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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

That Wisconsin is first among all
states In the yield of grain per acre
is the report gotten out by the Wis
consin state board of immigration. Of
all states producing flax during the
ten-year period ending 1910, Wiscon-
sin stands first; among the nine states
producing 1,000,0 900 bushels or more of
barley. for the same period, Wiscon-
sin stands first; among the sixteen
states producing 100000 bushels or
more of oats Wisconsin is first.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07
Badger Fur Business Good.

Trapping of fur-bearing animals is
still an industry of much magnitude in
Wisconsin. This is gathered from fig
ures given to the state fish and game
department. Two million dollars an
nually represent the sales of pelts.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
muskrats, it is estimated, are trapped
in year, and at 45 cents rat are
worth 1887, 800. Three hundred thou
sand skunk skins year are sold for
an average of $3.50, or total of $780,
900. One hundred thousand mink are
caught annually.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

A petition has been circulated which
may be presented to Governor Meow
ern, asking an investigation into the
alleged incompetency and inefficiency
of former Deputy State Game Warden
Herman Ansorage OF this city. Ansor-
age was asked to resign his Office a
few weeks ago, but refused to do so,
and on November 1 was informed that
the game warden's department had
dispensed with his services because
OF ineficiency in his work as deputy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07
state Board Warns spltters.

The state board of health has pub
lished large posters warning against
violating the new law against splitting
in public places. The penalty for vio-
lation is fine not exceeding 5000 or
Imprisonment in Jail not more than
six months, or both. The law also re-
quires the posters to be placed con-
spicuously In all public buildings.
stores, factories, depots, railroad and
street cars, station platforms, etc., and
commands the owners or management
of all such buildings to provide re-
ceptacles for expectoration
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

La Crosse.-By a decision hand.
ed down by Judge Higbee in cir
cult court here, Cora Haas, an office
girl, loses her right to twenty shares
of Missouri Pacific stock. The stock
is awarded to the estate of DR.. II. j.
Mcdonald, her employer, In whose
name it was purchased. Miss Haas
asserts the stock was bought from her
savings.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Oconto.-With the flames shoot.
ing sky high SO that the country
for fifteen miles was bright as day the
Cook Land, Construction and Produce
ing company's plant, together with a
half dozen other buildings, burned to
the ground. The loss Is $4,000 Start
ing in the Producing company's plant,
the flames ragged unchecked, as the
buildings are outside of the city limits
and could not be reached by the Ocon-
to fire department
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Green Bay.-Rt. Rev. r. H. Wei.
Ter, D. D., bishop coadjutor OF the
Episcopal church for the Fond du Lac
diocese, will dedicate the new $4,000
chapel and parsonage of Christ church
in this city on January z. He will
also administer the sacrament OF con.
firmation upon class of children on
that date. The chapel is a gift Of
Bishop Grafton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Hayward.-The case of the wife
and children of John Dietz, who
now is serving life term in the peni-
tertiary for the murder of Deputy Os-
car Harp, has been set for trial on De-
cember 4.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Neenah. - Two horses and four
cows owned by Adam Meister,
farmer, were killed when a straw
stack which they sought for shelter
fell over and buried them. The ami
mails died of suffocation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

La Crosse.-Amand Olson, Glen
wood, school teacher who disap-
peared between school and home, was
located in Chicago. Friends believe
1t was case of temporary loss OF
identity due to overwork
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Ashland.-Three Washburn boys,
Frank Legacy, Carl Taberman and
Carl Behrem, were brought here
and charged before federal
court commissioner with breaking In.
to the postofice. The boys confessed
to committing number of small
burglaries and were bound over for
trial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Kenosha-Claiming that he is
not a criminal, but insane with a
mania for burglary, Walter Strochein.
a former Sheboygan man, but now
serving two years in the state prison
at Waupur after being convicted OF
burglary here, appealed to the state
board of control to be transferred to
the Northwestern hospital at Winnie
bago. and the local officials have been
asked to give their sanction. Strochein
surrendered voluntarily and declared
to the police here that he had commit.
ted twenty burglaries and had been
able to get away with all Of them,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Tomah.-Dr. ]. A. Murphy, head
OF the physical department of the
United States Indian bureau, and
an eminent authority on tuberculosis,
is making an examination OF condi-
lions among Wisconsin Indians in re.
gard to tuberculosis. That disease has
destroyed more of the Wisconsin
tribes than any other factor and the
bureau is seeking ways Of combating
1t.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

Madison.-Henry Stehr of Norfolk,
accused of numbering his three-year-
old stepson, was found guilty of man
slaughter The little boys death was
alleged to be due to inhuman treat
ment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-12-07

CONFERENCE.-The body OF Her
man Ba-telle, aged twenty-five, was
found beside the tracks of the
Milwaukee road. He had evidently
been struck by train and killed. He
was an unmarried laborer and had
last been seen alive in this city at mid
night.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
.UPA0LDS A. +. Of |. .
!. IN ITS. CONTENTION
taar~. UEv
Circuit Court Holds That Extra
dition Of McNamaras Was
81 Wholly Irregular.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., Sept. IL
The following telegram from Attorney
seyfried, the legal representative Of
the A.: F. or l., at Indianapolis, was
received at headquarters, Sept. Z:
city court (Judge Collins) has no
jurisdiction in extradition cases" !:
Judge James A. Collins of the po-
lice court, who turned over John Nc
.Namara to the California authorities
has contended that he had jurisdic-
tion in extradition proceedings. The
decision just handed down by the
circuit court in the case Of one
Rochelle, who was wanted in Toledo.
shows that Judge Collins exceeded
hisauthority. f IS :ss .53 ..s
In July Mayor Shank OF sIndiana-
polls had aa conference with Chief Of
Police Hyland, in which he expressed
4 doubt as to whether the police
court was court Of proper juris-
diction TO take prisoners involved in
extradition proceedings. u 4 \ He said
then: 81 Not being q lawyer, OF course
I do not know whether Judge Col
linz las jurisdiction !. IN. such cases,
Or not. That ! suppose win be de-.
cided II September by Judge Rem
ster.
The decision as hand led down aby,, IS,
the stfcdi court uph Ids the conte
StiouS the n 'pf L., ii, tie kid.
Il y u 4 !, & \
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
Hos1cK SHOWS UP AT
,@~. SCENE or HIS CRIME
Detective Has Sk Much Of His
'''. Former ~ and y y
Cv>41s - heIM

INDIANAPOLIS. sepsSeS oetec-
tive Hosick. who assisted - in
kidnapping John ]. McNalC -
back In this city. He did not
back in chains, but travelled H.
luxurious train. and. enjoyed evers>
comfort during his journey from Los
Angeles to the scene of his crime.
When Governor Johnson Of CALI.
fornia honored the requisition, At
torney seyfried, representing the A.,
F. Of L., sent for a legal officer to
bring the kndnapper back. When
the officer appeared Hosick had dis.
appeared. Later he appeared in
Indianapolis alone and immediately
went to the office OF Attorney Spann.
who represents Burns and Hosick In
that city. Accompanied by ti4e att
torney he went to the court house,
where an effort was made to have
the bonds reduced from $4,000 to
$1,000. The effort failed and the
$4,000 bond had to be put up.
Hosick is at liberty, but kidnapper
has lost much of the arrogance he dis
played on the occasion of 1.is last
visit to Indianapolis -: -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
ST, PAUL BLACKSMITH
DISCOVERS LOST ART
w. F. Nolan Believes He Has
Found Method Lost for Ages
Of Hardening Copper.
Spent Years Experimenting-f
Successful Invention Will
Revolutionize Industry. ! :

William F. Nolan, blacksmith,
Minnesota Trasfer Co., living at So
Cromwell avenue. St Paul, has conn
pleted a process for hardening cop
per. I
Papers applying for a. patent are
now on the way to Washington. >.
The method Of hardening the me-
tai has not been made public, but
those who have seen the test of the
finished material, believe Mr.. Nolan
has accomplished something that
will nevolutionize the mineral In
dustry. Close friends of Mr.. Nolan,
including several expert mechanics
and at least two manufacturers, are
Of the opinion the process will be
greatly used.
Finished samples of hardened cop
per which Mr.. Nolan has shown to
mechanics of the Twin tiles are as
hard as ordinary toll steedl. Tney
are tenacious and some of the pieces
have been bent and twisted, but fail
to show any of the brittle, qualities
often due to the electric-heating-
hardening process. The method used
by Mr.. Nolan, it is said, will not be
expensive, 1t being possible, to pro-
duce hardened copper in large guam
titles.
Long Study.
For nearly 20 years Mr.. Nolan has
studied minerals. Eight years ago,
when he was in the practical iron
department at the Minnesota agri-
cultural school, he started the work
of finding q process of hardening
copper. Since then Mr.. Nolan has
spent all OF. his spare time in work
ing out different processes. About
month age he completed the test.
which it is claimed, is successful. u
The largest demand for hardened
copper comes from ship overs. They
now use thin covering of copper
on the bottoms Of ships, but this is
softneded by the salt water, and, be-
comes so soft that the action of the
water wears 1t. down rapidly. The
heavy expense of dry-docking a ship
has caused ship builders to try: to se-
cure harder metal that would not
rust. The copper hardened by Mr.
Nolan, it ss said. does not corrode
or rust, nor does 1t soften in salt
water. Mr.. Nolan says he has prven
this by tests. ~ ~ H. - .s 81, @ "a
Lost Process. -
Copper hardening Is process that
has been lost for ages. Some pieces
of the hardened metal have been
found in the ruins of villages Of the
Aztec Indians. but 1t was never
known whether the Indians had q
method Of hardening tie 1netaI- or
whether chemical action in the earth
had hardened it. Some hardened
pieces have also been found In the
Holy Land. It is generally believed
the ancients had scientific process
for hardening copper; which Nj.
Nolan thinks he has found out. Y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16

Z 3 III WASHINGTON Sept. u Down In
Mobile. Ala, Isl: tie children are res
belling against industrial conditions
and through organizat tion nave de-
,monstrated the fact that even infants
may become power: The "newsies''
have thrown down the gauntlet to q
publisher and In stne list have over
thrown their opponent. ST. Il. .;T u &
The little vendors of newspapers
went on q strike for q better share
OF the profits. and conducted the.
controversy. 80 well that the city com
missioners nave been called upon to
act as arbiters. The publisher has
agreed to- pay the boys five cents q
week on each subscriber, but the lads
want more and are prepared to con-
vince the arbiters. that six cents a
week on each subscriber is not too
mucii. *s.. - s.s .Ssss sa9
The boys are members Of a federal
union and take great pride IN their
union affiliations. Is .z B.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
BRITISH UNION MEN 7.
NOW IN CONFERENCE

!. NEWCASTLE. Eng, Sept. 14.-The'
annual meeting Of the Trades union.
congress Is being held here with 554
delegates present representing 1867
900 members. i;
Il One Of the principal propositions
being considered is the fusion, Of the
various organizations into one grand
national federation to be called the
labor congress, with the object Of
furthering the solidarity Of labor. and
more speedily itroducing improve
mentss in the labor world z
Messrs. MacFarlane and Tobin are
in attendance as delegates repres-
enting the American Federation Of
Labor. $s ,.zg. ee1: 4 :. ss..3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
EDUCATORS VIEWS 1 ON
OUR school ! ! TA0Ds
Pupils Are So adrsed That They
Cannot Assihilate Their
.'sE-f.'. /; :: sass4s zss,E s:, go,
Comprehensive Grasp Of One Sub
ject Preferable . smatter.
ng Of aa'y. ~ !:


jacques W: RedN3y, author Of the
Redway series Of 4fographica1 text
books. and Other ional publica-;
tons duffne q rseInt visit to THIS
state expressed his belief that the.
days Of the little red school house
were good days, 30 far as they related
to methods Of teaching. the young
idea to shoot.
: The Modern School,
. He declared the modern school has
become SO; progressive 1t Is rapidly
growing away from the pupil, and
the brakes should. be applied suffi-
GENTLY to enable the pupil to keep
pace with the school. - =.
. Too Much Haste.
''The whole tendency of modern
education is haste.'' said Mr.. Redway.
''The schools of fifty years ago taught
reading, writing spelling. geography
and grammar. and taught. them thor.
oughly. There are four times as many
studies in the schools now as there
were wnen was schoolboy. As a
result of the enlarged courses the:
pupils are crowded beyond their ma
turity. .s.
AA VIC StaL0 VI A$0W OEhs ILL.,
stance, all Biographies are closed In
the sixth school year. No pupils Of
that age can understand real geo.
graphical problems He gets just a
smattering Of the subject, which is of
little or no practical value.
In my visits to schools in my own
and other states have submitted ten
or fifteen geoprophic names to pu-
pulls, and even In the high schools
the whole crowd has been floored.
Courses Overloaded. = ~ =
"Some years ago the National Edu-
cational association advocated the en-
richment of grammar courses in the
public schools, but this policy was
carried too far, and the grammar
courses became overloaded. The pu-
pill was SO gorged he could not as
simulate his studies. The pupil was
getting only memory work, and no
idea of the subject ITSELF" .t
-r* Elective System. 5$
Mr.. Redway said he favored the
elective system, which would enable
the pupil to grasp comprehensively
the subjects taught, rather than a
system that produced q superficial
knowledge Of many subjects. 43isi
The examining process OF the mod
ern schools. is responsible for the de-
ficiencies in the fundamentals. =" he
said. so much is attempted in the
grammer courses the pupil cannot
thoroughly master the subjects. I be-
lieve there should be a stiff drill IN
all grades to enable the pupil to do
mechanical work. ; fS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
Official Call Is Issued for the
Annual Convention of the
A. F. OF. L.
GoMPERs SOUNDS SLOGAN
FOR ORGANIZED WORKERS
Holds It Is Duty of. the Hour
for Every Labor Union to
Be Represented.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept H.
The official call for the Thirty-first
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor was issued this
week from the headquarters in this
city. The call is signed by Presi-
dent Gompers, Secretary Morrison
and the members of the executive
council.
The convention will be held at At
lanta beginning Nov. Is, and it will
continue in session for a probable
period of two weeks.
In urging every trade union in
America to respond to the call. Mr..
Gompers says:
1T is. of course, entirely unnec-
essary here to enumerate the immi-
nent important subjects with which
our forthcoming convention will con-
Germ itself, but the reminder is not
at all amiss that every effort must
be made to broaden the field and
means for the organization Of the
yet unorganized workers, to strive
more effectually than ever to bring
about better day in the lives a1d
homes of the toilers, to defend and
maintain by every honorable means
in our power the right to organize
for our common defense and advance
1nent, and to assert at any risk the
freedom of speech and of the press
and the equal rights before the law
of every worker with every other
citizen. These and other great ques-
tions of equal Importance will, of
necessity, occupy the attention of the
Atlanta convention.
"Therefore the importance Of our
organizations and our movement, the
duty of the hour and for the future
demand that every organization en-
titled to representation shall send tt
full quota Of delegates to the At.
lanta convention.
DO not allow favoritism to influ'
ence you in selecting your delegates
Be fully represented.
"Be represented by your ablest
best. most experienced, and faithful
members"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
Executive Officers Of State Fed
J GRAFTON Of Labor Hold Quar-:
terly Meet. ':.,.s., -.
PRESIDENT HALL GIVES
VII REPORT OF HIS sERv1oEs
Movement Throughout the State
in Flourishing Condition in
r" "ss, - - - - '.,
~. All Cities.

The first quarterly meeting of the
new executive council If the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor was
held on Sunday last at Minneapolis.
It was one of the most interesting
and satisfactory meetings of labor
council ever neld in this state. Presi-
dent E. G. Hall presided, and all Of
the members of. the council except
Ing Vice Presidet Hildebrand of Man
kato were present. : .,.. I,
Reports OF Officers.
The reports of officers were full
of interest. President Hall gave in
detail a report of his stewardship for
the past three months. He paid a
out the state that have encouraged
and supported him in his work. Mr.
Hall has been president of the fed
Grafton up to the time of the Min
neapolis meeting just 80 days, eleven
of which were Sundays, and two were
holidays. In that time he has been
employed by the federation IS days.
during which he called and attended
73. meetings, Sc with affiliated
unions, II with non-affiliated unions
and urging them to join with the
federation, 20 for the purpose of or
ganizing new unions, and three edu-
cational meetings. 90
State Fair Board.
Mr.. Hall told of his experience in
endeavoring to induce the state fair
board to employ members of. organ
lied labor and in spite of promises
made in the past 1t manifested no
disposition to be fair this year.. After
it appeared that there was no Chance
for set tlement the trad assemblies
sbf. the Twin Cities voted 10 hold their
Labor day, celebration this year ,indei
pendent OF the state fair. ~
=: - Activities in Field.
President Hall also gave account
of i.is efforts in. behalf of organizing
the cabinet makers Of Saltwater, q
Brewery Workers union at St. Peter,
and other unions in Mankato, Brai-
nerd, st. Paul and Minneapolis.
He discussed at length his work
eight hour law on government work.
41c IoQOIISu thdI dt WdukdtO a con,
tractor on the normal school, there
had been violating the eight hour
law, and when the board Of control
compelled an enforcement of the law
this contractor worked his men eight
hours on state work, then he would
have them spend two additional hours
of the day on private work.
The reports of the vice presidents
were full Of interest. Each OF them
brought good news from the several
portions Of the state showing the
labor movement to be in very pros
porous condition.. 49,
Financial Report.
The secretary-treaurer's report,
after reviewing the general work of
his office, showed the finances to
be In fair condition. The receipts
for the quarter were $904.04, and the
disbursements including convention
expenses and money advanced on the
printing of the proceedings amounted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16
G0MPERS HAS LARGE
AUDIENCES ON COAST
Twenty Thousand Union Men and
Their Families Hear Him in
San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept IT,
September 4, was a red letter day
in the history of the labor move
ment Of this city. Tens Of thous-
ands of unionists marched through
the streets and 10000 people gathered
a. Shell Mound park, Alameda. and
listened to a stirring address by
President Gompers.
President Gompers began his pres
ent campaign in Denver, Colo. has
been enthusiastically received and
has addressed monster gatherings in
Denver. Salt Lake City, Pocatello,,
Butte, Missoula, Spokane. Seattle,
Vancouver. Tacoma, Portland, San
Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz, and
Oakland. s.
Speaking in Missoula to a large
gathering, President Gompers had
this to say on the kidnapping Of the
Mcnamara brothers:
"A few months ago in Los Angeles
an explosion occurred. No one knows
now how that explosion occurred I
will not plead extenuating circum-
stances for "a man ti.at could be
guilty of such an awful deed. such
sacrifice of human life. A short
time ago, purely as a matter of greed,
they burned men and women in New
York. Thousands of your fellow men
are killed annually None believe
in retaliation, they say that, .but you
can't expect that the laboring man
would be deaf to one and have all
sympathy for the other. Before the
sound of the explosion had died away.
the enemies of labor said we mad
committed a great crime. The Amer
ican Bridge company, part Of the
United. States Steel corporation, power
concentrated In trying to deal labor
unions the death blow. They went
into Indianapolis and Chicago and
bodily stole two men away from their
homes and from their states. Kid
nepping is euphonious term ap-
piled to the taking Of these men.
Without giving them chance to see
~ fellow citizen or lawyer; without
having an opportunity to defend
themselves. they say that they had
the right to abduct them from the
state in which they lived. They were
dragged thousands of mile across the
continent and thrown into jail on
charges of the gravest nature. De
tective Burns says that detectives are
the greatest. set Of criminals and ]
think the estimate ne placed on the
I other detectives can well 30 placed
& on him ii g