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Douglas Island news., 1911-05-17

Two thousand chickens were recently taken in over the trail to Fairbanks. 1t is said that the hens laid enough eggs enroute to pay travelling expenses
 In search of adventure, big game and natural history specimens, an expedi- tion will leave this city May 9 ln the power boat Polar Bear, bound for Arc tic wilds, says Seattle paper. The ex- petition is headed by l.. l.. Lane, son of an Alaskan millionaire, himself a mining man and sportsman, and Capt, F. E. Kleinschmidt, big-game hunter aud we'll known writer on outdoor sub iects. Several other sportsmen will accompany the expedition. The pur- pose of the expedition is am bilious. It will collect specimens, preserve in pho- tography and moving picture films the records of Alaskan industries, native life and wild fife. It's members wli hunt the polar bear and Capt. Lane has hopes of bringing back several live specimens Specimens will be secured for the Carnegie museum. When the Polar Bear leaves Seattle shewill take the inside passage to Southeastern Alaska, stopping at various places along the route that the mbers may take pictures of glaciers, waterfalls and volcanoes and have an opportunity to hunt From Southeastern Alaska the vessel will roceed to Kodiak and Uni> mak island, where the sportsmen will go out after the famous Kodiak bear, From Kodiak the Polar Bear will pro- ceed to the BOgoslof group for pic> lures of the volcanic islands. St. Paul island, the government seal rookery, will next be visited. From St. PauPs the expedition will proceed to Nome via St. Matthew island. From Nome the stout boat will proceed to the Siberian coast, it's destination being Wrangell island and the mouths of the Kolima and Lena rivers Here Capt. Klein schmidt hopes to secure very rare speci. meus of mammals and birds. It was at this point last year that he discov> cred the eggs and breeding ground of the spoonbill sandpiper, of which only few specimens are known to exist.
Douglas Island news., 1911-05-17
A Moose Hunter

The appearance of Henry Baatz and his old acquaintance, Lobbi, in he city has caused them to resurrect an old story on Tony Nordale, one that Tony has been trying manfully to live down, but which the two creek men took es- pecial pains last night to relate to Tony's friends, much to his discom. fiture, says the Fairbanks Times.
 Many years ago in the Klondike, Nor. dale conducted a -roadhouse on Domin. ion creek. One morning Lobbi came bounding into the place, calling ex- citedly; "Gi'me gun. A moosel A moosep
 Stirred from his placid course, Tony grabbed rifle and loaded it for Lobbi. who hurried into the yard and after 8 few steps threw the weapon to his shoulder.
 Nordale just arrived in time to see his only COW collapse.
 You foolp he yelled in anguish, "that's my. cow"
 Tony, however, never had muchto say about the COW hunt, for he did not like to be guyed about loading gun with which to shoot bis own COW,
Douglas Island news., 1911-05-17
The N0rthI2nd The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

The Orpheum theatre at Valdez was closed for debt.
 Valdez is to have one of the biggest hotels iu Alaska.
 A special term of court will be held at Valdez, June 18th. Judge Lyons will preside.
 B. M. Behrends, the Juneau banker, gave dinner to his sourdough friends at Skagway.
 The Cliff mine near Valdez has paid dividends amounting to l6O per cent in eight months. At Wrangell the curfew is a whistle which blows at 9 o'clock and peddlers must have a license.
 An annual tax of sl9525 is paid to the government by the Copper River & Northwestern railroad.
 w. A. Reid, of Fort Seward, will again make the journey down the Yukon in a houseboat this summer. With S2,9OO of unpaid warrants, Val deg boasts of being in the best circum- stance it has experienced for six years.
 The public school at Valdez was closed April 18th on account of the prevalence of measles among the chil- dren.
 A terrible hurricane aud snow storm swept the Alaska peninsula on April 18th, wrecking many small vessels and doing much other damage.
 John Peterson, who made.a strike at Nome, has gone to the Aleutian islands to have look at the volcanoes. L. L.. Bales will show him around.
 The ice went out of the river at Whitehorse on May 7th and at Dawson on the same day. This the Whitehorse Star considers quite coincidence.
 RIM. Becker was today exhibiting an egg laid by one of his hens this morning that is a record breaker for size in Skag- way. The egg measures 8 inches by 61a inches in circumference.-Alaskan.
 It is reported that numerous thefts  have occurred from caches of freighters who have engaged in transporting sup plies to the various properties on the creeks and hills1des in the Valdez dis trict.
 William O'Connor, the labor candi- date for delegate at the last election, arrived in town yesterday and will make this place his home. He will en. gage in the practice of law.-Valdez Prospector.
 Attorney William Gilmore, political manager for Jim Wickersham on Sew ard peninsula, has been elected mayor of Nome after a spirited contest and he says the new council will enforce the Sunday closing law.
Douglas Island news., 1911-05-17

The number of persons engaged in the fisheries of Alaska in 1910 was l5,- 62O, an increase of 3,O32 over 1909. Of these, 6,946 were whites, ,l47 Indians, 2,4il Chinese, 2,2O6 Japanese, four Koreans and sixteen Fillipinos.
 That the members of the Alaskan mob who emulated the Boston "tea party" in throwing tons of foreign coal into the bay, cut off their noses to spite their faces, was the statement made by Land Commissioner Fred Dennett.
 Vim. BarnhiI, formerly assistant prosecuting attorney for Southeastern Alaska, has recently been appointed counsel for the Rec Automobile Con- pany, with headquarters at San Fran. cisco. The position pays a good salary, including the use of an automobile and chaufer.
 Seward people make the point that three stamp mill outfits are on the wharf there waiting to be transported to the interior, but the trains can't run until shipment of coal arrives from British Columbia: all this when an abundance of coal awaits the permis- sion of the government to be mined.
 Miss Valdez Cameron, the first child born in Valdez, will be a passenger on the steamer Sampson on her next trip to the states. Miss Valdez goes to Idaho to visit for the summer with her aunt, Mrs. J. P lsaacs, who was here at the time of her birth in 1899. The young lady will be twelve years old on the 18th day of this month.-Miner.
 A decision of Judge Cushman's in the wen-known Dalton-Guggenheim tide land case has been given in favor of Dalton. Tbe question arose over the title to some tide land near the Copper River & Northwestern wharf at Cor dova. Dalton had located some mining claims along the beach and subse- quently the Katalla company attempt ed a scrip location for wharf site cov- ering the same ground. Their conten- tion was that the ground was more valuable for terminal purposes than for mining.
 Fairbanks, May 9.-An ice dam in the Tauana river above Fairbanks that formed last night and imprisoned a great volume of water broke today and rushed down upon Fairbanks, causing the most destructive flood in the his- tory of the city. Two hundred and fifty houses were inundated, docks along the water front wrecked, and masses of ice fifteen feet thick scat tered along the principal streets. The flood soon began to recede, and all dan- ger is past. The ice in the Tanana river began to break Saturday night and the stream is now clear for navigation.
 Sailing from Seattle June l, the stanch steamship Seward, of the Alaska Steamship Company, which carried practically all of the rails and ties used in the construction ofthe Copper River & Northwestern railroad to Alaska, and also number of engines and cars now used n the operation of the road, will enter the Nome service. The Seward has undergone extensive alterations and repairs, costing approximately S40,- GOO, at the Moran shipbuilding yards, which will greatly increase her cargo capacity and fit her for her new service in the far North,
Douglas Island news., 1911-05-17

The Seattle commercial clubs are after the Alaska wildcatters Anyone who could sting a Seattleite on Alaska speculation could rob the sub-treasuly vault in broad daylight. The nearest Seattle ever came to paying just price for an Alaskan product was when As. say Office Clerk Adams managed to let the Alaska miners get away with S19 for every S2O worth of gold dust de- posted. At that he was sent to prison for not grabbing it all.-Chitina Leader.
 O.L. Dickerson, who on April 24 was appointed vice president and operating head of the White Pass & Yukon route, arrived in Seattle last week from Chi cago. Mr. Dickerson for the last twelve years has been connected with the transportation department of the Chi, cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad. As head of the White Pass & Yukon route he will have charge of the opera ton of fleet of eighteen vessels ply ing on the Yukon river and Lake Atlin and railroad line 110 miles in length, extending from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Y. T. MT. Dickerson sailed for Alaska, May 16, and will spend the entire summer in the North, making a complete inspection of the steam boat ond railroad lines and planning for the winter.
 Reports from Chitina are to the effect that the copper property of the Great Northern Development Company, at Copper Mountain, near the Kotsina river, is developing into veritable bonanza. E. F. Gray, who has been in charge of the company work for about three years, has kept crew of forty men employed almost continuously and the work has demonstrated an im- mense body of ore. Six hundred feet of tunnel has been run into the noun tain and more than twenty crosscuts have been made in marking out the ore. The average values throughout the whole showing are from 12 to IT per cent copper with some additional gold values. This property is only short distance from the Copper River < Northwestern road, which runs to the Bonanza mine, and it is understood that arrangements have been made with the Guggenheim people to run spur to the Great Northern property.
 The action of the citizens of Cordova, Alaska, in throwing overheard 300 tons of British Columbia coal, stored on the wharf for the use of steamships in Alas ka waters, was as utterly illogical and lawless, as wanton a destruction of private property, as was the similar de- struction ofa cargo of tea in the harbor of Boston, an event which has occupied some little space in history. The citi zens of Cordova did not disguise them selves as Indians, but proceeded in broad daylight, so that every one con- nected with the outrage may be prop erly prosecuted for his offense before jury of Alaska people. Even so, the act will have the public sympathy of those who understand the situation. The act serves to show how bitterly the white American citizens now resident in Alaska are sexasperated over the treatment meted out to them by gov- ernment which denies them any sem blance of even such rights as are fully accorded the Kanakas of Hawaii, the mixed bloods of Porto Rico and the Malays of the Philippines,-P, l.
Douglas Island news., 1911-05-17

Two thousand chickens were recently taken in over the trail to Fairbanks. It is said that the hens laid enough eggs enroute to pay travelling expenses
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
GREAT ACTIVITY IN -. =.
=" CITY Of SUPERIOR
Great Northern Repair and. Ma
chine Shops Running With: Full
Complement Of Men.
Small Engines on Ore Run Are to
Be Replaced by Big Mallet -
Locomotives.

"A larger crew of men, says the
Superior Telegram, is employed at the
Great Northern repair and machine
shops now than ever before at this
time of the year. :
There are nearly 500 men at work
in the roads shops and repair de-
partment here. Much of the. work
that is being done at present con-
sists in putting the ore handling
equipment of the road in condition
for the coming seasons business.
Practically all of the ore cars, both
steel and wooden, are being over
hauled in order that no. defect may
be left unremedied when they are
needed in the spring. The big mallet
locomotives which are now coming in
to general use on tie ore run are
also being gone over and repairs made
where necessary.
Before the movement in ore is
we'll under way during the coming
season the Great Northern will have
replaced practically all Of the engines
on the ore run with locomotives OF
the mallet type. Altogether there
will be about thirty Of them used.
The smaller engines will be used only
to help out the bigger ones during
the times when the rush is particul-
arly great a 80
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
SUPERIOR SETS GOOD
EXAMPLE FOR DULUTH
Organize a: Federal Labor Union in
II: Which Women and Men May
Become Members.

SUPERIOR, Feb. S.-A new union
has been organized here to be known
as Federal Labor Union, No. 1925,
and operates under a charter direct
from the American Federation Of
Permanent officers will be named
and the: fine details of the organiza-
tion of the union disposed of at the
next meeting, probably to be held
Feb. a. i. +; :! H.. -. Ez.:ls 3
: The Federal Labor Union will COM
prise: in its membership workers Of
all kinds who have no international
or national union of their own. and
both men and women are eligible to
become affiliated with it. Sick and
death benefits are provided and also
strike benefits. In other ways 1t Is
practically the same in its workings
as any union except that the Ameri-
can Federation has direct supervision
Of the. local of which there are 49,
80 "a others, scattered over the United
States. 5s. b 8 s. 8.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
10000 men PARADE
TO |MPEACH JUDGE
Workingmen March Through Den.
ver's Streets to State Capitol
and Demand Action.
Special to Labor World.


DENVER Colo, Feb. S.-Senation-
al charges accompanied the filing of
Impeachment proceedings in the lower
house of the state legislature against
Judge Greedy Whitford. It was this
Judge that sentenced Is United Mine
Workers to a year in Jail for: con-
tempt of court for violating an in
junction issued by Whitford, prevent
Ing Interference with rHebreake erssiu
the Northern Colorado, coal fields
: The principal charges against Whit
ford are that he is unfit for office.
has used his office to oppress liti-
gants in court, and has denied trials
by. jury.
The house received the resolution
and, after a sharp debate, referred
it. to q special committee for con-
sideration.
Hurrying from the Westmoreland
strike district, inPennsylvania, Mother
Jones is coming to the aid Of the
imprisoned miners, who were given
year for contempt Of court; by
Judge .Whitford. Mother" has been
Jailed in Colorado; she has been
driven out of the state at the gun
muzzles of the militia, but all the
force of the mine owners has failed
in its purpose to. stop. her truthful
and stirring speeches in favor Of hel
boys, the miners.
And Colorado is in the temper to
receive Mother" for 10000 union
lists have just paraded through Den
yer, and, after marching to the state
hOuSo hold monster mass meet
ing in the Auditorium, where burn
ing speeches were delivered against
Judge Whitford.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
PROGRESSIVE CLUB
FOR DIRECT VOTE
Friends of the Popular Vote Me-
thod Of Electing Senators
Urged to Action.
Special to Labor World.

Special to Labor World.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-An appeal
to, the country to assist in compelling
the adoption of the: resolution pro-
viding for the election of senators by
direct vote of the people was is
sued today by tile executive commit
tee of. National Progressive Republi--
can, league, declaring that to. insure
the necessary two-thirds vote, of the
senate, every available vote must be
mustered. The appeal says:
The direct election of United States
senators is one of the most important
reforms before the American people.
Its friends throughout the country
should urge their senator's to support
it. The time is short and action by
every citizen interested in this re-
form is important. The National Pro-
gressive Republican league hopes that
it's friends in this movement will wire
or write their senators immediately
The appeal is signed by Senator
Bourne, as president of the league,
following a meeting today of the ex-
ecutive committee at which were pres
ent Senator Bristow and Clapp and
Representatives Norris, Hubbard of
Iowa and Lenroot Of Wisconsin. sena-
tor Bourne previously had dispatched
kilograms. of similar import asking the
cooperation of the governors of the
various states. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
Is BEING CONSIDERED

A reciprocity aEfeement betwsen
the United statee-sZ I'd Canada 4.
now before Dominion parliament and
the American congress. Following
are among the articles it places on
the reciprocal list: =:
Cattle; hogs, sheep, poultryy wheat
oats. barley. buckwheat, hay. onions
potatoes, dried fruits, cheese. fresh
milk, egges,' cotton seed oil, flaxseed
garden seeds, Goldfish, halibut and
other sea fish, oysters. fish oil, salt
timber. lumber, tin plate, steel. wire
barbed w'ire,-provided they are OF
domestic production.
In addition to these exemptions
there 1s a considerable reduction.
on meats, lard, flour, meals, agricul-
tural implements, cutlery, timepieces,
autom obiles and coal,-provided they
are of domestic production.
The agreement has been referred,
by congress, to the finance committee
in the senate and to the ways and
means committee in the house..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
Girl Strikers Win Hard Fouqht
Battle Against the Waist
Manufacturers.
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
DISSOLVED BY COURT
Decision Recites That Strike Was
Actually Precipitated By
the Employers.
Special to. the Labor World.

Special to the Labor World.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Judge Goff,
In the Supreme court dismissed the
application for a permanent injunc-
tion against the Ladies' Waist and
Lesser & Kalb, waist manufacturers.
of 2S West 9th street.
The strike was called because they
discharged seventeen girls for their
activity in the union. The firm tried
to crush the union by dischargine
all their employees who we're said to
be active in the organization. When
the girls made a demand for the
reinstatement of their discharged
sisters they were told that if they
continued their activity in the union
they would also be discharged, as the
firm was determined to operate their
business on open shop basis.
The conditions in the shop had be-
come so bad that the girls laid down
their tools and went on strike. The
struggle is one of the most aggressive
fights waged by the waist makers
it until all their demands are granted
Inc attorney IOr Lesser g. hdlD
made an application before Justice
Gerard for a permanent Injunction
which was turned down. The bosses
tried their utmost to enjoin the union
claiming that the strike greatly hurt
their business, and that the pickets
continued to molest their customers
and their "faithful' employees, who
are now scabbi ing in the shop. Jacot
Panken, attorney for the, union
proved that the strike was forced by
the employers, and that the union
did not even call the strike and argued
that the employers were therefore moi
entitled to an injunction and the
court so; decided; and ordered the
preliminary injunction issued, at the
first hearing to be dissolved.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
MARINE ENGINEERS, NO. 78
BENEFIT ASSOCIATION
An Organization of Progressive Men
Earnest in Endeavor and Mbe-
raj in Policy.

1t is much to be regretted that
Labor paper editors. do not put forth
stronger efforts to create and intes-
ify more cordial and moro sympathe-
tic relations between employers and
employees.
The employers as we'll as the en-
ployes have their trials and tribula-
tions, and are not unfrequently COM
peeled to strain every nerve to make
both ends meet
The great majority of employers
are Thoughtful and considerate OF
their employees, and deeply concerned
in their we'll being, and it is mani
festly l. Lljust to hold the many who
are fair. responsible for the derelic-
tions of the few employers who are
unfair.
Again employers do not always
realize that the great majority of
employees have deeper and more
heartfelt interest in the success Of
the employers business than can al
ways be made apparent,
Take the members of the organiza-
ton whose name appears at the cap
tion hereof, we know that every one
of them Is loyal and faithful to every
trust committed to his charge, and
that he rejoices in the prosperity of
the individual or company by whom
he is employed during the summer
months, just as much as does the
owner himself, and the individual
who would undertake to SOW the
seeds of dissension between them is
an enemy both to the boat owner
and to the engineer.
This organization held it's regular
meeting in the Manhattan building
on Thursday evening, and 1t would
have done the hearts Of the boat
owners good to have heard the kind
things said about them by their en-
gineers, and the good wishes ex-
pressed for business success during
the coming season.
These engineers are men of intelli-
gence who have a clear comprehen-
sive grasp of business conditions,
and wish we'll for the men and com
panies upon whom their daily bread
In large measure depends. This
is as it ought to be with employees
in every industry. and it is a crafty
ing sign of the times that in all lines
of endeavor conditions are gradual,
edjusting themselves to that end.
The meetings of the Engineers
association are attended only by mem
bers. not because any plots OF
schemes are being concocted, as mem.
bers are loyal and faithful Ameri.
can citizens sincerely devoted to the
laws and institutions of our country
but because the meetings are purel,
for the transaction of business per-
tanning to- the association,, Ind - sir
which outsiders have no special III.
terest. The Labor World editor wa.
an Intruder" for short time at the
associations last meeting and from
what he had seen and heard he con.
fesses to have taken his leave Of the
meeting with feelings of the highest
respect for the organization and it.
4 ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-02-11
BLACKsM1THs'' CONVENTION
AT ATLANTA IN OCTOBER
Elaborte Arrangements for Enter
tanning Delegates Are Already
in Progress.

The Journal of Labor published at
Atlanta Ga. and of which the talented
and we'll known labor leader Jerome
Jones is editor contains the follow
ing editorial on the coming October
meeting of the International Brother
hood Of Blacksmiths and Helpers.
The meeting. in Atlanta in Octo-
Der of the International Brotherho ood
a peculiar significance from the fact
that 1t was in this city that the union
was formed. It. was in 1888 that
Thomas Mullin. aided by Governor
elect Hoee Smith and others, formed
what has now become one of the
foremost trade unions on the North
American continent.
The last time the International
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and
Helpers met in Atlanta was in 1890,
and at that time the membership
was quite small. but now there are
enrolled upon the books Of the or
ganization upward of $4,000 through.
out the United States and Canada
and the brotherhood is in a most
prosperous condition.
general President j. W. Kline,
and :vice-president Charles N. Glover,
of Chicago, were in Atlanta several
days last week arranging the details
for the coming convention. These
two popular Officials called upon
Brown, Governor-elect Hoke Smith,
Mayor Courtland Winn and other
prominent gentlemen during their
stay in the city"
''The Atlanta local is already maxi
ing elaborate arrangements for en-
tertaining tie delegates to the con-
vention next October There will be
$50 Of them. besides members of the
families Of a number. Charles p.
Smith, president of the Atlanta To-
cal. Is in charge of the arrangements
and he and his committees are work
Ing hard to make the coming conven-
ton success, feeling a particular
pride in the matter because of the
fact that the Brotherhood Was born
here" -. ..
Mr.. p. G. Philips of the Duluth
local Is a members -sof an important
committee of the international organ
iation. '~.... -. - & s.@., 5Y