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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19
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] TO ABOLISH PRIVATE ARMIES.

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$ Senator MARITIME OF New Jersey has introduced q
bill the senate IS 670S) to prohibit the employment
OF armed men Tor any purpose by corporations as
sociations of any kind" - .:t T=a@ s
Senator MARITIME introduced similar bill year
ago. but it was quietly pigeon holed by the judiciary
committee to which the bill referred. sincere
y trust that the new bill will meet with better
We would suggest that all central bodies organize
live legislative committees to keep in touch with ali
such matters Of legislation and inform the congress
men and senators from their respective districts
states where organized labor This applies also
to state legislation. ....<:
with the lame excuse 1.-THE people of my district are
not interested. haven't heard of any such
law" by other excuse of like nature
Lethargy on the part Of the labor movement at
tn1s time will mean the death kne Of further legis-
laton OF benefit to labor We cannot afford remain
satisfied with the legislation already but must
strive ever harder for more and better laws.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19
NEUTRALITY.

Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska has introduced
bill in the (No S. 6688) to prohibit individuals
partnerships corporations in the United States from
selling ammunition, artillery, and explosives of
any kind for expectation during the existence of
except proof that said arms ammunition artill-
cry and explosives not to be used in said war
against country with which the United States is at
peace. The text of the bill is follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That it shall be unlawful and
treated breach of the neutrality laws of Uni
ted States for partnership, corporation
to sell, contract to sell, deliver contract
deliver, during the existence of between nations
with which the United States is at peace, any arms
ammunition, artillery explosives any kind
soever to be used against country nation with
which the United States is at peace; and during the
istence of it shall be unlawful sell expora-
ton to export arms ammunition, artillery, and ex-
MERGE satisfactory proof that said arms amm,-
milton, artillery and explosives intended to be
used in violation of this act.
Any violating this shall fined not more
than 100000 and imprisoned not more than three
years, and any arms, ammunition artillery and explo-
sives the expectation of which attempted in viola
ton Of this act shall be forfeited onehaf the use
of the informer and onehalf the use of the United
States.
The bill looks to us to be good one with the ex.
cepon OF the provision in the forfeiture granting
half OF the said ammunitions of to the nformer
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19
SUPERIOR OFFICE MOVED.

Next week the Superior office will move from tho
keystone block to 1906 Ogden avenue. 49,. ~.
we haven't made the progress in our Superior de-
partment that we had hoped to make, due entirely to
We TACT tnat we have been unable TO maintain field
man in Superior and not because Of any lack Of 80.
'peration on the part of the Superior advertisers
It Is our ambition to publish separate paper in SUI
erior and we fully so before another
'oes BY n the meantime will have to be satisfied
tn me SUPERIOR department e II y constituted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19
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Garry this picture. it's better, I'm
sure;
character excellent; morals still
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What else is written we won't try to
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S1ucifer: thinks much the same way as
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Why as I live, there's a tear in his
Nov. what In hell can make Lucifer
: cry.?@ III: q. !. Z ), ~
Surely the devil is feeling his age
Look what he's writing on Isabel's
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Virtues a luxury hard to afford
When q girl hasn't money enough for
her board .: T. :s.a :.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19
WE TAKE 1T BACK.

WE IAhE 1T BACK.
In our issue of December 18th under the caption
docs Municipal Ownership Pay" we made the follow
ing statement:
The Duluth Street Railway company few wears
ago. spent upwards of $1O0 900 in building subway
along Superior street in which to carry additional feed
wires to supply the Lakeside line with needed power
But before this subway was finished they decided
to resort to the unit system of power distribution
order to relieve the lack of voltage this line and
they built transformer station at about Thirty
avenue East.
1.-The $780, 900 subway is junk on their hands -
We have since learned that were misinformed as
to this transaction of the street railway company
hasten to make apology to readers and in all
ness to the company gladly retract the statement.
The work done by the company along Superior street
which led informer to make the proba
was the laying of it's feed wires underground
Superior street. This work done in order to
ply whitman ordinance passed by the council in
1906 and amended in 1909 as far as Thrtieth
avenue East In 1910 the conduit built through to
the Tschers Creek bridge and extended through the
at that time that Superior street paved that
customary for them to lay similar conduits in every
street where they have lines previous the laying
permanent pavement.
We further informed that the extension of the
conduit from Sixteenth to Thrty-second avenues East
cost only and has been since It was
laid and Is expected to be long as electric
are used in the Service East Superior street. The
company claims that these feed wires both
and useful regardless of the substaon at
avenue East.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19
THIS WEEKS THOUGHT.

There is something extremely fascinating in :
quickness; and most men DESTROYS of appear
ing quick. The great rule for becoming is, BY
NOT ATTEMPTING TO APPEAR QUICKER
THAT YOU REALLY ARE; by resolving to
derstand yourself and others, and to know what
YOU mean, and what THEY mean, before you
speak
Sydney Smith,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

There's no money in the steel and ship building
business unless we and destroy those al
ready in existence. European nations are succeednp
tarly we'll in stimulating this branch of business
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

What need is larger military reserves - 1a.,
us out of warsuch for instance as il maintained Nv
the countries of Europe-merey to maintain peace ana
sell armor plate. - ~"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

And don't forget that the union label can be had
naes neckwear collars and tes), underwear shoes
and clothing. In Duluth? Sure thing 0Oo Z
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

In advertising the many ADVANTAGES Of ci+v vb,
not advertise union conditions-wages high enough Il
maintain responsibility among the workers and in keen
ing with American citizenship"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

Il his ad doesn't appear in The Labor World toll
MN ought TO Dc there It's the best way to convince
him of the efficiency Of advertising IL ! l,hor
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

Shorter hours, more pay better working conditions
sobrety and better homes and better citizenship are
brought about through organization Get into the union
and stay there, it needs you and you need it. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

The Milwaukee Journal and other Wisconsin papers
are asking who furnished the money the Home Rule
league to defeat the nine proposed amendments to
the Wisconsin constitution and why they comply
with the corrupt practices Ave. that's the oues
tion-"who" and why"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

Organized labor is not only trying secure better
working conditions for the workers but through
ton it is gradually bringing about recognition of the
principle that the toiler is being entitled to
the good things of life The old idea that labor is
commodity and should be secured cheapy possible
Is giving to the humane idea that should be
paid living wage. Broadly speaking, are begin
ming to put human rights above property rights. TO
organized labor and its sympathzers belongs the
for this great work.-The American Pressman.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

Watch Tor our Sporting Editors" notes His .aa.
sisant lost his COPY this week which leaves the col
umn blank *...-.,s"$**{% -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-19

Any man can give advice, but not every man can
prove Its value s, - -
vs. Every man must submit to be slow before Ia q
quick and insight icant before he Is important.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08


 An old game, croquet became a fad in the early '7O's Those of middle age and some who are younger remember 1t well. It was a poor house In the country, and very cramped one Tn tEe city, that did not have it's croquet ground attached. That was the rage that called into being the e9-cent cro- quet set It wasn't a very scientinc piece of apparatus. The wickets were probably home made. The heads or the mallets came of. there were knots in the handles and hicks in the balls but what a lot of fun there was in the outfit, nevertheless. They played at morn, they played at noon. they played by candle-light. They set lanterns on the wickets so as to see to shoot for them. They minded not the mosqui- toes that came in clouds; they played on. It was the craze of the hour, and it caught the American people as they like to be caught
 The reaction almost wiped croquet out of sight It is still played as scientific game; it is.still played in an amateur way on lawns good, bad and indifferent But it has delayed nearly 30 years it's come back into it's old favor. Now. they say, 1t is conf ig back. They do not adduce convin- cling amount of evidence. The lawns fail to produce the croquet parties of cid. They no more take on their fam liar appeGance. like to that of the cranium 2 the1 Bald Head Club of America" Croquet surely has not yet come back
 But the pendulum has a habit of swinging. Croquet, moreover, is not all fad It Is an excellent game. which lived three centuries, and is still in excellent health and yigor. It has taken on some refinements since its hearty adoption in the United States and has much that appeals to the ik- ing for skill and the need for air and exercise. The testers have had their day with it, and have turned 10 other things The way is clear for it to come back, if 1t wiu.-New Haye1 Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
Three Days Celebration of
 Stonington Battle
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dorsed the project with an appropra- tion of s1,000, secured through the good offices of Bryan F. Mahan, and the town and the borough of Stoning- ton followed with contributions of S1. 900 each to the centennial fund. But the remainder and it now totals close to s6.5OO. has been raised by subScri2- ton. Therefore the celebration par takes not only of a local character, confined to Stonington, but of a state and even national as well, for just as a hundred years ago the repulse of the British here had a far-reaching effect on the country's welfare. so today tributes to that service have come back from many parts of the nation. Dedication of FlagpoIes First Event.
 At o'clock this morning, then, the great celebration will start with the dedication of the two new fagpoles that have been erected in the borough. she one on Cannot square by the Boy Scouts of Stonington, James F. StiV- CTS ecoutmaster, and that on the sta- tion plaza by the Tierney cadets.
 Many Band Concerts.
 On the BPS train from Providence Stones Continental band will arrive and straightway will give a concert given by many well known bands n he course of the three days.
 The Big Firemen's Parade.
 In the afternoon the big firemen's s parade will be given, with the various companies moving in the following or der:
 Order of Companies.
 Marshalls Major A. Hull of New London, Arthur N Nash of Westerly and Bourden Babcock of Pawtucket: Stonington fire police. No. l, Charles c. Cushman, captain; Pawcatuck hre police. William Synder, captain; West erfy fire police, John M. Hines, cap tain; chief engineers and assistant engir of the Stoningtop, Pawcatuck k and Mystic fire department; Stones Continental Military band, of Provi : 6ence, 25 men; Pioneer Hook and Ladder company, No. I. stonington foreman: Konomic band, of New London: Alert Hook and Ladder com pany. No. 1. of Westerly. George H. Williams, foreman; Wakefield Mill l. fary band, Wakefield; Wakefield Hook and Ladder company, Charles J. Cogg Barber Hose company of Pawcatuck; A. R. Gavitt, foreman; Excelsior Drum corps, of East Greenwich; East Greenwich Fire company, E. A. Bren- nan. foreman; Mystic band; Rhode Island Steam Fire Engine company, No. 1. of Westerly, Frederick Barker, captain; Chesbro Fife and Drum corps of Stonington; Stonington Steam Fire Engine company. No. 1, r. T. Ostman, foreman; East Greenwich band: Cyclone Steam Fire Engine company No. 2. of Westerly. A. D Hill. foreman: Cataract Fife anu Drum corps, of Lakewood, R. l., Cat- aract Fire company, No. 2 of 1Iake- wood l.. F. Rowland. captain; Bridge port Conn, Coast Artillery band; B F. Hoxie Engine company, No. l, oi Mystic; Frank Kuppers, foreman; Governors Foot Guard band, of New Haven; Mystic Hook and Ladder company, No. 1. Prank A. Mabbett foreman; Deep River, Conn, Drum corps; Noank Engine company. No. 1 Charles E. McDona1d, foreman; Tubb's Military band, Norwich; Neptune Hose company. No. 1. of Stonington, James
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08

oak. which, transplanted April Is last from the uplands of the farm of Silas B. Wheeler in Old Mystic, has been thriving vigorously. will be an inter esting ceremony, particularly as a Poem of dedication, written by Miss Anne Atwood, is to be read by Rev. c. J. Mason. Sunday evening there will be appropriate services in the church. es and concert at the park.
 Grandson of Defender.
 Another event will be the reading by Henry M. Gardiner of the borough. son of Mir. and Mrs. Byron J. Gardiner and grandson of Elisha Faxon, Jr who as a boy of 19 took part in the battle of Stonington, of an essay on the Battle of Stonington, which was awarded the first prize of $1O offered for the best essay written by students of the high school.
 Motorhoat Racing Monday Morning.
 Monday is the big day of the eel ebration. Motorboat races in three classes will be held at o'clock in the harbor and Fishers Island sound in which many fast boats from the vii cinity have been entered. At 10.30 on Wadawanuck square Fairman's First Light Infantry band of Providence will give a concert.
 Tablet on Site of Old Fort. Precisely at noon at the office of 1 the Atwood Machine company the spot ! at the entrance to the Ston1ngton Breakwater, that has been found by Dr. James H. Weeks to be the site of the old fort of the defenders will be dedicated the bronze tablet given by the United States Daughters of 1872 in Connecticut. This tablet. thir- 1 ty inches wide by 22 inches high will | be placed upon the east wall of the building. It bears this inscriptions: "1S14-1914
 Near this spot was located the fort | in which the defenders of Stonington | bravely battled and drove the British 1 squadron from our shores on the memorable 9th. 10th and 11tn or Au- ! gust. 1874
 Erected by the Connecticut United l States Daughters of 1S12.' Programme of Dedication. The dedicatory programme is to be l as follows:
 Music-Fairnan First Light Infan- l try Band of Providence. l Invocation-Rev. John O. Barrows i lntroductory-Dr James H. Weeks president Stonington Historical so- | ciety.
 Song-F1ag of Stonington. l Presentation of Tablet-Mrs. c. F 1 R. Jenne of Hartford, president o1 Daughters of 1872 in Connecticut Unveiling of Tablet-Miss Rosamon6 i Spencer Holmes, great great nd daughter of Captain Jeremiah Holmes
 Acceptance-Corneliu B. Crandall warden of borough of Stonington. Song-America, by audience. accom- panied by the band I Address-Mrs William Gerry Slade president National Society United States Daughters of 1872
 Remarks Simeon E. Baldwin, gov. ernor of Connecticut
 Address-Abel F. Tanner of New London
 Poem Miss Grace Dennison Wheel CT of Stonington.
 Benediction-Rev George B. Mar ston.
 Music by band.
 After the ceremony. the Daughter are to be entertained in the parlor
 of the Congregational church.
 Army and Navy in Pageant.
 At o'clock will come the crown , ing glory of the celebration, the grea historical pageant, in which are to ap
 pear thousand or more people i 2 ecstrrrre ia ter se-t.c-s. rsrreeer-,t, aA nany neriods in Stdninzton'a hls
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
War Times and Whaling Days
 Brought Back
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sails, the Eureka, built in 1850, and sailed by him to Shanghai and Aus tralia and many other ports; the Mary Whitridge. the Grey Eagle and the Ariel. which Captain George s. Brew ster also commanded
 The Contest is shown. commanded by Captain William E. Brewster. an other Of Stonington's famous ma rlners, and there is the David Brown which staunch craft, the story goes, sailed half way round the world, from Boston to Hong Kong, with a sister shop, Romance of the Seas" and dropped anchor within few hours of its fellow traveller
 Paid For Itself On First Voyage.
 One ship Is pictured that is said to have paid for itself on the first voy- age, the Harriet Hoxie. commanded by Captain Rowland of Mystic
 Fieurehead of Great Republic.
 The fgurehead of the clipper shin Great Republic, of 3.357 tons. the larg- est ever built, and one of the speed jest, for it covered 413 miles in 24 hours, is so far as is known the only clipper figurehead in existence. It is loaned by Mrs. Richard F. Loper be- ing brought here by Capt. Nat Pal mer
 A clever piece of work is that of a vessel built by John Forsythe of Mys- tic, so constructed that the outer half is completed, while the inner side shown by mirror. gives the unfinished construction A schooner built and rigged by Horace P Dodge is also shown.
 Whaling Days Are Brought Back. Underneath the clippers are cases score of years before them to the whalers Especially interesting me morabilia are shown by Dr. James H. Weeks and James F. Stivers. Then l Stonington was the home port for a whole fleet of these vessels-thirty l there were when whaling was at it's l height in the forties. But the fleet | broke up, for the cetaceans grew
 scarce in Atlantic waters, and the | gold fever of '49 drew many of tho
 whalers went down, loaded with stone. | to bottle up the mouths of the enemy s i rivers in the Civil war.
 Captain Sheffield in Charge. 1 It is felt to be peculiarly fitting that | this exhibit. featuring as it does, Ston- | ingtons valor in war and her one time prestige on the ocean, should be ! presided over by one who is both sail ! or and warrior, Captain Edward s. | Sheffield grandson of Captain William | Potter. For Captain Sheffield left the 1 sailing craft, when war broke out, and or i May 8, 1862 received his commission | as acting master of the U. $. steamer | BienvilIe of the South Atlantic block ] ading squadron, and he had risen tc be captain of the U. $. $. Winona | when at the close of the conflict, his | honorable discharge came on Oct. g. | 1865 So that Capt. Sheffield with l his first-hand knowledge is exception ally competent in fulfilling his new l commission, and if he1is not as wei qualified to discuss spinning wheels and the other things that bring bacl
 the domestic side of Stonington's past as clipper ships and war-ti tim,
 relics, he is having the valuable as
 sistance, during the historical exhibi ton, of a number of the ladies O | th@~> lk-~~
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
cRoouEr coMINe sAcK7

The Fad of the 7o's May Follow the Habit of the Pendulum-The Way is Clear.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
Cleaning Up.

New Ravens city attorney recently sent out notices to owners of 30 ten- ement houses that their property must be cleaned up or arrests would follow. It appears that the demands Of the health department had been disregard ed and the man higher up' was ap- pealed to in order to demonstrate that the health laws had teeth in them. When once the public realizes that a municipality is in earnest regarding its health laws and that "cleanliness is next to Godliness." which will be backed up by the police if necessary, there will be less dirt.-Merfden Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
Bombardment of Town By
 British Fleet
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breastworks were thrown up in differ ent positions. At the upper work a flag staff was planted and a small plat form prepared on which were placed been obtained from the national gov- ernment previous to the war.
 Hostile Fleet Appears.
 Scarcely were these nasty prepara- tions made, when on Tuesday the ninth of August 1914. the hostile fleet was seen to be in motion. passing through Fishers Island Sound and coming on a the direction of Stonington. Various conjectures were formed as to their destinations: few of us, however. sup posed that so formidable force could be arrayed for the attack of our de- fenceless village.
 Consternation on Shore.
 As they continued to approach, the female portion of our population ex- pressed great alarm, which soon rose to indescribable consternation, when the whole squadron were seen to enter our harbor, consisting of the Families "A, the frigate Pactolus. the bomb ship i Terror and the brig of war Despatch, of twenty guns.
 General Impulse to Fight. Soon after they were moored a bargo put off from the nearest ship and row ed toward the shore, bearing a white
 
 held among the inhabitants who were then assembled on the question, what shall be done? When it was decided as by a general impulse to meet the | foe,
 The account goes on to describe the | tation of the small band of defenders. | The brief time allotted us was diligently employed in taking out non- combat ants to places of safety, and in col lecting whatever ammunition could be | found in the possession of individuals whilst ten determined volunteers took | their stand at the breastwork, to ob- serve the first movements of the enemy
 Bor,bardment Begins in Evening. All remained quiet until o'clock on | the evening when the Terror com | menced the bombardment, by throwing a shell on the town. and continued with | short intervals to fire bombs and car | casses through the night. Nothing was | done. at that period on our part, ex . | cept once discharging an eighteen | pounder at the brig, which had sls- | pended a lantern in her shrouds, but | immediately hauled it down. from the apparent effect of the shot.
 Barges Approach on East Side.
 As soon as the day broke on We'd 1 nesday the enemy's barges appeared at ] a short distance from the east side of l the point, and commenced firing their rockets at the buildings. Immediately sufficient number of the volunteers dragged one of their guns across the point, attacked the barges from the | open field sunk one of them, com- | pelled the rest to retire. and, in the midst of raking fire from the brig. returned to the breastwork in safety. At sunrise the brig of war commenced firing upon the town. advancing within grape shot distance of the shore. Al the same time the Terror resumed the discharge of rockets. and throwing oi shells and carcasses-
 Had to Extineuish Fires.
 Whilst the brave nieen at the guns were doing their duty others equally