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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
Illinois Laborites
Organize State Body
For Political Action

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April "a.
The Illinois labor party was
of a referendum by the state fed
Grafton of labor. The convention
was called to order by Duncan
Mcdonald, president of the state
body. Representatives of the Non.
partisan league were present.
The platform includes the right
of collective bargaining equal suf-
frage and equal pay for equal
work, the universal eisht-hour
day, government ownership and
operation of all public utilities,
taxation of land values, excluding
improvements, graduated taxation
of inheritances, curbing of SUI
preme courts powers, and aboli-
ton of contract work in. state
work.
The convention declared for
new trials for Thomas j. Mooney
and Warren k. Billings and de-
manded the removal of Postmas-
ter General Burleson. The new
party will be managed by a state
delegate committee.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
LOYALTY LEGION
OF LUmbERMEN
IS DENOUNCED;
By Timber Workers at Seattle
Meeting; B|ackIisting Of
Men Alleged.

SEATTLE, April 24.-An eight hour
day in the northwest district was IA
vored at the annual convention of the
Union of Timber Work
ers, held in this city. = ::
The loyal legion of loggers and
was denounced as a COM
pany "union." The legion is controlled
by the operators. Harry Call, general
organizer of the International Union
of Timber Workers, made a report on
the loyal legion. For several months
he was private soldier in the army
in the spruce production division, con-
trolled by Colonel Disque, who Or
ganized the legion. In his indictment
of the legion, Call said:
Most unscrupulous and unfair has
been this blacklisting. scabherding or
ganization Of the bosses in it's antag-
onism to organized labor in general
and to the International Union of
Timber Workers in particular. There
has been nothing that it's officers
and organizers would not stoop to
force the men in the timber industry
to subscribe to it's dangerous and un-
American program.
Membership in the Four-L has
been made condition of emplay-
ment by many employers. Men with
large families have been discharged
from their jobs because they dared to
oppose the will of the employers who
absolutely control the organization
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
OPERATES OWN
-CAR;SYSTEM
Seattle Completes Acquisition
Of More Than 200 Miles
Of Tracks,

SEATTLE Wash, April ,24.-With
the formal@transfer-o Of the railway
lines of the Puget Sound Traction.
Light and Power company to the city
on March 81. Seattle becomes the op-
orator of one Of the largest NUM-
cipally owned street car systems il
the world. The city is acquiring FROM
the company 1914 miles Of electric rail-
way tracks and eight miles Of cable
tracks, total Of 202 miles. / The pur-'
chase also includes AT passenger
cars, with p motor equipped freight
and work cars and 26 freight and
work cars without motors, a total Of
$40 cars. Also, are inc1uded seven
car houses and. yards. three cable sta
tions, freight sheds and freight term
inals, smaller miscellaneous buildings
and structures. many pieces of real
estate and rights-of-Vay and thous-
ands Of tools of all, descriptions, to-
gether with large car repair shop
and much land in Georgetown.
This all represents a. transportation
system which carried last year. about
117,500,000 passengers, with gross
revenues; for the year Of about $4,-
500,000. The sum involved in the
transfer is $15:ooo,000. The company
accepts utility bonds against the prop
,erty transferred in payment. These
bonds were voted by an advisory, ref
erendum in the election Of Nov. S,
1918, when the issue of purchase by
the city carried by. q vote OF 29.716 to
>S,s09, a vote: Of three to sone In favor
of municipal ownership.
Under the ney plan ot operation,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26

)will be deluged by an. avalanche of
protests against the disposal of, gov
crnment ships, at an enormous loss.
The last report Of the Shipping
board states that the total number
Of. wooden ships contracted. for war
700, with a: tonnage of nearly, 2,60D,=
900. and total value Of $430,0OO, 900.
Continue Fleet. -.:-
Regardless Of the fact, that the
shipbuilding program. was adopted by
the government as a strictly war meas
ure, it remains that the conversion of
a merchant fleet from q war footing
to peace basis can be effected by the
government with great success, and in
such a way that the huge sums Of
money expended for ships will not be
lost to the people. ), -.
If not already, it will soon be mani
fest that the American people will not
readily condone such subsidy as the
Shipping Board has, by the recent sale
of ships, indirectly given to the ship
ping interests.
Government enterprise should not
must not-be diverted solely to selfish
private ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
GOVERNMENT SHOULD RETAIN MER CHANT FLEET
Health Insurance
BiuPassed By New ~.
York State Senate

ALBANY, N. Y, April "a. -
The state senate has passed a
compulsory health insurance bill.
There is to be no compulsory
physical examinations and en-
ployers and emplov IS will pay
an equal amount into the insur-
ance fund. Where the worker
earns less than 50 week, but
more than IS, the employer must
pay three-quarters of the contri-
button and the worker one-quar-
ter. The weekly cash sickness
benefit is to be equai to thirds
of the insured PERSONS earnings,
not to exceed $S a week, nor to be
less than S.. The benefit shall not
be paid for more than 28 weeks in
any one year. This benefit is also
to be paid to an insured woman,
disabled on account of prospective
motherhood.
Employers of eight or less en-
ployes are exempted fro1l the law.
The state federation of labor sup
Orted this measure.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
MEAT BARONS SAY HIGH
PRICES WILL CONTINUE

CHICAGO, April 24.-The Ameri-
can Meat Packers association has is
sued statement in which it declares
that lower prices for meat may not be
expected until the war stricken coun-
tries of Europe are enabled to resume
their quota Of production and that
thigh prices will continue for a long
time"
1t Is stated that each day that
brings final peace nearer means a
greater call on this country for meat
and that now meat prices must wait
until European production is in good
swing again.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
JOHN F.T0b|N
GOES TO reward
Was President Of Boot and Shoe
Workers. Union and Widely ;
Known.

BOSTON, April 24.-John F. Tobin,
for years president of the Boot and
Shoe Workers union. died after an
ailment Of considerable length. The
funeral was attended by large num-
ber of trade unionists.. ::
The A. F. of L. was represented
by First Vice President Duncan, on
request of President Gompers.
Deceased was one of the best
known trade unionists in this coun-
try. His career as member and as
an official of organized labor was
long and honorable.
Deceased was 81 years old. He was
one of the leading figures in the or
ganization Of the Boot and Shoe
Workers union, over 20 years ago. He
was the first president Of that or
gan1zation and has been continuously
elected to that office. ~
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people. They will provide education->
al facilities and in a thousand ways
make for progress and happiness
Make Soldiers independent.
The land measure proposed by the
secretary Of the interior Immediately
will give preferential employment to
thousands Of soldiers and make it
possible for them to own their own
farms. It will, through free or cheap
land on most advantageous terms, be
the greatest agency for making our
soldiers Independent, self-reliant and
better citizens.
BY creating rural communities it
will make cooperative activities pos
sible and insure the success of these
new workers on the soil where other
wise they would be unable to win in
che struggle against the adversities
incident to pioneering.
Another Immediate step will be to
persuade the employers in the cities,
in factories, or commercial UNDER
takings, to re-employ soldiers even
If it must be done at some sacrifice
on his part.
$ The soldiers have sacreified much.
So have their families. Many mer-
chants who made proud displays of
their service flags marked up prices
on the stock, in their stores, en-
ployed women at lower wages and
began to reap the profits Of war.
Have Duty to Perform. :
OF course, these merchants not
only flew the service flag but they
purchased Liberty bonds and war
savings stamps. Despite these pa
triotic manifestations, they still have
a duty to perform. We all have
They can put soldiers back to work
by shortening hours and extending
activities without causing any suf-
ferlng by displacing other workers.
- The makeshift may be only tenn
porary, but the employer should do
his part-live up to his obligation.
He can put in a white star with as
great pride as he displayed a blue
one in the service flag.
1--WE want industrial peace in Amer
lea. We don't want strife and suf-
fering.
We do not want the pro-Bolshe-
visit to have the fertile soil of un-
employment, hunger and suffering
In which to sow the seeds of destruc-
ton.
There is q job for every worke,
If we but dea' our part, and especially
is there job for every star in the
Service Flag.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
RETURNEEIr,' :: s.; S':;!'E!pS =! j0bLESS,
RECALL "SEND.Ufr PROMISES
Public Projects Should be Begun Immediately and Lane Land
Bill Enacted; Employers Owe Duty to Those Who Made
Sacrifices for Their Country.

What the thoughts the minds of the
soldier?
He is thinking about his home, his family-and job.
Hundreds thousands who have reached the
recalling the brave words of their employers their fellow
who made eloquent send-off speeches.
Many doomed disappointment The be there for
them Circumstances that could not be feen have
made their impossible Greed has closed other
Lack of confidence has closed still
Hundreds of thousands of returned soldiers joining the
dreds of thousands of the disemployed.
Every American city has its unemployment problem and has the
potential cure for the immediate pressure
Two steps should be taken delay
Start work on all public projects
the Lane land bill provide discharged
ders
According to statistics gathered by the Labor
are being held 1926 public projects pprox
mating than billion and quarter dollars There also
private projects which work being delayed
five hundred million dollars of construction work.
Together, there nearly two billion dollars
private construction work being held country
among all the states from Vermont four public projects
$lO325oO to the 220 public projects Illinois, worth
These public enterprises will add greatly
on They will tend the health general the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
COLLEGE FOR UN|0hSTS
IS OPENED At BOSTON

BOSTON, April 24.-The college
started by the central labor union
opened its doors with more than $50
enrolled students. The purpose Of the
college is to provide higher education
for the workers. The students include
both sexes and all ages. In one in
stance a father and daughter sat to-
gether.
Among the first lessons are: How
to Write English" 'Shop Committees
and Collective Bargaining" master
Pieces Of Literature" and 'The Dis
tribution of Wealth."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
MUCH ROAD BUILDING.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The de-
partment of labor states that by the
end of June. 1921. there will be avail
able for federal aid for state road
building more than $3.50, ,00o, 900. -
The spending of the money depends
upon the several states. Some are taxi
Ing advantage, of this federal aid,
while other states are slow to act. ..i5:. f5ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
FOR PRESIDENT GOMPERS

WASHINGTON, April 24-The CEN
trail labor union has appointed a COM
mittee to arrange a demonstration in
honor of President Gompers on the
completion of his work at the peace
conference. Details of the plan in
clude a parade which will be partici-
pated in by all trade unionists of the
nations capital and near by cities. The
event will take place early in Nav,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
RAISE WAGES 25 PER CENT.

CHICAGO, April 24.-Upholsterers
union No. "a has raised wages 25
per cent and is now arranging to
secure the eight-hour day and a. A.
hour week. On the suggestion of the
union, the Chicago federation of la
Dor has favored the organization of a
furniture trades council which will
include 10000 workers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
BOOKBINDERS GAIN

LEVELAND, April "a
After many conferences Bookbinders'
union has raised wages 10 per cent.
The new weekly minimums are $27.5O.
for journeymen and $17.6O for women.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
STRIKE AVERTED.

AURORA, ILL.,, April 24.-Repre-
sentatives of the United States depart
ment of labor have averted a. strike
at the plant of the Independent Pneu-
matte Tool company. Nearly 1000
workers were interested.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
RESIST WAGE CUT.

PORTLAND, Ore, April. "a. - The
Master Painters association attempted
to reduce wages Of its organized pain
ters, but six-hours'' strike resulted in
new viewpoints Of these employers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
PROFITEERING IN RENTS.

NEW YORK, April "a. 49, A local
newspaper states that heads of many
families in this city are paying one
half of their total income for the roof
over their heads.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26

WIN THREE-MONTHS' STRIKE.
SEATTLE, April 24.-Metal pol. H.
ers employed by the Lang Stove COM
pany have raised wages 40 cents a
day after three months strike.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26
Win 44-HOTR 1yEEK

Win AMOUR WEEK.
SAN FRANCISCO, Apri, 24.-Ma-
chinists and boiler makers have won
their fight for 4l-hour week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26

The columns OF this paper afford
an excellent advertising medium for
all kinds Of merchants. Printers Ink
says that space in a labor paper is
superior to that in any other publi-
cation, reaching the consuming class
and the rates are much lower.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-26

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The Labor World .is endeavoring to
render invaluable services tp. tho work
ers by keeping them informed as to
the vital problems affecting their well
fare: The labor press must sbe sup
ported, by the workers--thsrefore
YOU. ought to- -subscribs-$1 : year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
- 80
CARL M.1dsTEDT
NAMED OFFICER
OF ENGINEERS

The Engineers club Of Daven-
port, having trf-city membership.
held It's regular monthly meeting Ut
the Davenport Commercial club last
evening and elected the following
oflicers for the coming year: =
>President-N. H. Tunnicli6, Dav-
export.
Vice President-Carl Elmstsdt,
Rock Island.
Secretary Trsasursr-C. T. Shine
maker, Davenport, a
Directors-W. H. Kimball, DAY.
export; r. C. Roderick. Davenport.
Contrary to the name the club -
composed Of engineers from the
three cities.
In q resume Of the clubs activi-
ties since its formation xix years
ago, Mr.. Tunnicliff, the president,
outlined the accomplishments Of
the club in the way Of engineering
projects Of benefit to this >eommuh-
ity as welt a in the support Of
state and national questions Of
vital interest to the engineering
profession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
LABOR ThkES
up PROBLEM OF
SOCIAL UNREST

Presidents and secretaries Of 20
lab6r uhieps a&liliatsd with the Tri-
City Fedefation Of Labor have ap-
pointed . committee of nine mepl-
bers to taEe mp problems Of On
rest In this cOmnunity a. well as
what 10 the cause Of the unrest
throughout the entire country.
John T. Bauer. president Of Div:-
sion No. 313, Street Railway En-
ployes. is chairman Of the commit
tee, which intends to get in touch
with the Manufacturers associa-
ton ~ we'll as all other civic
bodies in this community in order
to urge them to appoint a~joint
committee Of nine members to meet
with the labor committee to form
some concrete basis on which the
work can b. started. The labor
cagnmittee 10 composed OF three
members from Rock Island, three
from Moline and three from DAY.
export.
The meeting of the union heads
Was held last night At Industrial
hall UPON special call by Ben
Jacobson, president Of the Tri-City
Federation OF Labor. T.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17

Zone of Americas most remark
able contributions to air travel
during the war was the Develop
ment Of wireless telephone control"
said G. B. Rose. production manager
Of the Universal tractor plant dur
ing his talk to members of the Mo-
line University club last evening.
at was Amost uncanny to see q
group of flyers Ave. or six miles
away, controlled by wireless tele-
phone"
Mr.. Rose spent Is months in the
air production division Of the air
service of the U. s. army. He left
the service with the rank Of leu
tenant colonel. The government,
he said, is handling the future pro-
gram Of air travel very poorly. We
had a fine organization when the
war closed but very little remains
Of that organization now.
Liberty motors were more de-
serving Of praise than adverse
criticism, stated Colonel Rose. II
developed . horse power one-fourth
as large as that Of q locomotive
and perhaps was the best motor
produced during the war. When
the, war ended we were making
Liberty motors at the rate Of 125
. day. Colonel Rose predicted a
big future for lighter than air ma
chimes, A new gas is now beine
invented, he said, which will elm
mate the big weakness' Of dirigibles
that is, danger from IRE. He gave
q detailed description Of the con-
struction Of airplanes. "Elimina-
ton of weight" he said, us one Of
the biggest problems of the fu.
ture."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
DEATH RESULT
OF Ap0PLExy


Mrs. Hilda c.. Hultgren, aged So.
living 1t 504< Twentieth avenue,
Rock Island. di<d at 2 o'clock last
evening following stroke Of apo
'plexy and cerebral hemoffhaGe.
with which she IVES stricken 1t the
C. B. Z 9. passenger station when
about to board q train at z o'clock
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Hultgren with her husband,
Victor Hultgren, were enroute to
her former home ct Ophefm, Ill.
She became Ill ~ she was entering
the coach. She was removed to her
home In the ambulance, where she
had been in a partly pafalySed and
unconscious condition until the
time Of her death last night.
An inquest was held at the Vice.
Ian undertaking parlors this morn
ing.
Her maiden name was Hilda
Charlotte Sunwald; She was born
in Sweden, Sept. II, 1860. At the
age of<2o she came to this country.
and settled at Opheim, Ill. A year
later she was united in marriage
with Victor Hultgren. The family
removed to Rock Island year ago.
The survivors are the widower
and the following sons and daugh-
tiers: Gust Of Warner, ILL.,; John OF
Wapello, Iowa; Oscar, Frank and
Axel Of Rock Island; Mrs. Ernest
Johnson of Lynn Center, III, and
Anna, at home. The body will be
removed to Opheim. where funeral
services will be conducted Friday
Interment will be In the cemetery
at that place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
DRAFTS REPORTER
FOR BEST MAN JOB

After Frank Carlson and Byrd
Robertson had Travelled all the way
from Joliet. secured q marriage IL
cense Ind got all set to get married
by Judge F. J. Landee today, it was
found that q best man was needed
before the ceremony could be com-
pleted.
The couple was just about to give
up IL despair when the Judge sight
ed Blake E. Wheeler, a newspaper
reported coming in the door. i'm
mcdiately pressed him into service
and made the bewildered reporter
best man, and completed the mar
riage before Wheeler was aware
Of what was going on.
However, according to the judges
statement Wheeler soon became
aware of the fact that he was en-
joying sight of seeing Someone
else married. a long cherished
dream of his, and after the knot
had been tied the new husband had
9 hard time beating Wheeler to the
first kiss.
Isabelle Adams, who has been
married herself once upon a time,
was the brides attendant. The
three left the court house arm in
arm while Wheeler wendell i. his
weary way throughout the court
house. inhaling the fragrant aroma
of a great long cigar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
M-Y CLUB HOLDS
@CHRISTMAS PARTY \
TUESDAY EVENING

AZ Christmas program was he
feature Of the meeting Of the Hl-y
club in the banquet hall Of the Y.
NC. A. last evening. Rev. l..
Hadaway addressed the boys on
"WhAt Christmas Really Means p"
The Hi-Y orchestra furnished
nnsic. Supper was served at Sis
O'clock.
y The club is hard at work on plans
for 4 play to be presented by the
H..Y boys and girls at the high
school some time in January.
Further arrangements for this en-
tertainment were completed last
djght.
I The club chose a design for a
pin which is to be adopted as its
insignia. It is a red triangle, ha~-
ing . cross In the centar, and the
w0rda, "Hi-Y Club" across the top.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
CAROL, SINGING
IS PROGRAM OF
MONDAY NIGHT
Ctozns Being Recruited to Render
Oh ChristMas Music Around
Tree h Spencer Square.

Spencer square will be the scene
n : picturesque and beautiful cere-
Abny Monday night, when the COM
14I1ty Christmas tree. erected by
thu \. W. G. n. and the Y. M. c. A.,
y illuminated. At that time q cho-
rus ~ probably 500 voices will join
q siueing the time hoh0red carols
SAtch for hundreds of years have
6eeer sung by children ct Yuletide.
Later in the evening, after q
short program Of such singing
about the tree the large chorus will
break up into smaller groups, who
VII 50 to the various precincts In
4be rssidence. section Of the city,
3here to 90 about singing the old
kAr6ls beneath windows. They
will stop only ut those houses
where are placed lights in windows
ee serve as beacon to the singers.
This ID the other part Of the old
custom. The tree program ID to
- opened by buslers from the Unit
cd Sunday, Schools band, playing
bugle calls.
Singers From Churches.
< Tine groups Of singers are being
sfecfuited from the church choira
OF Rock Island, which have gone
IN for the plan nearly 100 per cent.
Other singing organizations are
alS0. to be we'll represented. All
the voices which can possibly be
gathered together are wanted, and
parsons willing to give their ser
Vices for this purpose are asked to
indicate the fact to the Y. W. c. A.
or Y. M. c. A. secretaries, or to be
On hand Monday night anyway,
The program will start promptly al
~ o'clock p. m. Leithner & Welsh
q. electricians. have furnished the
electrical equipment for the 20
foot tree and Chris Gaetjef Is ar;
!: ranging both the setting Of the. tree
aadsth wiring. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
STOPOLOUS Is
FOUND GUILTY
AND FINED 5000

Tony Stopolous was fined $500
and costs by q jury-in the county
court yesterday, being found guilty
Of being tho proprietor of q house
Of Ill fame at 926 Sixteenth avenue,
East Moline.
The trial is the result Of q raid
made by the sheriff's force on the
place . month ago, 1t which time
three women were found IN the
place. One Of the women claimed
to be the wife Of Stopoious and said
that he was the proprietor of the
place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-17
NEW BANK READY
FOR BUSINESS IN
EARLY.JANUARY

The newly organized First Trust
& Savings bank is expected to be
ready for business early in Janu-
airy. 1t was the original intention
81 the men behind the organisation
to open the doors in the Robinson
building on Jan. 2, but the coal
strike prevented shipment Of neces-
sary supplies on scheduled time.
The following have been named
~ officers.
President-Clarence c. Clarke.
! Vice president-E. ]. D0ugherty
Vice president ant Cashier
A. Beers.
Assistant cashier-Ostar 0. Lift