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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

Inc Democratic county committee
for Somerset held a rally here in the
Municipal Court Room, Friday fore
noon and afternoon and the weather
and interest in the coming campaign
brought out a good attendance. Chair
man w. F. Scott of Madison occupied
the chair.
Among those in attendance were
William D. Bradbury of the State
Committee, Fairfield; Frank Madden,
Sec. of the Somerset County Com
mittee. Skowhegan; Abbott Nelson,
Fairfield, candidate for Representative;
Sheriff Frank Thompson, candidate
for reelection, Skowhegan; DR.. w. G.
Sawyer, Postmaster Dilworth, Delbert
Churchill, Deputy Sheriff Rufus Nc
Kenney, Madison; Postmaster Clar-
ence Mantor, Fred C. Dunlap, r. F.
Parker, Chief of Police f. z. Pennell,
Carlton NJ. Holt, Skowhegan; Frank
Donley, North Anson; Mark T. Pollard
and Daniel York, Solon; Frank With
am, Smithfield; Harlow RoWell, Corn
Vile; Judge j. H. Holman, Athens.
Repairs on the school buildings of the
town during the summer will include
the laying of a new floor and the put
ting in of single seats in the Richard
son School and the general renovation
of the interior Of the Dudley Corner
School In the High School building
work has recently been completed in
the enlarging of the coal bin, so it will
now accommodate about 20 tons of coal.
1t is expected that the annual reunion
of the 4th Maine Battery will be held at
G. A. r. Hall, Skowhegan on August
9th The number now able to attend is
much smaller than formerly owing to
the feeble health of many of the sur
vivors but good time will be had,
with dinner provided by the Relief
Corps S. Marion Mills and Mark Har-
Vile are the Skowhegan members and
Hamlin F. Eaton Of Dakota is another
Mrs. Milton Young and young son
Richard of Waterville are visiting Mrs.
Youngs aunt. Mrs. George Chase oil
North Avenue.
Raymond d. Allen returned Thurs
day to Worcester where he has been
employed since the completion of his
Freshman year at Worcester Polytech-
nical Institute.
Martin G. Atwood of Solon has filed
a petition in bankruptcy and the first
meeting Of his creditors will be held
at the office of Daniel Lewis, Esq, July
22d
Miss Chastine Kelley will leave Sat
urday for Rumford where she has a
position in the main office of the
Maine Telephone 6 Telegraph Com
pany. She has been spending a week
here with her mother, Mrs. Frances
Kelley and the preceding week she
spent in Augusta, this being her va
cation.
The baseball fans are promised TIE
biggest treat Of the season here Sat
urday when the Skowhegan team will
meet the semi professional Sanford
team in two games these being post
poned from the Fourth. The forenoon
game will be at 10 o'clock and after
noon game at 315. At P. NJ. there
will be field sports between the two
teams covering Speed Contest to
First Base, against time, Speed Con-
test Circling Bases against time, Ac-
curate Throwing to Second Base, an
open barrel being used as the target
etc, all for prizes.
Skowhegan Grange will hold its next
meeting Wednesday evening ana an
excellent entertainment has been pre-
pared by Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Haskell
and others Of the committee.
Miss Agnes Mantor has gone to New
York where she will take a course in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

Capt. John c. Dow, Of Home Co. G,
has as his guests, three sisters and
three brothers, all that is left of fam
lily of ten children. The eldest of the
group is 81 and youngest 81 years of
age. They are enjoying their usual
health. This is the first reunion Of the
family in some so years, and they are
thoroughly enjoying every minute of the
time, talking over old times, and going
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

about Camp. They expect to remain
about two weeks.
The members Of the group are, left
to right, c. B. Dow, of Lynn; Capt. j.
c. Dow; P. B. Dow, of Northwood, n.
H, r. G. Dow of The Weirs, \. H.,
Mrs. S. d. Walker of Concord n. H.,
Mrs. Esther Chandler of Northwood, n.
H., and Mrs. J. b. Griffin of Gloucester,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

Most of the cost Of government in
Montana is paid by royalties on oil and
mining development and leases on
state lands.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08
PRoeREssIvlsM.

+ Progressivism, aside from the :
+ political aspects Of the case, Is {
!. playing a tremendous part upon :
!. the stage Of present day munich :
!. pal, state and national life. The :
!. trend Of the times is improve :
I. ment in every branch Of govern :
!. ment, civic and institutional. :
!. Organization is the battle cry. :
!. Community betterment is and :
!. ought to be the local watch :
I. word. No better spot for plant :
!. ing the germ Of civic improve :
I. ment can be selected than cham {
I. bers Of commerce and boards Of :
!. trade throughout the country.
!. Centered there is, or should be, :
!. the best interest of the very best {
!. element of every community.
+ large or small, no matter where :
!. located. Example is better than
!. precept Then let the prominent
!. man Of business in every city :
!. and town throw Off his cloak Of :
I. ultra-conservatism, roll up his
!. sleeves and by his own determi-
1. nation to do and to dare set an :
!. example that every other citizen :
l. will gladly follow.
I. This is progressivism that :
!. means something!
+
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

Three men require six months to
make a cashmere shawl, which is
worked from ten goats feeces.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

European hnCtcrioloEists think thr
have discovered the bacillus Of whoof'
ing cough.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

delicious combination of ginger, aromatics
and French brandy for the relief of cramps.
pains, colds. chills. weakness. nervousness and
insomnia. Look for the Owl Trade Mark on
the wrapper. lest you get cheap, worthless or
dangerous substitute. Forty years the standard
# purity favor and strength. Sold by all
druggists and grocess.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
AT THE LYCEUM

"Stop Thief" one of the cleverest
"crook" plays ever written for the
American stage, will be next weeks
bill for the Baldwin players.
Next week will be another "broken
week" for the Baldwin company,
probably the last one this season.
The company will be seen only on
Sunday and Monday, and Thursday
at the Lyceum, taking trip to Clo-
quet Tuesday and Wednesday. After
next week the Baldwin Players are
expected to have an uninterrupted
run at the Lyceum during the sum-
mer months. 'iStop Thief will open
with the Sunday matinee.
"Stop Thief" was originally a
Conan & Harris production, and came
out about three years ago, when
"crook" plays were so popular. It
was contemporary With "Officer 666"
and other lively melodramatic farces.
1t was presented by the Baldwin
company in 1914, and was one Of the
most popular plays Of that entire sea-
son with stock company patrons.
1t is a farce with many melodram-
attic features, and the action is so
stirring and SO we'll sprinkled with
comedy that the audience is kept d.
vided between thrills and laughter.
The play will give Miss Williams
and Mr.. Brickert an opportunity for
work entirely different from any
which they have done in Duluth. So
far they have both played "straight''
parts, but. next week. they will both
have character roles.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
PREPARING FOR ::
STATE CONVENTION
Unions Will Select Delegates In
June for Meeting At Hibbing,
July 1910.

Labor unions and other organiza-
tons throughout the state will be
busy during June preparing for the
annual convention Of the Minnesota
State Federation of Labor, which will
be held In Hibbing, Minn., July II, IS
and 10. Delegates will be chosen and
the state officials will cooperate with
the Hibbing labor leaders in drafting
a program.
G. w. Lawson, st. Paul, secretary
of the M. S. F. & L., was in Duluth
this week, and said that preparations
would be we'll under way by the end
of June. President E. G.. Hall of the
state federation is now in Hibbing
doing organization work and Secre-
tary Lawson will spend a good share
of his time there between now and
the convention.
It is expected that the Duluth
Trades Assembly will select delegates
at its next meeting and Duluth locals
will do likewise at meetings held in
the near future.
Secretary Lawson reports much en-
thusiasm for the convention through
| out the state, and it is expected that
the meetings will be the largest ever
held by the Minnesota federation. 1t
is too early yet to form an idea as to
the number that will attend, but
| owing to the fact that the state leg
! islature meets next winter and i'm
portant legislative matters are pend
ing, there should be much interest. in
| the forthcoming meetings.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
WET LEADERS To
SPEAK IN SHOPS
Ten-Day Series of Meetings Will
Be Held Beginning Next
Monday. .

Several labor leaders will be in Du-
luth during the "dry' campaign and
will speak at the series Of ten-day
meetings to be held in Duluth shops.
beginning next Monday. G. w. Law
son, st. Paul, secretary Of the Minne-
sofa State Federation of Labor; Louis
Harthill, Socialist leader, and Tim
DAILY of Chicago, widely known as a
labor leader, Mayor E. F. Hanson of
Belfast, Me-, and others will cam
paign for the "wets." The list Of
meetings follow:
June 5-Marine Ship Building COM
pany, Garfield avenue.
June 6-Lake avenue South, Twen-
tieth avenue West. -
June 7-Fourth avenue West and
Michigan street, Twenty-fourth ave.
nue. West and Superior street.
June S-Fiftieth avenue West and
Ramsey street; National Biscuit COM
pany, Lake avenue South.
June 9-Second avenue, West and
Michigan street.
June 12-Garfield avenue. Alger-
Smith mill.
June 13-Northern Cold Storage
company, Tenth avenue West and
Railroad street.
June 14-Forty-firs avenue West
and Grand avenue, Northern Pacific
roundhouse.
June 15-Twenty-ninth avenue
West and Michigan street.
June 16-Carbolite office on Gen.
trail avenue.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

Paid Advertisement, Inserted by
w. "A. Pond in behalf of himself.
Amount to be paid SO.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
BETTER WAGES FOR
MIGRATORY WORKERS
Good Conditions Brought On By
European War Should Be
Made Permanent.

Conditions for unskilled workers in
Duluth were never as good as at the
present time, and these men were
never in as strong position to pre-
pare and fOrtify themselves for fu-
ture emergencies as at present.
Workers are few at the Head of the
Lakes, and the demand is far in ex-
cess of the requirement. Unskilled
workers are readily paid $3.50 to
$500 a day, and it is predicted by
employment men that 81 and even IS
will be paid to men before the year is
over.
Conditions Improved.
Several reasons are given by en-
ployment agents as the cause of i'm
proved conditions. First, the I'M
bounded prosperity of the country.
Second, the great demand for work.
men in Northwestern Canada. Third,
the call to the colors Of thousands of
aliens from America and the virtual
shutdown in the tide of immigration
from Europe. American farmers
have increased their acreage to meet
war demands. and every factory,
mill, and every other industry is run
AAAA6 1I NdpoC1Iys
All Of these facts should help the
migratory worker, and eventually all
classes of workers, for the migratory
worker is one Of the big influences in
the regulation Of wages. The organi-
cation of unskilled laborers should
go a long way to protect this class of
I men and show them the benefits of
the protection that organization can
give them.
The migratory worker in Duluth
has for years ben the victim Of cir
| cumstances, and his wages have de.
| pended upon what conditions would
allow him to ask. If times were
good, wages were good; If conditions
bad, the migratory worker has been
unemployed to a large extent.
Future of Migratory Workers.
There is no doubt that organized
labor will have some practical advice
and instructor for the migratory
workers, and help them to prepare
for any change in conditions-bette1
or worse-that may follow the Euro.
pean war.
In the meantime Duluth employer!
say they could use hundreds more
men and they are willing to pay the
advanced wage scale if they can ge,
the laborers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
ALIENS IN DULUTH
STUDY CITIZENSHIP
Opportunity Awaits Labor Lead
ers in Enlisting Interest of
New Citizens;

In offering a free course of study
in citizenship for foreigners, the Du-
luth Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, together with the federal and
county authorities, are taking the
right step to help newly arrived i'm
migrants, and the labor unions of
this city should also get busy and
start these men in the right direction
along labor lines. The immigrant
needs something besides patriotic
talks, and organized labor can often
save the immigrant world of trou-
bile by getting him into a union at an
early stage.
The remorseless grind Of work in
the sweat shops and the advantage
taken by the INSCRIPTIONS employer,
often drives the new citizen to revolt
and to crime.
About fifty aliens are taking the
citizenship course in Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
EMPLOYERS WOULD
RETARD PROGRESS
Manufacturers Oppose Child
Labor Laws and Urge En-
ployers to Fight Unions.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
which was so roundly condemned by
a congressional investigating commit
tee few years ago, held a conven-
ton in this city recently. The non-
union shop was favored, child labor
laws condemned and a complete Or
ganiZation Of all employers was urged
IF to cope with the American FEEDER
alton of Labor"
The gathering was of the regula-
ton anti-union standard, although
this association has been attracting
less attention since congress has ex-
posed its lobbying methods. Presi-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
UNIONS ENEMY
THROWS OFF MASK

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June H.
While the average anti-union en-
ployer attempts to conceal his antag-
onism to labor organizations by pro-
Tossing faith in what he terms "the
open shop" the Sioux City Brick and
Tile company has thrown off the
mask and is compelling every appli-
cant for work to sign the following:
II make it a condition on coming
back to the Sioux City Brick and
Tile company that am not affiliated
with any brickmakers' union and I
am not contemplating joining one
without first consulting with the
Sioux City Brick and Tile company's
officials
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
POND, CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER

W. A. Pond is a candidate for
county commissioner for the Fifth
District. Mr.. Pond has been a resi-
dent of Duluth since December, 1901.
He first began work here as street
railway employee, entering the serv-
ice January 2, 1902, and resigning
October IL, of the same year to enter
the coal and wood business. He re-
sides at 1915 N. 57th Avenue West,
Since his residence in Duluth Mr..
Pond has taken an active interest in
public affairs. He knows the needs
Of his district and will devote all of
his time to the duties Of the office If
elected. He believes in granting to
county employees on road work and
elsewhere a fair days wage for a fair
days work.
For political purposes one or two
Of Mr.. Ponds enemies have circulated
a story that he worked as a strike-
breaker during the street railway
strike of 1899. This is an absolute
falsehood, as Mr.. Pond did not arrive
in Duluth until 1901 and he was not
employed by, the Street Railway
Company until 1902, nearly three
years after the strike.
Mr.. Pond sympathizes> with the pro-
gram OF union labor and If elected
county commissi oner will do his best
TO- carry out the ideals Of working
men. - Is - e5}. I. +. :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
COAL TRUST SCORED
FOR HIGH PRICES
Advance In Wages Used Merely
AS Pretext to Rob the
Consumer.

The advance in the price of coal Is
causing general comment in Duluth,
and the coal barons are being casti-
gated in round terms for using the
pretext Of higher wages as cause
for boosting prices. Whenever the
consumer has voiced his sentime nt
through the daily press he has en-
phasized the fact that advances in
wages have always followed and not
preceded an advance in coal prices
and that when prices were advanced,
they were far in excess of the ad-
vance in wages. In other words the
coal trust is Throwing dust in the
eyes, of the people and attempting
to give labor a black eye.
This is shown in an editorial in The
Duluth Herald, in the issue of May
80, which follows:
"COAL WAGES, COAL PRICES AND
THE HAPLESS CONSUMER.
I'm 1900 the hard coal companies
gave the miners an increase in wages
amounting to about fifteen cents a
ton.
Then they added twenty-three
cents to the price of coal.
I'm 1902 they raised wages thirteen
cents a day.
"And promptly increased the price
to the consumer fifty cents.
"In 1912 wages were again raised,
nine cents ton.
And then coal prices were in
creased twenty-five cents.
"This process is being repeated
again this year.
"The anthracite trust must be en-
gagged in the interesting experiment
OF finding out just how much the
long suffering, patient American con-
sumner can stand.
"How much can he stand, any,
way?"
Consumers are stirred up over this
attempt of the coal barons to make
unjust profits, and are suggesting
drastic federal, action to supplement
the trust laws. Among other reme-
dies are suggested the taking over of
coal properties by the government
and the operation Of them for the
people. Another is the rigid enforce
ment of the Sherman antitrust law.
So go so far as to urge a plank in
the platform of the leading political
parties providing government owner
ship Of coal mines and properties.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03

George Pope, in his annual address,
made the usual plea for free and in
dependent" Workmen and the nom
union shop. w. G. Bruce of Milwau-
kee called on all employers to oppose
the literacy test for immigrants. 1.-The
country has never been in greater
need Of labor" he said.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
RULES ON 1O-HOUR LAW

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1.-State
Attorney General Turner has ruled
that women employed in kitchen and
dining rooms Of European plan hotels
are under the protection of the 10
hour-a-day and 54-hour-a-week en-
ployment law.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
Two-Platoon Plan Favored.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-The
Downtown association, composed of
business men, has unanimously de-
clared in favor Of motorizing the fire
department., which will make pos.
sible the Inauguration Of two-plat-s
DON system and q 12-hour day for
firemen 81 s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
UPH0[DS TEACHERS
RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
Illinois Court Annuls Resolution
Passed By Chicago Board Of
Education.

CHICAGO, June 1.-The appellate
court has annulled the so-called
Loeb rule" passed by the Chicago
board of education, and which prohib-
it's teachers from maintaining a union
affiliated to the American Federation
of Labor.
This is the thirq court victory won
by the teachers. When the board
adopted this rule, Judge John M.
O'Connor issued a temporary restrain
ing order. Later, Judge D. z. Sulli-
van, after listening to extended ar
guments, refused to dissolve the order.
The board of education then appealed
to the appellate court, which now sus-
tains the lower courts in their posi-
ton that the board exceeded its au-
thority.
''The law is that the board may
stipulate for the amount of trainig,
the degree Of proficiency and the ply
sicfal fitness Of it's teaching employees,
but it cannot provide that its teach
ing shall be done only by certain per-
sons, or classes of persons, members
or non-members of certain societies."
said the court.
The board of education, together
with large interests in this city, have
wages q continued war against the
teachers maintaining a union. The
organized workers have assisted the
teachers to their fullest extent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-03
TRANSFERS GET 81 RAISE.

TRANSFERS GET So RAISE.
BUFFALO, N. Y, June market
truck drivers, members Of Transfers
union No. 1874, have raised wages 81
week. These drivers start work at
in the morning and Quit at in the
evening.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-12-23
Jes' fore CHRISTMAS

They're acting mighty funny up at
our house nowadays,
They're different than they used to be
an changed in many ways;
Not long ago if | should want some
toy upon shelf
They used to make me get chair and
hunt it for myself!
Las night | wanted building blocks
and went to get em, too,
An three of 'em got up ma said: "I'n
get 'em down for you"
| used to have to hunt for things that
somehow went astray.
They let me open bureau drawers
without word to say;
Ma would sew and Sis would play, an
pa would read his book.
An never think of gettin' from their
chairs to help me look.
But las night when started in to find
my 'lectric car
They all exclaimed: "We'll hunt for it;
you stay right where you are"
I've never known 'em be so kind in all
my life before!
They'll jump to wait on me an find the
things I'm huntin' for;
although they used to grumble an to
say | was pest.
Pm not bother any more-but why,
haven't guessed.
| only know that when l want some
toy that's on the shelf.
They're mighty quick to see that l
don't hunt for it myself.
Edgar A. Guest, in Chicago Daily
News.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-12-23

thing happened. 1t astonished him
and it quite paralyzed the other young
men.
That presentation speech, altered by
but word here an dthere as he STUN
bled and steered away from the inap-
propriate phrase, came falling from
his lips.
And for many year." he finished,
may you sit by your own freside as
the shadows of life lengthen, with this
chair to give you comfort and to re-
mind you of the boys of the old town."
There was nothing for the rest to do
but applaud that speech, to wish
Merry Christmas" over and over. to
bend the head for that venerable "God
bless you!" and to go quietly away
The car was turned westward again
before any man spoke a word. Then
was Will Stearns:
"Well, what do you know about
that"
There's nothing for them now, but
We can scare up something tomorrow
and say nothing about this" said an
other.
But someone told one of the girls
who knew al! about the chair, and at
the collation. the whole story came out.
viii Stearns vas even made to stand
up and give that speech. And the
bride declared and, bless her dear
heart! everybody believed her, that she
was glad it had turned out Just the
way it did
Somebody remembered the old lady's
name and then somebody else remem-
bered that it was said that her father
was the man who planted those elms
on Elm street in the early days of
the town. The bride announced that
she was going over to see the dear old
soul.
She did go, and often, and her nurs
ing did much to ease that rheumatic.
When Harry and Harriet moved into
the big house they now occupy,
paper circulated among the old resi-
dents bought the bungalow at a bar
gain price. There the pioneer was
moved by "the boys of the old town."
where she could be under the shade of
he elms her father planted. There.
for she WIS wonderfully spry old
lady, she may be living to this day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-12-23
AFTER GRIPPE
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