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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
VISITS IN CITY After
ABENCE OF TEN YEARS

A. Victor Johnson, a former resi-
dent of Duluth, now living in New
York, is a visitor in the city meet
ing with old friends. Mr.. Johnson
was we'll known in Duluth during the
time he lived here. He served as
alderman from the old Fifth ward,
and was prominently identified with
the labor movement. He mas men,
Der of the Retail Clerks union and a.
delegate to the Federated Trades as
sembly. He also attended several
conventions Of the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor.
Mr.. johnson is representing a. large
clothing manufacturing firm in New
York. This is his first visit to Du-
luth in ten wears.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14

The Orpheum vaudeville season
will open next Sunday matinee The
big-time house will throw it's doors
open to amusement lovers for it's reg
ular season in spic and span shape,
always up to the Orpheum standard
the local house will be doubly attrac-
tive with its new decorations and
appointments. The big opening bill
will be headed by Bits and Pieces"
a musical review with Jack Patton
and Loretta Marks and a company
of girls. Bits and Pieces" is a mu-
steal revue which in song, dance and
satire travesties the latest New York
theatrical successes; the young wo-
men in the cast are attractive, it's
music has graceful swing, the ly-
RIGS tell the stories Of the hits they
travesty; the dialogue is bright, the
dancing new aih from scenic
standpoint the production is a per-
feet vaudeville gem.
The other six acts that will make
up the initial shoS " are Jack Cahill
ana Don Romano, the coon" and
the "Wop." in al comedy number,
both having spleA did voices which
they use to good advantage; Bob
Carleton and Julia Ballew in songs
and dances, principally compositions
OF the former, who; will be remem-
bered as the writeryof Ja-Da and a
member Of the Ja-Da Trio: 1.-The
Meahest Man in the World" doesn't
happen to be an individual with a
crouch but splendid comedy of life
excellently played by, JackMcBryde
and Marian Day; Dan Stanley and AL
Birnes, eccentric dancers. who have
dressed their steps in a skit called,
After the Club and have as wide
an assortment Of steps as could be
imagined; The Briants in a fantastic
pantomime. combine acrobatics with
comedy in a most skillful manner:
Lawton has created new ideas in
Jugglery and the new twists that he
gives Juggling, has made him de-
cldedly distinctive IN that line. To-
gether with the Sel e-l Orpheum acts
the latest scenic adventures are Of
Tered by Kilograms and saying of
wit and timeliness are shown upon
the screen by the Literary Digest's
Topics Of the Day.
The Orpheum box office Is now
open, and seats ready for any per-
formances during the opening week,
which will be the usual daily matinee
and every evening"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
CARPENTERS HAD GOOD
OUTING At FAIRM0NT

The annual picnic Of the Carpenters
union held last Saturday at Fairmont
park was a success from every stand
point. The carpenters knocked off
work at noon, fastened to their homes
for a mid -day lunch and then took
their families to the picnic. Con-
gresham w. L. Carss was present and
delivered an able and inspiring ad-
dress on the labor question.
There were sports during the after
noon and the evening the young folks
danced till midnight. Business Agent
Henry Stevens had charge of the re-
freshments aided by a good commit
tee Of willing workers. The weather
was ideal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
NO PROPERTY IN
LABOR OF HUMAN
Illinois Federation Of Labor
Wants Rights Of Labor De-
fined in Basic Law,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Aug. 1.-THE
Illinois state federation of labor has
,c!rcularized all affiliate on labor's de-
'h:ands now pending before a COM
nAl1tee of the state constitutional con-
ve1tion. Organized workers are urged
" become acquainted with these de-
mands and prepare themselves. to ap-
peal to the voters of the state in the
event that they are rejected.
The trade unionists ask the con-
stitutional convention to create a sep
?rate article in the organic law that
will be designated Labor" with the
following sections:
The labor Of human being is
Ill attribute of life and is not prop
erty.
The right of workmen to organ
lbe into trade and labor unions and
to deal and speak through repre-
sentat1ves chosen by themselves is
declared and it shall not be ABRIDGED.
mo court, tribunal, judge nor any
officer or official shall by any pro-
cess, order, injunction, restraining or
der, decree or proclamation abridge
the right of any Workman to quit any
employment either singly or in con-
cert, nor the right of by peaceful per-
suasion, picketing, assemblage or the
payment of strike benefits inducing
others SO to quit or to refrain from
working, nor shall any such acts be
made or held to be unlawful, or to
constitute an unlawful conspiracy.
Nor shall any process, order, injunc-
ton, restraining order, decree or
proclamation interfere with the ex-
ercise of the legitimate functions of
any organization formed for the pur-
pose of advancing the interest of
those who labor"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
ORGANIZER c. P. UNCAPHER
HERE TO ATTEND PICNIC

c. p. Uncapher Of Minneapolis,
organizer for the Amalgamted Meat
cutters and Butcher Workmens' In
ternational union, was a visitor in the
city Wednesday. He came here to
attend the annual picnic Of the but
chers and incidentally looked after
some local matters that required his
attention. ;
Mr.. Uncapher recently returned
from the convention Of his interna-
tlonal union and says that during the
past year his organization experienced
unusual growth. He states that con-
dltlons in the meat industry are ex-
ceedlngly gratifying considering the
unsettled condition of affairs through
out the country.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
SIX MEN D|CTATORS OF
REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA

Inc crushing testimony of Mrs.
fnlllp Snowden, wife Of the British
ianor leader, himself an ardent So
clanst' on Bolshevik rule in Russia
Is now supplemented by the utter
ances of Mr.. Henry Vincent Keeling,
lately Russian correspondent of The
Westmlnister Gazette" who has lust
returned to England after being i'm
prisoned at Moscow for ten months.
Mrs. Snowden. it will be recalled,
sa1o bolshevlsm was not Socialism,
not even Communism or the Dictator
snip or the prole tariat, but the die
tatorsnlp OF six men, aided by an ex-
traordlnary commission" She re-
oects Soviet rule because it is tyran-
n1cal' also because it is inefficient.
Her central statement-that Boil
sneVlsm' can teach the British work.
1neman nothlng-is now repeated ver-
patlm by Mr.. Keeling, who is not a
Socialist but. a Liberal. He denounces
BolsheVlk m1lltarism. Everybody is
either IN the army, which numbers
millions, or else working for it," But
ne makes his most telling point bout
that growth OF new bureaucracv
which strikes all first-hand observers
of Russian conditions as the central
fact of Soviet rule.
Conditions in Russia are very had
Mr.. Keeling says. But Lenine and
his associates have their power well
in hand and are we'll established
They are likely to be in power for
a long while. A new and more viru-
lent bureaucracy is growing up in
Russia. All the intelligentsia are &C.
cepting posts under the government
There is nothing else for them to do {"
The psychology of the officeholder
Is pretty much the same everywhere
But was in Czaristic~Russia that the
oureaucrat's sense of omnipotence.
his notion that the people is not his
employer, not even the material on
which he works, but simply a SUPER
fluous yet inevitable nuisance, have
reached their supreme height. This
old Russian tradition of the "tchinov-
Mix is inherited by the Bolshevik ad
mlnlstrator; it is aggravated by the
fanatic selfrighteousness of the Marx
IAN dogmatist. It is one of the para
doxes Of human nature; put the fer
cest libertarian into office, and en-
dow him absolute authority, and he
Will turn into a despot of despots.
Pobyedonostsev or Dzherzinsky, Holy
Synod or Commission Extraordinary:
the bottle may be new, but it is the
same w1ne.-New. York Tribune.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
ARE INVITED TO SPEAK
At INTERNATIONAL FALLS

John E. Jensen, president Of the
Federated Trades assembly and W. e.
McEwen, editor Of The Labor World.
were this week invited to deliver ad-
dresses at International Falls on
Labor day. Mr.. Jensen will In all
probability be obliged to decline on
account Of the need Of his presence
In Duluth on Labor day.
Mr.. McEwen had previouslf &C.
cepted an invitation to deliver the
principal address at the Fargo cele-
bration and was compelled to send
his regrets to the International Falls
unions
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
WEST END MERCHANTS TO
CLOSE SATURDAY EVENINGS

A committee Of the Federated
Trades assembly visited the West End
merchants during the week and sue
ceeded in inducing them to close their
stores during the balance Of the
month at six o'clock Saturday eve
n14gs, as is done by the uptown
stores.
In the visiting party were John E.
Jensen, president of the Federated
Trades assembly, Filing Munkeby,
business agent of the Painters. rnion
ana George NJ. Peterson, secretary of
the Retail Merchants association.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
AGENT FEDERATED =
PRESS VISITOR HERE

N. Beffel, a special writer for the
Federated Press, is visiting the labor
organizations in northeastern Mime
sofa urging them to buy Federated
Press bonds. Mr.. Beffe1 spoke at Vir-
GINA Tuesday evening, at Hibbing
ednesday and he will be at Two
Harbors Friday.
he Will arrive in Duluth Saturday
and will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
JACK carney at their summer camp
opposite New Duluth for the week.
end.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
NOT ENOUGH INSPECTORS

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 12.-The linn
tied. number of inspectors prohibits
the state industrial commission max
ing a hygienic inspection once q year
OF the mercantile and industrial estab.
lishments of this state. This condi-
ton makes it possible for poor SAM
tary conditions to prevail.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
COAL OWNERS BLAMED.

ATLANTA, Aug. 12-The Georgia
1alr price commissioner says that the
statewide coal shortage is caused bv
coal owners profiteering. The claim
Is made that coal is produced for So
a ton and sold for SO,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
V|CT|M|zED WORKERS ARE
LIVING IN HORSE BARNS

kEWANEE, H., Aug. 12.-Victim-
Aed employees of the Walworth man
ufacturing company and their FAM
lies are living in race horse barns at
the fair grounds. The company sign
ed an agreement with the mayor Of
kewanee and a strike committee and
then repudiated it. Workers are
olacklisted throughout the city, and
they are urging other workers TO
stay away from this city. The COM
pany is advertising for. "help."
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

WINNIPEG, Man itoba, Aug. ia
wage increase Of $40 a week has been
secured by newspaper members of
typographical union No. 1911. The
new rates are $45 week for day
work and $48.90 for night work. If
government reports the first of the
year show an increase in living costs,
the scale will be increased that
amount. Il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-14
LEATHER WORKERS OFT

BOSTON, Aug. 12-To enforce the
non-union shop a dozen leather shops
have locked out members of Leather
Workers union No. 3d. The bosses
are trying OBSCURE leather workers
who will sign individual contracts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

Here arc some figures to worry
about.
Thirty million horses have lost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
TRUCKS HELP
OUT RAILROADS

@on pure merit. the truck has
won It's way as a big brother 20 the
railroad says Alexander Winion.
Its purpose has been regulated by
the development OF state and ma
tlonai highways. More and more
roads are being built for the truck
and truck shipment. Further and
further has the ship-by.truek move.
ment grown, until now short hauis
and less than carload shipments ere
being sent more economically by
truck than by rail.
Auto truck express companies
were preparing recently for the
Threatened railroad strike. Strife or
no strike. the result Of this prepare
fion will be larger number Of
trucks on hand for short-haul chip
merits and n decided Increase in
shipping by truck
Higher rail rates viii be another
boon to the ship by-truck move
ment, until in the end the IN.
dustry will be much cheaper and
more profitable than rail shipment.
especially In the case Of short
hauis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

with a modern saiesroom. a com.
plcte office force. a rustling bunch
OF statesmen. and with Manager w.
u. MoGrath In charge. the sprcckies
Savage" Tire Company occupied
their new quarters at eis East Pike
II, this last week. and are lined up
for n banner year OF Savage tire
business.
The new quarters give n frontage
OF thiyty feet on PIKE st.. and a fun
basement affords storage space for
n great amount Of tires. tubes and
repair accessories
From the new branch Manager
McGrath handles the states of
Washington. oregon. Montana and
Idaho. and his talcsmcn report
sales that viii mean TRIPPING the
business % 1890 over 1919.
The fact that the Savage factory
h IN san Diego IL responsible for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
is NOOTED
QUESTION

Especially frauEht with threat Of
grave consequences would be the sit
uation. they feel. II one OF the repre-
sen,atlyes of the former Central
European group of powers should
win. Assurcdly nothing more un-
popular could be Imagined than n
German or Austrian victory. and
whether IL Is good policy to open
the door 20 the possibility OF such
dsnouement IL a Tnootsd question.
Accordingly. speedway officials are
sorely vexed by a consideration %
the consequences that would ensus
should they extend an invitation to
racing teams from Germany and
Austria that their entries for the
Hoosier classic would not be reject.
ed. Expressions OF opinion on the
subject from sporting writer's and
racing fans are freely invited. with
a view toward accurately gauging
the public sentiment in the matter
and arriving at a decision that win
be In accordance with the feeling and
thought OF the American public. as
well az that Of other nations who
will have representatives in the In.
dianapolis contest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
Car Shortage Will Be Acute
When Spring Season Opens

What win happen when the season
really opens1 Just this: Literally
thousands OF people who have pro.
crastinated viii cndcavor 20 place or.
dcrs for cars. only 60 find that they
must take their places on a long
waiting list. There II not the slight
est vcrtigc Of doubt but that many
such spring orders Will not be dcliv.
erred until lite summer
Are you going TO be- among those
10 be dinappolnicdg You have every
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
Question of German Entries
VeXes Big Race Officials

INDIANAPOLIS. March is.-of.
ficiais Of the Indianapolis motor
speedway are in a dilemma. due TO
fthe receipt OF several carefully
guarded inquiries from two countries
with which the United States Is stiil
officially at war. feeling out the sen
timent that would greet the entry Of
Mercedes and Austro Daimler teams.
OF German and Austrian designation.
respectively. in the 50 international
ee-mile race on the Indianapolis
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

reason 90 expect 10 be unless you
place the order for your Oldmnobile
now before the first. spring zephyr
reminds tho world that Il won't be
happy next summer unless II can mo
tor.
This warning IL offered in friendly
vein 10 the many oldsmobilc enthusi.
asts. who. we know. would be griev.
ously disappointed should they be un.
able To secure the car Of their choice
We hope We may have no occasion
10 say we told you 80,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

motor speedway. Monday. May
1ist. for cash purse Of $4,000.
Undoubtedly. u the entry OF such
teams were admitted. they would
prove the greatest drawing card that
the speedway has ever featured. and
the race would be the most bitterly
contested that has ever been run on
the famous track. However. the
men directing speedway affairs are
dubious concerning tho attitude %
the public. figuring that the appear
ance Of the Tcuionic contendsrs
might give rise to violent dcmonstra-
tons. with possibly danger % per.
sonai harm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

Hardly able TO supply the cnor.
nous demand for cars in this
country, automobile manufacturers
continue 20 get orders for double or
more OF their usual shipment abroad
This IS the situation Of the auto In
dustry today. as seen by men who
have been in Europe and have been
showercd with orders for American
cars.
"in Belgium and France" SAYS
ono who has Just returned. tho do.
inand is tremendous. spain. Switz.
eriand and Holland. being very pros
porous. arc strong bidders for
American ears"
And still there aren't enough cars
TO SO around in the United States.
Atlanta IL going after the oil
profiteers Following charges that
cxorhitant prices were set at some
hlling stations the federal commits
sioner for Georgia has appointed
committee 60 investigate the matter
II Il is learned the prices are eN
/, orbitant. prosecution win follow.
BY Substituting tho purchase of
tractors, France hopes TO set back
on its agricultural lcgs--as IL were
The purchaser ot farm tractor
made In France. by fulfilling certain
simple conditions. can receive sub.
sidy OF rs per cent OF the purchase
price. II the tractor Is imported the
subsidy Is reduced to 10 per cent
Just In time for the spring thawl
It's a rubber shoe with soft leg az.
tachment for tho motorist who has
10 get out into the mud TO make
tire repair or pun the car out OF a
muthoie. It's made by the United
States Rubber Company.
Nearly 400 600 bales 81 cotton will
be used this year in the manufac.
lures OF the tires needed for domestic
consumption. In other words, an
average OF four pounds OF the best
cotton for each tire. Much 81 the
cotton used is Egyptian or Peruvian.
Here are some figures to worry
about.
Thirty million horses have lost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15
is YOUR CAR
LIKE A POEM?

Spring Is here and soon the roads
viii DO dotted with swift moving
motor ears. new ones and old onea,
long ones and short ones. all sorts
and conditions of motor cnrs-for
winter II gone and with IL. tho snow
and ice and bad driving conditions
Motoring In the spring II almost
poetry u IN poetry for tho man
who. fore handed. has put his car IN
condition Rut the chap who has
worked his ear al winter and starts
out blithcly In tho spring without
giving thought TO anything but
wash and polish" Is apt 10 wake
up and find that what's poetry 10
the other fellow IL prose-and
mighty uninteresting prose-to him.
DESERVE
GROIN DE SKID"
These reflections were started In
our mind thru recent visit 60 "a
man IN Seattle who ought 90 know
what he II talking about for he sees
many ears every day which deserve
'CroiN de skid FOR their valiant
work In the last few months.
Il. r. Mcgee. the hatUry expert
who represents the Willard Storage
BATTERY Company in Seattle said
You can't drive "A ear all winter and
expect perfect service all summer.
too. The ears are all right--hut they
do need little thoughtful care. one
of the parts OF "A ear which IL put
20 hard service IN winter is the cleo.
trical equipment and particularly
tho battery. Cold engines and long
winter nights mean heavy drain
on It's resources and sometimes ~
can't regain It's strength In the
spring ldi by Itself That's why We
recommend that our customers come
in and have us look at their batter.
les. II It's alright. We say 40. but
often We can save Il by getting hold
OF II Ia time 10 prevent severe
break down. II may only need re-
charging. but regardless OF what n
needs. when Il finally leaves our
place. It's ready for summer OF
happy touring and satisfactory
worry free service"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

three squares and fiop due 60 tho
advent Of the automobile.
Passenger cars or trucks or both
are made IN 30 states
Building them engages i.iot.io2
persons, not including accessory
manufacture. garages. repair uhops
or sales offices.
There are $50 builders OF finished
ears and trucks. and some Z 200 con.
Germs making parts.
Forty per cent ot the motor We,
hlclcs used today are owned by
farmers.
engine numbers They're tho first
look outs 81 tho auto thief That's
why you should know them like your
own name.
They say the original meaning of
chauffeur IN French was "robbcr
or bandit" Couldn't pick out bet.
ter word for the New York taxi
drivers,
More than 500 airplancs are already
In civilian use. We can still rcinem.
her the time when there were only
that many autos In the country.
Statisticians say there will be one
car to every two families IN 1881.
Some day. perhaps. we won't have 60
wait a half hour or so FOR street
ear.
While the motor industry I'm
Great Britain looks forward to the
production OF only i50. 600 cars this
year. America II planning on a,ooo.
600 In 1890. The war seems 10 have
had opposite effects on England and
America.
Five state~-->ew York. Ohio, III
nois. California and Penu-y iyania--
have more automobiles and trucks
registered than the whole continent
of Europe. Road SCARED autos Of the
\. r. \. excluded.
They say the roads Of France are
better than those in the United
States. Yes. for the two.wheclcd
donkey carts stlll In use there. but
4.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

The National Automobile Don181'
association Is composed Of over TO-
600 members turnout the United
States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

There arc more than 10000 people
employed In the rubber tire industry
In the United States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

In the Philippines there are nearly
10000 miles OF roads available for au
tnmohile travel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

State license fces for motor veoll.
Giles in the United States range from
So TO sf75.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

A new automobile insurance rate,
effective in the New England and
Eastern states, will be in force
March 10.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-15

They say the roads Of France are
better than those In the United
States. Yes. for the two.wheelcd
donkey carts still In use there. but
not for trucks used hero.