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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-12-05
SINGLE TAXER IN
W|s.LEC|SLATUR|E|: /:
Nordman Man Who Fought Land
Capitalists Found to Be
Elected.

. MADISON: Wis, Dec. 4.-One
single .taxer will be in the coming
legislature He is Edward Nordman,
+ta41e the ma n who intro oduced the amend
ment. coming. up for, second passage
in the legislature. - ~ =
First reports. were that Nordman,
who runs as Democrat, was de-
feated, but later reports confirm his
election. A particularly strenuous
fight was waged against him by the
large land syndicate of Langlade
county. 49,. 80: ..,
Here is part of the platform on
which Nordman ran:
Every person has a natural right
to as much land as he can make good
use of, but the practice Of investing
in land for speculative purposes is
bad because it holds back Develop
ment, deprives labor of employment,
makes slack business conditions, and
produces hard times generally. . !
1.-THE last legislature passed a reso-
luton designed to cure this evil. The
amendment must pass the legislature
again before it becomes effective, and
then the people of every county, town,
and village will have the power by a
simple process to rid their respec-
tive communities of the blight of the
land spectulator.
Taxing units may then exempt
personal property and Improvements
from taxation and thus compel land
spectators to pay as much on their
holdings as others do who put them
to useful purpose. j.
. THE change has been adopted in
many parts of the world and has been
followed by increased development,
better employment for labor, and
better conditions generally"
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lECONON1IC GAINS MADE THROUGH TRADE JJNIONISN

Bakers and Confectionery Workers.
Before organization, the hours for
these workers ranged from 10 to 1S
per day and wages from 800 to $3.50
per day.
+ Since organization, hours have been
reduced to 9 and per day and wages
have been increased so that they now
get a minimum of $40 for second
and third hands" and $3.50 and over
for. first hands"
Bricklayers, Stonemasons, and Plaster
ers.
+ Before organization, the hours for
these workers ranged from 10 or more
& per day and wages from $500 to $500
fTper day.
Since organization, hours have been
reduced, to 8 per day and in many
places a. per week, and wages have
been increased so that they now get
from $4.00 to $500 per day: in the
Inherent localities. "
B1aGksmiths, Boilermakers, Macllin-
fSts, MOlders, Patternmakers, AMI
Osl1er Metal Workers.
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Before organization, the hours of
these workers ranged from 10 or more
per day with no increased rates for
overtime. Wages ranged from $3.50
to $500.
Since organization, hours have been
reduced to 9 and 8 per day, and
wages have been increased SO that
they now get from $3.50 to $500 and
over per day.
Bookbinders, Compositors, Electrotyp-
ers, Pressmen, Lithographers, anil
Other Printing Trades.
Before organization, the hours for
these workers ranged from 10 or more
per day, and wages from s1.00 to
$500 per day.
Since organization, hours have been
reduced to 8 and per day and wages
have been increased so that they now
get from $3.50 to $3.50 per day.
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
Granite Cutters, Stone Cutters, Elec-
trical Workers., Cement Workers,
Carpenters, Plumbers, Marble Set
ters. Sheet Metal Workers, Steam
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been reduced to 9 and 8 per day,
sweat shops" have been. largely
eliminated, clean. healthy, sanitary
workshops have been provided; they
are now able to earn by piece work
rates controlled by their organizations
from 81. so for the lower grade opera
tions to $500 >and more per day for
cutters and designers:Sr' IT.
Street Railway Employees. :*s :~:,~e
Before organizations, the wages for
these workers ranged from $1.25 to
$1.75 per day for 12-hour and over
day. :~> y ~... =, -: s,.t:S e.,-S
Since organization, hours have been
reduced to 10 and 3 per day. and
! wages have been increased so that
they now get from $3.50 to $3.50 per
day s' III " IS ID. . E 8. ~*. s, :.
Mine Workers Coal and Metalnfer-
Il Gus. T sfs = &, .;s*" mi 8
Before. organization, the hours for
| these workers were unlimited j and
wages ranging from nothing to pos
sibly 500 per day IN Z: few rare In
stances. History has recorded the
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per day and wages from 5 $50 to $3.50
per day. 49,. 5a1 n iii -, tSss*Gf.s:sS3Ss
Since organization, hours have been
reduced to 9 and s per day and wages
have increased so that they now get
from $3.50 to 500 per day.
Unsdlled Labor-Hod Carriers, Mu-
nicipal Employees, Building Labor
ers, Section Hands, Factory Help,
Migratory Workers, Etc. - s4#
! Before organization, this large class
Of semi-skilled and .unskilled labor
worked from, o hours per day UP I'd
whatever satisfied the. whims of their
employers. Z and wages ranging from
Is cents TO s1.bo per day.
Since organitation, hours have been
reduced to . and s per day in huns
.dreds of. localities .ands wages have
bean increased 30. that they now get
wares vazyings from 31.5o to- s. 90 per
day Tor u1iSkilled labor. aod. carriers
ana many others with special traIn-
ing sst, o much as s q. 90 and more pos
day Of 3 houIas
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The landlord would own the
house. 1 :. sss.> ss$s.:: :.:.5s IT.:
You wouldn't own anything,
although you had paid for every
thing. =
Well, you are doing that same
thing now when you pay your
electric light bills to the Duluth
Edison Electric. company: You
are paying their taxes, their in
surance, their : interest. on the
money they borrowed to build
their plant, and you are paying
for the plant itself;
And in a few years the plant
will be paid FOR, and YOU will
have paid forziit yourself.
BUT YOU WON'T OWN THE,
PLANT. 4
The Duluth Edison stockhold-
ers will own the plant. And they
don't even liveain Duluth.
And that's what private owner
ship Of Public utilities means.
The people pay for the plant,
but they never own it.
On the other hand, suppose
you borrow 100000 yourself
from the bank and use it to build
your own house.
Every month"; you put away
$500 in the bank with which to
pay off your mortgage when ii
comes due. 81.
And you use $500 every month
to keep your house in repair and
pay taxes and insurance and in
l
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terest charges. -
And the other $1.0O which the
landlord would have had fof his
own use, you put in your pocket.
Then, at the end of IA years,
you would have paid for keeping
your house in repair. paid all
taxes and insurance and interest
CHI argos, and paid for the house
itself. 49,. =, -
AND YOU WOULD OWN THE
HOUSE! ;. -
And that's what you will be
doing if you decide to acquire a
municipal electric light and power
plant. ,''+
I Then,' when you pay your elec.
trio light bills you will be paying
interest, maintenance, etc., as be-
fore, and paying for the plant it.
self.
And in a few years the plant
will be paid for, and you will
have paid for it yourself.
BUT YOU WILL OWN THE
PLANT! 49,
It will be your property, and
will not belong to a few eastern
capitalists.
And that s what municipal own
ership of public utilities means.
Private ownership Of public
utilities means that you pay for
the plant, but don't get it.
M unicipal ownership means
that you pay for the plant and
DO get it.
Does municipal ownership pay
Figure it out for yourself.
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fact that many unorganized coal min
ers have died in debt to their en-
ployers, which debt was left as q
legacy for their children to cancel by
hard; toll and deprivation, and of
course all were subjected to many de-
privations OF liberty, which we all
consider inherent to the rights Of man.
~ Since organization, hours have been
reduced to 8 per day and the mini
mum wage has been set at $2.56 per
day for coal and 1880 per day for
netalliferous miners. and the earning
power 1of organized miners on high
price rates per ton for digging per-
nlits them to earn as high as; $500
and over per day, according to the
lvein coal or material in which they
are working. Organized 1nines work
!, ers IN all communities are now rated
as high grade citizens, whereas before
they were organized they were uni
verally ignored or miatreated. 2s$.
Brewery yNoGl l11en. 81 IS
NJ Before or saniEatio the hours Tor
these workers srans rod from 10 g -
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Assures Officials His Peace Plans
For Colorado Are Not Adam
doned.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-President
Wilson received q delegation of min
ers' officials and with them discussed
the situation in the strike regions
of Colorado.
|. The miners delegation consisted of
President John P. White, Vice Presi-
dent Frank J.. Hayes, Secretary Will
liam Green, James Lord, president of
the mining department Of the A. F..
Of } L., and John r. Lawson, board
member from District Is, Colorado.
Secretary of Labor w. B. Wilson
was with the President during the
interview
President White impressed the ma
tional executive with his plainly
stated account of the causes that
led up to the strike, causes that date
back to. 80 years Of oppression, of
the attempts, Of the organization to
avoid strike, and OF the horrible
|, atrocities on the part Of the oper-
ators' henchmen that characterized
this strike.
President Wilson assured the min
ers' representatives that he had by
no means abandoned his plans for
settlement Of the strike. He empha-
sized the fact that he was attempt
ing to find some method by which
he could bring about acceptance Of
his plan of settlement.
Developments can be looked for
in the near future.--United Mine
Workers Journal. = = -..--
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$50, 900 RAILROAD
ACC1DENTszINT TEN YEARS

WASHINGTON. Dec. H. More
than a quarter Of million train
wrecks in the ten years ending In
1913 is the frightful record Of Amer
lean railways as reported to the Ma
tional Association Of Railway COM
missioners by Chairman G. c. Nc
Chord of the Rails. and Equipment
Committee. -,
These wrecks claimed S,S05 lives,
127,542 injuries and u property loss
of $1O4,625,Ss7. "a -.
Responsibility ofsEthe wrecks Wa
charged chiefly sssdefective equip-
ment.':: The year 1aIsz saw these de-
:fects Increasing. &C. .syagsx,te,S months al
ways swelled theEtota1as~ ..-. =. -.
Apropos Of the Z equipment discus
sion, McChord reported that construc-
ton of wooden cars has practically
ceased t't%' .s'
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DOES MUNICIPAI OWNERSHIP PAY?

Suppose somebody offered to
rent you a nice little house for
$1,000 a month.
And suppose you accepted his
offer and moved in and paid the
sum of $1,000 every month to
your landlord.
And suppose the little house
cost the sum Of 100000 to
build, and that the owner had
borrowed this amount, giving a
mortgage on the house as secur-
ity.
And suppose that your land
lord took $500 Of the $1,000 that
you paid him every month with
which to pay the mortgage when
it came due.
And suppose he took $500 of
the $1,000 which you paid him
every month and used that $500
to keep the house in repair, and
pay taxes and interest and insur-
ance.
And the remaining $1.OO of the
$1,000 that you pay him every
month he would use for his own
support.
At the end Of IA years you
would have paid for keeping the
house in repair, paid all taxes
and insurance, supplied the own
er of the house with $168.O0 to
spend on himself, and you would
also have paid for the house it;
self.
BUT YOU WOULDN'T OWN
THE HOUSE!
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.VVANT5EDlS0N
/ B00'k''SAUD|TE:.0|: D
Council Follows Advise Of Voss.
Invites Company To Submit
COUNCIL WILLING TO, "
BE CONVINCED or ERROR
City Desires Reliable Facts Con
corning Electric Lighting /
Problem IS

Following the suggestion Of Com
missioner Voss the city council at Its
meeting Monday unanimously adopt
ed a resolution inviting the Duluth
Edison Electric Company to submit
its books and accounts to an inspec-
ton by certified accountants as a
step towards settling the light rate
controversy. %z
Commissioner Merritt, who intro
duced the resolution. states that in
formation as to lighting rates is con-
ficting and that the city wants the
best information possible in fixing an
adequate rate and believes that this
can be best brought about through an
examination of the company's books.
That, in case examination shows
4 cent rate inadvisable, correction will
be made by the city in justice to the
company is the sense of the resolu-
ton. ....
Resolution by Council.
Following is the resolution: - :
Resolved, That the city clerk be
instruced to forward to the Duluth
Edison Electric company copy Of
the analysis by Commissioner Voss
of President A. w. Hartman's state
ment, regarding rates, and inform the
company, -
That, after taking into full con-
sideration the somewhat conflicting
statements of the company and max.
ing allowances for many errors. in
them, which were pointed out in said
analysis, and considering other infor-
nation in possession of the city, the
;e, hot
ordinances establishes rate too high
from the consumers point of view. s. s.
That the Accent rate, if applied
| without discrimination, will be nearly,
/ if not fully, as remunerative to the
company in 1916. when it goes into
, effect, as the former rate was In 1918.
! THAT the Accent rate will enable.
the company to- pay all operating ex-
penses, depreciation, interest on
bonds, as well as interest on its pre-
ferred and watered stock and leave
a net surplus. which can be further
! Increased by strict economy III operat-
| ing expenses; .
t THAT the city is convinced it can
furnish light at a 3-cent rate with q
municipal plant; <~>z t.. ;, :s5 T. s. s.
| 'That the council desires all fig
ures, and all reliable facts regarding
the electric lighting problem shall be
known to the council and to the pubs
lie that both may be guided in de-
termining what is fair to the COM
pany in rates and in price for its
plant and what is for the best in
terests of the city and its citizens;
That, therefore, the council asks
| the, company to permit the city to
examine all its books by expert ac-
countants at once; r &
| THAT, if such examination con-
vinces the council that there are any
errors in the citys figures on which
1t bases its conclusions the: council
will. be glad to correct them sS
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WILSON C0MME|VDS
RED CROSS SEALS
Will Use Seals on all His Mail -
115, 900, 900 Now Distributed
In all States.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-"May I
not particularly express my interest
in tho Red Cross Christmas SEAL.
says President Wilson. in a letter to
the National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of .Tubercul-
osis, made public today Beginning
today, every letter going out of the
White House for the next four weeks
and from many of the government Of
fees bears the Red Cross seal.
AS an expression Of his interest
in the anti-tuberculosis campaign,
President Wilson writes to DR..
Charles j. Hatfield, executive Sec
retary Of the Nationa1 Association
for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis:
May I not take this occasion to
express to you my deep interest in
the work of the National Anti-Tu-
berculosis association and my hope
that it's work is growing In efficiency
and extent from year to year? May
L not particularly express my inter-
est in the Red Cross Christmas seal
whose sale has been the means of
raising funds for the work? It seems
to me that this is a particlarly in
teresting and sensible way of enabling
the people of the country to give this
great work their support
Over 115, 100000 Red Cross seals
are on sale today in every state in
the Union, except Nevada, and even
in Hawaii, the Panama canal zone,
and Vera Cruz.
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Filters, Painters and Other Build
ing Trades.
Before organization, the hours for
these workers ranged from 10 or more
per day and wages from $3.50 to $500
per day.
Since organization, the hours have
been reduced to 8 per day and in
many localities to A per week and
wages have been increased so that
they now get from $3.50 to $3.50 per
day.
Engineers and Conductors on Rail-
roads.
Before organization, the hours 70:
these workers were unlimited and
wages ranged from $500 to $500 per
day. ~r ~
Since organization, 100 miles or 10
hours has been made the days service
and wages have been increased SO
that they now get from $3.50 to $500
per days work. ,s,.,.ss ,zs,S .zs = @&..&4
Railroad Firemen, Trainnaen, !. Il ,a1,d and
Switchnen.= H.. TX z *.89
Before organization, the hours FOR
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4 ] [ OF ! Child |! !. |
i i: LABOR POSSIBLE
u
sEs-- III - p
DsDvu n
National Child Labor Committee
: Reports on Ten, Years Pro-
gress.

. Child labor can be abolished in
America by, the present generation
according to Owen r. Lovejoy, gen.
eral secretary of the national child
labor committee, whose tenth an
nual report has Just been published
In tho Child Labor Bulletin for No.
vember. -. Z. 80 =:
Az evidence OF the progress of the
campaign against child labor, Mr..
Loyejoy compares the state child Ia
Dor laws. in 1904, when the national
child labor COMMITTEES was organized,
with those Of 1914. In 1904, 1S states
had: a straight. 14-year age limit for
all factory work, while in 1914, SO
states have that limit. In 1904 only
one state had an 8-haur doy for old
<er children and in 1914, 1S states
have 1t. Night work was prohibited
for children under Is In five states
In 1904 and in "a in>1914. Factory
inspection was provided for in 13
states in 1904 and in "a states in
1914. Other achievements of the
committee have been the establish
ment Of the federal children's bu-
reau, and the drafting of a federal
l.
Owen bill. has already been favor
ably reported by the house commit
te on labor. The membership Of the
committee has increased from 36 In
1904 to 8,733 in 1914.
Mr.. Lovejoy reports that in seven
of the II states whose legislatures
met last year child labor laws were
improved. Investigations we're car
ried on by the committee in eight in
dustries in i 3 states In the past year
and the exhibits Of the committee
! were shown In so cities. in 20, states
The committee issued 4,166,1S4
pages of printed matter. In the quar-
terly: Bulletin, pamphlets and leaf
lets, besides widely published press
| stories and special articles.
The cost of securing new members
| for the committee is increasing, ac-
cording to Mr.. Lovejoy, and he states
that because the committee is sup
ported by voluntary contributions
fluctuating industrial and financial
conditions place It's work in serious
jeopardy. In general, however, his
report Is optimistic of the continued
| support of the national child labor
committee by the, thoughtful Ameri'
can people.
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BOY SCOUT COMMANDER /
SENTENCED TO "FARMi

VIRGINIA, Dec 4.-Hans Carl An-
derson, erstwhile leader of the Vir.
to 80 days on the county: work farm az
Duluth on plea Of guilty to the lar-
ceny charge against him. Anderson
entered the plea when he discoveries
that there were half a dozen members
Of the organization in court to testify
against him. He was, alleged to have
stolen $21 from boys under his cons
mand. @= s:4Ss,
\ In passing sentence upon Anderson.
Judge Martin Hughes took into con-
sideration mitigating circumstances in
his favor and gave the prisoner the
alternative OF paying a fine of 800 pr
going to the county farm.
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WATER PLANT NETS CITY
$44, 800. 10 IN ONE MONTH

The October report of the Milwau-
kee water works gives the total cost
of operation in the month, as S31,-
034.93, with estimated operating rev.
enues Of $73,425.02, and net income
of $44, ,36O.1O. The value Of the city
water works property is given as ST.
851, 1,125.66. -.
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READING WILL UNDERTAKE.
TO CARE FOR UNEMPLOYED

READING. Pa, Dec. 4.-The city
of Reading is preparing to undertake
emergency work to care for the un-
employed this winter Among the
things suggested as possible aid in
providing this work are the establish
ment of a fund to clear away under
brush on the mountains, the refuse
from back alleys, do new work on a
filtration plant and grading for new
sidewalks.
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INTOLERANCE IS A VICE.

About the most soul-testing exs
perience one can meet is intolerance
No matter what the subject being
examined, the party who can see only
one side Of the question makes 1t
hard for others as we'll as for himself.
Jordan Independent s!t=>:....sss
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1Is Nsst perfect gsvel.naent d one
tAgsWA1eh an injury to the most.
no11al 66bject IL regarded as an
tnsult to the whole constitution.-
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AMERICAN FLAG BfANKET
0lvES(gEf
Iarges, Ho.el,y Ever Given with 0nc
Paesay- Of Cigarettes.

Every smoker IN town WHO pur-
chss-s t"r pacsaz" containing 90
Mecca Cigarettes. during n" next
lew DAYS will receive large Am"Ii.
csu F1lz Blanket The size Of these
blankets is causing quite s;ir a.
they arc one foot long and eight;
inches wide. and are said To- he the
Target novelty ever given free with
a sinEic package Of cigarette. To-
haSr" dealers in town say the de-
mand Icr these Blankets is very grcat
as the laiics have found So many Uses
for ih"m. They predict that their
limited supply OF these extra large
novelties will soon be exhausted. aud
nrzc smokcfs TO take ADVANTAGE Of
,tis free offer right away.
The sale Of Mecca Cigarettes IL re-
ported To be steadily ON tho Increase
Their uiIdncss and flavor IL winning
for them a TcIu,n,ion for quality
that smokcrs declare they thought,
WIS impossible" to obtain except in
cigarettes costin double. II.
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ROOSEVELT PARTY on
WAY HONE FROM BRAZIL

Hriise'-s n. itarisssrrs. May Ia
rsiat-i Thro-i.r- ig..s-s-i, ui,h o.
a. Cherry and ~. T.. Miller ot th-
American Museum at Natural Ills
tory. arfi,-.i hrs- i.iay ea their ~ay
frpn i'ars. iirssii. I. Ne. York
Tho condition af health .f the
colonel has Improved during the S.y
az. a-i b- -,t-v's his r-."s-ry trnn
the ab.c-ss .u his les Ni'i he .'u,-
pir'- h' the ti.- h- arrives IN New
Y"Ft. The other IH-m'-rx "' Tho
mart, we're In fair stale "f ro-up-
GRAFTON from the effects Of their i.as
jclrnr, in the wiits of Nrasii.
Much annoyance Was .sp-ri-nc-'l
by the members "i Colonel Eo"sc.
vcl''s expedition in regard 20 the
shrrticism sisriaycs. in various quar-
'-rs rs to the discovery Of a hitherto
unknown and important river run.
pisg iEsn the Madeira. They declared
the .Nis;cncc Of tho Ehinc. the Eihs
or the Hudson miEh, just as well be
| questioned. They were surprised a,
| thcaiicEcd unb.ii.f of Sir Clement.
Markham. former pr.siicniof the
R,yai Gcnsrarhicai society al Len
| don.
Colonel Roosevelt; i- going To Nal
rid to attend the wedding of his son
Kermit. Ia Miss willard. lie 'ictl lia'
cd to say anything concerning thc
Mexican situation or politics in ger.
craI until he arrived in New York.