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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24

because they know that when labor
is once solidly and intelligently or
ganized it's wishes must at least be
given careful consideration.
Such a corporation as the Duluth
Street Railway company is in the
attitude of the small boy who walk
ing boldly down the street whistling
at his best meets a yellow dog meek
ly coming towards him. The boy
raises his foot, kicks the dog and it
runs yelping down the sidewalk, and
the boy continues on his way whist
ling boldly and joyfully as before.
Labor and the Bull Dog.
AS he reaches another block he
meets a bull dog coming in his di-
rection. The boy stops whistling,
gives the dog wide berth and both
shy by each other. A trade union
puts labor in the same position with
it's employer that the bulldog does
with the boy. 1t is not necessary
for labor to strike simply because It
has a union, but it is in position to
strike if one is necessary.
No trade union organizer will do
anything to unionize the street real
way men of Duluth until they first
manifest a disposition themselves to
get together. Too many workingmen
have been organized while their dis
content was at white heat and they
have made rash and hurried moves
which destroyed their organization
and placed. them individually at the
jeapordy Of their employers.
Form a Trade Union.
The first thing for the men to do
then is 20 get a good organization.
fully discipline their membership.
and then if a desire is for better con-
ditions appoint a committee to wait
upon the management of the COM
pany. Do not think Of a strike. Let
such a thought not enter the mind
of a single member. Be patient and
persistent and, if negotiations fail or
the company will not treat with the
committee Of employees through their
organization it will be time enough to
think of strike. There are some
things worse than a strike and one
of them is an enslaved laborer.
1t is the only way by which the
street car men can reach the man
agement of the street car company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
LABOR ACTIVITIES
FROM ALL THE WORLD

Under this hear crisp news of the
labor movement, obtained through
The Labor Worlds special corre-
spondence system. is condensed for
the benefit of the busy man.
ENUMERATED BY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb .22,-A state
ment has been given publicity to the
effect that the department of JUS
tice has made the positive declara-
ton that President Samuel Gompers
and Secretary Frank Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor have
been completely exonerated by the
federal grand jury. In all of the
evidence brought before the jury
there was nothing which even re-
motely indicted that they had any
knowledge of the alleged dynamit-
ing conspiracy. This is not news to
the membership Of the organizations
Of labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
LABOR ON LAKE VESSELS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-F. a.
Olander, Secretary of the Lake Sea-
mems union recently testified be-
fore the Stanley steel Investigating
committee, relating to the United
States Steel company. He explained
the welfare plan of the Lake Car
riers' Association, and designated il
as scheme employed by the COM
pany to prohibit organization and to
reduce Seamen to serfdOm. The
Maritime section Of the Steel Trust
is a prominent member of the Lake
Carriers Association.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
E|GHT-H0UR LAW IS
SUCCESS ON COAST
Miss Jean Poirier, Factory In.
spector, Returns From San
Francisco.

Deputy State Factory Inspector
Miss Jean Poirier has returned from
San Francisco enthusiastic over the
S-hour law which was passed at a
recent session of the California legis-
lature and is now being tried out.
That the new law is success has
now been proven: for many of the
other half hour from the time, maxi
ing seven and one half hours for
work.
They found that by cutting the
working day to eight hours. great
deal more was accomplished by the
workers. They came to work fresher
in the morning and were not so tired
at night.
Before the law was passed, manu-
fatcurers were it's most bitter enc
! mics, now they are it's greatest
friends and would not think of re-
| turning to the old 10-hour a day
| system.
Miss Poirier took a great deal of
! interest in talking over the new law
with the merchants of the big Cali
fornia city and she states that most
| generally the law has made many
| friends % 81
So successful is the law there that
| Miss Poirier is enthusiastically in
| favor Of a minnesota law of the same
kind. 81.
Miss Poirier was called to Frisco
several weeks ago on account of the
serious illness of her sister, Miss
Lydia. The sister is now greatly i'm
proved in health, although efor a
time her condition was quite seri-
GUS. ."5s=,.. 9ERst ~ ILL.,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
LABOR COMMITTEE
GETS BORAH BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. PA con-
test for possession of the Borah
ichildrens' bureau bill, which recently
passed the senate, resulted In the
reference of the bill to the Labor
Committee OF the house. The mea-
sure had been assigned to the inter-
state commerce committee. and an
investigation had already been begun.
Chairman Wilson Of the labor COM
mittee and member Of the labor
group in congress. claimed that his
committee had already reported a
similar bill and should have posses
sion OF the Borah Bill. The House
gave It to Mr. Wilson's committee by
a vote Of It's to 113. zs.s 55.}3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
UNION MEN SHOULD :,
WORK WITH CHURCHES
Continued from Page 1.

responsible for the crimes of the Nc
Namara brothers than are the other
institutions they belonged to-and
they belonged to others.
Ortie McManigal and j. B. Nc
Namara were for years frequenterS
of saloons whenever they had nickel
to spend, and if they imbibed the
spirit of anarchy they got it there.
and not in union meetings.
Mr.. Lennon contended that the
labor movement should not be judged
by the faults and failures of the in
dividual members, and neither should
the church he so Judged. That is
the worst fault among working men
in this country; they have to suffer
from it in the labor movement, and
should not be guilty of it in the
church.
1t is Work That Counts.
Men are not going to judge a
Christian, or a union man, by what
he says, but by what he is and what
he does, and the men who are rend-
ering the greatest service to the COM
munity are also rendering the great
est service to themselves.
There has never been a time when
there was such a tremendous social
unrest which is not entirely unlike
that which preceded the French re-
volution, and all because Of the I'M
equal distribution of wealth, the
wealth all going into sthe hands Of a
few
Mr.. Lennon cites Lincoln as an in
stance Of a man who always stood for
what he believed to be right, Lincoln S
opponent, Douglass, who always stood
ready to compromise with right, is
entirely forgotten, he said.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
NEGOTIATIONS PENDING

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Negotia-
tons are in progress with the Illinois
Central railroad officials, and the
organizations on strike looking toward
a settlement. Nothing definite, how
ever, has as yet been arrived at, but
the outlook is promising
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ship of over 100, and have struck
against the company. The cause If
the trouble was the introduction Of
an efficiency system which increased
the work Of each operative one-half,
without any added compensation. It
is said that all the girls in the de-
partment affected save. two joined
the organization and only three have
returned to work since the strike &C.
CURED.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
WILL REMAIN IN WASHINGTON
PROPOSES SIX-YEAR TERM

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia six
year term for the president of the
United States, coupled with ineligi-
bility for reelection, is proposed in
an amendment to the federal consti-
tuition, which Senator Works of Cali
fornia has introduced in the senate,
The resolution has been referred to
the senate committee on judiciary
and special efforts are to be made
to get action on it prior to the ad-
journment of congress.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
GATHERED AT RANDOM.

r. :.
A Fairfield, Ill.,. man SO years
told the court that he had dealt
with mail order houses for 20 years
and that everything he had obtained
was satisfactory except his wife. She
was of the mail order" variety and
he wants divorce.
Because his wife charged that he
thought more of the family cat than
he did of her, Judge Herr, New York,
ordered George Koehr to get rid Of
the cat.
Hugh Robinson, the aviator,
dropped a note from his air ship,
inviting a French admiral to dine
with him. The admiral accepted the
invitation, sending his acceptance in
submarine boat.
Because as he stated in his will
''he owed his success to his wife,"
Daniel A. Ross of Bay City, Mich,
left Mrs. Ross his entire fortune,
amounting to over 100000.
Herman Davis, II years old, is the
LATEST boy in Chicago according to
his mother. He eats, sleeps, smokes
cigarettes and attends nickel shows
He has been turned over to the
juvenile court.
Michael Ryan, city detective of
Chicago, had his pocket picked re-
Gently. Mr. Ryan is having a fine
chance to trace the thief and thus
show his worth.
Seven daughters, three sons, three
sisters, eighteen grandchildren and
seventeen great-great grandchildren,
survive Mrs. Mary Gardner, IS years
old, Of Columbus Ohio, who died re-
Gently.
To escape military service which is
compulsory, hundreds Of young Mexi-
cans are getting married or fleeing
to the United tates. The law exempts
married men. Two years in the re-
gular army is the Mexican law.
A town is to be built of concrete
for Pennsylvania coal miners. Not
stick of wood is to be used. A fire
department will be unnecessary. The
model of the town was recently
shown in Chicago.
Burglars broke into the Wexford
building, Chicago, and besides taking
500 they helped themselves to a
square meal, gathered some cigars,
n1o It'll:
parted. They surely were gentlemen
burglars
The demon rum routed delegates
to the state Prohibition conference at
South Norwalk, Conn, when the JAM
tor of the I. O. O. F. hall, imbibed
too freely and allowed the fire to 20
out.
A New York man has been ordered
to report to- his wife at o'clock
each evening. He must either stay
at home or serve a work house SEN
tence.
After aiding in putting out a fire
which threatened to consume an East
OidHSe' N. D., HquOf store, two tire
men were found to be drunk. They
said they had become intoxicated
from the fumes of burning whiskey.
John Meryl, civil war vetran,
living at Sharon, Pa, complained Of
pain in the roof of his mouth. A
doctor made an examination and
found a bullet.
Getting $1,000 a night, Dimitri
Smirnoff, the famous Italian tenor
singer, threw up his job because of
petty jealousy of rivals.
Prof. John Bosler of Paris says
| that the world is at least 71O,0OO,0OO
years old. He bases his estimate
after examining various kinds of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
MUNICIPAL WORKERS STRIKE.

LONDON, Feb. PA strike of
municipal workers is on at Staly-
bridge, the sanitary workers, high
way employees, and lamp lighters
demanding an increase of wages.
They demand minimum wage of
Eos, and that six discharged tram
way men be reinstated. About 200
ment are affected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
OFFICERS REELECTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-George
F. Hendrick has been reelected presi-
dent Of the International Brother
hood of Painters, and J. C. Skemp
has been Reelected general secretary
treasurer, for the ensuing term
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
BALIOTING ON STRIKE.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The service
men at the Yorkshire collieries, con-
sisting of about 10000 men, are TAX
ing ballot as to whether they shall
strike to enforce an eight hour day
and minimum wage scale.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24

Metal Polishers OF Fremont, O.,
have secured a 10 per cent increase
In one shop and are on strike in an
other Tor same increase.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24

Draperloon weavers of Brunswick
Me-, secured 4 per cent increase. i
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
ARIZONA A STATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-On St..
Valentines day, FEBRUARY IA, Presi-
dent Taft signed the proclamation
admitting Arizona to the Union.
WILL REMAIN IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-The
general offices Of the International
Association of Machinists will re-
main here. The referendum vote
just completed on this proposition de-
clared Overwhelmingly in favor of
this city. At the last convention of
the organization it was decided 20
change the headquarters city and the
organization as whole sanctioned
the change to st. Louis, Mo. Later,
however, an agitation was started
and another referendum secured, the
result of which is noted above.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
BY DEPARTMENT
MACHINIsTS ON STRIKE.

Machinists, through strike in
Seattle, WASH, have secured the
eight-hour day in most of the smaller
shops.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24

Horseshoers have increased their
wages in La Cross, Wis, the scale
now being SO per day. ~f
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24

LIVERPOOL, Feb. pa special
conference of Liverpool ship owners
is scheduled to be held shortly to
consider the seamen's demand for a
32s Cd wage on certain Liverpool
weekly boats.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24
STOP IMPROVEMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Informa-
ton comes from railroad sources that
the Illinois Central railroad, on which
there has been strike for some
considerable length of time, has
abandoned all improvement work. 1t
is stated that owing to this strike the
company is not financially capable Of
continuing improvements. It is fur
Their stated that the Illinois Central
has been unable to meet the demand
made upon it for shipping facilities
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-24

PLATTER GIRLS ON STRIKE.
HOLYOKE, Mass, Feb. 22.-The
platter girls at the Holyoke mills of
the American Writing Paper COM
pany have organized, with a member
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The worst thing about wasting time
lssthat It doean' Il belong to u.
The oasis., 1912-03-09

hundred acres. Already over three thousand dollars has been expend. ed in the installing of a twenty five horsepower gasoline engine, cent rifugal pump and the digging of the we'll The pump, which has a capacity of six hundred gallons per minute, has been tried out with eminent success and with the development of more water, which is assured upon the penetrating of the second strata of sand, the suc- cess of the project is assured. The season just passed has demonstrate ed that the land east of town is practically without the frost belt. The castor bean stalks five miles to the east of town, even in un- protected places and under prac- tically the same conditions as those existing near Mesa, have gone through the winter without being frozen and the alfalfa throughout that section is in stage consider ably in advance of anything in the immediate vicinity of the town. These facts will be help to pros pectlve fruit growers.
 Phoenix Gazette: The city council last night changed the method of obtaining saloon licen- ses in Phoenix. An ordinance was passed which will give the council more complete control over the liquor business and it is be. lieved it will work to the advantage of all concerned. Any person, association or corporation to obtain the right to conduct a saloon must obtain the signatures of persons owning fifty-one per cent of the lineal frontage in the block in which the saloon is to be located and also the signatures of persons owning fifty per cent of the lineal frontage of the block opposite to the location desired. These property owners must also certify to the good character of the person desiring the license. The application is then presented to the city recorder, and if he finds that 1t complies with the require ments he presents it to the council and the council then passes upon the application. If it is granted, the assessor issues the authority. Licenses can be renewed by appli. cation to the assessor unless the council objects. The ordinance will not cause those already in the business to obtain the above des- crlbed signatures unless the council so directs, and in any case it re- serves the power to object when ever il has cause to believe that the saloon is not being conducted with the proper propriety for such a b,,cipaco
The oasis., 1912-03-09
ARIZONA NEWS.
All interesting Column of Items culIed
 From Exchanges.

1OlUTUOh n EuS' w oPHt Navajo county, is to have a broad of trade J. H. Richards of that nlace has written the Phoenix Roard of Trade for advice regard. ing the organization. The object is to place surrounding agricult- ural district more prominently be- fore the world.
 Prescott Journal Miner: Blake Baker returned Wednesday from a trip through the Verde Valley and states that agricultural conditions were never so prosperous and the prospects for the future so encour- aging as at present. New arrivals had developed the country by re- claiming a larger area of land than was noticeable in past years, and there was every indication of thrifty and populous community being built up. The oil excite ment, as usual, was expressing at- tention everywhere, and with the developing of artesian water in the Upper, Verde, land values have risen to a high figure.
 Arizona Democrat: That five Thousand acres of land have been cold in the last four months and not one tract sold contains more than 35 acres, thus assuring bona iide residents, was the statement made today by H. L. Chandler, head of the Chandler Land Com pany, operating near Mesa. When the Chandler ranch property was thrown oh the market, the sales began to flow in and are coming at such rate that 1t is a difficult matter to care for the prospective settlers, so rapidly do they come. The land so far surrounds the pro. posed town of Chandler, not a lot having yet been sold in the new thownsite. Five thousand acres distributed in 35 acre tracts assures l43 active, hustling settlers in the new district.
 Globe Belt J. T. Mckee was arrested by Sheriff Haynes because he attempted to "eat up" and di- gest eight ten dollar bills and then use a twenty dollar bill for a chaser. Mckee who blew into G'obe few days ago claims to nave worked on the Kingdom shaft at the 0. D. mine. Monday after noon he was in the Mountain View hotel and while the bartender step. ped out for moment he tapped the safe obtaining one hundred dollars in bills. Joe Geaslin, the proprietor a few moments after started to cash a check for customer and learned of his loss. he immediately hurried to the snerlft's office and informed Sher- in Haynes of the occurrence. Sher- il1 Haynes accompanied Geaslin aoVn Broad street where they over took Mckee and entered into con- versation with him. Mckee at. tempted to bluff the game out and onerlff Haynes noticing a big punch in his mouth asked him what 1t was. Mckee said it was tobaeco. Sheriff Haynes grabbed nm by the throat, forced his mouth open and out came the eight tens ana the twenty which Mckee admitted belonged to Geaslin.
 Arizona Republican: Five miles east OE thn Eactarp ocwa1 yxr
The oasis., 1912-03-09
Notice of Meeting of Stockholders.

Notice is given hereby that there will be held at the office of the Resident and Statutory Agent Of the Missouri Mining Company, Allen T. Bird, in Nogales Arizona, on Monday the Eighth day of April, A. D. 1912, a meeting of the Stockholders of the Missouri Mining Com. pany, Il corporation organized under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, said meeting to be held at the place designated at o'clock D. m of said day and date, and to consider whatever business that may be brought before it.
 ALLEN T. BIRD, Dated February 24, 1912. Secretary. March ?, 19l2-April 6, 1912.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-13
CnrtnIyon nnh NInddcn.

Washington, Feb. 13. - Former
Postmaster General Cortelyou and his
former assistant, Edwin G. Madden,
clashcd before the house committee
on expenditures in the postorice de-
partment, which is investigating
charges OF persecution" OF the
Lewis Publishing company, of St.
Louis, by postal fraud oriers.
Madden, who left the department
because ne disagreed with Cortelyou's
attitude IN the case. appeared as
counsel FOR the Lewis company. He
told Cortelyou that he was convinced
the department intended to give the
Lewis concern a raw deal" ana that,
therefore, he had refused to represent
the department before the Overstreet
commission which investigated the af-
fair.
Didn't / ask that this Lewis con-
trovcrsy be taken out of my hands,
demanded Madden.
81 think ycu did rep!.cl Cortel-
you.
81 made that request because l
felt that / could not do the :hing
you wanted done" Madden declared.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-13
THE PRESIDENT
TO STRIKE HARD
And Knock out Misrepres-
entation and
Hypocrisy.

Washington, Feb. t3.-"Tho time
has come to clear the political atmos-
phere, and the next four months VIII
get rid of lies, Misrepresentation and
hypocrisy" said President Taft, today,
indicating his intention to oppose tra9
ducing by his political arcmes upOn
his return from a Lincoln's birthday
jaunt to New York ana New Jersey.
Misrepresentation will be met dur
ing the coming campaign the prcsi-
dent told his friends. The Democrats
confidence is misplaced /; is due to
misunderstanding. The time has come
to clear the political atmospherc."
Urged to action by attacks, the presi
dent clearly indicated, today his fu
ture policy OF both oftanse and de-
fense. He opened his aggressive at
tacks In Ohio; followed 1t rp in q
speech here last Saturday night. and
continued the attack In New York
last night.
The presidents appearan 'G today
bacl'ed up his sentiments.
He was in fine fettle and good hum
or. He had promised a mild" poll
tical speech In New York. Then ne
jolted political emotionats's and
neurohics." He laughed heartily when
asked II he considered such express
sions "mild." The president told call
ers today that he would continue his
program of strenuous combating mis-
representation Of the administration
both from within and without the
party. The president plans to make
every speech both "direct attack
and firm defense" He told his friends
he Is not apologizing for his admins
tratlon, but is meeting attack with at
tack.
This. 1t was announced, on the high
est authority, is the future Taft policy
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-13

Germany where he was received i'm a
lengthy personal audience by En-
peror William, War Minister Haldane
went to Buckingham palace today TO
see King George. II was reported
that he had personal message FROM
the Kaiser TO the king.
Cuxhaven, Germany-The British
steamer Humber was sunk today off
this port in a collision with the Ger
man steamer Answald. The members
Of the Numbers crew were rescued
Ivy the Answald
New York-Photographs OF Presl-
dent Taft in various costumes wll be
the chief decoration a, the Hotel
Astor tomorrow when the annual ma
tional convention of the Merchant
Tailors' association opens. The pic
lures were sent here by the members
OF the Washington local who have had
plenty of opportunity to observe the
president. He II the best dresses
president since President Arthur.
says the enthusiastic note that ac.
companied the photographs