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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
Rebekah Iodae Anniversary.

Thirty-four members of West River
Rebekah lodge, No. 81, celebrated their
fifth anniversary last Thursday evening
in the lodge hall. The lodge was insti-
tuted Dec. 2S, 1906, by Dennis Rebekan
lodge, No. /, of Brattleboro with 10 char
ter members. The membership has in
creased to SO. The following program
was given: Trio, Mrs Nichols, Mrs. Bush
and Mrs. Maher; greetings, read by No
BILE Grand Mrs. w. L. Wheeler from
Dennis lodge of Brattleboro, Kent lodge
of Londonderry and Dorcas lodge of
Weston; history, Mrs Higgins; reading,
Mrs. Gray; duet, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs
Bush; address, Rev George X. Carter;
poem (originaD, Miss Nellie Pratt. At
this time the noble grand Mrs
Wheeler with a few appropriate words
in behalf of the Rebekahs, presented the
lodge room an altar. following which
Carter. The entertainment closed with
trio Refreshments of sandwiches, cake
and coffee were served. A pleasing fea-
ture of the occasion was a birthday cake
made by the noble grand and decora ted
with the letter "R' and figures 1906
1911" This was ornamented with vines,
and five large candles were placed around
1T. During the evening the cake was cut
and passed to all. The evening was very
pleasant and the wish was expressed that
the lodge might meet again five years
from that night to celebrate the 10th
anniversary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05

Borneo is nearly 10 times greater in area
than Iowa, but there are only 25 or 30
white people on the island.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05

Deans Rheumatic Pills for rheumat ism
and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable. Safe.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
GENERAL ELECTRIC
PUTS BAN ON UNION
Big New York Concern Discharres
Pattern Makers and Pro. 49,.
vokes Strike.

ERIE, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE General
Electric company of this city is max.
ing fight against the pattern ma5-
ers. Those in authority in the pat
tern shop some time ago informed
the employees that the company was
opposed to the formation of a union.
Notwithstanding this fact the pat
ten makers joined the organization
of their craft for the purpose of Sc
curig the same rate of wages as paid
at the Schenectady plant of the same
company.
Upon the company learning that an
organization had been formed four
men were discharged, but were not
informed as to the reasons therefor.
The pattern makers are determined
to exercise their rights and continue
the organization.
Inc General Electric company
needs experienced pattern makers.
but apparently it has decided to con-
duct a policy of determination. rath-
er than meet the just demands of tho
pattern makers. ..~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
FOREIGN lAB0RERS
LAND IN PITTSBURGH
Smoky City the Mecca of Hordes
OF Immigrarts-Labor Is
Scarce.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. >7.-Pitts-
burgh is once more, as in the days
Of yore, the Mecca of immigrants.
According to local railroad men. the
City is at present experiencing the
greatest influx of foreigners, that it
has known for years., while the de-
mand for laborers not only in Pitts
bureh but throughout western Penn 9i1ti
sylVania still remains unsatisfied.
SO pressing is the need for. workers
that several local firms have agents
stationed at the docks in New York
to employ immigrants as soon as thew
arrive and to send them in special
cars to this city. Both the Baltimore
q Ohio and the Pennsylvania rail-
roads have found it necessary to en-
large the trains on which the immi-
grants regularly travel. The latter
railroad recently ran a special immi-
grant train.
For the first time in years the
pennsylvania is advertising for men
to work in its repair shops at Holli.
daysburgh, Bellwood and Cresson.
"a. Contractors are Offering 81 q dav
Tor good laborers and are giving bonus
to get them to finish up outside work
before winter sets in
In these shops the price of labor
has Increased 25 per cent in tho
past summer
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
PLACE P0STMASTERS
UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Arrangements Being Made to Re.
move Fourth Glass Offices
From Politics.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Since
President Taft placed, by executive
order, the fourth class postmasters
under the civil service, arrangements
are being perfected to carry the plan
into effect. @. '- -s.. :.
The offices have been divided inta
two classes: Glass A and Glass s..
Glass A comprises the postmasters
whose compensation is $500 a year or
more. Class B includes offices Of
which the compensation is less than
that figure.
Appointments to all Glass A offices
will be made from names certified by
the civil service commission aftel
competitive examinations Of the ap-
plicants.
4 Vacancies in all Glass B offices will
be flied on the recommendation Of
postoffice inspectors after personal
investigation.
Hereafter all vacancies in-the post
masterships for fourth class offices
will be filled without regard to the
political affiliations Of the applicants.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
SOUTHERN WOODS
. Men ACQUI7 TED
Louisiana Woodsmen in Employ
Of Lumber Trust Acquitted
by Jury.
RELEASE FIFTY-TWO;
VICTORY FOR LABOR
Work of Organizing Southern
Woodsmen Can Now Con-
- tinue Safely.

LAKE CHARLES, La, Nov. E7.-.:
Securing verdict of not guilty with
In an hour after the jury was given
the case of President Az L. Emerson
and eight other members of the
Brotherhood Of Timber Workers,
charged with Conspiracy to murder
as result of an attack made by
drunken gunner in the employ of the.
timber trust on a meeting of the or
ganization at Grabow on July Z, the
union timbermen Won a victory that
will be felt in the lumber industry
throughout south Louisiana and very
probably through the entire south.
The attack was made on the tim
bermen to stop the organizing of the
workers throughout the southern
lumber camps.
The Immediate effect was the dis
missal of all three of the murder
charges growing out of the clash at
Grabow and the release from Gus
tody of 50 of the So men held on the
indictments. .--.
Seven timber workers are still in
Jail on a robbery charge brought by
Deputy Sheriff Will Grantham and
jim Whltton. who claim to have been
held up by crowd of union men fol-
lowing the disturbance
The jury retired from the court
room to consider the case at 1926
p, m. At exactly 1925 the foreman
raped on the door and asked the
deputy sheriff in charge to inform the
court that a verdict had been reached.
After a brief delav TO assemble the
attorneys, the jury was brought in
and the verdict announced.
A demonstration and general felici-.
tation among friends of the defend
ants in the courtroom followed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
ARB|IRAI0RS END ).
!; :. ENGINEERS : ! l !. 'e|0lfAD :
Committee on Wage Question Ex-
pected to. Make Award. Public
Within a Fortnight.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-After a
meeting daily for week at 8 Wall
street in the offices Of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. the committee OF
seven, which has taken up a good
part Of the spring and summer in
arbitrating the demands of the engi-
journed sine die yesterday.
Yesterdays session was a brief one.
When it was over Charles r. Van
Hise, president of the University of
Wisconsin, chairman, announced that
the report, which it is expected will
be made public within two weeks.
embodying the award, will after it is
verified by DR.. G. w. Veditz, chair
chairman of the committee, who is
himself an expert statistician, and a
corps of other statisticians who will
work under his direction be referred
to a subcommittee before it is made
public. a.,
1t may be made public either in
New York or Chicago at a meeting Of
the committee, probably in Chicago.
the members of the committee live in
IAS "CSt. Hc- p1dCo wAcIc lll0 re"
port and the, award are made public
will depend on the places the men,
bers of the committee are at the
present time.
! The work of the statisticians is ex-
pected to be done in Washington. The
statisticians will for the last time go
over every vital point in the dispute,
every detail to be reviewed., and the
revised award will then be adopted
and made public. Before it is finally
passed ON, it will be referred by the
committee, to- a. subcommittee consist
ing of Van Hise,, Daniel Willard,
president of. the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, and p. H. Morrissey, who
was formerly grand chief OF the.
Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen, which sew.
eral months ago made demands on
behalf of the firemen on the eastern
railroads, agreed after the demand
had been made and briefly discussed
to await the result of the arbitration
In the case of the engineers before
taking them up with representatives
of the railroads. The award in the
case of the engineers will have the
effect Of determining whether or not
the f1remen will agree to submit their
demands to arbitration
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
CARMEN OF YONKERg i
TRY TO AVERT STRIKE

g YONKERS, N. Y, Nov. 7.-Tho
trolley men of Yonkers, Mount Ver-
non and New Rochelle are endeavor.
ing to avert a strike by referring the
matter in controversy to a board OF
arbitration. 49,. 80.
It seems that the manager of the
roads In question has refused to ar
bitrate the question at issue. ~
The state arbitration board has in.
terested itself in the situation and IL
endeavorins to bring about an arbi-
tration board has Interested itself IN
tho situation and 10 endeavoring to
bring about an arbitration 81 the dif-
nculty. and thus avert serious con-
test. ,.siS: s55. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
BIG WAGE INCREASES
ALLOWED IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE changes in
rates Of wages taking effect in Sep
tember, according to the Board of
Trade and Labor Gazette, were all in
creases and amounted to $4,000 a
week in the wages Of 100000 work
ing people.
The most important advances af-
fected 10000 carpenters and joiners
in London, $3.50 deputies, mechanics,
ETC.. at coal mines in Northumber-
land, $500 coal miners in the Forest
Of Dean and 100000 in South Wales
and Monmouth, 5000 iron puddlers
and mill men in the west Of Scotland.
$4,000 engineers in Leeds and district
5000 laborers in the engineering
works at Sheffield, and $500 ring
spinners at Lancashire. s
NEGOTIATING NEW SCALE.
CLEVELAND, Nov. An increase
OF 40 cents I day. raising the mini
mum wage scale from $3.50 to IS, 10
being negotiated by tho local union
.of inside electrical workers with the
contractors. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
navy YARD W0RkMEN ::
:: UNDER CIVIL SERVICE
Officials Investigate Subject and
Final Report Is Expected
Very Soon. =.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-After a
week Of conferences, relative to
changes in management, wages, and
methods Of employing men in the
navy yards and stations, the COM
mandants of the navy yards and sta
tions Of the United States, Cuba and
the Philippine Islands, have not made
public their findings. a55 s:s
1t is stated that the most of the
questions discussed were of nature
that would require only departmental
action for their settlement.
Il The result Of the conference will
be submitted to the secretary of the
navy. One Of the chief questions
which arose was whether or not II
would be advisable to place all navy
yard employees, except naval Officers
under civil service rules, which pro-
voked An animated discussion.
The result Of tho action Of the de-
pArtment On the recommendations of
the commandments Will probe " bu
made public n Q short time. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
BIG CONCERNS SHOW
IMMENSE EARNINGS
Iron and Steel Industry and Rail-
roads Enjoy Marvellous
Prosperity.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Some idea
can be acquired Of the income upon
investments controlled by the various
trusts and combinations by digesting
the following summary, cleaned from
the financial columns of numerous
publications: 49,. =.
The Republic Iron and Steel COM
5pany. 1T ~tssSs stated, is noMssearning ut
the rate OF SO a share on it's preferred
stock, and is booked for months
ahead, and some of the largest stock
holders favor the resumption of the
Z per cent dividend rate on the pre-
ferred stock.
November dividend and interest
payments amount to $114,036, 900, as
compared with $100,192,0O in the
corresp onding month of last year.
Particularly interesting is the fact
that the increased dividends and in
terest of industrial corporations con-
tribute $S,302,00O to the total gain,
whereas the railroads contribute
$5,270,O0O to the gain over last year
Reports of railroad earnings for
September are coming in.- The Atch-
1son for the month earned consider
able over $10,O00,0OO, crossing that
mark for the first time, with October
being an equally good month
The Chicago and Northwestern
railroad reports a gross increase for
September of $7o7,154, or little bet
ter than 10 per cent. The net gain
was $224,581, also 10 per cent over
last year. .,t
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
PROTEST AGAINST
!. !. INJUNCTION II. | ORDER
Gotham Carpenters, $4,000 Strong,
Hold Mighty Demonstration
Against Judicial Edict.

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Over $4,000
carpenters and other building trades
men constituted a parade in this city
on last Saturday night, as a protest
against the issuance of injunctions in
labor disputes and especially against
the recent restraining orders granted
against the local unions of the Ueited
Brotherhood of Carpenters and join
ers of this city,.
Itwas one of the largest demonstra-
tions ever held by the Building Trades
and was an emphatic exhibition of
the feeling against the abuse in which
the courts have indulged in issuing
injunctiOns.
The main purpose of the parade
and mass meeting waste make vigor-
Gus protest against the American Anti
Boycott Association for it's activity in
prosecuting the organizations in this
city. Practically all of the locals OF
the Brotherhood of Carpenters in
New York, Brooklyn and Queens were
represented in the parade and a num-
ber of Jersey Building Tradesmen
were also included.
General Organizer Hugh Frayne
opened the meeting, which was held
in Copper Union, and presented Eld-
rige H. Neal, secretary of the Carpen-
ters District Council as the perman-
ent chairman of the evening.
President Gompers was the princi-
pal speaker, and severely criticisSC She
judiciary and the methods which they
employ in issuing restraining orders in
labor disputes. He asserted that the
carpenters were fighting for bettsf
conditions for the men, women and
children employed in the door and
sach factories, and further stated that
the issuance Of restraining orders
against the carpenters in New York
City was a denial Of the rights guar
anteed by the constitution, and urged
those present to contest the attempt
of the courts to nullify the constitu-
ton Of the United States.
James O'Connell, president Of the
Metal Trades Department of the
American Federation Of Labor, also
delivered an address. The meeting
taxed the capacity of Cooper Union.
The carpenters have fought vali-
ant fight agoinst unfair emplayerx
with the added task Of having been
compelled to combat orders issued by
the courts. which were for the pur-
pose Of vitiating the efforts Of the car.
penters to establish just and equitable
conditions, ssf
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09

Independent Union of Hod Gar:
riers Votes to Join Regular
international Union,

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Several thou
sand organized hodcarriers and build
Ing laborers in this city are now seek
ing affiliation with the international
organization affiliated with the Amer.
ican Federation Of Labor.
For many years this body of hod-
carriers and building laborers has
been independent, but with the grow
ing sentiment among the unionists to
solidtfy the movement, the hodcar-
riers and building laborers of Chi
cago have taken favorable action
upon joining the American Federation
of Labor.
Negotiations are now in progress
with the officials of the Chicago or
ganization and the officials of the In
ternational Hodcarriers and Building
Laborers' union, with the purpose of
making the Chicago uniontsts a part
of the recognized International hod-
carriers
At a conference held in New York
yesterday, one union of Chicago hod-
carriers made application for char
ter. and an agreement was reached
regarding financial obligations to be
imposed. This neoessitates, however,
the reference OF the entire matter to
the Chicago District Councils of Hod-
carriers and Builders Laborers for
approval. 1t Is practically certain
that the arrangements entered into
will be accepted by the Chicago or
ganizations.
With the Chicago organizations
within the recognized International
union the membership will be in
creased from $4,000 to 17,ooo., Presi-
dent Short and Secretary Spencer, Of
the Building Trades Department, A.
F. Of L.. have been industriously en-
gagged in an endeavor to secure the
affiliation of this large number Of
men,. and their efforts are about to
be crowned with success.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
PLAN TO OPEN PANAMA
s= b CANAL NEXT OCTOBER

WASHINGTON Nov. THE
Panama canal commission announces
that the canal will be ready for the
first ship to pass through on Oct. 33.
1913.
ST It is stated that with the closing
up Of the work on the big waterway
there will be q large evodus Of work.
men from the canal xono. 81
However, the govetnmont WIN keen
! . large force ot ukilIol mechanics n
the zone Ia order to keep the locks
in good repair and also koap ne
ibuildings 8 proper soaAitiont
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
EBERHART GIVEN
RUN FOR HIS LIFE
Vote Of Tuesday Contained It's
Disappointments as Well as
It's Surprises. ~
EUGENE v. DEBS' VOTE e.
MAY EXCEED 100000
Ringdal Made Great Run-Jens-
Void Did -''Posies'''. :
Deserted Him. ,~

The election held last Tuesday con-
tanned its surprises as we'll as its dis
appointments. It was fOregone
conclusion that Woodrow Wilson
would be elected. It could not be
figured out that Colonel Roosevelt i'm
spite of his great popular strength
would be able to carry a sufficient
number Of states to land him again
in the White House. President Taft
polled a much larger popular vote lin
all of the states than was expected he
would do.
The greatest surprise of the CAM
paign was the immense vote received
by Eugene V. Debs. the nominee Of
the Socialist party. 1t Is calculated
that he polled probably 100000
votes throughout the country.
Peter M. Ringdal gave Governor
Eberhart a run for his life: Had the
campaign lasted two weeks longer
Ringdal would have been easily elect
ed. The people were just beginning
to learn what kind Of a man he is
when the election was held. The great
vote received by Mr.. Ringdal in Du-
luth and st. Louis county was a
splendid testimonial to the worth OF
the man. Governor Eberhart can get
might little consolation out of the re-
turns.
Jenswold's Gallant Fight.
John Jenswold, the Democratic
nominee for congress, made a gallant
fight and in the face of frightful odds.
He made the campaign almost single
handed and alone. The Duluth Even
ing Herald gave him faithful sup
port. The members Of the committee
who urged him to become a candi-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09

No Let-Up Of + American Railroad
Casualties Prominent Men
Injureu.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-News of
recent railroad wrecks, gathered from
various sources continue to be the or
der of the day. ,=.sE -t24...~-.. -
A. Baltimore 4a1 ID Ohio, freight en-
gine near HagerstoWn.. Nd, plunged
over a Twenty-Five foot enbankment
and killed q dasm&n, while the :engin-
Ger Ankastrainnaen catered severe I'm
3uries: The enginesran into an epen
switch at the speed: Of twenty-five
miles an hour. .-".
Gov. Osborn of Michigan, was one
Of the thirteen passengers injured in
q train and street car: wreck in Chi
cago recently, and four Of the injured
are thought to be fatally hurt. The
wreck occurred when Big Four train
crashed into the rear end of a Michi-
gan Central train, while second train
struck a street car.
A negro porter was killed, and
Thomas H. Hubbard, the Toledo, st.
Louis and Western Railroad, and
three of the train crew We're injured
when a special train, containing di-
rectors of that road, was wrecked at
Fillmore, Ind, recently. -. -:
Forty-nine passengers were injured
when an excursion train on the Illi-
nois Central was wrecked recently. A
broken rail, resulting in derailing four
coaches, was the cause of the acci-
dent.
The Pennsylvania Railroads Buffa-
10 flyer crashed into a box car at New
bury, Pa, the engineer being Instant
ly killed. A Norfolk and Western
passenger train was derailed at Coop
er, w. Va, by an obstruction on. the
track and the engineer killed. The
postal clerks of the train were in
jured. though not seriously.
The Chicago express on the Grand
Trunk Railway collided with a spe-
cial train bearing regiment of in:
fantry, resulting in killing twelve and
injuring some thirty others, the acci-
dent occurring near Streetsville, Can
ada. - -.
Three trainmen were killed outright
and two others fatally injured when
logging train of the Cherry River
Boom and Lumber company went over
a embankment near Grandbury
Mountain, twelve miles from Rich
wood, w. Va.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
ANOTHER INCREASE IN
... STEEL TRUST WAGES

/ IRONTON, Ohio, Nov. THE cam.
paign Of education directed particu-
larly to the employees Of the steel and
iron corporations throughout J, the
country is bearing fruit. si= s
The operators OF seven blast fur.
naces In this country have rendered
their employees an increase Of Is cents
per day n wages covering all Glasses
Of labor. The men had made . =.
quest for Q Ascent increase, similar
70 the advance made ~ two furnace.
at AshlanA.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-11-09
l.E. LUM THAWS OUT:
R0ASTS ALDERMEN
Millionaire Lawyer Becomes In
dignant Because Citizens Give
Vent to Their Opinions.

Leon 2. Lum, lawyer and mil
liOnaire, owner of considerable min
ing property in Crow Wing county,
thawed out long enough last Monday
to send a sizzling letter to the city
council informing the aldermen that
he thought the executive department
of the city was weak and that the
aldermen ought to have called in the
police to order out the "hoodlums''
who were pressing the passage of the
motormens license ordinance before
the council.
Mr.. Lum probably was moved to
write his letter after reading the high
ly sensational stories of what was
supposed to have happened in the
council when the ordinance was being
considered. The truth of the matter
is the newspaper stories were colored
and the meeting was not quite so bad
as was reported.
However, the citizens there assem-
bled were not fools. They knew the
cards had been stacked against them
they knew that men Of Mr.. Lum's
type had buttonholed members of the
council during the week previous and
had secured a sufficient number Of
pledges to prevent the passage Of any
kind of worthy ordinance to license
motormen and to protect human life.
The vote of the members Of the
council was the most brazen ever cast
in that body. It was loaded vote
and the citizens who were present saw
1t at glance. The surprise is that
in view of their knowledge of the sit
uation they were not more emphatic
than they were.
Mr.. Lum's letter recalls to our mind
another letter published in the news
papers by him several years ago in
which he questioned the patriotism of
the men Of labor for openly question:
ing all candidates for the legislature
as to how they proposed to vote on
such questions as Employers Liza
bility and the Initiative and Referen-
dunn.
If some Of the men who have gotten
their wealth easily will but for a mo-
ment leave the shadow Of their gold
and get out in the sunshine they
might be able to help solve many of
the problems that are now causing 50
much social unrest everywhere
throughout the country. >
Writing letters Of the kind that Mr..
Lum sent to the council only adds to
the flames and helps to burn more
fiercely the fire of class hatred.