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Williams news., 1912-01-20
A Girls Wild Midnight Ride

To warn people of a fearful fire in the Catskills young girl rode horseback at midnight and saved many lives. Her deed was glor- ious, but lives are often saved by Dr. Kings New Discovery in cur ing lung trouble, coughs and colds, which might have ended in con sumption or pneum onia. "It cured me of & dreadful cough and lung disease" writes w. R. Patterson, Wellington, Texas, "after four in our family had died with consump- ton. and I gained 87 pounds." " Nothing so sure and safe for all throat add lung troubles. Price soc and $1 %. Trial bottle free. Guar anteed by all druggists.
Williams news., 1912-01-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
(Concluded iron last week)

| (COncluQeQ Iron last WeeK
 The report of the county treas urer for the month of December 1911, showing receipts to be $115.- 3S6 62; disbursements, $12,912 40; balance on hand Dec 30, 1911, dis 'ributed to the various county funds $138, ,159 91, was checked and ap- proved.
 The petition of E. s. Miller. MD. for appointment as superintendent of public health and registrar of vital statistics read. Upon motion duly put and carried the said E. s. Miller was appointed for the ensu- ling term to the said office of supt. of public health.
 The report of the assessor for the year, showing the amounts collect. ed was verified.
 The report of the sheriff for the year showed: 121 license tax re- ceipts at $500, $36, 300; by receipts returned, $29, ,6O5; by treasurer's receipts for collection, $6, ,36O 25; by 5 per cent commis. for collections, $334 75; total $36.3OO.
 The duplicate assessment roll for the year 1911, duly closed and bal anoed, was returned to the clerk of the board of supervisors by the tax I collector showing the following: Total taxes levied, $140,757.40; ad. ditions to roll, $55.36. Reductions from roll, SAY; exemptions from roll, $823 22;taxes collected by as. sessor, $3,82142; taxes collected by tax collector, $125,1S3; delinquent roll, $10,938 12; poll (school) taxes collected by treasurer, $717 50; ter ritorial road taxes collected by treasurer, $218.
 The amount of money in the treasury is $13S.159 91.
 Board met Jan 2, 1912, all mem. bers present.
 The resignation of A.. J. Diamond as county supt. roads having been received and read, same was ac- scepted, to take effect Jan. 1, 1912. Petitions were filed by w. H. An. derson and c. Michaels, asking for the appointment of county supt. of roads to fill the unexpired term of A. J. Diamond, resigned. w. H. Anderson received the appointment. Following resolution was unani- mously adopted by the board: 1 Whereas, The public examiner in his report has made suggestions that the board believes will be of benefit to the county; now, there ] fore, be it
 Resolved, That the county su- perintendent of roads be and he is hereby instructed to make month ly report to the board of supervi- sors, and that all road orders issued shall be made with pen and ink. The chairman reported the bond of F. 5. Breen for the county print ing for the year 1912 as approved.
 The treasurer was instructed to transfer $35, ,000 from the general county fund to the expense fund;
Williams news., 1912-01-20
Excellent Fire Record


 The supervisors and rangers on the Coconino national forest are especially pleased on account of the excellent fire record of the past year which they consider the best in re- cent years. During the entire year the total area burned over was only 4,701 acres, or two -tenths of 1 per cent of the total area of the forest. Twent- five fires were discovered, but 25 per cent of them were put out before they burned over one acre. The area of the average burn was 1S8 acres.
 The largest fire Of the year was at Doney park, east of the San Francisco mountains, and burned over less than 2000 acres, of which only 160 acres was timbered land. the rest being open park.
 After the bad fire season of 1910 all national forest officers bent their energies on the devising of new and better methods of fire protection, pacing their efforts largely on the experience gained under the se- verest test to which the forest ser vice has ever been subjected. It was realized that efficient fire pro- lection could be gained only after careful previous planning to meet all possible contingencies.
 The improvements made in the protective system were mainly along the line of better telephone com munication, we'll defined system of lookouts connected by telephones for the detection of fires and a wider knowledge among residents and users of the forest of the dan ger and damage of fire and the ne cessity of prompt action in all cases.
 The Coconino National Forest is divided into five districts, each oi which is in charge of ranger and one or more assistants. The great est protection was given to those districts where fire had occurred more frequently in the past and where on account of the topography and valuable timber stands there was the greatest danger of serious fires Because of the topogra phy of the forest the system of lookout patrol was deemed more effective than any system of riding patrol. Bakers Butte and Woody Noun. tain were chosen as the primary lookouts at which men were sta. toned at all times. Secondary lookout points were established in each ranger district and che fire plan provided that they be visited each day by the ranger in charge or his assistant. The lookout had direct telephonic connection with the supervisors office so that quick communication was assured in inn mediately reporting the occurrence of fires and the progress which was made in putting them out.
 ' The Santa Fe Railroad company in accordance with its agreement with the forest service. notified tho forest supervisor of all fires which were seen by it's engineers and con
 ductors as the trains were passing !, through the forest. The agreement
 requires that the section men fight
 all fires that occur in or near the i right of way.
Williams news., 1912-01-20
Shippers and Ky. Officials Meet

 MT. H. E. Campbell and MT. F. w. Perkins, representatives of the Arizona Wool Growers association, were in Ash Fork Wednesday to meet with representatives of the cattlemen and railroad officials to confer on freight rates. Instead of taking up tLe matter with the in- terstate commerce commission the railroad people concluded that a reasonable adjustment of the rate question could be made between the shippers and the railroad Coconino Sun,
Williams news., 1912-01-20
Copper Industry of the World
a.13O Mines and Companies

these descriptions ranging from 2 or 8 liues, in the case of a dead company, in which case ref. erence is made to preceding edition giving . fuller description. up to 2l pages in the case of the Anaconda, which produces one-eighth oi the copper supply of the world, The chapter giving mine descriptions, which lists the larg. est number of mines and companies ever gi ven in any work of reference on mines or mining investments, has been
Williams news., 1912-01-20
The Worlds Standard Reference
 Book on Copper

by the managers of the mines that make ninety odd per cent of the worlds output of copper, and is used in every civilized country of the globe. It is filled with FACTS of vast import ance to THE INVESTOR, THE SPECULATOR, THE MINER, THE CONSUMER, THE METAL LURGIST.
 PRICE is s in buckram with gilt top, or g. 50 in genuine full library morocco.
 TERMS are the most liberal. Send no money but order the book sent you, all the carriage charges prepaid, on one weeks approval. to be returned if unsatisfactory, paid for if it suits Can you afford not to see the book and judge for yourself of its value to you?
 WRITE NOW to the editor and publisher,
 HORACE J. STEVENS
 6l8 TEMPLE BUILDING, HOUGHTON, MICH, U. S. A
Williams news., 1912-01-20
Fully Revised.

The new edition of the Copper Handbook is c dozen books in one, covering all phases Of the copper industry of the entire world It is used as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
MAYOR Of WINNIPEG
HITS nail on HEAD.
Tells of Scheme Of Private Com
pany to Harass the City
Owned Plant.
TACTICS OF PRIVATE
COMPANY ARE EXPOSED
Truth About Municipal Owner
ship in Canadian City
Vindicates Principle. ..

WINNIPEG, Feb. Especial to
the Labor World. )-What is the mat
ter in Winnipeg? ,<':'|- >.s.
There is nothing wrong here with
the principle of municipal ownership
The power back of all the opposi-
tion to the city's plant is, as had been
expected, the Winnipeg Electric
Street Railway company which is do
ing everything within its power to
harass the city. ..-.- e..
On Wednesday it made application
to the court for a restraining order
against the city claiming that the
construction work being done by the
city was endangering human life. It
is said that this charged is but a ruse
to claim the attention of the court,
and delay the city's progress. ;
Mayor Waugh of Winnipeg when
asked of the latest move of the pri-
vate company against the city said:
Il have been expecting something Of
the kind. It is only a part of a very
longheaded scheme to block the power
system of the city. I have received
certain communications on the mat
ter from Manager Phillips some time
ago. and 1 answered him to the effect
that when the Electric railway would
be pleased to point out expressly the
danger which existed, the city would
do their share in the rectification Of
it. H..
Il may say, however. that the
blame for the danger, if any such
does in reality exist, lies not wholly
with the city, but the company must
take its share.
The company is out in opposition to
the city, and this is only the part Of
! q big bluff: to put the city out Of
! business If possible. At the same time
the company has no right to claim
any monopoly on the streets Of the
| city. - 14.s =,
This action is only based on their
tEcompanY is. nghting for It's life. while
on the othef hand the city ii not go
ing to lose the control Of the streets
of the city, and. is not going to suf-
! fer for such vague charges as have
| been made in the past. We will be
quite willing to submit the whole
! question to any expert authority, but
that is what the company has not
shown any readiness to do as yet''
Manager Rossman was yesterday
rendered three months pay on condi-
ton that he resign at once. The city
will provide for the employment in
the future of two officials, one to
| have charge of the operating depart
ment, and the other to look after the
business end. This work has here
tofore been done by Manager Ross
| man.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
LABOR MEMBER TAKES
WORD OF. HITCHCOCK
Congressman Cary Of Wisconsin
Introduces Telegraph Own
ership Bill.
Wants Government to Take Over
Wire Systems Of Country
Without Delay.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Congress-
man Cary of Wisconsin, member of
the labor group in congress, has in
troduced bill providing for govern
ment ownership of telegraph lines,
the project recently urged by Post
master General Hitchcock, and the
bill has been referred to- the post Of
flee committee.
The measure places the telegraph
systems under the supervision of the
postoffice department., in charge OF
commissioner Of telegraphs to be
appointed in the same manner as as
sistant postmasters general.
The bill also provides that the In.
terstate Commerce commission is tc
appraise at their bona fide market
value all the telegraph properties en-
gaded in interstate commerce, the at
torney general then to begin condem.
nation proceedings against the com,
panies.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
Use PADR0NE SYSTEM ::
IN. BAY STATE MILLS
Congressman Gardner Tells Of
Methods Employed to Get
Syrian Labor.
Padrone Keeps Men in: Debt to
Him-Police Aid and Abet
to Protect Him.

WASHINGTON, Feb. a2.-One of
the special news correspondents in
this city has just sent out an item
relative to the woolen mills and cheap
labor. He says: In view of the strike
of textile workers at Lawrence, Mass,
It is interesting. to. knew how the
woolen mill owners attract cheap la
bor to their mills. =
Congressman A. P. Gardner of Mas
achusetts one day in the house con-
tributed some valuable information Ito
the subject. For example, said Mr..
Gardner, suppose am a Syrian con-
Quoting a Syrian boarding house in
the city Y, of Lowell, Mass. Perhaps
some mill sends down to me for
hands. -, as=~ : = ! .-s+g
Il furnish them at somewhat lower
rate of wages than is expected by or
d1nary citizen help. I" advance, the
money for Syrian immigrants !. to
come from the old country. .s.>:
. 1T tell them that if they do not
pay me back the money advanced ]
will have them arrested; that they
must hand over the full wages tina,
they get in the mill. They are helt
in terror of the police. 49, ~-a: ri. ~.
Meanwhile I take all their wage.
while I feed them and keep them
alive just as I would feed and kee1
a horse alive that I had imported fol
use in a livery stable"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
URGE PRISON LABOR
CHANGE IN virginia
Governor of Old Dominion State
Asks Legislature to Remedy
Existing Evil.
Wants Legislature to Stop Con-
tract System in States
Prison-Build Roads.

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 2.-The
governor of this state has reiterated
his belief that the custom Of letting
state convicts out by contract should
be abolished, and again suggested
working convicts on state roads, in
a note which he attached to one bid
for convict labor, which he has trans
mitted to the legislature.
The Reliance Manufacturing Co.,
of New York and Chicago, bid for
500 convicts at 65 cents each per day
and for women convicts at 40 cents
per day; they to be employed in the
manufacture of overalls and shirts.
1t is expected that the convict labor
question will be considered by both
houses of the legislature, and an ef-
fort is being put forth to abolish the
system of farming out these unfort-
unate people.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
RAILROAD LIFE AND =.
LIMB Loss TERRIFIC
Accidents Continue Unabated on
Railroads-Large Number
During Past Month.
Collisions Cause Many Officials,
Passengers and Employees
Are Victims.

. WASHINGTON, F eb. 9TH 9
wrecks on railroads. continue un-
abated. -
A passenger train on the Queen &
Crescent was wrecked at Meridiani
Miss, resulting in the death and in
jury of a number of passengers. !
At New Castle, Pa, head-on COL
lision by Baltimore & Ohio pas
senger train ran into an open switch
and killed five railroad men and IA
tally injuring four others, while one
mail clerk and the conductor were
seriously injured. ~ -. -.
Thfrty-four persons were injured
when a Big Four train left the track
three miles from Carey, Ohio, the
accident being caused by spreading
a Pennsylvania train at Torresdale.
Pa, killed six persons by running in
tota wagon. the crossing, usually
guarded, being unprotected. -,
A terrible accident occurred recent
ly at Kinmundy, ILL.,, in which James
T. Harahan. sr., former president
of the Illinois Central; Frank o.
Melcher, second vice president of the
Rock Island, E. b. Pierce and FL
dredge e. Wright were killed.
A brakeman on the. Pennsylva MA
railroad in this city was run down bv
freight car and his leg crushed, ne
cessitating amputation. Five passen-
gers on a Pennsylvania train were IN
jured near Phillipsburg. N. u the
train being derailed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
.BRAhDE|S SAYS THAT
N0RKMEh ARE SLAVES
Great Economic Lawyer Tells
Harvard Students Of Prevail
ing Social Evils.
SLAVES BEFORE CIVIL
WAR WERE USED BETTER
Assails Trusts asAgainst Ideal Of
America Solution By Force
+ or Reason.


: BOSTON, Feb. 2.-lSpecial cores
pondence) 1.-TWO thousand {, Harvard
students packed the new lecture hall
at Cambridge yesterday, and listened
for an hour to Attorney Louis D.
Brandeis severe arraignment. Of the
steel trust and other American COM
binations of capital; ~ So
Mr.. Brandeis spoke on Social Jus
tice ard the Trusts" under the aus
pices Of committee of the Harvard
faculty, which have arranged a series
Of lectures on the progressive move
1nent. The demonstration that greeted
plause following the conclusion Of his
address has been seldom exceeded in
recent years at Harverd.
Third Great Era Is Here.
'2he third great era in America,
which is already beginning to make
itself felt:' declared Mr.. Brandeis, els
| a struggle to secure social Justice and
Industrial freedom.
In the two great struggles that
have preceded this one, those basic
! principles of our government have
| only been secured to us by long and
bloody wars The progressive of this
day is seeking to su bstitute reason for
force, and in the progressive's demand
for the initiative, the referendum. the
| recall and direct primaries, only the
instruments are being sought by
which the will Of the people may be
effectively registered.
UP to the time of the Civil War
it was considered that every boy had
a natural right to. look forward to
some time when he would be inde-
| pendent and able to stand alone.
Gradually, and almost insensibly has
come a revolution in that respect.
Farmers No More.
while. farming was the chief oc-
|.cupation of the country, every man
of ambition looked. forward to own.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03

peg that the scare head and news
story printed in Duluth is absolutely
untrue and without the least founda-
ton whatever
Almost Gave Light Away.
The residence rate for electric light
ing at Winnipeg is 3 cents per kilo-
watt hour. 1t is cents in Duluth,
with a discount. Quite difference,
eh? With the rate of 8 cents per XII
lowatt hour, the municipality owned
plant at Winnipeg also offers a dis
count for accounts paid on time. For
heating and cooking electricity costs
$40 of cent per kiloWatt hour.
Manager Rossman in a recent state
ment said: The general saving to
the citizens of Winnipeg is estimated
at three-quarters of million dollars
annually.''
The managing editor of the Winni-
peg Telegram states: "The new plant
is a magnificent success in every
way The difference between the
tcost under the old system and under
the new is exactly saving of &C 2-3
per cent over the previous rate.
All the Winnipeg papers agree that
the new plant is a great success. In
a recent editorial the Tribune says:
| 1.-The old rate was 20 cents per kilo-
! waite. Now the rate is 3 cents. Num-
! cipal ownership in Winnipeg is great
! success"
From the authentic facts set forth
! it will be apparent to any thinking
person that the Winnipeg plant is far
from being unsatisfactory. That it il
most satisfactory in shown both by
| the attitude Of the press and the at
| titude OF Winnipeg citizens. Who
would be quicker to attack a city in
.stitut1on which is not delivering the
goods than the daily papers?' .>.'
| q Think of the difference in the rate
in Duluth where corporation light is
! used and in Winnipeg where the plant
is the property as we'll as the pride
of the city. In Duluth 8 cents: in
Winnipeg, 3 cents. Get the difference
I firmly fixed in your mind.
What St. Paul Pays.
In st. Paul the people pay IS cents
five time as great as the rate in Win.
| lllpcS. DoCS ~ pay q N1Iy ~ o"A e1ilS
| operate it's own lighting plant? That's
the question that is to be asked anG
answered by the voters of Duluth or
next Tuesday.
| What will be the next move to de-
feat the bond issue in Duluth? The
! last one was as weak and untrue as
it was ridiculous. At the last min
| ute there will undoubtedly be last
last spluttering deluge of twisted fact:
in an endeavor to mislead, but the
| public is at least thoroughly awakened
and will take them as they did the
air bomb which exploded in time tt
be explained before election.
Every one admires a hard fighter
one who fights fairly and in the open
The voters are not to be mislead by
falsehoods, uttered at the last minute
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
Story Stating Dissatisfaction With Winnipegs New Mum
icipally Owned Electric Lighting Plant Is Branded
AS Untrue by Canadian Papers and Citizens =.
ARTICLE IN DULUTH DAILY PAPER WAS
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD
Last Minute Scare Was Evidently Manufactured for the
Purpose of Turning Tide of Sure and Overwhelming
Defeat At Hands of Voters.

Under the guise of a news story
from Winnipeg, Man., deliberate at
tempt was made during the week
through the Columns. of Duluth
newspaper to pull the wool over the
eyes of Duluth voters and defeat the
bond issue at Tuesdays election.
So false was the item on it's face
that it undoubtedly fooled but few,
surely none of the intelligent voters
of the city. Bold and absolutely un-
true as was the item from Winnipeg
concerning dissatisfaction on the part
of the citizens with the municipality
owned electric lighting plant, it
showed on it's face the last loud
voiced grown of local opposition in
its final death struggle.
Story Was Untrue.
Twisted facts, deliberate false-hoods
8 and Misrepresentation of the cond1-
tion in Winnipeg, played up big and
meant to cause a sensation, thereby
turning the tide of hcertain and over
whelming defeat at the last moment,
was evidently the purpose of the lat
est and probably the last resort to de-
feat Duluth's plant.
Instan ntly upon the publishing of the
miserable attempt to mislead Duluth
voters, the Editor of the Labor World
got into communication with Winnf-
peg and learned the facts. 1t is the
purpose of this article to show them.
Plant Gives Satisfaction.
The main and most important fact
is that the plant is giving perfect sat
isfaction and contrary to the news
item referred to, it has not been q
disappointment to the tax payers. On
the contrary, lighting rates have been
much lower than the establishment of
the plant and the only earthly trouble
was that Manager James G.: 2Rossban
was unable to agree with several
members of the city council and
elected to resign rather than. be. the
cause of friction. He evidently be-
lieved that it would be better for him
to resign than to remain and be al
points of difference with those with
whom he had to work. This friction
was caused, according to the Labor
Worlds Winnipeg informant, by moth.
ING more or less than political diff
terGnCeS. oucn d COlullkOll COulu IlO
take place in Duluth as the plant, i
,esta blished, would not be under the
management of politicians. AS fa1
as the Labor World can learn the
whole trouble was nothing more OF
less than petty jelousy, carried to such
an extreme that it eventually caused
trouble.
There Were Personal Differences.
There is nothing to indicate dissatis'
faction by citizens with the plant anc
that feature has not as yet entered In
to the controversy between Mr.. Ross
man and the members of the council
1t is claimed that had little, mor'
diplomacy been exercised on boil
sides, the whole trouble would have
been avoided.
. It is emphatically stated in Wfnni