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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
LONCSROREMEN ASK
J. FOR WAGE ADVANCE
Duluth Union Presents Petition
to Employers Asking 5 Gents
More an Hour.

Demand for an increase in wages If
cents an hour was made yesterday
BY a. committee from Duluth Long,
shoremen's union No. 81, to officials
or the Northern Pacific railroad and
Lake Lines Stevedore's associations.
One thousand men are affected.
w. B. Jones of Detroit, national vice
president, headed the committee
which presented the petition to w. H.
Strachan, superintendent of the North
ern Pacific railroad.
A second meeting will be held
shortly at the Northern Pacific Of
ices to consider the requests.
''There was no threat Of a strike or
walkout," Mr.. Strachan says. 1--WE are
hopeful Of settling the question and
preventing this. All workmen will
continue at their jobs until adjust
1nents are made.'
The Superior union, in case a raise
were granted members of the Duluth
union, would also have to be taken
into consideration, according to the
opinion OF officials. Superior men,
bers have not made a demand as vet.
as far as is known.
The longshoremen appealed Tor an
increase Of s cents per hour, from IS
to 40 cents a day, for day work: IS
cents Tor night labor, and SO cents for
loading cement. No complaint was
registered on working conditions other
than the wage scale. Jones appealed
to Strachan that the longshoremen
were entitled to the, increase in pay
and his request for more money was
backed up by the Duluth members of
the committee.
Duluth dock men involved are those
at Northern Pacific docks Nos. 6, g., 4
and 2; Union, Omaha, 500 Line and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
REFORMS URGED AT
BADGER f CONVENTION
Free Hospital for Workers and
Legal Advics Bureau Is
Advocated.

FOND DU:+ LAC, Wis.,, July H.
The protection of legal. rights: Of
workers in wisconsin by the estab-
lishment Of a legal department to adj
wise the federation and it, affiliated
organizations was decided: on at the
State Federation Of Labor convention
here.
The resolutions adopted urge a
free hospital Tor workmen ill or in
jured; punishment Of employers
keeping insanitary shops; the eight
hour day for switchmen: organiza-
ton Of the trades Of Green Bay;
pledges affiliation of all sheet metal
workers with the new state council:
provides for organization of new un-
ions Of painters, sheet metal workers
and iron trades at Oshkosh, Green
Bay, Appleton, Neenah, Menasha and
Fond du Lac, and urges that union
labels be demanded on all products.
The convention went on record az
opposed to preparedness and for
peace; it wants the government to
buy all arms and munitions, patents,
manufacture all arms and munitions;
urged a congressional, investigation
Of the demand for defense measures
and Of the war budget. . 1t also
adopted a resolution by e. Picking;
glass blower, Milwaukee. urging that
all expenses for defense be covered
| by additional income and inheritance
taxes, 90 ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
women WORKERS
NEED NEW LAWS
Efficient Organization Neces'
sary to Secure Satisfactory
: Wages and Conditions,

H1BBING, July 29.-Lawmakers
have failed in their efforts to better
conditions for women workers and it
Will not be until they are" efficiently
organized that they can hope to gain
satisfactory wages and working condi-
lions, was the assertion by Miss Marie
Corey, secretary OF the Garment
Workers union Of st: Paul and vice
president Of the state federation, who
attended the state convention here.
Miss Cory Is prominently Identified
with the trades labor movement in
her efforts to better the condition of
women workers.
"Just as. soon as a law is passed
for the advantage Of women workers
some Judge will come along and upset
it," said Miss Cory. "A minimum
wage law was passed in Minnesota
and the commission declared 50 a.
week as the lowest compensation for
women when Judge Catlin declared
it unconstitutional. There is legally
but "a working hours a week tor
women, but this is being violated from
every quarter.
zone certain factory I know Of has
a way of getting around this by hav-
ing his employees punch the clock at 6
as though completing the day and
then returning to work until 3. There
is now being made in the Twin Cities
an effort to secure 10000 signers to
petition for closing stores at s.. I
doubt If they get the required number
of signatures, but If they had organi-
zation a petition would not be needed.
':Women have been careless hereto
fore and have not tried to better their
condition. This is the reason they are
1aboring under worse conditions than
are the men,"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
.W0LFE.IS NEW
! =. ;AssEMB HEAD:
Trades and Labor Members Elect
Tuesday Night-Hear Dele
gates Report.

Superior Trades and Labor assem-
by members elected officers for the
ensuing six months Tuesday evening.
They are: H. F. Wolfe, president;
William M<Quarrie, vice president;
Hans johnson, corresponding secre-
tary; E.. L. Erickson, recording Sec
rotary: A. w. Anderson, financial
secretary, and c. w. Swanson, treas
urer. members Of the board of trus-
tees are: William Hagreen, Hugo
swanson and EDWARD Angvik.
Interesting reports were made by
delegates returned from the state Ia
Dor convention recently closed at
Fond du Lac. Ashland was selected
as the next place Of meeting, all the
delegates declaring for a place that
is cooler than Fond tlu Lac.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
THE LYCEUM

Much more serious in tone than the
plays Of the last two weeks will be
THE Lost Paradise" which the Bald
win Players will offer all next week
at the Lyceum. 1.-THE Lost Paradise
Will open with the Sunday matinee
and continues until the following
Saturday night, with the usual week
day matfnees Wednesday and Satur-
day. .---~.--......-
Last week, 'Believe Me Xantippe. "
was the lightest kind of farce COM
edy, and this week, I'm Walked JIM
N.Y." is comedy, light and breezy.
1.-The Lost Paradise, while not a
tragedy, tse a. drama of a much more
serious type.
1.-The Lost Paradise" deals with the
struggle between capital and labor,
not with any attempt to dispose of
the problem or solve it offhand, but
merely as field for dramatic Incl
dent and an interesting story. The
hero is the superintendent of an iron
works, who is in love with the daugh-
ter OF the owner of the plant. The
young mans sympathies are with the
workers, while the young woman Is a
member of the capitalist class and
she sees the problem from the view.
point of those who profit from the la
Dor OF others. There is a strike in
the mills which brings their widely
'diner1ng views into open conflict. Thu
play is not without many touches Of
comedy, but it relies chiefly on brisk
dramatic action for it's interest.
With the return. of Homer Barton,
the company. seems to have become
rejuvenated.sA;M Mr.. Barton made his
first appearance last Sunday in the
principal part Of I'm Walked jim
N.Y." and scored such hit with the
Baldwin patrons that the attendance
for the week has shown a substantial
increase. His arrival put new spirit
into the other members Of the COM
pany, and during the last week they
have been doing much better work
than at any time since the season
opened. I'm Walked JIMMY will
continue the remainder of this week
with the usual Saturday matinee.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
BIG CROWD At =,
MAcH|N|sTS PICNIC
-; -" -
Nearly 500 Employees Enjoy. An
nual Outing At Fond du
Lac. i

Nearly 500 persons attended the
annual picnic of Zenith lodge, No.
274, International Association of Ma
chinists, held Saturday at Fairmount
park. Many machinists from Supe-
rior, Two Harbors and Proctor, with
their families, attended the outing.
A good program of sports, dane
ing and other features was provided
t" entertain the crowd. The winners
IN the sports events follow:
50-yard dash for boys under IL
years-F'irst prize, Roy Rivers; Sec
ond prize, Oscar Granley.
6o-yard dash for boys under IL
years-First price, Gerald Hake; Sec
ond prize, Blazar Mattson.
50-yard dash for girls under ~
years-First prize, Victoria Kozac:
second prize, Tillie Zimmerman: third
prize. Alice Martini.
5o-yard dash for girls under Is
years-First prize, Miss Carmen
Richard; second prize, Miss Ger
trude Ryan; fourth prize, Miss Min
ME Mcdonald.
100-yard dash for machinists' ,ap-
prentices- prize, Fritz Ander-
son; second prize, Stephen Dundas;
third prize, A. Qualm; fourth prize,
c. Nelson.
50-yard dash for !adies-First prize,
Mrs. Carl Kuchenbecker; second
prize, Miss Rose Antolick; third prize,
Miss Marie Nelson; fourth prize, Mrs.
o.. H. Tack; fifth prize, Mrs. ], p.
Jensen: sixth prize. Mrs. Ray La
Tour.
100-yard dash for machinists-First
prize, A. Hudson; second prize, H.
Hitchcock: third prize, Ray La Tour;
fourth prize, Joe Fabeme; fifth prize,
Arvid Peterson.
100-yard dash for machinists'
helpers prize, B. Fitzgerald:
second prize, H. Bailey; third prize,
Edward Sandgren: fourth prize,
Casey Jones.
100-yard dash for men-First prize.
Edward Sandgren; second prize, D.
Fitzgerald; third prize, H. Bailey:
fourth prize, J. Daugherty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
FORMER DULUTHIAN =.
VISITS FRIENDS HERE

Gustav Almquist,, delegate from
carpenters union of st. Paul, for
nnerly Of Duluth, visited old friends
here for several days on his return
from the convention OF the minnesota
State Federation ;;of 'Liabor held: at
Hibbing last week. Mr. :Almnaquist lived
in Duluth from 1880 to: 1884 and
worked as q carpenterc:on DID Ele-
vator' A. ~ So :-*:"-''.'
Mr.. Almquist noted - remarkable
changes in the industrial life OF Du-
luth since he. lived. .here,,. and was
pleased to. find ofganfzed labor in
such excellent condition: : ~'< I'D y "t'+
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
SUPE ! 0!
DOUBLE |L PLATOON
Firemen Circulate Petitions And
Voters Will Decide Problem
At September Election.

Encouraged by the success of the
Duluth fire department in carrying
an Palliative ordinance authorizing the
double platoon system, the f1remen of
Superior, Wis.,, have begun a CAM
pa1gn to secure the same relief. The
Superior dremen are circulating petit
tons and the matter will probably be
put before the voters in September.
Superior is falling in line with the
progressive cities all over the coun-
try, which are beginning to see that
1t Is 1nhuman and unreasonable to
ask men to stay on duty "a hours of
the day and for at least six days of
the week.
The magnificent support given the
Duluth hremen at the poles last June
Will go long way to bring about the
hremen's success in Superior. Vir-
ginta. MIMI, is also after the double
platoon and Minneapolis will give it
tryout.:;
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
NEWARK RAISES 81, 900
FOR CLOAK MAKERS

NEWARK, N. j., July 27.-More
than $1,000 was added to the treas
ury Of Newark's striking cloakmak-
ers as a result of the tag-day pro-
claimed by Mayor Thomas L. Ray
mond. Three hundred girls, dressed
uniformly, and decorated with sashes,
set forth from city hall early and
sold small American flags to the pub
lie. The proceeds were turned over
to the strikers committees.
On the tag day committee, which
was organized by the Citizens Com
mittee Of Essex county, were many
clergymen, leading politicians and
business men of Newark. Mayor
T. Raymond is honorary chairman of
the committee; August Hamberg,
president Of the board Of trade, is
chairman; Rev. DR.. g. H. Graening
is secretary: Commissioner Of Board
of Works Charles P. Gillen, Is treas
urer, and Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle,
prominent suffragist, is vice president,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
WOMAN s LEAGUE
AIDS CLOAK MAKERS
Milk Tickets for 1000 Babies
Are Distributed to Families
Every Day.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The
Woman's Trade Union League has
been one of the relief centers for the
cloak makers and their families for
several weeks! At the headquarters
of the league, 43 East 22d street, milk
tickets and food tickets and relief
funds have been distributed to all
with strike cards. Melinda Scott, Rose
Schneiderman and Mary E. Dreier
have had much of the work of plan
ming and experimenting the distribu-
ton Of relief tickets. Milk tickets
for 1000 babies are distributed daily.
These are given to the league by
Oscar Straus and are orders on his
milk stations.
The league. members had hoped to
through which the strikers could OBJ
tain food and milk at cost, but the
strikers themselves vetoed this propo-
sition because they did not wish to
desert the small stoGekeepers who had
always given them credit during the
dull seasons and in previous strikes.
= One thousand families, in need Of
medical treatment, are being cared for
by the relief committee of the Wo-
mans Trade Union League. Sixty
physicians have volunteered their
services for the cloak makers and
their families.
The milk problem is the greatest
for the mothers of small children.
The league has distributed nearly
$4,000 quarts Of milk in addition to
the Straus milk tickets. The demands
for milk exceed the supply to such an
extent that to one destitute family in
which there are eight children under
IL only one quart Of milk could be
allotted daily. To one italian family
with six children under 10 a. quart Of
milk has been given every other day
Miss Dreier said many of the men
are too proud to appeal for aid until
starvation compels them to come to
the league. She said one man ap-
peared and, after much questioning,
admitted that he and his family had
not eaten for three days.
The disease cases that come to the
league are reported to the Nurses Set
Element Hospital. A nurse is sent to
Investigate and cid given by the
Charities Department or private char
1ty organizations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
A. F. OIL. WELCOME.
ON MESABA RANCE
= -.
Biwabik Ready to Help Leaders
Organize Miners and End -.
Strike.

Biwabik Times:-Organized labor
has, at the Hibbing session State
Federation Of Labor, decided to at
tempt the legitimate organization Of
the Mesaba range miners. The Times
speaking for great majority Of the
Biwabik people, earnestly welcomes
the organizers.
They can have the freedom Of the
streets, can talk when and where they
will, and in all means will be accorded
the union is organized it will find the
local people right in line to bring
all possible pressure to bear on the
mining companies In the interest of
an early settlement Of the present
labor troubles.
If the Federation Of Labor is sue
cessful in organizing the men It will
have accomplished a great good for
the range. It will stabilize wages and
make conditions more permanent than
is possible under existing conditions.
It is true that right off the feal, with
QUE considering the question, the fed
GRAFTON Endorsed the demand of the
miners for the abolition of the con-
tract system. There is but one thing
that can take the place Of the con-
tract system, and that is the fixing Of
a minimum amount of ore to be taken
out in a shift.
But most Of the federation men
are good citizens, and are a class Of
men with whom we all can talk and
argue. They will not attempt to hold
up entire Communities by making
threats, and they will not encourage
the use Of dynamite as a. means Of
winning a strike. For this reason
we welcome with open arms the pro-
posal of the federation to attempt the
organization Of all miners.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
DONT'S FOR SUMMER

leave it behind at the railway station.
=. DON'T try to crowd too much into
your holidays. A holiday should be a
Test and a change, not an athletic en-
durance test. :
DON'T be- too eager to get a good
coat. Of tan and get q good sunburn
instead.
DOT go in a canoe If you cannot
swim. :,
DON'T go into cold water or for
long swims unless your circulation
is good.
DON'T stay awake nights swatting
mosquitoes If gallon of coal oil
would cut them off in their. tender
youth.
DON'T eat too much meat during
hot weather-fresh fish is much bet
ter. Vegetables and fruit are sup
piled by nature for hot weather and
should replace meat to a great ex-
tent in your diet.
DON'T dance every night during
your holidays and expect to come
back rested and refreshed for your
next years work.
DON'T scratch mosquito bites o,
tho bites Of other insects. The
scratching irritates the skin and
causes considerable swelling and sore.
ness, The same advice applies to the
little bdsters caused by poison ivy
Scratching may produce infection; and
In the case Of poison ivy may spread
the oil which is causing the trouble
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
FACTORY GIRLS IN PANIC:
LIGHTNING STARTS FIRE

CAMDEN, N. J., July 27.-Three
hundred and fifty girls working in
the hosiery factory of William F.
Taubel became panic stricken re-
Gently when lightning struck an ad-
joining oil. she d. setting it on fire.
That scores were not injured was due
to firemen throwing, themselves in
front Of doors to prevent a rush.
Three girls became so hysterical they
had to be taken. to hospital.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
THERE'S NO SUCH "ANIMAD.v

There is no such thing. az an open
shop. A shop is either union or nom
union. Milk and vinegar cannot
mingle In harmony. The. EMPLOYER
who fayors the open shop IS always
opposed to organized labor. and actu-
ally conducts g non union establish
m . but he q rarely honest enough
tosad Omit the fact '''sI,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
POWER OF UNION LABEL.

!! Every time you put. q non-union
cigar in your mouth you help Just
that much to take the bread out of
the mouth Of union cigarmaker. See
that the blue Label of the cigarmakerx'
l, t sis on NE box from which you,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

ENGINEERS POORLY PAID.
Compared with the average rates
of wages of employees in, other. indus
tries, Locomotive Engineers In freight
service rank below fifteen leading
trades. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

Booth docks, as we'll as men en-
ployed by Rust-Parker company,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Kelley-How-
Thomson, H. Christensen & Son.
stone-Ordean-Wells company, and
Marshall-Wells Hardware company.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29
ENGLISH DELEGATES ARE
OPPOSED TO CONFERENCE

t. 4 conference Of the representatives
of the trade unionists of the allied
countries, arranged by the. French
Labor confederation, after the recent
enonomic conference Of the allied ma
tional leaders in Paris, was recently
held. The proposal of the American
Federation Of Labor. that q meeting
Of organized labor should be held at
the same time and place as the peace
conference was opposed by tn Eng
lish delegates AZ impracticable and
liable to lay the labor movement open
to ridicule. The proposal was re-
jected after a discussion, in which It
was supported by the French dele
gates. ~. Is 7. ~ As
s. Your choice of any Summer Suit
values up TO I as ~ for only 316, q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

Your choice Of any Summer Suit
values up to $25-for only SIS. at
The Big Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-07-29

:. conceited women are seldom teal.
Gus.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-01
ELOQUENT PLEA
AGAINST SUFFRAGE

Continued from First pagc.j
of society and OF the nation, If you
want it only because YOU believe YOU
have the right to the ballot. The only
thing that should be considered is as
to whether the effects will be good or
evil.
Our point Of view is that giving
the vote TO women doesn't seem TO
do any good. We believe that the per-
Torrance of governmental duties result
from experience. Are we going to have
n better. more prosperous country by
putting women in politics than we
would have by leaving them out? VIII
they be of greater force in politics
than they would he otherwise Will
1t avail the country If the women. en-
tering politics. are divided into va
rious parties, each working towards n
different end? We have no intrinsic
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-01

ccptcd the invitation thus courtcously
extended to her. and made an address
OF three minutes.
Now just II word in regard to Miss
Price, and the proposed joint debate:
on last Wednesday, evening Mrs Val
entine received over the long distance
phon" u message from MiSs Jar9ilue
Il. Davis. the leader Of the antisumrago
forces in charlottesville, inViting her
TO have Il Joint debate ON woulun
suffrage with Miss Price in Cahcl Hall,
before tho Civic club of CharIottcs-
VILE. Owing TO previous engagements
Mrs Valentine Was compelled to de-
cline this invitation herself. but of
i"rcd to send in her place, her CO.
worker. Miss Eudora Ramsey
Up 10 this time Mrs. Valentine had re-
trained from suggesting to the "antis"
Il JOINT debate. because Of the fact that
she understood that their code OF
ethics forbids joint debates. But after
receiving Miss Davis's invitation to
debate with Miss Price in Charlottcs-
Vile. Mrs. Valentine naturally thought
that her opponents would not be avcrse
10 Il joint debate in this city upon
the occasion Of Miss Prices visit here.
ms iGca was especially pleasin to
MIS-. Valentine, because of the fact
thdt TN" question of woman suffrage
Is about to be considered by the Lcgis-
nature 81 virginia no" IN session here,
ana - seemed 10 her that a Joint de
bate. in which the facts on both sides
OF the question could be presented.
would bc Of more service here than in
charlottesville. Th" Equal Suffrage
League felt that it had nothing to
FAIR PLAY.
Richmond .JapInry 70
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-01
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
AROUSES INTEREST
Readers of The Times-Dispatch
Discuss Coordinate Institu-
ton at University.
SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES ACTIVE
Writer Tells What Happened
Concerning Proposed
Joint Debate.
SUFFRAGE ADVOCATES ACTIVE
Must E,Iucntc Woncn.

10 the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
"ir'- inc gentlemen In the 1.crisla-
ture who are opposing woman's sur
iraSc tell US tina, we 10 not need TO
vote because our needs and our de-
sires VIII h. represented by them. We
women who do not want the vote be-
ncve them, ana so especially to them
40 we look TO carry out our urgent re-
quests. The educated. thoughtful, con
servatire women OF Virginia ask that
their daughters he given 81 chance 10
take their rightful places either as
teachers in the schools or as mothers
OF Nirginia's future leaders.
Two generations ago our women
were brough, up in an atmosphere Of
hooks and culture I'm their own homes.
Tho generation following. while suf-
fering from the poverty which followed
the war. had the benefit Of these cul-
turcd mothers The present generation
shows the lack of the opportunities
their mothers and Erandmothcrs pos-
Eesscd. This generation is in crying
need. Even If this were necessary the
delay Of few years in developing the
lower schools would not influence so
disastrously tho future of Virginia as
the shutting off OF opportunity to the
class Of girls who will be the teachers
or tho mothers Of Eirginia's leaders
in the generation TO come.
II liz Idle TO answer this plea for
education with the normal school. az
has hccn repeatedly pointed out that
education Is too elementary for teach
crs OF the high schools and certainly
not cultural in any high sense. Will
liam and Mary does fine work. but no
one claims that 1T ranks in scholarship
with tho University. We would feel
our boys were not given adequate adj
vantacos II that were the highest
scholarship the State afforded. So.
for our girls we ask coordinate col
lego, near the University 10 he equal
I'm rank with the degrees now given TO
tho men.
Because we believe that tho repro
sentativcs in the Legislature wish TO
represent women as we'll as men NC
do not want 10 vote. Disregard OF tho
expressed desires Of large bodies OF
our ablcst women in this matter would
he tho strongest argument for woman's
suffrage,
y CONSERVATIVE WOMAN.
Richmond. Va. January 81