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Nugent Sounds the Keynote.
1CoNTINUED FROM pAGEI1

7 NY IN of-D fltoN FACE. !
lars out OF the least possible in-
vestnlent.
There should be, and there is.
some middle ground upon which
employer and employee should
n eft for the purpose of promoting
not only their own welfare, but
the welfare Of all the people of
West Virginia.
y great responsibility rests upon
us in this connection. Let us not
ask for impossible things but let
us unite in determination to
work for and secure these things
that we believe, and are prepared
to prove, are ours.
In closing this report. again
desire to urge you to work for this
movement. Progress may not be
as rapid as some of us would like
to see it, but let us remember that
it is only by united and persistent
effort that we can make our work
complete.
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LOCAL LABOR NOTES
The Newsboys.

One of the unions in this city
.iia1 deserves special praise and
merits the encouragement of the
ehure community is the Newsboys'
Protective Union. In their three
years OF existence they have ac-
compllShed much good for their
membership, and have had only n
lew slight tits with their employ
eis, which have been amicably
settled. They enjoy the distinct
ION of being the only organization
OF that calling in the State; in fact,
the only union with a membership
OF such tender years within Il radi-
US of several states. Their carly
training III unioni>m will result in
their growing up as honest, indus
u1ous and valued citizens, such as
amy community would be proud
of.
L-A-R-o-E ARGUS. Paper,
sir:
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Barber's Union.

There is considerable activity
among the BARRIERS of late. They
have aroused themselves and are
up and doing. There are still a
few non union shops in the city
and they are putting forth their
best efforts to unionize them. and
ask the assistance and cooperation
OF all wage workers. Look for the
union shop card and demand its
appearance before you bcstow Your
patronage.
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Bell Telephone Strike.

The fight between the Southern
Bell Telephone people and the
Electrical Workers Union of this
city is still on. The majority of
the union men displaced have Sc
cured work elsewhere.
1t is only u question of, time
when the Bell people will realize
that they cannot run their business
with incompetent strike breakers.
and when sober sense prevails, will
put mechanics, union men, to
work
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24
Sermon to Carpenters.

The Rev. Ernest Robinson. of
the NJ. Il. Church, South. preached
an impressive sermon to the mem
bcrS Of Local Union No. 1907.
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
.IoinelS of America. They attend
ed in a body. The carpenters
have the largest membership in the
city, and are enjoying harmonious
relations with their employers.
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Labor Day Notes.

The Trades Assembly Labor
Day Committee appointed some
time ago to get speakers are ncgo.
tiating for the services of some of
the most prominent labor leaders
of the country, among them John
Mitchell, President of the United
Mine Workers of America. Active
preparations for the grandest ccle-
bration ever witnessed in West
Virginia will begin in the near
future
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1t has been recently declared
that woman is losing her sense of
'olch. We repudiate this with
"llherlng Scorn, having only !,
snort time ago been callclf upon to
contribute towards the purchase of
an Easter bonnet.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24

charity should begin at home,
but not end there.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24

Beng a good fellow is losing
game.
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Our Advertisers.

We take pleasure in recommend
ing each and every firm whose adj
vertisement appears in the LABOR
ARGUS, to our readers, and hope
that they VIII remember them
when making their purchases.
They merit the support OF all labor
ing men by lending their assistance
in establishing a labor paper III our
midst. When making purchases
always mention the fact that you
saw their ad in THE LABOR AR
GUS.
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BETTER ORGANIZATION.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted By
State Federation for That
Purpose.

AT the Convention of the State
Federation Of Labor, held in the
City of Wheeling, beginning May
g, 1906, the question of '.bctter
organization and how to Obtain it
it,in West Virginia., was discuss
ed by the delegates in attendance
The matter was then referred to
the Cohmittce on Resolutions. and
on Nfa$ 9th the committee submit
ted thf following which was unani-
mouslN adopted by the convention,
and p resident Nugent and Secre-
tary HOLMAN were instructed to
have the same printed in circular
form and mail to all local unions
in theEState. Here are the rcSolu-
tions:1
VIII reas, The condition Of the
working people of West Virginia.
through lack of organizati ion, is
such as to appeal to every member
of organized labor in our country.
having some twenty cities or towns
with over five thousand population
with scarcely any organization,
aud without any trade being fully
organized; and knowing the bcne-
fits that would accrue. not only to
the organized men ofour State, but
to the organizations Of every trade
and calling III our country; and
knowing from past experience and
knowledge of our people that good
local organizations and central
bodies can be organized, with the
proper. effort and small donation
to assist in the work from the a.
r. Of H.; therefore, he it
Resolved, That we appeal to
Samuel GompeiS, President of the
A. +. of H.. and to the Executive
Council, that two members. duly
elected and qualified organizers, be
Commissioned and paid by the A.
F. of H., for the accomplishment
of the above mentioned work.
And he it further
( Resolved. That we appeal to
each National and international
4 President OF every organization
\ represented at this Convention to
urge upon the President and Ex-
! ecutive Council of a. f. of L.. the
necessity of complying with the
above resolutions; and each and
every delegate on his return home
after this Convention adjournS to
call special meeting of his Local
and have the above re olutionS en-
dorSed. and forward the same, with
personal appeal to the President
I of the organization.
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Satan knew what he was abont
when he invented politics.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24
NOTICE.!

We hope to enlarge to eight
pages with our first issue in June
and sincerely trust that everybody
interested iii the cause Will lend
rs their aid aud assistance. We
also expect to make the paper bet
ter and more interesting each
issue.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24

All the local unions are now
agitating the question of organiza
ton, and considerable effort will
he made. with the assistance of a
special organizer to organize all
the unorganized people i'll the city
III the near future.
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Printers Elect Delegate.

Charleston Typographical Union
No. l46. at meeting on May 16.
elected Alvin l.. Snyder as repre-
sentative to the International
meeting at Colorado Springs in
August. Chas. III. Cargo being
the alternate.
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All unions in this city and sur
rounding territory are requested to
appoint some member as a cores
pendent for THE LABOR ARGUS
and send in all items of interest.
and for the good OF the cause.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24

In Japan every child is taught
to write with both hands. In
u1yef ica about 5000. 600 children
are 100 busy working with both
haT4hto learn to work with one.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-05-24

If the workingman and woman
could only realize how well the en-
ployelS are organized, they would
speedily join the union of their
craft and get wise by following the
methods of those who grow rich bv
their labolS.
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
TRAIN ROBBER GETS
$500 AND ESCAPES
Shoots SeabOard Conductor.
Stops Train and FIeeS
to Woods
FELLOW WORKED MASKED


by Our Own Wire. Publishers Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 31.-At 2.40
O'Clock this morning a Seaboard Air
line train No. 81 approached Lacrosse,
Va, about seventy i've miles south Of
Richmond. one of the most daring hold
ups that ever took Place in Virginia
occurred.
a passenger, apparently about
twenty-five year old who boarded the
train at Richmond. walked into the
Pullman car an dtook a seat in the
smoking compartment. The conductor
and porter Of the Pullman were in the
day Coach at the time. AS the porter
returned the stranger placed a pistol
TO his head and forced him to lock
both doors Of the sleeper after which,
masking himself. he went through the
car robbing half asleep passengers at
the point of his postal He had Sc
cured eight hundred dollars from a
passenger when the Pullman conductor
forced his way in and attempted to
arrest the thief Quick as a flash the
robber shot the conductor, and pulling
the emergency brake cord. stopped the
train and disappeared in the woods
The conductors wound is not seri-
Gus, he only having been shot through
tho arm
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
INTENTIONAL nine
TONIGHT WILL DINE

At the Clayton House Tonight one Of
the most unique banquets ever held in
this city will be given by George w.
Duffy to the members Of the famous
Intentional Nine"
Each New Years nine Young men
gather at a banqiiet and draw num-
bers, the one getting a certain num-
eral being forced to hunt for a wife
during the coming year. If he fails
he must pay for the banquet at the
next New Years. Duffy drew the num-
Der last year and failing to marry must
put up for the supper tonight An
other drawing viii be held this even-
ing However, only four Of the mem-
bers remain to get the numbers. BY
the rules of the club those who mar
ried or those who have already held the
unlucky number cannot draw. The
name Of the holder of the number is
kept secret during the year.
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
Engineer of COIIiding Train
Denies Responsibility For
the Horror

BY Our Own Wire. Publishers Press
WASHINGTON, DeG 3l.-Ground and
battered beneath giant locomotive which
ploughed into their train at "a terrific rate
of speed. forty-hve persons were killed
and fifty injured in a rear end collision on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at the
suburban station Of Terra Gotta. District
Of Columbia, last evening
Tho wrecked train was the Frederick
local, bound 10 Washington. The three
coaches were filled with residents OF
Washington on their way home from Sun
day visits in Maryland
The train which caused the havoc was
an extra, composed OF seven empty immi-
grant coaches being returned to Baltimore
from Cumberland. Nd This train was
drawn by engine No. 2l02, one of tn,
largest on the b. and o. system.
Just as the Frederick local was leaving
Terra Gotta, at 629 p. m., the extra thun
dered past the little station at sixty mile,
an hour. The crash occurred fifty yardi
east OF the station building
So terrific was the momentum Of TN
extra, that the wreck OF the local wa,
scattered along the right of way for NOR,
than half a mile. The rear coach of No
Sc, splintered and shattered, was hurle,
from the track within two hundred yard
Of the point where the crash took place
The next coach similarly smashed to kind
ling wood, left its wheel trucks some dis
tance further down the track. When tn,
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
R. R. OFFICIALS
A FAVORED LOT
Get Increase in Wages Aver.
aging Almost 40 Per
Cent.

Omcia's OF the r., 3. and w. rail-
road from the division superintendent
down TO the assistant yardmasters are
much elated over an order from head
quarters granting the heads of the
various departments. the chief clerks
and the assistants a very substantial
increase in their pay i'm addition to
the recent ten per cent. increase I'm
der the new order division superin-
.tendents get about $50 a month more
than heretofore. trainmasters get S95
more, chief clerks now receive about
$500 month yardmasters get $40 a
month more, assistant yardmasters $40
more, and so on down through the en-
tire Office force.
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
20 PER CENT. OF
CITIZENS PINCHED
Statement Issued From Chief
Of Police Blacks Office
Shows 444S Arrests

According to figures compiled by Clerk
Schell. Of Chief Of Police Backs office
nearly twenty per cent. OF the population
OF the city Of Wilmington. was arrested
during the past year. Up until noon TO-
day 4iiS arrests had been recorded. and
figuring on a population Of the city Of S.
go, the average is a little more than /.
per cent.
The arrests for the year by months fol-
low; January. SO8; February. 2s2; March
2si; April. Ss7; May, sos; June. 402; July
4e4; August, ass; September. 4Oi; October
ssS; November. sos; December. 2s9. Total
4iiS
Compared with 1865 there were just 72
more arrests, only S52s being recorded in
that year as follows: January. eO9; Febru.
ary 2oG; March, pa; April. 200; May. 2f
June. 2S2; July, 4si; August. ii2; septem.
ber. 3i5; october. Az; November. $50. and
December, 1884,
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
LINING UP
FOR THE OFFICES
At Caucus it Looked as if
New Castle Would Get
All PIumS

| DOVER. Dec. 3i-At noon the Re-
publican members OF the General AS
sembly entered into caucus in tn,
State House parlor for the discussion
OF the division of Offices in the Legis-
iature and other questions which may
require consideration by the two lower
counties.
Twenty-one out Of the twenty-throe
members from Kent and Sussex coun-
ties entered the caucus on invitation Of
suranco Commissioner Marshall
chairman OF Kent county. Prior TO the
opening Of the caucus some steps were
taken 20 prevent it, but by 1i.l5 such
a large number Of members had assem-
bled that the attempt was abandoned,
AN going i'm except Senator Lingo. of
Sussex. who did not arrive In time and
Representative Rish. Of West Dover.
who did not show up.
The Senate chamber was fragrant
with the odor OF an immense floral
pilots wheel. presented TO Senator
Rowland by his associate pilots from
the Amen Corner. at Third and Chest
nut streets Philadelphia.
Senator Alice was at tho state
House shortly before noon In company
with DR.. Layton. George NJ Fisher G.
Layton Grier. George II. Hail. David
u.s. Clark. Daniel J. Layton and a num-
ber OF others
The day has been marked by an en-
tire absence Of exciting features and
little time will be lost In getting down
10 business.
The Republican caucus appointed the
following general committee to con-
vone "a general caucus at tho state
House this evening at $50. on behalf
of the House Representatives Mcssick,
Hirons and Garrison; Senate. Con-
nors Rowland and Bernard
No decisive votes were taken. the
following conditions presenting them
selves.
Kent has no candidate for Speaker
OF the House.
Sussex has no candidate for president
pro tenn. of the Senate.
New Castle and Kent each have a
candidate for the above Office.
New Castle so far has no candidate
for speaker OF the House, although Sus-
sex has two aspirants.
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
LEGISLATURE BEGINS
WORK TOMORROW
Organization Of the Houses
viii be Agreed on at
Caucus Tonight
POSSIBLE LEGISLATION
OF THE 1907 SESSION

Delawarc's Legislature. (which is t.
elect a successor TO United states Sem
ator j. Frank Alice, in addition to the
enactment OF new laws, viii convene
in Dover tomorrow IA biennial ses-
sion.
Dover is the scene Of political turmoil
To-day. for the Republican caucus on
Organization is TO be held this even
ing. The Legislature is composed OF
52 members, Of which 35 are IN the
House and ~ in the Senate The Re-
publlcans have ~ Senator's and the
Democrats g. and IN the House there
are 20 Republicans and TO Democrats.
On joint ballot the Republicans Will
have 36 votes. or nine more than the
constitutional majority.
A conference OF the Republican as
semblymen from Kent and Sussex
counties was held this morning at IL
o'clock 10 discuss the organization OF
the Legislature. The Republican cau-
Gus on organization will be held to-
night Kent county had the president
pro tenn. OF the Senate and speaker Of
the House two years ago. New Cast o
county viii claim the president pro tenn.
this year. which would leave the
speaker for Sussex county. Whether
the presiding officers will be distrib-
uted in this manner is for the caucus
10 determine.
Senator George w. Sparks of this
city. who enters upon his second term.
I san active candidate from this county
for president pro TEN. He was de-
featcd for that honor two years ago by
Senator A. r. Conner. Of Kent. after
a long deadlock. The name OF Sena-
tor John NJ Mendinhall of Newport.
also Is mentioned prominently In con-
nection with the position.
Sessions OF the Senate are presided
over by the Lieutenant Governor I.
Thomas Parker. IN whose absence tho
president pro tenn sits. Joint sessions
iare presided over BY the president pro
tenn. For the speakership the name OF
Representative J. Oliver Newton, OF
Bridgeville is most prominently mem
toned. but the name Of Representative
A. Cary Palmer Of Milton is now
brought forth. Both are residents Of
Sussex county Should it develop that
New Castle county would he allowed
the speaker OF the House. the honor
probably would go 10 Representative
Richard Hodgson. OF Townsend That
would give the lower part OF the state
the president pro tenn. and would bring
out the names Of Senators T. Cl Moore.
OF Smyrna, and A. q. Conner Of Fell
ton, in Kent county, and Senator Ed
ward Reed. OF Ellendale. and Senator
James Rowland, Jr, Of Lewes. in Sus-
sex county.
Continued on Fifth Page.)
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
Three Day Coaches Smashed
and Their Occupants Cut
TO Pieces

the accommodation. Tho superintendent
said thar Phillips was acting according TO
orders when be went home al $50 O. lock,
leaving the double green" signal bun.ng.
Mr. Todd would make no positive charge
but mtimatod that the burden OF hlams
would probably fan hron the engineer a q
crew of tho extra.
Five men have been arrested by the po-
lice. They are an members OF the extra
trains crew, as follows Harry II. HID H.
brand, engineer Frank r. Honmoier. con-
ductor: William a. Norris. hagglgoman;
Ralph Rulter. brakeman; Ira c. Mccloi-
land, fireman
Engineer Didn't See Signal Lights.
Harry H. Hlldebrand. engineer OF the
extra, of io7 West Ostend street. Rll.i-
more. after being taken IN custody, made
the statement that he had seen no lish s
ahead before the collision. Il was rum
ming at the rate OF about twenty-five
miles an hour" Hldebrand said
"A heavy fog prevailed az the time. The
first I knew OF the wreck was when felt
the engine and cars come together
'I did not sec any lights ahead Of me
was at my post Of duty and preparing
/ 10 see the track ahead. II the rear lights
oi train No. 66 were burning / did not So,
ihom. The fog was too thick 60 see yer,
( far ahead Of the engine"
Frederick Leigh. brakeman on the IN
CONTINUED on Second page)
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
COUNTY OFFICIALS
TO TAKE OFFICE
Will Assume Their Duties at
the Court House To-
morrow

New Castle county officials who were
elected at the recent election will as
sumo their duties at midnight Tonight
with fixed salary per year instead
OF the former fee system.
The new officials are;
Sherin-Henry Stafford. who sue
ceeda Harry l. Gillis.
Register In Chancery and Clerk OF
the Orphans Court-Joseph G.. Jolls.
who was reelected.
Register Of WI ls-Francis NJ. Wal
ker. who succeeds Frederick E. Bach.
Recorder Of Doeds-Harry H. Bill
lanys who is now finishing part OF a
term for which he was appointed BY
Governor lea 20 MI a vacancy caused
by tlfe death Of James S. Moore.
Coroner-James H. Galloway. who
succeeds William n. Purks.
Sheriff Stafford will have as his in
side deputy Joseph II. Bartlett, and his
outside deputy viii be Andrew e. Cole,
Of this city.
Register OF wis Walker will have
Jas his deputy William Lyons, Jr, coun-
Gilman from the Ninth ward.
Recorder Billany will retain his
present force Of clerks, with A. v. Les
lie George as deputy. and Register in
Chancery Jolls win make no changes
lin his Office force.
Coroner Galway viii have as his
deputy Harvey J. Nichols.
Tho sheriff isto receive $4,000 a yenr
and Is allowed an inside deputy at $500
Ia vera and two outside deputies at
$500 a year each.
The Register In Chancery and Clerk
.of the Orphans Court is to receive
$4,000 year, and is allowed $500 for n
deputy.
The Register Of Wills is 10 receive
$4,000 year. and is allowed $1,000 FOR
a deputy and 5000 for a clerk.
The Recorder OF Deeds is to receive
$4,000 year. and is allowed a deputy
at $1,000 a year and four clerks at $500
year each.
The coroner is 70 receive $1,000 a
year and is allowed a deputy at $500 a
year
In addition TO these salaries the Of
hcials will receive ten per cent. Of the
fees and costs collected by them.
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
NEGRO EMANCIPATION
Forty-third Local Celebration Will Be
Held in A. U. Church Tomorrow
Night.

Colored citizens Of Wilmington will
observe the forty-third anniversary OF
the Emancipation Proclamation to-
morrow evening at the African Union
Church, French street above Eighth
The oration will be delivered by DR.
I. Garland Penn, Of Atlanta, Ca, an
assistant general secretary Of the Ep-
worth League OF the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and ex-secretary of tho
Negro Young Peoples Christian and
Education Congress, the second quad
rennial session OF which was held in
Washington, d. c., last August.
Evening journal., 1906-12-31

was not discovered until late sunday.
ST. Observation-Disclosures on infor-
nation furnished by traitor. the
police during the last few days cam
tured over hundred leaders and mem-
oers OF the ST. Petersburg military
ORGANIZATION Of the Social Democrats.
VINO We're conducting a propaganda in
The army and navy. Among those
taken into custody was the editor of
a secretly published paper entitled the
Barracks, twenty-five soldiers and sew
eral women.
NEW YoRK-Fire in the garage Of
Col John Jacob Astor in West Twenty
eighth street to-day destroyed three
valuable automobiles belonging to Col.
Astor and nearly caused the loss OF
several lives. Soon after the fire start
ed the flames exploded a quantity Of
gasoline. Occupants Of apartments
above the garage We're cut OF from
escape and were carried out by police
and hremen.
PRINCETON, ~ IL There was
no improvement to-day IN the conii-
tion OF Former President Grover Cleve-
iand' Who has been seriously IN for
over a week. The acute attack Of
indigestion from which he is suffering
is not yielding easily to treatment
Evening journal., 1906-12-31
LAST TICKS FROM THE WIRE

BY Our own Wire, Publish RS Press.
PHIDADELPHIA--The funeral of
Alexander J. Cassatt pre- ident of the
Pennsylvania Railroad WIS held from
his town house. 202 Wes Rittenhouse
Square. at ? O'Clock this afternoon. In
accordance with the wisies Of Mrs.
cassatt. the services 9re simple in
the extreme.
TI1HERAN, Turkey-1ne shah and
the Crown Prince signed the Constitu-
ton yesterday. 1t pnvides for a
par-ly elective Senate md financial
control by the lower hou e.The Princes
signed a separate docuntnt promising
not to dissolve the presei Parliament
Tor two years.
IsONDON-The Foreigl Office an
nounces that King EdNird has ap-
proved the apopintmelt of James
Bryce as Ambassador the United
States.
MOBILE-lDtamonds Ind jewelry
estimated to be worth $1,000 ana 5000
in money. have been t4en from The
vaults OF the Sand0z JeVtry Company
on Dauphin street. near koyal. by safe
blowers who successfuv opened the
iroN safe of the compauHwith drill.
52rs greater part or "a booty OBJ
Panied vas diamonds. 4hs robbery