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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18

complete control by the people, in
determining what laws shall be
presented for consideration, and
that only such laws shall 90 into
effect as have been accepted by the
direct vote of the people.
'Ihe restoration Of the rule of
the majority in politics coinsides
with what is taking place in the
financial world. The two tpndrn.
cles seem to be part Of a parallel
awakening to power. With in
creasing publicity questions of
policy can no longer be confined to
star chamber session of a few in.
terested people, but must be open
to the consideration of all who are
directly concerned. The initiative
and the referendum in financial
management have possibilities in
the direction Of broadening the
confidence and Strengthening the
credit of business which the Oldest
system Of boards of directors has
never realized.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18

union principles were purely senti-
mental The actions of these self
sought office-Seekers is such as to
keep many a well-meaning worke
outside the union and often cause
the weak and Indifferent ones to
desert because of seeing some lead
ers at the meetings who were as ig-
norant of the precePts of Cushing's
Manual as they were of the con-
tents of the Koran.
may be told that I am placing
upon our members the brand of in
feriority. But l answer that the
great majority Of laborers today do
not understand the punctuality
and regularity which the modern
labor union requires.
While the laborers have their
faults like all other sons of Adam.
yet all should rejoice that the hu.
man mind is ever susceptible to
cultivation.
Therefore, my fellow workers,
let us take pride in our organiza-
tion and acquit ourselves like men.
Let us show that we can settle
down quietly to honest and definite
work in the conviction that what
ever ideal each of US may have for
our organizations future will be
most likely realized, by showing
our capacity, to use faithfully and
well the powers and resources at
our command, with the consolation
that at the end we have left the
world better than we found it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
MINERS HOSPITAL
FOR ATHENS.

The project of erecting a miners
hospital at Athens bids fair to sue
ceed, the miners are enthusiastic
cally lending financial aid towards
the building. 1t will be main
tanned by contributions from each
miner, and board of directors to
be elected by the miners will have
control OF the instition- Funds for
maintaining the hospital will be
raised by assessing each member
SO cents each month, to be retained
out of each months wages on pay
day. 1t would prove most
worthy and commen liable enter
prize and the miners are encourag-
ing the proJect.-Labor Journal,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
THE STATE
FEDERATION
Growing Rapidly Under the Guild
ance of the New Officials

Secretary Treasurer A. L. Bauer
OF the West Virginia State Fedora
ton of Labor has just issued a
financial statement of that orrani-
zation which shows it to be in bet.
ter condition than for several
years.
During the past two months it
has increased over 600 in member
ship and unions are af1iliatipr
throughout the entire state.
A number of local unions have
made donations to the treasury
since the convention, thus showing
that they are in the movement ia
succeed. Charleston Topographic
cal Union No. LAG at the meeting
following the convention donated
$500, but some one has neglected
their duty thus far, us it has not
been sent in.
We congratulate Secretary Bauer
upon his financial statement: it will
do more good than any other for
the cause.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
BALTIMORE
UNI0NISTS
lake Offense at the Presidents
Term of Undesirable Citizens.

The words of President Roose-
velt in referring to Meyer and Hay
wood, the members of the Western
Federation of Miners, as s'undesir.
able citizens" came in for a deal of
attention recently at the meeting of
the Baltimore Federation. 1t
will be remembered that in the late
Hartman controversy Mr.. Roose-
velt used the term mentioned.
Delegate Walsh moved that a let
ter be sent to the Chief Executive
deploring the use of the term as an
offense to the union men of this
country. Delegate Abe Gordon of
the Clothing Cutters Union said
that he was in favor of the motion
but he considered that it did not
go far enough. He therefore tack
ed on an amendment asking the
President to explain what he meant
by calling the men undesirable cit
liens before the men had been
tried. 1t was pointed out, and
generally felt, that an expression
of this sort while the men are on
trial is manifestly opposed to the
American idea Of proceeding, and
comes with peculiar grace from our
President, whose slogan is square
deal for everybody. The motion
was unanimously adopted.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
Men and Mules.

Yes" said the boss, 'swe only
work them eight hours Il day. We
hnd that's plenty. We find it's
all they can stand and keep in per-
feet health.''
A shabby individual leaned for
ward from d rear seat and inter
rupted excitedly:
you old liar!'' he said: Il
know some of your men what
worked - and - hours Il day.',
'Pooh!' sneered the boss: II
was talking about the mules: they
cost money!
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
Miners at Tomsburg Of Three and
one-Fourth Cents for Loading
After Machines
OTHER ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST

are open to the union men and
should receive their support. If it
Is TO be 4 success it must have both
moral and financial assistance of
The people in whose interest it is
published. A local union who
has poor attendance or indiffer-
ent officers never amounts to much
ana the same applies to the labor
paper. 1t costs money to get out
The Argus and the tine is not far
distant when it will be mighty
useful to organized labor of West
N1rginia. Help us make it bright.
er and better.
Sub-Districi President Thomas
cairns will address a mass meeting
at lugheston on Sunday afternoon.
a large crowd is expected to be in
attendance and several others will
also make addresses.
X * X
Our old friend Jas. J. Mislsell
informs us that he will organize
a local union at Donwood in the
near future. Here's success to
you jim, let the good work 20 on.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
HELPING
GAMBLERS
Secretary of the Treasury Supplies
Wall Street GrafterS With
the Coin.

Every now and then we read of
the Secretary Of the Treasury of
the United States, coming to the
rescue of Wall Street gamblers,
and supplying them with few
million dollars belonging to the
people, to Save the gambling game.
The only possible excuse for this
diversion Of the peoples money is
the claim that if the stocks are per-
.nitted to go to smash the industries
of the nation would be paralyzed.
We are after due study of the
question fully convinced there is
not one word of truth in the con-
tention. The real legitimate in
dustries of the country never would
be damaged, on the contrary, they
would be largely benefited by hav-
ing every drop of water squeezed
out of the inflated securities of
Wall Street.
1t is the constant effort to pay
dividends on fictitious values that
strains the productive capacity OF
the working masses of the nation
to the breaking point. In conse-
quence thereof every wage-earner
has to pay more for everything
that he and his family eat, drink
and wear.
OF course, Secretary Cortelyou
viii also seek to Justify his recent
stunt, in coming to the rescue OF
/ Wall Street, upon the worn out old
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18

characters of the men who compos
the unions or who lead in the labor
movements He said there are
niyiiads of men in the labor move
ment who have marvellous abilities
1or forming constructive policies.
lit IS part of the policy of
labor unions,'' he declared. 80
lead In thought and clevating in
huences. -
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18
Reports From All Parts of the Union
Furnish Evidence of State of
Prosperity Never Before
Enjoyed.
ORGANIZED LABOR
LIFE OF NATION

The newspaper reports in regard
to the increase of wages for the
year are encouraging as well as
highly instructive. They are en-
couraging because they furni ish
evidence of a state of prosperity
which the people of the United
States have never before enjoyed, :,
and they are instructive because
We find corporations, large and
small, increasing the wages of their
employees unsolicited.
What a great lesson this is to
the laborer who knows the value
Of organization. The United
States Steel Corporation gave and
increase of 10 cents day to it's en-
plo"cs, and there are 10000 men
classed as general laborers in that
company's employ, and it is only
very reasonable to expect that, if
these laborers were organized, they
would get more substantial in
crease by their having a more
right to share in the general pros
perlty of that company, and more
especially when the statements Of
the company show the largest dis
tribution of dividends in recent
years.
Surely the worker who receives
good wages is travelling on short
cr road to be a better citizen, a
more faithful husband and of
greater use to the community in
which he lives than the unfortun-
ate who receives poor wages and
irregular employment.
The real value of money de-
pends on circulation for its utility,
and we have seen with sorrow
where there is a scarcity of that
precious metal progress is at low
cpp and men are slaves.
1t seems to all thoughtful per-
sons that the labor union has a
worthy object in modern life and
undoubtedly that it can accom-
piiSh much by the workers being
SoIldIy united in mind, heart and
action. But. like all other associ-
atonS, there is much room for the
iabolerS to improve their early
form of organization.
In the first place the officers and
representatives of each local must
2e men of character and moral
worth, men who are alive to the
aII-lmportant question of the in
uuStrial situation, men who are
possessed of modern thought. and
III such, will combine thought with
action; men who will be possessed
oi an individuality which will gain
ior them the confidence and re-
Npect OF their fellows, which will
give them united support when the
Crisis IS approaching.
But In order to secure the best
'"Ie''0 1or our representation oul
oEsanlzation must let go the habit
VI electlng TO Office every Tom
l,1ck and Harry, simply because
'heS are ''good fellows' who arc
ever ready with the 'sglad hand
l MS IS one Of the abuses which has
!e'afoed the progress of labor un.
ions for years.
Inc writer has seen some Of
'iiese men in office who possessed nc
4ua1ltY to give them leadership
e1'her by virtue OF their intelli
sehee or moral powers, and theil
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18

Labor unions are against no man
1hey are for the working man.
standing for liberty. for equality
and for fraternity.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-04-18

. - >i''ANASia aoAo tltlc on falnt
creek during the past two weeks
ana has succeeded in settling tho
difficulty ut Tomsburg. The men
demanded an increase for loading
after machines on account of the
impurities in the coal and after
several conferences with the com
pany Mr.. Nugent succeeded in
making settlement and securing
an increase of 3l cents per ton for
the men at the No. /. mine.
x X. X
President Nugcnt in n interview
with Argus man the other day
said that the machine question
would be the great issue at the
joint conference between the
miners aud operators next spring
when they meet to make an agree
ment and adopt a scale of prices.
lie strongly advises all the men to
getln to the organization and pay up
their dues and place their locals
and district and sub-district or
ganiZation in a position so that
they will be able to secure better
conditions and more satisfactory
scale and agreement.
Ex-sub- District President Jesse
Coleman was down from Coa,-
burg today on business visit to
the District Office.
Snb-District President Thomas
Cairns, Secretary B. s. Hastings
and ex-Prcsident Jesse Coleman
had one of the most enthusiastic
meetings ever held in the District
at Dry Branch on Wednesday
night. A large crowd was present
and the men are thoroughly in
earnest as was evidenced at the
meeting. This will be good news
to the miners throughout the dis
trict.
4. X =.
Secretary b. f. Norris and
National Organizer Harry Bous-
field met with the Winfrede local
on its last meeting night and sue.
c"cded III settling a dispute which
had arisen between the men and
company at that place and left all
perfectly satisfied as a result and
that local is now progressing in
the even tenor of its way and dues
are being collected from every
member.
President Nugent will hold a
meeting at Morton tonight and
spend several days in that locality
III the interest of the organization.
The keeneys Creek Colliery Co.
at Winona, will be put on trial
saturday in Squire DeQuasie's
court Oh charge of violating the
Sabbath by loading coal cars on
that day. The Squire requested
the company TO cease Sunday work
but was met with a refusal and
accordingly the men at work Sun
day last were placed under arrest.
X x X
Sc; retary Treasurer B. F. Morris
has been quite busy the last few
days sending out the proceedings
of the last convention which have
just been completed by the printer.
x x x
Every mine worker in the Dis
trict should be a subscriber to The
Labor Argus, it is the Only paper
In West Virginia whose columns
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Branch Office, 16 Clifford BLDG
Both Phones 400.
Grand Forks, N. d.
=. q. WADsLEY. Ma,ase,.
PHONES $50.

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viii rent for $500 per yeap rrner 10. lot;
pace as nome or Investment. e'oo
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CITY water. sewer, nice iar vuse mas a
room, hardwood fioors andS pain
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
MUSICAL ART CONCERT.

Associated Press to The Evening Time..
New York, March THE Musical
Art society, comprising what is adj
mitted to be the best chorus of the me-
tropolis, will give its annual spring
concert this evening under the direc-
ton OF Frank Damrosch. Among the
numbers arranged are the following:
"Jubilate Deo," Palestrina. agnes
Del" Hasler; "Ascendo and Patrem.' y
Jacob Handl; "Telebrae Factae Sunt''
and "Caligaverunt Oculi Mel" Michael
Haydn; ave Maria," Mendelssohn:
Andante Solennelle," Sgambati; GEL
egy," Beethoven; "Blaue Augen So
WEIGH und Warm" Peter Cornelius:
Legend" Tschaikowski, and "Fruh-
lingsblick," Max Roger.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
PERSONALS

R. B. Berger came down from Bow
bells last night and is a guest in the
city.
B. B. Lowe of Flaxton, Ward county,
Is stopping at the Northern.
]. D. Lansbrough came in yesterday
from Bowbells.
A. B. Welles of Wells, N. D., is a
visitor in the city today
R. ]. Wilson of Fargo, arrived in
city today and will leave for Minot
tonight.
Mrs. R. w. Poole of Forest River,
has arrived in the city and Is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. E. r.
Pomeroy.
j. II. Lambe handles Johnson's
floor and wood finishes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Il. A. KENNEDY TAKES
GEO. |. SHADES
PLACE
Official Announcement Made
Today of Changes of q. N.
Officials.
GEO. T. SLADE GOES EAST
w. r. Bryan General Superin-
tendent With Headquarters
at Mipot.
GEO. T. sLADE GOES EAST

Othcial announcement has been
made from Offices of the Great North
ern railroad in this city that H. A.
Kennedy had been appointed assist
ant general manager of the road to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of General Superintendent
George T. Slade, who leaves to take
service with, an eastern road. Six
general superintendent have been
appointed to serve under Mr.. Kennedy.
W. R. Bryan is appointed general
superintendent of the central district
with headquarters at Minot, N. d.
Mr.. Bryan was former superintend-
ent at Melrose, Mimi, and of late was
master of transportation.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
East Side
He LIKES THE VALLEY BEST
Lowell Township Farmer Says East
May Be All Right, but Red River
Country Is Just It,

Jack Irwin. the well known farmer
OF Lowell has returned from Illinois
With a bride, perpetrating surprise
on his many friends in this city and vi
cinity.
Mr.. Irwin has been farming for the
past two seasons and is of the pro-
gressive kind. succeeding dn making
good profits. He paid the valley high
compliment upon his return, stating
that while the weather was milder be-
low, he much preferred the dry, health
full air, with good winter roads, to the
damp atmosphere and muddy roads of
Illinois in the winter time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Business Good.

Grafton Record: Business was
good at the Office of Walsh county's
treasurer on Tuesday, Feb. 26, when
the receipts were over $4,000. For
the last week in March the receipts
were in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The railroads paid taxes as follows:
Great Northern, $15.460; Northern Pa
cific, $5,735; 500, $10,460. Taxes are
paid up as good, If not better, this
year than any previous year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Basket Ball Friday.

Two games of basketball will be
played tomorrow afternoon between
the teams representing the Valley
City Normal and the University. The
first game will be played at the Uni
versity armory at o'clock between
the girls squads while the second will
be pulled of in the z. M. c. A. gym
nasium at o'clock, the boys being
the contestants. Both games will be
tightly contested as the teams are old
rivals.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
HAVE PETITION AGAINST BILL
Crookston People Do Not Want Shoot.
ing Prohibited for Two Years
Would Make the Sea-
son Shorter.

G. A. Green is circulating petition
at Crookston against the passage of
the proposed game bird law to pro-
hibit the shooting Of birds for the
next two years. The lady is being
generally opposed by hunters and
sportsmen in general all over the
state. The petition also declares in
favor Of prohibiting the use of pump
guns" and automatic fire guns and is
also in favor of limiting the season for
shooting birds to thirty days.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Located at Neche.

P. ]. Mcclure, formerly county audi
tor of this county, is spending few
days in Crookston, looking after his
property. He is now heavily interest
ed at Neche, where he spends most of
his time and is doing we'll. He was for
many years located at Graceville after
leaving CrOokstOn.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07

LEGISLATORS Will TRAVEL
Associated Press to The Hve,1.- Ta..
Springfield, ILL.,, March THE mem.
bers Of the Illinois state Legislature
will go to Jacksonville tomorrow to IN.
spect the three state institutions locat-
ed in that city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
LYCAA NAMED PRESIDENT
OF the Commercial Club of Bemidii Is
Former Resident Of Grand
Forks.

At the annual meeting of the Be-
midjiCommer cial club held on Tues
day evening, Frank Lycan, a former
resident of Grand Forks, was made
president. The Bemidji club is one
of the livliest clubs in the northern
part of Minnesota, and will have all
kinds of work to do this summer. Mr..
Lycan will be most valuable man in
the capacity of president, and will no
doubt have much to do with the boost
ing of Bemidji during the coming
year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Meeting Called on.

The meeting of the congregation of
the Mendenhall Memorial church,
which was to have been held this even-
ing has been called of. Rev. Isaacs,
whom the members of the church con-
sidered calling as pastor, announced
last evening that he would be unable
to take the charge until July 1. An
effort will be made to secure minis
ter as soon as possible.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Wreck ut Mcintosh.

Tuesday evening there was a mix
up at Mcintosh. A drayman with a
load of ice had mishap and the load
tipped over on the Great Northern
tracks, the ice falling on the man and
pinning him between the rails. The
freight train was barely stopped in
time to save his life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
GRAND FORKS REALTY Co.
SECURITY BLOCK PHONES sss

RENT Good seven-room house. Min
NIaNA nesota avenue; $18.
DENT Neat three-room house, Dell
NAANA avenue; 81.
DENT Seven-room house close in
NElNA Cottonwood street, modern ex-
cept heat, $50: water free.
gESO Good three-room house, Dell
WOOO avenue; barn, woodhouse and
we'll: 80 It. corner lot, $3.50 cash and
$40 per month.
CCsO Three large room house; large
uUOO barn and woodshed; will rent
for $40. $3.50 cash and SO per
month.
ClQOONew four-room cottage; city
small barn; Just the place for a
small family. Easy terms. Will
C01nOGood seven-room house on
~6AUOUniversity avenue; water,
barn; nice shade trees; will rent Tor
$22. $500 cash. balance to suit.
$G1UUhoSse. The most te'V pleasanf
moderate priced residence property
on University avenue. The Tot alone.
Is worth $500. Very reasonable
s'
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
INVITE THEOn0Rp

A,.oeaated Press to The EVENING Tinea.
fort Worth, Tex, March DIRECT
ors OF the National Feeders and Breed
ers' show, which will be held in Fort
worm week after next, have invited
PRESIDENT Roosevelt and his cabinet
and President Diaz of Mexico and his
cabinet to attend the exhibition.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Oslo Banker.

Ray Frazee, the Oslo bank man is
in Grand Forks looking after few
matters of business. He was former
ly resident of this city, but has now
raised his wigwam in Oslo, which
town may soon be known as $500
City,"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
TOURIST SHOES
FOR WOMEN
Three Dollars a Pair.

II you. would obtain the best shoes
$500 will buy. get the Tourist shoes.
They are made Of selected feathers
and We guarantee every pair we sell.
They come in Butcher style, made on
new lasts. and give fine fit Every
pair is made by experienced workmen
who rank among the best In the art of
shoe-making.
They are 'unauestionably the best
shoe obtainable for $500.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Locate In California.

John Burns will leave shortly for a
trip to California, and may decide to
locate in that part of the country. Mr..
Burns thinks North Dakota is alright,
but says he would rather have little
more warm weather in his.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Back Gr0m Bismarck.

States Attorney j. B. Wineman has
returned from Bismarck, where he
looked after a few bills in which he
is interested. This evening he ex-
poets to go to Minot on business.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-07
Entertained Class.

Mrs. Harry Burton entertained on
Tuesday evening.tat her home on
South Fourth street for her class and
for the juvinal choir of the Sacred
Heart church, East Grand Forks.