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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
COAL COMPANIES WILL
EVICT STRIKING MINERS


CLEVELAND, Jan. "a GOAL COM
pany in this city, operating mines in
eastern Ohio, has served notice on
striking miners that they. must vacate
houses owned by the company on. or
before January Is or be evicted.
The strike has been on for several
months and was. caused by a, demand
of the operators in the eastern sec
ton for a lower rate than that agreed
to between the miners and operators
of western and central Ohio, This
rate was agreed to by the latter oper-
ators on the miners promise that it
would be enforced throughout the
state, and the present strike is not
only demand for living wage but
an effort to carry out pledges made
with employers.
The strike has been Endorsed by the
United Mine Workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
NEW ORLEANS TYPOS
ARE LOCKED OUT

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. ga lock-
out of printers employed on the
Times-Picayune, Daily States and Item
has followed. an attempt by these
workers to establish a lve-day law
for the benefit of their idle fellow
craftsmen. To this change the pub
fishers objected, claiming it -. was
against the contract and; :'disorgan-
lied their forces" The printers Of
fered to submit the question to ar
bitration, but the publishers refused,
demanding that: the law be first re-
pealed. This was followed bywa de-
mand that the union call meeting of
It's members, at which time the pub
fishers asked that the five-day law: be
rescinded, wages reduced, and the
priority law be abrogated. An imme-
date answer was requested, and when
the printers objected. they were
locked out.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
sion Of Manitoba, and was referred to

sion Of Manitoba, and was referred to-
the secretary Of the commission, Mr..
Smith Mr.. Smith furnished me with
a copy Of the report, Of the Manitoba
Public Utility Commission for the year
ending 1913, which contained copies
of some of the reports Of the Winnipeg
City Plant: also procured a copy
of the statement of the Winnipeg City
Plant for August, 1914. No part OF
the information which secured was
procured from private sources. All
the information secured by me was
secured from the city officials, or
from the Manitoba Public Utility
commission. AS for making the facts
public which I ascertained, I beg to-
state that the facts which ! ascer-t
tanned at Winnipeg were used by me
more than two months ago in some;
talks which I gave. Il. 81
trust that your fairness in the past
will continue in the future and that
you will state what the situation is a.
to the sources 2of my information
rather than try to create the impres-S
sion that my information was secnreds
from prejudiced sources.
! 3, >,..... .sze Yours very truly:
+ <2@# H. A. CARMIcEIAEI
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
GARMENT WORKERS
CHANGE LABEL
(
Attention Called to Change, and
= Union Men Urged to Purchase
Label Clothing

B. A. Larger, general secretary Of
the United Garment Workers of AM
erica, has addressed the following
greeting to organized labor:
The United Garment Workers of
America deem it necessary to notify
you that, owing to the many abuses
of our union label by retail dealers
and merchants, it became necessary
to place the numbers in the center
instead Of at the end of the label.
For some time to come there will
be a great number of our old labels
on the market, but both labels belong
to the United Garment Workers of
America.
We urge your members to purchase
only union label clothing. Do not
permit any firm to take the label out
>af che garment or sew label in q
garment you purchase. The label of
the United Garment Workers is reg
istered and such use of the label by
unauthorized persons will be prose-
cuted.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
LOW WAGES PREVAIL,
IN LUMBER INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-In a re-
port on wages and hours of labor in
the lumber, mill work, and furniture
industries, the United States Depart
ment of Labor shows the low rates
paid workers in these callings. The
average hours for mill workers range
from 48 to so. Their average wages
is: Bench hands, $500; laborers,
$10.47; machine hands, $15.57.
In the furniture industry the hours
vary from a minimum of $751; for
carvers to maximum Of SIS for
machine hands. The wage rates are:
Cabinet makers, $3.50; carvers, hand,
$17.41 chair assemblers, $11.32; finish
ers, $11.81; machine hands, $3.50;
upholsters, $16.42; veneerers, $12.45.
Referring to the lumber industry,
the report says the predominating
working time is so hours a week, al
though the hours varied from less
than 60 in a few instances to over Sc
in Others" The average rate for
laborers is $10.40; for machine feed
ers, planning mill, $11.34; doggers,
$11.22; trimmer operators, $500;
settlers, $14.71, and edgerman, $16.2S.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
ANTI WAR SPEAKIE|R|
HERE TUESDAY / EVE
Geo. R. kirkpatrick To Be At
Auditorium In Noted Lee
ture.

Geo. r. Kirkpatrick of New York,
author of "War! What For?" will
speak at the Auditorium Tuesday
evening January IL against the mod
ern war spirit.
His lecture "The Iron Fist has
stirred the nation from coast to coast
Mr.. Kirkpatrick is an able speaker
possessing the power and ability to
drive home his points in a telling
manner.
Professor E. Kammeyer, of the
department of political economy Of
the Kansas State Agricultural college
says, I'm my judgement the lecture.
The Iron Fist as delivered by Mr..
Kirkpatrick in this city was the best
on the entire course. I have said
neither more nor less than I mean"
$4,000 copies Of the worlds great
est anti war book, War! What For?
have been sold since its first publica-
ton three years ago. This book
which can now be had in cheap bind
ing at rs cents should be in the hands
of every boy and parent. The Chica-
go Evening Post rightfullyr says Of
this book that, at is well calculated
to impress it's readers as Paine's
Rights of Man. -. 90:
The lecture is arousing a great
deal of interest, following as it does
the talk of Mr.. Lewis of the Navy
League before the Office Mems club
last Thursday evening.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
PAINTERS CLOSE. !. I.
SUCCESSFUL + YEAR
Wind Up Years Business With q
Smoker. Elect Officers For
Ensuing Term.

At q rousing business meeting of
the Painters and Decorators union
No. 1O6 the work of most successful
year was brought to close. The local
organization started the year 1915
with a. stronger organization prepared
to carry to a climax the good work
so we'll begun.
The important business transacted
before the meeting was the election
of officers for the ensuing term. The
new officials were elected as follows:
President, John E. Jensen: Vice-pres-
ident, Andrew Wick; Financial Sec
rotary, w. J. Finn; Treasurer, E.
Munkeby; Recording Secretary, Edw.
J. Soltan. The spirit of harmony and
good will shown in the election points
towards added laurels for the organi-
zation.
Installation took place, Fred Nc
CURE officiating.
After adjournment a real union"
smoker was held, short talks being
given by several of the members.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
OHIO UNIONS OPPOSE
ABSURD CHANGE IN LAW

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 9.-Accord-
ing to Thomas Duffy, member of the
state industrial commission, labor
unions and employers in this state will
oppose amendments to the workmen's
compensation act in favor of the liza
bility insurance companies at the COM
ing session of the legislature. The
state official predicts that both en-
ploye and employer will join with the
commission in insisting that all pro-
posed amendments to the law be se-
parated from the proposal designed to
allow the private insurance companies
In. ..... 49, > .$s, T. NJ.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
Mackinaws at. a Great Reduc-
ton at The, Big Duluth; -; r.,
MUST PAY FOR PAPER.

Judge George Thomas Of Column
bus, O., recently, decided that II a
man accepts a paper that is sent him
he must pay for it. :, The decision
was rendered in the case brought by
the Columbus Telegram against a
man for 1886. The Telegram had
been sent to the mans home, and he
had accepted the, paper. When
called upon to pay for it he refused,
and salt was brought, When Judge
Thomas heard the evidence he in
structed the jury to bring in verdict
Cor tue Telegram. w
Judge Thomas rules that the old
common law principle that what a
man received and used he was bound
to pay for applied in this instance.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
KENTUCKY UNIONS
OPPOSE CONVICT LABOR

: LOUISVILLE KY, Jan. 9.-The
United Trades and Labor Assembly
has passed resolutions condemning the
system of leasing convicts to contrac-
tors. State authorities are called up
on to put into effect the will of the
people, which was frustrated by the
failure of a public official to properly
advertise a proposed amendment to
the state constitution which would
outlaw convict labor.
The unionists record their opposi-
ton to the contract system of prison
labor and to every other system which
exploits these unfortunates.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
AMERICAN LIFE GROWS
FIFTEEN YEARS IN 35

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 9.-The aver
age length of life In this country is is
years greater now than it was IS
years ago, said DR.. Victor G. Vaughn,
of the University of Michigan.
Crime he characterized as a disease
due to heredity and environment, and
the way to eradicate crime. was to
treat it as disease and to disinfect
it's breeding places. DR.. Vaughn said
the death rate from tuberculosis had
decreased 81 per cent since 1880.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
OHIO LOAN SHARKS"
GIVEN DEATH BLOW

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9-By re-
fusing to review the verdict of low
er court, which fined a loan agent
500 for violating the loan shark
law, the state supreme court has dealt
these money lenders deadly blow,
according to lawyers interested in the
case. The loan agent was fined be-
cause he required a railroad employe
to give a lien on his pay for three
years, amounting to approximately
$500 to protect loan of $35.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
BREWERS GIVE DAY OFF.

ROCHESTER,, N. r, Jan. o.
After several conferences over the
zone day rest in seven" law, between
the Brewers Exchange and the
Steam Engineers and Stationary Fire
mems unions, the employers have
agreed to grant these workers one
day off every week without wage
reduction. s|.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
PEPPER NUTS"
! Three Recipes for Making the Famous
=: German Christmas Cookies.

- German Christmas Cookies.
-; Wherever German people congre-
gate, their famous Christmas cookies,
knownv~as "pfeffernuesse" Chopper
nuts") are prime favorites. Here are
three recipes for making the cakes:
Pfenernuesse (white. )-Four whole
eggs, fotir yolks, one pound sugar.
Beat three quarters of an hour
and add one-half pound almonds
(blanched and grated,) two ounces
cftron (cut fine,) two ounces orange
peel (cut fine,) one teaspoonful Gin
namon (powdered,) one pound flour.
Mix well, cut out pieces size of a
walnut and bake on buttered and
flour busted pan in medium oven.
Pfeffernuesse (brown).-One pint
white syrup, seven ounces sugar,
seven ounces butter. Boil together,
stirring continually. Skim and put
aside to cool. Mix two pounds -four,
two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one
tablespoonful Jamaica rum (1f, there
is no objection to it's use,) three eggs,
one dram powdered cloves, one dram
powdered cardamoms, add the syrup
mix we'll, dust with -four and let stand
fourteen days. roll out one-third inch
thickness, cut off small balls. Bake
on buttered tin in medium oven fif-
teen to twenty minutes.
Pfeffernuesse. One half pound
flour, one-half pound sugar, grated
rind of one lemon, two drains powd'
cred cinnamon, one dram powdered
ginger, one dram powdered white
pepper, three eggs (beaten.) Min
we'll, roll out one-third inch thick
!. cut out small cakes and bake II
medium oven.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
$50 Warm listers, $15, at The
Big Duluth.
GRAND RAPIDS TAKES
OVER LIGHT PLANT JAN. 1

GRAND RAPIDS, WIS.,, Jan. o.
The light and power plant Of the
Grand Rapids Electric company be-
came the property of the city Jan.
l. Bonds for the purchase have
been sold by the city and everything
made in readiness for the transfer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
FARMERS TO COOPERATE.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. g.
Secretary Treasurer Moore, of the
Arkansas Federation of Labor, at
tended meeting of the executive
committee of the State, Farmers
union and received assurances Of
hearty cooperation wherever posi-
hlo ..,.Tt -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
PAW KNOWS EVERYTHING.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Willie-Paw, what Is the gender OF
echo-masculine or feminine? - 5,
Paw-Femipine, my son. Echo al
ways has the last word. @ ..ss r.. ss.5.-5,
Maw-Willte. finish your lesson and
go to bed. ,l[ III .$s gsSs$ 4 !. +. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09
FIRST ANTI-LABOR AGENCY
LAW VIOLATOR ARRESTED

s% SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-The first arrest
sunder the so-called anti-employment
agency law passed by the voters at
the November election was made
when Richard H. Wiseman, an en-
iployment agent, was arrested. He is
charged with having collected a fee
from a dairy hand for whom he OBJ
*tained work. Wiseman was released
@under $500 bail.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09

!. Greysolon Cigars, for Csc, and 2
for 25c.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09

Diplomacy is the art of getting
what you want without fighting for
II .-,, ~ sd m y z ~ Il ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09

Any Suit, any 0vercoat, SIS,
values up to $50. At The Big
Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09

81 Greysolon Cigars, 3 for 25c. and 2
for csc.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09

Clothes don't make the man. W blt
they tell 4 whole lot shout Mn
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-01-09

Greysolon Cigars are mild.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
GRIMSBY TRAWLER
SUNK IN NORTH SEA
st. Lawrence is TOrpedOed by Ger
man Submarine and Two Mem
bers of Grew Killed.
RESCUE SHIP is DRIVEN AWAY

GRIMSBY, England. April a.
The Grimsby trawler st. Lawrence
was torpedoed and sunk in the North
sea yesterday by q German subma-
rine. Two members OF the crew
were killed. Seven survivors were
brought here today by the trawler
Queenstown. whose skipper reports
that the submarine fired on his yes
sci while engaged in rescuing che
crew of the st. Lawrence.
Crew of Greenbier at New York.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-Captain j.
Dalton and twenty-five members OF the
crew OF the American steamer Green
hr+er. sunk April by a mine in the
North Sea, reached New York today
aboard the steamer Rotterdam from
Rotterdam.
After discharging at Bremen It's cargo
OF cotton from New Orleans the Green
brier sailed March % on the return trip.
On April O. members OF the crow said
today, an explosion caused by mine
occurred near the vessels stern The
Greenbrier sank like a stone, giving the
crew barely time to launch two boats
and escape with only the clothes they
wore.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
Publishers Hear
Speeches and Music
Across Continent

NEW YORK. April 2S,-Members of the
American Newspaper Publishers associa,-
tion at their annual dinner here tonight
listened to music and speeches from San
Francisco over the telephone. In the
midst of the dinner Patrick Francis
Murphy, the toastmaster. announced that
cornetist in the Bohemian club in San
Frencisco would render a selection. Tele-
phones had been provided at the places
at the tables Following the musical Sc
lection, the diners listened to speeches
by James Rolph, jr., mayor Of San Fran
cisco; Charles X. Field, editor OF the
Sunset magazine, and others in the Pa
cific coast city.
Mayor Mitchell arrived at the dinner
while Mayor Rolph was delivering his
speech. He was given a telephone and
exchanged greetings with the western
executive. The mayor, DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president Of Columbia
university, and Henry d. Estabrook of
New York addressed the publishers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
Lumber Plant and
Large Sales Barn
Burned at Atlantic

ATLANTIC, Ia. April 2S-(special Tel
egram)-The worst fire. in this city in
years was that which broke out shortly
after midnight last night In the old
Walker livery barn at Second and Chest
nut streets. used as a horse barn by
Paul Perry and Charles Morgan. horse
buyers.
The blaze spread across the street
north and destroyed the Green Bay Lum-
ber company's big shed and fine stock OF
lumber and did damage TO plate glass,
etc. before 1t had spent It's fury. Thirty
head OF horses and COW were burned in
the barn. twenty-seven head being the
property OF Mr.. Perry. who lost $500,
with $500 insurance. and three head and
a COW being the property of Charles Nor
gan. whose loss is $500. fully covered
The barn was owned by NJ. c. Cardio, his
loss being 1000 with $500 insurance.
The Green Bay companys loss is $4,000,
with $4,000 insurance. Manager B. r.
Wasson OF the company and Auditor II.
NJ. Finkbine watched the blaze last night
and stated that they would rebuild at
once with a fireproof building.
The burned building was built I'm 1899.
The firemen kept the fire from a large
frame elevator and another building near
the Green Bay yard and owned by A. A.
Nickel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
Superior Saloon
Issue in Courts

SUPERIOR Neb., April 23,-CSpecial
TelegramJ-The saloon men Of Superior
met with an obstacle today vine nthe
council met in special session to grant
licenses for the coming year.
The dry forces filed a remonstrance
against the granting Of license on the
ground that the ordinance passed by the
council on March 5 IS OF no effect as
the council had failed to wait year
since the people OF Superior had voted
the city dry by one vote by the initiative
and referendum. The supreme court Of
the state holds that tine ordinance passed
at the May election vas invalid. conse-
quently the dry ordinance was IN effect
The battle Is 10 be fought out along
these lines and Monday. April 96. was
named as the date for the hearing. The
point of law will be thoroughly gone over
and taken TO the supreme court again in
all probability.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
Youth Who Eloped
With Heiress Given
A Dynamite Job

NEW YORK. April 23,-Little and big
troubles of married life, as Max Fleist,
chauffeur. found II. were related today
TO jury in the federal district court by
Rleist In his suit against his father-in-
law. Edward N. Breitung. capitalist. Of
Maruuetta. Mich. Kieist demands 80 900
for the alleged alienation OF bis wife's
affections. She was Miss Juliet Breitung,
the defendants daughter.
Kleist told today OF having been given
9 place by his father-in-law, who disap-
proved of the marriage. in the latter's
mine in New Mexico. Among his duties,
he testified he was required to carry
dynamite. He had IN set II off with q
very short fuse-it was only four feet
run fast after lighting II. He barely had
time TO escape. be said
Two telegrams went into the record.
showing that his wife, who remained in
New York when he went TO New Mexico,
had summoned him back east on April
/, 1914. He was told in one message TO 90
to a designated hotel In New Rochelle,
register under the name of Joe Baker of
Boston and wire her under that name so
that she would know he had followed
The witness said he replied
that he would do so.
i II was at this hotel. Kleist said. on
GROSS. examination.- that Juliet told him
ats all off" The next day he visited
her in New York at her request.
''She told me then TO bo prepared 10
receive annuiinent papers," Kleist testi-
fled. IT told her to go ahead. that l
would not stand in the way of her hap
piness"
Answering another question. Kleist said
Juliet had taught him to smoke cigar
cites, telling him. you might as well
smoke them, because you'll learn some
time from me-"
On redirect examination Kleist's coun-
sci endeavored to introduce letter from
Juliet TO Kleist TO show that she had ar
ranged the marriage. Judge Hough ruled
II out, saying he knew OF no law which
prevented a woman asking a man TO
marry her.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
DOUGLAS WOULD SWITCH
BRIDGE APPLICATION
(From a staff correspondent.l }

LINCOLN. Neb.. April 2.-(special
Telegram )-Douglas county has two ap-
plications on file in the office OF the
State Board OF Irrigation for state aid
bridges and has asked the state board to
switch it's application calling for "a
bridge at iutan 10 one for bridge at
Valley over the Elkhorn river. The rea-
son given Is that the bridge over the
Platte at Yutan Will rest one end on
Saunders county and rs that county has
recently helped 10 build two bridges the
Douglas county board is fearful that II
would have trouble and delay in getting
the Yutan bridge so desires to shift the
application 10 the one at Valley. The
board has taken no action yet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-24
SECOND SHENANDOAH
MAN MISSING FROM HOME

SHENANDOAH, Ia, April 23-(special.) }
A second disappearance mystery became
known today when relatives OF A. c.
Allen. IS years old, were unable to locate
him. He left his home near Summit Tues
day night to go TO a nearby grain ele-
vator and has not been heard from since
lie was oveTseer at Joe Auracher's farm
and leaves young wife.
Mrs, C. NJ Christensen. wife OF an EN-
ploye OF a sewing machine company, yes
terday morning received a farewell letter
from her husband mailed at Omaha. stat
ing that he was going 10 end his life
In the Missouri river because OF financial
trouble No trace Of him has been found