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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
GET 70 CTS. WORTH
OF SUGAR FOR 81
Poor People Consume More Sugar
Now-Tariff Duty Robs Them
Of Much Money.

This Is the time of year when the
poor people consume more sugar than
at any other time. In every home
use by the wives Of Workmen and the
sugar bill becomes quite an item in
the family budget.
Down at Washington the officials
of the government from the president
down to the members of congress,
are discussing whether sugar should
be admitted to this country free Of
a tariff duty, or it should be obliged
to pay a duty to the tune Of $1.7O
per hunderd pounds.
Arbuckle Brothers of New York
are leading the fight for free sugar.
They hold that "the American people
are called upon to pay the govern
ment an annual tax bill for the duty
on cane sugar amounting to more
than $50,00O,O0O, nor is this all, for
the price of beet sugar and domestic
cane sugar is based not so much on
the cost Of producing those sugars,
as it Is on the price Of imported cane
sugar which necessarily includes the
duty. So the consumers of sugar in
ILLS COuAIIy pay IIlOule, uOL only TO
the government, but also to the beet
sugar refners, in all, the staggering
sum of $150,000,000.
Sugar has become a necessity Of
life and the family in humble circum-
stances is not far behind it's rich
neighbor in per capita consumption.
A large part of the burden Of the
sugar duty is therefore thrown upon
those least able to bear it, and this,
we say, is of itself reason enough
why there should be a radical change.
whenever a jobber buys a car
load of sugar, his invoice includes
about $50 for the duty. Whenever
a housewife buys dollars worth Of
sugar, she gets only 70 cents worth
of sugar, the other 80 cents Of her
dollar being for the duty. Moreover,
every can of preserved fruit, every
jar of jam and jelly, every piece of
candy, every glass of soda water, and
even every stick of chewing gum,
must yield it's share Of the inexoTable
demand of the government and the
beet sugar interests. H..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
street CARMEN WIN :
... IN SEVERAL CITIES.
Settlement of Boston Strike Great
Labor Victory For Fright
To Organize. ;;.Sjsl

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 8.-For
many years the members of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Hallway Employees have had to strug-.
gle for the right to exist and in
practically every city where they have
attempted to get foothold they have
had to Withstand the meanest and
most vicious persecution and coer-7
cion. -. :
This organization has probably had
to fight harder for the rights of
association" than possibly any other
organization Of working men. With
these experiences it was not surpris-
ing that a hard fight had to be made
In order to get foothold in Boston.
The gratifying report is now at
hand that the strike of the conduc-
tors and motormen Of the Boston
Elevated Railway company which
lasted for So days was ended on the
evening of July % by the agreement
or the company officials to the terms
of the settlement. The striking
street railway men winning every
point they had contended, for. .=5ss
It is to be hoped that these officials
in future will not put their company
to such an expense and the city to
such an annoyance by refusing to
recognize organization amongst the
employees. but that they will follow
the example set by the management
Of 46 other. municipal and interur-
ban street railway systems that have
peacefully negotiated new agreements
with the Amalgamated Association OF
Street Railway Employees during the
first six months Of 1912.
These 46 new agreements brought
increased wages to $4,000 street rail-
way men. The aggregate annual In
crease involved amounts to over
$4,000 and the officials Of the Or
ganization declares that mo strikes
resulted in any OF these negotia-
tions.'' 81 81 #.5s d E. 80 s-
This official report demonstrates
the successful fruition and the bene-e,
fetal results Of persistent. active, MIL
liant trade unionism. During Stha
first six months Of 1912 the associa-
ton has paid 142 death benefits, aE.
gregating $65,S5O, and four disabil-
tty benefits Of 5000, making .. total.;.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
Stone IN STRONG
PLEAF0R B. ). OF L.E.
Veteran Railroad Engineer Sums
Up Argument in Favor of
Wage Increase.
HE HANDS RAILROADS
MUCH NEEDED REBUKE
Declares Their Poverty Claims Do
More to- 1njure Them Than
Wage Demands. T.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Warren s.
stone, the grand chief of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engjneers.
made defense of organized labor
before the Straus Arbitration Board
at Manhattan Beach at the close of
the conference sitting in the engineers
dispute that kept 800 people in slant
attention until he had finished the
last word, and then came a ringing
applause from every one, including
the railroad officials whom he had
raked over the Goals in his bitter
arraignment
Vice President Atterbury, of the
pennsylvania, and Vice President A.
II. Smith Of the New York Central.
were among the first to grasp his
hand and compliment him. It was
the hrst demonstration of any kind
that had been made in the two weeks
OF the proceedings wherein $4,000 en-
glneers In the eastern association are
asking for increased wages
Avoids Personalities.
Il have tried to avoid personals
t1es,' said Stone, but when such
statements are made about labor T
would be faithless to my trust if T
did not reply to them." He was re-
ferring to the attacks which had been
made by Vice President J. G. Stuart
of the Erie, and E. D. Robbins, gen.
eral counsel for the New York, New
Haven and Hartford. IT have worked
my way up from the bottom. I was
an engineer for 25 years and I have
shoveled more coal than you could
pile onthis block. I have lived with
the men whom I represent and have
not apologies to make for them. If
Mr.. Robbins can show single case
in the New York, New Haven and
Hartford where an engineer has been
drunk, either on or off duty, his di-
vision of the brotherhood will expel
him at once, and if it doesn't I will
cancel its 5 charter. j. q. ....,,=s
;. II never went to college nor studied
law, although T wanted to do both.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
COTTON INDUSTRY IN :
JAPAN IS THRIVING
Oriental Countries Are Giving
United States and Great Brit
ain Merry Chase.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The cot
ton spinning and weaving industry
in Japan is expanding by leaps and
bounds. During the last fiscal year
eight new corporations, were formed
with capital Of $6,2S0,000y and op-
Grating $4,000 new. spindles.
Many of the old companies have
increased their :capitals and have added
new machinery tek-safeir plants. >; 4' Z
The Japan Cotton Spinners' asso-
c1ation report for March 1912, that
they had 80 mills operating 1867
O26 spindles, running 26 days a
month, working % hours day, pro-
ducing daily average Of 1917 ounces
Tor ring spindles and S1a ounces for
mule spindles. They consumed dur
ing the month 4S,s2S,2S3 pounds of
cotton, employ 1857 males and TO-
124 females paying the males an av-
erage of 23 cents per day and the
females Is cents a day.
This is equivalent to an increase
of almost per cent over the wages
paid during the year 1911.
If this industry continues to ex-
pand in Japan and China with the
same relative proportion the pros
poets for the export trade to those
countries in the cotton industry of
the United States and Great Britain
Will be- very materially restricted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
CHILDREN ON STAGE
MUST HAVE PERMIT
New Child Labor Law Gives Nav
or Right to Issue Permit for
: Child Actors.

At the special session of the Min
nesota legislature held in June, the
child labor law was amended, COM
pell1ng all child actors under the age
of l6 years to secure a permit from
the mayor and the secretary Of the
child labor committee of the city in
Which the play was held.
i. Down at Minneapolis Mayor Haynes
has, decided that women are more
capable Of deciding whether or not a
child should be permitted to appear
on the stage and he has therefore
appointed an advisory board consist
ing wholly Of women to take under
consideration all applications. The
board consists of representatives from
all prominent Organizations of women
in that city.
The matter has not yet been sug-
gested to Mayor McCuen Of Duluth as
no theatrical performances, in which
children were employed have been in
this city since the law passed.
Under the old law the Bureau of
Labor had doubtful authority in en-
forcing the child actor provision. Un-
der the present law child acting is
permitted only upon permission of the
mayor of the city and the secretary
of the child labor committee and no
application can be granted until 4S
hours have elapsed from the time it
was made to- the proper authorities.
Child acting is prohibited specifically
by dancing, acrobatic work and of q
kind that may prove injurious to the
health or morals Of a child.
The purpose of the present law
is to encourage the child in dramatic
art and in the higher musical pro-
fession.
The mayor and secretary Of the
child labor committee are merely
censors. Mayor Haynes of Minne-
apolis took the wise course when he
appointed an advisory board of wom-
en-. We are morally certain that
such a board would be able to COM
pletely control the child actor situa-
ton in Duluth, and particularly that
kind that is so frequently used in
moving picture shows and in other
institutions that engage children for
the sole purpose Of exploitation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
COUNCIL APPROVES
OUTSIDE INSPECTOR
City Engineer, An Outside Man
Himself, Prefers Non-Resi-
dents for City Work.

At Monday evenings meeting of
the city council all objection to the
appointment of E. W. Wilson of Mil
waukee as inspector of asphalt pave
ments was withdrawn.
Mr.. Wilson is a member of the
Machinists' union of Milwaukee and
When the Socialists were elected in
that city he was, appointed an in
spector there. He is credited with
being an honest, able, courageous
and conscientious man at his work
and the feeling is that he will give
the city good inspection.
The Labor World is of the opinion
that the city should give preference
to its citizens at all times when Civ
Ing employment. However, if satis-
factory men cannot be secured in the
city the officials should have the
right to go elsewhere and obtain ef-
fcient men.
The new city engineer has not CIV
en- the council or the people any in
formation as to whether or not he
made fair search throughout the
city for an efficient man. Being an
outside man himself, he seems.
throughout his service thus far, to
favor outside men for all positions.
We beg leave to remind him that
there are one or two honest, efficient
and courageous men in the city of
Duluth who are abundantly equipped
to work for the city.
The Milwaukee inspector was not
an expert paving man at the time
of his appointment by the Milwaukee
socialists; he was simply honest, con-
sclentlous and courageous, and be-
cause he possessed these Qualities
ne made good as an inspector and
thus became what the city engineer
terms IAN expert"
There are any number of men in
Duluth possessed with the same QUAIL
tiles that Inspector Wilson possessed.
ALI they require is trial and they
Will make good. We do not desire
to cling to any such narrow cry as
duluth for Duluthians,' but we do
insist, that all things being equal.
citizens of Duluth should be prefer
ence in doing work for the city,. Or
dinary decency and civic pride should
recognize the justice of a demand of
this character. ,.~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
SOUTHERN EUROPE
SENDS MANY ALIENS
Immigrants No Longer Claim Free
Farms But Flocks To Cities
In Hordes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-Amons
politicians several decades ago. one
OF the most charming swan songs
"arbled 5y them when referring to
the question Of immigrants and i'm
migration was that:
Uncle Sam is rich enough to give
US all a farm" and at the same time
those same politicians were busily
engaged in letting Uncle Sans farm
go to railroad companies as subsidies
and other speculators who greedily
grabbed the public domain. :,
Since 1920, 29.611,O52 immfgrants
nave landed upon our shores, and to
the millions who have come in the
last decade, practically none have
had an opportunity to obtain one of
Uncle Sans free farms
The June bulletin of the inniera-
tion bureau reports that the influx of
southern Italians was 22,244; north
ern Italians, 2,141; Poles, = 1889:
Germans, 6,os5; Hebrews. 1857:
Irish, 2,S12: Greeks, 1888; English,
4,39e; scandinavians, 2,e1s; Croatians
and slovenians, 2,611; slovaks, 2,722;
Magyars, 2,263; Lithuanians, 2,27G:
and several thousand others di,
v1ded among 2S nationalities; total
admitted during month, 92,425; to-
tai for year ending June, 1912. was
838,172. -,
The numbers and vocations Of those
comprising this immigration who ar-
rived during the year show that verv<
few really sought the mythical free
farm from Uncle Sam as 11,O34 were
carpenters; 1856 were clerks and
accountants, 116,529 were servants;
319,1O1 were common laborers and
10000 were miners .~.N - .
The number debarred by the i'm
migration agents during the month Of
June as likely to become q public
charge was 1,4S2, and for the fiscal
year the number debarred was 22.-
34e. ~~ ~ :" =. : \
, 1t will be noted that the great I'M
dustrial states got the greatest num-
per OF immigrants as for instance:
New York got 2T,446 during the
nonth of June; PENNSYLVANIA COMING
next with 13,047; Massachusetts.
1888; Illinois, 1922; New JERSEY,
1921, while farming states like
south Carolina and Kentucky only
obtained % and 20 respectively. ! Il
In spite Of this tremendous influx
CT foreign workmen continually
coming in competition with the work
er:s Of the. United States, the houst
Of representatives absolutely refuses
to 4 enact the "1lliteracy Test Bnl.,'
OF. any other reasonable form of i'm
migration restriction law, because 81
the leadership Of q few men III "a 4
cons ngested centers from New York.
Philad delpllla and ChicAg 60.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
SETTLES, STRIKE;
IT THEN .RENEGES
Northern Pacific Railway Officials
Back Up in Providing for
Striking Dockmen.
VIOLATES GENTLEMAN'S
AGREEMENT WITH LABOR
Men Agree to Compromise Settle
ment, But Company Discrim-
mates Against Workmen.

The striking dock workers received
about the only kind of deal, from
the Northern Pacific railway officials
that the corporation is capable of
giving to any body of workingmen
whom it wants to discipline for be-
ing bad boys.
cents an hour for handling package
freight, and 40 cents an hour for
handling cement. They were getting
80 cents an hour. The company Of
fered to compromise for 32k cents
Tor package freight and 35 cents for
cement. The men were unorganized,
and just as they entered the strike
they were greeted by representatives
Of the Industrial Workers of the
World, a bunch of 'Weary Willies,"
VINO declare as cardinal principle,
mo compromise with capital
I. w. w. Was Obstacle.
Under the leadership of the I. W.
WIS. the striking dockmen were con-
siderably handicapped, and it was
difficult for men who believe in
practical, constructive labor move
ment to advise with them on the
proper course to pursue. Finally
Alderman Phillips, the Socialist men,
Der of the city council and a good
trade unionist, got. into the game.
BY the prestige Of his office he COM
PEELED conference of railroad Of
hcials and the men. The compromise
offer of the officials was renewed.
After much deliberation acceptance
was advise by Mr.. Phillips and others.
The I. w. WIS were still on the
job. A vote was taken and the men
refused to accept the compromise. In
few days, however, better judg-
ment prevailed and the men by a
vote of 81 to A agreed to accept
the compromise and return to work.
They presented themselves at the
docks, and it was here that the Of
fcials of the company showed their
true colors. .~.-,..! :; =
~. ~ Instead OF restoring the men to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
PER|[0US [AUhy>
RIDING ON R|(E>
Government Officials Lax in Their
Duty-Up River Channel
Should Be Dragged.
WHY WAIT FOR LOSS OF
LIFE TO CLEAN RIVER?
Submerged "Dead-Heads" Cause
Of Many River Accidents
Little Cost Entailed.

An accident that might have re-
suited In serious loss Of life, hap
pened on ST. Louis river Monday at a
point near the Northern Pacific
bridge at Grassy Point.
Lane MacGregor with his family
and party of friends were coming
down the river from Fond du Lac in
a launch. They ran into SUBJ
merged log and in but a few moments
their boat filled with water, and were
1t not for the aeroplane-like top on
the launch, which prevented the boat
from sinking to the bottom, every
member of the party would, in all
probability, have been drowned. They
were rescued by a passing launch
after clinging to the aeroplane top
tor some time.
Accidents Are Frequent.
Accidents of this character happen
frequently on the st. Louis river. On
July 4th, DR.. Day and a party Of
friends encountered almost a like ex.
perience. The steamer Columbia, the
excursion boat plying between Du-
luth and Fond du Lac, frequently
runs into submerged "dead-heads,"
some of which strike the ship very
hard. These "dead-heads' are in
the government channel, and in the
MacGregor case the accident hap
pened in the 22-foot channel at West
Duluth.
Some day an accident will occur
on the river that will cause the loss
of a number Of lives. When this hap
pens our tardy government officials
will awaken from their slumbers and
it will dawn upon them that the
channel should be cleared of all OBJ
structions. When the General Slocum
burned and a thousand lives were
sacrificed because of the failure Of
the government officials to insist up
on proper fre-fghting apparatus
aboard excursion boats, there was an
awakening of the government, and
from that time officials have been
vigilantly inspecting all passenger
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
FORMER LEGISLATOR = ~. ,
CLAIMED BY DEATH

Death, this week, claimed James
w. Stokes at Minneapolis, former
member Of the Minnesota legislature.
Mr.. Stokes was a well known mem
Der of the Minneapolis Painters
union and up until his health began
to. fail two years ago, always took
an active part in the union and in
Its affairs. IL # L 5s
He is survived by his wife and
three daughters. Funeral services
were held Wednesday, attended BY q
large number Sofa Minneapolis labor
men, Il q. SUI & B s.s s8s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
VOLUNTARY REDUCTION y
IN WORKING HOURS

DETROIT, Mich., Aug. s.-The
Hupp Motor company recently re-
duced the work day for its employees
from ten. hours to nine without re-.
duction in pay. ~ q
This, in terms of money, equals an
increase of I'LL per cent. The com
pany employs several hundred. work
men. a,s,E ,,...l VIZ. t-tr. .,5 III 44.6E,44
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10
CITY LABORERs WIN s - 2;
AFTER SHORT sTRIKE;

BERLIN. Is [-l[N AZ. H, Aug. Recenflysa
the laborers in the employ of theHcftv$
street maintenance department. struckss
for higher wages. They asked. .for..
an l1 i; advance from 81. 8 to- 50. 90 Rsspers
day. comp promise ettlement was
and the N1a borers returned toxygpxl 80
= ~ u a. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-10

Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
made strong and eloquent plea be-
fore the arbitration board sitting in
New York this week in which he
chided the railroad officials for tell
ing hard-luck stories to the people.
Stone, is a conservative labor leader,
but his speech was most militant. It
Is believed his strong argument won
his case for the eastern engineers. A
decision will be rendered late this
month. :
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-24
BILL To CREATE MILITARY RESERVE
WITHOUT INCREASE STANDING ARMY

says, there could be~put into tha
field in the same time trained, armed
and equipped 5000 regulars and 1Ot,
900 militia.
The plan and the feature I de
pend upon to help me to get the bill
through this economy congress" Mr..
Tilson explained IS that the entire
cost of it, including ten days train
ing of the reserves at manueyers
each year, would only be s775,00O a
year. or less than is necessary 70
support two regiments Of regula- i'm
fantry."
The plan is based on the policy
of keeping in touch with the enlisted
men of the regular army, navy, ma.
rine corps and national guard, who
have been trained in military tac-
tics, so that these trained men will
be available and can be called out
in time of war. The men in the re-
/ serves will be brushed up on their
training every year oy military ma
neuvers, such as are held every year
! by the National Guard.
1t is known that the companies,
battalion3 and regiments Of the reg
uar army or Of the national guard.
are not kept at their full authorized
strength, but in skeleton form The
first feature of the plan is 70 pro-
vide reserves which if called out
when VII is imminent, would raise
these units in the army and national
guard to their maximum strength.
/ To accomplish that, the enlistment
period of the army is increased from
three to six years; but the last three
years may be, in the discretion OF
the enlisted men, on furlough. These
furOughed men are TO be kept on
the rolls of the organizations TO
which they belong, and are to be
subject to the general laws and reg
ulations of men on furlough. Neces-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-24
Notice Of Sale of Lands Under Exc.
cution.

NOTICE is HEREBY given that in
pursuance Of Writ of Execution is
sued out of the clerks office OF the
County Court in and for Carter Coun-
ty, State Of Oklahoma, on the 2nd
day OF April, 1912, in an action where
in J. ". Thomas was plaintiff and
". S. Smith and Fred Y. Kinkade
were Defendants, commanded me to
lew upon property belonging to said
defendants, ". S. Smith and Fred
Y. K.nkade sufficient to satisfy
Judgment rendered in said action in
favor OF j. W. Thomas against W
5. Smith and Fred V. Kinkade for
the sum of s2SS.57 with s945 costs
and with interest thereon at ten
per cent from the 2nd day Of July,
1911; | have levied upon certain lands
and tenements belonging to the said
Fred V. Kinkade not exempt from
sale under execution, for want of
goods and chattels Of the said Fred
V. K!nkade, to-wit:
Lot No in Block No. in High
land Park Addition to Ardmore, Ok
lahoma.
And have duly caused said lands
and tenements to oe appraised ac-
cording to law, at 100000 (Three
Hundred Dollars.)
NOW, THEREFORE,, notice is
hereby given that IN pursuance Of
the commands Of said Writ, I will
offer for sale and sell for cash to
the highest bidder said lands and ten
ements. or so much thereof as will
satisfy said judgment and costs, on
the 1st day Of June, 1912, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, OF said day at the front
door of the Court House in the said
City of Ardmore, in said County and
State.
Witness my hand this the goth
day Of April, 1912.
BUCK GARRETT,
Sheriff OF Carter County.
By w. W. POWERS,
l-3O Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-24

Muskogee, okla, May 24.-The Ok,
lahoma State Press Association at
'ained it majority today vita the
opening of the twenty,first annual
meeting in this city The business
session was opened this morning
with an Invocation by Bishop Thurs
ton. followed by reports, papers and
addresses dealing with all phases of
the making of newspapers. The con.
yenti0n will continue through tomor.
row. after which the visiting editors
viii be taken on an excursion through
eastern Oklahoma visiting many
places made famous by Washington
Irving, Jefferson Davis, Harvey NJ.
Stanley, Gen. Sam Houston, James
G. Blaine and other national and in
ternational characters.