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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
TRADE UNION GROWTH
Is STILL PROGRESSIVE

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
membership of the unions affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor in January, 1911, as per capita
tax paid, was 1,691,534. Incomplete
reports for January, 1912, give a
membership of 1,s27,5s4, making an
increased membership in January,
1912, over January. 1911, of 1904.
The number Of volunteer organizers
commissioned by the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor in 1910 was 1852.
and for 1911, 1884.
There are now 1,647 volunteer or
ganizers commissioned by the Amer
lean Fedora ton of Labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
MITCHELL DOES NOT
FEAR WORLD STRIKE
In Interview With Labor World
Great Leader Talks on Labor
Conditions.

John Mitchell, the great leader Of
the mine workers, was to spend a
portion of Tuesday of this week in
Duluth. He had made arrangements
with the editor of the Labor Word
to visit here. But early Tuesday
morning he is beseiged with an un-
expected number Of letters which re-
CURED his immediate attention., and
which kept him busy until his de-
parture fer Milwaukee on the AFTER
neon train.
However, Mr.. Mitchell discussed
with us for some time the situation in
the national labor movement. He did
not think that the depredations Of the
Mcnamara brothers would cause anv
serious setback to the movement. He
held that the labor movement, like
all others among men, had their
periods of rapid growth and intermit-
tent reverses like the ebb and flow of
the tide. Mr.. Mitchell did not believe
that any men outside of the select
few in one union involved had any,
thing to do with the dynamiting
cases.
Opposition Is Weakened.
He thought the opposition to the
trade unions from certain class of
employers has been materially weak
ened of late. He did think that the
extreme utterances of President Kir-
by of the National Association of
Manufacturers were discrediting that
organization among the minded
people of the country. Mr.. Mitchell
believed that while the relations be-
tween employers and employees were
now somewhat chaotic he thought lie
saw developing in. the country a
healthy movement for industrial
peace.
The disturbed conditions of to-
day. he declared, have grown out
of a misunderstanding of the aims
and the provocations Of small, but
embittered set of naughty employers
on the other side.''
When asked whether or not in his
opinion there would be a strike of
mine workers Mr.. Mitchell said:
Don't Expect Mine Strike.
vi course, no one can ever tell
what the outcome of a conference be-
tween employers and employees will
result in. 1t very much depends upon
the tact, patience and manner of the
members of the conference. Person
ally, I heartily hope that the miners
and operators will agree, and as far
as | know, think they will'
Speaking of the strike of the min
ers in England and the probable ef-
feet that strike will have on the min
ers of this country Mr.. Mitchell said:
"American miners and operators
have difficulties of their own. The
miners in the United States will not
strike, in my opinion, for the reason
that their brothers in Europe have
struck; but if they do strike it will be
because of their own disagreements.'
The operators and owners wish to
have the present wages for the min
ers decreased. The miners them
selves are working for increased
wages and a shorter work day. If
the two factions can come together
and agree, then the new contracts
will be made and signed. If they do
not agree then operations and work
will STOP
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
UNCLE SANS WARSHIPS
ARE NEARING COMPLETION

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Four
battleships, fourteen torpedo boat de-
stroyers, twenty submarine torpedo
ooats. two seagoing tugs and five COL
hers under construction for the Unit
ed States navy made good progress
toward completion during the month
of January.
On February / the battleships
Wyoming was 80 $40 per cent com
plete, the Arkansas SO per cent, New
York % $40 per cent and the Texas
81 $40 per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
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GATHERED AT RANDOM.

A single, complete toilette for the
$12,500. distributed as follows: Plu-
mage shoes, covered with the feathers
of rare BIRDS $1,000; umbrellas with
crystal handles cost each, $35; silk
stockings of the kind that cost 5000
per pair; other items of lingerie at
about $125 per set; silk pantaloons
at 5000 a set, boudoir caps at $25
each and other items bringing up the
total to working mans salary for
several years.
The International Harvester COM
pany does not allow it's employees to
read Socialist literature. Recently
Milwaukee Socialists distributed the
party platform among the men and Of
ticfals Of the concern took the
pamphlets away from them.
A $3.50 dog was the prize at a re-
cent afternoon bridge party given by
one Of New York's society women at
Sherry's. The women got into a row
and two women claimed the dog. The
dog scented trouble and escaped be-
fore the women attempted to divide
him.
Three prisoners recently escaped
from the Wisconsin state prison at
Waupun by means Of wooden keys
which they had whitfield out of wood.
The keys did the business and al
though diligent search for the men
has been. they have not been caught.
One of the men was a lirer.
Mrs. Henry Cadieux of Detroit,
Mich, wants divorce from her hus-
band because he insisted that she dis
robe and do a salome dance for him
each night when he returned from
his office.
Rather than be separated from his
pet spaniel, John Irwin, refused to
enter a Chicago hospital. He stated
that the dog had been his only friend
for three years. The rules Of the in
stitution forbade bringing in the dog.
The man said that he would rather
die than part with the canine.
men were in attendance, as were
New York collect thousands of re-
volvers, knives and brass knuckles.
This year there is whole boat load
of matter of this kind. It will be
taken out to sea and dumped into the
Atlantic ocean.
After posing for five years as
merely good friends Henry de JAR
nette and Nellie Bertelson of Des
Moines announced that they had been
man and wife all the while.
A Cincinnati woman placed her
baby in the oven to keep it warm,
forgot about it when a neighbor came
in to visit, and the baby was burned
to death.
John G. Keo, a resident of ST..
Louis, and wealthy, tainted while
taking a bath and was drowned.
By means of glass windows. so ar
ranged to concentrate the rays of the
sun, Gaberial Doan of Hillsboro,
Wash, has cut his fuel bills in half
During the day time he uses no arti-
fetal heat whatever
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
LABOR MEMBERS WANTS
HIGHER WAGES IN. NAVY

WASHINGTON, March. 14.-Con-
gresham Buchanan Of Illiois, one Of
the labor group. and a member Of
the house labor committee, has in
PRODUCED a bill raising the average
rate of wages at the Washington
navy yard, naval gun factory and the
national proving grounds at Indian
Head to $500 per eight hour day.
The bill applies. to journeymen me-
chanics. The scale proposed runs
from 46 cents per hour to IS cents,
not interfering with the present regu-
lation as to leaves of absence or
holidays.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
WORKS OF CALIFORNIA
FOR NATIONAL. SUFFRAGE

WASHINGTON March 14.-Sena-
tor Works of California has proposed
an amendment to the constitution
providing suffrage for 4 women
throughout the United States. and the
bill has been referred to the senate
Judiciary committee. H .@s - RI
Senator Works also has pending
another constitutional amendment
providing for a six-year term for the
president Of the United States and
.forbidding reelection.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
NEWSPAPER VIEW OF
GOMPERS' FLAG AFFAIR

The following paragraph is taken
from the st. Louis Republic: Now
they say that Sam Gompers made a.
speech standing on the American
flag. This looks like d Los Angeles
Times story. Most Americans who
are acquainted with both institutions
would rather trust the cid flag to the
American Federation of Labor than
to the Otis crowd in Los Angeles"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
bHlCkLAYERS' WAGE IN
ENGLAND AND GERMANY

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
average wage received by bricklayers
in England is $9:72 per week for 52h
hours. The bricklayers in Germany
receive $3.50 per week and are re-
quired to work SO hours.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
WORKINGMEN LOSE HOMES.

HOUSTON, Tex, March 14.-In
the great fire which destroyed a tre-
mendous amount of property in this
city, workingmen were heavy losers.
1t is estimated that at least five hum
dred homes Of workingmen were de-
stroyed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16

Most of us could have done great
things if it hadn't been for the little
things.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16

Nothing proves the old truism.
words men say rise up to plague
them rl like q political campaign!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-16
MOVES INTO NEW HOME.

Russell Abbott of the Topographic
cal union has moved into his new
home at Crescent View Park, situated
on the high ground between Wood
land and Lakeside,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
FORM CLUBS FOR OLD MEN

a system of preserving the memories
OF its members by means of phono-
graph records of their. voices. Now
and again an evening is given to the
stories told by departed comrades.
The men sit and listen almost in awe
to voices out of the past, recounting
fond memories and singing well
known ballads.
From this device the Chicago His
torical society has adopted a plan of
making imperishable the speeches of
some of the noted persons of that
city, reproducing them with the aid of
the phonograph for the benefit of fu-
ture generations. The same idea is
being used in other cities for perpetu-
alton of the memory of great men.
The name of the Borrowed Time
club came from the idea that three
score years and ten is the allotted
time of life and that men who have
lived beyond this mark are living on
borrowed time.
In our club several are ninety
years DID," Mr.. Barclay said.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
BOY SCOUTS FIGHT FLAMES
mother stream, fought them from be

another stream, fought them from be
low.
The two streams checked the flames
on the side adjoining the nearest barns
until the arrival of the local depart
ment from the nearby village. Taylor
then gave up his place to regular
fireman and calling together a few
volunteers to aid him, worked his way
into the blazing barn, where the bleat
ing of the imprisoned and suffocating
sheep could be heard above the
crackle Of the flames. Creeping on
hands and knees, the courageous lad
seized sheep after sheep, dragged 1t to
the door and passed 1t to the line OF
men behind him. So close were the
flames that the wool was singed from
the backs of several of the rescued
sheep. Only six were left to perish in
the fire when the heat forced Taylor
to retreat.
ut was one of the finest acts of
heroism / have ever Witnessed" said
Superintendent Bovine. Those boy
scouts seemed to know just what to
do and they did 1t. Their work I'm.
doubtedly saved the county great
loss
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
PRAISE FOR MODERN WOMAN.
Mrs. r. S. Potter Of Chicago ADJ
dressed Trade Union League at
Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City, Mo-The modern wo-
man is the victim of unjust reproof
through too much praising of "the vir"
lures of our grandmothers," accord
ing to Mrs. Francis Squire Potter Of
Chicago, who addressed the Woman's
Trade Union league here. Mrs. Pot,
ter is a committee chairman Of the.
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
when we speak of our virtuous-
grandmothers, with our eyes reprov-
ingly upon the women Of today" She
said, ut behooves us to calculate how
much time woman can take to do
the necessary things of the home while
she is working at 81 week. The vir-
tues of the housewife of a generation
ago are now the Injuries of the we'll
to do.
THAT women of the olden times
were forced through economic condi-
lions to perform the homely duties of
cooking making clothes and keeping
the home clean does not mean that
her sisters of today, who must help.
support the family by work outside
the home, are in any less degree wo.
men,"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
WEARS BRAlDS TO WIN PRIZE.
Mystery In the Unshorn Locks Of
Stephen r. Lund, Of Warren,
NJ. II,

Boston,-The only full-grown youth
been cut is wearing rich, thick locks
in braids like a girl to win a mys-
FERROUS prize of $4,000.
That sounds like a romance, but
it's true. Here's the story.
The mystery boy is Stephen Rich
ard Lund, and he has lived all his
life at Warren, N. H., little village
in the very heart of the White Noun
tain foothills. Stephen Lund will be
seventeen years old on the 9Th of next
July.
In answer to the query, why is it
that your son never has cut his hair,"
Mrs. Lund replied pleasantly:
Why, he never has, that's all. AS
a boy Stephen had beautiful hair,
just like a girl 1t was thick, rich
and glossy, and we hated to cut it.
Year after year went by and we never
did cut it. Some say he can't cut it
or he'll lose all the money. But
there's nothing to that story. The
Lord knows | wish he did have a for
tune coming to him, but as far as
know he has not. Pretty soon, next
summer, perhaps, l guess he'll have
it cut"
The boys mother was Miss Cora
Wiley of Lowell, Mass. She runs
several small businesses and owns
property in Warren and neighboring
towns. The boys maternal grand
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
Major Rogers Was Unfaithful to
U. S. and British.
Soldier Of Revolutionary Fame Given
Unfavorable Name by Friend and
Foe, According to Data of De-
troit Historian.

Detroit, Mich-C. NJ. Burton, Off
cial historian of Detroit, has found a
number of letters, written $50 yeara
ago, which prove conclusively that
Major Robert Rogers of New Hamp-
shire, the first American soldier to
take possession of Detroit, companion
Of Generals Putnam and Stark. of
Bunker Hill fame, was traitor both
to the British government, in the
French and Indian wars. and to the
colonial government, in the Revolu-
ton.
Major Robert Rogers was in COM
mand of body of provincial rangers
which were ordered to go west shortly
after the battle of the Plains Of Abra-
ham, and take possession of the
French posts here in the name of the
British king. Putnam and Stark both
were with him on that expedition. The
letters found by Historian Burton
were written by Rogers when in com
mand of the post here, to some one
named Robertson, in which plans for
selling the post to the French govern
ment are discussed. The letters indicate
that the bargain was about to be COM
pleted, but there is none to tell why
1t finally failed.
History has recorded that Major
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
English Syndicate Secures Pas
ture Land in Brazil.
Plan Under Way for Exports on Huge
Scale - Building of Railways
Makes Gigantic Project
Feasible.

London.-The report that a wealthy
syndicate has been formed with the
object of rearing cattle on an enor-
nous scale in Brazil for export to the
principal markets Of Europe has been
received with considerable interest in
this country, and in some quarters
even with surprise, 1t being imagined
apparently, that Brazil never would
be likely to enter into serious competi-
ton with Argentina as beef produc-
ing country. In the past. lack of
transport facilities certainly rendered
enterprise Of, this kind out of the ques-
ton, but the development of the rail-
way systems of the country has been
30 remarkably rapid in recent times
that the difficulties which prevailed
are fast disappearing. On the score
of the suitability of the country for
cattle ranging those people intimately
acquainted with Brazirs vast areas of
rich pasture lands have no doubts.
They prophesied long ago that one
day they easily might occupy lead
ALB, IL NV III obb PAoSO dLLouS SOuAII lCo
competing for the custom of the Eu-
ropean consumer requiring large sup
plies Of meat from abroad
Discussing the project, an official of
the Brazilian consulate In London
stated that they had not yet received
details concerning the territory ac-
quired, but it was considered likely
that it would prove to be situated in
the state of Plainly in the north of the
country. This state contains some of
the finest pasture land in Brazil, and
already does small export trade in
oxen
Some people" he added, have
made the mistake of imagining that
Brazil Is not suitable for cattle rang
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
Members Gather to Hear Photograph
reproductions of Ballads Departed
Friends Used to Sing.

Los Angeles.-The founder OF the
Borrowed Time club of Oak Park. a
suburb of Chicago, Philander w. Bar
clay, is in Los Angeles. His idea in
starting the club, which was to bring
little more radiance into the life of
men past three-score years and ten,
was an innovation and has been
copied in many places.
Mr.. Barclay is living with his sister
at the Pierce apartments for a few
weeks, and already he has stirred up
sufficient interest among men of Los
Angeles to start one Of the unique
clubs in which none but those more
than seventy may belong. He is not,
himself, an aged man, but young one
who took his tip from the converse
tions Of men around the stoves of the
grocery stores, in the little shops and
wherever they congregated. These
men were interesting because often.
times they threw new light on sub
jects of history, on the lives Of IA.
nous men or on old celebrities of a
local character" said Mr.. Barclay.
sAs rule they seemed to have no
place to go and were seldom welcome
to the places they went. 1t gave me
the idea that if | could find them a
place to meet, give them an oppor-
tunity Of getting together among
themselves, they might be made hap.
pier"
Among the novelties of the club is
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
ATE EVERYTHING BUT CAT
ShIpwrecked Crew Tells Story Of
Great Suffering Following
Disaster.

London--A terrible story of the
sufferings of shipwrecked crew was
told at Liverpool recently when the
Booth liner, Denis, landed the captain
and six men of the schooner Hibernia,
which became derelict in mid-Atlan'
tic.
The captain stated that for twenty
nine days the men drifted in their
water-logged and dismasted vessel,
and for fourteen days they had Meth
er bread nor water. One tin of sal
mon had to serve the seven men.
To quench their thirst they resorted
to chewing tea and their last meal
was a turnip boiled in sea water. Aft
er that the only thing left was the
ships cat
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
BACK At CAPITAL
Or. WI. Again Minister to United
States, Is Welcomed.
Three Times Representative Of celes-
tiaIs Arrives at Washington and
is Gladly Received by ALTO
Be Called Ambassador.

Washington. - The appointment Of
DR.. WI Ting Fang. as minister
TO the United States from the
new republic of China Is a matter
of satisfaction and interest to Wash
ington. Doctor WI has twice be-
fore this represented his govern
ment in the American capital. and is
probably the best-known Chinaman in
this country. While there is no Off
cial authority for the statement, II is
limited that the post in Washington
will be made an embassy instead Of
legation in the near future. Doctor
WI will then be promoted from minis
ter to ambassador.
Before the recent change of govern
ment in the Flowery Kingdom a new
minister had been appointed to sue
coed Mr.. Chang Yin Tang, the incum-
bent, but owing to the exigencies Of
politics, the transfer was delayed un-
| til 1t was decided that Doctor WI was
the logical man for the place. On his
last visit to Washington he announced
NhhJ "OuiO d6dlut dS hO
tended to live far beyond the century
mark
During one of his former sojourns
in Washington he became interested
in the work of Mrs. Henderson, wife
Of former Senator John B. Henderson
of Missouri, and with her promulgated
the doctrine of vegetarianism and to-
tai abstinence from alcoholic liquors.
He insists that by living on a diet
which he describes for himself any.
one may live to any age he desires.
When Doctor WI was last in Wash
ington he was as curious and active
as at any time, but signs of age had
appeared in his slightly bent figure
and especially in the gray hair which
formed good share of his queue. A
gray-haired Chinaman is not COM
mon sight in this country. This may
be because emigration is confined to
the young, or if gray hair does not
flourish in the Orient, it may be that
Doctor WI has made this concession
to the newer civilization. But old OF
young Washington stands ready to
welcome the great questioner.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
CARDS HASTEN A WEDDING
Stake, the Cost of, Marriage L.
cense, Rush the Date of
Ceremony.

Spokane, Wash.-A joke. planned
for the benefit of friend, failed to
work in the way intended, and as a
result W. c.. jackson, a ball player,
we'll known here and former mem
Der of the Spokane Amateur Athletic
club, and Miss Dorothy Coley Mac
Kenzie, of the Windsor Annex, First
and Jefferson streets. are husband
and wife.
The bride and bridegroom say that
e.rlier in the week they had no in
tention of marrying-at least this
spring.
In card game in which Miss Mac,
Kenzie, Mr.. Jackson and Robert Ross
took part, it was agreed to play for the
price of marriage license.
Ross won, badgered the couple to &c
to the court house for the license and
led them, like lambs to the slaughter
to justice of the peace who made
the twain one.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
Bravery and Training of Youths Save
County Almshouse and
Asylum.

New Lisbon, N. J.-Fighting the
blaze until the local fire department
arrived, two Boy Scouts saved the
Burlington county almshouse and
barns on the county farm from de-
struction, after lightning had ignited
the big sheep barn during a terrific
electrical shower. The young scouts
to whose bravery and knowledge Of
firefighting as taught in their organiza-
ton, the highest praise Is given today
by Superintendent Charles A. BOVINE
are Robert Taylor, leader, and S. Rog-
er Oliver Of the Fox patrol of the
First Burlington Troop.
A hundred inmates of the aims
house, most of them aged and en-
feebled, and patients In the asylum ad-
Joining were thrown into panic by the
flames that followed the lightning. The
blaze seemed to menace the entire in
stitution The burning sheep barn,
filled with hay, was joined by a row
of sheds to other frame structures and
within 30 yards was the new $4,000
barn, one of the finest in the county.
The scouts, while on a cycling trip.
had stopped to spend the night with
Superintendent Bovine, a relative of
one Of the lads. Taught the science
of firefighting in their scout work,
both boys got into action at the first
alarm. While many of the inmates
stood about too dazed to act, the
scouts aided the superintendent in I'M
Keeling the fire hose, and Oliver, with
one line, scaled the roof of an adjoin-
ing barn and directed a stream on the
flames from above, while Taylor. with
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-10
TRAITOR TO BOTH

Rogers was under suspicion when he
was transferred from Detroit to Mich
ilimackinac, but the proof of his trea-
son did not come to public light until
now In 1776 Rogers was tried for
attempting to sell Michimilimackinac
to the Spaniards, who then controlled
the upper part Of the old Louisiana
territory, but was acquitted.
He then went to the Barbary states
and enlisted under the hey of Algiers-
When the Revolution broke out he re-
turned to America with profession
of patriotism and was given COM
mission In the Continental army. But
General Washington lost faith in him
Finally he became colonel In the
British army and was prescribed and
banished, in ITS, under the laws of
New Hampshire.