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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
STATE BAR Is
AFTER SHYSTERS

In planning to rid the profession Of
O. lot Of "shyster'' lawyers, who are
not only a disgrace to it but to the
community in which they live, the
Minnesota State Bar Association Is
doing an excellent work in the inter-
est of the pulic. The ethics commit
tee Of the association has made re-
port recommending that proceedings
be instituted looking to the disbar-
ment Of five attorneys accused re-
spectively Of charging exorbital1t fees,
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, uttering foul and loathsome
language in the court room in the
course of the examination of woman
witness, and charging a. client $500
Tor bail which amounted to $780, It
is understood that two Of the accused
attorneys are members of the Henne-
pin county bar. -.
If the charges preferred against the
attorneys mentioned are proven there
can be no question but what they
should be prohibited from the further
practice Of the law. It is most I'M
portant that high standard of NOR
atty and ethics should e maintained
by the legal profession. In fact
everything connected with our courts
Of justice should kept on as high a.
plane as possible If the people are to
respect the law and its administra-
ton.
The use by some lawyers of their
knowledge of the law to browbeat
and deceive clients who are ignorant
Of legal procedure is criminal, and
every effort should be made to put q
stop to it. 1t is the duty Of the at
torney to safeguard the interests of
bis client in every respect and the
more ignorant and the more help
less the client the greater should be
his efforts to protect him.
The state bar association is also
doing good work along other lines.
It's proposal for the establishment of
a. small debtors court OR court Of
Cancellation in each OF the larger
cities of the state is an excellent one.
In such courts small disputes could
be easily and economically adjusted
by the judge without involved legal
procedure and. without the litigants
being put to the expense Of hiring at
torneys. In this way it would be pos
sible for people Of small means to Sc
cure justice and to collect money due
them while they are prevented from
doing 50 now because Of the expense
involved in litigation.-The Mirror.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
SPIES REPORTED IN
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

The Philadelphia North American
is the foremost daily newspaper in
PENNSYLVANIA, both as to circulation
and Influence. The fact that the North
American is In no sense a Tabor
paper" gives greater emphasis to the
following editorial, which 1t published
recently:
"Never before in the history of or
ganized labor have its enemies been
so powerful and so we'll organized and
so insistent as now. Big CORPORATIONS
and wealthy firms and individuals are
leagued in the crusade against the
workers, and nothing will satisfy their
greed for power and money but the
disruption Of labor organizations and
the reduction Of the workers to a
state of peenage. To this end they
have sought to control, through secret
and corrupt Hobbies, the national con-
gress and state legislatures. They
have sought to control the churches,
the press and the universities, colleges
and schools of the country; have en-
ployed detective agencies to furnish
armed guards to coerce workers on
strike or those who show signs of re-
belling against low wages or oppres-
stve labor conditions, and to furnish
spies to join local unions and get into
central bodies of states and cities and
International Unions to furnish infor-
nation to employers associations and
other subsidiaries OF the National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers. OF course,
this information is Of little value, as
the proceedings Of most of these
bodies are conducted publicly, desk
room is furnished reporters, and
printed copies of the proceedings are
published daily and distributed to
members and reporters. Where these
spies get in their effective work is in
fomenting discord and dissension, and
dividing the workers into quarreling
factions by the injection Of personal
animosities and extraneous matters.
1.-THE spies and agents are in every
large union and many small ones, are
in the conventions Of the American
Federation of Labor and the state
declarations, and in central bodies of
cities, and all true, loyal union men
should be on the lookout for them.
When a. member or delegate is per-
petual1y starting quarrels and con-
SLC11lLly dSo1u1IAA6 LILO CAoA oSt0Ao S1AASa
motives Of officials, committeeman
and members, watch him. If he is
not hireling of detective agency in
the employ Of the National Associa-
ton Of Manufacturers, then he is
gratuitous1y doing the dirty work
those people are glad to pay for"
Many sincere trade unionists in Lot
Angeles have for a long time 'sus-
pected that the enemies Of labor
maintain paid representatives in the
unions Of this city. They base their
suspicion upon the belief that no per-
son not in the employ Of the enemy
would report the proceedings of the
Central Labor council and the con-
ferences of the Union Labor. Temple
association to newspaper notori-
ously opposed to labor. 1t Is reason
able to believe that the person or per-
sons doing this dirty work did not
render these services to the enemy
merely for revenge. H.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
WAGES UNABLE TO
Follow PRICES

Do high wages cause high prices, or
high prices high wages, or do other
causes-such as high finanee-eause
both high wages and high prices? A
favorite theory among economists
Who approach the problem from the
direction of Bankers Row, says the
San Francisco Bulletin, is that hikh
wages are much to blame for the Vi
cious circle, leading from prosperity
to initiation to deflation and depres-
sion. But, perhaps. this theory IL one
sided If it could be shown that
the wage-earner, getting more in
money, cannot buy so much Of the
worlds goods, he certainly cannot be-
blamed for initiation. J
The admission, if made, is fatal
This is what actually. did happen III
the United States between 1901 arr
1913. During this period money waRks
rose about 20 per cent, but prices rose
SO rapidly that the increased money
wage bought II per cent less in 1913
than in 1901. In potatoes, meat.
elbow room, and SO on, the wage
dropped. In Australia, during the
same period, effective wages rose
about one per cent; that Is, they
gained that much on the price OF liv-
ing.
Wages have risen very rapidly since
the great war. So have prices. With
out an elaborate statistical study,
such as the government probably will
publish after we are all dead, it is fn-s
possible to say that the American
workmen is better off, in real wages,
than he was two or three years ago.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
OHIO UN1oNIsrs TO MEET.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 24.-Officers Of
the state federation OF labor have H.
sued a call for the thirty-third annual
convention. is be held at Toledo. be-
ginning Oct. 3.
- Ohio 1inionists have been resisting
the. attempts OF private liability insur-
At1ce companies to weaken the state
compensation law that they may write
Insurance. As this question directly
affects every wage Garner In the state.
observation-disclosures Donnelly says 1t
viii be one or the principal delibera-
lions of the convention. s#+ e. & .5tl:..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
JTTNEYS DEPEND ON TIPS.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 24.-To
defeat Mayor Meals order that unli-
censed jitneys shall not use the
streets, street car strikers and sym ;
pathizers who are operating these
conveyances announce hereafter tho
jitney service will be free. They sux-
gest, however, that if 4 passenger de-
.sires to tip the driver to the amount
Of 5 cents, Or over, same will Be ac-
cepted.
The street car company has refused
to arbitrate the strike ana the mayor
says unlicensed jitneys shall no longer
be permitted. because 1.-THE strike 10
over" This the unionists deny.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
PAPER MAKERS RAISE WAGES,

n <MARINETTE. Wis, Aug. a..
Paper makers have won q two
months strike ana reduced the II and
Is hour day for tour workers 20 eight
hours ana the 10 hour day for day
workers TO nine hours. Wasss are
increased 30 cents . day and arrange
5msnts Tor settling futnfs grisvar1css y
Agreed ~. The d5ustnn4 mt sox this
fstrik1 i1 81 blew nc the lockout policy
EE0f era nix1 n 1ttas
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
TALKING OR DOING.

The Democrats may or may not just at this moment
as matter of political sympathy pass child labor BILL
But the permanent fact remains that the Democratic
party, and the south which supplies the bulk of the
Democratic VOTE and practically of it's leadership is
doggedy unsympathetc to all those efforts toward So
c1al justice which are close to the Progressive heart
Golfers Weekly.
free to play would feel almost kindly toward the
sympathetic Southern Democrat who had this thing
as toward the fearful, sympathetic Republican who had
talked about it through sixteen years in power
done it.
Did Golfers partisanshp let it nod is it really
true that men now gather figs Of thstes grapes from
bramb1es?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

'BRIDE' WAS CROSSING RIVER
Despatch from tho front-'We
have just fired four shells at . bride
more than fourteen miles away Isn't
war cruel? :
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
DO YOU KNOW?

That IS per cent Of the wives and
mothers Of workingmen are forced to
work to keep the wolf from the door
That $500 per year Is the income
Of half Of the wage-earnfng fathers?
That less than SIS per week is the
wages Of two-thirds of the adult male
workers?
That nearly half the women work
ers earn less than Sc a week?
That three or more persons occupy
every sleeping room in 81 per cent Of
the workers homes.
That babies Of the poor die three
times as fast as those Of the rich?
That nearly 20 per cent of the
school children Of this country are
underfed and undernourished?
That economic pressure forces two
thirds Of all children to leave gram
mar school before graduating and
only 10 per cent finish high school?
That workers in basic industries
are out Of jobs one fifth Of the time :?
That there are forty-fot1r families
In the United states with Incomes
equal to 100000 workitgfnen? ". .t,
That industrial conditions are re-
sponsible for our biggest crime prob
lens? & : i. ss..+ II, ..s %Ss: If
That 2 per cent Of the people own
so per cent of the wealth and IS per
cent own less than per cent OF the
Wealth. z 5z.s +s d i. :, Is =
That an array OF facts CLEANED from
the report of tho federal relations
commission In its tWo-year ir1vestiga-
ton should shame the citizenship Of
the United states Y and cause every
thoughtful man and woman In this
country to trernDle for the perpetuity
Of nation wherein they exist.-
Exchange. ,}E b, il: @ IS
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

The person who described the republican situation
by pointing out that the party has "a good lawyer but
no case," struck tho nail nearly On the head
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

Every time we pause moment in our laDors, we
return with the reflection that the power of inertia
seems vastly to exceed that Of momentum especially
summer day.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

For the last three years. it develops exJustic4
Hughes has been filled with OF the deeper shame
and still we hardly suppose that's the reason for his
forgetting to shave. +
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

What have Penrose and smoot done ii the past four
yssfs g purge them Is the sins % which ZIG il then
hold them 1uiltxf d,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

YARN WORKERS RAISE WAGES
PHILADELPHIA, 81 Aug. : 4.-.YA arm
workers la the KAnsin Ston mill dis
trict have rAiAed WA after 10
weeks strilse I1icah Inv lvsd o mills.
These workers al filiated to the
Unite1 Tox WON n.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

No seeker for special privilege desires woodrow VII
lons reelection j s3t53 g. HIN #5s#5 5s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

T. r. says Wilson 10 the weakest President since
buchanan and he doesn have to say who 10 thinks VA
the strongest President stncesince-oh, veil. sine1
John Hancock. S
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

The saying that we oil free and equal 10 fall
acy. Who has an opportunity today to secure vast
grants of rich lands equal to given to
tnental railway companies by this government some
years ago? .... @&z%~s4}t4#s#
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26
REPUBLICANS AND INCOME TAX.

Republicans in the house senate have urged the
Democratic administration the rate of
on of the income tax that this will be levied upon
persons earning anything 1000 year. The theory
or the Democratic party is that those earning barely
enough for their normal expenses should be exempted
from the income tax The income merely APPLIES to
those who well afford give such support to the
government
CRITICS was to force taxation those able to
pear It, Claude Ktchn, the Democratic leader of the
house. recently made careful estimate and found that
tne extension OF the income tax proposed by
publcans. While hitting wide circle Of hard-workine
men and women nevertheless would add only 1000 900
additional to the of the government The ma
orlty leaders have refused will continue to refuse
to tax the smaller salaries.
Probably no one wholly relishes the idea of paving
taxes But what would the Republicans do IL they were
returned to power? Would they abolish the income
tax, which threefourths of the states ratified as an
amendment to the Constitution?
Representative Fess of Ohio is OF the Republican
spokesmen In the house. In the a debate on
the income tax July a. he asked bluny whether
the Republicans would repeal the income tax II they
came back to power. He said they would repeal the
present law and write new one. He said he would
place the tax on income between $1,000 and $4,000 He
believed that $1,000 $500 exemption would be
sufficient -
NO single man earning less than $50 week now
pays any Income tax No married earning less than
$75 pays any income tax. If the Republicans are re-.
turned to power, Mr. Fess says, they will make every
man earning around $S5 a week pay an income tax.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

What member OF tho Ananias Club told Teddy Il
democrats had broken all their platform pledges?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

Republican orators IN Congress are now at sea as to
whether to condemn the President for undue patience
or Undue proptness calling out the National Guard
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

New York weekly, Of recent birth, calling itself
The G. o. P.,proclafmes Md. Hughes "the prosperity
nominee for President" The only connection between
Mr. Hughes and prosperity is the fact that he was
nominated, is running and will be defeated IN year
in which there is more prosperity SQUARE inch III
the United States than at any time "snce Heck was
pup" X r. :>~%s ~:>c>
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-26

All bills should be paid by the 18TH someone in
forms us and that s Just the way feel and further
more we haven't any respect for bill that won't con.
form to the rule. , + Z, -, :. ~
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
Police ARE DAFFbED
BY BRIDGE MURDER
Man Held Up Near Spot
Two Hours Before Strang-
er Was Slain
CHESTER MAY USE
THE BLOODHOUND

CHESTER, Pa. Dec. 26--County au-
thorities, aided by Eddystone police,
began a canvass of the many board
ing houses of the munition town, with
the hope of securing a knowledge OF
the identity OF the man found shot to
death on Ninth street bridge. span
ming Ridley river early Sunday morn
ing. At the Manhattan Hotel, two
men were found 70 be missing, but
The proprietor failed TO identity the
corpse atthe Chester morgue.
Baffod In all-attempts to learn the
residence OF the victim, or a motive,
the authorities last night announced
they had made no progress in the
mystery.
Joseph Hanes OF Ashland avenue,
Eddystone. reported to the police he
was held up and beaten within 100
yards Of The murder though this hap
pened two hours before midnight, the
Time Of the murder. Haines affirmed
the two robbers carried revolvers.
Agitation TO have bloodhounds add
ed TO Choster's police force is again
revived Detectives working on the
case pom, out the murderer had only
n thhiy-minute start after the dis
covcry Of the crime and could easily
have been tracked.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
CHILDREN TO Give PLAY
AT PEOPLES SETTLEMENT

AT the Peoples Settlement today
Christmas activities will be resumed.
This afternoon the children OF the
Settlement will present a playlet en-
titled "The Merry Christmas OF the
Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe"
Following the play there will be a
Punch and Judy show and a Christ
mas story will be told by Miss Sarah
Mendinhall.
Tomorrow evening the play will be
repeated for the benefit Of the
"grown-ups."
This evening the members OF the
Stewart Athletic Association will
give a Christmas party in honor OF
James Stewart, OF Princeton Univer-
sity, who is home for the Christmas
holidays and for whom this club was
named Friends of the Settlement
are cordially invited to attend any Of
the entertainments.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26

BLUE WORKER 4 SUICIDE.

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 26.-Despon
dent Pedro Adams. 3s, Cuban. COM
mitted suicide yesterday at the Maple
Heights Hotel, Linwood Heights, by
shooting with revolver. Adams had
been acting in a peculiar manner.
and leaving the hotel this morning,
went to a Marcus Hook store and
purchased revolver and cartridges.
Returning. in the hotel hallway he
placed the pistol in his mouth and
pulled the trigger. His death was in
Simultaneous. Deputy Coroner Cloud
took charge OF the body Adams was
employed by the Benzol Products
Company
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
CHICAGO NEGRO PROBLEM
Becoming Acute
BY The United Press.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.--Rapid influx Of
negroes here has created problem of
Importance to Chicago today. The col
ored population is estimated az between
10000 and $1,000. The "black belt' is
rapidly widening. Negroes have a "ci.y
within a city"
Considered of most Importance in con-
nection with the situation Is the resi-
dence problem. The negro district has
become a haven OF vice. driven from
other parts Of the city by cleanup"
orders. Negro boys and girls are
brought up in the midst Of immoral
ity. Bawdy houses, gambling dens,
saloons and other agents Of destruc-
ton have become established in the
Negro district.
or strange connection is the fact
that 1877 years ago Jean Baptise Point
de Sable a Santo Domingo free Negro
built che first house on the shores Of
Lake Michigan, where Chicago now
spreads out over a territory Of 1913
square miles.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
MISS CLARKEN no BE BRIDE.

Miss Nan Purcell Clarken, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs John ]. Clarken, and
James r. Harkins. both OF this city.
will be married in st. AIMS r. c.
Church at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing Following the ceremony a we'd
ding breakfast win be served at the
home Of the brides parents, No. 1921
DUPONT street
Miss Clarken will have as her at
tendants, Miss Mary A. Purcell. as
maid Of honor and Miss Mabel +.
Leonard and Miss Pauline c. Fox as
bridesmaids The bridegroom will be
attended by his brother. Charles e.
Harkins, as best man. and the ushers
viii be Joseph Hanlev. Clarence p.
Grace. Becker Flanagan. all OF this
city. and Thomas T. White of Balti-
more.
Miss Pauline Fox. entertained the
bridal party at dinner on Friday
night and James r. Harkins enter
tanned he ushers at a stag party sat
urdav night Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Clarken VIII entertain the bridal
parry tonight
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
INSTRUMENTATION.

A very pretty home wedding took
place on Saturday afternoon al half
after four O'Clock when Mrs. Helen
v Armstrong and Benjamin Harrow
we're married at the home OF the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey
Nandever. No 2013 Van buren, street.
by the Rev. DR.. Randolph, pastor OF
Grace Church. Miss Caroline Hof-
lecker played the wedding march.
The bride wore a going away gown OF
green corduroy with net waist over
green and black velvet hat, carrying
a bouquet OF pink sweetheart roses.
which she later divided among her
guests each one taking home a rose
As souvenir Of the happy day. After
: delightful collation., Mr. and Mrs
Harrow left on wedding trip and
upon then return viii make their
home al Oak Grove
Those present were. Mrs. John s.
Hodecker. Mrs Elizabeth Smith. DR.
Randolph Miss Susan Simpson. Miss
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26

Caroline Hoffecker, Mrs. Henry W.
vandever. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey r.
smith, Miss Helen Smith. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Harrow and daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tindall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin G. Huber OF Wilmington;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hoffecker of
Newark: Miss Annie Yandever of
Baltimore, Md; Miss Bertha Hoffecker
or Ardmore, Pa Miss Caroline Van
dever Of Philadelphia; Mrs. G. A. Hof-
fecker Of Middletown
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET
STOCKS SHOW Cain
OF POINT OR MORE
BY The United Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Gains Of a
point or more were made by many OF
the leaders of last weeks peace crash,
when The Stock Exchange opened today.
l.. S. Steel opened up Is to 3-s at
l07 Ia TO l07 -. Central Leather
jumped Ia to 81, Cuban Cane Sugar,
Reading Atlantic Gulf 4 West Iudies,
international Paper. Studebawer and
Marine preferred gained full point each
on first sales Crucble Steel sold down
] point at SIS, and Lackawanna was
down l-2.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
MARYIN has BIG IOR.

Tom Marvin will grapple Andy
Kline, Young Jennings and Young
Hackett IN a Market street picture
house tonight. having wagered that he
can pin the three men to the mat
within thirty minutes.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26

The y. NJ. H. A. Jrs. basketball team
d feated the Apex, Jrs. five yesterday
by the score of n to 3. The victors
were greatly outweighed by their rivals.
The "N' Jrs. will play the Liberty
Bell Bird Club The score:
Y M IL A Ira