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«h V, ,fV 9 Palm tree prosperity does not de pend on weather or climate. Children's Kid and Gloves—in tan and white, per pair ruh^c, in pots or pans l- '\jr lW?A\-* £"*yi? EMPRESS COFFEE 1 IS DELICIOUS With Easter close at hand, everybody is interested in new clothes: this store is splendidly ready to serve you. In the Coat and Suit Room, Second Flooi— From 2 to 5 p.m. By LaBROSSE'S ORCHESTRA Gloves for A pair of well-selected, perfect fitting gloves will give the last touch of chic to your Easter costume. An error in selection is impossible if you buy them here, so carefully have we provided for you. Manhood has done more for the country than all its gold mines. ClK Glass Block Store The hopping Center of Duluth'' MUSIC TODAY Two-Clasp Real Kid Gloves—Extra qual ity overBeam sewed, with one row of em broidery, pair, $1. Two Pearl Clasp Real French Kid Gloves—Pique finish, the pair for $1.25. Fownes' Dagmar Kid Gloves—One and two clasps,. with or without em broidered back, the pair, $1.30. Fownes' La Tosca Kid Gloves— Two-clasp, all colors, the pair, $2.00. 12 and 10-button Kid Gloves, made from finest stock, in black, white and colors, the pair. ...$3,30 and $4.50 New Silk Gloves are here in all the wanted lengths and styles. Long Silk Gloves, with embroi dered top, av. $1.50. Another long glove has tucked top, is $2.00. Then there are long gloves with, embroidered backs at $1.50. Short Silk Gloves—in black, white and colors, at 50c, 75c, $1. Women's 12 and 16-bntton Silk Gloves only double tipped fingers regular $1.25 sort, special today, pair Gloves for the Youngsters Doeskin $1.00 Children's Elbow Length White Silk Gloves per pair Some of the Modest Priced New Waists White Crepe de Chine and Char meuse is the fad of the hour. Everybody wants at least one crepe or charmeuse blouse new models at $4.50 and $6.75. Chiffon Blouses to complete the spring costume black, pur ple, Nell rose one style tack ed, others prettily embroidered, at $4.75 up to $18.50. Dainty White Voile and Batiste Waists, rich and novel effects lace and embroidery sorts scores of pretty models to choose from. Prices from $1.98 up to $10.00. Buy Your Easter Plants Here Today The new department in the basement is stocked with a beautiful stock of Blooming Plants. All -in black and white Home Grown at Lester. Park Greenhouse. Easter Lilies, at. .50c, $1.00 and up Azaleas, from. ... .$1.50 to $5.00 Cetisus and Gynistras, at $2.00 Baby Rambler Roses... .$1.25 to $1.30 Crimson Rambler Roses..$4.00 to $5.00 Rhododendrons .$8.00 to $5.00 Spirea $1.50 to $2.00 Pot Hyacinths 23c Pot Hyacinths, 8 or 4 in pans.. 75c to $1 Pot Snowdrops 35c Primroses 50c to $1.00 Daffodils, doable and single...... .25e to $1.00 .Ferns and Palms in all sizes and prices. 75c Children's Kayser Silk Gloves —in tan and white, per pair d\JC 75c 25c to **.00 Union Labor Man, 30 Years a Be sident of Duluth, Carpenter By Trade, Former Alderman and Among the numerous candidates for short term commissioner, Alex Kennedy looms up as a strong man. Mr. Kennedy came to Duluth more than 30 years ago. He has resided her© ever since. He began work in this city as a carpenter, and has been a member of organized labor from its beginning in Dulutfe. He has served as president of the local car penters' union, delegate to the Trades and Labor Assembly and to the Min nesota State Federation of Labor. Mr. Kennedy was a street commis sioner in this city for several years, afterwards becoming a member of the board of public works. He later was elected alderman from the Sixth ward and served one term: His ex perience in several public offices have fully qualified him for the duties of commissioner. 'He distinguished him self as a member of the board of pub lic works in doing work economically for the city. More work was done at less money while he was a member, than at any other time. As an alderman Mr. Kennedy stood for clean administration of the city's affairs. He voted right on the munic ipal ownership question at every op portunity. Taking it altogether, Mr. Kennedy has a splendid record as a man, citizen and public official. SMOKE NUISANCE IS A. LARSON'S THEME Short Term Candidate Tells What He Did As School Board Engineer. L. A. Larson, candidate for short term commissioner, in a statement to the voters of Duluth this week, de clares that the city needs a thorough cleaning in more ways than one. Mr. Larson was chief engineer of the school board for a number of years and states that he met with success in eliminating the smoke nuisance, and at the same time economizing in the use of coal in the public sphools. In speaking of the matter, Mr. Larson said: "In addition to an efficient garbage ordinance, we need a smoke "ordin ance. Our past city councife have wrestled with this question for years, yet no results, and thousands of dol lars worth of damage is being done to buildings, clothing, books, and stocks of goods, every day. This smoke nuisance could be eliminated^ to a large degree by the passage of* ah ordinace that will point out to plant owners how to save fuel, and at the same time reduce the smoke to a minimum. "This is not an experiment. I have accomplished the abatement of the smoke nuisance at the various school buildings, as most of you will re member how people were pestered with the smoke from the schools ten years ago. Look at the chimneys of those same schools today, and com pare the amount of smoke with other chimneys of smaller size and charac ter. "What was done at the schools can be done at any other plant, and if given the opportunity, I will frame an ordinance that will do the same for the whole city as was done *for the schools, viz: reduce the coal bills from ten to 50 per cent, and reduce the smoke to a minimum." MOTHER'S PENSION BILL ENACTED BY MORMONS SALT LAKE CITY, March 20.— The mothers' pension bill, providing for a minimum pension of $10 a month for mothers having one child dependent upon them for support, and $7 a month for each additional child, has been passed by the state legislature and is now before thegov ernor for his approval. YOU SHOULD HAVE —A NEW— This is the time the assort ments are the largest. The Fit well store is showing nothing but the crisp, new styles and give the greatest values in the city. SUITS AND TOPCOATS —AT— $15-$20-$25 New shades, New Styles, New Fabrics. ZlilL'AZL CS.OTM IMG COM PA hi QUALITY CLOTHES. DULUTH, VINN. THE LABOR WORLD Alex Kennedy, Candidate Short Term Commissioner Member of Board of Public Works—A Good Man. ALEX KENNEDY. Mr. Kennedy still works at his trade. He is one of the few bona fide worklngmen who are candidates for office in this campaign. A strong committed of worlcingmen has been organized to promote his candidacy and it is hoped that the citizens gen erally, workingmen and others, will give him their' support on election day. CITY OWNERSHIP IS Gas and Water Plant Saves Con sumers More Than $3,000,000 In 13 Years. Does municipal ownership pay in Duluth? The report of the water and light- commissioners issued this week fully answers the question. Duluth has, owned her own gas and water plant for almost 13 years and during that time there has been a saving to the people in gas and wa ter rates over the rates charged by the old gas and water company more than three million dollars. In round numbers there have been saved to the consumers of gas and water from 1899, to 1912 exactly $3,170,185.74, which is within $150, 000 of the bonded indebtedness of the plant. The entire ,water and gas system has been enlaj^gd and is in better condition In eve§jr part than the old plant which was acquired. The oper ation of the plant has been estab lished upon a strictly business basis. Favoritism of water consumers has been abolished. The business of the department has been divorced from the influence of politics. Water rates to consumers have .been reduced from $1.90 per thou sand cubic feet .to $.75 per thousand cubic feet. The saving of three mil lion dollars resulting from cheaper water and gas rates has been left in the pockets of the consumers of wa ter and' gas, something which could not apply under private ownership., The people are now getting pi^re water, something they did not have in the old days. A regular collection and analysis of samples of the water is taken and in every instance it has been found to be absolutely pure. The following schedule shows something of the growth of the gas and water plant, its steady increase in receipts and its flattering.increase in earnings: Gross Receipts Net from Operation. Earnings 1905. .. .$292,2,23.72 $ 26,577.04 1906. .. 334,205.88 47,572.97 1907.. 4 0 0 7 7 3 9 5 86,700.19 4 6 5 4 1 3 5 0 104,644.35 1909. 109,311.44 1910. 5 3 2 4 4 7 2 3 122,599.86 1911. 127,123.19 1912. 583,816.14 156,691.17 The physical value of the plant is $4,262,878.53 against which there is a bonded indebtedness of $3,321,000. If the city desired to dispose of its water and gas plant today, it could receive from private capitalists a sufficient amount therefrom to pay off the totai bonded indebtedness of the city of Duluth. The plant itself is such an asse|l to th® "city that it has firmly established her credit throughout the Jpbu'ntry. Now when th|* 'cityi shall have, ac quired. the elected lighting plant the same story will Dfe told arid the ques tion Of Duluth'.£- financial standing, when the plant once acquired,,vwill never be disputed.. I If the people can make' such a good report oh the municipal ownership of the gas and water plant, what may they expect from the returns of an electric plant B0ST0NIAN SHOES For Easter, $3.50 and $4.00, at the Big Duluth. LEAD MINERS'fORM UNION IN MISSOURI JOPLIN, Mo., March 20.—The min ers employed in the lead mines in this district are again forming organl zatlons. This has been-one of the difficult fields in which to,maintain'organiza tions of miners, but the miners now seem determined' to" form organiza tions in every camp lx\ the district, and the organizer who has the work in charge is scarcely able to meet the demands made upon him. The oetiook for a thorough organ ization of the field is better than ever before. EASTER HATS, |,$1.50 to $5.00 at the Big Duluth Prominent West End Man Chosen Head of Local Boot and Shoe Workers. The local Boot and Shoe Workers' union held! its semi-annual election of officers MondAy evening. Thor old Nygard was elected president. Other officers elected were: Vice president, Melbin Donas recording secretary, James W. Brown finan cial secretary and treasurer, Jona-, than Veater. A label committe consisting of Ludwig Anderson, Thorold Nygard THOROLD NYGARD. and James Brown was appointed. The members of the executive board are Thorold Nygard, M. Donas and J. Veater. The union decided to appoint a business agent to look after the wel fare of the organization. Ludwig An dterson was chosen. The label com mittee will inaugurate a campaign among the workingmen of Duluth and will urge that the union label be placed on all shoe repair work. Thorold Nygard, the new president of the union, has lived in Duluth for six years. He resides in the West End, is married and has two chil dren. Mr. Nygard is a native of Nor way. He began life as a shoe work er at the age of 14 and has worked at that trade ever since. He was a member of the Boot and Shoe Workers' union in Norway. Mr. Nygard takes an active interest in church affairs and is a teacher in the sabbath school Of the Norwegian Methodist church. DR. DAY ANNOUNCES SPEAKING DATES Dr. Day will speak at the Park Point mission on Thursday eve, March 20th at the Jackson school and at the French Naturalization society, corner of Twenty-fifth avenue West and Third street on Friday, March 21 at the Lakeside town hall, Forty-fifth avenue East and Robinson street, on! Saturday eve, March 22 at Wood men's hall, corner Twenty-first ave nue West and First street on Wednes day eve, March 27 at Dormedy hall, West Duluth on Friday eve, March 28, and at the Armory on Saturday eve, March 29. At each of these meetings the pref erential system of voting will be fully, explained. BRING YOUR BOY TO The Big Dnluth, and let us fit him out for Easter. TRADE UNIONS NEAR TWO IP MARK American Federation of Labor Reaches Highest Member ship In Its History. WASHINGTON, March 20.—The average membership of the American Federation of Labor for the fiscal year 1912, as reported to the Roches ter convention by Secretary Morrison, was 1,774,760.- The average membership for the first five months of the present fiscal year, October to February, inclusive, shows' an increase of 172,527, or a grand average paid membership on February, 28, 1913, of 1,947,287. The month of January was the banner month in the history of the Federation, the .paid membership for that month reaching 1,9.79,420. This latter figure is closely hugging the 2,000,000 mark, for with but the ad dition of 20,580 members for Jan uary the goal would have been reached. The organizing campaign of the American Federation of Labor is adding members, and it is confidently expected that the prediction made last fall that a prodigious growth would be made in the coming year will be realized and the membership roll permanently fixed beyond the 2,000,000 mark. THE BIG DULUTH SPECIAL* $14.40 spring suits for men and young men. PHILADELPHIA BOXERS AND DRIVERS ON STRIKE PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 20.— Alleging discrimination against union employes, over 300 drivers and box makers are on strike. It was decided that as a condition precedent to the returning of the boxmakers and drivers a readjust ment of conditions must ensue, and all demands be granted. The combination, of drivers and boxmakers' Is a splendid fighting farea/ making the prospects bright for a vie* tory in the near future.' MOTORMEN EMPLOYED •UIURIIE Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com pany Investigation Conducted By Itself Reveals Truth. PHILADELPHIA, March 20.—The average monthly housekeeping ex penses of married motormen and conductors in the employ of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company are $66.90, or $3.92 less-than their av erage wages, according to an investi gation into the cost of living con ducted by the company itself. As a basis for that average, the ex penses of 600 families were taken by the company. It was found that most of the families consisted of four members. The average rent paid was $14.01, food $82.18, -and other expenses av eraged $20.71, and now the company is proposing- to establish company stores for the alleged purpose of de creasing the cost of living of its em ployes, and, incidentally, of course, to draw in a few shekels for ltBelf, in stead of paying to the men a living wage. EASTER NECKWEAR, 60c, 76o and $1.00 at the Big Duluth. BARBERS OF TORONTO GET EARLY CLOSING TORONTO, Canada, March 20.— The barbers have won out in their early closing "fight by a vote of 16 to 7 in the city council. The employing barbers and the journeymen .to a very great extent were in favor of the early closing, there being 360 barber shops in the city, 273 signing the petition for the passage of the ordinance. The new ordinance went into effect on March 5. DULUTH, MINN. YOU CAN'T MISS THE GOAL When you use our Brand of Perfect Flour— DULUTH UNIVERSAL It makes the best bread and is always a winner. Don't waste time trying any other. Order a sack today of the flour of qual ity, made by The DULUTH UNIVERSAL MILLING CO., '.'The Flour the Best Cooks jiae.'' EASTER A A E ILLINOIS COURT HOLDS SUNDAY LAW IS VALID SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 20.— The decision handed down by the State Supreme Court recently on the tiunday closing ordinance gives a vic tory to the meat cutters' union of this city. At the time the ordinance went In to effect one of the meat market pro prietors defied the law and opened his place on Sunday for business. He was tried in the local court and con victed, and the case was appealed to the state supreme court. The latter court has just rendered a decision sustaining the decision of the lower court, thus sustaining^the ordinance requiring Sunday closing. EASTER AND CONFIRMATION Clothes for your boy, at the Bif'Du loth. If life wers all joy pain would be a pleasure. If yon want to BORROW MONEY on improved ESTATE—or have INSU RANCE carefully written see me. I am wnTriTig a SPE CIALTY of SUBURBAN LOTS and ACRES—RIGHT prices—EASY terms—Call and see what I can do for you. William C. Sargent, 206 Exchange Building. EASTER has always been the time to renew the wardrobe. It comes a trifle early this. year and Duluth scenery is still a winter landscape, but if you are tired of the prolonged cold spell, if your heart longs for budding trees and livelier colors, for running streams and blue skies—satisfy the craving by, donning new duds1—it will help wonder fully to make you as ready to smile as a candidate for city commissioner. THIS is the style shop. You can't miss style if you come here. All the new spring ideas—New York- styles minus the New York price. Cheerful attractive suit patterns in the Columbo $14.50 and the De Luxe $19.50 edition of Men's and Young Men's clothes just issued for the first 1913 season.' Neckwear in gorgeous clorings at any price from 50c up. The latest shirts, gloves, handkerchiefs and socks. Lighter weight overcoats, $15 to $30. Easter hats of every hue and shape to suit you and your shape. The Columbia .Foot Note: Wear the Columbia Jtt.50 Shoe. 4": ATTHIRD AVE.WEBT