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New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
Clearance Sale of
Girls Coats and Refers.
Brings About TWO Thousand
SUITS, REFERS AND TOP COATS ON
REDUCTION LIST

COrsetS-An ever growing
trade.
The present extent and continual in-
crease Of business In this depart
ment bear witness % its high stands
ing in public favor. All the lead-
ing makes find place here. and fire.
Quently high-class styles. sold else
where under special names at high
style prices. are found here at hale
for example:
Genuine Whalebone CoFsets-
COutil. Bati5te and Novelty goods
white and fancy shades-new Spring
mOdels-nOt large lot. A No
but worth 500 70 5000. -Ts>o
Batiste and COutil-for slim and
stout hgures-high and medium
busts-h0bit hip OF straight Or
around-regularly SITS 20 S259-. 80
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

fuii Information concerning the.~ rooris
nlsy be bad. free 0f charge. at the Uptown
Smee ot TIE Eew-York Tribune. a.Sns
hFoaowaT. between 2fsIE AMI 35th sts
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

s. IS. 20 %. o. &C. Street.
9. H. rs 10 ~ 10 20 81 Thirteenth
New-York tribune., 1906-05-05

90 Soda and Candy in the Basement
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
TRADES ASSEMBLY SMOKER.
Members of Organized Labor to be
Royalty Entertained Next Mon
day Evening.

A committee consisting Of Joe j.
limerick and 9. e. Bradley have
been appointed by the Capitol City
Trades Assembly to prepare for a
smoker which will he given OH
Monday evening, June 25,- at AS
sembly Hall, and that it will lie n
success and an enjoyable affair is u
ioregone conclusion, with such
wheel horses as Limerick and Brad
ley ut the helm.
John Nugent, District President
OF the United Mine Workers.
Frank l.. Rice, of Iowa, and several
others will make addresses. Music
for the occasion will he furnished
by the ever popular Citizens Band.
A cordial invitation is extended.
the members of all unions III the
city and vicinity, as it will be
something in the nature of a trade.
union love feast. A current work.
ing card of your uninn will secure
admittance. Nounion man should
miss 1T for we can assure You rare
treat and an evening well spent.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
Samuel Gompers.

A writer of Sioux City, Iowa, in
the June issue Of the Typographical
journal, has the following lines
upon Samuel Gompers, President
of the American Federation of La
Dor. 1t is a deserved compliment
TO deserving man:
In common with nearly every
intelligent member of labor or
ganization, ! glory in the fact that
a poor child, born in Ireland some
six decades ago and reared in pow
erty and compelled to struggle Tor
his existence in the sweat-shop
factories of England ere he was
dozen years of age, and who in all
the after years of his life should
make the betterment of conditions
for workingmen and women his
constant aim and study, has edu-
Gated himself to such degree that
he is now one of the foremost and
popular orators in the United States.
hope he may be spared to us
many years. We need Samuel
Gompers in our biz,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
HO! FOR LABOR DAY.
Charleston to Have Greatest
Celebration in Her History
John Mitchell, President of the United
Mine Workers, Will Probably be
One of the Speakers.

What promises to be the greatest
Labor Day celebration that ever.
occurred i'll West Virginia was
launched Oh Sunday afternoon
when the general Labor Day com
mittee, composed of delegates from
every local union in the city, met
i'll Assembly hall and perfected the
preliminary arrangements.
The meeting was called to order
by c. w. Eagler, President of the
Trades Assembly, and the commit
tee was permanently organized by
electing j. l.. HeiZer, of the Typo
graphical Union, chairman, John
M. Fellows, OF the Painters, secre-
tary and A. w. Fitzwater, OF the
Carpenters, treasurer. The com
mittee outlined their plans an ;
after a thorough discussion or The
matter the following sub commit
tees were appointed:
Committee on Financc-.Joc j.
limerick, A. w. Fitzwatcr and Il.
j. Creedon.
Committee on Speakers l..
Heller, A. w. Fitzwater and .Jno.
NJ. Fellows.
Committee on Publicity-Jno.
Nj. Fellows, G. G. Bradley and c..
w. Eagler.
Committee on Music-C. w.
Eagler, Joe j. limerick and G. c..
Bradley,
The other necessary committees
will be appointed ut the next meet
ing due notice of which will be
given i'll The Labor Argus.
The committee will make a strong
effort to get John Mitchell, Presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers
of America for the chief speaker
and in all probability will be sue
ceSSful.
The amusement program will be
made up of new and novel features
and no pains will be spared to en-
tertain the visiting multitude. An
especial effort will be made to Sc
cure special rates on all railroads.
1T will be so arranged that the Wis
ltlng local unions will be enabled
to participate in the monster pa
rade. The United Mine Workers
of the District will turn out in
force.
Charleston can get ready To en-
tertain the largest crowd that has
ever been within her gates.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
PRINTERS GAINING.
International typographical Union Win
ming All Along the Line.

The current issue of the Typo
graphical Journal reports three
new eight-hour locals for the month
OF May and seventeen large Typo
thetir offices, scattered throughout.
the United States, as having signed
the eight hour scale.
Out of "a total membership of
40, S5S, there are 39,443 working
eight hours and 2,721 finishing up
the old 9-hOur contract, leaving
only 1864 on strike, and whose
ranks are being reduced daily by
Offices signing up.
Every working member of the
union is paying ten per cent. of his
earnings with which to conduct the
fight and support those on strike.
The fight will be prosecuted to the
bitter end and there is but one ter
mination, the knights of the stick
and rule are bound to win, as they
have the financial support to back
them until they do.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21

ing Congressman, but have even
threatened the President of the
United States 1t is claimed that
they have the right to do 50. But
what is right for them cannot be
perverted into being wrong when
done by us.
Our threatening is to do a law
fnl thing, and ] contend that a
thing We have the right to do we
have right to threaten to do.
.'We are going to keep the mem
bers of Congress guessing for a
while On the morning after the
election they will wake up and find
that their guess was all wrong.
WepropoSe to teach them the Salu-.
tlry lesson that because they are
credentialed by the people as pub,
lie servants, they do not become
superior beings. When they re-
buke us when we ask for respectful
consideration and tell us TO mind
our business. we can assure them
that we shall proceed to mind our
business in our own quiet way.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21

ANY attempt OF a union to demand
an identical uniform level for all
men alike would defeat the object
aimed at. Sull, as we say, it is
tring to have people who should
know better making these silly as
serions when little Investigation
ON their part would open their eyes
to the fact that they were, only
making themselves ridiculous.
There are other arguments used
against unionism with Just about
as much substance behind them,
but this contention that unionism
demands that all men be placed on
a dead level is so persistently y main
tanned and the belief among "a Ger
tain class of individuals so uniyer-
sally reiterated that it just becomes
little tiresome. These people
might come to know better if they
would only read up. AS it is,
union men are required to waste
valuable time i'll explaining away
the men of straw.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
AFTER C0NGRESSMEN.
Samuel Gompers Hands Out Few Hot
Ones to Public Servants.

Samuel GomperS. President of
the American Federation of Labor.
i'll a speech at the International
BookbinderS' Convention, in session
at Washington, ID. c., last week,
paid his respects to congress as fol
lows:
''In the recent past the represen-
tativeS of labor have been told they
have no right to request from Con
greSS the enactment of laws for the
benefit of the toiling millions. I'm
less such petitions from organized
labor are answered in better tones
i'll the future, we shall change the
request into demand. And un-
less the demand is granted. we
shall appeal to the sympathy and
conscience of our fellow citizens.
We have been told that we
have no right to threaten Il public
servant to defeat him at the polls.
My answer to this is that men of
great wealth, of power and position,
representing great financial insti-
tutions, are not averse to threaten
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
TRIBUTE TO T0nERS.
Country Needs More Respect For
Honest Work.
Organized Labor a Great Factor in the
Upbuilding of the State and
Nation.

Governor Hoch. of Kansas. in
his address of welcome TO the an
nual meeting of the State Society
of Labor and Industry, held at
Topeka, said:
am a friend oforganized labor.
think it has been and will con-
tinue to be one of the great factors
i'll the upbuilding OF our state and
nation. 1t should be the proudest
boast of every man that he is IL
laborer, either with his head or
with his hands. You men are the
representatives of the great classes
that labor i'll the mines, the facto-
ries and the shops, where by the
daily exercise of your Drawn and
your brains you are adding to the
material, the moral and intellectual
wealth of this great state.
'The best book in the world has
said that every man shall live by
the sweat of his brow. The great
trouble in this day is that there are
too many people who are trying to
live by the sweat of some other
PERSONS brow. There is an alarm
ing disposition on the part of many
to get something fornothing, to get
a living without earning it One
OF the crying needs Of the country
is IL revival of respect for honest
labor. There is no place for indo-
lencc or greed. We want men who
are workers, and who by thcirwork
contribute to the permanent vel
fare of the state.
81 am one of those who believe
that any legislation looking toward
IL working day OF reasonable length
is one of the best things for the
country. think that Il man can
do more wcrli and better work in
an eighthour day than he can in
longer hours. | believe in the old
division of time-eight hours for
work, eight hours for sleep and
eight hours for play or to get ac
quaint"d with your family.
:Anu just as strongly as ] be
lleve in an eight hour day do / be-
lieve in a six day week. Every
man owes it to himself to rest one
day in seven. This is not from any
religious sentiment, although the
sentiment comes from this. but on
the ground of physical and moral
strength. | will tell you that when
the avarice of man or the cupidity
of monopoly forces any man to
work seven days {. week or lose his
job. then labor will have received
one Of the most telling blows ever
delivered against it. ] am surprised
that laboiing men and labor leaders
have not taken this matter up long
ago.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
QUESTION:
Equal Wages Are Not Demanded
By Labor Organizations.
Union Rate a Standard Below Which
No Member Can Work---Work-
men Must Be Competent.

There are times when a trades
unionist feels disposed to grow
tired. When he drops into the
butchers, the grocer's or the dry
goods store and the well meaning
proprietor tells him that unions
are good and he believes in them,
but sometimes they go too far and
that in forcing the manufacturer to
pay as high wages to the poor man
as he does to the man of ability
they are setting bad precedent
and causing harm.
There is not day goes by but
what these assertions are being
made, i'll fact, it is something that
union men are always running up
against. 1t is apparently the
greatest argument that can be ad-
vanced against the movement.
There is no doubt that the major
ity of the people who advance the
argument actually believe it to be
true. AS "a matter OF fact, how
ever, anybody who has ever given
even Il slight study to the princi-
pies of trades -uniOniSm would not
be guilty OF advertising his igno-
rance by making such an absurd
and wholly untrue statement. Or
panized labor has never vet de
lnanded, and, what is more. it
never will demand, that workmen,
irrespective of ability, shall receive
the same rate of wages. If such a
statement were. true it would Ger
t;linly be a pretty straight arr:lign-
ment of unioniSm.
Organized labor demands that
employers shall pay standard
union rate of wages; but this is
something entirely different from
insisting that all men shall receive
equal pay. The union rate is a
standard below which no man is
supposed to work. but the invari
able rule is that the more skilled
the workman the higher the remu-
neIation he will receive.
The union rate is the standard
of the average mechanic. and the
mechanic who rises above the
average commands IA higher figure.
Except in trades where piece work
is the rule. various scales are in
existence, the best men always re-
ceiving a higher rate than what is
called the union standard. In
some trades mechanics receive as
high as t n oeats an hour above
the standard.
There is not Il trade in existence
today where union men all receive
the same remuneration. the average
man receiving the average rate and
the superior artisan higher figure.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21

races she must be as free and un-
harnessed as man. Public opinion
must back her and guard her
rights.
Let her secure her individual
rights by combining with other
women and men in trades unions
and insisting upon fair bargain
with her employer. Let her gain
through the trades-union what
man has gained. Public opinion
Will back her and guard her rights
i'll America.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
Miners Strike in Southwest Ended.

The tellels have completed the
count of the referendum vote on
thekansas City agreement, reached
last week between the soft coal op-
orators and miners of the South
west. The agreement, affecting
Arkansas, Indian Territory and
Missouri, was carried by 1, 400, a
majority of about two thirds. The
Kansas miners had previously
the agreement. This ends the strike
iii the Southwest.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
Kansas Printers Victorious.

The Samuel Dodsworth Book
Company. which has had the union
printers locked out since Dec 8,
1905, has signed the scale OF Leav
enworth typographical Union, and
union printers displaced strike
breakers Monday morning. This
Is quite a victory as this is one OF
the largest book concerns in the
West. Next-i
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21
MINERS WIN IN OHIO.

The miners strike in Ohio was
formally settled Tuesday afternoon,
whereby all the union men in East
ern Ohio will displace the non
union men. Thirty-fve thousand
miners are involved in the settle
ment. An advance of 5.SS per
cent over the 1904-5 scale will be
paid. Local conditions are now
being settled up by the various
officers as fast as is possible. The
new agreement covers two years.
ending March 81. 1908.
The Ohio operators of District s
are not satisfied with the above
settlement and Will have another.
meeting in a few days to take some
action in the matter. About
$4,000 men are employed in Dis
trict s.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-06-21

general public, whose battles it has
been lighting so long and with such
a heavy handicap.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18
ORGANIZATION TO DEFRAU0
LIVESTOCK SHIPPERS.

Kansas City. Jan. 1S.--Eyidence of
the existence at the stock yards In this
city OF an organization Of men TO de-
fraud shippers by a system OF over
weights and underweights was dis
closed IN the trial here Of Jay j. Miller
a trader charged with perjury. Millers
trial Is the first IN the cases or IL
weightmasters and others at the STOCK
wards indicted last year following an
investigation by committee of the
traders exchange. Miller testified
before the grand jury that indicted the
men that he knew nothing OF the exist
ence Of the alleged crookedness and the
prosecution Is trying to prove that he
did.
A. j. Judy. present chairman OF the
finance committee OF the Traders ex-
change, admitted candidly on the stand
that ne knew about the combine; that
he profted by the thefts and was a
party TO them.
Judy testified that Carl Wrightmlre.
a weightmaster and one OF the men
under Indictment, had asked him TO en-
ter The combine and he had done so.
"He told me-" testified Judy, AL
about the organization that had been
arrang d to short and over weigh He
said there was already a number OF
men al the yards who were at II. That
when they bought cattle the latter were
underweighed and when they sold they
were oyerweighed He offered to put
me on the list, TO give MIN 40 per cent
of what we made and to retain ~ per
cent. He was TO take the money and
divide IL with the men who weighed the
cattle a. the yards.
Judy testified to having paid money
10 Chu,les Wiggens and Bruce Wrack-
eldorffer for making improper weights
Ivy which he profited.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18
STOCKS CONTINUE
TO SHOW STRENGTH
Opened Higher, Some Of the
SpeciaItIes Making Good
Gains.
US. STEEL PFD. MADE RECORD
Went to 1iO--Reaction Carried ANAL
Ramated Copper Down to Ill.
Others Also Affected.

New York. Jan. Is-Prices In the stock
market today opened fraction higher
than last night In the general list and
some OF the speeialties showed wider
gains. Smelling was up 81. and National
Lead 9, Amalgamated Copper opened
down a small fraction and then rallied
TO above last night.
There were some Indications OF profit
taklnkg after the opening advance, but
this only excrted a momentary effect and
there was further substantial advance
before II o'clock. Reading was the prin'
cipal feature. blocks Of many thousands
OF shares being bought during It's ad.
vance OF 3h to 1859. some OF the other
notable gains were United Railway and
Investment and New York Dock 3, Colo
RADIO Fuel, Delaware 4 Hudson, Union
way ~, to 2l4, Atlanta Coast Line, Great
Northern preferred and Colorado Fuel
preferred ?, Kansas 4 Texas preferred Ia,
and Canadian Pacific, Minneapolis. 81,
Louisville & Nashville. Kansas city
southern preferred, Amlgsmated Copper,
Union Bag and knickerDocker Ice pre-
ferred a point or more.
The southwestern grangers became
strong and checked reaction which car.
ried Amalgamated Copper down to III and
forced number Of the Pacifcs and other
prominent stocks below last night The
movement IN the southwesterns was sup
plemented by u sudden awakening In a
number Of dominant ndustrials and Unit
ed States Steel preferred advanced. to
record price, at 10. Wabash preferred
gained ~. Missouri Pacific 2. and Texas
and Pacific. Rock Island preferred, Toledo,
St Louis Il Western. National Railroaod
Of Mexico preferred, c. Il o. and Long
Island ] TO IA. or the specialties, Wells
Fargo rose Z Federal Mining 8. the pre-
ferred g. Union Bag preferredSis, Hooking
Coal and Linseed "a, the preferred "a.
American Wooden "a. and American Tele-
phone /.
Bonds were firm at noon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18
MR.. BEATTY GOES
TO NEW YORK.
Well Known Expert Pulls Out for
Headquarters Of the Gug.
genheims.
MR.. MUD0 TO LOS ANGELES.
Belief Expressed that Proposed Bing-
ham Consolidation WIN Soon
BE Effected.

IL Is believed the negotiations that
have been pending for the consolidation
OF several OF Bingham's principal cop
per mines ana which win result In the
formation OF the international Copper
company with capital Of sos. 900 600
are about to draw to a close.
The experts who have had charge Of
the examination OF the Boston Con-
sc'idated recently, as well as the
Cactus mine In Beaver county, which
IL to DE included In the combination,
have packed their grips and left for
other parts. A. Chester Beatty left
for New York last night and s. W.
Mudd took the midnight train for Los
Angeles. Mr.. Beatty goes direct to the
headquarters of the Guggenheims, TO
make his report, upon which will de-
Eehd whether the Boston and the Gao
tus viii be taken into the combination
on the basis demanded by Samuel
Newhouse
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18
AN OPTION GIVEN.
Grand Gulch Copper Nine secured by
Butte and Eastern Parties.

At n special meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Grand Gulch Mining
company last night the directors Of the
company We're authorized to execute an
option on the property IN favor of W.
j Guthrie OF Butte who Is said 10
represent Butte and Boston capital
While the price named IN the option
has not been definitely stated. It Is said
to be considerably more than 100000
Much high grade copper ore
has been shipped from the Grand
Gulch property IN the past and. not
outstanding the long wagon haul to
the railroad, about $50 miles. the ore
netted the owners "A handsome profit
Since 1899 the property has reported
at the shelters with over 100000
pounds Of ore. which gave returns Of
sll2,3l379. based on an average price
Of l2Is cents per pound for copper. None
OF the ore shipped went less than $3.50
per cent copper. while some Of the
lots averaged as high as 54,2O per cent
II the option IL taken up by the hold
ers, the probabilities are that reduc-
ton works will be built on the Colorado
river and the ore transported from tho
mine by means of an aerial trnmway.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18
IN GOLD BUTTE.
Former senator kearns Has An Tx.
pert In New Nevada District.

letter received during the day
from the new camp OF Gold Butte, New,
brought the information that a party
by the name Of Waldron. supposed TO
he IN the employ OF former Senator
hca,Ds and associates was In the camp
for the purpose Of making an lnvestl-
CATION OF the camp.
That the district II attracting atten-
ton is evidenced by the fact that a
syndicate 81 mining men OF the Gold
Mountain rtSiOn has man on the
ground ami has succeeded In getting a
promising group OF claims not far from
the one being developed by tho Gold
Butte company. w. Z. Sharpe, a Tue
rhn Ari2., merchant and Los Angeles
associates have commenced an active
campaign and have new company In
process Of formation. Several other out
ilts looking over the district and an
other one Is belng formed In this city
WIN the expectation OF getting into the
Held not later than Feb. /.
J. \. Copeland, and w. III, Tonss
president and treasurer, respectively. OF
tFo Gold Butte company viii leave on
an inspect on trip to the property OF
That comrany the last of the mo ,th
Four men are working on the Gold
Butte ana reports coming from there
are OF most encouraging nature.
some samples OF ore sent in a few DAYS
ago speak We'll for Gold Butte.