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The Monte Vista journal., 1913-05-24
Why, tho Ideal

I'm surprised at your giving that
small, hot bedroom I slept in to a
relative" sniffed her maiden aunt, as
she entered the breakfast room. "You
are?" answered Mrs. Randall. "Why,
aunties, we've even given that room
to servants. Life.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-05-24

large shipment OF Red Seal hail
goods and special show case for them
arrived Monday. We now have an as.
sortment large enough to please nearly
anyone with the exact shade of han
they might wish. These goods are very
sanitary and will appeal to you.
Mrs. Maxwell had a very pleasant trip
to Center Saturday night and remained
over Sunday to visit Mrs. Titus of that
place.
When the new railroad is completed
to Center and trains begin loading and
unloading passengers at the depot here
you can then refer to it as the union
station. This place and Blanca will be
the only two places in the valley that
can have union stations.
There seems to be some apprehension
about a shortage OF water on the Rio
brande river TINS season. We were talk
ing with Mr.. Bowers Of the Forest Ser.
vice Thursday, and he is quite sure that
we will have ample water. A large part
OF this will come down the south fork of
the Rio Grande, as there is large
amount OF snow that will come down
this stream.
Next Friday will be Memorial Day.
We presume that we will be closed a
part Of this day.
Our large advertisement is about nov
elites, such as ladies' neckwear, hand
bags, hair goods jewelry, etc.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-05-24
Thknk II Over,

A Few more smiles Of silent SYM
pathy, few more tender words, lit
tie more restraint on temper, may
make all the difference between hap
piness and half-happiness to those
with whom live.-Stopford Brooke.
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-05-24
Trouble helresses Have,

I'VE heiresses have many rivals for
our hands" YES" replied Miss
Cayenne, you must feel >as II the
pathway of life were filed with pock-
etbook snatchers."
The Monte Vista journal., 1913-05-24
caImness Show. power.

The deepest thoughts are always
tranquilizing, the greatest minds are
always full OF calm, the richest lives
have always at heart an unshaken re-
pose.-Hamilton Wright Mabie.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
CARPENTERS TO HAVE
SPLENDID NEW HOME
Birmingham Builders Will Erect
Handsome Club Rooms-Or-
ganization Is Prosperous.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. a.
The local union of United Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Joiners of
America are about to erect a splen-
did building for the use of the or
ganization. It is to be a thoroughly
modern building with the lower floor
fitted up as store rooms to be rented,
while the upper floors are to be de-
voted to the uses of the carpenters
union. The construction of the build
ing is to be let to local contractors
who employ only union men. It is
to be a detached building and is to
be located in prominent section of
the City. The estimated cost of the
building is $4,000. The fact that
the local organization is sufficiently
prosperous to guarantee the erection
OF such a building speaks volumes
Tor the carpenters in this city, and
the building will be an evidence of
the success of the carpenters in the
maintenance and conduct of their or
ganizatiOn
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
TEXAS LEGISLATURE I.
IS LONG ON LABOR
Several Measures of Considerable
Importance to Workingmen
Will Be Taken Up.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 27.-The leg
islative committee looking after lab
or's measures in the Texas legisla-
ture is this year exceedingly active,
and has secured thus far favorable
majority report from the senate COM
mittee on the following bills: Initia-
tive and referendum, employers liza
bility and workmen's compensation, a
54-hour bill for female employees,
and mechanics lien bill. In the
house of representatives the bill re-
quiTing convict made goods to be
labelled convict made. goods has
been reported out by a majority re-
port. The full-creW bill has also
been fayorably reported. The derail-
ing bill, which requires derailing de-
vices upon all repair tracks, has been
unanimously reported out. The leg
islative committee states that from
present indications it appears that
the compensation and convict bills
will be passed, but owing to the fact
that it will require two-thirds of both
houses to pass the initiative, referen-
dunn, and recall resolutions, there is
doubt as to their success. 1t is also
women will pass, although it is being
bitterly opposed by the cotton mills
and laundries Of the state.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TO
Be STR|kEbREAkERS
Alabama High Brow Evinces
Novel Scheme For Acquiring
Much Cheap Notoriety.

, BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb: 27.-
The labor paper of this city asks the
following question: SHOULD the high
school be breeding place for strike
breakers?" The paper is authority
for the statement that Dr. Philips has
made arrangements with the Illinois
Central authorities to place boys from
the high school in the shops of this
and other nonunion companies in this
district. It is stated that it is prob
ably the doctors idea to advance the
interest of the boys whom he has
under his charge. No doubt DR..
Philips is reaching for some notoriety,
but it will be of the unpleasant sort.
He has considerable company, how
ever, among a few highbrows, INTEL
lectual and economic prodigies scat
tered throughout every section of the
country 1885,.
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new WAGE SCA[jE|:" rs =: +:
FRAMED BY |0WANS
Sioux City Journeymen Painters
and Paperhangers Ask Substan-
tial Increase for Their Labors.
SIOUX CITY iowa

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Feb. 27.-
Journeymen Painters and Paper
hangers have submitted to the Mas
ter Painters association a new wage
scale, to take effect April /. They
are asking for raise of five cents
an hour or 45 cents for all work out
side of the swinging stage work. for
which they demand so cents an hour.
with time -anda-ha for Sunday and
holiday work. They also demand
that no man be employed on any lob
for less than $3.50 a day, while the
remainder Of the proposed wage
scale on 3iecework asks an increase
in every instance. The operative
ptasterers also are asking that their
schedule be raised to become effec-
tive Jan. 1. The present rate is 611s
cents per hour. The demand is for
an increase of 12k cents per hour or
Is cents. The carpenters in this citv
have already reached an AMIGA Bile
agreement with the contractors tor
an increase in their scale.
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Probable That About Sixty Citi-
zens Will Be On Lists When
Filing Closes Saturday.
SEVEN ARE ALREADY
ENTERED FOR MAYOR
Field Is .Largeh Ever Featured
In Municip4 Campaign In
.:'>'.: Northern Minnesota.

With 81 candle ties for the various
city offices alrea ak filed and with 10
more in prospect Duluth is just
about. to. witness the greatest munich
pal campaign in Its history.
While it is~probable that there will
be additional filings before the books
are closed next Saturday, it is not
thought by those in the know that
the late entries will exceed IL at the
very most.
Seven well-knoWn citizens, Henry
Nesbitt, Marcus L. Fay, Bernard Sill
berstein, Marcus B. Cullum, w. E.
McEwen, Morris sKaplan; D. H. Day,
have already offered their names to
the voters in the race for the office
of mayor and it is probable that W.
|. Prince and Pc. Dowling will
come out before Saturday.
For long term commissioner there
are Leonidas Merritt, J. c. Wesenberg,
Fred J. Voss, W. S. Mccormick,
James Preston. p. D. Phillips, w. E..
Towne and J. T, Armstead.
In the contest for short term COM
missioner there are: John Cashin,
w. L. Bernard, H. P. Curren, Alex
Kennedy, John Hogan, G. E. French,
b. r. Cobb, Frank Jordan, Otto
Woelffer, J. Scott Cash, D. e. Stew
ems, M. Fitzgerald, John A. MacDon-
ell, J. w. Cumming, c.. F.. Roe, Fred
erick fischer, H. J. Mullin, W. A.
Hicken, Bert n. Wheeler, James A.
Farrell, w. H. Konkler. w. E. Kern,
Neil B. Morrison, Roderick Murchi-
son, E. N, Edes, Edward Blackwood,
c. G. Futter, NJ. j. Murray, George
w. Power, l.. A. Larson, Thomas
Dillon, Charles r. Hoar, A. Nj. Bal
fanny.
For special municipal judge, +. H.
Cutting is the 4Jnly candidate, while
for assistant municipal judge, w. H.
Gurnee, H. W -I Eannersa and M
Wilson will bea11tthe. probable con-
testants. -
With a field of this magnitude to
pick from it is going to be a difficult
matter to make choice. So far, lit
tie has been done in the way Of
campaigning, with the exception of
some gum shoe work and some curb
stone chinning.
After the lists are made up next
Saturday it is expected that the fire.
works will be touched off and about
so fully groomed candidates will GAL
lop forth to explain to the patient
voter why the latter should give him
his suffrage. Every inch of the city
will be covered by these seekers after
political honors and it is expected
that many of the candidates will take
to the stump.
That it will positively be the
warmest and most interesting cam
paign that has ever been staged in
northern Minnesota there is not the
slightest doubt.
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TO ELECT SENATORS
BY POPULAR CHOICE
Eighteen States Have Already
Voted In Favor of Change
In Constitution.

WASHINGTON, Feb..27.-The sue
cess of the amendment of the con-
stitution of the United States for the
direct election of United States SEN
ators is indicated by the activity of
the legislatures now in session.:
The legislature of the state of
Illinois has adopted resolution call
ing for the direct election of United
States senator's, and it's action makes
the seventeenth state in the Union
to approve the constitutional amend
ment.
One of two other legislatures have
the matter under consideration and
either the senate or house of repre-
sentatives in the legislatures referred
to have acted favorably upon the
amendment.
To become effective Sc state legis-
latures will have to act favorablv
upon this amendment, and one-half
Of this number have already taken
favorable action.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
MICHIGAN LABOR TO
FIGHT STATE POLICE
Organized Workers of Wolverine
State Oppose Vicious Con.
stabulary Bill.

. LANSING, Mich, Feb. 27.-The
forces of organized labor of this
state are aroused over bill recently
introduced in the legislature estab-
fishing a state constab abulary. - -
The president of the Michigan
State Federation of Labor, repre-
sentatives Of the Miners unions, and
the president of the Detroit Fedora
tion of Labor are in this city using
every. effort within their means to
prevent action. The bill provides for
100 men to be used on behalf Of
the employers during strikes and
providing. that these men shall re-
ceive pay from the state.
PENNSYLVANIA has similar law and
it is claimed that more men have
been killed by the Pennsylvania con-
sta abulary during two years than dur
Ing the entire existence OF the state
militia. =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
COMPENSATION. IS
MOST INADEQUATE
Workingmen of State Are 0p.
posed to Measures Contained In
Bill Now Before Legislature.
COMPLAIN INDEMNITIES
ARE ALTOGETHER TOO LOW
Labor Simply Asks For Square
Deal and Will Make Fight to
Secure It At Proper Time.

The Legislature of Minnesota ia nou,
considering the great question Of
work1ngmen's compensation. Three
bills on this subject have been pre-
sented. The first is for elective state
insurance, introduced by Senator
swanson of Anoka county; the second
Is compulsory workingmen's COM
pensation act proposed by the Min
nesota State Bar association, and the
thlrd is an elective compensation act
proposed by the Minnesota Employ
ers' association.
For political reasons the members
Of the legislature seem to favor the
passage Of the elective bill drawn by
the Minnesota Employers associa-
tion. One of the political reasons
advanced for the passage of this bill
is that it eXempts the farmer, the
big political factor in Minnesota,
without impairing the constitutional
ltH Of the proposed act.
Before passing upon the employers
bill. which, to be specific, is S. r. No.
290. the members Of the legislature Of
Minnesota ought to have full knowl-
edge of what they are doing and what
men Of Minnesota.
Employers Blamcless.
The employers are not to be blamed
for looking after their own interests,
but the legislature should not be ex-
pected to accept without the crossing
of "t' or the dotting of an "i." A
bill prepared by the employers, when
it can be shown that many of it's
features are not only against the best
interests of labor. but exceedingly
detrimental to society.
The elective measure is pure
negligence bill, the very thing COM
pensation act should avoid. 1t pena-
Lies employees who may be ''willfully
negligent by denying them compen-
sation. but it places no additional
penalty upon employers. In other
words, an employer, who is careful,
will be obliged to pay the same COM
pensation to his injured workmen as
an employer who is ''willfully negli-
gent"
The term "willful negligence as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
MINERS WILL RAISE: . :
LARGE STRIKE FUND
To Give 100000 For Support of
Men In West Virginia and
Other States.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-At the
recent meeting of the International
executive board of the United Mine
Workers Of America, an assessment
was levied on. the entire membership
OF the organization of SO cents per
member per month, payable for a
period of two months.
This assessment is to provide for
the men engaged in strikes in West
Virginia, Vancouver, British Colum-
Ola, and Colorado, as we'll as few
local strikes that are being financed
by the international organization.
The international officers have
been given the authority by the ex-
ecutive board. provided it is deemed
wise and expedient, to call out other
fields having any relations to the
strikes in West Virginia, and other
Places in order that success may be
attained
The United Mine Workers are pur-
suing an energetic campaign of or
ganization, and propose to make this
tne banner year, so far as new or
ganlzation work and readiustment of
old conditions are concerned.
The membership at the present is
at the highest point ever attained,
and it is confidently expected that
the coming year will show the men,
bershlp of the coal miners reaching
FAR beyond the 100000 mark.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
NEW INTEREST SHOWN IN
KANSAS LABOR CIRCLES

WICHITA, Kas., Feb. 27.-It is be-
lieved that the renewed activity
among the organizations of labor in
this city is precursor to an active
campaign to increase the member
ship and effectiveness of the local or
ganizations. Since the REORGANIZATION
of the central body a short time ago
there has developed renewed interest
and. with the general campaign Of
organization being. conducted by the
American Federation of Labor 1T is
believed that sentiment is being crys-
talized here for greater efforts to he
put forth in the future.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
STEEL TRUST RAISES
WAGES Of employees
Action Follows Work of Ameri-
can Federation of Labor In
Starting. TO Organize Men.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The
London correspondent of the Anna
list, published by the ~ New York
Times, comments on the increase" in
=" wages to it's employees conceded by
the Steel corporation:
Coming as it does on the heels Of
the vigorous campaign being con-
Quoted by the American Federation
or Labor to organize the unskilled
labor employed by the Steel corpor-
alton. it is interesting and gives some
idea Of the widespread effect which
the American Federation of Labor's
efforts are having. The following is
an excerpt of the article referred to-,
the purely political references being
eliminated:
THE steel trusts prodigious con-
cession in wages, the bearing Of
which We are just beginning to
grasp, gives fresh and more vital in
terest to the whole labor question in
would he here.
Were SO vast an increase
(amounting, We are told, to f2,50O.-
600 a year,. to be conceded in the
remuneration of labor in one of our
trades, it would be seized upon by
trade unions in general as the strong
est evidence that the remuneration Of
trades had Jagged unduly behind the
remuneration Of capital during a per-
iod Of prosperity, and it would be the
certain precursor of a season of dis
content, and of struggle for rise
in wages all round, attended by
strikes.
'The action of the trust. it seems,
may have political significance.
These two and half millions sterl-
ing, it is said here. are thrown to
the wolves of tariff reduction to de-
lay their pursuit. But even If it does
succeed in choking off the section of
the pack that is chasing the steel
schedule, will it not whet the appe-
tite of other sections in pursuit of
other Schedules?"
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TENNESSEE is FOR
THE FULL-:CREW ACT
Southern State will Follow Lead
Set By California, Arizona i
and Others.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 27.-The
full-crew bill before the state legis-
lature, in all probability, will become
have similar meritorious laws. A
few of the states now having the
full-crew laws are as follows:
California's s full-crew law went in
to effect Feb. 20, 1911, and applies
to freight and passenger trains, and
also contains a. qualification of ex-
perience clause for flremen and
brakemen. who are promoted to con-
ductors and engineers.
The Arkansas full-crew law for
freight trains went into effect two
years later. In the state of Wash
ington the full-crew law went into
effect June 9, 1911, and applies to
freight and passenger trains.
The Arizona law for full crews
went into effect in 1911 and applies
to freight and passenger trains.
Pennsylvania also has a full-crew
law which is considered to be excel
lent. It provides two different crews
for freight trains and three different
numbers of crews for passenger, ex-s
press, and baggage trains, and re-
qutres platform on the rear Of all
trains, freight and passenger. This
law was approved on Jan. 10, 1911.
The Maryland full-crew law gov
erns freight trains only. and includes
a .fellow-servant bill also, and went
into effect March 30,. 1908.
The Indiana full-crew law went in
to effect in 1911. and applies to
freight and passenger trains alike.
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Continued on Page 3
garment WORKERS
WINNING BIG STRIKE
Many Settlements Take Place.
Number of People On Strike
Is Reduced.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-The total
number of people involved in the
garment workers strike was $4,000,
but adjustments have been made
with upward of zoo manufacturers
and about 10000 of the strikers
have returned to their employment.
Those who have returned to work
have secured d marked advance in
wages and large betterments in the
conditions of their employment. A
5O-hour week for tailors and a. 49,
hour week for cutters have been es-
tablished.
At present the United Garment
Workers are prosecuting their con-
test with 26 temporary injunctions
issued by Judges Amend, Greenbaum
and Hendrix
In Rochester there are practically
10000 on strike for improved con-
ditions, but number of settlements
have been made there which have
materially frightened the outlook. In
Rochester one of the members. H.
year-old girl, was shot and killed
while doing picket duty by an en-
ployer.
The situation in Boston has been
somewhat clarified in the last few
days. agreements having been Sc
cured which returned over 1900
strikers to their employment under
improved conditions, with indications
that other settlements will be made
in the immediate future.
In fact, the entire situation looks
favorable to securing for the garment
workers of the cities mentioned ma
terial improvements over those which
have been in effect for many years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-01
CIGARMAKERS FAVORED
BY PRESIDENT TAFT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The
president has signed the smoker"
bill. This measure restored the GUS
tom of permitting cigarmakers to use
for personal consumption 21 cigars
per week without the enforcement
of the internal revenue tax. While
this custom had been in vogue for
many years without objection, an in
depreciation of the internal revenue
law some months ago by revenue Of
f1cials overturned the practice. A
bill was introduced in congress to re-
store the former status with the re-
suit noted. ..s.
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GARMENT WORKERS ARE
CONFIDENT OF WINNING

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Feb. 27.-
The Garment Workers on strike here
are determined to win their fight,
and there has not been a single de-
sertlon since the contest began. A
break has been made in the ranks of
the manufacturers. Three of the in
dependents offered a compromise set
tlement in the shape of meeting all
the demands Of the strikers with the
exception of the 20 per cent increase.
the offer being an increase of 10 per
cent. This was considered a fair
proposition and it was accepted. This
settlement means an eight-hour day
With other betterments. Several
hundred garment workers in conse-
quence have returned to work.
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HUSTLING LAWYERS TO
RECEIVE THE TINWARE

JACKSON, Mich, Feb. 27.-The
local labor paper, the Square Deal,
has this item in a recent issue: .'The
Lawyers union at, its meeting in the
court house Monday decided that
they would expel any member who
solicited business. In other words,
they refuse to recognize any lawyer
who is not in good standing with
their organization. Then remember
the yelp that majority of this same
bunch lets out when a labor union
acts in the same manner. The law
yer claims that his action is for the
safety of the public. but the same
action by labor union is un-Amer-
lean. uncivilized, un-C Christian, un-
charita bic, and the Lord knows how.
many more 'uns. I: - =. s.
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ANTITRUST LAWS
WILSON'S TRIUMPH
President-elect Shows Exactly
Where He Stands On Monopoly
Question, Leaving No Doubt.
HAS WRITTEN THEM :
ON STATUTE BOOKS
"Great Malefactors of Wealth
Are 1ntolerable and Inde-
fenseless," He Says.
BY OLIVER p. NEWMAN;

PRINCETON. N. j., Feb: Give
have just been given the, six anti :.
trust laws Of a new PRESIDENT! \
Woodrow Wilson, by. his. own !.
might, has written them on the ,
statute books of New Jersey in the
very last breaths of his governor
ship.
They show exactly what this man,
in the first breaths of his presidency,
will stand for in regard to "the great
malefactors of wealth." :,
'"These bills are intended to pre-
vent monopOlies by corporations,
firms or individuals. They are de-
signed to put an end to trusts and
monopolies under our state laws and
I confidently predict that they will
accomplish that much desired re-
suit
To come to this conclusion all one
has to do is to read the six new laws
over.
They show that President-elect
Wilson was talking in all seriousness
when he declared in his campaign
speeches that monopoly had been
found "intolerable and indefensible.''
Here in the one state that harbors
more trusts than all others he has
gone the limit in trust-breaking.
Those who know him feel certain
that he will not hesitate to follow
the same policy when it comes with
in his power to act with national
scope.
Holding Companies Hit.
The biggest item in the new presi-
dents antitrust laws is that in New
Jersey holding companies of all kinds
are absolutely prohibited in the fu-
ture. Holding companies are the
paper companies that merely hold
the stock Of a lot Of concerns that
REALLY do the business. All the
trusts are holding companies and it
= is 'in them that stock is juggled,
prices jerked up, wages ground
down, excessive profits hidden and
watered stock, issued. Wilson could
not abolish the existing holding COM