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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-02-07
BRANDE|S ! To FIGHT:
EQR TEN-H0UR LAW
Grea~ lar Lawyer to Argue
Con- 4tionality of Statute
Before Supreme Court.
JUDGES PREVIOUSLY
UPHELD SIMILAR LAW
Ohio Legislature Enacted Meas
ure to Protect Health of
Women-It Is Big Issue.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-At the re-
quest of the attorney general of the
state of Ohio, Louis D. Brandeis, the
peoples lawyer, is to argue before
the supreme court of the United
States the second case brought to
test the constitutionality of a law pro-
hibiting the employment Of women
in certain industries for more than 10
hours a. day or more than 54 hours a
week.
In 1908 the supreme court upheld
the constitutionality of similar
law in a case brought by Curt Miller,
u laundryman, against the state Of
Oregon.
Right to Protect Health.
The present cease is brought by
Anna Hawley, "a milliner, who is SUI
ing the constable who arrested her
for violating the law by working her
women employees overtime. In the
previous case the court stated that
although the general right to con-
tract in relation to ones business is
part Of the liberty of, the individual
yet the question involved the health
of future generations, since that de-
pends upon the health Of women to-
day, and therefore the state pos
sessed the police power to protect the
health of it's future citizens by pro-
tecting the health of it's women. Five
state courts have since upheld the
constitutionality of such laws.
Mr.. Brandeis' brief filed with the
court is similar to the one which was
filed in the Oregon case. He shows
f1of 20 ic III nf
which is generated by activity and
which removes itself during periods
Of rest. He shows that excessive
hours of labor produce a distinctly
detrimental quantity of this poison,
and he quotes the figures from for
eign insurance societies showing the
increase in nervous diseases and dis
orders resulting from speed and
strain among wage. workers. = s:.-..,.,. =
F. *~- Investigate Charges .-''2 ~.
The resident members of the exec
: utive' council of the American FEEDER
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.PAPERNA!KERS Az HOLD ::
|MPORTAN 7 MEETING | I
Delegates Attend Conference in
Duluth to Fix Wage Scale
and Trade Agreement, :

One of the most important trade
union conferences ever held in Min
nesota took place Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week at the Lenox
hotel. The union involved was the
International Brotherhood of Paper
makers. Delegates were present from
all local unions in Minnesota and one
from Wisconsin.
The conference was held for the
purpose of preparing wage scale
and trade agreement to be presented
to the paper companies to so into
effect May 1 next. The delegates met
in secret and no news was given out
to the public; q, .zs.. 5-Eess ,9.s "a. L /.
The following were in attendance
n. B. Tohns, International Falls; J..
G.. Cameron, Grand Rapids. w. j.
Hyde, Cloquet; j. H. Lauerman, SauK
Rapids and Little Fails; E. X. Peters,
Ehinelander, Wis, and George j..
Schneider. Appleton, Wis, vice presi.
dent Of the International Brother
hood. s
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CANADIAN UNIONS
SEEK MANY LAWS

OTTAWA, Feb. GA delegation
of Canadian trade unionists have
called on government authorities in
the interest of legislation approved by
the recent Montreal convention.
The requests include an eight-hour
day on all public work, the repeal Of
the law providing that candidates for
public office shall make money de-
posit, for the creation of commits
sion to investigate conditions in the
coal and steel industries, and law
amending the immigration act which
would prohibit the loaning of money
by employers to immigrants in time
of labor troubles
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Continued on Page 6.
Continued on Page 6.
LIVE STOCK VALUES !.
GROW IN MINNESOTA. | |
Surprising Statistics on. Horses,
Cows, Sheep and Hogs Given
Out at Washington.

Here are some interesting live stock
statistics just furnished by the United
States Department of Agriculture, and
with show that Minnesota is fast
forging tor the front In stock raising
On January l, 1913. there were
estimated to be $4,000 horses iii
Minnesota valued at $101,106, 900. Or
the first day of this year, 1914, there
were said to be $4,000 horses in the
state valued at $105,s75, 5,OO0. s..
In 1913 there were about 5000
mules valued at s76s,00o; there are
now the same number with their
value boosted to $S04,OOO.
Mich COWS in Minnesota compose
one-twentieth Of the number in the
United States. At the beginning Of
1913 there were 1,129,0o0 in the state
valued at $50,S05,000. On January. 1
of this year there were 1,163,O0O
milch cows valued, at $63,965,0O0.
Other cattle estimated in 1913 at
1,139,OO0 and valued at $22,7SO,OOO
have increased at the beginning of
this year to 1,173,OOO and their value
has grown to $2S,5O4,OO0. ~~ = ~ -: !:
The 1humber Of sheep in Minnesota
also furnishes some surprising fig.
ures: At. the beginning of this year
they were $4,000 in number valued
at $2,50S,000. Hogs decreased in num-
bers during the year. On January: 1,
1913, there were 100000 head val
ued at $21,615,00O.. There are n>w
but 100000 in the state, estimated
to be worth $20,020,00o. The total
value of live stock in the state is said
to be by the Department of Agricul-
ture, $221,676, 900, as against a total
value OF, $5,515.199,000 in the counr
try. The live stock value in this state
represents one-twenty- of the
value of all the live stock in the
country. @'
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RECALL AGITATION. !:
AR0USEs CONGRESS |
Federal Judge. in Georgia May
Be 1mpeached for Malfeas-
ance in Office.

Who says the agitation for the re-
call Of judges is not serving a good
purpose? There is no institution in
our country so fearful of popular
opinion as are our courts. Congress
has already taken steps against two
federal judges who abused their
power in office. One resigned before
he was brought to trial, and the other
was impeached.
Now comes Congressman Clayton,
chairman of the house judiciary COM
mittee, who secured the passage Of
a resolution by congress authorizing
the Judiciary committee to investigate
the alleged shortcomings of Federal
Judge Emory speer Of the southern
district of Georgia. .:-i
Congressman Clayton informed
congress thaot Judge Speer used his
judicial power to assist members Of
his family to become rich. He al
lowed his, son-in-law to hold office,
and then he corruptly decided cases
in his favGr to collect continent fees.
He made Improper use of court funds
for his private use. He left money
on deposit without interest in banks
controlled by his relatives.
"A sub committee is now takins
testimony, after which impeachment
charges will be filed with congress.
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ALLEGES |. !. 'G|||E: DETECTIVE || ! \
!. KIDNAPPED STRIKER
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Warrant Issued on Story Told BY
Union Man Against Hireling ,
T., ~. Copper Kings.
F0RCIBLY TAKEN FROM
GREEN BAY TO CALUMET
Copper Miner Victim of sleuth S
scheming Serious Charge Is, =
Filed BY. Union Man.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Feb. GA war
rant for, T.. E. ,O'Grady, Chicago de-
tective, who has been in the employ
OF Sheriff Cruise at aClumet during
part Of the copper strike, was issued
here on complaint of Clemens Huber,
miner, who says O'Grady forcibly con-
fined him against his will in this city
and took him out of the state against
his will and without authority. Huber
is a. member of the Western Fedora
tion Of Miners.
Two months ago he came to Green
Bay to live with an uncle. He worked
up to the night of Jan. 20, when he
says he was kidnapped by O'Grady.
c.- Lured to Hotel.
According to Huber's story, as told
to District Attorney Davis, he returned
TO- his home here and found a letter
addressed to him signed J. r. Ben
nettes, a storekeeper friend of Huber
at Pepper City, Mich. The letter con-
tanned a statement, Huber says, that
Bennettes was passing through this
city and would be at room 519 Beau
mont hotel, and would like to see him
Huber says he inquired at the hotel
for Bennettes and when directed to
room 519 was confronted by O'Grady
and a local policeman. Huber says he
was charged by O'Grady with dyna-
hitting Keweenaw Central train on
which were passengers and troops,
and that the detective said: Now, Iu
put enough on you in the copper coun-
try to hang YOU"
Taken Back to HOughton.
Huber says his request to telephone
his uncle was denied and that he was
kept in the room two hours and then
taken by train to, Houghton.- There
was no. indictment against him and
he was subpoenaed to appear before
the grand jury. He testified Jan. 2a
and was let go BY Special Prosecutor
Nichols. -. O'Grady Is in, the custody
of Sheriff Cruise. sIt~is understood he
will fight extradition. District Attor.
ney Daus; here went to Madison to 'ob.
tain extradition papers from Cover
nor McGovern. -
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BOSTON PHONE GIRLS
ORGANIZE BIG UNION

SP'R1NGFIELD, Ill, Feb. e.
President McNulty of the Brother
hood OF Electrical Workers, affiliated
with the A. F. of L., announces that
charter No. L Of the woman's branch
Of the international has been issued
to the Boston telephone operators,
who Were formerly connected, as a
sublocal, with Electrical Workers, No.
184.
The last convention authorized sep
aratesunions for women. and. the Bos-
ton girls are first in line. Operators
at New Bedford have just been or
ganized and reports from other cities
In that section show that the theory
OF trades unionjsm is being rapidly
accepted by these workers.
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MINERS
STRIKE || | ( EFFECTIVE. |:
- T..
Coal Operators Confess They Are
Mining But 80 Per Cent of !.
Normal Output. ...5
INQUIRY COMMITTEE
HAS BIG JOB TO DO
..--. =. T.. - D., >...# :
Evidence of Peonage Every
x,yIa~a Militia o~-1 N..-...>~
Evidence of Peonage Every
where Militia and Gunmen
outrages Evident in Strike.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 6.-'sNo bet
ter attest odf the success of the coal
strike could be had than the ope1-
atohs' own figures furnished the state
coal mine inspector for December
which show that the production OF
coal in the, strike zone was only 80 per
cent fthe tonnage taken from these
same mines in December, 1872" said
John r. Lawson, National Board
member Of District Is. ..' .
probably the most surprising
thing about the operators figures is
the fact that they absolutely prove
that former newspaper statements
made by them were absolutely false.
Every sheme possible was used by
the operators during the latter part
Of November to get ike-breakers
into the state. Hundreds Of men were
brought from the east on the promise
that they were to work in a minu
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COMMISSION GOES EXPERT CRAZY
SIMPLE BUSINESS RULES WILL DO

Let us see, We pay a commissioner
of the division Of public utilities $4,000
a year to direct the water and light
department. That is about all he has
to do.
Then again we pay the manager Of
the department $4,000 a year to see
that the commissioner directions are
carried out. That makes $4,000 a
year for two men. The manager is
well known and capable engineer.
This is a pretty neat charge against
the tax payers and water and light
consumers for the services of two
men. And for this amount of money
we ought to be able to receive mighty
good service.
But it seems that they do not feel
competent to assume the responsibility
for ascertaining the cost of pumping
water. or of fixing the proper charge
to the people for water service rem
dered them. So they propose to hire
experts to look into the matter.
Experts And EXPERTS
Now it is we'll known that there
are experts and EXPERTS and cities
usually have little opportunity for
knowing which are which,, except that
we always manage to be able to scrape
up the money to pay them.
We had a municipal expert" here
a short time ago, and he is said to
have made a complete survey of the
city, and furnished the commissioners
wit
tions, but there was not one sugges-
ton but could have been made by
Commissioner Voss, who in our opin-
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BUTTE ! WAGES: c GO c 0 UP ]
DULUTH COMES Down
Montana City Fixes Wages for
City Employees at 81 a Day.
They Are Cut in Duluth.

Butte, Montana, has the old ward
system government. Duluth has the
commission form, Out in Butte all
workmen: in the employ of the city,
including scavengers and street
sweepers are paid at the rate of 81
for the eight-hour day. - .~.>~a /
In Duluth the wages of city en-
ployes are 81 a day, just one-half Of
what they are paying in Butte. IN
the face of "hard'' times our city
commission reduced the wages of
city workmen from $2.4O to $500
a day. In Butte only the other day
the wages of the same kind of work.
MEN were raised from $3.50 to 81 a
day.
The Butte city government believes
in setting the pace for other employ
ers of labor. Public officials there
evidently recognize that we'll paid
wcrkmen' mean a prosperous city.
In Duluth the city commissioners
took advantage of falling labor
market, and as a result othtr en-
ployers of labor followed the exam
pie of the city officials and likewise
cut wages.
The moral for all this is Work
ingmen Organize" A movement is
Cn foot to form a Federal Labor
union under tht A. F. of L., to or
ganize all unskilled workers in the
city. ';'
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ADVOCATES sEUGENIC
TEST FOR IMMIGRANTS


WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-1n a let
ter to federal official of this city.
Prof. Robert De c. Ward of Harvard
university, urges eugenic selection of
immigrants and regulations that
would prohibit the landing of those
unfit for parenthood. =
The school man submits: ''The
United States is taking more pains to
see that a Hereford bull or a South
down eve are: sound and free from
disease than 1t takes in the admission
of an alien man or woman who will
be the. father and apther= Of Amer
ican children. brokers all
over Europe aittd i ~ssIsastern Asia. are
deciding for zus the character5o of the
American race of the"future."
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3|-cE|NT FARE Still:
. GOES IN CLEVELAND
Misleading Headings in Certain
Newspapers Lead People to
Believe Rate Was Raised.

Misleading headings are appear
ing in certain newspapers on the s.
cent fare situation in Cleveland.
"Traction Company and City Agree
on. One-Cent Increase reads one,
a sample of many.
Here are the facts:
Recently an old power house and
some old cars were scrapped. Thi7
meant an overdraft of about $1,00O,-
0OO-a legacy from the fighting dayT
when the company let its plant run
down.
Fares are now cents each, with
penny extra for transfer, which
is returned when the transfer is
used. To make up the overdraft, the
plan is to: give the penny to the COM
pany, yielding $750,000 extra in Il
year. But persons who don't need
transfers-the great majority-Wili
continue to ride for cents. When
the overdraft is made up, the trans
fer will again become free.
This was all foreseen and provided
fer in the So o-called Taylor settlement.
which automatically raises or lowers
the fare to fit the street railway
budget. There is no chance for the
Company to raise fares arbitrarily;
and the city controls service.
For cents you can ride eight
miles in Cleveland in cars as good,
clean and comfortable as are. to be
found in any American city, run by
workers who get top-notch pay and
for another penny you can ride eight
miles farther. ..--"' 3 -, .
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$4o,o FOR
-* LOSS OF BOTH ARMS

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Feb. Cone
Of the largest awards in damage cases
that has been recorded in the east was
made by Supreme Court Justice Kelly
in a suit against the D., L. & w. rail-
way by Bruce shanks, who was
awarded $4,000 for the loss of both
his arms just below the elbow. The
defendant was employed in the com
pany's shops and was struck by a re-
volving crane. Evidence was intro
duced to- show. that the accident was
caused by a defect IN the crane.
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REACH INTO SEN|tANz
TO AssA|L c0MPEk5,
Cowardly Attack Made in Mine
Workers. Conventions on Char
acter of Gompers.
SOCIALIST ORGAN
SEEKS PARTY VOTES
Anything to Defeat Gompers
Is Battle Cry-White Is
Their Candidate.

Sane and sensible workingmen Wig
orously condemn the assaults made
upon the character of Samuel Com
pers by Duncan Mcdonald in the con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
at indianapolis last week.
1t is said that the attack on Com
pers by Mcdonald and Meyer delayed
the convention almost two days and
it has been estimated this delay cost
the miners almost $4,000. And what
did it avail? Enemies of labor took
pleasure out of it. They see labor di-
viding itself into factions over inter-
nal strife, and they are glad of it. it
makes their fight so much easier
The Socialist papers are making tre-
mendous capital out of McDonald's
assault upon Gompers. 1T sounds the
deathknell Of Gomperism," declares
the Milwaukee Leader, the Socialist
daily paper Of that city. It is per-
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ion is as efficient a city expert" as
there is anywhere In the country.
This expert business is being over
done: What does Mr.. Erickson Of
Wisconsin know about municipal wa
ter and light plants|that we do not al
ready know here What he may
know was gained through his service
on the Wisconsin Public Utilities COM
mission. and he already has a decided
prejudice against our plants in Du-
luth, the evidence Of which is in a re-
cent report published by the commits
sion of which he is "a member. -
Our commission. should go slow IN
wasting the peoples money in. the
employment Of experts. "a prophet
is not without honor save in his own
country We have several men in
Duluth who know the city; water
works business from beginning to end,
any one of whom can readily COM
pute the cost Of pumping water. over
head expenses, interest and other fixed
charges, and we believe would cheer
fully. render service to the people
without cost to. them, and from a
sense Of patriotic duty.
Hudson Knows Best.
Take Mr.. T.. r. Hudson, for in
stance. We know that Commissioner
Merritt has verys little outward re-
gard for him. and neither has Billy"
Craig, but Mr., Hudson knows the wa
ter and light; business in Duluth bet
ter than any other person in the city.
1t is: no, mere academic knowledge
that he noscessos hr,t Iio 1opo oxnor.
ience on the water and light board, to-
gether with his close application to
the work of the water. and light de-
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partment, has fully equipped him to
ascertain and report what should be
a proper charge for water service to
all classes of consumers. lts,,. ".
Many Good Men at Home.
When we have such men as T.. T..
Hudson, H H. Phelps, l.. B. Manley,
George r. Spencer and several others
in our city who know. from actual eX-
perience our water and light pro-
blems, why send out Of the city for So
call EXPERTS many of whom are
regarded as mere pin heads in the
communities from which they hail
There is not a city in Wisconsin
would call upon Mr.. Erickson as d
private citizen to- act as an expert in
determining water and light rates, for
he has never had more than superb
cial knowledge of any water and light
plant in his state. III" T. T.
OF course Mr.. Erickson might be of
some service to the city; he does pos
sess some knowledge and ability, but
we maintain he knows no more about
our local water and light situation, and
is no more able to say what a. fair
rate should be than our own citi-
zens who have heretofore been men,
toned.
We are getting expert crazy. 1t
is a mere fad. We would rather take
the word of one practical man who
has had long experience with our wa
ter and light plants and their opera
ton, than the recommendation of all
the so-called experts in Christendom.
r. So
much as just common business horse
sense in the adrpinistration of every
department of our city government.
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THEY DO 1T IN CHICAGO:
NO COMMISSION FORM

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-In arranging
this years budget, the finance com
mlttee has recommended to the COM
mon council that $4,000 be appro-
priated to establish a municipal store.
which will sell groceries, clothing,
meats, and other necessities It is in
tended that the store will sell only to
such persons as are recommended by
the county agent as deserving Of get
ting the reduced prices. sj. s
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RETAIL GRoOERs TO s. &
HIT AT MIDDLE MAN

PITTSBURGH, Feb. e.Retail
srocers Of this CITY have formed an
association through which they hope
thus lower the cost of living. The
grocers claim that by buying in whole.
sale 2 quantities . reduction to the con-.
lsulm1er s Il!l1 g Of from 81 per cent to- 4 o per.
: cent Will made possible
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256 SAILORS GIVE UP
LIVES ON GREAT LAKES

/ DETROIT, Feb. 6.-Last year was
the most disastrous in the history Of
Great Lakes navigation. The storm
of November s and 8 caused the loss
OF 244 lives, with q total OF 256, for
the year. The !. total property loss
was over 900, 90 .. Over Il fty ves-
sells were destr royed
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ZERO WEATHER TOO MUCH.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 6.-Because
the contractors had failed to put win.
dows in the new county Jail Structural
Iron Workers employed on this Job
refused to work. The business agent
declared that: the wind and snow
were more than human flesh and
blood at least union d blood, could
stand. IS, 81 & i; IIs III. 1T
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Continued on Page 6.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-07-16
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Simons is selling all sum-
mer shapes, trimmed hats, flowers
and ribbons at half price. 13-tf
]. P. Wells, the county school su-
perintendent, was in the city Tuesday
on business.
John and Ed Martin and James
Bailey returned Sunday from a fish
ing and outing trip up Elk creek, on
the headwaters OF Rogue river. They
report fine fishing.
James Bailey reports much county
work being done on the roads near
Bybee bridge.
Milton F. Gray of the Cove ranch
was in the city Saturday, procuring
fencing for his property on the noun
tain. He is now starting fine dairy
ranch, as his place is ideally situated
for such.
One trial will convince you.
Enders' better service.
Henry Bailey has bought the ]. F.
Meikle place on Mountain avenue.
The transaction was completed last
week.
Rev. George Crawford of Lakeview
was an Ashland visitor Monday.
Mrs. C. w. Ellsworth of Omaha,
Neb., is,spending week or ten days
in Ashladn.
Mrs. ]. B. Brown, interested in the
Brown Musical Company of Los An
geles, and formerly of Church street,
was in the city Tuesday
You need a change. So do we.
Summer underwear at Enders'.
Milton Fraley and Johnnie Finne-
ran returned last week from a fish
ing trip to Keen creek. They re-
port the fishing good this season.
Aldon Powell returns this week
from a three months absence in Cal
ifornia.
e. l.. Balcom, wife and daughter
of Medford were in Ashland Tuesday
Everybody buys at Enders'.
A. D. Smith of North Yakima, who
has been on an extended tour of the
southern states, stopped off in the
city for few days this week.
T. B. Howard of Eugene was in
town Tuesday.
o. w. Long, S. P. conductor, has
returned to Ashland after an absence
of more than a year in California.
Follow the crowd to Enders' big
clearance sale.