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FARMSARE IDLE;
LAND VALUES:UP
Secretary. Meredith Tells Why
Farmers Ere Moving to City;
No Money in Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-1n the
last five years the selling price of
farm land and Improvements in
creased 65 per cent and in some Sec
tions the net return on this purchase
price is less than the ordinary inter-
est on mortgages and similar invest
ments, said Secretary Of Agriculture
Meredith in his annual report.
much loose thinking and many
wrong conclusions are based on false
impressions concerning the profitable
ness of farming. The increase in
farm profits during the war was in
evitably transitory: Moreover, meaer
ured in purchasing power, they
shrank rapidly as a result Of the rise
in general commodity prices. Owing
to the highly competitive character OF
his business and the lack Of organiza-
ton, the farmer has had no effective
means of preventing the impairment
Of his profits; his only recourse has
been to migrate to the city and
change his occupation, course actu.
ally followed by many.
I'm the light of these facts and a
fear of continued decline of profits
it is clear why the tendency to expanG
the crop area has been suddenly re-
VerSed"
The labor world., 1921-01-15

STATE OF 81 M1NNEsoTA. COUNTY OF
st. Louis-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate Of August
The petition Of, Amanda Cullen, as
representative Of the above named de-
cedent, together with her final account
Of the administration of said estate,
having been filed in this court, repre-
Senting; among other things, that she
praying that said final account Of said
administration be examined, adjusted
and allowed by the Court, and that the
Court make and enter it's final decree
estate Of said decedent to the persons
entitled thereto, and for the discharge
Of the representative and the sureties
1t Is Ordered, That said petition be
heard, and said final account examined,
Court, at the Probate Court Rooms in
the Court House, In the City of Duluth.
in said County, on Monday the 31st
day of January, 1921, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ, and all persons interested in
hereby cited nd required at said time
and place to show cause, if any there
be. why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered Further, That this order be
World according. to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, January 4th,
S. w. G1LP1N,
Attest: G. B. G1FFoRD, ~
Clerk Of Probate.
(seal. Probate Ct, st. Louis Co.. Minn.)
JOHN BROWN, Atty.
L. w. Jan. 8, Is, %, 1921.
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SPIES IN TRADE
UNIONS EXPOSED
Akron Labor Movement Had
Many; Ten Discovered Holding
Offices in Local Unions,

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 13.-The labor
movement has uncovered a spy sys-
tenn that involved many Of the larger
unions and the central labor union.
Ten Of these spies, working for the
Corporations auxiliary Of Cleveland,
have been exposed and have fed from
the city. The spies worked them
selves into official positions in the
central body and in the local unions
Of carpenters, machinists, iron mold
ers, steamftters, bricklayers and
street car men.
One of the spies confessed that his
duty was to keep the auxiliary posted
on what the union was doing and the
activity of the individuals. He was
paid $110 a month, the paymaster
meeting the spy on the street or some
appointed place, as no checks were
used.
The spy expose comes at a time
when the manufacturers are pushing
their anti-union shop campaign.
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2o% DISCOUNT OR is Off
Big Sa'e at The Big Duluth.
Notice.
10 BARNEY KING, VENDEE. under

Notice.
TO, BARNEY KING, VENDEE. under
that certain contract hereinafter
described, which said contract was
assigned to Carl J. Greenland:
You will please take notice that de-
1ault has occurred in the terms and
conditions of that certain contract for
the the CONVEYANCE Of the land known and
described as Lot Five (5) in Block
uated in the County of st. Louis and
State Of Minnesota, in which contract
Norrie J. Dexter. party of the first part
therein, it's vendor. and you, Barney
; King, .vendee, which contract is dated
June 6. 1917.
Said default consists in that YOU
have failed to make the payments of
principal and interest as agreed to be
made and paid under the terms of said
You will therefore, take further
notice. that the said contract will be
| cancelled and terminated sixty (6O)
| days after the service of this notice
upon you, unless prior to the expira-
tion of said sixty (60) days you will
pay or cause to be. paid to the vendor,
payments of principal and all interest
as aforesaid. together with costs OF
service of this notice uDon you. and
you are hereby notified that such pay
| ments may be made to my agents,
Hopes -Kohagen COMPANY. 200 First
National Bank. Building, Duluth, Min
nesota.
Dated this 18th day of January. A. D.
NORRIE J. DEXTER.
L. W. Jan. Is. %. 29.1921.
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Minnesota. on the 21st day Of October
395 of Mortgages on Pages ~, which
mortgage with the debt thereby Sc
the said The Webb Company to Paul
Bergford by an instrument in writing
dated December 3rd. 1919, and duly
recorded in the office Of said Register
nine o'clock a. M in Book 395 of Mort
cages on Page 429; said default con-
sisting in the non-payment of the sum
Of ehS iaterest ras dae App 17 3n
1920. and the non-payment of the sum
OF $325o, being the semi-annual in
stallment Of interest due October 18th,
sum Of $31.S2, being the amount Of :he
premium on the fire insurance policy
upon the premises described in said
mort age. necessarily paid by said
said mortgagors by the terms of said
mortgage having agreed to pay said
premiums and to keep said Insurance
policy in force, by reason whereof. and
Of said mortgage has elected to exer-
else the option given by the terms of
Sandhn Said mortgage gaag to to declare, and does
ssneoy aHeiare hv the ssd whole principa
all the accrued interest thereon, and
the amount Of said insurance premium,
to be now due and payable:
Whereas there is claimed to be due
and is actually due and unpaid on said
mortgage at the date of this notice
the sum of $1,OSO.55, as principal and
accrued interest, and the further sum
Of 1882 paid as premium on said in
surance policy, and no action at law
or otherwise has been instituted to re-
cover said debt or any part thereof,
and said mortgage contains a power
Of sale in due form which has become
operative by reasons of the defaults
above mentioned.
Now therefore, notice is hereby
given, that under and by virtue of said
| such case made and provided, said
mortgage will be foreclosed by the
sale, of the premises described in said
scribed land Situated in the st. Louis
County. Minnesota to-wit:
the Northwest Quarter (NwA) of
ssetio2 SsSt noI3l Eleven en- I12: TeWnship Fifty
| West of the Fourth (4th) Principal
Meridian. according to the Governme ent
survey thereof. which said premises,
with the hereditaments and appurte.:
St. Louis County, Minnesota. at his
office in the Court House in the City of
Duluth, said County and State on Tues
day. the 18th day of March. 1921. at ten
highest bidder for cash to pay said
debt and interest and the amount of
| the said insurance premium, and taxes.
if any. on said premises, and $500 at
| dollars attorneys fees being stipulated
for in said mortgage in case of fore
closure, and disbursements allowed by
| law. subject to redemption at any time
| as provided by law.
Dated January 18th. 1921.
| PAUL BERGFORD.
Assignee of Mortgage.
VIM. A. WATTS,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage
513-14 First National Bank Bldg.
Duluth. Minnesota.
L. w. Jan. IS, %. 29, Feb. S, 12. 10. '21
The labor world., 1921-01-15

BECAUSE WHEY
HELPED UNIONS
Bradstreet's Superintendent at
Sioux City Loses Job Through
Zeal Of He! pmeet.

SIOUX CITY. Jan. 13.-Mildred E.
Chase went to a local clothing firm to
protest against tho sale OF prison.
made goods. Result: Her husband,
for many years division superintendent
for Bradstreet's, lost his job and is on
the Sioux City business mems black
list As red"
Here is the story sof the Chases:
Mrs. Chase had attended lecture by
Kate Richards 0'Hara, recently re-
leased from the federal prison at JET
ferson City, Mo-, in the course of
which Mrs. 0Hare described the in
human conditions under which women
prisoners are forced to make overalls,
and the danger to society that turks
in these overalls from the fact that
they are shipped out reeking with pus
from syphilitic ulcers on the hands Of
sc per cent of the unfortunate inmates
of the prison. Mrs. O'Hare further
charged that the jobbing firm of Sib-
ley-Hess, in Sioux City, was handling
these prison made goods from the JET
fersOn penitentiary.
Returns Stock on Hand.
Mrs. Chase, indignant at these reve-
lations, went first to the local depart.
ment store where the overalls were on
sale. The proprietor Immediately
served notice on the jobbers that he
would have nothing to do with prison.
made goods, and returned the stock
on hand.
Next, Mrs. Chase went to see Mr.
Sibley, head of the jobbing firm. She
was met at first with a fiat denial thar
pr1son-made goods were being han
died, but when confronted with proofs
| Sibley refused pointblank to discon
tinue the practice.
! Then things began to happen t,
the Chases. At an Unattended meet
ing of the credit mems association o.
this city, resolutions were railroadet
through denouncing Chase as a "red,
and I. w. w. and radical, and hi.
removal as superintendent demanded
from Bradstreet's. The president O
the association, it should be noted, i
credit man for the Johnson Biscui
company.
Three Firms Protest.
To give further weight to this right
eous indignation Of the credit men
three firms took it upon themselves t
suggest to Bradstreet's that Chase wa
a. menace to his home town. The
were the Council Oak Grocery com
pany, the thomson Biscuit compan,
and the Toilerton & Warfield company
Wholesale grocers.
To Bradstreet's these protests mus
indeed have looked formidable. Wha
Bradstreet's and the public were nc
aware of, however, is the fact tha
not only the Johnson Biscuit compan
and the Council Oak Grocery compan,
but the offending firm of sibley-Hes
as well. are all owned by the firm tina
has the prison contract
The labor world., 1921-01-15
1HE>O ORPREUM
Big Bonspiel Show at Orpheum Has
Two Heailliners.

Big BOnspiel Show at Orpheum Has
Two Headliners.
Joint headliners at the Orpheum,
for the coming week, starting Sunday
afternoon, on the big bonspiel show
welcome curriers'.
1mhoff, Conn and Coreen are a trio
of sure-fire fun makers and their I'm
Pest House" has made millions
laugh. The other headliner is the
unsurpassable Albertine Rasch and
her ballet in dances from famous bal
lets, and she is one of the worlds
most superb dancers.
A feature Of the bill will be Earl
Hampton and Dorothy Blake in Beau
Coup Nuisance" by Gerard Smith,
and a splendid vehicle for their songs
and steps.
Gertrude Moody and Mary Duncan,
two splendid singers, will offer their
vocal conception called "Opera and
Jazz. Inc"
Green and Pugh are two boys from
Dixie and their dancing, music and
talk is very pleasing to Opportunities
elsewhere.
Lille Jewell Faulkner and COM
pany present miniature revue
called "Play Ball." and real nov
city it is, and clever to. the highest
degree.
Two artistic gymnasts are Delmore
and Lee and they offer study in
black and white, and they are athletic
grace perfsonified.
The latest In screen news is offered
by the Timely Topics and Kinograms,
in sayings and views, with a splen-
didly prepared musical program by
the Orpheum concert orchestra.
| For the week of January 23rd that
scintillating star, Valeska Suratt, is
coming to the Orpheum, and immense
interest is displayed in her appear.
! ance here in Duluth
The labor world., 1921-01-15

Of said estate. having been filed in
this court. representing among other
things, that he has fully administered
said estate, and praying that said final
account Of said administration. be ex-
amined, adjusted and allowed by the
Court, and that the Court make and
enter its final decree Of distribution Of
the residue of the estate Of said deced-
ent to the persons entitled thereto, and
Tor the discharge of the representative
and the sureties on his bond.
1t Is ordered, that said petition be
heard. and said final account exam
ined, adjusted and If correct, allowed
by the Court. at the Probate Court
rooms in the Court House, in the City
Of Duluth in said County, on Monday
the 7th day Of February, 1921, at ten
o'clock a. M, and all persons inter-
ested in said matter are hereby cited
and required at said time and place to
show cause, II any there be. why said
petition should not be granted
Ordered further, that this order be
served by publication in The Labor
World according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, Jan. IL, 1921.
BY the Court, S. w. GILPIN.
Attest: G. B. CLIFFORD,
Clerk of Probate.
(Seal, Probate c., St. Louis Co., MINI. }
L. w. Jan. Is. %, 20, 1921.
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Order to Examine Final Account.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
st: Louis-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Lulu S.
MCPHERSON, decedent.
representative Of the above named de-
cedent, together with his final account
of the administration of said estate,
having been filed in this court. repre-
senting, among other things, that he
has fully administered said estate, and
praying that said final account Of said
and allowed by the Court. and that the
Court make and enter it's final decree
of distribution of the. residue of the
estate of said decedent to the persons
entitled thereto, and for the discharge
OF the he representative and the sureties
It Is Ordered. That said petition be
heard, and said final account exam
ined. adjusted, and if correct, allowed
by the Court, at the Probate Court
rooms in the Court House, in the City
Of Duluth in said county. on Monday.
eocR dns h aa No. and all asS at
ested in said hearing and in said mat
ter are hereby cited and required at
said time and place to show cause. If
any any there be: why said petition should
Ordered Further, That this order be
World according to law.
Dated at Duluth, MINI, January 7th.
s. W. G1LP1N.
Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Probate.
(seal, Probate Ct, St. Louis Co., MINI. }
L. W. Jan. 15-22-29, 1921.
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CREED CONTROLS
PUBLIC OPINION
So Declares Congressman Hud-
d|eston In Strong Attack on
i; ESCh-CuT0minS Law.

=: WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. - How
greed molds "public" opinion was il
Illustrated in the house Of representa-
tives by Congressman Huddleston in
discussing the Cummins- Esch rail-
road law which was backed, he de-
clared, by the strongest lobby ever
assembled in Washington.
"The power Of the interests behind
the railroads is overwhelming" he
said. "They are able to control and
mold public opinion at will. At a
sign from them the presses of great
newspapers change stroke, the chan
nels Of public information are blocked
and criticism is silenced and bandages
are placed upon the eyes of the
people.
''Dealing with the great selfish in
terests we are confronted not only
by railroad officials and manipulators,
but with captains of industry and
finance, capitalists, and, after them,
with civic bodies and with wealth and
property interests with lines running
from the heart of Wall street
throughout American business life
down to the shareholder of the coun-
try bank All are marshaled to meet
an attack.
''It is not merely matter of poll
tics or business, but ties into socia
affiliation and prestige; and the at
tacker finds himself not onl,
strangled in business life, but alien
ated from his friends. To attack the
great financial interests is, they say
making war on society and on ou1
institutions TO criticize the crooked
arrangements Of railroads, tht
schemes by which they are enabled tt
fleece the people, is to be socialist
or a 'bolshevist' and an enemy of so
tfety and to be frowned on by thu
highest social classes from the metro
politan club house to the lively cir
cleS of the village literary society,""
The labor world., 1921-01-15
NOISY BUFFERS 'CAlLED"
WHEN union HEAD RESIGNS

LONDON, England, Jan. 13.-Ob-
jectors to the recent strike settlement
among the Yorkshire Miners associa-
ton were put in a ridiculous light be-
cause of the resignation of Herbert
Smith, president Of that organization.
The resignation was submitted to a
referendum vote, with the following
result: Against resignation, 1857; for
resignation, 46. It is stated that
about one-fiftieth of the membership
voted, but the result indicates the
strength of a group that talks "revo-
lution'' and who can be depended to
cast their ballot at every election.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
CENSUS SHOWS INCREASE
IN MORTGAGES IN SOUTH

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 13.-
The federal census shows an increase
in farm mortgages in this state. In
1910, 26.9 per cent of all farms oper-
ated by owners were mortgaged, and
the figures for the last census show
that the percentage of these farms
has increased to 80 $40.
The number of white farmers is
160,S96, of whom 88,974 are owners.
The 95,203 colored farmers include
1902 owners.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
COLORADO EMPLOYERS
Want kO-STR|KE Law

DENVER, Jan. 11.-Employers in
this state will ask the legislature to
pass a "can't-strike' law along the
lines of the Kansas act. The position
of these Colorado employers is logical.
First they demanded legislation that
would prohibit strikes until state
commission investigated. The result
is the present law.
But this has not stopped strikes,
and now they are forced to reveal
their real purpose in their demand
that strikes be prohibited.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
new YORK COMMISSION
EXPOSES LEAD COMBINE

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The build
ing trust probe has exposed combi-
nation Of four paint and white lead
manufacturers that control IS per
cent Of this commodity. Next to white
lead the principal ingredient of paint
is linseed oil and the probers declare
that they will connect this trust with
the paint bine. It was shown that
the manufacturers exchanged price
information and competition was
eliminated.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
WHEAT GAMBLING To END
WHEN FARMERS ORGANIZE

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.s-
within two years there will be an
organization capable Of handling the
wheat market that will kill specula-
ton and treat the farmer fairly" said
w. J. Spillman, former assistant Sec
retary of agriculture, in a speech in
this city.
In less than year," the speaker
declared, "the farmers will be organ
lied all over the country. The onlv
way for the farmer to solve his diff
culties is to organize,''
The labor world., 1921-01-15
METAL WORKERS UNION
STOPS WAGE REDUCTION

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Jan. ,12.-The
Iowa Plating company announced
that wages of its organized metal pol
ishers would be reduced % per cent
and the work day increased from
eight hours to nine. The workers de-
clined to accept the cut and demand
ed their time.' The company then
withdrew it's announcement.
The polishers are now asking:
What would happen if We were not
ORGANIZED ?"
The labor world., 1921-01-15

Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.
Notice is hereby given that default
that certain mortgage dated October
18th, 1919, made and executed by Felix
Hanson and Sophia Hanson. his wife,
as mortgagors, to The Webb Company,
recorded in the office of the Register
Of Deeds in and for st. Louis County,
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Order to Examine Final Account, Etc.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Louis-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Carl
Jacobson, Decedent.
The petition of Harold D. Crasswel-
ler as representative of the above
named decedent, together with his
final account of the administration
The labor world., 1921-01-15
PENALIZE COMPETENCY,

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-At the
building trust probe in this city the
representative of one roofing concern
testified that his company was de-
barred from membership in the roof
ing manufacturers association be-
cause it guarantees it's product for 10
years and other concern guarantee
theirs for two years.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
NON-UNIONISTS STRIKE.

SAN ANTONIA, Tex Jal.. 13.-
Non-union BARRIERS employed in a
large shop in this city are on strike
Tor a living wage. They have been
petted and jollied by every cheap
wage advocate, but the BARRIERS find
that this is a poor substitute for the
necessaries of life.
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HUGE PROFITS IN SIGHT.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-Finan-
cial interests say that the Pacific Oil
company, which has taken over the
Southern Pacific oil interests in CAL
ifornia, will start business with a
prospective net income of 100000
for the first year. This estimate is
declared to b the mini.lum
The labor world., 1921-01-15
WIRE MEN RAISE WAGES.

PROVIDENCE, r. T., Jan. 13.-
Electrical workers in this city have
raised wages from 80 cents an hour
to $1.15.
The labor world., 1921-01-15

Be particular demand the union
label, shop card aud working button.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
RETAIL CLERKS ORGANIZE.

CROOKSTON, MIMI, Jan. 13.-
Retail clerks in this city have organ
lied an affiliate Of the Retail Clerks
International Protective association.
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HORSE SHOERS UNITE.
FLORENCE, Ala, Jan. 13.-Horse
shoers in this city have organized and
affiliated with the International Union
of Journeymen Horse Shoers.
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$500 TO 5000 DISCOUNT ON

Mems Suits at The Big Duluth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-17
Moline and East Moline


The class Of incoming freshmen
at the Moline high school next
week probably viii be smaller thar
the last years mid-ysar group. &C
cording to the estimate Of e. p.
Nutting. principal Of the high
school. but it IL expected that the
return Of students from industrial
occupations will outnumber last
years second semester enrolment
Present Indications are that LIS pu-
pills will b enrolled from the gram
mar schools.
The routine study schedules Of
the upper classmen will end to-
morrow afternoon, but the work Of
first and second year students will
continue until Thursday afternoon.
On the last day Of the semester
class work will b dropped to per-
init teachers to finish records and
prepare for the oDeaing Of the new
semester, Jan. "a. Friday marks
the first day in history that class
work has been interrupted by the
mid-year change, but owing to the
huge enrolment Of late years the
capacity Of the teachers has been
taxed and with more than 1000
pupils on the 1920 records Prin-
cipal Nutting has found 1t neces-
sary to devote q whole day to the
task.
From present indications, when
the enrolment for the remainder
Of the year Is finished. more than
1850 students will be listed as Mo-
line high school pupils and the old
problem Of providing classrooms is
again puzzling the faculty. 1t is
probable that the museum will be
used for an English classroom.
Locker space must be extended but
with no available room along the
present lines, new corners will be
sought for locations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-17
RAGTIME SCORE
SETS 4 RECORD
ON ALED0 ALLEY


The ragtime at the Aledo bowl
ing alleys is creating comment.
Pin artists are battling the gallery
gods, who are awed at the wonder
work being performed on the al
leys. To date George Olin leads
the high single score with 679 pins
to his credit, with margin Of 20
pins above Valentine, who previ-
ousiy occupied the lofty position.
Candor and Valentine lead the high
doubles, the two of them having
secured a total Of 1855 pins in the
three games bowled. This score is
the highest ever bowled On the Ale
do alleys. and it is comparatively
safe to predict that this score will
remain high throughout the rag
time. Both Candor and Valentine
were in excellent condition when
they bowled the score; Candor Sc
curing q strikes, nine spares and
one split. Valentine was credited
with 20 strikes, nine spares, one
split and one miss.
The following scores are only
those in the running for prizes.
Each score is up to tournament
form and reveals the cause for the
great interest among the specta-
torc.