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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
Big Union AGGREGATION.

IAe1e die AOW -lUo unions IN the
New York United Hebrew Trades,
with an aggregate membership of
100000 men and women. The GEN.
trail body has also affiliated with it
a number of unions Of Italian workers
and several thousand workers in
other nationalities,s including English
speaking people. >
Vancouver (B. CO. city council has
appointed a special committee to go
into the question of civic employers
wages generally. This action re-
suited from the demands of en-
ployes in various departments.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company is arranging to build a tu-
berculosis sanatorium on Mount Nc
Gregor, situated ABOUT six miles from
Saratoga Springs, n: y, to be devoted
to the treatment OF, its employees
Shoe factories Of Missouri in 1910
turned out products to the value of
$50.O00,O0O, gave employment to TO-
900 men and women; paid out about
$8,000.000 in wages and has a capital
of $2o,ooo.oo0 invested in the bus
mess. y
The executive council of the Inter-
national Brotherhood Of Bookbinders
will meet at International headquar-
tiers in Indianapolis on April II.
Among the important. conventions
to be held in Minneapolis and St.
Paul this summer is. that of the Inter-
national Boot and Shoe Workers
union in st. Paul. The session will
be in the old state capitol and will
open the third Monday in June.
A concerted attempt is being made
by union fishermen to control the
salmon business Of the Pacific coast
The Union Fishermen's Cooperative
company, with headquarters at AS
toria, Is negotiating for the erection
of additional plants.
Agitation for EARLY closinf of re-
tail stores, which was started several
years ago by the trades assemblies of
Minneapolis and st. Paul, in conjunc-
ton with the two locals of the Retail
Clerks association, is to be renewed
again shortly. y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
JAPANESE POPULATION IS
ON THE DECREASE IN u. s

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Tie
number of Japanese laborers in the
United States has decreased by H.
1852 in the last three years, If figures
prepared by the Japanese foreign Of
flee are correct. The figures were
made public by Matsuzo Nagai, Jap
anese consul general for San Fran
cisco. The report shows 14.257 la
horers returned to Japan, from the
United States, while only 3,105 left
for this country in that time. .~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
STATE LAW MAKERS 15 -.
REACHED THE LIMIT
Continued from Psee I.

SOA4SAAsOo$A
proved by the people of the state,
would limit the number of senators
any one county could have to seven,
I was much Impressed by the re-
marks of Senator Hackney of Ram
sey county. He made an impas-
stoned plea for the man in overalls,
and was exceedingly solitioous upon
the question of giving him proper
representation in the state senate.
While the brilliant senator from
Ramsey was talking thought of the
large number of bills in the senate,
which if passed, would add to the
economic welfare of the imam in the
overalls," and I concluded that de-
magoguery was not a term to be
monopolized by labor agitators.
Meritorious Bills Lost.
The child labor bill, passed by both
houses, but amended in the senate, is
not to become law It was the most
meritorious bill of the session, and
lost out in the dying moments of the
legislature by the fillibuster started
by the special interests.
The bill increasing the liza bflity in
case of death by wrongful act to
$500 passed the senate in the last
moment by vote of SO to %. 1t
contained an amendment of just one
word, but was returned to the house
during the f1llibuster, and could not
be acted upon.
Conduct of Certain Men.
I will write later in detail of the
votes on this bill by several senators.
Senator Rockne in particular, elected
on a. union labor fight in Red Wing,
with the manufacturers against him.
voted against the men who gave him
his seat in the legislature. Senator
w. w. Dunn voted against the bill,
as he has done against every labor
bill of importance during his career
In the legislature.
Labor Handed Lemon.
That labor was handed a lemon by
the 1911 legislature as was also all
the people is we'll known However,
if there is anything in the old adage
of ''by thy fruits shall we know
them this legislature will teach the
voters of Minnesota that it is time
for them in the future to analyze
we'll the position Of their candidates
for the legislature. A great educa-
tional campaign has been made pos
sible, and during the next eighteen
months it is to be known whether or
not in the future the people will
really rule this state.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
THE "WALKING" CURE.

Doctors are of one mind in advo-
eating walking as one of the best
means of keeping the human machine
in good working order, and one Of
New York's foremost medical author
tiles went as far as to say, in a lee
ture to young men studying for the
profession, that if every adult could
be persuaded to make a conscientious
habit of walking five miles every day.
there would be such prompt and
general Improvement in health that
doctors would soon have to be looking
for other ways of making a living
From Physical Culture for May.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
REGULAR Session OF
TRADES ASSEMBLY
Proceedings of Session Held at
Kalamazoo Hall, April IA,
1911. {hj

The first meeting for April of the
Federated Trades assembly was called
to order by President Jones. All Of
ficers present except Reading Clerk
Richard.
w. J. butcher was appointed as
reading clerk. Minutes of previous
meeting read and approved.
John Lindstrom was seated as dele
gate from Typographical Union No.
1875.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Labor World, Directory Card for
January, February and
March $o.OO
Prindle & Co.. Hall Rent 49,. 500
Miss Phelps, 50 letters and pos
tage conference call 900. 800
Total $11.00
Communications.
From White Rat Actors associa-
ton referred to organization commit
tee. Placed on file. Bucks Stove
and Range Co.; Ostrasder Hosiery
mill, Little Falls, N. Y; Button Work.
ers, Protective association, Musca-
tine, Iowa; Carpet Weavers associa-
ton, Toronto, Ontario; International
Boot and Shoe workers, Boston:
Metal Polishers and Buffers. st. Louis
Missouri; American Association for
Labor Legislation, New York.
Report OF Officers.
Secretary reported shortage of sta
ticnery, moved and seconded to in
struct secretary to purchase printed
letterheads and envelopes and cred
entail blanks. Motion carried.
Committee Reports.
Organizations: New union of Shoe
! Reporters has been organized in the
city.
Garment Workers have been reor-
ganized. New garment SHOP will soon
| be in possession of the label.
Conference call had been issued
and date for meeting set as follows:
Monday night at Rowley's hall, April
"a. Fifty or Sixty delegates are ex-
pected from at least Is organizations.
| Labor committee submitted final re-
port which was accepted placed on
file and the committee discharged.
| Committees collection ..... $68795
COMMITTEES disbursements .. 1880
Balance $566.45
Trade assembly hall ...... $283.22
Pavilion assessments ....'... 1928
! Total $566.45
Moved and seconded to pay Rich
ard Jones $500 as remuneration for
services rendered as chairman of La
Dor Day committee. Moved and sec
onded to amend amount to $1,000
| Amendment carried. Order was
! drawn for $1,000. An unanimous
vote of thanks was accorded to Labor
Day committee.
! New Business.
| Jas. Powers was appointed member
of organizat ton committee to succeed
w. P. Pevor.
Good and Welfare. :.
! Delegate Wolff reported condition
Of labor movement in Superior as
being in a prosperous condition..
Fred McGrath of Electrical Work
| ers reported so per cent increase In
Electrical Workers union.
Severt Johnson reported Carpen-
ters' union as increasing in member
ship and strength.
| Adjournment at 9:45.
VIM. e. TOWNE,
Secretary.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
BIRTHDAY HoNORs
FOR LAWYER JONES
Continual 3; nor, ]. Paxe I. 81 B.

NJ: Continued from Page I.
our warmest congratulations and heart
lest Fluctuations on these several
points. viz: !, 2.. .%s .5{4
a.. On the circumstances Of his
birth. .g5 ss I 81 u #E & fs; IS. III ,.s:s
cely settled portions his cerebral pros
lection. ,.s ..5.5 :..
@.s 3. On the exceedingly appropriate
and lucky number Of years he has
attained: ss d Rss
85$$4 .4S On his succsesfil launching into
the career Sof harislte
S On his exceeding worthin and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
NEW YORK UNION MEN
TO FIGHT BREAD TRUST

NEW YORK, April 20.-Three
hundred thousand members of labor
unions in New York city will be en-
listed in the war which has been de-
clared against the bread trust. Gen.
eral Organizer Hugh F'rayne of the
American Federation of Labor sent a
general circular to the central labor
bodies of the city asking them to
send delegates to a conference to de-
wise ways and means for war
against the bread trust
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
NEW CIGAR COMPANY.

Mr.. Nels Anderson, a member of
the local Cigar Makers union mas
purchased the. stock and good will Of
the Opulento Cigar company, located
at l27 East Superior street, where
he will continue the business under
the. firm name Of Anderson Cigar Co..
The Labor World wishes Mr.. An
derson an abundance OF success in
MS new enterprise, and we bespeak
for him an extensive union patronage.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22

ton one was a gigantic gavel which
Mr.. Jones is expected to WELD in per-
Torrance of his duties as president
of the Duluth Trades Assembly.
At late hour the proceedings were
brought to close, and all present
voted the event the happiesv and
most entertaining experience yet had
by the "Owlets.'' ..t.
COMMUNICATED.
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popularity.
And further. that these Resolutions
be communicated to the said Richard
Jones, and ordered printed in the
Royal Gazette.
Done by Me,
The Chief Hign-Hooter of the Mid
night Owls. ~.-,
Among the many material testi-
monials' referred to in the resolu-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22

The eight-hour law for females has
gone into effect, and, thanks to union
labor, this humanitarian measure
will always remain upon the. stateute
books of California. or as long as
there is need of such law.-Los An
geles Citizen. q. .,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22

DO not attach knife to the end
of your tongue unless you wish to
cut yourself loose from everything
that is good and from everybody
worth while.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22

Imagine yourself doing what those
are doing who have. the power to do
what you want to do. For increas-
ing the strength of mind or body.
this is a method that has proved it.
self to be remarkable: .:--.1 -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
WHAT UNIONISM Is
DOING FOR WORKERS

The Typographical union of Musko-
gee, Okla, recently signed four
year contract with the employing
printers which provides for very
substantial increase, the minimum pay
being advanced from SIS to $22 dur
ingthat time. This union was organ
lied eight years ago and at that time
the minimum wage scale was placed
at $12 per week. They have worked
hard to increase their scale, and the
result has been a steady increase every
year until now they have signed for
a $22 minimum.
One year ago the International
Brotherhood Of Painters, Paperhang-
ers and Decorators organized local
union In Salem, Ohio, and since shat
time the local has succeeded in hav-
ing the wages of its members ad-
vanced twice; last year from $3.50 to
$2.75 per day, and this year from
$2.75 to SO per day for nine hours
The Typographical union of Cam
ton, Ohio. recently succeeded in ne
gotiating a new scale where by the
men were benefited to the extent of
an increase in wages Of $3.50 per
week. The new agreement calls for
a wage scale as follows: Foreman,
morning papers, $24 per week; hand
compositors and floormen, morning
papers, 1920 per week; evening pa
pers, $1S; manchine operators, morn
ing papers. $22. per week; evening
1920. Book and job foremen, $21
per week; journeymen, SIS per week.
All time over eight hours to be paid
for at the rate of time and one-half.
The housemaids of Boston. having
failed to better the conditions of their
class after trying many methods, have
formed a union and will attempt to
bring about better, results. Among
the things to demand are: One after
noon a week and two Sundays a
month, regular family meals; word
Of appreciation now and then; the es-
Enlistment of their own employment
agency and the establishment of a
housemaids' home. -
The eight-hour law for females has
gone into effect, and, thanks to union
labor, this humanitarian measure
will always remain upon the. stateute
books of California. or as long as
there is need Of such law.-Los An
geles Citizen. D.. , =
Union Labor, Gaining in Los Angeles.
i The granite cutters, who have been
OH strike in Los Angeles, Cal, for
three years, have won a. complete
victory. On the heels Of this comes
the news that several brewery .agen-
scies have been unionized and that "a
large contracting firm Of st. Louis
has entered the Los Angeles field
for the purpose of fighting the union
hating contractors - u !$s3#s yyr>ss4> ss>
! 1t is only a question of time until
the tremendous efforts being made in
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22

The man who proceeds with the
conviction that he can will find that
all things, even the hardest, are
comparatively easy.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
CURRENT EVENTS IN
THE ! WORLD | | ! Of LABOR.
Live Items Of News Affecting tho
Interests Of the workers and
tho Cause Generally. =

Engineers employed on the Iowa
Central road, who, because of the
existence OF wage contracts which
were permitted to run to maturity,
were not included in the wage ad-
justment on 42ssswestern' railroads in
Chicago. last year. will have their
wages advanced per cent in the
near future. There will also be other
wage adjustments on the Memphis
& st. Louis and Iowa Central roads.
1t was: agreed with Vice Presid emit
w. G. Bierd. when the association
the wage schedules in Chicago, that
all Minneapolis & st. Louis and Iowa
Central contracts should be permitted
to mature. The advances now being
made are now in line with what
was granted by the Chicago confer
ence. >> -.
The working schedules will be fig
ured out in the general offices at
Minneapolis, and will require seve-
raj weeks for completion.
Members of the International Print
ing Pressmen and Assistants union
have commenced to advocate San
Francisco for the 1915 convention of
the union. 1t will be a very desir-
able year in which to visit the coast,
for them the Panama-Pacific inter-
national exposition will be in full
blast in San Francisco.
A barracks costing $1,000 has just
been completed at Butler, Pa, to
house the Pennsylvania "coosacks'' by
the Standard Steel Car company. Sc
cret organization has been going on
for some time among the thousands
of workers in that plant, many of
whom receive less than 50 per week.
The men work twelve hours a day
and usually on Sunday. The plant
is inclosed by a high board fence, on
top of which barbed wire is stretched,
which may be charged with electric
ity. This plan was first adopted at
the Carnegie Homestead mills about
twenty years ago: A strike is expected
at Butler soon. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-22
Union Labor Gaining in Los Angeles.

Birmingham Typographical Union
No. 104 will celebrate its twenty
fifth anniversary on Friday, June 49,
The Birmingham union Sis composed
so 2, ~ g lively bunch, and the unions
silver anniversary Will be celebrated
&c yrand style, S5ss
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
TOUGHY WEATHER
FOR POLITICIANS
WHO ARE ANGELS

Look out for a touch.
Politicians knew something would
happen because the thirteenth Of this
month fell on Friday, and yesterday it
happened
The county failed to pay its en-
ployes. The county is not poor, but
not cent was passed over Treasurer
Shingles counter for salaries.
The appropriation bill, according to
the law, is not yet law, On Friday
night it passed its second reading The
third reading will be on Tuesday even
inc and then it has to be published ten
days and then is law. That will
open up the silver tide in the treas
urer's office on January 81 when en-
ployes will receive a whole month 8
salary.
The county has been in the habit of
paying twice a month. Yesterday,
county employees wore long faces. Not
a cent in sight. 1t was a day OF
touches. The poi man had to be paid;
other provision dealers had to be paid;
the fishmarket man had to be paid. But
lit was sad day. The receipts fell of
at the fishmarket and many homes last
night were minus their little super of
ish and some were without poi.
Head of departments who had money
in hand were touched early and often.
Chief MeDufie had twenty dollars to
the good yesterday forenoon and in the
afternoon he had to get credit for a
shave because of touches. 81 81
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
HEADQUARTERS Of wv
7 2GENERAL MAG0MB
TO Be HONOLULU

Brigajier- GencfaI Maeomb has made
the rounds Of Ghe various forts, with
the exception of Fort schoheld, and as
a result announces that the best place
fof the new headquarters Is in Honolulu
itself.
This Recommendation will be incorpo-
rated in his report to the war depart
ment. General Macomb says that the
town itself is central to all the forts,
and for that reason alone the headquar.
tiers should be established here. There
are other reasons, however. At none
of the forts are there any buildings
suitable for the business which win be
carried on. The quarters have been
built for the accommodation of the Of
ficers who are in charge of the various
detachments, and as the appointment
of General Macomb is a new departure,
naturally no such provision was made.
II is also much easier to rent q suit
able place in town than il is out in
the country. The Young Hotel build
ing is where General Mae0mb would
like to establish himself, and he thinks
that arrangements could be made where
by the offices could be secured alto
gether. The paymaster's Office is stu
ated in town, and this is also another
reason put forward
General Macomb does not know what
arrangements are being made in con-
neetion with the further movement to
Hawaii Of troops from the mainland.
There are not great many available,
he says, and the different States and
towns where they are stationed fight
hard against their removal, as inter
fering with their own little ends and
aims. Adjutant- General Carroll may be
along some time next month, as his APP
pointment has already been fixed upon.
The annual inspection of troops sta
toned here is proceeding just now, un-
der the charge of the inspector appoint
ed by the war department, and things
are busy about the different forts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
OREGON SOON TO BE
IN COMMISSION AGAIN

TACOMA, Washington, January g.
The battieship Oregon was placed in
drydock at the Puget Sound Navy Yard
today to have her hull cleaned and to
receive coat of paint. Those who
are interested in whether the historic
old craft can "come back" will be
glad to learn she is fast rounding into
her oldtime form. She will be ready to
go into commission in two months,
and will probably be assigned to the
Asiatic feet.
With all the latest appliances Of fire
control and gunsights, and having been
overhauled from keel to fighting top,
the Oregon will be a more formidable
fighting ship than when she aided in
the destruction of Cervera's fleet at
Santiago.
The Oregon carries the biggest guns
in the American Navy. Her main bat.
terry consists of -four 13.inch guns.
Twelce-inch guns are the largest now
Twelve-inch guns are the largest now
in general use in the navy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
bud" MARS FLEES,
.AVIATORS GALL
HIM 'BLAGEBIRD'

SAN FRANCISCO, December 81
There is trouble among the man;birds.
One of them, of the militant name Of
Mars, has left the rookery and has
flown out across the Pacific, where the
feeding grounds are said to be better,
and there is a great fussing yand FUN.
ing. The truant is said to be a f'black
bird. - 5sa
In other words, "Buds Mars, who
was ~ have. been the star attraction
Of the Chrtiss team ut the meet to be
held ut South San Francisco Aviation
Park, ~hass eiumped his contract" and
gone TO Honolulu, where he intends to
start on a world tour. He threw over
his san Francisco contract, which was
to have brought him $4,000, and has
gone to take up the first stage Of his
flight around the world-a flight which
he says means more than $4,000.
Glenn H. Curtiss, through whom the
contract with the local aviation board
was made, asserts that Mars has cast
discredit upon the Curtiss camp by fail
ing to keep his agreement, and says he
will no longer be connected with the
Curtiss camp.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
POPULAR YOUNG MAN
WEEDS PRETTY GIRL
(FrOm Monday s Advertiser,)

On Saturday evening one of the
popular young bachelors of Honolulu
was married, and his many friends
joined to give the bridegroom and
bride wedding banquet, William
Battersby, who for some years has re-
sided at the Waikiki Inn, was married
to Miss Ethel French, who. is well.
known favorite in this city.
DR.. Norman Fairweather and a mum
Der of friends of both the young PEG.
pie arranged for kind of surprise
party, and 6the newly married couple,
who thought that there would only be
four people at the dinner, were SIR.
prised to find at least twenty friends
awaiting them at the doctors house.
The party was a merry one, and fol
some hours there was. music and sng
ing and a joyous time altogether. The
young people slipped away at midnight
but the machine they went in was dec
Grated in the usual fashion with old
shoes and other tokens.
The remaining guests kept up the
fun till the wee small hours of the
morning, and then voted everything a
huge success Mr.. j. S. Greaves acted
as best man and Miss Emma French
as bridesmaid at the wedding ceremony
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
URGE INSPECTION
&. !: OF ALL AIRSRIPs

NEW YORK, January AIN view of
the long series Of tragedies which mark
ed the course of aviation in 1910, the
Aero Club of America will urge the
International Aeronautic Federation, at
its meeting in Paris next week, to es-
tablish a system of thorough official in
spection of all aeropianes and balloons
flying in any exhibition or contest
'thrbnghout the world.
An Additional recommendation is for
an Investigation of atmospheric condi-
tions, particularly in regard to the
much discussed and disputed "holes"
in the air. The rules for inspection
are to provide also for investing in the
proper authority, power to exclude from
participation in an exhibition or con-
test such aeroplanes and balloons as
the official inspection may determine to
be dangerous to the pilot or the spects-
tors. s9TDIBg lc
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-17
PRODUCTION OF HIGH
FLYERS INCREASING

The aerial acrobatics at Moanalua
polo field INDUCED in by one "Bud',
Mars has started an epidemic of avia-
ton hysteria in once sedate ,HawalI
mel, if reports coming in are to be
believed. There was an idle little rumor
drifting around the city yesterday that
some one at Kaneohe, tired of footing
it across Hawaii's best paying panota-
mic scenery was making an aeroplane
of approved model which he, or she,
expected to fly.
Simultaneously the same report fit
ted over from the Valley Isle, betoken-
ing an extension of the craze to Maui.
just how much faith may be placed in
these high flying reports can not be
aseertained but possible history is here
with forestalled and anticipated.