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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
Unions md Women.

Labor unions have always main
tained that women should be paid
equal wages with men for equal SER
vices performed. The Amalga-
mated Association of Street and
and Electric Railway Employees of
Chicago, in a recent agreement
with the Lake Street Elevated Road
secured and advance for women
ticket sellers from 81 to 81. 60 day.
The men in the same capacity re-.
ceiye S1.65, but they are required
to work at night. In addition to
the wage increase the women are
given one-half day off each month,
with pay, when they have worked
twenty or more days in the month.
fthey desire they can let the time
accumulate and geta weeks yaca-
ton with pay each year.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
TRADES UNION PATRIOTS.
A Striking Parallel Between Thesoldisr
And The Union Man.

Suppose a soldier, when called
upon to defend his country from a
plundering enemy, should go to his
general and ask; ssWhat is there
IN IL Tor me?,' We can Imagine
that the response of the general
would be something like this:
= That is an odd question for a
soldier to ask, but since YOU
nave asked me will tell you.
There are toilsome days and sleep
less nights. There are great hard
ships, exposure to cold and heat
and storm. There are dangers from
disease, wounds and death all along
the path of duty. The individual
lays all upon the altar of his
country that his country may he
saved. You do not come into our
ranks for what you can get, sir,
but for what you can give. We
have no use for selfish skulkers and
camp followers,'
The parallel between the soldier
and the union man is striking.
The true union man goes into the
cause forswhat he can give. It lis
true that, victory, with all its
hono1s and advantages, awaits him;
but these come only as the reward
OF courage and soldierly self-denial.
The fellow who comes ask iiig
tsWhat shall l get out, of it?n Is
about as worthless in the one In
stance as in the other.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
Remarkable Conclusion.

Justic. olmstead, in the Court of
special Sessions in New York, has
decided that the law, restricting
women and children to ten hours
a day is unconstitutional, and
Judge Stake, of Philadelphia, has
mas declared the child labor law
unconstitutional Both of these
judges arrived at the remarkable
conclusion that the law in these
cases lE class legislation. But it
Is unlawful to oyerwork a horse or
abuse dog. Too bad that more
children are not born horses and
dogs. Then their masters might be
kind to them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
Mitchell Day at Mt. Carmel, !,

At the miners convention at
Tower City the delegates were in
structed to attend the Mt. Carmel
Mitchell day demonstration Octo-
Der 20. This means practically
that that place will have the big
gest demonstration i'll this district.
Already plans are being laid for
the occasion. Prominent United
Mine Workers of America of the
region will be present and one of
the biggest street parades that
borough has yet seen VIII take
place.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
HAVE CAPITULATED.
The Methodist Book Concern VIII
Grant Printers Eight Hour Day.

Nearly ], 1000 printers and othe1s.
employed by the Methodist Book
Concern in New York and Cincin-.
natl will work on an eight. hour
basis, beginning November i. This
announcement has been made by.
Eaton s. Mains, agents forthe Com
pany. The change in hours will
affect workmen in all departments.
The Rock River Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
in session in Chicago, approved the
action: of the Methodist Book Con-
Germ in granting an eight. hour day
to employees. The Book Concern
submitted a report embodying its
action, and saying that it had never
opposed the principle of an eight
hour day, but conditions had been
such heretofore as to make it's in
PRODUCTION impossible. After; the
first of November an eight hour
day will be inaugurated in all de-
partments of business and the
Book Concern will withdraw from
the United Typothete of America.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
Go.npers and Mitchell.

John Mitchell, president. of the
United Mine Workers of America,
and Samuel Gompeis, president of
the American Federation Of Labor,
had a conference in New York on
Tuesday, after a meeting of one of
the subdivisions of the Civic Feder-
alton. MIR. Gompers afterwards
said to a reporter: So for as pub
lished Statements concerning
breach between Mr.. Mitchell and
myself are concerned, can say
that there is no truth III them.
In the past he and have worked
In harmony ali the time, and I
trust the future has no change in
our pleasant relations y
Mr. Mitchell, who was prerent,
said: sThere is not the slightest
basis for such reports.v
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11

might be pertinently asked WHY
| We're not the courts asked to decid.
upon this casef Simply because
the desired ssopinion,' could lie pro.i
cured for Il certainty. AZ
Is Let us look at this Immigration
question. Organized labor is not
opposed to any man. coming here
OF his yolition, who comes to stay,
becomes a citizen and brings or
sends for his family to share our
SORROWS and joys, our fears and
hopes, to live with us in adversity
and share our prosperity, to rise or
tall with the Republic. But we nre
unalterably opposed TO corporations
and contractors sending to Europe,
Importing by the shipload the de.
cadent races who come here and
stay few years, live like swine.
gather a few dollars together break
down American standards of
american e wages and living, and
them decamp like rats from q gran
ary, leaving the American wage
Garner sunk still lowerin the strug-
gle of life. 8 a
Nor is the educational test the
proper one. The mosts dangerous
immigrants, the ones most danger.
GUS to American institutions nre
men OF the highest education, speak
ing six to ten languages, 5ina word
are educated men III the fullest
sense. These roam up and down
the ghettos aud tho quarters
preaching treason inS the most in.
cendiary language. They hate Dur
government, despise its institutions,
and are ready TO iDcite their dupes
to any deed of shame or blood. !.
We have protested against the cdu-
Gated criminal, the dupe of the
padrone and the slave of the aSfx
Companies" Wedid it in a res.
pectful manner, couched in court
eous language. And what did we
|getf a squirt from .sUncle Joe,s,'
fountainofprofanity aud a commits
sion. = We gave the facts, the con-
ditions, the figures. the cause and
the effects, gathered under the
most careful Investigations, but it
all went for naught. a iunket
was needed and n commission will
wander Europe for n few months
at government expense, simply as
an excuse for delaying action.
then look at the different treat
ment accorded to different commits
tees. When the agents of the can 4
ned carrion combine of Chicago
went to Washington they were
treated with a difference given only
to great national figures. The
.grangers and the officials of organi-
zed labor were lectured and hector
ed, 1Uncle Joe" lifted the tlcod
gates of his reservoir of profanity
and they were ifgurativeiy kicked
down stairs. Cannon, Wadswortli
and Lorimer were the chief offend
enders.
Now they pretend that the things
asked for concern but a small min
GRITTY of the people. Does the ex-
clusion of the criminal and the
slave concern no one but organized
labor7 When the .representives of
off a poision trust can be received
with homage while the represent
atiyes of labor are received with
contumely and scoff1ng the time has
rapidly arrived to try titles with
misrepreseI,tatiyes of the "Uncle
Joe" stamp.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
A Credit to Unionism.

He who has the courage of his
convictions and the manhood to
fearlessly express them regardless.
of whether it may please or dis
please one or the whole unioo is
indeed fortunate and credit to
the whole labor movem mt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
Uncle joe
A'r1alyze ed

s The Miners Journal has the fol.
lowing TO say of Speaker Cannon, .
Danville, Gil. speech:
Uncle Joe'S eNorllium at, SDaY.
vile, Ill !, contained what he wns
pleased to call q reply to Samuel
|Gompers, but which was as neat a
piece of sidestepping MS any slip.
perry demagogue could achieve, He
ignored the sscoolie questioned, b,
the eight-hour law, the immiera.
tion law, every grievance of work
lngmens save injunction law.
He rayeled out n lot of irreVelant
and fragmentary stuff about the
tariff and his words work fairly
whizzed as they ground out figures.
The journal will analyze them
briefly. $3.50
In one of Henry Watterson,s
charming stories of the South he
tells of a man who caught his son
playing cards. After severe leo.
ture he said to the boy, Gail gam.
blers lose their money! The lad
looked at his father and said:
ssWho gifts it. daddy9n
So we will see from tfJncle
Joe's'' figures who stgits it,, His.
figures are doubtless correct. He
says there We're $500, 900 wag-
earners in the United States last
year, but neglected to state that
nearly 2, 900, 900 We're children en-
ployed under the legal age while
their fathers sought work in yain.
He also stated that these B, 800. .O0O. !.
an average of about 800 apiece,
about what tUncle Joe's', cigar
bill amounts to. He furthers f;ro-
.duced an output worth $I4, ,S73,.
900, 1000, or. an average Of about
S2, 800 per person. That is to say
that while working for an average
of s400 per year, they turned out
an average production worth S2,-
800. tUncle Joe's', figures would
seem to say. that some one else be-
sides the wage carners gifts it.o
Again "Uncle .Joe'' says that
there were a, 300, 900 wage earners
in 1890 and their wages amounted
to 81 ,S91, 900, 900. Take for 1905
the wages averaged S513 per per-
son. In 1890 the wages aver
aged S445 per. person. s.Uucle
Joen shows conclrsively that our
Unparalleled prosperity, has re-
duced wages on an averaged of s32'
per person in sixteen years. His
figures show that if they show
anything.
Let us take the Coolie question
which aUucle Joe'' SO easily for
got about. By the treaty between
the United s ates and the Republic
of Panama, signed Washington
November lS, 1903, the latter
power granted TO the United States
III perpetnity the use. occupation
and control of zone Of land and
lands under water for the construc-
tion and maintenance of canal,
of the width of ten miles. Tho
treaty also gives all the rights.
powers and authority as if it were
a sovereign of the territory within
which said land and lands under
water are located to the entire ex-
clusion of the exercise by the Re
public of Panama of any such
sovereign rights, powers or author.
ity.'
Does the Louisiana treaty with
France, the treaty at Guadalupe
Hidalgo with Mexico confer clearer
titles to sovereignty to any territory
acquired Is the HGadsden pur-
chase" any clearer in its statement
of Soyerignty7
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11
Tsrse ard Topical.

stong unions prevent stril
No social conditions are eter, al.
II ere is no such a thing as
ssarmed peae..s
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11

When liberty is denied the citi-
2 ems are a fault.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11

No man has a vested right to our
work or our patronage.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11

1t IS workman's duty to join
the union of his craft
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11

Change and progress are a law of
the social world.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-10-11


water are located to the entire ex-
clusion of the exercise by the Re.
public of Panama of any such
sovereign rights, powers or author.
ity.'
Does the Louisiana treaty with
France, the treaty at Guadalupe
Hidalgo with Mexico confer clearer
titles to sovereignty to any territory
acquired Is the HGadsden pur-
chase' any clearer in its statement
of sovereignty I
Let us see how it works. When
Secretary Taft and Chairman
Shonts proposed to buy supplies
from foreign countries because they
were cheaper the zone was declared
Feaeral territor, at the demand
not petition American Manufact-
ureIs, and was declared to come
within the purview of the tariff.
When the representatives of
American labor went to Uncle
Joe7 and asked that the same rul-
ing be made upon the anti Coolie
law, presto, is was extra territorial
soil and American laws did not
cover it. 1t is Federal territory
under Federal sovereignty in one
case, and foreign soil without Fed
eral sovereignty In another. That
is to say that it is Federal TERRITORY
when the government wants to pur-
chase matyrial, but is not when it
wants to purchase labor 1t is Fed
eral territory to protect the maeu-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-09-07
West Michigan State Fair.

During the week of Sept. 10 to IA,
both days, inclusive, the West Mich
igan State Fair will be in operation at
Grand Rapids, and the agricultural ex.
hibits, the live stock, poultry, fruits,
machinery and domestic science entries
assume a larger, more varied and alto
gether better showing than ever before
There will be special vaudeville attrac-
tions each day. The grounds and
buildings are in splendid condition and
all things points to the largest atten-
dance ever given to fair in West
Michigan. The special attractions will
include the Tokyo Royal Japanese Aero
bats, Schermann's Acrobatic Bears and
Monkeys, Beaumont's Trained Ponies
and Dogs, Nine. Marie, Queen of the
Side saddle, Mizpah the Wonder, the
Col den Gate Quartette and Prof. Sun
Inns king Bill" the only trained bull
in the world. The foregoing attrac-
tions will be exhibited daily in front of
the grand stand.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-09-07

payment therefor, shall and will be announced
at the time and place of letting.
time and place of said letting. or at such .tse.
time and place thereafter to which l, the
county Drain Commissioner aforesaid, may ad-
Journ the same, the assessments for benefits
and the lands compriseu within the Curtis
and Extension Drain Special Assessment Dis
trlct, and the appointments thereof will be
for one day, from nine o'clock in the fore
noon until five o'clock In the afternoon.
The Following Is description OF the several
tracts or parcels OF land constituting the
Special Assessment District of said Drain, viz:
Inc township OF Fairfield at large and the fol-
lowing lands in said townships n X OF 9 4 sec
e IS OF Y Of n n OF W n sec IL; 80 OF s X
OF ma OF W a sec 12;n u OF s u OF s W u sec l2;
skof So OF sw4 sec IL: n 81 x 4 Of W &of nwH
sec ls, except n on 9 side; com. at n o cor OF
W a, running 1888 l'3 rods, W 80 rods. 30 1-3
rods. 55K rods, 43 rods. e to beginning sec
roGs Tod SOs 81 S 9o5 5sn td Ss
ginning sec ID; Q 10 OF 8 W a Of W 4, sec
l3 x Of W n of 4 sec 10; 10 a OF W as a
Q 4 sec 10.
Now therefore, all unknown and nor. resident
persons, owners and persons interested in the
above above described lands, and you Philo F Van
Dusen, supervisor and Lee Head, highway com
missioner of the township OF Fairfield, and you
John A. Johnston, Walter Blunt, Lyman Kick
OK, oscar La Clear, l. L Frisbie, Henrietta Glib
son, u LoyneS. ID LoyneS, Lewis Loynes Joel
Leavitt, Mrs. II, Bolton, are hereby notified
that at the time and place aforesaid, or at such
other time and place thereafter TO viii n said
hearing may be adjourned, / shall proceed to
receive b,ds for the construction OF said NCurtis
and Extension Drain" in the manner hereinbe-
fore stated and, also, that at such time OF let
ting from nine O'Clock in the forenoon until five
O'Clock in the afternoon, the assessment for
henettS aud the lands comprised within the
curtis ana Extension Drain Special ASSESS
ment Districts will be subject to review.
And you and each OF you, owners and persons
Interested in the aforesaid lands, are hereby
cited TO appear AT the time and place of such
letting as aforesaid, and be heard with respect
TO such special assessments and your interests
in relation thereto, IL You so desire.
JOHN BOUTWELL,,
Shiawassee.
Dated, Corunna, Mich Sept. Z, A. D., 1906
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-09-07

The Detroit Free Press of this morn
ing states that the recently organized
Michigan Sugar Co. has made over
lures for the purchase of the plants of
the Owosso Sugar Co. located in this
city and Lansing, and that the compile
tion of the organization is to be delay
ed until final answer is obtained from
the eastern capitalists.
Roy D. Matthews, of Shepherd, for
merly of this city, is one of the candi-
dates for the nomination for prosecut-
ing attorney in Isabella county. THE
TIMES hopes to see Mr.. Matthews sue
cessful. He is clean cut young man,
thoroughly competent, a hard worker
in his profession and would make a
capab BILE prosecutor. He was circuit
court commissioner of this county at
the time of his removal to Isabella
county.
A Saginaw dispatch to the Free
Press says that close political friends of
Hill to retire from the senatorial race
and make it possible for Mr., Fordney
to become candidate, adding chat all
of the old organization crowd would
whoop it up for Fordney and that he
would be sure winner" 1t also says
''Fordney will not mix in the game as
long as Mr.. Hill is candidate"
Congressman J. w. Fordney will
have no opposition for denomination,
in fact, it is whispered about that he
may have no opposition at the polls
this fall 1t would indeed be fine
compliment to one in every respect
worthy if the democrats would make
his endorsement unanimous. Con-
gresham Joe" is one of the big ones
in Michigan politics today, he has
most ably represented the eighth con-
gressional district for several terms and
we should keep him there unless, of
course, he would like to go to the Unit
ed States Senate.-Bancroft CONNER
cial.
A Toledo dispatch says: Two new
slice ping cars being built for the Ann
Arbor railroad by the American Palace
Car Co. will bear the names respective
ly Of Beulah and Frontenac, the first
being named in honor of the quaint
little village at the eastern end of Crys
tai lake, and the latter in honor of the
Royal Frontenac, the Ann Arbors pa
latial otel in Frankfort. The cars will
be completed some time this month
but too late for use in this seasons
tourist business. 1t is probable that.
they will be used elsewhere during the
winter and turned over to the Ann
Arbor early next spring.
The American Palace Car Co., it is
said. will in short time begin looking
up location for factory. At present
its cars are being built on contract.
The first cost Of the proposed new plant
will be in the neighborhood of $1,000
600
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-09-07
Of Letting of Drain Contract.

Notice Is hereby given. that 1, job n Boutwell,
County Drain Commissioner OF the county OF
Shiawassee and State of Michigan, will, on the
Gath day Of September, A. ID. 1906, at the resi-
dence OF Walter Blunt in Fairfield township,
IN said county Of Shiawassee. at ten o'clock In
for the construction OF a certain drain known
n ID designated as "Curtis and Extension
Drain" located and established in the town.
ship OF Fairfield, in said county Of Shawassee,
and described as follows to wit:
Commencing at point situated 8 81 chains
west and 81 links north OF the southeast corner
OF sec II rs N f, county OF Shiawassee and
state OF Michigan.
From thence n $50 deg in the north border
Sf the nignway on the s OF Sc = OF sec IL (John
OF the ABOVE described land at a point 81 links
north OF the southwest corner OF said descrip.
tion. Length OF drain on the above description
Thence n deg on the line between the a
Of sc 4 OF sec IL John A. Johnston owner) ana
the sw 4 OF Sc u OF sec l2 (Walter and Mary A.
Blunt owners) 6b4 chains to a point 8.s5 chains
north OF the south line of'sad section. Length
OF drain on said line is 654 chains.
i2 walter and Mary A Blunt owners 10 OF
chains thence Is deg W 10 "a chains to the
north and south quarter line at point 80
chains north of the south quarter post to said
section. Length OF drain on the above descrip
tion is 1880 chains.
Thence X deg W on the north and south
quarter line between the Sw a of Sc a OF sec
~ tWater and Mary A. Blunt owners, and the
n OF u OF sw a OF sec IL (Mrs. Henrietta M.
Gibson owner) 3 30 chains to point situated "a
links north OF the south line OF said section.
Length OF drain on said line Is 3. 80 chains.
Thence ssH deg W along the north border OF
the highway on the 4 OF Il OF W 4 of sec ~
MRS. Henrietta NJ Gibson ownerD IA % chains
TO terminus. terminating st point 723 chains
west and q links north OF the quarter post to
sections IL and n. Length OF drain on the above
description Is 1923 chains.
BRANCH NO. I.
Commencing in the main drain at sta 10 plus
a links said point being situated $50 chains
north OF the south quarter post to sec H.
From thence 4 deg on the north and south
quarter line between the 8 W OF S G u OF sec
" (Walter and Mary A. Blunt owners) and tho
x offs 4 offs 4 OF sec ~ Mrs. Henrietta M.
Gibson owner) 1.37 chains TO the northeast cor
ner of said last description. Length OF drain
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-09-07
on the above line is l.37 chains.

on the above line is l.37 chains.
Thence west on the line between the Y OF S
4 OF sw a of sec IL MRS. Henrietta NJ. Gibson
owner) and the 4 OF Il OF W a OF sec. IL
Laura L. Frsbie owLeO 1898 chains to term :
mus terminating on said line at point IL. 93
chains west of the north and south quarter line.
Length of drain on the above line is i9.13'chans.
Total length OF main drain is 64.00 chains. To
tai length OF Branch No. is $3.50 chains. Entire
length OF drain and branch is S4.bO chains.
SPECIFICATIONS.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set every
on chains on this right bank OF the main drain
and on the left bank OF the branch.
The average depth OF the drain and branch is
1871 feet.
determined by the depth, width OF bottom and
slope OF banks Mt each grade hub The slope OF
the banks shall be IL feet each TO each foot
rise for that part OF the main drain lying along
the side of the highway and 2 feet each to each
foot rise for the balance OF said main drain.
The slope OF the banks to Branch No. shall be
foot each to each foot rise.
The width OF the bottom shall be as follows,
to-wit: Main Drain-From stake or outlet to
stake 10 plus ~ links or outlet to Branch No. l.
distance OF 3S.44 chains feet, and from stake
10 plus AZ links to terminus, a distance of 25 So
chains feet.
Branch No. shall be feet the entire length
The dime Osions OF said drain shall be In ac-
cordance with the profile and grade table here
with returned and made part OF the survey
records.
The right OF way shall include strip OF land
10 feet deep and so feet wide 40 feet on each
side OF the above described route, which is the
center line OF said drain.
Surveyed Aug. %. 1906, by order OF John Bout
we'll County Drain Commissioner of Shiawas-
see county, Michigan.
ELMER +. JosLIN,
Surveyor.
Said Job will be let by sections. The section
at the outlet OF the drain will be let first, and
the remaining sections IN their order up stream
in accordance with the diagram now on file,
with the other papers pertaining TO said drain,
in the office OF the County Drain Commis sioner
OF the said county OF Shiawassee, TO which ref
erence may be had by all parties lgtorsste1
and bids Will he made and received accordingly
Contracts will be made with the lowest respon
sible bidder giving adequate security Tor tho per.
formance of the work ia a sum then anu there
TO be fixed by me, reserving TO myself the right
TO reject any and all bids. The date for Jno
competition Of such contract and the terms OF