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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
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musical given Monday evening in the
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was II great success, rejecting much
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The play, The .,IarriaEe OF Miss
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28

MISS MORGANS VIEW.

Interesting, if true, is the fol-
lowing press dispatch concerning
the daughter Of J. Pierpont Nor
gan:
Anne Morgan has returned
after investigating the cost of
living in Switzerland. She says
Switzerland has the simplest gov
eminent in the world, and she at
tributes the low cost Of living to
the absence Of trusts there, due to
the political freedom Of the
people.
Perhaps Miss Morgan realizes
now the Importance Of adopting
in this country the initiative and
referendum which have done so
much for Switzerland. Perhaps,
also, she has public spirit enough
to join in the movement to get it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
CALGARY MAKES MONEY
ON MUNICIPAL, PLANT

Calgary in Alberta shows how
completely modern it is by. solving
some of the oublesome public uttlf-
ties questions, which vex cities in the
United States, b. not having to cons
tend with private companies, but by:
operating such utilities at the street
railways and lighting systems itself.
And it not only meets the issue in
this way, but with complete success.
The railway system gives the needed
service to the people, will cost about
100000 by the close of 1911, and
has paid net earnings of 1S per cent.
There are now about 30 miles Of
track. -. XII.
The city also owns and operates It's
light and power department, which
was installed at cost of about
100000. In 1910 this light and
power department netted the city
$4,000 profit. The municipality re-
serves the right to distribute all light
and power in the city. Calgary owns
it's utilities, instead Of having them
own it, as is SO often the case with
many other less fortunate towns.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28

duction or consumptien of wooden
products. Land monopoly makes
the Aston family very prosperous,
but keeps prosperity away from
80 per cent Of other families il
New York city. 1t also makes
Charles P. Taft and Nick Long
worth prosperous, but forces most
Of the other fellow townsmen Of
the president to scratch hard to
keep soul and body together.
Taxes on buildings and other i'm
provements, on personal proper
ty, on occupations and other
forms Of labor and labor products
enable monopolists to escape just
taxation and social values they
appropriate, but impose heavy
burdens on producers in every
branch OF industry.
Not until these evils have been
removed can we get anything like
permanent and universal prosper
ity. Yet there is no man more
firmly opposed to removing them
than President Taft. When he
urges us all to put our shoulders
together to- promote business
prosperity he means that we
should do like the man who tried
to put his shoulder to an auto
mobile to push it backward while
the power was turned on and
driving it forward. That is the
kind Of wisdom on which "mid-
ddle-of-the-road progressiveness
is based.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
TRY TT IN DULUTH.

The Rhode Island Tax Reform
association has performed very
valuable service. It has just is
sued a pamphlet in which, among
other information of value, it
gives the name Of every taxpayer
in a typical city, (Woonsocket),
telling which ones would pay
more taxes if all municipal re-
venue should be raised by taxing
values only and which ones would
pay less. Out Of 1924 taxpayers,
1878 would pay less and 1916
more. Of those who would pay
more, 555 are non-residents,
while of those who would save
only 315 do not live in the city,
so that the ratio Of residents who
would save to those hwo would
not is 1868 to 991. Of course
even those residents whose taxes
would increase would benefit by
the change nevertheless. The in
creased prosperity that the city
would enjoy would more than
compensate for increase in taxes.
Why not try it. in Duluth:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
TAFT AND PROSPERITY.

"Let us put our shoulders to-
gether in a movement to promote
the business prosperity Of the
country said President Taft, at
Waterloo, Iowa. That is good
advice. The trouble is that Mr..
Taft and his fellow standpatters
won't follow it. We cannot have
prosperity while we maintain a
system which restricts production
and exchange and robs the pro-
ducers. AS long as the cost of
producing everything is artificial
ly enhanced by senseless tax laws
and the purchasing power of con-
sumers diminished by laws that
artifcially limit opportunities for
earning living, prosperity will
remain dream of the future.
luere can DE no prosperity in
the oil refining business, for
instance, for any one but the
Standard Oil company, as long as
pipe lines and railroad lines are
controlled by private monopolies.
There can be no prosperity in the
steel manufacturing business for
any one but the, Steel Trust as
long as ore beds and coal beds
are monopolied. The Sugar Trust
will have a monopoly of all
prosperity in the sugar refining
business as long as there is a
sugar tariff. Schedule X confers
ample prosperity on the Amer
can Wooden company, but keeps
it away from the carded wool
men, from the clothing manu-
facturers and from every one else
u any way connected with pro-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
HALL VISITS W|N0NA;;
: BOOSTS LABOR CAUSE
President Of State Federation on
the Job in Southern
Minnesota.
Comes Out Strongly for Indus.
trial Training, and Condemns
Trade Schools.

w1NoNA. Oct 2e.-'The attitude
of organized labor toward the teach
ing Of the practical branches in the
schools is often misunderstood and
misrepresented," said b. G. Hall.
president Of the Minnesota State Fed
Grafton Of Labor, iii Wtnona. "Our
federation is one Of the states strong
est advocates of the teaching Of man
ua1 training to our, bays and it be-
Heves that benefits not to be found in
any other way accrue from this mod
ern means of enhancing the value Of
the schools to boys. The misunder-
standing Of our attitude comes
through the failure of our critics to
distinguish between the trade school
and the teaching Of practical branches
different. We favor the one but
stand unqualifiedly opposed to the
trade school. .&fH
'"rhe trade school, too, has come
a weapon against the union laboring
man." continued the visitor. by
turning out men to compete with our
skilled mechanics, for instance, they
furnish an inferior class. These men,
so-ealled mechanics, are used to de-
feat our cause and the cause of, the
struggling laborer for the manufac-
turers, many times, take the trade
school graduates as means of whip
ping the laborers into line.
Run for Money.
'The trade sschole, too, has come
to be known as money making
graft, in the hands Of nefarieus
operators. To tell young man that
he will be turned out of the school
in three months . skillful mechanic
is in itself enough to stamp the
schools which so advertise unworthy.
The apprentice system under which
the federation operates, when one
spends the time to investigate, will
stand the test for its worthiness.
THE teaching Of manual training
is upheld in its every detail for the
schools then are giving to the boys
some o. the elements Of education
which the federation, since the date
OF its inception. advocated"
First OFFICIAL Visit.
ME-. Hall IS paying Wtnona his hrst
visit since being elected to the presi-
dency of the federation last June at
Mankato. He is. however. no
stranger to the union. men of Winona.
having been prominent in labor cir
cles Of the state for years. His home
Is in Minneapolis and he is a former
! assistant labor commissioner Of Min
nesota. For five years he was a
member Of the state federation coun-
Gil. *S 49,.
His object in coming to Winona is
primarily to work among the differ
emit unions. He will be in the city
for about ten days.
AS to general conditions in the
state, Mr.. Hall said the Organization
was making steady and constant
gains. The workingman as a rule
Is employed and outside Of two or
three organizations, there has been
no Industrial trouble.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. -Iocals Of
the Brotherhood Of Leather Work
ers have Contributed $172.
Officials OF the International Brick
layers and MaSonE union are urging
their lslet,a hers TO raise 4 ga, 900 dol
lar 90 bscriptio % the MeNamara de-
Tense fund. 553a9 .sss ' '...'=
~ 4 refer4n dunn vote. the menu
hers d the international MoIders'
union overNh slnnin ely carried 4 prop
5eAttion ~ Cont lut4 S, 900 from the
iht1Tnhti0nAl tIea1 ury a the Mo-
fenee ssssss5
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
PUT IT UP TO THE PEOPLE.


ownership Of an electric lighting
plant is on. Everything now in
dictates that it will be bitter
fight until the question is finally
determined.
Men in public life, Newspapers
and others who believe in munich
pal ownership will be obliged to
choose between friendship and
principle, and it will require in
many instances strength Of char
acter to do this.
Alex Hartman and G. E. Van
Bergen of the Duluth Edison COM
pany are mighty fine fellows.
They have host of warm friends
in this city who undoubtedly will
stand by them in their attempt to
prevent the city from becoming
the owner of it's electric lighting
plant.
But the question is not and
should not be based on personal
friendship for any persons. 1t is
a splendid trait in one to stick to
his friends, but it is even better
when he sticks to his principles.
At last Mondays meeting of the
common council some Of the add
ermen who long have been known
as municipal ownership advocates,
and particularly when they were
candidates for office, seem to have
spared for delay long enough to
make the choice between doing
the right thing by the Duluth
Edison Electric company and the
right thing by their masters, the
PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF DU-
LUTH. This is but a charitable
Interpretation Of their conduct.
The next meeting of the council
should settle the question so far
as that body is now concerned.
The people are looking on with
interest and in anticipation. It
is no longer a question of what
aldermen may think. The people
are to be the final judges, and
they should be given an early op-
portunity to say whether or not
the city of Duluth shall become
the owner Of it's electric lighting
plant.
Now give the people chance.
There is Is years of stubbornly
fought legislative effort behind
this proposition. This effort was
not made for the purpose of hav,
ing common council stand in
the way as the legislature has
done, but to give the people the
right to say for themselves what
they want.
Let the voice Of the people be
heard. There is nothing further
for the council to bubble over.
The Labor World is as it al.
ways has been for municipal own.
ership. AS an advocate Of this
principle we insist that the coun.
Gil do its duty now and without
further delay.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
OLD AND INEFFIOIENT.

Fhe United States governments,
while generous with its soldiers
and sailors is VIGOROUSLY heartless
with it's departmental employees.
A fresh instance Of heartless-
ness is shown in a current devel-
opment in the Boston postofice.
Sixteen veteran carriers are to be
reduced in pay, because, worn out
with long and faithful service,
they have lost some of their eff
cheney. {
The experience of one Of these
men in particular shows the work
ings of the system. Charles F..
West is over 70 years old, He
has been mail carrier for fifty
two years-a longer service than
that of any other letter carrier in
the United States. It might have
been supposed that a wise and
grateful government would re-
ward such man fittingly for
service Of such unexampled
length and fidelity, that it. would
enable him to spend his declining
years in honor and ease, doing
his work as usual if he was able
and willing to stay in the har-
ness, and amply provided for if
he dropped out.
Not So however. After more
than half century of work for
meager pay, which at it's highest
has only been $1,000 a year,
Charles +. West is informed that
his salary is to be reduced to
81, 100. And he must acquiesce.
He has the alternative Of resign
ing, to be sure; but in that case
it would be without means of
subsistence, for the postofice de-
partment makes no provision for
the pensioning Of aged or dis
abled employees.
The other fifteen carriers are
about in the same plight. They
are all old, they have all served
the government long and faith
fully, and now their salaries are
to be cut.
There is no discrimination in
tended against these men; it is
all a matter Of technical "grad-
ing Of departmental red tape.
Being no longer able to do first
Glass; work, they are replaced
by younger men, and as their new
work is supposed to call for less
efficiency, their pay is reduced
accordingly.
1t is proper to give to the vet
Grams easier work, but their re-
duction in pay can hardly be
justified by any moral rule or
business code, public or private.
When practically every veteran
soldier who enlisted in the civil
war draws a pension, whether he
saw service or not, it seems
strange that the government has
yet made no provisions igor tax
ing care Of it's veteran soldiers of
peace.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
STEEL. CORPORATION TO
INCREASE IT'S HoLDIN as

A $100,0oo,00O, merger is being is
being arranged of Pittsburgh Coal:
Monongahela Consolidated Coal &
Coke, H. c. Prick Coke and Ellis
worth Galleries companies, owned by
Lacka wanna Steel & Iron Co., these
interests to be taken over by the Steel
corporation and connecting railroad
lines constructed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
TELEGRAPHERS STILL
ON THE ROAD TO "MORE'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The sys-
tenn committee representing the or
der of Railway Telegraphers are ex-
pected to conclude it's conference with
the officials of the Southern railway
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
CANADA'S POPULATION
INCREASES IN TEN YEARS

Canadian census, complete save for
four electoral districts, will give to-
tai population of probably 7,151,s69.
This compares with 5,371,315 in 1901.
It was expected this census would
show a population of at least s,000,-
900. Principal increases are shown
in western Canada.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
MOLDERs m CANADIA.

WASHINGTON, Oct. &c. Tho
smolders at Guelph, Ont. increased
their day wages from $2.75 to IS,
and piecework rates from $3.50 ia
1910, without strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28
Dur Famous So Wool Blan

this week on the question of In
creased wages, and it is the opinion
of Chairman. Alexander that the
raise asked for will be granted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28

Some men are just crazy to marry
certain women-they realize It too
late.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-28

BUTTON WORKERS WIN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The butt
ton workers at La Crosse, Wis, won
an increase of $3.50 per week as I
result of a. short strike.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11
How NOrtic:i Got Her start

The Woman's Home Comuaniun ie
starting a series of articles deserib-
ing The Glrlhood Of Great Singers"
The first article, which is in the july
number. is the story 81 the cirfhuoa II
Lillian Nordica. Following is Il lrief
extract.
MADAME Tietjens, the dramatic
soprano. came to Boston To sing IN
opera. She sem a message to TIN CON
Servatory asking to hear any unusual
talent that they might have the~e. Id
liam Norton tNordica's name) was sent
in her mother accompauyiug
her. The visit was made on a matt
nee day. and the priIna donna. IL spare
herself. deputed her sister To receive
them. Though resretting Il lost tp-
~portunity, the aspirant started to sius.
Before she had got VERY far. q door
opened softlN. Their was thrown vide.
and Madame Tietiens entered, H. her
enthusiasm. she took the accompll ~
lists place at the piano. "Work ahead.
and YOU Will be great, she SAID SIM
ply. Being Narm-hearted. She added.
When YOU come to London. VIII
help YOU that friendly offer Vas,
unfortunately. never realized. for
Madame Tietjens died not long after
while they were talking. a jitt}e
old lady came in. a harpist at that
time III the d.. AfdtdEbt N'f' g.
eek. widow of the impreSario. she rad
been d prima donna. Her interest
took a practical turn. Come to Iu"
on Staten Island next summtr. Sho
generously offered, and ] will coach
YOU in your roles.
That summer she studied twenty
roles. In the autumn she came uut IN
concert in New york with Bri2noIi,
and in the early spring following VS.
fairly launched ~ her career -
soloist With Gilmore's band, Am organ
izatiOn ranking With SouSa Ihe
test was strenuous for one SO Young,
often two concerts a day. "rtI-
Gus travel, for they toured the Win Is
country.
"GilmOre. with his warm. lr'Sh
heart. recognizing her gifts as well
as her pluck. once exclaimed. on
Will Yet be crowned Queen Of Song
in Your own country.
Years later. Madame N1rdi@a re
called his words. when q dlaIh"ud
tiara from American admirers vas
passed over the fertlights I" her 1T
the metropolitan Opera House ~ ~"
Grk
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11
TUESDAY.
July 4. 1911,
SHALL CLUBS TAKE THE PLACE.
OF NEAR BEER SALDONSo

The last Legislature in response to
an almost united demand of the peo-
pie, abolished the near beer nuisance
and on July first every near beer Ii
cense ended. The men who secured
the passage of this law understood
fully that while most Of the men who
had near beer saloon would obey
the law, that there would be those
who would seek methods to evade it
and that there is no hope of carrying
out the Jaw against the sale Of liquor
except hy eternal vigilance and the
crushing Of new eNasions vhich VIII
spring up to meet every law enacted.
When the new prohibition law went
into effect in Buncombe County. an
eX-Saloon keeper in that county. ny
the name of Wiley Black, organized
Clubs in AsheNille which rapidly de
perforated into nothing short of CO.
operative blind higers With Wiley
Black as the he5d and dispenser Of
liquor. 1t looked for "A time as if
nothing could be done TO check this
violation bat there were resclute and
law abiding people in AshaNiIIe and
ldiLtihl ttfltlalS VINO, alter "A long
rontest. secured the conviction Of
Wiley Black and he was sentenced to
the roads foI the Violation of the pro
hihition law under the ali rs Of the
club. Black was convicted aud SEN
fenced but he had many friends in
Buncomhe and man of them signed
petitions Without thinking that such
signature was virtually I'D vocatinc
the violation OF the prohibition law.
BN these earnest appeals made to the
ohiet Executive, the Governor was
induced 10 conditionaily pardon Black.
VI course, the Governor ought not
to have listened to those large peti-
tons and these pleas but that does
not excuse the good men in the coun-
iy OF Buneombe Who sought the free
the petition are morally as RESPONSE
Tile tor this miscarriage of justice as
was the Governor, who was misled by
them. AS soon as the Governor was
convinced that Black was a violater
q the law as to make executive Glenn
oncy unWise, he set influences in mo-
lion TO investigate the matter. This
would have been unnecessary if the
people of Bdncombe had not in a
mistaken spirit of leniency 10 the law
bfe.ker. urged Blacks pardon.
Ne~ that near-beef licenses are
knocked out, the attenlpt Will be made
To violate the law by organizing clubs.
JoWn authorities. solicitors and grand
inries should strangle these club blind
tigers so they Will die .a-borning-'
I6e law p~rcsun1cs that possession OF
II federai retail liquor license is pflfaa
facie evidence of selling liquor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11

(iOshio Markino. IN McCIU"'
At the grammar school ] pS'd 10
believe all that | was taught. Fui very
often made an awful m~leuhd''-
standing. For instance. our ft"drT
said. The human nature Is just 'Nt
the water. IF 0 put the water M
10 a square vessel the water WI It
come square: and if You pat = 'hi"
a round vessel it Will have = f"1fA
shape. Boys and girls. therefore. Won
must choose our friends.
No sooner tnan n school houF W"S
over. ] ran to my neighbor VII" F'ad
a neWly-born baby. | told the htGth-
er: Don put YOUR baby in " hdf".
fiat bed. her fgur. viii become fiat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11

public schools It levieS and ..r..-
the taxes FOR their II 4,..-
and ems the teachers Who &c.
them. and II supplies the mau.t
pay them. II i therefore ths NM
tive duty Of the State Ia turr5S, -
petent teachers for the children -,.,
are forced 70 attend these ,h,u.e
none. ANYTHING s1ort nf this
criminal neglect Of 4 public du:, H
Governor Jarvis puts the ~
strong when he says failure ou ,aa
part OF the State to train teachers c-
the public schools is "a criminal neg
lect Of a public duty" That Is "a st-.,-
statement. hut when one reflects l.rao
the issues involved for countless gs,-
erations thoughtful men Will So t#a,
the Ex-Governor stated the plain trutn.
These words Of COY. Jarvis she. a
make a profound impression upon .na
people OF the whole State. The agtg-
ton should go forward until \,r1
Carolina does its fun duty in pro.E4-
ing for the proper training If enough
teachers to meet the need in .4fry
school district in the whole STATE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11
Its Place of Business.
Irom Iippincott.s MagazIr

(From i.ippincottS Magazine
In tn absence Of any accurate IN
formation. the Imagination Of our
pupils som etimeS takes a ~cuTl.u~iS
amusing turn" says an instructor il
a PHILADELPHIA institution. The hoy
who defined q range a. =
'large-sized cook stove Mas recthify
eclipsed by the answer returned ~ =
lad from Altoona.
"What is the office Of the gastric
juice - Was the question put t. thfs
boy.
His written response. M doubt
struck off in the hurry Of he .1~
animation, was: The stomach.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered in
North Carolina so much good reading
for SO little money as we are Offering
nl'der the following proposition: For
$40 we will send the following for
one year:
II Weekly News and Observer, III
efgslt-page weekly, newspaper.
The Counnnoncr. an able weekly
journal. published by William Jcn"
things Bryan.
The Farmer anG Mechanic. sixteen
page North CaTOiiiIa home and farm
weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Cents YOU can get all these pa pers
one year.
". c. MOORE. Manager.
XI lulA 4 1911
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-07-11

The Senate still struggles agan~t
the inevitable. The best adVic. gwen
your eyes on the House and pass every
bill 1t sends over without cruSs,uu a
It. OF dotting an Il" Such a course
at this session would have covered
the Senate with glory. 1t is not too
late now 70 follow the good |eNaIrui.
of the House.