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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1914-06-24

Tombstone People Rejoice Over the Turn Of Affairs; Anticipate
Steady Improvement in Their Town. Understood That Lea
sers will Find Better Opportunities Than They Have Had
Latter Were Profitable; Big Task Ahead Of Purchasers
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
MICHIGAN LABOR /. !. .
!: !: Nj MEETS ]: At LANSING 4 ||i|i |
~ !, 49, + r4ss-5Sl 5sl.:<<tN Ea2"sa r: y9lf7
49, a. ..z-... e E:.,1s&$ :, g., &c = ii
- ~ .-sa4>s. ~ t5r ,>.@s%> - ;"
1o7 Delegates In Convention.
:. Largest In History Of State !, =
- - Federation (
MAYOR REUTER- 5 !. (, c .s..,:* :
I; . = 8 { WELCOMES DELEGATES
City Executive: Former 8! President
j. Of Butchers Union IN -
-. - Convention city = r. -. :.

Twenty five years of success in the
fight for, the Improvement of work
ing. conditions and wages; of: the
workers In Michigan were celebrated
in Lansing this week by the conven-
tion OF the Michigan Federation Of
Labor, which commenced, its session
Wednesday. One hundred and seven
delegates were present. This attend
ance was Is better than any of the
previous conventions fitting feat
ure of the silver anniversary of the
Federation. r. ~ a.,..t. :
" Speakers did not fail TO appreciate
the significance of the growth mani
tested by the forces of labor in the
state by the large enrolment of dele
gates In the 25 years since the
Michigan Federation was organized
in Lansing, it has developed from an
organization which represented asfew
hundred men who were look11 on
more or less as rattle Drained zealots,
to one which has 10000, men at it's
call, and power and Influence beyond
the dreams of even the most far
sighted of those who fathered organ
lied labor in the state quarter of a
century ago. 4. =.~-. -,,' y
The delegates were given a whole
hearted welcome by the Trades and
Labor council 0f- Lansing and t(y
Mayor Reuter- himself. The result
of your efforts" the mayor said, 'ap-
pear slowly. but. nevertheless great
advancement has been madeAas evil
Eshr iroo1n
der which the work is being done and
advanced standards of living and
morals. 4 z e. -
Everything points towards pro-
gress from the standpoint Of the la
borer, but the duty is still incumbent
upon your body to keep advancing,
and always demanding more and bet
ter things, to raise higher: and higher
the standard OF living and civiliza ton.
This must he done to- keep abreast
Eof the dimes, TO keep sstepswiths pro-
gress and the advance of those ele-
ments that go to make up the world s
business. - The mayors friendly atti-
tude towards the cause .of~the work
ing man may have been due to the
fact that he was, before his election
to the mayors job, the executive Of
the Lansing Butchers union ~ = >
President Smith Of the Lansing
Trades and Labor council was also
one of those who gave the federation
warm greeting. 1T is particularly
pleasant" he said, ITO assume this
privilege of greeting you, for Lans-
ing saw, rs years ago, the birth of
this organization which has gone for
ward from a" modest beginning until
today it is more than ever: in its his
tory, a, force and power in our state
and a compelling Influence which
stands for Justice and progress for
the toilers. . "a - = -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
BAKERS MAY OPERATE
COOPERATIVE BAKE SHOP

A proposition to take over a large
bread factory in st. Paul to keep it
out of reach of the bread trust, was
one of the several proposals of a
financial character before the Bakery
and Confectionery Workers interna
tionals convention, in Milwaukee.
Tuesday, and 1t was finally re-
ferred to the general executive board
for consideration and action.
The company operating the factory
is about to go out of business Most
OF the members of the local union
work in the place and would be
thrown out and their local union
broken up if the trust should get pos
session. The workmen have the first
offer and seek a $4,000 loan from
the international in order to maintain
the plant comparatively.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
C!TXsAlEsllQuEY !.
BF:1|RlE|:cT| WORK
Savings of, $4,000 Effected Thru
City Doing Own Paving
Work by Day Labor.

That direct contract week of the
city is better than when: done by
private contractors has been proved
by the work done in paving Lake
avenue South from the canal to
Twelfth street where $4,477.57 was
saved to the city.
+. This is the first paving. job done
exclusively. by the city by day labor
under the direction of the board Of
public works, With James Dever as
foreman. Two-course. reinforce con-
crete with metal projected joints
were used. -
;. Commissioner Murchison has re-
ceived figures indicating the COM
parative costs Of the work. Accord
ing to estimates of the city engineer
ing departm ent. the job called for an
expenditure Of $19.942.62 while the
exact cost Of the work amounted to
$15,465.O5.
Under this arrangement there can
be no doubt that the city is getting
what it pays for: 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
MISSOURI WORKERS !.
HOLD. CONVENTION
- = ~
Adopt Resolution Calling For
Peace Between Warning Na-
tions in Europe.
F302 LOCAL UNIONS =.,..
p. COMPRISE FEDERATION
secretary's Report Shows Al 800
Affiliated Membership In
-" "Show Me- State r.*

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Sept 25.-The
Missouri State Federation of Labor
convention which opened Monday
adopted resolutions Iavoring inter-
national peace and action which
would Immediately bring about the
end Of the European war. A resolu-
ton read by President r. r. Wood
was unanimously adopted. It appeals
to President Wilson and all nations
of the world to bring about an end
to the conflict as soon as possible.
There was much discussion over
the proposed workmen's compensa-
ton measure. A motion was made
that the whole question of the pro-
posed legislation be submitted to a
special committee. Senator Phillips.
chairman of special senate COM
mission, was invited to appear be-
fore the convention and explain the
tentative measure drafted by, the
commission. Objections were raised.
and following a discussion a substi-
tute motion referring the matter to
the legislative committee was carried
Miss Caroline Finnegan, of Chicago.
appealed to the labor men to support
woman's suffrage in Missouri
Wood, in his report, recommended
support OF a bill abolishing the fee
system in factory inspection and add
Ing q physician and attorney to that
department.; the defeat Of the county
unit law; the support Of equal suf-
frage; the drafting of an~amendment
to the woman's nine-hour law, so that
it will include those women now ex-
empt; greater efforts against child la
Dor; the drafting Of bill for widows
pensions; the Immediate abolition Of
the leasing system of convicts; con-
sideration of the bill drafted by the
senate commission. for workmen,s
compensation, and also the bill of the
executive board on the same subject
and thu s,se sof the sbssts efforts TO get;
| the Il - passa ge ofssucl. measure IN sthe
next legisiafure ''''s's-"1@ : 7
The report 81 Secretary smith
showed that 302 local unions, with
a total membership of 41,soo are
>affill lated with the federation, and
that 43 new local unions, with a
membership Of 5,457, had been re-
ceiyed by the organization during the
past year.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26

bird wife fbeater. beast, and would-be
assassin, retainer of the scabby Him
OILS Central corporation: and shot in
self defense, he is tried for his life
on: a. charge OF murder. =. =, :. s.ss .fss5
II justice were done, in my judr-l
ment, those i'm charge of the Illinois
central railroad company at Clinton,
illinois. would be held responsible for,
Mussers death. They would be. COM.
PEELED to pay the pena.ty for: the
double assault, with intent to murder,
committed on Carl Person. ~, - t
They would be compelled to .pay
heavy damages to Person for his in
juries and suffering, and the whole
lawless. heartless, inhuman eombi-
nation involved in this foul conspi-
|racy. the third attempt to murder
him (this time judiciously) would pay
the full penalty for their crimes, z.s 80 s
We must not forget that this whole
brutal, inhhman outrage on him,,.is
a part Of the plan of this unspeakable
'oterie Of labor haters and crushers,
to destroy or cripple organized labor,
and We must do all that is within our
power to see that Justice is done, and
we must not forget that until we
have organized, organized fully, and
educated ourselves. so las to be able
to use our powers intelligently effec-
lively and unitedly and esta blished BY.
law, conditions that will make a rep-
etition of this thing impossible, that
no oEganization Or individual will be
secure, that the best men and women
in our ranks. and that, the most eff
fective' organizations which we have,
will always, for those very. reasons,
sbe the especial targets of predatory
wealth, >, their brutal thugs. venaT
courts, and corrupt politicians.
s. Let us all then rally to Carl Per-
sons support, morally, financially,
and in every other way, with every
atom Of influence we have, and see
to 1t, that he getssa square deal.
| 33.s.5- II Rsspsc tfulsy,
J: III. WALKER
President Illinois, State 4Eederation
@N ry=a ss5s+Es
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26

company pays cents a bath. At its
brooklyn mill the same concern haa
SO arranged the lockers in which the
men keep their street clothes and
their working cloths that they can
hardly pass from one to the other
without getting a shower bath. hut
It fs not working very we'll. The
men object on the point OF modasty
and that old-world delicacy, which
seems absurd to us, Is counting IN
lead victims, too -
s This can Ill be changed. Thes
Slav. the Greeks. and the Southern
Italians can all be made into Amer
ican citixens if they ars handled IN.
sufficient small quantities and have
An opportunity TO live among and
Assocfate with Americans or Euro-t
peans who have. already become ~.
simulated. But they are not having
the chance now. The best, they arc:
getting ls paternalism, and SIC .kent
up for any len 9Th OF time that ii;
good for neither employer nor On 8
ploye. n raterna lisrn 5iss dams Eeroiuu. q
sA the employer shaSspoMsfs Tor good
over his employees he has po1sr9fers
evil. 81
There, ian Il one exaggerated state
ment Ia the story at Il NE. Dosch 4: 10 is1
an earnest appeal sfor u d Z common
sense applic ation of immigrati0u re-
.striction IA the interest OF the work
mon senerally and the neN con,er.,
8both of whom are endanYered ~
the th0usAnds of cheap lahoreta.
who under nfoaeHts practice nayN
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26

scientific welfare.z work land the vo,.
fare workers, finding a slow but.
'docile people: to handle, have been:
rerlsn.ea qera Win. tneir progress; Wei.
nurses are the e lindIv =, a,,tocr.ts c ens nuas
millions of mon and wonsr ;n> M M
mining camns and 1rast ind,,str;a1: 10.
centers every -hit g wort 'thev ~ a. -,
is good hut II ia natern aIism IS I'd is
all done with com panv money snant =,
on the company's employees Tor tie
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
VISIT 1 THE ] | EXPO, !.
IT'S s. 'll|ll||R|'|A|'s'E:E|:||||l|G
Rlooded Cattle, Parcel Z Post,
Farm Products and, Factory
Goods on Exhibition. u

:: Those who have not yet visited the
Industrial exposition 1,at the Curling
club at Fourteenth g avenue East
should do SO Immediately. This Is
your last chance to see the various
products made. in Duluth, many. Of
them by, union labor, (which. at once
brings to your mindssthe fact that it
Is not necessary to 90 out Of the
city to< get what yousWant.. 49,
!, On the. first SSfoerssof the building
will be found the agricultural exhi-
bit which some, especially the "city
farmers. declare toSbe the best part
Of the exhibits. There are some OF
the finest cattle ofssfhe. Duluth dairies
which furnish theSmilk : for the citi-
zens of Duluth. Apples, cabbages
potatoes and {otheHs vegetables which
indicates that: regardless Of the clay
and rocks the, farming facilities
around Duluth presents great posi-
bilities. , -.
On this -four will also. be found the
Parcel Post exhibits showing the ad-
vantages of this department of Uncle
Sam, also playground and COM
munity center exhibit.
0A sIAAO OPPO1 VII NC lOu1u
the IndustrialE exhibit proper. Union
made cigars, and the. union made
beer have prominent booths. The
most interesting. Of which. is the Fit.
ger Brewing company ! showing the
various compositions of malt drinks
and the proportions 4 of alcohol in
beer, wine: and $Whiskey. Whether
You have any use for any of these
products is ,besideSthe question, the
exhibit is worthy Of mention.
The several electrical appliances
companies have exhibits showing the
advantages and possibilities of elec-
tricity in the home. The Duluth
Edison company is to" be congratu-
lated for their exhibit. "
Many other firms, F.. A. Patrick,
Clyde Iron Works, National Iron
company and : the several lumber
companies have good exhibits as also
has. the boys department of the
Y. M. c. A. f.2ss:* f5:; =
The exposition Scommendable in
every way and wei urge upon you to
visit 1t tonight.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
DOES 4 COMPETING 2lANT PAY? l.. i
cH'&&{!ELAND &I SAYS YES
Has Two Small Plants Furnishing Power & a.
Kil]owatt Hour While Privately Owned, 2
Five to Ten Cents For Service
CITY NETS LARGE PROFIT FROM
NUM- C1PALLY OWNED STATIONS
Profits for 1913 Total $40 9o0 With Average Sale Price
Cents Per Kowatt Hour Forcing Private Plant Re-
duce Rates 20 Per Cent, ~

small power plants equipped with
machinery far from the latest design,
and netted the city a profit for the
year 1912 of $46,49S.51, with an aver
age sale price of $40 cents per kilo-
watt hour sold. For 1913, the profit
was $49,S99.76, with an average sale
price of 3.2S cents per kilowatt hour
sold.
It was then believed that il it were
possible to sell current at such a.
profit from two small plants 1t would
be more than paying investment
to build large. central station
equipped with the latest machinery
Such plant now is completed, and
it has all its equipment in duplicate,
so that the customers are assured of
uninterrupted service. The 'distribu-
ton system is being laid out as fast
as possible, with all trunk lines un-
derground, and the distributing lines
overhead.
The building and equipment have
cost approximately s1,0OO,0O0, and
the distributing system will cost an
other s1,0OO,000, in, addition to the
$5O0,000 worth of distributing system
which it will be possible to use from
the Brooklyn and Collinwood stations.
The station itself has a maximum
capacity of $4,000 kilowatt, and is
counted by electrical experts to be
one of the most modern plants of It's
kind in, the United States.
The advantage of cheap coal and
the abundance of the condensing wa
ter, the plant being located directly
on Lake Erie, make Cleveland what
is claimed to be an ideal place for an
experimental plant of this kind, but
three-cent light Is believed a coming
certainty and in time, it is thought, it
will be proved that the cost of cleo
tricity to all customers should not
exceed three-cent maximum.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
AusrRALIA sETlz,Es WHEAT
oWNERs REFUSE TO SELL

LONDON, Sept. 25.-A dispatch to
Reuters from Sydney, N. S. w., says:
The state government, acting in
accordance with the powers conferred
upon it by parliament at the outbreak
Of the war to prevent gambling in
foodstuffs, seized 100000 bags Of
wheat which it's holders had refused
to sell at 81 per .hundredweight, the
price fixed by the government"
A proclamation has been issued
authorizing the board of trade to
take possession of any article of COM
merce which are being unreasonably
held from the market, paying the
owners fair prices for them.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
Special Service,

CLEVELAND, Sept. 25.-The mu-
nicipal lighting plant Of this city has
just been opened and is serving light
ing customers at flat rate Of three
cents. The power consumers are
charged on a sliding scale rate, rang
ing from three cents down to one
cent, according to their kilowatt con-
nected capacity.
The rate of service was fixed by
the council of the city on March 16,
which demanded that any person,
firm or corporation supplying electric
lighting to any consumer should
serve them at rate not to exceed
three cents.
On May / the rate was officially
adopted at the municipal lighting
plant, which then was serving custo-'
mers through two small plant, known
as the Collinwood and Brooklyn
plants, but the private corporation
has made an appeal to the state
utilities commission and still main
tains the original rates of 10 cents
and cents to light customers, and
a sliding scale to power users.
However, 1t has been forced to low
er rates to power consumers about
20 per cent since the competition
with the city has become 50 KEEN and
will, 1t is believed, be forced to re-
duce still further to keep customers
which it will be possible for the
municipal plant to serve.
The bond issue Of $2.O00,00O voted
by the people of Cleveland to cover
the cost of building large municipal
Olant was made noSsihle hv tho fo IT
that the city was selling current to
commercial consumers at rate of
eight cents, five cents and three cents,
and power customers at a rate of
from three and one-fourth cents
down to one cent
This current was generated in two
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
JOHN 4. WALKER MAKES Plea
FQR.F|R[EDOM Of CARL PERSON
Having Failed to Murder Labor Editor Predatory Wealth
Making Final Attempt to End Life Of Fearless
=t44%1r Defender Of Labor's Rights.
.uNDERHANDED ATTEMPTS TO DESTROY
@s,.s - "S ~"e."@ OR CRIPPLE ORGANIZED LABOR
Illinois Federation President Calls Support Of Person
ally, Financially and In Every Other way
I. j. 49, Possible for Union Men r. r. 2'* f. ssr51

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Sept 25.-The
day Of the trial for murder of Carl
p. Person is drawing near in Lin
coin, ILL.,, and no more cruel travesty
on justice has ever taken place in
human history
!. Twice the emissaries of predatory
wealth tried, deliberately, and in cold
blood, to murder him.. ) Once in De-
catur, In the dark Of the night, they
pounced upon him from behind,
slugged him fearfully, beat him into
Inconsistencies and left him for
dead. And after learning that he
had come to- life again, and that he
still persisted in using his voice and
pen in the interest; Of down-trodden
labor, his fellow workers and their
families who were on strike against
the injustice and despotic tyranny of
the Illinois Central railroad corpora
tion; once again they determined to-
try to murder him., and finish their
bloody work. $ - -. -
> And the big brute wife beater, the
town bully, chief slugger, scab herder
and strike breaker, over 200 pounds
OF beast, decoyed this boy, Person.
place where he lay in. ambush,
ready to attack him, by telling him
over.the phone that he was another
man., sand when Person went along
the sidewalk looking for his friend
this degenerate throwback to the
beast, with, murder - his heart,
bounced upon his victim from" be-
hind, like the cowardly would-be as
stassins did, who tried to murder him,
in Decatur '...s. - ! -
He struck the boy, over the head,
splitting open his scalp. binding him
with blood, then crashed his head
against the concrete sidewalk again
and again, until the crowd tore him
from off his prey. Then, while the
boy was reeling and dazed, half -un-
conscious, this mad beast tore him
/ SELF SCH loose ana started back TO fInisti
the job, by taking Persons life. - 5ss 81
Them becanserS Person refused :. to
allow his life TO be taken by this jail
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
LANSING UNIONS. ....;e,
*-> ARE AIDING. BARRIERS

Z LANSING. Mich, Sept. 96.-rhe
Trades and Labor council is support
ing the BARRIERS in their attempt to,
secure an early closing hour and all
classes OF citizens Will be appealed
to to assist in this humane effort.
An evening at home with wife or
friend Is almost an unknown luxury
for the barber under present condi-
tions," declared one. Of these work
ers. 1T is not 50 much the selfish
motive for, ourselves as, it is for our
families and homes that we want to
get away from the shop in the eve-
ming, after having been there all day.;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26

now profits does not care what the
result Is; his present profits will
take care of his future in any event.
so the present is all he has in mind.
The employe, between politics and
the sentimental interference of
philanthropists of several kinds and
degrees, cannot move in sufficient
force to stop. the practice of hiring
the cheapest labor in competition
with everything that stands for de-
cent living. >"
This view Of the situation is not
alone held by observant Americans
1T is acknowledged and regretted by
everybody, regardless Of race, who
honestly is interested. Mr.. Arno
Dosch had very interesting article
on the, subject of cheap labor in a
recent number of, The Worlds 8
Work, in. which he very forcefully
called attention to the Increasing
danger Of the cheap laborers who do
not know how to keep well OF clean
or out of unnecessary accident. In
part he says: - IL .Sz> I'll. :. ~ :: I :.
The work of philanthropic SUR
sNseeys, ;,Sexamlnatlons4 into the cOndi-
! tion It's no Of worhmen by large corpora
tons and particularly the spread
Of welfare work, has shown the urg-
( ent necessity for dissolving these
Jumps before they get any larger.
1t means restriction Of immigration
sdovn.to the point where 1t will not
lump Two forces oppose U this;
large employers Of common labor
and all those who, believing that
liberty should be denied none, otter
strong sent tim entail object ions tos sre-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-09-26
cheap LABOR PROVES MOST EXPENSIVE

The cost of cheap labor to the
community has not, as yet, received
direct attention in sufficient force
to create general demand for action
that will remedy the situation.
Cheap labor makes necessary ad-
dittons to all of our public institu-
$t1ons that are open for the relief
sofa the distressed. Our asylums and
public charities are mostly filled by
broken down cheap laborers The
employer has profited at their ex-
.pense although he has reduced his
business by limiting the ability of
his employees to purchase other prod
ucts and In turn, create a demand
for his own. 1t doubtless has paid
him, for the time, better to continue
his cheap labor with it's lesser pro-
.duction and pay his pro rata tax for
the public maintenance of his broken
down workmen. At any rate he
continues it.
! In discussing cheap labor, from
habit, we associate it with foreign
labor therein Is to be found the bot
] tom wage level. The employer has
little regard for the foreigner unless
his. own government shows unusual
interest in his welfare. We have
at times resented this interference
but 1t has been necessary, so, in
stead OF resenting the protection
giyen the foreigner by his home gov
ernment, 1t would have be more
!. to- fhe purpose to commend It. The
publfcshas had to pay the price for
every human wreck and until leg
1ilsfion interfered, the employer
Eayo little attention to the number: