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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-07-08

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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
FORMER. DULUTH: man
CALLED. AT BILLINGS
Gene o 'Meara, Once Well Known
Telegraph Operator Here,
Dies Suddenly.

Word was received in Duluth Tues
day of the: death of. Gene :O'Meara,
formerly a we'll known telegraph op-
orator in<Duluth, at Billings, Mont.
Death occurred last Saturday and
the telegram to J. Finkelson, man.
ager of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany at the Board of Trade building,
announcing the death, was received
from Gale S. Brook of Minneapolis,
also formerly of this city and a.
brother-in-law of Mr.. -O'Meara.
The cause of death was not given,
but it is believed to have been very
sudden. Mr.. O'Meara, who was about
33 years of age, left Duluth about
ten years. ago. He came to Duluth
when a young boy and lived with
his parents during his boyhood days
in, the West End of the city, near
Sixteenth avenue West and First
street.
He. was graduate of the Adams
school, after which he went to work
at the Western, Union as a messen-
ger boy. He learned to be an opera
tor and had worked at the business
ever since: He is survived by his
wife and swo children, two sisters,
Mrs. Gale s. Brook and Miss Berna-
dette O'Meara. both of Minneapolis,
and a brother, Warren O'Meara of
Dubuque, Iowa. ] - -. ~
The funeral was held yesterday
from Eau Claire, Wis, the birthplace
of the deceased. While working in
Duluth, Gene O'Meara was promin-
ent and active member of the Com
mercfal Telegraphers' union. He has
several distant relatives residing here,
among them Fred Henneberry, the
we'll known letter carrier, and Mrs.
Fred McGill Of Park Point.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15

DIR. M. S. Rice Paints Pathetic
Word Picture of His Conduct
and Sad Passing

In the course Of his noon sermon
last Friday at the Lyceum on THE
Thief" Rev. NJ. S. Rice painted a
word picture of Judge Archibald re-
Gently impeached by the United States
senate, that burned deep into the
hearts Of all who heard it.
DR.. Rice's meetings have been we'll
attended. He spoke yesterday on
"The Gossip The meetings. are now
held on Thursday. There will be
more in February and one in March.
A series Of Week-night meetings will
be held from March 10 to 20. DR.,
Rice referred to the pathetic figure
of Judge Archibald as follows:
THE tremendous lesson which the
huge hammers Of experience have
been pounding into the. human heart
for all the centuries, and which men
seem so slow to believe, but. must
learn to absolutely cherish ultimately,
is that falsehood is utterly insane, and
that the thief steals his own eternal
treasure. Oh! if I could but make
that fact convincingly clear to our
young men.
so much dishonesty is being dragged
out and publicly exposed, we need
some clear and very deep convictions.
See that patheticaly tragic figure
just vanishing from the public eye of
our nation. The man who just now
has been driven from his high place
Of public. honor, in disgrace. BY the
tragedy of his fall that Judge has
written for us all an object lesson for
the fine life. content to abide by the
homely rules of honesty. Eagerly we
looked on while the national senate
probed into the facts.
I'VE watched him as he paced the
halls waiting the verdict. AS he
arose to have his honors stripped
from his shoulders, and stepped down
and stalked his way out and away
from the place of public trust, back
dishonored to a private life, we would
be stupid indeed if we did not catch
clearly the fact that only that life Is
safe that is honest before God and
men," .~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
LABOR MEASURES
HANG IN BALANCE
Strong Opposition Manifests It.
self-Kmploysrs Deluge Legis-
lators with Letters.
OPPOSITION CENTERS
ON EIGHT-H0UR BILL
E. G. Hall Asks Trade Unions and
Friends Of Labor To
Keep Wires Hot.

SeVera important, bills Of interest
to labor: and the people at large.
some of; which have passed the house
ana are" pending. in the. senate, iand
others have: been 'favera bly, reported
py mouse and senate committees, are
in grave danger of defeat. .x,. 9
E. G. Hall, president of the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor.
yesterday issued a strong appeal to
Minnesota labor asking all of the un-
ions to get busy with their members
of the legislature.
Mr.. Hall states that H. F. 314, a bill
requiring public service corporations
TO pay their employees semi-monthly.
which passed the house by unanimous
vote, is not to have easy shedding in
the senate. The railroad corporations
are buslly engaged bringing delega-
tlons of workingmen, Influenced by
the officials of course, to the capital.
TO inform the senator's that they do
not want a semi i-monthly payday.
Opposition Is Powerful.
Every influence that can be used to
prevent the passage of this bill is be-
ing called into play. It is believed
the senate is friendly, but the mem
bers are anxious to know the real SEN
tlments of the working classes of Min
nesota. Let every one in Duluth send
a resolution to the senate, urging the
passage of this bill.
The initiative and referendum bill,
II. F. 431, which passed the house
with only seven votes against it last
Friday, is in danger of being killed
With bad amendments. The oppon-
ents of direct legislation are on the
alert. They are attempting to load
the bill with restrictive provisions.
President Hall, in his appeal, urges
all Duluth workingmen and friends
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
SOCIALISTS DEMAND
=. PENSIONS: /: FOR +: AGED
Little Group of Reds" in Wis.
consin Legislature Start
Movement for New System.

MADISON, Wis.,, Feb. 13.-The
first step in an effort to obtain old
age pensions was started Friday
morning by the Socialist group in the
legislature when Assem- blyman Vint
introduced a bill which proposes that
the governor shall appoint COM
mittee of five to investigate the sub
ject. The proposal is that the COM
mittee be composed of a member Of
the industrial commission, the dean Of
the extension bureau of the university
and the three remaining members Sc
lected from the Wisconsin Federation
of Labor and State Conference Of
Charities and Corrections.
The object is to make a complete
and thorough investigation of the
number, condition and welfare of the
aged and infirm in the state.
The members Of the committee are
to receive no salary, but shall have
their necessary expenses paid. A
secretary may be chosen and a salary
paid for his services.
The committee will be instructed +o
report it's findings to the next legis-
lature.
1t is believed that the bill will re-
ceive favorable consideration. esne-
c1ally among the progressive members
OF both houses, because such a sten
is in line with the policy that has
been pursued in all legislation of 2
similar nature.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
EMPLOYERS PREPARE
FOR LIABILITY ACT
Senator Roclkne Introduces Bill
for Employers Liability
: Insurance Companies.

The employers Of Minnesota are
evidently preparing to organize mu-
tual insurance companies under a
workingmen's compensation act. Sem
ator Rockne has introduced a bill in
tho senate authorizing the organiza-
ton Of employers mutual liability in
eurance associations.
1t provides that 20 or more employ
ers who have accepted the terms of
a workingmen's compensation act
II one Is passed at this session-may
JOIN IN forming such an association
unoer state regulation.
This bill will be fought bitterly by
'dne employers liability companies.
Their agents have been exceedingly
nusy about the Hobbies of the capitol
during this session of the legislature.
and it 1s. said they are attempting to
4ll sdactate the terms of workinEmen's
c0mpensation act, and they are stub
6cFnly opposing an amendment to tho
.oonst1tution permitting the state to
11Aee ths in1uEanoe business. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
GR0CERS HAVE new
GARN|$AMENT BILL
Ten Per Cent Of Exemption Money
to Be Subject 70 Levy if Pend
ing Measure Passes.

The Minnesota Retail Grocers' as
sociation is behind a bill recently in
troduced in the legislature changing
the present exemption of $25 in wages
In garnishment cases."
The proposed law allows a merch-
ant to take 10 per cent of a persons
wages where the amount coming in
wages is below s25, on claims for the
necessities of life only, and all above
that amount. 4
: For instance, II a man owes a
merchant IS or SO the execution is
served on his employer who is re-
quired to keep out 10 per cent Of
the laborer's wages until the claim
OF the merchant and costg*saFe paid.
s7' The erocers haVe beer sl att tempting
Ter Years to- re4Hce the t$25 ~exemp.
ton amount, and they have been stub
bornly opposed by organized labor.
Their new bill exempts 80 per cent
OF all wages less than $25. A man
earning $40 a week and owing q
merchant $40, may have 81 of his
weekly wage garnisheed for a period
or ten weeks, and until the total
amount Of the bill is collected.
The same bill was introduced two
years ago and died in the senate The
retail grocers are maintaining a
strong committee at the capitol and
they hope to have the bill enacted
into law.
Organized labor of Minnesota has
not 1ndorsed.' this measure, and so
far as We know, has not raised any
opposition to it. 1t has jealously op-
posed any reduction in the $25 ex-
emption. but at the same time it does
not take the position of protecting
men who will not pay their honest
debts, and particularly debts con-
tracted to purchase the necessities of
life.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15

Woman Deplores Encroachments
of Workshop-''Hom Amt
What It Used Ter Be-

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-That home-
made tides, patchwork quilts, and
photograph frames have no place
among the lares and penates of the
modern home was the lament made
Wednesday by Mrs. Porter Lander
McClintock, wife of a University OF
Chicago professor, before the Will
mette Woman's club.
She deplored the fact that home
was being robbed of it's sentiment
because of the encroa chment of the
factory on womans realm. The :'old
fashioned woman, she said, took de-
light in ornamenting the house with
little knickknacks and whatnots which
she learned to make.
Today, according to the speaker,
woman is not allowed to make the
family mince meats, jams, jellies,
pickles and dougnnuts. They can be
purchased at the store cheaper than
they can be made at home, but at
the same time half the fun of home.
making is gone. =
Women are rebelling'' Mrs. Nc
Clintock affirmed, "because our mod
ern civilization has robbed the home
of many of its sentimental and at
tractive features, the old fashioned
homemade articles so dear to them.
They would like to have the privilege
of supplying with their own hands
many of the things which now come
from the factories' es
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
TUG. ..F|RtMEN ELECT !
NORMAN SECRETARY
Annual Convention of Marine Men
Winds Up Business Duluth
s.'s ~
Man Honored. J.

The Tug Firemen & Linemen's Pro-
-tective association closed its annual
convention last Friday after electing
its officers for the current year. Will
liam Norman, the we'll known Duluth
tug fireman. was elected grand sec
retary. J. J. Sweeney of Buffalo suc-
ceeds himself as grand president.
Other. officers elected were grand
vice president, James Ellsworth.
Cleveland; assistant grand secretary,
William Rocker; grand treasurer,
William Jordon, Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich; assistant grand treasurer, Ed
ward Smith, Buffalo, and sergeant-at.
arms, James Grant, Chicago.
The delegates were in session at the
Lenox hotel for five days. All meets
ings were executive, and nothing but
the result Of the election of officers
was given out to the public.
Immediately after the adjournment
the delegates left for Detroit, where
they attended convention Of the
dredgemen. The meeting, is said to-
have been q success.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
miners GIVE JOHN
MITCHELL BIG VOTE:
Mud Battery Manipulators Fail
to Shake Little Leader with
Rank and File.

The recent Miners referendum
election of officers would indicate
that John Mitchell wakes fat on abuse.
The election results also plainly tell
us why the ex-president is no longer
the target for those who have painted
him as an enemy of his fellows, who
again most emphatlcally declare that
Mitchell suits them, and they pay no
attention to noise. Outside of Com
pers, probably no trade unionist was
ever. hammered sharder than Mitchell.
and the abuse and villification heaped
on him would drive many men out of
the labor movement But Mitchell
happens to know the system. Ever
since Mitchell has been attacked the
miners have shown they are wise to
this system, and at each referendum
election Mitchell gets the top vote.
Last week the official result of the
miners election was published. Mitch
ell was candidate, together with 20
others, for A. L. of L. delegate. Sew
en- were to be chosen, and the vote of
the winners is: President White, 122,-
o2s; John Mitchell. 112,440: Vice
President Frank Hayes, 1o4,35S; John
H. Walker, 95,9ss; William Green,
s5,176; Duncan Mcdonald, ss1,502:
Adolph Grmer, 62,40s.
In view Of this repeated demonstra-
ton of trade union loyalty by his fell
lows: Mitchell can Well afford to laugh
at the mud battery manipulators, who
are Of late maintaining a discreet si:
lence against man the rank and fle
refuses to desert. r
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
PLASTERERS' UNION,
ELECTS NEW OFFICERs

The plasterers' union has selected
its new set Of officers for the current
year. Thomas Barkes' was elected
president; Walter jackson, vice pres
ident; Victor Hilstrom, corresponding
secretary, and Peter Thorson, Ed
ward Patterson, and Robert Carson.
trustees. -: ,'.~-r. r. '-"
The new financial secretary-treas-
urer Of the union is Mr.. Charles Ahl
Of 422 Fifteenth avenue East. He
succeeds the late Edward Perrott,
who held the position for many years
back. The union Is. in good condi-
tion and is about 100 per cent strong
in Duluth. z8
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
BERGER TALKS ON +:
WEBB BOOZE BILL
Wisconsin Socialist Declares Bet
ter Economic Conditions Will
Solve Liquor Problem. ..
SAYS PROHIBITION IS
STEP TO DRUG HABIT
Holds Saloon is Poor Substitute
for Club House and Pleads
for Something Better.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Ia
The senate Monday night passed the
Webb Liquor bill already passed by
the House as a substitute for the
Kenyon-Sheppard bill.
The Webb bill will prohibit the
shipment Of liquor in interstate traf-
fic when consigned to dealers who in
tend to sell it in "dry'' territory, con-
trary to local laws. 1t passed the
House after the most spirited debate
of the present session.,
Liquor organizations generally were
opposed to the passage Of the meas
ure and labor men in congress to a
man voted against the bill.
The discussion gave Victor L. Berg
er, the Socialist member, an excel
lent opportunity to speak on what he
termed "the hypocrisy of the old
parties on liquor legislation"
Fears Drug Habit.
Mr.. Berger's argument was that the
betterment Of economic conditions is
the real solution of the drunkenness
problem, and he declared that so long
as prohibition was enforced in dis
tricts where the physical and nervous
lives of workers were being wrecked,
they would turn to drugs for stimula-
tion.' Mr.. Berger said:
Liquor Is one of the most danger
Gus enemies the working class has
The drunken man has no ambitions;
drunken man is satisfied with his sur
roundings.
"Prohibition does not prohibit. It
cannot control appetite, and man
who wants to get intoxicated will
find ways and means to intoxicate
himself. And if he cannot get the in
toxication from alcohol, he will get
it from opium, cocaine, morphine, or
any other way. In other words, pro-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
WILLIAM D. MURPHY
KILLED At CANANEA
Former Brainerd Boilermaker
Meets Sudden Death-Well
Known in Labor Circles.

Word comes from Brainerd that
William D. Murphy, we'll known
union boilermaker, and prominent in
organized labor circles throughout the
country, was instantly killed a few
days ago at Cananea, Sonora, Mex.
where he had been employed as a
boilermaker on the Sante Fe rail-
road.
Mr.. Murphy was prominent in the
industrial world, having been a ma
ticnal vice president Of the boiler
makers union for many years. He
was prominent in labor circles. in
Brainerd, and was respected and liked
by all who knew him. He is survived
by his widow and two brothers, John
and Hugh Murphy of Brainerd.
Mr.. Murphy was married just be-
fore Christmas and had recentlv
moved to the Mexican town where he
had taken his bride to make a home.
In letter received by his brother
Just the day before the telegram con-
veying the news of his death, Mr..
Murphy said:
I'VE are liable to have to make a
bee line for the border though as sopn
as the warm weather sets in, as these
Mexicans are fixing up for a little
strike and small revolution as soon
as 1t gets warm enough for them to
sleep: out In the hills, and they are
figuring on running all the Americans
out of the camp. They tried that
several years ago, but made a failure
Of 1t, and may do so again. Every
white man has a rifle and six shooter
waiting for him in the storehouse In
case trouble should come up. There
was little trouble here about Christ
mast time. but it was soon nipped in
the bud as 1t was little too cold
for them to sleep OUT sftizs,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
CHAMPION OF H0ME"
REbUKED BY SENATE
Hackney, Pretending Defender Of
American Homes, Wanted the
Child Labor Law Violated.

Senator Hackney of st. Paul, who
sage of the woman's suffrage bill
when it was being considered by the
senate, and who declared that he was
"on his feet in the interest of the
American home,' got into a pretty
mess this week when he attempted
to pass through the senate a resolu-
tion to violate the child labor law Of
this state.
- 13-year-old@ boy was employed in
the senate at the Recommendation, 4of
Senator Hackney, 'the Champion. of
the American home.' The state labor
bureau refused to issue a labor per-
NIT to the boy. His parents were
not in poverty and the law required
that he should be in school.
Senator Hackney insisted on the
boys retention and introduced a reso-
luton to the effect that the boy be
employed. This resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on rules.
The committee reported that it did
not believe that the senate should
violate the child labor laws of tho
state in employing boy under the
age limit. The boy was DISCHARGED,
I'VE are prohibited from giving
permits to work to many boys that
need the money much more than thi.
lad does,' said Miss Agnes Peterson.
in charge of the department of wom-
en- and children. I'VE did not feel
that we could grant this boy a per-
NIT. OF course, if the legislature
wanted to employ him it could do so.
being a law unto itself in a meas
ure."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15

December immigration Reaches
76,315- Southern Europe
Shows Decrease.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Bu-
.reau of Immigration has just issued
its December immigration Bulletin.
For the first time in many months
the immigration from southern Italy
is not in the lead, it occupying Sec
ond place during the month under
consideration.
The immigrants from southern Italy
who LANDED in America in November
totaled 1918, while for December the
immigration from southern Italy was
only 9,465. The largest number Of
any one nationality arriving during
December was Polish. 1880, with
the southern Italians second, as noted
above. Hebrews came next with
's,s79;: Germans, s,026; Magyars,
4,7S0; Russians, 1907; English,
s,47s; northern Italians, 2,626;
Slovaks, 1855; Roumanians, 2,223.
The total immigration for December
was 7s,315.
OF the total number Of immikrants
1881 were farm laborers, 1915 un-
skilled laborers, 1911 miners, $3.50
servants, 4,13s mechanics, not spe-
Gifted as to- trades; 2,081 carpenters
and joiners, 1850 clerks and account
ants, 1888 tailors. Those of no oc-
cupation, including women and chill
dren, numbered 22,244.
= In the: distribution of these aliens
New York received 1886; Pennsyl-
vania, 12,44o; Illinois, 6.39s; Massa-
chusetts, $50; Ohio. 5.s4s: New
Jersey, 4,176; Michigan, 1882; Cali
fornia, 1881; Connecticut, 2.063.
while the balance were distributed
throughout the various states in tho
Union. There were debarred during
the month under consideration 1925.
544 Of this number being likely to
become public charges, 1855 being
southern Italians.
<" During the month 45,o4S emigra Mt
aliens departed. From July to De-
cember, 1912, there were admitted
to this country 545,443 IMMIGRANT
aliens, and during the same period
1871 emigrant aliens departed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-02-15
Will INVESTIGATE
ALL DEPARTMENTS
st. Paul Newspaper Against State
Treasurer Smith, Starts
Strange Campaign.

Walter Smith, the genial state
treasurer, has come under the ban of
the st. Paul Pioneer Press and Dis
patch, This. is an old story. For
years back the Pioneer Press had
published the states annual financial
statement, at the full legal rate. The
treasurer recently found he could save
the state money by having it printed
in Minneapolis paper: This excited
the wrath and hatred Of the Pioneer
Press and likewise of the Dispatch, ,as
both papers are owned by the same
company: =, ,,~:
These papers, then started a war
on Mr.. Smith. They seldom permitted
an opportunity to pass without criti-
cizing or condemning his public acts.
They are going the limit in their op-
position. They have worked up a.
sentiment for an investigation of the
several state departments. The legis-
lature has ordered an investigation,
has engaged John w. Bennett, an
employe of the St. Paul Dispatch, to
make the investigation.
Mr.. Bennett Is high class man and
Well known to advocates of reform
throughout the state. He is honest
and square, and, in all probability,
will stand for square deal; but
the fact that he is an employe of
the st. Paul Dispatch is causing con-
siderable worry in the offices of the
state treasurer and secretary of the
state. We predict therekwill be some-
thing doing during the next few
weeks.