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ao ,1 »S? *w 49 WHEAT WILL ADD WAR TAX TO THEATER ADMISSIONS At a meeting: Tuesday.afternoon of managers of Dnlofli motion picture theaters, It was tentative- ly decided, tn compliance with the government tax on admissions, 4 elective Nov. 1, to collect the tax 4 tax in addition to the regular ad mission. Instead of raising their prices 5 cents. This will make the new rates 11, 17 anil 28 cents, pro vldlng for a tax of 1 cent on each lO or fraction thereof. Sixteen Duluth and Sucrlor mo tion picture houses were ropre aented at the meeting held at the Holland hotel, ntid became mem bers of the Associated Theaters, Inc. This new organisation has been perfected for the purpose of making Duluth a film shipping and inspection exchange for parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, WAR PRICES ON LEATHER GOODS makes them high. Have your suit case, bag or Ladles hand bag repaired. Reasonable prices. It pays. NORTHERN TRUNK CO. 22S 'Igrest riKt Street. The Duluth Mbrris Plan Co. Will Loan Money to Citizens to 'Buy Liberty Ijoan. Bonds. We will loan up -to the face value of the bonds—taking the bonds as security—waiving any co-makers and without investigation charges. You Can Then Put Your Weekly Savings Into the Liberty Loan Bonds. THE DULUTH MORRIS PLAN CO. 20 Third Avenue West. The Labor Paper As An Advertising Medium wvmwigf SJStiL] lii// Qui/ette ••Still' SfiRf.' tor luncheon/' end •mbik: {fcj daintier r^ade of i!il| QULUTH UNIVERML CARPENTERS WILL BACK UP PHILLIPS Indorse Ordinance Making Poss ible Keener Competition in Local Carpenters' Union No. 361 manifested its interest in civic affairs last Tuesday evening at its meeting in Rowley hall when it unanimously in dorsed the ordinance before the city commission introduced by Commis sioner "Phillips, providing for a reduc tion in the license fee of transient merchants. It was decided to send a communi cation to the council urging the adop tion of the measure, and it is likely that several members pf the union will be present at the meeting next Mon day afternoon when final action will be taken. It was reported that D. McAuliffe, a member who disappeared a few weeks ago, has crossed the border, and is located on a Canadian farm. Last Tuesday's session was very short, lasting a little more than an hour. Two new members were initi ated. Trade was reported as being very good, many of the members working overtime on the construction of houses at the McDougall-Duluth shipbuilding plant at Spirit lake. LOCAL CARPENTER DIES OF PNEUMONIA Alex Wilson, aged 66, died early last Monday morning at his residence 25 South Fifty-third avenye West, after, a short illness of pneumonia. He is survived by his widow. Mr. Wil son was a member of Carpenters* lTnion No. 361. The funeral wa held ^Thursday afternoon from the resi dence. NEW FALL HATS $2.00 to $S.00. The T? et Puluth. Printers', Ink the highest authority on advertising mediums, makes the following statement: "A labor paper is a far better advertising medium than any ordinary newspaper in compari son with circulation. A labor paper, for example, having 2,000 subscribers, is of far more value to the business man who advertises than an ordinary paper with 12,000 subscribers." Many business men do not stop to think that every line, both of news and advertising, that enters a labor paper, is read more closely by its subscribers than those of any other form of publication. The people who read the lfibor paper are laboring men, men who patronize only those merchants who conduct themselves fairly toward labor. The ordinary newspaper is taken to the home, rea£ and then cast aside and never touched again. The labor paper is saved by the housewife and its advertising columns con sulted when she wishes to make a purchase. THINK IT OVER Call for Solicitor—Grand 65 Melrose 1288. 'PEDDLER'CODE ON TABLE FOR WEEK Stormy Session of Gity Council Marks Attempt to Lower Transient Merchant Fee. After a long and stormy session, in which the city commissioners, the city legal staff, a score or more of promi nent local retail merchants and gro cers and representatives of the House res' league joined and in which "Michigan street" was embroiled, Commissioner Phillips' proposed reso lution relating (to the lowering of license fees for transient merchants, failed in its attempt at third reading and passage at the meeting of the city council Monday afternoon. It was tabled for one week, pending fur ther investigation. At the outset the chances of the measure passing were dealt a telling blow when City Attorney Samuelson opined that farmers who wished to bring in any kinds of produce in any, manner might sell it in any way with no license hindrance on the part of the city, providing he lives in the state of Minnesota. There Is ho li cense or tax of any kind regulating the raising or selling of food stuffs by farmers within the state. Wonld Reduce License. Commissioner Phillips* ordinance provides for a reduction of the tran sient merchant license from $10 per day to $1 per week, a reduction of $59 a week. It was originally thought that this would greatly encourage farmers to bring in their produce in carload lots for sale here. But when City Attorney Samuelson held that the farmers were required' to get no li cense, the measure lost a big argu ment in its favor. The ordinance then resolved itself down to a measure allowing outsiders to bring in any kinds of foodstuffs for sale here at a material reduction in the license fee, George M. Peterson, representing the retail merchants, and Simon Clark spoke against the passage of the or dinance. Says People Need Protection. Commissioner Phillips sat through considerable of the argument silent, but when he finally arose he kept the floor for some time and spoke rather bitterly. "You people are at the mercy of Michigan street," he said, addressing the growers and referring to the commission men. "This ob jection, I believe, is merely one of Michigan street's schemes to keep out competition. "You say that you need protection. But how about the people? Don't they need it too? There Is no ques tion but that this oi^linance, by re ducing the severe licensee fee, will en courage outsiders to bring in food stuffs for sale here in carload lots, and this will result in a material de crease in the cost of living. "I was in the grocery business six years. I know that there are some grocers who have a bank roll big enough to go down to Minneapolis or St. Paul or some other place every now and then to make carload pur chases, thus saving money. But the average grocer cannot do that be cause he hasn't the means so he is at the mercy of Michigan street. Michigan street controls absolutely the very destinies of the average Du luth grocer. The license fee of $10 a clay is too severe. Outsiders can't make any money above it and they stay away. Mayor Magney and Commissioner Phillips, the latter the author of the ordinance, were in favor, following the arguments, of putting the meas ure to the tesr*.nd either passing it or turning it down. Commissioners Farrell, Silberstein and Voss, however expressed themselves as being in fa vor of holding it a week, pending in vestigation. That's the way the vote stood—3 to 2. Hence it was tabled for a week. WILL OPEN ACTIVITIES WITH DANCE The fall and winter activities of the Dtfluth-Superior Musicians' union will be inaugurated at a dance to be held Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, at the Auditorium, The following commit tee is in charge of the arrangements W. J. Dutcher, chairman Axel John son, Charles Helmer, Louis 'Weissmil ler and L. Berger. It is planned to have a 40-piece orchestra furnish the music. MEMBER OF DRAFT ARMY IS GIVEN WRIST WATCH Adolph (Spike) Hansen, a member of Typographical Union No, 136, em ployed in the composing room of The Herald, will leave with the next quota of Duluth's draft army, probably in a few weeks. He has been presented with a wrist watch by the members of the chapel. 19,606 PERSONS SUBSCRIBE TO LIBERTY LOAN IN DULUTH Total subscribers to the Liberty loan in Duluth were 19,606,4 According to figures compiled by Secretary Rich ard L. Griggs Tuesday. The Duluth subscription to the loan remained at $10,261,850 when headquarters were closed Tuesday night. One person of every five in the city subscribed to the loan, according to the final figures, making the average subscription in Duluth $523.40. Figures on the number of people who took bonds of $50 and $100 will^ not be compiled until next week. Salesmen solicited from 14,087 peo ple, the balance coming from banks and those who came to headquarters. v: %r- SATUKDAY -THE LABOR WORLD NOVEMBER 3,1017. No Deneiopents in Local Transportation Trouble Re port Traffic Diverted. There are practically no develop ments in the strike of the members of local Freight Handlers' Union No. 64, who quit work Sunday, Oct. 21, to en force demands for an increase in wages from 50 to 60 cents an hour* Many of the big freighters coming to Duluth are continuing to Superior, v.here they are unloaded after some delay. About half of the freight handlers across the bay are out in sympathy with the local men. A boat was loaded this week at Nothern Pacific Dock No. 2, where the officials and office force were recruited to do the work. It has been reported that aill west-bound: freight traffic has been divertec! from the Head of the Lakes, and it is not im probable that the Great Lakes 'trans portation company and the Northern Pacific' intend to hold out until the end of the navigation season, some time about Dec. 10. W. B:""Jones, vice president 6f the International Longshoremen's associa tion, who was iri Superior the last week and refused to sanction the local strike, has departed. A meeting of the Superior Freight Handlers' uiiioh will be held Friday night, Nov. 2, at which a committee of the Duluth local will appear, in an endeavor to get the solid support of the Wisconsin men. Officials of the local union, stated that the strikers would remain firm for their demands, and would engage in other work if necessary. WANT INCREASE JN WAGE SCALE Local Sheet Metal workers De mand Raise of 71-2 Cents an Hour Nov. 1. The local Sheet Metal Workers' union No. 32 has presented demandg for an increase in wages from 55 to 62% cents an hour, effective Nov. 1. The new demands provide, however, that the employers be permitted to complete all jobs ^contracted for be fore Nov. 1 at th^ old scale of wages, if the said jobs are posted on that date in the various shops. A meeting of the local bosses was held Wednesday, but no announce ment has been made of the action taken, and ._,so ,.. far it is unknown whether the demands will be granted. RED CROSS SEALS ON SALE NOV. 5 Date of Beginning Campaign Is Advanced Ten Days. The date for beginning the Red Cross Seal campaign has been ad vanced from Nov. 15 to Nov. 5. Dr. I. J. Murphy of the Minnesota Public Health association, state man ager, announces the following mes sages just received: "The American Red Cross waives the restriction in the contract that no agent put seals on sale before Nov. 15. "We understand that mail to reach the soldiers in France before Christ mas must be mailed not later than Nov. 15 and preferably at an earlier date. The advantage of allowing an early sale of Red Cross Seals by local campaign managers for packages go ing to our soldiers is obvious. Ac cordingly the American Red Cross waives the restriction in the contract!» which made Nov. 15 the opening day, providing Red Cross Seals iffe notj placed on sale before Nov. 5." Continuing, Dr. Murphy said: "Red Cross Seal supplies have already been sent to the towns where campaign managers volunteered early. Any community that is not ready to start its campaign on the opening day, Nov. 5, may be considered lacking patriotism. "This year more than ever the: American Red Cross expects to see rousing campaigns iri every com munity of each of .the -States. The fundi raised is to be devoted tor the! most part to tuberculosis war prob-| lems the Red Cross Seal campaign is the only Red Cross STILL ON STRIKE BONDS PLEDGES AID TO STRIKERS activity devoted! to preventive and educational work then too nearly all the money con tributed is spent in the community where it is raised." NEW PRINTIN6 CONCERN SIGNS UNION AGREEMENT Wendlandt Printing & Binding Com pany Makes Application for Use of Union Label. The Wendlandt Printing & Bind ing company, the latest entrant in the local printing field, located on West First street, signified its intention of conducting a strictly union establish ment this week, when it signed an agreement with Duluth Typographical union No. 136 to ./.employ none but union compositors.' -P|«sident W. E. Towne represented the typo union. It was also reported that the print ing company has made application to the Allied Printing.,. Trades Council for permission to use the union label. The council will meet on Nov. 12. Trades Assembly Will Support Freight Handlers-Plan Labor Mass Meeting. At its meeting last Friday evening at Owls,' hall, the Federated Trades Assembly voted unanimously to pur chase $200 worth of Liberty bonds. It was also stated that the individual members of-the various unions had generously responded to the loan. The delegates frorp Freight Han dlers' union No. 64 reported that the members, of that union had been on strike for a week to enforce demands for an increase in wages from 50 to 60 cents an hour. The delegates em phatically stated that the report pub lished in ,The Herald to the effect that the Strike had been settled was untrue^ and deplored the method of the lock! daily papers in publishing accounts of the strike, asserting that they initiriably Gbtained the informa tion from the employers, with little regard as to the strikers' side of the controversy and the authenticity of the news. It was suggested that a committee from the union .visit the daily papers and present their case, which suggestion wjll be carried out. Supports Strikers. A resolution was unanimously adopted pledging the support or the assembly to the strikers. A committee consisting of W. J. Dutcher, E. A. Sabel and A. G. Cat lin was appointed to procure, if poss ible, two local housewives who will volunteer to send weekly reports of price changes and other data on food stuffs to the Food Administration at Washington. The urgent need of such action was pointed out. The special committee appointed to interview the Bowman Construction company in regard to unionizing the work on the building It is erecting at First avenue East and First street, reported that it had secured a satis factory agreement. Labor Mass Meeting. Chairman Jensen of the special committee in charge of the formation of a local branch of the American Al liance for Labor and Democracy re ported that a meeting had been held at which it was tentatively decided to hold a mass meeting some time in November, at which a prominent labor speaker would appear. The assembly will advance funds to take care of the expenses involved. Henry Pereault, delegate to the Su perior assembly, reported that- a lengthy discussion was held at the last meeting of that body which re sulted in the appointment of a com mittee to appear before the city com mission and urge the purchase of the Superior gas plant. He also stated that a loc*\l -union of retail drug clerks was being formed across the bay. Wants Investigation. Delegate Pereault also gave a short account of \he quarterly meeting of the executive council of the State Fed eration of Labor, which was held Oct. 14 at St. Paul. As a matter of -local interest, he stated that the coun cil had recommended the investiga tion of the placing of two local firms on the unfair list by both the Ma chinists' local and* the Trades Assem bly. The executive council purchased several liberty bonds. era Crfy Clerk Borgen, who holds a card in the Telegraphers' union, attended She meeting as an honorary delegate, and was called on to say a few words. He expressed the friendly concern and sympathy which he has always harbored for the organized labor movement and its members, and invited the delegates to call on him at the city hall, where they would 'be accorded a hearty welcome. President Murnian-* presided at the meeting, which was one of the short est held In some time. WARM WINTER CAPS 50c to $2.50. The Big Duluth. URGE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE Painters Unanimously Indorse Proposed Reduction of License Fee. At the meeting of Painters' Union No. 106 last Tuesday evening at Brown's .hall, unanimous approval was given to the ordinance introduced by Commissioner Phillips reducing the license fee of-transient merchants4 from $10 a day to $1 a week. The secretary was instructed to communi cate with the city commissioners, urging the adoption of the measure, which will come up for final action next Monday. It was pointed out that the passage of this ordinance may be instrumen tal in reducing the cost of foodstuffs and also that the opposition, to the proposed measure by the -retail mer chants, represented by George M. Peterson, looked suspicious, indicat ing that the former were of the opin ion that the prevailing high prices might be interfered with. The local union also indorsed the following International' officers for re election next month: President^. F. Hedrick Secretary-Treasurer J. C. Skemp and Sixth Vice President A. E. Scott. One new member was initiated. business Agent Munkeby reported that work was very good. NEWFALLSUITS llflf to $35. The ^ig Duluth. *"$1 Member of Typographical Union and Former Editor of The Labor'World. Harry H. Turner,- a member of Du luth Typographical union No. 136, accompanied by -his family, left this week for Florida, where he will lo cate on a.farm ,south of Jacksonville. An example of the enormous pro fits being made by many of.the big corporations may be gleaned from the following news dispatch published re cently in the financial columns of the daily newspapers: We Sell Union Made Clothes for Men Suits, Overcoats, Shirt*, Hats, Underwear, Shoes, etc., and invite jour call when yon need inch goods. Union salesmen to wait on you. HARRY H. TURNER GOES TO FLORIDA Several years ago Mr. Turner was editor of The Labor World, holding that position for about a yearv Later he was a proofreader in the gompqp ing room of the News Tribune Sub sequently going to The Herai4^h$re he held a similar position £6f abput four years. Mr. Turner had resided on a small farm near Arnold, and has acquired a reputation as a raiser of flowers and bulbs, also conducting, for sometime a chicken farm. It is_ his intention to devote all hte" time-in the Bittire to raising bulbs fo^g the market" WESTERN UNION fR0FITS ENORMOUS FOR 1917 Western Union is morally sure to round out' In 1917 the most prosper ous twelv.epmonth in its long career. As things jKre .moving it is very prob able that the full year will show pro fitsi for the $99,786,000 stock of close to $15 per share. In order to do this the company would need to gain but $100,000 in net per month for the final quarter of the y,ear. In the first 9 months of this year the increase in net for dividends was almost $150,000 per month. In 1916 Western Union earned $13.59 per share and in 1916 $10.19'per share. The present* earning power of 15 per cent is suggestive that sooner or later if present prosperity holds the com pany may again advance the dividend rate and to a 70 per cent basis. A feature of 1917 operations Is the big gain in gross income and the com paratively small amount of net which is being saved out of this additional gross. The increase in gross is run ning a4 the rate of. about $11,000,000 yearly, or a 17 per cent expansipn. The new net for dividends does not promise to exceed $1,500,000 this year. It will be interesting to see how the excess profits tax hits Western Union. The -company has a *Jbig invested capi tal account and.is sound as a nut on that score. Unfortunately., in 1911, 1912 and 1913, the company Was not earning even 7 per cent on its capital account and cannot, therefore, claim aJove the 7 per cent minimum exemp tion on invested capital. FLOAN & LEVEROOS UNION MEN,'ATTENTION! Co you want a chance to Work for the cause of Industrial Democracy and at the same time make a good living for yourself? Here's a chance to get on the firing line. Write for particulars today. Box 65, St. Paul, Minn. LOCALENGINEER PASSES AW# A. C. Farrar Is Asphyiiatt dent. A. C. FarrarT aged 54, £n engin en the Northern Pacific railroad a a member of the Brotherhood of I comotive Engineers, was found Friday afternoon at his residence. North .Twenty-first avenue Wt death being caused by asphyxiatic His only survivor is Mrs. Farrar. Mr. Farrar had been' a resident D.uluth for many years. About year" ago he sustained an injury in A railroad accident, which. balanced his mind,-and itfis probal that this condition may have responsible fo? his death. -f The funeraf' was held Monday a ernoon from ..the residence, Rev. Ha* mann officiating. Interment was Park Hill cemetery. be 5 ftOKS FORM UNION. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. l.^Cool and their assistants have organize and joined the bona fide trade unic movement. $ KORBY PIANO CO AinouiiGiis the Arrival First Schuman and J. Baaer Pianos The highest quality of instrument that money and brains can build. All the music-loving people are in vited to inspect these well-known cele brated instruments with greatest im provements ever known.' Many bargain still left from the Oc tober Piano and Phonograph campaign which will be closed out at big bargains in order to make room for the J. Bauer and Schuman Pianos, also the stock ot small musical instruments which are ar-— riving- daily.5"— Be sure and look for the number— ,26 Lake avenue North. The Korby Piano Co. Stores: 26 to 30 Lake Avenue North. We Have Added a Line of $8.00 Values to sell at $8.00 Dark Tan Lace Shoes, with French heel $5*95 $8.00 Dark 'tan Jshoesj with cloth tops. ..,$5.95 $8.00 Dark Tan Shoes, with gray fcloth tops.._.....„ $8.00 Patent Leather Shoes, 'Witi. blfiek^ fcid ^ottonflP^XISjE ana whlte cloth or kid top. .$5.95 •Shoe Repairing Done Quickly and Well. Pichirs Moulding 50 different mouldings are included in the Big Picture Sale, and they're all marked— •jSi Of:' .. iiIJ .r/ooc rjitkosi mi 'A