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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
.CARN|SHEE Law
UNFAIR TO LABOR
Exemption Too Low to Give Man
. With Family Chance to
Get on His Feet,

A delegation of Duluth grocers
headed by former Senator George M.
Peterson visited the Capitol in St. Paul
to oppose a bill introduced in the leg
islature increasing the exemption on
garnishments from $35 to 800.
The present law is unfair to labor
and it should be amended. Labor or
CARNATIONS are not engaged in the
business of protecting people who re-
fuse to pay their honest debts. but
the present law does not protect hon
est men.
1t was first passed to apply only to
debts contracted for the necessities Of
life. The supreme court held this
feature of the law unconstitutional.
Now it applies to every kind of a.
debt. The exemption OF $35 is no
exemption at all. The law provides
that person who. shall have earned
$35 In 3O-day period preceding gar
nishment shall have no exemption.
The law would be more honest
should the "3o-day period" clause be
changed to read within "the calendar
month";" and the exemption should be
raised so that a married man with a
family, at least, who has had run
OF hard luck can have a chance to
get on his feet without being harassed
by law suits.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
MURNIAN LOOKS
! Good TO VOTERS
Trades Assembly President
Looms Up as Strong CandI-
date for Commissioner,

The candidacy of William Murnian
for city commissioner is taking well
with people outside Of the ranks Of
organized labor. Mr.. Murnian has
been president of the Federated
Trades assembly for several terms. He
is an honest. careful and conscient-
Gus WOrkingman who can be depended
upon to do the rig!A things under any
and all circumstances. Organized
labor advances the candidacy Of Mr..
Murnian because union men believe
in him.
Mr.. Murnian served as secretary of
the Fourth District Exemption board
during the war. He took an active
part in patriotic affairs and dis
tinguished himself wherever he was
permitted to work. II he is elected
city commissioner the people of Du-
luth will have reason to be proud Of
him and his work. He is a veteran
builder; knows the value of construc-
ton land his long training as such
will make him valuable acquisition
to the city government.
A campaign committee of labor
men will begin at once to promote
his candidacy. w. E. Hammond of
the Trades Assembly is managing the
campaign for Bert Farrell, who was
also endorsed by the labor confer
ence. Headquarters have been opened
in the Manhattan building and Bert's
campaign is we'll on it's way.
John A. Johnson, former member
of the Socialist party, is also a can
didate for commissioner who will cut
some ice in the contest. He ran for
coroner last fall and polled nearly
5000 votes in the city. He is a good
vote getter and will make an active
campaign. Mr.. Johnson. while NOM
mated for coroner, later declined the
nomination when he learned that his
election would mean the defeat of
DR.. McComb who was serving his
country in the war. This course on
the part of Mr.. Johnson made him
many friends in the city.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
VICTOR POWERS SPEECH
AEGERED G. 0. P. TORIES

The much advertised Lincoln Day
banquet at st. Paul served once more
to illustrate that all is not peace and
harmony in Minnesota Republican
ranks. Victor Power, mayor Of Hib-
bling, was the principal speaker. and
by inference he stated that the Re-
publican party is controlled by Big
Business and reactionaries.
He warned his hearers that if a.
return is not made to the teachings
and principles Of Lincoln, the party
will meet with defeat, and that such
defeat would be Justified.
Nearly every member of the legis-
lature and many others heard Mayor
Power when he delivered a rous:ng
appeal to the nation to allay unrest
by fair play for labor and fewer priv
ileges for 'the proponents of special
privilege" a phrase of the doughty
mayors that did not set we'll with
some Of his auditors. Mr.. Powers
address was a big hit with labor in
terests throughout the state. Lieu
tenant Governor Frankson, in his talk
read a bit of a. poem that declared,
well elect Vic Power governor in
1920" and brought forth a burst
of hand-clappings
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
KEEPS UP F|GH
ON MOT OR CORPS
Bill Loses Many Of Its Teeth.
But Unions Want Senate
to Further Amend.

Labor at St. Paul continues it's op-
position to the motor corps bill. Labor
looks upon the measure as a. move to
establish state constabulary in Min
nesota, mounting it's members in auto
mobiles, rather than on horseback. as
the Cossacks of Russia, Ludlow and
pennsylvania mining fields were
mounted.
Labor legislators. with the assist
ance of the Nonpartisan League
farmer contingent and other friends
of organized labor in the house, man.
aged to radically amend the original
house bill so as to pull most Of the
teeth out of it. AS introduced. the
motor corps bill provided for 1900
men, subject to any call of the gov
ernor, to be mounted in armed auto
mobiles, supported by an aerial squa-
dron, and to be used for any purpose
that the governor might deem neces-
sary. Such bill. which would give
the governor an additional and dan
gerous weapon for the intimidation of
strikers, was recommended by Gov.
Burnquist in his message to the legis-
lature.
Many Teeth Taken Out of Measure.
AS amended, however. many of the
teeth were pulled from the bill. It
was made to provide for 2,1O0 men,
half the number originally intended,
all reference to an aerial squadron
was stricken out. armament for the
automobiles was discarded, provision
being made that the members might
carry only side arms. Specific provi-
sion was made that the corps Knight
be" used for humanitarian purposes.
such as transporting relief to districts
stricken by fires. floods or other ele-
ments. It is also provided that the
corps may be used for transporting
troops anywhere for any purpose.
Labor has demanded that the bill
declare that the proposed corps shall
not be used for intimidating strikers,
and labor will protest passage of the
bill by the senate. This body has not
yet acted upon this legislation. The
measure passed the house, as amend
ed, IS to 43. The amended bill went
from the house to the senate. Both
the Original bill. as introduced in the
house and senate simultaneously. and
the amended bill that passed the
house are now before the senate COM
mittee on military affairs.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
WANTS STATET0
BOSS CAR LIN ES
Former Governor Eberhart'S
Public Utilities Plan Re-
ViYed At St. Paul.

The people Of Duluth and the Twin
Cities have another big fight on their
hands before the state legislature,
Representative c. H. Warner of Ait
kin has bill before the legislature
to place street railway companies
under the control of the state.
It is former Governor Eberhart's
public utilities bill all over, except
that the state railroad and warehouse
commission will have charge of the
matter. Now that the railroads have
been federalized there isn't very much
for the state commission to do, so it
is planned to have the street railway
companies surrender their local fran
chises and go over to the state as they
do in Wisconsin.
The bill is bad and should be fought
to the limit. The city of Duluth does
not want to lose control of it's public
utilities, not now at least. It is always
better to keep the control near at
home. The state is too far away.
State regulation is not working salts
factorily in any state where it has
been tried. The people of the cities
know what they want better than the
officials of the state. This is a move
on the part of the traction companies
to get continued lease on life.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
TRACTION ISSUE =.
GOES TO PEOPLE
Voters Will Decide on Question
Of Purchasing Street Rail-
way Property.

Mayor Magney's ordinance to SUBJ
NIT to a vote of the people the propo-
slt1on OF purchasing the property Of
the Duluth Street Railway company
was unanimously adopted by the city
commissioners last Monday afternoon.
The ordinance will be voted upon at
the general municipal election to be
held in April.
Friends of municipal ownership are
to hold meeting soon for the pur-
pose of organizing and conducting an
educational campaign. Organized la
Dor will take prominent part in the
movement. In all probability a COM
mlttee will be appointed by the Trades
assembly at the next meeting to invite
the friends Of municipal ownership to
meet with the labor committees and
lay out a campaign.
The vote on the proposition will be
but advisory now. If majority of
the voters favor purchasing the street
railway property it will be mandate
from the people to the commissioners
to go ahead with the deal. The value
OF the property will be ascertained and
negotiations will then be conducted
with the company. If agreement cam
not be had. or if the city and company
cannot get together on a. price, then
the matter will be taken into court
and condemnation proceedings will be
started.
The municipal ownership league will
be revived and an active campaign in
favor of the ordinance will be carried
on throughout the city.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
PUBLIC LANDS ARE
OPENED FOR ENTRY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 90
Designation for entry of nearly 3,ooo,-
900 acres Of public lands in the west
was announced on Friday by Secre-
tary Lane. Mineral lands lying with
in the Ignite area Of North Dakota
comprise $4,000 acres of the total.
These lands can be bought for SO
to $40 an acre..
More than 100000 acres of dry
farming lands are opened for entry
under the enlarged Homestead Act,
AID may be obtained in tracts of 800
adces. They are scattered through
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Da-
kota and wyoming.
Nearly 100000 acres are opened
for entry in tracts of $40 acres each,
under the stock-raising homestead
law. These are in Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma.
Oregon and Wyoming.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
MICHAEL WHAtEN, CANADIAN
NORTHERN ENGINEER, DEAD

Michael William Whalen, so, 419
North Fifty-ninth avenue West, one
Of the best known engineers on the
Canadian Northern railroad, died
Monday morning at his home after
a two weeks illness. He is survived
by his wife:
Mr.. Whalen has been a resident of
West Duluth for seven years. He has
been in the employ Of the railroad
for many years, and was one Of the
Oldest engineers running out of the
city on that road.
Funeral services were held at 8:45
o'clock Tuesday morning from St.
James Catholic church, Fifty-seventh
avenue West and Kinnear place, Rev.
D. w. Lynch, pastor of the church,
officiating. The body was shipped to
Virginia, MIMI, for burial.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and the knights of Columbus
attended, the funeral being under the
auspices of the brotherhood
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
POST0FF|CE employees
ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR

Local No. 142, Duluth branch of the
National Federation of Postoffice EN-
ployes, reelected officers at it's regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening. The
purpose of the organization is the
betterment Of postoffice employees and
it is composed of postoffice clerks and
other employees. Following are the
new officers:
President, Burt Erickson; vice pres
ident, Neil Clark; secretary. Thomas
kaminsky; treasurer, Edward Elmer;
trustees; Frank Gaida and H. S.
Merry; delegates to Trade assembly,
H. L. Marin, Burt Erickson and David
Sail.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
HIGH PRICE or OIL HAS
NOT HELPED OIL WORKERS

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 90
President Evans Of the International
Association of Oil Field, Gas Well
and Refinery Workers. says that 10
years ago oil in the Louisiana and
gulf coast fields was selling for
cents barrel and the workers re-
ceived SO day. Today oil in these
fields is selling for $3.50 a barrel and
the workers receive 81 to salts for a
10 and 12-hour day.
1.-THE oil field workers in this dis
trict," says President Evans, "have
been working for Is years without
the operators showing any interest
in their civic, social or sanitary cen
d1t1on.' Is it not a bit peculiar that
the operators should manifest so
much interest in the welfare of their
workers at a time when the interna-
tional association. is making such
rapid strides?"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
FLORENCE HOBSON.
'(0RPHeV

The big auto week show at the Or
pheum for next week, starting Sunday
afternoon, will be headed by Paul
Dickey and Company in the sensa-
tional act 1.-THE Lincoln Highwayman,"
presented by a clever company of art
lists, including Inez Plummer. Mr..
Dickey is an actor of note as we'll as
favorite stage-writer, having to his
credit the successful plays 1.-THE Ghost
Breakers" 1.-THE Misleading Lady,"
and others. and his present vehicle is
highly commented upon by the press.
The other acts will include the dainty
half dozen, with all the charm of
youth, the "Six Kirksmith Girls" pre-
senting a musical interlude, and as
musicians they are top-notchers;
Charlie Wilson, "the loose nut" in a
very funny offering; Sam Adams and
j. P. Griffith in a music lesson, which
affords this pair ample opportunity
for displaying most excellent voices;
Florence Hobson and Eileen Beatty,
the contralto and soprano, the two
different girls in ia singing act of ex-
ceptional merit; The Briants, in a
screaming act called 1.-THE Dream of
the Moving Man," and the Seven
Bracks in a speedy and novel vaude-
vile offering. Together with the
seven big acts, as an added feature,
the Kilograms will be shown on the
screen, giving all the news of the
world, the usual Orpheum Travel
Weekly trip around the universe. and
the popular concert orchestra pro-
gram The popular Orpheum has two
shows daily-every night at 8:15, and
daily matinees at 2:15. at extremely
low nrices
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

Fault-finding relatives and friends
often make life uncomfortable for girls
whose welfare they most desire. How
often have the demands of Il stern
parent created fear in the hearts of
their children resulting in disaster and
defeating the very object Of their pur-
pose of protection? 3
Sometimes, as in the case Of Mary
MacLaren, the fear of being dlscov-
cred in arriving home at an hour
which would cause the disa pproval
of unusually stern parents, leads the
wayward one into adventures which
threaten to disgrace her forever. The
story of how girl attempted to de-
ceive her parents when she found
herself locked out of her home for
the night, pictures of the unnecessary
mental agony which she, her father
and her lover experienced, when late
that night her father and fiance found
her lnnocently secluded in the bed
room of her girl friends husband, has
been woven into a photoplay, Secret
Marriage" with sweet Mary Mac
Laren in the role Of the fearing
daughter.
Her experiences are full of exciting
adventure, threatening. at times to re-
suit dangerously for the little girl.
whose trusting soul has been para
lyzed by narrow-minded neighbors,
and whose confidence in parental
guidance should have been nourished
with less restrictions - 5.
How over-righteous parents pay the
penalty Tor the loss of their child's
confidence. howa lover without faith
= tempted to misjudge on circum-
stantlal evidence, form the theme of q
suspense-sust picture that will
appear 10 every mother and father and
every man and woman. who @experi-
ences the rich sentiment of sympathy.
Theater Friday and Saturday
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

ence in addition to endorsement of
the League of Nations, demanded rep
resentation for women upon all COM
mittees and advisory bodies in the
peace negotiations.
The resolution indorsing the League
of Nations is as follows:
LAS citizens of the American de-
mocracy we are assembled in confer
ence. in the city of Washington to
pledge our allegiance to the great
hope of the future, democratic
league Of free nations. We indorse
the principle that such a league is
fundamental to the peace negotia-
lions. And we affirm our earnest be-
lief in the liberal and forward look
ing program supported by the Ameri-
can delegates to the Peace Confer
enCe"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
women ENDORSE
WILSON'S PLAN
League Of Nations Approved By
National Convention Held
At Washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Seven
hundred and fifty women, from all
parts Of the United States and from
every condition in life. in conference
in Washington, February II and 10,
to discuss the League Of Nations, rose
to their feet and applauded in widest
enthusiasm the proposal Ito get be-
hind the President and help him to
make the League Of Nations a fact"
Among the outstanding figures in
the conference were Anna Howard
Shaw. honorary president Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION: Catherine Breshkovakaya,
''the little Grandmother of the Rus
sian Revolution; Jane Adams, of
Hull House; Julia C. Lathrop, chief
of the Children's Bureau; Melinda
Scott and Mary Mcdowell, of the
National Women's Trade Union
League.
Resolutions adopted by the confer
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
BR0CKT0N FIRE FIGHTERS
WANT 1WO-PLATOON PLAN

BROCTON, Mass, Feb. 20.-Munic.'
ipal firemen have notified the mayor
and fire chief that after July l they
will only work on theS two-platoon
system as embodied in two-platoon
bill which they claim was legally
passed BY both branches of the city
government.
The mayor vetoed the measure on
December 80. but failed to return it,
with his reasons, according to the
city charter, because there was no
time to do so at the end of the year.
The firemn claim the bill is a. law.
The mayor says it is not.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
FRANK HAYES AGAIN
HEADS Mine WORKERS

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20.
count Of the referendum vote for off,
Gals of the United Mine Workers
shows that President Frank Hayes,
Vice President John Lewis and Sec
retary-Treasurer VIM. Green have
been reelected.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
NO CAMOUFLAGE HERE.

o11e1H1V011z4N1, AIa., Feb. 2U.@The
Stockham Pipe and Fittings company
does not fuss around with such tricky
and meaningless terms as the "open
shop" but comes out 1atfooted for
the non-union shop and has prepared
an anu-union contract that workers
must sign before they can secure en-
ployment at this plant.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
MISERABLE illegal" WAGE,

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 20.-
THE present women's minimum wage
law permitting them to work for Is
cents a day is totally inadequate"
says the Utah Labor News. 1T must
be raised. The cost of living today is
IS per cent more than it was two
years ago."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
FIGHTING HLITERACY.

BATON ROUGE, La.. Feb. 20.-The
large number of adult illiterates in
this state has caused State Superin-
tendent of Education Harris to rec
ommend that special teachers l. ap-
pointed for, the summer months. -,,>.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

ENGINEERS WANT MORE.
FORT WORTH. Tex. Feb. TO-
Hosting and portable engineers have
asked that wages be increased from
IS to S7k cents an hour,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
BARRIERS RAISE WAGES.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb. 2o.-or-
ganized BARRIERS have raised wages
Ihey will. now receive minimum Of
$3.50 a. week and Is per cent Of
receipts over $25.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22

$50 to $50 Overcoats for $3.50.
Sale now on.-The Big Duluth.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
$25 to $50 Overcoats for $3.50.
Sale now On.-The Big Duluth.

LYCEUM THEATER.-
s'The New Henrietta"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-02-22
$25 to $50 Overcoats for 1850.
Sale now On.-The Big Duluth.

LYCEUM THEATER.
"The New Henrietta"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-02

Ladies' silk dresses sometimes con-
tain tin to make them rustic, and only
the microscope can detect its pres
snce.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-02

patches of cement like sand that runs
for hundreds of miles, but Jimmie
could navigate just the same. When
the rain was on in Palestine and tho
whole country, slippery, Shiny masG,
Old Jimmie didn't mind. just carried
on See machine gun, bent, battered,
all out OF shape on top, but the engine
running along as good a. ever. Just
returning from a stunt after being out
all day, well. 1t was jim
In South Africa they claim that tho
Ford made the campaign possible.
that it would have been impossible Is
have won without 1t. it being the only
car for the job. The same in Ffance.
as we'll as over the awful roads In Italy.
at Salonica and in Russia. There were
other cars that did wonderful work, but
nothing to equal the Ford. They simply
could not stand up under the awful
knocking about.
Don't laugh at the Ford. The Feed
should have a medal for its devotion
to duty and carrying on in the face
of all it's difficulties. Take on your
hat to it, for it can claim 1t has done
more than any other car toward win
ming the war;"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-02
MOTOR LORE SHOWN
BY CANADIAN WOMEN
AT NATIONAL SHOW
Inspection of New Overland 4
by Fair Sex at Toronto Elk
hibition Proof of Familiarity
With Auto Mechanics.

That women have come to possess
more than casual knowledge of motor
car mechanics was demonstrated re-
Gently at the Canadian National ex-
hibition in Toronto, Canada.
Speaking of the industrial progress
of that country as evidenced by the ex-
hibits of various manufacturers and the
advance of education, the Hamilton
Herald states:
There has been progress, not only
among Canadian manufacturers of au-
tomobiles, but also among the people.
For instance, 1t was noted at the Over
land display where a new model Uhe
Overland A. was introduced, that
thousands of women as we'll as men,
inspected the chassis with a very APP
parent knowledge of motor car me-
chanics. A few years ago not one
women in a thousand knew what a
clutch was for.
1.-THE Canadian National exhibition
proved woman's capacity for mastering
the theory of automobile technique"
| The exhibition, of which T. A. Rus
sell, president of Willys-O Overland. Ltd.
was the executive head. Is described as
being the most notable event of its kind
Canada ever has witnessed.
In addition to the industrial exhibit
a feature of. which was the new Over
land 4, now being built entirely by the
plant of WHY'S Overland. Ltd, in West
Toronto, there was an extensive ex-
hibit of war memorials which attracted
widespread attention,
| So great was the attendance at this
years exposition, that the directors OF
the affair are considering the advis-
ability Of extending the present proper
ties where the annual event IL held.