureau attempted concilia- :
ton, but their efforts were fruitless,
the railway management declining
to meet the committee halfway.
The failure Of the student strike
breakers. who were mostly members
Of Winnipeg's wealthy families, to
hold down their jobs, has caused the
Winnipeg Street Railway company to
contract with an agency for profess
sional strikebreakers who are now
on their way. to the city A rush
order for uniforms to. clothe the hired
thugs was sent to the Manitoba
Clothing company. But the clothing
company's employees are all union
garment workers and as soon as the
discovery was made that these uni.
Worms were to cover. the bodies Of
The imported strikebreakers the
work In the factory stopped.
Il. We Will not make uniforms for
Acabs =, was the ultimatum Of the gar
nieat workers, and committee was
sent TO the headquarters Of the. strik-
ing street car men to inform them
OF the action taken In their behalf.
Back e OF the garment II workers are
the taiiors who also. have !. pledged
themselves to make no uniforms for
strikebreakers. 8,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
SANS GRAYCOATo
i. II: DEMAND AN 8-HOUR DAY.


Washington. D. C.,l Jan. 6.-To
once and for all make it legal and
binding that s hours shall constitute
days work for letter carriers in
cities and their connected postal dis
tricts, Representative Nichols OF
Pennsylvania has Introduced bill 1T.
r.. 29000.1 which repeals in its en-
tirety; the evasiye law of. 1900, which
was framed to- allow the: postmaster
general to work: his r, carriers any
number Of hours in ANY one day. q.
The repeal of the law of 1900 puts
the post office department under
the law of 1888. as far as the car
riers are concerned, and this law is
plain and to the point, reading as
follows:
THAT hereafter eight hours
shall constitute a days work for
letter carriers in cities or postal
districts connected Herewith, for
which they shall receive the same
pay as is now paid for days
work of greater number OF
hours. If any letter carrier is
employed greater number OF
AAOuAS lhdh SAts Il0 SI1d1l DS pdlu
extra for the same in proportion
to the salary now fixed by law
Postmaster General Hitchcock
strenuously objects to laws which
curtailed his powers over the curriers'
and so in letter to the court OF
claims. asking for decision upon
the law in question, he says that "the
act of June 2, 1900, if properly ad-
ministered, would enable the depart
ment to afford better service at less
cost than under. the present plan OF
operations, but in view of the deci-
sion above referred to, it has been
thought wise to ignore the lin1ita-
tions of the eight-hour law, as such
course might give rise to claims for
overtime" e ;yF,@: '.- :.
Hitchock's plan is to work his men
extra hours pay no overtime, and
then make public his ability as an
ecOnomizer. - .-.....: -.
But the carriers object to doing
extra work without pay and, hav-
ing the postmaster general reap
the glory; so a. return to the law of
1SSSyis, demanded of congress. ID
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
PROPOSES:
METAL TRADES COALITION

da.s before opening Of the conven-
tioi> and have in their possession /.
list IT their respective lodges, stating
their membership. also the duplicate
credentials sent to the respective gen.
eral secretaries. The chairman Of the
credential committee shall call the
convention to order and the first busi-
ness shall be to elect permanent
chairman and secretary from among
the delegates.
After this there shall be elected a
committee on constitution, composed
of two members from each national
or International organization repre-
sented.
power to adopt constitution. elect
officers and a general executive
board
The general executive board shall
consist Of members from each or
ganization amalgamating.
The constitution shall provide for
the initiative and referendum, also
for the recall Of officers.
"All local unions of the different
organizations shall receive new cha
ters free of cost from the new organ
ization.
THE constitution shall further pro-
vide that now existing local lodges
Of different crafts may amalgamate
into one local union provided that
Is per cent of the members of each
lodge by referendum vote are in favor
of uniting.
THE aim Of the International Me
tai Workers Union shall be to avoid
all jurisdiction fights and to put in
to practice the principles Of juris-
diction agreements.
"Fraternally yours, -
TOLEDO METAL TRADES
COUNCIL,
"Committee on organizations: .,
OTTO BRACH,
"Chairman, Iron Molders' Union
No. 172.
"CHAS. BANK.
''Secretary Machinists' Union No
1o5. Address, 635 Orchard Street,
Toledo, Ohio"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
ORGANIZED LABOR HOLDS
UP GOVERNMENTS HANDS
IN CURLING IMMIGRATION

Washington. D. c.: Jan. 6.-The
government and organized labor on
the one side and the leading citizens
Of foreign birth on the other will in
the near future lock horns over an
order recently issued from the immi-
grafton department here to immigrant
inspectors to maintain a most rigid
examination of all aliens. with a view
OF checking the tide of travel: to con-
gested cities, like Philadelphia and
New York. ::
This order has already resulted in
strong protests from Italian represent
tat1Ves from various cities who have
visited Washington to protest against
the deportation Of several dozen Ital-
ian immigrants ordered debarred
within the last ten days.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07

New York, Jan. 6.-The ferry
service to Staten Island and South
Brooklyn was paralyzed for six hours
Saturday morning last whenv LA fire.
men, oilers, and tenders suddenly
struck and refused to man the boats.
The walkout occurred shortly be-
fore 9 o'clock while thousands of
Staten Islanders were crowding the
terminals hurrying to get to business
in New York. : u - e. ~
The men could not 4 have
selected a better time to- show they
meant business. They got action at
once. There was no fooling around,
no jockeying, no talk of nothing to
arbitrate"-something had to be done
and that right quick. -ss~ =
Commissioner Tomkins, of the De-
partment of Docks and Ferries, and
Commander Sears, who has charge
of the ferries, made haste to discover
under what conditions the men could
be got back to work.
Timothy Healey, of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Stationary
Firemen, was hurriedly sent for,rand
managed to induce the men to 80
back to work at once.
The firemen struck because of an
order issued by Commander Sears re-
ducing the STATS on each of the big
ferryboats by two firemen and one
oiler. Before last summer each of
the big boats carried two engineers,
six firemen, two oilers and two water
tenders. =: +:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
ARE THE EXPRESS .BRIGANDS
BEHIND THIS PHILANTHROPY

Chicago, Jan. 6.--The American
League Of Associations, a powerful
combination Of leading mercantile
houses throughout the country, has
started a campaign against the pro-
posed establishment OF local rural
parcels post service. and a big fund is
available to fight the bill now before
congress.
For more than a year the organ
lzation has been in the process Of
formation, but heretofore all its
movements have been marked with
secrecy.
The members of the association: do
a wholesale mail order business, and
are aiming their fight against the re-
tail mail order houses The apparent
purpose Of the campaign, according
to the promoters, is to save the coun-
try merchant from elimination.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
CALLS FOR UNION OF
1,46Q,000 SERVANTS

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. GA union
of servant girls is advocated by J..
NJ. Robinow, of the United States
Department Of Commerce ard Labor:
-fn*-a paper read befere~ the conven-
tion Of the American Home Econont-
les association, In session in this city.
."Homes are now conducted by me-
thods that date back to. the middle
ages" asserted Mr.. Robinow, but
In the future there will be collective
cooperation tending toward the union-
izing Of household labor"
Quoting data collected by his de-
partment. Mr.. Robinow said that in
1900. there was 100000 house SER
wants in the United States. There
We're also 100000 walters. $4,000
housekeepers, 325,o0O laundresses and
100000 unframed nurses, making a
total of 2.146,o00 persons working
for wages in households without
any regulations as to pay. hours of
Dor or sanitary surroundings.
From this chaotic condition, which
allows opportunity of great abuse BY
those householders whose aim an
pears to be to get the greatest amount
OF work for the least possible pay
out of the green girls who apply
for work, the much talked Of "ser-
want problem arises.
The servants union of the future
declared Mr.. Robinow, would main
tain it's scale of wages, hours of work
and holidays, and also demand fit
living conditions in the way of pro-
per bedrooms, baths and healthy
ventilation in kitchens and work.
rooms
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
WILL SELL NoN-uN1oN
OHIO PRINTING HOUSE
TO PAY ITS CREDITORS

Akron, Ohio, Jan. 6.-The plant Of
the Werner company Of this city, one
Of the largest printing firms in the
country, will be sold early in the
year in accordance with an order
OF the court.
. This firm for the past five years
has been fighting the Typographical
union. It was one Of the most Bit
ter opponents of the eight-hour day,
and now for its folly must be placed
under the auctioneer's hammer. The
company vainly. tried the, non -uliion.
incompetent workman and found him
wanting. :. -,' -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
PHYSICIANS STRIKE WHEN
WOMAN DOCTOR Is CHOSEN

Lancaster. Pa. Jan. 6.-The ap-S
pointment of a woman physician as
pathologist at st. James Hospital
here resulted in the resignation Of
the entire medical staff of that inst:-
tuition. BY the action of the ply
sicians. the hospital loses DR.. John
Z. Atlee. one Of the best known
surgeons: in the state. The other
members Of the staff are all prom
inent Splaysicians of the city.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
MAY FREE THUG WHO
SLEW YOUNG STRIKER

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 6.-Ferdinand
Weiss, a nineteen-year-o garment
striker, is the latest victim Of police
and detective brutality. He died at
st. Bernard's Hospital, as a result of
a bullet wound inflicted by a thug
special employed by detective
agency. The lad was shot late last
Friday. while doing picket duty.
The detective is locked up in the
new city police station. A charge Of
murder has been preferred against
him, but from the way the capitalist
employers have been permitted to
slug and kill, many believe that he
will go free.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
DREW LINE BETWEEN WiFEs
PUG AND FAMILY DISHpAN

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 6.-Because
his wife bathed her pet pug dog in
the washpan and wished to fight
when he objected, Robert Duncan of
this city has entered suit for d.
vorce in the Vanderburg County su-
perior court. Duncan says his wife
confessed to him that she had used
the dishpan as a bath tub for her
pet puppy ever since they were mar
rled but he did not know 1t until
Christmas Day when he caught her
In the act and entered objection. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL
REPEAT FREE COURSE OF
AGRICULTURAL LECTURES

A most commendable feature of
the winter opera tions being carried
on by the agricultural~d department of
the Commercial club is the course of
lectures arranged for the next two
tno,fths pt. in nlnleh AGRICULTURAL topics
will be handled hy. experts, whose ser
vices have been enlisted BY By the club:
The first Of this series Of educa-
tional addresses will be given January
1S at the Duluth high school, If pres
ent plans can be. perfected, and will
be followed at intervals of two
weeks by five more. -
On January IS DR.. ]. H. GRAY.
professor of economics of the Uni
Versity of Minnesota, will talk on
"Co-operation and It's Special Re-
ference to Agriculture and the sub
eects Of the other discourses will be
announced later.
Admission is free by tickets which
can be obtained by applying at the
Commercial club or the Y. M. C. A.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
SAY JAIL TERM KILLED
AN ENGLISH SUFFRAGET

London. Jan. CAS- a result Of the
hardships she endured while suffer-
ing imprisonment for participating in
the last suffragette raid on Parlia-
ment' Mrs. Clarke. sister of Mrs.
Emelfne Pankhurst leader of the
English suffragettes, is dead at her
nome in Brighton, Immediately fol-
lowing her release from prison.
Mrs. Clarke, it is declared. was
harshly treated in prison and forced
TO eat such coarse food that her
health broke down, shortly after her
Incarceration.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Spokane Wants New Charter

= SPoA"91c N11HtsI NEW EnaFfEr. :
= spokane. Wash, Jan. 6.-The vote
of the recent referendum election
on the new city charter substituting
the commission form of government
for the present official system as an
nounced, shows that the new charter
carried by almost a 80 per cent vote
While there. were many women
registered only a small percentage
voted.
The vote was: For the charter,
e,43S; against, ALL.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
GAS COMPANY GOT EyEN.

Cleveland, Jan. 6.--The East Ohio
Gas company to which was recently
denied franchise giving it the right
to increase the price Of artificial gas,
today took the first step toward max
ing good it's threat to cut off the sup
ply by notifying all it's employees Of
their dismissal, to take effect on
January IT,. -.
. More than 1000 men are affected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Get. New YEARS. Gift.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Jan. 6.-It was
learned here that the conductors sem-
ployed by the Lehigh Valley railroad
have been granted an increase in
wages. -.,::,z.zE.,...,-.. u. i a
The new schedule became effective
New Years Day and! will give the
workers a boost of from 80 to 50
cents a day in their. salaries.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Blame This on Socialism.

Milwaukee, Jan. 6.-Milwaukee
now is the second -healthiest large
city. in the United States Its death
rate is 1873 per 10000. Minneapolis
alone, with death rate of 1924 per
10000, exceeds the record of Mil
waukee among cities of 100000 pop
ulation or over. Cleveland comes
next with 147 per 10000, and Chi
caEo, which long claimed to be the
healthiest big city in the country,
falls below. ::
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Lost 10000 To Canada.

Ottawa, Ontario, Jan. Cit Is Of
tfficially T estimated that, $4,000 inimi-
grants came into Canada in 1910. and
that OF these 10000 were from the
United States. It is believed that
next year the influx will reach half
a million. ..# ". 7s:7
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Sherry Coopers Still Out.

Jerez, Jan. 6.-The strike Of tho
coopers here, which has now been
so'ne on for several weeks, shows
no sign OF ending. There have been
no new developments
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07

The official report Of the United
Nine Workers OF America shows that
there , are sl0,552 members IN good
standing n the union, 5S:.sA
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-12
An Old Timer

Joe Hewisen, one of the first
settlers of Lincoln township,
spent Saturday night in st. John.
Joe and his good wife had been
visiting relatives in the north
west part of the county. Joe was
on his way to his home at Shaw
nee,. Oklahoma, with a team and
his wife went home by train.
Joe is one of the best Dutch
men in all the world. Thirty
years ago he and brother. John,
still residing in Lincoln township,
were bachelors and lived niegh-
bOrs to the parents of the News
man.-St. John News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-12

d.. T. Dennis came up from
Hutchinson Tuesday evening, 60
ing over to- HOisingtOn where be
had a sale to cry.
John RObl, Charles Heinz, j.
c. Lubbers and j. c. Doll were
farmers who were in the city
a quartette of Logan township
Wednesday afternoon on business
in the court house.
Mrs. Charles Wolf, accompanied
by her son George and daughter
Bertha of Comanche were in the
city Tuesday afternoon inter.
viewing the county superintend.
ent.
Henry Hoffman,, a former res.
tident of this county, but for the
past six years living at Spear
vile, was in the city Wednesday
visiting old friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-12

J. o. Hamilton, Of Muskogee
Okla, and Miss Grace Stephens o.
Great Bend were married by Judge
Hall at this Office Monday.
Samuel Lee ard Miss Bertha
Blecha, of ClaAin two well knowr
and popular young folks Of that city
were married by Judge Hall Monday
F. A. Adams and'Miss Ola Lee &C
cOmpanieG the happy pair.
Miss Lucy Sausen was over from
Hoisington last week the guest o.
Mrs.sH. King.
Mrs. John McMullen and children
have returned to their home in Ellin.
wood after having been under quar-
antine in this city several weeks Oh
account of sickness.
Jack Wesley is building a house
out near Dundee.
Frank Howell, a former resident
Of this city, was in the city few days
this week. visiting old friends.
Mrs. Fred Kirch of Rush Center,
and Miss Mona Bowler. of Utica
were in this city this week, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Deighton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-05-12
Do farmers eat the proper
sort Of food?

The farmer Of today buys a much
larger proportion of the food that goes
on the table than he did ten years ago.
It's good thing that this is so because
he has a great variety to select from.
He should, however, use great care
IN selecting. fol. the best results in
health and strength.
Thewidespread tendency in the eli,
20 increase the amount Of Quaker Oats
eaten is due very largely to the recent
demonstrations by scientific men that
the Quaker Oats fed man is the man
with greatest physical endurance and
greatest mental vigor.
Farmers should give this subject
careful thought and should increase
the quantity Of Quaker Oats eaten BY
themselves, their children and the
farm hands.
Packed in regular size packages
and automatically sealed tins for hol
climates. =