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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-20
WIT, HUMOR AND TRUTH

Appendicitis is something that
| usually happens just before some
surgeon buys a new automobile.
Fifty years ago nobody heard of ap-
pendicitis. Now a man cannot be
said to be up-to-date unless he has
had appendicitis, while the surgeon
and the automobile are boon COM
panions.
Appendicitis is a peculiar pain in
the region Of the vest-pocket, which
is later transferred to the region Of
the check-book pocket. It is said by
some people to be a disease. Others
claim it to be a fad, while the sur
geon regards it as an opportunity.
A great many people have had ex-
p1orations made in their interiors by
surgeons in search for appendicitis,
and most of them have survived. It
is not dangerous to have the appen-
dix taken out, providing the surgeon
removes all of his. tools from the
premises, and does not present his
statement until the patient is quite
| strong. When the patient has recov-
cred, he is given his appendix I'M
prisoned in a. bottle of alcohol, and
travels home in first and second Sec
tons like home-seeker's train.
The appendix was formerly g.
member in good standing of the
human body but it was discovered
that it was not only useless, but
stirred up trouble by diverting OBJ
jects from their proper path through
the human system and then getting
swelled up over it. When this was
found out, the doom of the appendix
was sealed. Thus it is evident that
the appendix is no politician. A poll
tician can be perfectly useless, all
swelled up and can divert anything
from an assistants salary to a grand
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and bituminous coal fields are virtu-
ally concluded. The vast numebr of
persons affected by these wage nego-
tiations will feel greatly relieved that
they did not result in strikes and
lockoutS 49,.
! "The United Mine Workers of
America succeeded in effecting splen-
did settlements in both the anthracite
and bituminous regions. The policy
adopted at Indianapolis at the Janu-
airy convention of the International
union providing for continuing at
work during the negotiations has
proved beyond all doubt the sound
ness of such a course.
"The settlement in the bituminous
coal fields in addition to carrying
with it substantial increases in wages,
provides for the universal mine run
system, a fundamental reform that
the miners have been striving for for
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-20
JENSEN CANDIDATE
FOR LEGISLATURE
Prominent Union Man Files In
Fifty-seventh District For
House..

The Labor World is pleased to note
the filing Of John E. Jensen as candi-
date for representative in the Fifty
seventh Legislative district. Mr.. Jen-
sen has many friends in this city who
are pleased over his action, and who
will watch the outcome Of the cleo
ton with interest. This was made
manifest on the day Of his filing, by
his telephone being in constant use
for several hours by his friends who
expressed their best wishes to him.
Mr.. Jensen was born in Fredrick-
stad, Norway. He emigrated to this
country, and came to Duluth % years
ago.
He received a public school educa-
ton in this city ad St. Paul, after
which he attended the Globe Busi-
ness college OF that city, taking q
business course.
After some years absence from
this city, he returned about nine
years ago.
He has taken keen interest in civic
affairs, and has always been a con-
sentative in such matters that would
benefit most people.
Two years ago he was a candidate
for representative in the Fifty-eighth
Legislative district, making a. strong
and creditable showing.
He has resided in his new district
about two years, has host OF
friends, and expects, to make more
friends who swill work for his sue.
| cess.
We know that Mr.. Jensen is fully
! capable and efficient to serve the
people in his new district as repre-.
sentative in st. Paul. He is consci-
entious and conservative in all he
may say and do. 5
The Labor World would be pleased
to see him elected. We are always
ready to say a cheering, and encour.
| aging word for a struggling, and am.
bilious young man, who has grit and
determination and who aspires to dc
something and get ahead in tn,
world of men.
If he should be elected it will give
him a foothold, and an opportunit.
will be created for him to show thai
he can make good.
He comes from that sturdy Skandi
navian race of people who are sc
manifold and respected in our STARE
| and who have been distinguished
| through the great service rendered
| to our people by our late Gov. Johu
A. johnson and others.
| 1t is not so important matter tt
beat an opponent, as it is to give Mr.
Jensen a chance
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-20
SENATOR MOSES E. CLAPP m ACCORD * ~ Il: : >~$:
WITH THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA

That Senator Moses e. Clapp has
always been in accord with public
sentiment, and that his votes in the
United 6taes senate have been re-
corded as q majority of the people
of the state would have registered
their own opinions, is a fact clearly
borne out by the official records.
In the broad struggle which always
has existed today between the efforts
Of the few to control the government
in their interest, and the welfare Of
the many for whom government was
really instituted, a struggle which
formed an important part Of those
great policies which came to be
known as '"The Roosevelt Principles
the senator took an active part and
was an advocate of those measures
which became laws, and which were
approved by the majority Of the
voters.
The first thing Of Importance taken
up by Senator Clapp when he entered
the senate, was the effort to amend
the constitution, so that United
States senator's should be elected by
a direct vote of the people. He was
an uncompromising champion of this
amendment and the first United
States senator from Minnesota to
make speeches in favor Of popular
elections Of senators. During his
present term, on July 81, 1913, Sen
ator Clapp made this statement on
the floor of the senate.
During my comparatively short
service in this body, recall the plea
for the right of the American people
to elect senator's Of the United States,
by direct vote, and met with such
scorn and derision by members OF
this body at that time, that one dis
tinguished senator could show his
contempt in no other way than by
arising in his place and leaving this
chamber"
Passed Anti-Rebate Bill.
in 1903 Senator Clapp as member
of the great committee on interstate
commerce, had charge of the anti
rebate and characterization bills
and on February of that year he
called up and put through the anti
rebate bill. This law was attacked
and had to run the gauntlet Of the
courts, but was sustained at every
point. Subsequently nearly all the
suits brought against combinations
were brought under this law. In
1906, when there was such a. pro-
tracted struggle in the senate over
the Hepburn bill, which finally gave
the interstate commission the right to
fix rates, Clapp and Dolliver were the
leading advocates of this legislation
and it's passage was largely due to
! the efforts of Senator Clapp.
Again, in 1910 when a great effort
was made to repeal railroad legisla-
ton, Senators Clapp and Cummins
brought in the minority report con-
demning the action Of the majority
of the COMMITTEES, and pointing out
the reactionary features Of the pro-
posed legislation. In the end, every
item they opposed was stricken out,
except one providing for a commerce
court, and that was repealed at the
following session..
Opposed Free4Irade With Canada.
When the saattemptwas made In
1911, to subject the farmers of Min
nesota, to free trade with Canada
Clapp was a. vigorous opponent of the
! bill speaking several times in oppo-
sition. -.
Meanwhile he had risen to the
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more than 80 years.
In the anthracite settlement, the
miners secured substantial increases
in wages, recognition Of the organiza-
ton and the eight-hour work day.
The anthracite miners for more than
40 years have been contending for
the establishment Of the eight-hour
day. The provision in the anthracite
agreement inaugurating the eight
hour day with nine hours pay and an
increase in wages, marks, notable
achievement in wage negotiations and
affects 100000 men and boys"
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position Of chairman Of the commit
tee on Interstate, commerce, and about
the first thing he did was to offer. to:
pass a resolution providing for an
investigation into trust and corpora"
tons engaged. In interstate commerce.
This was followed by a ~far-reach-
Ing and exhaustive series Of hearings
and investigation lasting more than a
year, and " hich finally resulted in the
passage of the federal trade COM
mission bill and the Clayton anti
trust act.
A Historic Investigation.
All through the summer months of
1912, when congress was in: session
and when It was in recess, Clapp as
chairman Of a special committee to
inquire into the campaign methods
and the contributions. employed in
the presidential and congressional
elections Of 1904-190S and the prim-
aries OF 1912, conducted one of the
most sweeping inquisitions in the his
tory of congress. He sent the sub
peonas to men who have played big
politics in a big way during the past
decade, including a former President
of the United States, and a. former
candidate for that office; United
States, and ex-senators, members and
ex-members of congress-; also men
most prominent in the business and
financial world, including the elder
J.. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Arch
bold, head Of the Standard Oil com!
pany, Thomas F. Ryan, Ogden Mills,
Chauncey M. Depew, w. r. Hearst,
William Finn, Roger Sullivan, John
D. Weeks now presidential candi-
date, Postmaster General Hitchcock,
and former Secretary Of the Treasury
Cortelyou, and hundreds of other
witnesses.
Uapps Bill Passes Senate.
Even before the Investigation
closed Senator Clapp presented a bill,
which provides that it would be I'M
lawful for anybody, person, firm,
committee or corporation, to send
| money from one state to another for
| campaign purposes, except for travel
| ling and ordinary expenses of
speakers, thus cutting out the large
! contributions which have in times
| agone been sent from New York city
to help carry "the doubtful states"
This bill has passed the senate Of the
| United States. Another bin by Sen
! ator Clapp f0rb1ds any senator or
| member of the house to solicit cam
paign funds for himself or any, politi-
cal organization.
Active for Armor Plate Plant.
In the movement for the erection
Of a government armor plate plant
| and thus relieve the question of ma
| tional defense from the influence of
private gain, thereby releasing the
hold that the armOr plate and the
! steel trust have had on Uncle Sam
for years, Clapp has been active from
the start until the bill passed the
| senate. It was his vote in the COM
mittee on naval affairs that decided
the deadlock as between govern
ment plant or allowing the trusts to
keep on, although after the bill
passed the armor* plate people i'm
mediately offered to sell their pro-
ducts to the government at $40 a ton.
less than the price they have beer re-
| ceiving. Clapp has been active in
reporting out of committee the child
labor bill, the Spanish-American war
| widows bill, and is an ardent sup
porter OF a. civil service retirement.
measure beginning with employees of
the United States postal service.
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MINERS MAKE. GAINS
:: ~ %.%t' :
THROUGH u|V|ON|S|N
Wonderful Advances Made By
Americas Largest And Great
est Trade Union.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1s.-Ad-
vances made during the year by Or
ganized caol miners is summed up in
the following statement by President
White Of the United Mine Workers
union:
with the signing Of the anthra-
cite agreement at Philadelphia, May
5. wage negotiations in the anthracite
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-20
LABOR UNION DIRECTORY

FEDERATED TRADES ASsEMBLY-l1eets
Ct Owls ham, ais west Superior street.
street; vice president, ]. Mcclellan, % East
First street; corresponding secretary. W.
j. butcher, s27 East Second street; flnan-
26 East First street; reading clerk. A. A.
Barr. goal Dunedin avenue; sergeant-at-
5as eter FL T.
BUILDING TRADES CoUNcIL-Meets the
10 Eax an' ahra st. at Ha
financial secretary treasurer, S: G. Nelson.
II. Powers. eo4 East Fourth street; warden,
Fred Paulson trustees, Fred McGraft. J.
Petersan J. D. Meldahl.
ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL
l., Meets the second Monday Of each month
Henry Dworshal, IT., sos 18th Ave East;
Secretary, E. J. Busk, 1909 East Eighth
street.
BREWERY WORKERS UNION. No. 1ss-
Meets on the first and third Mondays of
Seav on sd9 h
tary, Jerry Deshane, 2S11 w. Helm street;
recording secretary. Thos: Fitzgibbons:. Carl
Zenther, treasurer, % Sixth avenue East.
C1GARMAKERs. UNION. No. 2e4-Meets
at Gonska hall; 4a1 East Fourth street.
rent, K. Alverz; vice president Manuel
Cosst; financial secretary-treasurer, Peter
Schaeffer, 6241s East Seventh street; SER
geant at arms, Geo. Shorne.
CARPENTERS UN1oN-Meets every Tues
perior street. President, Peter lay; vice
president. Hector Mclean; recording secre-
treasurer Ed~. Erckson e' SIS Ninth ae avenu .
East financial secretary. Abe Jappe, PIT
Second west MelrGse 445 business
Phone. Park, S5Y. office 112 West First
Phone Zenith, Grand 157-Y.
LATHERS' UNION, No. II, W. W. & NJ. L.
F-Meets on the second and fourth Fri
days of each month at Brown Block, 10 E.
Superior st. President, Albert Meldahl: vice
president, Matt Hanson; secretary. J. H.
Tomlin. IL Palmetto St.; treasurer, George
Walters, sc4 West fifth st.
LONGsIIORENIENs' UNION. No. 12-Meets
mtnfh s ana ba so
avenue West, West Duluth. President ]. G.
o'Neil; ice vpresident, Geo. Bogwell re-
Cody street; financial secretary treasurer HeS:
Cbas Topliff, 25o7 West Eleventh street.
ISOLATION, No. Meets every Wednes-
AZ StTssf Snsa S@' vest suPs sst
dent, Rube Nelson; second vice president,
John McCaffery; corresponding and record
ing secretary, Albert Jones, 1901 Torrey
building; financial secretary, r. F. Barrows,
address FL Fifty-eghth avenue East; treas
urer, Chas. Green.
MOTION PICTURE MACHINE OPERAT-
ORS' UNION. No. 81, Il. A. r. s. E.)-
meets first Tuesday of each month at 1880
p. NJ 20 East First street. (upstairs). Of
tlcers same as Stage Employees. Business
representative, J.. r. Mcclellan, % East
First street. Office phone Melrose. 2347;
residence, Grand 90S.
MUSICIANS UNION, No. Is, A. F. OF NJ.
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STAGE EMPLOYEES UNION, No. 80, U.A
L. S. E.)-Meets first Tuesday in month,
II 80 p. m.. 20 East First street: (upstairs)
President, J. l.. Reamer, vice president, r.
J. Brainerd; treasurer, Edward Lorentzens;
secretary, J. Mulhern: financial secretary,
W. H. Hammond; business representative,
J.. P. Shannahan, % East First street;
Phones: Office, Melrose 2347 residence Cal
umet 45-M
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TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. No. 1se-Meets
first Sunday in each month at Rowley
hail. President, Edwin Anderson; vice
president, A. H. Johnson; recording secre:
tary, H. Dworshak Jr, secretary-treasurer
Edward NJ. Grace. Room D. Lowell block,
81 East Superior street.
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PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS' UNION
No. IL, u. A.-Meets the first and third
Thursdays Of each month at Rowley.'s hail.
112 West First street. President Hugh
Young. 4331 Regent street.: vice president
John Turnbull; secretary-treasurer, H. r.
Tinkham, 605k East Sixth street; cores
bonding secretary, John Bennett, 502 Sec
ond avenue East.
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DULUTH UNIVERSAL MILLING. CO.

-Meets first Tuesday of each month at
their headquarters, Foresters' hall, Fourth
avenue West and First street: President.
L. F. Berger; vice president Otto J. Wendt
treasurer L. N. Sodahl; recording secretary,
". ]. butcher, S27 East Second street.
MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL AS
-, ISOLATION se. No. :s-Meets every Friday
60 Manhattan Bldg. President, Henry
oestrich; first vice president, Joe Majo, Sec
ond vice president, j. c. Mundt; secretary
tree uaea.a armour Harvey; corresponding
North Twenty-fifth avenue West.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS AND PA
PER HANGERS-Meets every Tuesday at
Browns hail. 10 East Superior street: Presi
Stromquist; financial secretary and business
agent, J. H. Powers, 904 E. 4th street,
PLAsTERERs' UNION, No. SO. O, p. l.
A:-Meets on First and Third Wednesdays
r. Callahan; vice president, p. Thornsen:
financial secretary-treasurer, Walter Ross,
4731 Jay street; corresponding secretary,
Chas. Perrott. 2609 Highland.
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BRING YOUR BOY TO THE
BIG DULUTH FOR HIS NEW
SPRING CLOTHES.

Half Of humanity suffers and tolls
that the non-producers may rest I'M
ease and beauty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-20
LICENSED TUGMEN'S PROTECTIVE AS
ISOLATION. No. Meets every Wedues

MOTION PICTURE MACHINE OPERAT-
ORS' UNION. No. 81. Il. A. r. s. E.)-
meets first Tuesday of each month at II go
p. NJ 20 East First street. (upstairs). Of
flcers same as Stage Employees Business
representative, J. r. Mcclellan, % East
, First street Office phone, Melrose. 2347;
Residence, Grand 90s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-05-20
SOME NEVER LEARN
~. FROM EXPERIENCE
Commissioner. of Labor Tells Of
Frequent Accidents In ;Ele-
vator Shafts

W. F. Houk, state commissioner OF
labor, is still conducting his educa-
tional campaign against preventable
accidents. He refers this week to the
accidents which happen to men who
get in the habit Of thinking that they
are immune from danger. He said:
"Some men never learn from the
experience Of others. They read of
the careless practices OF others with
the dire consequences that attend
them, think what a fool he must
have been, and then-go and do like
wise.
EVERY little while we read Of some
fellow who, growing impatient at the
slowness or non-appearance of the
elevator, sticks his head over the ele-
vator gate and is hit by the descend
ing car, and severely injured. some-
times fatally.
I'm last weeks budget of reports
to the state department OF labor Is
one that tells of this type OF accident
to an employe of a Minneapolis
wholesale house. The man opened
the gate to look for the elevator. The
descending car struck his arm and
seriously injured it. The attending
surgeon predicts that the injury will
result in permanent stiffness of the.
arm.
''This man will suffer in his future
earning power for the rest Of his life
because he could not wait. His
was a degree of carelessness or
thoughtlessness that seems wholly In
excusable. The object lesson should
not be lost on other employees. Never
look into the shaft for the elevator"
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piano from the body polite, and yet
the people very rarely cut him out.
Save tho appendix. It has a func-
ton to perform, It is not q useless
organ. When you have q pain in the
region Of the appendix, consult q
good Chiropractor. thousands Of peo-
pie have been saved from the sur
geon's knife by Chiropractic.
DIR. ALEXANDER GRAHAM,
... Chirapractor.
500 Columbia Bldg, Duluth. ~.
N0BBY SHIRTS AND NECK
WEAR At THE BIG DULUTH.
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LONGsHORENIENS' UNION. No. 12-Meets
the second and fourth Saturday Of each
month at Giley's hall, 500 North Fifty-fifth
avenue West, West Duluth. President J. c..
ONeil; ice vpresident, Geo. Bogwell; re-
cording secretary, c. A. zimmerman, 5805
Cody street; financial secretary treasurer,
Cbas. Topiff 25o7 West Eleventh street.
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MUSICIANS UNION, No. IS. A. F. OF NJ.
The Ordway new era., 1916-10-13
By-Product Coke Oven.

The iron industry of this country
has been adopting the by-product COX
ing process ut IL marvellous rate. There
are practically no by-prodnct coke
plants in the United States, which DO
not recover umlnonia tar and light on
(crude benzoD.
In the vast ma njority of the plants
also surplus gas is recovered ana util-
lied either ut the plant itself or by
distribution to outside consumers,
There are possibly two or three very
small by-product coke plants ut which
tar and ammonia are not recovered Tor
tIisposal to the outside markets, nut
these would certainly represent con-
siderahly less than | per cent OF the
total by-product coking chpacitE OF
the country that is not now equlppe"
with benZol-rccovery plants, ana the
by-product coliing plants now unuer
construction have either contracted for
benzol-recovery equipment or Indicated
strong probability that such pfoNl-
sim will be made.--Metallurgic ana
Chemical Engineering.
The Ordway new era., 1916-10-13
Socialists File State Ticket.

Denver.-Colorado Socialists fiji ID
their entire state ticket with the sec.
retary of state. Accompanying the
names was q petition containing the
requisite number OF signers. The
ticket follows:
For presidential electors, May Cha
rette, Fort Collins; Mary l.. Geffs
Denver; A. Marians, Trinidad; c. L
Morrison, Fort Collins; Charles Rush
Minturn; Garnett Underhill, Denver
Supreme Court, Claiming Sweet, Den
yer. Congressman, First District, c,
A. Ahlstrom, Denver. Congressman.
Second District. John Edward John
son, Colorado Springs. Congressman
Third District, David McGrew, Pu
eblo. Congressman, Fourth District
Emory d. Cox. Grand Junction. Gov
ernor, Charles +. Goddard, Denver
Lieutenant Governor, Charles Rush
Minturn. Secretary of State. Eliza
beth A. Williams. Englewood. Treas
urer, Alfred Pomeroy, Leadville. Au'
ditor-J. II. Mayfield. Loveland. At
torney General, w. p. Collins, Boul,
der. Superintendent of Public In
struction, Mary L. Hotz Blakeley, Den
yer. Regents of State University
Mrs. J. E. Westfall. Pueblo; Grace b
Marians, Trinidad.
The Ordway new era., 1916-10-13
YOUTH STAYS kIDNAPER
RosYN PERRY ESCAPES AFTER
BATTLING cAPToRs.
Ransum Of $4,000 Was Demanded Of
Rich Mining Man BY Band Of
Greeks at Oak Creek.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Robyn NJ. Perry, general
manager of the Oak Hill Mines near
Oak Creek, Colo, and son of Sam NJ.
Perry, president Of coal company,
lies in a dangerous condition at the
Ben Male ranch twelve miles west Of
Oak Greek. following a two days bat
tie with Il band of kidnapers who
captured him Wednesday night, Oct.
1, in his pajamas, carried him, bound
and gagged, into the mountains OF
Routt county, for $4,000 ransom,
and from whom he escaped Thursday
night only after killing one Of his
guards.
Exposure, hunger and the brutal
treatment from his captors through a
whole night and day have left him
in state of complete collapse and eX-
haustion, according to his physicians.
The first word of the startling affair
reached Denver Thursday night, when
special delivery letter was handed
to the father at his home, 114O Grant
street, written in the sons hand, de-
clarine he was held captive by band
of Greeks who forced him, under the
penalty of death, to demand a ransom
of $4,000 in gold
The elder Perry Immediately or
dered special train, obtained from
Chief of Police Armstrong the SER
vices of Detectives Bell. Hollearin
Watson and Lane, got banker out OF
bed to provide the money, and started
up over the Moffat road
In this letter the elder Perry was
directed to come to Oak Creek with
the $4,000 in gold coin, to leave the
train there and proceed up Trout
creek until halted.
AS preparations were being made at
Oak Creek for the posse to start, a
telephone message was received from
the Ben Male ranch that the victim
of the bandits had arrived.
Leaving the search for the Greeks
to the Officers, the elder Perry rushed
to the ranch with Dr. J. H. Cole. They
found the young man almost delirious
and set to work at once in an effort 10
bring him through the crisis.