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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-27
lAlOR[D'SLARGE:ST
RADIO j. S. OWNED

WASHINGTON, March 26.-During
the week the United States Navy's
radio station on the Panama canal,
the Largest and most powerful in the
world, has been put into commission.
The new station is one of five large
plants with which the secretary Of the
navy will be kept in constant commu-
nlcation with every naval station and
ship on the Atlantic and Pacific ocean,
From Washington messages can be
flashed to Alaska on the north, Strait
of Magellan in the extremity of South
America, to any European station on
the east, or across the Pacific to
Manila, China or Japan:
DR.. L. w. Austin, the departments
expert, who has charge of opening the
Panama station, has reported that he
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the ranks of the striking opera
tors. 49, -
:: It is quite evident that the
pick cts Of the operators union are
dom g a good work and their
work is beginning to have results.
Surely Mr.. Furniss was mistaken
as to patrons saying anything
about ;|doing it to Duluth:'' The
patrons were referring to- the
stubbon attitude Of the manager
who says" I have made UP my
mind not to pay any attention to
this proposition whatever y
That every effort was made by:
the union and the. Federated
Trades Council to have this mat
ter: adjusted is evidenced by the
fact that negotiations were car
ried on until Dec. 6 when the
operators withdrew their services.
The theaters were not declared
unfair until Dec. 20 when the
Musicians Organization were
obliged to leave the employ of
MIR. Furniss in order to. retain
their self-respect as men. -
At least three operators have
been hired by Mr.. F'urniss from
st. Paul and Minneapolis. One of
these men being a member of the
Minneapolis local was not allowed
to go to work by the union and is
now in Seattle. One other, from
st. Paul a notorious "scab' was
discharged, if we are correctly in
formed for destroying a reel of
film. The statement as to pay
ing larger salaries to operators
than any other manager in the
city is not true and can be easily
proven untrue by operators who
have heretofore worked in the
Rex and ,I4yic theaters. : "...a
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ing the contractsthat he was told
he was the second exclusive mo-
ton picture exhibitor in Duluth
to sign their scale. - :.
There were inSoperation at that
time six exclusive motion picture
houses. The Rex: the Lyric, the
Sunbeam, the Savoy, Zelda, Dia-
mond and Happy Hour theaters.
Mr.. Furniss owns two Of these
houses while tWn others are under
one management what Mr.. Fur
Miss was told We do not presume
to say. However, he was the
fourth manager TO sign and then
only after he had failed to prevent
other managers from signing.
Referring to the matter of
Andrew Modin again. Section 2
of the agreements as. Mr.. Furniss
states calls for an arbitration Of
disputed points. AS MIR. Furniss
further states his final choice for
his representative was jacques, Jr.,
who practically made: no effort
to choose a third party to listen
to arbitration Hearings. Two
weeks time was given by the un-
ion to Mr.. Jaques to come to some
sort Of an understanding. After
repeated efforts Oh the part of
the representative Of the union to
reach an agreement, negotiations
were necessarily and logically
called off and tile operator at the
Lyric walked out of the theater.
If MIR. Furnisss was SO solicitous
toward his uniop employees why
did he not make some effort to
adjust matters promptly: :
If as he. states his employees
were treated: so fairly in regards
to wages and hours, how comes it
that there has been no breaks ii.
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WANTED!

Wanted, very badly right
throughout the world, a thor
ough overhaul Of that strange
sentiment known as. patriot
ism, which is responsible for
segregating nations, causing
misunderstanding, and nur-
turing false Impressions, and
through whose parochial
agency the savagery. Of war
alone is possible. Give us in
stead that wider patriotism
that will make men realize
their common brotherhood of
race, and their citizenshi
not Of a little area only, but
of the whole world.-The
Worker. Brisbane, Queens
land, Australia.
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has been picking sap tfe Gerna I, 81 Val. s.
bulletin which has been sent from
Hanover to the Sayville station.
With $1,5oo.ooo, which was author
lied by the naval appropriation Of last
session, the navy department plans to
establish stations of as great power
and radius as that of Panama at San
Deigo, Ca, Honolulu, Manila, and
possibly at Guam.
The Arlington station is to be
brought up to the standard of the one
On the canal.
Within a short, time it will have
stations on both coasts not more than
200 miles apart
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limiting the hours of labor of adult
males except as to men employed in
the erection of public works or build
inss and men employed by common
carriers, and possibly in some other
instances of like character. We have
had and still have, however, very COM
prehensive and stringent laws as to
the hours Of labor and kinds Of labor
permitted to women and minors under
Is years Of age. I do not think that
these laws have been attacked; if so,
the cases have not come to the su-
preme court. A.5' - + i s8E,. j. ~. 3%4
!. In 1902 there was on the statute
books a. law concerning discrimination
against members Of labor unions and
making it an ~offense for. any person
Or corporation to discharge an en-
ployei because he is a member of 8
labor Organization. It was held un-
constitutional on the ground that It.
was an infringement Of the liberty of
contract The law has other provi-
sions to the effect that no person or
corporation shall coerce or compel
any person into an agreement not to;
join any labor organization as a con-
dition Of securing employment or con-
tinuing in employment. Il. Is
I'D Safety Device Laws. S= 6. s5s
#ss Legislation requiring the use Of
safety devices and coverings on dam
gerous machinery and requiring en-.
ployers to provide scaffo dings. hoists,
ladders and places Of employment
generally as safe as the nature Of the
employment will permit has been en-.
forced by the courts OF Wisconsin
fully and fairly as written. s. 3
The attention Of all thoughtful peo-
pie had been directed toward the
enormous econo omic waste and the 4in-S
herent "a Justice of the 30 called per-
sonal III, jury actio ffor several years
prior to sIgll, nnd 4 kaslatiye COM !;
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crease were it not for the injury, and
thus enable the court to increase the.
compensation in deserving cases.
An amendment will. be offered al
lowing compensation after the first
week of injury, instead,:o two weeks.
during sickness will ,be asked for In
stead of limiting. the pecuniary lia-
bility of employers to 5000.
The present Minnesota law does not.
cover vocational diseases: and Senator
Jones will attempt to amend the. def1-x
milton of injury to cover cases Of
vocational or occupational diseases.
The bill was made a special order
in the senate for Thursday of this
week, and is being debated as The
Labor World goes to press.
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! .yJ|.IIVEY i ! \ Y B|||U|.||sSYSTE:.Nl| !
GAUsEs.sT'|R | !! / !! VEST
Report On Autobus In Vancouyer.
, Shows Loss Of Revenue to
Street Railway.

WASHINGTON, March 26. --Jitney!
buses are seriously, effecting the in-
come Of the Vancouver street car
company, according. to-, Consul Gem
eral r. E. Mansfield, stationed ins the
British Columbia metropolis, who
makes an extended report on this SUBJ.
ject to the Federal department. OF
commerce. ->,s -. u
The. consul general says there are
about $50 busses operating on city
and ssuburban lines. The financial
feature Of the new movement is dis
cussed as follows: -
- Earnings Large.
"The average daily. earnings are re-
ported: to be sS for each car, an
aggregate of over $4,000 per month.
This competition has reduced the:
earnings of the electric railway and
also effected the city revenues, as the
municipality receives percentage o..
the earnings of the street railway
company, aggregating $1,000 per
month, in normal times. The report
of the British Columbia Electric,
Railway company, which has an ex-
elusive franchise in Vancouver, for
January of this year, shows that dur
ing the month there was a decrease
of 1,138, 1913 in the number OF pas
sengers carried as compared with the,
corresponding period last year, when
3,364,062 passengers were carried.
Street Railway Profits Cut.
I'm January, 1913, the street car
company paid to the city $2,766 as the
,citys percentage Of the profits; this
year the check amounts only to $1,816,
a, decrease. of ss1s per cent The
'city's loss at the end Of 1915. if this
rate. is maintained throughout the
year, will amount to about. $50, ,0OO.s
"The establishment Of an .autobus
system in Vancouver has provided en-
ployment for large number OF men,
and brought into use automobiles
owned by people who were unable to
maintain touring cars for pleasure.
The rapid increase in the number of
jitney busses since they first made
their appearance in Vancouver and the
increasing popularity of motor cars as
q means Of cheap transportation will
soon give them e monopoly In pass
enger traffic on the streets of the city s.
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States Progress : : !:
in Beneficial Laws !.
By. John s. Winslow.s

So (Chief Justice, Supreme Court,) .-s. =.
The courts have certainly. been in
the limeliEht during the past eight OF
ten years; perhaps the simile. would be
more accurate il we were to-. say that
they have been upon the gridironz or
ON the firing line. E7* :5.ss &4 stt ..= s..
. I think the harsh critics forget or
never have quite a appreciated the fact
that by its very nature d court must
be conservative. II A constitution or a
law will not be changed until cons
ditions and public opinion change. Il
WILL never lead public opin ion, but al
ways follow, and follow at q distance.
s5 fst.55s lfs s55 Curbing of Corporations.
The f3rst seri ious7 al tempt to curb
,corporate5 riviisge III Wisconsin as
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-27

Last Saturday a round table
discussion took place at the home
of w. r. Rubin a. well known at
torney in Milwaukee, on courts
in their relations to labor prob
lens.
The meeting was unique and
interesting in every way. Among
those present who took part in
the discussion were, John G. Frey,
editor of the International Mold
ers Union Journal; Professor
Hoxie Of the Chicago University
and a member Of the United
States commission on industrial
relations, Chief Justice Winslow
Of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,
w. G. Zabel, District Attorney Of
Milwaukee county, D. w. Hoan,
City Attorney of Milwaukee,
Judge A. G. Backus and W.5R.
Rubin.
The following synopsis of the
views expressed by the principal
participants is taken fom the col
umns Of the Milwaukee journal.
What Can the District !
Attorney Do for Labor?
BY W.. C. label
Perhaps complete answer to the
question embodied in the title would
he to say that the best he can do is
to Go his duty. y,"' '.~'
The rights Of labor, like those of
the individual, l1aye been, more or less
. changed, and have been afforded more
!, or less protection by modern legisla-
ton. The purpose of labor has been
ITO tE7t improve Ia Dor cond ions, to protect
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-03-27
STATE INSURANCE
BILL GETS HEARING:
w. E. McEwen Speaks Before
Employers Liability Committee
in Favor of Jones Bill.

ST. PAUL, March 26.-The Jones
state insurance bill was the subject Of
public hearing in the senate chamber
last week. Strong arguments were
made on behalf of a state insurance
scheme such as is proposed by Senator
Jones Of Duluth in the bill now before
the senate. w. E. McEwen, former
labor commissioner, w. c. Colver,
managing editor Of the st. Paul Daily
News, DR.. John A. Ryan Of st. Paul,
Senator Pones, J.E. Emme and A.
e. Smith, representing the st. Paul
Trades assembly and the Machinists'
union respectively made strong ar
guments on behalf of the bill
The committee on employers liza
bility to whom the bill was referred
will likely report the bill out i'm
mediately OTTER the senate passes up
on the present workmen's compensa-
tion law as amended by the confer
ence of employers and employees.
Insurance Companies Prosper.
1t was shown at the hearing that
approximately $1,20O,000 was paid by
the employers in premiums to the
liability insurance companies, and
that only $4,000 of this sum was
returned by the insurance companies
in the payment of losses. In other
words, only about 40 per cent of the
amount paid by employers under the
present law are paid out to- the in
jured workmen.
AS a matter of fact this sum Is
still further reduced when it is re-
nembered that Minnesota has retain
cd the court system of settling claims,
a scheme borrowed from New Jersey.
In dwelling upon this point, Mr..
Jones, author Of the bill, stated that
there were no available statistics in
Minnesota, but that three years ex-
perience in New Jersey under a. court
system similar to ours, at least 20
per cent Of the amount paid to the
insurance companies 10y employers
went for court expenses and attorneys
fees.
1t is safe to assume that on the
whole. the injured workman, does. not
receive -xisore than thirty per cent OF
the Sums. appropriated by the en-
ployer for the purpose Of insurance.
Not Much Improvement
Under the antiquated employers
liability system at least 80 per cent
went to the injured man. The present
system in Minnesota was adopted in
order to eliminate the waste Of the
old system. 1t can be seen however,
that while the personal injury lawyer
has been to some extent eliminated,
the insurance company remains and
that social justice will not be obtained
until every element Of waste is wiped
out.
: The advocates Of state insurance
argued that under the proposed Jones
bill. modelled after the Ohio law, a
higher rate of compensation would be
paid to injured workmen at a reduced
cost to the employer than under the
present system.
Mr.. Co1ver had figures 70 show that
employers were paying about twice
as high a rate to insurance companies
In this state as employers engaged in
similar kinds Of business were paying
into the state insurance fund in Ohio.
Mr.. McEwen stated that under the
state insurance scheme the only
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Senator Jones Offers Amendments
Doesn't Like Recommends =
tions Of Conference.

ST. PAUL. March z6.-After "a
number of public hearings covering
the entire subject Of workmen's COM
pensation, the Senate committee on
employers liability passed favorably
upon the amendments to the present
law as proposed: by the conference
of representatives Of the Minnesota
Employers association, the mining
companies, the Department of Labor
and the Minnesota state Federation
of Labor: -=:''>~ - ,.
Chief. among the proposed changes
is the one raising the minimum of
compensation from $500 per week to
$3.50 per week, and the maximum
from $1,000 to $1t.0o per week. The
minimum of $3.50 cannot be consid-
cred as real minimum, however,
owing to the fact that if an employe
who is injured receives less than the
minimum of $3.50. per week as his
wages, then he shall receive as COM
nensation, the full amonnt of his
wages.
Ohio Law Stronger.
The Ohio law fixes $500 as the
minimum, but no injured employe can,
receive less than this sum per week.
The Ohio law also contains a provi-
sion that the Industrial commission,
which, has the work Of distributing
the funds under. its control, may take
into consideration the fact that an in
jured employees earning power might
increase were it not for" the injury,
and the commission has the power to
review the case and increase the COM
pensation. The Minnesota law does
not contain such a feature. r
Fully three-fourths of the amend
ments proposed by the conference are
merely to clarity the language Of the
old law. This, Of course, is an ad-
vantage but the concessions made to
labor by. the; conference are aS a
whole disappointing to those who de-
sire to obtain a compensation act that
really would compensate an injured
workman and his dependents. ~
i Jones Offers Amendments. .
An attempt was made in the COM
lnittee to report the bill with the
proposed amendments as a committee
bill, but this was frustrated by Senator
Jones Of Duluth who is far from satis-
fed With the amendments proposed
by the nfereIce The. st. Louis
county senator refused to consent, to
the proposal of the other members
of the committee and gave notice that
he would offer at least six amend
ments on the floor of the senate.
1t is thought, that the house and
senate will concur in the report Of the
committee because of the fact that
representatives of all parties partici-
pated in the conference and are pre-
sunably satisfied with the results.
The law as amended will provide
that an injured workman shall re-
ceive so per cent Of his daily wages
not to exceed $11.00 per week. Sem
ator Jones will attempt to have the
senate adopt an amendment: increas-
ing this to S. and two-thirds per
cent, the figure paid under the Ohio
law. .
Another amendment which he will
offer is one fixing the maximum at
$500 per week, and making the
minimum of $3.50 stationary, or at
least to include provision such as
is contained in the Ohio bill to the
effect that the court may take into
consideration the fact that an injured
employees earning power would in
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Of property, much riot, much blood
shed and great deal of lawlessness,
which only two frequently accompany
labor disturbances, will be prevented.
If the criminal laws be applied i'm
partially against both sides when
either violates them, it will do more
to shorten strikes and labor distur-
bances and to prevent outlawry; than
perhaps any other factor.
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WEST TsVIRGINIA coal. 8
MINERS SIGN Gol(TRkkT

: CINCINNATI, March 26. Opera
tors and representatives OF 5000
miners in the New River West Vir-s
ginia coal fields averted a strike by
signing q four-year agreement. It is.
the longest peace pact ever drawn by
the miners and operators. ss
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MISSOURI LEGISLATORS
PASS SUFFRAGE BILL

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 26.
"A constitutional amendment provid-
ing for woman suffrage was passed by
the lower house Of the Missouri legis-
lature. If the measure passes the SEN
ate it will be submitted to a popular
referendum in November, 1916.
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HOUSE DEFEATS :. !.
COUNTY DIVISION {
Efforts to Split St. Louis County
Are Overwhelmingly Defeated
:. by Vote of "a to 80.

County division met its Waterloo
last Tuesday in the house when it
was defeated by vote of 81 to 80.
During the discussion of the bill con-
siderable feeling was aroused between
the Duluth delegation and range rep
Representatives w. L..
Bernard and E. R. Ribenack. led the
opposition to the bill while Represen-
tative Scott of Hibbing made the fight
for the inhabitants in r4l>A northern
end of the county. & u. T.
Among those interest 3 the bill
who were present were ~ ,r Victor
Power of Hibbing ane {: @I D. Nc
Eachin. From Duluth a g eut. Col.
Eva, L. B. Arnold, C. { - dwin, r..
M. Hughes and Harris = : were in
attendance. g
Speeches filled with 80 sarcasm
and invectives were m; s " repre-
sentatives from the ra = While the
Duluth representative tontented
themselves by telling istory of
the development of st. Louis county
and made reference to what was
termed RECKLESS waste of money! by
the range towns. Some stereotyped
speeches were made but all had a.
great influence in determining the
vote of the house.
The overwhelming defeat of the
bill has put the damper on those with
designs for the splitting of the county.
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charge against the fund contributed
by the employers into the state fund
would be the actual cost of admins
tration and the creation of a reserve.
He reviewed the history of the strug-
gle for workmens' compensation laws
and stated that it was his firm con-
viction that a state insurance plan
was the only solution to the problem.
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.f!-E 0}fu5- ,a,r FSrEES ~
Tho trade union IS. a standing chal-
lenge to that miserable old cynicism,
every man for himself, and the devil
take the hindmOst." STa;.'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

Fcarried that bills Of TINS CLASS DC
loM y motion ", was made. seconded ana 40
carried that this meeting adjourn -
June 9. 1915. so. ,,ea+;np were
The minutes or thls .,
read and approved. CUTIE, E
~ 4 & -, Chairman.
l - s q. H. BUNKER.
~ 80 ~ n g,- IN Auditor
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

carried that bills of this class be al
CLASS NO. 2oHJUsTicE OF PEACE.
j. J. Pentony. sheriff. state. !.
u l. o Traey mayor. state VS. 81 - %
a. a. Chapman. constable. state =
Frank yn; t Miier. Witness IS: state vs. :
William af Davis Witness state VS.. ~
Joe ' BeeRner: witness. state VS.. -
W < Lang. witness: state '. vs. =
Joe ' schnrme ;:' witness, state VS. -
T. B. armstrong. witness state so
Frank AZ; MATTHEW'S S witness. state ~
]. Nj. .Li!libridge. witness. state. "a -
Mamie Ian Arbackle. witness. state
Leon Arbuckle, witness. state vs.. Il :
Mrs. Nina Bingham. Witness. =
state vs., Pullman - 81 III SO
Mona Kruger, witness. state vs.. e. -
Mrs - Charles Pullman. witness, :
state VS.. Pullman. =. ..nT....E't SO
v. z; Dow. witness, state vs.. il 60
charles Pullman. witness. state =
Archie Arbueiie, witness. state ] -. -
]. G Hockaday. justice Of peace. : - :
state VS.. Grapes 70
A: A. Chapman. constable. state !, j.
ee vs. 5. FI Iister. Justice Of peace, = =
state VS.. Nash ct. al -. 90
r. r. Oliver: constable. state VS.. :. : 7s
s. Nf Il: M 10; an constable. state 80
George xa: Saf 8. e Lister ter justice Of -
r. pea f. o nta.s s consta I5en state
cs 49, s. i''f lister, justice Of peace, ~
state vs. McEnany. ...r.. -. - 4 O0
Geo. s. Lister: Justice Of peace; 80
state VS. Whitman ..-.. 49,. 3 90
T. r. ! o,yer; constable state 90
Ge ss' s. :" Listsr; Justice Of peace. 40
Geo: $. lister; ,; Justice Of peace !. 90
H: sue J. sharrer. Constable. state %
Geo: $. Listsr;; Justice of peace. 90
J.. S. T. pe mt sheriff. state vs. -
Geo . 'H $ Lister Justice Of peace i 10
NJ: T. Hennessy. Sheriff. state ~
ae 70 s eI Lister, justice Of peace. 40
W. L. Drew jury. state ,vs:lAb- oo
l.! S. Gates, jury. state vs.. Ab- m
G. l.: Keiser. jury. state Us. ABB 80
+, r, Hatch, jury, state vs.. ABB I, - 90
Jay So' Barker. Jury. state vs. ABB -
A Ma Mar i;i,: jury. state vs.. Az -
CHARLES n1ss: !. S Maivin. witness. state 81
william iii aooS Maivin. witness. state so
II. Fisher witness. state VS.: 60
]. AP pobbins. witness. state vs.. ~
T. T: oliver, constable. state va ~
S. A f. Morgan. constable. state ~
s' notion MI''; was made. =, seconded and
carried that bills of this class be al
GLASS NO. q - VISITATION OF
"s~s SCHOOLS.
F. p. Walker. visitation of 90 M
seh9 @otio IN Mas May made seconded a and
carried that the above bills be allowed.
CLASS NO. .22-MiscELLANEous.
H. E. Stephens. commission on.
road in Prairie township. ~ 0o
Wm r aoska i'd pra j sowns6ip
R. A. Durham. commission on
road in Prairie township -. %
Harry Gray. livery, on road in M
Pralr1e township. -. W
A motion was made, seconded and
that the above bills be allowed
CLASS NO. 2s-DoMEsTlc ANIMALS.
n. A. McTlliott Sheep. IS II 90
T. c. Hofacre. S sheep 49,. 40 90 |
+; r: holacre. IA sheep 11s 90
Lawrence White. 2 lambs :. :. 10 90
". F. Steva. l lamb 6 90
John A. A La Barr 6 bT1f sows 60 60 90 90
y motion was made, seconded and
carried that the claim of B. A. Lasche |
be allowed in the sum of $1,000. i
carried that the claim of P. f. Hofacre
be allowed in the, sum of $500.
2 A motion was made. seconded and