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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
TYPOGRAPHICAL
UNION ELECTION,
Delegate to Boston to be Chosen and
Vote on l. T. U. Officers Next
Wednesday.

On next Wednesday afternoon
between the the hours of s and 6
O'Clock at the Odd Fellows Hall.
the membership of Charleston
Typographical Union No. 146 will
proceed to elect delegate to
represent them at the Boston Con
vention of the International Union
which occurs in August. The
candidates for the honor are
Howard S. Jarrett, Virgil e.
H1ndman, Cameron r. Butts and
j. William Switzer and the con
test promises to be close and ex-
citing one
At the same time the member
snip Will vote for the various In
ternational officers for the ensuing
two years, they being elected by
referendum vote which takes place
on the above date throughout the
entire jurisdiction. There is ouite
a contest on this year among the
l. l. U. candidates and consider
able interest is being taken in the
outcome of the election bv the
local printers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
HUMAN VULTURES
AFTER UNIONISTS
Mean to Smother Organized Labor
With Foul Vapors of Trusts Vile
Cesspoo1 of Corruption.

According to our correspondent,
and he speaks from knowledge of
the men, the national Association
of Manufacturers have on their
staff to disrupt organized labor
men, schooled in the art Of perjury,
men who have made profession
Of Reorganization and the best
methods of accomplishing it, skill
full liars and adept dissemblers.
They have disciplined a coterie OF
individuals who have made a
science of infamy. This horde of
human vultures has been Embossed
in the ranks of the trade unions.
And they must be met and van
pushed by the honest men in the
labor movement, who need but a
single weapon in this apparently
unequal contest, and that is con-
tidence in the integrity of their
leaders.
The Association of Manufacture
ers are ready to stoop to the vilest
measures to hit the men who stand
in the way Of their robbery of the
working people by reducing wages
and establishing a long workday.
Elk.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
RELIEF COMES THROUGH THE
T HE!
BALLOT.

The constant denial of our rights
has at ! asst aroused to action where
we believe relief can be had. 1t
had better come in this effort.
Our failure to elect men instead of
puttyheads had best not defeat
the main object aimed at. 1t is
not our belief that all men can be
taught to vote and vote right.
All men are not endowed with
common horse Sense-no more than
they are endowed with riches.
But there is a feeling, that is grow
ing much more rapidly than the
average man imagines, that there
must be change for the better;
that there must come again to US
a chance to save a home out of our
toll, that our old age may not be
spent in begging aims of men who
have grown rich off our labor;
chat no man has a right to own a
billion dollars fortune wrung from
the wage earners; that those who
own the property of the world
should defray in more equitable
manner the expense of govern
ment; that we are governed entire
ly too much, and that all the laws
we actually need could be printed
in book no larger than the church
ritual and in language that would
be understood by all; that there
must be a larger per cent. of pro-
ducers and fewer parasites on our
body and brain; that peaceble
means to the end are preferable to
violence, but these changes must
come through the ballot box.
The workingmen have the ballot
and if they will use it intelligently
they can bring about the relief we
are seeking. The ballot and the
union label are the only weapons
wehave. left and unless we use them
at once and effectively the corpora
lions and courts may deprive us
even of these. Concerted action
on our part will free US from our
bonds. Now is the appointed
time to begin our work of recon-
struction.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
EIGHT HOURS ENOUGH

The regular working hours
should be no more than eight in
twenty-four. Man nor woman was
not created entirely to labor, for
the scheme of nature evidences in
various ways that human beings
We're endowered with five senses
that they might be of some prac-
teal benefit to them. To be com
PEELED to labor until strength is ex-
hausted leads to excess, for them
there comes that inordinate desire
for artificial stimulant to quickly
infuse actively into the wasted and
sluggish tissues of the body. The
eye that is only accustomed to view
ing the four walls of some musky
workshop not only loses it's luster,
but there is mirrored upon the
brain a montonous picture incap-
able of inspiring any ennobling
action. The father or mother re-
duced by penuary to live in squa-
lid quarters and exist upon the
coarsest food reduces the span of
life of their children, and civil
cation itself must eventually feel
the heavy weight of improverish-
ment of its component parts. 1t
has been recorded the ebay should
be divided into three equal parts,
eight hours for labor, eight hours
for the worship Of God and assist
ing a worthy distressed brother,
and eight hours for refreshment
and sleep.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
Coal River Railway.

Time Table No. 10, in Effect October
Is, 1907.
TRAIN No. LEAVES Peytona 6:l1 a M,
arrives at St. Adams ESQ a. m. con-
meeting with c. & o. No. ia, east
bound and No. 7, west bound
TRAIN No. 5-Leaves Peytona 1:,c p. M,
arrives at St. Adams sos p. m, con.
meeting with c. 8, o. No s east
bound and c. & o. No II, west
bound, and with c? s. O. No. s for
passengers east of Hinton.
TRAIN No. 5-Leaves Madison, little
Soal) SIG a. M, arrives at Sproul
o:59 a. M, connecting with train No.
I for st. Adams.
TRAIN No. 2-Leaves St. Aibans 10 a. rr
receiving passengers from c. s. o.
No. "a and Nc. 81, arrives at Pcytona
1895 4. IN.
TRAIN No. 4-Leaves St. Adams 4:ro P.
M, receiving passengers from c. & o.
trains No No. 7 and No. S., ar
rlves at Peytona S. IS p m
IRAN No. 6-Leaves Sproul $40 p. n
receives passengers Coal Rive train
NO. a, arrives at Madison at $40 P. n.
CHAS. K. MCDERMOTT.
Gen'l Supt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
ANARCHY
IS AT WORK
Where Mine Owners Disregard
Law and Sacrifice the Lives of
Employees in Mad Rush For Gold.

In labor troubles trades union
lists are usually classe,l as anarch-
lists by their INSCRIPTIONS enemies
in order to gain public sympathy
and in this connection we desire to
call their attention to an excerpt
from the Wheeling speech Of VIM
ID. Haywood taken from the cur
rent issue of the VIII ceiling Majority
which will furnish them food fol
thought
''Some weeks ago the unemploy
ed of New York were dubbed and
otherwise outrageously treated on
Union Square by the police. A
bomb exploded, killing one seem
ingly innocent man and danger
iously injuring the poor unfortu-
nate youth who is charged with
having thrown the missile, For
some time the daily newspapers
throughout the country raised a
storm of indignation against an
archists and anarchy, and pro-
posed all kinds of schemes and re-
NEEDLES to save this country from
the anarchistic danger. When in
West Virginia over 600 poor
miners were killed by an explosion,
for which no one but the wealthy
mine owners were responsible, we
heard nothing about anarch y or
anarchists. The numbering of
those 600 poor working men,
supporters Of helpless females, was
accepted as Ole of those Eunavoid-
able accidents; it happened in &C
cordance with Gods WILL etc
con the same day when the
bomb exploded on Union Square
in New York, sixty miners were
killed in Hanna, Wyoming
While the front pages were filled
with the anarchist outrage and
the anarchist plot ETC., on Union
Square, the killing of sixty Wy
oming miners was reported in a
few lines on a hidden inside page
corner, where it escaped the at
tention of the average reader.
"Let me say this: Whenever
and wherever you read or hear of
an explosion where miners are
killed in the bowels Of the earth
take it for granted that there the
anarchists are at work, that there
an anarchist crime was committed,
that innocent miners were murder
ed, and that the anarchists in the
case were the wealthy mine owners
who disregarded the mining laws
and thereby sacrifice the lives Of
their emplOyes.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Vested rights are always to be
sacredly regarded SO long as they
themselves conform, in a reason
able degree at last, to the spirit of
the land which created them. But
when vested rights become the
instruments of tyranny and oppres-
sion, and menace to every in
terest in society, iexcpt the ag-
grandizement of the favored few. it
is high time for the public to wake
up in their might, and teach such
"vested right champions" an
elementary lesson in the principles
of common honesty.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Employers are constantly seek
ing to extend and enlarge the re-
sponsibility of the union, and to
meet this responsibility it is in
cumbent upon the labor organi-
cations to exercise jurisdiction over
all men employed in the same
mine or shop, over all those work
ing at given trade or calling.
Otherwise the union will be power
less to enforce any contract it may
make regulating wages, hours and
conditions of employment in that
mine shop or other industry.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
Hon. Andrew Roy.

Hon. Andrew Roy, of Glen Roy,
Ohio, the celebrated authority on
mines and mining, was in the
city Tuesday on his way to Fay
etteville, where he will be a witness
in the damage cases growing out
of the Stuart mine explosion. Mr..
Roy paid the Argus office pleas
ant visit while in the city.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
CHARLESTON.

Froze by the ice trust.
Roasted by the coal trust.
Scorched by the gas trust.
"Nickled" by the bridge trust.
Slated by the Office trust.
Bumped by the street car trust.
Soaked by the water trust.
Shocked by the electricity trust
Busted by the Doodle trust.
Rung out by the ''ring' trust
next Saturday,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
THURSDAY. MAY IA. 1908
LABOR'S WATCHWORD,

We aoiU stand by our friends and
administer Il stingimg reb"ke TO men
or parties ,oho are either INDIFFERENT,
negligent or hostile, and, lcheneUer OPP
portunity affords, secure the election
of intelligent, honest, earnest trades
unionists aoith, unblemished, paid up
71niOn cards IN their possession.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
KANAWHA'S SHAME

On Cabin Creek in Kanawha
county the war Of determination
of trades unionism continues, no
union man is allowed to cross the
dead line. Thugs, courteously
called "guards" patrol the public
highways armed with winchester
rifles and colt rcvolvers, in open
defiance Of the state laws, for no
other purpose than to keep union
men and organizers out Of the field !,
and have upon many occasions
shot. beat up and manned men for
no other reason than for the mere
fact they were union men or union
sympathizers. They carry on this
nefarious practice without let or
hlnderance and dog the footsteps
of honest citizens and subject them
to all kinds of abuse and indignities
: even outside Of the hallowed pre-
scincts of Cabin Creek.
DO you think the citizens of
our county, through their officials
should be party to this nefarious
kind OF practice, which capitalizes
treachery and fraud in every con.
celvable form. If trade unions
are entitled to exist at all, and if
they have any good purpose to
serve in helping to improve the
conditions of labor and the social
order generally, which they have
right here in kanawha county.
why should they be subjected to
such outrages. Have labor unions
no right to protection against these
hlrellngS of corporations, who are
willing to sink the last vestipe of
principle at the behest of their I'M
natural employers and commit anv
crime on the calendar? If not it
is about time that all honest men
should seek homes where Justice
and freedom prevail.
These conditions have existed
LOT years and exist today and no
one is better aware Of that fact
than the officials. NVhy don't
they act7 Why? The people
would like to know.
Union men, if yon want to ex-
terminate this vermin, vote vour
friends into office, men who will
enforce the law, and there is no
better time to commence than On
next Saturday by nominating
them.
Vote for men who will give YOU
a square deal slate or no slate
Stand by your friends and they
will stand by you.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Stanley E. Nease, the re-
publican candidate for Assessor
IL the May 10th. primary is one
of four brothers all of ph0n1 hold
paid up o. r. T. URi0n Cards.
ms sufficient Endorsement to
eHtitle Mr.. NeaSe to the vote of
every union man in kanapha
County.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
Strike in Fayette.

There is strike on to the Herb.
erton Colliery Co. in Fayette
county But as the men are not
organized in that field we have
u zen unable to ascertain the stu
/ ion or the cause Of the strike.
The men in that section are evil
GENTLY beginning to see the light.
Slavery will not always exist in
Fayette.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

The miners of Cabin Creek dis
trlct should look back a few years
when they and their families
were thrown out into the cold and
snow by tiends in human guise on
Cabin Creek-before depositing
their ballot next Saturday. a
vote for Baldwin detective OF
"guard" for Justice of the Peace
or Constable means the coDtinu-
alton of the reign of terror on the
Creek. Remember.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
Political Announcements.
COUNTY COMMISSION

hereby announce myself as a candi-
late for the office of County Commits
sloner of kanawha county subject to the
decision of the voters, at the Republican
Primary election, May IS, 1908, on the
platform of pure and clean adrninistra-
ton. II nominated and elected promise
to faithfully carry out the wishes of The
people and promote the interests of the
county. l respectfully solicit your sup
port.
6. V. MORRIS,
Charleston, Dist.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Ii the trades unionist of the
kanawha Valley stand shoulder
to shoulder at the primary next
Saturday and nominate, their
friends it will be the first step to-
ward driving the lawless thugs
designated as ''guards'' out of
Cabin Creek, or place them under
bond and make them respect the
law.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
M. P. MALCOLM.
Lewiston, w. Va

I am candidate for the republican
nomination tor county commissioner of
kanawha county, subject to the decision
OF the voters in the primary to be held on
May IS, and on the platform of good
county roads, and respectfully ask the
support OF the republican voters of the
county.
BEN B. HALL,
of Elk district,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
Seven Miners Killed.

Seven mine workers were instant
~ killed and more than a DOZEN
injured tuesday afternoon in an
explosion in the Mt. Lookout
Coll1ery of the Temple Coal Com
pany, at Wyoming, near Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Lots of candidates in Kanawha
county who think they are keeping
step with the campaign march will
find out next Saturday that they
were only marking time-the ether
fellows marked the slate.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Lots of men think things are
easy until they try them, as about
score or more of men can testify
after the smoke of Saturdays pri-
mary clears away.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
BEN B. HALL,
of Elk district.

desire to announce my candidacy for
commissioner of the county court of Ka-
nawla county subject to the decision of
the republican voters at the primaries
cied S-t-
A. R. SHEPHERD
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

who appeared before the Senate
Judiciary committee and plead for
the passage Of the ''guard'' bill To
protect the miners without money
and without price! -FRANK q
BURDErrE was the man.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Those OF our subscribers who are
delinquent are respectfully re-.
questd to remit amount at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

The union labor, a free ballot, ;
fair count and square deal.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

All is fair in love and war. and
hanawha county politics so they
say. In the latter instance it
must be 'Efare.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Somehow or another the word
slate has familier "ringn to
it. Ehf
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Trades assembly meets in special
session Monday evening. Impoc-
tant business.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

The union label will right all the
wrongs Of the toilers if con-
tinuous agitation is kept up by
all.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

After Saturday the friendly
hand shake will take a short
vacation.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Cold cash may be chilly
proposition, but it usually receives
a warm welcome on election dav.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Delegates don't fail to attend thu
meeting of the Trades assembly
Monday evening.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

The man who says '.fgures
never lie' has had no experience
in WestssVirginia politics.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

A man who will steal from his
brother will also steal from the
people.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

The Labor Argus s. per year.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14
:. V. MORRIS,
Charleston, Dist,

l hereby announce myself a candidate
for the office of County Commissioner,
subject to the Republican primary or
convention when held. Your support is
solicited, and in case I am nominated
and elected promise faithful and hon
est discharge of the duties Pertaining to
the Office. ~
M. P. MALCOLM.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

No slate is too thick to be
broken.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

A. R. SHEPHERD.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-05-14

Vote TOR men who will give YOU
a square deal slate or no slate
Stand by your friends and thew
will stand by you.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-12

New York, March 11.--Copper was
unchanged to IS, Cd higher in Lon
don with spot quoted at EST. 15s and
futures at G58, Is, Sd. Locally the
market was quiet and unchanged with
lake quoted at $12.37 u ale. 4 :;
electrolytic at $1225m12.50 and cast
ing at $12.1213 @12.371 Lead was
unchanged at Gl3, us Cd in the Lon
don market and at $3.65@3.70 local
ly Spelter was also unchanged in
both markets. being quoted at 500,
IFS. Cd in London and at $4.60647U
in New York. Bar silver SIS "a Mex
lean dollars AZ.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-12

Chicago, March I1.-Liberal realiz
ing sales caused a weak finish in tn
local wheat market today although
final quotations on the May delivery
were ga "A cents above the close Of
yesterday, Corn was a shade lower,
oats were unchanged and provisions
unchanged to ) cents higher.
May wheat opened a shade lower
to q d II cents higher at SO Is to 941a,
cents. The close was 93B cents,
May corn opened shade to 3s a u
cents higher at $50 to SIS u cents.
advanced to g. cents and then de
clined to 647a cents.
May oats opened . lower at 53h
cents, sold between 531s and 53la
cents, and closed at 533s cents,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-12

st. Louis, March 11.-Wool steady;
medium grades, combing and clothing
201a m221a light fine 16 Il m19h
heavy fine l4@ Is ~ tub washed 26 a
"a
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WN kiEkI- Prop,
2lI south First street

We want 10 see You, yes, you, at
The bali OF 6. l. A, of the Il. l.. of H..
m 81. Patric,'- day. March II, IN the
tlk- hull,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-12

Iach advertisement IN This paper
has its separate erraud Ia perform.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-12

I T0taI sales Ion the day, 906,100 Shares.
Bonds We're firm. Total sales par
value $2,S9G,000. United States bonds
| We're unchanged on call
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-12

FOE EFNT -NnelN furnished room4
electric light and bath $40. eos
North ArnU. limo
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FOR REM Rooms

WANTED 4tfl faf general homework.
Sdrth eHn treuth alaet
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O. society will hold regular meet
nn the second Monday evening of
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7TOH Babe Of IT00a1 NV faTm y ~ a0F8F
one mile northwest ~ city g. oleeA
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Tor lack II snaUp We eanuui describe
speNrai other heAuiitui humea ilnt ean
be purchased ar The iust li5esrrnt plan
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TUI HUNT "IIU UHIHHo1 f00Wa fT0m
IT, Fin a0l FORESTER lNe in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-09
sTINGERs WHETTED APPETITE.
Fox Terrier Thrives on Bumbe Bees

Fox Terrier Thrives on BumbIe Bees
and Yellow Jackets.
DR.. Darlington, the health commits
sioner, has a dog, a fox terrier, says
the New York Tribune. AS an exhibit
he outclasses anything in the numer-
Gus bureaus over which the commits
sioner rules. To avoid the department
police, who are killing anything in the
dog line that has not leash or muz-
zle the doctor took his pet to his camp
near Forestburg, Sullivan county. The
dog kept bears and deer humming
birds, mosquitoes and other wild ami
mails away from the camp at night,
and was as active in good works in the
daytime. One day while the doctor
was busy hauling logs for a stable he
was determined to build in the Sui
livan county wilderness, a fullgrown
humble bee, of the genus Bombus, got
after him with an eanestness that
gave the commissioner some fine eX-
ercise
The fox terrier saw this exhibition.
With head on side he seemed to be bet
ting on the bee. At least he was think
ing. When the doctor had escaped by
plunging into a blackberry patch the
dog went after the bee to investigate.
The humble bee resented this and the
dog howled got peevish and by lucky
snap gobbled the insect. The dog