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VT 'i V/ GARY RECOMMENDS finance Committee of Steel Trust Stands for Elimination of 'Long Turn' and Seven-Day Week. NEW YORK, July 5.—Judge Eli bert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, in a circu lar letter to stockholders has an nounced that the Finance committee of the corporation, acting in accord ance with its recommendations of April, 1907, and also the recommen dations of the committee of stock holders which last winter investi gated labor conditions at the corpor ation's mills, has passed the follow ing resolution: "Reselved, That in accordance with the spirit of the resolution adopted by this committee on April 23, 1907, seven-day labor should be eliminated in all mines, mills, shops, railroads, docks and works of the Steel corporation except under spe cial circumstances, add then upon the consent of this committee. "Resolved, That the so-called 'long turn* formerly followed in the change of shift in continuous process work should be eliminated or reduced in all cases where it now continues among employes of the subsidiary companies except under special cir cumstances, and then only upon the consent of this committee. "Resolved, That conscientious ef forts should be made by all to re duce to a minimum any unusual length in work hours that emergen cies and unforseen conditions may sometimes demand. "Resolved. That copies of these refutations be sent to the presidents of all subsidiary companies, with the recommendation that all operating officials be governed accordingly." "With regard to the hours of la bor, the Finance committee has passed the following resolution: "Resolved, That the chairman, Mr. Roberts, and the president of the corporation, be appointed a commit tee to consider what, if any, arrange ments with a view to reducing the twelve-hour day in so far as it now exists among the employes of the sub sidiary companies is reasonable, just and practicable." The Columbia Announces the first big and the first real sale of the season to BEGIN TODAY. In this sale we offer the choice of all our $35, $30, $28 and $25 SUITS AT $19.12. No. restrictions, no re-marking and no credit. We are inaugurating this sale for the dual purpose of converting all of our fine spring garments into cash. No credit can therefore be granted, but, as always, your money will be cheerfully refunded should you be dissatisfied with your purchase. Columbia Stores in Duluth and Superior. THEY ALL GO! Your Choice of Any Suit IN THE STORE That Formerly Sold for '22.50 *20 *18 H2 Quality Store FUR WORKERS HAVE STRIKE III NEW YORK Between 5,000 and 6,000 Men and Women Contest for Shorter Work Day. NEW YORK, July 5.—'Between 5.000 and 6,000 fur workers employed in shops in this city are on strike. The demands of the fur workers are for a nine-hour workday, the work ins hours to be from 8 o'clock in the working- to 6 o'clock in the evening, with one hour for lunch and the Sat urday half holiday that no over time shall be done during the months of October, November and December the abolition of the inside contract system, and that work shall be given out directly from the manufacturer. It is stated that a large number of the manufacturers have conceded that the demands of the anion are very moderate and undoubtedly they will shortly sign the agreement and their employes will return to work. In fact, the organizers who are in charge of the strike, state that in all probability the strike will be of short duration, and a uniform scale of wages and working conditions will be established to the benefit of the em ployers as well as to the manufact urers themselves. ILLINOIS COURTS HOLD LABOR LAWS VALID WASHINGTON, July 5.—Labor or ganizations have won another victory in the courts. Recently the Illinois State Supreme court denied the pe tition for a rehearing in the case of Milford E. Streeter against the West ern Wheeled Scraper company. Streeter was employed by the above company and lost one of his hands due to the fact that the machine at which he was employed was not safe guarded. Suit was instituted to re cover and the lower courts decided against Streeter. Upon appeal to the supreme court, however, that tribunal reversed the lower courts, and upheld the con stitutionality of the factory inspec tion act, as well as holding that the law requiring machinery to be safe guarded must be observed. The almanac is the graveyard in which ancient jokes are buried. .50 They Bear the UNION LABEL Duluth, Minn, Cli&m That They Are Being Dis criminated Against By the Wholesalers. The peddlers of Milwaukee, Wis., are about to form a union. They claim that they are being discriminated against by the whole salers and that the union is neces sary ofr their own protection. Recently a peddler claimed that he was insulted by the manager of a wholesale Arm. His story was substantiated by a number of wit nesses and all the other peddlers of the city boycotted the firm. As a result of the action of the men, two carloads of strawberries spoiled and the firm was mighty glad of a chance to straighten matters out. Peddling is not so common in Du luth as it is in the other large cities of the country, There is no organi zation here so far as can be learned. On the range and on the line of the Duluth & Northern Minnesota railroad peddlers are numerpus, and it is understood that while they have no organization,, they have an agree ment as to prices and as to fair and unfair wholesale houses. In the east the peddlers have quite an organization. Like other unions, they have a certain number of work ing hours and adhere strictly to it. Recently the hand-organ men of several large eastern cities organ ized. LABOR SUNDAY COMES ON SEPTEMBER FIRST Pamphlets Are Being Sent to All Ministers Throughout the United States. The ministers of this city have al ready begun to make plans for the observance of Labor Sunday which comes on Sept. 1, 1912. In the past this event has not been mentioned or talked of to any great extent until within 10 days of the date. This year it is planned to be gin talking early that plans may be made for a wider celebration than ever before. The ministers of the city have shown in the past a disposition to preach labor sermons on that day, but a number of them have com plained that they have not been in formed early enough. At the present-time descriptive mat ter of Labor Sunday is being sent out through the mails to ministers all over the country and to labor union secretaries throughout the United States. The pamphlets being sent to min isters ask that if it is impossible to celebrate the Sunday set aside that they set aside one later in the month. Any miniser who has any questions to ask as to how union labor men like the services on that day should communicate with Rev. Charles S. MacFarland at 1611 Clarendon build ing New York city. On very short notice several Duluth ministers preached strong union ser mons last year. A number of them that the warning came too late, preached them later in the month. This year it is planned to warn the ministers early and get union men out en masse for the services in the different parts of the city. LA FOLLETTE AGAINST ROOSEVELT "GAG" RULE The current issue of La Follette's weekly magazine contains an article anent the anti-"gag" provision re cently inserted in the postoffice iap propriation bill, which has passed the house. The article concludes: "The house did a good service in abolishing the infamous 'gag rule.' Let the senate do likewise. This provision should be retained in the postoffice appropriation bill so as to make it impossible in the future for any president, autocratic ally inclined, to put a bandage over the mouth of any servant of the peo ple." TELEGRAPHERS MAKE GREAT ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON, July 5.—At a re cent international convention of the Commercial Telegraphers' union of America action was taken looking to ward the inauguration of a vigorous campaign of organization among the Commercial telegraphers.. Another important matter acted upon was the action taken to co-op erate with the International Brother hood of Electrical workers with a view to organizing the telephone op erators. In the election of officers S. J. Konencamp of Pittsburgh was re elected president John A. Holmes of Winnipeg, vice president, and Wes ley Russell of Chicago re-elected sec retary-treasurer. UNIONS OF OHIO ARE FOR NEW CONSTITUTION COLUMBUS, Ohio, July, 5.—'-A special session of the executive board of the State Federation of Ohio re cently convened for the purpose of formulating a plan of campaigri to support the new constitution Just adopted by the constitutional con vention. As a result he trade unions of Ohio are about to perfect organizations in each., county to conduct an offective campaign whereby the constitution may receive the support of all trade unions of the shta htserts rta unions in the state. The constitution carries. many pro visions taht are favorable tp labor, and it is the desire of the state fed eration that the new constitution..be adopted. TUE &ABOR Adjust# Matters at La Crosse and Arranges to Market Union Made Flour. After request of Coopers' Union No. 75 and No 26, President Hall visited coopers' union of La-Crosse, and ad justed matters pertaining to those locals. Mr. Hall reports. a successful. trip and all things considered a most prof itable one for. thek locals involved, ev erything being more thoroughly un derstood by all concerned. After adjournment of the Brain ern convention, President Hall stopped over in St. Cloud in the interest of the Flour and Cereal Mill etpployes for the purpose of arranging if pos sible with the mill there, for the es tablishment of distributing agencies for union made flour in the twin cit ies. It may be said that when this is done that the union men and sympa thizers -will do all that is possible to promote the sale of these goods, as no better flour 3s made. John D. Chubbuck, general organ izer of the America.n Federation of Labor writes the following interest ing account from Grand Forks: "I told you that, I would let you hear how things Were coming up here after I returned from the con vention. and at this writing I am able to inform you that I have organized the Sheet Metal- Workers of Grand Forks, N. D., and -we .will organize the Painters. "Mr. Thos. Bayllss, general organ izer of the Painters and Decorators is here and we are getting the paint ers Interested in a union of their craft. "the labor movement here in Grand Forks is on the upward trend, and things at this time look as though we will get a Building Trades council in this city in the very near future." TERRA COTTA* WORKERS WIN GREAT VICTORY PERTH AMBOT, N. J., July 5.— The strike against the Ford Terra Cotta company has been settled, the men securing a 15 per cent advance in wages, and an organization per fected of over 300 men. The strike against the American Smelting and Refining company, in-' volving 1,200 men, has also been setled, the men securing an advance of from 10 to 20 cents per day, with a large portion of the employes sign ing the charter roll .of an organiza tion to be perfected at once. A settlement of the strike against the Underground Cable company has been reached, involving 600 men, a wage increase ranging from to 12 per cent haying been .-granted. An organization has also been •formed and charter applied for. Be tween 3,000 and 4,000 men and wom en are on strike .against numerous factories for an increase in wages, $nd indications ares favorable for suc cess. CARPENTERS SECURE A LARGE WAGE INCREASE INDIANAPOLIS July 5.—Since the last issue of the News Letter, Secre tary Frank Duffy of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters reports the following trade movements: The carpenters at Norwich, N. Y., have secured an increase in wages from $2.70 to $3.15 per day. At South Farmingtoii, Mass., an increase has been given from 45c to 50c per hour, the 8-hour day prevailing. At PennYan, N. Y., wages have been advanced from $2.50 to $.2.75 per day. The carpenters at Cannons burg, Pa., have been advanced from $3 to.$3.25 per dS.y.- All of these in creases have been secured without strike. METAL POLISHERS GET UNION SHOP SCHEDULE CINCINNATI, July1 5.—The Met al Polishers, Buffers, Platers, Brass and Silver Workers' union of North America is meeting with excellent success in securing agreements with firms that manufacture band instru ments. Since the first of the year the following firms have signed agreements and'are using, the union label: C. G. Conn, company, Emil Bless ings Band Instrument company and Martin Band Instrument company, all of Elkhart, Ind. J. W. York & Sons, Grand Rapids, Mich., Harry P. Jay company and Frank Holten com pany, both of Chicago, 111. PAY STRIKE BREAKERS MORE THAN UNION MEN NEWARK, N. J.7 July 5—It has developed in the strike, of the labor ers in this city that the strike break ers who have taken,,the palces of the strikers are being housed and- fed, in addition to receiving $3.50 per day. This shows to what extent some employers will go- just for the pur pose of fighting oranized labor. The strikers only asked, that they receive $2 per day, which the em ployers maintained they could not afford. It is apparent that the em ployers would rather fight union la bor than to administer justice.- TOLEDO HASSOHERttf TO HEAD OFF STIUKSa TOLEDO, July 5.—The Central Labor union of this city has Issued: p. call to -the unions to nominate. can didates for the position of arbitra tor and conciliator on the new mu nicipal board which has beeij che ated at the suggestion of the aity -so licitor. The board is to copyist of one mem ber of orfanized labor an4 one em ployer, these two to- agree upon 'the third. he board will have: "no/arbitrary powerf, but will extend its good $it legsconciliator, W actv'afc #n..mir WU-ator !at the're^u§&t.<f ooi for sir California City Getting Taste of Reaction frojn Long War Waged Against Unions. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July S.-r The first week in the great industrial battle- that is seeking to compel recognition of the building trades card has ended with honors in favor of the strikers. It has been a week of the most enthusiastic union spirit ever encountered in Los Angeles. Strike One Week Old. The strike in the building trades of this city was called last Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. Only the cen tral part of the city was covered the first day. Wherever representatives of' the strike committee went they ere. met with hearty response by the workers, Who immediately "laid, down tlieir tools and came .off the job. White committees were working downtown among the workmen, the union men themselves became active, ij where the contractor would not recognize the card of the building trades workers the men were told to leave the work and join the ranks of the strikers, who are out for better working conditions in Los Angeles. Whole City Covered. -.The strike now. covers all parts of the city, and up to date 500 applica tions for membership in the: crafts affected have been received. At" the last meeting of Carpenters' 'union No. 158, 85 new members took out union cards, -and there are 150 ap-. plications on file. Great gains have been made in the plasters, brick layers, lathers, roofers, tile- layers, plumbers and other unions affiliated with the Building Trades council. Many Jobp Hastily Unionized. Since last Thursday morning 120 jobs have been unionized. Wherever a contractor recognizes the union card the job is immediately union ized. Many of the contractors who were fair to the union men in their employ have .not been moisted. Wherfe contractors refuse the men are called off the job and the struggle goes on. Builders' Exchange Ignored. Yesterday morning the strike com mittee gave .out the positive informa tion that it is -not dealing with the Builders' Exchange,, which has al ways been unfriendly to the best in terests of the workers. The members of the committee state they are working to make the card of the building trades popular in Los An* gelee and Will treat with the men themselves, and not with unfriendly interests represented by a disinter ested third-party. Bricklayers May Join Strike. At the present time there are about 1 200 on the strike roll. More than 5,000 men are affected by the strike, but in several instances many havfe gone- back to work under union conditions since the call. A vast majority of the building trades' workers in Los Angeles have be'en working under absolute conditions for many months. At •. a bi$ .mass meeting of the bricklayers held last Monday evi!i ing, in Which every union man in town took.-'part,' it was' decided to refer the. matter of participating in the strike' of the building trades to the international' office. An answer is expected at any time. Judging from the consensus of opinion among the bricklayers, that organization is ready to do all in Its power to make Los Angeles, a better town for the worker. If you don't get your's early in life you won't «et it at all. A man only has a vacation when his family goes out of town. It., 2 OF WINK THE THE WONDERFUL ARTIST About three years ago Wink, the Wizard, de lighted many with his skill. He is now with us again for a short time only, and you are invited to see him work in our show windows, where he wifl paint a picture in oil in five minutes. His paintings will beF on sal^ in our store. We offer them to our customers Only at 20 & 30c each A cash purchase of $1.50 or more entitles you to buy your choice of one of the unfrained, small sized paintings for 20c, A cash purchase of $3 or more entitles you to buy one of the unframed 17x34-inch paintings for only 30c. -tiu-ib Those who desire i$my buy frames at very low prices. y.See this wonderful artist at work in our show window tomorrow and evfety day next week. GEORGE A. GRAY CO., SucetM^ tn .Oray-TaUint iDp. 118.115-117-il® WfiJST SUFiBglOK STii pUMJTI|, MINN, ELCORA Havana 5 The Shopping Cemter ofDvluth MEN'S $6 NETTLETON OXFORDS —'Here, men, is your opportunity to get Nettleton's at near-cost prices. —Jifo need to introduce Nettleton oxfords as the best made, most stylish and comfortable made—most men know it from experience. -^Saturday the entire line of Nettleton oxfords, including tan Russia calf, vici kid and gun metal styles, regular $6 values, sale price $4.83. MEN'S $3.50 & $4.00 OXFORDS In the clearance Saturday we offer choice of any men's Russia calf or gun metal $3.50 or $4 oxfords at $2.98. Boy Scout Shoes !75 & CEMENT WORKERS ISSUE CHARTERS SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.—Local unions attached to the American Brotherhood, of Cement workers have recently been organized in Montreal. Can.,' by Organizer Flett of the A. F. 6f SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.—Local unions attached to the American Brotherhood, of Cement workers have recently been organized in Montreal. Can.,' by Organizer Flett of the A. F. 6f —Boys' elk sole scout shoes, dark tan uppers, sizes 9)4.to $2 81 75* 2 Vi to 5 at $2. —-Women's $4, $4.50 and $5 pumps and oxfords, clearing at $3.48. (Shoe Annex, Main Floor.) and in. Anaconda, Mont., by Organizer Denny. The Building Trades council of Buffalo," N. ^Y., has succeeded in unionizing the' cement construction It., and in. Anaconda, Mont., by Organizer Denny. The Building Trades council of Buffalo," N. ^Y., has succeeded in unionizing the' cement construction DEUCIOU8 8MOKE8, LUXURIOUS AND DAINTY Mad* upon honor toy sMnied iroctanen. from beat grade of Havana' Leal Brands: S3 com. Duluth Fashion and New Phone 91& Old PhonelOOfc DULUTH CIGAR^O- .. I A A. &MtttkVNa.*TN«, G. C. Vlco-Pveo. J. R. MeCHflerfr CLYDE IRON WORKS FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS, Cor. 3Mh At. 4k WJIIchlgu St. Dglntk, lun. $2.98 $2 work on the General Electric build ing, previously haying been done by non-union men. DULUTH FLORAL CO. 121 WEST SUPERIOR ST. Wholesale and Retail Oat Flowem, Funeral designs wedding- decora tions. Spuing plants, garden settings, shrubbery, trees, seeds, palms, f«rns—everything- that a first class Flower Store ought to hav* Duluth Fashion Ft 1 Hantetaien of Steam Log L—en% Steam Sltlddera, LogslMf Tool*, Machlaeryt '.V*