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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
Washing Blankets.

When blankets are to be washed
soap Should be cut into small pieces
and dissolved into 4 jelly. This should
be added, to warm water. enough to
form Il SlIdS. and bOraN put in for Sof-
tcninS and purifying purposes.
into this the blankets should be on
tircly immersed and allowed to remain
for half an hour. Tho water should
not be allowed to get cold
After the blankets are soaked
through they should be souscd up and
down to release the dirt then put
through Il wrin@cr After this the
blankets arc put through Il second
SudS prepared in the same way us the
first. They are squeezed but not rub
bed
a board should not be used and
above all soap should never be rubbed
directly on the blanket. This not only
causes it to shrink, but the small hairs
arc all matted by the soap, and the
blanket loses its fluffy appearancc
They should lee rinscd in warm wa
ter with boraX or ammonia added to
keep them soft and dried on Il day Of
sun and wind.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
Tinted Walls Attractive.

Many women who are having their
houses donc"ovcr this winter are cllous-
in" paint instead of paper for all the
upstairs ROOMS.
They think this method moro hygien-
ic and more Clcanly. The walls can be
washed down and do not need to be
renewed each season.
Eot only pale tintS. but rich warm
ones. are used. such as terra Gotta
EcrlnAn blue and dull rcd. All the
tones of heavy gray are POPULAR
For The nursery light blue. rose pink
and leaf green are used. The ceiling
and walls are alike, and there is no
attempt ut frcSco or dauo. \ molIinr
is used of stained wood. usually white
or buff.
Painted walls. with vanished hard
wood floors, insure cleanliness and
health i'll Il sleeping room
Women and children who have tried
these find themselves suffocatin- in
rooms With carpets. thick wall papers
and curtain drapcry.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
Things Worth KNOWING,

When sandwiches of different kinds
are served on the same plate they
should be 50 ARA n"cd and marked that
tho guest may choose according to his
or her taste.
A sweet sandwich having cherries
inside should have half cherry on
one corner and that with preserved
ginger should be similarly marked with
the ginger
That, if possible, patient should be
induced to give up tea and coffee dur
ing convalcScence. In weakened
condition they are apt to induce nerv-
BUSINESS and SleepleSSneSS
If lamp chimneys are 50 badly smok.
ed that they are unsightIy. clean them
with vinegar and salt. This will re-
move spots of smoke and leave the
glass bright.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10

nue. home. adjoining the late Mrs. VIII
liam AStOr'S house, is magnificent
enough TO please the most fastidiouS
the country seat, Ecrncliffc, on the
lludSon has always been Mrs. AStor'S
faVorirc residence. The stone house on
an cnin"ncc near the river bank was
built about forty years ago. 1t is not
olu enough to be called "cOlonial' nor
new enough to be modern, but is lust
~ entitled to the term good old fash
Toned. 1t can put up half Il hundred
guests for Il week end, and no one
need sleep on the billiard table either
On the estate there is Il ma gnificcnt
gymnasium costing 100000 and ::
wonderful tennis court SO it goes
without saying that Mrs. -Astor is dc
cidedly Nan out of doors woman and
devoted to sports. Indeed. she may be
said to have the athletic fever She
rides horses, drives Il spirited cob and
is fond of running her own automobile
Another of Mrs. AStorS favoritc sports
is shooting. There is Il big target ut
Eernclitfc bearing many marks close
up to the bullScyc placed there by
this fair Dana'S uncrrin" aim with
rifle and revolver. Besides, there is
clay pigeon trap, and more than
once miIady has been seen TO bring
down nineteen clay pigeons out of
twenty. Then she plays tennis, and
of course she is Il good golf player.
AS for sailing boats, MI. -\stor always
looks on with pride when his wife
holds the tilcr.
The magnificent Colony club of New
clubs. owes lis existence to Mrs. AS
TORS iutlurrrn
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
FOR SHORTER WORK DAY,
Validity of New Works. Eight Hou,
Law Upheld.

The New York court of appeals in d
decision handed down recently ut Al
bany upholds the validity of that por-
ton of the labor law which provides
that no workman on public work
shall be permitted or required to work
more than eight hours in one calendar
day In substance, the court holds
that violation of the law is juStiti-
cation for withholding from contract
orS payments Oh public works.
The decision was the result Of an
action commenced by a Contrac1in :,
company of New York city to compel
the contractor to pay two inStallmcnts
on contract for the completion Of
sewers. The comptrollcr's contention
was that the contractor had violated
the eight hour law and did not pay the
prevailing rate of wages. The opin-
ion i'll part by Justice Eann is as fol
lows: The legislature now has the
power and had when the present Ia
Dor law was enacted to fix and regu-
late the hours of labor on public work
by limiting them to eight hours in one
calendar day and to provide that when
that limit Is exceeded no officer of
state or municipal government Shall
be permitted to pay therefor from
funds under his official control"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
An Auto Workbasket.

An automobile worEboX is one of the
up to date possessions of the WOmau
who does lCr own mending. The tiny
straw car suggests tiGncSS and dis
patch. SpOoLS of thread papers Of
needles, scissors and budkinE ind Il
place in the various parts Of the mo-
tor Under the chautTcur'S scat tU,
Spools are arranged, while Tia" lru-
ncau holds rows of needles and piu-.
The thimblc occupies a place all It's
own on top of the steering wheel,
while the car opens at-the back to dis
close Il tiny compartment for the other
small sowing convcnienccS which are
always getting lost or misplaced in the
large workboX of Il single compart-
mcnt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
Church and Labor Union Raising the
Standard of Living.


To say that because there IS today
three times as much social unrest rs
there was twenty-five years ago, there
fore social conditions are three times
as dcplorablc, would be absurd. No
one would insist that the recent Ip-
rising among the RUSSIAN pcaSuntry
indicates that conditions in that coun-
try are worse than they were when
the common people We're too thor
oughly under subsection to protest, no
matter what their condition.
The world is growing better. Crime
seems Daclicr because there's more
white to set 1t Off. The present so
cinl unrest is one Of the most hopeful
signs of the times. 1t is made possible
because OF what has already been
achieved. Social conditions in New
York city. for instance were worse
hundred years ago than they are to-
day.
There were never so MANY agencies
at work in our cities to parity them
For years the church and the labor
union have been raising the standard
OF living among working people, each
In its sphere. Only the pcSSimist secs
the eddy in the stream. which seems to
Indicate Il backward course. Tho flood
In the midst Of tho stream shows the
real tcndcncy.-Eev. Charles Stclzlc.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
She Tumbled to L.

MY aflianced bride is in the hos
pftal. and l am the cause Of it, la
mentcd the prospective bridegroom.
How is that:' inquired bis fr:erI-
You see" he explained, Il went 10
her house to ask her to be my wife.
She was upstairs at the time, a1i
when She appeared at the head ~ ~"
stairs for fear I'd lose my nerve "a'n
she got closer 1 called up, 'De2'E, VIII
You marry me?'''
"WeN:"
''She tumbled all the way down
tairs!''-Brooklyn Life
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
The Sanctity of Agreements.

For the waste of money. creation OF
III feeling and loss to all hands by the
battle on the eight hour day or for the
open shop only two things of real value
have been gained by the master print
or. says the Printing Trade News. The
claim that the rrcSSmCn'S Information.
al union had violated Il contract has
made certain the effectiveness Of any
future contract entered into by any Of
the local preSSlncn'S unions or their in
tcrnatioNal body since the accusation
OF diShOnOr has been taken to heart
and has brought home the Sanctity of
a contract Second. employers organ
ZatiunS us well as those Of employees;
have been taught that no agreement il
an agreement until ratified by the
memberships Of each party thereto,
and any attempt to place complete
power for negotiations in any commit
tee or officers hands for final settle
mcnt IS in danger of causing discou-
tent, claims Of crook edneSS. trickincSs
etc. No agreement which cannot re
cclVc favoraD bic majority vote is Il
frank understanding on any question:
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
" orl1ar1'sW or1d
LEADER OF THE 400"
Mrs. John Jacob Astor viii Probably
Be Queen of New York Society,",

WITS. oofl' JACOB RStor VIII Probably
Be Queen of New York Society.
The death of Mrs. William Astor.
who for thirty years had been the So
civil dicta tor OF smart New York soci-
city. left the very important position
unoccupicd. There is Il ruinor that the
leadership viii pass to her daughters
in-law, Mrs. John Jacob AStor. This
beautiful young matrpn is in every
way splcndidly equipped for the posi-
ton should she elect to accept it. AS
Miss Willing of Philadelphia she was
belle of the Quaker City and Surrcn-
dcrCd to Jack AStor IL name old and
hounrcd, thus uniting her high social
position 10 his wealth. The Willing
family helped make history ana were
prominent i'll this country before the
Revolution, but the first .AStOr. as
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10

Tie employers liz ability law recently
enacted by congress would be. vastly
improved if it We're more readily en-
forced. WorkinGme have not the
means to maintain lawsuits for an in
definite period. 1t Is Il maxim that
all men stand equal before the law ''
but ii seems not to he SO unless they
have equal means. The lawyer with
Il poor man for Il client IS not usually
Il we'll paid attorney.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
Diagnosis.

When your thoughts won't turn,
And your gig lamps burn.
And the tip of Jour nose is red,
And there's no dry reef
In your handkerchief.
And your comforrs all have fed.
When you cough and SncczN.
And your pr0boSciS
Is minus the sense of smell.
And a beer tastes good
As ricky would.
30 far as your taste can tell;
When good cigar
And a Stogie are
Alike in their rich bOl,ay:
When Your throat Is pnrCh"d.
And your temper starChod.
And your nose just runs away
That's hay fever.
--lfilrrnLn rSnE.E
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
OFFICULAR
CIRCULAR
Issued by the American Federation
of Labor i'm Reference to Denver
Rio Grande Strike.
To the Officers and Members Of
all Aniliatpl Unions

all Affiliated UnlOnS:-
Dear Sirs and Brothers: At the
Convention Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, held at Denver,
Colo, November 9-2l, the subject
matter of the contest waged tor the
past nine months by the striking
workmen Of the Denver and Rio
Grade Railroad received the most
earnest consideration ut the hands
of the delegates.
The matter was referred to
committee. which later reported
the following prcamblcS and re.
solutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
For the Officers and Delegates of
the Twenty eighth Annual Con-
vcntion Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor:
Whereas on the 10th day of
March, 1905, the Denver and Rio
Grade Railroad Company abro-
grated all contracts held with the
vcriouS organizations whose
members were employed in the
mechanical department, thus at
tempting to break down the rates
of pay, hours Of labor, and shop
conditions enjoyed by the en-
ployces under their contracts,
which resulted in a general strike
of machiniSts, boilcrmakcrs, black
smiths, apprentices, and helpers;
and
Whereas the employees, in
order to avert Il strike, through
their respective representatives,
did everything in their power to
bring about a settlement. even to
agreeing to submit all questions in
dispute to arbitration, which was
refused by the company, the com
pany declaring that there was
nothing to arDitratc; and
W here's the various mechanics
engaged in this strike have carried
on an aggressive and upright cam
paign with a view to forcing the
earliest possible adjustment with
this com pany. but to date without
success; therefore be it
Resolved, That the twenty
eighth Annual Convention Of the
American Federation of Labor
congratulateS the mechanics en-
gagged in this strike upon the
gentlemanlN and business like
way in which the whole affair has
been carried on, and extends to the
men engaged III the strike the bust
wishes for an early and successful
settlement OF the trouble: and be it
further
Resolved, That the Executive
Council Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor is hereby instruct
cd to issue an appeal for financial
assistance to all affiliated organi-
cations. and that the money col
lcctcd from such donations be sent
to the officers of the Joint com
mlttee in charge of the strike.
In accordanre with the rcsolu-
ton adopted. this appeal is urgent
ly made to all unions and indivi-
dualS members to contribute to
the financial aid of the men who
are making this splendid struggle
to maintain their manhood and
their rights as union men. Aid
promptly rendered at this time
Will be doublN advantageous. The
IlgOlS OF winter are upon our
struggling men, whose wives and
little ones must of necessity be de
pendent upon the generous and
flatcrnal contributions of organ
lied labor.
Send all contributions to Frank
MorrlSon. Secretary American
Federation of Labor. 1913 G Street
Northwest, Was hiugton. - c..
who Will return receipt for same.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
A. F. of NJ. Band.

W Ill give a concert at the 't..e-
kuffner in the near future. he
oganization has met with - much
praise during the last campaI@U =
the citizens of Charleston Il "a
Nrand Concert would add L. t.--f
laurelS,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10

exercise. after the other dcvitalizing
one, will really work an afflazng i'm
prorcmcnt. Very shortly there will
be no need for the question, What
shall do with my hands?"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10
improving 1t.

"How long has she been talking to
the crowd:"
1.-TWO hours
''Why doesn't she stop?"
'Stop2 Why, this is her first CHANGER.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-12-10

Trades Unions create rights and
wrongs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-09
THE HAWAIIAN
WATER SPORTS

The committee on Hawaiian water
sports to be held at Waikiki Sunday
afternoon, July 10th, viii spend almost
the entire amount of it's six hundred
dollar appropriation on prizes. This
was decided at the first meeting Of the
committee, held at the Elks' hall last
night. Beside the committee, which is
composed of S. A. Walker, o. Soren,
son and George Angus, Alexander
Hume Ford, president of the Outrigger
club, was present by invitation to ar
range for joint effort, and Crawford
of the Kamehameha Aquatic club who
will enter a number of canoes from
Kalihi harbor
About seventeen events were SEIZED
uled, practically all being real Hawai-
ian water sports. There will be out
rigger canoe races for six-paddle
canoes, our-paddle, three paddle, two
and one paddle--cash prize for each
event. There will be sailing canoe
races and every kind of surfboard con-
test, both in small and large surf, in
Guiding a cup for the girl who stands
best and longest on her board. There
will be surfboat races from the naiu
nui to the beach, and brief contest
between a line of surfing canoes and
line of surfboarders, in the big surf.
The haole women will both paddle and
sail canoes against the native women,
and the boys will race their canoes
against each other and against the
girls.
On Monday a wireless will probably
be sent to the feet asking if the sailor
boys wish to be entered, a crew from
each warship, for a contest between the
sixpaddle canoes. If so, hundred
dollar prize viii be offered to the win
ner of~this event.
The cooperation of the Outrigger
club was requested by the committee
and at the meeting today of its execu-
tive committee the proper committees
for framing rules satisfactory to the
surfboard and boat contestants will be
appointed.
The Hawaiian sports committee ex-
pect to make the canoe and surfboard
contests at Waikiki the one great event
that viii forever be remembered by the
boys of the feet-for the rest of their
natural lives
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-09
SANTA CLARAS
ARRIVE HERE
Visiting Nine viii Keep the
Local Team Busy to
Beat Them.

The Santa Clara College baseball nine
arrived by the S. S. Hilonian yesterday
afternoon. The boys were all feeling
fine and will commence practise today.
They will play their first game tomor-
row with the Rams.
When the steamer with the Santa
Clara colors flying neared the wharf
the band struck up and large crowd
of japanese gave their Keio yell.
Cheers were gi en- for the arriving
team and they in turn yelled as loudly
for the local boys.
The Santa Clara colors are red and
white and already all the girls are on
a ribbon hunt.
The Santa Clara boys bring the repu-
tation of being good sportsmen and will
undoubtedly live up to it while in Ha-
wall.
wireless was sent to the Santa
Claras yesterday inviting them to the
banquet of the St. Louis Alumni Asso-
citation. The wireless made the boys
feel at home at once.
The Santa Clara team is as follows:
NJ Shafer, c; C. Kilburn, c. Freine,
p; H. Broderick, Id; J. D. Peters, Oh;
c. Byrnes, 3b; A. Shafer, SIS; Salberg,
IF; Crit, Kennedy, eff; J. Tappin, IT,
The team have had very good sea-
son and have won all their series, in
Guiding games with Stanford, Berkeley
and other colleges.
The Santa Claras will practise this
afternoon and on Saturday viii play a
game with the Kams
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-09

lies on a bier stretched on the ground.
The funeral service is read over his
body; he is dead 10 the world. Then
the wedding service IS read; he 10 mar
RED to Christ, and henceforth ought
to live for "Jesus only" But this
VOW has frequently been broken, and,
SAYS Father Ignatius, the monk who
breaks a vow Of such solemn import is
finally and irrevocably damned.
When the Superior Of the order was
away. begging funds, discipline was
ant 70 be relaxed at the monastery.
The brethren were unable TO endure the
life Of restraint. Shut off from the
world, praying, fasting, forbidden to
converse, young men who had joined in
the fervor Of religious exaltation felt
they must run away or 20 mad. When
the Superior was absent they generally
ran away.
II was the same with the Benedictine
Order Of Sisters. who had convent at
When Father Ignatius, who
was their head and supervisor, was in
America he received a telegram telling
him the whole body had deserted to n
Roman Catholic convent. They had
been left without q priest 20 give them
the sacraments, and So they became
nuns in earnest.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-09
KEIO NINE
LOOKS GOOD
Ball Players From Japan Are
Here for Triangular
Series.

The S. S. Korea, arriving from the
Orient yesterday, brought the ball nine
of Keio University, which is scheduled
to play a series of games with the San
ia Clara and local mines.
When the vessel got in in the morn
ing a great crowd of japanese and
others greeted the team and loud ban
zais made the travellers feel at home.
Several of the representatives of the
league clubs were on hand to extend
an aloha to the japanese ball players.
There was also quite a crowd of sight
seers.
AS soon as the Keios set foot on the
wharf they were hurried into an auto
mobile and taken to the Mochizukl club
at Waikiki where they will make their
headquarters while in Hawaii.
The party consisted of thirteen, of
whom one was an attendant.
The personnel Of the team is as fol-
lows: X. Abe, n Fukuda, E. Higo, M.
Kamiyama, E. KaRki, NJ. Koyama, ID.
Murakama, S Ohashi, K. Saito, K. Sa-
saki, T. Takahama, Y. Washizawa.
The Keio nine were clad in a semi
military uniform and presented TAX
ing appearance.
Their first engagement will be on Sat
urday when they are scheduled to OPP
pose the Punahous.
On the same afternoon the Santa
Claras viii cross bats with the Rams.
During the afternoon the Keios went
out to the ball ground for practise.
The Keios had not been IN Honolulu
long before they were itching to prac-
tise and they visited the ball park in
the course of the afternoon and did
some stunts.
1'he visitors showed up very well at
practise and should be able to make a
good showing against the local mines.
Interest in the first game between
the Punahous and the Keios is running
high with the japanese trifie the bet
ter favorites.
The japanese will be out in force
to cheer.their cOuntrymen on to victory
and to banzai for old Japan.