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Winners of the Bread Bailing Contest
HELD BY
North.
At the Grocers' Picnic,
Thursday, August 57th, are
First Prize—Miss Edith Mlstrom, 1829 E.
Superior street.
Second Prize—Mrs. St. Arnold, 3603 Coate
street.
Third Prize—Mrs. L. Leviiie, 522 Lake Ave.
members receiving bonuses shall re-r
Fourth Prize—Mrs. N. Oonley, 1201 East
Ninth street.
Fifth Prize—Mrs. A. J. Young, 121 West
Fourth street.
Judges of the above contest were:
To buy Coal, Clothing, Bonds,
or any legitimate purpose—
$50 to 95,000
BANK RATES.
The Duluth MorrisPlanCo.
20 Third Ave, "West.
LOCAL PRINTERS
GET WAGE RAISE
Newspaper Typos Settle With
Publishers-Given 28 Per
Cent Increase.
After negotiations lasting, a week
Duluth Typographical Union No. 136
last Saturday concluded a new news­
paper scale, which is retroactive to
July 1 and provides that the scale
may be reopened upon 30 days' notice.
The new rates are $36 for day work
and $39 for night work, with a IVz
hour day and price .and a half for
overtime, the old scale was $28 for
days and $31 for nights, making an
increase of 28 per cent in wages and
a reduction of three hours per week
in working time.
With the back pay feature, mem­
bers will draw checks around $50
each.
The scale also stipulates that
ceive the same raise.
Negotiations for a' new book and
job scale are now under way, and
is expccted that a settlement will soon
be reached the new rates to become
effective Sept. 1.
A committee of 'seven headed by
President W. J. Farmer represented
the union in the negotiations with the
newspaper publishers.-
WAGE GAINS FOR CAR MEN.
DANBURY, Conn Aug. 14.—- An
arbitration board has awarded Dan
bury & Bethel Street Railway com­
pany platform men a wage .increase'
that raises rates from 35 cents an
hour to 44 cents.
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FIN EST,BLEND
Look for
This Label
on the .Back
1
Mrs. J. W. Lent, 1811 Piedmont Ave. Mrs. H. Rathke, 5 N.
19th Ave. E. Mrs. O. Tomling, 716 E. 6th St.
The Flour which has been awarded as prizes will be delivered
by the UNIVERSAL trucks.
Duluth Universal Milling Co.
O A N S
MAKERS, OP THE WELL-KNOWN BRANDS
SPALDING HOTEL
GIRLSWALK OUT
Waitresses Protest Against New
Wage Scale-Strike and
Organize Under A. F. L.
Fifteen waitresses employed at the
Spalding hotel went on strike Sun­
day. The controversy grew out of a
readjustment of the wage scale fol­
lowing the new order of the state
minimum wage commission. The
waitresses were paid at the rate of
$8.50 a week with two meals a day.
The hotel manager claims it is worth
$25 a month to feed the girls, and
figures wages on that basis, according
to the girls.
The state minimum wage would
have reduced their net salary which
provides for a scale of $11 a week
without board. The girls were not
organized and were at sea as to just
what to do in a strike. On Monday
they made their way to The Labor
World office, where they stated their
grievances. Organizer Henry Perault
was sent for and he promptly quit
work and gave his services to the
striking waitresses.
Mr. Pereault called a meeting, for
I Monday evening at Brown's hall. The
girls visited the other restaurants and
when the hour approached for organ­
izing a union the little hall was well
filled. The organizer explained the
steps necessary to be taken to form
a union and every girl present re­
sponded. A charter will be
received
in a few days from the International
Alliance of Hotel and Restaurant Em­
ployes.
The executive committee of the Fed­
erated Trades assembly has taken up
the grievances of the waitresses and
its members are now working with
the management of the hotel in the
hope of affecting a settlement. All
of the Spalding girls are still out.
TRAINMEN" BUY STOCK.
J. K. Edwards, local representative
of the Minnesota Daily Star, the news­
paper that is being organized "by the
farmers and laborers of this state,
visited the Proctor lodge of Brother­
hood of Railroad Trainmen last Sun­
day "morning and the lodge purchased
one share of stock in the paper.
Union
Men!
You wanted a cigarette
with the label—here It
is—as good as you are
now using plus the
UNION LABEL.
If you are a good UNION
man USE UNION
GOODS.
IDLE HOUR cigarettes
are now on sale in most
places where tobacco is
30ld. Any dealer can get
this brand from his job
ber.
POPULAR PRICE
(20 Cigarettes)
Manufactured by
The United States
Tobacco Co.
RICHMOND, YA.
Epicure Tobacco
loc
Central Union (cut
Plug) 15c
Campbell's Shag
.Tobacco ...16c
6 SATURDAY- •THE LABOR WORLD -AUGUST 16, 1919.
TRADES ASSEMBLY DELEGATES IN
WARM DEBATE OVER HOME GUARD
Declare Organized Labor Shonld Not Participate With Local
War Militia' in Home Coming Parade Because of Its Use
It was "strike from the" shoulder"
with every blow at the semi-monthly
meeting of-the Federated^ Trades as­
sembly held last Friday" evening at
Owls' hall. President John E. Jensen
was in the chair and the discussion
of the several subjects coming before
the meeting was so extended, that it
was nearly 12:30 A.-M. when the mo­
tion to adjourn was put and carried.
The debate started following an ad­
dress delivered to the delegates by
Col. Pope, inviting the assembly and
union labor to take part in the parade
on home-coming day, Saturday, Au­
gust 16. Col. Pope had undoubtedly
been appraised of the attitude of union
,Iab^r towards the home guard, and he
advised the delegates to forget all
past differences and join with the
other citizens in making the "event a
success.
Judge McGie's Baby.
A motion was made that the labor
representatives on the home-coming
committee be directed to advise the
committee fhat organized labor would
not participate in the parade with the
home guard or motor corps. Thfe
motion provoked considerable debate
which was indulged in by a number
of delegates. It was charged that the
home guard was the baby of Judge
McGie of the Minnesota Public Safe­
ty commission and was organized for
the purpose of compelling labor to
"be good" during the war, as was
evidenced by the fact that it was
called out during the street railway
strike in the Twin Cities at a time
when everything was quiet and peace­
ful in those cities.
Governor Burnquist had ordered out
the home guard without the request
of the sheriff# of Ramsey county and
upon the solicitation only of the big
business interests of St. Paul and Min­
neapolis. To camouflage the situation
the sheriff of Ramsey county was re­
moved from office by the governor.
When the excitement cooled off the
sheriff was reinstated.
Financed Home Guard.
It was further alleged that big
business in part financed the home
guard during this strike and quite a
large sum was sent down to the Twin
Cities by representatives of big con­
cerns having their headquarters in
Duluth. As none were present to de­
fend the home guard the motion was
carried by a large majority.
A communication was received from
Frank Morrison, secretary of the A.
F. of Li., notifying 'the assembly that
the American Book company was still
unfair to organized labor. School Di­
rector R. J. Coole was present and
advised the delegates that but 15 per
cent of the text books used in the
schools was furnished by this unfair
firm. The communication was re­
ferred to Mr. Coole.
Another communication from the
A. F. of L., relative to the League of
Nations, and asking the assembly to
write to the United States senators
from Minnesota urging them to sup­
port the covenant provoked some
warm debate. The opponents of the
league raised the point that the cove­
Attention Carpenters
All members of Carpenters' union
No. 361 are requested to meet at
Rowley Hall at 12:30 P. M. Satur­
day for the purpose of participat­
ing in the Home Coming parade.
The Federated Trades assembly
has accepted the invitation to
'participate in the parade.
ABE JAPPE, President.
OVERSEAS MEN VOTE
AGAINST PARADING
When the invitation for the Home
Coming committee to participate in
the Home Coming event to be held
Saturday was read before the meeting1
of the foot board lodge of the Broth­
erhood of Railroad Trainmen last
Sunday afternoon the proposition wis
put up to the 31 overseas men who
were in attendance, all member^ of
the union.
The overseas men, it is said, voted
unanimously against parading with
the Home Guard, so the trainmen
abandoned the proposition.
INDORSES ST, PAUL MAN
FOR BR0THEH00D OFFICER
Duluth painters have indorsed C.
Van Brunt of St. Paul for sixth vice
president of the ^Brotherhood of
Painters and Decorators of America.
The present incumbent i3 E. A. Scott
of Winnipeg who. is not a candidate
for re-election. He is obliged to.with­
draw from the office on account of
failing health.
The local union received a com­
munication from the St. Ptlul unloa
of painters Tuesday and the member­
ship went on record in favor of Van
Brunt who is personally well known
to a large number of them.
Mr. Van Brunt was business agent
of the St. Paul painters for a num­
ber of years. He has attended sev­
eral conventions of the brotherhood
and has a wide acquaintance of
painters throughout the country. Ho
is most familiar with the painting
situation and his election would bring
to the brotherhood a live and wide­
awake vice president. •.*
nant was not in accordance with Pres­
ident Wilson's fourteen points. Shan­
tung wasreferredt© with much em
phasis.. "It is not a peace league,
but an alliance of the big imperialist
governments of Europe," declared one
delegate.
The friends of the league, while not
strong on debate, were there wfth the
votes, and the motion to notify Sen­
ators Nelson and Kellogg that the as­
sembly was in favor of the league and
urging them to support the covenant
was carried by a vote of 29 to 19.
Chairman Pereault of the commit­
tee on organization reported that he
had organized a local union of steam
engineers and he had several other
new organizations under way. The re­
port sof the delegates to the St. Cloud
convention went over to the next meet­
ing on account of the lateness of the
hour.
Hall Addresses Meeting.
E. G. Hall, president of the Min­
nesota State Federation of Labor, was
present and was invited to
vaddress
the assembly. He spoke of the Amer­
ican Federation of Labor plan to or­
ganize the steel workers and explained
the difficulties he had encountered on
the ranges, He asked the co-opera­
tion of organized labor in Duluth in
reaching the employes of the Minne­
sota Steel company who, he said, were
working 11 and 13 hours a day. His
request was complied with.
Howard Van Lear, son of Thomas
Van Lear, former mayor of Minneap­
olis, who was in attendance, was in­
vited to address the assembly. How­
ard is a chip of the old block and
gives promise of being as good an
orator as his daddy. He is a veteran
of the world war and is interested in
organizing a branch of the World War
Veterans here. The assembly voted
to urge all union men who served in
the war to join this organization.
School Director R. J. Coole ad­
dressed the meeting on the subject
of vocational education in the public
schools. He explained the Smith
Hughes act and how the city schools
might participate in its benefits. He
also explained in detail the plan of
the Duluth Board of Education to
advance vocational training here. Upon
motion President Jensen appointed
Delegates Peter Schaeffer, Elling Mun
keby and W. E. McEwen as a com­
mittee to investigate the matter and
report to the assembly.
Standing Committees.
President Jensen appointed the fol­
lowing standing' committees:
Labor Day, 3Peter Schaeffer, John
E. Jensen, A. Gf Catlin, A. P. Young
and W. F. Murnian.
Organization, Henry Pereault, Joel
Lichten, H. R. TInkham, John A. Bar­
ron, E. F. Roberts, Charles Esse and
Henry Stevens.
Publication and Lectures, W. J.
Farmer, Henry L. Morin and T. A.
Barry.
City Council, Elling Munkeby, G.
H. Franklin and O. H. Tarun.
Legislative, T. F. Fitzgibbons, Ar­
thur Le May and W. E. Towne.
Card and Label, Peter Schaeffer, A.
G. Catlin and A. P. Schnieder.
WORLD WAD VETERANS
TO FORM BRANCH HERE
Carl Parsons and Ralph Van Lear
of Minneapolis are visiting in the city
and while here will participate in the
organization of a branch of the World
War Veterans. They will also go to
Two Harbors and the range towns to
interest war veterans in this move­
ment of the rank and file of the army.
Ralph Van ear is the second son
of Thomas Van Lear, former mayor
of Minneapolis, and Carl Parsons is
an active labor man from Minne­
apolis. Both are veterans of the
World war.
FORT FRANCIS TIMBER
WORKERS FORM UNION
FORT FRANCIS, Ont., Aug. 14.—
The woodsmen employed in the mills
and woods of this section on the
Canadian side have been orgnaized
into a union. The preliminary work
was done by James Toman of Vir­
ginia, Minn, .organizer for the Inter­
national Timber Workers' union.
Mr. Toman has been employed as
an organizer but a few months and.
he is making good. His work in
northern Minnesota was of such a na­
ture that the attention of the execu­
tive committee was soon drawn to
him which resulted in his appoint­
ment to the responsible position of
organizer.
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BUTCHERS^ UNION NO. 12,
PICNIC IS BEST
HELDTHISYEAR
Duluth, Superior ami Hibbing
Hold Great Outing.
The biggest and finest p/cnic given
this year by any labor union at the
Head of the Lakes was that of the
Duluth, Superior and Hibbing plumb­
ers" and pipe fitters last Saturday at
Fond du Lac. Nearly 1,000 men, wo­
men and children boarded the steamer
Chicora from the two cities and
reached Fond du Lac at 11:30. The
Hibbing members came down in au­
tomobiles.
The largest turnout came from Su­
perior, headed by J. D. Campbell,
president of the Superior Trades and
Labor assembly and one of the blest
known plumbers in the northwest. T.
J. Wiltzbacker was chairman of the
committee for the Duluth plumbers.
Both worked like beavers during the
day and they saw that every person
on the grounds was well provided for.
Neil & Co., of Superior, loaned their
large auto truck for the occasion, and
when the Chicora arrived refresh­
ments, consisting of ice cream, sand­
wiches by ttie hundreds, and soft
drinks, were hastily carried to the
previously arranged stands. There
committeemen served all comers with­
out cost. The kiddies were given all
the pop and ice cream they could put
away and the older people did jus­
tice to the sandwiches and coffee.
Some of the families brought their
baskets, and Chambers' Grove took on
the appearance, of a great city "park
as the big party.- split into groups.
After lunch three games of ball were
played. The first was between the
Duluth and Superior Marine Fitters.
The next was between the Duluth and
Superior Plumbers. The final game
was between the winners of the two
first events. It would be a shame to
publish the scores or to state* the win­
ners. The slaughter of the pitchers
was frightful.
After the ball games athletic sports
were pulled off. Some records in fast
running were broken. The committee
men's race was the big attraction and
the applause that followed each event
made the participants in themr feel
that the same was worth while.
M,J, MARTINI, PROMINENT
ST. PAUL UNION MAN, DEKD
Max J. Martini, of St. Pattl, for a
number of years, an active member of
St. Paul Machinists' lodge No. 112,
and prominent
(in
union, circles,
throughout the state, died last Friday
evening at St. Joseph's hospital in
THE
America needs you here at home to win those Victories of
Peace which shall be no less renown than those you won at war.
America needs you at home to sound the keynote of Fra­
ternity, Optimism, and Levelheadedness before which all Moun­
tains become Mole-Hills.
Thrice Welcome, ye faithful. You bring back the Mag
which has never known defeat.
RIVERSIDE BAND PICNICS AT
FAIRMOUNTPARK SUNDAY
The shipyard band will picnic Sun­
day at Fairmount park. The band
expects to -realize sufficient money
from the sale of ribbons at the picnic
to attend the state fair in a body.
It is backed in this enterprise of the
Boilermakers, and Shipbuilders' union.
The special booster committee for
the advance sale of ribbons is as fol­
lows: George Ness, chairman O. B.
Erickson, Webb Cavahaugh, Frank
Meehan, T. E. Spencer, W. E. Baker,
S. C. Bronson, L. H. Clark, George
Comiskey, E. S. La Croix, H. C.
S$aacke, R. R. Morton, John Turnbull,
Welcome Home
Ye Fai
Spirit of your Sacrifice has
electrified the Nation, and youri
achievements stirred the Blood
of the World.
You have set before us an exalted
Example of Devotion to the Sacred
ness of those Principles which are
Bedrock and Bulwark of our country.
You have acquitted yourselves
like Men proud of the Glory, the
Distinction, and the Responsibility
which is inseparable from the name
American.
And while we are mindful of our Birthright it never shall.
This store feels that the least it can do in return for what you have done
is to close all day Saturday, arid go forth to bid you the welcoming you so
justly deserve.
The Shopping Center o£Duluih
St. Paul after a serious illness of sev­
eral days resulting from a rupture
which necessitated a complicated
surgical operation.
Mr. -Martini was a native of Ba­
varia, Germany, and 39 years of age.
He attended the New Ulm convention
of the Minnesota State Federation of
Labor and seemed at the time to be
in perfect health. The news of his
death came as a shock to his numer­
ous friends throughout the state. He
,was a man of firm convictions and ag­
gressive and vigorous in defense of
them. Several thousand St. Paul union
men attended the funeral, which was
held Monday.
Land Owners Are Independent
Tom Boge, C. E. Pearson and S. C.
Lange.
Other committees are as follows:
,Music—O. B. Erickson, chairman
concessions and specialties, H. A.
Johnson races and other afternoon
attractions, Webb Cavanaugh and T.
E. Spencer.
The Riverside Marine band will
play concert programs during the aft­
ernoon and evening. Concessions
all kinds have been bought for theV
occasion, and will be under.the direc­
tion of H. A. Johnson, formerly of
the Barnum & Bailey circus.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LABOR
WORLD, LABOR'S PAPER
'The Bank With the Clock'
BUY LAND! Become an agriculturist,* your own boss and self
dependent, and strikes will, not effect you. When you buy land
from a -Railroad Company you buy from the owner. Land is
going fast, act quick so as to get some of the best of it.
Literature* maps free upon application.
Isadore Meizlin,
Formerly of the Holland Hotel
Barber Shop, has taken charge of
the McKay Hotel Barber Shop
and it is now a strictly
UNION SHOP
The public is invited to try
the McKay Hotel Barber Shop.
It's foolish to hope for prosperity without making
practical preparations for ijfc, by the Savings Account method.
The First National
Bank of Duluth
L. B. ARNOLD,
Land Commissioner, D. & I, R, R. R. Co.,
JO Wolvin Bldg., Duluth, Minn,