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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22
4 GAIN OF OVER ONE THOUSAND
In Membership of the West Virginia Mine Workers During th
Past Monh-Great Activity Displayed by the
Members Throughout the Entire District

Secretary Hastings and National
Organizer 'happrIlc met with the
newly organized Local at Fort De
ianr", oppuNit" GauIrN. last week,
and had very successful meet
imT. The men there are very ac.
tive aud good results will lie OH
tanned from the cl1iu?t% they are
putting forth. They also addressed
the Local at Mucklow. and had
one Of the largest meetings that
has been held in that locality for
quit" awhile. The men manifest Il
great interest in the organization,
and they are seeking To eliminate
the undesirable conditions that are
Standing i'll the way of the progress
OF the organization. ON Monday
night they attended the Local at
ilu@hcSton, and held Il very good
meeting. Some of the men there
ar" too indifferent to the interest Of
the organization. but there iS good
Local.
There was an important meeting
Of the Sub District Board last
week. Among the business trans
acted WAS the election of two mem
hclS To fill the vacancies caused by
the resignation of T.. r. McIvcr.
who has gone To his old home in
Irglnia-to follow i'll the. foot
steps of Clark Johnson and become
4 iarmcr-amd John Wclch. who
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22

Organic. Charles * rallmau and
L. +. l.anhHm have held some
very Succ"' Siul meetings in the
past week on l;riar Creek.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22
ORE MINERS STRIKE
STILL in PROGRESS,
Outrases Against Justice and Society Daily Per-
prctrated by Armed Thugs Clothed in
the Livery of the State.

II" MINERS nt the McSaba kunmc
ar" still on strike, SANS the DuIuih
Labor World, and the best r>i-
"'"'" IhaJ The men are out arises
from IN" fact that the Shrrin, or
rather hiN temporary subordinate.
'hr Employers Detective aSSoril-
tom, Is ~tIl employing deputies To
protect CD the property of tn,
steel Trust. The company has
Offices IN th" M"Saba block, and all
sorts OF Inducements are being of
t'i"d Ia Young men to Shouldrr 4
rIiI" and help fight the battle of
the trust.
Nn'tit funny that every mothers
son VIII curse Il trust when ne is
Obliged /" pay monopoly prices for
ia" things h" uses. and when TN,
trust IS IN trouble there are Il good
~ portion of them who do not hes
ilat" To com" tu its relief.
lh" miners are the first who have
hAh tn" coulHG" to question the
right of TIA" steel Corporation To
claim all the riches in the mines of
Mort h"rn Minnesota. They usk
tor Il small share for themselves.
and when they do so Il SururiSinr
~ large number of well mr:ll,inr
people oppose them, because they
are Obliged To make Il Sacriiicr with
inc miners, who ar" willing TO
surrender all they possess for the
TIM" being, H"d with the hope that
p"~I"riiL at Least viii enjoy some
OF ih" fruits of their efforts.
1t - unfortunate for the miners
"i c"uiN" that factors have entered
mt" lhrir contest which are not in
accord with popular sentiment, hut
THAT cannot hr hriprd. They are
SIMPLY the effect for which there
must -" some cause. Wherever
there IS Il radical aSSociation of
capital, such rs is represented in
til" United States Steel corporn.
ti"n. there viii also be found men
"i III" most extreme thoughts for
tn" solution of tn" labor problem.
Ih"S" two 20 together, lust rs
do luxury and want. The reading
of newspaper. published in "A
mining locality iS sufficient to bear
out our contention. We read one
TINS week that convinced us that
ITS editor was bordering close to
insanity. According To his idea
every newspaper in Minnesota
which attempted to he fair. the
Governor of this State, and the
mem b"r~ of his commission were
either towards or trimmrrS.
Ig. HI NJGIl t.nnt t.,,.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22

operating undcra contract hctwcru
th" operators and the Organization.
fNcry man at the operation are"
members of the organization and
are enjoying prices and conditions
lar better than prevail at amy
other place on the river
i: =. i:
The d"fUnct local union al. E,1nIr
has been rrnrganizrd with - char
Ter members. with bright pros poets
for Il good local in the future.
Presidents Craigo and Cairns or
g;lniIcd Il new local at Cedar Grave
the first of the week with a LARGE
membership. The officers elected
ar" all huStlcrS and will he heard
from III the near future.
Organic + Charles Krallmau and
l. +. llunhnm have held some
very Succ" Siul meetings in the
past week on l;riar Creek.
i r =:
Sub District President CIirurs
Organizer Charles KraIlmau and
W lllIam Fitzgerald. Board Mem
Der "i the street Car Workers In
tcrnatiunal Union. who is here
conducting the Street Car strike in
this city, addressed one of the
largest mass meetings ever held at
Mammoth, on Sunday evening The
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22

The Labor Argus 81 90 per wear.
Every working man should re:I it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22

The d"fUnct local union al. E,1nIr
mas been rcnrganiZrd with - char
Ter members, with bright pros poets
Tor Il good local in the future.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22

undcra contract hc, wcru
lhr operators and the organization.
fN"rN man at the operation are"
mem hcfS oil The organization and
are enjoying prices and conditions
lar better than prevail at amy
other pl:Ic" on the river
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-22

Presidents Craign and Cairns or
GlnlZcd Il new local at Cedar Grove
lhc FIRST of the week with Il large
The officers elected
ar" all huStlrrS and will he heard
from III the near future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
PERSONAL.

When John Burns entered the British Cabinet
there were rUmors that he would refuse to don the
cooked hat and epaulets OF official uniform. The
King asked him about IT, Not true" replied Mr..
Bgn aIa SsSd b s Rn already nsuS TGTN as
when that was. when | was in Pentonvie." an;
Sentence after the e. trafalgar squars riots
Governor Hooh Of Kansas is said not to intend
20 fill out his term. He has accepted a number Of
assignments from lecture bureau for this sum
seasons profits figuring close to $4,000.
Spencer Eddy. secretary Of the United States
Embassy in Berlin, is taking active interest in
polo. He has been a moving spirit in organizing
a number Of young men In the German capital with
q view to establishing the game In one or two Of
the suburbs Of Berlin It is probable that az least
two rival polo teams Will be put into the field there
this summer.
Colonel o. C. Munson. state Senator OF Wis
consin is also Governor DavidsOn's private secre-
tary He has not drawn dollar OF his pay as SEN
ator, returning the whole amount to the treasury.
Alonzo II Evans, Boston's oldest bank president,
at eghty-ssven IS robust and hearty, and shows
by his own example the result OF living the kind
of life that he prescribes for the youth OF to-day.
Mr.. Evans has the greatest confidence in the gen.
Grafton OF the present, and thinks that Il they
follow his advice they will succeed He says: cap
Ply yourself; young man. ~ you would succeed
fS,t Sc " 49,, I ~ - 80. u 10y =. 20 t
even IL II is little. but, above all, apply yourself
Frederick a. Busse the newly elected Mayor OF
Chicago Is the second native OF that city
coed to the office. He is the first OF German de;
makes his home with his father and mother.
ExsMsyor Burke OF Burlington, Vt, who lately
retired from office. is a capable blacksmith few
days. ago he shOd hfty-two horses "all round
Charles A. Elch, Of Cohasset. Mass. now that
Thomas Wigglesworth is. dead Is HarvaTds oldest
living graduate. He was eighteen years old when
he graduated in the class Of 33. He Is ninety
two years old, and has practised law nearly sew
enty years in Boston.
Professor r. Clayton Wyland of the School for
the Deaf, in Frederick, Nd. himself a mute, is
the first person 50 afflicted % be admitted men,
bershlp in the knights OF Pythias. He has just
Joined Lodge No. g. OF Frederick. In order that
he might be admitted II was necessary for members
OF the lodge who administer the degree TO learn
the sign language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
HoME MADE ARMIES.

Indifferent to the assembling of distinguished
peacemakers in New York, the NatlOnal
SchiitZenbund is setting UP its targets and NIL
ing its cartridge belts, preparatory to celebrat-
ing it's fifth triennial shooting festival In
Charleston :. c. To those who are striving to
beat our battleships into ferryboats PRESIDENT
Roosevelt's cOngratuIatOry letter to the head OF
the Cierman-American society of sharpshOOters
may come as another unkind cut but perhaps
even the most ardent peace advocates may be
persuaded to compromise with the blOodthrsty
trigger pullers by accepting the practice of the
latter as the least Objectionable form of mill
tarism.
Since the passing of the pioneers there has
naturally been marked falling off in the num-
Der Of rife enthusiasts, though not CORE
spending decline in the Americans ability to
aim true. The good old days are gone when a
man might go out back of his house and blaze
away at sapling or n bOwlder; ii is a mild
pity too, for 1t has meant the abandonment of
small arm practice by many men who have no
opportunity of Joining the militia. And in many
cases those who have sought to keep in shooting
trim by becoming citizen soldiers have not been
able to maintain their former skill, because
even the militia affords too little opportunity
for regular and stimulating gun practice.
1t is something of an anomaly that in land
peopled largely by the sons and grandsons of
frontiersmen the Germans should evinCe the
livellest interest in small arms. Sometimes the
crude opinion is expressed that the German is
a mock sportsman, driven to target practice
only by the irresistible DEGREES of a war lord
and yet. as matter OF fact, in both Germany
and America the TeutOn takes keen delight in
target practice. If should be driven to war
with Iceland or riven by civil strife over the
woman's suffrage question. the descendants of
the canny Puritans who praised God and kept
their powder dry might be put to shame, IL not
10 rOut, by our immigrant citizens.
While perhaps not the surest form of national
defence n large private army of home made
sharpshOoters is certainly the cheapest. The
cost Of one battleship would furnish a thousand
rife clubs with ammunition enough to make the
poorest amateur marksmen dangerous on the
field of battle Some ut least Of the results
would be valuable IL young men were officially
and popularity encouraged TO raise the rife club
to the high rank that the archery club enjoyed
in the merry days Of Robin Hood. IF every
city dweler could shoot TO KILL who knows how
many burglars might desert their profession?
Suppose we turn a few golf links into rife
ranges as an experiment and note the conse-
ng1oO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

Confidence returned in the market for securi-
ties almost as mysterlOusy as Il vanished last
month. although perhaps not quite as COM
pletely, only about So share OF the decline
in prices having been regained thus far Sem
timent has improved unquestionably, pessi-
mistic utteTances being the exception rather
than the rule. and steady investment absorb
ton OF stocks is supplemented by substantial
speculative activity that is encouraged by the
return 70 normal money rates. Covering Of
snort accounts has swelled the demand, and
it would be a conservative estimate 70 MACE
the professional operations at over three-fourths
OK the total transactions. Among the noticea-
bly, favorable features Of last weeks business
may be mentioned the readiness with which for
eign offerings OF American shares were alb
serosd, the easier financial situation and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
aeo91orIs DAILY G1ibmrrs
MONDAY. APRIL s, 1907.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-A committee OF the allied pro-
visions trades unions decided 10 call a genera
strike at Paris; the decision is expected to go
3ntO effect on April II. == John +. Stevens
the former chief engineer Of the Panama Canal
sailed from Colon; he said in a speech Before
his departure that he expected the canal 10 he
onened in January 1919. == Secretary TAFT
arrived at Havana; lac refused to discuss poll
ties or his plans IL cuba. -= Reacuonists
carried the municipal elections at Odessa. and
and ''Autorte" continued 10 publish letters
which were among those seized at the I !is
NUnciature - President Castro, ACCORDING
10 a dispatch from Willemstad, has had re
lapse. == King Alfonso and a number Of high
Spanish ofi2ials left Madrid 10 meet King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra at Cartagena.
DOMESTIC.-Attorney General Stead of Hi
nois reported TO Governor Deneen that he be-
Ieyed the men responsible for the Alton reor-
ghl.iZatOn we're Clvillv liable but that the state
probably would not take action. == Congress
man Townsend at Tpsianti said that he did not
see how President Roosevelt could refuse to ac-
cept a renOrlineti ton == The Pennsylvania
Railroad increased its efforts to capture the
train wreckeTs who have been operating along
SIS lines. -= Stanford Newell, eX-Minister 10
the Netherlands, died at his home in st. Paul.
- Two vessels left Norfolk 10 search for
navy barge with ten men aboard, which broke
adrift recently = letter from Attorney
General Jackson 10 Assemblyman Boshart pro-
testing against bill Of the latter and against
any proposition 20 curtatl the powers Of Demo-
cratic state officers was made public at Albany
CITY-Speaker Cannon and a party Of Con-
gressuen arrived from their trip to Panama and
South America. --== The Mayors milk COM
rnittee organized and decided to work In con-
junction with the state authorities. - The
steamer Bl0cher, which arrived yesterday
brought the captain and crew OF a Norwegian
bark which was found WaterlOgged two hun
bred miles Of St Augustine. - Thaw's coun-
sci said they would call DR.. Hamilton TO the
stand to-day. - An automobile ran into a
group Of persons leaving church, and killed one
woman. == The State Board Of Health, il
was announced, would aid DR.. Darlington in
cleaning up the CrotOn watershed. == W. p.
Hearst declined tie attend the Brooklyn Jeffer-
son Day dinner. at which ". J. Bryan is 10
speak. =-- The opening Of air locks leading
10 caissOns in the foundation work OF the Singer
Building. to save z man wedged in one of them,
endangered the lives Of twenty men.
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Rain and warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest. ~ degrees. lowest 50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
Amusemenfs.


ACADE5IY or MUsIc-s-Fer-Izur.
AI.H AaIBHN- Vaudeville
ASTOT-S :l5-'rhe Ant itious MIS-. Acct
BELASCO-- s.l5--The Rose OF rhe khncho
BERKELEY CEUM-6:So-Ihe Reckoning
BEJOU-S .IE-l'0mtesse C3cuets.
BROADWAY 6:i0-I'Ee Partisan Model
CASINOS l5-The White Hen.
COLONIAL Vaudeville
CR-TERION-S:I Tattoos9 Man
DAEY'S- .lb-Tbe Spring chicken
EDEN MTEEIs-Ihe world IN Wax
EMPIRE 20-IIfs ENceiency the governor.
GARfICK e-35-f,auEAt IN the hHin
TkCKETT- .30-The rhoTls LADY. - .,s.s,,.
HAMMERSTEIN'S NfCTORtA-2.l9--e.lO-F a1uS'4'4e
HERALD gOrARE-e:15-Ihe Orchid
HIPP0DROAIE- . S-Neptunes Daughter ana F4oNee-
DAYS.
ET-DSONc-s :I5-I}reRsteT's Millions ,,,,
IRVING PLACES :2O-SsloEle and yum ElAAleuleI-
KNICKERBOtTkEf-s-l6- Red MIL
LIBERTY -Salomy Jane
LINCOLN SQrARIc-R-Men and women 4,
LYCE.I NJ Ireland S.l5-Lhe Boys or company -
LYRICS l5-Otheilo
MADISON SOFA RF.-e.I 5-The Three n Is
MADISON SQUARE GARDH,N-@-s --ClrcNs
MAJESTIC 6-I5-The social AErl
aIANTIATT AN-s:15-Th Mills Of the Gods
MANTIATT'AN OPERA HOUSES :l5--1darta
oSEW AMSTERDAM .15--The Grand Mogul
NEW YORK-S:i5--he land 81 Nod.
PRINCES 6 -20-The Great Divide.
eArOY-s 1.-THE Kan u thu Hour
WALLACE e-15--A Marriage q Rsason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

erned. II will be. Concentration Of authority and
responsibility, such as to make the popular Will
effective. has been proved 10 be necessary, and
the Galveston plan affords this concentration
We have been concentrating authority and re
sponsibillty in this city for several years. Strip
ping the Board Of Aldermen OF power 10 grant
franchises was a recent step Of that sort. Inc
bingham bin doing away With permanent in
enaetors of police is another The most fla,
grant instance of disagreement which New
York suffers from to-day, the i'll paved streets,
is due 10 the division Of authority over the
streets between tie Mayor and the borough
presidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

Chcagos new charter. which may be modified
by the Illinois Legislature. provides for a ballot
with the party columns but without the party
circle The strength of good government in
Chicago lies in the City Council. and municipal
reformers are desIrous OF making Il difficult for
men to be elected TO the Council on the strength
of the head of the ticket. They wished to have
candidates grouped under offices. as Governor
Hughes suggests having them I'm this state but
a compromise left the column without the circle
This will do something toward improving the
character Of minor candidates on the ticket but
not so much grouping the candidates under
offices would have done. In this city we have
so much trouble trying to elect good mayors
that the minor officials too generally escape
notice; but how It would interfere with Tam
rnany's usual methods IL every candidate stood
on his own feet and was not swept in by the
strength OF the ticket!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08
TO HONOR SENATOR sPooNER.

The annual dinner OF the Wisconsin Society !.
Nav yorI, will h, hed az the Waldorf-AstOria neN
Wednesday evening, April 10. az which sena'
John c. Spooner. OF Wisconsin, VIII be the 49, -
honor. Sir Thomas @. shaushnessy. presio'1. -
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. viii be pEesen- .~
win speak. Others down for addresses are So -,
Phllander C. Knox OF Pennsylvania; S2ee.se.s,
seph w. Cannon OF the House OF hepless .rrssfsrv
senator Carter, OF Montana; the former 55s-a< q.
or the Treasury. Leslie M. Shaw: senator -t II
Briggs, OF New Jersey; Professor rte1gTltt,Es =
Turner, OF the University % Wlseonslns soAA
Van Wormsr. and Dr. Horace II. BEo~-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

a vastly greater mileage Of railroads in pro-
portion 10 area than the United States, is
canalizing rivers and constructing ship ana
barge canals on a great scale. 1t is time for
America to learn the lesson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

size Of It's debt and the diminished margin left
for borrowing purposes. But some needs are
fundamental, and pure water is one Of them
There is little wisdom in spending millions on
adornment Of public buildings and then con-
demning the public to a scourge of typhoid be-
cause there is no money left with which to pro-
vide a prime necessity Of existence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

When the fourth son OF the German Emperor
has read all the newspaper comments upon the
advantages and disadvantages OF his studying at
Harvard the young man will probably decide
that his mind has been broadened enough and
STAY at home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

Jefferson's birthday will be celebrated next
Saturday. While ffty-seven different varieties
Of Jefersontan interpreters and mantle-wearers
discourse he and the muse Of history will take
to the cyclone cellar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

An esteemed contemporary calls the New
York Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church the New York West Conference Doubt
less this Is 70 distinguish II from It's sister body
the New York East Conference but II only re-
mains TO call the latter the East New York
Conference to make all the MethOdists Of this
city and vicinity believe that they have been
wrongly labelled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

There IS new trouble in Cleveland. where the
people have been enjoying three-cent fares or
nearly that The truce" is over and now every
body is paying five cents again. All because. ap-
parently, Mayor Johnson, offering through his
holding company 70 take over the stock Of the
traction monopoly, would not guarantee three
cent faresl He seemed to think there was just
a possibility that they would not pay. So
Cleveland is TO go through a contest something
like Chicago's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

Il will doubtless be we'll 20 consider filtration
plans carefully before adopting them for the
city's water supply. Doubtless. too. a sum Of
from six TO sixteen millions is a large one for
this city TO appropriate. in view Of the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-08

AS result OF the story that the dome OF the
Columbia University Library is 20 be cut open
TO accommodate large telescope, somebody not
taking a course in astronomy may be made 20
gee stars, and not fixed ones, either.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There a further marked falling off in the
speculation in outside securities and prices con-
tinued fuctuate within small limits. The
eral tone somewhat easier. in sympathy with
the heaviness in the stock market The only thing
of interest the strength in the Ciodield stocks.
due partly to the reopening Of some of the mines
and tho report Of covering Of shorts. Goldttell
Daisy Isc. Goldfnld Consolidate advanced i.
There better inquiry for Tramp. Nevada
Consolidated fairly active at small decline
Elsewhere in the copper shares changes were unim-
portant. Standa rd OIL. after a loss of points.
covered nearly all the decline Chicago Subway
was slightly firmer- Bonds were quiet and IL
regular.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cau money In
London, 3i2d4 per cent. Open market discount
rate for short bills. per cent: long bills, per
cent. Berlin discount rate, ~ per cent Paris
discount rate. 4g ~ per cent. Paris exchange on
London, * francs 22i2 centirres. Bar gold, rs
1o&4d. Berlin exchange London 20 narks 50
pfennigs.
FOREIGN SECURiTIES.-Rritish consols for
money. 50 1I-16 per cent: for the account S27,
French rentes, 95 francs 20 centmes.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
PRODUCE EXCHANGE STOCKS.

Trading in the mining market on the Produce
Exchange continued to be in small volume yester-
day. The total transactions were $500 shares as
follows: 5000 Branch Mint at 15Hc. buyer go davs
and 500 Beaver Superior, at SIC.
Bid and asked prices were.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
Minneapolis ST Louis Railroad Co.

Decernber J, INNG-
The Board cf Directors this day declared a semi
annual dividend TWO AND oNE-HAI.F PER
CENT (oi1cSp preferred this company.
payable January - 1905 stockholders Of record
the els- Of December 1907.
Checks viii be mailed stockholders their last
address furnished to the transfer Office
I. II. DAVIS. Treasura-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
IMPORTS OF nRYGOODS.

Imports and marketIngs of dryeoods this week
with comparisons. IS follows:
ih!s week. Last Last
Icta imports S3S6e.5A1 s. 023 81 Ton
iotH atAetInEs Ssit61l 1859 2S3 4.Ge2, t65
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY

The regular Quarter5v dividend % one AND ONE
QUARTER PER CENT. Common Stock
feen declared. payable January 18th 1905,
holders Al close Of business December
3Sth 19GT. Transfer hooks VIII he closed from De-
reaber 30th, 1897 January 15h. 1aoS both i1clu-
five T z. BrGBEE. Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
GOVERN MENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tons for government bonds. compared with
Thursdays: