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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01
UNIONS MUST
r3:t.,s FIGHT TO EXIST
Courts Have Forced Them Into Politics
to Gain Freedom and Justice and
Constitutional Rights.

For the first time in the history
OF the union label movement the
heads of the various organizations
officially appeared at the national
political conventions and presented
labor'S rights to those bodies
says Frank a. Kennedy, late can.
uldate of the International Typo
graphical Union for delegate to
the American Federation of Labor.
For half Il century labor's right
to organize has been conceded in
this country, but in the last few
years the courts have applied their
rulings SO that it is now apparent
ly impossible for Il union to exist
without being in Il certain sense i'm
contempt.
"Now, organized labor has
reached the point where it must
first go out and light for its right
to'cNiSt before any great progress
can be made. This accounts for
the American Ecdesation of Labor
and the railroad organizations
being forced to take an active part
in politics; also it established WHY
our labor leaders were ut Chicago
and Denver.
The anti trust law. instead of
being applied to unlawful trusts.
is being turned against labor. so
there IS nothing else for President
'iomperS and the other leaders to
do but TO 80 ont and fight politi-
caily for the right to exist. The
courts have forced labor into poll
tics. and-the campaign promises
to be intensely interesting.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01
CRIMINAL
NEGLIGENCE
OF Whining Laws by Coal Company
Was Cause of Death of Trapp,er
Boy at Elk Garden.

We have received the follow
iu9 ~,atcmcnt.of facts from Il cor
respondent III connection with tho
acc.drntal death of Harley Mont
goucly Harris in the Davis Coal
and Coke Company mines at Elk
Garden rcccptly which clearly
shows that the mining laws in the
uuurIanizcd coal fields are still
treated with utter contempt by the
corporations who control the state
government. The statement is as
"From what | could learn at
Elk Garden this boy was killed
through the criminal neglect Of
the Davis Coal II Coke Company
i'll not providing a "a foot walk on
the side OF thcf track as provided
by law.
~ Dung tlaIais was doing two
tapper boys work. The doors
were about one hundred feet
apart, and on parallel heading.
From one door to the other there
WAS very steep grade, in fact so
steep that the cars were allowed to
Wild cat down. the grade. 1t was
tn" duty OF the drivers to turn the
car loose on this grade, this was
the last trip before dinner. there
were two cars at the top Of til Isl
>ic"p grade and the driver called
!" young Harris and told him to
Just let one of these cars come. as
on" was all they needed to fill out
10. 10 al Il
down the steep grade to go through
III" "roSS-cut to the other heading
and down to the other door. The
break on the car left at the top of
tn" grade was either not down or
Of Il" value and it come rushing
down the grade catching the trap
per boy between the car and the
ribs. breaking his neck and both
Thighs and CRUSHING his head.
lie WAS only Is years 8 months
a"d :" days Of age. although the
Company turned his age in to the
department. of Mines ut - years >
his makes the third person
>jiicd at that place in rapid sue
cc>Nlom. The others were Albert
Namlcll and Joseph Nighelm.
both being miners. These deaths
Show that the laws are not en-
forced ANA causes the miners in
that section to insist upon the laws
NOW upon the statue books being
strictly complied with aud also to
90 all III their power to secure the
enactment ofslawS that will cause
Inc enforcement of all laws in the
slate III the future. The operators
RAJ" with AN iron hand in that
section hence the criminal ncgIi-
GcHcC Of the law.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01

The Labor Argus is the only
paper published i'll West Virginia
mat has fought the notorious
guard system and given the
miners unlimited support in their
efforts for freedom and Justice.
Ii the miners will subscribe and
assist 1T getting their neighbors
TO do likewise it will place the
Argus III position TO do more for
Their cause. Take advantage of
orr special offer for this month.
we need the money to sustain us
and make it & pages in the future.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01
CHURCH IS AFTER
CANNON'S SCALP
Illinois Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference Unanimously Condemns
Cannon.

If Joseph G. Cannon is returned
to congress h" Will certainly prove
that he is possessed of Il charmed
political life. He sure has enough
influences against him to delcat
any ordinary individual. The
latest accession to these influences
is the Central Illinois Methodist
Episcopal conference. which by
unanimous Vote. adopted resp
lutionS condemnimg the action of
Speaker Cannon i'll the following
terms:
eve dcpIore and condemn the
custom that gives speakers Of
Legislative bodies The power to con
troll legislation.
1.-The conduct Of j. G. Cannon.
speaker of the house. i'll refusing
to allow Il vote on the LittleGeld
Dill. is worthy of universal con
dcmnation. and we suggest that
>ucc persons, who lack the
elements of craftsmanship. should
be returned TO private life.
I'VE urge upon the people the
use of ali lawful means in securing
the defeat of J. =. Cannon as
Sprai>c: of the house of repre-
ScutaliXg>
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01
To Organize Negro Firemen.

Timothy licalN. president ofsthc In
tcrnatioual brotherhood of Stationary
Fir"mcn. has appointed an organizer
I" cooperate III ""@aniZiu" the negro
iircmcn Of the rittShur- district. There
Trc said Ia IA" several hundred colored
mon employed AZ fircmcn in that 10
pr Iity
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01
The Word "Strike"

Tho first uSr of the word strike" III
Its present accepted sense occurred in
the great London Chronicle in 1TG:1.
In September of that year are numer-
Gus references to Il great suspension
Of labor in the mort bern coal fields. and
Golfers axe stated to have struck out
for higher wages
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01

our minds TO firmly hold together
and make common cause with on,.
co."orkels IN the struggle to OBJ
tain our Just share OF what we
produce and not give up until our
ends aud aims haze been accom-
plished.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-10-01
LIE UNION LABEL
ON SCHOOL BOOKS
oklahoma as a Result of Governor
Haskell 5 Fairness and Friendship
towards Organized La bor.

b, a". Oklahoma adopted schoo!
.."N~ last summer Governor
haskell announced that no books
H.d d" tt~e'j in the schools of his
.''' hat did not t,cIr til" union
',.. " mos, school books ar"
..a."rtA h> ~,ib i1ior. the book
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
Am I Your wife's Keeper"

last venture he put his question to a
young fisherman, the latest conner to
the wharf.
Eyes, yer honor" replied the man.
81 think there was a man and a wom-
an. or a young girl among the passen-
gers which my brother. who owns a
wherry, put aboard ship like yon
Flying Star, late last night"
The woman happened to be the
captains wife, and the young man
was the supercargo of the ship, and
the ship happened to be another ship.
and not the Flying Star at all; but
of that of course neither Strathgate
nor his informant had any knowledge.
The earl's interest was at once awak-
ened.
What ship did you say that WASP
1.-THE Flying Star, / think twas
called, though I'm no ways certain.
yer honor"
Whose ship was she? OF what ma
tionality, that is?''
She's an American merchantmen,
SIR" returned the sailor. whose name
was Cooper.
"And where does she lie?"
"She doesn't lie nowhere" answered
another sailor, surveying the harbor.
'1eastways her berth was there near
est the warships"-he pointed of
toward Admiral Kephard's fleet Of
grim war monsters swinging easily at
their anchors in the strong ebb-"but
she's gone now"
"She got under way at daybreak
this morning" said bystander; "yon-
der she is" He pointed down the
harbor at ship under full sail rapid
ly working toward the channel.
who has the fastest boat in the
harbor?" cried Strathgate with sud
den resolution.
81 have. yer honor" answered
Cooper.
And although his claim was vocifer-
ously disputed by a dozen men who
crowded around Strathgate, who rath-
er liked the appearance of the man.
pitched upon him for his purpose.
"A hundred pounds to you he cried
loudly. "if you put me on board the
Flying Star before she gets out Of the
harbor."
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
He Won't Always Be One.

81 have clerk" New York whole.
sale merchant remarked the other
day, land he sometimes manages to
hand back rather good one, though
as a rule he is little short of stupid.
apparently. AS a matter of fact, 1
suppose he is one of those dreamy sort
of chaps, and you can never tell about
that kind.
81 was sorry after I said it," he CON
tinued, but recently he had made a
most unnecessary blunder, and | lost
my temper.
"I say, Jones' sneered, you'd
make a pretty good clerk, maybe, If
you had a little more sense!'
"He looked at me for minute with
a sort of half smile. Didn't it ever oc-
cur to you, Mr., Brown he said, that
If l had little more sense ] wouldn't
be a clerk at all?'"-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02

very slowly when a horseman cana
galloping down to the strand at full
speed. His sorry steed was COM
pletely blown. The rider dropped the
reins on the horses neck. sprang to
the ground and ran out on the wharf,
attracted thereto by the crowd of peo-
pie watching the departure of Strath-
gate. As he ran, he shouted:
Can any of you tell me anything
about the New Eagle?"
"Ay, master" answered one of the
boatmen, "she sailed yesterday morn.
ing for Philadelphia"
Yesterday morning?"
"Ay, yer honor"
What ship is that" continued Car
rington, peering straight down the har-
Dor. She looks like an American"
He was viewing her with the eye of
sailorly experience.
"'Tis an American" answered an
other. that be the Yankee clipper
Flying Star"
when did she sail?"
This morning at daybreak."
Where is"
At that moment Carrington's eye
comprehended the little cutter Gid
ing along the wharf. He recognized
Strathgate standing up in the stern
sheets with his arms akimbo, an in.
sulting smile upon his face. With q
muttered oath Darlington in two
bounds reached the side of the wharf.
The boat was increasing its speed at
every moment.
"Strathgate" Numbered Darlington.
where is my" He stopped. Where
are the fugitives?"
Strathgate laughed ironically, while
Darlington with eayrr eyes searched
the recesses of the little craft, think
ing that Ellen and Deborah would be
aboard of her. His relief was mex
pressible when he found that Strath-
gate was alone. Yet that did not solve
the question that rose in his mind.
Where is she, say?" he thun-
dered.
Strathgate's answer was an ironical
bow.
Am l your wife's keeper" he
laughed. waving his hat in disdain.
CTo BE CONTINUDD.)
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
The Omaha Grain Exposition.

The greatest grain exposition ever
held in the world will be from Deem
Der 9th to 18th, inclusive, at Omaha.
Nebraska. Although this is called the
National Corn Exposition, the word
corn is used in its broadcast sense and
includes all the grains and grasses.
Last year this exposition was held
in Chicago; the value of all premiums
offered at that time was over $4,000;
this year the prizes will exceed this
amount.
The largest prizes offered, and those
that will have the largest number of
entries, are the sweepstakes prizes for
the best corn, wheat and oats. The
Colorado farmers cannot hope to win
the corn prize; but they should put
forth their best efforts to capture the
wheat and oats prize.
Nearly all the western states have
raised funds or offered specials for
the best wheat and oats from their
state, in order to encourage a large
exhibit; SO far Colorado Is the only
state that has not supplemented the
premiums offered by the exposition.
The prize for the best wheat is val
ued at $500. The grain will be milled
in the Exposition building, and the
flour baked.
Can you realize what the winning of
this prize means to d state? Can you
realize how much advertising Colorado
would get all over the world should
we be fortunate enough to land the
prize? We can do it if we will con-
tribute something SO as to be able to
offer some prizes as encouragement to
the grain growers.
Your cooperation is asked in this
matter; we must act without delay.
Next month the premius list will be
published and then it will be too late.
Address all communications to F.
Knorr, Secretary Colorado Grain and
Seed Growers Association, Fort Col
Inns, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
CHAPTER XII.

Lord Strathgate was early abroad,
which proves the keenness of his in
terest in the chase. His agents re-
ported to him at daybreak, but had no
news of their quest. No one remote
ly resembling the fugitiyes had been
seen during the night Although he
had breakfasted and day had scarce
ly dawned, Strathgate could not re-
main idle. Instinctively his foot
steps turned toward the strand. If
Ellen had arrived during the night,
she would probably have sought the
harbor at once. Although the New
Eagle had sailed. as she would find
to her dismay. there were other ships
in the harbor and upon one of these
she might have taken refuge. Even
though 1t was yet early, there was
plenty of stir along the sea wall, and
Strathgate mingled with the fishermen,
boatmen, sailors and pilots busy about
their various tasks. By the judicious
expenditure of shillings and sixpences.
he opened the most stubborn mouths.
But no one had seen the missing pair.
After half hours investigation, he
was about to give it up as a hopeless
task and return to the inn, when as a
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
SYNOPSIS.

The Escapade opens, not in the ro-
nance preceding the marriage of Ellen
Slocum. a Puritan miss. and Lord Car
rington of England, but in their life after
settling in England. The scene is placed,
just following the revolution. in CARING
after house party, engaged in family
tilt. caused by Jealousy. Lord Caring
ton and his wife each made charges OF
faithlessness against the other in con-
tnuation of the quarrel. First Directing
against playing cards with the guests.
Lord Strathgate. whose attentions to
Ellen had become sore point with Car
rington. The loss of 100000 failed to per-
turb her. and her husband then cut for
his wife's !. o. u. and his honor, Car
rington winning. The incident closed ex-
entity arose between Lady Darlington and
Lord Strathgate. Additional attentions
of Lord Darlington to Lady Cecily and
Lord Strathgate to Lady Darlington com
PEELED the latter to VOW that she would
leave the castle. Preparing to flee. Lady
American girl. met Lord Strathgate at
two a M. he agreeing to sec them safe
ly away. Ellen fed. Strathgate driving.
He attempted to take her to his castle.
but she left him stunned in the road
when the carriage met with an accident.
She and Debbie then struck out for
Portsmouth. whore she intended to sail
for America. Hearing news OF Ellen's
flight. Lords Darlington and Seton set
out In pursuit. Seton. locating a fish
Ing village. hit the trail of Ellen and
Debbie. He then rented fast vessel
and started in pursuit. Darlington pur-
suing Strathgate. Strathgate. bleeding
from fall, dashed on to Portsmouth. for
which Darlington. Ellen and Seton were
also headed by different routes.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02

"trypanosome." the root cause of the
disease. in this case inimical to man.
Sleeping sickness. since its introduce
ton in Uganda in 1901. has levied n
heavy toll on the unfortunate natives.
no fewer than 100000 out of n total
population of 100000 In the affected
districts having been swept away. In
large areas of the Congo Free Stase 1t
his decimated the tribes. Further
more, II has appeared in the Sudan.
and is now threatening German East
Africa, Rhodesia, and the British Cen
trail Africa protectorate. Coupled
with the native mortality are cases of
Europeans who have succumbed to the
disease, of whom certain number.
1t may be mentioned. have died in
England while under medical survsil-
lance.
The malady seems not to have been
described until 1903, when DIR. T.
Winterbottom furnished an account OF
cases as seen in West Equatorial Az
RIGA. We have now. of course. full
information regarding the symptoms
of the complaint. The usual course
of the disease is from four to eight
hiohhhos at iHc ouNott lh'ip h'ei'
ache, feverish condition. lassitude,
and corresponding disinclination to
work; the facial aspect changes. IA
previously happy and intelllgent-look-
Ing negro becomes. instead. dull.
heavy and apathetic." Later. tremor
in the tongue develops. speech Is I'M
certain or mumbling. the walk shut
fling. and progressive weakness.
drowsiness and oblivion to his sur.
roundings afiiict the sufferer. The
last stage is marked by extreme
cancellation. and an ever-deepening
coma until death supervenes. II is.
indeed. the comatose symptoms SO
manifest In the final stages that have
given rise to the term sleeping sick
ness.
Here II is appropriate to say few
words with reference to the cause OF
a disease, which, down to the time OF
the Uganda outbreak. had remained
a mystery. In 1902 the veil was In
part lifted by DIR. Aldo Castcllani. who.
working at Entebbe as member OF
the first commission of inquiry from
this country, observed particulot
microscopic parasite in cerebro-spinai
fluid taken from sleeping sickness pa
tients. This formed new starting
point and observations made by add
tional workers quickly supplied. con-
firmation. and irrefutable evidence
was forthcoming that the parasite was
present in all cases OF the disease and
associated with It's course. Soon aft
er 1t was demonstrated by Bruce that
correlation existed between the
prevalence of disease in the stricken
areas and the presence OF the tsetse
fly, abundant In those localities where
sleeping sickness was rife. He proved.
further. as a corollary, that the para
sites c'trypanosomes'o were trans
mitted from the sick to the healthy
subject by this species of biting fly.
Since then the calculation OF the para
site origin of the malady. its mode of
transmission, spread and related ques-
tons of infection in both man and
animals have assumed important as
poets. which many investigators in
various countries are now earnestly
studying.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
COLORADO HAS
LIVE SENATOR
GUGGENHEIM UNITING IN EFF
FORTS ON BEHALF OF HIS
STATE.
HAS SPLENDID RECORD
LEGISLATION SECURED BY HIM
GIVES COLORADO NEEDED
APPROPRIATIONS.

Washington, D. C.-In the final sum-
ming up of Legislative results of the
first session of the Sixtieth Congress
it is found that Colorado interests
Jared unusually well. The state not
only shares in many general items OF
legislation beneficial to the West, such
as the increased payment to the state
of from ten to twenty-five per cent. of
fores. receipts, but in local benefits ex
cceds many of her neighbors.
This was due to the untiring zeal and
energy of the states new member in
the upper chamber, Senator Guggen-
helm.
First Of all, Colorado led all of the
states in the country, excepting one,
Illinois, in the amount appropriated
for public buildings. and for this Sen.
Guggenheim deserves unstinted praise.
The house public building committee
gave Colorado scant recognition-in
fact, in it's report on the omnibus pub
lie buildings bill it took occasion to
knock" the people of Denver for in
sisting upon a general public building.
instead Of meekly taking a measly
postoffice building costing not over
100000, as the committee deemed the
city should have.
Before the bill reached the Senate
for action, Senator Guggenheim had
offered an amendment to it, giving
Denver 81 500. 900. the amount estimat-
ed by the supervising architect as nee
essary to erect suitable building,
commensurate with the needs of the
city, on the site already selected,
bought and paid for. He fortified his
amendment with figures and statistics
and made personal appeals to his
friends among both the Republican and
Democratic members.
Senator Guggenheim made a ten
strike in the matter by personally Sc
curing the active aid of Chairman Scott
and the next ranking member of the
committee, Senator Warren. These
two senator's were instrumental. not
only in having Denver put in the bill
but as members of the conference com
mittee they were able to keep it there
after long, stiff fight with the house
members of the committee, being
forced, however. to cut the amount OF
Senator Guggenheim's amendment
from 81 800. 900 to $1.G00.O00. a decrease
which probably will be remedied by
subsequent legislation.
Senator Guggenheim was equally
successful in his efforts to secure an
appropriation for the enlargement Of
Fort Logan. and to obtain perpetual
water rights for the post. In this he
worked systematically as II the mat
ter were a private business enterprise
Through his attorneys he secured op
lions on the required lands and water
rights, and was thus enabled to &c
before the War Department and the
military and appropriations committees
OF the Senate with clean cut, def
mite business proposition. He secured
favorable reports from the War De
partment and the military affairs com
mittee of the Senate upon his bill
providing for the improvements
passed 1t through the Senate and, rec
ognizing the imIossibility of passing il
through the House in the congestion
of business caused by the prevailing
filibuster. he Offered his bill as an
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02

Russia has a law which to outside
observers seems almost to put a
premium on theft. by which stolen
goods become the property of the
thief II he can prove that he has had
possession of them for over five years.
In the thieves market-which Is. of
course, licensed by the police-goods
that admittedly have been stolen
(more than FIVE years before) are
openly offered for sale. and the place
is a veritable Mecca for the light fin
gered gentry and their enterprising
friends, as also for the more honest
members of society, who secure many
a tempting bargain.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
The Wrong Iowa City.

Yesterday guest at the Savoy no.
tel called the office on the house
phone, says Bide Dudley In the Den
yer Post. One Of the bellboys an
swered.
"Can you let me have davenport
in this room?" asked the guest.
"Wait; I'll see," was the reply.
The bellboy then went to the clerk.
Say, Mr.. Tudor" he said, "the man
in 6GS wants to know If he can have
a Des Moines in his room"
The Lamar register., 1908-09-02
Warranted to Wear.

A teacher is one Of the cooking
classes of a New York school tells of
the unique criteria by which her pu-
pills sometimes Judge each others
work In that line.
One little girl was criticizing the
production of pie by another pupil.
when she said:
"That pies all right. but 1t amt as
good as me aunt in Orange useter
make. You could take a piece of them
in your hand an walk all round the
place eatin' It an 1t wouldn't break"