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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-07
WAY MEN /. .
j ENJOY ]. !! BETTER. WAGES
More Than 10000 Union Motor
Men and Contractors Get In. T..
Increase of $2,396,ooo.
Agitation BY Union Has Forced
Companies to Increase Wages
Of the Unorganized :, ,....

DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 5.-Presi-
dent Mahon in his annual report to
the .Amalgamated association; of
Street and Electric Railway Employees
Of America shows that the union has
accomplished great things for its
members during the past year. Speak,
ing, on, wage increases he had this to
say: During the. term there has not
been single reduction Of wages any
where; while upon the other hand
1873 divisions havesreceived increases
In wages varying from one-half cent
to ten cents an hour, and twenty Of
these divisions have had the second
increase during the term. The wage
increase affects 42,491 Of our mem
bers and amounts annually to So, :
356,900. The average per member for
the year, is $55.46. s-s= - *..S r Y!
=, I'm addition to the. increases that
have been secured by. our established
divisions, in the attempt to orgaaiz 5
unorganized cities, due to our agita4
ton there has been given a number
of wage. increases. called by the com,
panies voluntary increases. These in
- - 0Se19oP y q 2 AAaue ~ dH 81
fort to prevent the. ..organization OF
the workers. It has been impossible
to secure. accurate accounts OF ali
these increases, but we have been able
to figure on several Of them and find
that. the wages Of unorganized men
have. been increased $244,0OQ a. year
through the efforts of. our organize
tion.' ! .as,s3.sss, II 5 5@.S s. s II.
The report also shows that the
hours Of labor rave been reduced IN
many cities and that obnoxious con-
ditions have been eliminated through
the efforts Of members Of the union.
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labor WINS ANOTHER.
!. Los ANGELES BATTLE
Trades Uniopism Has Scored a
- Signal Victory in the Open
~. Shop City
J., + ~ y Il t., =. Z & "a ;..t&
Labor Crushers Are Becoming IN
! popular With All Citizens
-. ~=.s Of Los Angeles. 81.

2 In Los Angeles, the Open Shop
City,, the abiding place of General
Otis and the: stronghold of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association.
ORGANIZED labor has scored q decided
and we'll deserved victory Eight
years sago the firm of Charles Levy
4 & Sons, spurred by the Merchants
and Manufacturers association
locked out It's union tailofs. Dur
ing the eight years the union men,
have never ceased in their efforts to,
unionfze this shop, and they have had
to fight General Otis and the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
every hour OF the day, every day OF
the week. every week Of the month,
and every month of the year. They
are the victors. General Otis and the
Merchants and Manufacturer as
Eociation have been routed, and this
firm one of the largest and most sub
stantial business houses in the city
has deserted the camp Of the enemy
and signed an agreement with the
sJourneymen Tailors' union ssss
SfI The business men Of Los Angeles
are awakening II to "a retaliation OF
the fact that it is bad business policy
to associate with labor crushers whose
chief aim is to compel workmen to
labor for starvation wages. Well
spnid workmen have money to spend
and the nnerclla arts get. It. Poorly paid
Swornsn have little to spend, g their
employers spend II. mostly outside OF
sthes city and the merchants do not get
IT The ORGANIZED labor movement III.
Los Ang1les II 81 Ding d. Thes s16ar-
chants ana danufa ers, asso ociation
koilt6 down.
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HARRISON G. OTIS i: !.
SUED FOR 0 DAMAGES
Relatives Of Harvey Elder, Killed
in Explosion Of Los Angeles:
Times Building, Plaintiffs.
Defendant Otis Charged With
Negligence in Not Providing
Proper Means Of, Escape.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.-General
Harrison Gray Otis, the union .hater.
who: has tried to fasten the crime of
blowing up the Times building on or
ganized labor will now have to strive
to- keep the crime from being fastened
on himself Relatives Of some of the
workmen who lost their lives in the
explosion have awakened to the reali-
zation of the fact that the general
. and not the union is responsible for
the death Of their loved ones. The
following dispatch from Los: Angeles
appeared in the Washington Star:
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought = against the Los Angeles
Times by the widow and mother of
A. Churchill Harvey Elder, who. died
as a result Of the disaster at the
plant of that newspaper, October 1.
1910. ~, 5.# 4St' a~
The suit was directed against Har-
rison Gray Otis, president and gem
eral manager Of the Times; Harry
Chandler, treasurer and assistant
manager, and Harry p. Andrews
managing editor. & ...s.s, :..zI
The plaintiffs allege that the ex-.
plosion in the Times building was
caused by gas. They charge the. de-
PENDANTS with having negligently per
.mitted the establishment to become
filled with gas and with having failed
to provide, proper means OF escape
from the building in accordance with
city ordinances. II u l..: ! 1=5.= Ed. .
Elder was assistant city editor of
the Times. when the explosion occurred
he jumped from the third story win
dow and was 50 severely injuyed that
he died. si: s.gf sss. . IN. s.f.
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MINNEAPOLIS BAKERS /
FORM A COOPERATIVE
Articles Of Incorporation Filed
This Week With the Sec-
retary Of State.
Capital Stock Is Forty Thousand
Dollars-It Started Busi-
ness, Oct. l..

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5.-The
bakers Of this city have perfected the
work of organizing a bakery con-
Quoted on the cooperative plan under
the name Of the United Baking COM
pany. '-| : -
The prospects for it's immediate
success are most encouraging.
..~ Capital Stock.
The capital stock of the: company
Is forty thousand. dollars, divided in
to ten thousand shares, Of $500 each.
No individual shall be permitted to
purchase more than twenty shares
Every indication points to the organ
izations having all the business 1t can
take care of right from the start
The St. Paul cooperative which
started less than two years ago, is
SO pressed with business that it can
scarcely bake enough bread to supply
the trade. The same is, true of all
other cities where union, men have
cooperative bakeries: q g.. =. " -.
!, 5, = Officers. ~. H.
The officers: are: -.
President L.. H. Day, (baker), Vice
President, Chas. L. Link, (cigar
maker) Secretary. Treasurer, :Chas.
Fischer, Cabinet rnaker). =
-. :. Directors.
y. G. Hallock, (carpenter), Id.
Parsons, (baker). R. w.. Ziebill,
(baker) J. ". Johnson, (carpenter),
Geo. Hoffman, Cheer bottler), J. O..
Olson, (baker). :s.=z se-sG
E5s# Movement General.
81 In many cities both east and west
there is a strong uprising against the
e.xtortions Of the Baking trust. The
new organization is said to be just
in time to ''check the encroachments
Of the octopus in the city OF Mime
apolis.'' 81 Isl. /. q 53I. sS
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PRESIDENT HALL TOOK
#.:s ACTIVE PART IN WORK
Speaks in the Highest Terms Of
the Men Who Constitute
the Federation.

Fl GRAND FORKS, Oct. ESPECIAL
to Labor World)-Delegates repres-
enting twenty of the local unions of
Fargo and Gand Forks convened at
Grand Forks on September 80. and
perfected the work Of organizing
State Federation Of Labor. z.t,+..
,". Unions Represented.
The following is list of unions re-
presented from Fargo: Musicians;
Federal Union, No. 12ss7; Leather
Workers, No. .ss; Typographical, No.
1856; Allied Printing Crafts; Tailors
No. 237; Trades assembly; Carpenters,
No. 1176; Pressman and Assistants,
No, 81; Retail Clerks, No, 1893;
Electrical Workers. No. s.; Painters,
No 1896; Plumbers, No. 338; Switch
man, No. 18O. ~-.g ,.lp
i From Gand Forks: Book Binders,
No. 14s; Trades assembly; Pressman,
No 1872; BARRIERS, No. COL; Freight
Handlers, No. 1862; Typographical, No
311. e. -. ~, 49, yr...'~
I President Hall of the Minnesota
state FeQeratlOn OF LABOR VINO was
present In communication addressed
to the Labor World, declares that no
more enthusiastic body of representa-
.tfves ever gathered to promote the
principles of organized labor than
were the men who now compose the
North Dakota, State Federation of
Labor. g. T.. ....+ :..<~.,.s 4...5s..s .,~.'
->- Officers Chosen
\ The following officers having been
duly elected by the federation were
Installed by president p. g. Hall Of
the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor i y y$. s ss@
President, Ralph Bates, Grand
Forks; = First Vice President Conrad
Meyer, Grand Forks; Second Vice
President c., Q. Strem, Fargo; Secre-
tary Treasurer John Oliver, Fargo;
Board of Directors: Ben Du. Val, Far
go; H. Skeiten, Fargo; Max Reneke,
Gaand Forks. -,
+. The organization. adopted most
up to date constitution, and decided
to hold the next meeting at Fargo.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE MEN n
! Do SOME GOOD WORK

WASHINGTON IL Oct S. Repre-
sentatives Of the New /. Hampshire;
State Federation 6of Labor have sue
ceeded In sea,fring some splendid laws
from the general court sof 1911.5
Among them are laws providing for
first aid TO the Injured cabin cts u In
workshops and factories the cash
payment Rof wages, he recreatio on of
the bureau of Il labor, empioyersss lia-3
s. bilitysi ana ukork kme1ll' y com pensat lion.
the tior1S chil IA abor III pre-
EsntinE efFaud II oY lab boreTss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-07
SENATOR OWEN TALKS
! ON JUDICIAL RECALL
- 4 II ~, =
X IN ''@ " g.
b. , Member Of United States
Aenate from Oklahoma Is
Fundamentally Right.
RECALL SHOULD APPLY
TO ALL OUR OFFICIALS
Certainly Should Apply to Fed,
eral Judges-Big Business
Seeks Their Promotion.

The demand for the adoption Of the
recall to apply to the judiciary as
we'll as to all elective officers goes
right on sweeping everything else be-
fore it. Men in high and low stations
are strongly advocating it's adoption.
Since President Taft's veto Of the
admission Of the territory of Arizona
into the union for the reason that its
proposed constitution contained a
clause providing for the recall of
the judges the movement has gained
tremendous force, and now is the all
important issue in several states.
California Voting.
On Tuesday next the people of Cali
tornia will vote on writing the prin-
ciple into the constitution, together
with that of the initiative and the
referendum. A movement is on foot
among the progressive members of
the United States senate to make a
fight for the adoption of the re-
call to apply to federal judges.
Champion of Movement. -
One of the strongest champions of
this movement is the blind senator
from Oklahoma, Mr.. Owen. He is a.
giant in intellect, and his speeches
on the recall are enlivening and in
structive and indicates the best reni
of opinion relative to the judiciary.
He says:
Right of Recall.
THE right of recall of judges is
all the more important when we rec
ognize the fact that the big interests
Of this country have taken infinite
pains to bring about the nominations
and promotion as federal judges of
those, whose opinions are known to
be- favorable. to. their point of view:
It has always been q habit of kings
and potentates to surround themselves
with pomp and ceremony to impr sss
the mass of men with their sacred
function. They have always claimed
to receive their right to rule from
God himself and to rule by devine
right.
Judicial Infalla bility.
The judge in ancient times wore
huge horeshair wig, silken gown and
ermine. 1t impressed the people with
the enormous dignity of the individ-
uals so attired. It raised the presump-
ton of his infallibilty; it excited the
revertion of men, and so those who
have found their shelter behind
judicial oligarchy have impressed tre-
mendously on the people Of thic
country the idea of judicial infallibil-
ity.
Erroneous Teaching.
We are taught that we should re-
verence the corts; that we should not
question their judgments, and when
the supreme court of the United
States has spoken, it should no more
be questioned than we should ques-
ton the word of God. The supreme
court has sought, without constitu-
tional warrant, to decalre acts Of
congress unconstitutional. The con-
stitptiona1 is one of the delegated
powers and it does not delegate the
right. to declare statutes unconstitu-
tional."
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}. J. WARREN TO LEAVE 81
FOR SOUTH DAKOTA !l j 4

B Phil y. Warren for several. years
first vice president Of the Minnesota
State Federation Of Labor, and re-
siding at Winona. has been promoted
by. the Chicago 8 Northwestern rail-
way. He has, been given the posi-.
ton of foreman of the Huron, s.. D..
shops Of the G. & NV. IN
s5Ss The Ia Dor. boys OF Minnesota do not
like s to lose NJ I. Warren, but they
are glad to know / hat l1is services are
"a #by his am plDy On and
xsnerals alssood pighes ill folloW HIM
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Ordinary Defenses Of Contribu-
tory Negligence and Assump-
H. tion Of Risk Abrogated.
PROTECTION FOR ALL
BASIC INTENT OF Law


4 They have different class OF courts
in the state of Washington, away out
where q breeze from the Pacific and
the air of the mountains blend and
give momentum to human aspirations
for freedom, than they have IN the
state of New York, under the shadow
of Wall street. where property rights
seem as sacred as the old time worn
assumption Of the "divine rights Of
kings: z ,s 8 &.
New York Courts.
In New York a law enacted by the
legislature to automatically compen-.
safe laborers injured at their work
was declared unconstitutional for the
reason that compulsory payment by
an employer for an injury to his eni-
ployee irrespective of the question OF I
the employers negligence was cori-
f1scation of property without due pro-
cess Of law. -,
Washington State Courts.
In Washington the supreme court
of that state. in direct issue with the
New York court, rendered decision
upholding the state insurance law re-
Gently passed by the legislature of
Washington. and by which the due
process of law phrase was made to
yield to the higher law of public
necessity.
Minnesota Decisions.
used the New York decision as club
to defeat workingmen's, compensa-
ton act in this state, although Lead
ing members Of the bar had declared
that the Minnesota courts, by virtue
Of their former decision on the ques-
ttona of gltEence employers
liability, could not do otherwise than
support the contention Of the Mn
nesota commission which had pres
ented the proposed act to the 1esstsla
ture. !. .. .....: =.:.. s.. ]. 80
II Theory OF Act.
The theory Of the Washington act.
which was adopted by the last legisla-
.ture, is stated in these words:
THE welfare of the state depends
on its Industries and even more upon
the welfare of its wage-earners." 40
The new law applies to all factories,
mills and workshops where machin-
cry is used, and foundries, quarries.
mines, smelters, powder works, brew
cries, elevators, docks, dredges, laund-
ries, printing. engineering, logging,
numbering. shipbuilding, railroad and
general building operations, street
and interurban railroads, electrical
power and heating plants and steam
boats. +.
How Administered.
One hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars has been appropriated by ttse
state to bear the expense OF admin
istrating the law, and Gov. Marion e.
Hay has appointed commission to
have full charge Of the Industrial In
surance work, including the collec-
ton, Of premiums and the adjustment
and settlement of claims. The COM
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-07
MAKES APPROPRIATION
FOR M'NAMARA'S DEFENSE

&: NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-At the con-
ivention Of the New York State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor 800 was approp-
rated for the defense of the Nc
Namara brothers. The delegates also
Voluntarily contributed a like sum for
the. same purpose. Resolutions con-
demning the kidnapping of the Nc
Namaras were also passed. ~@~ssl
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-07
SHIRT MAKERS UNION
ARE Still Z FIGHTING

1 NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-M Members Of
Shirt Makers Local Union No. 232
cf the United Garment Workers OF
New York city, have been on strike
for fourteen weeks and are still on
the firing line determined ato win their
battle FOR d better cond ions. There
have b4entno desc ertions and III q stril,--5;
.ers IA confident that their demands
room s. &
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u ~ tfsss.
ORGANIZER CHUBBUCK
RETURNS TO DULUTH

f John Chubbuck, organizer for. the
A. +. of L., arrived in Du1utf. Satur-s
day i. from International Falls. He.
vii! devote the next three weeks at
organization work in Duluth. Two
Harbors5 and Cloquet. s5is..
Mr.. Club hu b buck left Tor Two TIarbors.
Thursday .5ss He will return tossDuluta
Sunday, to resume work here.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
STRONGLY ADVOCATES
CITY PARK MEASURE
Commercial Club Appoints COM
mittee to Urge Passage of
Bill in Senate.

Expressing their belief in the need o!
A law creating public parks commission
with power TO create park districts in the
city that the beauty OF the city may not
decrease and that some systematic method
Of procedure to procure parks may be
provided, the chairmcn OF the Commercial
club standing committees appointed a
committee Tuesday 10 walt on the senate
To advocate the passage OF the bill now
before that body and which has already
passed the house,
The chairman OF the meeting named y.
n. Christensen. George y. Adler and F.
B, stephens TO represent the club before
the senate.
The committee ndorsed the petition
presented the city council by the Salt
Lake Real Estate association calling on
that body tn improve State street between
Ninth and Eleventh South
Members OF the committee attending
the meeting Tuesday afternoon were j,
F.. Marshall, Heber j. Grant, George d.
Adler s. " Derrah. Frank b. stephens.
d. H. Christensen, i j. Mcclellan. u. G.
Bolton and j. u. Caine.
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Board and Architect TO Agree
OH High School Specified
ton Changes If Any.
ACTIVE WORK LIKELY
WILL CLOSELY FOLLOW
Church Mothers Club opposes
Extravaganza in Dress of
School Children.

Prcimirary steps toward the COM
mencement uf work on the pew high
school building will be taken next Thurs
day evening, when the board Of cduca-
ton will meet with George w, Eldredge,
tho architect chosen by the board. To go
over the plans and agree upon what
changes are to be made, II any. This
WAS decided upon at the regular monthly
meeting Of tic board OF education held
Tuesday night
A communication was received by the
board Tuesday night complimentlng il
Of an architect for the new high school
building The author of the communi-
cation was the Utah Association of
Architects.
The board received u communication
from the Central Socialist committee re-
qucstng that the city school buildings
be thrown open for tho holding Of pub
lie lectures OH scientific. social. cconomi-
cal and educational questions. H. w.
Lawrence appeared before the board in
behalf OF ,hc petition. The matter was
referred 20 the committee on buildings
and grounds.
a protest from the Mothers club of
the First Congregational church, in
dorscd by Superintendent -, II. Christen-
SEN against Inappropriate and eNtrava :
CANT dress among school children and es-
pccjally for graduation exercises, was re-
ceivcd and referred To the committee on
school work
The standing committees for the cur
rent year were appointed by President
Hammond and affirmed by the board. as
follows;
Rules-Hammond Van Pclt. Gianue.
Park and Bradford.
School law-Van Pelt, Barrette, Doug
lass. Moyle and Thomas.
Teachers and school work-Thomas.
Barretle. Park. Bradford and Douglass.
Buildings and grounds-GIauquc. Mar
tin. Van Peit, Moyle and Park
Finance-Moyle, Van Pclt, Martin.
Bradford and Barrctte.
DIR, +. ] Curtis was appointed to sue
ceed DR. c. l. Douglass on the board of
medical examiners for teachers.
on the recommendation of the com
mittec on teachers an6 school work, Miss
Charlotte Donaldson was released from
the terms of her contract. effective March
g. 1911 Miss Minnie Buchanan was ap-
pointed a teacher
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-15
JOLLY COFFEE MAN NOW
EVEN .JOLLIER SALT MAN

Finley P. Crooks. who is known ass
''the joll'. coffee man all over Utah
Idaho. Wyoming and Nevada, is a coffee
salesman no longer. Like Mrs. Lot. he
has turned to salt. though not exactly
in the same way. For more than a
dozen years Mr.. Brooks has sold the
fragrant berry In its varied forms In the
four states. His sales 10 the retail
trade one year reached total OF more
than 100000 pounds. which is said TO
be the best record ever made in the
country by any salesman,
Yesterday Mr.. Brooks took charge OF
the sales department Of the Inland Crys-
tai Salt company with territory that will
include the states OF Idaho and Utah. a
iocu!ar coffee salesman who has been a
rival Of Mr.. Brooks for a decade said last
night that 'F'inley has got Into the right
business at last. He should always have
carried side line OF salt to go with
the quality OF stories he told of his coffee
to his customers and maybe he won I
be too late after all with the chloride of
sodium
Some of Mr.. Broosss friends were plan
ming banquet for him last night that
will be based on his new business. The
first course is TO be of salt and the sue
ceeding courses Will he anything that the
first course seems to suggest as neces-
Sary and appropriate.
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OPPOSES TREATY BUT
SAYS IT WILL PASS
Senator SmOOt Believes Indian
War Veterans Soon Will
Be Rewarded.

Senator Reed Smoot and Mrs. Smoot
arrived in Salt Lake Tuesday morning
upon their return from Washington, and
spent the day with Mrs. c. A. Eldridge.
Mrs. Smoot's mother
When interviewed respecting the laws
passed by the SiXty-hrst congress the
senator said:
"I am firmly OF the opinion that the
great ma jorlty of the laws made are In
the interest of the people / think the
tariff bill will prove TO be OF great benefit
to the west"
What in your judgment will be the
ultimate result OF pension claims now
situated?" he was asked
''As to those claims. VIC shall have to
await the action of the lower house.
That will take some time. don't think
the matter will come before the eXlraor
dinary session but I believe that in the
near future general pension bill VIII
ferrcd or filed by the applicants Of this
state in their eoldierly work or protect
ing life and property in the territory
of Utah. growing out OF what is known
AS to the extra session Of congress
now called and its necessity, the senator
said:
81 don't know just what the measures
to be considered at the extra session
will embrace. AS a senator having the
best interests Of the people Of the west
at heart, I was in hopes that an extra
session would not he deemed necessary
But now that II is called and We must
meet II, ] hone The presidents message
Will confnc the action of the extra ses-
sion To the consideration OF the purpose
for which it was primarily 'called-to
ratify or reject the reciprocity treaty en-
tered into with Canada. So far as | my
reciprocity as proposed for the reason
that l think It's operation would prove
Inimical to the best interests OF the pro-
ducers of Utah and other western states =
Senator Smoot will start back &c
Washington next Tuesday.
Congressman Joseph Howell was alsc
a visitor in Salt Lake yesterday.