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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
The Big Chiefs Confer

President Ben Davis and Secre-
tary Morris returned from Indian
apolis Saturday where they had a
conference with National President
Lewis relative to the situation in
West Virginia. The result was
most satisfactory and the District
Officials are highly elated over the
turn affairs have taken in this
state. President Lewis assured
President Davis that he would re-
ceive the hearty cooperation of
the National Organization in his
efforts to thoroughly organize West
Virginia. Mr.. Lewis being a
hard worker himself, appreciates
the efforts of the District officials
under the present administration
power to assist them. The deep
interest President Lewis takes in
this district will serve to spur the
officials OH to work harder for the
upbuilding of the organization and
the result will be that the member
ship will be more than doubled
by the first of the year.
President Lewis had intended to
visit West Virginia some time ago,
but owing to the. demand on him
from other sections he has been
unable to come, but expects to pay
this district Il visit in the near
future. He will receive Il royal
welcome, as he enjoys the con-
iidence and esteem of every miner
IN the valley, practically all of
whom he is personally acquainted
with. lie has always taken a.
deep interest in the welfare of the
men i'll this state and is better ac-
quainted with actual conditions
here than anyone in the move
meht outside of the locals officials.
Mr.. Lewis has been a very busy
man since assuming the leadership
of the organization but is now
shaping his affairs so as to devote
more attention to this state and it
Is safe to say that there will be
something done over here before
the frost falls.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
UNION
TO THE FRONT
Bakers and Confectionery Workers
International Ask Pertinent
Questions of Non-Unionists.

1t may not be known in this
neck of the woods that the organ
lied bakery workers have union
label of their own. but it is a fact
nevertheless, and that label guar
antees to the consuming public
that all baked goods hearing that
label have been manufactured by
union men and under union and
sanitary conditions. What is the
matter with the Charleston bakers
getting in the van of progress and
organizing and help in the cause
of emancipating the toilers7
ssYou unorganized men have
reaped the benefits of our never
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27

ceasing agitation" said the Bakery
and Confectionery Workers In
ternational Union in circular to
the craft, 'but what have syou
done for us? While organized
bakers have spent their hard
earned dollars in order to help the
union to carry on its great work
of bettering the condition of the
slave of the bakeshop, you have
stood idly by, thinking everything
achieved by the organized men
would be coming your way any
how without any effort BE Il man
for once and join the organization
of your trade and help in the work
for your emancipation The
union has determined to thorough
ly organize their trade. For 33
years they have fought the fight
for improvement in wages and CON
ditions. All applicants will be
welcomed, and for the next two
months the initiation fees will be
reduced SO that no unal1iliated
man need find his way TO the
ranks of organized labor blocked
by a financial obstacle.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
BENIGN PURPOSES
AND PRINCIPLES
For Whiched Organized Labor Stands
Should Receive Encouragement of
AH-What we are Striving For.

Citizens, Alliance and Manu-
facturers' Union Busting .Associ-
ations could rant, and rear and
rave to their hearts, content with
out injuring anyone or causing
very little annoyance or attention,
were it not for the unfortunate fact
that there are some working peo-
pie who are 50 lost to "a sense of
duty and right that they can be
bought like cattle to act against
their fellows or who are too igno-
rant to understand their real in.
tereSt.
1t is the purpose of union organi
zation to change all this and i'm
press those who work with dignity
of their state and educate them to
a point where they will know their
interest, and knowing their interest
will be willing to contend for it
and their rights to live a condition
of life that human beings should
enjoy, and not simply take what
is handed to them that they NAV
merely exist aud produce for
others. No sensible working man
can in justice to himself hold aloof
from an organization having for its
purpose the achievement of such
benign purposes and honored
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Personal News Notes.

Don't forget that our special
coupon offer only lasts until
September 10. Get your coupon
in at once.
Attend your local meeting, keep
your dues paid up and be an
active worker in the cause and
you will feel better.
Charles NIeehan, the efficient
secretary of the Tomsburg local
was in the city the latter part of
the week on business.
a cordial invitation is extended
to the mine workers of the valley
to attend the big Labor Day Cele-
brntion in this city Monday,
September I.
Joe Burdette and Green Schuck
were down from Crown Hill Fri
day consulting an attorney in re-
gard to the house lease trouble at
Belmont mines.
Tom Fairy, our legislative candi-
date will begin his campaign in a
short time and will whooP up
things until November. 1t is safe
bet that he will lead his ticket
500 votes this fall.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Mass Meeting and Picnic.

The miners at Standard and
vicinity will hold 4 grand picnic
and mass meeting on next Sunday.
The picnic will be in progress all
day and at l O'Clock the gathering
will be addressed by several of the
miners officials. The committee
having the affair in charge promise
one the greatest meetings ever held
on Paint Greek. 1t will be a
strictly old fashioned picnic and
union revival and every man,
woman and child on the creek
should be in attendance.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Howard Jarrett Back.

Howard Jarrett is back from
Boston where he represented the
local typographical Union in the
National Convention. Howard
saws he had a swell time and that
it was the greatest convention in
the history of the organization,
over 400 Delegates being in attend
anee besides an army of eN-dele
gates and prominent printers from
all over the country. st Joseph.
Mo-, was chosen as the conven-
ton city next year. The con
vention passed on many import
ant questions.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
POLICE ATTACK
SHIRT MAKERS
Who Have Been Locked Out in
Philadelphia Disgraceful and
Unwarranted Affair.

Shortly after the morning whis-
tie blew Thursday at Tuttleman
Brothers x Fagan's shirt factory.
Eighth street and Snyder avenue,
one of the least eNcusable pieces OF
police brutality was committed
against four union men who had
merely asked the strike breaking
employees of the factory IT they
did not think it was wrong to take
the Jobs of the men and women
who were locked out.
Five minutes after the attack
had been made by the police the
street was packed with people. y
crowd of five hundred had gather
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Candidates Pledge Themselves.

The South Carolina Federation
of Labor has received replies from
every legislator in that state to a
list of questions as to how they
stood on Labor matters. All but
one answered tavorably to every
question which included amending
the anti trust law, passing an anti
injunction bill. railroad employ
ers' liability, government compen-
sation for injured employees,
abolition of contract prison labor.
Stimulation Of immigration.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
A Significant Layoff.

employees of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western railroad
Shops 10 The number of 200 were
lalu OH recently indefinitely. The
men were to have formed a union
10 oppose a reduction in wages,
and the men claim that the list Of
men laid off and the list of those
VINO signed applications for mem
oershlp in the union are identi-
cal.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
"P1ute's" Silence.

Judging from the silence main
tanned by the ''plute" press, it is
all right for Van CIeave to trv to
stampede the business men to Taft.
we doubt very much if Van Cleaye
can make the business man. who
depends on the union mans wages
for his support, see in the union
man such a horned beast as Van
CieaVe, Post, etc, would make him
appear.-The Labor Leader.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Special Coupon Offer.

The Labor Argus prints more
local mining and labor news than
all the other papers circulated in
kanawha Valley. 1t is published
exclusively i'll the interest of Or
ganiZed labor and in order to get it
into the home of every union man
we are making 4 special coupon
offer until September 10. If you
have not received one write US at
once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Will Join Federation.

The Railway Clerks of America.
have by referendum vote decided
TO become affiliated with the
american Federation of Labor.
The proposition was carried by a
very large majority and they will
be represented by delegates at the
coming A. F. of L. convention.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Fowl for Miners $ Blood

The mine owners in strike
ridden Alabama have established
a newspapers at Birmingham, called
the Free Lance, which is openly
advocating murder and destruction
aud urging the Governor-to repeat
the Colorado horror. The follow
iug headlines appear over an
article reeking with advice for the
butchcglng and driving out of the
Of members of the Mine Workers
Union:
"DECLARE MARTIAL LAW
-DEPORT,T Ell - HASSASSIN
MD HIS THENCHNIEN-
DEATH TO THE GUERRILLAS
MD DYNAMITERS WHO DE
FY THE STATE AND ASSAS.
SiNATE CITIZENS, OFFICERS
AND OLDIERS-TIIG BULL
PEN, no BONDS FOR GRIMM
NL ALIENS. NEGRO OR MA
TIVE DESPERADOES; ALA
ENMA MUST BE WHITE AT
ANY} COST-NO SOCIAL
EQUALITY.n
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27
Search1ight Turned on Society.

Society is turned seamy side out
and held up to the gaze of the
world in a pitiless light from with
in by Joseph Medill Patterson in a
realistic novel called GA Little
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-27

ANY COST-NO SOCIAL
EQUALITY."
The text of the article points
cut that by '.IIl HasSassinD is
meant w. 4. Farley. member of
the national board OF the United
Mine Workers. The ''gucrrillas, !"
'.dyuamitcrs'' and ''criminal
aliens" who are CHS henchmen, -
arr the members of that organi-
latiun.
The whole article seeks in the
luulcSt and most violent language
10 arouse race prejudice and pit
the negroes against the white
workers. 1t ShricliS for the in
PRODUCTION of the methods that
made Colorado Synonymous with
Russia for its treatment of union
men.
The state of insurrcction calls
for martial lawS,' screams the
Free Lance. "The guerrilla war
lartarc demands it, and the COVER
nor should do as was done in
Culorada-dcclarc martial law in
the mining districts.
Farley should be dealt with
amd d"ported, if need be.
"Ihc state of Alabama will cut
this fostering sore from the mining
district.
"l'airIcy and the imported as
S;iSSiuS Of the Western Federation
Of Miners must leave Alabama,
at once.
"Now is the time to 10 it.
Farley must go!
'' N,ahama will see to it,
ihc Free Lance boasts of the
Fact that the state administration
Is in the hands of a political party
that can be depended upon to
carry out these mul dcrouS designs.
"\tHbama is Democratic, thank
Gui. from stem to stern from con
~rahi" Ia Governor is it's exultant
shout"
linus the greedy mine owners
arc ur@iug their hired thugs,
guards. deputy sheriff and strike
hrr"hcr~-on to more lawlcSs acts
With - hope of in some way fasten l.
ir. TIA" guilt upon the luckless
mn"rN who are justly striking
'a'lv cruel and hcartlcSS
tyranny and for "a wage npon
which they and their families can
r...,. Like in Nest Virginia
'.r} own and control the officers
'i n" law and are using them to
'.r.aI" the miners and others.
.Hu loads Of thugs and cut
.-In"'~ from -he SlumS of the great
'~ have been taken into Ala
na'.a and turned loose to carry
'a. .hc instructions Of the crimi.
... coal baronS who areopenly ad.
|.' ttHiG the murder and depOr-
..u.u of citizens of the state who
..Nr asserted their manhood by
.riHG against conditions thai
.'n '"cn forced upon them thai
.... 'h" siberian mines.
National Vice President White
..'..naI Board Member FairleN
IN" other officials have beer
.I everything in their powe
-rFcnt demonstrations of an.
A.a have couuSclcd the mel
t'"ain cool and collected unde
circumstances aud are co
a'H- with the honest an'
a'n.iH@ citizens in an effort
''r "a ncaccabic and honUraDl
.a"ut OF the trouble.
CD" The other hand the operator
refused to recognize tn
'" IN any manner whateve
aaE" cOunsclCd and committe
nat Ii the tenth part of whic
'' been committed by the miner
-'E would have been bull penne
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
YOUNG CHRISTIAN
WORKERS TO MEET
CABINET CONFERENCE OF YOUNG
WONTEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO-
CATIONS OF TWO STATES
MEET HERE THIS WEEK.
Mississippi and Northern Alabama
Associations VIII Hold Meeting at
the Industrial Institute and Col
Iege-Prominem Speakers.

A cabinet conference of the Young
Women's Christian Associations OF
Mississippi and Northern Alabama
will be held in Columbus this week.
The conference comes here at the in
vitation of the Young Women's s Chris
ton Association of the Industrial IN
stftute and College, and the first ses-
sion will be held at the college at
7 O'Clock next Friday evening. The
address of welcome viii be delivered
by Miss lola Saunders, president OF
the local association, and Miss Adele
Disbro, of Atlanta. general and cir
secretary for the Gulf States, viii
deliver an address on Young We
mems Christian Association Work in
Cities.''
At 1880 O'Clock a. m, Saturday,
there will be a morning watch meet
ing conducted by Miss DisbrO, and
at 9 a. m. there will be a committee
conference, led by Miss Alice R
Fitch, of Atlanta, student secretary
for the Gulf States. At 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon a basketball
game will be played on the college
campus, and at sew / o'clock Satur-
day evening Mrs. Bessie LipscOmb,
of Whitworth College, Brookhaven.
Miss, will deliver a lecture on The
Heavenly Vision
Sundays program will be inaugur-
ated at 1880 a. m, with a watch ser
vice led by Miss Mary Du Bardeleben.
of Montvallo, Ala, and at $3.50 a. m
there will be an address by Miss
Fitch At Il o'clock a. N. there
will be public worship in the COLLEGE
chapel and vesper service on the
campus at 4:30 p. m, conducted by
Miss Mary Stennis. The final service
will take place at p. m, when Mrs.
Lipscomb will deliver an address on
"A Consuming Love"
The Young Women's Christian
Association of the Industrial Insti-
tute and College is one of the largest
organizations of the kind in the
South, and the members evince a
great deal of interest in religious
work of every character. The off
GERS of the association are Miss lola
Saunders, president; Miss Clara
Stokes, vice-president; Miss Minrose
Kincannon, secretary; Miss Ably
Darden, treasurer; Miss Edith E
Reese, general secretary.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
A Notorious Deal.

New York, April 3.-The sum of
approximately 100000 involved il
the Wall and Cortlandt Street Ferry
& Railway Company deal which has
been under investigation by the grand
jury, included a political contribu-
ton of 100000, with interest, made
by the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company in the presidential cam
paign of 1900, according to an ex-
PLANTATION said to have been given to
the grand jury by Thomas F. Ryan.
Mr.. Ryan has been a witness be-
fort the grand jury in connection
with this case, and it was learned to-
day that the jury soon will hand up
a presentment containing an outline
of Mr.. Ryan's explanation of the deal.
Mr. Ryan said that when it was
decided that the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company should make a big
contribution to the 1900 campaign
fund, further decision was made to
make it through Mr.. Ryan, w. C.
Whitney, Thos. Doan, P. A. B. Widen
er and VIM. L. Elkins. There was
further understanding that they were
to be reimbursed by the Metropoli-
tan for their contributions with in
terest at five per cent.
Consequently the five men sent
their personal checks for 100000
each to Geo. K. HUM & Sons, of
Philadelphia, by whom the money
was paid over TO the campaign COM
mittee. 1t is said that no mention is
made in Mr.. Ryan's testimony as to
which political party received the
money. 1t was two years after the
contribution was made, according to
Mr.. Ryan, before an opportunity was
afforded to repay Mr.. Ryan and his
associated the sums they advanced.
Then came the opportunity to pur-
chase the Wall and Cortland Com
pany.
In making the payment to Anthony
y. Brady by the simple method of
adding five times 100000 with in
terest thereon at per cent for a lit
tie over two years Ryan, Elkins, Wild
ener, Dolan and Whitney were hand
ed back their campaign contributions
made in-1900. The amount each re-
ceived, according to Mr.. Ryan's ex-
'planation, was Sill. 900.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09

Messrs- Lindam00d < Pueket have
closed a contract with the Columh hus
Hardware Company TO erect for them
a large warehouse on the vacant Iot
just west OF DR.. Jno- divers LIVERY
stable on College street The build
ing. which is 10 be Of brick. viii De
one Of the largest OF its kind En- the
city, being two stories n height
with a frontage OF so feet On Couege
street, and running back 165 feet
Work viii begin at once. and VIII De-
pushed rapidly forward % c0mp1s-
ton.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Opera Company Cancelled.

The MiIano Opera Company, which
was booked to present Faust" at the
Columbus Theater Wednesday night,
failed to put in an appearance. The
manager of the company neglected to
notify Manager Newly of the fact
that he would not fulfill his contract,
but it was learned from outside sOure-
es that the company went to pieces in
Vicksburg Tuesday. Messrs. Moon
ey & Carson, who conduct the 1yceum
bureau here, received a telegram stat
ing that while the company had
closed, the principals were all in
Vicksburg, and would give an op9-a-
tic concert here, provided satisfactory
could be effected. The
people of Columbus, however, had set
their hearts on grand opera and
would have been satisfied with moth
ing less, so it was decided not to IN
dertake the concert venture.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Columbian Killed.

Mr.. Lee Stevenson, a white man,
who formerly lived in Columbus, but
who left here some time ago to ac-
cept employment in a cotton mill at
Beemis, Tenn, met with a sudden
and mysterious death at Corinth last
Thursday night. His dead body was
found on the right of way of the
Southern road at Corinth early in
the morning and its condition showed
that the unfortunate man had come
to his death in violent manner.
There was evidence of a fierce strug-
gle, and bruises on the mans head
told plainly that he had been struck
with a club or some other heavy in
strument of death. His body was
freely spattered with blood, while
the ground on which it lay had been
discolored by the same cardinal
fluid.
In the pocket of the dead man was
found a letter addressed to him at
Beemis, Tenn, in care of the pro-
prietors of the mill for which he had
been working, and in response to a
telegram from the authorities at
that Stevenson formerly lived in Col
umbus and had a family here. His
wife was communicated with, and,
in accordance with her instructions,
the body was sent here for inter
ment. The funeral took place at
Friendship cemetery at $50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. w. A Hewitt, pastor of the
Baptist church.
Stevenson's wife was before her
marriage a Miss Drury, daughter of
Mrs. c. A Drury, who works in the
Tombigbee Mills. Mr.. Drury was
seen by a Dispatch reporter Saturday
afternoon, and said that a short time
ago his daughter received a letter
from her husband, stating that on ac-
count of hard times the mill at Bee
mis- was reducing it's force of IabOrers
and that he expected to go to Hum
boldt, where he thought he could OBJ
tain work This was the last letter
received from him, and as Corinth is
some distance south of Humboldt,
Mr.. Drury thinks that Stevenson must
have changed his mind and decided
to come home, and was en- route to
Columbus when he met his death.
Stevenson was twenty-six years of
age, and beside wife and two chill
dren is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Charles Sargent. All are residents
of Columbus, and are naturally
grief-stricken on account of the sad
and unexpected death of one who was
nea and dear to them.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-04-09
Likes Columbus.

The editor attended a meeting of
the trustees Of the /. I. and G. at
Columbus Tuesday, and was shown
many courtesfes, for which he re-
turns his sincere thanks. We are
under special obligations to President
Whitfield and our genial new friend.
Hon. Walter Weaver, for favors, and
tosGov. Noel for committee appoint
ments. We hope we can prove
worthy of these new honors-Indian-
ola Enterprise. =