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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
COMPULSORY SAFEGUARDS.

TN AN editorial recently published
i by the Washington Herald it dis
cussed the need Of more adequate
safeguards being provided by railroad
transportation companies
Under the head of Publicity the
Best 6afeEuard' the editorial, in part,
says:
Mr.. Clark, the practical railroad
man Of the Interstate Commerce com.
mission, admits that the board needs
more power from congress before it
can enforce rules for running trains
that will decrease the number Of
avctdable accidents. He hopes that
publicity will help some. and it is
not very much impressed with the
complaint that railroad negligence IS
increasing.
'"He regards publicity as the best
modern safeguard of travel. Yet
there always has. been plenty of
publicity for railroad wrecks, and
1t has. not stimulated negligent
managers into the adoption Of block
signal systems, safe crossings, and
other necessary devices to prevent
wrecks.
The, New Haven disasters have not
lacked publicity, but the New Haven
directors, in the face Of a storm o.
public censure, simply announce that
passengers are safe enough on their
system az, they are operating it.
Railroads like the New Haven sys-
tenn stand in need Of drastic regulation
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion having ample authority to COM
pei care for the safety of passengers.
with the exception, perhaps, Of a
few progressive railroad directors, the
American people do not look for VOL
untary solicitude from railroad man.
ayers.
I'm the case OF directors who ignore
the indictments of scores of .coroners'
juries, and who scorn protests from
patrons riding in daily fear of death,
governmental conpulsion is a neces-
sary policy"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
WHEN DISEASE GOES.

Already someone raises the question Of what we
shall do with the superuous population when we have
stamped out disease and when peace has put an end
to the ravages of The most prosperous sections
OF China this writer those which have been
ravaged by pestilence or famine The population has
SO decreased that there is enough for ALL while in
other sections the population is constantly on the
OF famine. Shall we stop warfare on disease?
Happily, do not have to face such a problem.
1t is enough for us if realize that first duty is
the alienation of human misery There is enough ia
do and enough opportunity to do effective work to
keep US busy and our children after It might be
pointed out that is continually learning new ways
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
GETTING DOWN no BRAss rACKs.

bill has just been passed by the house of rep
resentatves authorizing complete Investigation into
Interstate carrier corporation stock bond issues
and empowering the Interstate Commerce commission
to make physical valuation the property of rail-
roads and other common carriers
If this bill is concurred in by the senate and
signed by the president it will have far-reaching
effect will reveal the original cost of rights of
way cost of construction, of materials entering
into the construction work, and will bring to light
the financial operations Of railway corporations in
financing transportation enterprises
When these facts are known and general publicity
possible the amount of water contained in transporta
t1on STOCK can be approximately measured
Railroads in dealing with employees In the matter
OF wages and hours accustomed to using the
stereotped argument that adequate returns be
made to the investors in transportation enterprises
1t has not been infrequent occurrence in the
past for transportation companies increase very ma
teray the liabilities against the road by the addition
OF stock without any corresponding addition to it's
physical value Instances have been known where
railroad companies have doubled the stock OF the cor
poration without adding dollar to the value Of the
road in extension, equipment, improvement.
This ''frenzied financing doubled the burden of
the roads, which, naturally, could show decreased
revenue owing to the watered stock and delude the
public as to the cause Where conditions Of this kind
obtain the transportation companies have an unfair
advantage over workmen seeking in wages
The physical valuation OF transportation companies
is Of vital interest to the employees Of These coupauies
and will eventually result in presenting to tho en-
ployes opportunity to secure = better wage rate
than has been heretofore possible.
The general public will also obtain an advsntaxa
If this bill becomes law. Under the present system
of mad nnancerng 1t Is impossible determine what
would be fair and just transportation charges.
The time is close approaching when not only the
railroads but every other line business will be
compelled to get down to brass tacks and organize
on honest basis with physical valuation as the
basis for capitalization.
We hold that over-capitazation has more to do
with the high cost Of living and the economic in
equality that obtains today than any other sinsle
factor with the possible exception of the high
tariff.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
A TRUE CHRISTMAS STORY.

" ERE is a little Christmas story,
~ briefly told in the dispatches,
which seems worthy Of complete mar
1ation:
Martin Hoagland, who is merely a
police judge in Hutchinson, Kan, is
the hero of the story: that is. he is
the hero unless one J. w. Babb is
the hero. Babb had stolen coal from
railroad, and was brought before
Hoagland, charged with that offense.
The evidence was clear. Judge Hoag-
land fined him lightly, and Babb man.
aged to pay the fine.
Later Judge Hoagland discovered
that Babb had stolen the coal to Keep
his wife and sick baby warm, and
that the payment Of the light fine had
taken the last cent he had in the
world. Thereupon he looked up Babb,
out of his own pocket repaid the fine
to him, bought clothing, groceries and
found job for him.
This is to give honor to Judge
Hoagland. Doubtless he is not
wealthy, for his kind do not hold
wealth, and it may be that he is
wrOngfully astray from that only
sound religious creed which you and
I endorse, but If he does not have
pew fairly we'll forward in the
heavenly family circle, 1 suspect that
many of the rest Of us must sit so far
back that We will be clear outside of
the door.
For, you see, he is of the kind who
Go good unto one of the least Of
these, my little Ones" and it is not
recorded that they will be asked
whether they are Baptist, Catholic,
Presbyterian, Jew or Gentle. In
fact, the good Book leads US to infer
that perhaps the creed may be mat
ter of small moment; that that which
we did unto lone of the least Of these
may be the crucial test, after all. OF
course it may be treason to our pet
creed to suggest this thing, but does
not the Bible suggest it? And when
and where did the Christ formulate
creed other than is embodied in his
two great commandments, anyhow?
My hat is off to Justice Hoagland
Possibly his creed limps, and possibly
it does not, but he has great, loving
heart in his bosom.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
ANOTHER PREACHER OFF COLOR.

Back in Detroit the other Sunday night, Rev G. r.
Cullen, pastor of the Boulevard M. e. church. in the
course OF talk on Young Men and Work." declared
that Agitation for shorter hours is harmful II the
laborer wishes merely time for recreation"
mo able-bodied man should shrink from ten
hour working day. he said If he can shorten his
hours for his bread and devote the remaining time
to sedevelopment and education then the shortened
hours benefit
Every one. matter what his station, should
work six days and rest That the proportion
set down in the Mosaic law, and it has been found
wise ever since 1t docs matter 80 much what
work you hnd to do, as how you do it,
Why, the dear man Of the pulpit is preaching an
exceedingly dangerous doctrine II he fears the effect
Of recreation on the human race. II 'every one no
matter what his station should work six days and
rest one" there would not be any need Of any ones
working eight hours day..
, It's simply fierce the idea some in the pro-
LESSONS have about the labor probie They are dread
fully afraid to trust the worker with leisure for fear
he will fall into temptation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
HERE'S TO MARY ID. M'FADDEN.

Mary D. McFadden, the former weknown Duluth
newspaper and Minnesotas leading advocate of
Woman's suffrage, is editor of The Courant a.
monthly journal, published the interest of the
women of this state and the northwest.
Miss McFadden is putting her best effort into her
new work. The current issue of The Courant from
cover to is brm full of the very best thought
on questions pertaining to the work of clubs
and in politics.
We are morally certain that every person in Du-
luth joins with The Labor World in expressing the
wish that Miss McFaddens effort in her new line of
activity will be crowned with 1t is needless
to say that The Courant will contain as it does in the
current ISSUE the best material obtainab]e on
! questions involving woman's welfare and that the
editorials from the of the brilliant young editor
will nave their weight in molding public sentiment
IN Minnesota and elsewhere in favor of giving to
woman her proper place in every avenue of life
We need not worry about this feature of the suc-
cess OF The Courant Our chief hope it will re-
ceive the business patronage merits We trust the
women of Minnesota the northwest will see n
1t that Miss McFadden is given the support she an
richly deserves
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
SENATOR BURTON GROWS.

Senator Burton. Ohio, in announcing his candidacy
for reelection raises question that from now
but nevertheless extremely timely He proposes to lot
Ohio decide not merely whom she wants for senator
but what she wants; whether statesman or
messenger boy; whether student and DICTATOR OF
national questions agent of local demands
whether contributor to the nations counsel or a
purveyor of federal patronage.-Harper's Weekly.
This is very good from Ohio; it is good to
know that Senator Burton is enthusiastic about
the peoples will And this is not the first or the
only indication we have observed that Ohio statesmen
are very DESTROYS of consulting the wishes of the
voters marked sponStaneity in this desire seems
to date from the cumulative effect Of three state
tons carried by Democratic candidates some new
and radical amendments the constitution I'm
til the election Of 1910, which showed Republican
governor under 100000 plurality for Harmon and
sent Democrat to the United States senate we had
heard very little of proposals by Republican states
men of Ohio to let the people decide anything
One other thing interests these proposals. Of
Senator Burton: In allowing the people to decide
whether they want statesman or messenger boy
under which head will he classify himself after the
distinguished record in his session of
of having voted ia times with Aldrch?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

OF making the soil more productive Of using material
that was once wasted, ana that with DO disease Ne
should have fewer unproductive citizens this may
be disresarded, for every man with halt touch OF
humanity Will feel the call Of his fellowmen and be
ready to help We cannot look the decrease Of the
death rate with anything but Joy and thu fsslinE
that We must now work harder still to make the
world happier.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
ONE CENT POSTAG.

EEAR1NG that with the trying out
4 OF the parcels post the postoffice
department will find itself-for the
present at least-unable to recon-
mend a reduction in all first class
postage to cent, Senator Penrose
has introduced bill to make a start
en- the line Of lower first class rates
by providing for a 1-cent rate on ali
letters to be delivered by the receiv-
Ing office-that is drop letters.
/ 1t IL hard to see why at least that
much should not be allowed at once.
That would bring a good deal of re-
lief to business houses which make
extensive use Of the local mails. OF
course the objection to such a bill is
that giving half a loaf would delay the
giving Of the whole loaf. It is also
argued that the parcels post is bound
to SO increase postal revenues that
the whole loaf-1-cent rates for the
entire country-is bound to come. But
half a loaf is better than none, and
the future holds more pormise for
sane postoffice management than
ever before.
If congress will give heed to it's own
abuse OF the mails-that is the abuse
OF congressional and other franks
and remove that incubus of what
some people regard as nothing more
than graft, and which is at the mild
est special privilege, one way for a
national reduction in the rate on a
class Of postage which pays a ire
n,endous profit will be payed: And
other rational economies will do the
rest and permit the 1l-cent rate. Mean
While the Penrose idea is better than
nothing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21
Christmas Gloves,
800 to $500.
At The Biz Duluth.

IRON WORKERS WIN STRIKE.
I VANCOUVER, 3. c., Dec. 19.-The
structural iron workers. on strike
a: Edmonston have had their de-
r1ands conceded, namely, so cents
per hour for 9-hour day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

1T takes two to make bargain" Yes It also
takes two to make business. And one Of them is
the man of labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

Buy Your Christmas Gifts for
Men and Boys At The Big Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

Christ doesn't care much Whist you think about
the Babe OF Bethlehem, what doing Tor the
babes Of Duluth s~~ ..E~ =as.&>~ :zE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

me purpose OF the labor movement IL to spread
the Christmas spirit all the sheets Of the calendar
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-12-21

Is Christmas time again. Christian charity weuld
make Christmas chArity unnecessary
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1912-08-09
Au Hasard des Rencontres

ST la distinction naturelle ct lie.
l6gance d'allure sont lie privilege
dun petit nombre de personnes
settlement, la politesse ct les bon
mes mani4res sont, au c%ontraire,
obligatoires pour tout lie monde.
On raconte quinn jour Louis
XIV sortait de Versailles en- com
pagnie de son gouverneur, lors-
qu'aux portes du palais, I'm de.
crotteur, apercevant lie jeune roi.
Sc d6couvrit ct salua.
LIE gouverneur quittant alors la
main de son royal eleve, rendit lie
salut au pauvre diable.
MATS il me semble, interrogea
lie roi, que vous saluez un domes-
tique?
Sire. je pr6fere saluer un do
mestilue que d'entendre dire
qu'un domestique est plus poll
que moi.
Ce gouverneur, qui tenait a sa
reputation, 6tait un komme avis6.
car lie monde a vite fait de CHASER
les gems, scion leur m6rite appa.
rent, dams la cat6gorie DIES gems
bien e..ev6s gu dams la categorie de
ceux qui ne lie sont pas.
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Cedar Hall, Qu6.-Mgr Fran

Cedar Hall, Qu6.-Mgr Fran.
cois-Xavier Boss6, depuis peu Gu
re de Cedar Hall, est decide subj.
tement, en- son presbyt6re, apres
avoir exerc6 lie saint minist6re en-
differences paroisses du diocese de
Rimouski ct CONNIE pr6fet apostle
lique du golfe Saint Laurent pen
dant pres de cinquante ans.
LIE dimanche precedent sa mort,
Mgr Boss6 6tait en- bonnie sant6; il
await c6l6bre la messe, pronounce
deux sermons ct b6ni une statue.
Au physique, Mgr Boss6 6tait
un colosse, un type magnifque de
la race canadienne-francaise
C'6tait aussi un studieux ct un mo-
dele du pretre campagnard.
Ottawa.-A Ottawa, r6pid6mie
de fevre typhoide semble, ct a bon
droit. pr6occuper lie public plus
que toutes autre chose. LIE nom
bre DIES cas- de typhus e%nregistr6s
s'6levait a $50. II y a eu HUT de-
ces. Quarante-six nouveaux cas- Sc
sont declares depuis.
LIE DR. Bowles a etc mis- q la
tete du service hospltalier DIES SO
malades places dams les tentes de
l'h6pital de la rue Rideau. A
Iheure quill est il V a plus de so
malades de typhoide dams h0pi-
tai de secours de la rue Sussex.
Une analyse d'eau, prise a I'm robi-
net quelconque samedi, par lie DR.
Hollingsworth, m6decin Inspector
DIES ailments, y a d6cel6 la pr6sen-
ce du terrible coli-cabille. l'6tat
de chooses est 81 pitoyable a Otta-
wa au point de vue sanitaire, qu'on
dit que nombre de deputies, apeu-
res par l'6pid6mie, won't demander
au gouvernement que le parlement
ne siege pas, dams la capitale, tant
que lie typhus y s6vira. A la RI
gueur, ces parlementaires deman-
deraient que la session DIES cham
bres soft tenue dams une autre vile,
malgr6 les inconv6nients qui en-
r6sulteraient.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1912-08-09
LA CURE AUX ACHILLES

Un journal medical Went de re-
habiliter un peu certains insectes
qui r6pandent la terreur n%octurne,
les punaises, puisqu'il faut les
appeler par leur nom; il par;1t que
leurs piqdres ne sont pas sans
effet b~ienfaisant pour lie traite-
ment des rhumatismes.
MATS il y a beaucoup mieux,
CONNIE pursuance th6rapeutique:
&c sont les piq1res oes abeilles.
Voici la recette. II s'agit, par
exempIe, dun genou rhumatisant
GU arthritique. LIE saupoudrer de
sucre, ct le placer q proximit6
dune ruche: les abeilles viennent
y butiner; Giles piquent la-dessus
a qui mieux mieux; lie genou enfe;
on SQUIRE, mails ensuite on est alb
solument d6barrass6 de son NAL.
C'est un rem4de q la port6e de
toutes les bourses, mails non pas
de tous les courages. II est he
roique.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1912-08-09

Guerlson du Cancer
BEeE CASTILLO

Sans recourir aux operations chirurgi-
calales GU emplatres ct SANS DOU-
LEUR. Cancer a la poitrine, de la le-
vre, a la bouche, a Ia figure, de la peau,
81 lie patient sly prend a temps. Grand
nombre de cas- c%hroniques gueris on SOU
lagos apres e%puisement d'autres metho-
dds de traitement. LIE cance est la ma
ladie la plus %tra1tre, la plus decevante.
N'attendez pas quill soft iucurable avant
de vous soignes. Nous demons les
actresses de nombreux patiens. Quand
vous ecrivez donnez la description du cas-.
DIR B. T.. Williams
SDeclaliSte dams lie traitement du
Cancer. 1900 University Avenue s. r
Minneapolis, MINI.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1912-08-09
CANADA

Trois-R Jos. Beau
lieu, age de vingt-cinq ans ct onze
mois employee pour lie chemin dc
fer Canadien du Pacifque,
Trois-R ivi4res, est d6c6d6 a ce der.
nier endroit.
On annonce de Buckingham.
que Noise C%arriere, fills de M.
Noise Carriere, de Hull, s'est noye
dams la Riviere du Lievre, en- ira
valiant au fottage du bois. LIE
d6funt 6tait c6libataire ct age de
% ans.
Montreal.-M. RI. Very, lie
secr6taire du Builders Exchange
de Regina Went de recevoir
une d6peche lui deman-
dant d'envoyer a Regina douze
cents charpentiers pour alder a la
reconstruction gu aux r6parations
DIES 6difices d6molis GU endomma-
g6s par lie recent cyclone.
Winnepeg.-John Haynes, gar
con boucher a Winnipeg, 6tait oc-
cup6 dams lie magasin de son pa
tron a d6tailler un bifteck d I'm
client quand la foudre vint frapper
la pointe du conteau quill tenait.
Haynes fut jet6 a terre 6vanoui
par la violence du choc. Quand il
revint a lui, il await lie bras para
lyse.
Victoriaville.-L Gle DIES mou-
Inns a papier de Berlin, qui a ache
t6 les scieries ct limites de M. P.
H. Pennington, a decide de Sc
borner d6sormais a copper lie bois
de pulpe dams lie haut de la riviere
Nicolet pour l'exp6dition directe
aux Etats- Unis. C'est une indus
trie qui nous 6chappe.
Qu6bec.-Un enfant de deux ans,
Roland Dumont, fills de M. Ma
pol6on Dumont, Lewis, s'est fai t
tuer par I'm tramway Lewis. Au
moment GU I'm tramway arrivait
pres de la route de Sainte- Henri.
s'est aventure sur la vote,
ferree. LIE garde-moteur ma pas
Gu lie temps d'arreter la voiture.
La mort fut instantan&e.
Halifax, Mem. Table ia
mes D. Morrison, vicaire general
ct administrators du diocese de
Charlottetown, Ile-du- Prince
Edouard, a 6t6 nomme 6veque
d'Antigonish, succ6dant a Mgr Ca
meron, decide il y a deux ans en-
viron.
LIE nouvel 6veque est originate
de Tracadie, NE; il est age den
ron 45 ans. II fit son education a
Charlottetown ct au college de la
Propaganda a Rome, Oh les titres
de docteur en- droit canon ct doc
teur en- philosophie lui furent con-
II fut ordonn6 pretre il y a vingt-
cinq ans.
Sherbrooke.-Deux hommes ont
6t6 tues, ct un autre mortellement
bless6, dams la collision de deux
trains de marchandises qui a eu
lieu, dimanche dernier, sur la vote
du Grand Tronc, q Summit, pres
d'Allentown, a environ cinquante
miles de Sherbrooke.
Les deux trains flaient d une vi
Jesse de trente-cinq miles a l'heu-
re. On ignore encore les mons DIES
victimes, mails on salt que les
morris sont un chauffeur ct un ser
re-frein. Un ing6nienr a en- les
jambes coup6es.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1912-08-09

ii y a quatre ans, j'avais fat
heaucoup d'efforts pour porter un
Meuble ct, 4 partir de ce moment.
IL me fut presque impossible de ira
WALLER. Je sOuffrais de douleurs in
ternes. perdais des forces ct mai
g~rissajs beaucoup, malgr6 bien des
arrangements ct des sOins. Je COM
mencai 4 prendre les Pilules Rou-
ges don't I'effet fut vraiment mer-
veilleux. Je gagnai vingt livres
dams respace de quelques mois,
ME forces Sc ~doublerent ct toutes
lne douleurs disparurent. C'est
done avec plaisir aujourd'hui que
je redis l'efficacite des Pilules Rou-
ges.-Mme w. GRENIER, 80 Brid-
&c, Manchester, N. III.
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Vers Page de seize ans, j'etais
tres fable ct je souffrais continued
lement de dOuleurs dams les reins,
la tete ct les membres.
I'm medecin me donnait des re-
medes pour me fortifier, me faire
du sang ct alder lie d6veloppement
tardif de ma constitution, mais rien
n'amenait lie resultat attendu.
POussee par les annOnces des
%journaux, ma mere, qui me voyait
toujours au meme point, me fit
prendre les Pilules Rouges de la
Compagnie Chimique Franco-Ame-
ricaine.
Graduellement, ma sante devint
ce que tout lie monde s%ouhaitait.
J'eus la vigueur ct l'entrain de non
age ct ma mere fut plus que salts
fate, tres heureuse. - Nine MAR
Gel LEVEsQUE, 20 Palm Street,
| Nashua, n. HI.