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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Kolb
on Mondav night. Feb. 18th, son
weight seven pounds.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

Mrs. John HIATT entertained her
Sunday Schsol class at her home
Tuesday evening. ttF
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

Order vour fruit trees and shruherv
now of the Wauseon Floral Co. 44-4c
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20
MUTUAL INSURANCE. MEETING.

MUTUAL INSURANCE MEEIlNG.
The Fulton County Farmers
Mutual Insurance and Aid Associa-
tion held an adjourned meeting at the
court house Wednesday February 18,
at which there were about 200 pres
ent, the Association voted to amend
their constitution and Bylaws add
ing to Section 2, Art. XVI. the fol-
lowing:
1. All members Of the Association
shall be assessed to pay all losses by
fire, and losses by lightning to live
stock in open field and farm products.
2. The members of the Association
who have buildings and contents pro-
tected by approved lightning rods
shall be assed to pay all losses by
lightning to buildings and contents
that are protected by approbed light
ming rods. 8. The members of the
Association who have buildings and
tents not protected by approved light
ming rods shall be assessed to pay
all losses by lightning to buildings
and contents not protected by approx
ed lightning rods. The executive
Board may define approved light
ming rods"
The officers of the Association are
Arnold Waldeck, President; E. L.
Sindel, Secretary; F.. S. Wolcott,
Treasurer, Geo. Lee member of the
Executive Board.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20
READ & WAGER
"a SAFE PLACE TO TRADE"

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Temoleton. en-
tertained friends Saturday evening.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20
LOCAL BRIEFS

Defiance is to have a $4,000
Armory building.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

Fire Department benefit, the dance
at City Hall, Monday evening, Feb
ruary 23rd.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20
OBERLIN COLLEGE NEWS

The annual report of the Treasurer
of Ober,in College shows that the en-
dowment funds and other assets
amount to s2,636,O8O. The estimated
value of buildings and equipment is
$t,571, ,7s8; the aggregate of endow-
ments, buildings and equipment is
s4,207. 1868. During the year just
closed the investments of the college
Welded the average rate of per cent.
The total income, exclusive of gifts
for new buildings and endowment, was
s342. 764 Oberlin will add over $780,
500 in equipment and improvements
within year. A new Administra-
ton building, erected at the cost of
S69,006i as memorial to Jacob B.
Cox of Cincinnati. is well under way.
s1aI 600 is on hand for a new art
building, plans for which are now be-
ing inspected by the Trustees An
other outlay is that of $1,000 year
for FIVE years. given by Charles M.
Hall of Buffalo, to beautify the
campus.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

Mrs. J. w. Harper entertained the
Sunshine Club Thursday afternoon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

A. A. Lathrop was appointed Post
master at 4Swanton. on Wednesday
Feb. 18th. This leaves the postoffices
at Archbold and Wauseon still unpro-
vided with Democratic postmasrers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

April 10th, has been named by
Gov. Cox as Arbor Day.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20
HARDWARE CONVENTION

Every county in the state, every
hamlet and village as well as all the
larger cities, will contribute to the
throng for which Toledo is making
preparations for February "a, 25 and
26, when the Ohio Hardware Asso-
citation meets in that city for its an
nual convention. A canvass of the
Toledo newspapers indicates that they
are expecting 10.000 visitors.
Special stress is being laid on the
mammoth exhibition which will be
held in the Terminal Station build
ing, one of the largest and finest
structures in the state for this sort
of meeting. This building is 200x
400 feet, concrete floors, freproof
throughout, with railroad tracks to
it's very doors, and supplied in addi-
ton with rest rooms, writing rooms,
restaurants and other accommoda-
tions for large gatherings.
President Forrest C. Secrest. of
Chillicothe, and James B. Carson,
Secretary, of Dayton, have been ac-
lively working on the program which
is now near completion.
One of important features will be
a question box. To this question box
every dealer in the state is expected
to bring his particular problem so
that he may have the advantage of
the experience and advice of all other
dealers in Ohio. This is in line with
the supreme aim of the present meet
ing which is to make better hardware
merchants throughout the state.
This promises to be the greatest
hardware show ever held in Ohio.
Practically every article on general
sale in hardware stores will be shown.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

Protracted meetings are in. pro-
gress at the U. B. church.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-02-20

+" H. A. Green, who was resident
Of Pike county number of years ago
now residing at Devils Lake. Mich,
has been quite low the past few weeks
with pneumonia, is some better at
this writing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
EXAMINATION TAKEN -.
BY 10 PLUMBERS

Fifteen local: plumbers took the
state examination, under: the direc-
ton OF. city plumbing inspector S.. y.
Davis $at. the Matt Carpenter school
last Tuesday, for. licenses required
by. the Wisconsin law. -. ~ !: ~,
u The examinations in the morning
were taken in :one of the class rooms,
where questions concerning sanitary
plumbing were asked by the state
health board. : In the afternoon,
under the & supervision :of inspector
Davis tests were given in the practical
work with pipe, joints and other Az
lures: II, III ssSz>s s: $ss, [ll
Several Duluth plumbers who do
work i'm Superior took the tests in or
der to comply with the lazy, all
plumbers performing work in Wis-
censins are Tequired to have a license.
Those,sN1ho pass satisfactory examine
atoms sWitI she awarded licenses to
.pratice their trade In any part Of the
SCatSs & s3TSt & ES ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
HEALTH ASSOCIATION
WILL USE MOVIES

The motion picture houses of Min
nesota will be a valuable adjunct in
the advertising campaign for the sale
OF Red Cross Christmas. Seals to be
carried on by the Minnesota Public
Health association, which is the
state agency for the seals in this state.
The Edison company has just put
out film, released Nov rs telling
In interesting and vivid form, the
story Of a menace of tuberculosis and
how it can be wiped out by systematic
and scientific public health work
The club women of the state will urge
their local motion picture houses to
show this film some time between
now and the holidays. Application
must be made at once to the General
Film company.
The Public Health association will
provide slides free for use in the
motion picture houses anywhere in
the state. These slides advertise the
seals and urge the public to be gen.
erous in their purchases this season.
The societies or individuals who
wish to act as agencies for the '.eals
this season are requested to notify
the Health association at the. Old
Capitol, st. Paul, at once. There will
be five hundred local agencies in the
state:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
union MEN URGE
Government LOANS


Labor union Representatives who
met In Chicag go to discuss uniform
labor legislation went on record in
favor of the national government
lending money to workers in cities
and on the farms, so that they might
build their own homes.
Banks can borrow money from the
government and the union men de-
elared that workers are entitled to the
same privilege -
The matter was brought Up by
Maenus Brown, Pennington, Mimi,
delegate from the swoolgrowers,: who
submitted plans an the s4hJsct.S He
was supported by J. w. Eong of the
National Society: of Equity 800.
S. E. Heberling, Buffalo, spoke in
favor of the adjustment of the ma
tional banking system. ~
The compensation, and liability act,
anti-injunction laws. child labor law,
marketing. law and others were dis
cussed. -" ''' :.
The delegates went on record as in
favor of cooperative movements for
the purchase Sc. o t f t q direct from the
" -: = %sus. tAscsIl5,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07

Rumors Say :, Confiscation of
Struck Coal Fields Very
Probable.

WAsH1NGroN, Nov: g. That
President Wilson has inquired Of
Atty. Gen. Gregory as to the lesality
of taking over Colorado mines under
fedora, supervision. y was I'll the ~ broad J,
intimation from 2 high official source
r1oay. >*<.:s = r. st
The president and Gregory con-
ferred at length Friday. Gregory re-
1used, however, to commit himself on
the Colorado question: although ha
Indicated some Colorado questions
have been put up to him. =.
President Wilson's plans in the Sit
uation were carefully guarded. It, is
believed, however, that he is await
Ing the. outcome of election before
taking the next step. to mend the diff
fculty. -.
Official reports today show that re-
organization, of the state militia is in
progress, but high authority Of the
war department intimated that this
reconstruction might take months.
In the meantime, it is believed,
President Wilson will allow federal
troops to remain as. his advisers fear
a withdrawal at this time would mean
renewal of bloodshed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
PEOPLE T0DEC|DE
0NL|CA1 UNIT PLAN
Petition Bearing 1000 Names
Filed With City Clerk
Tuesday. 49,.

Two petitions bearing on. the pro-
posed municipal light plant were filed
last Tuesday: with; city clerk C. S.
Palmer by II. J. >Mullin. One Of the
petitions carrying oyer 1000 names
asks for an election on the proposed
contract with the Duluth Edison
Electric company which provides for
9 SIX cent rate in commercial lighting
and makes a.. rate Of $45 per arc
light to the city. The other petition
asks for an election on the proposed
light unit under contemplation: by
the city commissioners.
....: Special Election.
The charter provides that initiative
measures having petition signatures
OF 20 per cent of the number Of cleo
tors who voted at the previous city
election. shall. go to the people at a.
special election.
The special election likely will
occur the middle Of next January. M
i, doubt Is expressed that the initiative
petition will have the required 2,05S
legal signatures, forcing special
election as asked. : -.
When Palmer certifies to this num-
Der of legal signers on the initiative
petition the council. under the char
ter, has 20 days from that date of the
clerks certificate of sufficiency in
which to pass the ordinance for a
contract. If this is not done, 25 davs
from the date Of certification are
allowed in which to call a special
election, which must be held not less
than 40 nor more than 50 days after
it is called. - -
II the council, as is likely, calls a
special election shortly after Palmer
>certifies to the signers, it would mean
an election the middle of January
The initiative petition will not be
ready for certification to the council
until week from tomorrow, which
would bring the initiative ordinance
up at the regular council meeting
Nov Is. -
The commissioners probably will
delay action on the referendum ne
tition until that for the initiative is
checked up, planning to submit the
referendum question " to the svoters
with the initiative ordinance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
THE UN|0N[ABE[
WILL Be USED

The following letter from the Min
,nesota Public Health association is
self explanatory.
In regards to the editorial referred
to, The Labor World at no time ques-
toned the good work being done in
the fight against tuberculosis. We
copied this editorial partially from
the Minneapolis Labor Review in or
der to draw the attention of these va
rlous associations that send out circu-
lars that even though their printing
Is done in union shops as we know
much If not: all of it is the mere fact
that the union label is left off the
printing matter deprives these asso.
Citations of needed cooperation from
the labor unions.
w. E. McEwen,s Duluth:
Dear Mr.. McEwen, '@ -:
I'm response to an editorial in the
Labor World Of October the 10th
our directors at the recent meeting of
directors, votedeethat Wherever prac-
ucable, the union labels should be
used on our Minnesota Public Health
association printed matter.
Your editeriel aHoted the Minnea-
polls Labor Review, and we shall ap-
preciate very much any publicity
which. you will care to: give; to. this
which may offset TO some extent the
Impression which, organized labor
men may have of our efforts. We do
not like to have what we believe to be
work OF immense Importance to every
citizen in Minnesota, set back in the
minds of the very large and import
ant element of'"the community, be-
cause of our overlooking this point: :
1'remember you well, as Commits
sioner Of Labor, at one time and T
hope you will remember me. was
then in charge of contagious diseases
of the State Board of Health and we
have co-operated at various points
and various times.
believe you were an earnest ad-
herent of the Anti-tubercolisfs asso-
citation here, before it expanded to
become the Minnesota Public Health
association and I am sure you will
continue your interest and help,
which we will value very greatly.
In explanation to you personally. OF
the statement that the union label will
be used wherever practicable, must
be said that certain Of the technical
journals and especially the state
printing, we cannot control In this
matter. You will understand that we
secure from such source quite a pro-
portion of our total publications The
same is true of those societies, the
material of which we handle from
the outside: They may or may not
use the union label. and we are sub
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
TWO HARBORS RETURNS
SOCIALIST TO HOUSE

James Woodtill, locomotive en-
Jgineer on the Duluth and Iron Range,
and an avowed Socialist has been
elected to represent his district in the
house OF representatives of the State
legislature.
This seat has been held for the
past two terms by Nels Hilman,
Socialist, who this year refused to
run for reelection.
The city of Two Harbors gave
Thomas Lewis socialist, 271 votes:
Hammond. democrat. 246: Lee. re-
publican, 21S; Calderwood. prohi-
nltion, 1o2; and Halbert, progressive,
10.
Murphy, socialist, has evidently
oeen elected as register of deeds
"h1le another socialist, Ira Foote has
bly, won out for school clerk.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
REPORTS /: 4 / reveal
. 4. f. ::B||u!s'|N|Ess'gAtNs
Building Activity in. First j 10
Months Of 1914 is $2;6s6,73s: :.
Against s., 49,, 4s1 in, 1918.


Indications that business, conditions
in Duluth IRE favorable, and that
uneasinesss caused by: the.2 war lin
Europe is graduallyjj yanishing,f are
shown by bank, clearings, and, other
commercial reports for o ctober. ~
In nearly all lines Of business in
,cluding those easily affected by scares
and talk of hard times. conditions
were improved Retail stores REPORT
that trade is fully as promising as last
year. and. some say conditions are
better. ..'..,:> !.yf =. }.:,. :
The .loyaltyg Of Americans, to, Amer
lean manufactured goods; noticeable
in all parts OF the country, is begin
ming to have Its effect. Y $A
Building Gain eshown:sF Ss3s~
Further evidence Of the city's fav-
orable condition is found in the report
of S. M. Kelley. city building in
spector, submitted to Mayor Prince
Monday! The report shows that the
volume Of building last month was
greater than in October: Of 1913 and
that so far this year the volume shows
an increase over the corresponding
P0t @ou u ldoI ySdl.'- LdSI lHOHIn per
mits were issued for building i'm
provements valued at s236,625. In
October of last year 100 permits were
issued at $212,452.
To Nov. of this year 1,443 per-
mits have been issued at an estimated
value of $2,536,73S. In the same per-
iod of 1913, 1907 permits were issued,
valued at 2.237,4S1, exclusive of per-
mits for ore dock improvements val
ued at $1,500,00O, not taken into &C.
count in calculating general building
activity.
Clearing House Gain $7,O7O,978.
The Duluth Clearing House associa-
ton reports clearings of Duluth banks
for the month at $7,070,9S7.47 more
than in October last year. The total
was reported as $s7,112,305.25, as
compared with $30,041.326.7S for
October, 1918.
This increase Is accounted for
largely by the heavy movement of
grain during the last few weeks, but
is not entirely due to that.
Using the earnings of the Duluth
Street railway company as a business
barometer conditions are as good this
year as they were at this time last
year. Officials of the company yes
terday stated that the earnings fol-
October are slightly above those. for
October. 1913 3.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07

Speaking of the electric light quea;
ton in an advertisement inserted Ii
the Weekly Record &of March az
1913, John T.. Armstead, then a can.
didate for tcity commissioner, said: u
Action on that matter. has alreads
been delayed too long" ~
: This: is the opinion of so many
citizens of Duluth regarding the prs.
posal to build accompanying plant, that
1t Is difficult to express their senti-
meats in. clearer language than Mr.
Armstead used when running for com
missioner nearly two years ago. II
action had been delayed. TOO long
in March,. 1913, surely thin kiss I'm Ell,
practical business mei Should moi
cr1t1cise the oommission for hasty ac-
ton at this ItiTne. :: <E1rr.us 4
While we do not agree with all the
commissioners M ) public utilities has
d done wh ~. u ee. Xs aIe s. hearty
the present controversy. The time
has come: to act. Delay is profitable
to the Duluth Edison: Electric COM
pany and ''correspondingly expensive
to the citizens OF the Zenith City who
have too long been obliged to pay in
terest and dividends on a shockingly
excessive capitalization. !
City Will Get Plant
k The city will. ultimately have a
plant of its own. The representatives
of the Duluth Edison, resident and
nonresident, are as we'll aware of this
as any one can possibly be. With a
net profit of approximately $4,000
in 1913, which increases each year
with the increased population, one
can see at a glance how the company
can afford to. plead for condemnation
OF the existing plant rathersthan the
building of a. competing plant.
The matter could be tied up in the
courts for at least five years. Atten-
ton is called to the fact that the Du
luth Street railway controversy has
not yet" reached the supreme court
of Minnesota, and it was started about
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07

two years ago ~. =
ri The Proceedings, If started by the
city. against e*Duluth- Edison might
easily beEtaken into the federal courts
pyD some. Nonresident stockholders
VINE would raise the federal ques
ton. "a conservative estimate means
that the matter would not finally run
the gauntlet *of the United states
supreme Count for ten years.
Condemnation Results.
In the meantime the company. would
be making this immense profit ;on its
excessive capitalization and the peo
pie of Duluth would be paying It
while patiently waiting for, a decision
from: the highest federal court.
:. In five years the company will rake
in profits sufficient to build new
plant; It's profits in that time, in
Guiding interest, ETC., would amount
to nearly 100000 or a sum equal
to what the engineers say, the present
plant Is worth. In ten years the sum
would be doubled.
Do you see why the company wants
condemnation rather than competi-
ton?
Then there is another: matter. Dur
ing the time the matter Is in the
courts there will be practically no i'm
provements or extensions made. Ger
tainly no>new equipment will be in
stalled when the company knows that
the city must ultimately buy the
plant.
AT the end Of the ten year period,
and when the courts have had the
last guess as to what the CITY mist
pay for the plant, based on it's present
physical value, there will be nothing
but junk left. The fox will be gone
and the people will hold the bag.
Is it any wonder the company
wants condemnation under the cir
cumstances?
John T. Armstead was right when
he said more than a year ago:
Action on that matter has already
been delayed too long"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
ASH ARBITR ALTON

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 6.-The
Street Car Mems union has re-elected
me local company's offer of a 27-cen+
rate per hour for first year men and
. cents for men in the service more
1nan a year. The car men unan;-
mously favored arbitration to settle
a disputed section in the agreement.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07
TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP

TAUNTON Mass, Nov. 6-The
Central Labor union of this city has
started an organizing campaign which
will be continued for three months for
the purpose Of interesting every un-
organized wage worker in the ques-
ton Of .unionism The various locals
will be requested to appoint repre-
sentative to work with the organizer
in charge.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07

TO, BUILD LABOR TEMPLE.
TOPEKA, :Kans., Nov. 6.-Trade
unionists. in this city have organized
a committee to raise funds for the
purpose of building labor temple.
every organized: worker in Topeka.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07

ject to their rules in that matter But
so Tar as we control the situation, 7
have been instructed to use the union
label"
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY,
Minnesota Public Health Association
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-11-07

The New Maid-ln my last place
always took things fairly easy.
Cook-Well, it's different here.
They keep everything locked up
'"Tit-Bits"