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The labor world., 1913-03-15
LOW WAGES AND MORALITY.

Signs of intelligence in official life cropping out
A committee of the Illinois senate in Investigating
the social evil has turned it's attention to the
paid girls in Chicago
The employer of female labor singularlye enough
holds that wages have nothing do with with slavery
Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck &
Co., who is philanthropst, having contributed mill
lion dollars to improve agricultural conditions and
the farmers that the interest which he
in their welfare is entirely unselfsh, says:
'Low wages have nothing to do with prostitution.
This question ought to be treated on moral basis"
Girls wicked because they have sinful hearts.
Pray brethren, and keep your hands your pocket
books.
1t is not your fault if they do have the moral
stamina to withstand temptation $3.50 week.
Morality has nothing whatever to do with such
material things the necessares of life ship
wrecked sailors do draw lots in emergencies
for their food supply in shocking disregard the
ages of good society and the Ten Commandments
The labor world., 1913-03-15
THINGS WORTH WHILE.

Don't ask, HAS the. world been a
friend to me?"
But, Have I to the world been
true?"
'Tis not what you get, but what you
give,
That makes life worth while to Won.
'Tis the kind word said to the little
child
AS you wiped it's tears away,
And the smile you brought to some
careworn face,
That really lights up your day.
'Tis the hand you clasp with an
honest grasp
That gives you a hearty thrill.
'Tis the good you pour into other lives
That comes back your own to fill.
lis the dregs you drain from anoth-
er's cup
That makes your own seem sweet,
And the hours you give to your
brother men
That makes your own life complete.
IT'S the burden you help another bear
Ihat makes your own seem light.
'Tis the danger seen for another's feet
That shows you the path to right.
'Tis the good you do each passing day
With a heart sincere and true
For through giving the world your
very best,
Its best will return to you.
MABEL BROWN DENISON.
The labor world., 1913-03-15
DIVIDENDS, WAGES AND WOMEN.

Julius Rosenwad, president of Sears, Roebuck &
Co., the great mail order house, is Of the opinion that
immortality and the low wages paid women have moth
ing to do with each other. He is qualified expert
he pays low wages to nearly 5000 women and, as a
good citizen, he vice investigation committee
Old General Booth, who wiser in his genera
tion, held different opinion though he not insist
it. He said women usually driven to a life
of shame by poverty and they endured horror and
the degradation Of it by stupefyng themselves with
drink and drugs.
But Rosenwald refuses to accept any such con-
clusion He is, as the father of family a pro-
tector of the freside, opposed to vice.
AS an employer Of workers, it is to his
advantage to pay as little in the way of wages as
possible. Therefore, harnessing business instincts
with his purity inclinations he finds that virtue
and poverty trot together
But while Rosenwald believes woman should he
able to live So week, he is on morali-
ty that he does not employ any woman except those
who live at home. In other words, he makes the
family pay part of the burden of low wages, 50 his
profits may be increased But there are thousands
and thousands of women who have no home except
what they make by their efforts
The constant struggle of the woman of the streets
OF the underpaid and semstarved girl in the stores
and factories, is to maintain "home" And in such
homes those VINO prey find their victims
The So week standard is all in the favor of those
who seek ever material for their trade Rosen-
Wald knows it. But he knows also that on paying as
little as possible to his help depends his dividends
SO between big dividends with low wages and
lesser dividends and higher he chooses the for
mer' and placates his rudimentary for con-
science with the plea that any woman can supporf
herself SO week.
The labor world., 1913-03-15
EVERYBODY
WELCOME.

in the very act Of adultery. Now
Moses, in the law, commanded us to
stone such women to death; what do
you say?'
'They said this to test him, in or
der to have a charge to bring against
him. But Jesus stopped down and
wrote on the ground with his finger.
However, as they continued asking
him, he raised himself, and said:
"Let the man among you who has
never done wrong, throw the first
stone at her
And again he stopped down and
wrote on the ground. When they
heard that, they went out one by one
beginning with the eldest; and Jesus
was left alone with the woman in the
middle of the court. Raising him.
self, Jesus said to her:
"Woman, where are they? Did no
one condemn you?'
"'No, one, sir she answered.
"'Neither do I condemn you,' said
Jesus; go, and do not sin again.
The labor world., 1913-03-15

Adolph M. Balfany, candidate for
commissioner, two-year term, has
been a resident of Duluth for is
years. He was born in Preston, Min
nesota, in 1873. Mr.. Balfany has
been engaged in the cigar business in
Duluth. and is an employer Of union
cigarmakers. - 49,
Mr.. Balfany, in his platform, de-
clares for a strict enforcement of the
law without favoritism, equality in
taxation, just recognition of the
claims of all parts of the city, NUM-
cipal ownership, close application to
work, encouraging new industries, the
eight-hour day, and for all things de-
signed to promote the welfare of the
city and it's people,.
Mr.. Balfany is we'll known among
the people of the city, and particu-
larly among the young men. He Is
a member of the U. c. T.Zenith Coun-
Gil No. 40.
Your support on election day will be
appreciated.
ADOLPH NJ. BALFANY, =.
Candidate for Commissioner,
Short term.
The labor world., 1913-03-15
CATCH YOUR CRIMINAL YOUNG.

One of the things which strikes most forcibv vis-
tors to our reformatory and penal institutions is the
high average of intelligence shown the faces of the
inmates Attend service in the chapel of the St.
Cloud reformaory and you will find few debased vci
countenances.
Attend a session Of juvenile court-ths bv the
way IS thing which every public spirited citizen
should do at least Here are a score or 80 Of
children whose youthful feet have already straved
from the paths defined by the law of the land This
prght-faced lad has broken into car in the yards
and stolen some fruit Here half dozen mis-
chevous youngsters, members of gang that has been
annoying the neighborhood. This boy whose we'll
shaped head shows that he born with CAPACITIES
we'll above the average, has already begun to acquire
the hang-dog slouch and furtve glance speak Of
base conduct and frequent conflict with the auhori-
ties 1t will be we'll to this boy at once if it is
not too late already; he has the makings of desper-
ate and resourceful criminal
And so 1t Just boys; ordinary lazy mis-
cn1eVous boys who in few will be either good
citizens or criminals and wasrels Few bad faces of
the crimnaoid type; few that marks of hone
less lack of Intelligence. More than 80 per cent of
nrst Offenders are normal children.
What brought them to the juvenile court and tn
the retormatory? Misdrected energies; the abound
Ing high spirits of youth deprived OF legitimate out
let and pouring into wrong channels. The play in
stinct the craving for unfetered exercise of ones
powers for the sake merely of that exercise il az
The labor world., 1913-03-15
PATRICK IN THE EAST.
By DOROTHEA BIRCH.

O Erin. Isle of Beauty!
Nothin' like her can be found.
Wild sunlight sleepin' on her lakes,
An green hills standin' round;
But, the young are that on-aisy,
Wantin' all the world to roam,
So I turned my back on Ireland
An my Killarney home.
I thought twas Glory called me,
So I left my native land;
Now, like some home-sick lad, I pine
On this far haythen strand.
In dreams see my Kerry home
An the curlin' peat-smoke rise,
An wander in the hills I knew
Beneath soft Irish skies.
I'm sick of flamin' lilies
And Of waxen flowers like death;
I'd rayther see a praty field,
An smell it's homely breath.
But the young are that on-aisy,
Wantin' all the world to roam,
Twas surely wild me eyes both shut
I left my Kerry home.
Darlin' jewel of the west!
On the stormy waters breast,
Isle Of Erin, kind and fair,
Now I'd give the Koh-i-noor!
And the Rajah's gold galore
To be there!
The labor world., 1913-03-15
HEARTILY APPRECIATED.

Mesaba Ore, Hibbing: The Du-
luth Labor World, w. E. (Billy) Nc
Ewen's newspaper, commences it's
fourteenth year this week. The La-
Dor World is published in the inter-
ests of the laboring men and the
trade unions to which they belong,
and during the 13 years that Editor
McEwen has been publishing it, the
paper has obtained more good results.
in the way Of improving living and
laboring conditions, than any other
single force in the state. The reason
for this is that Mr.. McEwen is not
radical in his methods of working for
better conditions, but believes in re-
specting each mans opinion and In
conceding that the other fellow has
some rights in the premises. He COM
mands a respect among the big en-
ployers of labor in the state that gets
more for the cause. of labor than all
OF the radical labor leaders put to-
gether, and when he starts after any,
thing, you can gamble on it that al
though it may take him some time TO
get it, he will come away with 'the
bacon,' and he'll leave the other fel-
low thinking he kept the best part
Of it.
The labor world., 1913-03-15
WE LIKE THIS. TOO.

Minneapolis Journal: On March 1
the Duluth Labor World celebrated
Its twentieth anniversary. For 13
years OF that time the paper has been
owned and edited by w. E. McEwen,
for many years secretary-treasurer of
the State Federation of Labor. After
the usual period of trials and tribu~
iatlons of struggling labor paper"
the Labor World has reached a point
Where 1T can be classed with the
best labor publications in the country.
Since leaving the office Of labor CON-
missioner of Minnesota, two years
ago, Mr.. .McEwen has given his entire
time to his paper. and as result 1t
has increased in value and is recog-
n1zed as an authority in labor matters.
Its news columns reflect the activities
not only of the labor movement in its
own city, but also throughout the
land. In the last two years there has
been marked improvement, also, in
the editorial columns of the Labor
World, in which matters Of real con-
Germ to the workingmen of Minnesota
and the citizens generally are dis
cussed. ,-4" LII H. n =
Duluth union members have long
been interested and active in the prog
ress Of their city, and every moves
ment for the advancement Of the city
= taken uR spy them II the ] Ifa,hae
The labor world., 1913-03-15
SOME BIRTHDAY GIFTS,
THANKS, "SADIE," THANKS.

Western Laborer, Omaha: W. e.
McEwen is celebrating his fourteenth
anniversary as editor Of the Duluth
Labor World. This is quite a long
time for a labor editor to stick. Up
to 1900 the average life of labor
paper was three years. Now there
are number that have passed their
tenth birthday, and quite few are
making money. The editor of the
Western Laborer will be on the Job
1S years on the first day Of next
June. During it's first four years of
this papers existence, IL different
men had full or part ownership In 1t.
Seven different attempts have been
Omaha and failed.
w. E. McEwen of the Duluth Labor
World is a plumber by trade and he
has been one of the very successful
labor editors of the country. In COM
menting on the event Mr.. McEwen
says in the Labor World:
1T has been 13 years of hard work,
with the usual trials and tribulations
OF a struggling labor paper. Never
theless, 1t has been a pleasant work.
We have enjoyed it immensely. What
we have lacked in income we have
made up a thousand fold in the
knowledge that we have served our
readers and the working classes of
Duluth as faithfully as we knew how.
We are morally certain that the lights
burn little brighter in the homes of
thousands of Duluth workingmen as
the result of the work Of The Labor
World. This is satisfaction in ITSELF
The labor world., 1913-03-15

FEDERAL LABOR UNION RAISE.
LA SALE, Ill. March 13.-The Fed
eral Labor Union of this city recently
went before the city council r and
asked for a. raise in wages Of cents
per hour. After consideration of
the demand the city council granted
the raise unanimously.
The labor world., 1913-03-15

The man who expects and anticipates impossibilities
in the growth of the union movement is
to disappointment. Expectations based on maginaton
outside of the realm of fact surrounding cond-
tons, cannot be realized. The historic progress of
mankind has been slow; whenever it made rapid strides
reaction inevitably followed The gradual progress is
the most enduring in the course of events
The labor world., 1913-03-15

1t is shown that if the working men in the labor
unions and working mems associations should CLASH
hands, they would reach globe twenty tines
but the shrouds stained with blood of their war;
slain brothers, fastened together would eighty times
enswathe the planet in bloody burial robes
The labor world., 1913-03-15
TEXTILE STRIKE ENDS.

SCRANTON, Pa, March 13.-The
strike of the 400 employees of the
Scranton Textile company for better
wages has been ended by an agree
ment to arbitrate. The strike has
been on for six weeks.
The labor world., 1913-03-15

Inc trades union movement must be judged by it's
achievements by the social service it has rendered
to the wage workers, and incidentally to society at
large 1t cannot be judged by it's mistakes and short
comings 1t is not perfect. 1t subject to the frai-
ties of human nature inherent in mankind
The labor world., 1913-03-15

John Quincy Adams put one that would make
good motto for the wall of every union meeting hall
Here 1t is: ALWAYS vote for principle, though you
vote alone, and may cherish the sweet reflection
that your vote is never lost" .:..
The labor world., 1913-03-15

Nothing is more vital under wage system in
large industry than the right Of laboring people to
organize. a~s~e.: %"-".== - 49,
The labor world., 1913-03-15
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BOOSTS AND SLAMS
ON CURRENT EVENTS
WATER IN BUTTER.

u AAc oo1Hute anu piODdUle COullS-
n cation ~ of more than 100000
pounds Of butter in Chicago because
it was unduly "watered" calls atten-
ton to the fact that introducing
water into butter during the process
OF working or washing is very SIM
pie. 1t has no bearing on health
questions. since the quality of the
butter that remains is not impaired,
but 1t hits the pocketbook of the
consumer. 1t is very profitable for
the manufacturer or dealer to sell
water at the rate of IS, so or 25 cents
a pound. The federal law recognizes
that a maximum of 16 per cent of
water is natural and legitimate, but
more than that is considered fraud
ulent attempt to increase weight un-
necessarily.
Many of our narassed household
ers are unable to afford anything
better than "oleo." Butter is so dear
even in it's purest form that thou
sands of small-waged people must
1orego its use. When the additional
burden of water at high prices is
added, the butter tax becomes we'll
nigh unbearable. Internal revenue
officers should search for this sin as
diligently in Duluth as in Chicago.
The people need this protection.
CHURCHES AND FREE LUNCH.
HE churches of Kalamazoo,
l. Mich, will serve free lunch on
Sunday afternoons for persons who
want to stay after the Christian En-
deaVor societies for the evening serv-
ice.
This Is bound to have Interesting
results; probably it will stimulate the
attendance at both afternoon and
evening services. And so far as it
offers more social life in connection
with the church, it will be a good
thing. For undoubtedly the church
enters less into the life of church
people today than formerly.
A church ought to mean some-
thing more than a mere meeting
place for two or three formal serv-
ices a. week; the most useful church,
es do mean more, and the most ac-
tive church members always seek to
make their church a meeting place
for people of common interests and
common problems.
But free lunch, free entertainment,
even free recreation, does not touch
the real heart Of the work of the
church. The church is designed to
minister to a need as real as any
physical need for shelter and nour-
ishment.
In the depths of every mans
heart is the need of something more
than food and raiment; it is the need
to which religion ministers, which
was reached most really and surely
by Christ when he walked among the
common men and entered into their
lives and told them that sacrificing
, love was the great principle of hap
piness.
On that teaching the Christian
church has revolution1zed the world
It's justification and it's strength
must still be found in such service.
Whatever means are used to reach
the souls of men it. is still the souls
Of men that the church must reach
and serve.
The labor world., 1913-03-15

Inc best Investment q workngman can make is
what he puts in dues and effort into live labor unon
The labor world., 1913-03-15

World they have found medium in
which they can state their position on
public questions to the general pub
tic, and as result the vote of the
union men has come to be reckoned
as a factor in deciding public issues.
The labor world., 1913-03-15

organized labor is the most effective purity SQUAD
Tor cleaning up slums and redghts. =,, J, " Il.
The labor world., 1913-03-15
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.
The amelioration of the condition of mankind,
and the increase of human happiness ought to be
the leading objects of political institution,
and the of every individual, according to the
measure of his power, in the situation he
pies.-Acx.ntler Hamilton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-24
WEISER DELL DOES WELL
AND FIERCE TIGERS
ARE MADE tanner

EDATTI4E. Sept. oh, Weis-
- Nm. he pitched very well, and
nonF1ily the striped cnfs from Ia
&r1,a lost out. II was . very nice
n&11o from = Seattle standpoint,
V11A d. points 3 to 2 in their
119or.
mitch Bedford started to pitch
~ the Tigers, but It had been SO
I6oT nlnce Butch tossed q whole
6tturxlo III BY his very own self
t0Hk Is became bewildered.
xho Beneais started him off
( WIN = count. With two norgued,
1EFlos and Neighbors received free
/; (1kotn. ana West came through
X1En i prairie circuit double, the
k1n1 they make In Texas.
Hut Nr. Bedford was SO surpris-
~ 70 ind himself starting q game
1Ine Seattle tied things up before
~ oWo1o to realization OF what
vj1n eofng on. jackson he dead
kt6t6d. and Raymond crashed one
11(oo the west barricade for two
tUIln, Bobby James also did Z
WESTON. and MIL pinged q honey
0oolor to port, but Millions nice
~ bemaphored MaIlard Raymond
a the Govres. McMuIlin spilled
hIunn2f tryfnr to fie1d Martins
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KY
|G1lirr, sGnnH
BY JAMES w. EGAN.

w. EGANs
The release of Peters by Spokane
must have Petered out lcal the officer of the guad
SUGGESTION.
The Beavers having the
that the Tiger
German commissioners marvel at SOM.
phases Of American athletics: Wrestling quite likely
DOWN..
Roth Kansas City third baseman.
day Probably it made his manager wax Roth"
Brooklyn has secured player named Kraft
Orleans There is only one man from Hannibal
OH GOODNESS HAROLD!
Baseball is bloodtirsty Think
are speared and the balls that are stabbed.
that players in the worlds series win get. Oh
1T NEVER HAPPENS:
ask for.
Ty Cobb refuses to hold
Skin Harris q dollar without picking up
Frantic applause is Umpire
Some admits that the umpire knows his business.
circuit il House league
They must play all their games at home
NOT so DECREPIT
They may be aged and
Those Vancouver Beavers,
But still they
The gay old decevers!
football squad is to be nut ON scn.
tic diet Scientific ground gaining win get them more
UNFINISHED poME
q lamb.
So has Mr. Wattalet,-
Cor the best and most original endings this
second bottle Of young stewed third ticket
80 undertakers.)
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Tsad-e-es and Gentlemen. the
batt'rees 70 rtoday's game win be
Mathewson and Meyers, FIR tn
Giants; Bender and Lapp, f'r tn
Athletics.''
Twice In worlds series of 9TH
er years have Bender and Matty
met. < First in 1905 and again In
1911. And they will undoubtedly
meet for the third time when the
hosts OF McGraw and Mack hook
lsup next month to settle the base
ball championship OF this little
old world.
There is little to choose be-
tween the two great right-hand-
ers. Bender leads Matty on per-
centage just now. but big SIX"
has worked in more games than
the great red man. and the Diff
ference between them is but
slight.
Peculiarly enough, the game
the pair pitched in 1905 was al
most identical to that In which
they opened the series OF 1911.
Mathewson won boil, but Bender
outpftched him, holding the
Giants to five hits, while the
Athletics made six. In 1906 the
score was 20 ana in 1911 81.
the Giants winning both.
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BUTCH BELFORD ISN'T USED TO STARTING GAMES II
TT ow They
AAare Hitting
HOW THEY ARE HITTING

Tho Tigers continued to inn
provo in batting last week, aver
aging PCS as to $50 for the
previous week. Eighty hits
were made. Four regulars hit
over 800, and eight went .25O or
better. Keller led his team
mates In batting with an average
Of 1907, while Kelly, the new
catcher, was second with $50.
Frank West, although he made as
many hits as Keller, was third
with .323. Ten Million was again
over the charmed circle. Harris
took an awful slump, and Neigh
bOrs and McMullin each made
good averages.
Fries dropped down few
points, and Salsberg came up q
few.
The felines copied Is hits for
extra bases, including four hon.
ers. five triples, and six doubles.
Keller and Neighbors were the
leading sluggers, Kel getting two
doubles and a homer, while Cy
plucked a brace of two-baggers
and a triple. McMullin garnered
two triples. and West, Salsberg
and Kelly clouted four-baggers.
A total Of IA bases were pilfered,
Neighbors leading with four
swiped. Million and Fries each
took two.
The leading run-getter was
West. with five tallies.
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National League

Brooklyn s-1. .Plttsburg 10.
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Pacific Coast League

Venice 4, OAKLAND /.
Los Angeles s. Sacramento 4.
San Francisco 6. Portland s.
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Short Sport

The Eagles expect to give their
first smoker on October %, and
already a number of boys are
training hard to get In trim In
case they should be called upon.
Pitcher Peters, formerly with
the White Sox and Omaha, and
for whom Spokane was said to
have paid $1,000, has been releas-
ed by Mike Lynch.
Oakland has secured Infielder
Fred Craft and Catcher Alexan-
der from st. Louis.
The veterans IN the Athletic
lineup will be given q chance 10
rest up now by Connie Mack, sinte
the White Elephants have cinch{d
the American league pennan6
The lineup of the Stadium .Hfth
team for Saturdays game With
Hoquiam has not yet been dSsLnl
itely decided.
Great fielding by Frank West,
the Tiger first sacker, played / 1
large share in our victory over
Seattle Monday. Tho youth from
Buffalo was mixed up In three
double plays. II Il
The Athletics are the best ~
- = = - n
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UNFINISHED PONIE.
Mary had q little lamb,

Wattalet-
Cor the best and most original endings
give following prizes First package
milk second bottle stewed third ticket
for 80 cents at underakers.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-24

Aberdeen football prospects are
not very encouraging at present,
according to report.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-09-24

cisco has stolen 1o1 bases SO far
this season.
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American League

Boston 80. Chicago 2-3.
Philadelphia FL, Detroit s.
st. Louis 5, Washington 8.
New York 8, Clevland 1.