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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
mill. STRIKE lost !;
|. ". WIS GET MONEY
Serious Charge Made by Officer Of
United Mine Workers Against
Industrial Buccaneers. =

HAZLETON, Pa, May S.-Many
charges are made against the I. w.
WIS in their dealings with wage
earners whom they induce to strike.
Upon the close of the recent mill
strike in this city a meeting was held
and several speakers severely criti-
cised the methods of this band of in
dustrial buccaneers. y. - !.
4 Andrew Matti, an officer Of the
United Mine Workers of America,
made the following statement:
'"'The r. w. WIS, have $500 in bank,
but they have not provided that re-
lief for which the money was contrib
uted. They have withheld funds in
order that they might have fat liv-
ing for themselves. You strikers
have the right to demand that money.
If the Z. w. w.'s didn't win the strike,
they won the money
The $500 mentioned was donated
for the benefit Of the strikers by the
local unions in Hazleton. and action
will probably be taken to prevent the
7. w. VS. from using this money for
any other purpose than that for
which It was intended.
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COURT IS SEVERE;
G0MPERS TO JAIL
District of Columbia Court Of
Appeals sustains Judge
Wright's Decision,
SECRETARY MORRISON
AND MITCHELL FINED
Each Ordered to Pay $500, While
Grand Old Man Must Go
to Jail. ,

WASHINGTON. May S.-The court
tempt of court decision against Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers. Vice Presi-
d.nt John Mitchell and Secretary
Frank Morrison, American Federation
of Labor. and ordered that Gompers
spend so days in Jail and that Mitchell
and Morrison pay fines of $500 each.
The three officials of the American
Federation of Labor were held in con-
tempt of court for violation of an in
junction in the Bucks Stove & Range
case, on account of a published. "un-
fair' list.
This is the second time. that Com
pers. Mitchell and Morrison have been
adjudged guilty of contempt by JUS
tice Daniel Thew Wright of the dis
trict supreme court, in the long stand
ing litigation originally started
against the American Federation Of
Labor by the Bucks Stove. & Range
company. The company later asked
that the case be dropped, but the
court refused. Justice Wright held
that the labor leaders had violated
his injunction, restraining them from
printing in the I'VE Don't Patronize'
list in the official organ of the Fed
Grafton the name of the Bucks COM
pany.
Defendants Won Once.
The defendants carried the case to
the supreme court, which decided in
their favor, but held that renewed
contempt proceedings might be
brought by Justice Wright under GER
tain conditions. The judge shortly
afterward appointed a committee OF
prosecutors who formulated renewed
contempt charges and pressed them in
court.
The first sentences imposed by JUS
tice Wright were a year, nine months
> and- si.Sra 1ne enths, ,1erespeotivelss,- on
sGompers, Mitchell and Morrison. Van
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EDITOR Of 'SEAhEh's
JOURNAL GETS PLUM.
Walter Macarthur Appointed
United States Shipping Com
missioner at San Francisco.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Secretary
of Commerce Redfeld has appointed
Walter Macarthur, editor Of the Coast
Seamen's Journal, San Francisco.
United States shipping commissioners.
at San Francisco. effective June L
next. The position carries with it a
salary of $4,000 per annum.
Walter Macarthur Is widely known
in the labor world as one OF the
stanch trade unfonists, his present
position as editor of one Of the fore-.
most labor journals testfying to his
exceptional ability as a writer. His
knowledge of the movements OF mem;
is wide and his philosophy is that OF
the statesman.
He was in the British merchant
marine service from 1876 to 1856. In
the American merchant marine from
1886 to 1891; was manager and asso-
ciate editor Of the. Coast Seamen's
Journal from 1891 to 1895, being
made editor in the latter year, the
position which he now holds.
He is the author of the 'sRed Rec
ord" resume Of the cruelties per-
petrated upon American seamen, and
the "Handy-Bflly,'' book Of new
century pamphlets. as we'll as cons
tributor upon every phase Of the la
.:bor problem. . s s 81 Il. .. 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
STANLEY COMMITTEE
WITNESS B0YC0TTED
Editor Who Exposed Steel Pool
Driven Out of Business by
Big Combine.

WASHINGTON, May SIS. B.
Kaufman, a publisher in Coatesville,
Pa, who furnished to the steel in
vestigating committee a copy of the
printed for A. F. Huston, president
steel pool agreement, which he
of the Lukens Iron & Steel company,
of that place, charges that the men
against who mhe gave testimony
have driven him out of business as a.
printer and into bankruptcy.
Kaufman was for many years the
owner and publisher Of the Daily
Union at Coatesville, which recently
was sold by the sheriff.
According to the story told to
Representative Stanley of Kentucky,
who was chairman Of the steel in
vestigating committee, Kaufman was
forced out Of business because men
against whom he. gave testimony
entail enough to strip his paper of
advertising.
1T took them almost two years to
close up our business, but they did it
very effectively, leaving me without a
cent" is the declaration Of Kaufman,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
WEST. virginia coal.
STRIKE CALLED OFF
Convention Almost Unanimously
Votes to. Resume Work On
Governors Settlement.

CHARLESTON, W.. Va, May g.
The striking miners of the Kanawha
coal fields, in special convention here,
voted to accept the proposal of Gov
ernor Hatfield for settlement of the
trouble.
The strike has been in progress
over year, and has been ma rked
by better feeling, with the coal oper-
ators heaping indignities upon the
miners that have been reprellensible
in the extreme.
The coal operators accepted the
governors proposition week ago,
and the action of the miners is ex-
pected to result in the withdrawal Of
troops Immediately. The vote of the
miners delegates was 81 to in favor
of accepting the proposal.
The basis upon which the COVER
nor recommended a cessation of hos
tilities included a check weighman, a
nine-hour day, semi-monthly pay
day, and no discrimination against
union men, together with the miners
being permitted to purchase supplies
wherever they desire.
The proposition accepted is practi-
cally the same as that proposed by
President White, of the United Mine
Workers, President White having
formerly suggested the appointment of
a commission to determine the ques-
ton of wages, in addition to the plan
proposer by the governor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
TELEPHONE
GIRLS WIN STRIKE
Working Conditions and Wages
Are Greatly 1mproved- Bonus
System Abolished.

'~, BOSTON, May ga compromise
settlement recently was reached be-
tween the telephone company, oper-
attng in, this city and surrounding
territory, and its operators. The ten
tative settlement was based upon the
bonus system Of payments to be CIV
en- to the smPloyes at the end Of the
year. n
= The telephone operators became
:Fef5 much aiseati tisaed. and now the
telephone company has y agreed to
abolish the objectionable bonus sys-
TEN and grant the increase: In wages
at first. demanded by the operators.
i. The telephone company has issued
a statement In which it :avers that
the new wage schedule will be effec-
tive June /, 1913, under which,. after
six months service, including the
period in the training: school, wages
will range from SIS to $3.50 per week,
day operators to receive from 81 to
$12 per week, according to length of
service. :.
Operators on. afternoon evening
work and on split trick work (work
performed in two separate periods)
to adjust the operating force to the
varying requirements OF. the service,
will work one hour less and receive
81 a week more than day operators
of corresponding rank.
A night operator is to receive 81 a
week more than a. day operator of
corresponding, rank. In fact the
scale ranges from IS per. week during
the training period UP to. $12 per week
which is to- be the pay after six
years service. ..... --.->-,-.
An adjustment committee is to be
created to consist Of three members
to be chosen by. the operating force
from among the members. Of the
union, and three to be appointed by
the general manager or president OF
the company to consider or make a
finding on any grievance presented by
any grieved member Of the operating
force. g. 4 IS
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Dream QE"SEAT TIE
WAITRESS REALIZED
Alice Lord, Business Agent Of
Union, At Last Gets Home
For Restaurant Girls.

SEATTLE, Wash, May s.-Alice
Lord, secretary and business agent Of
the Mattresses union. in. this city, as
well as foster mother to the wait
resses, has at last had her dream real
lied. >... -, e. - - =.<y..s.
s.. For years she had worked unceas-
inEly to gather sufficient funds TO
erect q home for the girls who are
members Of the union she represents,
but it has been a big task, although
her efforts have not been without
some measure Of success. .
: Recently it was decided to COM
mence the construction Of: the home
so long desired, but upon investiga-
ton it was found that the site which
had been purchased was not now
available from the fact that there
were no facilities for sewerage con-
nections.
p While yet -regretting the disap-
pointment, a good Samaritan ap-
peared and presented the mattresses
union with a. 14-room residence. to
be dedicated as a waitress home. The
building is a three-story structure,
modern also in its appointments. The
and will accommodate about 80, being
union will Immediately furnish the
home, which will be ready for occu-
pancy in two weeks.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
hatfield ADMITS
He 5 An AUT0CRAT
Governor Of West Virginia At
tempts to- Deny Charges Of
;. Peonage and Tyranny.
MOTHER JONES STILL
IN MILITARY PRISON
Hatfield Makes Evasive State
ment In Which He Calls
~. His aAccusers Liars.

CHARLESTON. W.. Va, May g.
Gov. Henry D.. Hatfield of West Vir-
ginia, in a statement last night, att
tackled Senator John w. Kern Of 1n-3.
-dlal.a, who is. expected to bring up
resolution which he introduced some
time ago in the United States senate
providing for federal investigation OF
conditions in the West Virginia. coal
fields. The governor declares the
senator has been misinformed; that
the coal strike is over; that he In.
tends to arrest any person ''afding
and abetting lawlessness. and that
he. courts a thorough Investigation
In his statement the governor says:
II am informed that, Senator Kern
has made a statement that peonages
exists in West Virginia and that Mrs.
Mary (Mother) Jones has been on
trial before g. drum-head military
court for the last 30 days.
Tn reply to the senator's statement
relative to peonage, I wish to say
that his allegation is a fabrication.s
Mrs. Jones is not now, nor has she
at any time since her arrest been In,
prison. She is being detained (and is
not in any way confied) at pleasant
boarding house with a private family
on the banks of the Kanawha river
at Pratt, w. Va.
Sure, He Is Gar.
II do not intend to permit Mrs.
Jones or any other person to come
into West Virginia and make in
flammatory speeches that have ten.
dency to produce riot and bloodshed,
such as was evidenced under the adj
ministration Of Governor Glasscock.
We have evidence in abundance to.
prove that the kind of speeches made
by Mrs. Jones and her co-workers did
bring about riotous state which re-
suited In murder and the destruction
OF property. have dozen of the
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co;niltaa1nned . IN ]. J RsEe 81
UMONF(ObS|MENcU1: T. !
OFF HOSPITAL GRAFT
California Lumber Jacks Beat
Hospital Agents by Starting =.
" One Of Their Own. ~.

EUREKA, CAL, May S.-A union
labor hospital has been in successful
operation in this city for seven years:
The hospital is in the center Of a
great numbering industry. The insti-
tuition represents an investment Of
$40, 900, and was started on, it's career
without any capital. :. ~, a.. :
In 1906 delegates from nine local
unions, representing the woodsmen
and sawmill workers Of Humboldt
county, held a meeting, most of the
delegates coming with the authority
to cooperate in the building of a hos
pital. -.
The hospital was incorporated as
a non-profit-making institution, and
tickets were sold to men for $40,
these tickets emitting the holder to
hospital care and physicians in. case
of sickness or accident during a per-
iod Of one year. .- .....
The apital- necessary to build tho
hospital was raised by selling q $780,
900 bond issue. ALL supplies, hospital
furniture, and running expenses have
at all times been paid out Of the in
come to the hospital, which, in addi-
tion. is gradually reducing the in
debtedness Of the institution.
A. conspiracy was entered into by
the mill owners to kill the project
which came near being successful
but eventually failed. .5.- 5 ~ :.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
WISCONSIN SOLONs =
--~ LIMIT INJUNCTIONs

MADISON, Wis, May S.-An .un-
usual spectacle was presented when
the assembly recently took from the
calendar, by an almost unanimous
vote, a bill which was slated for In
definite postponement, suspended the
rules and passed it. . r Is ..5
The bill provides that no injunction
shall be issued in labor disputes. The
judiciary committee had reported the
bill adversely. 4.s }.#|.
When il came to a vote only seven
5 members ms Of the assembly voted In
the negative. Much speculation ii III.
dulged in as to the reasons Tor the
action ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
HEAVY DEATH TOLL.
IN RAILWAY WRECKS
4
Scores of Passengers and En-
ployes Lose Life Within
Month On. Railroads.

WASHINGTON, May Two
persons dead and four injured was
the result of q collision recently be-
tween a Western Maryland passenger
train and freight train at Bidwel,,
Pa. g.. >.g55.%fI. &4-@ II,
More than q score of passengers on
the New York Centrals New York
Special. bound from Buffalo to New
York, had narrow escapes from
drowning in their berrhs when the
train left the tracks at Yosts, N. y.
and crashed down an embankmenf
into the Mohawk River. .~ .#%.s s.. ..s
a dozen OF more: passengers suf-
fered serious injuries. q fireman was
killed and two other train employe.
on q Texas 4 and Pacifc passenger
train we're seri ously injured wllen,
part of the s. ain was over turned 8,
ssslandsl Hide near rIrovencal lss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
KERN BILL local;
LABOR BEHIND It.
Measure Will Give Government
Civilian Employees Compensa-
tion to- Fullest Extent.
TO PAY FOR ACCIDENTS -
AND TRADE DISEASES
Is Model for States to Pattern
After = Forward Looking
People Asked to Help. 1

One of thS most important labor
bills before the present congress Is
that introduced by Senator Kern of
Indiana, providing compensat ton for
all civilian employees. of the United
States government who suffer acci-
dents or occupational diseases in the
course of their employment. : )
The Kern bill has been drawn after
careful study. to supplant the present
unsatdsfa ctory law. It's superiority
over the existing law is recognized by
the fact that it is supported by all of
the leading social workers of the
country.
1t was introduced in the house dur
ing the last congress by W. B. Wilson,
now, secretary of labor. One of the
serious shortcomings of. the existing
law is that it confines its benefits to
only one-fourth Of the government $
100000 civilian employees. During the
three years ending July 1, 1911, 21,-
O33 Injuries to federal employees were
reported Of which go were fatal.
Many Accidents Exempt.
Claims were made to the govern
ment for compensation in only 1922
cases, 1868 of which were on account
of fatal injuries. There were 307 in
juries resulting in death and 13,104
lesser injuries on account of which
no claim was made. They were SIM
ply not covered by the act. Forum
ately, some of these fatalities were in
the life-saving and in the railway
mail service, where limited compen-
sation is provided by special laws.
Another serious shortcoming is
that the workman who contracts an
occupational disease, such as lead
poisoning, has the necessary and in
evitable consequence Of his work, is
debarred from compensation.
The leading parliaments of the
world have agreed that the worker
who is .incapacitatedH by occupationai
diseases should not be debarre from
conpenspat On S. merely 7. e because the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
SENATOR SCORES
LABOR sk|NNERS
Works Of California Makes Sen.
sational Speech scourging
Rockefeller and Carnegie.
DEMANDS REGULATION :.
= OF WAGES AND PRICES
Declares Money Glass Rules
Country Wealth, Power and
!: " Position Against Labor. !

~ WASHINGTON, May S.-National
and state regulation Of the; wages to
be paid; and the prices to be charged
by business men was the remedycfor
greed, poverty and vice prescribed by
Senator Works of California Monday,
in a speech on the trust problem. He
deplored the growth of classes-the
rich and the poor-and said that the
responsibility for popular unrest lay
upon the law makers. who allowed
the masses to remain in misery. e
"The ruling class in this country is
the moneyed Glass;" he declared.
"Wealth and power and position are
arrayed against the men and women
who labor for: a living. They look
upon themselves as superior to what
they call the lower classes
THE effective way to overcome this
evil is to elevate the station Of. the
wage earners and curb the power of
the employer class. No better way
occurs in my mind to accomplish this
result, so far as the making of laws
is concerned, than regulation Of
prices, wages and hours Of labor" =
=. Fears for Competition. >
.Alluding to the Sherman antitrust
law, as having "failed to maintain
competition in trade" and giving as
the reason for such failure, the fact
of greed and heartlessness in indus
trial life" Senator Works scored the
methods by which great fortunes
were made. -'- ;7.,1.
:. "The accumulation Of the millions
of dollars now resting in the hands of
a comparatively few people in this
country" he said, has in the main
been accomplished through the toll Of
the many under-paid employees who
are still struggling fora mere exis-
tence. The evidence tends to show
that In. this country. the average
wages OF women and q children eIa
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-10
DULUTH DELEGATES
WANT MORE MEMBERS
Delegation Will Insist on Having
j; Two Members Of Federation's
~ Executive Council.

With W.. E.. McEwen. retiring as
secretary ry-treasurer of the Minnesota
State Federation Of Labor the Duluth
delegat tion will insist that it be repre-
sented by two members on the Execu-
tive council. Under the present con-
stitution Of the Federation the execu-
tive board consists Of the president,
secretary treasurer, and one Vice pres
ident from each congressiol district,
except that the fourth, fifth and sixth
are entitled to two vice presidents.
The president has usually come
from Minneapolis, the secretary-treas-
5urer from Duluth. s. s. Mcdonald is
the vice president from this district.
The Duluth delegates will insist that
III. they are not given the secretary
ship. they will Ut least expect anothes.
vice presidency.a
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MOTHER" JONES CoNFERs
WITH GOVERNOR HATFIELD

4 CHARLESTON, w ", May s.--Mrs.
Mary tMother) Jones; known to la
boring circles throughout the country
and Governor Henry: D. Hatfield Of
West Virginia, held an hours confer
ence at the state house here Wednesday.
The aged labor leader. who has been
q military prisoner since last Febru-
AIRY. at Pratt, w. Va, for alleged Of
fenses against martial law IN tho
strike district of Kanawha county.
swas brou ghts here tonight by Capt r.
Sherwood. III command Of the dis
strIct the instancs Hat-
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obody has even been ma color
bIina ~ .lool lsins s., "a ri ikht ~ :. ~
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-22
No State Aid In Texas

$5Oooo spent highways
6 Improvement 0 of
~ Many counties precincts spent
during year
highways
property
county largest 1912
100000 good separate
with ss9OOOo while Fort Bend county third voting
ss55,OOO n elections
large amounts by of
activity roads building
increasing years. nothing
building
should with of competent and
supervisors.
The federal government recently appropriated $4,000 to assist improving
$4,000 counties total expended
highway connecting department
highways counties Of
drainage systems roadway experts
building good
much in educating the farmer to the value Of improved mghE2y 49,
prOates $1,000 which highways
portion highways
scientifically highways beyond county
lines A4uch accomplished on at least
had to work indepn The Red ver to the gulf highway has taken
tangible form and almost every county in the proposed highway has taken steps
held ft the @ @ of loads @ $1,000 Dgr mile to eontiqgoug
The DfaeEsTEana bqTsV is anotbeG state Way and VIII
cs+ .nIi eso mn % 1ae IN rs o4SG Ia nv y;c L
ti g Ioad bg5iBg Counties a5ininq ~ " Inc Is well
biobWv from San Antonio to Houston has been planned while work On
VOu se'onS OF through 2 rom 70 mas 9n started
Coast Road association encouraging complete network of improved highways
Highway
highways n
width about so feet On this basis there approximately 100000
Delaware
public
100 miles
n
costly results of unirnprOved
farmer BY mud roads to the farmer the consumer
andt he
100000 while
the loss due to bad d total The only the fr has asast
S 0 build
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-22
These Angels Don't Fear To Tread

TT group of
the city and county
and other lodges; but they further
their political uses They have the Water
with to Selling the directorate Nothing
felt Of the churches
for have been
0 mi action
And the chamber Of commerce for several looked with
annex to their political
@Wide town" peculiar
special privilege through others
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-22
The Coming Day

IhereI come a day when we nust
make l3i 1ull payment for all the foolish
tnlngs we do today; and sackcIotb fben
perchanee viii be our raiment. and Veil SII
regret the hours we threw awav W.
I IoaI today, and we shall loaf tomorrow
nard by the pump or in the corner stoJo
mere come day when well look has,
MIN MIN sorrow on wasted hours. the hours
tllaI come no more. We saw harsh +b;pas
70 friends who look for kindness ''- a55
VI, Dllng I9e tears to loving. patient ewes s'-
we scoId and quarrel in our fretfuI HIM
ness, instead of smiles, we call IIn mourn C1Il-y,
I IgS slghs Our friends will tread the pa ~
Sn@I leads US only to rest and siIanco
do a., one grass grown grave; thereTl come
G Gt "hen weary, sad and lonely. Ven
LINK onIllA OF them and of the wounds we
save. In marts of trade we're prone 70
I5 reaching, to swell our roll we cbnst
, Tilu qeal IN lies, forgetful oft of early
moral teaching, and all the counsel of tbe
LOU ana wise. 1t is, alas. an evil road
we travel, that leads at last to bitterness
. anu woe; there'H come "a dav when eroId
HlIi seem as gravel, and we shall m0nrn
S S,le Ems OF long ago.-Copyright 1912. bv
re Matthew Adams.