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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05

portation is ideal. But if adequate
service at reasonable cost is demand
ed by the public, then, by any reason
able test, private operation is a fail
ure-a complete and Overwhelming
refutation Of the roseate predictions
of those who denounced government
ownership and clamored for private
control.
The situation today is admittedly
bad: There has been a complete
breakdown Of transportation. The
railroads are. helpless before their
multiplying difficulties. But it may
easily become worse before it is bet
ter.
Railway managers and their law
yers are before the Interstate Com
merce commission asking for addi-
tional revenue Of a billion dollars per
year, which is to come out of the
pockets of the people and will con-
stitiute a material increase. of living
costs. Huge as is this initial increase
the commission is frankly advised
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
BY CHARLES NJ, KELLEY.

One Of the principal arguments ad-
vance d by the proponents of private
operation OF railroads when Wall
street was persuading congress. to turn
them back to Wall street was that
government operation is inefficient
and expensive. Great stress was laid
on the necessity Of preserving indi-
viduai initiative. because only BY 80
doing can we hope to have an effici-
ent transportation system. So, at least.
the railway presidents and their news
papers supporter declared.
Efficiency implies something more
than the running of trains. It i'm
plies satisfactory service and economy
of operation. If private. operation is
the wonderful thing it has been crack
ed up as being, then we should have
satisfactory and an economical
transportation system today. =. .
But the facts are all against those
who denounced government operation
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05

short months or less the private man
ayers have brought about conditions
that are little. if any. less serious than
those we faced when this country was
called into war.
And" the railroads are not efficient
as respects operating cost. They have
failed in that particular, as well as in
operation. The people are paying a
great deal more for the. unsatisfac-
tory service they are now getting than
they did for the efficient service given
during the period Of federal control.
In statement recently made to a
group Of dealers at Chicago. Robert
N. Woolley, member of the Interstate
Commerce commission. declared that
the total so-called deficit for two
years under federal control was s $1OO,-
100000 less than the increased cost
to the people Of the United States un-
der private control for single year.
II getting less and paying more con-
st1tutes an ideal condition, then it may
be said that private control Of strans-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05

and lauded private initiative. The
railroads are not efficient so far as
giving service is concerned. Business
is prostrated because the railroads
cannot transmit merchandise. Ship
pers protested until the railroad pres
1dents-the boasted geniuses of indi-
vidual initiative-were. compelled to
come to Washington and appeal to
the Interstate Commerce commission
to take over. the roads and operate
them until they were rescued from
their predicament.
To all intents and purposes, the
government is today operating the
railroads: The stone that was rejected
by congress has hence become the
chief. support Of the railroad struc-
ture. -.
So far as operation, therefore, is the
test: the railroads under private man
agement are not efficient. They are
hopelsssly and disastrously ineffi-
cient. They today threaten the peace
and stability Of the nation. In three
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
COURT SUPPORTS
CLAIM OF flour
CITY EMP ! Overs !!
Judge Fish, Minneapolis j lljune'
t|on Judge Would Outlaw
Union Shop BY EdIet.

A decision closely resembling that
In the Danberry -Hatters' case was
handed down in Minneapolis Wednes-
day by Judge Daniel Fish in, the state
district court, in an ihjunction~ case
Instituted by Charles T. Vanstronn,
owner Of a meat market against eight
Ainneapolis local unions. their mem
bers and officials.
They are forbidden from interfer-
1ng with the ,halsinessG of .Vanstrom
/ ana from urging hote1 restaurants
and other purohasersfsto discontinue
their patronage OF 7Vanstfom. judge
F4sh's decision is taken ;as g. forerun-
ner Of another to come later as to
whether or not the unions are liable
to damages in the sum of 5000
claimed" by Vanstrom for injury done
to his business The case will be
appealed to the supreme court.
The Injunction obtains against the
meat cutters, cooks. mattresses, bak-
ers, ice wagon and milk wa agon driv-
ers' unions, and the provision trades
council. It is held in Minneapolis to
be blow. at union labor, dealt by the
court. and which will aid the Citizens
alliance in its fight to make that city
an ''open shop town.
Judge Fish attempts to outlaw the
union shop by judicial edict. some
thing the legislature has refused to
do. He bases his order on a showing
made in court that the unions "were
in concerted attack on the plaintiffs
business with intent to ihjure or de-
stroy, unless he consented to unionize
his shop.
dominant features Eof the contract
brought in evidence. are assumption
by the union Of control of wages,
hours and conditions Of work, includ-
ing the exclusion Of non-union men,"
So therefore the defendants are re-
strained from combining, agreeing,
or conspiring to harrass, obstruct or
damage the good will, trade, conduct
and patronage of the Public Meat
market, from influencing it's employ
es or customers, and from picketing
the place.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05

UNION LABOR MDAllAS
Defeats RtN SHOPPERS

DALLAS, Tex, june 4.-The So
called "open shoppers',s in this Sec
ton are apparently; hosing their
grip. Much to their CONSERVATION
practically every. ELECTRICAL con-
tractor I'm the city withdrew from
the "union-bustine' organization
and signed union shop agreements
with the Electrical Workers union.
The battle has been In progress
for several weeks and has involved
several other unions in this section
of the state. White the ,,so.called
"open-shop associa4ion'':: has been
doing considerable; advertising and
endeavoring" to <dismember the
unions, no perceptible advantage
has been gained: ~
In fact the unions are Increasing
In membership and greater pro-
grees In the future5is anticipated as
the result Of the attacks that have
been made on them. -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
HOUSTON. UNIONS GIVEN
UNION SHOP CONTRACTS

HOUSTON, Tex, June 1.-Two new
agreements have just been signed be-
tween the general contractors of
Houston and labor organizations,
each effective June I. One is the
hosting and portable engineers, the
wage scale being fixed at $3.50 per
day. The second contract is with the
pile drivers, bridge. dock and wharf
builders, effective June 1, and, calls
for 19 months. These make a total
Of four contracts drawn and executed
recently in Houston, all effective June
l. The carpenters signed for Is
months and the iron workers for l9
months, each at wage advances.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
OKLAHOMA DEALERS MADE
GREAT PROFIT IN SUGAR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, June q.
Eleven business men Of this city
and one at Enid, Okla, have been in
dicted by the federal grand jury,
charging violations Of the Lever act
by alleged profiteering in the sale of
sugar. Herbert M. Prek, United
States attorney for the Western dis
trict Of Oklahoma, stated the indict-
ments showed that some of the men
had made as high as 10000 per cent
profit on su gar within year and that
the least profit any Of them had made
as shown by the indictments was
5000 per cent year on money in
vested.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
CAMPBELL IS ST. PAUL'S
. new Chief OF POLICE

A. q: Smith, labor man, commits
stoner OF p1blic safety in st. Paul. has
appointed T. E. Campbell, special
agent Of the department Of justice
to be chief of police, succeeding John
O:Conner, resigned. Mr.. Campbell is
the man who rounded up Sheriff Mar.
tfnson and others in the Winnipeg.
Minneapolis whiskey cases.
Mr. Campbell is we'll known in Du-
luth in connection with his work in
the department Of justice. It was
through him that Jack Carney, editor
Of "The TRUTH" the local "Commun.
tst Labor Party" organ, was arrested
tried and convicted in the United
States court here recently.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
DALLAS MASTER BAKERS
DON'T WANT: OPEN SHOP

DALLAS, Tex, June 4.-When the
employing bakers attempted to force
their union employees to surrender
their; cards and accept unfair condi-
tions, a strike resulted, closing all the
bake shops in the city. The contest
lasted three days, when a settlement
was reached, the members Of the
union returning to work with a sign
ed agreement, defeating the effort to
make the bakeries unon union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
PHIlY CARPENTERS TO
GET S1.12 WAGE SCALE

PHILADELPHIA, June 4. - The
strike Of the. United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Jobbers in Philade1-
'phia, Camden and vicinity has been
settled.
The carpenters have been granted
an increase from 80 cents to SLIP an
hour, double time for overtime, and
10 cents an hour extra for night work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05
JACKSON NOT Tagging,

JACKSON, Miss. June 4.-To show
that this city is not remiss in pro-
gressive work to increase the number
Of unions is evidenced by the fact
that a new union with a charter from
United Brotherhood Of Carpenter and
Joiners has been established to be
known as Mill Workers. union No.
245O.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-06-05

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in Duluth and surrounding territory?
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member Of the household. There is
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| where.
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TURN TO RAGE FOUR.
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3 1l|I ! ~ ~ I?k!,i!EF;: r
ANCES REGO MONTGOMERY

scare him, if he does not answer"
So grabbing Lis gun, which al
ways stood by the window loaded
for use, he called out again:
who is there? Speak, or I'll
shoot"
AS the words left his mouth, an
object started on a run from the
well, and Mr. Wagner fired, not
stopping to see what it was, but
supposing it to be.a man. Just
then the moon sailed from under
the cloud, and there in the moon
light lay poor Billy Whiskers
stunned and nearly frightened to
death with a flesh wound in his
side. When Mr.. Wagner saw what
he had done, and that it was only
the goat, he pulled down the win
dow and went to bed, too mad even
to 60 to see if the goat was dead
or not
The next morning Billy was as
lively as ever, only a little faint
from loss of blood and rather sub
dued. The children bathed his
wound with witch hazel, and after
a good breakfast, he was as well
as ever, and ready for play or work.
OF course Mrs. Wagner said, 81
told you So" several times, only
varying it with, Eyes, you just wait
and see, that goat will get into
more trouble than he is worth, just
see il he won't"
When she said this, she did not
know of the midnight meal off her
nice lettuce he had had in the gar
den.
Billy did not get into much mis-
chief during the remainder of the
day, except chewing up the dish
rags which were hung on the lilac
bush to dry. and all the flowers off
the alexander.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-08
The Earthquake
In Lisbon, Portugal

On November /, 1855 was one Of
the most destructive earthquakes
known. At Lisbon. Portugal, it
daWned as usual. At 935 a. m a
distant sound was heard like a
great thunder and following a
great crash was heard. There was
a two minutes pause and thous-
ands of shrieking people rushed
! through the streets Five minutes
later another shock was felt and
! it was followed by the third.
Five minutes later the Portu-
guese capital became ruin filled
with fifty thousand corpses. Null
titudes of sobbing people crowded
in large buildings for protection
which fell to ruin. Buildings,
temples, houses, fell to ruins. Soon
flames of fire broke out burning
thousands of people.
Soon another shock was heard,
the earth opened up and swallowed
thousands of ruins and people
whose bodies were never found
again. Soon number of boats
were filled with people. Then
gigantic wave swept over the city
and the boats and people were new
er found again. The city, st. Obes
was covered with water.
Following this, flames of fire
broke out. This destroyed all ruins
and people left. 1t burned for
three days and nights. For two
months later. lighter shocks were
felt. This shock was felt far over
Europe and part of Asia and South
America. When this happened
ship was sailing near the West In.
dies and all the people were lifted
off the deck over two feet as
though they had struck a rock.
Three months later the government
rebuilt this city and it is now one
of the most handsome in Europe
Loren M. Gleason, age II, Seventh
day Adventist school, Honorable
mention in the Story Writing Con.
test)
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Some Limericks

There was an old man OF Lynn,
Who went to the lake and fell in,
All dripping with water
He called to his daughter.
Who rescued this old man of Lynn.
Geraldine Harter, Garfield school
One day when I went to the store
To pay bills on the second floor,
They charged me too much,
And my complaints were such,
That they kicked me right out of
the door.-Martha Fighter, Gar
field School.
A tall young lady named Blanche,
Sat on the end of a very high
branch,
When they said. Wont you fall"
She replied, mot at all,
For I'm two times as high as the
branch. "-Geraldine Harter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-08

OF course, there was no answer
from Billy Whiskers on the porch
below when Mr.. Wagner stuck his
head. out OF the upstairs window
and said, who's there?" Billy
stood as still as possible to listen
and see what Mr.. Wagner would
do next Then Billy walked to the
edge OF the porch and heard Mr..
Wagner say again: who is there ?
Can't you answer, or are you deaf
and dumb"
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Still no response, and Billy
walked back and gave another lick
at the bell, which Immediately
gave another loud ring. Mr.. Wag.
ner drew his head in and Billy
heard him say, "rll come down
and break your stupid head for
you, Weakening people up this time
of the night When Billy heard
this, he thought that it was time
to go, so he scooted around the
house and went and lay down by
his roper just as if he were still
tied and had not stirred peg.
Mr.. Wagner opened the door, and
finding no one there, walked around
the house holding candle over
his head to see If some tramp had
not rung the bell He thought that
he heard steps on the veranda as
he came to the door, but no one
was in sight only Billy Whiskers,
apparently asleep by the shed.
Hello! Billy old fellow. how are
you getting along? Seen anyone
around hSre lately?"
But Billy only blinked and
laughed in his skin to see Mr.:
Wagner prancing around, with the
tallow from the candle dropping
on his head.
Mr.. Wagner went In and was
about to get into bed. when he
thought he saw in the moonlight a
figure come out of the shed and
go toward the house. The moon
went under a cloud just at that
minute and was hid from sight, so
he kept still, straining his eyes to
see and his ears to hear. He
heard the chain rattle on the buck
ct at the we'll
"Oh! ho!" he thought, "the
tramp thinks that | have gone to
bed, and that he will get a drink,
and then prowl around some more.
Well, We will see. l will just get
my shot gun and fire a shot to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-08
THE STORY OF MY LIFE

am little dandelion. am
the first flower to come up in the
spring. When the children go
around in the first days of April
they find me and are so glad be-
cause l am the sign of spring. The
children are happy and say a poem
about me. holding out a plate of
gold to the people as they pass.
and sing a song about a little gyp-
sy dandelion. l grow on and on
through the spring and summer,
and pretty soon turn all gray, and
still the children pick me when l
am gray and blow all my gray hairs
away. They blow three times and
II all my hair goes off in three
blows they say that their mother
wants them.
II am not picked by the child
rem, Mr.. Wind comes along and
blows my hairs away. They blow
into the garden. yard and every
place. And In the winter all the
snow covers me up and the rain
sinks my seed in, and the sun
makes me grow. And when spring
comes again and I come up. all the
people wonder where I came from.
Every part Of me is good, for my
root Is used for medicine. my
leaves for green's and people put
my leaves on the table and eat me
as lettuce. My flower Is used for
dandelton wine.-Marguerite Jean.
nette Burbanck.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-08
The Coming of the Birds

One morning | awakened ana
| found that the birds were here.
put my clothes ON and went down
stairs.
The birds were everywhere in
the trees. | thought | would like
to be bird myself | sat down on
the front step and thought for a
few, minutes. Then set about
making bird houses and put them
in the trees where the most birds
were. Before long saw two
wrens building nest in one of the
houses. | sat down on stone
near by and watched them. They
seemed to come from a barn car
rying straw. l kept still for a
long time. Then they went away
and were gone for a long time.
The next day l peeped in the
nest and saw four eggs. The moth
err bird was on the nest when the
father bird came singing up to the
nest with some food.
Several days after that | was
playing when / heard a noise up in
a tree. I looked up and saw four
baby birds in the nest.
The mother bird came up singing
happily. The father bird was near
by listening
A week later | was out in a
woods when l saw a bluejay. |
stopped dead still The bluejay
was making a house in hollow
tree. The next day l saw the same
bluejay in our garden. The bird
had a piece of string.
The next day l went to the woods
to get some wood. l loaded my wag
on and started for home. The
bluejay seemed to follow me. |
kept my eyes on it.
The bird seemed to say "Stay a
while! Stay a while!" The bird
kept saying it over and over.
The next day I was in the garden.
I saw bluejay building In one of
the houses.
The sparrow began to fight the
bluejay. scared away the spar
row and helped it.
The bluejay at first was afraid
OF me. hung strings up for it to
get and build his nest.
The next week l saw an oriole.
She was making a nest in the tip
top of a tree. She was hard at
work. She would weave in and
out and formed a round and deep
nest
The oriole is a medium sized bird.
She builds the nest so that no one
can see her She is very proud of
herself. When she walks she lifts
her legs up like she is very proud.
When autumn comes the birds
will leave for the south. We will
miss the birds when they go and
will be glad when they come back.
Robert Snow Whitley, Milton,
Ind. Honorable mention in the
Story Writing Contest.)
The worlds most crooked river Is !
the Jordan. 1t wanders nearly 22O !
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Tom and Jack On
WILLOW Island
Chapter II

The animal sprang, too, and
dashed away into the bushes. 1t
was calf.
"Poohl" said Jack, IL knew it was
a calf or something"
80 did l." said Tom. "but his
nose felt awful funny. didn't
know my foot was outside"
After that they lay awake long
time. They heard the looms and
Tom thought they said: Fraid of
calf MoO-oo-oo"
The squirrels awoke them in the
morning, dropping acorns on the
tent and scolding noisily. can
not tell you what they said, for
squirrels only speak Cherokee; but
you could tell they were scolding
by the way they wrinkled their
noses.
Lets have toast for breakfast,
and Coffee" said Jack.
"All right" said Tom, but you
are to do the work, and Shall
make plans and invent things.
Then I'm not going to be Fri
day." said Jack
And as they could not agree
about this they ate the rest of the
cake and some pickles for break.
fast and drank some milk that was
beginning to sour.
Then they took the Ratchet and
started to explore the island. AS
they went through a march they
saw something moving in the edge
of the woods. 1t was a man crouch
ing behind a log. His face was
nearly covered by shaggy beard.
Chapter III
The man began to creep towards
them and the boys ran tumblng
over each other into the mud.
Hold ont" cried the man. Don't
go that way; you'll scare the ducks
in the bay"
Why! It's Mr.. Arson Smith"
said Tom. And they sat down on
the grass while the man crept on
towards the water. When he was
gone they went on exploring and
found a clear. sandy beach
There ought to be something
here from a shipwreck," said Tom.
And just then he discovered
something buried in the sand, a
little way out in the water. They
dug away the sand and found it
was a small key. painted red with
an iron ring in the top. 1t was so
firmly bedded in the sand that they
had to dig and pull long time
before they got it up, and then they
could hardly move it.
Il guess it is some of Captain
kidd's money" said Jack. Lets /
roll it into the woods, because Mr.. |
Smith might come along and make
us give him part of it,"
Il must have most" said Tom, '
because | found it,"
Its just as much mine as
yours" said Jack.
open it yourself. then" said
Tom, walking away. but he came
back presently and they split open
the key.
"Oh!' cried both boys in aston
lshment.-(To be continued).
RUTH e. SMITH.
White School.