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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
SEATTLE BUILDING
ITS OWN CAR LINE
], I vill Have "a Miles of City Owned
p racks After Licking Local
Traction Company.
DULUTH SHOULD HURRY:
OTHER CITIES IN LEAD
Only Takes One Good Scrap to
Acquire Traction Company.
Follow Seattle's Plan.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 27.-Santa
modern and well-equipped municipal
, railway to the people of Seattle.
The golden spike'' was driven a
few days ago by City Engineer DIM
mock and signifed that the tracks for
division A Of the municipal railway
of three and a half miles have been
laid. Now all is in waiting for the
completion of the substation near the
end of the line, and for the wiring.
The cars are on their way from the
East. Division A is the first unit in
the municipal railway.
In spite of Seattle's unqualified sue
cess with it's municipal electric light
and power plant and water system,
municipal ownership of railways en-
countered the most persistent opposi-
tion, which continued for more than
a year after the people voted in favor
OF a bond issue of 100000.
Division A of the line required
$500, ,000 Efforts to sell the bonds
failed. The bankers combine, al
though it always has regarded Seat
tie bonds as high grade investments,
refused 20 purchase the puDuc utility
bonds. It took several months before
the council was induced to loan the
needed money to the street railway
fund from some other fund.
State Helps City.
In this manner, enough money was
obtained to begin work, and. a. few
weeks ago the state treasurer ac-
cepted the bonds at par value, and
thus the bankers trust was defeated.
The state employed surplus funds in
aid of municipal ownership.
1--WE will run the cars by Christ
mas" says Councilman Oliver T. Err
ickson, who introduced the ordinance
which launched municipal ownership
Of railways in Seattle.
- By that time,.;t too, the city is. ex.~
pected to complete its negotiations
Tor the Seattle, Renton & Southern
line. which covers 10 miles.
Nine more miles of municipal rail-
way will be added when the city for
mally accepts the Lake Burien and
Highland Park line, which has been
offered to it free CT any cost It was
built by residents in an outlying Sec
ton who are interested only in OBJ
| tanning car service.
Add to these units, divisions B and
In the original municipal railway
program, and Seattle's own car line
will total approximately % miles.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29

their homes at night.
Just now the police department Of
st. Paul is being stirred up from
stem to gudgeon over allegations Of
graft. A woman of the underworld
has just confessed having given a go
between $1,000 for police protection.
There is nothing like this In Duluth,
for which we may be thankful.
The Twin City papers tell each day
of numerous hold ups, burglaries and
other forms Of crime from which Du-
luth is. free, thanks to the vigilance OF
our police department. Surely such
a situation as we may boast of here is
an asset to the city. We might be
worse Oft at least.
Now that the only charge against
the police department resolves itself
into q question Of incompetency, and
we are free from the graft evils that
usually surround the police. would 1t
not become us TO present the question
70 the public 81 we do other matters,
"a fair; FIRM and - slA nannAr1 3
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29

abusing police officers. but by i'm
pressing the city commissioners with
the necessity Of raising wages and re-
moving some foolish limitations to
the civil service rules which prevent
better men. from becoming police
officers. II an investigation such as
the News Tribune asks is had this
fact will manifest itself. =. = :
Duluth, in spite of the fact that
many: Of her police officers are in
competent, may well feel proud of
her police department as whole. We
have less crime here than in any 9TH
er city in the country located such as
we are. Professional criminals usual
'ly give this city q wide berth. The
few who have pulled off any tricks
here have as . rule been detected and
sent to Jail. Few people worry about
burglars as they do in other cities.
They feel perfectly safe. knowing that
Duluth Is free from at least the pro.
fessional kind. There is a whole lot
Of consolation IN this, felt largely BY
men sf fanailie ho - from
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
INCREASE WAGES OF POLICE AND
..:.>> BETTER MEN WILL BE OBTAINED

What the News Tribune may have
on the police we do not know. Moth
ing specific has been proven. No
doubt a mistake was made when two
young married couple were taken
from the Elgin hotel last Friday
morning. However, it was an error
any police officer might make. when
all the circumstances surrounding the
case are fully considered. % !
We: do not understand that the
News Tribune charges that there is
corruption in the police department.
Indeed no such accusation has been
made or limited at. From what we
can gather the morning paper IL at
tempting to show that many of tha
police officers are incompetent and
that there Is a. lack Of proper disci-
pline. And much of this may be true.
for we are not purchasing q high de-
gree Of ability from men nowadays
at the despicably low wage we !, ars
paying our policemen. h. s'ss s:.5 2s.s ss8a
t3i.5 81 .stl .chs Fay 70 correct this u not ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
HELP PEOPLE SPEND
THEIR LEISURE TINE
New Views Of City Functions :. ast
Coming to Front Education
and Recreation.

To furnish the best and highest
type of recreation for its people In
their leasure hours is the duty Of
every city. Rev. H. R. Cooley Of
Cleveland has been appointed a di-
rector in. the departr .ent of public
welfare of that city, and this noted
divine takes up the problems before
him with an eye single to serving the
people.
Duluth may we'll take lesson from
what DR.. Cooley proposes. It may
help us in our social center work. He
wants social centers to be neighbor-
hood centers where the people vii
find the service they need. With the
development of tn social center
should come the development Of m .
nicipal recreation centers.
This will grow to municipal art
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
BIG DAILY NEWSPAPERS
STILL AFTER PRESsMEN

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 27.-The
pressmen formerly employed by the
Daily Oklahomian have been locked
out. The controversy arose in nego-
ttantions over a scale Of wages in
which the pressmen asked that the
platers and oilers be granted an In
crease in wages from $3.50 to $e per
day. s# 1t Il - r77..3
The News and Times acceded to. this
request and signed an agreement with
the pressmen. but the management Of
the Oklahomian not only refused to
sign the agreement, but demanded
q that i the pressmen give up their union
cards and. when they refused. dis.
charged thsl,a. s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
ALIENS FLOCK. into
-. =. -.
I COUNTRY: IN HORDEsi. !.
Southern Europe Still Sending
Immense Number of Immigrants
to United States.
SOUTHERN ITALY LEADS: FL
JEWS AND POLES NEXT
If Present Ratio Keeps Up This
Years immigration Will Be
Largest in History. !

WASHINTON, Nov. 27.-Like Nj
agara, the flood of immigration to
the United States continues unabated.
Most remarkable is the fact that the
southern Italians continue to pour
into this country in an ever-increasing
volume. r..
During the month of September
there landed at American ports 31,SO4
southern Italians. Closely following
came the Hebrew, with 1914. A
close third was Polish, with 14,319.
Then comes Crotians and Slavonians,
soil; Germans, S,1O2; English, 5,679;
Scandinavians. 4,3s4; Russians, 1868:
Luthanians, 1878, the balance being
scattered between 81 different ma
tionalities, with a small number not
designated as to nationality. -.
The total immigration for the
of September was 1S6,247. The in
crease over the previous month, Au-
gust, was 10,067 immigrants. Classi-
fled according to occupations, the
September immigration list included:
Farm laborers, 3O,345; laborers,
4,421; servants, 17,103. ~,
A Few Tradesmen. !
Among those declaring themselves
as tradesmen were 1857 tailors, 1,74S
carpenters and joiners, 1886 seam
stresses, 1895 dressmakers, nearly
all Of the known trades being rep
resented in the remaining number
included in this classification. The
distribution ofthese immigrants forms
another interesting chapter in the i'm
migration story. .-....-s&
Those admitted during September
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
DENVER COUNCIL IS
AFTER COAL TRUST
Public Utilities Commission In
structed to Report on City
Buying Coal Mines.

. DENVER, Nov. 27.-Resolutions
were introduced and adopted in the
city council recently, instructing the
public utilities commission to investi-
gate arbitrary advances in the price
OF coal and to look into the advisa-
bility and practicabinty of the city
acquiring and operating coal mines 40
chat the citizens Of the city may be
furnished coal at a reasonable price.
Action was also taken demanding
that the coal operators confer with
the striking miners for the purpose
Of settling the present controversy.
The public utilities commission will
take UP the matter referred to it at
once and two of the commissioners
of the city were selected to take up
the matter of the settlement of the
strike with the coal operators.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
MARINE INTERESTS
HAVE sTR5|! !
|Ea/sM
Lake Vessel Owners Binding
Safety-At-Sea Issue to Kill %$S
Seamen S Bill.
MEASURE RESTORES
RIGHTS OF SAILORS
Proposed Law Is No More Drastic
That Maritime Laws of Chief
European Countries.

Lake vessel interests in their op-
position to the La Toilette safety-at-
sea bill, are binding the real issue.
ment for a proper number of life
boats on passenger steamers, and they
pretend to oppose the eight hour day
requirements, but there are other is
sues in the bill which are more i'm
portant to the seamen.
Senator La Toilette charges that
the most powerful lobby appearing in
Washington in many moons is there
to oppose the bill, and that they are
using methods not wholly proper to
influence members of congress to vote
against the measure. Senator La Fol-
lette usually knows what he is talk
ing about.
The hours Of labor provision Of
the bill divides the. sailors into at
least two watches and the firemen in
to at least three watches. This is
the statute law of France and Ger
many; it is the custom in England
and custom protected by law in Nor
way. The nine hour day shall apply
in port, except on Sundays and legal
holidays, when no necessary work
shall be required. This is, in sub
stance, the law. of France, Germany
and Norway. Surely America can do
as we'll by her seamen.
Penalty for Holding Pay.
The proposed law provides that
seamen shall be given two days pay
for every day they are obliged to
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
COPPER KINGS HURT
At WILSON'S SPEECH
President Hears From Big Inter-
ests Regarding Address Of
Labor Secretary.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-1t is re-
ported that a telegram. inspired by
the copper mine owners of Calumet,
Mich., has been sent to the president
of the United States, protesting
against the address delivered by Sec
retary of the Department of Labor
William B. Wilson in Seattle, Wash,
recently. It is also claimed to be the
forerunner of movement to force
the resignation of Wilson.
Secretary Wilson in the addres re-
ferred to, took occasion to announce
that the actual investment made by
the largest corporation in that dis
trict. was $1,250,000, and that in AZ
years dividends of $121,O00,000 have
been declared upon this capital stock,
aside from investments made out Of
its earnings of $75,0oo,0o0, making
vestment Of $1,25O,000 of $200,OOO,-
900.
It is asserted that about $50 signed
the telegram and the president is
urged to demand the resignation OF
the secretary Of labor. The expression
used by Secretary Wilson with refer
ence to the rights of property very
closely follow the lines of the opin-
ions heretofore expressed by the pres
ident himself. Therefore. it is not
expected that the kilograms demand
ing the resignation of Secretary OF
Labor Wilson will have any effect
whatsoever.
If the stating of the truth, as was
done by Secretary Wilson, is offensive
to the copper mine operators, 1t is
not to be wondered at, for the arro-
CANT position that they have taken
indicates that they propose to use
their power to crush any Individual
or combination of individuals who do
not thoroughly coincide with their
program Of extracting fabulous
profits.
The shedding Of light upon the
dark operations of the copper opera
tors in the treatment of their WORK
men and society is not taken kindly
to the mining magnates. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
OHIO POTTERs STRIKE
GOES TO ARBITRATION

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio, Nov. q.
The 5000 pottery workers have res
turned to their benches in the gener-.
al ware potteries at Newell and Ches-
ter, w. Va, and in East Liverpool,
and Wellsville, Ohio. The strike OF
200 claymakeTs precipitated the strike.
which has been terminated by the ap-.
pointment Of q board Of arbitration.
Pending the settlement by the board
the claymakers have returned to work,
thus opening the potteries in the
places mentioned, By 4 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
INCREASE NAVY YARD
EMPLOYEES WAGE SCALE

SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-The report of
the board appointed for the purpose
of fixing the Bremerton navy yard
scale for the year 1914, has been ap-
proved by the navy department and
the order making the changes recon-
mended has been posted.
The oincrease in various classes Of
work range from 8 cents to 81 cents
per day better than the old scale and
will mean quite an additional sum to
be disbursed each month. At present
there are 1,S40 men employed In the
yard and the pay roll for last month
amounted to approximately $114,ooo.
a new class. coal trimmers, has been
Incorporated ID 9 ora IN the new schedule, With
Z rate of $3.50 Per day. 5f5s sss i8S}
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
w. VA. COMPENSATION
~ LAW IS WORKING WE'LL

=, CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. IT,
The Workmen's Compensation Law.
which recently went into effect in
this state, has been in operation suf-
ficiently long to demonstrate it's
value. The Figures for the first
month of its operation are now
available.
AS a result of fatalities in West
Virginia in October, Is widows and
mothers are to be provided for. Tenn
porary disabilities during the month
cost the state s13,797. It is stated
that the total indemnity for the first
quarter. based on the first month.
will reach $4,000.
h. This will insure $40 a month to
each widow or mother and IS a.
month to each child.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29

institutions, music halls. and public
theaters. Fairgrounds: also play an
important part. Speaking of his plan,
DR.. Cooley says:
THE hours OF. leisure are growing.
The eight-hour work system has in
creased the period Of leisure and the
cities must face the problem Of, fu1- =
nishing recreation for the people.
1T is q big problem affecting not
only our city but future civilization
as we'll.
The people will learn to appreciate
the 1mmensty of the problem and the
need of. giving 1t recognition just az
the problem of education is being CIV
en- recognition.
departments Of education and
recreation should go hand in hand.
The two are inseparable in a. way.
The libraries, schools and recreation
centers should operate as one.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
SUPERIOR HEADS FOR CITY OWNERSHIP
OF STREET RAlLWAY-WHY NOT Dull LUTH?

The Duluth Street Railway has been very
tame with it's advertising patronage during the
week. 1t used more than a half page with
each of the daily papers of Duluth and Supe.
riOr last week and it was unusually liberal with
all of the weeklies except of course, The Labor
World. But there was nothing doing this
week.
Mr.. Warren seems to have an idea that pub.
icity of the particular kind he is putting out
will head off the demand for public ownership,
but he will find before he plays the advertising
game much longer that he is mistaken.
The people of Duluth and Superior, when
they once know what kind of big-mit stock
gambling traction game they are up against
will lose no time in starting campaign for
the public ownership Of the street railway
system.
It is coming, just as sure as fate. We are
going to get control Of the traction systems
Of both cities, and we expect to have them in
five years time Superior has the way pretty
we'll blazed. The franchise will expire there
in about two years. Legislative rights have
been granted and all the council of that city
needs is authority from the people to issue
bonds. They will grant it too, and we will
see that the issue is properly presented to
them.
When Duluth people get ready to act they
will not wait for the franchise to expire. No
one expects that Judge Cant will decide the
company has no franchise. We are not build
ing our hopes on his decision. When we get
ready to take possession Of our streets fran
chise granted by legislature will amount to
naught.
The easiest way to begin will be for the
city to build the extension from West Duluth
to New Duluth and Fond du Lac. There is
nothing that will worry the local traction com.
pany so much stub line to the western por.
tion Of the city. When the people shall have
once gotten taste of the municipal ownership
Of a street railway line in the western portion
of the city they will not be content until thew
own the whole works. ,....- T
And it is coming just as sure as fate As
We have heretofore repeatedly stated San
Francisco started into the street railway busH
ness by building short stub line. It was a
money maker from the beginning Just a lit
tie experience demonstrated to the people of
San Francisco that there was big money in the
traction business. They found that the con-
stant flow of nickels into the Golfers of the pri-
vate company, day after day, and year after
year, ran into millions. The street railway
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29

business proved to be the most profitable in
vestment in the city.
Now San Francisco with it's taste of city
ownership is spreading out. Bonds in the
amount of So, 500, 900 have been issued and the
private company, which for years sat upon
high pinnacle of arrogance, has come down to
earth and is willing to do anything the peo
Rle ask of it, to build extensions, improve serv-
1ee or any old thing SO long as it's big profits
Ire not interfered WITH
= What San Francisco is doing, Duluth can
10, and Duluth would do it if the majority
#embers Of our city commission had the right
point of view. What is now needed most is
the revival of the municipal ownership league
strong organization of citizens such as we
had during the recent electric light scrap, and
when the old gas and water fight was the is
sue, could do more to give the municipal own
ershlp OF street railway system an impetus
rhan all the newspaper agitation in the city,
Every workingman in Duluth should be
with us in this fight. When the city runs the
street cars motormen and conductors will be
treated just like all other human beinsg.
Ihey will be employed shorter hours thev will
receive higher wages, and working conditions
now intolerable will be greatly improved.
Real estate men ought to get into the fight
II the private company owned the land reach
-"6 Wv ooy oAu IAe1i pIeSeuC lines Cney would
not hesitate to build extensions to it. If YOU
doubt this ask what the Lowry sreet railway
interests did for the Lowry realty interests in
Minneapolis. But the Duluth Street Railway
company is not in the real estate business,
neither has it any sympathy with the local
men who are in the business It will build no
extensions to growing parts of the city until
assured IN advance that every newly built ex.
tension will be self sustaining from the start.
Don t you recall the fight the company
made against the West Third street and Grand
avenue extension? 1t declared to the courts
that there would be no money in such line,
and it made it's defense on that issue. How
ever, Judge Dibell looked at it differently.
He ordered the extension built; it was a. trife
discouraging at first, but now it is one Of the
best revenue oducing lines in the city. "-ss-
l.. So what is the use of fighting for needed
extensions all the time: By one good fight ethe
old company can be put out of the way and
the ownership Of it's lines transferred to the
people, Then it will not be necessary to fight
for extensions any more than we are now
Obliged to fight to extend our gas and water
system. Why don't the people of Duluth
awaken
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
A LARGE MEETING.

rr WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-A large
public meeting was held at the Ma
tlonal Rifles armory In this city for
the purpose Of communicating to the
public the coal miners strike aeita-
ton in Colorado. A number of the
officials of the United Mine Workers
were present and delivered addresses.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-11-29
CHARTER AMENDED:
SINGLE TAX ADOPTED

PUEBLO, Colo, Nov. 27.-At the
last election the number Of commis-
sioners governing the city was reduced
from five to three. An amendment to
the city charter was adopted provid-
ing for the single tax system of taxa
ton. The amendment providing eight
hour shifts for. policemen and 2 hours
for city firemen was also adopted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
D. g. H. AUTO co.
READY FOR RUSH
Orders Coming in Rapidly For
Both Pleasure and Com
mercial Vehicles

The D. & H. Automobile Distribut-
ing Company with salesrooms at 10
Cannon street, have taken a number
of orders for Kline cars.
Mr. Carl Siemon Of the Siemon Hard
Rub Der Corporation, has purchased a
Kline combination coupe and road
ster for his winter service. and has
ordered a $50 six passenger touring
car for early spring delivery.
DR.. L. E. Sage has &, nice new $50
six passenger Kline on order to be de-
livered in the spring
Mr.. Robert Barton is waiting for a
special Kline roadster.
Mr. Thomas Falls, of Milford, Conn,
is anxiously awaiting delivery of his
Kline Limousine.
These are a few of the many or
ders placed with this company. They
anticipate a, lively business at the big
Although the Kline car is practically
a new conner in this immediate vicin-
Iity it is fast forging itself to the
front through merit alone; Consider
able business has come into headquar-
tiers through sub dealers, recently APP
pointed throughout the State by the
D. & H Automobile Distributing Com
pany.
To all those expecting to visit the
automobile show, the company extend
a cordial invitation to make their
hea dquarters at the booths of the
Kline Car Corporation during their
stay in the building, where every
courtesy will be extended, and all the
new models will be explained in de-
tail.
In speaking of the general prospect
for commercial trucks yesterday Mr..
Doud, who may be considered one of
the most thoroughly posted men in the
community having for fifteen years
been identified with the Locomobile
Company, said to a representative OF
this paper: 'tThe adoption of the
motor driven vehicle for general use
is in it's infancy, especially through
out the rural communities where a
light delivery truck is greatly needed
by local storekeepers and farmers.
There have been but few of this type
of vehicle and mostly. unsatisfactory,
as those in use are mostly reconstruct
ed or enlbody features of the pleasure
car. The heavy truck is neither suit
able for light delivery purpose or for
| for light yet durable delivery wagons
| has developed into a SpecialtV