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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
CATL|N DELvES INTO CHARTER
AND CRACKS SOME HARD NUTS
Union Printer Further Analyses Provisions Of City Relating
TO the Referendum-Gves Many Good Reasons Why Case
Should Go to Supreme Court.

to deprive anyone Of that which
rlghtfully belongs to him, but are
made as an expression in the belief
that the ordinance which they wish
to nullify is not in accordance with
their wishes, and made with the full
understanding that they had the
right to so protest against the acts
of their public servants, that it would
take more than a technical error tc
deprive them of that constitutional
right.
with such notifications as the
nature of the case requires" might as
Well apply to the method Of voting
and say that no man has a right to
vote secretly and none shall cast a
negative vote, as : to say that the
method of filing a. petition shall in
anyway be abridged or that the
length of time allowed for amend
ment shall be abolished.
Language of The Charter.
A petition signed by a number of
qualified electors equal to at least ten
per cent of the total ballots cast at
the last preceding general municipal
election filed within thirty days will
dunn proposition; the clerk then has
ten days to check up and make his
certificate; the petitioners have the
right to amend within ten days of
such certificate; and the clerk has an
additional ten days to check over the
amended petition it would seem &C.
cording to the charter.
So it appears that no ordinance of
this nature can go into effect before
thirty days and may be held up in
extreme cases fifty days by petition
of qualified electors equal in number
to at least ten per cent of the total
vote cast at the last preceding gen.
eral municipal election. And it is
preposterous for a judge in his men,
orandum, or for an attorney to use
that for citation for authority, to
say that two names could hold up an
ordinance under the Duluth charter
if an additional ten days were al
lowed unless two constituted ten per
cent Of the total vote cast at the last
preceding general municipal election
Appeal BY All Means.
I wish to say that for one I pro-
tested t.Against having any such de-
cision stand without being reviewed
by the supreme court, because I be-
lieve it to be for the best interest of
the city Of Duluth, for the best in
terest of individual citizens Of the
state of Minnesota and for the in
tegrity of the court, to have it re-
viewed, and for the reason that if it
stands as final without protest it can
be taken for granted that it is cor
rect, which I believe it is not, and
would in all probability be cited in
arguments before the bar in similar
cases by attorneys throughout this
state and possibly throughout the
United States as a link in the chain
Of argument which binds liberty and
justice, shackles democracy, and de-
prives citizens of their just and con-
stitutional rights.
If the Armory case of Duluth is to
be cited in argument in similar cases,
I believe it would be for the best in
terest of the city to be cited in de-
Tense of democracy, justice and indi-
vidual liberty.
A. G. CATLIN.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
Editor Labor World:

Editor Labor World:
Last week in my letter to the coun-
Gil as published in the Labor World,
the word mot" appeared in the SEN
tence land the clerk can (not) count
him off a petition if he is not regis
tered" and should not be there.
The charter provides a method of
checking which enables the clerk to
count any name duly registered.
But I believe it to have been the
intent of the trainers of the charter,
to have the opportunity reserved to
the people to amend petition within
ten days after the clerks certificate
in event he found that the names of a
sufficient number Of the signers of a
petition were not on the register rolls
as to make the petition insufficient.
Otherwise there would be no
method or opportunity to correct un-
intentional, technical errors that
might creep in, and as undoubtedly
did in the Armory referendum petit
ton.
Checking Method Arbitrary.
1t might seem that the charter, by
the method Of checking mentioned,
enables the clerk to disregard any
names on petition that are not on
the register rolls, although such
names are certified to by citizen of
Duluth, yet T believe that method of
checking to be arbitrary and in con-
Fiction with the general construction
of the rights Of citizens in the state of
minnesota, and any such method that
deprives a citizen of his right to ex-
press his approval or his disapproval
OF questions in which he is interested
believe, cannot be good law.
The charter says in section so "* =
= by the electors qualified to vote
for successor, etc., a. pe-
tition signed by such electors" and in
section S3 "* the judge of
election shall receive his vote, al
though his name does not appear
upon the registration rolls"
I think these quotations clearly
show that the mere process of check
ing by the registration rolls would
eliminate those names of citizens who
can and undoubtedly would vote at
the election. although their names are
not upon the register rolls; But while
the charter says "a: petition signed by
such electors" it also provides that
the clerk shall ascertain from the
voters register, etc." and therefor
there should be an opportunity to
amend in case an insufficient number
Eof those names upon petition are
registered.
Door Open for Fraud.
If the decision were permitted to
stand it would allow signatures of
people who had left the city being
counted as registered and prohibit
qualified voters who had reached
their majority, or citizens who had
established their residence in the CITY.
after the last preceding general <mu-
n1cipa1 election from being counted
and that would be an injustice to
such electors.
AS to the complaint about the veri-
tlcations not being made as required
by the charter: it seems to me, in the
absence of any allegations charging
fraud in the signatures, and whereas
those signatures are evidently bona.
tide, made in good faith and without
intent Of injury to anyone, nor intent
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
COMPENSATION ACT
NOT SATISFACTORY
State Federation of Labor Wants
Change to Insurance by
State.

President E. G.. Hall and Vice
Presidents Henry Pereault and Peter
Marandaw of Duluth will leave Sat-
urday evening for st. Paul to attend
the quarterly meeting of the execu-
tive council Of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor to be held in
that city Sunday and Monday, March
IL and IS. The council will hold a
two days session for the purpose of
considering carefully the question of
state insurance, which is advocated
in lieu of the present system of work.
lngmen's compensation.
The State Federation of Labor is
committed to state insurance, but it
has met with considerable opposition
to the plan from the casualty COM
panies and large employers of labor.
1t Is believed that only through state
insurance can a law be framed that
will justly and adequately compen-
safe injured workingmen. Much of
the money that is now paid by en-
ployers for workingmen's compensa-
ton insurance goes to insurance COM
panies. Under state insurance every
dollar paid by an employer for insur-
ance would eventually find its way
into the pockets of injured working
men or the dependents of deceased
Workingmen who lost their lives at
their occupations.
When employers liability was
changed to workingmen's compensa-
ton the personal injury lawyer was
largely eliminated. The amount of
money he received was but a. small
amount in the large waste that OBJ
tanned under employers liability. The
greater amount went to the insurance
companies and they are still doing
business at the same old stands.
It is the hope Of the State Fedora
ton of Labor officials that the legis-
lature will soon be induced to pass a
state law that will result in eliminat-
ing both the lawyer and the insur-
ance companies. Labor does not want
any person standing between injured
workingmen and their employers
whose interest in settling compensa-
ton arising from accidental injury Is
entirely from the standpoint OF
profits. In such cases the injured
workingman usually gets the short
end of it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
BOSSES AND UNIONS
TALK SAFETY FIRST
Many Painters Manned By Acct
dents Caused From Defec-
tive Scaffolds.

An epidemic Of accidents among
members Of the Twin City Painters
unions, caused by defective ladders
and scaffolds, was the subject for dis
cussion at recent meeting of those
unions. A number of the accidents
were serious, resulting in fractured
limbs and internal injuries.
In the discussions it was pointed
the Minnesota law in these cases was
entirely inadequate; the greatest dis
satisfaction being expressed against
the two weeks waiting period. A
number of the members reported that
employers were using defective ap-
paratus and that in some cases they
had painted over defects in ladders so
they could not be seen by the work.
men. The officers Of the unions were
directed to see what could be done to
prevent this and also to undertake
measures to prevent accidents in the
future.
The officers called on the depart
ment Of labor to enlist their support
in their efforts. There they were told
that the safety law required all scat
folds, ladders and other apparatus
used in building operations to be
guarded and made as safe as practi-
cable; but there was wide diversity
of opinion among employers and en-
ployes as to what was practica BILE. It
was also pointed out that the depart
ment had not enough inspectors to
visit every place where building oper-
atoms were carried on. Unless MEN,
bers of the building trades reported
defective apparatus it would be ex-
ceedingly difficult for the inspectors
to enforce the law
1t was suggested that the employ
ers. and employees get together and
formulate a set of safety rules or
standards to be guide for them
selves and for the inspectors of the
labor department. This was agreed
to and the Master Painters associa-
tions and the Painters unions of both
cities have been asked to appoint
committees for this purpose. The
committees will meet separately in
each city at first and later jointly. If
the work of these committees proves
successful, similar committees for
other building trades will be formed
later on.
In the meantime, members of the
several building trades are urged to
report to the commissioner of labor
or to any Of his assistants the exist
ence Of any defective scaffolds, lad
ders and other apparatus they may
be required to use. If they know that
they are running a chance of injury
when they should refuse to use the
apparatus and the union should back
them up in it, and also prevent
others, if possible, from using it.
It is better to lose a few days work
and be whole in limb than take a
chance, get injured and lay off weeks
on account Of it.
Only a few days ago a. scaffold
used by painters in a Minneapolis
theater building buckled and precipi-
tated three men to the floor twenty
six feet below. One man suffered a
fracture Of the right arm and had his
leg bruised. Another had his leg
fractured below the knee. The third
man suffered internal injuries. Since
the accident the scaffold was rebuilt,
| but two additional stills were provided
| to hold it. Had this been done in the
first place, the accident need never
have happened.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
SAFETY FIRST COUNTS:
DEATH RATE REDUCED

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Of the
100000 men employed in coal mining
last year, 1894 were killed, the low
est death rate in the past 16 years,
according to bureau of mines figures,
just made public. The number of
men killed is actually the lowest in
the last eight years, despite the In
creasing number of men employed.
The number Of tons of coal produced
for each miner killed is the largest in
the history of the coal mining indus
try in this country.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
HALL EXPECTS 1000
NEW ME MBERs MAY !

e. G. Hall, president of the Minne-
sofa State Federation Of Labor, has
i've new unions on their way. The
names Of these unions will not be
given out until they are firmly estab-
llshed. It'll wager we will have 1000
new union men in Duluth by May L."
declared President Hall, yesterday.
WHO wants to take my bet?" he
asks. Go to it, MIR. Hall. We wish
you could say 5000, and you would
if every workingman was on to his
job.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
BARS BAD EGGS FROM
INTERSTATE COMMERCE

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-While
the defenders of child labor are in
sisting that the Heating Owen child
labor bill is unconstitutional because
it is an interference with interstate
commerce, the department of agricul-
ture has ruled that hereafter eggs not
IS per cent good will be barred from
interstate commerce.
Under the Keating-Owen bill, prod
ucts of child labor under certain ages
would be treated as bad eggs will be.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11

Beat Higher Prices Next Fall.
Buy now at halp price at the Big
Duluth.
SIS Suits and Overcoats for $3.50.
$40 Suits and Overcoats for SO.
$25 Suits and Overcoats for $3.50.
$50 Suits and Overcoats for IS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
AFRAID OF HORNETS;
THEY'RE ORGANIZED"


A planter down in Kentucky had
just employed strange negro as
mule driver He handed him q
brand new b1acksnake, and asked the
darkey if he could use the whip. With
out a. word the mule driver drew the
black lash between his fingers, swung
it over his head and flicked butter
fly from clover blossom alongside
the road over which they were travel
ing.
"That isn't so bad, remarked the
planter. "Can you hit that honey bee
over there?"
Again the negro swung the whip
and the honey bee fell dead.
Noting pair of humble bees on
still another blossom, the negro swish
ed them out Of existence, and drew
further admiration from his new en-
ployer.
A little further along the planter
spied a hornets nest in a bush beside
the highway. Two or three hornets
were assembled at the entrance to the
nest.
Can you hit them, Sam? he i n
quired. =.
Eyes, sab; T kim replied the negro,
"but I amt agoin' to; deys organic
ed"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
ARBITRATION WINS
AT EAST LIVERPOOL

Wage differences between employees
and the management of the Y. & o.
interurban line will be settled by arbi-
tration The steam men are paid IS
cents an hour; they ask 40 cents Mo-
tormen and conductors are paid "a, &c,
28~and 80 cents, according to length Of
time of service; they ask %, go, SO and
So cents. Under the terms of the fran
chise the company is obliged to accept
arbitration. The workers are members
Of Division No. So, Street Car Mems
uniOll
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
BREWERY WORKERS GET
FINE WAGE INCREASE

CINCINNATI, March 10.-The va
rious unions of brewery workers in
this city have secured these better
ments after numerous conferences
with employers: 81 weekly increase
for brewers, beer drivers and bottled
beer drivers; better working condi-
tons and a three years contract. The
old contract expired January 81 and
the gains will date from that time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
JOURNEYMEN BARRIERS
AND BOSSES CONFER

A we'll attended joint meeting of
the journeymen and employing bar
bers was held a. Browns hall, Tues
day evening. A general discussion Of
the. conditions Of the barber trade
was participated in.
E. G. Hall, president Of the State
Federation Of Labor, addressed the
meeting.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
OLD TIME SWITCHMEN
NOW SELLS CASKETs

r. Marley, for many years an &C.
tive member of the Switchmen's
union, has been a visitor in Duluth
and Superior for the past week. Mr..
Manley represents the Western Cas-
ket company of Chicago. This firm
manufactures the only line of union
made caskets and funeral supplies in
the United States. Mr.. Manley is
working up an extensive trade among
local undertakers
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
TA1L0Rs' UNION WILL
JOIN BIG CAMPAIGN

Duluth Tailors' union has voted to
join the Labor Forward Movement,
At the last meeting President Hall
attended and outlined the program of
the campaign.
A representative from the National
union Of Tailors will be in the city
shortly to assist in reviving the union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
CLERKS ARE ACTIVE.

The Retail Clerks union is again
coming to the front. At the last
meeting a number of new members
were obligated and several new ap-
plications were read. The union gives
promise of considerable activity from
now on.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
CONSPIRING AGAINST LABOR.

"Conspired to keep wages at the
same figure" reads a Youngstown,
Ohio, indictment against Judge Gary
of the Steel Trust and the managers
Of several Independent companies. If
these men can be sent to Jail for
such an offense We should begin now
to enlarge our penal institutions. But
there is no danger, not for some time
at least.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
TRADES ASSEMBLY TO
MEET AT OWLS HALL

The regular meeting Of the FEEDER
ated Trades and Labor Assembly will
be held tonight (Friday) at Owls
hall. A large attendance of delegates
il expected as business of much i'm
portance Is to come before, the meet
ing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
CARPENTER BOSSES
AND UNION C0NFERRING

Meetings of committees from the
Carpenters union and the Builders
exchange are being held at which the
wage demand of the union is being
considered. It is believed the wage
matter will be adjusted without a.
strike. The union asks for IS cents
an hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
CULINARY WORKERS MEET

A forward meeting of the cooks
and culinary workers union was held
last evening at Bartenders' hall. 25
East Michigan street. There was q
large attendance and several new
members were initiated. 1..>#:>..r..*
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11

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Labor World would increase the in
1luence Of this paper in many ways,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-03-11

Beat Higher Prices Next Fall. .
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-06
PENN TEAM LOOKS
FOR NOTHING EASY
in F. & M. ELEVEN
Upstaters, With Captain
Mylin in Lineup, Certain
to Prove Troublesome
FoLwELLs BOYS IMPROVE
BY NEIL MATHEWS
Captain Penn Football Team.

With this as our last day Of practice we
face a meeting with team which for the
last two years has proven a tartar TO the
Red and Blue. Year before last Franklin
and Marshall came TO Franklin Field and
went away the winner. 100. Last year
they came down and went away. morally
the victors. while actually the losers the
score being io-1.
True. they have lost almost their entire
team by graduation. but | understand that
they have an abundance OF material to
make up for their loss.
From all the dope / can gather they as
yet have not developed into a team which
can be called as high class as their teams
Of the last two years. Though this tale
comes to us first-handed, we are taking
no chance. as we have experienced too many
setbacks from small college teams In the
last few years to believe in the hypnotic
influence OF the colors Red and Blue. We
realize that we viii need a hrst-class team
on the field. fighting every minute OF the
time and working our plays In smooth
manner, u we wish to be returned the
winners by decent margin.
For one reason alone, II for no other, we
will have TO be on the alert every minute
OF the game--that reason is Mylin, the
Blue and White quarterback, who Is one OF
the spperiest little men IN the colleges
today Last year he ran through our en-
tire team for a touchdown, and he Is liable
We have worked hard this week and
have done everything In our power to per
| feet our offense believing that our defense
will pass muster The result has been
| pleasing The plays are running smoother
! and the men arc playing them with more
confidence. The Interference is forming
faster and is running harder. We are for
| tunate in not having any cr.pples-that Is
to say among those who played in last
| Saturdays game--so our teamwork has
not suffered because of substitutions In the
| regular lineup.
The men on the squad do not feel any
undue overconhdence but, Of course. they
believe in themselves and in their power
| to lick the other team, whether 1t be Frank
| lin and Marshall or any other team With
| that feeling we are going into this game
| determined to wipe out old scores. Whether
we will or not remains to be seen.
The lineup will be no surprise. Just eN
| actly what il will be I cannot say, but
| the changes II any. will be few and moi
particularly startling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-06

undoing OF the Dodgers. but " brooklyn
gets the jump " Is going TO be dangerous.
The wonderful balance and smoothncss Of
play is Boston's greatest asset AMI Carl
gan's team goes along just the same when
u Is behlnd as when ahead. whereas the
Dodgers are inclined TO 20 completely TO
pieces " the opposing team gets the jump
II Is up to the Brooklyn pitchers N
they can hold the Red SoN the Dodgers will
be dangerous. and surely there is no rea-
son for laying odds Of and to 5. as II
the case here today All worlds series are
more or less Of an uncertainty and the team
that gets the jump, providing u II a clean.
cut decisive victory. has an edge that is
hard 10 overcome
Aside from its tendency 90 no TO pieces
when behind Brooklyn Is a good ball team,
n much better one than ls generally be.
l.eyed. and the way they have battered star
pitchers Of the National League with their
famous one-inning rallies, makes them bet
ter than an s or 60 bet.
The Red Sox are the faVorites. and should
be- but the Dodgers are not 80 hopeless
as the fans are led TO believe, A team that
can stay out I'm front from start TO finish.
as Brooklyn aid. and survive seven con-
secutivc defeats at the hands OF It's strong.
est opponent, the phillies. is not a second.
rate club and will bear watching Every
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-06
F. AND NJ. DRILLING HARD
Lancaster Collegians Expect to Make
Good Showing Against Penn

LANCASTER. Pa, oct 6.--Captain
Everett H. Mylin will lead his Franklin
and Marshall warriors against Penn to-
morrow and may have "A surprise In store
for the Red and Blue. The squad has
shown up very favorably this week.
Coach Saylor will give his men light
workout today as the final preparations
for the game. The final scrimmage was
held yesterday and prospects now appear
rosy
The probable ine-up for tomorrow s
game includes either German or Kellar left
end Williams. left tackle; r. Forstberg,
right guard: Lobach. center: Krumrein.
right guard Musser. right tackle McPher-
son or Baulta, right end Captain Myin.
quarterback Kessler or Good. left half
back Irwin or Greulich, right halfbach
b. Forstberg. fullback.