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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
MINE WORKERS ELECTION
John Mitchell Will be Eleated President
Without Any Trouble.

John Mitchell. II. L. Lewis and
W. ID. Ryan have been nominated
Tor the presidency of the United
Mine Workers of America. Their
names will be voted on next month
by members of the organization.
put 1T is declared probable that
Mitchell will be reelected presi.
dent and Lewis vice-prcsident.
1t is understood at Headquarters
here that neither Lewis nor RYAN
VIII make the race for president.
but they were placed in nomination
by number of locals sufficient to
nave their names put on the official
ballots. But it is said now that
Lewis will be satisfied to be re.
elected vice president.
Ryan is s1cretary of the Illinois
miners and author of the famous
Ryan resolution at the Joint con-
terence last winter. which provided
That no district should make a set
tlement with the operators until
all were ready to sign an agree
ment. He aspires to remain at the
heod of the organization in his
State and will not try to defeat
Mitchell.
w. Il. Wilson, secretary treas
urer OF the miners, will be a candi-
date for reelection.
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wishes it. Somebody had to en-
gage some one to do the work.
They wanted a full discussion.
and thought it better TO take it in
shorthand.
MIR. Nugent:-We are in favor
OF 1T; we are also willing to bear
our portion of the expense. There
Is no fund i'll the State; we must
"chlp in" and help to pay for it.
Mr.. j. w. Paul:-The Commits
sion is now ready to liSton TO any
discussion or to receive any amend
ments that may be offered by any
of those present.
In order that the chair NAV be
more definite, l will request tha,
If any representatives of the oper.
ators present have anything to pre-
sent to the Commission, by written
amendment or resolution, we i'll
Vlte them to address the Commits
sion. There appears to be nobody
present at this time who seems dis
posed to make statement at this
time. 1 will ask the miners or the
employees if they have anything
to Offer, we will be glad to hear
them.
Mr.. T. L. Lewis s-N1embers of the
Commission, 1 have some hesi-
fancy as to how to proceed in this
matter, for the reason that do
not understand exactly the mode
of procedure. II it is the desire of
the Chairman that the miners sub.
NIT a statement, that statement is
being prepared now by a. steno-
grapher, i'll pr per form, and will
ne presented t. the members Of the
Commission either in the forenoon
or Immediately after noon. The
outline of what we desire is EN-.
bodied i'll that statement. If in
addition to that it is the desire of
the Commission to allow the repre-
sentatives of the miners to make
statement here, giving the reason
why, then we are prepared to pro-
ceed along that line Immediately,
and until l understand what the
desire of the Commission is in that
respect hardly know whether t.
proceed or not.
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Still In the Fight.

Humphrey O'Sullivan, HThc
Rubber Heel man." DOESN'T do
things by the halves. Since the
Inauguration of the eight hour
light he has aided his locu union
Lowell, Mass. Typographical
Union No. 3iO-by generous do,
nations of hard cash, and promises
more when it is needed. He is aS
thoroughly in sympathy with th,=
movement and AS earnest in his
efforts 10 insure its completes sue
cess as is the most untiring worker
on the firing line. His most recent
action is ill the nature of a big
boost to the International Typo.
graphical Union-having with.
drawn his advertising patronage
from all unfair publications. That
is the kind of work that will have
the most telling effect on the
"open Shops" and we are hoping
for many more to follow his ex-
ample.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

English literature, was practica
printer. What Were c. p. Morris
\. Willis, James Gae, Jane,
Parker, Horace Greeley. Charles
Dickens, James Buchanan, simon
Cameron and Schuyler ColfaN!
Printers all, and practical ones.
Also Bayard Taylor, the poet.
Mark Twain, Amos CUMMINGS.
Bret Harte, Opie r id were printers
as We're Artemus Ward, P.V. Mas
0y, and SUIT Lovingwood. Senator
tinmo was a printer and so was
James Hogg of Texas, and the
leader of science aud philosophv.
benjamin Franklin, in his dav
made his boast that he was :,
printer.
In fact thousands of brilliant
minds in the country are to be
iound IN the publishing houses of
the large cities and towns. 1t is
not every ono can be a printer
brains are absolutely necessary
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CONTINUED ON PAGE FIyE1
THEY ARE INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Goes After the
Louisville & Nashville R. R.

The Federal grand jury has re-
turned three indictments against
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
for three separate offenses under
act of Congress i'll relation to COM
mon carriers and their employees,
which act makes it miSdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not less
than SluO nor more than $1,000 to
"threlten or discriminate against
any employe who is i'll the train
service OF such common carrier he
cause of having Joined labor or
ganization or corr grafton.
The railroad is charged with
having required Miss Kate Norton
to agree not to become or remain a
member Of the Order of Railroad
reIegraphers as a condition of her
employment and retention in the
service as operator at Newell Sta
ton. Tenn.
The second indictment charges
the company with threatening to
discharge c. O. Brown, an opera
tor, because of his connection with
said labor organization.
The third indictment charges the
company with having threatened
disc limitation against Ben Orman
because Of his connection with the
same organization.
A number of prominent mem
be1S of the Order of Railroad Tele-
graphers have been in the city as
witnesses in the above case, and
they are determined TO convict the
l.. x y. RIi.road on these charges,
as well as number of others which
have been institu ed in other fed
eral Jurisdictions. The order IS IN
the fight to win and have the best
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
ONLY A PRINTER
But Many Famous Men Graduated
From the Printers Case.

''He is only a printer.'' Such
was the sneering remark of the
lady in circle of aristocracy of
the Goldfish quality Who was the
Earl of Sianhope? He was only a
printer. What were Prince Ed
ward William and Prince Ma
poleon7 They were proud to call
themselves printers The present
Gar of Russia and the Duke of
Battenburg are printers and the
Emperor of China worked in a
printing office every day.
William Caxton, the father of
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A Century Old Union.

Boston Journeymen Tailors'
union recently celebrated the cen
tennial of the formation of the first
union of Journeymcn tailors in that
city and, it is claimed by some,
the first bona fde trades union
formed on this continent. The
present union is the same one, it is
claimed, as there was but a year
or so of "A break in the continuous
work of the union. The union had
as speaker Andrew Golding, who
has been member for more than
fifty years and one who told of the
accomplishments of the union fifty
year ago, the methods employed.
etc, aud who urged all to continue
the union as the only means of OBJ
tanning proper and fair conditions
for the iourneymen.
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Sweep the Keystone State Electing
Two Congressman and
FIFTEEN LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS
W. B. Wilson and 7. D. Nichols
Make Phenomenal Races and
Unionists Stand Together.

William B. Wilson, of Bloss.
burg, Pa, Secretary Treasurer OF
the United Mine Workers of Amer.
lci, defeated Elias peemer, ma.
chine republican candidate in the
fifteenth district for Congress by a
majority Of about $50.
Tlago county, the home of Viii.
son and the Republican stronghold
thHt for three successive terms say.
ed Deemer's bacon, this time gave
him but 1129.
In Blossburg, Wilson's home, he
got 4O5 votes, and Deemer got IS,
whereas in this city peemer lost
his own ward. In Williamsport,
where Wilson, following his visits
here In the interests of John
Mitchell and Samuel Gompers, was
indorsed by the Trades Union AS
sembly. He gets a majority of 1854.
Complete returns from Scranton.
Pa, show that the election was IA
veritable landslide, and that the
entire ticket, endorsed by the labor
people, with one exception, was
elected, Gqstaye A, Kotzwinkle,
the labor candidate tor Reprcsen-
tive from the Third district, who
was defeated by II. G, Ehrhartlt.
Republican and Vice bill origi-
natOr.
That the labor vote is what car.
ried the Gemocrotic party TO vic
tory is conceded by every one. 1t
was believed that Emery would
lead in the county, but T. D.
Nichols, the Independent Republi-
can President of District No. /,
United Mine Workers. named as
Democratic candidate for Con-
gross, led the field, defeating Dale
by 6l50 votes.
All the successful candidates for
the State Legislature, with the ex-
ception Of Ehrhardt, are union
men, and ran on the labor ticket.
They are: First, district, Nicholas
Burks, Second district. T. d.
Hayes; third, F. G. Ehrhardt:
fourth, Dominick Dempsy; fifth, j.
E. McAndrew; sixth, the Rev.
James Walker.
GCongressman-e elect Nichols and
all the successful labor candidates
for the Legislature were banqueted
at the Coyne House by the Central
Labor Union Wednesday.
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Engineers Get Advance.

At conference in New York Mon
day between President Tuesdale,
OF the Delaware, Lackawana and
Western Railroad, and committee
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, the engineers were
granted ten hour day and in
crease in wages affecting over nine
hundred men.
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JOHN NUGENT, Chairman,
w. NJ. GILLE
E. A. HENRY.

Mr.. John Nugent AS as men,
brr of the Commission I would like
10. know if it would be advisable
ior the Commission to have a steno
GFdpher employed to take down
lie discussion which is for the
commission. 1 ascertain the oper-
alors have stenographer employ
90 OF their own, and the question
IN my mind is that think the dis
cusslon of the operators and miners
would be very valuable to the Com
mission, and undeniably valuable
Tor the purpose which the Com
mission was appointed, in allowing
the Interested parties to go over in
details, after the adjournment Of
the employee and employer, and
requiring the furnishing of "a copy
10 the Governor. would like for
the Commission to consider that
matter, as to the advislbility of
giving the Commission a complete
report of it.
Mr. Judy:-As I understand the
matter, the report of the steno-
grapher viii be furnished to every
body who wants it. 1 do not
think there is any desire to get the
stenoSrapher here to keep it from
khe miners 1 do not know, but
That IS my understanding of it.
Mr. CuuDingham:- unnder-
stand it, it is agreed that a copy
Is TO be furnished any one who
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
Which May Be Consistently Offered in Favor of
Organized Labor.
THE BUIWARK OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
They Pay Out More in Sick Benefits TO Members Tb,n an
the fraternal Insurance Companies in the Entire
Country Combmed-Teach Patriotism.

''Herc are few facts to offer youl
friends who may be opposed to or,
ganlZcd labor-tor, strange to say
"a great many people are opposed
to labor unions.
''Thcse opponents may be divid.
ded into two classes: First, the
class that opposes unionism through
ignorance; secondly, the class that
opposes unionism because unions
interfer with their selfish greed.
There is no use trying to argue
with the latter class. The man who
thinks with his pocket book has
neither heart nor conscience to
which you may appeal. The man
who is preiudiced through ignor-
lnce is the man you ought to get
after
Labor leaders are grafters. y
says your prejudice friend.
"Tcll him that is lie to start
with. Some labor leaders have been
untrue to their trust we admit.
There was one disciple in twelve
that proved untrue. One in twelve
is large proportion, isn't itg That
proportion never obtained among
labor leaders and union champions.
''Gou unionists try to run YOUR
employers business.
"Don't you believe it. We
merely insist on having voice in
The transaction of our business.
Sect We have as much ripht +n
say what we shall .b,f.,- - onr
labor as the emnloycr has to s,y
what he shall have for his roods bn
EMPLOYS us to make Anvthino
wrong about that.
"tBut Won won't admit that .
non-union man hasa ripbt to ,york
son. po on somoono hos hnn,,
,tuf1iup you. We admit tbnt oDo,,,
man has n right to work inst as ha
pleases. But we don,t worl, With
lim unless he helps us to bear the
expenses of securing and maintain.
ing the better conditions of work
which he enjoys equally with MS
wrong or sanarchistic,
about that idea
Z" But you denounce the courts
and are anarchists in spirit,
THAT is a lie. D,lnted in your
mind by designing men. Wa rn.
<pect the courts that resngct tbn
.aw. We have no respect for q
court that is subservicut To tbe cor.
poration or is the srrviIe tool NJ
Such a court and thor,
ire MANY of them-ar,. NOT cutitlod
10 the respect of auy man ba bo
unionists or nou-unionist And wo
faye high precedent for il. Ahr,
ham Lincoln did not hesitate In
oppose a court did hn9 W-han
the Supreme Court rornsod +o Gn
clare the legal tender act constitn
tionaI. he laughed at tho i,stio,s.
and appointed u fnw -,,,n,,,,I,
to give the legal tender q m.ioritr
Was Lincoln an anarchist ?
u,D.
'''' Suii'S vi iloIs ana
~Sot .s . n;o
~ a. union 'iiaH-hol d
ioii men nave Deeh
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wishes of all org ginized labor in this
country and are prepared to carry
heir cases to the Supreme Court oil
the United States if it becomes ne,
cesslry.-Nashville Advocate,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15
Good Work in San Francisco.

The union labor party of San
francisco sends almost a solid
delegation to the California Legis.
iature, only one of their candidates
having been defeated.
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Work Won't Hart Yor.

1t is not work that kill men; it
Is worry. Work is healthy; if you
don't put more on man Than he
can bear. Worry is rust upon the
blade.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-15

The meeting was called to order
by the Chairman at 1870 O'Clock
a. m.
The Chair:-I want to say on be-
half of the Commission, we feei
very much gratitied at the repre-
sentation of the people present
here this morning to discuss the
matters we have in hand.
| will say that the Commission
has gone over the laws and has
offered many amendments. /
take it that those who are here
have gone over the statements and
have some knowledge of what the
Commission has done so far.
Before concluding the work OF
the Commission, it is our desire to
hear from the representatives OF
the mine employees and the oper-
atoS, and to listen to any dis
cussion that may be made by those
Interested; also, by any of the
Mine Inspectors OF the State who
are present.
At our last meeting a Committee
was appointed to formulate a plan
OF procedure for TO day, which the
Sec etary will please read.
Here the Secretary read the plan
of procedure, of follows:
I he Commission recommends
that the operators and coal miners
have an opportunity to present
their views on the work of the
Commission and make such amend
ments rs they deem best. In the
general discussion miners and
operators will be heard alternately.
The object of the Commission
being to obtain all the information
possible to enable them to dis
charge their duties for the best in
terest of the coal industry of the
State.
The Commission suggests that
operators or miners having amend
ment will had them to the Secre-
tary in writing.
The hours OF the meetinff will be
from 8 to II a. IN. and from 2 to
- p. m.
JOHN NUGENT, Chairman.
w. NJ. GILLE
E. A. HENRY.
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THEY MUST HAVE BETTER PROTECTION.
National Vice President T. L. Lewis and District President
John Nugent Assisted by Delegates Present Their
Claims Before Special Mining Commission.

Al meeting of the commission
appointed by the Governor to re-
wise the mining statutes of West
Virginia. There were present all
the members of the commission to-
wit: J. w. Paul, Chairman, Earl
Henry, John Brooks, Z. l.. Judy,
d. c. Kennedy, w. NJ. Gillie, w.
H. Blow, Bruce Morris, John
Nugent, E. Z. Leslie, Harry H.
Price and j. S. Cunningham, Sec
retary, and representatives. of the
Operators and Mine Workers.
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The Labor Argus to any address
one yeor for Sl.0O.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
WARNS BEARDED MEN.
Physician Points Out Extreme I'm
portance Of Keeping Whiskers
Free from Dampness.

1t is well that old men should
wear beards,' said a physician, "fo1
when one becomes old one should he
spared the exertion Of daily shaving
But would like to issue a warning
to all beard wearers. | would like
to shout Keep your boards dry.' in
a voice loud enough to be heard
around the world. Were those words
needed many cases of sore throat.
cold and influenza would be avoided
and many deaths would be indefinite.
ly put off,
so many men with boards neglect
when they wash their faces, to wipe
their boards dry. A beard a foot
long demands lot of toweling. It
should be toweled after every wash a
good five minutes. Otherwise it Is
damp. The owner goes about with
this damp thing upon his delicate and
throat. Then, if he takes
tonsilitis or influenza, he blames the
American climate. There are too
many damp boards among us. Too
many men, washing their faces three
or four times day, have their boards
lamp and clammy good three hours
1aily"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
CARRY SMALLER BIRDS.
Eminent ornithologist Asserts Larger
Species Assist Smaller in Their
Annual Migrations.

1t was an opinion held by many
IN ancient times that small birds in
migrating were often carried on the
backs of the larger. In Egypt. for
example, it was held that wagtails
were thus carried by storks. And
many years ago Swedish naturalist
Hedenborg, made some remarkable oh
servations on the subject. During the
arrival of the flights of storks at
Rhodes from oversee, Hedenborg fire.
quently heard the voices of singing
birds without being able to see them.
At last, after careful observation.
when flight of storks had just alight-
ed, he saw that they had small birds
perched on their backs. The writer
OF a recent book, "Recreations of a
Mr.. J. E. Harting. has
some interesting remarks on this SUBJ
ject. Most ornithologists probably
regard the idea as a myth, but Mr..
Harting's remarks seem to admit a
possibility that there may be some
ruth in it.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
WOMAN HAD roRErHoUcHT
1ot transfer for Expected Friend
with the Idea of Saving Her
self Much Trouble

ingenuity, thy name is womanp
said the conductor as a plump woman
laden with packages alighted from his
car. DO you know what she did?
weii' aIter she had slowed her pack
ages In her lap, she opened her bag,
dug down into it, brought up her
purse and gave me ten cents. For
TWO. she said. I thought she intended
paying for the bundles and was about
TO tell her that it was needless, ex.
traVagance, when she said: I'D like
TWO transfers l grinned.
Are you getting a transfer ON
your parcels?' l asked.
She replied in a very matter Of
fact way: oh, no; but. Won see a
friend OF mine is going to meet me
at the corner and l want to nav her
fare; but it'll be an awful nuisance
Tor me to get my purse again with all
tnese bundles, so I thought If y6u'd
give me two transfers I'd save all
that trouble
i gave her two transfers. Tho
company won't lose anything by It.
and II the friend doesn't happen to
be waiting on the corner, it'll be
in"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
School Fund Apportionment.

OF the school fund distribution of
S4l6,666.66 recently apportioned, the
seventy-six counties drew the heaviest
portion, amounting to 1864, ,173. 49,
There are 1O2 separate districts, which
drew the sum of $50, .33, the balance
OF their resources coming from local
boards and treasurers, the aggregate OF
which would foot up higher or as high
as that which the State pays into the
county treasures for school purposes.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
, MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
An Interesting Question.

An interesting question has been
propounded to the encouragement
growing out of condition that exists
between the counties of Holmes and
Washington, which are at one point
divided by the river Yazoo. The town
OF Belzoni is working for the construc-
ton of bridge, the location of which
has been designated by the United
States engineer department, and the
authorities of Washington county are
asked to aid in meeting the expense,
the town authorities being willing to
contribute 40 per cent of the cost.
Holmes county also is ready to help in
defraying the expense to the extent OF
$1,000 The question presents itself:
Whether the town of Belzoni and the
two counties can enter into a joint
agreement with fixed limited liability
as to amount.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Fruit Cure for Drinking Habit

There is but one sure cure for the
drinking disease or habit, and that is
the simplest of all. The cure consists
in eating fruits. That will cure the
worst case of inebriety that ever af-
fiicted a person. 1t will entirely de-
stroy the taste for intoxicants and will
make the drunkard return to the
thoughts and tastes of his childhood.
No person ever saw man or woman
who liked fruit and who had an an
petite for drink. No person ever saw
a man or woman with an appetite for
drink who liked fruit. The two tastes
are at deadly enmity with each other.
and there is no room for both of them
in the same human constitution. One
will surely destroy the other.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Pearl River Valley Railroad.

A corps of surveyors and civil en-
gineers is engaged now in running
lines of survey for the projected Pearl
River Valley railroad, which it is pro-
posed to build in a enthusiastically di.
rectiOn out of jackson. Preliminary
surveys for entry into jackson have
been made. The opening up of line
OF road between Jackson and Carthage
and beyond has been dream of years
with quite number of those who have
pinned their faith on its ultimate reali-
zation. The territory is one of the
best in Mississippi, from every point of
view, rich in timber of all kinds and
with as fine agricultural opportunities
as will be found anywhere.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
SENTENCE SERMONS.

The love that lifts lightens its own
load
1t takes more than a vindication to
restore virtue
The highest service Is that which
raises others.
A little help is worth lot of talk
about happiness.
New paths are the best penance for
old wanderings.
In many a burden Is hidden the
blessing of strength.
Poverty cannot be cured by making
charity pastime.
Meekness is the secret of the main
tenance OF mastery.
No man ever succeeded in preaching
truth by acting a lie.
| You do not have to empty your
| head to fill your heart.
The only way to keep kindness is
to keep it in circulation.
People who are self-satisfed are not
always Of cOntented mind.
You cannot reach the Divine by
climbing up on your dignity.
Some men seem to think that re-
penting of borrowing pays the debt.
They who do their own work well
do not need to speak i'll of another's.
The power of the preacher is iH
inverse ratio to his professionalism.
If you are picking all your pleas
ures they only may make heaven seem
sour.
Many man thinks that he Is right
Ing his wrongs when he only is re-
venging them.
Men who are too tired to think are
always ready to believe that intelli-
gence is a sin.-Chicago Tribune.