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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
Anti Child Slavery League.

The Anti-Cnild Slavery League,
formed in New York, and which is
to become national in scope, has
selected Tudor jerks. the well
known literary man, as general
secretary. Mr.. jerks, in speaking
of the leagues mission, says: ssThe
aim of the league is to enlist vast
army of honest, Godfearing men
and women, who are willing to
lend the weight of their names to a
movement having as its object the
freeing of the child slaves of the
country from a condition worse
than actual bondage All of
which is pretty strong indict-
ment against the capitalist system
that devours the children to fatten
mi1lionairedom.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
GENERAL NEWS.

Germany has 253,517 persons
employed III its postal seryice-a
greater number than any other
country has.
me Boston and Maine and the
New York, New Haven and Hart
lord railroad freight handlers have
poth been granted the So a day
wage rate.
Twelve years ago twenty three
herman cities had central labor
order. In February of this wear
There were in existence SOC i'm ms
many cities in the German emnire
The Indiana Supreme Court IN
leio The constitutionality of the
act requiring manufacturing and
mining companies and firms to pay
1helr employees semi monthly in
lawful money. -
at meeting of the General Fed,
Grafton of Women's Clubs, held in
st. Paul, Mimi, resolution was
passed to stand by the working
girls IN their demand for an eight
hour day wherever made.
From report recently issued by
the British home office it appears
that the number of persons engaged
IN mining and quarrying in Great
Britain and abroad in 1905 was
about 100000.
Speak a kind word to your fell
low unlonist. When you condemn
him you alike humble yourself.
The power of capital opposes both.
and only through goodfellowship
can both succeed industrially.
The union label is a concrete OK.
preston of the desire of unionists
that other unionists and all SYM
pathizers shall be able to discrimi-
nate between the unfair product of
the penitentiary, of the non union
lists, OF the tencmant house ana
pest holes and the product OF
workers engaged in the same move
ment and sharing the same hopes
and aspirations as themselves.
.'We regard it as the sacred duty
OF every honorable laboring man
to sever his affiliations with all
political parties of the capitalists,
and to devote his energy and at.
tention to the organization of his
trade and labor union and the con.
centration of all unions into one
solid body for the purpose of as.
slsting each other in all struggles
political and industrial-to re.
slst every attempt of the ruling
classes directed against our liber.
ties, and to extend our fraternal
hand to the workers of our land
and to all nations Of the globe that
struggle for the same indepcnd.
ence.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
Executive Board Meeting.

A meeting of the Executive
Board Of sub. District No. 1, of
District No. II, U. M. w. of A.,
was held at Montgomery on last
Saturday. Several important mat
ters were considered. District
President John Nugent and Secre-
tary Clark johnson were also in
attendance.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
Has Changed Hands.

The Re0ie,o, published in Hunt
lngton in the interest of organized
labor, has been sold by Lew. f.
Chapman to Messrs. Austin M.
Skies and Frank w. Stephens,
who have assumed charge and
promise to make the paper better
than ever. The new owners have
our best wishes in their venture.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
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lille trade and labor unions
hitherto have struggled for hiabas
wages or shorter hours of Labor
.hey nave practically protected
themselves as producers, but not
DIS consumers and citizens. Tho
privileged classes have used tho
ponce, militia and even Federal
troops against The workers when
ever they felt their capitalistic in.
.eiests IN danger. And yet trades
anu !apor unions go SO far as to
pron1oit the discussion of such ton
les IN their meetings, and on cleo.
cioh DAY their members vote in
favor of representatives of the very
class that Expresses them all tho
year around.''
John P. Ireland, one of the most
prominent Mine Workers in Dis.
tr1ct II, was in the city Saturday
on MS way to his home at Mont
gOmerS.
DON'T forget the union shop
card when you get shaved.
The Union Label is your best
friend. Always bear this in mind.
Advertisers in the Argus merit
the patronage of union men. DON'T
forget to put in good word for
tne paper when making purchases
of them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27

Don't despise Mag, the laundry
girl, just because she washes your
shirts. If you marry her you'll be
able to put the tin-tag on the laun
dry bills.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27
U. M. w. of A., Election.

Blanks have been sent out to all
local unions of the United Mine
Workers to be filed in with names
of their choice for National officers
for the ensuing year, who will be
voted for later on.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27

{ High-class Photographs at Capt.
toll Studio, 6124 Kanawha street,
over Rogers Drug Store.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27

The mug that knows it all is the
silly dub all the way through.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27

The male portion of the popula-
ton of this world is made up of
men and Willie boys.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-27

Every married man is a hero in
the eyes of some other married
mans wife.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21

New York, April 21.-The opening
OF the baseball season seemed to start
Spring itself, and people acted as if
they had at last shaken off the incubus
Of winter. There is no denying the
fact that New York and the country
at large as we'll, is crazed with the
baseball fever. The newspapers are
filed with the records of the players,
the experts are writing up the heroes
of the diamond as though they were
heroes OF great battles. Business men
in their counting rooms, in saloons, at
home and even at church are talking
baseball, and with such technical
knowledge that it is evident they are
posted in all the details. Newspaper
writer's are inventing all kinds of slang
phrases, and multiplying the language
in most fearful way. Indeed, it is
chargeable to baseball that the game
has been responsible for the introduc
ton of more slang words into the Ian
guage than any other lone in the
world, But the ''fans" do delight in
seeing the games and are happier
now than they have been in many
months, and perhaps they are health
Ter, as they get plenty OF fresh air on
the bleachers, and when they open
their mouths wide to shout and yell the
pure ether rushes down and washes all
the dust of winter off their throats.
They also get exercise, and the bile is
thrown off their livers, and without
doubt they are much better in mind
and body, and perhaps spiritually as
they feel better toward their fellow
IS sc
cutting y another mans throat on the
baseball field, and no great crimes
have invaded the diamond. It is our
great national game, and long may it
endure. Naturally New Yorkers feel
delighted that the Giants won the first
i game These Giants are real fine fell
lows, and are evidently going to set a
lively pace this season, but it was too
onesided last season, and it is to be
hoped that some club will work UP
such a score ras to put the Giants on
their mettle.
The city has number of old ladies
whom it loves to consider its wards.
They stand on the familiar corners,
and sell apples and other fruit, and
have done it for many years, many OF
them having grown old ait their posts.
They are know to many thousands Of
lpeople who pass them in the morning
on their way to business, and repass
them at snightfall on their way for
home. Some of these old ladies' SQUAT
tied at the positions they secured, and
stood their ground against all comers
until there came a general acquiescence
in their occupancy Of their places as
by right of possession One woman
has a newspaper station at Nassau and
Fulton streets: she stands iii the gut
ter. with her basket against lamp
post She manages to have her heels
lunnolested By the trucks, and IS al
much the owner Of the spot as though
Il had been decided to her in fee simple
All the other sellers of papers recog.
lnize her rights, and never attempt tc
sell any papers within the circle sur
rounding her, and constituting her ter.
fitory Another old LADY sqnatted son1e
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21
....GOtham News Letter..

time ago on the St. Paul building but
she sells just so many every day, be
cause scores OF newsboys sell papers
to people before they reach her. An
other has a stand on the St. Paul S
Churchyard corner. The church
authorizes her to do this, and have let
her sell rosy-cheeked apples for year
after year, and she stands there in the
hottest sun or the coolest wind, and
exchanges her apples, which are always
the very best, for silver or pennies.
The ST. Paul people are very generous
and allow many deserving old people
to use the outside portion of their
property to make a living. The gov
ernment has also been very kind, and
has allowed quarters for making sales
to many an old woman until her name
has become household word with the
business men doing business near, and
sometimes for all the city,. But some
times they have to be misplaced, as
Auntie Jane Noonan was the other day,
when an underlining, at the order @of
Secretary Shaw, told her to- move on
from the entrance OF the Barge Office.
This is a very crowdei place, and
"Auntie Jane was in the way. She
thinks the authorities wanted her BUSH
ness, and so swept her stand away.
Il just simply can't understand it'' she
says, "What on earth do they want my
poor little business for?" A great
many politicians are working to rein-
state Auntie Noonan in her old place,
and she has been more missed than
many public man would have beer.g5
~. stF II ttEEs
Pipe galleries, under the Elsberg bill,
now awaiting the Mayors signature
are to be placed In the new Sideways.
That is an excellant idea and will be
productive OF much money to the city,
land greatly facilitate work upon the
pipes. 1t is a great pity that there are
mot galleries in tunnels for a similar
purpose. The galleries should be laid
| IN every street under the sidewalks, as
galleries are located in Paris All pres
ent, no matter how excellent the pave
Iment laid down, it is no sooner iii place
than gangs Of workme1l are digging IN
/ to it to get at some defective. pipes
steam, water, gas sewer, and the like.
lIfsthere were laid galleries in subWays,
all that would be necessary when rel
pairs were required would be to locate
the leak, and the repairs could be done
lat the least possible expense. II
would require ouly the lifting of a lid
while If the pipes were under the CEN
tire of the street it would take digging
under asphalt through wood, crushed
stone, and perhaps stone again, ths
Istreets being blocked and the surface
disfgured and disturbed beyond res
iteration to the exact form that marked
lat before II was disturbed. The water
gas and electric people have the city
underground pretty well mapped OUT
land they seldom make much of u mis-
take locating the trouble; but one ali
ways knows they have been there from
i the disordered surface 1t would pay
| the city to buy the sidewalk rights .iI
i front Of all the business buildings, and
lay galleries there.
I x9Ihe New York q Central has beer
Dlying up all the lai1a OH botlS sides
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21
LIEUTENANT GENERALS.

! Springfield, Mass, Republican: The
question what TO do with our retired
lieutenant generals is becoming serious
owing to their great abundance. Gen.
Chaffee is considering an offer to be-
come the head OF the American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMI
mails. General Bates, who retired Sat
rrday, will return to, his old home in
ST. Louis for the present Generals
Miles and Young are trying to keep
happy without work and soon Generals
Corbin and Macarthur will be added
to the list. We shall then have six
lieutenant generals in this country,
all retired and all feeling as young
and vigorous as ever they were. sz
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21

All curable medical and surgical diseases.
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. Lung dis
eases, Early Consumption, Bronchitis,
Bronchial Catarrh, Constitutional Catarrh
Nasal Catarrh, Dyspepsia. Sick Headache,
stomach and Bowel Troubles, Appendicitis,
disease. Diabetes, Kidney, Liver, BIad.
der Troubles, Prostate and Female Dis
eases, Dizziness, Nervousness Indiges-
tion, Obesity, Interrupted Nutrition Slow
Growth in Children, and all wasting dis.
ease In adults Many eases OF Deafness,
Ringing In the Ears. Loss Of Eyeslght,
Cataract Cross Eyes, ere, that haye
restored Deformities, Club Feet, Curva-
ture OF the Spine, Disease Of the Brain
Paralysis, Epilepsy. Heart Disease,
< Dropsy, Swelling Of the Limbs STRIFE
ture, Open Sores, Pain In the Bones,
Granular Enlargements and all long.
standing diseases properly treated.
nervous debility, falling memory, weak
eyes. stunted development lack OF energy,
Impoverished blood, pimpIes blood and skin
diseases, Erupti0ns, Hair Falling, Swell.
ings, Sore Throat. Ulcers, Weak Back,
Burning Urine. passing urine too often,
Structure, receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and cure for life.
Cancers. Tamors. Golfer, FistuIa. plies.
Varioeele. Rupture and enlarged glands
treated and cured without pain and with
out the loss OF blood, This is one Of his
scientific and certainly sure cures Of the
nineteenth century. No incurable cases
taken. Consultation to those Interested.
'7's9' DR. RTA.
Minneapolia. Minn.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21

OF the city OF Peekskill on the Hudson,
so that today the city can't build dock
for public use. The railroad company
has an army of men leveling, filling
up, and putting the property in good
shape This is done by the railroad
company in orier to control all the
landing places on the Hudson river
front This action is taken in view OF
the great exposition that is announced
for the year 1909. Very little, if any
thing, has been said in the New York
papers about this huge enterprise, but
the river countries are full OF it, papers
and people talking about it constantly.
A large number of steam shovels are
working on the big peninsula extend
ing it into the Hudson River, and call
ed Verplanck' Point. The ground is
being 1evele1, swamps filled UP, and
the whole surface made ready for build
ings. A great army of laborers is at
work, and they are fairly transform
ing the place for the millions who are
expected to visit the festivities that will
mark the great event. One Of the
principal features will be a conlmod-
ious Academy of Music, which will be
al permanent institution, and will be
used for the social encouragement oil
American Music-pro oducers. 1T shows
what a peculiar set of newspapers the
Metropolis has, that the subject has
scarcely been mentioned here, and it
/ is doubtful whether one New Yorker
out Of a hundred has ever heard of it,
while the whole upper part of the state
is afiame over it, One thing is cer-
made on that dreary looking Ver-
planck' s. Point in 1909, and before that
time. It has lain practically unused
eyer since Henry (Hendrick) Hurldon
sailed past it in the Half Moon and has
been such a useless appendage Of the
great river which washes its shores
that people have wondered why il
hasn't been carried away to fill up some
floxious territory.
Mark Twain is spending his declin-
ing years in a manner that gives him
great comfort and enables him to do
Ia great deal of benefit to all classes ei
humanity. II is becoming quite the
thing nowadays, to read of Mr..
/ Clemens presiding at some public func-
tion in aid of some specially deserving
poor, such as the blind, the cripples
the orphans, and such societies as have
|lfor their objest the Tightening Of the
burdens Of the afflicted. Mr. Clemens
|sfs easily the most popular man in the
city, and at the same tirne the best
known. Everybody knows Mark
Twain, and when his kindly face. looms
Up in a public meeting, great interest
Els always felt, the feeling toward the
great author being extremely cordial
and there is always a good speech
coming that pleases all. Indeed, Marx
Twain is a sort Of everyday Santa
Claus, with an extremely kind heart
and way of putting things that does
his auditors good. Could any nicer
way be found to illuminate the path ol
him who IS walking to the Heavenly
Land, helping as he ioes all with WHOM
Ile comes in contact Mr. Clemens has
|the capability of fitting iii, as 4 presid.
Ling officer with all the men who speak
and at the same time sympathizina
Iwiff his hearers He Isl unique
Icllaracfer. none Other like him, III tIiis
country oil any oil Aiittla Ilis I&oIlii1i
head. his kindly syolce, his tender
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21
though keen eyes, he takes right hold
of one. Long may. he live. : ~ 2t&s 4
Old Timer. ~,
CHASING THE MOSQUITO.

Baltimore Sun: The Mosquito Ex-
termination Society of Brooklyn claims
to have the been the first organization
OF the land in the field this season with
its work of human blessing. The
members of the society who are fathers
have dropped the baby coaches for the
time being and. entered with "a hearty
zeal upon the work of chasing the
festive mosquito from the stagnant
sWamps, The energy OF the society is
to be directed this season to the ex-
termination of the sWamps in which
the mosquitoes breed as well as the
mosquitoes themselves. The Brook
lyn society is setting the country a fine
example. 1T is never too early too be-
gin, it is very wise TO boast, and in
.boasting OF her precedence in the war
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-04-21

against the common pest Brooklyn
has not only Dragged but blundered.
In Baltimore the war against the mos
quito never ends. ~
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-01-19
FRANCHISE is
WORTH MUCH
Durant Cannot Afford to Sell Sewer
age Franchise for Song.

II Durant were to grant sew :
erage franchise to a corporation
what would that franchise be
worth to the corporation? Or,
how much should Durant get for
it? Well, let's take a see:
A company of citizens at Bon
ham, Texas, proposed to the city
county tu build a sewerage sys-
tenn in Bcnham, estimated to cost
$50, 900, owing to area covered
at absolutely no expense to the
city, and at the end of fifteen
years to turn it over to the city of
Bonham free of any cost what
ever. The council accepted the
proposition.
Durant is every it as good a
town as Bonham, If not better.
A sewerage franchise in Durant
is worth as much or more than it
would be in Bonham. Putting
the two towns on a level, Durant
should have every cent as much
for its franchise as Bonham would
get. If Bonham's proposed $685.
600 sewerage is worth that much
in Fl teen years, then Durant
should have $4,000 or S15, 900
for the proposed franchise now
before the city council, if granted.
In the opinion of the News,
Durant has no franchise to give
away, or even to sell, unless we
get a good price. These fran
chises, if sold for songs, will give
out after awhile, when Durant
gets bigger and stronger; then
we will begin to want some of
them back, and then these COR
porations will stick their fingers
in their vests and smilingly ask,
"How much will you give us?"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-01-19
DEPOT SAFE
BLOWN Open
Parties Enter Katy Station at Gale
With No Success

Saturday night at 1915 O'Clock
unknown parties entered the
Katy depot at Gale, gaining ad-
mittance by breaking the glass
and raising window. The safe
door was blown open, but as
there was no money in the safe
the robbers left empty handed.
The bloodhounds of Jas. B. Davis
of Dursnt were carried TO the
scene, but located no trail. It 10
thought the thieves took freight
train and went north. There is
no clue to the crime and the
KAty's detective has abandoned
the case.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1906-01-19
RAILwAY TRAFFIC..
Report Of Commissioner Contains Over
Five Hundred Pages.


/ Five Hundred Pages.
7 Austin. Jan. 13.-Thc fourteenth an
nual report OF the railroad commission
has been received from TIE printer,
and Is now ready for distribution IL
contains 545 pages and, as is cents are
required to transport 1t through the
mails, the commission asks that said
amount be inclosed by those desiring
copies Of -he volume. Il being free.
The total tons of freight carried by
Texas railroads during the past three
years varies but little. with 29,9s9, ,2O3
tons for 1908; 30,492,944 for 1904, and
S0,653,070 for 1905.
The commodity furnishing the great
est tonnage was lumber. $3.50 1903 for
1905 against 5,S49,635 and 6,336,01a for
the preceding two years. respectively
decrease In lumber Next was coal.
coke and Ignite. with 4,197. .922 tons last
year. and l.425.27s and s.sOs.ses. re-
spectively. for the two preceding years.
Merchandise. 2.07O,s2i, 1,s9743e and L.
741,S7S. showing a steady Increase.
Grain. next on the list. shows de-
crease. as follows: 1.74f.397, 2,4se.-
044 and 3.152,053 for 1903.
Next comes cotton, with an Increase.
1,G94,S21. 1,421, sos. 1889 ,6s6. Livestock
foiows. 1,593.3S9 1.404. .592, 1.564.916.
Crude petroleum, 1.54o,294 1,1sO.931.
953.SS6.
Cotton furnished tonnage under cot
ton seed and its products" as follows:
1,233,67S, 915,577. 1,044, $50. Then comes
fruits and vegetables. and with an in
crease Of, showing the fruits" of di-
verslfication, being 1.077. .S42, 912.717,
S0c 1913
Rice Increased as follows: 467,152.
S06065, 160,065. For some reason sugar
and molasses decreased, as is seen.
510,123. 557,644, b7S,6
The prohibitionists have made heavy
inroads into the state during the past
three years. but more wines, liquors
and beers were transported last year
and the year before than for each pre-
ceding year. and the jug trade" by ex-
press has grown to be extremely large
an item from Llano havirg stated that.
while jugs were being brought in by
the score every day, on one day II was
necessary for the express cmopnay to
attach special box car to the train
to carry the jugs shipped into that dry
town. The tons of Liquors, 24s, ,946, $780,
O93. 212.1e6.
AS stated. the Jugs by express have
become numerous, yet according to tho
sworn figures. freight vas paid last
year in Texas alone on 497, ,s92. 900
pounds of wines, beers and liquors. Ac-
cording to the sworn reports OF the
railroads, small part OF that amount
included the receptacles in which the
liquors were transported. On the other
hand, that In jugs by express offset the
freight caskage many times over, and
materially swelled the total.