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The labor world., 1922-06-24
DULUTH LABOR ACQUIRES BUSINESS EXPERIENC
make YOUR DOLLARS EARN BIG Wages:
have THEM PUT TO USEFUL PURPOSE

This number of The Labor World goes to 10000 people
in Duluth and St. Louis county Extra copies delivered as
homes and recipients requested read and become
familiar with what Duluth union labor doing business way
Big things being attempted Honest effort being applied
Real public service is being rendered. Read about it.
Cooperative institutions the best anidotes for strikes
They rendered them unnecessary They
the voluntary and contributions Of their members They
democratic in spirit and in management. =.
Group ownership and eo-operahon' Synonymous terms
the best the least to the pu the highest
going and working conditions the employees and
share in the profits for all.
Here how works instance There is shortage of
homes in Duluth there cities Every person should
have home None should be without Homes
the of people food for The
security of free when people
home home owning people destroy govern
ment. They have too much at stake
Homes therefor should be bua reasonable prices Moth
should stand in the OF home owning Az high prices
and other exactng tolls should be discouraged
land prices the chief Of population
Realizing these facts Duluth working people have organ
the Minnesota banking laws Its purpose encourage thrift
the people by offering them safe and invest
deposit in the association and loan money home build
ers taking in exchange therefor first mortgages improved
The greatest risk such loans the they
are made. 1t grows less every month
Home building gives employment to labor: Houses have
constructed under the of the Louis County
Building and Loan association of 10 cent less than
other and paying lower wages labor had
estimated The borrower the benefit of that saving and the
labor employed buildings paid top notch wages
The benefits accuing from cooperative building and
loan association manifold 1t first the eposor
return on his savings Of ~ cent loans
home builder at the going rate ofntees but max
charge the loan permits payment
back to the association the nominal Of per
month the Of the loan which includes The
highest amount borrower is required to $4,000
loan is $50 month.
AS the St. Louis County Building and Loan association is
not operated for profit and distinctly human makeup
management provision is made protect borrower
during period of misfortune due Sickness death
|ployment. That's another benefit
Here another: All middlemen and brokers out of it
entirely The deposors the home builders the workers and
material get it ALL
Can anything be deal2 Become depositor in the
building and loan association Open by July
the next interest bearing date The
that interest from July h will be paid all deposits
up to July TO- Liberty bonds will be accepted deposits
on their face value.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
THRIFT IS KEYNOTE TO
AVERAGE MANS SUCCESS

Thrift is the keynote of success.
The thrifty worker is most al
ways the efficient worker and
has the best of any opportunity.
His employer seeks to retain his
services and his presence is de-
sired in every community.
II you have not the thrift habit
start to save today and acquire
feeling of security and inde-
pendence. No matter how, hard
you work or how much you earn
you will not get ahead unless you
save.
Start an account today with the
st. Louis Building and Loan 2s-
SOciatiOn-add to 1t each week
and you will be surprised in how
short a time your savings will
soon grow to an amount that will
please you.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
UNION SERVICE
COMP ANY FILLS
SEVERAL NEEDS
Constructs Homes, Sells |nsur-
ance and Real Estate.

Service is the watchword as
we'll as part of the name Of the
Union Service company which
started business early this year
for the purpose of writing fire,
liability, accident and life insur-
ance, and also to negotiate loans
as a broker and to handle real
estate.
: Although organized little over a
year ago, the company did not COM
mence active business until January
15xef.this year and is showing a de-
gree Of progress equal to that Of sim
liar privately owned organizations
in the city.
The corporation handles it's insur-
ance and loan matters just the same
as any other real estate and insur-
ance agency and. charges the usual
rates for it's services.
All Kinds of insurance.
Every branch of insurance, includ-
ing tornado. health and automobile
is handled by the company as we'll
as indemnity bonds and casualty in
surance. Only the safest and fore
most insurance companies are rep
resented by the Union Service COM
pany, and all of them are stock COM
panies and not mutual concerns. In
the fire insurance branch are han
died the policies of the Superior Fire
company, the United States. Under
writer's and the United American,
Liability bonds are handled through
the Union Indemnity company, while
life insurance is written in the Mod
ern Samaritans.
One of the most important phases
Of the business of the association is
the building of homes. Instead of
charging for plans and specifications,
which are large cost in the build
ing Of home. the association fur
nishes them without charge to pros
pective. home builders.
Builds Homes at Cost.
The construction of homes is ar
ranged for by the association on a
plan which insures the least cost to
tho builder. Homes are built on a
plan which is that of the cost plus
ten per cent. This makes the con-
struction as near cost as possible
and results in a large saving to the
builder.
The association has the support Of
organized labor in Duluth which is
evidenced by the fact that fourteen
unions and labor organizations are
numbered among its stockholders.
They are carpenters, BARRIERS, cab
railroad carmen, Pavil-
ion association, lathers, letter car
riers, sheet metal workers, stage en-
ployes, city and county employees,
motion picture operators
team owners and trades assembly.
The officers of the association are
as follows:
Charles Olson, president; Ray Fer
guson, vice president; X. A. Sey-
mour, secretary and treasurer. Board
of directors: Charles Esse, John Lu-
bansky, Alec Johnston, Nels. Espe-
lund and William Martini:
The labor world., 1922-06-24
IS ASKED:
FOR RAILWAY STRIKERS

The Georgia state federation of Ia
Dor has issued an appeal to trade
unionists of the state for financial
aid for the striking men of the At.
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
road, who have carried on strug-
gle for two years against, wage re-
ductions enforced ind efiance of the
railroad labor board. The railroad
was thrown intosthe hands Of a re-
ceiver to evade the railroad labor
boards orders. The strike has 80
seriously affected the road that a
movement was recently started to
eell It to the state.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
Be INDEPENDENT SAVE!

What provision have you made|
for the future of your wife andI
children?
Will they be dependent uponI
the charity of others If youI
should meet with an accident orI
become i'll, or have you a savingsI
account which will stand betweenI
them and want at such a time q
If you have not started a saw
ings account, do. so today. TakeI
advantage of the facilities of theI
st. Louis County Building andI
Loan association where your saw
ings are protected and at thel
same time bring you high inter-
est. ..s-..-..
Protect yourself; protect your
family by saving each week al
portion Of your earnings,
The labor world., 1922-06-24
PARAMOUNT PARK
PAVILION EARNS
GOOD DIVIDENDS !:
Many Obstacles Are Overcome
Since Organization Started:

Struggling through adverse
circumstances in its early career.
the Duluth Union Labor. Pavilion
association has successfully wesa-
thered severe financial storm.
and now, after sixteen years of
existence, is in q most flourish
ing condition.
What strenuous times the promo
ters Of the enterprise went through,
in the early stages Of the association
can best be illustrated by an Incl
dent which occurred as related by
one Of the originators of the organ
ization: - '.><rr
+ - Had Hard Struggle. !.
"As the pavilion was nearing COM
pletion," he said. there was due
within a few days a bill for lumber,
which, If it had not been paid, would
have resulted in lien being placed
on the building and would probxbly
have resulted in its consequent loss
to us. As I remember, one Of the
members Of the association, went to
the lumber firm and made q small
purchase Of additional lumber with
the result that the time OF the bill
was extended another ninety days.
This period of grace was OF much
help as we we're able to meet the
obligation at the end of that period.s
From such an insuspicious begin
ming, the association. through able
and conservative management, . has
now reached q point where it il h
nancially Independent. The last bal
ance sheet showed that the assets
were $14,427.1s with the only out
standing liabilities being the orig
inal stock Of $S,214.5O. -. ...4 ;,
" Ideal Outing Place. j =
The pavilion has one Of the BEST
dance floors in Duluth, being sixty
by ninety feet, and: is fitted With all
modern improvements. Situated in
the midst Of a large plot, it fur
nished an ideal spot for outings.
The association has two police Of
ficers in uniform on duty at all
dances and the best of order IL
maintained. '' -
One Of the rules. of the associa-
ton is that the pavilion is only rent
ed to organizations and: Is never
rented to individuals. Many organ
izations have made bookings for the
summer, the largest Of these being
when organized labor has It's Labor
Day celebration. 8. - - +.
The stock CT the association is
owned entirely by labor organiza-
tions and its management: ii under
the direction Of the following off,
J. H. Powers. president. A.: =.
Johnson, vice. president; Nels sEspe:
lund, secretary, and r. .s, Boren,
treasurer. -, q. 4 .s, .ss;.s r.. :.' - r. =.
The annual Labor Day celebra-.
tions are always held at the Union
Labor pavilion. Many unions also
hold picnics there. IS
The labor world., 1922-06-24
STRIKE OF SHOP CRAFTS MAY TIE :
up TRANSPoR TAI.!0N SYSTEMS
Railroads Evade Law, Courts Helpless, While Press Continues
to Print Garbed and Misleading Information.

Washington, d. c., June PA
strike of half million railway men
threatens to tie up our trans -,orta-
ton system and seriously injure our
national well-being. Strike ballots
have gone to members of the Rail-
way Employees department of the
American Federation OF Labor. Yet
the American public is entirely ig.
norant Of the facts causing this strike
situation because the daily press has
suppressed the truth and is printing
garbled Information and misleading
comment. !
'Shau piecework and contracting
out of shops and employees be ac-
cepted or rejected" is the wording
of the third strike ballot. This is the
cr,lx. 1t is confidently believed wage
matters can be adjusted without q
strike, but the men are adanant on
the question of subletting Capair
contracts. The ultimattlnss served. on
the Labor Board on Junf said that
the strike ballots would ,,st;it II the
subletting of repair shd.A was not
stopped. The subletting VI 1t ON. The
strike ballots went out. 49, >.
- Police: Kept in Ignorance. -
Why are the Railway Employees
so concerned about the business ar
rangements Of the railroads and
why should the public be informed
OF the facts? Because the 4sublettinE
Of contracts is scheme for platinF
the shop crafts employees beyond &
OF the Labor Board
then cutting their wages below ;S j.
standard fixed by the board, bee 1e
this cutting of wages does not IL
eft the general public bus .b.
sorbed by officials 7r OF
the, railroad who 4 anize
the outside repair companies, be.
cause the Labor Board has called
the l,rartice i ..pelpa able subterfuxe.'' Z
.ad stee = Federal court hAsg de.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
EVERY MANS DESlRE:TO
HAVE HOME OF HIS own

: Every man has the desire to
own his home-to be Independent
Of landlord. The man who owns
his home has more confidence in
himself and thus more readily
commands the confidence OF 9TH
ers.
The ownership of q home de.
,velopes citizenship, character,
:contentment and pride of pos
session. 1t is not an arduous un-
dertaking to own a home ii you:
start saving systematically.
Decide definitely how large 4:
home you require, determine the
cost and then work out your
plans for obtaining it. The first
plan will necessitate a savings
account and no better place is
offered for this then the St. Louis
Building and Loan association.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
SAVINGS Can SERVE / ]; AL II

. : ~ ,f =
Your money Is salsyaysssa loyal
friend and you cannot afford to-
lose its help and serylces. 81
This can best be provided for
Nv depositing your savings in the
ct. Louis County Building and
Loan association, where the serv-
ices Of your savings increase be-
cause Of the high rate Of interestS
they draw. - s's !.
Investing your money with due
.e-ard to.its safety will cause you
be financially independent in
!. u, es OF sickness or lack of ans
r oyment. S.. ss.s s.s
A building and lpA:l- A:l-azeoeiation
a5i the safe place for your sAvinos.
.since its functions are dstetspinsd:
~ the lsNvs OF the state which also.
supervises III it, dealings &;
The labor world., 1922-06-24

nOunced it as an evasion of the law.
Those who know what is going on
are aghast, but the public is kept
in ignorance. 49,: -:
More than 100 roads appealing
to the Labor Board for wage cuts are
guilty of this subterfuge. Repair
shops seemingly placed under the
direction of private contractors in
practically every instance are dunn
my concerns with nominal capital
formed by railroad officials. The
first act is to cut wages and abro-
gate the working conditions estab-
lished by the Labor Board. -
/ Lack of good faith is contained
in every line of the typical contract.
1t can be revoked at any time at
the discretion of the railroad. The
railroad furnishes tools, equipment,
advance money for wages and pays
cost plus percentage based upon
payroll expenditures. The contrac-
tor is guaranteed remuneration of
not less than $1,000 month. 81
The strike against the subletting
of repair shops is already ON In the
Western Maryland railroad where the
men have been out for. IL weeks.
The, company resOrted to the injunc-
ton formula. A temporary injdnc-
ton was Issued by Judge Rose of
the Federal court I'm Baltimore. Be-
tore acting on the permanent In
junction he asked for q copy Of the
t5htract. The railroad company
fought this request desperately, but
finally had to give in As soon as
Judge Rose saw the contract he sdis-;
missed the Injunction and denounced
the contract as an evasion OF the
law. In this case, as in many others,
the railway employees and the strike
are the only agencies capable OF de-.
tending the interests Of the public.
'Government and courts apparently
llrs helpless 3 O. ENFORCE tlAe. law.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
PATRONS GIVEN
PICK OF. PROFIT
IN union STORE
Value Of Cooperation Shown
by Results Accomplished.

One of Duluth's institutions
which is a striking example of
what can be accomplished by CO.
operative methods is lhe grocery
market Of the Union Consumers
COOPERATIVE Society at 1911
West Superior street.
The store is operated under the
Rochdale cooperative method which
has fully demonstrated it's feasibil-
iyt in many parts Of the country.
Opened in March, 1920, the store
has: increased it's list Of customers
to where now it is serving on an
average Of 800 each day. The VOL
ume Of business has increased in
proportion, the approximate busi-
ness of the past year being, so, ,ooo.
NORM Is Manager.
Every line of staple commodities,
found in other stores, is handled by
the cooperative store and it also
handles a large variety of fruits and
vegetables in their seasons. Under
the management of H. L. Norm, with
a corps of four experienced clerks,
all of whom are members of the
clerks union, prompt and reliable
service is given to the large number
of daily customers, while two trucks
make deliveries to all parts of the
city. "
Although no inducement is made
for those who carry their own pur-
chases, a special inducement is made
to those who pay cash in the shape
Of a two per cent discount. For those
who wish to pay weekly or monthly,
the store gives credit and prompt
payments are the invariable rule Of
those who take advantage of this
plan.
Owned by Workers.
The store is financed on the stock
holding plan, shares being sold at
$40 each. At present the sharehold-
ers number nearly 400. some of who
own as high as twenty shares while
the limit on the number Of shares
that one person can own is fifty.
Dividends are paid shareholders
yearly, the rate on this being not
allowed to exceed eight per cent.
To the purchasers, also, a dividend
is given which is based on the net
earnings Of the store. BY this meth
cd those who patronize the store,
although they pay the market price
for their commodities at the time Of
purchase. in reality 'ay a price less
than that in other stores.
The store is owned by the rail-
road brotherhoods. including those
of the shop crafts, although any
person of good character may be-
come shareholder The manage-
ment of the store is vested in its
officers and board Of directors con-.
sisting of eleven members. The Of
ficers Of the organization follow:
w. J. Lawrence, president; A, T.
Sieg1er, vice president; John Schol-
tes, secretary.
The labor world., 1922-06-24
TO start WORK
SOON ON union
LABoR'S TEMPLE
viii Remodel Newly Acquired
Building on Second Street.

lmbued with the laudable de-
sire to provide a home for the
labor. organizations Of the city
where they could hold their reg
ular meetings, have their. offices,
and hold mass meetings, the Du-
luth Labor Temple association
was organized two years ago this
summer. -
The realization of their ambitions
will become true this fall when ac-
tive work. will start ON the. remodel-
ing pf the-.bHilding at ll7S119 West
Second street which was purchased
by the association on the first of
February, this year.
Cost Of Building.
+ The cost of the building was $22.-
500 and it was purchased on the
contract plan, $1,000 being paid at
the time of purchase and the remain
der to be paid in quarterly install
ments. The decision to wait until
fall to commence the work of re-
modelling was arrived at as it was
thought at that time that more en-
ployment could be given to union
labor, owing to the decline In build
ing construction which occurred then.
When, the<e building is ready for
occupancy, It will have a main au-
ditorium with a large seating capa-
city and five smaller halls for the
| meetings Of the various organiza-
tions. In addition, desk rooms will
be provided for the Organizations
and it is also planned to have a re-
creation room for social purposes.
| The Labor Temple associstion
was financed by selling shares Of
| stock, at $40 each. These were lib
orally purchased, not only by union
organizations, but also by individ-
uals, and the recent financial re-
port of the association shows that
it is on a firm basis. -
=. All Good Men,
George F. Walters is president of
the association, having recently
taken this office by reason of the
resignation of William Farmer, the
former president, who has left the
city. Joel Lichten is secretary.
Charles Olson is treasurer. The
board Of directors is composed Of
George B. Cook. Leanderc johnson,
J. G. Mork, Filing Munkeby, Nor
man Gerberg, N. A. Nelson, J.. F.
Lang, Charles Olson and Charles
Esse. 80. E..
The" association purchased the
present building for but temporary
use.' It can be sold at any time for
more than the purchase price. Some
day a modern temple will be erect
ed that will represent IN style, arch
itecture and workmanship the ideals
Of union labor. Plans for such a
building have: been drawn. Several
sites have been considered, and only
the condition Of employment has
prevented the association from go
ing ahead with the original plans. :
In any event when the workers
get better accustomed with business
methods. it is a. foregone conclusion
that there will be a labor temple in
Duluth second to none in the coun-
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The labor world., 1922-06-24
bU|tD|NGAND LOAN Plan 10 I'll. 4
make WORKERS HOME OWNERS
Association Rapidly Coming to 'front.' Purpose to EaeoWagl
Thrift and Build Good Homes Cheap(y. =. =: riff

Who there to that the step th evolution of human
progress Is not towards cooperation? We evidence of s
coming system can not
as has no permanent abiding place in free country spells
something just and equitable. -: "c":
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-17
Son of a Former
Palatka Resident
browns at Orlando

Arnold Howard Ketterer, the 9year
old son of Mrs. T. W. Lyons, former
ly Mrs. P. Ketterer of Jacksonville
but now of POI Magnolia avenue, Or
lando, was drowned in Lake Eola at
the latter city Wednesday afternoon
about $3.50 when a small canoe over
turned occupied by young Ketterer
and another boy age Ia. The larger
boy succeeded in swimming ashore,
while Ketterer went down in Is feet
of water near center of the lake. A
doctor sitting on the shore witnessed
the sad affair but could only call the
police and other doctors to the res
cue as all boats were locked and with
out oars. The police and others re-
sponded Immediately but young Ket-
terer was in the water 35 minutes
before he was found and pulled up
with hooks.
Two doctors worked for two hours
trying 10 revive him but no sign of
life. The body was carried TO the
Cary Hand undertaking parlors to
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Leithgow Street, in the City OF fhii-
adelphia, Pennsylvania; that SAID de-
fendant Is over the age of twenty -one
wears, and that there is no person IN
the State of Florida, upon whom the
service of Subpoena would bind such
Defendant; it is therefore ordered
that said nonresident Defendant, BE-
and she is hereby required to appear
to the Bill of Complaint filed IN said
cause on or before.
MONDAY,
THE 9th DAY OF MARCH, A. u.
1922, otherwise the allegations OF said
bill will be taken as confessed by
said Defendant.
It is further ordered that this Or
der be published once week for four
consecutive weeks in the Palatka
Daily News, a newspaper published IN
said County and State.
Witness my hand and official Seal
this, the 3rd day of February, 1922.
(SEALl R. ]. HANCOCK,
Clerk Circuit Court
BY W. A. Williams, Jr, D. c.
w. P. Dineen,
Solicitor for Complainant.
2-3, 10, II, "a
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be prepared for burial where they
will be held awaiting the arrival Of
his father, P. Ketterer, of Roanoke
Va, at which time arrangements will
be completed for burial, which will
probably take place at Waycross, Ca,
the remains passing through Palatka
Sunday or Sundy.
For several months Mr.. and Mrs.
T. w. Lyons lived in Palatka occu-
plying an apartment in the Usina
building. They moved to Orlando
about three months ago. Little Ar
mold attended school here where he
endeared himself to his teacher and
little schoolmates who will be grieved
to learn of his sad death.
The many friends and Acquaintance
es in this city extend their deepest
to the bereaved father and
mother. 49,.
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Body of MacC lenny
Man Still Missing;
Automobile Found

Macclenny, Feb. 17-While hunting
for the body of 7. R. Henderson, a
prominent citizen of this place, who
disappeared Wednesday of last week,
searching parties found this afternoon
where car had been showed over the
embankment near Smiths bridge, over
the st. Bary's river, about seven
miles north of Macclehny.
Hundreds of citizens went out to
assist in getting the car out of the
river, which was soon accomplished,
but T. R. Henderson's body was not
in the car.
1t is certainty, however, hat it
was his car, and the general belief
is that he wa smurdered, and while
in the car was showed over the en-
bankment into the river.
The river is being dragged, and
searching parties are watching the
river for miles hoping to find the body
of Mr.. Henderson.