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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
DfPhRTMfN STORE
:: RAISES WAGE: SCALE
Minimum Wage For Salesladies
. Fixed At SO Per Week.
Manager Is Humane.

SPOKANE, WASH. March Gone
of the large department stores in this
city has announced a minimum wage
scale Of SO per week for it's sales
ladies, and the manager Of the in
stitution declares he will assist in
making this scale nationwide. In a
letter to the labor unions of the city
this manager says:
In this matter we have done our
duty only, and in this initiative of
ours we believe that organized labor
and others will take up the cause of
Womanhood in the matter of better
living wages and let it be known that
Spokane, through it's organized labor
bodies, has started a real movement
which should not end until it has
grown nationwide. and until our wo-
men are paid wage which will at
least keep them from want and the
dangers which beset them.
SO far as We know, ours is the
first tablishment in America to ad-
vocate or inaugurate a minimum wage
as high as the one we have Just
started.
IF We are successful in this, and
We have no reason to doubt it, it is
only the beginning Of better wage
which we hope some time in the fu.
ture to be able to pay"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
CAMPBELL PENSION
BILL HARD FOUGHT
Legislature Hesitates to Appropri.
ate Money For Support of
Widowed Mothers.

Representative W. A. Campbell of
Minneapolis, the author of the Moth
ers' Pension BILL is having a difficult
time with his. measure before the
appropriation Of 100000 for the sup
port Of widowed mothers. Accord
ing to the provisions of his bill that,
whenever child is in the neglected
condition, due wholly or in part to
the poverty of it's mother and the
want of adequate means to properly
care for it, and the mother is the
proper person to have the custody of
such child and it's welfare and best
interests will be subserved by remain
ing in the custody of it's mother, and
the court shall allow her an amount
not exceeding SO per month for the
support Of the child.
Mr.. Campbell's bill has been in
dorsed by the leading welfare 50.
cieties Of the state and by the super
intendent Of the state school at
Owatonna. 1t is opposed by the AS.
socfated Charities of MINNEAPOLIS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
Ell PAsO ELECTRICIANS
GET $5 WAGE SCALE

Ell PASO, Tex, March 6.-The
electrical workers Of this city have
secured a new agreement with their
employers which embraces an in
crease in wages and a minimum
standard Of IS per day.
The agreement runs for one year.
The new arrangement was arrived at
without friction, and was mutually
agreeable to employe and employer.
This Electrical Workers union re-
Gently left the seceding International
Union Of Electrical Workers and at
filiated itself with the Internal tional
Brotherhoo Cd, recognized by the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
nsIllll|| UNION
SCORES big VICTORY
Strike Breakers Proven Unprofit-
able By Owners of Fishing
Vessels On Coast.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 6.-Dur-
ing the early part Of the year the
Fishermen's union demanded of the
owners of fishing vessels an increase
in wages. The vessel owners refused
and employed ke-breakers and
started for the fishing banks.
One of the large fishing smacks re-
Gently returned and the average earn
ings for the fishermen We're 35 cents
for the trip These strike breakers
were sick of the job and refused to
again ship. -...-.
1t is also stated that the strike
breakers were wholly unable to con-
troll themselves on the high seas, and
made an absolute failure of fishing.
AS result of this experiment the
fishing vessel owners decided it would
be far cheaper to pay the difference
asked by the members of the Fish
ermens union than to risk another
business failure, and also the lives Of
another green crew. -
Therefore a number of fishing COM
panies have granted the increase and
entered into an agreement covering
the period of one year, and provid-
ing for arbitration in the future.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
Beware of the Candidate Who
Does Not Come Out Flatly In
Opposition to Making a Con-
tract. With Private Company.
: He will Fail the People At
: Crucial Moment. - r.: -. -
LABOR WORLD EDITOR '.'>'
TOOTs HIS OWN HORN
w. E. McEwen, Candidate For
- Mayor, Stands On a Clear Cut
Municipal Ownership Platform.
Started Present Movement
When He Was a Member Of
Common Council.

required that company, for the privil-
ege Of using the streets Of Duluth, to
furnish the city with electricity for
all purposes at Is per cent less than
charged other like consumers of
power.
Mr.; McEwen saw into the future
and his purpose in introducing such
an" amendment was to make it possi-
BILE for the people, to have electric
lights in their homes at a. very low
cost to them. The amendment was
defeated.
In July, 1902, he introduced the
following resolution in the council
which resulted in starting the cam
paign for the municipal ownership OF
an electric lighting plant:
Asked for Estimate.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
AUGUST DoNAYH, OLD
TIME PRINTER. DIES

WASHINGTON, March e.-An old
time printer, August Donath, a men,
ber Of Columbia Typographical union,
died on Feb. % in this city. At the
time Of his death, and for four years
prior, he had been superintendent of
documents at the government print
ing office. -
For many years August Donath
was an active spirit in trade union
affairs, having edited labor papers,
and was one Of the first trustees Of
the Union Printers Home,. at Colo
rado Springs, Colo, and had also been
delegate to numerous conventions Of
the International Typographical
union. He was 81 years Of age.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
HUMANITY CALLS
FOR BETTER DAY
Woodrow Wilson Asserts Z
Inaugural Address "0urs Must
Be Work of Restoration
MAKES STRONG APPEAL
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Dedicates Self For Great Work
Declares Policy to Restore,
Not to Destroy.

1t was no ordinary situation or
combination Of forces that led to the
nomination and election of Woodrow
Wilson. 1t is with no ordinary words
that he speaks to the people of the
Simply, clearly, he sets before us his
conception of the state of affairs to
which We have newly awakened, dis
closing evils which have brought un-
rest and which it is his purpose to
attack
With broad vision the president
acknowledges that our national life
is very rich. 1T contains" he says,
every good thing But along with
the good things of which We have
been conscious. have grown up evil
things whose malignant growth we
have but lately seen. Very clearly
the president names these things
waste of the bounty Of nature, waste
in the fearful human cost of indus
try the many secret things that have
gone along with government and sub
dued it to selfish purpose. These
things, at length showing themselves
in all their intrenched power and ug-
illness, have made us cry out for a
change that should be real.
Names Some Problems.
In particular, Mr.. Wilson names
some problems that must be met by
his administration. The tariff he sees
as facile instrument in the hands of
private interests. He cuts through
the subterfuge and pretense that it is
for the good Of the common people,
and, whatever it may have been in the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

Mr.. McEwen also started the move
ment in Duluth requiring electric
wires to be put underground. He in
troduced the first ordinance on this
question in January, 1903. 1t was
passed by the council.
He was a member of the council
when the last contract was made
with the private company and stood
shoulder to shoulder with the friends
of municipal ownership in that fight,
as the records of the council will
show.
Will Remain Steadfast.
If elected to the office Of mayor,
Mr.. McEwen pledges through this, his
own newspaper. to remain true: and
steadfast to the principles he has
long espoused. He will work and
vote, and fight, if need be, for the
city ownership of an electric lighting
plant. He believes that IL the plant
can be required at reasonable price,
SO that the people will not be obliged
to pay interest on excessive bonds,
the poorest and humblest home in
Duluth will be lighted by electricity,
at less charge than is now required
for kerosene. He proposes to work
to. make electricity the poor mans
light. ..@.
This is the big issue in the present
campaign and the average citizen, If
he studies the question carefully and
honestly, will see it in the same light
as we do. The people can depend
upon it that the candidate for mayor
or commissioner who stands for
municipal ownership in this fight, also
stands right on every other question
before the people. En- 81
Men Of Courage Wanted.
No voter should be misled with the
subterfuge that will be made by the
opponents and lukewarms friends Of
municipal oWnership that We have the
Initiative and referendum, and the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08
PROMISE To WORK
FOR TRUE REFORM
Socialist Candidates For Commits
sioners Prepare Platform-Con-
tains Many Good Planks.
HUMANITY AGAINST
ORGANIZED WEALTH
Hold It's the Big Issue Pledge
Municipal. Ownership and
Equalization Of Taxes.

The Socialist candidates for COM
missioners opened their campaign this
week with a meeting at Duluth
Heights. Morris Kaplan is the So
clalist candidate for mayor; P. G.
Phillips and w. E. Towne are for
long term commissioners, while Ed
ward Blackwood and E. n. Edes are
for the short term
The candidates came out with a
platform which is too long to print,
but which declares that the issue is
the common people versus big busi-
ness, humanity against organized
wealth.
1t brands as hypocrisy and fraud
the pretensions of false reformers''
and "capitalist politicians to give a
peoples administration The plat
form states: $500. .
I'VE most solemnly pledge our
selves to further any and all struggles
of the working class, be these in the
political or in the Industrial field, so
that the emancipation of the work
ers and with them the uplift of the
human race by the Transformation Of
all socialized means of production and
distribution from private into COM
mon ownership may be ultimately eff
fected.
Appeals to Glasses.
1--WE impress upon all wage workers
the advantages of industrial union
ism; We maintain that only through
such an organization backed by class
conscious political representatives can
labor meet the tremendous. powersof
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

Later it was found that the city
lacked the authority to then go into
the lighting business, and in Febru-
ary, 1903, he introduced another reso-
luton in the council which was also
adopted. 1t was for the purpose OF
inducing the members of the legis.
lature to have passed an enabling act
to permit the city to vote bonds for
the purchase or construction of a
lighting plant. The resolution read
as follows:
Went to legislature
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

"Resolved that the city engi-
neer is hereby directed to fur
n1sh to this common council at
as early a date as practicable
an estimate of the probable cost
of extending and improving the
lighting system of the city of
Duluth by constructing an cleo
tric lighting plant i9r the city
OF Duluth md Its fnlab abalentsll 1
.suitab and sunlctents for street
and general commercial pur-
poses.'' =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

"RcsOlved that the city attor-
ney be requested to give an opin-
DIN to this council, as to wheth-
er the city has the power to is
bonds for the construction of an
electric lighting plant, and If
not, that he be requested to draw
up a bill to be presented to the
Duluth delegation at the state
legislature, granting to the city
power to vote bonds for the pur-
chase or construction of an elec-
trio lighting plant.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

Continued on Page S.)
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

Went to Legislature.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-03-08

From that day to this Mr.. McEwen
has been an ardent consistent and
unf1inching advocate of extending
municipal ownership in this city. In
1902 he introduced an amendment to
the ordinance. granting the franchise
to the Great n rthern Power com
Spany. which, +. passed. would have
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
May 29t3
Application for Discharge o
Mortgage


State OF state Oak ota, County Of Hand.
AZ. In the circuit court thereof. the Sixth
Judicial Circuit.
In the matter OF the application OF Christ
ian r. Hins, for discharge OF mortgage
under section $50 Of the Code OF Civil Pro-
cedure of South Dakota.
To Whom IL May Concern:-
Notice is hereby given that on the goth
day OF June. 1919, at 300 o'clock ID. m. at
the chambers OF the Judge of said court. In
the court house In the city OF Miller In said
county. the undersigned will present to said
court an application for an order to dis
charge Of record a certain mortage. dated
Jan b. 1885. executed by Ella o, Emery and
Arthur @. Emery her husband, to Edward
l.. Saker guardian, to secure an Indebted
ness Tor $3.50. 90 on the Southeast quarter
o. section "a. township 100, north of range
81: west Of the 5th principal meridian,
Hand county, South Dakota. which said
mortgage was filed for record in the Offices
OF the register Of deeds within and for said
county on. the 26th day OF Feb'y. 1885; and
recorded In book IA OF mortgages on page
At which time and place anyone opposed
70 said discharge may appear and resist
said application.
Dated this 18th day OF Nay. 1918.
CHRISTIAN r. HINs, Applicant.
O. s Hagen. Huron, South Dakota,
Attorney for Applicant.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Alderman absent-Walsh.

son.
Alderman absent-Walsh.
Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approaved.
Ordinance No. SO fixing the license
for the sale Of intoxicating liquors
within the City of Miller came up
for its second reading and final pass
age and was read a second time. 1t
was moved by Alderman McCullen
and seconded by Alderman Crabtree
that the ordinance be passed and
adopted.
The yeas and nays being called and
resulted as follows:
Yeas-McCullen, Weber. McCarl,
Crabtree and Leyson. Nays-none
AS the motion received a majority
of all aldermen elect. the ordinance
was declared passed and adopted.
Moved by Alderman McCullen and
seconded by Alderman Weber to lay
the question of improving Broadway
street over to the next regular meet,
ing. Motion carried.
F. j. Hellmuth,
City Auditor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Hand County News
(Continued from first page.)

Continued from first page,)
Twp, has bought a new Velie car.
MIR and Mrs Ed. Andrews and
family and Leland Hurd were after
church visitors Sunday at Bailey's.
Mesdames Trotman and Teller. Of
Miller. visited Burdette and Holden
relatives lately.
Cut worms are reported to be very
destructive to corn again this year.
Patsy Dunn was in this township
Thursday seeking parties desiring
insurance on crops, live stock and
buildings.
1t is reported that several Of our
wealthy residents are contemplating
buying autos.
Much complaint is heard of young
foals dying. some horsemen losing
nearly all of their young colts.
Friday evening a number OF
friends of Miss Cassie Wharton gath.
cred at her home and gave her a
miscellaneous shower in honor of
her approaching marriage. The
evening was e~njoyably spent with
games, music and social chat and
the bride-to he was presented with
many useful and beautiful gifts.
Fred Calkins returned home Fri,
day from Brookings where he had
attended school the past season.
Mrs Willis Wharton. of Rockham,
visited friends and relatives in this
vicinity lately.
Cnildren's Day exercises will be
held at Sunbeam at 2 p. m. of the
18th inst.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
FEDERAL BILL
FOR GOOD ROADS
Senator Bourne Proposes Big
Plan For NatieaI Road
Work

A plan comprising the expenditure
of three billion dollars for good
roads. has been proposed by Senator
Bourne, of Idaho. in a national road
bill. South Dakota's share in the
bond would be fifteen million dollars.
In commenting on his bill. Senator
Bourne saws:
Expenditure of SO. 600, 900. 900 by
the government and the several
states for highway improvement is
at first thought a starting PROPOSE.
ton, even though the expenditure
be distributed over a period of fifty
years but when we consider the
magnitude of the interests affected,
it will be seen to be a wise invest
ment.
There are in the United States
some $40, 900, 900 acres of farms.
worth about $39, 900. OOO. 900. There
are some %, 000, 900 working horses
and mules on these farms. costing
for feed and keep about $170. 000,-
600 With good roads will come SUBJ
stitution of traction for herse power
with a probable saving of a billion a
year.
MY plan contemplates the ex-
penditure of 81, 900. OOO. 600 for road
construction and $40. 900. 900 a year
tor 80 years for maintenance by the
government and the states making a
total of So. 900, OO0. 900 in so years.
from statistics compiled for use of
the congre ssional committee on good
roads tits estimated the SD. share of
the billion dollar bond issue would
amount to fifteen million dollars.
This estimate is based on the follow
ing data used in arriving at the per-
centage for this state which has an
area of 76.S6S square miles. a pop
ulation of $50, 1888. an assessed val
uation OF 1854. 278. ALB. a road mile
age of 56.35l. This entities the
state to l.5e per cent of the principal
of the bond issue.
To permit of the use of this vast
sum of SIS. 600. 900 in the state q
constitutional amendment would
be necessary.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
BUSINESS......
OPFOR1lNl1lIS

FIVE CENTS PER LINE
lyon have anything to sell, or II you d,
sire to buy anything. a three or four lin,
notice in the Press will bring results.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
HOWELL
Too late for last week.

Too late for last week.
Mrs Leiski is visiting her daughter
in Montana.
Wedding bells will soon ring for a
young couple in this vicinity.
Born May %, a son, to Mr. and
Mrs Kramer.
Mrs Wilson at the Howell postof-
fie has q brother and sister visiting
her from Iowa.
Miss Anna Hardis is staying with
her grandmother Mrs Schater.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Death i'm Mud Pie

Lyons. France, June 5.-A noted
bacteriologist of this city today as
tonished his little son whom a few
days ago he found making mud
pies in the playground park.
Curiosity led the father to take
one for investigation.
He found OILS, 900 dangerous
microbes in the few cubic inches
of earth classified as follows: 1900
900 dIptheria; 2,450. 900 measles; $780,
900 small pox; 800. 900 tetanus; 9OO.-
600 dysentery; $4,000 pneumonia;
$40. 600 tuberculosis.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Shoe Must Have Fit

Milwaukee, June 9.--Julius Jes
vein. who laughed sixteen hours
after hearing a vaudeville joke. is
today swathed in bandages and feel.
ing more like weeping than laugh.
ing. Jeswein heard the ancient pun;
IF | was your wife. I'd give you
poison"
IF | was your husband, I'd take
it,"
He began to chuckle and finally
laughed and continued to laugh al.
ter three doctors had worked over
him for hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

For FARM LOANS at less than US
ual rate of interest. see M. Harry
O'Brien, Highmore, South Oak. l8tf
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS

Miller. S. OAK. May 18th 1913.
Council met in regular adjourned
meeting. Mayor S. v. Christ, pre-
Alderman present--Mc Julien,
Weber, McCarl, Crabsrse, and Ley
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

May Ste
Sheriff's Notice of Sale

StfSA - iNOhIN0 VI odIC
Notice IL hereby given that by virtue OF a
special execution to me directed and deliver
ed, and now In my hands. issued out Of the
Clerks office OF the Sixth Judicial Circuit of
the state OF South Dakota. In and for the
county OF hand. upon a Judgment rendered
In said court. In favor OF Mrs. i, Sweezy and
against Edd johnson and Luvina johnson,
l have levied upon the following described
real estate n the said defendants. towit:
The porthhsif (N15) of the north west
quarter (NWM) OF section seven (7D, town
ship one hundred twelve (112) range sixty
nine t69) west OF the 9th p. m. containing
seventy-seven (77) acres more or less. and
that
shall on Saturday the 14th dav OF June
A. D. 1913. at the hour Of one O'Clock d. IN.
at the front door OF the court house, In the
city OF Miller, rounty of Hand and state OF
south Dakota. proceed to sell all the risht
tt:le and interest OF the above named Edd
johnson and Luvina johnson In and TO the
above described property to satisfy said
judgment aud costs amounting to eleven
hundred sixty-four dollars and fourteen
cents ($11f4.1p together with all accruIpg
costs OF sale and interest on the same from
the date OF the judgment at the rate of 4
per cent per annum at public auction to
thehighest bidder for cash.
80 ss0S SIS -sSrefs Hsnd county. south Da-
kota this Ord day OF May. A. D.. 1918.
j. j. MORRIS.
sheriff of Hand County STATE
- OF South Dakota.
BY HENRY ERB, Deputy sherif.
F. A. Zollman. Plaintiffs ATTORNEY.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

We have other quarters in every
township in the county. If you do
not sec what you want write US.
Bushfield & Bushfeld,
Miller, S. d.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

FoUND--A bunch of keys. Call at
Press office. 27t3
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

Pure German millet seed also a
limited amount of white and yellow
dent seed corn for sale. For late
planting use Brown Co. yellow dent,
will ripen in 80 to 85 days. j. D.
Miller, S. d. Phone Main II.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

ss EssSass4---..-..---.s
A two year old gray mare. biocky,
weight 1000. light spot in forehead,
small rupture on naval. Notify
26tST VIM Nurendorf. Miller p. o.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Estrayed

A black male hog with white spot
on right ham. weight $50 to It's lbs.
Finder notify me at Miller. or by
phone OF line six.
28t2* c. H. Stegmire.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

/ offer my residence property on
east second street for sale cheap If
taken at once.
F. j. Weber stiff
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

Have Broom corn and German
millet for sale. Also seed corn
shell corn and oats for feed.
J. D. Miller, Miller, S. d.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-05

ing odds for place, the, "Old Fox"
is not bothering over the opinion of
the experts.
81 had a might good team last year,
didn't -" demands Griffith. well,
I've got the same team now. Further
more, I've picked up some of the most
promising players ever looked at.
They are young and fast. That's what
] want-Youth and Speed. These,
with what know about baseball, will
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-05
GRIFFITH DEPENDS UPON YOUTH AND SPEED
TO WIN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE REMNANT

Washington, D. c., April 5.-Youth
and Speed-upon this combination
Clarke Griffith depends to win the
American league pennant in 1913
with the once despised Washington
team, last year runner-ur in the Ban
Johnson cross-co,tntry chase.
At Charlottesville, Va, where the
Nationals trained, the :.Old Fox"
worked day after day, searching for
the combination that would give the
team a cut in the worlds series this
year.
While critics favor the Athletics
for the flag, with the Red Sox carry