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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-23

Association last night, held at ll6
South Michigan avenue, Miss Mary
Anderson spoke briefly of the hearing
that took place at the LaSalle Hotel
last week in reference to the pro-
posed eight-hour law for women.
The meeting was called in small
ROOM" said Miss Anderson, ''but so
many of the merchants attended that
we were obliged to go into the large
ballroom. There were hundreds of
merchants and less than dozen girls
to fight our battle
'And all day long the merchants
talked. They told how fortunate you
are to work for them. Som of those
who have stores that keep open at
night explained that they did not re-
main open in the evening for profit
No indeed, it was just to accommo-
date the people in the neighborhood
who had to do their buying at night.
"And the clerks were so happy be-
cause they were permitted to work
overtime. And they were treated so
well. Why, on rainy days or stormy
ia H41C11 IL1C1C WcLou oily DuOlllC6O
done, the employers really kept the
girls at the store just the same and
paid them their salary, though the
girls didn't have thing to do.
Miss Nestor and Miss Maloney
spoke for you, but was sorry there
wasn't strong organization so that
one of the girls from the stores could
have told of things that we do not
know.
Because of the employers claim
that the girls liked to work at night,
we called meeting of the clerks on
Milwaukee avenue, and the first
things fifty girls said to US is we
want our evenings like other people
have them And they asked us to
call another meeting next week.
after the investigating the senate |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-23
TWO JOKERS IN PROPOSED MINIMUM WAGE
POINTED OUT TO RETAIL CLERKS


know very well the clerks trade is
not so skilled that it requires six
months to learn it. What will hap
pen under this law will be that clerks
will work six months all the time.
This should show you that we have
got to demand our own minimum
wage without depending on any law.
The Buffalo clerks did it and they
got an eight-hour day, besides their
half day Saturday" =
Mrs. Laura Dainty Pelham of Hull
House spoke on organization. She.
told of the strike of the clerks on
r Milwaukee avenue some years ago
when they only asked that they
might have every other Sunday of.
These clerks were fired with the
enthusiasm that means sticking to-
gether no matter what the conse-
quence. They had meetings in halls.
They hired bands to play on Mil
waukee avenue, with placards pasted
on the wagons telling what they
wanted.
''The employers got out an injunc-
ton, but that did not make any diff
ference. The thing that broke that
strike was the meanest work ever
undertaken. Some of your big State
street employers sent out extra peo-
pie to take the places of the strikers
in the stores.
But they still talk of that strike
and. though it was lost. it was really
won, for the girls got the thing they
went out for.
There are a couple of jokers in
the proposed bill for a minimum
wage. One is the six months appren-
ticeship. The other is that the law
does not apply to people who are
mentally incapable of holding bet
ter position
There will be nothing but appren=
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
ONE-LEGGED CHICK
SCARED TO DEATH

From the New York Tribune: -,
Charles Snyder, head keeper of the
Bronx Geological park, is broken
hearted, for his famous one-legged
chicken is dead. The chicken was
broken-hearted, too, but the ailment
was the genuine article, for it was
scared to death. Charles, a rattle
snake is accused of the crime. -
The chicken had been the chief
talk of the park for some time, be-
cause it was born with only one leg.
Although of the conventional Ply
mouth Rock variety, the youngster
made it's appearance on Keeper Sny-
der's farm at Scarsdale about two
months ago, with only half the regu-
lation underpinning. l.- ~. : >
Snyder took his pet to the park to
exhibit it to Curator Ditmars. The
place of exhibition, however, was
badly chosen, for it was the reptile
house. The sight Of the chicken
proved too much for Charles, who
set up a vigorous rafting and at
tempted to strike. Other snakes join
ed in, until the chicken fascinated
and then frightened, dropped dead
in it's track (singular). 81
Jealousy on the part of the snakes
because of the superior number Of
legs possessed by the fowl is given by
Keeper Snyder as the reason for the
snakes behavior.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31

very wisely removed this restriction.
Now it is within the power of the
commission to let the. contract for
city printing to the highest or to the
lowest bidder, to a daily or a week.,
newspaper, or. if the members O:
the commission think best, they have
the authority to start a municipal
newspaper and publish their proceed
ings therein. -.
Wide discretionary powers were
given to the commissioners, and it was
argued before the charter commission
that this was the wise thing to do, for,
with the initiative, the referendum
and the recall as a club over the
commissioners they would not abuse
their power. ..s '-...
The new commission must soon be-
gin to show the people that it is
saving them money in the: cost Of
government. If it does not it will
find before this fiscal year ends a
rather empty treasury and with no
money with which to pay the city's
bill. -:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
SWITZERLAND NO PLACE
FOR Halter OF WORK

From the Chicago Tribune: -
All lovers Of leisure and haters of
wark would better stay away from
Switzerland. For the man who il out
of work and doesn't make d tremen-
dous effort to find it, is tolerated
there just about one month. Then
he is picked Up bodily and lifted
away" or life is made so unpleasant
for him that he sets out for other
cent reports the authorities in differ
ent towns are growing even mora
strict than they used to be. This is
what happens to a man who says he
Is down and out and appeals to local
authorities or private individuals for
help: $50 =
First, the authorities find him a job.
The work is hard and they rather
make a point Of having it SO. If he
find something better, we'll and good.
But If he refuses he is promptly sent
to the workhouse. These places are
under police supervision, the work
extremely hard and the wages four
pence a day. The man is not let out,
either, without the consent and rec
ommendation of those in charge.
It might seem there would be diff
ticulty determining between those
WHO DIE lazy anu LHOSe VINO are mere
~ out of work but every precautions
is taken against making such mis-
takes. All conscientious workmen
have papers given them by the town
in which they work, giving refer
:ences in regard to their ability and
character.
Then, too there are relief stations
in all parts of the country for the
unemployed who are out of Job
through no fault of their own. Only
those are admitted who have had reg
ular work during the previous three
months and who have been out Of
work at least week. These men are
not pampered, either. They must be
on the alert for a position and accept
anything that is offered them. Once
a chronic idler has been found his
papers are marked and he can not ap-
ply for relief at any Of the stations
in Switzerland.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31

expensive governmental machinery.
Second, as to phyical valuation,
our natural and logical machine for
this purpose is the tax commission.
This sts SO obvious that it will un-
douhtedly be Immediately accepted
without argument. #
Fix Up Present Laws.
With these two important matters
provided for there remains only the
matter of adding to the statutes such
regulation for wrongful acts, en-
forceable not by any commission but
by our regular and established pro-
ceedfngs in court. D.. : : So 81 ~
<1 Amendments to the statutes SINH
lar to the Nolan. bill of the 1913 ses-
sion and a physical connection bill
for telephones similar to the Min
ette-Holmberg bill. and the whole
problem for necessary additional leg.
islation is disposed of to the salts
faction of the people, even if the
public service corporations seeking
to perpetuate their hold upon the peo-
pie should object. ss 49,
~" Voters Will Scrutinize. ST..
THE time has arrived when tho
voters will examine very carefully in
to public expenditure and the dupii-
cation of expensive machinery. Any
proposition looking to the establish
ment of an additional annual expen-
diture of 100000 or more p. Will sbe
scrutinized very closely, and unless
there is unquestioned emergency and
necessity for such expenditure, the
voters will reckon with s1lch memhens
of the legislature as favor the i'm
position of. the additional burden of
unnecessary and easily avoidable taxa
ton. - ~-. -.-
Finally, any such law as proposed
by the governor should first be sub
ject to the careful consideration Of a
legislative reference bureau and
thereafter, before going into effect,
should be submitted to, a referendum
vote Of the people"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
A PROPHECY.

from the Milwaukee Wisconsin,:
The bill met with an ominous re-
ception,' said former Mayor Baehr of
Cleveland, discussing measure that
had failed. Its reception was in fact
as omlnous as that accorded to the
Christmas melodrama in the two nicht
stand
"A melodrama, Murdered at Christ
mastide.' was to be given for two
there was a fair audience. but when
in Act III the senior Wilton said to
the junior. Hist! are we alone? a
voice from the gallery growled:
/ >" No. Hamfat, not tonight; but YOU
can bet you'll be tomorrow night"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
Order for Hearipx On Claims,

- Order for aseri.9 On Cla!.as: -
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Louis, In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of 1acieJ
Szybicki,4 alias Matthias Szybiski, alias
Maciejowi Sibickienni, Decedent.
Letters testamentary this day having
been granted to Jacob Szybtckl.
1t is Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors Of the above named
decedent. may present claims against
his estate in this Court, be-. and the
same hereby il, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof: and
that the End day Of September, 1913, at
ten o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms, at the Court House at Duluth
in said County, be and the same hereby
is fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon the examine.
ton, adjustment and allowance Of such
claims as shall be presented within the
time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in The Labor
World as provided by law. -
Dated 1T Duluth, Mimi, May 2Sth'
1873 e." ~ - .''i -
' S. w. GILP1N.
- Judge Of Probate. ~
tseal Probate Court, st. Louis Co..
Z T w.. NAV ST. June Z, il. 1918.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
GIVES CONTRACT
TO HIGH BIDDER
Continued from Page I.
NOHtIHUeU IFUI TH86 ].
either the Duluth Evening Herald
or the Duluth News Tribune.
Paid Nearly $150 600 in fA11 :,

either the Duluth Evening Herald
or the Duluth News Tribune.
Paid Nearly $4,000 in 1911. :
In 1911 the city paid for printing
in the official newspaper $l4,6e4.95.
OF this amount $2,S66.60 was paid
from the permanent improvement re-
volving. fund; $6,44S was paid from
the printing fund for publishing the
! official proceedings of the council
and $5,353.35 was paid by the Board
of Public Works for advertising.
The report of the cost Of printing
to the city for 1912 is not yet avail
able. It is presumed that the aver
age expenditure by the city each year
is $4,000, that is, If the rate to be
paid for advertising is to be rs
cents per fo}io for the first insertion
and 35 cents for every subsequent
insertion.
If The Labor Worlds bid had been
accepted and the city continues to
sdo the same amount of printing in
the future as it did in the past, The
Lobar World would have saved to the
taxpayers Of Duluth approximately
$1,000 during the coming year. IN
other words, to curry favor with the
daily papers, the city commissioners
voted away $1,000 of the peoples
! money.
Curry Favor With Dailies.
Their probable excuse for this ex-
travagant expenditure Of the peoples
money is that The Labor World is a.
weekly newspaper and that it does
not circulate. among so many people
as does The Evening Herald. There
fore, the commissioners believed it
was desirable to designate the news
paper with larger circulation as the
official newspaper Of the city, SO
that the proceedings of the council
would receive wider publicity, which
is more desirable than the saving Of
the peoples money.
While it is true that The Labor
World cannot compare it's general
circulation with the daily papers,, it
is also true, if The Labor World had
been designated as the official paper
Of the city, the people who are in
terested in reading the proceedings
of the council would be able to get
The Labor World as readily as they
can the daily paper, and just as
cheaply. ;
Can Start Municipal Paper.
The old city charter provided that
70 contract for printing the council
proceedings could be let to week.
ly paper unless the daily papers re-
fused to bid for the printing. The
commission which drafted the COM
mission form of government charter
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
Certificate Of Incorporation.

We, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose Of forming corporation under
and pursuant to the provisions Of
Of Minnesota Tor 1906, and any amend.
ments thereof, do hereby associate
ourselves as. body corporate, and do
hereby adopt the following Certificate
l. The name of. this corporation
shall be Duluth Blue Print Company.
The general nature OF its business
shall be to make, manufacture and
the print 5e
duction thereof and all Instruments,
apparatus, materials, specialties and
supplies for the use Of Architects, En-
gineers and Craftsmen. to engage in
retail Of all manner OF goods, wares
and merchandise, to do and perform
work, labor and services and to con-
tract therefor, and to do all ana every
proper for the accomplishment Of any
of the purposes or the attainment Of
any one or more OF the objects here
in enumerated or incidental to the
at any time appear conducive or ex-
rpeMent for the protection and benefit
Of the corporation. q
The $principal place OF transacting all
tSsl.e.. of this corporation shall be
and State OF Minnesota. Sis
The time for the commencement
OF this corporation shall be May lat.
1913, and the duration OF this corpora
ton shall be thirty go years.
. 5. The names and places Of resi-
.dence Of the persons forming this cor
5poration are: NJ rs e. Murray, G. IL.
Kent. and Z. =. Pohlnar q, All s. the City
The ma "a 81 this cor por..
ton shall be vested insa board 81 Di.
sEectofSs compoeedsOfs not leu than three
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
EBERHART'S PLAN -
= 80 ..s+s. SUITS INTERESTS
S,-FA -, 49, y.
Continued from Page 1.

should we duplicate the expense Of
machinery necessary for regulation
of this sort?'
proceeding in reply from the last
to the first; the legislature proceeded
to enact the Minette- Holmberg bill,
authorizing the railroad and ware
house commission to compel. physical
valuation of telephones. This was a
step in accord with prevailing senti-
ment, not alone in Minnesota, but in
all the states, and instead of 'dupli-
eating expensive machinery under
took to utilize machinery already in
stalled. Was the governor sincere
therefore when he vetoed the Min
cite Holmberg bill, or il he sincere
now?
Plenty of Officials Now.
Following the efforts made by the
house to consolidate departments and
make efficiency and. economy prac-
tical in the administration of affairs,
a bill could be prepared adding #du-
ties to already organized depart
ments which would cover the two
points made by the governor as above
referred to-, First, then, with ref
eTence to state supervision of the is
sue of securities; let us create pup
lie service corporation board, :con-
sitting of, say, the secretary of state.
state auditor, chairman of tax COM
mission, ;: uperintendcnt of banking
and. the public examiner, and author
ize such board to receive and pass up-
on all applications for issues. of new
securities. Thus can We utilize our
present facilities and not duplicate
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-
Minnesota The first officers Of THE:
CORPORATION shall be: /. r. Pohlman.s
President; i. =. Murray, Vice Presi-z
dent and G. M. Kent. Secretary and
cees sn Ct the anGYs bog
respective offices aforesaid until the;
next annual meeting OF the corpora
ton, to be held May. 9Th, 1919. at
which time.and annually thereafter 9
from and by the stockholders OF this
corporation. The annual meeting Of
this corporation shall be held at its
principal place Of business on the First.
" after the election Of Directors. or
as soon thereafter as practicable the.
Directors shall meet and select from
their number President and Vice
from the stockholders Secretary and
Treasurer. the Directors and Officers
Of this corporation shall hold their re-
spective offices until their successors
the discharge OF their duties. The
first meeting Of the stockholders and
Of the Board of Directors shall be held
at Duluth, Minnesota, on the 9Th day Of
respectively.
5. The amount of the capital stock
of this corporation shall be Fifty Thou
sand ($50,000) Dollars, which shall be
9ash at times snd IN
such amounts as the Board of DE-
rectors shall order. The capital stock
shall be divided into Five Thousand
shares Of the par value of Ten Dol.
lars each. *
6. The highest amount of indebted
ness OF. liability to which this COR
porati0n shall at any time be sub
ject shall be the sum of Ten Thou
sand l>1O, 000l Dollars. - -
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we
have hereunto set our hands this soth
day Of April, 1913.
-7' = 11z,< C. NJ KENT.
]. r, POaLMAN,
M e. MURRAY.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
A CLEVER BABY.

EsTUm L1ppIHCUtt s:
says a Rochester physician but no
| maternal pride eclipses that of
young woman to whose baby I have
given some attention.
Zone day she was pointing out to
me the super1ative excellences of her
offspring, its intelligence, cleverness,
/ etc, when she wound up with this
See, Doctor watch now. as l take
him in my arms. Do observe how in
telligently he brathes!'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
CATERED TO JAPS;;
NOW THEY'RE SORRY
California Employers Finally
Realize Danger of Asiatic
Labor.

FRESNO, Cal. May 29.-"Cheap
| labor always brings it's deluge, its bit
ter harvest
In these words a member of the
state Legislature and a farmer from
the San Joaquin valley, in a hot in
terview in the newspapers touched
the handspring of the Japanese sit
| uation in California, that resulted,
in a state wide demand for relief and
which caused the passage of an anti
alien bill by the legislature, which has
stirred the entire world. :
This; California farmer admits. that
the employers Of, the state are paying
for what he now comedies as their
own economic *sins of'the past decade
in coddling Asiatic: labor at the ,,ex-
pense of white toi1ers, who have
gradually been driven off the ranches
in whole districts of the state. -
Thus, he says, Japanese labor, ono
cheap, has become indispensable and
expensive, and the shrewd brown
| men, today alone in the ranch labor
field, hold up the grower at will.
"And the Jap was quick to- note
the trend of things III his own favor,''
said the. farmer. Japanese. bosses
controlling gangs of hands appeared.
Gradually they succeeded in getting
wages raised. They took good care
that the supply never exceeded the
demand. When one section had q
surplus Of Japanese laborers they
were shipped to another district-to
Keep the market stable.''
And this serves the grasping en-
ployers of California right. In the
chase and scramble for money many
Of the California employers forgot
ing, but the people Of California are
now fully cognizant of the menace Of
Asiatic labor, and may be able in a
measure to retrieve themselves from
their former economic indiscretions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPART.
w. May 81, June Z. 1919.
Order for Hearing ON Claims.

Order for Hearing ON Claims.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st. Louis, In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of William
II. Stowell, Decedent.
Letters of administration this, day
having been granted to Jennie Warner
Of Duluth, Minnesota;
It Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedents may present ella inns against his
estate in this Court, be, and the same
hereby is, limited to three months from
and after the date hereof; and that the
2nd day of September, 1913, at ten
O'clock A. NJ in the Probate Court
at the Court House at Duluth IN
said County, be and the same hereby Is.
fxed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon the examination,
adjustment and allowance OF such
claims as shall be presented within the
time aforesaid. * -
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Labor
World as provided by law. -
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, May 2Stn'
S: W. G1LP1N.
81 Judge Of Probate.
(seal probate Court, St. Louis CO..
L, W W., May 81, June I, II. 1913
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
TRADE TERMS.

From Lippincott's:
Little that is humorous attends the
purchase of coal: yet one Cleveland
man found at a coal yard in that city
an individual who managed to infuse
degree of RIGHTEOUSNESS into such
'How much is stove coalH' asked the
prospective purchaser.
That depends" said the salesman.
"A la carte, it's seven and a half
Cul-de-sac, it will cost you SO cents
extra"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
ECONOMIC ANGUISH.

ECONOMIC ANGUISH.
From Judge: ~ s.
YOU ought toshear how she complains.
and slaments, ::5s .555 Il 81 34f 4
When the grocery bill is few cents
too much; \ < ss
But her hats fifteen dollars and
I ninety-eight cents
CWOrth, maybe, three dOllars). This
does beat. the Dutch! q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-31
SUMMONS s.
COUNTY Sc
Court, Elev.

-. SUMMONS.
STATE OF M1NN =: Ge,,It T,sSg ~
st Louis-ss. District court, EleVss.
enth Judicial District.
Christina Peterson, Flaint11i'
- -Er-,s.s -: VS.. -.
Laurentrus 6 Petersen TMSa.s nefe Td Tan
ABOVE NAMED Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
ouired to answer the complaint OF the
plaintiff in the above entitled acton,
which complaint has been filed in the
office Of the Clerk Of said District
Court at the City of Duluth. County
Of St. Louis and State OF Minnesota.
and to serve copy or your h ansmer
at his office, 3o1-304 First National
Bank Building, in the City or DUNN
in said County Of st. Louis within
thirty 600 days after en- tne ex ssrvice of
the day of such service; ana II vow
fail to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiff In
tha relief demanded in the complaint
s4''- ANDREW. NELSON,
f.. Attorney for Plaintiff.
en1 s04 First National Bank Building.
Residence 2611 East 3rd St, Duluth.
L. W.: May 81, June :, H., q. %, July
(. 5. 1913. " -.
ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR ADn.INIsTRA lrIs9Is;.,v 81,
ST. Louis-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of John
"A. Roniing, Decedent.
THE PETITION OF Martha Ronning
having been filed in this Court, repre-
senting, among other things. that John
A. Ronning, then being resident OF
the County Of ST. Louis, State of Min
,nasota. died intestate, In the County
~ 81. louis. state of Minnesota, on
the 9th day Of April, 1913, leaving