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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
A1edO

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rush went to
Joy to visit with relatives
Miss Mary Johnson went to Burling.
ton to visit her parents few days.
Miss Mary Brady and Miss Minnie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
DAVENPORT

Licensed TO Wed.-Philip Toatman
and Miss Fannie Bluhmstein, both OF
Davenport.
o.
Claim Iowa champIonshlp.-The de-
batting teams OF the Davenport high
school established a clear claim for
the championship of eastern Iowa
Friday night. when they took the two
teams from Dubuque in camp by 80
decisions.
Work Proceeding. - K c. Weedin,
chief engineer for the Davenport
day that they expected to be laying
lis into Muscatine by Monday OIL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

lucky, Nov. 20, 1915. Mrs. Dean was
born in Scotland, April Z, 1924.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11
The many uses Of
GOLD DUST

If you were to use, for
each kind of washing,
cleaning, securing and
scrubbing, one of the So
called special prepare
tons which are made,
you would have an i'm
posing and expensive
array of chemicals, wash
ing compounds, cleaning
pastes, etc.
There is one cleaner
that has the virtues of
all and the faults of
none. Use Gold Dust and
you have no need OF
borax, ammonia, kero-
sene or naphtha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

unfavorable weather conditions and
we will push the line to completion
as rapidly as possible" declares Mr..
Weedin.
House ls Destroyed-The house Ct
Attorney Frank A. Cooper at sos
Kirkwood boulevard was partially
destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon
at 2:45 o'clock and the loss will ag-
gregate about $4,000 which is COW
cred by insurance. When the alarm
was sent into the central fire station
over the telephone, Chief Denger
was making a run to Seventh street
and Alma avenue where false alarm
had been turned in. The delay in
reaching the Cooper residence &C
ccrdingly gave the fire a good star
and when hose company No. ar
rived on the scene, the entire roo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-11

An the news all the time-The Argus.
Argua
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
LABOR IN AUSTRALIA
GIVEN WIDER MARGIN
Cost of Living Cheaper There
Than In United States and
Germany.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-In a
cable dispatch from London it is
stated that G. H. Knibbs, statistician
of the Australian government, has
prepared an article dealing with the
cost of living in Australia and other
countries.
While it is difficult to secure ac-
curate data on this subject in a.
worldwide investigation, yet, it is
claimed that the facts secured are ap-
proximately correct
The summary is favorable to Aus
tralia, in that it shows that the cost
of living in that country is cheaper
than in most parts of Europe.
In comparison with Germany,
the United States and Australia it is
shown that in the average Australian
household, when housing, fuel food,
lighting and clothing are provided
for, 1882 per cent of the family in
come is available for other expendi-
ture, as against 1916 per cent in
Germany and 25.41 per cent in the
United States
This margin is designated as 1.-The
margin of comfort
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
INJUSTICE IN COTTON
MILLS IS EXPOSED

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Since
the issuance Of the report on women
and child labor in the cotton mills.
the North Carolina delegation in
congress has been severely criticising
the department of commerce and la
Dor.
1t will be remembered that when
the report first came out Senator
Overman made an effort looking to-
ward another Investigation, but for
some reason abandoned the idea.
The commissioner Of the Bureau of
Labor maintains that he can produce
conclusive evidence that the state
ments contained in the report are in
strict accord with the conditions pre-
vailing in the cotton mills in the ter
ritory covered by. the Investigation.
The report is q severe indictment
and the members from North Caro-
ter s5 sss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
LA TOILETTE STOCK q.
SCARS MUCH HIGHER
Continued from Page 1

Continued from Page 1.
in contested delegations from more
than one district.
The Republican brand of harmony
is most delightful during this cam
paign and is highly appreciated by
the Democrats who are occupying the
side lines.
Roosevelt in Minnesota
Ex-Presidents Roosevelt, as a re-
ceptive candidate for the nomination
at the Chicago convention-and then
some-will speak in the Twin Cities
tomorrow.
The Roosevelt people do not intend
to have that hat kicked out of the
ring and are going to make a desper-
ate fight to hold Minnesota. I. A.
Caswell is one of the shrewdest polit-
icai manipulators in the Northwest,
and if he cannot carry the Colonel
through Minnesota it cannot be done.
It is expected that the Coloners
friends from every section of the
state will be on hand to meet him
on Friday. His presence is going to
make the big noise of this cam
paign.
There was a good deal of compar-
ing of notes as to Democratic guber-
material possibilities by the members
of the State committee when in SEES
sion here.
Hammond and Ringdahl
Hammond and Ringdahl are easily
the favorites, with Mr.. Hammond
somewhat in the lead. This in spite
of the fact that a large number from
the Second District were against Mr..
Hammond's nomination solely be-
cause they wanted to keep him in
congress from that district.
A surprise was sprung on the state
capitol family last week when F. w.
Mcintosh, secretary of the Dairy and
Food Commission, was notified that
owing to "incompatibility of tenn
per" he was to be divorced from his
position in the department and trans
ferred to some other field of useful
ness.
Mr.. Mcintosh has been one of the
most active of Governor Eberhart's
supporters and his name has been
mentioned as Assistant Dairy and
Food Commissioner to succeed John
McCabe when that Democrat should
be presented with the ak.
The reason given for Mr.. McIn-
! tosh's transference is somewhat un-
| usual. Rumor has it that there are
others.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30

men minimum Of $3.50 per day
whether they are in waiting at the
barn or actually in service. If this
company desired to be fair in Du-
luth it would give its employees here
at least the same consideration it
shows to them in the Twin Cities.
The motormen and conductors on
each car to be taken from the bar,
are obliged to report at least ten
minutes before leaving time to dust
and clean the cars and the company
thus avoids the expense of hiring men
for that purpose and for which, the
mOtorman and conductor receive no
remuneration.
Give Much Free Labor.
when this same car is taken off
its run and back to the barn the crew
must switch it into the barn again,
which sometimes take fifteen or tWen-
ty minutes, according to the number
Of cars to be switched in ahead of it,
and for which the crew receives alb
solutely nothing. Yet let this same
crew pull into the barn two minutes
before time and the result will be a
number of dement's, and on the other
hand if man is thirty seconds late
reporting for duty and the car is not
to be taken out for 9A minutes, the
result viii! then be miss" and the
possible loss Of two days work.
There is at all times number of
men constantly in waiting in the
waiting room at the car barn. This
room has no ventilation, except into
the barn, which in the winter is more
or less filled with coal gas and smoke
from twenty to thirty cars.
Foremen Work ePtty Spites.
Anyone unfortunate enough to in
cur the dislike Of a line foreman, may
at any time expect notification of
from ten to. fifty dement's which de-
tract materially from his standing
and helps to place him at the bottom
of the list, while others more FORUM
ate, but less deserving, are advanced
to the best runs to be had in the
service.
SHOULD a conductor, who has been
continually on his feet for eight hours
or more, attempt to sit down just be-
fore arriving at the end of the line,
even though he has no passengers
aboard and his feet and limbs are
aching, he is given so dement's. This
is the most "heinous'' violation of
the rules while in the other states
the law compels the street railways
to provide stools for the conductors
so that they may rest when tired.
This is merely brief resume of
the conditions under which the street
railway men of our city are laboring.
We could enumerate great many
more equally as bad if we chose to
do so. These conditions have been
described as wholly satisfactory, but
not however, by the employees Of the
Duluth Street Railway company"
If a man has no wife to find him
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
URGES UNION LABOR
TO SUPPORT INQUIRY
Secretary of New York Associa-
ton for Labor Legislation
Makes Strong Appeal.

Paul Kennaday, secretary of the
New York Association for Labor Leg
islation, is endeavoring to arouse the
organized wage earners of the United
States to interest in the recommended
ton Of President Taft that a federal
commission be created to make in
quiry into Industrial relations in the
United States.
While Representative Hughes in
the House, and Senator Borah in the
Senate have introduced bills provid-
ing for the creation of a commission.
and while many members of both
Houses agree with the President
upon this matter they are waiting to
learn what are the wishes of organ
lied labor.
Speaking Of the proposed commits
sion Mr.: Kennaday says: 1.-THE Idea
Of a Federal Commission on Indu strial
Relations first took definite shape
after the startling close of the Nc
Namara case. Labor will not soon
forget that the press of the country
at once voicing and shaping public
opinion, was filled with expression Of
hostility; that in more than one quar-
ter exultation at having at last
downed labor was followed by de-
termination to keep it down.
yet many men and women saw in
the revelation of the desperate means
made use Of in the fight against the
open shop, more than the breaking
of the law and a resort to violence.
Channels Open to Labor.
"A small group in New York who
saw great provocation in the atti-
tudes of some employers, wished to
call public attention to the underly-
ing causes for the desperate remedy
applied in one series of Industrial
conflicts, leaving to others who were
lacking either in number or vehem-
of denouncing labor methods, labor
leaders and labor unions.
This group of students of indus
trial matters presented to the Presi-
dent a petition asking for the ap-
pointment of a Federal Commission
on Industrial Relations.
I'VE would like to learn what
channels are open to labor to secure
industrial justice?' We would like
to know what part in industrial un-
rest is played by the discharge OF
those Workmen, who, refusing tC
rely on fair play and security upon
the good nature of foremen and SUI
perintendents, have attempted or.
ganized action
I'VE would like to have brought
out into the light Of day the spy
system and the strike breaking or.
CARNATIONS equipped to man a jot
and break the backs of local strikes.
We would like to have the American
public learn from an official inquir,
and report, the truth about injunc.
lions and evictions, those lega
methods turned from their old time
uses to new found ways of oppres
sion.
Here is the opportunity to plac,
before an impartial commission ant
by that commission before the publ,
at present in large part uniformed
and misinformed, the shameful sit
uation Of men and women, who toda,
| are working to make other men AMI
women rich and idle"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30

If a, man has no wife to find him
out, his sins will.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT
ON GREAT NORTHERN
Continued from Page I,

of Minnesota was passed for the pur-
pose OF preventing such employers as
the Great Northern hallway from
blacklisting employees who may seek
protection in a trade union, and that
such law does not interfere with
the right of contract
The Great Northern people have
circulated story to the effect that
Organizer Walters induced the car
men employed on the Great Northern
to join the union on the strength Of
a letter purporting to have been
signed by the assistant general mana
ger of the railroad.
Letter Not q Forgery.
They allege that the letter Mr..
Walters exhibited to the employees
was forgery and that no official at
any time gave any letter stating that
the railroad company had no object
ION to its employees organizing On
the other hand Mr.. Walters is ex-
hlblting the letter which was written
some time ago, and he asserts that 1t
was signed by the assistant general
manasef He now threatens to sue
the Great Northern Railway for de-
tamation of character
While every phase OF the case 81
far known to the public is in the
courts the railroad is still said to be
lnsdiously working among it's en-
ployes and giving them the final op-
portunity 70 choose between the
union and the company. Garments
helpers are still being employed fo1
twelve hours each day at the maenjfi-
cent wage Of S1.35, and experienced
carmen are still receiving less wages
than are paid to the same class of
men on every other railroad in Min
neso!A.
y. r. Raises Wages.
Recently the Northern Pacific
made a schedule with it's carmen re-
daclns their hours OF labor at Brain
erd from 10 to 8 hours for nine
months in the year without a reduc-
uou III wages. The carmen on the
Grand Trunk have received a. ma
terlal Increase in wages within the
past two weeks, while at Boston
committees OF the employees are ne
e7~eAAAo Will lI1S NE" haven or
nclais Tor an increase in wages fol-
carmen, and at this writing every
;hlpg Indicates that they will obtain
Favorable settlement.
The Great Northern is the only
railroad In the northwest that has
conducted fight agains; organ!za-
lions OF labor. 1t is James ]. HILLS
railroad, that great philanthropist (?)
VINO has promised the people Of St.
Paul that he will give them s750.O0Q
Tor library upon condition that
they raise $750,0e0 more, Where
does Mr.. Hill expect. 10 get this
money. or if he has 1t from whom
mas no exacted it: Numberless tar
paper shanties and pinched- faced
children along the right Of way OF
the Great Northern Railway give the
answer. H$@55 5..s5 n NJ, $-s al 4 I'D
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
REAL BOOSTER CLUB
AT LAST ORGANIZED
Continued from Page 1.

posed of a band of Independent citi-
Zens who are under obligations to no
Interests and who seek only the well
fare of the general community. It
Is the most representative club ever
instituted in any city in the country.
Every shade Of political thought and
business and professional activity was
represented. The men who spoke
gave fearless expression to views
they believed were truths.
F. E. Bowling, VINO acted as chair
man and was afterwards elected pres
ident, summed up the grievances Of
Duluth in emphatic language. He
reviewed our past experiences. He
told of our natural resources and op-
portunities and how many of them
were bottled up. He deplored the
slow growth of the city and declared
that there was a reason for it. He
maintained that the city had a stone
and chain about it's neck He scored
the railroads who, for selfish reasons,
had diverted the business of the head
Of the lakes to the Twin Cities.
DO 1t for All the People.
He urged that something be done
for the so to 80 per cent of the real
citizens of the city who have been
left unprotected i'll the past
He ridiculeu the banquet that was
recently rendered to Louis w. Hill,
president Of the Great Northern. T1e
said that he had learned that 1000
Duluth people had left Duluth for
Canada. eve must stop this" he
said, and get the people coming the
other way"
He closed his remarks by urging
that the slogan do It For Duluth"
be substituted for & moro patriotic
one such as, II An. For Duluth"
Equally strong speeches were made
by Frank e. Randall, Bert Fesler,
John J. Moe. M. NJ. Gasser, John
Jenswold, Jr:, f. J. Filiatcault, WILL
lam Bergers and c. E. Lovett. W.
E. McEwer, editor of the Labor
World, also spoke.
The following officers We're elected:
P. E. Bowling, president; Alfred
Jaques, first vice PRESIDENT; M. NJ
'iasser, second vice president: Will
lam Bergers. third vice PRESIDENT;
Frank E. Randall, secretary; and E.
j. f'iliatrault, treasurer.
To Banquet 500 Officials.
The executive committee consists
OF all the above officers and l.. A.
Larson, W. w. BOwe, w. E. McEwen.
John JensWold, Jr., w. B. Getchell,
Bert Fesler and John J. Moe.
The greatest enthusiasm of the
evening was shown when Mr.. Ber-
gers declared that the 500 Line was
the one railroad that manifested a
disposition to aid Duluth. He believed
that it would be proper to tender a
banquet to President PENNINGTON and
other officials of that railroad in the
near future, to show them that the
people OF Duluth have some appre-
citation of it's friends who are really
trying to do something to build the
city, rather than to toady and lick
spittle with the Hill family who have
never done anything for this city ex-
cept to draw on it at every oppor-
tunity.
The business men of Duluth. that
Is the free and independent kind. are
most enthusiastic over the prospects
Of the Greater Duluth Club and that
they will give it their moral support
there Is no question. A great future
is predicted for this new organiza-
ton. 0 5Is III. .3is "a.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
WOMEN IN FOUNDRIEs:
SUBJECT FOR INQUIRY

BOSTON, March 21.-In the Massa-
chusetts state legislature there is
bill pending, urging investigation of
the corerooms Of iron foundries
where women are being employed.
The international Pump company,
aside from other companies, is en-
plOyinS women in their foundries and
there is intense feeling against per-
uniting women to be employed in this
character Of work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
STREET RAILWAY MEN
GIVE OUT STATEMENT
Continued FROM Page /.

Continued FROM Page /,
a strong trade union and now a COM
mittee is at work attempting to ad-
just differences with the railway COM
pany.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
TO ADD ANOTHER FOUNDRY.

WASHINGTON, March 28.--Bids
have been received by the navy de-
partment for the construction of an
additional foundry at the Washington
navy yard. The amount of money
available for the work is 100000.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-03-30
FUMED OAK
FUR1Nl TURE

Bullets. dining tables, chairs, chinaclosets,
library tables, Davenport touches, rockers
and easy chairs, upholstered with best
feathers, brass beds, springs, mattresses,
dressers, cni3oniers, 9x12 and 8x10 rugs;
new shipments from factory will be
sold on your credit, away below retail
prices. Cameron the furniture factory dis
tributor; showroom 22ol West First street.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-24
MONTANA CATTLE
IN GOOD CONDITION
PLENTY or FEED AND FORAGE
SHEEP ON CROW REsERvA-
TIoN DOING WELL.

Billings, Mont, Jan, 24.-That stock
throughout the Yellowstone and con-
Meeting valley is in good condition and
that unless some unexpected emer-
gency arises there will be no losses,
is the report given out by men en-
gagged in the business.
Taking a lesson from the hazardous
experience OF the winter of 1909-10
the growers took the p~recaution to
provide a plentiful supply of forage.
which they were able to do at a COM
parativly low price for the aso that
the number OF animals wintered in
this section is smaller than for many
years past.
The same policy was followed by
those whose sheep were ranging on
the Crow reservation, for 1t was found
early last fall that the range would
not be in shape to carry the animals
through without possible heavy losses.
The hay was purchased from the In
dams who cured a large tonnage. The
red men use but a small amount them
selves and were able to convert their
surplus into money, the highest mar
ket price being paid to them.
Contrary to statements given out
from northern wyoming, it is related
good authority that a large per-
centage of the cattle shipped into
Montana a few weeks ago and un-
loaded ON the. Indian reserve are in
wretched state, for the reason that
they are not supplied with hay and
there is not sufficient grass to keep
them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-24
RroomhaIPs Report.

: Liverpool, Jan. 24.-The lower clos
ing at Buenos Ayres and the better
weather there with a more hopeful
outlook for the strike situation caused
some realizing at the opening n
markets were unchanged to u lower.
Following the opening the market was
irregular with support in July which
advanced u and March also supported.
This steadiness was due to ffrmness
of Plata offers, with an improved de-
mand for better grades Of Manitobas.
Millers were buying OIL a more liberal
scale. Russian and Danubian offers
are firmly held with b interior of
Tsussia still bidding firmly for wheat.
During the morning there was some
disposition to realize profits and the
advance was lost or a cable report
ing fine hot weather in Argentine and
a generally dull trade. At 1880 p. m.
prices were u to Il lower than yes
terday.
Corn opened unchanged and later de-
cIined Il on a smaller inquiry for
American parcels and pressure of
Plata offers. The outlook in Argen-
tine is highly favorable and the Buenos
Ayres market showed a net decline
for the day of IA to ia cents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-24
Moorhead Department

measure said the senator win net
the entire state about ST. 1000. AS
It Is at present the law, this wear.
with a quarter Of a mill assessment
Melted the state $685. 900 TO- be ex-
pended in good roads. The Dunn Good
Roads bill, amending chapter geo OF
the present laws, to be submitted to
the voters in the fall will change the
assessment from a quarter OF a mill to
mill and this will produce for the
benefit Of the entire state the sum
named, about $780, 900. Under the
amended law Clay county would be
entitled to receive about $4,000. The
law provides that no county shall re-
ceive more than 8 per cent a year or
less than half Of / per cent. "Mr. Mar
den touched in an explanatory way,
the proposition of the roads from
Moorhead to the lake region, east of
this city and south of Detroit.
immigration Commissions Urues.
The secretary, during the taking of
the ballot for directors, read a letter
from s. G. Maxwell, commissioner of
immigration for the state of Minne-
sofa. Mr.. Maxwell needs the names
n addresses of real estate dealers to
further the work Of increasing the tide
of immigration and Mr.. Maxwell also
embodied in his letter a number of
alua hints for the guidance of the
club. After the announcement of the
directors elected the meeting adjourn
ed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-24
EAST SIDE NOTES.

t HNA
Today DR.. Awty said that the con-
dition OF Capt. Robert Richards, the
long time member of the county board
of Clay county. was not quite SO en-
couraging. Under recent develop
ments it was thought best to arrange
several unfinished business affairs
while the mental capacity of the patti
ent will allow the consideration Of
business matters. The doctor says
there may be a lingering, but ON the
other hand there may be a sudden
change for the worse which may bring
a final dissolution unexpectedly.
A dainty bundle Of femininity ar
rived at the home OF City Engineer and
Mrs. a. M. Hopeman, yesterday, a
charming companion for Master Hope
man.
County Attorney Johnson returned
from GAINESVILLE last evening in time
to attend the meeting OF the CONNER
cial club. He viii return In the morn
ing to conduct the preliminary hear
Ing Of Lander Nyeng, who was arrested
yesterday On a charge Of mansluaght-
er.
County Auditor a.. e. Knudson Of
Becker county has issued q cali FOR
AA aHHA