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The Washington herald., 1907-04-09
PROPOSALS.

Washington. y. c. March % 1907.
Sealed proposals yin be received by The
Washington Gas Light Company at its
ONCE, No. sl3 Tenth street northwest, this
city, on or before the ETH DAY or
APRIL 1901, al i o'clock noon, for the
following supply Of Anthracite and Gas
Goals for the year beginning april J..
1907. and ending april /, 1893:
5000 gross tons OF best z-inch screened
Gas Coal. 10 be delivered T. o. b. along
side our wharf at TWenty-sixth and g
streets, this city. as required By the Com
pany.
For East station Gas Works during the
year named above:
1000 gross tons Of best z-inch screened
Gas Coal. TO be delivered I. o. b. ears on
tracks IN our yard at Twelfth and II
streets southeast, this city. In SUCH guam
titles as needed.
ANTHRACITE BROKEN COAL.
1903 gross tons OF Anthracite Broken
Coal, to be delivered as needed. T. o. b.
alongside our wharf at Twenty-sixth aud
q streets, this city; also
$500 tons of Anthracite Broken Coal, 10
be delivered as needed Oh our tracks
T. o. b. cars at East Station. Twelfth and
III streets southeast, this city.
Ali OF the abOVe-uamed Goals to be
gross tonnage or Z,Zi0 pounds.
Contractors for any Of the Goals enu-
merated above will be required to give
ample security to the Gas Company Tor
a faithful fulhllment Of contract
The Gas Company reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
All proposals shall be sealed and ad-
dressed TO the Washington Gas Light
Company. ana marked Proposals for
Coal"
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
mh2S-i5t
The Washington herald., 1907-04-09

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY AND
Miscellaneous Suppliss-War Depart
ment. Washington, d. c., March II. Is07-
Sealed proposals, in duplicate. will be re-
ceiyed here until 2 p. m. APRIL o. 1907
and then opened, for furnishing stationery
and miscellaneous supplies (br00ms.
brushes, soaps, towels, Sc for War De-
partment Bureaus and Offices during year
ending June 80 1905 Information fur
nished on application. Proposals must be
in envelopes Endorsed Proposals for Sta
tionery' and Proposals for Miscellaneous
Supplies. respectively. and addressed n
r THORP, Chief OF Supply Div
mill 20 30apg Il
The Washington herald., 1907-04-09

SEALED PROPOSALS, IN DUPLICATE
for furnishing stationery and miscella-
neous supplies for the Department OF
Justice, including United States courts
and judicial officers, for the nscal year
ending June So, 1903, will be received until
O'Clock p. N. MONDAY, April p 1871
and then opened IN the office of the At
torney General, 1875 X 81. NV. Separate
proposals will be required for fuel. ice
washing Of towels cleaning and laying
Of carpets, purchase of waste paper, shoe
ing horses, care of horses and removal
OF ashes, rubbish &c. Blank forms Of
proposals, with Instructions TO bidders.
viii be furnished upon application 10 the
Chief Clerk The right 10 reject any or
all bids is reserved. CHARLES J. BONA
PARTE. Attorney General
mill 20 39.aD9l7
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

demonstrated to the world TINT
while strenuous for their rights
they arc law-abiding in their
methods.
The Labor World has carefully
analysed every newspaper report
coming from the range during the
past week, and VIC have failed to
note wherein the miners have taken
any part in the violation of law.
On the other hand the evidence is
overwhelming in proof of tho fact
thau the ovcr.zcalous officers of tho
law have been the instigators of
every crime thus far committed.
Tho arrest of Petriclla was en-.
eifcly unwarranted. He was rid.
ing on the public highway on his
way to meeting of the strikers.
lie was attending strictly to his
own business. He was violating
the law in no manner, and the
paid hirclings of the mine owners
when they held him up were act.
ing no less than highwaymcn.
Unfortunately for the strike
leaders he carried pistol in his
pocket. This was discovered after
he had been arrested, and when he
was taken to jail. Charges were
then made against him for carry
ing concealed weapons. He was
eNomined before justice of the
peace, and bound over to the grand
jury. He was afterwards released
on 81 600 bail.
This arrest and the excessive bail
eNacted is conclusive proof of the
prejudice Of the police officers on
The range, and of the petty court
which Is supposed to deal out Jus
tlce. We venture the assertion
that If every male person OH the
range who carried Il pistol was ap-
pretended there would not be
room enough in the ,jails of the en-.
tire State to hold the prisoners.
1t is notorious fact that there are
more 'gun men" in the range
towns receiving the protection of
The police and the courts than i'm
All other parts of Minnesota com
bined.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08
DARR0WS PASSIONATE APPEAL.
10 the Jury In Closing His Argument Was One of the Most
Eloquent and Fervd Even Heard in An
American Court

earnings to take care of that widow
and those children. A million
men and women will send words
OF Kindness and sympathy in their
bereavement.
"other men have died in the
greet cause of emancipation. Men
who loved liberty, men who loved
Ghc poor, have fought their good
light, they have perishcd on the
Sciiiold, by the sword, in the flame,
Bill haywood is no better than the
rest who have laid down their lives
as II sacrifice for the down-trodden
lie can die. But, oh! you mine
owners, don't he so blind as to
think that if you hang him YOU
VIII cruelty the labor movement of
the world. If he dies. thousands
aye, tens of thousands of brave
souls will march forward to carry
on the banner where he could not
carry it.
ut Is not for him alone ] speak
| speak for the lowly. the weak.
the poor-that long line who have
borne the burden of labor that tic
IDLE and selfish may grow fat.
THE eyes of the world are upon
you twelve farmers tonight. The
world is wondering what your YER
dict will be. If you kill HAYWOOD
you will be applauded by many
The great railroad officers. these
men will sing your praise; the
vultures of Wall street will offer
praise to you; every bank where
men hate agitators who fight the
fight for the poor will sing thanks
and praise.
lint on the broad prairlcs,
where men work with their hands.
out on the broad oceans, deep in
the mines, in the factories where
women and children toll bv the
day and by night, the thousands
are tonight kneeling, asking your
God to guide your Judgment.
These women and children Stretch
out their hands and implore you to
save Haywood's life"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08
Will Join Federation.

At the recent convention of the
United Mine Workers of Distrirt
No. l a resolution was passed
recommending all locals of mine
workers to affiliate with the Penf,-
sylvanla State Federation of Labor.
The resolution, which was a part
of the legislative committees re-
port, was rs follows:
''Our committee recommends
that all local unions in the State
affiliate with the State Federation
of Labor, in order that that BODY
may be strengthened numerically
and financially. The one thing
which we believe the Federation is
best qualified for. is to act as n
centre of labor power III the state in
securing the passage of legislation
necessary for the advancement and
protection of the working people
oil the state, and the election of a
governor, senators and representa-
hves who viii favor labor meas
ures.''
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

MITCHELL
Defines the Fundamental PRINCIPLES
Of UnioniSm.
Correction of Abuses and Main
tenance of justice is the
Main Object.

Lucidly depicting the present
economic conditions and outlining
the policy of his organization in
its relation to capital, John
Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, spoke
forcefully at a luncheon given last
Thursday by the Why club in the
Savoy hotel at Denver.
stNIy whole life has been a series
of battles" began the speaker,
''and yet l am considered a con-
servative labor leader. 1 don't
know why 1 have been so desig-
mated, for l have always been in
the thickest of the fray, but feel
safe in saying l am SO considered
by the press, the public AMI the
capitalistic world.
az have by force of circum-
stances been forced to the con-
Servative, for labor has never been
truly advanced by the demagogic
utterances denouncing unreason-
ably the capitalistic classes. Yet,
down in my heart / am not con-
servative, for my whole existence
imbued with a feverish, restless
desire for the advancement of
labor.
cit is a mistake to suppose the
conflict between labor and capital
and there is such a conflicts
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

our conclusions in binding contract
and then live .up to that contract.
sWe insist this contract shall be
lnviolable both on the miners and
the employers. l consider the
violation of a contract on the part
OF a miner to be violation of my
sacred word, and such Il man is
immediately expelled from our
union. l am personally responsible
for the fulfllment of their con-
tracts of 600, 900 miners.
eve are only coal mon. but we
arc doing our level best to promote
labor, life and the pursuit of
happiness,
1--WE do not consider we are
disturbing economic conditions un-
reasonably when we demand the
correction of abuses that have for
years made coal miners an object
OF pity among the civilized classes
of the world. We stand only for
the protection of our homes and
the right to educate our children
that are now by force of economic
conditions being driven into the
black pits of the earth to add to
the mcagcr wages of the fathcr.n
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08
GREAT MORAL
VICTORY WON
For Organized Labor by Settlement
Of Ore Dock. Strike at
Duluth.

The ore dock strike is settled.
and the men returned to work last
Thursday morning after having
been idle for ID days.
The terms of settlement, while
bringing no increase in wages, was
perhaps the very best that could
be made at the time.
The ore dock workers left their
work as individuals, unframed in
the matter of dealing with their
employers. They returned as
members Of bona fide labor or
ganiZation somewhat schooled in
the art of diplomacy and tact, thus
winning a great moral victory.for
organized labor.
In few strikes of this character
have the participants seen the wis
dom of making the best bargain
possible under adverst conditions.
to enable each of them to assume
his former staten at his work.
According to advices received
from Detroit, the headquarters of
the Longshoremen's union, charters
Will be issued to each of the
three, unions established dur
ing the strike. Vice President J.
G- O'Neill has returned from the
east, and Immediately set out to
put the new organization on
solid footing Next year they will
be IN position in a position to
negotiate a good agreement with
their employers
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

The pluteOcratic press of the
country are hcaping abuse on
Clarence Darrow for his ssSocialistic
and Anarchistic' uttcranccs, as
they term them. during his argu-
ment in the Haywood case. 1t is
simply ease of sour grapes, as
the following closing remaks Of his
argument will subStantiate:
''"hcn my voice is silent, and
Meyer and Haywood cannot be
heard, the last appeal for their
conviction will be made by the
accuser. | know the eminent
lawyer who will, in closing, speak
OF law and order-thc flag, which
the mine owners have desccratcd.
| know how sllillfully he Will plead
to you to find this man guilty, and
| must sit and listen. | can only
ask you to weigh with care every
word he uttcrs; ! only ask you to
remember and explain every fact
and circumstance to your con
science that does not point to Bill
Haywood's guilt.
tHaywood is accused by Harry
IL.
most unspcaliablcs scoundrel; Harry
Orchard, the prejured william:
Harry Orchard, the biggest coward
THAT ever lived; Harry Orchard.
who is shifting his sins upon others.
If you can kill my client upon the
word of this vile creature, then
peace be with you.
"llawley tells you he believes
he is guilty. l believe he is inno-
cent rs | believe in life. Hawley's
belief and my belief don't count.
am not an unprcjudiccd witness.
am a partisan, strong partisan
at that. For so years l have given
the best of my ability to the cause
for which Meyer and Haywood
risked their lives. / have given
my time, my reputation, nv
material SuccesS-and taken
chances-fOr the cause of the poor
and the unfortunate. 1t is the
strongest devotion of nv life
Never in my life have wished
anything as l wish verdict ac.
quitting Bill Haywood. If live
hundred years l shall never see
another case like this.
"Iou jurors here in Idaho are
sitting in judgment OH an historical
case. Your verdict will affect the
veal or woe of this nation. Truly
you are making history. Your
verdict will affect the liberty and
rights of the poor and the lowly of
all this world.
'1I know Bill Haywood: / be
lieve in him. God. knows it will
he a sore day to see him ascend the
scaffold. The birds will not slug
for me that day; the flowers will
shed no fragrance on that day.
''Think, you men, think of his
wife his mother and his babes.
VIII you give him to the gibbet
on the uncorroborated word of a
craven, the croak of a vulturc.
But the wife and the mother and
the children are not of the first
Importance i'll this crisis. If he
must die, 10000 men toiling deep
down in the mines Will share their
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

A report has been current that
the men at their meeting Tuesda,
morning were divided on the ques-
ton of inaugurating strike at
once. This is malicious lie of
the whole cloth as the question of
strike was never mentioned by any
member of the organization and
there is no likelihood of strike.
-Four men We're laid off Monday
and it is alleged that this action
was taken by the superintendent
because of their activity in organ
lZlnS the union, but the matter has
not been taken up with .him as
yet. There is no probability of
any trouble with the company as
the men at the head of the concern
have always shown a disposition
to be fair on all questions and
have always advocated a square
deal for all. and have publicly ex-
pressed themselves as having no
objection whatever to their men
organizing, but we are sorry to say
that we cannot say as much of
their subordinate bosses, who have
done all i'll their power to keep the
men from organising, but we are
glad to say that they do not con-
troll the company.
The organization will be a sue
cess is assured from the fact that
the members are 4 determined,
earnest, honest and conservative
body Of men, who have the con-
tidence, not only of their employers
but the general public, as well.
Those of the employees, who have
not Joined will do SO as soon as
they understand the object of the
organization.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08
anahhas Greatest Labor Day Demonstration AQondv csof 9o,
RAusFlcEs 0

not reconcilable, for it is possible
to reconcile the differences now ex-
iStlng- | find in my experiences
that differences can be and are ad-
JuSted.
"There is one thing, however,
we shall never forego, and that il
the inalicnable right to strike.
When justice has not been secured
by mediation, reconciliation or ar
bitrltion, then, but not till then.
we fall back upon our right to
stiikeI
"There are some questions that
are not fit subjects for arbitration.
These are our fundamental rights.
These are our rights to organi-
zatlon, to the eight-hour law, and
the privilege of spending our
money as we may deem fit: These
subjects, 1 repeat, can never be
arbitrated.
"Wages, and rules governing
methods of work are fit subjects
for arbitration, and we are ALWAYS
willing to submit to arbitration
along these lines.
eve have ask capital to look us
straight in the face; to discern our
differences, man to man, cmbodv
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08
THE STREET CAR
MEN ORGANIZE
Twenty Seven Members Sign the Charter Roll
Will Make No Demands for Higher
Wages or Shorter Hours

Street and Electric Railway EN-
Ployees of America, and gave them
further instructions as to the
working of the union. Mr.. w.
u. Barnhart, who had been assist
ing the men for some time in their
undertaking was called Oh and
made quite a lengthy talk. Messrs.
John r. Foster and Ben. f.
Morris also made short talks
which were well received.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08
BULLETIN.

A committee from the Street Car
Union appointed this morning will con-
fer with Superintendent Alexander
Of the Company today looking to
the reinstatement of the men discharg-
I'd for their activity in forming the
union. The Outcome will be Watched
with Interest by union men of the
Kanawha Valley.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

There has been movement on
foot for some time past to organ
ize the street railway employees of
this city and several of the men
have been quietly working among
their fellow employees securing
their signatures to an application
for charter for local division of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployees, which resulted in secur-
ing the signatures of twenty-seven
of the men, and meeting was
called for Tuesday morning at 1
o'clock at Assembly Hall for the
purpose of organizing.
At the appointed time all the
men who had signified their will
lngncS@ to become members of the
union were Oh hand, and also the
following gentlemen who were
theF,to assist and counsel them in
theN undertaking: Thomas Cairns,
pEesident Of the Miners of Sub
District No. 1; National Organizer
charley mailman of the u. Nj.
W. OF A.; Ben II. Morris, District
Secretary of the Mine Workers;
John r. Foster, President of
Charleston Typographical Union;
y. /. Chapman, of the Bartenders
Union; Il. f. Caldwell, of the
typographical Union; Mr.. w. G..
harnhart and the Argus man.
Inc meeting was called to order
by John +. Clinton and Thomas
cairns was called on to explain the
AIMS and objects Of the organiza-
tioh, and responded in his usual
iorceful and convincing manner.
lie covered the ground thoroughly
anu made an earnest plea to the
men TO be conservative at all times
anu TO act deliberty on all questions
winch might come before them,
ana TO consider well every step
HNen by them. He pointed out
'he danger of hasty action and
iaulcallsm, explaining 10 the men
.hat organizing did not mean stHke
nl't wls for the purpose of averting
,I'ikes He strongly advised them
20 nulId up their local and get all
t"elr men into it so that when the
proper time comes they could pre-
sent their claims to their employ
US III buSineSSlike and intelli-
gent manner and receive the recog-
iIl'ioh and consideration that they
deserved. He was accorded the
closest attention throughout his
entire talk.
Organizer Krallman followed
Mr. Cairns with Il talk that was
!ul! , OF sound logic throughout ad-
">ihS conservation at all times
anu under all circumstances. He
gave The men much advice along
'i'eSe lines and explained the
'"ceSslty of the members standing
loSether to advance their cause
anu anu petter their conditions and at
'.,e same time to give their best
etorts e to their employers to dem
onslrate to them the fact that the
y sSahlZatlon stands for a square
,iI zeal TO both employer and en-
p4oSee. At the conclusion of his
eiiiarkS every man in the room
|oliiiected with the street car SER
ice signed the charter roll and
i'. paiu 'he Initiation fee. They then
Pipceeded PlI to organize and elected
S1hh T. Clinton, President. J. w.
TIL II .iil secretary, andy. B. Thum,
nomas Cairns then administer
81 1he obligation to them and de-
areo th them officially members of
'ne Amalgamated Association of
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-08-08

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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-04
TEN CENTS A DAY
HER ALLOWANCE
YOUNG WIFE SAYS SHE NEARLY
STARVED
Husband Replies That His Spouse
Did Not Know How to Cook.
Ordered to Support
Her

WATERBURY. Conn. Sept. a-AIrs.
Samuel Robanivitz. fifteen months the
bride of Bristol merchant. held her baby
in her arms in court today while she de-
scribed her husbands ideas Of economy.
Ten cents day, the young mother said
had been her allowance for living ever
since their marriage. Had it not been for
outside assistance, she declares, she never
could have subsisted. Once during the
first three months Of the honeymoon, said
the wife, she had been allowed 81 The
nearest approach to this liberality, she
declared. was when her husband brought
home a dozen eggs In honor OF the visit
of her brother. who was guest.
On diet consisting almost without ex-
ception of bread and butter, the wife com.
planned, neither she nor the baby could
subsist in health.
The husband replied that he provided his
wife with ample food, but that she did
not know how to cook.
The justice ordered him to give his wife
So week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-04
GENERAL PORTER WINS
VICTORY AT THE HAGUE
Leader of American Delegation to the
Peace Conference Secures Unani-
nous Approval of Plan for Z
Collection of Debts
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 3.-General Hor-
ace Porter Of the American delegation
to the peace conference led his pro-
posal for the collection of contractual
debts to practically unanimous ap-
proval today by the committee of ex-
animation, and at the conclusion of the
meeting he was the recipient of many
congratulations on the success of his
efforts. The Importance of this Amer
lean proposal, it is pointed out lies In
the principle which is established
rather than it's application, which may
be very seldom.
General Porter's proposition, as 1t
has been modified, must be submitted
for approval to plenary sitting of the
committee of arbitration. upon which
all the nations are represented.
The Austro-H Hungarian proposal In
the matter of compulsory arbitration
was practically wrecked by today's
vote as the majority in favor thereof
was smaller than that which supported
the British proposition on the same
subject There probably will be a
plenary sitting of the entire conference
on September I.