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-w rT id'- $5.00 Thousands of MEN and WOMEN all of STREET RAILWAY MEN WIN JOPLIN STRIKE JOPLIN, Mo., Sept. 26.—The union street carmen of this city have won a complete victory and perhaps the greatest ever won in the Joplin-Pitts tourgh mining district. Some time ago 200 motormen, con One Mind ©very day more than seventeen thousand men afid women in all civilized lands agree upon a certain point. They unanimously decide in *favor of Walk Overs because of a prior, first-hand knowledge of their worth. It must be a good shoe that will command a world sale. It must have more than average quality and give more than average satisfac tion in actual wear. Then—the many styles and sizes, the way they look and fit and feel are the reasons the world is wearing Walk-Overs. We are showing the very latest models in Men's and Women's Fall and Winter Footwear at prices that will please you. If you have had trouble in getting fitted, don't go on experimenting, with misfitting shoes come in and get a pair of Walk-Overs and see how much real comfort can be had in a pair of shoes fitted in the Walk-Over way. $4.50 and $5.00 standard prices. Other grades down to $3.50 and up to $7.00, all are good. WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP UNION MADE EMPIRE MODEL ANNUAL DRUG SALE. WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY Wait! Come here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for drags and patent medicine at the year's lowest prices. Hydrogen Peroxide for 5c Johnson's Shaving Cream.. 15c Fletcher's Castoria. Carter's Little Iviver Pills 17c Doan's Kidney Pills. .39c Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound-71c $1.00 Listerine for... .69c Successors to Gray & Tollont Co., 113-115-117-110 West Superior Street, Duluth, Minn. The Columbo ft 'trVigf, sisJr'rtjiL' if*? Wss/S/sA ductors and barnmen, comprising the entire operating force of the. Joplin and Pittsburgh Railway company, went on strike. The trouble arose over the tffs charge of one of the employes, and upon the company reinstating the dis charged employe the men returned to work. TUESDAY ...25c 89 for $1.25 Hot Water Bottles tt $14.50 The hit of tho se&son. See the n©w arrivals unpacked yesterday they are beauties. The COLUMBO is the solution of the Young Man's SUIT problem. The Columbia At-Third Ave. West. ._s^tj" %wm —w .' THE ik,J*"" LABOR'S FOES TELL WARREnO/STICK" Big Business and Its Emissaries Foolishly Advise Company to Stand Pat. The Agents of Big Business in Du luth, and their lackeys ai:d lickspit tles who move about town, have re sorted to every suDterfuge known in modern times to divert the sympathy of the public from the striking street railway men. They argue that the daily papers are doing more to injure Dulutli than any other factor in the city. They de clare that if the street railway men win this fight it will again put union labor in power in Duluth. No matter how well behaved the strikers are these emissaries of the special inter ests continue to hold labor respon sible for acts of violence that have rarely. occurred during this trouble. They go to Mr. Warren, the man ager of the street railway company, and they tell him and advise him to stand pat. Mr. Warren believes they are his friends, but in so advising hi they give little consideration to lie future life of the street railway com pany. They do not seem to consider what such struggles against the working men mean to the future welfare of the country. They poise like Luis XIV of France and believe in making all the exploitations they can now while they live, for after them "will come the deluge." If by any chance Herbert Warren should win this strike, he will lose in the end. Both his company and him self will lose. They are figuratively committing suicide and every person in Duluth sees it, excepting the offi cials of the railway company and their fool advisers. DULUTH CARPENTERS TO GIVE BANQUET The local Carpenters' union will give its banquet at Moose hall, on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Great preparations are being made for the event. Every member of the union will be present ed and speakers of note will deliver addresses. Alex Kennedy and Peter Anderson, the two members of the union who are now attending the convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners at Washington, will have returned for the banquet. They will, in all probability, tell the Duluth men something about the great work the union is doing throughout the country. CARMEN RECEIVE 5,000 "WE WALK" BUTTONS The street car boys received yes terday 5,000 new "We Walk" but tons. They are being distributed to day among the strike sympathizers of Duluth and Superior. It is healthy to walk and besides it saves money. A good friend informed us today that he had saved $3.40 in carefare since the strike was called. His car fare usually cost him 20 cents a day. He declares he is feeling better and works in his office_ with more vigor than he has done for some time. To wear a "We Walk" button is to show your colors. Let every friend be true. MED OF LABOR MAKE RACEFORGOHGRESS Large Number of Prominent Trade Unionists Enter Con gressional Game. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—Informar tion is ooming into headquarters with reference to a number of "union men who have either been nominated for congress or are aspiring for the nom ination. Timothy F. Healey, president of the International Brotherhood of Station ary Firemen, has been nominated for congress, in the Sixteenth New York congressional district by the Progres sive party." Harry J. Skeffinjrton, a member of the Boot and Shoe Workers' union, and for many years active, in the labor movement, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for con gress in one of the districts adjacent to Boston. David J. Hanvey, of Englewood, N. J., a stone cutter, is a candidate for the nomination to congress. Cor gress. Cornelius J. Ford, a union printer," of Hoboken, N. J., is a can didate for nomination on the Demo cratic ticket for congress. Charles A. Sumner, of Kansas City, a .union stereotyper, is a candidate for con gress on the Propressive ticket. T. P. Fahey, of Cheyenne, Wyo., a union coal miner, has been nominated for congress on the Democratic ticket. Ed Keating, of Colorado, member of Typographical union, has been nomin ated for congress on the Democratie ticket." GRANITE CUTTERS HAVE BIG STRIKE IN SOUTH WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Sept. 26. —The Winston-Salem branch of the OraAite Cutters' association has sus pended Work in tlie employment of one firm against the "tasking" sys tem. The shed foreman, acting for the firm, laid down a certain task that men must do to retain employment, and when the firm, through the fore man, refused to withdraw the notice all of the union men refused' to con tinue at work, they rebelling against this system of -economic slavery.: It is doubtful if non-union men can be found to take the union men's places, for even to non-union granite cutters, if any' can be ftiund, the task ing systeqi does npt look goo4 wm* *0$$ ~U THE LABOR WORLD PAPERS OFDULIITH REFUSETO CHARGE Big Business and Its Lackeys Fail iii Effort to "Reach" Daily Papers.® The attitude of the Duluth dally papers in the street railway strike is commanding for them the respect and admiration of every sympathizer of the striking carmen. The Labor World recognizes that the newspapers are in a difficult posi tion. It requires considerable moral courage on the part of the manage ment of both of the papers to assume the positions they have. The most serious complaint made against daily newspapers in times gone. by was that they were subsi dized by the special interests, and they were not frij$ to discuss or advo cate the real wants and sentiments of the American ..public. In recent years,, however, most of the big daily papers liave gotten away from the special interests, but when this happened a nev^ menace presented itself. While a large sub scription list is a necessary asset to a prosperous newspaper/ its chief revenue comes from the business houses who advertise therein^ The real danger now is that large ad-. vertisers attempt to influence the edi torial and news policies of newspa-' pers. They do not do this voluntarily, but they are prompted, to use their influ. ence with newspapers by the agents of the special interests and Big Busi ness generally,, "wtyth whom the mer chants associate itf a social way. We have learned that several large merchants in Duluth have busied themselves considerably during the street car strike -in. an. attempt to influence the .owners of the Duluth News Tribune and !the' Duluth Even ing-Herald to cfeittftge their, course in treating of the-, street..railway .strike. Td the credit" of Mr* Bunnell. of, the .News Tribune' and Mr*. Wies's of the ,Duiuth Evenihg Herald, let it be said that they have- ^dinirably held their ground,- -and they h^.ve- nobly stood by the people in th% ^ntelrt., The mercha^ i^ip haye Attempted to influence the/pMlcies of. the daily papers wanted tliein to' take up the side, of the str^^:jraiii«s,y company. Thi© men, of labbr .liave not asked the newspapers fight 4he battles oflabor. We yatiiejp. think they have stqod for a square^deal on the side.of thg-public and have 'performed-'the pr^er. functions Of'hewspaperr.ih tak ing.' up the/ caiis6 of the putilic in general. If the Duluth: ^fcwspapers continue to pursue this i*$fcy in all matters social ihjus^ice-:^lt :*anish a* the stars be&de 'the -sun.r' SOCIALIST CANDIDATE FOR GOYEftKOR SPEAKS CARL D. THOMPSON. Carl D. Thompson, the Social Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, wtyo spoke at Sons of Norway hall Thursday, is a man of unique and interesting qual ities. He is one of 'the pioneers of the Socialist movement in America and for ten years has. devoted his whole time and energy to its prop aganda. He. is a thoroughly educated man, holding degrees from three different universities, the last one being a master's degree from the Chicago university, "John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil schQpL as Mr. Thomp son calls it. Bu,i .' he places much more emphasis upon the value of experience and. knowledge gained in practical affairs than upon univer sity. degrees.. To the training gained in the schools, Mr. Thompson !has added years of service in the yeligiouB and sociological field. A complete, course Jn the theological seminary makes him master of the ripest thought of modern religious life and effort, while special research work among the poor of Chicago prepared his .mind for socialism. ANTI-BOYCOTT CROWD FINISH IN HATTERS' CASE HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 26.—The prosecution in the famous Danbury hatters' case has submitted all the testimony and the .defense will now have ah opportunity to present its side of the case. The trial is being, held before, Judg£ James L. Martin and' a Jury in the United States court" Daniel Daven port, the attorney for the anti-boy cott association, has conducted the case for the prosecution, as in the for •mer trial, when the L6ewe Hat com pany secured a, verdict under the Sherman antl-truit law, which, when trebled, amounted to $222,000 and °TW defenwB^Wilf ^ccup^Wsid^ able time in' defendipg the position ofx the hatters ip t^ls case^ and $ widiet l? not lpoked foT- lhside ^f «lf OF LABOR ffl SlIIDAY PARADE! Fears of Street Railway Officials Not Realized—Labor Stood Erect. When the street railway m6n an nounced last week that they contem plated holding a street parade and mass meeting at the Armory, repre sentatives of the street railway com pany began a canvass of the goody goody business men of Duluth.. They Represented that a street pa rade would be liable to provoke a riot, and the assistance of these men was asked to influence Mayor Mc Cuen and Sheriff Meining to prohibit th& parade. Both the sheriff and the mayor called representatives of the men into conference and for a time it was agreed not to hold the parade on Superior street, but the men would march down First street where there, are no street cars. This /was agreed to by the strikers. However, after deliberation it was held by the officers of the union that the striking street railway men had conducted themselves so well in the past, that even if some foolish person^ started to provoke a riot, they would be able to head it off, and so it was. voted to march down Superior street. Thousands of people thronged the sidewalks as the parade passed by and at every point along the line of march the men were greeted with hearty ap plause. It was a good-natured crowd, -law abiding and peaceful and the dignity with which the striking rail way men passed through the streets, paying no attention to the street cars or the strike-breakers who had tak en their places, won them thousands' of new sympathizers. The great crowd reached the Ar mory in perfect order. No more peace ful or law-abiding gathering ever as sembled in Duluth. It was a moral .triumph of the street railway em ployes over the Duluth Street Rail way company and the officers of the company suffered humiliation because of the fine behavior of the men they Are fighting. STREET RAILWAY MEN GET ONE SQUARE DEAL DETROIT, Sept. 26.—Division 594, Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway employes at Springfield, Ohio, a local recently or ganlzed, has secured an agreement in creasing the schedule of wages 1 and 2 cents per hour. This agreement will bring to the 130 motormen and conductors in thiit city an additional wage aggregating $5,500 per year. Organizer John Rich, of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, was largely responsible in effecting the organiza tion of the new local and securing the wage settlement. LAW BIG HIT IN HI State Insurance Satisfactory to All in Progressive Pacific Coast State. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 26.—Ac cording to a report just sent out by the commissioner having in charge the Workmen's Compensation Bureau, the Washington state insurance sys tern has succeeded beyond the best hopes of its friends and. sponsors. "In this act one of the youngest states, is given the older common wealths another example of the wise progressive law. The state's control over public util ity corporations, giving the suffrage to women, eight-hour laws for under ground miners, and women wage earners, full crew law for railways, and other laws enacted during the past four years in, the interest of la bor, deserve full praise, and should not be forgotten ih the triumph 'of our. compensation act. The compensation law of thi9 sta/te has 47 compulsory classes or groups. All other states-having laws of this character are elective, or optional. From the 47 groups mentioqDA there has been paid into the acci dent fund $791,483.57, from which in ten months $503,144.68 has been taken for cash accident awards and reserves to guarantee pensions of widows and orphans. The compensa tion act has thus ushered in an «ra of publicity regarding the appalling maiming, dismembering, and killing of workmen in the mines, mills, and workshops of the state," The general feeling among the peo ple of this state is that the compen sation act is an unqualified success. PLOHBEBS AS USUAL WIN SHORT STRIKE SAVANNAH, 6a., Sept. 26.^-The Plumbers' union, after being on strike for a few days for an increase in wages of 50 cents per day, has secured a settlement and the men have re turned to work. The wages prior to the strike were $3.60 per day and the new wage scale calls for $4. Conditions have been Improved and with the increase men tioned the union has been materially strengthened. WAVE OF ORGANIZATION HITS CALIFORNIA TOWN EUREKA, Cal., Sept, 26.—During the past three months.rorganizations of electricians, plasterers, hod car rlers, laborers, shingle weavers', and detail clerks have been effected. This city, being in the lumber dis trict, has. bien handicapped by the lumber companies, whose, employes are paid- low" Wages *nd work long hours. tf- The wave of organisation «o*r on Will, redound to, thebenefit the *msm- Sim w% I* Is Now Chief Night Dispatcher of Great Northern, Succeed ing E. J. McMahon. T. R. Patterson, formerly dis patcher in the Superior offices of the Superior & Mesaba division at the Great Northern -railroad, has been promoted to chief night dis patcher, succeeding E. J. McMahon. Mr. McMahon has been assigned to other duties. Mr, Patterson has been with the Great Northern company for over •seven years, and his promotion comes as a result of the company's ap ireciatlon of his efficient and faith ul services. .Tears ago "Tom" Patterson was an ardent and active trade unionist ,and was Veil known among the union telegraphers the country oyer. Here's to you "Tom," for old time's sake! LIFE SAVING APPARATUS MUST BE INSTALLED -WASHINGTON, Sept. 56.—Secre tary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor, has extended to Oct. 1 the time for equiping passen ger-carrying steamers with life-saving apparatus under the new law which provides for stricter regulations. The extension was^granted when it was found that a scarcity of life-sav ing apparatus made it impossible for all the steamers to get their equip ment within the time limit granted by the first -Tullng. The extension ap plies to all steamship lines alike throughout the country. A 30 per cent' life-saving equip, ment during the summer months is required under the new steamboat ex tension rules, with a full equipment after October 1. TRACKMEN STRIKE. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.—Fol lowing the demand: for, a $2 a day wage the trackmen at Newell, Pa,, on the ittsburgh and Lake Erie railroad went on- strike recently., Two- hun dred'". cbn«truction men also laid down ther, tools. The strikers number about 500* DULirTH .UNIVERSAL'] HITS THE SPOT! What's better, when you are hungry, than a couple of slices of bread that is made from DULUTH UNIVERSAL FLOUR It goes straight to the spot ajid sat isfies. The flour of quality. Made by— DULUTH UNIVERSAL MILLING CO. "THE FLOUR THE BEST COOKS USE." GIVEN PMm BIG STRIKE AGAINST WALL PAPER TRUST PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26.—A gener al strike of the employes of the Wall Paper Manufacturers' association, which has 35 factories throughout the country, one of the largest of which is in Brooklyn, is threatened. "The Shopping Center of Duluth** The" September Sale of Housewares The Sqtember SaleSic^S^Wall Paper The Semi-Annual Sale of Lace Curtains 1 A i•. "V c-% jf' T' "'t *!*'.' lU'd It is stated that 500 members of the Machine Printers and Color MlxeriT union are on strike already in the factories, thus throwing into idleness between 4,000 and 5,000 helpers and laborers. Unless a settlement is reached in the near future the entire wall paper manufacturing trade is likely to be brought to a standstill. The controversy is over the renewal of the board of mediation and arbi tration, of. "New York, are endeavoring to bring both sides together with a view to'a settlement. MOIiDERS ON STRIKE. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 26.— Members of the local union of iron molders, are on strike in this district for a-nine-hour day and a $3.25 mini mum ^rage. Nine foundries out of 17 have al ready granted the increase, and the prospers are that the balance of the firms will soon capitulate. ^events oi nrst importance to every household.^ DULUTH FLORAL CO. Ul VEST SUPERIOR ST. Wholesale and Retail Cat Ftowero, Funeral designs wedding decora tions. Spring plants, garden settings, shrubbery, trees, seeds, palms, ferns—everything that a first class Flower Store ought to hav« FURNITURE Brass Beds, Springs, Mattresses, dressers, chiffoniers, dining tables, chairs, buffets, Jhina closets, daven ports, rest-easy chairs and rockers, upholstered. with best leathers, fumed oak library tables, you can buy from. Cameron, the factory distributor, at almost half retail price. Our Duluth •how rooms, 2201 West First street. Tour Credit O. K. a NextWlek Semi-annual^ DrugSale *"'Va 4t ii ft g41CU•