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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
WAGE never HIGHER
THAN SOCIAL POWER

"You engineers who work for a liv-
ing don't need any. juggler with figures
to tell you about your wages,'' writes
Editor Evans in the current issue of
the International Steam Engineer.
You know how much or how little
your wages will buy. You find it out
when you pay rent when you buy
clothes, when you pay for food, when
you are lucky enough to get coal at
any price. After you have paid for
these things that you must have in
order to exist, you learn how little
you can afford to spend for pleasure.
"You know that your life is made
up mostly Of toll, toll and small paw.
Some of you get little higher wage
a little more: salary-than others.
one of you get a living wage: And
you, and only you, by your labor, have
quilt the world in all it's beauty and
glory.
"A living, wage is a. wage that will
BUY the best .of: everything your labor
has produced. A wage SO large that
you will not have to rob your own
flesh and blood Of the things to which
they are entitled by the right of life
itself. None of you who work, get
such a wage. All of you could get it..
WY do YOU do SO much and get 50
little ;? > ;. :: .;
Let me help with the answer: Your
wage is never higher than your mower
to demand: it. Your working, con
ditions are never better than, your
economic power to improve them.
Your lot in life is :determined' by your
strength to- compel your boss to pay
YOU a: living wage: How are you: to
get the power to get a real living wage
and: make your life mean 1aofe than
work and worry? -.-~5..
by organization. BY organization.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
UNION TRACTION MEN:
OBJECT TO FRANCHISE

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.--Organized
street car men are objecting to" a
street car franchise. which contains
the cutest little ''heads I win, tails
you lose" proposition that; corpora
ton lawyers can devise.
It is proposed that the company
be guaranteed 6 per cent interest on
it's watered stock and if at any time
wage increases endanger this figure
the company may increase fares.
The Union Leader, official organ
OF the car men, says this will be
a fine lever in the hands of the COM
pany to arouse public sentiment
against the employees union, placing
the. blame on the employees for in
creased cost of service, when, as a
matter of. fact; all expenditures will
be- controlled by the company,
through their trustees, and the finan-
cia1 return to the company guaran-
teed." - = -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
v. E. M'EWEN SPEAKER
OF DAY At FARGO, n. D.

FARGO, N. d. Sept. 5-The motto
for this Labor day is win the War
for Freedom" w. E. McEwen of Du-
luth said here Labor day. "This is
not the time nor the place to discuss
the social or economic problems; our
chief duty at this time is to win. the
war. If the war is lost the clock of
time will be turned back a full CEN
fury, and it will be necessary for sue
ceeding generations to take up the
work our fathers began, and which
we have been carrying on.
This is indeed labor's war. Cap
ital does not need democracy to thrive
but labor does. It is our fault if con-
ditions are not better, for we have
the power within our own hands to
make this nation wh ateVer:<we Want
to make Of, It. / THAT'S ting VIRTUE cot
democracy: I'M an autocraccy there
is mo opportunity. Labor has no voice
in affairs. When it hobs up it's head
there is a sword ready to f1ew it down.
1.-The laborer employed in ship
yard, on farm, in a steel plant, in a.
mine, on a Railroad, in a factory :oH.
dock or sailinga "a merchant ship, is
as important in the conduct and the
winning of the. war as; the man who
carts the food and ammunition from
a military depot to the boys in the
front trenches77r sIndeed, is mpse
important, ! fbrS without: hls labor
T everything stops. >The slightest ces-
sation weakens the link in the chain
Of supply. Let US begin tomorrow;
morning to put new energy into our
being and give our full labor power
to the holy cause of freedom and de-
mocracy. We have no..time. toyargue,
over the. fact that some one is maxi
ing a profit out of our labor. The
war must be wonsapd. there, must be
no let up in our activity: We must
settle these other questions AFTER"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
NEGRO STEEL WORKER
+: APPEALS TO HIS RACE

LOUISVILLE. Ka., Sept. 5-George
Eddy of this city, colored delegate
to the last convention of the ANAL
ganated Association of Iron, Tin and
Steel workers, sends this appeal to
colored iron, steel and tin workers
everywhere:
"Colored men ought to be union
lied because it helps make better con-
ditions for the working man. All COL
ored men ought to get together and
organize so that they can demand
what they ought to have had years
ago.
"Colored men of the United States
of America and Canada, take this
proposition up and begin at once, for
this is no time to Wait-the sooner
the better, then all Will be WELL"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
LAB0R'S INFLUENCE:
MUST EXTEND SOUTH

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The ne
cessity of unity with the workers
Writes santiago Ig 1 president Of
the Free Federation Of Workingmen
of Porto Rico, in the American
Federationist.
The capitalists of North America
and some European countries in
combination with financial interests
and officials of the various govern
ments,' he says, "are scattering mill
lions of dollars through Latin Amer
lea acquiring concessions and bust
ness properties which are disposed
of to them by Latin American poll
ticians and spectators, without TAX
ing into consideration the needs and
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
THIRD INCF'ti!:ASE: Z
IN YEAR GRANTED.
Sliding Scale Made Effective
Today Aims to Attract More
Hell > TO- System.

For the third time in. 1913 street
car motormen and conduot tors of the
Duluth-Superior Street Railway COM
pany were given an increase in wages.
The new wage increase became eff.
fective Sept. 1 and according to q
statement made by the company
was brought about by the shortage
of men for street car work. The in
crease applies to women conductors
as we'll as to men. - -:
First year the employees will re-
ceive 80 cents instead Of "a cents per
hour, the wage adopted Aug. 1. Sec
ond year employees will be paid 40:
cents an hour and thnd year en-
ployes and those longer in, the serv-
ice will be given AZ cents an hour.
Herbert Warren, general manager,
announced that the increase will add
$4,000 to the company's annual pay
roll and makes an increase over all of
62 per cent since Jan. l, 1915.
Guarantee So a Day. :"
The extra men will be given guar
antee of SO per day. In a statement
yesterday the management declared
that it was becoming difficult to OBJ
tain satisfactory street car motor
men and conductors because of the
wages paid elsewhere and the con-
tinued increase in the cost Of living.
rights of the tmasses Of the people,
who by these transactions have their
future endangered for decades and
perhaps centuries.
If the employees and capitalists of
Pan-America thus unite for the
protection Of their common ad-
vantage, it becomes all the more
evident that the wage earners of
these countries must also unite for
their common protection and better
ment.
In most Of these countries the
conditions of the working people are
deplorable. Plutocratic forces OF the
United States are taking the good
name of this nation and spreading
among these people a wrong con-
ception of American ideas and ideals
So it will be the duty of the Pan
American federation of labor to
show to the. world that its purpose
is to permeate the western hemis-
phere with human influence. This
influence will more truly represent
the sentiments of the American peo-
pie than the influence of all the cor
porations of the United States, and
be in strong contrast with those cap
italists who are eternally crying
business, business and dollars
dollars
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
CITY. EMPLOYEES ! I | | !! ! Is
GRANTED . RAISE
Library and Finance Department
Are Among the Fortunate
Ones to Get Raise.

-Four, salary increases were granted
by the city commissioners. Commits
siot1er Bert Farrell presided.
y Frederick ]. Voss, commissioner of
finance submitted a resolution pro-
!vfdirg tor increases for three men,
bersS of the finance department which
was adopted. One building appraiser
j.: in the city assessors office was given
1925 and another $115. The deputy
city treasurer.s, salary was fixed at
i 500: Commissioner Farrell gave no
tice that he would submit some
changes in his departments payroll
at next meeting:
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
The Season s
Dress

What makes you buy a
dress? Let's say it right out
loud: "Looks!" After that
come fit and wear. We have
many frocks that lead on
'looks, but fit and wear
according to our promises.
New Jersey Dresses in tan,
khaki, Pekin, and Joffre
blue. with round neck COL
ldrless effect 49, also with
white satin collar will
look, fit and wear fine
at. $1,000 to $1,000
New Serge Dresses in
straight line and tunic eff
fects. $500 to $1,000
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
OUR LATEST VAR: NEWS
BAD NEWS FOR Berlin

The war news from the eastern
front these days is bad news for the
German people. Quotations from Ger
man newspapers portray the gloom
that overhangs. the people in the, large
cities. That the people in. the small
towns and country are equally de-
pressed is not to be doubted. =,
The Liberty loan bond buyers Of the
preceding loans have their share in
the success of the entente allies. They
furnished the sinews of war not only
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
ABAND0NS KNITTING TO ::
BECOME SHELL MAKER

-. Ghicago's champion knitter has be-
come a munitions worker. She is
Helen Dillon of Charles street, Chi
cago, now working in a factory at
Pullman:
j, The young woman's. splendid sue
cess in knitting: for soldiers inspired
her with"a desire to undertake. some
more important work in the = war
program and she is now engaged in. an
important branch Of shell man'ufac-
t1ire:: She finds this work not only
more patriotic. but more ren,unera-
tive. -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
THE .LYCEUM PLAYERS
Open Sunday Matinee in -.
Good. Gracious :Annabelle"
SOME OF THE BITS YOUR LIBERTY BONDS Wol DO

500 bond
the United
little than months Or furnished
shoes enough
left him with
to beat ''<.*>~.: ~ :
1t takes
second 500 bond this rifle
ridges for it, and will still of
chase bomb to throw dugout deoh gun
together 4 ,:<::
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
Dresses al
Half

End-o'-season Whites for.
misses up to IA, in voile,
organdie, lawn, dimits-
$3.50 values now at. .$1.75
$12.5O values now at. 1925
And many between the two.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
54-lnch for
Frocks

is the right-width fabric for
economic cutting. May we
show you our fascinating
"Fifty-fours"?
54-inch Jersey, all wool;
54-inch Poiret Twill;
54-inch Gabardines;
54-inch Tricotines;
54-inch Twilled Velours;
54-inch French Twill Fab
RIGS;
54-inch French serges.
All new tall c6lors. Low
priced at. $50 to $3.50
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07

The Germans call the American
troops "Satans. Possibly because
the Yanks are giving them hell.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
Bon;ny. .Blouses

Crepe de chine, Georgette,
satin, arletta crepe-some-
thing new you want to see
blouses make Blouseland a
country every clothing ex-
plorer should seek to dis
cover. Prices run. $3.50 up
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07
The Dress for
School

Make it a plain bingham or
chambray-pay as much as
you can for it, ana you'll find
that service you look for,
Dresses come in green, blue,
pink, brown and maize; with
Buster Brown collars
1925 to 1925
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-09-07

We bought our suits to- sell,
so you reckon we did our
best. don't you? ,.~..:-.
Velvet and Velour Suits
The nice, snuggy suit that's
as soft as the pinkest. cheek
in taupe, navy, and other
fall shades. $50. 90 up
Serge Suits, Broadcloth, Pop
Inns, the ever-serviceable
wool weaves that warm and
wear ........... 1927 so up
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Nine After Sheriff's Office.

In Iron county the coming pri-
mary will be warm proposition,
especially in the contest for the
office of sheriff. On the republi-
can ticket alone there are eight
candidates for the nomination
for that office. The democratic
candidate certainly must smile
at the snap he has. being entirely
alone in his race for the nomina-
ton. Eight fellows after your
vote will be quite a novelty. in
that county, but if the voter
works it right he ought 10 be
able to help win the war if he is
a farmer and short of help. One
could imagine nothing pleasanter
than to see some of those tat
and tender candidates welding
a hay fork on d hot day. Beau
tiful sight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Food Meeting.

L. D. Lewis, federal food adj
n1inistrator of Madison, together
with County Food Administra-
tor Radcliffe, held a meeting for
the benefit of the resort owners,
hotel men and dealers at the
court house last Saturday after
noon. The trend of the talk was
on food conservation, and in
structions were given that any
matters that confronted the peo-
pie on food buying and selling
be taken up with the local food
commissioner. AS it is at pres
ent, County Food Commissioner
Radcliffe has kept the hotel men,
resort owners and business
houses thoroughly posted as to
the changes made. At any per-
iod when in doubt take the mat
ter Up with him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31

and you can put double power ac-
cent on the word ''some," Bat as
the Wisconsin fellow is used to all
kind of changes in the weather, he
will soon get so he likes it. A cool
shady spot on the porch at Conover
would certainly look and feel good to
me right now.
Regards to all, and tell them we
are in the best of health and spirits
GEO. G.. DoBBs.
9TH Co. Machine Gun Corps,
Camp Hancock, Ga.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Changed Muskellunge Law.

Changed Muskellunge Law.
In another column of the Villas
County News will be found an
article from the Conservation
Commission, wherein that body
changes the muskellunge law
from "a inches in length to 80
inches in length or six pounds
round weight. 1t will be well
for the resort owner and guide
to read this article and govern
themselves accordingly. The
law just annulled giving you the
opportunity of taking a musky
"a inches long was very bad
one. 1t simply meant the de-
pletion of this scrappy game
fish if permitted to be caught in
that length, as the fish generally
weighed around two or three
pounds. While this new act does
not go into effect until September
first, it might be we'll for every
sportsman in this lake region to
begin following it right now and
not permit any muskellunge to
be taken under six pounds or 80
inches in length.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
JUST FISH STORIES

When you can land two whop-
PIN big bass at one throw of the
basserino, you are going some
Better than that, if three of YOU
are angling from the same boat,
and all have strikes the same
minute, and you set the wooden
plug hard, reel in and find that
your three casts have a total of
four big fellows, you sure can't
even believe your own eyes.
Such thing happened last week
to Messrs. Samson, Thomas and
Crook, members of the boys
camp at Camp Winnepe in a GER
tain lake. Sfact.
Mrs. Lawrence Kuehne put
one over on her husband Sunday
that is surely one of the best Jokes
pulled SO far this season. Larry
as we all know, especially Frank
Dildine, has for years been steal
ing honors from prophets on pis-,
catorial lore, claiming to have
supernatural powers in knowing
just when the fish will best take
the lure by investigating the
waters wherein he wishes to try
his skill. Says one smell of the
water and he has the correct
dope whether they will bite or
not. But this hast anything to
do with Sunday and the method
Mrs. Kuehne demonstrated the
fact that her husband, as a fish
expert, is absolutely no good
and fake. Fishing on one of
the famed musky lakes in this re-
gion, Mrs. Kuehne hooked a
crooked snag, which under the
momentum given it, played up
just like a sulky old muskv will
some times when he gets peeved
and refuses to come to top and
shake himself. Larry saw the
play the lady was making (for
his beneft) and instructing her
not to give any slack line, rowed
for deep water with all the pow
er he possessed. The lady was
quietly enjoying the man-power
propelled boatride and permitted
her husband to get up speed and
also beautiful sweat. To short
en- this agony Mrs. Kuehne at
the proper time coollv informed
her husband that if he would
stop she would unlock from the
chunk of water-soaked wood he
had been towing around for the
past fifteen minutes. Just as a
warning to the pnblic, it is
worth good money. to listen to
Larry's version of the story, but
the American gentleman, having
been educated to always believe
what the ladies tell him, will
certainly not give much credence
to the man of the Kuehne house
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31

ran away from school at Ash
land and enlisted in the service
of Uncle Sammy by camoufag-
ing his age to some extent, has
made good and has a record
that is extra good. He is at
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and just
last week in a contest with 2l5
other men won the honors as
crack shot of his regiment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Will Undoubtedly Return.

Herman Skinner returned to
Wausau yesterday morning
after a few days in this section Of
Villas county. Herman, who
last year sold his farm and re-
moved to Marathon county, is Of
the opinion that Villas county
should be his home, and if things
shape themselves right, will re-
turn and become the possessor Of
another piece of Big Woods
country real estate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Warming!
To Executive Officer of County
Council:

To Executive Officer of County
Council:
The Nebraska State Council
of Defense has urged us to warn
all defense workers in Wiscon-
sin against a smooth crook who
operated recently in Omaha and
Lincoln under the guise of an
Eastern magazine writer, giving
his name as George Ell. Bennett.
Description: Very tall;
piercing gray-blue eyes;
highly intelligent; looking
part of typical Eastern
newspaper man.
In Nebraska this man made
Four Minute addresses at thea
tres and used this connection to
enable him to pass bad checks.
Any information leading to
the apprehension of this man
should be wired to us at once. ,
MACNUS SWENSON,
President.
J.B. BORDEN,
Secretary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Philip Schlarp Dead.

The funeral of Philip Schlarp &C
Cured last Thursday afternoon, ser
vices being held in the Lutheran
church with interment in the Eagle
River cemetery. Mr. Schlarp dice
MONDAY at the home of a son in the
town of Lincoln at the advanced age
of seventy-two years. He is survived
by eight children. He was an Austrian
by birth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Visiting Down State.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Morgan and
daughter Mrs. Grant Cook are visit
ing in the southern part of the state,
having driven overland in the Cook
car last week. MIR. and Mrs. Nor
gan will visit old friends at Marlnette,
returning this week with Mrs. Cook
and son, who spent the past week Al
Milwaukee where Mr.. Cook is in
structor in the Milwaukee normal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
PERSHING DAY AUG 9Th
Pay Up on That Day on Your
War Savings Pledge-In-
crease Your Pledge to Your
Best Limit.

Pay up on August 9th; 60 to
your bank, postofice or any
other place of payment and pay
all sums then due, including the
August payment. Increase your
pledge to the best limit.
Sign up War Savings pledge
if you have not already pledged.
Match up with our boys "over
there" to whom General Perish
ing has said. Your country is
proud of you. l am proud to
command such a body of men.
You have fought splendidly."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
ms NOW IN GEORGIA

,opovsr Soldier a and .t Ihums
: the Sunny Southland
cnlogizes the American
Red Cross
,,,,oe Dobbs ofConover' who
W. T;Iss county July 10th with
Villas county contingent Tor
.i, ar,5 Barracks, Columbus
;9 9n- Init who has been sent the
1U' neck to Camp Hancock
7" .r;s writes us for the benefit
'I = and the other Conover
W friends of what he is get
o 3r .. a soldier who intends to
Ia :, a. the waddin' out of Fritz
I n.n he gets across. Here is his
'''' Camp Hancock, Ga.
Mar Mr.. Menefee: - Hurrah Tor
- y "a Sam and the Red Cross. Before
aos sa,,' farther wish to say a few
.'l ~ ,aiative to the Red Cross, what
i'ta' 3 ii' for Us and what they are
ny 51!c T far every other soldier in Uncle
l l'ns N, mammoth army of husky and
hi g patriotic soldiers .,o
0n G9r trip to Columbus a couple
~ sgo. we left Chicago on a spec
wa I ,r,ig at 11:3o a. m. Had dinner
y nm miner on the train arriving at
ii--ii,nsT6olis. where we stopped about
. lr.1 minutes. Though we got in
~. ,' citr Unexpectedly, the ladies OF
/. Red Cross had fruit, tobacco,
,,s,I cards and other necessities
~. for us-and it was free, which
- ostriotic people of the United
S,,a. know but which some proPa-
~ '' fellow will tell you is not.
a.r coodpess 10 us was thoroughly
appreciated.
Ina q. HI. the next day. Here we
~ our examination and also a
Dbar-not like some fellows do
,rso in wet territory. however.
gqr on after we left the Barracks
n 4 forty hour ride to Camp Han
ok Georgia, taking all our leafs"
nh Us. There were eleven cars in
be train load of soldiers.
Ne we're welcomed at Chattanooga,
I,nn., again al Rome, Georgia, and
certainly cannot say too much for
/ be good being done by that society
Euout the country as far as we have
zone. 1t is q helping hand ard puts
h into the tired and sometimes
anesiCk soldier. For on the train,
II bad no other assistance given US
ban that of this society. Now, you
@ple at home, by helping the Red
.0ss until it hurts, you are also
Aplg your son, neighbor and friend
'ho 90 out to tight your battles. DO
pur bit
The trip and the beautiful scenery
Haw along the way, was enjoyed
! b sll Ct US to the limit, seeing many
1ags We bad heard of many times,
atneyer having the opportunity to
a where they were.
Blt, the weather here is some warm
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Case of Blood Poisoning.

Mrs. Chas. E. Hazen has been
under medical treatment at the
Hazen home on Long lake near
Phelps, suffering from a case of
blood poisoning in one of her
hands. Reports are that she is
now out of danger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
Has Purchased Tractor.

Owing to the scarcity Of horse
and man power, the town of
State Line has purchased trac-
tor to be used in the maintenance
and construction of its roads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31

Young Alton is Crack Shot.
Oliver Alton, the sixteen year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Alton of Savner who last winter