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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
ITALIANS IN
VILE SURROUNDINGS
Probe In Milwaukee Shows How
Aliens Suffer From Disease
and Perjury.
(By Osmore r. Smith. }

10y OSmOre X. Smltn.)
They come to America as a land Of
opportunity, seeking to make an in
dependent livelihood for themselves
and a home for their families. They
come, the great majority of them, as
farmers and fishermen, men of the
open spaces, crude but Astounding in
health.
And after they have been sieved
through the screen Of Ellis island,
and have found their way, somehow,
to Milwaukee, they find-what? A
job in factory or 'tannery at $500 a
year, breathing poisonous vapors and
dust, home in an unsanitary rock
cry next to en- alley of filth, and the
scorn of the "better classes in the
community who call them "Dagoes."
Probe Shows Conditions.
Such are the high-lights Of the pic
ture of 1.-The Italians in Milwaukee,
as drawn by G. La Piana in a recent
investigation made for the Associated
Charities.
There are some 5000 Italians in
the city, IS per cent of whom are
Sicilians, 20 per cent from South
Italy, and Is per cent from North
Italy. In their homeland they were
farmers, fishermen, shoenakers, ma
sons, and the like, with a small per-
centage of entirely unskilled workers
In Milwaukee IS per cent Of them be-
come unskilled workers, receiving
not more than $3.50 or 81 a day. and
averaging in q year between $500 and
$500.
They live in insanitary houses, be.
cause the wages they get will not en-
able them to pay high rents. Ac-
cording to La Piana, Of 149 families
investigated, II paid less than SIC
month; 81 from SO to SIS; and IA
more than SIS. The average for all
was $12. ,-,s., d :.
For a laborer who gets $45 to $50
a month in normal times. and il
without work three or, four months
every year, $12 is an exorbitant rent. y
says La Piana. ION wage Of $4OO
year under the, most favorable cir.
| cumstances, $144, g. third OF the
whole. IL. a heavy rent for a man who
must support large family and
sometimes provide for old parent.
left In italy. Therefore, to. earn more
most of, the Italians adopt the plan
Of keeping borders = sS' 55ss8s:@.
Houses Are Crowded. 55ss'
Keeping boar srs Means over,
leroMdif1s sil1g a tho 81 insanit ary
fc p1 ], AZ @
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
ROCKEFELLER METHODS SCORED IN
RED HOT ARRANGEMENT BY COURT

WASHINGTON, D: c., Aug. 81
Fxank P.'Walsh has sent the fol-
lowing letter to John D. Rockefel-
or, Jr.-
''Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
IS Broadway,
New York City, New York. ::
, Sir
The Committee on Industrial Re-
lations has just received from the
supreme court of Colorado, which
is the court of last resort of that
state, it's opinion and judgment in
+; which your conduct and that of your
F; associates is branded as anarchistic,
/ fraudulent, and destructive of free
; institutions.
"Thus far you seem to have paid
no attention to that judicial con-
demnation. The court in it's judy
! ment found tat the notorious
Sheriff Jeff Farr, who packed jur-
les, robbed American citizens of
their right to vote, and appointed
guards for your mines who, as he
testified, might have been red
| handed murderers fresh from the
scenes of their crimes, was your
! agent and confederate.
"The court placed the direct re-
! sponsibility for the most revolving
! political and industrial corruption
; directly at the door of your company.
! 1t declared that the public election
! machinery had been turned over to
! the absolute domination and imper-
| ial control of your company, and was
used by them as absolutely and pri-
! vately as were their mines, to and
for their own private purposes.
1.-THE situation thus created by you
was declared by the court to be so
, repugant to the spirit of free gov
! eminent as to be uncomfortable. and
| that it's certain result would be the
! destruction of popular government.
Among other crimes found by
the court to have been committed by
your organization were the throt-
thing Of public opinion, the denial of
the exercise Of choice by sovereign
| electors, the dictation end control. of
all election officers, the sitting of
public discussion, the imperial de-
signation as to what citizens could
or could not peacefully enter upon
public territory, and the prostitution
Of the ballot; and the court ad-
! Judged that such corrupt practices
absolutely destroyed the Free open
and fair election as contemplated: by
the constitution.
This unparalleled record Of
! crime. so graphically described by
! the supreme court, was made by
your agents and personal representa-
tives after they had publicly testi-
fled that they had ceased particiDa-
| ting in offenses of this heinous char
acter. AL of these offenses, you will
note, were committed after you had
assumed charge in Colorado by send
ing your personal representative,
| Ivy L. Lee, to Denver to consult
with your associates there, and after
! you had hired w. L. Mackenzie King
to formulate a plan that would pre-
tend to protect the rights of the
en- in your coal camps, whose liber-
ties at that very moment were:.being
ruthlessly destroyed by your agents
and accomplices.
"The conduct Of your servants is
finally stigmatized by the court as
All inexcusable and corrupt VIOLA
ton of the natural and alienable
! rights of citizens, and an Infamous
prostitution of the ballot.
"Of the plea that what your. com
pany did in Colorado was on &C.
count of industrial necessity the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
CITY RECOGNIZES UNION

WACO, Texas, Aug. 4.-Teamsters
and Helpers union has signed an
agreement with the mayor and cit,
commissioners that only members of
that organization shall be employed
on city work. Eight hours shall con-
stitute a days work and ice will be
furnished the men from April Is to
October Is. Time and one-half shall
be paid and men will be promoted
according to merit, ability and senior
ity
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
MINNESOTA FEDERATION TAKES FIRM
STAND FOR GOVERNOR At STATE MEETING

HIBBING, July 29.-Refusing alb
solutely to go on record as favoring
the impeachment of Gov. Joseph A. A.
Burnquist because Of his vigorous
stand for law and order in connec-
ton with the range strike which was
displeasing to some of the delegates,
the thirty-fourth annual convention
of the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor closed Wednesday night.
The resolution asking that efforts
be made to secure the impeachment
of Governor Burnquist was intro
duced. It was referred to the resolu-
tons committee without reading. The
committee reported unfavorably on
the proposed action. A motion was
made to approve and accept the re-
port Of the committee. Bedlam broke
loose.
Lie is Passed.
Liar" and Toward" were hurled
across the floor and the committee
was accused of being afraid to favor
the resolution, which read:
"Whereas: Governor .Burnquist has
acted unjustly toward the working
class in the strike on the range,
Resolved, that this convention
hereby censures Governor Burnquist
for his unjust action in permitting
steel trust thugs to carry on a reign
of terror on the range and invading
the rights of the workers and the ex-
ecutive council is instructed to take
steps to bring about the impeachment
Of Governor Burnquist.'
Governor Burnquist was attacked
as being unfair to residents Of the
range, and it was stated that he
should have sent the commissioner of
labor here to investigate the situation
rather than a personal representative.
Personalities were freely INDUCED
in. The committee was charged with
being afraid that If the resolution was
political move. Delegates Emme and
Harthill lead the fight against adopt
/ ing the committees report while
Delegate Schroeder took firm stand
in support of Burnquist, declaring
that his personal acquaintance with
the state executive proved to him
that the governor was "absolutely
fearless and fair"
Upholds Governor.
"Governor Burnquist is not a rep
| resent3tive Of the capitalist or cor
poration~ classes. We should uphold
the recommendation Of this commit
tee and act as brothers. We should
acquaint the governor with conditions
| we have found on the range and if he
! has made a mistake he will correct
it," he declared.
The key to the strike situation was
asserted to be the ore docks at Du-
luth.
A motion by Delegate John T. Tur-
| ner, Structural Iron workers, Mime
apolis, placing substitute resolution
before the convention was adopted. II
provided for the appointment Of a
| committee of five from the delegates
to go before Governor Burnquist
| acquaint him with facts as to existing
| conditions on the range and induce
him to send member of the labor
| bureau here to Investigate the situa-
ton.
The committee consisted Of Presi-
| dent Hall, Secretary Lawson, Louis
Harthill, Minneapolis; J. F. Emme
and R. F. Schroeder, both of st. Paul
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05

Radicals and conservatives again
moved that names, Of candidates for
offices for which there was no con-
test be withdrawn from the ballot and
a unanimous vote be case for them,
Of the convention. Radicals defended
their right to vote for whom they
pleased.
A division vote of 1873 to 81 finally
carried the day for the conservatives.
There were contests in but two con-
gressional districts.
The officers elected are: President,
E. G. Hall; secretary treasurer,
George W. Lawson; vice president,
first district, Bert walworth; vice
president, third district, John Kirby;
vice president fourth district, P. H.
Waters and Cyrelle Belair; vice presi-
dents fifth district, F. H. Hester and
r. D. Nolan; vice presidents, sixth
district, c. F. Dahl and John M. Tay-
Tor; vice presidents, eighth district,
Henry Pereault, w. L. Murnian and
E. P. SPHINX; historian, w. F.. Nc
Even.
Faribault Chosen.
Faribault was chosen as the con-
vention city for 1917.
Following adjournment, the execu-
tive council held a business session. at
which routine matters referred by the
convention were considered. They
organized by electing Waters, first
vice president, to preside over council
in absence of president. Division of
the year book was decided upon.
Filibustering tactics marked the
closing hours of the convention when
the radicals used every move to de-
feat the purposes of the conservatives.
The first big fight came on the
resolution favoring adoption of woman
suffrage, in which the committee re-
the adverse report of the committee
consumed much time in which dele
gates were free in expressing their
views on the wet and dry issue. A mo-
ton to lay the resolution on the table
indefinitely precipitated further argu-
ment, and a. division vote was called
| for.
One Of the most drastic resolutions
passed by the convention was one
concurred in by the legislative CON-
mittee seeking to prevent the hiring
of "gunmen" in quelling strikes.
The resolution, :: -troduced by the
executive council, recommended that
the best efforts Of the federation be
| made to secure the enactment of the
following bill into law:
Every person exercising police
power of the state, including sheriffs
deputies, police officers, special po-
lice, constables and marshals, who
shall in any manner receive from any
person, firm or corporation other
than state, county, town or munich
| pality, by whom such person shall
be employed or elected, any remuner-
| alton, money or thing of value what
soever in return for services rendered
while or for acting in their capacity
| as such officer in the administration
Of the police power of the state shall
be guilty Of a felony" =:
The resolution was unanimously
adopted by the convention.
1T was the most successful and
harmonious convention ever held by
| the federation," said President Hall
| with a final rap from the union made
gavel. used during the sessions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
WIN STREET CAR STRIKE

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 4.-The
Street Car Mems union has secured an
agreement with the local traction
company after "a hours strike. All
men discharged during the organiza-
ton of the union are reinstated and
the other demands, including wage
increases and readjustment of hours
of labor, will be submitted to an arbi-
tratiOn board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
BETTERNlENTs FOR BAKERS.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. s.
After short strike bakers in this city
secured higher wages and better
working conditions. Other differences
will be adjusted by an arbitration
board.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
Wemen S Hosier

Women's and children's: hosiery, blac
isles, silks and mercerized fabrics.
All 35c and SOC numbers, per pair, 29c
ALL 35c and 39c numbers, per pair, 23c
All Csc and 29c numbers, per pair, tic.
All 15c and 19c numbers per pair, 1Oc.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05

Nothing is calculated to jar a pretty
girl like the masculine attentions be-
slowed upon another girl who is
homely.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
Street CAR DELAYS
SATURDAY, July 29th, 10.


Open draw the Interstate bridge delayed the
minutes from m;
minutes from 7:14 to 7:2 M minutes from S:44 to $3.50
Lack Of the Morgan Park n caused trouble
Great Northern Power company Gary delayed
from mil
The fire department Superior
street delayed cars IS minutes from 240 p. m. J..
coal broken down Fifth East and Fifth
delayed II minutes from 1855 m.
Circus the delayed
West street paving necessng operation single
track, delayed ~ to As minutes =.
Congestion due traffic delayed
..- SUNDAY, July 3oth, 1916. ).
Open the Interstate bridge delayed the
ID minutes from from
p M; minutes from 1o:15 to 1922 p. "a
An stalled the approach the Interstate bridge delayed
Duluth bound DuluthSuperior minutes from 1o05p
West Third street necesitatng operation single track
:. = :. 49, MONDAY July 31st 1916 !,
West Third street paving necessang operation single
track, delayed 26 to Is minutes. s@
cars 10 minutes from 6 to 456 10 minutes from 746 sos
p M; minutes from $40 to e:47 p " ~..
disabled Eighth West and Superior caused
''' W - '' TUESDAY, August e! list, 1916. 81.
West Third street paving necessiang single
track, delayd So cars s to 21 minutes - : - SIS
Dered at Nneyhird West, occaoned by gravel
the track caused delay Of "a from
Signal failure Morgan Park delayed
minutes from 6:2S'a. @- 'A#E fo.H1 .--"%
Open Interstate bridge delayed the
minutes from to to
Is minutes from
M; IS minutes from :s6 to 1852 m. -
disabled owl delayed at the Aerial bridge "a
Complaints Suggestions Always Prompt,
Attention Telephones: Melrose 260; Lincoln S. s#. So
e |l|4||!E|'|EEg
AnurRTrsr. II M q .Asrnp Sxvnp1 s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 4.-After
several conferences, Street Car Mems
union No. SAG has raised wages from
p to 20 cents an hour.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-08-05
ARE NOT MOVIES.

It is believed that the people of
Tyro, Kans.. are not as inexperienced
as the name of their town would in
dictate.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
MRS. MURPHY DEAD.

Mrs. d. A. Murphy, formerly of
died at her home in Nevada,
Mo, Friday. She was So years old
Besides the husband she is survived
by three -Misse Lizzie,
Stella and Kate Murphy. After the
family left Mexico they lived for a
time at Lathrop, Colo. Before NOV
ing to Mexico, a number of years
ago, Mr.. Murphy was superintend-
ant of the Laddonia schools, this
county. He was Police Judge in
Mexico for time.
Mrs. Murphy was a devoted Cath
olica true Christian, faithful wife
and loving mother. Her many
friends in this county will be panied
to hear of her death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Bishop Chandler, in charge of the
Mexican Conference, has appointed
Rev. L. B. Newberry presiding elder
of the Mexico and Gpadalajara dis
tricts and has given him permission
to return at once to Mexico, making
his headquarters in Mexico City.
Since Rev. r. G. Elliott was forced
to leave Mexico City some months
ago by illness, the Board has been
without an American representative
in the whole Of Mexico. Bro. New
berry, with the true missionary spir-
it, has been anxious for months to re-
turn to the country; but his return
was not considered safe until the rec
ognition of the Cranza government
made the relations between the U. S,
and Mexico more friendly and stable.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
Think This Over

The disagreeableand health taxing
rigors of the cold and changeable
winter months now before us will be
very trying to the strongest phys
iques, to say the least.
California with it's perpetual sum-
mer is the solution. You'll find the
cost of going surprisingly low; the
expense of living there, your expert
enced frinds will tell you, is about
the same as at home.
1915 was bountiful year. What
could be more businesslike and sensi-
BILE than to make a conservative in
vestment from its income, an invest
ment which you are absolutely sure
will accrue to the benefit of your
health and happiness, and such
knowledge of things as travel only
can give? Now is a convenient time
to get away, the most desirable time
to be away and the best time to be
in California. Really, don't you owe
yourself and the family the pleasures
and benefits Of such a trip? Come
in and get our California Excursion
folders. Take them home and have
a heart to heart talk with the wife.
The chances are that she can get
ready to go as quickly as you can.
III be glad to arrange for the tickets
and reservations all the way thru.
TIL. MARSHALL, Ticket Agent.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
MADE A PROFIT OF ss2.s1
On One Acre of COrn--Scott County
Boy Wins Championship Of Clubs
with Yield Of More Than 11S
Bushels.
Bushels.

With a profit of 1921 an acre os-
car Linhart of Scott County won the
championship among corn club boys
of Missouri, according to results re-
Gently announced by George w. Rea-
Wis, superintendent of boys and girls
club work in the University of Mis-
souri,. The yield of this acre making
the largest profit was 11S bushels
and IL pounds. A sample of the
corn was on exhibit at Farmers
Week in Columbia last week, The
net profit is counted in the champion
ship contest rather than the highest
yield.
Oscar Linhart enrolled as a mem
ber of the boys corn clubs under the
direction of the agricultural extern
sion service of the University last
spring. He received instruction in
selecting, planting and cultivating
the corn from the University and the
county agent of Scott County. He
made regular reports of his work
and the condition of his corn.
His last report showed that the
cultivation of the acre had cost
1857. Here are the figures: Seed,
SO cents. work done in cultivation,
81; frtilizer, $5.25; rent on land (the
usual rent in that county is one-third
of the crop, $23.62. The product at
so cents a bushel was worth $70.88.
Every contestant is required to
tell how he raised his crop. Here is
the way Oscar tells of hi: II picked
out good seed, with the help of the
county agent, from good yield last
year. I plowed the land, a rich bot
tom, In the fall to let the Stalks de-
cay. In the spring I plowed it again
seven inches deep. In April !
double disked it. Both ways, double
narrowed it and dragged it. The
corn was planted in rows feet 8
inches apart, stalks standing IL
inches aprt in row.
1.-THE first cultivtion was deep with
two-horse cultivator. Other culti-
vations were not SO deep, the last
one being with a flve-shovel. one
horse plow. Before the last two cul-
tivations 1 applied 1875 pounds of
commercial fertilizer, spreading it in
themiddle of the rows. worked
over the field once with hoe to cut
all the weeds the plow had failed
to kill"
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
SETTLE YOUR BILL.

We want every subscriber to the
Message who is in arrears to call
and settle the same at once. If you
cannot call, send the amount. What
each individual owes us is small, but
all together it would be a nice sum
to us--and would materially aid
in discharging our obligations. Won't
you attend to this matter at once?
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, w. D. Mcdonald and Ii
ma Mcdonald, his wife, by their cer-
tain deed of trust dated November 18,
1912, recorded in Book 80, page All,
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds
within and for Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, conveyed to r. 3. Culver,
Trustee, to secure the payment of
their promissory note therein de-
scribed, the following described real
property, lying, being and situated
in Audrain County, State of Missouri,
to-wit:
Adj of the east half of the south
east quarter of section twenty-nine
(29), lying south of the Mexico &
Columbia Dirt Road, and also the
north half of the northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter of section
thirty-two (S2), in township fifty-one
(5D, range nine (9) west of the 5th
p. M, and
Whereas, default has been made
in the payment of the principal and
interest due on the note secured by
said deed of trust, and,
Whereas, the legal holder of said
note has requested said R. e. Culver,
the Trustee named in said deed of
trust, to exercise his powers as said
trustee, and foreclose the same, and
the said Trustee has refused in writ
ing to act as such trustee; and,
Whereas, by the terms of said deed
of trust, upon the refusal of said
Trustee to act, the undersigned sher-
iff of Audrain County, Missouri, sue
ceeds to the rights and powers of the
trustee named in said deed of trust;
now, ''|Y
Therefore, at the request of the le-
gal holder of said note. and in pur-
suance of the provisions of said deed
of trust, and the authority In me
vested thereby, will, on
Saturday, February 8, 1916,
between the hours of nine O'Clock a.
m. and five O'Clock p. m. of said date,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in the City of Mexico, in the
County of Audrain, and State of Mis-
souri,, sell at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash the above de-
scribed real estate or so much there
Of as may be necessary to satisfy the
purposes OF said trust.
J. w. BARNETT.
Sheriff Of Audrain County. Mis-
souri,, and Acting Trustee
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

Fulton is to vote wet" or dry"
on the 25th of this month. If she
votes dry she'll cease to get any
more blood money, and If she votes
wet she won't get get any more
blood money, for her saloon license
is SO high nobody will pay it. The
vets are fixed coming or going. The
saloon license, if her two booze shops
she has now should continue, would
be $500 annually. The largest
liquor fee exacted in the United
States. Fulton doen't want any
more of the booze business.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

New South Wales, Australia, is
wrestling successfully with the prob
lem of religious education in the pub
lie schools. Each teacher is required
to give general religious instruction,
which means ethical teaching and BIZ
BILE lessons of a non-sectarian nature
And from this each religious organ
ization is permitted to have the chill
dren of its own faith for an hour a
day, in which to give definite instruc-
tion according to it's own tenets. The
system is said to be working admira-
bly, and is attracting attention, not
only in Australia but also among ed
ucators in other parts of the world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
MARRIED HERE THURSDAY.

Mr.. VIM. White, progressive
farmer of Skinner neighborhood
and Miss Sabetha Cleveland, of the
same locality, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cleveland were
married in Mexico Thursday, Judge
WV. Bolts officiating. Here wish
ing them long life and happiness to-
gether.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13
JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIEF.

Judgment for plaintiff in the
amount of $500 with interest as
prayed was given Friday by a jury
in the Circuit Court in the case of
o. E. Anderson against Bird E.
Crum. The litigation was over elec-
trio railroad bonds.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-01-13

The Louisiana Press says that Kel-
ly Pool of Centralia is a candidate
for Governor. No, it's Secretary of
State that Kelly wants to be. Kelly
wrote fine article lately on the Mis-
souri, Mule for the Missouri Stock
man and the Press, correctly this
time, observes that Kelly wants to
stand in with Democracy's national
flower.