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HYMEN CLAIMS WELL KNOWN NEWSPAPER MAN Among the Twin City newspaper men who made the Pure Food con vention in Duluth last week was A. !L. Woolridge, representing the St. Paul Pioneer and Dispatch. Mr. Woolridge is known best .in news paper and political circles by the en dearing name of "Jack." When we were serving the good people of the state as commissioner of labor, "Jack* had the capitol run, and we are in debted to him for a number of com plimentary notices in the St. Paul Dispatch on the achievements of the Eureau of Labor under our adminis tration. He never permitted an opportunity to pass that did not give us a good boost. So we are under many obliga tions to him, in addition to liking him for his loveable qualities. "Jack" has been leading a lonely life about the Saint Paul hotels, so lonely that he has concluded to make a change. The news comes from the Twin Cities of the announcement of his engagement to Miss Dorthy Or bison of Kansas City. The wedding is to occur in that city Oct. 25. So long, old pal, and may your future life be as happy and prosper ous, as your past has been useful and generous. KIDNAPPER WILL BE TRIEDJOR OFFEHCE California's Governor Has Hon ored Requisition for Return of James Hosik. The state of Indiana may yet re gain its good name and fame, by administering well deserved punish ment to the kidnappers of the Mc Namaras. According to a dispatch from Sa cramento, Cal. James Hosik, the Los Angeles de tective, who assisted private detec tive Burns in kidnapping John J. Mc Namara from Indianapolis, will be brought back to that city to stand trial for his unlawful act. He will not be kidnapped but will be car ried to the scene of his crime in a lawful manner. Governor Johnson of California has honored a requisition from Governor Marshall of Indiana for the return of the kidnapper. The representatives of the Amer ican Federation of Labor have been persistent in their efforts to bring Hosick to justice, and the requisition was secured by their attorney. JI'XAMARA DEFENSE FUND. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Two in ternational unions in convention last week have contributed liberally to the fund which will be used in the defense of the McNamara brothers. The convention of the Amalga mated Sheet Metal Workers union in session at Chicago levied an assesss ment of $1 per member, and the con vention of the International Typo graphical union in session at San Francisco adopted a resolution favor ing an assessment of 2 5 cents~a mem ber. Trade uions are the only force through which the working classes have been able to obtain their rights. Union Made Paper with -watermark f'"'" can te furnished for stationery and Envelope .'V t7 RanlrinPm%Co. Bldg. ThlnlFIoo*. ftRETOfmPPY? lyro^jgujrejjrtM^ joying perfect health. FOB THE JEOBT BUSINESS MAN, THE TIRED LABORER, THE MOTHER WITH MANY HOUSE HOIiD OABES AND DUTIES— There is nothing so good, pure and BouidilBff as a glaiur FITGER'S BEER Before meals and at bed time— Recommended bj Promt* neat Physicians—— Ifeed by nones and bospi tela- Bold at all good plaoea. Fifger Brewing Co. DULUTH. •n I Want the Patronage ot UNION MEN AND WOMEN whenever possible, and will give the best service I can. LUCIAN A. BARNES, Real Estate, Fire Insurance^ Loans and Surety Bonds. 804 CENTRAL AVENUE, Oscar Leonard Ncted Social Wel fare Worker Makes Remark able Statements. Says Unions Tend to Remove the Necessity for Needs of As sistance. We were so favorably impressed by an article entitled "The Labor Leader and Family Rehabilitation," from the pen of Oscar Leonard of St. Louis, which appeared in a recent number of The Survey, a journal of constructive philanthrophy, that we concluded we would be rendering our readers good service by reproducing it in the Labor World in full. Mr. Leonard's Article. Only a small percentage of families whose heads hold membership In la bor organizations come within the keen of charitable agencies. There are several reasons for this. The or ganized worker receives a better wage therefore he can care for his family better than his less fortunate brother, and he can lay by something for a rainy day. Standards of Unionism. The members of labor unions are, as a rule, skilled workers. Their caliber as men is generally higher than that of the unskilled. A la bor union represents collective ambi tion. The professional man forges ahead, or tries to, at least, single handed. The mechanic, as a rule, can progress only with the other me chanics in the same kind of work. He can only rise as his fellow-workers rise. The very banding together of pefsons of the- same trade means foresight. It means that these work ers realize individually that they must forego some liberties, give up part of their earnings in order to gain more liberty and better earnings in the end. The organized worker has not the "what's-the-use?" state .of mind. He has certain ctandards to which he strives to live up. He has certain ideals for his family and for his children. Pardonable Pride. There is a wholesome pride in con nection with membership in a labor organization which leads the organ ized worker away from ordinary re lief agencies. His union stands ready to help1 him in distress. His help there comes as it would from broth ers from next of kin. If it becomes necessary for him to ask for more help when the resources of his or ganization have been exhausted he often receives such help from indi vidual members. Occasion of. Need. From time to time, however, it does become necessary for a member or a trade union to apply for relief, or more often for the wife to do so. Perhaps the man is out of work for a long period. Mayhap he has the "failing," and has it too frequently, as a result of which his earnings go to the saloon. Proud as the mother may be, remembering the days when her husband's earnings were handed to her every Saturday evening and sufficed for the needs of the family, she may have to knock at the door of "the relief." Many questions are asked and she answers them all. The children need bread. The coal is all gone. Johnny is in need of shoes. Mary has no coat. As for herself— but she forgets herself entirely. As the neatly dressed interrogator pliea her with questions she recalls the days of long ago when she, too, wore white waists and was young and pretty and hopeful. But that was so long, long ago. Now she begs for the sake of her children. Possible Emergencies. Perhaps the husband lost a I.and in the factory and with it, of course went the job. Perhaps he had been too active during a strike and was "spotted." The law does not allow black-listing, as we all know. But the results are the same no matter under what name the "listing" goes. Perhaps—but what is the use r*. en umerating the many reasons for which a worker may find himself on the streets helpless and miserable and wretched? Applying for Aid. The fact remains that he or his family has opplied for aid. Some thing must be done to adjust mat ters. Investigators are sent. A diagnosis is made. A remedy is to be applied. The abnormal must. be made normal again. The family, the individuals composing it, society, de mand it. As a rule many agencies are called into co-operate. The priest is appealed to, perhaps neighbors are approached, of course after due attempts have been made to arouse relatives to their duty. Erroneous Views. In many cases, perhaps in most cases, particularly in smaller com muntites, the labor union is forgotten Often it is deliberately shunned. There are those who will even hold the labor organizations responsible for the "failing" in one of its mem bers. Such individuals believe that beer-guzzling and whiskey imbibing are part of the regular order of business. Union's Hold on- Labor. As a matter of fact, the labor or ganization, in most cases, has a strong hold upon the worker because it means much to him. He is attached to it more than he is to his church, because it takes cognizance of his present needs. With the "Do it Now" which we parade everywhere has come a kind of "I live Now." The labor union is here to serve that N,ew. The church is concerned with a hazy future of which the worker knows little and about which he cares less. The smattering of knowledge of the laws of nature picked up in the Sun day newspaper magazine section, the mechanical processes connected with I his daily, work, the fast-coming in ventions, have made the worker skeptical. Supplies Spiritual Needs. His spiritual nourishment ,no longer comes from the pulpit. It comes rather from his union, if it comes at all. The priest or minister has no longer the respect and ad miration he had. In his place has risen the labor leader, the man who has been in the ranks, has educated himself to be of help to his fellows, has been placed by the ranks at the head of the organization. He does not prattle about things that are far off. He speaks the language of the worker. He is ready to help the workers better his condition. His in fluence is far-reaching. Social Worker's Duty. These things must be recognized by the social worker who touches the lives of artisans. A clear understand ing of the mission and the influence of the labor organization is necessary to all those who wish to work suc cessfully in rehabilitating families of •workers. They must come to see .in it one of the most valuable agencies for family rehabilitation. Most social workers come from "good families." Their point of view is bound to be different from that of the worker. Their language differs from his. They cannot see his problems through his eyes. They are often preachy. They cannot see why a man should do t2ius and so when by doing differently he may remain socially normal. Labor Leader's Advantage. Not so the labor leader. He un derstands the man who is to be re habilitated. He can see things through the eyes of that man. He understands the reasons for his down fall. He can speak to him in his own language. He can touch the spot which remains hidden to the average social worker. He has the advantage of personal acquaintance, often of friendship, of fellow yoke manship always. He does not have to lay out-a special scheme for gain ing the confidence of the man in whose rehabilitation he is to assist. He has that confidence. He can do his work in an off-hand manner. He does not preach. He simply advises, counsels, and is patient, for patience is the basis of leadership everywhere, and most of all in labor circles. The social worker who would work ef ficiently and effectively among those who "fall below the line" for a time and who hold membership in labor organizations should make use of these peculiar gifts of the labor leader, by co-operating with him, or rather by gaining his co-operation. SCALE FOR DETERMINING A CHILD'S INTELLIGENCE Every mother is anxious about her child's intelligence—eager to know if it is comparing favorably with other people's children. Recently a French professor has deyised a scale which' enables a mother to test her child and see if, at a given age, it pos sesses the powers considered normal by this particular professor, at any rate, who has worked out the follow ing scale, officially for the French government: Mentality of One and Two Years. 1. Eye follows light. 2. Block is grasped and handled, when placed in the hand. 3. Suspended spool is grasped when seen. 4. Candy is chosen Instead of block. 5. Paper is removed from candy before eating, child having seen the wrapping. Mentality of Three Years. 1. Touches nose, eyes, mouth and pictures of these, as di^oted. 2. Repeats easy ser ?s of six syllables, with no error. 3. Repeats two numerals. 4. Enumerates familiar objects in pictures. Mentality of Four Years. 6. Knows own sex. 7. Names key, penny, knife. 8. Repeats three numerals in or der, when heard once. 9. Tells which' is longer of lines differing by a centineter. Mentality of Five Years. 10. Discriminate!? weights of 3 and 12 grains, 6 and 15 grams. 11. Draws, after copy, a square that can be recognized as such. 12. Rearranges a rectangular card that has been cut diagonally into two triangles. 13. Counts four pennies. Mentality of Six Years. 14. Shows right hand, left ear. 15. Repeats easy sentences of six teen syllables. 16. Distinguished pretty from dis tinctly ugly or deformed faces in pic tures. 17. Defines, in terms of use, the words fork, table, chair, horse, mam ma, three satisfactorily. 18. Performs three commissions given simultaneously. 19. Knows own age. 20. Knows whether it is forenoon or afternoon. Mentality of Seven Years. 21. Notes ommission of eyes, nose, mouth or. arms from. as many por traits. 22. States number of fingers on right hand, left hand, both hands, without counting. 23. Copies written phrase, with pen, so that it can be read. 24. Draws diamond shape, from copy, so that it can be recognized. 25. Repeats five numerals in or der, when pronounced once at half second intervals. 26. Describes pictures shown in No.4. 27. Counts thirteen pennies. 28. Names ipenny, nickel, dime, silver dollar. Mentality of Eight Years. 29. Reproduces correctly two facts after once reading seven lines about a fire. 30. Counts values of six stamps, three ones and three twos in less than fifteen seconds. 31. Names red, green, blue, yel low. 32. Counts from 20 to 0 in twenty seconds, with not more than one er ror. 33. Copies easy dictation, so that 1 it can be read. 34. States differences between pa per and cloth, butterfly and fly, wood and glass, in two minuutes, two satisfactorily. Mentality of Nine Years. 5. Names the 1 day and date. 36. Names days, of week in order, in ten seconds. 37. Gives correct change from a quarter paid for an article costing 4 cents. 38. Defines in terms superior to statements of use, in No. 17. 39. Reproduces six facts from seven lines read once, in No. 29. 40. Arranges, in order of weight, boxes of same size and appearance weighing 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 grams, in three minutes, two out three trials. Mentality 'of Ten Years. 41. Names the months in order, allowing one ommission or inversion, in fifteen seconds. 42. Names a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, two, five and ten dollar bills, in forty seconds. 43. Uses three given words in not more than two sentences. 44. Tells what one should do if misses train, if unintentionally struck by playmate, or if breaks an object belonging to others. Two satisfac torily. 45. Tells what should do if late for school, or before undertaking! an important, affair, and why we should pudge by acts rather than by words. (Two other questions may be asked). Mentality at Eleven Years. 46. Detects Incongruities in three out of five statements, in about two minutes. 47. Uses three given words in one sentence. 48. Names at least sixty words In three minutes. 49. Defines charity, justice, good ness, two satisfactorily. 50. Rearranged shuffled words of eight-word sentences, two out of three, with one minute for each. Mentality of Twelve Years. 51. Repeats seven numerals in or der, when heard once. 52. Names three words that rhyme with "obey" in one minute. 53. Repeats, with no error, sen tences of tweny-six syllables. 54. Infers a fact from given cir cumstances which indicate the fact. Initiative and referendum and re call, what,are they but the actualiza tion of Linciln's Gettysburg phrase: "Government of the people, for the people, by the people shall not perish from the earth"? But, of course, Lincoln was, what our privileged peo ple today would call a crank.—St. Louis Mirror. ''How do you think would be the best way to settle this trouble abo'ut Morocco "For somebody to get a good leathering."—Baltimore American. 1 "The latest ocean greyhound, the Aquitania," says a contemporary, "is to be over 900, feet long." That's not a greyhou|iU that's a dachshund. —Pittsburg pipette-Times: $00T«5J!ffQ£ 0RKERS UNION UfflON£0SHHP Refer/Na GREETING FROM THE «'NA¥ARA BROTHERS Addressed to the Workers Yet Out in the Open Sun Shine. (By National Socialist Press.) The following greeting is from J. and J. Men's union made shoes for work or dress wear All styles and all leathers, ranging in price from .50 to $4 Boys' and Girls' School, Shoes-—in Box Calf, Gun Metal, Vici Kid leathers. All fit, look and wear well. Regular .75 qualities $1.39 WIELAND'S 1 J. B. McNamara* and a dozen other labor leaders In the county jail —political offenders against capital* ism: "We are in prison, behind steel bars, you are out in the open sun shine^ We are here because we are what you are—workingmen and none knows the day when you may be forced to join us—when you may by virtue of the fact that you are toil ers, offend the masters who hold the key to the prisons. The only solution is the workingman's ballot. It is the strong right arm of the working class. Capitalism controls the courts, the jails, makes the laws and en forces them makes the conditions under which you toil and takes from you what you create. Labor is in the overwhelmning majority. Standing to gether labor can make the laws, ab olish the jails and bring in an era of economic freedom the right of man to what he creates. T.0 you,: our comrades who have left to you a measure of liberty we say, vote as you strike vote together for your selves, your wives, for your children and for the children of all the ages to' come. Show the world your final supremacy over all things. NOTABLE FOURTEEN MISTAKES IN LIFE I Examine yourself impartially 3 0 0 06 and see if any of the mistakes are yours: 1. To expect to set up our own standard of right and wrong and ex pect everybody to conform to it. 2. To try to measure the enjoy ment of others by our own. 3. To expect uniformity of opinion in this world. 4. To look for judgment and ex perience in youth. 5. To endeavor to mould the dis positions of everybody alike. 6. Not to yield in unimportant trifles. 7. To look for perfection in our own actions. 8. To worry ourselves and others about what cannot be remedied. 9. Not to alleviate if we can all that needs alleviation. 10. Not to make allowaces for the weakness of others. 11. To consider anything impos sible simply because we ourselves happen to be unable to perform it. 12. To believe only what our finite minds can grasp. 13. To live as if the moment, the time, the day were so important that it would live forever. 14. To estimate people by some outside quality, for it is that. within which makes the man. -J UNION MADE SHOES SOME SCHOOL SHOE SALE PRICES CD 1717 WITH EVERY PAIR OF SCHOOL SHOES JtvH.ll. a GOOD QUALITY LEAD PENCIL Privilege is to walk the plank. Tl 'at fact is written in the spirit of the age. Trade unions are not to. be idle spectators at the cerertiony. A recent report from the State Fed eration of New York contains a list of bills enacted into law during the present session of the legislature, Twenty laws bearing on labor were passed by the legislature and signed by the governor.. This store sells Union Made Shoes as far as it is possible to obtain them. Look for the Label in our Men's and Boy's Shoes. WEST FIRST STREET 30 EAST SUPERIOR STREET, 0U10TH, MINNESOTA For nearly a decade we have taught' tfte most up-to-date methods in business and the keynote of our good teachers, strict discipline, the latest te&tbooks and con scientious work by bbth teachers and puptfet We instruct our pupils to do the work required in the modern business office, and. as a result our. students are hold ing the best and highest paid salaried positions in Duluth and on the Iron Ranges. 'U:. Our new catalog is ready for you. Our new term opens Sept. 5. Both day and evening sessions. Make arrangements for the fall- term before the 5th. Our office will be open both day and. ey&ning. Both phoneE. FOR ONE YEAR LafoDette's Magazine Boys' shoes in strong soles and uppers. Several styles, and all sizes. All with the label. Prices from success FOR SIX MONTHS And Lynn Haines' wonderful book of 128 pages telling all about the graft and plunder in Minnesota legislature of 1911. Apply to or Address The Iiabor World, Manhattan Building, Duluth. ALL FOR ONE DOLLAR has been BARBER & Ji'PHBKSON. ALL FOR ONE DOLLAR "So you heard the bullet whiz past you" asked the lawyer of the darky. "Yes, sah. heard it twict." "How's that?" "Heard it .whiz when it passed me and heard it again when I passed it." —Everybody's Magazine. -The labor -movement is entitled to the loyalty of its members and to the respect and admiration of all man kind. to $2 Boys' and Girls' Shoes in heavy calf and kid uppers—good ,solid wearing soles. All styles, sizes to 2. Values to $1.50 1 St:?** t-SL V"*