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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
j, FRANK JACKSON D. o. 8.

Ofice in browne Block, Portland Street,
morrisville, Vt. Office hours to II 30. :3e
10 8 100.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
GQD|DIsslG'cHiRf|l.f ! !! / | ] !. {. !:
RULES OVER / DULUTH
Associated Charities Make Appeal
for Help and Response
Is Liberal.
Temporary Relief Is Furnished
Many-cold Spell Aggra-
waited Conditions. +

During the week the directors Of
the Associated Charities succeeded in
collecting $1,000 to be used to pro-
vide for the care Of the extremely
poor of the city. , 4.
Contributions were liberal and we're
made largely in. small amounts and
by people in moderate circumstances.
Union men and their families contrib
uted to the purse that will help. care
for the very poor of the city during
the remainder of the winter.
With the aid of the poor board,
the work at the point of rocks en-
larged under the direction of the
board of public works and the Asso-
icated Charities, and the revolving
fund created to carry it on and give
employment to twice the, present
number employed, the city's. poor will
be fairly we'll taken care of. =
. At present 16 men are given work
daily at the city quarry. When some
additional rock has been removed,
there will be room for at least 80
should circumstances require. -
Deplorable conditions in certain
quarters of the city have been un-
earthed by the several relief 50.
cieties during the past few weeks. The
extreme cold weather and the scar
l. city of work has presented them
boldly. e, - -
Conditions that were not supposed
to exist in Duluth, were brought to
light. Instances of suffering, want and
hunger; almost impossible to believe
| were found by those employed to in:
vestigate the cases by the central
! relief body. / 4.
Much more than $1,000. could have
been used, it is stated. but the amount
will do very well, it is claimed, If .Du:
! luth does not suffer another prolonged
! spell of cold weather NJ
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
SUPPLY Ahb1)EMAN0
LAW AFFECTS LABOR
Lumber Still Sells at Old Price
But Wages of Woodsmen +:
Are Cut.
Monopoly Conditions Protect Cap
ital-Competition Injuries
Labor.

Has any one heard lately of a re-
duction in the price of lumber? There
has been none, but the wages Of men
who work in saw mills, and particu-
larly those who. work in the woods
have been materially reduced, and
for no other reason than that there
are more men than there are jobs.
It is the old so-called law of sup
ply and demand in operation against
labor, but which does not apply to
capital any more, for combinations Of
capitalists have relegated it to obliv-
ion.
Wages in the woods have been re-
duced to $22 per month. There are
jobs at $26 but these are said to be
few and far between. There is no
railroad construction work this year:
The mines are closed, and general
work throughout the city is at a
standstill. This makes an army of un-
employed.
Prices Of everything. the working
man uses still remains the same But
ter sells at Al cents, eggs at 40 and
meat and vegetables are still sky
high, but the wages of the unorgan-
lied laborers are coming down. .
When good times. returns prices
will begin where they are now and
will shoot further upward, while the
unorganized workman must: retrace
the ground he lost during these hard
times, and so his wages through. the
effect of competition go up and down
in, ..teeter totter fashion, while the
things he must buy, through the in
fluence and power of monopoly, con-
stantly rise. "
The moral in this is that laborers
of every kind in every calling should
lose. no time in copying after their
employers and organize, If not for Of
fensiye purposes than for defensive
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
Do like MINNESOTA
down IN TENNESSEE
Legislature Adourns Without
Passing Modern Employers
Liability Bill.
Members Were Pledged to Pass
Measure, But Corporations
Were Too Strong.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 11.-By a
vote of so nays to 81 ayes, the Ten
nessee legislature turned down an
an employers liability bill patterned
after the federal act, in spite Of the
fact that before election the regular
Democrats and the Republicans all
solemnly pledged their parties to pass
an employers liability law, as good.
If not better than the federal act.
The governor, Benjamin w. Hoop
er, also urged the passage of this
measure. In his first message he said
to the legislature: For more than
20 years the enactment of this legis-
lation- has been promised by candi-
dates and the political parties, but
from some unexplainable cause, it has
always been quietly pigeon holed or
asphyxiated at he psychological mo-
ment.'' r.
The legislative session advanced
and when it appeared that the bill
was again doomed the governor got
nervous and he sent this hot shot
hurtling to, the legislatures: =
When the moneyed interests be-
come interested in legislation, their
representatives appear in Legislative
halls and bring to bear every influ-
ence that can be conceived by the
keenest intellect of modern times 1t
Is currently reported that one rail-
road has issued more than 1850
passes during this legislative session. -
evidently the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad never lets up. It was the
most bitter opponent in Washing
ton when the federal employers liza
b1llty act was being considered: by
congress. It has made the most stub
porn resistance to the consideration
of any feasible plan of ;, automatic
compensation for injuries before the
federal commission. ~. -
This is the same L. & ". r, r. that
instituted test case against Section
10 Of the Erdman act, so that the
supreme court declared it unconstitu-
t'onal and the blacklist became legal
lied. ~ A.. r = -
The L. & N. r. r. is one of the most
bitter opponents Of organizations Of
labor among employees. s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
WELL KNOWN TRAINMAN
KILLED IN 9. ?. WRECK

The funeral of Ira Belden, promi-
nent member Of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainment, who was killed in
a railroad accident at Kenora. Can.
Jan. 3, was held from the family resi-
dence Thursday afternoon. Interment
was at Oneota Cemetery. Rev. w.
Ramshaw, pastor Of the Proctor M.
E. church oniciated. s' 81 81 D
Mr.. Belden was prominent III la
Dor circles and enjoyed wide ac-
Equaintance in and about the Zenith
City Many will be grieyed to hear. Of
his untimely death.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
L|S-CAALMERS CO.. II
Of milwaukee. FAILS
Company Is Leading Manufac
turers of Machinery in
United States.
Enjoyed Steel Corporation Patron
age-Also Bitterly Fought =
Unions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-The Allis.
Chalmers company of Milwaukee,
Chicago, Cincinnati and. Scranton,
manufacturers of heavy mining and
rolling machinery has been com
PEELED to go into the hands of a. re,
ceiver. by defaulting the interest on
it's first mortgage five per cent bonds,
on January /, 1912. !
In spite of the fact that this COM
"pany has had practical monopoly,
for number of years, in the special
machinery it manufactures, and that
eft:has been favored custom er of the
United States Steel corporation, the
chairman of its board Of directors be-
ing Judge E. Fl. Gary. who is also
chairman of the United States Steel
corporation, and in spite of the fact
that it has fought the organizations
of labor at every opportunity, It has
fot1ed to meet its financial obliga-
tions. .s, :f s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
RAILWAYS PUT JOKER
into LIABILITY BILL
Expect to Increase Rates If Fed
eral Worlmen's Compensation
Act Is Passed.
Do This in Spite Of High Divi-
dends Paid Last Year-Plans
Are Laid Bare.

.WASHINGTON,, Jan. 11.-In the
tentative bill drafted by the United
States Employers Liability and Work
mems Compensation commission
this peculiar and apparently innocent
joker is incorporated:
THAT in any proceeding before the
Interstate Commerce commission for.
rates, all amounts payable under this
act shall be considered as properly
chargeable to the operating expenses
Of the carrier" ~ "
For hours and for days attorneys
for the railroads, argued, debated,
pounded, harrangued and tried to
brow beat the federal commission on
compensation to. advocate legislation
granting railroads higher transporta-
ton rates.
The section quoted above was the
most the commission would concede.
It is herewith presented to the pub
lie with the warning that the atten-
ton of all United States senator's and
representatives should be called to It
and they should be notified to give it
no encouragement.
It was only a few days ago that
the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern Railroad company declared q
dividend of 81 per cent, and then, Tor
fear it would alarm the public, it
Immediately added 100 per cent water
to its common stock.
The Lehigh Valley railroad on De-
cember %, declared dividend Of %
per cent and it's earnings after the
dividend was announced. showed a
surplus Of $47,7s6,56s for the last
fiscal year.
1t cost the Lefigh valley 81 cents
to make dollar in the year 1902.
and through variety of economies.
chief among which is low wages, 1t
made a dollar In 1910 by expendinE
less than so cents.
And vet these cormorant CORPORA
tions outrageausly ask and flagrantly
demand an nover-bprdened public to
pay higher rates on transportation
charges, as an excuse to be able to
treat their injured employees with or
dinary decency and who up to the
present they have neglected and
Iapused.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13

Union Labor Forward Movement
in Twin tiles May Reach
Duluth.
Expect That Cause Gould Be Pro-
NOTED by Series Of Revival
Meetings.
Already union men of the city have

Already unioh men of the city have
caught the ''union labor. forward
movement" spirit waited to the head
of the lakes from the Twin Cities.
where big revival is being planned
for next May.
Down in st. Paul and Minneapolis
representatives of the different unions
are meeting each week and plans are
being made for demonstration
which will be in the nature of a
celebration over the progress made by
organized labor and revival of in
terest in the movement.
The "men and religion forward"
movement gave the idea to union la
Dor, and it occurred to few Of the
leaders that this ought to be good
| scheme to adopt to boost the working
| mans cause. In several cities in the
! country the idea has been taken up,
I and great results are reported to have
been achieved.
The best and most prominent
| speakers in the American labor move
ment will be- secured, and through
them it is expected that the unor-
ganized workingmen will see the ne
! cessity of joining with their. fellows
! in promoting their common cause
through the medium of we'll con
Quoted and solidly organized trade
unions.
| No definite plans. have been made
for a movement Of this kind in Du'
luth as yet, but the Minneapolis and
st. Paul demonstrations have aroused
much interest here and it is likely
that start will be made soon to in,
terest local trade unions in the idea.
Last year the Duluth unions hello
a conference, which resulted in much
| good. It was at first thought thai
the conference idea, would be repeated
this year, but the union labor for.
ward movement appeals to many Al
being the thing. ,4.5 *,s
! 1t has been suggested that Duluth
and Superior get together on the
proposition and make the event a.
large as possible.
It Is probable that the matter will
be brought up for discussion in thu
Trades assembly at an early date
There seems to be no doubt but tina
a movement OF this kind would dt
much toward promoting the cause
here.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
REMAINS | S At CAPITOL
MORE Than FORMERLY 7
Ebarhart Has Not Left State Since
niAttorney Generals Opinion
Was Given.
SAM GoRDoN,s FRIENDS
SMILE AT REASON GIVEN
Spooner Is Talked 0f-Janitors
Appointed by Governor John
son Are Fired.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 11.-(Special Cor
respondence)-1t is noticed in politic-
al circles about the state capitol that
Governor Eberhart has not made an
excursion into neighboring states for
the past three weeks. This is a record
for the governor. Various reasons are
assigned for this abstinence from
travel on the part Of his excellency.
Sam Gordon's friends smile. grimly
when it is called to their attention and
give the impression that they could
tell the reason if they chose. It is
barely possible that Sans attempt on
the gubernatorial chair has had some
thing to do with this.
Sponer Is Receptive.
Representative Spooner has been
putting considerable time in at the
capital city during the past month.
Mr.. Spooner is trying hard to break
into the state game but SO far without
success. Spooner is an able man but
he seems unable to- secure the o. X.
Of Ed Smith, Cal Goodr1c11- ]. =,
Hill for state position. >==z55s<
It is understood that he would take
the governorship If it were offered
A11AA Win ~ oSI4SoA AA0fiAAlAAIy dAlu HS
might be content with the position of
congressman at large. =
The Progressive Republicans of the
state met in Minneapolis wednesday
when they were addressed by Louis
Brandeis of Boston, and Mr.
Hauser, manager Of the La Follette
presidential organization. The meet
ing passed resolutions reaffirming
their. allegiance to the La Follette
cause and also threw a bouquet to
Roosevelt. 49,, .=--:.. -
Progressives Have Candidate.
1t is understood that they endorsed
a candidate for governor but are
withholding his name until the candi-
date in question is sounded as to
whether or not he will make theEcam-
paign against Mr.. Eberhart. II the
answer is favorable steps will be, I'M.
nedlate1y taken TO force the fighting
all oyer the state.
- The expected clean up Of Democrats
at the state capitol took place on Jan.
1st. as per schedule. Not Democrat
! is now left with which to leaven the
! lump in the state house.
During Governor Johnson's admin
! istration the appointive officers we're
| pretty evenly divided between the two
parties but this is an absolutely par
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
MAYOR CUllUM WILL:
SUPPORT BOND |S|s'"S;
Gives. His Platform to the LaL &
World-lt Is Unmistakably :
Clear. !
MAKES STRONG POINT
ON EQUALIZING TAXES
VIII Make Campaign on Bond
Issue, Charter Amendments
and Taxation.

The Labor World this week asked
Mayor Cullum for a clear and defi-
mite statement of his attitude on all
public questions to come before the
people at the election to be held next
month.
The mayor has complied with our
request, and he comes out clearly and
forcibly in favor of the proposed is
sue of 100000 bonds for the build
also stands for change in the ini-
quitious and unjust system of taxa
ton which obtains in this city, and
which his city assessor is endeayoring g
to remedy.
Statement Strong and Clear.
The mayor will support all of the
charter amendments, two of which
are the creatures Of his own mind and
were recommended by the charter
commission largely upon his recon-
mendation. No platform in recent
times issued by candidate for public
office is so clear. strong and compre-
hensive as that offered by Mayor Gull
lum. 1t reads as follows:
'Believing in Duluth and it's future.
I shall attempt to do the things that
will advance its interests in every pos
sible way. Having served the public
in this capacity for a number of years
I believe that I am familiar with the
things it needs; and that I have a
pretty clear idea of it's resources.
Familiar With Departments.
II believe that after continual con-
tact with the various departments OF
the city that I am more familiar with
their workings than would be possible
for a man with less experience.
believing in just taxation, l shall
attempt to so influence the assessors
department as to bring around an
equalization of the burden as nearly
as our laws will permit.
believing in the largest service tn
the greatest number, I shall advoca te
the extension of our public utilities to
the outlying districts as rapidly as
possible. ~'-'- r- -. - .--,s---~'-~---~-~
*'Believing that the bond PROPOSE
ton is good business proposition,
whether they are expended or not.
shall advocate their passage.
For Charter Amendments.
believing that we have been han.
dicapped very materially in develop.
ment by assessment restrictions, ]
shall advocate the adoption of the
charter amendments removing those
restrictions, for the reason that it will
Contiuucd ON p.~: rh...
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
FULL CITIZEN RIGHTS
FOR CIVIL SERVICE MEN

WASHINGTON, Jan: 1.-THE Lloyd
bill, H. r. 5000, which received much
attention during the last session Of
congress by the house committee on
reform in the civil service, is still be-
ing strongly urged before that COM
mittee for early action.
Mr.. Hannibal l.. Goodwin, chair
man Of the committee, has called the
committee to meet today. for the
purpose Of giving further considera-
tion toZSthe measure and he has
promised pro to do HIS utmost to get 1t
reported favorably. ':s s.#@s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-13
DO IT FOR INDUSTRIAL d | / L PEACE
IS THE LABOR | WORLDS SLOGAN
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sTREE,T GAR WON1EN .PAID.

CHICAGO. jan 4 / Women em-
ployes tticket agents )of the electric
railroad companies have received
back pay Of from 10 to s s each. and
an increase In wages.
The evening world., 1912-08-29

dow the piucky girl grabbed at him
and kept her hold Of his foot, though
he beat her on. Then the lace gave
way and the burglar escaped through
the window. leaving his shoe In the
girls hands.
When the police were notified they
told Miss Wilson q neighbor had also
had q visit from q burglar. John C..
Moore Of Davis avenue and Main street,
awakened by q noise in his dining room,
had seen a man taking "a flying leap
through the window. lie found he had
been robbed OF some small change, in
Guiding a silver dollar. He had had $500
under his pillow. The burglar had
missed that.
Detectives Cody and Fanelii searched
for q man with n missing shoe. Just
before noon they came upon Louis Klein
l,mping along with only one shoe on
and a silver dollar In his pocket Klein
Is nineteen and employed by local
ncwsdenler.
The evening world., 1912-08-29
Aldermen Have Besn Made
Victims of EXorbitant
Prices and Robbery.
THEY KNOW THE GAME.
Approaching How the Public
Is Swindled, They'll Do
Their Duty.

Hatss for taxicab hire in this city are
at the companies themselves are go
~ 70 take the initiative or that an
Ga10pHsing new taxi concern Is TO come
80 the field Tor the purpose OF break
inG the present monopoly. but the Alder
lermsa are going to do II. and do II In
snch . manner that there will be no
ieoHhels for the escape from low rate
axenue> The members OF the board
lave had taxicsb experiences within the
Mt year that have armed them. They
have almost TO a man. at one time or
NDUther. in the last twelve months had
Necssion to complain either of bad SER
uns or overcharges and their minds
A0Ne been made up. Go over to the
0lty Hall and question a few or many
6 he City Fathsrs--thoy are always on
hond-snd ask these simple questions;
What " your idea OF the taxioab
servies In TITS cityf'
'ohsula the rates be reduced7'
"nouiA . more stringent regulation
e0pD 10 <hs operation OF cabs and the
SDHloyment Of chaunsursf'
M9oWeRs INDICATE ooMEThiN0
WILL u DONE.
lnvasaAbly these Will bs the answers
- ths asestons In sequence:
II think the service Y mlssrahls.-not
. Gsv q The Alderman WI say rotten. I"
Certainly. TIE yasas shouad bs ~
dscsd. Tfsy ass eutEAGssHs. whan the
nettsr cssnss W IN ths board I aAAll
We fos TIE isvsse saAs su00sstsd."
"AA6use<tea y impesativA Ths esa-
paaies whess sabs en- D0u1essA . q
tAs0e - ~ strssts by ssasan g Q
,tpsnss Sraots1 ~ ~ ~. vA1eh b
s11n - . fnAasAssa shsalA - san.
paoA1 v IN - aAequaAs - pso>sseel
sartcs. NsAss4s1 Swvlse aosaIss y
~ AmoaoyUans - honest and oomps-
tAak ehauDs8U - w10 - the opsra-
~ Of 6een, GAa1eaFy. ssmDss>aAas ~
snfs seAa sgaees1 viA ms>osS VIVA
d at ~"
Dvldsotly tAsss ovtsDoksa 0sm6ssU .
~ beAs1 sassy ~ Selsf ~ ne taxAsal
aAneaa1se h tAs soFn Of tastaeb asaalA
y tssseA wt1sA - rsssnt t.mas NV
slDsNny bsea distrsbutsd ~ eertaii
caoapaAtes. u n aAAsUsd
3hDrs - aAse talk thak moAsy ~
uesd ~ Vssg11oss Of msesy gAfts uAA
" IL svsat 49, The taxieab companies
present large AssA Of sraft b nos or
tslla1. but ths Aldermen to . man pro
tsDe that thsy have not boea - "a
Otuo1y patrso1sed BY the artfA taxl
- nsnassmeatA 80. taking II =
Uoats1 int the Ooey Fathers have 10
~ lAvsrsd with psrQuisites - prem
The evening world., 1912-08-29
REFORMS DEMANDED eY Thf
EVENING WORLD.

The Evening world for several years
Iaa dcu.n dpd these reforms and Tor
nd aud iuAt reasons which the nom
n.ia OF me Bvaii OF Aldermen nave
-hai'y nrcun 10 Ituiile 1hey now APP
nre,ia,e that he demands OF the pubic
must bo holrkenod 10 and obeyod. ana
these demand arc shortly 10 be put mo
,rc form nf a proposed ordinance.
Before ais ordnance Is drawn. how
over. there is to Dc another meeting or
Tho Alderman!c Taxlc1b Committee, "
which bryant willard r. chairman. A.
his meeting Cci Cornell. who has oecu
,.udyine the iaNicab situations In many
foreign ciu.s and WHO was engaged by
The commit 90 for that purpose. ViI
road repur:. That report VIII posi-
,n.,y surRps' ratio reductions all alon 2
the line, aud they will he Of such a
character as 10 make the taxicab law
yers and mann goments ait UP ana take
notice. The report will also deal with
chauffeurs, conditions OF cabs rented out
for public usn. regulation ana INSPECTION
Of meters and fun supervision not only
by the licensing bureau OF tho city. but
BY the Iieal.h ana Police Departments
"a well. In fact. the report Of Col
Cornell. who ~ Secretary OF tiV High
wavs Protert tive Society and who J,
with the situation. The report will nee
essarlly be ~ great interest 10 the pub
lie and OF d.,'p concern 10 the grasplnr
faxioah companies.
Alderman Marks of the TaNicab lnvcs
tlgatlng Committee has progressive
Views on the entire subject. lie want
radical reform Gu operation as well a.
radical reduction IN rates. He d'iarei
that the business done by the compan
! les IL 90 largo that n " per cent. reduc
tlon would not hurt their incomc-fr
fact. would enhance II. because OF tn
more rsneral patronage that would FOL
low the introduction Of lower rates. II,
believes, therefore. with The EvennI
| World and II going 10 fght In and ~
OF committee for Just what this news
paper has, for years demanded. lN too
| Is preparing n report and no is gotni
/ to be heard from with good effect.
The evening world., 1912-08-29

humor-it'dkeep anybody, even
q comedian. cheerful, IT'S a
hard Job to be G professional
comedian. Things are always
rubbing q humorist the wrong
way. Why, say, a comedian sees
more trouble and tragedy in life
than anyone else. He's got to
have perspective. Seer For that
reason no appreciates things
more-that's the reason he prob
ably gets more out of q pipe
than anybody else.
The evening world., 1912-08-29

Tuxedo tobacco. ] say Tuxedo,
for you simply cannot help but
fall into a happy frame OF mind
when you smoke it. It's so alb
solutely soothing that the world
takes on a rosy glamor. 1t just
puts you right. Tuxedo is
smooth, and fragrant, and rest.
full. And when talk about puff
ing it, deliciously exhaling it
well, the most difficult comedy
really begins to seem funny"