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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-18
RBAPING BENEFIT
From the Experience Of Wahpe-
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small of my back. Dizzy spells
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mended for such annoyances
that l finally procured box at
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for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
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A nicely furnished front
room for rent. Inquire of Mrs.
O. G.. Farnsworth.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-18
Frlsl,tful Polar Wlnds.

Blow with terrific Force at the
tar north and play havoc with
the skin, causing red, rough or
sore chapped hands and lips.
that need Buckleu's Arnica
Salve to heal them. 1t makes
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rivaled for cold sores, also
burns, boils, sores, ulcere, cuts,
bruises and piles. Only %
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-18
SCIENCE SCHOOL ITEMS

Gus. Ziegelman Of the Cakes
High School and a 1911 gradu.
ate was q visitor at the school
Saturday Mr.. Schumann also
of 1911 was at the school Thurs.
day.
The new Bulletin 10 out and
show many pictures of the var.
ious social aud athletic features
supported blythe students of
the school.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-18

Gaar Erickson, q student of
10 has resumed work at school
and Emil Walters, 1911, has re.
turned to take up the study of
shorthand.
rwenty.one new Reminktons
were installed in the typewrit.
ing room last week. Some ad
ditional seats had to be placed
in the shorthand room so great
10 the demand for this course.
A Number of the jurors who
are attending district court
made a visit at the school last
Saturday.
The success of our fellow
pupils always affords US pleas
ure. We are glad to learn that
Mr.. Reeder has been given a
promotion at Leach & CANDLES
and that Elmer Anderson cue.
ceeds him as billing clerk, and
that Herbert Youngquist has
been promoted to the position
held by Mr.. Mexican in that
firm. All these are S. S S. boys
aud they are making good.
Miss Ethel Olson of Galshutt
was a caller at the school
Thursday.
The Domestic Science De
pavtment will begin the winter
term serving of luncheone,
breakfasts and teas next week.
These are sample meals served
by the girls taking that course,
and have always proved very
enjoyable occasions to the fav.
ored ones who were chosen to
appreciate the merits of the
samples.
We all enjoyed to the full the
splendid lecture given by Judge
Lindsey last Friday night. 1t
was packed full of good sense,
sympathy and human fellow.
ship, aud yet had it's full share
of humor. We had the pleas.
ure and the privilege of hear
ing a great man in the "Kid's
Judge"
Professor Prather presented
the Commercials basket ball
team jerseys with a mono
gram, a present much appreci-
ated by the boys. But the new
jerseys didn't hold the cham
pionship as that laural is now
worn by the Arts team.
The library is now receiving
the daily Congressional Re-
cord thru the courtesy of Sena-
tor McCumber. Volumes 1 and
3 of the State Historical Socie-
ty Publications were recently
given the library by that socie.
~ and twelve volumes were
borrowed from the State Lib
rary on indefinite loan.
Miss Etta Simard has been
on the sick list but has return!
Fed to her work this week. Dur.
ling the illness of Miss Simard,
Miss Alma Rivett has been az.
sisting Miss Sleeper but she
goes to Washington soon where
she has good position with
the Northern Pacific Railway.
Miss Simard will room at Burch
11aIi IOr the remainder OF the
term.
The vacation was taken by
the faculty as tine of rest and
visiting. Pres. Smith, Profess
sors Prather, Darner, Caviness,
Taylor and Station, and Miss
Sleeper and Miss Simard pass.
ed the time at home in Wahpe.
ton. Miss Mirick was also at
home and had her brother and
his wife from Duluth were at
the family home for the holi-
days. Prof. Clipfell took a run
to Cakes and worked in the
sLop. Prof. Burch visited his
family in New York State.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-18

A nicely furnished from.
room for rent. Inquire of Mrs.
O. G. Farnsworth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
STRIKE BREAKERS
BOSS CAR COMPANY
Terrific Scramble Among tho Pro.
fessionals for Runs Carrying
Most Passengers.

The officials of the Duluth Street
Railway company have more than
their share of grief in handling the
strike breakers. While they rule
with an iron hand their regular en-
ployes in times Of piece, now they
have mighty little to say about how
the strike breakers shall conduct
themselves. Their big trouble is in
inducing strike breakers to accept
assignment runs. There is terrible
rivalry among them for the runs on
which the most people ride. If a run
does not carry many people the Of
fictals find it difficult to induce a.
strike breaker: to take it, but If it is
a run that carries many passengers
there Is scramble for it.
AS result there is nothing but
chaos down at the car barns. The
strike breakers have everything to
say while the Officials stand back and
make the best they can of the sit
uation. There is not an under Of
fetal on the railroad but who wish
es this awful strike was over.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
GIVE PASSENGERS
TICKETS FOR CHANGE.
Strike Breakers Permit No Money
To Get Away From
Them.

The strike breakers do not propose
to let any money get away from them.
The latest stunt is to give tickets for
change. If a passenger presents the
conductor with a 1O-cent piece Me
conductor will give a. ticket back as
change. The ticket was given to the
conductor by another passenger, but
as 1t would do him no good to pocket
the ticket, he waits until he finds
a timid-looking passenger and in this
manner gets rid of it.
A passenger protested yesterday
morning. The conductor gave him
four tickets as change for a quarter.
The strike breaker by his bold,
and rough manner so frightened the
passenger that he accepted the tickets
rather than have a. quarrel.
And yet there are those who say
that the street railway conditions are
normal in Duluth.
On Wednesday evening the railway
officials refused to permit the cars
to run down Lake avenue. It is
said that when the strike-breakcrs
would get to the end Of the Lake ave-
nue. line, they would leave the car md
hasten to nearby saloon where they
remained a considerable time. It is
"a common thing to see them smoking
cigarettes on a car and doing other
things that would cause Immediate
dismissal in times Of peace.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
GOMPERS TESTIFIES
IN HATTERS RETRIAL

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 10
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison, of the American Federation
of Labor, testified in the retrial Of
the hatters' case recently.
Attorney Davenport, for the Anti
Boycott association, who is conduct
ing the prosecution, cleaned the in
formation from President Gompers
that he was Responsible for the ar
ticles published in the American Fed
erationist. Much questioning was in
dulsed in by the prosecution relative
to the phrase that appeared in the
Federationist, There is no law to
compel a man to wear a Loewa hat"
Secretary Morrison was interrogated
along the same lines as was President
Gompers, and in addition financial
matters in connection with the hatters
was inquired into. The trial will un-
doubtedly be of considerable length.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
50 MAN ON STRIKE;
WILL take 70 BACK
Manager Warren Gets Badly
Mixed on Figures-Fine
Street Parade.

Just to convince the public that
Manager Warren is wrong again, the
street car strikers turned out in q
body and paraded down Superior
street Wednesday evening just be-
fore 6 o'clock.
It will be remembered that Mr..
Warren claimed there were only so
men on strike. The first parade
showed nearly 12O in line, which in
dicates that in Mr.. Warren's opinion
each employe is only half a man.
Wednesdays lineup showed no
break in the ranks of the men.
The marchers on Tuesday each
carried an American flag and two Of
them carried a huge banner on which
was inscribed Municipal Ownership
and q Square Deal" They were lib
orally applauded by bystanders all
along the line of march.
Mr.. Warren seems to be getting
very much confused on figures these
days. His first statement that there
were only go men on strike does not
quite jibe with his statement Wednes-
day that he was ready to take back
Is Of the strikers out Of the 125 that
went out on strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
new YORK FURR|ERS
Win LONG STRIKE
Long Fought Battle Terminates
In Favor Of Union With Short
or Work Day.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The strike
of the furriers has. drawn to q close,
and the workmen are returned the
victors after three months strug-
gle. The. contest was Of much mo-
ment, the striking men and women
facing hardships and deprivations, yet
they stood firmly until victory was
secured.
The American Federation Of Labor,
through its representatives has con-
Quoted this contest from the very
start, and the credit is due almost
wholly to the efforts put forth by
organizers of the A. F. Of L.
The victory secures to the furriers
49-hour week, half holidays on
Saturdays during the entire year.
overtime pay at the rate Of time and
a half, payment for ten legal holidays,
prohibition of tenement work, wages
to be paid weekly in, cash, wage scale
to be set twice yearly, and the manu-
facturers pledging themselves that
their contractors will abide by these
terms.
A permanent arbitration board is
also provided for as we'll as pro vision
for joint board of sanitary control.
The agreement is 10 run for a. period
of two years. =.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
BIG BUSINESS FEARS :.
: SUCCESS Of STRIKE
Its Toadies and Lickspittles At
tempt to Divert Public SYM
pathy From Men.

= Every fair minded person in the
city sympathizes with the striking
street car men. Those who do not
sympathize, many Of whom are con-
nected with Big Business or are
toadies ond lickspittles to Big Bust
ness, are busily moving about the
town in vain attempt to turn SYM
pathy towards Manager Warren.
). They are attempting to influence
business men, brokers and real estate
men with the plea that If the street
car men win this strike it will again
make Duluth a. Union Town."
They take considerable pleasure in
boasting that they have the unions
beaten in Duluth, but that If this
strike is lost to the carmen, union
labor will never be heard of again. in
this city.
Drive Factories Away.
A very prominent real estate and
insurance agent informed the editor
Of The Labor World that he had sew
eral factory propositions pretty we'll
worked up, but that this strike has
so discouraged his people they will
not come to Duluth.
During the lockout of 1907 it was
declared that if the influence Of
union labor could be destroyed in
Duluth this would become a great
factory city. The unions were beat
en- for time, but who can boast of
any great business prosperity falling
upon this city since 1907?
Building contractors have not
made any money. No factories have
come to the city and about the only
element that has thrived is the stock
gamblers and real estate spectators
who have induced innocent suckers
to invest their money In outlying Du-
luth real estate near where the steel
trust is building it's plant.
Where Is Commercial Club?
During the lockout Of 1907 the
commercial club declared to the
world that it would protect honest
labor and SO that it's industrial liber-
ty was preserved. The street railway
men are not asking for the "closed'
shop. They are not asking for the
recognition Of the union as the term
Is generally understood. They are
simply asking that they be given the
right to hold meetings and to ap-
point committees to present their
grievances to the management Of the
street railway company.
The company will be at liberty to
hire and discharge whomsoever it
will, provided, however, that no man
loses his job because Of any honor
able part he plays as a member of
the union.
If the commercial club adhered to
the promise and pledge it made in
1907 1t would take Mr.. Warren by
the neck and compel him to settle up
on these terms with the striking
street railway men.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
IRON WORKERS SEEK
WORTHY WAGE INCREASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-The
members of the Structural Iron Work.
ers are on strike for an increase of
wages from IS to IS per day.
There has been, so it is affirmed,
an understanding among the contract
ing firms that this increase was 70
be conceded, to, but no definite date
set.
Owing to the fact that no agree
ment could be reached as to the time
the iron workers ceased work. Sew
eral firms have already acceded to
the raise, among them being the firm
of which the local secretary of the
Erectors' association is a member.
It is predicted that the entire mat
ter will be adjusted in a short time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
west virginia COAL =.
miners Have STRIKE
Issues Pile Up From Car Loads
Of Grievances-Fight Is
Desperate.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19.-Recently
an article appeared in the Baltimore
Sun from a staff correspondent, deal
ing with tho grievances of the miners
In the Kanawha and Cabin Creek dis
question of wages is not the only one
involved in the contest. The oper-
ators claim that the Pittsburgh dis
trict has 2-100 Of cent per ton Diff
ferential over the Kanawha field.
This fact, however, is computed up
on erroneous premises. The Pitts
burgh figures are based upon the short
ton Of 1000 pounds, while the Kama
wha figures are based on the long
ton of 2,240 pounds, which, when fig
ured out according to correct mathe-
mates, gives the Kanawha field a. IA
vorable differential of 6.5 cents per
ton. The company store and the COM
pany houses are other features which
have aggrieved the miners. While the
company claims it is not obligatory
for the men to purchase their sup
plies at the companies stores, yet it
goes without saying that men are not
given continuous employment who do
not patronize the company store, and
it is impossible to procure living quar-
ters adjacent to the mines without
renting company houses.
One operator in summing up the
difficulties, said: Labor is a mere
pawn in the game" The increase de-
manded by the miners is only ~
cents a ton. for mining and other
proportionate increases for men whose
work is not the actual digging Of
coal.
Aside from the demands for an In
crease, the miners also Insist on re-
form in the system of docking, the
employment Of the check weighman,
removal of postoffices from company
stores, permission for the men to trade
where they please, the payment Of
wages in cash every two weeks, pay
ment for the mining Of coal on the
basis Of the short ton. rental for
houses based on fair terms of their
cost, and the nine-hour day. ten hours
being the length of the day now. The
laws Of the state provide that there
shall be a. check weighman at each
coal tipple. The miners claim that
in all non-union camps in the state
not a single check weighman is en-
ployed.
The docking system employed by the
mine operators. according to the writ
er, is to a very large extent abused.
one instance being given where a
man had earned, according to the
present scale, $3.50, and he was
locked to the extent that he only
received $1.0S. =.
The houses In which the miners
live cost approximately $500. but S.
a month is the rental-producing s
per cent on an investment Of $1,000.
It is not surprising that the miners
in the West Virgna non-unon fields
are putting up a desperate tight to
change conditions, and it is to be
hoped that they will be successful
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
MAYOR Of. SUPERIOR
THREATENS COMPANY
Tells it, Manager to Be Good Or
City Will Take Over -
!. Lines.

Mayor Konkel of Superior In the
type Of man needed in the Office Of
mayor in any city during these chang
ing days in industrial conditions.
The manner In which he addressed
himself to Manager Warren at the
public meeting held In tho council
Chamber last Thursday afternoon in
dictated that the street railway COM
pany is not going to have its own way
in Superior as it has been having in
Duluth.
In the sister. city the street car BOYS
are as loyal and determined as thcv
are In Duluth. The public is with
them to q man. The police depart
ment is enforcing the law without
fear or favor and no rough neck
strike-breaker is permitted to go
about the city with an arsenal in
his pocket. :: -, -:
Mayor Konkel is on the job and
present Indications point to the NUM-
cipal ownership; OF the street railway
system over there in a very short time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
TO GIVE employees
EFFICIENCY ! Rating
Civil Service Commission Plans to
Put Government Employees to
Work by the Clock. - e..

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-1f the
present plans Of the Civil. Service
commission are carried out, every en-
ploye in the service of the govern
ment departments will find himself or
herself working on an efficiency rat
Ing basis about November 1. He or
she will find that an accurate rec
ord lis being kept of all services re-
quired to be performed and how the
work Is performed.
It Is proposed that these records
Will show at any time close esti-
mate of an employees services to the
government, whether he or she is Civ
ing faithful service or sighting the
task imposed. .r..: -.
The government employees are very
much concerned, and are anxiously
awaiting the announcement Of how
the efficiency ratings are to be ap-
Piled. How best to make the ratings
show fair record Of each employees
services has only been solved in OUT
line, and those developing the plan
say that It has not progressed Tar
enough to give any definite outline for
pubNcatiot at the present time
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
TO TRY RAILROADS ON
16-HOUR VIOLATIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1s.-suit
has been filed in San Francisco by
federal authorities against. the South
ern Pacific Railroad company for al
legged violation of the federal law linn.
iting the hours of trainmen engaged
in interstate commerce to Is. 49,.
The first suit to be tried-and there
are 81 in ah-.ewill come up for trial
on Oct. g. On each count the rail-
way is liable under the law to a maxi
mum fine of $500.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
TOLEDO TRANSFERS ARE
MAKING HEROIC BATTLE

TOLEDO, Sept. 1s.-The teamsters
of this city are putting up a heroic
battle against the employers and the
local union busting association.
Progress is being made, as some Of
the larger employers have already
capitulated and acceded to the new
scale. Organized labor, as a whole,
is giving its active support, and the
final outcome Of the contest will he
the complete obliterations. of tho
union destroying aggregation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
SENTENTIOUS SENTENCES
BY Anna Morton Barnard.

A great womanhood will make 4
great motherhood. =
Even her defamers were born Of
woman.
TOO dirty for woman" reflects small
nor the last Of woman's desires.
The franchise is neither the irst
nor the last of woman's desires.
Anti-suffrage reminds the thought
full of anti-opportunity.
Where Woman's weakness becomes
her pride the thought of freedom
shocks her.
Woman's power in the home is
what the moon is with light borrowed
from the sun.
Perhaps some men oppose freedom
for women because Of what they
themselves have done with their free
dom.
A cook stove and a cradle may be
world in themselves, but that world
is too small to live in.
It is not strange that all the IT,
rants among men are with the anti
suffrage movement, and that they
applaud 1t loudly.
How can we mother the race II
we are not to have practical expert
ence of what that race needs? Blind
mothers do not leec heir children.
The conservatism of woman" is
the conservatism Of those who have
been taught to look UP to masters
and lawgiVers for rhojr viewa.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
PREssMEN GET INCREASE.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The sun
dry civil bill, which has passed con-
gress and been signed by the presi-
dent. provides for raise in wages
Of 5, cents per hour to the press en-
ployed in the government printing
office and affects about 1925 men.
The scale is now IS cents per hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
VOTE ON FREE TEXTBOOKS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.--At the
coming general election there will be
voted upon number Of propositions
submitted to the people to be decided
by the referendum. One Of the most
important is the measure known as
the Shanahan amendment, which, If
adopted, will inausurate the system Of
free textbook in the public schools,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-The gain
in the average membership of the
American Federation Of Labor in the
first ten months of tho fiscal year
ended July. 81, 1912, over the first
ten months of the fiscal year ended
July 81, 1911, was 34,167.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21
CONTRACT FOR GUNBoAT.

"ASHINGTUN, Sept. 19.-The navy
department has awarded the contract
Tor building river, gunboat No. is
TO the navy yard at Mare Island. Cal.
This boat is to be. duplicate Of
the Monocacy, the contract for which
was. recently awarded to tho same
lyard
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-09-21

All married mon are not 400:
walkers, 49,.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-29
THOMAS PAINE
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
January %, 1887

ONE hundred and seventy-five
years ago today-January 20.
1737-there was born unto tie
Quaker Staymaker Of Thetford a man
child whose name was TO be written
large in the history Of the race. The
name Of the child was Thomas Paine
author of Common Sense The
crisis and the Age of Reason.
For long time Paine's memory was
Dlackened BY those whose self apDOfnt-
ca business IL was to damn all who
cared 70 question the ancient inaniffes
and do a little thinking on their own
NOOK put today that memory Is being
Eenapllltated, and conspicuous amonE-
the growing flames OF our time must
be reckoned that of Thomas Paine.
Ana what could be more Just or bcau-
tuul-au the more beautiful from the
IaeI tnat II has been so l0ng delavedl
Inc sword Of Washington the tonaue
OF franklin, and the pen Of Paine
these were the three things that ala
more tnan ali other things combined to
acnlete the political independence OF
me Cmled states. and it is now being
perceived By intelligent people that the
inspiration born OF Common Sense1
ana The Crisis" did as much for the
patriot cause as was done By the gen
sIalshlp OF washington or the dipl0-
The influence Of Paine's writings
was magical, and coming always Just
N the nick OF time" the good that
tney did was immense. he seemed to
know Just how TO fire the heart and