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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

Room workers. mon who compose
one q the worst class OF criminals
With Which the authorities have 10
deal. und who have been plying
their trade recently at AN alarming
rate. were busy IN Seattle again last
night. with the result that several
rohbefiea were reported 10 the po.
lice department Money. clothing,
iewelly and various articles were
takefH
John Miller, who spont the plght
Ia a Japanene lodging house, was
robbed while he slept Although his
room waR boltcsl from the inside en-
tranen was gained to Il without HIS
knowledge aud he discovered this
morning that $50 had been taken
from, hiaspoeketa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
RACE RIOT is
THREATENED

VANCOUVER. b. C.. Sept. S.
The arrival Of 500 Chinese and the
report of the mobblng OF British
sailors IN Shanghai by Japanese CO.
incident With the fact that the Ex-
clusion league has meeting
scheduled for tonight. has caused
the authorities TO become alarmed.
one hundred special cOnstables
were sworn IN az noon today and
the first inumation Of disturbance
will be severely repressed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
WRIGHT MAKES
GREAT FLIGHT

LEMANS. France. Sept g.
After a first flight around the mil
itary course today. IN which his
aeroplane stayed IN the air -
minutes and - seconds. almost
equaling Henri Farmans record
flight Of 20 minutes. Wilbur
Wright. Of America. attempted a
second flight and bis aeroplane was
injured after IL had been IN the air
three minutes and 80 seconds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
MAY APPEAL FOR
THE LABOR VOTE

CHICAGO. Sept g. Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Federation OF Labor. visited demo
cratic headquarters today He held
. conference with the leaders In con
uection with 4 proposed appeal 10
the labor vote 81 the country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
WILL ASK BIDS ON
STATE BUILDING

The state A-Y-P. commissioners
are 10 session this afternoon 10
their offices Ia the Burke building
and viii probably ask for bids and
make other preparations for an
immediate start on the State build.
lng az the A-f-p. exposition
The financial aid rendered the
commission by Governor Mead
through the raising 10 par value
% the state warrants has made
an immediate start possible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
HANGS HIMSELF
FROM RAFTERS

TACOMA. Sept 1.-THE lifeiess
body of + A Munson. who for some
months had conducted a fruit and
confectionery stonS at 5245 r. II st..
was found hanging from the rafters
Of an clubhouse IN the rear OF the
store at $3.50 last night by NJ. J.
Burkiand.
The -relatives Of the dead man
are unable 20 attribute any cause
OF reason for the suicide. further
than that he had been drinking OF
late, and this. coupled with the
cares and worries Of his struggling
business enterprise. may have
prompted him In ~ OF despond-
ency 10 end HIS existence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
MINSTREL STRICKEN
WITH BLINDNESS

Carroll Johnson. the famous mln.
strei. who appeared In Seattle az a
vaudeville theatre only q couple Of
weeks aRo. WAS stricken with blind.
ness while on the stage az Van,
couver ON "Wednesday nivht The
afiliction II not total. and Il II said
that doctors have told him be cau
recover.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

BAN FRANCISCO. Sept g.
Eleven thousand dollars IL but "a
mere handful Of money with which
90 see the sights of san Francisco.
yet Duke Ferdipand Mont ponaier.
cousin 20 the king OF Spain and son
~ Louis PHILIPPE dOrleuna. pretend.
~ 70 the throne Of France. today
thinks that be can get along com
foFinhly on that sum FOR a few days
The duke came ashore from the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
sfw SONG GAcH WEEK.

AfraFsgementa have been made
BY the Liberal Printing company
90 furnish sullivan a Considinc
wtth nos local SONG every week
Next week the song will be She
lives Ia Great sesttle" The words
are BY Earl kiagman while the
music vas written b. Prof Adolph
Edgren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
MILK THIEF GOES
TO PEHITENTIARY

A PureB known as the condensed
milk thief. was sentenced to six
months IN the state prison this
morning by Judge Frater. Puron
Was arrested on the charge ~ hay.
Ing broken into a freight car. steal.
lng some condensed milk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
DUNPHYS DIVORCED


SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. s-
After suing each other on six dif
fcreni occasions in the superior
court ~ this city. James Dnnphy.
ihe millionaire stock ranchor. and
Mrs Edith n Dunphy. were today
legally separated by decision %
Judge Thomas Graham. granting
a divorce 20 Mrs Dunphy and
awarding her allmnny in the
amount 81 10000 aud counsel fees
~ $50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
SUPPLIES FOR
RAWHIDE, New.

RAWHlDE. New. Sept 5-This
camp IL today the picture Of actiy.
ity. All night long and an today
trains. wagons and automobiles
have been arriving with provisions
for those who were burned out In
the great fire Of yesterday The
burned district Is quiet Most Of the
plants are under guard and no at
tempt has been made 20 loot the
buildings
A relief committee composed Of
80 Of the most prominent mining
men Ia the state Is Ga charge Of the
work OF distributing the food sup.
plies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
SHOOTS TWO
AND HIMSELF

(Hy United Press)
WACO. Texas. Sept 8 Dock
Watson, Ia Hillsboro. shot a young
man named Carl Horse and Miss
Ethel EdHah operator for the
southwestern Telephone company.
then turned the pistol on himself
both men died almost Instantly
Miss Edaali II believed 20 be fatally
injured
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
ISSUE Fiwe BOOKLET.

sc iassresiing booklet. entitled
The iNlght Primer. has been To-.
sued b the railroads explaining the
10 per cent increase over the present
rate The pamphlets can Dc OBJ.
talued a. the local offices ~ the
New York Central Railroad com
pany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

The Northern Pacific railroad to
day notified the beard OF public
works that Il was prepared 10 start
immediate work on the overhead
bridge on HolRste St. between Col
orado It and Whatcom av. This IL
% be the first Of the overhead struc.
lures contemplated under the var.
iona railroad terminal franchises.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
IOWA FACES
DEADLOCK

DIES MONIES sept Forty.
eight siandpattera. who bolted
the republican caucus which nom.
mated Covering A. y. Cdmmina for
the senate, held a caucus today and
decided 70 oppose the election of
cummine next Wednesday 10 they
are forced 20 vote. the stand pat
turH Say they will divide their
strength between the candidates.
making a deadlock and preventing
a decision
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
7 Rains
CRASH

SPOKANE. Sept "a report
reached here this afternoon that
two engineers. two firemen and an
unknown man were killed today IN
n collision between a passenger
and freight train Of the Northern
Pacific. The message containing
the meager information states that
the accident occurred 70 miles
east Of Trout Creek, Mont a re-
lief train with physicians and medi.
cal supplies has been sent 10 tho
scene.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
CLOSE LABOR DAY.

Seattle merchants have yoiun.
tarily agreed TO close their stores
on Labor day. according 90 ~ G.
Kennedy. president OF the Retail
Clerks association
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

II A Horton. sTii Third nv.
q laNlur Holden, 1928 Firth av,
samuel Klein, aog Fortieth south.
Country Precincts.
6 4, Hollis, Georgetown precinct.
peleert W. Nause. Kenny dale
oscar E. wanln. kirkland pre-.
= W Jacobs, vashon precinct
Nhatlea Mofehouac. Cedar River
John Shepich. Kent precinct.
\, y Anderson. Georgetown pre-
cinot
wreekmAster.
john + Hawkins. 1905 First av.
Andrew }. Erlsman, iioi Tenth
av south
George Washington Williams. sa
West Nesler way
DEMOCRATIC FILINGS.
The following are the democratic
filings
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Forty fire, District
Daniel Parks. Black River. Wash.
Georse NJ Jacobs. seattle. No,
pledged
C 3 Goshcrt Seattle, Not
pledged
Forty second District
August Nylln. $40 West sixticth
u r iIuntiey, sea7 Burke nv.
George y HodEdon. Green Lake.
Net pledged
Forty.third District.
Harry r. Traynor. zoos Ninth av.
south Not pledged
Frank u. Wilson. Seattle. Not
pledged
Forty fourth District
y X Howard. soa First av. south.
Not pledged
Fsr,y.fif,h District
Prank a. Rust. isis Terry av.
Not pledged
ianes u Ecker 1915 scnvsnth az.
Not pledged
Forty siSth District
Lester =. kirkpatrick. isag VIII
lard az Not pledged
Forty seventh District
G. = Lyons. gsag Minor Az. north
Net pledged
a 4 foo,h. ga thirty nnh sv
Not pledged
Auditor.
isaac T. Calhoun. Kent. Wash.
Treasurer.
John + ossrous ztQz West Fifty-
Sheriff.
J, ~ wililaws. ICES sixth az.
Engineer.
x y Daughsrty. 1850 Twentieth
az.
Coroner.
Georx, y Mclaughlin. soS oiym.
pie way
superintendent, o. Schools.
W. Talbot kirkland. wash.
Margaret W, naynr. Kirkland.
wash
COMMISSIONERS.
First District
2 y Shields. pss Tvsifh az.
Third District.
W. a. Hannah. nothrm
County Clerk.
John !. Tern. stes Eleventh av
northeast
Justice. Seattle Precinct.
Joseph M Murphy. teo0 Pour.
tsspfh as. northeast
Prosecuting Attorney.
g n Hawkins. sSss Mckinley
place
Assessor.
Timothy Ryan. tGa Eighteenth av
Constable. seattis Precinct.
". - Seward. TeA Ewlng AZ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

TALKS ON
TEETH
BY Good Dental Co.
ENJOYS HIS
TEETH
u IL a great source ~ aaiisfac-
ton to ~ o. be able a. publish a
Testimonial from man who sd
mitH that his teeth were ia
desperate condition. and that
through our method We had
restored an that be had lost.
80 that muw be- could eat any
thing and enjoy using hts teeth.
whereas before be- Was Ga misery
most 20 the time
A testimonial ~ that kind
means "a great deal 10 SONS other
man who may chance 90 read a.
u makes him want a. know more
about such ~ remarkable method
~ restoring teeth. and sooner or
later that man viii come 90 one
- our offices.
n = very difficult matter 90
explain our method ~ rcHtnr-
ing missing teeth without
the use ~ plates 90 ordinary
bridge work al iOnE range or IN
he brief space ~ a newspaper
advertisement II people would
only come Cd our offices and talk
Go our examining dentist they
would auon be- convinced that We
could DO all that we claim We can
DO We are going to ask you 10
read the letter ~ Mr. Jess q.
Wilson. living az the Hotel Ven
dome. this city
Dear Sir After enduring for
five years the diHcomfortr ~
bridge. painful az times and
finally giving out altogether be-
sides causing the loss ~ both
teeth Co which u was fastened
leaving only my front teeth 90
impsrfecfiy chew with. ! decided
70 try your new method % den
tai work Before doing ~. ! was
told hy member % the dental
profession. and warned by 9th
era. that your process was only
an advertising scheme and With
out ans particular merit
This WAS eight months ago
and at which time you firmly
placed IN my mouth eleven new
teeth. with which can chew any
kind Of food with the ease and
comfort ~ natural ones. ana in
Justice 90 you I chcerfully rec
nmmend your new method Of
dental work To my one dcsiroua
~ furnishing toothlcHs gums
with both ornamental and scrva
iceable teeth. Yours respectfully.
tsiEued)
JESS &. WILSON,
Hotel Vendomc. Seattle"
After eight months ~ constant
use the teeth are IN almost con
slant use this man says that his
teeth are complete success, Ito
IL delighted with them. and he
wants uH 70 publish nus trHtl-
moninl broadcast. 90 Chat 0fh4
erH who suffered and are sur
feriug as be ala. may hear tho
glad tldinRH and follow his exc
ample before putting In hts
teeth. We cured Mr. Wilson Of
pyorrhoe Briggs discaac). loose
teeth. ~ seven years standing
Where II rs possible. we try to
have people come To our Of
flces and have special cNami-
nation made OF their mouth. We
Invite YOU. " your teeth are go
INK. or nearly an gone, To come
and see us'and have an eNanina-
ton made Of your mouth, free of
charge
A perfect set OF teeth Us the
best inpeatmcnt you can possibly
make
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
MUSIC SCHOOL OPENS.

The fall term OF the Edgrcn
School 81 Music. iS2s Ninth ay..
opened this week with a large at.
tendance
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
- 49, -
BALL GAMES.

Seattle aud Spokane viii !
= hook up IN doublehcadcr I
= tomorrow afternoon. the first I
game starting az o'clock and I
the second five minutes after :
= the close OF the first game !
Labor day there viii be- q game !
played In the morning and an I
other In the afternoon, both I
q with Spokane I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05
CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED
UPON NEXT TUESDAY

hotel Not pledged
" 9 Fore, goa Ninth av,
Pledged,
Forty fifth District
George W. ieffries. lsi6 Terry NV.
Pledged.
James Y. c. Kcuoss. 1897 noron
az. Pledged
Frank H. Rcniok. 1919 Minor ay.
Pledged
FRANK rierco. itia Third av.
Arthur c. proshoch. waldorf
Pledged,
Forty AiSth District
John 4 whallcy ss2 West Caller
a Pledged.
Henry W Lung. tsi 10 FIRST av.
west Pledged
aeerse n remnant 7is Warren
az, Pledged
" = Rinehar,. asos rtth av.
Pledged
Forty seventh District
Edward n Palmer. ssi Thirteenth
NV. north Pledged.
Frank c jackson. sol Thirty nth
av Pledged
Albert H Becbe. egg Eleventh av.
north, Pledged
: Ross Parker tSi Fourteenth
az. north. Pledged
Fred l.. Rice. SIS Ponuus av,
Pledged.
William Common. 1894 East Fir IT.
Pledged.
Paul Holbrcck. 1917 East Jeffor-
son a. Pledged
h T. Foatrr. sss Nineteenth av.
Pledged.
County Clerk.
u. X Sickeis t2a Twenty third
County Treasurer.
Harry e. Gordon. eSlS noyiston
az. north.
BENJAMIN e. Levy. Robinson.
Thirteenth and Madison
George p. Russell 5ts Eleventh
az. north.
Sheriff
James =. Agnew, tii Tenth av.
John Sringcr. islg Fourth ay
north
Robert + Hodse. iso Black pia-
uond
Edward Won Huwaidt SOS ore
sau g.
charles u. rhnips, an First av.
north
4. =. Hove. walker building
waddsli w Livcsicy. gsit Forty
ninth Nv south
Coroner.
George ~ l. sparllnE. Newcas-
tie Wash
: T. Whistle tos walker bundlng
James &. snyder waldorf hotel
Prank I. uorsfalL toa t1ttccnth
az north
Charles n. Cowan. iioo Fourth ay
Prosecuting Attorney.
George r Vandcvecr. 1915 ftt-
Thomas u. Page. ssao Aurora av.
Frank = Grimm. io2o Sob
Hsll az
County Auditor.
r. G nrirr. 1891 Forty second az.
otto a. case. 1919 Walnut av
County Assessor.
Thomas a. Parish. are Twelfth
as northeast.
William = Jennings. 1891 Barclay
court
County Engineer.
James Il. Morrison. ~ Eighteenth
AZ. nefsh ,.. -. 80
ar.. =, north
superintendent % conmer Schools.
A. 5. Burrows. ii31 Tenth Az.
north
+ II Stafford. COZ Eighteenth av,
north
Charles s ru,oo. iins Tenth av
n
- Dickson. aass w.at F1fty.
seventh e.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
First District
a. l. Rockingham e0T FIfte~nth
az north
Afphesss - Haas. ieg Thlrtsensh
az south
Ancu n BAN iss Twenty third
George W oinsy. isss Franklin
av
lngfoa 81
George =. Zimmerman, fGlf
James 81
Ffnssr r Conner. aff7 sixth av
sxest
j. C. Redward. goi6 Borcn nv
N J. earriEan. sio East Howell
-, ,.,,.
= 4 Tarser al Fa.t seventy.
third 81
.s,'n~. a ana, Eaut g.attt.
- f-sy $40 ~nvth 9..v.nt,f.
,n4-a =,
r.s.t f,,,.,.y patl asss rr,ertaks
a.
lanes FULLERTON. Kirkland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

n,u,nx 10 a complete list CT
.,s ana legislative candi'
y Ns ,ser.ug themselves before
slmary election neN. '0's''S :
1's,.. Of Superior Court
aay. ifss Fifteenth aN
a.lln,an see summit az
!s M WHITE Redmond,
slas''ia ciemcotsou siatl-s
". Hastle, Waldorf Ne.
r nsin. t7oi RrooklNn. av
Jarsy. 900 rhirtieth av
..,,s .. Albsrtsen, gsos Third
Il e,.,er, ts05 Whitman av
h.lI 6aliam sta rhirtecnth
~. {. Morris ass Fourteenth
n watson. rcurtoeush
- tfninn al
/ ~ r. Bell s-s tht''oh'''
msh - 4, t1,,h s,es
those Who were endorsed
I. tar etlmar,,
Is ealoNlus arr the republican
ssFNs'
Fortieth pistriet
N.thia Vashon Wash.
Il
- Kent wash PLEDGED
n pnntln Black Diamond.
= e,.'.sssa
s..sa II Taylor EAglr HufkN,
H. rsslved.
Ia sherman. fNi'"S" WASH
ri ,. ,-.
2fK van olinae' N"H'''N' " "s"'
faa
n Waliaee' NAV s'''''e
4 Net pledkrh
DIAN hen''
Fsrsy first District
r.'tt.r sxag Arrowsmith
49, nsrthwrat cor
'.h,...t ana Henderson
-
a Nhrris Alki Point
49, =
u.t.s.t Asount Niew
p,.'ss,..i
am NJ PlckerinE Gilman
ss issaauah wash iraNtsi
hnes " Carr, I HsA.A r Mount tam
ffes. Maple VALLEY Ficdscd
exe IA Weesitf lssaav3h
seA.
Fsrs..s second District.
u raffand. s0is BurkN az
49, Pledged
III f4tteoy. es2e last Green
L. ssalsgara fiedged.
A. Hsrihwsst. Pledged
~ Fisdxed-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

James =. kgnew, tti Tenth av
John Stringer. isig Fourth ay
north
Robert 4. Hodge. tso Black nia
ufond
Edward Won Huwaidt. SOS ore
SON a.
Charles n Phillips. an First av.
north
e. T. H0yv. Walker building
wsadsll w Livcsley, sgit Forty
ninth MV south
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-05

Ieshe A. Chude. ssa 81 Francis
Pledged
A Client. Butler Annex.
G. Woods. 1903 Marion 81.
I<<ei
.zes A. Weir. New England
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-02
SAMUEL DIXON'S
ROYAL |. DOMAIN
To be Investigated by United States
Authorities on Charges Preferred
by Two Pennsylvanians.

1he following report was recent.
ly sent out from Washington,
which will be interesting to our
readers:
"a charge of peonage against
the White Oak Coal Company, of
West. Virginia is to be Investigated
by the Department of Justice. Two
citizens of Scranton, Pa, who
reached Washington recentlyin an
almost famiShed condition and suf-
fering intensely from exposure, are
the complaints7 Their names are
John j. Payton and William Grif-
fiths.
GA few months ago they were
induced to leave their homes in
Pennsylvania by promise that
they should make from S. to So a
day in the White Oak coal mines.
of which Samuel Dixon is manager
at Scarbro, w. Va.
"Upon going to work in the mines
they found that they could make
but 50 aNday, the wage scale being
only about one half of that in the
mines of Pennsylvania. This sum
was depleted through the fact that
it was paid in scrip, and the scrip
was discounted at the stores Of the
mining company at rates ranging
from 20 to 80 per cent.
''The men say that they We're OBJ
llged to purchase everything they
needed from the company stores at
eNorbitant prices. They were soon
in debt TO stores, and were unable
to get out. They and all the other
men employed i'll the White Oak
mines, they assert, were guarded
by armed men, who prevented
them from leaving. They were in
state of irtualislavery, say the
complainants.
"Finally they saw an opportunity
to escape, and they walked all the
way to Washington, distance Of
23O miles. The men lacked suf1i-
cient clothing and were witho out
food, except such as they could OBJ p,
tain by begging.
"Arriving in Washington they
went to see Il. V. Powderly, com
missioner of immigration, and told
him their story. Mr.. Powderly
arranged for them to go before AS
sistant Attorney General Russell. i.
"A1r Russell has charge of all
peonage cases, and has promised
if the men tell probable story, to
begin investigations in West Vir-
ginia at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-02
STRIKE WAS COSTLY
TO WESTERN UNION.
Large Shrinkage in the Revenue for
Company During Period of Great
Strugg1e-Dividend Paid in Stock.

The aftermath of the telegra-
piers strike is interesting reading.
The giant monopolies for which
they are working, and which un-
fortunately won the strike, owing
to want of insufficient preparation
for the mighty contest on the part
of the strikers, and also in some
measure to division in their ranks,
did not, however, get off unscrach-
ed; but were compelled to pay a
very pretty penny for their whis-
tie. So extensive, in fact, were
their losses that while the Western
Union company recently declared
a dividend of I per cent. it IS for
ced to pay that dividend in stock
instead of cash. The company has
50. $4,000 of unissued stock, and
this will be employed, as far as
necessary, in the payment of the
dividend.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-02
THE MINERS
NOMINEES
For Officers of District No. II, U.
M. W. of A. for the Ensuing
Term--Only Two Candidates for
President.

The following is Il list of candi-
dates who have received Il suili-
clent number of nominations to be
placed on the District ballot this
year:
For President, J. NJ. Crago and
Ben Davis.
For Vice President, L. f. Ian
ham and w. w. Hall.
For Secretary Treasurer, Ben. f.
Morris and Ed Norton
For Auditors and Crcdential
Committee, Il. B. Vickers, r. a !.
Cramer, Jno. Taylor, Jno. Porter,
James Clatworthy, l.. III. DucIlwy-
Ter, V. ID. Johnson, VIM. Patcheil,
ID. e. Lovett and John Craigo.
For National Board Member,
Thomas Cairns, f. G. Stanley and
j. A. Springer.
As the nominations were. closed
December 81, 1907, and the Dis.
trict Secretary having just sent out
the notifications to each candidate,
it will not be known who will ac-
cept the nominations and allow
their names to go on the ballot, OF
who will reject, until they are
heard from.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-02
BLOOD IS FROZEN
IN RACE FOR GOLD.
Story of West Virginia. s "Model Nine
with its Stricken Wives and Father
less Children who are Charity Charges

ga model minen is the answer
to stricken wives and fatherless
children, as thousands of these
West Virginia foreigners, with
blasted hopes and shriveled souls,
gazed on the blackened remains of
what were once human beings.
"A model mine" honeycombed
with spies, lest one brave worker
tell the world what he sees, plays
it's dance of death with anguish
and despair in every company
shack on a hillside that now too
well knows the ghastliness and fl
nal ending of greed unchecked.
GA model mine," the coined
phrase of lifeiess puppets, whose
blood is frozen in the race for gold j,
and whose body. brain and mind
are all times at the disposal of the
god of wealth in the contest with
poverty and right.
GA model mine'' must be sweet
consolation to those whose soul was
scared with the knowledge that one
land guarded it's workers, but who
now know the hollow mockery and
false pretense of ship agents and
mine owners plutocracy.
GA model mine'' and ignorance
of the cause for the West Virginia
disaster is fitting climax to year
that too well has paralleled its
death list with material progress,
and with a nerve that would cause
Lucifer to blush we are told "it
CAN'T be helped.'
"a model mine' would explain
all to "the mansion on the hilltop
and the hovel in the hollow.''
Success to those who twang plu-
tocracy's harp. On with the dance
regrets and resolutions are now
in order. Let us forget yesterday
but await tomorrow's roll call Q,
dead.-Toledo Union Leader.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-02
A Significant Fact.

That all of the big mine horrors
OF the past in the United States, in
which large numbers of lives have
been lost, have taken place in non
union mines; with the exception of
the one ut Jacobs Creek, Pa, which
mas been organized only month
or so, is the assertion of Duncan
Mcdonald, member of the eNecu-
i've board of the United Mine
Workers.
The reason for this, according to
Mcdonald, is that union min rs III
slst that safety appliances be pro
Vldsd by the operators, even to the
extent of striking to enforce their
demands. The recent awful series
of mine catastrophes constitutes,
therefore, q. remarkable commen.
tary on thsSTplue of the trade un-
ion to the Wsfking class.