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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-07-18

Sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned up to and including
August !, 1912, for the privilege of
furnishing Hay and Straw TO the Fair
and to exhibitors and horsemen during
the Fair, to be held August 20 to %.
The person who is awarded said con.
tract, viii be given tho exclusive priv
lege Of delivering hay and straw on the
ground, but the bidder must make owr
collections for sales made. First elias,
timothy hay and rye straw preferred.
The Fair reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN FAIR.
29w2 Per II. I. Priestley, Sec.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-07-18

The Platteylle Journal Of July 10th
contained the following item regarding
Major Wilson, the popular Mineral
Point race horse: Major Wilson,
2:14I. who has raced here over the Big
Badger Fair track the past several sea-
sons. and always created great interest,
worked the Libertyyille track last week
in PIP. half ia l:O5 and the last quarter
in 81 -eeonds. His driver, Dave Jacka,
predicts a mark below POS this sea
son. He starts in his first race for
this year today at Aurora, ILL.,
The social session winch followed
business transactions at the CONNER
cial Club on Monday evening was fully
up to anticipag,ous, and they we're quite
| large While the vocal and instru-
mental music proved facinating, the
talk by i. Q. Fiedi,~ On Impressions
If the East and Inside Views Of Ma
| tionaI Political Convention was in that
irpre .ve and pleasing style So char
aeter e DC him. and all his hearer.
are init On its being feast.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-07-18

The Kodak is the premier Of all
cameras. Ivey has the exclusive agency
for the Eastman line
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-07-18

WEnNESDAN. MUG. ~.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-27
A START WITH CHERRIES.
,,,o, ot the Orchard and Character
90 ~. soil Points to Be Cons'dere''

oea,,on Of the Orchard ana on'' 80,
~ me Soil Points TO be Cons'''
10, very important points III emery
craving should be studied CLOSELY
for. going into the business Nv W -
i ,ho location of the orchard ne
cbarrv should be planted Oh hiHh' ''',
,r,, VOL drained soil. for the trees WI"
NOT thrive on wet, soggy Iahd. ~"
loam lnterspersed with sanu 10 -"
,doal soil as It warns mp early an"
gives life and viGor to the tree
The cherry is easily grown. IL II AZ
,.a1 hv fev insects Rabbits sci
A., modest cherry trees In preparing
The soil advise heavy manurinI' "''P
nlowlnc. with thorough cultivat"" '"'
wear before planting Use TWO l'"'
ola trees. we'll branched. ana I'a"'
eighteen feet apart. giving 'n"'""-"
cultivation for three years
After that seed to clover ana wh""
ron, orchard comes into bearng mo"
Ill grass and weeds q couple OF times
during the season. Leave the grass on
the ground to form mulch u WIZ
have a tendency to hold moisture ana
also help to keep the ground 'ooSe
The less a cherry orchard ~ pIo"pu
after IL comes into bearing the better.
as the feeding roots are very near the
surface Roots broken on are MOI
quickly replaced as the cherry Is one
Of the most backward of fruit trees I'D
uniting ont new growth where "id
growth has been broken of orange
JuFf Farmer
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-06-27
For the Farmer Who Thinks.

II one extra potato were added 70
each plant grown in the United States
the actual increase in the annual Weld
Of the crop would amount to 2l.uoO
600 bushels
Last July a Missouri farmer sowed
oats. corn and millet on a piece OF
laud that mad been in early oats me
early oats We're used aS rOushase. The
second croI proved highly profitable
Hydrated lime MAY ne needed or
yorr farm. on acid low. poorly dram
e aui soils where there Is 2 heavy
CROP turned under line Is generally
needed ia liberia quantities 10 mass
i produce probably
Clean plump selected seed. true t.
variety 20, mixed free from Weed
ED and from disease and with <trono
terminating power sbooio q. wavS r..
planted BIS The fa-me' means ~
ncrea> = MS own vi-.a
Professor Watts ~ n.~ oer.~> n.
fore th~ American a1-r r1~a ~,
clety ur-ei The mon. -.. ,+
irri-ation II CROWN vaa-er., -o,.
and praised ~ >snr-. system ~
par6il- e le0 -- .t1,.e .-a-
denine It is an overn-aa system or
Irrigation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
SOME PAPERS DON'T
LIKE PUBLICITY LAW
Two New York Papers Test It's
Validity-Claim Confscation
Of Property.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Suit to test
the right of the government to en-
force the federal law requiring news
papers and periodicals to publish their
circulation figures twice a year and
imposing other publicity requirements
has been filed in the United States
district court by the Journal Of Com
merce and Commercial Bulletin COM
pany.
The suit is directed against the post
master general. attorney general,
United States district attorney and
postmaster of New York.
The petitioner charges that the law
Is unconstitutional, and prays for a.
temporary injunction restraining its
enforcement until final adjudication.
The petition charges that the law is
void, because it violates the constitu-
ton of the United States, and par
ticularly the first and fifth amend
ments and the abridges the freedom
Of the press.
The law is characterized as of no
benefit to a postoffice or any depart.
ment of the government, and charges
that the law, If enforced, will result in
the conf1scation Of the complainant's
property without due process.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
JAMES, KIRBY LIKELY
TO HEAD CARPENTERS

WASHINGTON, Oct. s1.-James
Kirby, Of Chicago has been nomin-
ated for the presidency Of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and join
ers of America. Mr.. Kirby was
elected president of the building
trades department, American Fedora
ton of Labor, at the time it was or
ganized, and continued as its presi-
dent until November, 1910.
In that month the American Fed
Grafton of Labor convention occurred,
as we'll as the conventions of all the
departments attached to the A. F.. Of
L. "a: -.
Owing to the fact that the car
penters were suspended from the
Building Trades department on ac-
count of jurisdiction dispute, Mr..
Kirby retired, although had the car
penters remained in the department
at tina: :ime Mr.. Kirby undoubtedly
would have succeeded himself as
president. -.
During Mr.. Kirby's incumbency the
Building Trades department showed
splendid growth in numbers and
effectiveness, due in large measure
to the executive ability Of the presi-
dent of the departmnt. &
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
EMPLOYERS COMBINE
TO CRUSH PRINTERS
All Strikers Are Pat on Blacklist
For Period of One
Year. II .~~-

PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 31.-From
information secured, 1t is apparent
that the Employers Association is ac-
lively engaged. in an effort to crush
the Allied Printing Trades Council of
this city. =,
& The association is lending every
possible assistance to the local branch
Of the United Typothetae, which COM
prises nearly all the master printers
in Portland. y "
It will be remembered that recently
the pressmen Of a number Of con-
Germs struck for higher wages, and
then followed a lockout Of the print
ers. Now there is movement among
the unfair printing house employers
to establish the open shop, but the
employers are even going further
than this by giving publicity to the
fact that even though the strikers
desire to come back, they will not
be reinstated inside Of one year, even
though they accept open shop condi-
tions.
There is combination among
these hostile employers which, it is
stated, will show that they, are operat-
ing in violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law, for 1t has been discover sd
! that bid or estimate from one print
ing blishment in the combination
Is q bid from them all. The work.nen
involved are determined to stand arr,
mo matter how long the contest lasts.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
BIG COMBINATIONS
INCREASE EARNINGS
Bell Telephone and Western
Union Clear $1,000, 900 Over
Last Year.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The fin
ancial columns Of the newspapers re-
cord each week the tremendous earn
ings of industrial corporations.
It is noted that the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
for the nine months ending Septem-
ber 80, this year, show gross earnings
of $31,273,S61, compared with $27,-
297,994 in the corresponding period
of 1911.
The net earnings increased from
s24,624,7s9s to- $27,773,1s4. The bal
ance after the payment of dividends
.was-$4,275,75s against. 5 $4,13l, ,45S last
year. ,. :.
The report of the Bell Telephone
system in the United States for the
eight months, ending August 81,
showed $129,615,O75 against $,17,-
507,S44; net earnings were $780,
838 against $33,943,505. The balance
after dividends was $S,S77,346 against
$7,84S,315. There remains $1O,589,-
O30 unexpended out Of the deprecia-
ton fund for the first eight months Of
this year.
Western Union reported an increase
of $6,000,000 gross over 1911, $9,000,-
900 increase over 1910, and 100000
900 increase over 1909.
Compilations made in Wall street
covering 194,S71 of the 100000 miles
Of railroad in the United States, 1O2
roads, showed that net earnings are
keeping up their increase in better
proportion than gross.
The figures show an increase of
s22,511,622 or 1925 per cent. in gross
and an increase of $9,337,055 or 1858
per cent. in net. The latter result
was arrived at after deducting taxes
and crediting the proceeds from out
side operations.
The untitled tonnage Of the United
States Steel Corporation on Septem-
Der 80, totaled 6,551,507, an increase
o. 338,233 tons over August,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
FEAR M0T0RMEN
MAY BOSS JOBS
Aldermen Frightened At Public
Safety Ordinance and Spar i.
for Time. =
DON'T WANT WARREN
TO LOSE HIS POWER
Whole City At Mercy of Company.
People Are Powerless and
Council Is Afraid.

The scene of the street car strike
shifted last Monday evening from
the company to the city council.
Herbert Warren, the arbitrary man
ager Of the local railway system, was
not at the city hall in person, but he
was ably represented by prominent
lawyers who heretofore have not ap-
peared in behalf of the company sst
by a committee Of the Duluth Real
Estate exchange.
The ordinance proposing to license
motormen was reported back to the
council by the committee on ordi-
nances and resolutions without rec
ommendation. Just before the meet
ing adjourned it was placed upon it's
final passage and Alderman Hogan
of the Fifth ward presented a series
of amendments, all but one Of which
were most meritorious.
The friends of the ordinance who
honestly wanted to see better protec-
ton afforded the travelling public on
street cars recognized the virtue in
the amendments of Alderman Hogan
which were designed to improve the
ordinance introduced by Alderman
Hoar, and they called for a division
of the question so that they could
vote in favor of the good amendments
and against the bad amendment.
Fear Union Shop.
Alderman Hogan Is a member of the
Duluth Builders exchange, and since
the 1907 lockout has advocated the
so-called open shop. He seems to
fear that the ordinance to license
motormen will put the street railway
company at the mercy of the motor
men. His Objectionable amendment
provided for setting aside the ordi-
nance in case Of a strike unless the
motormen should give the council two
weeks notice that they, intended the
strike, or in other words that they
would give the Duluth Street Railway
company two weeks time to engage
strike breakers and prepare to quick
ly crush any Of its naotormen who
might have the courage to assert, thei,
manhood to the management of q
company that respects the rights Of
no persons save those of the owners OF
the street railway system.
Would Invalidate 1t.
Alderman Hogan's objectionabl,
amendment, had it been adopted by
the council, would have invaliSated
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
LOOKING FOR STRIKE
BREAKERS IN DULUTH
Agent of Infamous Company
Seeking Miners to Break the
~> Utah Strike.

They are looking for strikebreakers
in Duluth. A man named Pritchard, a
former Duluth man, is here represent
ing the Waddell & Mahon strikebreak-
ing agency of New York City. He is
at the Holland Hotel, and
his particular business is to secure
strikebreakers from all trades to 60
to Ely City, Nevada and Bingham City,
Utah, where the Western Federation
of Miners and other trades are en-
gagged in strike.
One employment agent on Michigan
street has an order? for ten steam
shovel crews for Ely City. Other en-
ployment agents claim that they have
received orders, but they refuse to
have anything to do with engaging
strike kebreakers. 49,. :.
Frank Aaltonen, general organizer
for the Western Federation of Miners
of Negaunee, Michigan, is in Duluth
and is busily engaged in counteracting
the work of the Waddell & Mahon
Agency. 1t is said that but few strike.
breakers have been engaged here. If
the strikebreaking agency would tell
the truth to the men and explain that
there was a strike In Utah and Ne.
vada, the probability is that no strike.
breakers would be secured here. How
ever, this sort of an agency does not
mention anything about strike. Its
representatives will paint glowing pic.
lures of high wages and shorter hours
of labor and give it as an excuse fc1
hiring men in large numbers, that
there is a scarcity of labor and plenty
of jobs open in the mining regions o}
the west.
When the men get out there they
are locked in barricades and bull pens
and when they find that a strike is on
they are helpless and cannot make
their escape.
The Trades and Labor assembly of
Duluth and the Minnesota State FED.
Grafton of Labor are cooperating with
the Western Federation of Miners and
it is believed that Mr.. Pritchard will
be obliged to seek more fertile field
in pursuit of his unworthy occupation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
DOUBLE CROSSED
BY BULL M00SER
Senator La Toilette Tells How
The Demand For. COL.
Roosevelt Was Worked Up.
PERKINS AND FRIENDS !.
. FRAMED UP" BIG DEAL
Startling Charge Made By
Fighting Bob" Against In .
- tegrity Of New Party.

Senator La Toilette, continues to
print his story charging Col. Roose-
welt with treachery in becoming "A
candidate for President of the United
States. His last zinstallment contains
a startling charge in which is involved
the integrity of Col. Roosevelt and his
financial hackers, particularly. Dan
Hannah, George w. Perkins, Frank
A. Munsey, Bill Finn, Boss Brown Of
Ohio, the Pinchot Bros, Medill Nc
Cormick, Gillis Gardener and others.
From it we may learn how the "de-
mand' for the nomination Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt was worked up. The
men who chiefly planned and carried
on the Roosevelt campaign were Dan
Hannah, George w. Perkins, Frank A.
Munsey and Bill Finn. Hanna gave
$177,O00, Perkins over 100000, Mum
sey $11S,000, and Finn $144,000. OF
course, there were others, such as
Boss Brown Of Ohio; the Pinchot bro
theirs, Medill Mccormick, ellison
Gardner and men of that stripe. AS
far back as January they were plot
ting and conspiring to nominate
Roosevelt and conspiring to nominate
Roosevelt, though pretending to, be
greatly interested in La Follettes 8
cause. While nominally supporting
the Wisconsin man they were doing
everything in their power to bring
Roosevelt to the front. And Roose-
velt himself was in constant consulta-
tion with his friends and supporters,
and so knew all that was going on.
La Toilette Would Not Dicker.
Every attempt was made to induce
La Toilette to dicker with Roosevelt.
Brown, Of Ohio, proposed through
John D. Fackler that the Ohio cam
paign be carried on with. La Toilette
as the candidate, but that in each dis
trict one Roosevelt delegate and one
La Toilette delegate. be placed on the
ballot. Mr.. La Toilette says:
The inducement was held out that
they would furnish all the money for
the campaign In Ohio, but they stipu-
lated that the La Toilette progressive
literature which had been supplied
from Washington, and was then on
hand at our Ohio headquarters in
considerable quantities, should be de-
stroyed and no more sent into the
state.
The offer was rejected by La Fol-
lette. This was on January IA, Or six
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
RETAIL CLERKS UNION
HAS SEVERAL STRIKES

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 31.-The.
strike Of the Retail Clerks is still on
to become q prolonged struggle. Dur
ing the ten weeks of the contest but
three strikers have returned to work,
which augurs well for the successful
conclusion Of the strike.
The strike Of Retail Clerks I'm
Springfield, ILL.,, was settled through.
arbitration. the clerks securing min
imum wage of 81 lO per week for the
women and an increase of 81 after
In this city and Is apparently destined.
six months employment.
The strike Of the clerks In Coalgate.;
Okla. is still on, with indications that
it will be successful.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02

Five Suits in District Court
Started by Men Who Were
Assaulted.
The grief of the street railway com

The grief of the street railway COM
Axel Peterson, the @motorman,- into
whose home two officials Of the COM
pany entered to ascertain whether or.
not meeting,sof the union was being
held there, has begun suit against the
street railway company and asked for
damages in the SUM Of $1,000 for un-:
lawful and forcible entrance Of his
homie SSs1s SSs5~ =
T. -Four other suits were also started
in the district cdurt this week, and
all asked for damages Of $1,000
against the company. Nelson Linley
claims he was beat up by two strike
breakers with 'billies," then dragged
across the street by the hair. He was
standing on Raleigh street in West
Duluth when the two strike breakers
stopped their car and rushed to him
and dragged him into the car by tho
hair and took him to the county jail,
charging him with being disofderly.
Eugene Fiskett. q merchant at 507
West Michigan street, claims he was
beaten up for asking for a transfer
to the Incline road at Seventh avenue
west. Instead Of giving a transfer
the conductor assaulted him and threw
him from the car. He fears he VIII
be disabled for life.
Peter Grassan wants $1,000 for be-
ing forced off street car. While he
was leaving the car he was struck by
a horse and run over. Several of
Grassan's ribs were broken, besides
which there were other bruises and
hurts.
Anton Zygmanski also wants $1,000.
He went into the office of the Duluth
Street Railway company in behalf of
boarder at his house who had
handed the conductor $40 gold
piece for his fare. The conductor
| was unable to make change and re-
turned the money with an envelope
| requesting that the man put nickel
| in it and send it to Superintendent
Moore's office.
Zygmanski was the messenger and
when he entered the superintendent 8
Office, he says, six or seven men in
uniform together with Moore, set up
on him, kicking and beating him. He
claims he was struck on the head
| with a "billy" and his nose was
broken.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
SOUTHERN SECTION MEN
GET SUBSTANTIAL RAISE

4ST. LOUIS. Oct. 31.-President A.
B. Lowe, of the International Broth
erhood of Maintenance of Way EN-
ployes, advises that settlement was
recently made with the Georgia Rail-
way company, whereby the members
of the Maintenance Of Way organiza- :
-tion secured a substantial increase in
several yards, the rates now being
equal with those in operation on the
Southern. RI. r VI
An increase in wages to all mem-
bers Of the organization has also been
secured from the G.. II. q D.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
SH|PYARDS ADOPT
Shorter WORK DAY
Eight Hour Day to Go Into Effect
by Firm Building New
Battleship.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s1.-The ma
val appropriation blu passed by tho
last session of congress, carries with
it a provision that all contracts let
authorized by that bill, shall be ex-
ecuted under the eight-hour day pro-
vision. Z ,s'r. T. a.
The Fore River shipbuilding COM
pany has been awarded the contract
for the building of, the battleship
Nevada, and, under the terms Of the
naval appropriation bill, this ship
must be constructed under the estab-
lished eight-hour day. This company
has not heretofore recognized the
shorter Workday. .5,.9.
The Fore River shipyards are locat-
ed at Quincy, Mass, and according to
information just received, the ship
building company will inaugurate the
shorter workday, which will be IN full
operation by Nov. I.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
M'G0VERN ARRA|GNS
CONTRACT SYSTEM
West Virginia Paper Exposes
Greed an Rapacity of Coal
Mine Owners.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 31.-Gov.
francis E. McGovern recently opened
the fourth annual meeting of the
American Institute of Criminal Law
and Criminology in this city with an
address lin which he discussed GRIM
inal trials and penal institutions in
Wisconsin. paying especial attention
othe system Of contract covict la
Dor employed at the state prison at
Waupun.
Under the contract system, as we
have it, this state receives IS cents
day for the labor Of the prisoners
at Waupun. Under the present ar
rangements with the contractor, the
Paramount Knitting company, the
public furnishes some buildings, heat,
light and power, in addition to. the
labor of the prisoners. Subtracting
these items there remains only 40
cents day as compensation for the
work of the convicts, many of whom,
at proper employment, are capable OF
earning from $3.50 to SO per day.
1T is not strange, therefore, that
the legislature lat it's last session, was
compelled to appropriate $4,000 a
year to maintain this institution. There
can be little doubt that this plan is
wasteful and unjust to the taxpayers
Of the state, unfair to free labor, and
outside manufacturers, and discour-
aging to prisoners.
There is, indeed, littlesto commend
it except that it furnishes steady en-
ployment.
This is one of the subjects now
under investigation by the Wisconsin
Board Of Public Affairs, and I trust
when the inquiry is finished some
action will be taken by the legislature
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-02
PUSH COST OF LIVING
FURTHER SKYWARD

WASHINGTON, Oct. s1.-word
comes from New York that hotels and
restaurants are to label bread and
butter 10 cents extra.
The interesting innovation OF
charging dime for bread and butter;
is sequel to the recently instituted
project In New York Of charging a
dime for a program in some Of the
leading theaters.
While this bread and butter raise in
price will not be applied in all hotels
and eating houses, yet it indicates the.
usual trend throughout the country.