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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
ASSEMBLY AROUSED.
Delegates Are Awakening to Their
Interests and Turn Out in
Good1y Numbers.

Greater interest was manifested
and a much larger representation
of the delegates were present at the
regular meeting of the Capitol City
Trades Assembly on last Monday,
which resulted in quite busy and
profitable session being held.
The meeting was called to order
by President Fitzwater shortly
after eight O'Clock and the regular
order of business was gone through
with in short order. All the local
unions represented reported every
thing going along smoothly. The
Labor Day Committee made their
final report which was received and
filed.
Several new delegates were obi
gated and a special committee was
appointed at the request of the
Musicians Union to act in conjunc-
ton with body to assist them in
adjusting dispute between them
and local firm.
The most important feature of
the meeting was the action of the
Assembly endorsing the proceed
ings of the mass meeting of Satur-
day evening and receiving and
seating as members the committee
as delegates appointed by it until
the work for which it was ap-
pointed was accomplished.
a lengthy discussion was then
entered into as to the best and most
effective way to proceed with the
organizing campaign proposed,
which was participated in by all
those present, at the conclusion of
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
WILL PROSECUTE
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Among the Unorganized Crafts of the
Gty---Mass Meeting a Success.

A large and enthusiastic mass
meeting of the Trades Unionists
was held at Assembly Hall on
Saturday night, as result of a
call issued by the Charleston Typo
graphical Union and endorsed by
all OF the Unions affiliated with the
Capitol City Trades Assembly.
The meeting was called to order by
John X. Foster, President of
Charleston Typographical Union
and the call was read by Frank w.
Snyder, editor of The Labor Argus,
the temporary secretary.
Upon motion the temporary or
ganization was made permanent
and upon assuming charge of, the
meeting, MIR. Foster made short
and Impressive talk devoted en-
tlrely to the business in hand, that
OF reviving interest and proseoutin q
vigorous organizing campaign
and bringing the local unions in
closer touch with each other.
a general discussion of the sub
Ject then took place in which quite
a number of those present partici-
pated, which resulted in a COM
mlttee being appointed to act in
conjunction with the Trades AS
sembly to devise ways and means
to accomplish that end.
The meeting was harmonious in
every respect and the outcome will
result in much good being accomp-
liShed.
The following resolution was un.
animously adopted
Whereas, The BARRIERS of the
City of Charleston have petioned
the city council for the passage of
Sunday closing ordinance, and
Whereas, Organized labor has
always advocated Sunday closing
and reasonable hours of toll for the
workers, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Trades On
ionists of Charleston, in mass meet
ing assembled, heartily endorse
the action of the BARRIERS, and be it
further
Resolved, That a copy of this re-
solution be presented to the Honor
able Mayor and City Council of the
City of Charleston.
After rising vote of thanks was
rendered the Citizens Concert Band
for the inspiring music of the occas-
ion the meeting adjourned.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

away Then drive me Home by the
Outside Road, because don't want TO
meet all these Yaps. They annoy me"
You'd better git tout of that Rig
mighty quick If you don't want to be
joshed." said his Parent. ..Folks
around here Won't stand for any such
TOOL ReSalia, and IL you walk like n
frozen-toed Hen you'll get some Hot
Shots or miss my Calculations"
Say. Popsy. I've been eating Raw
Meat and drinking Blood ut the Train,
inS-Table, and I'm on Edge" said WI.
bur, expanding his Chest until IL bulr.
cd out Ike Thornton Squash. "If
any OF these local George Clues try to
snoot their Pink Conversation Mt me
IN toss them up into the Trees and let
them hang there. I'm the Gazabc that
Puts the Shot. Any one who can trim
Policeman and chuck a Hackmau
riSht back into his own Hack and drive
on with him doesn't ask for any sweet.
er Tapioca than one OF these Carter
Greens. Tho Ploughboy who is muscle
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17


Hose. I'm out here to give the Corn
helds Touch of High Life. It's about
time that Your Chaws had Glimpse
or the Great Outside World. ANY one
who gets Fussy about the Color-Combl
nations that spring from Day to Day
VIII be chopped up and served for
Lunch. To begin with, I'm going to
teach you and Mother to play Golf. Ir
these Nuts come and lean over tho
Fence and start to get or their Color
cd Weekly Jokes Wen fan the Hill
side with thcm'
what do they teach up ut your
School-besldes Murder?" inquired Fa.
Their II thought you wanted to be
county Superintendent of Schools"
i've outgrown all those two-by-four
Ambitions.' was the Reply. I'm go.
ing to be on the Eleven next Fail.
What more could you nsk?"
That very week Wilbur organized N
Ball Team that waIloped HICKORY
Crlck. Sand Ridge, and Sozzinsttlle.
fle had the whole Township with him.
Every Cub Mt Pewee Junction bcsar, to
wear Turkish Towel for Collar and
practise the Harvard Walk.
MORAL: A Boy never blossoms into
his full Possibilities until he strikes nm
Atmosphere OF Culture.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
Non-Union Publications

The following publications are
unfair and produced under non.
union condition (the S-hour work.
day being refused their employes),
and should be remembered by un.
ION men, their families and friends.
McClure's Magazine, Century
Magazine, Bookman, Smart Set,
worlds Work, st. Nicholas, Black
Cat, Monthly Magazine, Men and
Women, Spare Moments, The
Housekeeper, Lippincott's Maga.
zine.
Good Housekeeping, Farm and
lone, Orange Judd Farmer, New
England Hamestcad, American
Agrlculturist, and Current Events,
printed by Phelps Publishing Com.
pany, Of Springfield. Mass.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
Clerks to Organize.

The retail clerks have at last be-
come aroused to their interests and
will organize within a short time.
The application blanks are being
circulated and a large number of
signatures have already been Sc.
cured and before another week goes
by 1t is expected that practically
every clerk i'll the city will have
enrolled his or her name. They
should have one of the largest or
ganlzatlans in Charleston as the
promoters are hustlers and the
KIND of men who never give up
until success crowns their efforts
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
The Bartenders.

Local Union No $3.50, of the Bar.
tenders International League met
In regular semi-monthly meeting at
Assembly Hall at 8 O'Clock last
Sundayafternoon with quite a large
attendance, of the members pre-
sent. A large amount of business
was transacted and many important
questions discussed. The barten.
ders have .inaugurated a card and
button campaign and ask the as
slstance of every union man in the
city to lend his assistance in union.
lzlng the unfair places. See that
the union bar card is displayed and
that the bartender wears the blue
button, all places not displaying
the lnsignias are opposed to organ
lied labor and no not merit the
patronage of union men.
The National Convention of the
Bartenders International League is
IN session at Toledo, Ohio, this
week. The attendace is the largest
in the history of the organization
and many important questions are
being considered. Among them
being the proposition to make two
separate organizations of the Bar
tenders and the Cooks and Walters.
they having heretofore all been in.
corporated into one organization.
J. l.. Pauley is representing the
local of this city.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
PRESIDENT SMALL
Is SUSPENDED.
BY General Executive Board of the
Comffiercial Telegraper.
Union.

AS result of his appeal to the
local unions to vote on the question
whether or not to continue the
strike, President 8. J. Small has
been suspended by the General
Executive Board of the Commercial
Telegraphers.
His action has been condemned
by the entire membership through
out the country and the local un-
IONS nave unanimously resolved to
hight until the bitter end, and will
renew the contest with yigor and
have assurances of financial back
ing of organized labor,
1t Is asserted by the leaders that
1T VIII only take short time to whip
the companies and make them
humane working conditions.
The word along the line is stick ,
stick
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
The 6eoorJd Of Labor
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Special meeting of the Trades
assembly Monday evening at 1880.
Business of Importance.
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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

One Au-
tunn Aft.
ernoou n
gray hair,
ed Agri
culturist
to ok his
youngest
o | 1 V
Branch by
the Hand
n n d led
him away
to n Var
sity. WI
ur w n y
Is and an
oulOn. He
had out
grown his
last year's
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

iunlc, and his Smalls were hardly on
speaking terms with his Uppcrs. He
nad large, warty Hands. which tloated
ioiy at his sides, and his Wrists re-
sembied extra Sets of Knuckles. When
ne walked. his Legs gave way at the
alhSe ana he 1nterfered. On his Head
was little Widenwnke with n Buckle
ut the Side. Mother had bobbed hic
Hair and rubbed in little Goose
Grease to make it shine. The Collar
that he wore was size 13, and called
the Rollo Shape. 1t rose to Height
OF half-inch above his Neck Band
FOR Crarnt he had n Piece of wa.
tered SILK Ribbon with Butterflies
on 1t.
Wilbur had his Money tied IN In N
handkerchief, and he carried Paper
Telescope loaded down with one Com.
plete Change and Catalogue of the
institution showing that the Necessary
Expenses were not more than 81. 10
per Week.
AS the Train pulled away from Pc
wee Junction Wilbur began to I.enk.
The Salt Tears tricklcd down through
the Archipelago OF Frecklcs. He want
ed to Crawfish. but Paw bought him
q BOX OF Crnckerjack and told him
mat II he got an Education and i'm.
proved his Opportunities some day he
might be County Superintendent OF
Schools and get his 5000 Year lust
like finding IT. So Wilbur spanked up
and said he would try to stick It out
he got out the Catalogue and read all
or the copper-riveted Rules for the
Moral Guidance OF Students.
The Curriculum had him scared. He
saw that In the next four Years he
would have to soak up practically all
the Knowledge on the Market. But
he was checrcd To think that II hr
1ersevered and got through ne would
be entitled to wear an Alpaca Coat
and Lawn Tie and teach in the
High-School, SO he took Courage and
began to notice the Scenery.
Wilbur was planted in Boarding
House guaranteed to provide Whole.
some Food and Home Influence Fa-
Their went buck after making n final
Discourse on the Importance of learn
ing most everything In all of the Books.
Nine Months later they were down
at the Depot to meet Wilbur. He had
written several times, saying that he
could not find time to come Home, ms
he was In pursuit of Knowledge every
Minute OF the Day, and II he left the
Track, Knowledge might gain several
Laps on him. 1t looked reasonable.
too, for the future Superintendent or
Schools had spent $500 for Books, 5000
for Scientific Apparatus, and something
like $50 for Chemicals to be used in the
Laboratory.
When the Train suddenly checked
Itself, to avoid running past the Town.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

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there came
out of the
Parlor Car
8 something
that look
e d ! ! k Q
F 1 t q, on
account of
the Pad
ding In the
Shoulders.
Just above
one Ear he
W o re a
dinky Cap
about the
size of a
p o s tage
8 t a m p
The Coat
~oo@h@I-I
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
Electrical Workers.

The Electrical Workers of Ohio
and Michigan, composing District
NO: =, of the International, Union,
Will hold a Convention in Detroit,
beginning Sunday, November Q.
Plan will be made to thoroughly
organize that district.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

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FLU | I OF
+ n 8 t ry
Will have
n Proud
c h n IL c Q
any time
t Ii a t II o
3 t T Il t 5
across my
II thway.
I n IN y
Trunks l
have eight
suits n lit
tic warm
Q r I h n II
t h I s one
n n d ~
pairs OF
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Agents Wanted.

We want good live agent for
The Labor Argus in every town in
West Virginia. Liberal commits
sions. Write at once for further
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

All Butterick patterns and publ
cations, the Deiineator and Design.
ers, are the product of non-union
labor.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

Now that the fight to organize
every craft and calling in the city
has started it is up to every union
man to do his duty. Thaw out
boys and hustle.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17
GeorgeAdeFables
What the College Incubator
Did For One Modest
Lambkin.

Copyright. 1909, 1908, by Robert Howard
Russen.l
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

History of the Coal. Miners of
United States" by Hon. Andrew
Roy, containing 454 pages, 60 illus
tratlons and the history of the Stu
art mine disaster given away abso-
lutely free by the Labor Argus.
See our special October offer ON
page two of this issue.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-10-17

which a committee was named to
proceed at once to carry into effect
the policy outlined.
The meeting then adjourned until
next Monday evening at 1880, at
which time the committee will re-
port the progress they have made
and hold another conference with
the Assembly as a whole. All dele.
gates and trades, unionists are
urged to be present and lend their
assistance in making Charleston
the best organized city in the State.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06
All Speak We'll.

All the papers Of this state, without
regard to party, are still speaking well
Of Hon. William P. Hubbard, for mem
bershfp of the rivers and harbors com
mittee. 1t is universally conceded he
is the man for the place. The Reg,
lister, of shepherdstown, a Democratic
sheet, is the latest to have some good
words of Mr.. Hubbard. 1t SAYS:
THE friends Of Hon. VIM. P. Hub,
bard, member Of Congress from the
First West Virginia district. especial.
Iy those in the western part Of the
state who are Interested in the i'm
provement of the Ohio river, are max
ing efforts to have Speaker Cannon
name him as a-member of the congress
slonal committee on rivers and har
bors. Mr.. Hubbard is a gentleman
whose ability and integrity entitle
him to any place to which he might
aspire, and we are quite sure he would
render his state and his country pa
trlotic and efficient service or
the committee Notwithstanding
State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06
% Divorces
in Randolph,
ALARMING CONDITION OF MARI
tai RELATIONS IN THE
MOUNTAIN COUNTY.

ELKINs, Sept. 6. = AS showing
somewhat alarming matrimonial diff
culties, twenty-five divorces were
granted in Randolph county during the
year 1906, as against 10 the year pre-
vious. Divorces were virtually un
known In Randolph county until 1881
when one was granted. Since that
time the number has steadily grown
year by year. In 1880 there were ?
The following year the number jump
ed to 5 and then in 1891 went back
to nothing. In 1892 four we're grant
ed and in the year following 2, but
again in "a the total assembled to A.
By 1894 divorces had become more
frequent and ties of matrimony being
severed in ten different cases. In 1896
1897 and 1898, there were three, five
and eight cases respectively. A dozen
more were added to the record in 1898
and since that time the number per
year has varied little. Ten undid the
work Of Dan Cupid in 1900. Another
dozen went different ways in the year
following, the number dropping back
to II in 1902 and to 8 in 1903.
Marital friction separated twelve
in 1904 and 10 in 1905. Because Il
had made so easy % couples availed
themselves of the law in 1906 to seek
other mates. Indeed, the record shows
that the evil, for evil It's, has grown
steadily and that there is no tenden
cy to follow more strictly the pre-
cepts Of the Mosaic law,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06

Some people profess to believe that
the fight Is over so far as tax reform
is concerned in West Virginia, but the
filing Of appeals from the assessment
of the Board of Public Works by the
N. & W, the @. & O., the Deepwater
and the Camden Interstate railway
companies doesn't seem much like 1t.
No candidate for governor will be ac-
ceptable to the people until they know
how he stands on the assessments Of
the public service corporations. Much
might be lost at one stroke on that
point. We advise caution in endors-
ing candidates for governor this year.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06
Ioke on Grafton Papers.

The Grafton papers have been fur
nIshing some very interesting read
ing matter pertaining to the institu-
ton, which has been considered joke
by a majority Of the officers Of the
school and the more sedate boys
However, we do not deny the escapes,
but the cause leading to these sensa-
tIonal reports have been most wllfully
mis.represented, and no one outside"
Of the school will learn these facts
sooner than the able management of
the Grafton papers.-Reform School
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06
AMONG Use Eolroas.


-
Those IRE inies ding statements
nade 81 IT'D ehaFie Norris II Fan.
mont We man
Esday; 5siIieh we fepsol luce IN these col
amns toby coaasc ion
with the uttelanee % PtesidenS
I:schoo nmaker of tie p ittsburg = Lake
Erie, as made at Morgantownsa fey
days ago, they contain q double sighi
canoe. It may be more than possible
that the chartering Of the Southern
Railroad Company at Charleston re-
Gently, and which has for its object
the construction Of a railway line from
Plttsburg to Bellngton, may have
something to do with bringing out
the statements referred to. President
schoonmaker ought certainly to know
what his company expects to do. And
Mr.. Morris, tools considered in these
parts as a very good authority on
cinnamon 4 Northern progress.
The visit of President schoonmaker
and party to Senator Elkins. AMI Hon.
Henry G. Davis yesterday may as is
claimed, contain no significance, but
many will doubt 1t. 1t is generally
believed that Senator Elkins and his
father.in-law would welcome com
peting road with the B. & O. from
Plttsburg through to Elkins. The in
dications are that something's gong
to be shortly doing in railroad build
Ing through this section of the state;
and that the people vii welcome it
goes without saying. The walt has
been long, but hope continues bright.
Grafton Republican.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06
HAS A HOPE.

The Morgantown Post thinks the
visit of the Fairmont capitalists
means more than they are willing to
admit. 1t speaks on the subject as
follows:
mot one of the men VINO talked
with the Falrmonters will say a word
as to the purpose of their visit of in-
spection. AS the Fairmont men are
all closely Identified with tranction In
terests in Marion and Harrison coun-
tics, their trip to Morgantown is
taken by many people as an indlca-
tion that they are considering the
advlsabllity Of extending their troll
ley system down the river to Nor.
gantown. If they have any definite
plans In view for such an extension
Of their system, they were careful
not to give them away, 1t Is we'll
known, however, that a projected
line between NIorgantown and Fair
mont is one OF the links in proposed
chain. of trolley roads which will ul-
tImately connect with the West
Penn system and furnish contInu-
GUS route to PIttsburg. There is
but little doubt that the visit Of tae
Fairmont capitalists indicates a
prospect Of something doing in the
way of inter.urban trolley building at
no very distant day."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-06
.Colcord Thinks
States c oal Best
SECOND TO NONE IN THE uN-
IoN-MANY NEW FIELDS TO
BE OPENED.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 6.-Hon. Z,
g. Colcord is largely interested in
coal mines in different portions Of the
State and II there is any subject the
senator likes to discuss fully and elab-
orately 1T is the product wnich Is maxi
Ing this State famous.
He is a regular visitor to Charles
ion and it is said that his Signature
appears more often on the register Of
the Hotel Ruffner than any guest Col.
Taylor has.
Speaking Of this subject, yesterday,
Senator Colcord said:
THE coal in West Virginia ranks
second to none in the Union There
are no IFS, ands or butts about this as
sertion either The coal which was
recently discovered at Dorothy Is good
all the way through the eleven inch
vein, and think is the equal, If II
does not excel, the famous anthracite
coal in Lykens Valley, in 2ennsylya-
MIA, for the reason that it is ola finer
quality.
"The coal in the Flat Top country
is Of excellent quality also, but foy
that matter this State has coal and
good coal, too, from the Pennsylvania
line to the boundary OF old Kentucky.
by the end Of this present year, I
expect to see many new fields opened.
and It will not be very long time
before West Virginia will rank first
in the coal producing States IN the
Union"