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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
COAST STATE MAKING
GOOD LABOR RECORD
State of Washington Enacts Pro-
gressive Legislation Protecting
Workmen Against Injury.

WASHINGTON, April 26-(Special
to Labor World d.)-Detailed informa-
ton has just been received at the
headquarters Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor relative to the employees
compensation law. recently passed by
the state legislature of Washington.
The new law covers the subject in
the most comprehensive manner.
A tax is to be levied upon all en-
ployers of labor ranging from 900 to
100 per cent per year upon the
amount Of the average pay roll, ac-
cording to class. Industry is divided
into various classes, Al in number.
A death benefit Of SIS is provided
for, and in addition monthly pay
ments are to be made to the widow
during widowhood, and IS per month
for each child, under the age of Is
at the occurrence of the: injury un-
til such child shall have reached six
teen, but total payment shall not ex-
ceed $35 per month. Upon marriage
of widow lump sum equal to twelve
times her monthly allowance, $24O
snail be paid her, but the pay for
children under 16 shall be continued
as above. The law relating to per-
manent disability or death reads as
follows:
For every case of injury resulting
in death or permanent total disabil-
ity it shall be the duty Of the depart
ment to forthwith notify the state
truesurer, and he shall set apart out
OF the accident fund a sum of money
for the case, to be know as the esti-
mated lump value of the monthly pay
ment of $50, to a person 80 years OF
age, is equal to lump sum payment
according to the expectancy of life
as fixed by the American mortality
table of $4,000, but the total in no
case to exceed the sum of $4,000.
Kansas unionists also did them
selves proud during last session OF
the legislature. A Workingmen's COM
pensation law was secured. Also a
law requiring all coal mines to be
provided with bath houses, with q
shower alta achment. Also that all Goa
mines must be thoroughly equipped
with telephone system. A railroad
liability law similar to the federal act;
power headlights for locomotives
and secured the establishment of q
school of mines and metallurgy.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
EMPLOYERS 60 Rack ..::,-.
ON THEIR AGREEMENT
Employers Agreed to Terms of Settle
ment and Then Repudiated Them
Before Ink Was Dry.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-News
reached headquarters few daks ago
that an amicable agreement had been
arrived at between the buttonworkers
of Muscatine, Iowa, and their en-
ployers. Immediately following this
information telegrapnic advices came
in stating that the employers, after
having agreed to plan of. settle
ment, repudiated it within "a hours.
The people Of Muscatine are In en-
tire accord with the buttonworkers in
their effort to get a living wage, and
since the reputation by the employ
ers Of their agreement the sympathy
of the public has, been intensified.
The status of affairs at the present
time. is that the buttonworkers will
win the contest.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
Bill to Correct Abuse Of Injunc- ]
tion Process introduced in
Congress.
LIMITING USE OF WRIT
TO IRREPARABLE INJURY
Right to Continue Relation Of En-
ployer and Employe Not q s.
Property Right =. ~

wASHINGTON, April 26.-(Special
to Labor, World.)-Representative
Wilson (miner), has introduced his
bill in the house ITO regulate the
issuance of restraining orders and in
functions and procedure thereon and
to limit the meaning of conspiracy
in certain cases." The number of the
bill is H. r. 1928. It was referred
to the House Judiciary committee.
The full text of the bill is as fol-
lows:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
sembled, That no restraining order
or injunction shall be granted by any
court of the United States, or judge
or the judges thereof, in any case be-
tween an employer and employe, or
between employers and employees. or
between employees, or between per-
sons employed and persons. seeking
employment, or involving or growing
out of dispute concerning terms or
conditions of employment, unless ne
cessary to prevent irreparable injury
to property or to a property right Of
the party making the application, for
which injury there is no adequate
remedy at law; and such property and
property right must be particularly
described in the application, which
must be in writing and sworn to by
the applicant or by his, ner. or its
agent or attorney. And for the pur-
poses of this act no right to continue
>f o,ol
or to assume or create such relation
with any particular kind, or at any
particular place. or at all, shall be
construed, held, considered, or treated
Us property or as scoAst ittatIng pfp
perty right.
Second; That in cases arising in the
courts of the United States or COM
ing before said courts, or before any
judge or the judges thereof, no agree
ment between two or more persons
concerning the terms or conditions
of employment, or the assumption or
creation or termination of any rela-
tion between employer and employe,
or concerning any act or thing to be
done or not to be done with reference
to or involving or growing out of a
labor dispute. shall constitute a con-
spiracy or other civil or criminal Of
Tense, or be punished or prosecuted.
or damages recovered upon as sucn,
unless the act or thing agreed to be
done or not to be done would be un-
lawful if done by a single individuals;
nor shall the entering into or the
carrying out of any such agreement
be restrained or enjoined unless such
act or thing agreed to be done would
be subject to be restrained or enjoined
under the provisions, limitations, AMI
definitions contained in the first sec
tion of this act.
+ Third; That all acts and parts in
conflict with the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
SEAMEN FESTIVE FOR
REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES

, WASHINGTON, April 2e.-The COR
dition of the seamen has been ex-
tremely bad for many years, and as
result efforts have been made to
complete combination Of the seamen
from all parts of the, world for the
purpose of making q vigorous and ef-
fective protest against the wrongs
they are suffering. .r,E~.:::- T..
1T is reported that seven great
camps have already been selected for
the accommodation of the seamen
in the British Isles-London, Liver
pool, Cardiff. Southampton, Shields,
Glasgow and Hull. It is further
stated that q large maintaining funs,
equalling IS from every union sea-
man. has been marshaled to defray
the necessary expense. It is contem-
plated that suspension of work may
occur some time in June.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
[ / THE
TRUE UNION MEMBERS
Doing for MemhArs Of Other Or
ganizations AS One Would
Be Done BY.
Conservation of Purchasing Power
is the Bed Rock Of Trades
Unionism,

There is such a thin&as reciprocity
in the ade-union mo&ement Ever
hear of it? It means the doing unto
the members of organization in other
crafts that which YOU ask them to do
for you in, yours. Es ""
II. Union Made Products. #::$=.:
Fhere ire soiiss bers of lab6r
organizations-and too many. for
there should not be one-who seem
to consider that when they have paid
their dues and rendered fealty to their
organization in living up to it's laws
and refusing to "scab," that they
have done their duty, and discharged
every obligation <devolving upon them
as union men. These men-some of
them-when given their pay envelope,
the size of which is in most instances
due to trade-union activity, will pro-
ceed to spend at least a portion of it
in the purchase Of non-union and
''scab" made products. And yet these
same men would be the first to emit
doleful howl did some member of
another craft spend his money with
their. non-union competitors.
Bed Rock Principles.
The conservation Of the purchasing
power of the trade-unionists is one of
the bedrock principles of their sue
cess. and yet it is the one that is most
easily overlooked. Some of us think
that a small purchase here and there
of goods that bear no label can have
no appreciable effect upon the great
labor problem. The vile, disease
breeding "twofer'' saves US a little
over the purchase of cigar with the
union label; the penitentiary broom
may leave us a nickle when bought
instead Of one that is union made; the
shoes made by some convict or down.
trodden, unorganized worker may
come a few cents cheaper and the
''heatf4en Chinee clean up our soiled
linen for lesser Charge, and in pat
;ronizing them we feel we have done
our thrifty duty to ourselves and
worked no harm to anyone.
A Pertinent Inquiry.
But say! What would you think
did the union cigarmaker, the broom
maker, the shoeworker, the laundry
worker and all the rest spend their
money for ,"scab" goods, wnen they
wanted something in your line? :?
AAAAh I4Acy "cAc Q1clly pOOE SOIL Ol
union men, wouldn't you? And of
course you would be right But
wouldn't they have as much right to
do it as you have to prefer ''scabs''
to them?
Impeding Progress.
This is the fact that must in this
regard be burned indelibly into the
mind of the trade-unionist. Every
time you spend penny for nom
union goods you are employer of
"scab' labor, and in this respect are
no better than is the employer who
hires the "scabs" in your own craft
that man you so much revile Every
cent you spend in tais way is spent to
impede the progress of your brother
uniontst in the effort to uplift himself
and place himself in position where
he can be of help to you. And in
asking him to whom you nave refused
your patronage to buy your product
you are seeking an unfair ADVANTAGE
and are entirely outside the rules Of
fair play. : .E.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
UNION HATERS ARE
TRYING new METHODS
Resolve" to Smash the Eight
Hour Day With q Few Blows
of Their Little Hatchet.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-(special

WASHINGTON, April 26.-(Special
to Labor World. d.)-Kirby of the
Manufacturers association has a new
role. Finding that the organization
of which he is the head was incap-
able of destroying union labor, he now
is the generalissimo of organizations
now being formed in the south and
other localities under the title of
Builders Exchanges. Copies Of re-
solutions adopted by the Atlanta
(Ga.) Builders Exchange have just
reached the headquarters of the A. F..
of L.
Novel Resolutions.
These resolutions start out with an
initiation equal to the resolution pro-
mulgated by the ''three tailors of
Tooley street. and with the sensa-
tlonall announcement that they sd-
vocate nine hours as a proper work.
day" The compilers of the resolu-
tions' refer with avidity. and pride to
the hearings before the Naval A.
fairs committee Of the house of re-
presentatives during the closing hours
of the sixty-first congress. They do
not have word to say. however. of
how arnor plate fell in price from
$725 per ton to $500 per, ton as the
result of union labor's agitation. They
also forget to. mention the. fact that
asa result of the government de-
Gliding to construct battleships in its
own navy yard that the contract price
Of private ship building companies
fAS1 A~v ov1f
(the Oregon's price) to $3.50 per ton
displacement (the Utah's price) and
during that period all material en-
terlng into the construction of ves-
sells having increased in price, armor
plate being purchased by. the govern
ment direct not entering into the con-
tract price.
Dcfrauding the Government.
The fact that the government has
demonstrated it's ability to construct
vessels itself in it's own navy yard,
has also demonstrated, as shown
above, that private shipyard owners
have been receiving exorbitant prices
for constructing government ves-
sells. Even though the government
may be expending larger sums in the
tCOuSttuCl1Ou Ol SHIPS VI d. <CcItdlH SIG
and burden than contract yards will
build them for, yet total cost to the
government falls below that which it
would be compelled to pay were not
the government prepared to do its
own work.
7 The Eight Hour Law.
But aside from all these considera-
tions. there is human side. The
eight-hour day is a reasonable and
rational workday. OF all the nations
of the earth the American Republic
should establish the highest standard
for the workmen Of our day. The
destiny of this country does. not rest
on the successful financial operations
OF a few ship building concerns at
the expense of the working, people,
but upon its ability to equalize tie
burdens and equitable distribute to
the great mass of the people greater
share of the wealth which they pro-
duce. The eight-hour day is here, and
here it is going to- stay, backed by a
wholesome and humanitarian spirit.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29

Man is mighty. but there are a
few things he cannot do. He can
not gain or retain s good friends il
there IS sting in the tone OF his
voice; and he cannot enjoy the SUM
shine of life Il he lives habitually
~ 4 tnundercloud.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29
UNIQNIsTS OF FLORIDA
= DOING ACTIVE SERVICE

WASHINGTON. April ~. Organ
lied labor Of the state Of Florida Ii
up and doing and will seek to have
the legislature enact into law an en-
ployers' liability bill, Ablishment5 of
9 bureau Of labor statistics. together!
with other construct tive lesislatio 5s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29

San Antonio i Structural Iron
Workers have gained an increase Of
SO cents per day over the wages paid
last year. .sE If 1:s5s .5 s 81 q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-29

Continued On Page SIX.
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
LESS WORK IN THE KITCHEN
Drudssry May Be Avoided n Only .
Little Thought 10 Given 70
the Subject.


think that great deal Of the
kitchen work which people thing the
hardest Of all can be made the pleas
antest with very little trouble. A great
deal Of the drudge work in the kitch-
en- comes from disorder. BY little
systematic arranging the work can be
made very much lighter. have seen
a great many instances Of this. BY
systematic arranging ! mean. that
dishes, saucepans. groceries, utensils
and other things necessary should be
kept each in its separate place so that
the housekeeper knows where to lay
her hands on anything she needs. The
spices, extracts and cereals shonld be
kept separately on the shelves. The
dish shelves mustsbe just for the
dishes. all saucepans being kept in q
place set aside for them.
1t is very important that the kitch-
en- table where the mixing is done be
kept clear Of everything. All house
keepers know how things accumulate
in kitchen. This should be carefully
avoided because this more than any
thing else makes work. AS to dish
washing. II the dishes are well scraped
and packed up before washing, great
deal of time and labor is saved.-Ex-
change.
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
Lander Poems Found.

The Walter Savage Landor exhibi.
tion at the London library is Of great
interest, comprising portraits, manu-
scripts and first editions from the i'm
portant Landor collection Of S. Wheel
er, says the London Times.
The most interesting OF the literary
relics is volume of manuscript poems
and corrections by Landor which he
himself described on a slip of paper
(here preserved) as "sweepings from
under the study table," The papers
in this volume were taken from Lam
doris writing desk more than thirty
years after his death.
Some Of the poems are unpublished,
and in other cases there are to be
found the original drafts Of lines
which appeared in print in an altered
form. Other documents include will
written by himself in which he be-
queathed pictures to Robert Browning
and Mrs. Lynn Linton.
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
THE "cuRE" LABEL STANDS
Makers Of Medicines May Faisify All
Statements Except List Of In.
9redients Contained.

Sweetened water or pills composed
of colored mud may be labeled cures"
and sold as medicine with impunity
under the national pure food and
drugs act. according to decision rem
dered by majority OF the United
States Supreme court Provided there
is no misstatement g. the bottle or
package as to its contcn' :. the manu-
facturer is free to SC. his goods.
The court acknowledged that "in q
certain sense the statement on the
label was false or. at least. mislead-
ing" but II held that the language Of
the pure food law is such that the
statement contained therein as to tho
meaning Of misbranding rs aimed not
at all possible false statements. but
only at such as determine the Identity
of the article. possibly including ita
strength. quality and purity"
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
VERY RICH NEVER GENEROUS
They May Give Away Their. Money,
but Never Themselves, Says
q. X. Chesterton.

There are two other odd and rather
important things to be said about
them. The first is this: That with
this ar;stocracy we do not have the
chance Of lucky variety in types
which belongs to larger and looser
aristocracies. The moderately rich
include all kinds of people-even
good people. Even priests are some
times saints; and even soldiers are
sometimes heroes. Some doctors have
really grown wealthy by curing their
patients and not by flattering them;
some brewers have been known to
sell beer. But among the very rich
you will never find a really generous
man, even by accident. They may
give their money away, but they will
never give themselves away; they are
egotistic, secretive, dry as old bones.
To be smart enough to get all that
money, you must be dull enough to
want 1t.
Lastly, the most serious point about
them Is this: That the new miser is
flattered for his meanness and the
old one never was. 1t was never
CdlleQ SeII-Qeuldl III Lue Olu ul.SeT tuEJ
he lived on beans. 1t is called self
denial In the new millionaire If he
lives on beans. A man like Dancer
was never praised as a Christian
saint for going in rags. A man like
Rockefeller is praised as a sort of
pagan stole for his early rising or his
unassuming dress. His simple"
meals, his simple" clothes, his
Simple" funeral, are all extolled as
If they were creditable to him. They
are disgraceful to him, exactly as dis
graceful as the tatters and .vermin of
the old miser were disgraceful to him.
To be in rags for charity would be the
condition of a saint; to be in rags
for money was that of a filthy old
fool. Precisely in the same way, to
be simple" for charity is the state
of a saint; to be simple" for money
is that of filthy old fool. OF the two
have more respect for the old miser,
gnawing bones in an attic.-G. K.
Chesterton in London Daily News.
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
FRENCH LOVE OF DRAMATIC
National Trait illustrated by Story Of
Soldier Who Was Carrying
the Pardon,

When Marshal MacMahon was
president of the French republic, an
incident occurred which aptly illus
trates the French loye of what is
dramatic.
A French soldier sat on the summit
of a hill overlooking a garrison town;
his horse was picketed close by; the
man was smoking leisurely. and from
time to time he glanced from the
esplanade to a big official envelope he
held in his hand
"A comrade passing by asked. What
are you doing here?"
Il am bearing the presidents par
don for our friend F1ichmann. who is
to be shot this morning." replied the
smoker, calmly. without changing his
comfortable attitude.
We'll. then. you should hurry along
with your pardon" admonished his
comrade
'.Ah. MOI" exclaimed the other, in
some indignation. "See, there is hard
ly soul yet on the esplanade, and
the firing platoon has not even been
formed. You surely would not have
me rob my appearance of all dramatic
effect. my friend!"
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
AFTER THE. SOLID COURSES
Two Especially Good Articles Of pes-
sert With Which to Finish
the Dinner.

coeoanut Cake.-Three eggs beaten
separately, one and one-half cups Of
sugar, half cup Of butter. half cup Of
milk, two cups of flour. two teaspoons
of baking powder. the Juice and grated
rind Of one lemon. Cream butter and
sugar; add little at time the -four,
baking powder, yolks Of eggs. lemon
and milk, always beating hard; lastly
fold in lightly the beaten whites Of
eggs. Bake in three layers and put
together with boiled icing and one
grated cocoanut.
Corn Starch Pudding.-One pint Of
milk. two heaping tablespoons Of corn
starch. three tablespoons Of sugar.
whites of three eggs. Beat the eggs to
stiff froth. dissolve the corn starch
In little Of the cold milk, stir the
sugar into the rest OF the milk, heat
up to the boiling point. then add the
dissolved corn starch; stir constantly
till well thickened; stir in the beaten
whites OF eggs and let cook little
longer. Remove from fire and favor
with vanilla. Put into mold. Serve
with cream or custard made Of the
yolks of eggs.
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
In . Japanese Temple.

"Asakuse Temple is dedicated to
the goddess Kwannon, tiny image
OF gold. about two and half inches
bigh." writes a traveller in Japan. AT
the entrance to the temple grounds on
either side Of the immense gate stand
two large and fearful looking figures,
guarding the sacred precincts. Hang
ing outside the wire grating are q
number OF sandals for their use II
they wish to take a walk, and rice Is
sprinkled about. Each worshiper. be-
fore entering the temple, calls at a
small building. and after contributing
a small amount. washes his hands and
rinses his mouth.
I'm front OF the main shrine is a
large aperture in the floor, covered
with lattice work. into which the wor-
shipper casts his gift. After clapping
his hands to awaken or attract the
attention OF the god he kneels. but his
prayer Is only brief. While there is
one chief shrine. there are many 9th
ers under the same roof.
"One shrine especially attracted my
attention; It was made OF wood. and
quite disfigured and worn through
the constant rubbing Of hands ON the
spot corresponding to the afflicted por-
tions Of the sufferers bodies"
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09
HE CURED THE HAY FEVER
Cleveland Mans Attempt Rather
Strenuous Affair, But II
Worked.

An east end man with a bad case
of hay fever heard that a sojourn in
a beer cellar, or packing house re-
frigerator would relieve the distress
ing malady. He had no entree to beer
cellars, and all the packing houses
were too far away.
So he went into the pantry and
after removing the eatables from the
upper portion of the icebox, put his
head into close conjunction with So
pound lump of ice. In this manner
he hoped to freeze out the annoying
germs.
It was a slow process and not alto
gether comfortable. but everything
including the germs-appeared to be
going all right-when the convalescent
happened to push the box too close
to the wall. and the 40-pound cover
suddenly dropped on his defenseless
head like a vicious piledriver.
For a moment the dazzled victim be-
lieved that his throat was cut and his
skull smashed by the same blow. But
he managed presently to extricate
himself and below for help.
Two days later the only reminder
of his cruel experience was a lump
on the back of his head as big as a
green tomato.
And every vestige OF hay fever had
left him!-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1911-11-09

which the army Of workers have been
making dirt fly In the past year has
astonished the engineers of other
countries and won the commentator
OF Secretary of War Stimson on his
recent visit to the canal zone. He is
the fourth head Of the war department
to visit the job since the United
States undertook the great work OF
cutting in two the Western Hemi,
sphere.
From the time when Taft. as secre.
tary of war, visited the canal zone un.
til this month 142.967.554 cubic yards
OF earth have been shoveled out OF
the big ditch. There still remains ex.
cavations amounting to about 39.570..
212 cubic yards. or less than one.
fourth Of the entire completed canal
Sixty-nine per cent Of the concrete
for the system Of three twin locks at
Gatun has been laid. About Sc per
cent. OF all the concrete work on the
entire canal was completed July |
Fertilization Of the canal. has also be
gun and II ls estimated that by the
time the canal is completed the FORTH
cations will be in place.