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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
Republic Iron e Steel Co.

! The prevention Of accidents has
for many years been regarded as a.
duty wholly resting upon the state.
more towards providing means of
safety than the state inspector re-
quired. In the mine industry, how
ever, a change has taken place and
recently each company is attempting
to rival it's competitor in providing
safe places for its employees to work.
The Republic Iron & Steel COM
pany which operates 13 mines in
northern Minnesota, three of which
are open pits, furnishes striking ex-
ample Of what can be done to mini
mtze the danger Of employment in
What heretofore has been known as
an extra hazardous occupation.
The Lake Superior manager of the
Republic Iron & Steel company is
Francis J.. Webb, whose offices are in
Duluth. The headquarters of the
mines are located at Gilbert. Safety
activity is evident to the properties
of this company in every movement.
A safety committee. makes monthly
ofsall that is being done to safeguard
every place where danger turks these
committees find something new every
day,
One of the first things that i'm
presses visitor to- the properties of
the Republic Iron & Steel company
is the long distance of powder houses
from the mines and the fact that the
dangerous dynamite caps are kept in
separate houses from the powder.
DR.. Moore Of Eveleth, the eminent
surgeon, has a first aid hospital on
the property at Gilbert and it is the
aim of the officials to get an injured
man to this hospital without a. loss of
a moments time. The company has
ever in readiness several Draeger
oxygen rescue apparatus consisting Of
a helmet and pulmoter. Men in the
employ Of the company are trained
to use this apparatus and drills are
regularly held. In case of fire any,
where on the properties of the COM
pany the Draeger rescue apparatus
is hurriedly sent and no time is lost
in saving the lives of suffocated work.
men.
The sanitary conditions in the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
KELLEY. HoWTHoMsoN
L WHOLESALE HARDWARE
Company That Occupies q Prominent
Position in the Wholesale
Commercial World.

The growth Of the com pany has
been phenomenal. and tells story
Of progress and Development most
creditable to the men IN charge Of the
firms activities. It tells. q story OF
growth and develo pment so rapid IS
almost to challenge belief. TO build
up such an immense business IN such
q short time and to hew out for itself
SUCH q prominent niche IN tho realm
OF commerciai activity Is making hiss
tory with Yens eance No house n
It's sline can show such proportionats
sgains No Svesss been mad the
-lkeiisy honso ii 81 is IL
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

One Of the greatest surprises that
has been sprung in the big political
campaign, which is now beginning to
warm up to a point where it becomes
interesting, is the strong run which
Sandy Macdonald, assistant city edi-
tor of the News Tribune and for IL
years, one of the best known newspa-
per. men in st. Louis county, is MAX
ing.
When he first entered the race some
of his friends refused to seriously
consider his candidacy; but now that
they have been assured that he is
really striving to land the nomination
they have jumped into his band
wagon and are roofing for further
orders.
Our acquaintance with Mr.. Mac
Donald covers a period Of nine years
and, in looking back over the rela-
lions We have had with him and know
Ing him as personal friend, we can
see no good reason why he should not
make an excellent officer. He has
been literally educated, has always
been good mixer and has an ac-
quaintance throughout the county of
which few men can boast. He edited
the Virginian of Virginia through the
bitter campaign when Andrew Haw-
1nson was elected mayor, about three
years ago, and he edited the Hibbing
Daily Tribune during the campaign
in that village when DR.. W. H. Wei
rick. Was chosen president ofazthat
town.
Coming as. he does from a family
that has always worked, Mr.. MacDon-
aid has wide knowledge Of condi-
tons which surround the daily toll
OF the average laborer and, this be-
ing true. We believe that he is abund-
antly equipped to honestly ask for the
suffrage of the working people and in
return deliver to them all to which
they are Justly entitled As a union
man asks only for square deal, we
believe Mr.. Macdonald would find no
difficulty in delivering the goods.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
Pickands, Mather e Co.

There is a new golden rule in MIN
ing which reads something like this:
1T is better to cause delay than
to cause an accident"
This rule Is carried out to the let
ter, with the Pickands, Mather &
Co.. an Independent mining corpora
ton with extensive operations in
northern Minnesota. c. H. Munger,
with offices in the Lonsdale building,
Is general manager for this company
and in addition to being an authority
on mining operations, he is also vital
ly Interested in the questions of work.
ingmen's compensation and accident
prevention.
A visit to. the headquarters at Elba
will convince any student of acct
dent prevention that this concern is
hazard of iron mining in Minnesota.
ton Is most admirable On every
Wednesday and Saturday every por-
tor: Of the properties is carefully In
spected and a report Of the inspection
is filed with the general office.
One becomes impressed with the
frequent number of danger signs I'M
der all trestle work and about the
skips. At every conceivable place
ratings are placed about stairways
and toe boards are on every over
head structure. The ladder way down
the mine is we'll lighted by electricity.
There is telephone communication to
the underground mines, even the
tracks underground upon which are
moved the skip cars every frog is
blocked so that no miner may he
caught by moving car
In the boiler room of the engine
house the water glass is. guarded so
that in case of break no person
therein may become injured by flying
glass. The safety device on the valves
about the boilers makes it impossl-
Bile for the men to be scalded when
cleaning them. Even the locomotives
used about the mines have ratings
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

on their run boards to prevent men,
from falling off, ~ IT. z. 80.
In the machine shops and other
mechanical institutions every place Of.
danger Is carefully and perfectly
boxed. All the counter shafting Is
taken from the floor and place above
The machinery Is only oiled when t
is not In motion. The emery wheels
are completely protected and work.
men are forbidden to use them with
out putting goggles over their eyes.
They are furnished free by the COM
pany. An air compressor furnishes
fresh air to the miners below and in
ADDITION there are several openings
which furnish natural air. 49,.
/ The change house is constructed IN
a most sanitary manner with ind1-
Vldual wash basins and towels.
while the company does everything
within its power to prevent accidents
they must naturally occur in such an
occupation as mining no matter what
precautions are taken to avoid them.
however, the company is prepared to
meet all accidents of whatever ma
ture they may be- There is well
equipped emergency hospital close to
each mine and the doctor takes; great
pride IN drilling first aid classes, which
meets every week for instructions and
practice.
The Pickands, Mather & Co.. have
Just reason to feel proud of the con-
d:tlons surrounding their location.
everything about the surface is neat
and clean, and perfect order prevails.
The homes Of the miners are we'll
built and the rent they pay for tho
use of them Is surprisingly low. The
company maintains splendid system
OF garbage collections and everything
within ITS power is done to improve
the health conditions Of the miners
and their families.
This is no easy task, for this COM
pany employs fully 1000 men in 10
mines, four of which are open pits.
The work it has done in minimizing
preventable accidents is most credit
able.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

phone is out of service, thus saying
a patron from all injury.
Besides the great progress this COM
pany has done to eliminate danger,
many new and practical inventions
have been installed. that the service
to the subscriber may be of the best.
The company is taking precautions as
to the health OF the operators at the
different exchanges. a new ventilating
system has been installed, this gives a
larger amount Of circulating air, than
is required by law. - -
" Rest rooms. are ~sprovided for the
girls, also. dining = rooms,> and tea,
coffee and 4znilky;are furnished the
girls with their luncheon.
No concern in the city: is more
proud of the fact that it is conform
ing, with, the laws in every respect
than the Zenith Telephone company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
OPENING OF oRPHEUM4
MUSICIANS GLADDENs

The opening of the Orpheum the
alter last. Sunday evening has given
encouragement to the local Musicians
union. Every member of that organ
ization is now employed and every
theater in Duluth engages none but
members Of the Musicians union. ~.
The Third Regiment band, consist
ing wholly Of union musicians. will
leave tomorrow for Hibbing Is play
at the county fair to be held there
Saturday and Sunday. The regular
meeting of the union will be held nxet
Tuesday. H:a ,- = - =. : .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
EMPRESS =THEATER.
IL East Superior Street-Joseph L..
Maitland, Manager. $685. 70"

The Empress theater is part of Sui
Ivan & Considine's famous chain of
vaudeville theaters which, stretch
from coast to coast. The Empress is
better known to the theater goers as
the Bijou and many have wondered.
why the name was changed to that
of Empress as the word Bijou has be-
come synonymous with first class
vaudeville. It has always been the
desire OF Sullivan & Considine to pre-
sent the best attractions that can be
obtained, and as they operate over. 70
houses, they desired to have one name
for all of their theaters and then
make that name the trademark Tor
high class vaudeville all over the
country. They decided to use the
name Empress and their aim is to
make; it a household word, which no
doubt they will accomplish, as they
have the largest vaudeville circuit in
the world, book more acts and can
furnish longer engagements to the
performers than any other circuit. +.
The title. of the. corporation is the
United Theaters company, limited.
and Is composed of. men who stand
high In the theatrical world and who
Will spare no expense in getting the
highest class acts for their theaters.
They have recently inaugurated q new
system whereby the shows are made
up in New York city and travel in
tact over the entire circuit. This j.
something which no otherzvaudeville
circuit has ever been able to accom-
plfsh and enables Sullivan & Considino
to get the higher class Of acts as
the railroad jumps are shorter and
they can offer longer time to the per-
former. IL s:
The Empress is Duluth's first
vaudeville theater and will always re-
main the most popular. The Empress
was first opened for business in 1904
under the management Of j. i. Matt
land, who still remains in charge. Mr..
Maitland, Is q man who has made tho
work Of providing entertainment life
study and has q national reputation
as a manager. 80 S. ;.ss 8. -
The Empress Is by. far the best To-
Gated theater in the city; it being To-
Gated in the heart Of the business dis
trict and within easy access Of .he
residence zone. The surest sign OF
public appreciation is the attendance
and the management is satisfied on
this point as the s. r: o. IL constant
" in evidence and the house is FREE
quently sold out days In advance. :
Three shows are offered . daily and
there Is never an empty seat. The
theater is commodious and possibly,
the safest in the entire northwest.
having exits on the ground floor
which can be operated at q moments
notice. The auditorium. however, lis
not large enough to satisfy the sde-s
mands Of the public for the show pre-
sented and It Is stated that. the man
agement has under preparation plans
for either the extension .of. the present
premises Or the erection OF a new
theater which will be able to cope
with the ever attending patronage an
joyed by the house.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
PEREAULT TO LEAVE
- TO BIG CONVENTION

Henry 'Pereault, recently elected
delegate to the convention of the In
ternational Cigarmakers' union to be
held at Baltimore on Sept. II, will
leave Duluth for the convention next
Saturday.. Mr.. Pereault will join the
Chicago delegation at Chicago and
where a special train has been en-
gagged to carry them to the conven-
ton. 1t is believed the cigarmakers
will be in session the greater part Of
the month of September.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

X ~.,A =
Sheriff John r. Meining has MED for
the republican nomination for the o.
nee he now holds with such, renersl
subtraction to the public. =, - =
having faithfully performed ~.
uutless Of his office, majority nf ~
voters OF st. Louis county undouhtadiv
Ieei that he Is entitled to another tsr1,
The Office has been operation NJ Ias:
expense to the taxpayers Of a. p ns,is
county than ever before taIs3I. LOWS .eaas
consideration. the fact that the bmai o
ness OF the office has increased rreetiv
curing the two years past. : g IS
MT. Me1n1ng has competent of,,cas
t .o and local attorneys. as well ~
IN from the range cities. are ahis 81
u their praise Of the business H.
managed. o'Se mas Deen
.,ar These e men are particularly ii POSI-
~ 3. 70 Know. Tor they transact iar1e
sherifI's Office IS 3 - = 2 tnses
u D3urlng his one term a. sheriff M
.Islnlng has made many friands fcS
s ne oHlce and for himself. Ha hss
ps Sv. capable and anxious To snIea 80.
nle friends are confident 81, Re- 80
s ,,,ss by an overwhelminp mainr.ts.
They state that he has 81 sce e a.ss
rtss Tor. his untiring efforfs "a
o .s,ica ttend ance dutieas the The
y dash. Ma.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
NO STRIKE: THEY WIN

b ST. LOUIS, Mo. Hosting enxin-.
GERS received an Increase Of 10 cents
per hour without strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
PRIMERS GET An :,

B 9l'-,l q p @ Ind. Printers secured
ADVANCE OF = per week without any.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

PAID ADVERTISEMENT
Inserted by v. A. Dash, Duluth. in be-
~nan Of John r. Meining.- Duluth,
candidate for sheriff Amount
to be paid 800.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31
CoEFEYVILLE MEN WIN. Z

4nd painters 81 secured increaaA Ill
|NsSssIs Vithout
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-31

s.sas the Teason 80 many bachelor -.
a8sil|sa ss IL |;sE !. )
The evening world., 1912-07-06
SERVANT OR SPHINX?

V1E question still letting folks the answer Not
long ladies who manage big households with
tried point out that after all doing homework with
advantages pleasant home the best food presents OF cloth
ing temptation spend and freedom from the
grind increasing Of living better than elavng in fac
struggling make both ends meet in dma surroundings
But along the creator Of Buresu Of Vocational Guidance
heavy foot all that She allows that homework may be
essisr factory work. and the living peasaner What Of that
ghng the soul" when the relation Of
"unsoa" when table service is "a relic Of
syem and when the servant Gives in atmosphere
Of contempt and degrsdstion"f
appears that the rich woman maid who n ordered to wash and
dress her mess hair slave But note washing the hair of
business proper social because the business
Is filing her place in the worlds work.
An ideal state Of things told would be where do
nestle experts devote their dgnifed working hours lat tie
usual rates. washing the hair Of who work hard in fac
that they haven't time wash themselves As for the
who has money and elects be idle she wash her
hair go unwahed Why should anybody work for herr
Nor all slaves 1T just degrading for forty
to a yacht for millionaire for forty to house for
the mllionares wife. Neither is . useful service
&c. gather matters stand The only people who deserve
to have servants the people who can't have EN- And there's alto
gher too much being done for people who do nothing Themselves
At which point the world has been caught pretty bad
for the last six or eight thousand years.
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SUMMER MUSIC.

VVHE Municipal Art Commission has shown good In ap-
proving the shell design for the music pavilion Central
Park The she'll stand is Of semiccular ground pan open
the straight side only ts floor built low tiers rising
back The whole covered by enclosing shell which
the and forward forming back roof and sides The
entirely open the air. From this surface the
the instruments gathered and reflected outward The audience
sits in rectangular or fan-shapcd mass in front
For orchestral music in the open air this type of stand
Indispensable No orchestra be heard with good effect by
audience seated all sides of it, Obviously and brass will be
too loud in some directions while soft music and solo tones wholly
lost without sounding board Experience European cities
outodo music rules to degree hardly to be realized cor
try, has proved the shell stand the best.
The evening the Mall began this week have
drawn unusually big crowds They prove of cheap
cducative ocnar amusement needs only the right setting
right development TO become immense factor summer life
OF the people The pavilion will be big boost 1t hoped
that before will be needed parts park
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,!|ii;k@~,

NV yDLL. the nomination suits me
M all right. more or less" said
w Uncle Henry. AS he cut on
slice Of eating tobacco and rega rded 1t
with keen scrutiny before he pull 1t into
his mouth. But my choice would have
been BIN Bryan, I'm man as Is sot
In his ways, and I've sort OF got used
to voting FOR Bryan"
Would YOU like to take a little walk.
Uncle Ifenry?' asked Mr., Jarr. who
was nervously regarding Uncle Henry
masticating the tobacco.
"if you're worrying because I'm TAX
Ing a chaw. YOU needn't" said Uncle
Henry sullenly. for Mrs. Jarr had upon
several occasions limited her objections.
since them pure food regulations has
gone Into effeck man nigh, as well
chaw mullen leaves as the kind OF ter
hacker that's going now. Why, at coll
lego at some whcre-'iIartford think II
was'--
Harvard" suggested Mr.. Jarr.
We'll, anyway, some nosey woman
named Ann Eliza examined chewing
terbacker"---
Ann Eliza who?' asked Mr.. Jarr.
That's all the name was give.
heard sim Belts reading abou, It dowr
The evening world., 1912-07-06

Mr.. Jarr's Uncle Just Hates the
Notion of Being Safe and Sane


ITS Jest the same with that Ben
whats-his-name sody that the ketchup
factories used 81 futile has a ketchup
factory at Hay Corners and he told me
Il people knew what that Ben what's
it's-name OF sody cost him to put In
his ketchup they'd be proud to know
expense was no objeok to him. But
the Ann ELIAS git after him too and
passed law which puts him to a big
expense. changing all the labels on
the ketchup he makes from the waste
ut the canning factory"
you mean a-alyzers-not Ann Elizas."
suggested Mr.. Jarr. They are chemi-
cal experts; not women"
They ARE women. lot Of old
women" snorted Uncle Henry. and
don't know what this country is
coming to. There's too much law and
not enough Jestce."
you must admit that the regulations
OF safe and Sane Fourth Of July are
most commendable, said Mr.. Jar. "a
few years ago the noise and racket n
the city on Fourth Of July was simply
unbearable. Children were injured.
houses were set on fire. All in all. the
quiet Fourth was a great Improvement.
Don't you think sou
''No, I don'tl" replied Uncle Henry.
IF you lived in as quiet a place as Hay
Corners you'd be glad of one day OF
Mise. But folks Is getting so iily-fingcred
and perlte these days that because they
don't enjy Mise and patriotism they
don't want anybody else to do 50 but
Jest the same. you'll never get your
Americans to be content with water
crackers when they want frecrackers.
| gave Ave cents OF my own money-no
let 1t go. Tn not an Intun giver-to your
children to git fireworks"
WAS there no agitation for a safe
asked Mr.. Jarr.
Not so much this year" said Uncle
Henry. "Euphemia Carberry got NJ
what she called Civic Club among the
women last year and tried to stop the
boys from ringing the bells and shoot
ing off anvlls with blasting powder ant
advised them to play it-tat-toe ant
read poetry to each other fer what sh'
called a forbearing Fourth"
1T didn't do any good9" asked Mr.
Jarr.
We'll. her own husband follered It.
said Uncle Henry. He stayed down In hi
cellar drinking hard cider instid o
making a nuisance OF himself bellerinl
for the American nag Of Independents
on the public highways like he ulster oil
, the Fourth.
but. take It all In ALL We had al
old fashioned Fourth down our way.
! expect. We are what you might cal
, Conservative In our hablts. all excep
In believing them money devils OF Wal
4 street should disgorse their plumber
p We've got 'em on the run. too I've hal
4 mind TO 20 down to that J. d. MOI
4 cams ofice in Wall street and max
a him give me my share When II come
to anything like that I'm as progress!v
a. YOU Ars!"
The evening world., 1912-07-06
AN OLD TALE.

QUEER old story of daughters devotion life for
~ brief instant with the fact that three hundred and seventy
to-day Henry VIII chopped the head Of
Sir Thongs More because the latter down sudden
According To the custom Of those days. the head WIS
stuck pole and placed London Bridge STAYED for
fourteen DAYS Mocs eldest daughter Margaret who been his
nvoc could not bear fathers head thus exposed and
resolved TO get possession of it,
The cronicer story of what happened day as
she passing under the bridge looking fathers head she
exclaimed: That head has lain time my lap to God
il would fall into lap pass undcrr had her wish and
did fall into her lap
The miracle easily explained Having failed to secure tn,
head by mporng the King and the officers the court she rb
Of the brdgekeepers to throw make room f
another at the exact moment he should passing boat nm
cneah Her words the meant to foresta tho us
picions Of the boatman
Neither threats imprisonment could her give u tn
head She kept it, with mark Of DEVOTION box unit
she died. when according to her WISH placed her coffin ant
buried with her.
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Little Anecdotes
of Great Women
by Gabby bellies.

Not long ago met Margaret peland.
the Boston woman. sometimes called tho
'Howells" among women authors. Her
books are wonderful. as you know. At
once l engaged her In conversation con.
corning her wonderful books She lis
tened to me with interest as I made II
clear to her how I understood her
moods and the lessons she sought to
spread through her clever novels. |
wanted to get her interested and make
her talk of literature as only she can
do. Finally she became interested.
Nodding her head eagerly she said, with
qulckness that shows her wonderful
perspcacity;
Miss DelIes. don't you think an old
fashioned boiled dinner Is simply gor-
geous?"
Gaby Deslys, the French actress who
made such furore-or was It furrow?
when she was over here, was quite
chummy with me during the only time I
met her. ! was raving over her beauty
and told her what great slit Il was,
and marvelled that more kings had not
lost their thrones over her. She lis
tened patiently. Once she smiled. one
could see such compliments were mea
and drink to her. After / had compared
her with the Queen OF Sheba and Cleo
patra and Venus she sighed: then a
wonderful expression came over her.
Darn IT, she said. II meant to buy
spool OF white cotton when was
downtown"