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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-11-27

range of vison, search deeper and
find all this country, from its earliest
settlement to the present time, full
Of history and interest. Not only
has this country much history to
commend it, but it has the greatest
natural beauty of any part of our
land. But nature, with all of her
beauty, would never be complete,
had God left from his creation the
crowning work of all, the charm and
the grace and beauty of woman
which this city can lay claim to in
a most marked way. The South
has always been noted for its hos
pitality-but no place, north, south,
east or west, can excel this people
in its gracious hospitality, and
hence am hidden by her citizens
to assure you of it, and to welcome
you to the hearts and homes of our
people. and to express the hope
that your stay may be one of un-
mingled pleasure.
RESPONSE OF HON. VIRGIL
A. LEWIS.
Brother w. L. Gravatt
The Grand Lodge of the Crane
Jurisdiction of West Virginia greets
you as a messenger come from thu
noble citizenship Of Charles Town
bearing to it glad tidings of grea
welcome. Some brother, or broth
ers, has, or have. seen fit to impos'
upon me the task of making res
Spouse to the message you bear
task which feel / am wholly in
adequate to perform, for if Their
was ever one time, more than an
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-11-27

there and everywhere. In sight
towers the crest of the far-famed
Blue Ridge, with its summit ever
immersed in mist of ethereal blue
Ia mountain barrier interesting
alike to the scientist and the his
torian. On the west, almost in
view. are the lofty Alleghenies,
whose peaks fret the sky far to the
north and south. The Indians
crossed them here, there and every
where, and in winter, they found
them ever snow-clad-hence the
name, Allegheny, the place Of
tho Foot Print, that is, in the
snow. AT the western base of the
Blue Ridge sweeps along the beau
tiful Shenandoah, whose blue.
transparent waters charm every be-
holder. Governor Spottswood with
his Knights of the Golden Horse
Shoe, saw it in 1916, and bestowed
upon it the name of Euphrates, but
this was not to last, for the Indians
stood upon the crest of the Blue
Ridge at night. and, looking down
n
into its crystal waters, saw reflected
back the stars which were overhead
and they called it Shenandoah, T"
| the River of Stars
To the north just a little way
there flows in its majesty the state
lily Potomac. Around its sources
the forest fires once roared and
cracked amid THE evergreens or
the pine-clad mountains, and the
Indians called it "Po-tow-mack,
signifying place of the Burning
i Pine" Historic river. Once th'
march of mighty contending armie'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-11-27

from the whole western portion of the
State to hold this session in the hospit-
table Little Valley City.
From the standpoint of Odd Fellow
ship this occasion is homecoming 10 Us
who 1--we beyond the Alleghenies re-
turning. if you please. to the scenes of
the infancy Of orr beloved Order in
West Virginia.
Grand Master.-I have said IT is TT
ting IN high degree. that this Grand
Lodge should assemble in Charles Town.
Why. am asked. Let me answer
Every member of our Order knows the
story of how Baltimore was the birth
place of American Odd Fellowship,
From there it spread to Pennsylvania,
then to the District of Columbia. then tc
New Jersey. then to Delaware and Their
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-11-27
GRAND ENCAMPMENT.

The Forty-First Annual Grand
Encampment of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows met in regu-
lar session Tuesday, in this city,
and the meeting was largely attend
ed. During the year there were
nine new encampments instituted
and an increase in membership of
about five hundred. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
S. E. Bradley, of Madison, Grand
Chief Patriarch.
J.C.Wilson, of Charleston, Grand
High Priest.
J.. G. Mansbarger, of Wheeling,
Grand Senior Warden.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-11-27

highly proper that this Grand Body. the
highest known to West Virginia Odd
Fellowship should keep in mind the birth
place of the Order in this State.
The second Lodge on the soil Of West
Virginia was virginius Lodge. No. ;. at
Wheeling. and the third was Wildey
Lodge. No. II, at Charles Town. the lit
tie city in which we have Just now re-
ceived such cordial welcome. Then.
soon thereafter. followed Caledonia
Lodge Nc. ~. at Shepherdstown, Jeffer-
son County. and Tuscarora Lodge. No.
"a. at Martinsburg. Berkeley County,
Then came Orphans Friends Lodge No
So. at Hsrpers Ferry. afterwards merged
into Virginia. No. !, at that place. In
course Of little time Marengo Lodge,
Concluded on Second Page
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" ! mighty bound it overleaped the
Blae Ridge. and the towering Ale
gaenies. to light FIRE on the wes.e-
banks Of the Ohio. This it did in 1850,
on December 23rd OF that year. when
Ohio Lodge No. j. at Cincinnati. was
instituted IN the embryo city OF the West
and which was then the most west. ri
lodge IN North America But that year
closed, and in all the vast region living
between the Ohio River and the Attain
lie Ocean. and from the Potomac river on
the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the
uth--a region compreheuding the
States OF Virginia, North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama.
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NEW SERIES. VOL. XII, NO. As

was heard along its banks, but nov
how changed the scene, for
"Ihe grey Potomac's stately tide
Has washed the stains of blood away;
From mouth to fountain far and wide
Her shores are reconciled today
Down here a little distance IS
the mouth of the Conococheague,
where Braddock's Inflated army
waded the Potomac one hundred
and fifty years ago. when on its
march to the fatal field of Monon-
gahela. Then that army proceeded
UP pretty little river. which the
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day was Friday, May "a. 1883 Their
names were James Crawford. w Bow
man. William Compton. Seth Pollard
and William Bailey. and ere they sepa-
rated that evening a petition had been
signed praying the Grand Lodge Of the
United States to grant charter for Vir-
ginia Lodge No /. This was at once
granted, and the Lodge instituted as the
third lodge in the region between the
Potomac river and the Gulf OF Mexico.
1t was the first Lodge on the soil Of West
virginia--the first in Virginia. as the
State then was-that is. when the two
Virginias were one.
Hence. Grand Master. say that it is
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West Virginia Odd Fellows.
Grand Lodge Meeting.
Charles Town in Gala Encsmpmenf Elects Officers Wei
coming Addresses and Responses Grand Lodge and
Rebekah Assembly in Session. Entertainment
at Powhafan College Splendid
Day and Night Parades.

The Odd Fellows have had the
city of Charles Town the past week.
From every quarter of the State
of West Virginia they have ar
rived in force, and many leading
citizens are included III those who
have come here. We will endeavor
as far as possible to give something
of their status and doings:
The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows was founded i'll the City
of Baltimore, Md. in the year 1919,
by Thomas A. WiIdey, who was a
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cended to Heaven that the time
might come, when the sway of saw
age men should be broken here, and
the magnificent valley become the
home of civilized man. How well
that prayer has been answered let
the cultured home life of the Shen-
andoah Valley answerl
But I must not forget that spirit
of fraternity which prompted our
Borthers, the Odd Fellows OF
Charles Town, and of this whole
Eastern Panhandle to extend to this
Grand Lodge cordial invitation to come
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Indians knew as the O-pe-quon,
and as such we know it today
Grand environment is that by
which we are surrounded as the
guests of noble, big-hearted, gen.
erous, hospitable people.
Just fourteen miles across the
fertile fields is the little village of
Bunker Hill, in Berkeley county.
There, i'll I726, Morgan reared the
first cabin home III West Virginia.
That was one hundred and eighty
years ago. He was a God-wor-
Shipping man, and his prayers as
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-11-27

Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and
West Virginia-ten states in all--there
was not single Odd Fellows Lodge.
But this condition was not to continue
long. for in 1881, Louisiana Lodge No, /,
was instituted in New Orleans. And on
the 24th, of January, 1888. Boon Lodge
No. I. began its existance at Louisville.
Kentucky. Thus in the month of Jan.
uary, 1888. there existed but two lodges
in all the vast region which have mem
toned The next movement made with
in its limits was near where you are now
seated Down here at historic Harpers
Ferry, place now better known than
Chicago, five brother Odd Fellows assem-
bled to talk about Odd Fellowship. The
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in Baltimore about 1922, consisting
of lodges from Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts,, and today
this organization has grown to be
the largest order i'll the world,and
its lodges can be found en- noun
tain tops, hills and valleys, where
the members meet weekly to relieve
the needy, aid the sick and look
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there have been instituted twenty
one new lodges, which make to-
tai of $50 subordinate lodges, with
a membership of 10000.
This does not include the En-
campment, Cartons Militant OF
Daughters of Rebekah lodges Of
the order.a of which are in very
prosperous condition.
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The order was never in more
fourishing condition in West Vir-
ginia. and its membership is COM
posed of leading professional and
business men of our state.
The prospects are encouraging
in all branches of the order for the
coming year, and the Charles Town
meeting has been looked forward
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upon which a home will shortly be
erected for INDECENT Odd Fellows,
their widows and orphans, where
they can enjoy the comforts of
home, and the children be educated
and prepared to enter the battles
and struggles of life. The members
of the order have contributed to
this fund for several years past,
and to-day the accumulations
amount to about $4,000.
New lodges are being instituted
rapidly. and during this fiscal year
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member of similar organization
in England.
The first lodge was composed of
very few members, who met faith
fully from time to time, and thus
the chain of Friendship, Love and
Truth, was securely welded, which
will firmly stand forever.
The first Grand Lodge was held
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c. L. Simpson, of Huntington,
Grand Scribe.
Lee Reinheimer, of Fairmont,
Grand Treasurer.
IF. Booth, of Huntington, Grand
Junior Warden.
The meeting adjourned sine die
to meet at the place of the meeting
of the Grand Lodge next year.
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to with anticipations of great pleas
ure by the members of the Grand
Lodge, Grand Encampment, Can
ton Militant and Daughters of Re-
bekah of the order.
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ENTERTAINMENT Al. POW
HAITIAN COLLEGE.

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
were handsomely entertained al
Powhatan College Tuesday even
ing with recital by the music and
elocution departments, under Miss
Price, Miss McCotter and Mis-
Moore.
WELCOME TO CHARLES
TOWN.
Preceding the regular opening
business session of the Grand
Lodge Wednesday morning pub
lie meeting was held i'll the court
house, which was largely attended
Chairman Julius G. Holmes pre-
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after the wants of the widows and
orphans of their deceased brethren.
Educating the orphans Is one OF
the grand principles of Odd Fell
lowship, and the Grand Lodge of
West Virginia has tract of ITO
acres located in the City of Elkins,
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sided, and the golden keys of the
town, which were borne on a silver
waiter by Misses Grace Morris and
Bessie Baker, were presented to
Grand Master S. P. Bell by Mayor
Geo. T. Light with appropriate
remarks.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-07-14

takes time to do things, but things
won't happen right along unless you
make 'em.
You never saw a ball team. win i
game by simply wishing. Not on
your rain check" The winners ara
those that get right out and hustle
and play for all they are worth, 4
winning ball team is one Of the great.
est examples ,of unionism-team work
and push, vigor and ginger, all united
all working ceaselessly for one point
to win.
Get wise; get busy: dig into the
ginger jar and partake generously.
Don't wait for some other fellow to
show how. Be one of the leaders:
anybody can trail behind. 1t REQUIRES
no special pains to follow, but the 'fel.
lows that never. get out in front. On
'tne firing line amt worth two whoops
appraise you at b that price. You
wouldn't look good in the ALSO rams. Z
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sTElzLE GETS" LABOR.
LESSON IN. BALL GAME
Tells Unions That It Takes Whole
Mine" to: Win the Game.
play Ball.
We Must Be Opportunities in the
Labor Movement-Don't
Hold the Ball.

It was plainly the pitchers fault.
The ball seemed to rebound into his
hands, as it came from the bat. Three
men were on bases, but for some un-
accountable reason he stood in the box
with both hands over the ball, while
the crowd yelled.1 He seemed badly
ratified. He was a professional, too
said to be one OF the best In the league.
While he hesitated, the man on third
made the home plate, and the player
on second took his place. Then he
made wild throw to second to head
off the chap who was running from
run was scored. leaving only the one
man on the bases. The whole thing
was due to the pitcher holding the
ball. At least, that was the principal
reason for the bad play.
The week following the ball game, I
saw a man in labor hall hold the
ball." not because, he was ratified, but
because he wanted to stop the game"
Things were not going to suit his fan
cy, so he deliberately balked. That
didn't help him. or anybody else. It
simply resulted in another setback
for the cause of labor in his city. Too
often. we meet just his type. OF
course, he isn't peculiar the ranks
of labor; but he is there, and that is
why we are concerned about the mat
ter.
Sometimes he "holds the balr' be-
cause OF misunderstanding. And be-
cause he cannot comprehend his op-
ponent he seeks to destroy him. He
should learn that. it is far better to
seek to understand, and not to silence
his adversary, even when to silence
him is.. possible. If the one who op-
poses is right, he will win in the end.
anyway. And it. surely is better to
lose gracefully and manfully, than to-
be beaten out fiat because of stub
born refusal to study the other side
Of the question. -, -, -.
Bold and sweeping statements come
more commonly from doubt and ignor-
ar1ce than from. just conviction So
look out for the fellow who claims
monopoly of wisdom. He is getting
READY to hold the ball" q ..:. =.
! ! IN these discussions with regard to
the social questions Of the day, most
Of fsus forget that we have not vet mas.
tered even the elements Of the, prob-S
'lems Of society. Theories have been
lforHqed from the exan1inat ION gs sc
.groslps of isolated facts 81 but life IL
comple is difIcult not to: say
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ASks.:lAbQRl| To- GIVE 81: I.
+ HELP. TO: :F|uPIhOs
Denied !" Market for Products Col,
Rafferty, Says Natives Face
Starvation,
Collector Of Customs at Cebu De.
scribes Conditions There -
All Patriots. :

North Attelboro. july 12.-Dnting
his visit to the United States to obtain
justice and relief for the people Of
Cebu, PHILIPPINE Islands, Colonel Hines
]. Rafferty,, Collector Of Custonlk in
that island, with his wife and. little
daughter, Is spending the sumner with
Mrs. Rafferty's mother in Attelporo,
Falls. L.. 49,
Il am desirous of having the labor
unions and the Catholic church take
up the fight for this down. trodden peo-
pie and see If som mething cannot be
done to find market for their pro-
ducts In the United States without hay-
ing to pay high tariff, am satisfied
that II the Hearst papers took lp the
cause great good would be DONE" said
Colonel Rafferty,, in outlining the work
he is here to do. :..''.'. :: :
Colonel Rafferty, has been sent here
as the representative Of the Junta
Magma, Filipino body, to try to, set
some recognition from the, Omitted
States senate so that the's: tariff on
sugar and tobacco raised in the Phil
ippines will be lowered.I -: r., /.
Natives Face Starvation. Vi.
starvation Is, staring the Fflipinos
In the face. owing to their inability to
raise home products" declares Colonei
Rafferty,: .'"-' = Z: :'. w -
I am addressing an appeal to the
chambers OF commerce Of the country,
as we'll as to all labor organizations
and the Catholic church, in an effort
to have: the 'deplorable conditions iii,
the Philippines. alleviated -
"1mediate relief for these people at
the hands Of congress is absolutely i'm
perative. Just think, the S,000,O0O peo-
pie on those islands, wards Of the:
United States, owing to the loss Of
their domestic animals by famine and.
disease, are now forced to buy their
rice abroad; -s,5 p p @'5.5 Ie I :
Ever since American - occupation
the markets. Of their meagre output
have been, narrowing. They have lost
the trade privileges which Spain gave
them, and the paltry reduction Of ss25.
per cent Of the Dingley tariff rates for.
Philippine goods has proved tof little
value, for our tariff IL still prohibitofy
against their products, ,sss5E ss Ss55 ~.
i + hindsrsd BY rrusts. s,,tss ,.ts
/. The beet sugar and tobacco trusts
are lighting every move to- give RELIEF
to the island Dependencies OF the Unit
cd Statesss The senate has buried rnas
blu ting all tthe hiiippine pr6ssz 6Ssz
ducts fres xcept slg IS obaceo|
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Long Delay in Trial of Officers of
Western Federation Of Miners,
Held for Murder Of Ex-Governor
stuenenberg Of Idaho Reveals
Conspiracy.
Governor of State and Judge of
Trial Court Become Willing
Tools of Mine Owners Associa-
tion to Make Political Issue out
Of Terrible Charge. 49,.

Butte, Mont, July 12-The Silver
Bow Trades and Labor assembly of
this city has issued a proclamation to
the trades unions Of the United States
urging upon them to hold large dem
onstrattons on: Thursday, August S,
for the purpose Of protesting to Judge
+. j. Smith of Idaho against any fur
ther delay in the trial of Meyer, Hay
wood, and Pettibone..
It would seem as though the trials
OF these men, charged with the MUIR
der of former Governor Frank Stuen-
enberg of Idaho, cannot possibly be
held before December next, and may
not take place even then.
This delay Is due to the action of
Judge Smith, who, at the hearing held
at Caldwell, Idaho, on May 81, de-
cided on the motion of the prosecu-
tion to grant a continuance until such
time as decision has been rendered
In the habeas corpus proceedings in
stituted- in behalf of the defendants
In the supreme court in the state Of
Idaho, the circuit court of the United
States, and now pending on appeal
In the supreme court of the United
States.
The defense is represented by the
Hon. Clarence s. Darrow, the noted
author and attorney of Chicago; Ed
mund F. Richardson of Denver, Fred
Miller of Spokane and John: F. MI
gent of Silver CITY,
The prosecution is being conducted
by O. NJ. Van Duyn. prosecuting at
torney, and his associates, J. H. Haw-
Icy, w. E.. Borah and w. e. Stone.
The attorneys for the defense were
anxious to proceed to trial at once
In fact, ever since their arrest the
prisoners have been ready and anx-
ious for trial. the last postponement
being the second in their case.
The first step of the attorneys for
the defense will be an attempt to Sc.
| cure change of venue and of Judges.
The motion for change of venue is
| said to contain thirty-six counts, and
| to consist of 5000 words. The motion
for change of judges present twenty
six reasons why, Judge Smith should
pot preside, on the alleged grounds
illaEas3 intlet
I'm the prosecution and IS prelude ced
against the defendants. 49, ~ -:
The" habeas corpus proceedings
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All Trade Unions are Urged to
Hold Large Demonstrations in
August to Protest Against Un-
necessary Delay in Trial Of the
Accused Leaders. !: !.
Every Constitutional Right Of the
Prisoners is Denied by Preju-
diced Judge - O. s. Darrow
Makes Eloquent Appeal for Bail
for the Miners. :

event, Of Its. going to trial and secur-
Ing conviction, run the risk Of. hay
Ing the entire proceedings declared
null and void by the supreme court
OF the United States. and urged, there
fore, that the case be continued and
motions for change of venue and
change OF Judges be filed until after
the high tribunal had rendered its
decisions IN the habeas corpus case.
After Judge Smith had granted: the
motion of the prosecution. tor ,contin-
uance, attorneys for the defense re-
newed their application for the pris-
oners to be released on bail. It was
shown that it would be three or four
months before an opinion was: handed
down after a case was argued and
submitted. that delay OF at least six
months would thereby be occasioned.
and that 1t was unjust and not war.
ranted by law to hold the defend
ants in prison during all Of, this time.
while their appearance for trial at the
proper time could be guaranteed by
bond In any sum, no matter how
large the amount the court, might see
Mt to fix. Application TOR bail was
denied by the court, which found
precedent for it's action In the, de.
c1sfon OF the supreme court Of Cali
forn1a on a similar question. Excep-
tion was allowed to this ruling. =
The defense contended that; as 1t
was the prosecution that desired a
continuance, said continuance should
be for a definite time, and that the
order governing the prosecution held
t1at record should be made setting
forth that the proceedings were stay.
ed until the supreme court Of the
United States had finally determined
the habeas corpus cases now pending
before it: Such a record was made.
the. defendants taking exception to
the ruling: ,'
! The motions for. the change of fudge
and change of venue which, were
filed were passed. until the case is
again called, when they will be con
stdered and determined. -
While hopes are entertained nv
some that the defendants win Be- b
tried in sDecember next il: Tia IN
f9lsffiii
that under existiin s'c, scond tfionS fReT
Will not be brought to trial n1tioh Sc.
lore" February or March, 1907. :
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Old Helm Beat.

An Englishman who is a large en,-
ployer of labor has been Investigating
the arguments OF those who say that
workingman under modern >condl-
tions becomes at an early age value
less. He has kept record of all
accidents that have incapacitated his
men for three days and upwards The
people engaged in his employment ara
from ID to IS years Of age, and he
asserts that more accidents occur +6
men under 30 than to those under 50.
He says: would much rather intrusY
an exceptionally dangerous job to a
man over so than to one of 30 years of
age" n