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I DEATH CLAIMS WELL Death this week claimed Charles Brown, one of the most prominent members of the local longshoremen's union. Mr. Brown was 77 years of age and ha-d been a resident of West Duluth for nearly twenty-five years. He had been ill for five weeks. Dur ing the winter months when there was no work at loading boats Mr. Brown operated a skating rink for several years at West Duluth. Mr. Brown was a former lake cap tain. In the early days before steam had come into general use on the 3^kes he manned a sailing vessel on .Sake Erie which was used princi pally in the lumber trade. He came to Duluth in 1888. He leaves besides his widow, two daughters, Mrs. F. Delibern and Mrs. £. Paquin, both of whom reside in West Duluth. The funeral was held "Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from 6t. Jaines Catholic church. Burial 'was at Calvary cemetery. The Long shoremen's union atended the funeral in a body. Rev. D. W. Lynch offici ated. All $2.50 and $3.00 Suits All $5.00 to $6.00 Suits All $8.50 to $10.00 Suits ESTABLISHED 1884. FIRST ST. AND THIRD AVE. W. FURM. Furnish Your Home at the BIG STORE Half Price ON OUR MAIN FLOOR we Have gathered together a tremendous assortment of high grade furniture. This collection of Manufacturers' Sample and Surplus Stock cannot be duplicated anywhere at the prices we ask. YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD. PICNIC FOR BOYS AT THE COLUMBIA Midsummer Price-Cutting in the Col umbia's Boys' and Children's Department will start today. You know the Columbia quality, their fair regular prices and their square sales methods—no need therefore of much persu asion. WASH SUITS AT HALF PRICE $1.85 $3.85 $6.85 Then there are these fine bargains. coats, worth $2 NEW YORK CAHNERS GET TIME EXTENDED The Industrial Board of the New York Labor Commission, after a con ference with representatives of sev enty-five canning factories, has adopted resolutions advancing the maximum number of houTs a week that women may work under certain conditions. Under the new rule, "women of 18 years of age and over may be em ployed in canning factories between June 25 and August 5, 1913, In ex cess of ten hours in any one day, or sixty hours in one week, but not in excess of twelve hours in any one day or sixty-six hours in any one week." OLD SETTLERS PICNIC. The annual picnic of the Old Set tlers association will be held this year at Billings park, Superior, Saturday, July 26. Old Settlers and their friends are cordially invited. The Big Duluth's Finest $30, $28 and $25 suits on sale at your choice for only 15. All $3.50 to $4.50 Suits 10c Boys' Ribbed Hose all sizes worth 25c Boys' Pelt Hats worth up to $2 40C GirlsJ Khaki camping a DUC A,lot of Ladies' Handbags go a* ONE-HALF PRICE. CHOICE OF MEN'S FINE SUITS AT $19.13 nr w#.JpZ.OD All $6.50 to $7.50 of Suits These price-cuts are for the purpose of reducing the stock and sale will be discontinued as soon as the desired reduction is accomplished. Among many other special offerings there will be a great ONE DOLLAR TABLE. On this will be found fifty prizes for fifty boys con sisting of fifty odd suits worth $2 to $4 to be closed out at $1. Other dollar-bargains will be boys' Raincoats, Tuxedo Suits, a few Misses Spring Coats, Children's Reefers and Ladies' Outing Shirts. .Jp4.0«) $ass All $12.50 to $13.50 Suits \u.% :iOc 25c Eton Caps for the LitUi fellows 50c kind Boys' Waists from the Dollar Show Case Ladies' Black Cat qa Silk Hose 75c value .«5UC A lot of Ladies' Bathing Suits at ONE-HALF PRICE AT THIRD AVENUE WEST. ALL OUR STRAWHATS FOR MEN AND BOYS & PRICE PAINTERS PAY VISIT TO SUPERIOR URI Duluth and Superior Paint Art ists Arrange for Joint Picnic At Fairmont Park. A number of members of the local Painters' union went to Superior last Thursday to exchange a visit made by the Superior local some time ago. Plans were discussed for the joint picnic of the Duluth and Superior painters to be held at Fairmont park Tuesday Aug. 2. The program of athletic sports has been completed. It will consist of racing, putting th^ shot, high jump ing, a tug of war and a ball game be tween members of the Duluth and Superior unions. There will be dancing in the union labor pavilion at the park during the afternoon and evening. A prize will be given to the painter having the largest family at the picnic. An in vitation is extended to people not connected with the union to attend. At Tuesday evening's meeting of the Duluth union, Business Agent Ed ward Anderson brought in several ap plications for membership and two members were initiated. Martin Oi seth was elected trustee to succeed David M. Robertson who resigned to become financial secretary of the union. BREWERY WORKERS TO PASS UP HOUGHTON Duluth brewery workers have been notified of a strike of the employes of the. Park Brewing company of Houghton, Mich. A union was or ganized there several weeks ago. After the organization was perfected, the proprietors refused to recognize the union of their men and to sign the presented agreement as to wages and working conditions. A strike was then called. The brewery workers are members of the Houghton county union. Until the strike is settled brewery workers are advised to remain away from Hough ton. $30, $28 and 25 spring and summer suits. Selling for only 15 at the Big Duluth. UNION LABOR* TABOOS JOSEPH SCHLITZ BEER The St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, at the request of the Cabi net Makers* union, has placed the Joseph Schlitz Brewing company of Milwaukee on their "We Don't Pat ronize List." The grievance against the brewery arises from the fact that it purchases bar fixtures from non-union cabinet making concerns. The St. Paul Cabinet Makers' union has been try ing for sometime to adjust the mat ter, but without avail. Duluth unions will probably take similar action. Take your choice of any suit in the Big Duluth store for $lg. STORK STILL SOARS OVER PAINTERS' HOMES The stork continues to soar around the homes of Duluth's union paint ers. For a number of weeks The Labor World has been chronicling the births of babies in the home3 of sev eral union papers. On Saturday last a boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Brown of 58th Avenue West. Mr. Brown is a well known and active member of the union. The young painter is a bright and chubby youngster, and his dad was as proud a peacock when he strutted into the painters' meeting last Tuesday evening. Great $15 choice suit sale at the Big Duluth. SPEND LABOR* DAY AT STATE FAIR GROUNDS Evidently the State Fair has been declared "fair" by the trade unions of St. Paul. According to the Min nesota Union Advocate published at St. Paul the Labor Day celebration this year 'will be held at the fair grounds. For the past two years the State Fair has been regarded as un friendly to union labor. The St. Paul Trades Assembly has arranged to have Clarence S. Dar row, the note labor lawyer, speak in St. Paul in September. The Du luth unions would be pleasedo have him *peak in Duluth about the same time. REID FACTION WILL LOSE ABLE CHAMPION Members of the local electrical workers' union, Reid faction, have learned that Frank J. Sullivan, in ternational treasurer, of Springfield, 111., would not be a candidate to succeed himself at the coming refer endum election. With his retirement, J. J. Reid, the head of the factional movement of the electrical workers, will lose his ablest supporter. CHUBBUCK LAID OFF. John X. Chubbuck of Minneapolis, organizer for the American Federa tion of Labor, has been temporarily laid, off until October 1, due to a shortage or fund® in the A. F. of L. organization account. Mr. Chubbuck did good work as an organizer in this state. WILLIAM CLEW RETURNS. William Clew, delegate from Du luth to the International Longshore men's convention, returned this week. He says the convention was the most successful ever held. T. V. O'Connor of Buffalo' was reelected president. Pay $15 for any sitft of clothes in the store at the Big Duluth. RAILROAD EMPLOYES LOSE LJjYAL WORKER George L. Woolen, D. & I. R. R. Conductor, Succumbs to Ill ness—Good Man Gone. George L. Woolen, one of the best known members of the Order of Rail way Conductors in the northwest, re siding at 1911 East Third street, died last Saturday evening at 11 o'clock. Mr. Woolen suffered a paralytic stroke nine years ago, but recovered. He was taken ill again, the latter part of la3t April, and gradually grew worse, until the end came last Saturday. At his death, he was one of the oldest railroad conductors in point of service, living in Duluth. For twenty-five years, he was em ployed by the Duluth and Iron Range railroad, having been in the passen ger service of the road for eighteen years. As a member of the Order of Railway Conductors, he devoted much of his time and energy towards remedying working conditions for railroad employees. He attended several conventions of the Order of Railway Conductors and was well known to most of the lead ing railroad officials of the country. Mr. Woolen was born at Terra Haute, Indiana, 62 years ago, where he began railroad work as a young man. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Virginia and Ruth three brothers, Samuel and Mortimer of Two Harbors and William of Lor aine and one sister, Mrs. McMast ers of Detroit'. The funeral services, which were private, were held from the family residence, Tuesday afternoon. LABOR DAY COMMITTEE FINALLY GETS BUSY The Duluth Union Labor Pavillion association board of directors held a meeting early this week to make pre parations for the Labor Day celebra tion to be held at Fairmont park. Peter Schaefer, Jos. Miller and Frank B6reen were appointed as a commit tee to arrange with the editor of The Labo^ World for the publication of the official program in connection with the annual Labor Day edition on this paper. Satsfactory arrangements were made and The Labor World was de clared the oficial publication for Labor Day. $15 buys any suit of clothes in the Big Duluth store. ST. PAUL BARTENDERS PURCHASE CITY BONDS When the city of St. Paul recently disposed of a block of city bonds over the counter at a popular sale, among the buyers was, the St. Paul Bartend ers' union. Having a surplus in it3 treasury the upton invested in $1,500 cf city bonds: GIRL ARRIVES* SUNDAY AT MACHINIST'S HOME A girl was born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall of Minne apolis avenue. Mr. Hall is a well known member of the Machinist's union, so the little girl enters the world with a good trade union herit age. RHEUMATISM ATTACKS AXEL HEDIN PAINTER Axel Hedin of the West End, a member of the painters' union em ployed by Thos. Hedin, has been con fined to his bed for the past two weeks with a severe attack of rhue matism, It is believed that it will be several weeks before he will be able to resume work at his trade. ROBERT BUDDEN SPENDS VACATION IN TRAVEL Robert Budden of the Walk Over shoe store and an active member of the Retail Clerk's union, is on his va cation. Mr. Budden is now visiting In Chicago. From there he will go to Detroit, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and New York city, returning to Duluth in about six weeks. IOWA HAS WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW DES MOINES, Iowa, July 24.—A number of new laws affecting labor were passed at the last session of the legislature and have now gone into effect. Among them are the new workmen's compensation law.. All the cities in Iowa regardless of size have now the right to adopt the commission form of government, here tofore the right having been only ex tended to the largest cities. The widow's pension law is in ef fect, and women factory inspectors are to be appointed in cities and manufacturing towns. The law em powering the reorganization of school systems has also become effective. PENNSYLVANIA PASSES DIRECT PRIMARY LAW HARRISBURG, Pa., July 24.—The statewide primary hill passed by the recent legislature has been approved by the governor. All candidates from United States senators and governor down to the election of precinct officers must go before the people toj nomination. This law inaugurates a radical change in political methods by wip ing out all political conventions. ANOTHER ST. PAUL PROTEST. The St. aPul Trades and Labor As sembly has appointed a committee to protest against the appropriation of $300 a year for clerk hire to the State Federation of Labor men. Oh, you union men. Any suit of dothes in the store for only $15 at the Big Duluth. COIICERII IS UNFAIR Cincinnati Pressmen and Printers Appeal to Duluth Unions For Assistance. The local pressmen's union is In re ceipt of a circular letter from the Cincinnati pressmen asking Duluth union men to use their influence with laymen and ministers of the Metho dist church, to have the Methodist Book concern, publishers of Sunday school papers and other church publi cations, to have that institution un ionized. The circular calls the attention of union workingmen and their friends to the unfair attitude of the Metho dist Book concern, located in Cin cinnati. This concern publishes monthly editions for all Methodist churches west of Pittsburg, and com petes with private printing establish ments in the commercial end of the printing business. Its printers, press men, stereoptypers, electrotypers, photo-engravers, paper cutters and book binders are said to be non union men. The unions of Cincinnati have tried for years to interest the management of the Methodist book concern in placing it at least on a fair and com petitive basis with other printing establishments in Cincinnati who recognize and are fair to union labor. Thus far they have been unsuccess ful. "At the same time they advertise in their monthly publications and come out strong in their general con ferences, preaching in the pulpits that they are in hearty accord with the principles of organized labor, which is misleading in view of the fact that the commercial end of the church outweighs its religious end." The unions of Duluth are asked by the Cincinnati printers and press men to assist them in organizing this institution of the Methodist church. NEW CHILD LABOR BILL OFFERED IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, July 24.—A pro posed federal child labor act has been introduced by Representative Cop ley of Illinois. The bill would bar the employment of a child under 14 years of age in any mill, cannery, workshop, manu facturing or mechanical establish ment or of a child under" 16 in any coal mine, coal breaker, coke oven, quarry or in any establishment where dangerous acids, gases or dyes are used or the work is dangerous or in jurious to health or morals. The bill, if enacted into law, would require the secretary of labor to pre pare, classify and make public a list of all such business or industries and would prohibit their procPucts to be given initial^ transportatiqn by any carrier of interstate commerce, im posing heavy penalties. TRADES ASSEMBLY TONIGHT. The regular meeting of the Feder ated Trades Assembly will be held tonight at Moose hall. The execu tive committee will report on its ac tion in making The Labor World the official publication for Labor Day. $15 takes your choice of any suit in the Big Duluth store. Ok Brussels Carpet Regular 60c quality, sale price, per yard July Clearance Sale of Rag Rugs About 500 rugs enter this sale, comprising three of the best known Rag Rugs made—Log Cabin, Priscilla and Martha Washington—with all sizes complete in each grade, offering for a quick clean up tomorrow at a third less than regular value. Log Cabin Rag Rugs 24x36-INCH 85c 57c 27x54-INCH $1.00 67c 30x60-INaH $1.35 90c 36x72-INCH ...$1.75 $1.17 4x7-FOOT $3.25 $2.17 6x9-FOOT $4.50 $3.00 8xlO-FOOT ...$6.50 $4.43 Priscilla Rag Rugs I MEAT CUTTERS' HEAD WILL VISIT DULUTH President Hart of the Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Internation al union will pay a short visit to Duluth next month. A communica tion has been secured from Syracuse, N. Y., the headquarters of the union, stating that President Hart was about to make a tour of the Middle West, and Jie intended to visit Duluth, St. Paul and Minneapolis. 15 takes your choice of the Big Duluth finest $30, $28 and $25 suits. Regularly. Now. 24x36-INCH $1.00 67c 30x60-INCH ..$2.00 $1.34 36x72-INCH $2.75 $1.84 45x84-INCH ...$4.00 $2.67 6x9-FOOT $8.00 $5.34 Martha Washington Rag Rugs ivv&•* Glass Block store "The Shopping Center of Duluth9' July Clearance Sale of Scotch Wool Rugs About 350 of these fine Wool and Scotch Wool Rugs go on sale today at great reductions. In an excellent range of patterns and colorings, in all sizes, suitable for bedrooms, dining rooms or summer cottages. 9x12 ft., regularly $18.50, for $14.95 6x9 ft., regularly $8.50, for $6.45 8-3x10-6 ft., $15 values, for $12.75 I 36x72-inch, regularly $3.75, for $2.95 36x63-inch, regularly $3.25, for $2.35 39c Regularly. Now. Drapery Regularly. Now. 24x36-INCH $1.75 $1.17 27x54-INCH $2.75 $1.83 30x60-INCH $3.25 $2.17 36x72-INOT .$4.50 $3.00 45x84»IN0H ...... .. .$6.75 $4.50 te&J'OOT $ 1 2 0 0 $ 8 0 0 7y2xNy2-FOOT ,$18.00 $12.00 SuQ W uuLvin va UNIVERSAL mKmmmum .v»?Av Hurry! Hurry!! Hurry!!! Don't waste time—order a sack of the great bread-maker today. To be had at all grocers. Keep the name in mind. DULUTH UNIVERSAL FLOUR We are now making a Pure Whole Wheat Flour. Try ft. MADE BY DULUTH UNIVERSAL HILLING COMPANY "THE FLOUR THE BEST COOKS USE." "Ho!" For a Good Time You will miss it if you do not attend the First Annual Picnic of the Painters and Decorators' Unions of Duluth and Superior at Fairmont Park, West Duluth, beginning at 2 p. m. Saturday, August 2nd. Bring your baskets and your families. Dancing and Athletic Sports VftQIII UMTLIMnL -Vi'J $1.25 Velvet Carpet 79c Yard Good range of patterns and rich color ef fects, 27 inches wide. July Clearance Sale of Drapery Materials 20c Printed Scrim, Yard 9c About 2,000 yards in the lot. Good range of pretty new patterns and rich colorings. One lot of about 1,300 yards block and bor dered Scrims and Marquisettes, white and ecru colors the sort selling regularly from yf 4 0 5 0 a a a A limited quantity of Imported Scotch Madras and $unfast Drapery Materials on sale of clearance, yard, 29c. Domestic Cretonnes* 25c to 35c Sort, at 19c In an excellent range of desirable patterns and rich color effects 35c to 50c Cretonnes, yard 29c. 40c Curtain Nets, Yard 19c Nearly 5,000 yards fine Figured Curtains & this lot. Large variety of desirable patterns to select from regular value up to 40c sale nrice yard, 19c. .:.'Va r-- v-.6.". Bend for Our CMalof, From Factory to You. THE TRUNK FACTORY OF DULUTH NORTHERN TRUNK CO, 228 West First St, Trunks, Bags nnd Oases, nuUto by journeyman. Goods that wo can reoommoad, Remnants Lets Than Price Hundreds o^ remnant, of Drapery and IIphoT stery materials that have accumulated from season's heavy selling, priced for clearance at lea. than Half. Folding Screens Fifty Folding Screens, with golden and .Ji, ered oak frame, silkolihe and burlap panels, prfced /«*aS?Ce 1688 than half-*1.25 *1.50,