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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
MILLION DOLLAR
THOUGHTS
By SCOTT NEARING.

People who count their incomes in
hundreds of dollars find it difficult to
think in terms of that part of the re-
port of the United States Commits
s1oner of Internal Revenue for the
year 1916 which deals with the taxes
levied on the incomes of corporations
and of individuals.
The corporations of the county paid
SIS, 1884 as the regular corporation
income tax of 1 per cent on net earn
ings. This means that the 190,91l cor
porations on which the tax was levied,
after paying all of their business ex-
penses, including the fixed charges of
the business. had about ~ billions
left for the year 1916.
The commissioner notes that taking
the 1915 figures as a basis this repre-
sents an increase during the fiscal
year of approximately 43 per cent in
the aggregate net income of the cor
porations making taxable returns"
These war years have been great ones
for dividends-the greatest that Amer
lean business has ever known.
Some individuals were equally for
tunate in their 1916 incomes. The re-
turns for individual incomes show that
there were 1852 persons (almost ex-
actly one in each 800 of the total popu-
lation) with taxable incomes OF more
than thousand dollars. The great
bulk of these people-about $50 thou
sand had incomes of less than 10
thousand dollars year. There were
84,432 persons, however, with incomes
between 10 thousand and 100 thousand
dollars; 3,704 persons received in
comes between 100 thousand and a
million dollars, and 100 persons en-
joyed incomes of one million dollars
and over for the year 1915.
There has been some talk in the
past about the inalienable rights of
American citizens and about equality
in life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap
piness. We have been congratulating
ourselves upon the fact that equal op-
Nature has bestowed upon the citizens
Of this fair United States. It requires
an astonishing degree of optimism,
however, not to mention a wealth of
patriotic sentiment, to read the figures
of corporation and individual incomes
on the one hand and to note on the
other the estimate made by the United
States health bureau last summer that
something like five or six million
American families out Of total Of 20
millions, were living in poverty. APP
parently those persons who have what
Shelly described as a passion for re-
forming the xyorldn still have q field
for activity in the United States.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
THE GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS.

The good will of all citizens is necessary for
that cooperation which will enable the government
to conduct successful and effective for free
dom and democracy.
Those in official places in the state government
should also try to avoid cause for ill-wl resulting
from sense of injustice.
Minnesota has Public Safety Commission COM
posed of five whose integrity will not be ques
toned. Yet while Governor Burnqust had plenty
of opportunity to place at least labor representa-
tive on this commission he fit to ignore labor
entirely The Safety Commission has wide sweep
ing powers 1t will be- and u.s. called upon to do
things admittedly necessary in these times but
which, if the commission more representative
of the states varied interests hight be better under
stood and acqhiesced in by that highly important,
though entirely ignored portion of the states popu
lation-organized labor
But the governor has yet to show that he is big
enough and broad enough to fully appreciate the
people s problems. No one has yet successfully in
vented way to fit square peg into round hole
and the people of Minnesota will simply have to
wait for another chance to correct their mistake.
Organized labor will do its bit in this war. But
At intends to receive that recognition that it's i'm
portance entities it to- The Federal government is
finCSng this out and labor representatives being
appointed on all boards and commissions having to
do with determining what sacrifices to be made
by the wealth producers of the land.
Governor Burnqust will some day learn that
the state government must treat labor at least as
fairly the Federal government is treating it,
though the lesson mis- ht prove costly to him. But
he will learn
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
BE CANNY..

Home OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES loaded
with food.
That rubber ring you put on a pre-
serving Jar helps you to stretch your
income.
The awful question what shall I
have for dinner?" is easily answered
if your shelves are full of home canned
products.
Can't eat 'em all in summer? Not
enough in winter? Home canning is
the answer.
You put a lid on waste every time
you seal a preserving jar.
Canned berries are bird proof.
Frost doesn't nip canned vegetables.
Canned green peas and yellow
peaches help fight the blues.
See that your garden produces dry
beans, cabbage, potatoes and root
crops that can be kept without cam
ming.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
BREAK HATTERS' CONTRACT

DANBURY, Conn.,, June 28-Be-
cause certain hat manufacturers have
broken an agreement with the Hatters'
unions several plants in this city have
been forced to shut down..
Two years ago the manufacturers
suggested that wage scales be based
on the selling price of the finished
product and the hatters changed their
laws to make this possible When
the unionists prepared wage rates this
year some Of the manufacturers re-.
pudiated this agreement and insisted
that rates be based on the grade, re-
CARELESS of the selling price, The hat
ters refused to change their laws to
suit the mood of these employers and
have suspended work. Other manu.
facturers have signed the new agree
ment which raises rates 10 per cent
per dozen. j~EN@>%.-> ...~ i. LII,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
A TALE OF A HAT-THAT WAS.

1t cannot be said that our experience was either
new or novel whcn on noon last week our hat
was lifted by brisk wind that shot around Third
avenue West just were hurrying to catch a
Woodland car.
To have ones hat taken off by gust Of wind
Is not, as we said before, experience to those
who have been in Duluth for any length of time
Every hat-Wearing resident of the Zenith City can
BOAST OF a similar occurrence and can readily
understand why Duluth hat and umbrella merchants
open their emporiums just little earlier on the
morning following an energetic oreaster in these
'yere parts.
AS started out to say, we suddenly missed
our hat, brand new straw 1917 model, and then
made the hideous mistake Of attempting to recover
1t without attracting too much attention from the
motely mob who, bent their hundred fold down
town mssions-many Of whom, too, were engaged
in dOggedy clinginG to their own head9ear-would
only jecr at our discomfort, not to say downright
humiliation
Down the street, first on one side then on an
other, across car tracks, and then lodging an
impatient automobile, or one-time umbrella which
knew not whittier it was going and appeared to
care less nnt breat(ess stopped because the
nat stopped except that it stopped right under the
feet Of not too goodnature dray horse; who
knowing not it's own luck. possessed no hat to look
after.
Dobbin started, or, was. rather startled out Of
near somnolency, and made move. In the act of
making tnS particular and significant move, the
really gulltless horse raised his hoof
We have said the hat was under the horse Need
we say more? The horse naturally had to put his
hoof down somewhere
In rejecting on this seemingly trivial incident
we recall what one Charles Dickens who achieved
considerable rcnoNn author said ancnt hat
chasing; not. however, while the hats rcpose on
the heads of dainty. resiscss feminine wearers but
hat-chaslng in precise the legitimate and viruous
manner in which engaged in that noble pastime
last week and as many another citizen of our town
has done and will do long as the naughty winds
continue to blow.
& But to get back to Mr.. Dckens-for comfort of
helpful hints in future:
H. There are very few moments in a man s exist
4ence, when he experiences SO much ludcrous dis
Htress or meets with little charitable commisera-
5tlon, as when he is in pursuit of his own hat A
vast deal OF GOODNESS, and peculiar degree Of judg
4ment, are requisite in catching hat A man must
not be too precipitate lie runs over it, he must
not rush into the opposite extreme, or he loses it
altogether. The best way u.s. to be wary and cau
tious, to watch your opportunity WE'LL get gradually
before It, then make rapid dive seize it by the
crown, and stick it firmly on your head; smiling
pleasantly all the time if you thought it as good
&. Joke as anybody else.''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
CALIFORNIA; MISTAKE

To get rid of land monopoly without
taking anything from the land mon
opolist, the California legislature has
passed an act for state purchase of
lands to be resold on longtime to
small purchasers. So far as it's object
is to take nothing from the land
monopOlist, the new act will undoubt-
eddy prove a success. That it will rid
the state of land monopoly is not SO
certain. No one has yet succeeded in
dcvising a practical method OF de-
stroying an evil without removing it's
cause.
The fatal defect in this California
act is that it fails to provide against
land speculation. Future unearned
increment, like that of the past, is to
be appropriated by private owners.
There can be but one result. Even if,
for time, the new law should actually
make the state one of small proprie-
tors-which is very doubtful-owner-
ship of land would soon gravitate
again into few hands.
1t is only % years since Oklahoma
was opened for settlement Its farm
land was divided in l60-acre tracts
among individual settlers. Town lots
were awarded in a similar manner.
When admitted to the Union the In
dian nations accepted land ownership
in severalty and each member of the
tribe received his share. The new
commonwealth was practically one of
small landowners.
But how long did this state of at
fairs last? Oklahoma is today land
lord-ridden state, probably the worst
in the union. majority of it's farm
ers are tenants.
Texas has a similar story. In 1860
there was scarcely a renter in the
state. Today it shares with Okla
homa the distinction of having the
greatest number of tenant farmers.
Diversion Of unearned increment into
private pockets made it profitable to
hold land for speculation instead of
use, and encouraged the practice.
Artificial initiation of prices was stimu-
lated and land ownership became more
and more concentrated.
The California Legislature should
have taken these facts into considera-
ton. 1t might then have tackled onto
it's land, purchase law a provision to
put all uhearned increment in the pub.
lie treasury
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
A C0lumbo Suit
for the Fourth"

The "Columbo" Suit is
the best answer to the
young mans suit question,
is tailored in the latest New
York fashions of very dur
able worsted and tweed
cloths. Also blue scrges.
An even greater year
round bargain is our LIT
TIE COLUMBO suit for
boys, still selling, with two
pair of trousers, at 1870.
Our present stock is
worth every cent of $3.50
and the same quality costs
that much at other stores.
Buy now before the
Fourth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
THE PEASANTS,
VODKA AND THE
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

The Chicago News inqufress If
the Russian peasant had been In
his Olil-fashioned condition OF
vodka pickle would he have been
able to think clearly enough to
put over his little revOlutfOns
Let the vets and the drys argue
1T OUT
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

DETROIT, Mich, June 2s.Yypo-
.'raphical union No. 8 has secured
a new contract viz, newspaper pub
fishers and commercial machine Of
flee proprietors. ages are increased
II per cent for two years with an adj
ditional S per cent after that date.
Proofreaders and bank mon are put
on the same grade as operators and
floormen, which means a weekly in
crease of 81 AID IS in many cases
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
UNION GIRLS WIN STRIKE.

FROSTCURG, Nd, June 21.-Trade
union girls employed at the Parker
hosiery mills have won a four-weeks'
strike and secured increased wages.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
THE GREAT INFIDEL.

While Robert G. Ingersoll made for himself
legion Of enemies by his attacks Christianity all
must admire his eloquence. No man in America
could more beautifully frame sentence, and his
eloquent remarks at the grave Of his brother lead
one to doubt if the great infdel was half so bad
his words at times pictured him to be. A
man who uttered so many beautiful things had but
little room in his heart for atheism with it's cold,
revolving, heathenish teachings In symposium on
Woman, Co.. hgersoll asked to contribute his
views. He replied follows:
lit takes hundred to make an encamp-
ment, but one woman make home. I not only
admire women the most beautiful object ever
created, but [ reverence her as the redeemed glory
of humanity, the sanctuary of all virtues, the pledge
OF all perfect qualities of heart and head. It is
because women so much better than men that
their faults considered greater. The one thing
in this world that is constant the only peak that
rises above the clouds, the window in which the
light burns forever the star that darkness can
not quench is womans love. It rises to the greatest
heights it sinks to the lowest Depths it forgves the
most cruel injuries. woman s love is the perfume
of the earth This is the real love that subdues the
earth; the love that has wrought all miracles Of art
that gives music all the way from the cradle
song to the grand closing symphony that bears the
soul away On wings of fire. love that is greater
than power, sweeter than life and stronger than
death.'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

$500 Saved on Every Suit.
Big Suit Sale. The Big Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

Let us not be too hasty in our condemnation
OF the Russian people in their inability to grasp
the rud1ments of government. So far as The Labor
World has been able to learn no community in
Russia has yet chosen six-cent rate when thew
could have had four-cent rate. People who live
IN glass houses should take their baths in the dark
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30
EDITORIAL CHANGE.

Labor World during the last session of the state egisa
te will editorial charge of this paper beginning
with next weeks Issue.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

II the jitney is to be the future mode Of trans
Portatlon why handicap it here in this city with un-
fair discriminatory laws?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

Don't wait for sales.
Genuine cut price sales
will be few and far be-
tween while wool and labor
are continuing to rise in
price.
This "Columbo" Suit of
ours is an exception. 1t is
sold at a cut-price all the
year round on the modern
cooperative plan of guam
tity selling.
The makers of these suits
tell us that these same suits
are sold in Minneapolis
and Chicago stores at $1s
and 500, compared with
the Columbia price of
$14.50.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

1--WE have conscripted our young men. Shall
we DE more tender with our dollars ?"-Secretary
McAd6o ''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

The Minnesota Public Safety Commission is the
product of the fertile brain of State Senator G. H.
Sullivan of Saltwater, who, by the way, is the brew
cry spokesman in the legislature. Thus far the Sat-
ETY. Commission has done little else than to close
saloons and otherwise wallop the industry that
Senator Sullivan has given the best years of his
life to protect. And now he is wondering what in
h he has gone and done.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-30

Prof Bakhmeteff and others of the Russian mis-
sion, now in Washington do not represent in any
Of their country. They were appointed before
the labor and socialist element gained control
Hence they talking just like other professional
or business diplomats. Nevertheless they are under
orders from the first great aborcontroed republic
in the world, and despite their lack of sympathy
with their government they will have disturbing
effect upon the dreams of certain well-fed retired
millionaircs in the American capital city,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-15
RAISE IN THE MIDNIGHT
PASSING THROUGH ORE
POWER LINE COMPLETED AND
NEW COMPRESSOR RUNNING
NEW BUILDINGS.

Development of the Midnight, which
is under bond to a strong eastern syn
dcate represented by Raymond Guyer,
manager of the Rex Consolidated
Mining company, is going forward
rapidly and with most satisfactory re-
suits, The Midnight is practically
surrounded by the holdings of> the
Morning and has parallel vein lying
between the Morning and the You
Like. The vein was originally cut in
driving No. 5 tunnel of the Morning
and was subsequently encountered
above by yothe extension of the Fannie
Gremm tunnel. When the present
bond was taken work was started in
No 5, drifts being run both east and
west, resulting in opening up shoot
of ore over 300 feet in length of ex-
cellent grade. The showing justified
the installation of machinery for its
more rapid development, and this has
now been placed in position and the
work is now being pushed with in
creased energy.
Work Through Fannie Gremm.
a compressor has been installed at
the portal of the Fannie Gremm tun-
mel and boarding and bunk houses
erected to accommodate the working
force. The Washington Water Power
company has completed its line to the
plant and the compressor is now run
ming. In the meantime the old tun-
mel had been Strengthened in places
retimbered where necessary and gener-
ally placed in good working condition.
The distance between No. 5 and the
Fannie Gremm tunnel is given at $50
feet and a raise is being made to con-
meet the two levels. This raise was
reported this week to have been eX-
tended 140 feet and in ore all the way.
The upper tunnel is now being eX-
tended to a point over the raise and
it is probable that sinking will be
started to meet it. 1t is also expected
that the raise will be carried to the
surface What the plans of the COM
pany are beyond the work here de-
scribed are not known, but it is pre-
sumed that a deep tunnel will soon
receive consideration at a point to be
determined. The outlook for making
a mine Of the Midnight could hardly
be better.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-15
County Builds New
Road Near Osburn
Was sLongDela

TIME MINER takes this opportun-
ity to commend the action of the
commissioners of Shoshone
county for the important road
work they have now undertaken be-
low Osburn. Without noise. without
even announcement through the col
umns of their euterprising organ, the
commissioners have assembled Il force
of some SO men, with teams, serapers,
road ploWs, caterpillors and all neces-
sary modern road building equipment,
with Supervisors Burns, Stokes and
Olson sharing the responsibility of
personal supervision, beginning lust
below the concrete bridge and extend
ing about two miles, or to point at
the mouth of Montgomery gulch. The
purpose of this imposing assemblage
is the construction of about two miles
along the sidehill ON the north side
OF the river. In reaching the high
ground the road cuts across Heller
park and thence follows the hill about
ten feet above the river level. There
is much rock work and this can go on
to a great extent regardless of cold
ana snow, but if by change the Wea-
ther should remain favorable for
few weeks ii is possible the work can
be completed within that time, in
view of the large force now employed.
The new road will eliminate the
section which caused so much trou-
BILE during the high water last spring,
IN fact that has caused trouble dur
ing high water every spring. 1t will
De a broad and permanent roadway
and one that will be open to uninter-
'upted traffic at all seasons of the
year, While commencing the commits
5ioners for this sudden burst of en-
Ierprise it is only saying what the
public already knows in stating that
# this work had been undertaken Inn
following the high water
when it should have been done, the
taxpayers of the county would have
been saved several thousand dollars,
for the work done then in an effort to
repair the old roadway was an abso-
ute waste of money.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-15
AMAZON DIXIE.
With Favorable Weather Pipe Line
Will Be Completed in Ten Days.

Wesley Everett, manager of the
Amazon Dixie Mining company at
Sildix, Mont, was in the city Monday,
returning to the mine Tuesday morn
ing. The new pipe line, 5000 feet in
length, is expected to be completed in
about ten days, provided favorable
weather conditions prevail. Seven
hundred feet have been laid, and all
the pipe is strung along the line
trench ready to be placed in position.
Every effort is being made to com
piete the work, for upon this depends
the operation of the mine this winter,
The present water supply does not
furnish sufficient power for the hoist
and pump. Since opening the 800 Level
nearly all the water that has been
running out through the main tunnel
or coo level now goes below and has
to be raised from the 900, thus re-
quiring most of the present available
power to handle the water. The new
water supply, which is being taken
from the st. Regis river, will be suf-
ficient for the pump, hoist and drills
and still have power to spare.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-15
DouglasShipments
Month of October
Pay$3OOORoyalty

| A STATEMENT covering in de-
~ tan ore shipments from the
Douglas mine during the month
OF October was received by A.
Wyman secretary of the Douglas Min
ing company, from the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company yesterday. to-
Sether with amount of royalty due
the Douglas company and notice that
the same had been placed to the credit
.of the company in the First National
bank The month proved to be good
one in spite of bad roads. During
October % carloads of ore were ship
ped the total dry weight of which
was 1,945, 100 pounds, or 972 So tons.
On all ore shipped the Douglas COM
pany receives royalty of SO per ton,
and the royalty for the month of Oc-
tober was therefore $29l765 If the
same rate of shipments is maintained
this month, the Douglas company will
probably be able to give it's stock
holders a merry Christmas by dis
tributing among them a dividend of
/ cent per share,
The report that the shipments had
been suspended from the Douglas un-
til the completion of the railroad on
account of the bad condition of the
wagon road seems to be wholly un-
founded, according to information re-
ceiVed by telephone from Pine creek
last night. 1t was stated by the man
agement a few days ago that a sus-
pension might be necessary on account
Of the roads, but ore was going out as
usual yesterday. But even if the
company is forced to stop shipments,
It would probably be only for short
time. A freeZeup which may be eX-
Dected any time Woul drelieve the sit
Iation, and it will only be a few weeks
until snow will be on the ground Which |
Will provide the best possible road |
or hauling. Under these circum-
stances it is not likely that the Ana
'onda company is considering sus
pension until the railroad is COM
)leted.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-15

the original certificate was issued, is
a sister of Frank A. Lappan, and that
it is contended that the stock was in
reality purchased by Lappan and is in
fact his property, and that it was held
bv his sister for him. Having secured
Judgment against Lappan, the North
east Realty company has now institut-
ed suit to recover the stock under the
Judgment, when an effort will be made
to prove that the stock belongs to
Lappan and is therefore subject to the
judgment,