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The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
A Real Estate Hustler

One of the live real estate hustlers
in this vicinity is Wellington King OF
Spencer Brook. hardly a week passes
but what he makes several sales; and
the men he sells to are a very desira-
BILE class of people-progressive Ger
man farmers from Iowa and Illinois.
Wellington is only plain farmer, but
he can give the city and village real
estate men pointers on selling farm
lands.
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
School Report.

School report of the primary de-
partment of district for month end
ing November 3: Perfect attendance
pupils, Anton, Clara and Agnes Betz-
ler, Agnes Homme, Carl and Ethel
Larson, Florence Teutz, and Will
Peterson. Those who attended 10
days were Blanche and Theodore
Burke, Harold and Walter Wesloh,
Ruth Hill and Clarence Larson.
Ida May Schmidt, Teacher.
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
Postal Sa wings Bonds.

Depositors in postal savings banks
may on January 1, 1912, exchange the
whole or part of their deposits for
United States registered or coupon
bonds in denominations of $40, 500
and $500, bearing interest at the rate
OF 211a per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually and redeemable at the
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
D8hlVig-Yerken.

At the Catholic parish house on
Saturday morning Gustav Adolph
Dahlvig and Magdelina Francis YER
ken we're united in wedlock by Rev.
Father Levings. The witnesses to the
ceremony we're Chas. Dahlvig and
Emma Tobias. Both bride and
groom are residents Of Foreston and
will continue to make their home
there. They returned to that place on
the evening train. {.
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
Two Famous Coaches Fooled.

Those two celebrated coaches, Billy
Doane of the Terriers and Frank
Goulding of the Alumni, scooted
down to the twin cities in Franks
road cart on Saturday to witness the
struggle between the Minnesota and
Chicago elevens. And they saw it.
They we're in their seats ahead of
time, and as the Minnesota team en-
tered the field Billy nudged Frank and
remarked, "That's the Chicago fell
lows, and they look as if they would
lose." "Rah for Chicago!' roared
Frank, and Billy roared too. "Here
are the U boys" said Billy, as the
Chicago team came marching in, and
there was another cheer, louder than
the first. ''Want to bet, gentlemen?"
asked man who passed along with a
big roll of bills. "We'll take a
chance on Minnesota" said Frank,
and he and Billy bet an even dollar
or two.
Pretty soon the game was on and
the Minnesota boys proceeded to put
it all over the Windy city chaps.
Thinking that Chicago was scoring,
Billy and Frank looked glum, but
when the rooters set up a deafening
cheer, they cheered also, in order, as
Frank said, "to show that there was
no malice aforethought.' The game
went on apace, the Minnesotas forg-
ing ahead and scoring at every point,
but Billy and Frank were still under
the impression that Chicago was in
the lead. At the close of the game,
which terminated in a victory of 30 to
0 in favor of the home team, Frank
remarked to Billy, "We've lost our
bets, but wouldn't mind that if those
Chicago blokes had not done up the
Minnesotas so badly. Let's 20 down
town. And they went.
Outside of the Journal Office big
crowd had gathered and Frank
stopped his machine to scan the bulle-
tin board. Staring him in the face
we're the figures: Minnesota, 80;
Chicago, o." "Can t make me believe
that" said Frank, "the blasted re-
porter must have been drunk. "
"Can't make me believe it either, :"
said Billy. Shortly after they bought
Tribune ''extra" and in big figures
on the front page found: "Minne-
sofa, 30; Chicago, o." Not satisfied,
they visited several hotels and made
inquiries; they also asked the police
man on the beat. All told the same
story-Minnesota, 30; Chicago, 0.
''What sort of a job is this you
have been putting up on me, Billy?"
asked Frank. "You used to be one
of the star guys on the Minnesota
team, but you don't seem to know the
bunch when you see them. Or did
you tell me wrong for purposes best
known to yourself? I thought Mime
sofa was losing all the time but in
stead the boys were winning right
along"
Frank" replied Billy, "I believe
have untangled this puzzle. You
see the Chicago fellows uniforms are
similar to the ones the Minnesota
eleven wore last year-hence the mis-
take." "Well, I'll be dodgasted, )"
replied Frank, and the two of them
stepped into a drug store to take a
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
St. Cloud Normal Oyercrowded.

Owing to the pressure of numbers
only those will be admitted into the
state normal school at St. Cloud at
the beginning of the next term, who
have previously been enrolled in the
institution, or whose applications
have already been accepted.
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
Ireland Deserving of Cardinalate.

It is gratifying to all Americans,
irrespective of church affiliations, to
learn that this country is to have
three more cardinals. The numbers,
activity, loyalty, generosity and zeal
OF the American church deserve this
recognition. -"
But We believe the Catholics of this
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
They Knew What Was Needed

They Knew What Was Needed
The people here are awfully kind.
Halloween night they piled half a
load of wood in front of the printing
Office door. All we had to do
Wednesday morning was to open the
door and shove the wood in.-Onamia
Breeze.
The Princeton union., 1911-11-09
McBee-Vetch.

Elmer McBee, who recently arrived
here from Virginia, was married on
Tuesday at 2 o clock at the Methodist
parsonage to Miss Rose Vetch of
Baldwin. Rev. Emerson Service
Officiated
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
STATE RIGHTS GETS
into SAFETY CASE |:
Supreme Court Decision on Safe
ty Appliances Awaited With
~s.>. Much Concern.
Will !: Determine If Colorado
Marrow Guage Railroad Is Il
Federal Highway. i.

WASHINGTON, Nov. so.-Further
decisions by the supreme court relat-
ing to the extent of the application
of the Federal Safety Appliance laws,
are looked for daily. ..>
In the Alabama Safety Appliance
case, which was. recently decided, it
was laid down that the safety appli-
ance laws extend to all cars and loco
motives on any railroad that was a
highway of interstate commerce.
The decision which is now being
looked for, originating in Colorado,
will turn on the definition of inter-
state commerce within the meaning
of the safety appliance laws.
In this case the government is
seeking to enforce the law on the
Colorado and North Western r. RI. q
marrow gauge line entirely within the
borders of Colorado. 81. 3 =.:szs :s.s
In the Alabama decision it was
held that all locomotives, cars or
other equipment used on any railroad
which Il q highway Of Interstate
commerce, must comply with the
Federal Safety Appliance act.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02

Department s#of National Civic
Federation Meets Next Week
to Consider Draft.
Movement to Decrease Number
Of Industrial Accidents in
America Grows Strong.

The committee on improvement OF
state inspection of factories of the
National Civic federal ton will meet
Thursday afternoon, Dec. Z, at New
York to consider a tentative draft of
model safety act for uniform state
legislation.
The committee will also discuss pro-
posed legislation to require employ
ers and liability insurance companies
to report all industrial accidents to
their state bureaus.
great many prominent men are
serving on the executive committee of
the National Civic federation. Among
them is August Belmont. A. B. Gar
retson. Samuel Gompers, Henry. R.
Seager and many others.
w. E. McEwen Of Duluth is on the
committee for the improvement of
the inspection of factories. He is the
only Minnesota committee member and
will be unable to be present at he
New York meeting because of the
press of other business.
Th federation through it's different
working departments and committees
81 doing a fine work, work that has
long needed a live, energetic body to
take hold of it. A great. deal more
than simply meeting and talking over
the irregularities of the laws is being
accomplished. The work of the body
has shown actual results.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
CHILD LABOR EVILS
DISCUSSED BY HALL
President Of State Federation of
Labor Talks At Child
Labor Conference,
Labor Commissioner Houk Also
Speaks-Much Interest in
Minnesota Work,

The Minnesota Child Labor CON-
mittee's executive board held a very
interesting meeting. in Minnneapoli
on Saturday last, and at which the
matter of stricter enforcement of the
child labor laws was discussed.
Speeches were made by Labor Com
missioner Houk, and E. G. Hall,
president of the Minnesota State Fed
Grafton of Labor. Mr.. Hall discussed
at length the work of the American
labor movement for the abolition of
child laborers. He held that there was
no question in Minnesota of such i'm
portance as the enactment of more
substantial child labor legislation.
The state is rapidly developing in
manufacturing, he said, "and unless
the evil is discouraged it will some
time IN the not distant future require
the same drastic cure as was applied
IN some other states, and in such
countries as England.
I'VE pride ourselves on industrial
efficiency, but this will not continue
unless we begin to conserve the lives
of our little men and women. Keep
them on the play ground and in school
until they fully mature, and America
will have no cause to worry about her
industrial future"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
WR|GHT'S CONDUCT IS:
i. CQNDDhED BY.[AB0R
American Federation Of Labor
Holds Washington Judge q
Persecutes Unionists.
Gompers Says that Judge Wright
Is Mentally Incompetent to
Try Contempt Case.

t ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 30.-One Of
the most important matters consid-
cred by the committee on President
Gompers' report at the A. F. of l..
convention, was that which dealt with
the famous contempt case against
; GOmpers, Mitchell and Morrison.
The supreme court reversed the de-
cision of Wright, which had been af-
firmed by the court of appeals, and
sent back the case to the lower
courts in the following language:
THE judgment of the court of ap-
peals is reversed and the case re-
manded with directions to reserve the
judgment of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia and remand the
case to that court with direction that
the contempt proceedings instituted
by the, Buck Stove and Range COM
pany be dismissed, but without pre-
! judice to the power and right of the
supreme court of the District of Co.
lumbia to punish by proper proceed
ing contempt, if any, committed
against it, =.
Labor's Enemies Consulted. :.
The committee reported on this as
follows, before it had heard of Jus
tice Wright's decision on Thursday
morning last. : T. : :"
/ Justice Wright Immediately called
the attorneys for the Bucks Stove and
Range company into court and in
structed them to investigate and re-
port whether there be good cause for
believing that Messrs. Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison were. guilty OF
contempt of court. This action was
In direct line with his manner and
the language used when imposing
the original sentence for contempt as
we'll as that of his other actions in
this case, and his action since. In the
opinion of this committee the whole
proceeding has more of the character
istics Of persecution than trial, and
It is very difficult indeed to under
stand the conduct of Judge Wright.
except upon the theory that he Is
lacking in the temper and qualifica-
tions that should and usually do con-
stitute the judge, and we can not help.
but express our deep regret that a
man so lacking in judicial tempera-
ment should ever have been elevated
to the BENCH s ae
When President Gompers va =
shown the dispatch from Washington.
he. said, in q speech to the convention:
Il know nothing more than what
this = telegram says was u Justice
Wright's+ opinion or decision, but am
willing to say this: #,=s
Insofar. as any case coming before
Justice Wright in which the n enc Of
organized labor are defendants, he is
mentally incompetent to- render q
fair and Impartial decision. am
yvho oily willing to accept as II, own
|utterances the rep port OF the commit
/ tee sjust read on q maj
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
La TOILETTE LEADS
IN KEYSTONE .I STATE
Roosevelt'$ on and Wisconsin s
Militaa a. 'ator All Win
OvS.4. Nesident.
$>% 4:
N - -,
SAM BLYTHE &: oD1cTs
TAFT WILL %'EFEArED
Has Travelled Through West
Believes Wilson Is Stronger
With the People.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 30.-No
more striking illustration of the weak
ness of President Taft in the entire
field of presidential candidates can
be found than in the poll made by the
Farm Journal, published in Pennsyl-
Vania. The Farm journal is asking
its readers to express their choice for
president. Here is the answer thus
far received:
For LaFollette, 307; for Roosevelt
246: for Wilson 1872; for Taft, 30,
Out of total vote of 1865, many of
them cast in Pennsylvania, President
Taft received only 80.
Taft Will Be Defeated.
That President Taft will be de-
feated if given another nomination in
1912, is the conclusion reached by
Samuel G. Blythe, political expert for
the Saturday Evening Post. Mr..
Blythe's opinion is the result of a
careful investigation of political con-
ditions in nearly every state in the
union, and his Investigations carried
him over more miles than did the re-
cent campaign trip of President Taft.
His first article deals with political
conditions in the west. What he found
In that section of the country is told
in a summary in the concluding para
graphs Of his article.
Should Wilson Run.
IF conditions remain as they are"
says Mr.. Blythe. (which is more than
likely, and if Wilson, for example, is
nominated against Taft-or any other
candidate for whom the Republicans
have friendly feeling-Mr. Taft will
carry very few of the states I have
included in this summary.
He, will carry Utah and Wyoming
without question:. and proba bly, Ne
vada. He will lose California, and he
will lose Montana and Colorado. The
chances strongly favor his losing Ore
gon and Washington.
If the Mormons are strong enough
he will carry Idaho. He will lose
Arizona and will probably carry New
Mexico.
Hard Put in West.
"Assumins that conditions remain
about as they now are, Mr.. Taft will
be hard put to carry Kansas against
man like Wilson, and will lose North
Dakota, and, likely as not, South Da-
kota.
He will have desperate troubles in
Nebraska. and be in most difficult
case in Iowa and Minnesota. The
chances are against him in all three
states unless the miracle works out
and shifts to the other side.
Mr. Taft is scheduled to do ev-
erything in his power to solidify his
shattered party.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
JOHN MITCHELL MAY
;. Lecture / /: in /! DULUTH
Trades Assembly Receives Letter
From Lecture Bureau and
Wants Date.
Mcnamara Picture to Be Put On
Here-Electrical Workers
Send Delegates.

Admitted new delegates, acted on
several important letters among them
communications from John Mitchell
and ]. J. Mcnamara; listened to a
hot speech from Fraternal Delegate
George Allen of the Superior Trades
assembly and an interesting debate
on municipal ownership, was the prin-
cipal events of the trades assembly
at it's meeting on last Friday evening.
Peter Marandaw, the president Of
the assembly, called the meeting to
order at 8 o'clock. New delegates
were obligated as follows: w. H.
Brooks of the Painters union: A. J..
Hayes of the Carpenters; William
Murnian, Chas. A. Letz and w. B.
Davidson of the Electrical Workers.
Mr.. Hayes of the carpenters succeeds
James Thompson who left the city.
TIL delegates from the electrical
workers union are the first that this
union has sent to the assembly for
some months, due to the rivalry be-
tween two factions of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers..
J. l.. Sharp sent letter to the as
sembly offering a fee of $1,000 for
the organization of stationery fire.
mems union in. Duluth. The letter
was referred to the organization COM
mittee. and to E. G. Hall, president
of the State Federation of Labor, who
it Is expected will be in Duluth soon.
Lee Keedick of New York, manager
of a lecture bureau, wants the as
sembly to arrange for a lecture in Du-
luth during the winter, with John
Mitchell as the star attraction. The
matter was turned over to the lecture
committee with Richard Jones as
chairman, and it is safe to predict
there will be something doing on
this matter o.E-
& J. ]. Mcnamara sent letter to the
assembly asking that an effort be
made to boost the moving pictures
entitled: "A Martyr to His Cause
and Wv hich show the arrest and kid
mapping of Mr.. Mcnamara: The COM
nnittee of which W. E. Towne is chair
man will tgtake the matter up. Mr..
Seeley agent for the pictures will be
In Duluth soon. ..>. +. -. -: =. ~.
Announcement was made rof the
open meeting Of the Building Trades
Council at ,Bricklayers' hall next Fri
day evening, and an invitation was
extended to the delegates to attend.
George Allen, fraternal delegate
from the Superior assembly made a
stirring speech in behalf of the Nc
Namara boys. He advocated the cleo
ton OF workingmen to the legislature,
and nd; attacked mnny Of the laws on
our statute books which are 50 filled
with rest ictions that they are 4 zof
little benefit u bor- IN
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
Mcknight and Burgess Hold
Joint Debate-Many Strong
Points Brought Out.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP IS
BIG SUCCESS IN DULUTH
Contine Argument Against Issue
of Bonds to Attack on Water
and Light Plant.

Richard Jones. chairman of the
committee on lectures at the Trades
assembly, pulled off big stunt last
Friday evening, when he arranged for
the debate between A. G. Mcknight
and William Burgess OH the question
of whether or not Duluth should own
its electric lighting plant.
The hall was filled with a large
number of representatives of local
trade unions and visitors. Both
speakers were at their best, and each
was accorded respectful hearing. There
was a militant group of socialists pres
ent, and the ginger they put into the
meeting with their 'class conscious
philosophy" gave it much spice.
People Must Decide.
Peter Marandaw, the president Of
the assembly asked W. e. McEwen 10
act as chairman during the debate.
Mr.. Mcknight opened by asserting
that it was for the people to decide
whether or not they wanted an Cleo
trio lighting plant owned by the city
to furnish light at cost, or whether a
private corporation should continue to
furnish light and make profit on the
people.
'Some people say declared Mr..
Mcknight, that capitalization does
not cut any figure. The Duluth Edison
Electric company is capitalized at al
most $3,0O0,0O0. They have an ex-
cessive interest charge Of $780, an
nually. Cut this charge off and light
will be furnished to the people at a
cheaper rate. Even if the rate should
prove higher I would prefer to have
the city own the plant.
Success in Duluth.
I'VE do not have to go very far to
find evidence of the virtue of mun;Lt-
pa! ownership. We have here in Our
own city striking example. C"r
water and gas plant, with it's many
extensions cost the people OF Du-
luth in bonds, se,55e,ooo. It has re-
duced water rates from 35 cents to
17E cents. It has reduced gas from
s1.90 to IS cents. It has saved the
people in the cost of gas and water
the enormous sum of $2,500,000.
Mr.. Mcknight then told OF the
method of financing the Duluth Ed
ison Electric company; how it has is
Continued on PAGE Six.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
LEADERS IN SAFETY
TO MEET NEXT week
Experts On Prevention Of In
dustrial Accidents to Confer
in st. Paul Thursday.
Minnesota Bureau of Labor and
Minnesota Employers AS
sociation Get Together.

The Minnesota Bureau of Labor is
on the job in earnest. On Thursday
next it will conduct an industrial safe
ty conference in the Twin Cities. The
leading promoters of safety through
out the country will he present, among
them r. j. Young of the Illinois Steel
company; r. c. Richards of the Chi
cago and Northw estern; David Van
Setback of the Aetna Insurance COM
pany; c. w. Price of the International
Harvester company; John Calder of
the Remington Typewriter company,
company of Hibbing.
The afternoon meetings of the corr
ference will be held at the Builders
Exchange rooms in Saint Paul and
Minneapolis, and meetings in the
evening will be held at the old state
capitol building, St. Paul, and the
court house in Minneapolis. These
meetings will be presided over in
turn by Phil Herzog, president of the
Minnesota Employers association;
Ralph Wheelock, secretary to Cover
nor Eberhart; George M. Gillette,
former president of the Minnesota
Employers association and Commis-
sioner of Labor, w. F. Houk.
A conference of state factory in
spectors and insurance company in
spectors will be held at the office OF
the Bureau of Labor Saturday. The
purpose of the conference will ps
TO bring employers and the Bureau
Of Labor closer together in the mat
ter of promoting safety for working
men and women in Minnesota. AS
sistant Commissioner of Labor Car
diner and Statistician F. E. Hoffman,
with D.. D. Lescohier, expert on in
dustrial; accident statistics, will take
prominent parts in the conference. Il.
This meeting promises to- be the
most successful of It's kind. held In
Minnesota, and from the looks OF the
program announced by the Bureau o1
Labor the expectations Of its promot..
ers Will be fully realized. s.s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
Southern Pacific Official Denies
Water to Strikers Wife
and New Born Babe. /: 4
PAYMENT WAS OFFERED:
COMPANY TURNS IT DOWN
Railroad Proposes to Compel
Strikers on Great Desert to
a. Return to Work.

TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 30.-The
Southern Pacific officials at this
point have resorted to brutal and de-.
sperate methods to compel its strik-
ing employees to return to work. Out,
on the desert where many men are on
strike they depend upon the company
to bring them water. As a. last re-
sort the company has refused to fur
nish or sell water to any employee on
strike.
In a news story published by "The
Voice of the People, of this city, a
tale is told of the tactics of the COM
pany in its attempt to crush the men
on strike: The paper states:
Refuse4 Water. E2.#
Even Digger Indian or Papago
rock and allow squaw with a.
new born pappoose the first pick of
the fat grubs which may be found
beneath it, but it has remained for
an official of the Southern Pacific
railroad, superintendent J.. H. Dyer,
of the Tucson division, which extends
from FL Paso to Yuma, to refuse a
drink of water to strikerss wife.
with new born babe at her breast.
"The babe was only three days old
when the order was issued by the.
railroad superintendent, and on ac-%
count of the order the wife Of w. E.
Stewart a striking boilermaker at ella
Bend, Ariz., out in the desert, miles
from civilization, is without water for.
the nurse to wash the linen, which
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-02
OLD AGE PENSIONS
TO BE ADVOCATED

WASHINGTON Nov. 30.-The con-
vention of the United States Civil
Service Retirement association will
be held here in January. and it is
predicted will be attended by larger
number of delegates than at any sim
liar convention in the past. Inter-
est in the adoption of a civil retire.
ment pension for employees will be
the general subject discussed. @