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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
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VIRGINIA, April 2S.-A citizens
chamber last Friday evening to hear
the preliminary report Of the city
charter commission on the new char
ter proposed for the city of Virginia.
John Costin presided.
Bert Fesler, Judge Of the district
court in Duluth and one of the franz
ers of the commission form of gov
eminent for that city, State Senator
r. L. Griggs, M. H. Mcmahon. R.. ].
Montague, city. attorney; A. e. Bick-
ford, city clerk ;%R. j. McGhee, alder
man. and Otto A. Poirier spoke in
favor of the adoption of the charter.
Judge Fesler said that experience
had proven that there are serious de-
fects in the Duluth charter which he
hoped the people of Virginia would
profit by. Among these defects Judge
Fesler called attention to the danger
each department in the hands of the
commissioner for that department..
AS an example of this the speaker
cited the case of Mayor Prince of
Duluth, who has under his charge the
public library. He stated tht Mayor
Prince has purchased every book that
has gone into the library in the last
two years. Judge Fesler said that
while it was true that Mayor Prince
had not abused the power in his
hands 1T was a. dangerous power in
that 1t might fall into the hands Of a
bad man.
Referendum and Recall.
He also referred to the, trouble that
followed the fixing of the water rates
in Duluth by Commissioner Merritt
and said that such arbitrary power
should not be placed in the hands of
one man in the framing of the Vir-
ginia charter.
~ Furthermore the speaker saidthat
the charter should be so framed that
it would not designate before hand
the department that each candidate
shall head in the event of his cleo
ton. The document should, be made
flexible so that men elected to COM
missionerships can be shifted to the
departments they are most capable of
filling. This he said would prevent a
square plug from being placed in a
round hole" He was opposed to the
primary election and in favor of pre-
ferential voting.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
UNIONS OPPOSE IL CENTS
PER HOUR FOR UNsKu,LED

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23.-Agi-
tation by Columbus trade unionists
against a rate Of Is cents an hour for
a 10-hour day for unskilled labor by
a construction company resulted in
resolution Of protest being passed by
the city common council, which called
on the company ito pay at least 2S1s
cents per hour for such. labor, and
that the laboring men Of this city be
requested to refuse to work for less
than 2s1S cents per hour, which is
the standard established by. tho city
of Columbus" >.f.,,~'. -
Unionists are now organizing these
unskilled workers and the publicity
that has resulted has aided the organ
lied movement in general.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
BEWARE OF PATE INT MEDICINES.

him, though every physician knows
that an accurate diagnosis can not
possibly be made in this way. As a,
matter of fact none is attempted and
the degree of attention which these
individual reports. receive can be
measured by the fact that cases have
come under the observation Of the
department In which mail order con-
Germs doing a business OF this kind
have received as many as 1000 let,
ters day. = --''
After the patient has submitted his
diagnosis report" he is urged to
purchase a supply of the medicine.
II he does so, he is then urged. to
purchase more. If he states that he
has experienced no beneficial effects
he. is told that he has not taken
enough, and this process is likely to
continue until the limits Of his credu-
lily have been reached. IF, on the
other hand, he decides at the begin
ming not to purchase the medicine it
is. likely to be offered to him at sue
cessively lower prices until he is at
last induced to believe that he cannot
afford to ignore such a bargain. This
is carried to such an extent that. a
treatment" the. original price of
which is SIS, may be offered at the
end OF six months for $3.50.
Get Around Pure Food Act. ".
As4amatter OF fact tina successful
treatment OF tuberculosis requires
more than the mere giving of medi-
cine and, moreover. what will help
one case will not necessarily help an
other. Claims that are absolutely
unwarranted are no longer permitted
on the labels of medicines shipped in
interstate commerce. but the wording
may be such as to convey a mislead-
ing impression without the use of alb
solute statements. Thus these pre-
parations continue to find sale
despite the fact that q little trouble
on the part Of the prospective -pur-
chaser will reveal their worthlessness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
BALDWIN PLAYERS TO. "
CHANGE PLAYERS
Miss OLSON and Homer Barton to
Be |Replaced-Callender
to Return.

Some sweepi ng changes in the per-
| sonnet of the Baldwin Players will be
made within the next two weeks.
They will bring to Duluth a new
leading man, new leading woman, a
new heavy" and a. new man for Sec
ond parts, and will result in the de-
parture of four members of, the pres
ent company.
Homer Barton, who has been the
leading man with the company since
it opened here last June, will. leave
after next weeks engagement. He
will remain for the production Of
''Charley's Aunt" next week, but on
Sunday, May 2. John Minturn will
make his bow to the Lyceum patrons
in Zine Feathers Minturn has been
leading man for two years with the
stock company at the Wadsworth
theater In New York, and is. looked
upon as one of the best stock actors
in the east. Barton will take a vaca-
ton before accepting another engage
| ment.
Miss Doris OLSON, the leading
woman, will leave on May /. She
| will take a short rest, return to her
! former manager in Boston and in
| September start out on road COM
pany. Miss OLSON will be succeeded
| by Miss Ann Bronnaugh. Miss Bron-
naugh for several seasons has been
| playing the. leading feminine roles in
important road companies. Her last
engagement was with Seven Keys to
Ba1dpate.''
| This week the last for Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph DeSetphani. Mrs. DeStephani
is known as Miss Helen Keers. They
will leave for the east to take a vaca-
ton during the summer, after a long
season. Miss Maud Melville has re-
Joined the company. DeStephani will
be replaced by Mark Elliston, who
will be the new "heavy" man for the
company. He comes from the stock
company that has been playing at
the Schubert theater in Milwaukee.
| A. Romano Calender also will re-
turn next week and will be with the
company during the summer, playing
second male parts, William Morti-
mer, Walter Baldwin jr., Miss Mar.
garet Lotus and Miss Geraldine Blair
will remain with the company during
| the summer.
Sunday afternoon the company will
open in ''Charley's Aunt" Monday
while Maude Adams is at the Lyceum
the company will go to Cloquet and
will return Tuesday for the remain
| der of the week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
ISLAND WORKERS
PROTEST WAGE CUT
Unionists Resent rs Per Cent Re.
duction Ordered BY Govern
ment Board.

SYDNEY, New South Wales. April
23.-Protests of trade, unionists
against 25 per cent reduction of
wages of mattresses has proven eff
fective, and the old rates have been
restored.
The reduction was ordered by the
government wage board at the re-
quest of the Employers association.
AS it would be illegal to strike, the
workers gave notice they would pub
lish flair list containing names of
those places that would not reduce
wages to the level of the boards
award, which also included workers
in tea rooms, although these were not
mentioned in the employers demand.
The vigorous protests Of unionists and
other citizens has forced modi-
fication of the award, and the wages
existing before the outbreak of the
war have been restored.
The Saddlers' union is also object
ing against the policy of this indus
trys wage board, whose decision has
been appealed to the arbitration
! main for six months. Last October
the saddlers secured decision pro-
viding for a minimum rate Of SIS, but
it's enforcement was postponed for
/, four months on account of the Euro
pean war. At the end of the four
months, the employers asked for a
further extension of four months, but
the chairman of the wage board made
it twelve, despite protests by the
workers who showed that this indus
try was never in better condition be-
cause of the demand for war supplies.
Even though New South Wales has
a labor government, there has never
been labor man appointed as chair
man Of a board, declared Ex-presi-
dent O'Brien of the New South Wales
Labor council, who urged that the
government be asked to appoint more
industrial judges, so that appeals
could be considered more speedily:
The unionist said: AT present the
awards are delivered by the chair
man Of the wage board and since
these men are mainly lawyers, with
no sympathy for the workers., as
shown by the awards they delivered,
, it was inevitable that there should be
appeals from their decisions"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
LAWYERS PAID $2s4, 113 BY
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY

BOSTON. April 17.--During the
past four years. the Bay: State Street
Railway company has paid lawyers
1924, 113 for "retainers' or retainers
and services" This was brought out
at the arbitration hearings of wage
demands Of the company's employees
who rejected an offer, last fall, OF
one-half q cent an hour increase.
James M. Swift, counsel for the COM
pany, assured the board that these
payments to lawyers were quite
modest when one considers the Bay
State is a $50.o00,oo0 corporation. & A
few days before this evidence was
made public Mr.. Swift told the arbi-
ltration board that tho workers were
making an appalling demand
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
SUPERIOR UNIONS WILL
DANCE--NO TANGO GOES

Monday, May. 3, a pre-convention
dance will be held at Tower hall,
corner Of 18th street and Tower aven-
ue by the convention committee Of the
Superior Trades and Labor assembly.
The dance will be conducted in &C
cordance with the regulative ordi-
nance which forbids Tango" Dances
The proceeds of the dance will be
used to help defray the expense OF
entertaining the Wisconsin State Fed
Grafton Of Labor convention which will
be held in Superior July 81, 20 and
20.
Great preparations are being made
to entertain the delegates who will
attend the convention at that time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
STILL HOLDING OUT :
AT THE REX AND LYRIC

To the credit of the Motion Picture
Machine operators, the ranks of the
strikers are still unbroken.
Some progress has been made since
last December in the strike at the Rex
and Lyric theaters and it is expected
that the persistent efforts of the pick
cts will have an even greater effect in
a short time.
German Quinn, general organizer
Of the Stage Employers union, is in
the city for the organization.
The members of the union are fight
ing a good fight and deserve the sup
port of every citizen in Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Tie knot of red ribbon on scissors
or keys you wish to find quickly.
All acid drinks, such as lemonade
or fruit punch, should never be. mixed
or served in metal pitcher. Use a
glass or china one. &"
Nothing will clean and sweeten q
sink better than strong solution OF
washing soda, and the refrigerator
likewise should frequently be washed
with this. -
( Table oilcloth can be utilized for
other purposes. than it's name indi-
Gates. It can be placed on kitchen,
and bathroom walls W hen smooth by
adding a, little glue to the paste.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
ASSEMBLY MEETING T..
FRIDAY EVENING

Friday evening April % the FEEDER
ated Trades assembly will hold it's
regular semi-monthly meeting. It is
urged that as many delegates as can
possibly do. SO, be on hand:
Arrangements will probably be
made to have Senator Jones appear
before the central body to tell Of the
work of the legislature which ad-
journed Thursday.
Other important matters will be
considered and it is essential that all
delegates be present.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
THE COOKBOOK

An excellent stew is made of soup
meat and macaroni favored with to-
matoes.
Before stuffng a chicken rub it in
side and out with bacon dripptngs.
Sausage instead of stuffing a chicken
is an agreeable thing.
When using stale bread for pud-
dings always soak it in cold liquid,
not hot. The former will make it
light and crumbly, the latter heavy.
Cold rice left over from a meal can
be made into an appetizing dish with
tomato sauce, minced onion, butter
and seasoning. Bake half an hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24

on whom they can depend, or see to It
that those already elected are notified
In no uncertaip terms Of labor's at
titude regarding the bills considered,
Il ! 4 a few unions got busy during the
last few days Of the session and sent
resolutions to a small number Of the
members. This, OF course, had some
effect, but It is1not very enc ouraging
{ to those few men in the legislature
who stand On labor side during the
long lights for measures like the
Tone q IlII y
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
''DRYS" HOPE TO WIN
PRESIDENT OVER
Anti-Saloon Forces Plan An ION.
To- Washington" Movement
To Show Strength.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Dr. p.
A. Baker, general superintendent of
the Anti-saloon League Of America,
casts doubt on President Wilson's
stand for local option as against state.
wide prohibition.
Opponents of statewide and ma
tional prohibition have been quoting
the president as advocating local op-
ton in preference to other plans for
control of the liquor traffic, basing
their arguments on a letter written
by the president while governor Of
New Jersey, in May, 1911, to DR..
Shannon, New Jersey, an anti-saloon
leader in that state.
Wilson has declared recently that
prohibition was state and not ma
tional issue, but has made no recen1
iutterances concerning his former dec
.larations as to local option.
Replying to the statements of the
}anti-state-wide prohibitions, DR..
!Baker said:
''These busy folk, who insist or
holding the president to these ,pri.
mary policies Of years ago, overlook
the president wrote another letter. tt
E. w. Grogan, Texas, in which he said
that he believed that for some state!
1 statewide prohibition was possible
and desirable." *"' .::>:.:4::-.~, 49,:
TIL ere is a strong probability tina
in one of the sessions of the next con
gress there will be inaugurated al
"On-to- Washington" movement OF
\ those who sympathize with the ma
tim pUido rrnhihifinn oorao,--
, It is planned to have: thousands O
men and women reach Washington or
a certain day and to surround the cap
itol building to give practical dem
onstration of the widespread prohibi
ton sentiment.
A striking feature about this con.
templated new movement is that tn
idea was inspired by: 1.-The Man VIII,
Forgot" a novel by James Hay, Jr.
dealing with nationwide prohibition
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
PAINTERS TO AmALGAMArE.

I. TORONTO, Ontario, April 23.-The
: discussing analgamation, and at a
mass meeting addressed by Interna-
tional President Hedrick it was agreed
to draw up a plan that may be sub
mftted< to the Interested organizations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-24
PAINTERS RAISE WAGES

painters have signed, two-years'
agreement which provides for an in
crease OF two and one-half cents an
hour each year. The agreement was
reached after a six days strike, -"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-23
FOUR ARE ARRESTED UNDER NEW DRUG LAW
All Bound Over to Federal Grand Jury After Waiving Prelim-
 mary Trial

Four alleged "dopers' or dealers in morphine and similar drugs were ar- rested by the federal authorities yes- tercay and are held under a $500 bond so await the action of the grand jury. Of the men arrested r. W. Waitford, D. ", Tester and Will Madison were white. The other Ali Thomas, was negro. They were taken before Judge R. B. Watts. United States commissioner and ou waiving preliminary examination. were bound over to the grand jury.
 A pathetic incident occurred in con- Eection with the case or Will Madison. young man, who askei permission to be given the opportunity to attend the funeral of his mother, who died at North Birmingham Sunday. He had been ar rested by the police authorities. and was turned over to the federal authorities. Dr. Charles Whelan. who for several yeara has made study of the victims Of the drug habit, appeared before the commissioner and asked that Makinson be allowed to attend the funeral of his mother. The young man denied any vio- lstion of the law other than having the prohibited drug in his possession, and who promised to give himself up after the burial of his mother. Judge Watts let h'll go on his own recognizance The warrants were sworn out by Deputy Col lector of Internal Revenue Bennefield
 The federal grand jury will reconvene tomorrow and the charges against the four defendants will be investigated by tEat body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-23
FRENCH CITIZENS AT
 OUTS WITH CONSUL

New Orleans, March 22-Beeause Gabriel Ferrand, the French consul here, has requested of three French mutual aid societies in New Orleans that they expel those members of mili~ tary age who had failed to report to him for service in the French army relations between the consul and the large French population in this city have reached an acute stage. The consul tonight said that he had for hidden the privileges of the consulate to the 2500 members of one organiza- ton which overwhelmingly had voted to ignore the request. The other two societies have deferred action. The active membership of the three organ izations involved is approximately 4500.
 The present situation arose because the consul considered the hundreds of American-born members, who claim American citizenship. as subjec1 to ex- pulsion. MT. Ferrand in statement tonight explaining the matter, de- clared that under the French law sons of French.nen born in foreign coun- tries are considered by the French gov ernment as French citizens and that ss such they are subject to military duty until 32 years of age. The con sul said that the organizations have been subsidized by the French govern ment for many years, one society re- gently receiving a sum of 50,000 francs and it was due to this fact that the request was made. MT. F'errand as consul here is honorary president of the three organizations.
 It was understood tonight from au- thoritative sources that prominent Franco Americans favor taking tho matter up with Secretary Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-23
HERMAN CONSUL
 ASKS DISMISSAL OF
 CHARGE AGAINST HIM

Seattle, March 22.-Dr. Wilhelm Mueller
 German consul here, who with his secre-
 tary, B. NJ. Schulz. was put under tech
 nical arrest last week on charge of conspiracy, addressed formal letter to
 Alfred H. Lundin, prosecuting attorney, today, requesting that the complaints be dismissed. Dr. Mueller asserted that the county prosecutors action violated not only Germany's treaty rights, but the constitution of the United States. Isundin said tonight he would pay no attention to the letter unless the consul could convince him he was innocent. The complaint on which the consul and his secretary were arrested, alleges that they conspired to bribe a clerk to reveal a shipbuilding company's business sercets The consul says he was seeking confirma- ton of charges made by the German an1- bassador that the company was pudding submarines for Great Britain, and ship- piEg them in sections to British Columbia, but he denies having made an agreement to purchase proof of the information sought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-23
|BARONS AND COLONEL BATTLE TO DRAW UNDER
 FLORIDA'S ARCTIC WINDS
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Lakeland Fla March 22.-fSpecial.) Playing in Mackinaws and old heavy sweaters the Barons tied the Louis vile Colonels this afternoon in a gale that swept the field at 40-mile an hour clip. The score was to 6.
 The benison of the balmy Floridian breezes so widely advertised in rail- way folders was conspicuous by it's ab- sence and instead the Barons encount- cred the coldest weather today since their journey in Florida. It was so cold that even the pitchers worked with their heavy sweaters on
 Despite the cold and raw wind Man ager Carleton Molesworth sent John nings and the youngster, though hit hard, acquitted himself rather well. But for his wild pitch in the eighth he would have won, as the majority Of the hits chalked against Cantle y came after two were out. The scorin s of the Barons was due to the long hits of Clark and Coombs.
 In the first Magee and Hemingway singled and Magee scored on Sloan's tap to short. In the second Cantley tripled and scored on passed bali. In the third Hemingway doubled; Sloan was passed; Coombs sacrificed them a head; Clark doubled, scoring Hemingway and Sloan. In the sixth Magee singled, Hemingway walked, Sloan sacrificed. Coombs then tripled, scoring Magee and Hemingway. That ended the scoring for the Barons. The Louisville runs were male in a bunch. On the first pitched ball in the first inning Platte hit a terrific liner to left for a. home run. Midkiff ground ed out to Carroll. Daniels doubled. Os- born singled, scoring Daniels. Derrick doubled and Stansburg singled, SCOT ing Osborn and Derrick. Weinberg and clemons grounded out.
 After two were out in the second MidlSiff singled and scored on Daniels single to center. The last Louisville run was made in the eighth when Weinberg singled. Clemons and Scan lon popped up to Hemingway but Cantley lost control in the heavy wind
 and passed MidSiff and Daniels and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-23
GOOd-F Fellowship Dinner
 Held in Montgomery

Montgomery. March Especial. .)-atore than 200 representative business and pro- fessional men of Montgomery attended the good-fellowship dinner at the ex- change hotel here tonight, which was given under the auspices of the Cham Der of Commerce in inaugurating mem bership campaign.
 The dinner brought together one of the most enthusiastic gatherings of leading citizens of Montgomery that has ever as- sembled in this city, and the campaign for an enlarged membership was launched with favorable indications of success.