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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-27
Socialist Column

fellow. and have always done my
own thinking | permit no mortal
to dictate to me politics or religion
| would not presume to dictate.
not even in my own family. Let
each one be fully persuaded in his
own mind, and there is another
saying of the aportlc that I mind -
BE always ready to give "A reason
for your faith. am ready to give
a reason for saying religion is not
beyond the purvi"w Of politiceS.
at least socialist politics. | agree.
with the Encyclopaedia Britannica
that the ethics Of Socialism are the
ethics of Christianity. OF course
Che truth OF this assertion depends
on what Socialism and Christianity
are am not bound by amy dc
unltium OF them but my own. The
world Is fun Of different ideas
doctrines. and claims in regard to
these things. Every church differs
more or less, from every other
church as To what should be accent
cd and praclicc,i as the true and
exact Christianity. and surely a
iaNnlan may be permitted to differ
Y ny way. whether permitted or
not viii hold to the view that
seems to me most Reasonable, and
that agrees with all + can see and
know. 90 Il step further that the
Hilttannica. l Calm that true
Socialism. and true Christianity
are one and the same. claim that
Jesus Was what we cali today u
Socialist, taught Socialism. and for
teaching il was put to death by
the capitalists of his days. lust as
Haywood, 1loyer ami Pettibone
would have been put To death bl
Tn" capitalists of our days if the
trades unions and Socialist had
not made such phcnominaI fight 70
them. And Judas I>cariot and
Harry Orchard viii 90 down the
pages OF history together as the .
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human life in the steel mills of
this country is appalling. Some
one has figured out that In the
PittSDurS district alone one life is
Snu!ird for every 1900 tons of the
1000, 200 tons annual production
Of iron and steel, and one for
every so tons Of the 500, 900 tons
OF steel rails yearly put upon the
m Ll"t
!hr rh Il l. il cur country kill
d, .Nrr.i5e of 500 person, a Year
aud injure clsnt times as many
more, most OF whom are wOrkln.
men. Ihpral. road man, as wei.
as the worker on the high seas, is
supposed to sacrifice himself ana
that Of his passengers.
Thus into the product of
Americas giant industries there
is wrought not only the sweat OF
labor, but the life blood Of the
toilcr. Can it be possible that
there is no remedy for this whole
sale slaughter? Is there no com
passion for the women and child
rem who remain. Must working
men themselves pay the price not
only for their personal mishapS,
but out of their earnings pay also
for the mishapS Of their fellow
workers. Shame on any law or
system which penalties the workers
for accidents for which they are re-
Sponsible to only Il limited extent.
freeing from practically all care
and responsibility those whose in
tcrcSt> were being served by faith
ful men who gave their lives so
that the world might be the gamer!
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monumental traitors of all time.
Judas was rewarded for his sue
cess, and perhaps Harry Orchard
may be hung for his failure.
Socialists are in subSta' tial
agreement on all essentials of
Socialism, but widely differ on the
subject of religion. The difference
Of opinion as to what is the true
Christianity, accounts for its ac-
ccptancc or rejection by Socialists.
| recognize that many Socialists,
probably the majority Of them re-
cognize the churches as the cx-
ponents Of Christianity, and think
they are accepting it when they ac-
cept the churches, and are reject
ing it when they reject the
churches. But l claim, with Wen
dell Phillips that there is a great
difference between Christianity and
Churchi;lnity. And those Socialists
who think they are rjecting Christ
lanity are simply rejecting Church :
ianity, and unwittingly they may
be true christians What then is
a true christian? Jesus said eye
are my disciples if you DO what
SOevcr L have commanded YOU. -
And in another place he tells how
they claim to be his because they
had preached, and peri. rmcd
wonderful works in his name, and
yet he tells them he knows them
not because they had not DONE
what he commanded. And what
particular duty had they failed!
They had not failed to preach earn
estly, to attend the church ser
vices, to get outside to join church
and had done some wonderful
things in this direction and vet he
says he known them not. VII, ?
Read his answer in your New Test
ament The gist of it is that they
had been scliiShty unmindrul of
their less fortunate fellow men. and
had let them suffer unre.ievcd
They had not lived up to the
Golden l:ulc. After all their
zeal in his cause. after all they had
wrought, AL they had Sacrciic. q
tor the cause when they were CON
fidentiy expecting to be rewarded
with crown to be told t. depart
AcurSed. He knew them not
| W hat Il shame on these good and
holy men. There is not AN init
nation that there were not sincere
IN thinking they had done right
ouSlN and We're entitled to the re
ward Of faithful workers. They
mad simply made a monumental
mistake. Why. and how. will
try to tell in another article.
Elm SEC,
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committee should also make an
aIyslS OF the air containing black
damp to ascertain the amount OF
black damp or any other mephetic
gas. For, as Il matter Of fact
more men are destroyed bN
mephctic gas than by explosion
They do not die at once. They Iii,
by inches. Few mines are 50 well
ventilated but that the air i
polluted by black damp or white
damp IN some part Of the workings
This board of mines should b.
examine all applicants for The pos
ltion Of chief and district Inspector
of mines, and give certificates OF
competency to all applicants who
pass a satisfactory examination
And the governor should be re-
CURED to select all inspectors from
those who pass the board.
The enactment OF a bill of this
character by the present General
Assembly should in no wise inter
icrc with the passage of the bills
now pending which the miners
committee has endorsed. These are
all good bills and should forthwith
be enacted into law no matter who
may oppose their passage. but with
the added provision that appli-
cants tor mine in"pcctor shall be
required to pass an examination
and receive certificates of com.
potency to be eligible for appoint
ment. This is one OF the most i'm
portant features of Il mining law,
and is requirement. in PENNSYLVANIA,
Illinois, Indiana, and in fact il.
nearly every coal mining state. 1t
was Il requirement of the first bin
introduced in the General Assembly
OF ONO, but was striker out OF the
blIl III its passage through the
Legislature, against the protest of
the miners committee.
The following letter from the
thlei OF the Department of Mines
in West Virginia is of interest in
this matter:
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
STATE or WEST VIRGINIA
JAMES W. PAUL
Chief of Department of Mines.
CHARLESTON, January q. 1908.
Hon. ANDREW Roy.
Gien Hoy OhiD.
DEAR SIR Upon my return to
Charleston found YOU, letter of
the Sth inst. to which had been
given Acknowledgements by my
clerk
While at the Monongah Mines |
/ took number of samples Of the
air before and after the ventilation
| had been restored and | am having
/ the same analysed, and agree
with You that it is Il timely suy-
! gestlon to require the chemical
analyses of air found within the
coal mines. Very truly yours.
! J. W. i-AUL.
Chief of Department Of Mines
j. W. =.
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Order of Publication.

State OF West Virginia, kanawha Coun-
ty, SIS.
At rules held in the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court Of kanawla County. on
the first Monday i'll the month of Febru
airy, 1905.
L, NJ. Francis, Plaintiff,
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EXPLOSION in
COAL MINES.
Continued from page onc)

ed man who could survey, and rs
he could not survey he was not
employed. He at once threw down
his tools, entered the short mining
course, declaring he would not
never lose another good job because
he could not survey. AS soon as he
completed the course he was APP
pointed mining engineer for the
largest company in the county in
which he resided.
Since the invention and appli-
cation of coal cutting machinery
and electric haulage in mines sub.
terranean danger have increased
The area Of the mining plants, and
the output Of the mines have null
tiplied tour-fOld. Twenty five years
ago mine which employed Il
hundred miners and produced a
daily output Of two hundred tons
was regarded as large plant. Now
mines employed four to five humid
red miners and daily produce two
thousand tons or more. Five humid
red acres of coal land was, before
the application of labor-saviug
machinery, regarded as a large
acreage for one mine; now five
thousand acres are not regarded
as too great an area for Il large
mine. When an explosion occurred
in the early days of mining the
country was startled when thirty
or forty miners were killed: now
two and three hundred are roasted
to death or die from the effects OF
the after damp-the products Of
the explosion, while men are losing
their lives daily by coming in CON
tact with live wires stretched along
the travelling ways of mines chok-
ed up with slate and coal dust.
Explosions killing hundreds Of
men are now occurring so Frequently
that they tread upon each others
heels, SO fast that they follow. and
neither mine operator. mine man
ager. nor mine inspector seem to
be able to account for these heart
rendered catastrophies. And yet
they are due to two causes only.
namely: insufficient ventilation
and the presence Of fine. dry coal
dust. In mining. laws, bristling with
severe penalties for their violation.
and practical knowledge aud long
experience cannot prevent or ac-
count for this terrible sacrifice OF
human life in the United States W,
must call science to our aid.
AS the State Of Ohio led in pro.
viding laws for the health and
safety Of the bituminous coal min.
ers of the United States. | woull
suggest thata board of mines com
posed Of scientific men and practi.
cal miners be organized i'll every
coal mining state in the Union.
and that the State of Ohio lead OF
i'll the matter. Let the present
General Assembly enact law
providing for the creating of a
state board of mines, consisting OF
one chemist, one mine operator.
and one practicle miner, to i'm
medlately after appointment by the
governor examine the leading coal
mines of the state rs to their CON
dition, and especially as to whether
the laws now on the statute books
are enforced and Obeyed. The
committee should also collect spcci-
mems Of the air at the work ing
places of the miners and make
analysis Of the same, and should
further make chemical experiments
with combinations of mine air.
coal dust and fire damp to as
certain the varying explosive CON
ditionS of such com binations. The
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NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOsITIONs

To Frank Francis:
Take notice: That or the 2Sth day or
FEBRUARY y. d, 19"S, between the hours of
9 o CLOCK a. m, and O'Clock p. M. at
the law office Of T. G.. Nut.er 66i X ia
naWha Street. III the City of Charleston,
Nanhwha County West Virginia. l will
take the deposition OF myself and others,
TO he read III evidence i'll my behalf in a
certain suit III Chancery now pending in
me Circuit Court for the County of ka-
naWha and state Of West Virginia, in
winch am plaintiff and You are defen
dant.
II 'to"l any cause the takirS of said
deposition shall not he commenced Cr
completed on the day aful aid. the same
snail be continued from day to dav, or
from time to time, at the same place and
St"' en- the same hours, until the same
shall be completed.
-. F.. NJ. Francis
" ->tIl *. BY ounsel.
W. 2-O-4t.
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Miner Killed.

y very sad accident occurred here
yesterday. Lloyd Terrell was kill
eel by i fall of slate while working in
the mines with his father. The
young man was a son of sam Terrell
and was about fifteen years old -.
Local Union 1886 /. NJ. W. OF \
extend their deepest sympathy to
BRO. fcrrell and Mrs. Terrell in
this their dark hour of sorrow over
the early loss OF their SON
Mr. Terrell was slightly injured.
r. W. Hill
Nlnifrede. Feb. -.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONER

hereby announce myself candidate
tor the office OF County Commissioner,
subject to the Republican primary or
convention when held. Your support is
solicited, and i'll case I am nominated
and elected | promise faithful and hon
ct discharge of the duties Pertaining to
the office.
NJ. p. MALCOLM,
Lewiston, w. Va.
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Political Announcements.
FOR SHERIFF.

l am acandidate for the Office of She,-
III of kanawha County, subject to the
decision of the Republican Primary
Election An earnest appeal for your
support is solicited.
S. P. SMITH,
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gives the union news. Subscribe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12
Ogden Briefs.

FAST DRIVERS PUNISHED Four
men were fined in police court yesterday
for fast and reckless driving over the
crossings of the city. Two of the Num-
Der were fined s. and the other two got
off with 81 EACH
WHITE is ARRATGNED- Oliver
White. charged with falling to furnish
food for his little child. which is with its
mother at the Crittenton home i'm this CITY
was arraigned in the city court Yesterday
and held under 500 bond for a further
hearing.
BICYCLISTS ARE FINED.-In the city
court yesterday forenoon six vioators of
the bicycle ordinances of the city were
aTraigned and fined s. each. The police
a short time ago began Waging war on the
bicyclists who persist in riding on the side
walks. 1t is stated that the fine will be
increased to s. in the future.
GASOLINE MOTOR CAR.-One of the
new gasoline motor cars being used by the
Los Angeles & San Diego Beach railway
arrived from Omaha over the Union Pa
cific about II o'clock yesterday morning,
and was held here until midnight when
the journey to Los Angeles over the Salt
Lake Route WAS resumed
DIES FROM SCARLET FEVER.-CIara
Bell Parker, ten-Year-old daughter of Ed
win Parker of RiveTdale. died early yes
terday morning from anattack of scarlet
fever. Two other members OF the family
are i'll at the present time. Funeral ser
vices will be held at l o'clock this after
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OGDEN NEWS
office 40 TwentyFifth
Ogden, Sunday, April IL.
office 40 Twenty-Fifth Street

reward of $40 to the person suggesting
name that will be acceptable TO a COM
mittee of prominent citizens, to be named
later The name will be used in the ad-
refreshments commencing Monday, April
nounced until the night of the perform
ance when it will be given out from the
stage The only condition imposed is that
the lucky person shall be in the house
to receive the reward.
Rehearsals for the big production will
commence next week and from that time
on those in the cast will be kept at work
increasingly getting i'm shape for the event
Already members of various organizations
have announced their intention OF attend
ing the performance in a body. There
will be but one performance.
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SIX MEN ARE HELD UP
wo Masked Highwaymen
Through Pedestrians, but
Get Little Money.

Two masked highwaymen held up and
J Foboed six men at Lincoln avenue and
Iwenty-fourth street early last evening.
The robbers secured about $l2. The
thefts were all committed in less than
Ifrteen minutes. The two men first held
up witnessed three others go through the
same experience.
The robbers secured $40 from Joe Hayes
and $50 from Cal Weaver The two
men were ordered TO move on. and mo-
ment later three men moving in the OPP
posite direction were met by the highway
men in the same way. The robbers then
went to Twenty-fOurth street, where they
met William Van Komel a boy is years
old. While one of the robbers chOked
him and rifled his pockets of a small
amount Of change. the other kept him
covered with gun. The boy was fright
ened by one of the men threatening to
take him behind a billboard and kill him.
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Oqden Society.

Miss AIildren Stanley leaves this week
for California for a two months visit.
Miss Louise and Miss May Burke enter
tanned the members of their sewing clue
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. T. Hurst visited with friends in
Salt Lake during the week.
Miss Carrie Evans has returned from n
six weeks visit in Denver.
Miss Laura Thomas visited with friends
in Salt Lake this week.
Mrs. S. S. Smith will entertain the Child
Culture club on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Rivers entertained the Lucky
Thirteen club on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Pearl Woods was the guest of non
or at a surprise party given Tuesday even
ing by twenty of her young friends;
Mrs. F. NJ. Farrell will entertain the Ia
dies of the Presbyterian church at her
Lincoln avenue home on Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Whitehead gave r Kensington at
her home on Twenty-fourth street Iues-
Mrs. Charles c. Gray entertained about
twenty-five guests at a tea on Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Amy Lewis entertained A number
of her little friends on Tuesday after
noon in honor of her sixth birthday
On Wednesday afternoon. Miss Gertrude
Bell entertained informally dozen young
ladies.
Miss Bertha Howard entertained Thurs
day evening in honor of MISS OoTothS
Perkins of FL Paso. Tex.
Miss Stella Morris entertained Tuesday
at a luncheon in honor of Miss Marguerite
Mill of Salt Lake.
Mrs. +. NJ. briggs entertained the Bridge
club last Wednesday afternoon.
The wedding of Miss Mana Fry and Err
nest A. Bowen took place Wednesday
evening at the home of the brides moth
err Mrs. G. r. Fry, on Eighteenth street
The ceremony was performed by Apostle
D. o. Mckay and was followed by a re
ception attended by the many friends of
the young couple. They will be at home
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VIII Clean Up the City.

y Acting in conjunction with the Og- y
= den City Improvement League. Su- y
= perintendent William Allison of the y
+ city schools, intends that there will =
y be a general cleaning up at the y
y schools and elsewhere on Arbor day. y
y next Wednesday. The boys have y
y been appointed to look after a Ger y
y tain district and it will be their duty b
to report to the school the progress \
= made. The Improvement League is y
formulating plan for the planting y
y of a large number of trees and shrub h
y berry throughout the -city-=An=exten \
sive program for the day is in the Il
\ course of preparation y
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PRESS CLUB TO GIVE SHOW.
Writers of Ogden Prepare to Enter
tain in Theatre.

The first Press club show to be placed
on the boards at the Grand opera house
by the Press club of Ogden has been billed
for Friday, May 1, and everything is be-
ing done to make il a grand success.
This will be the first opportunity the
people of Ogden viii have TO see the
members of the press and their friends
before the footlights. The entertainment
will consist of burlesque and comedy such
as has never been before presented on
the local stage.
The play is now in the hands of the
composers and will be full of local hits
and witticisms. The name for the pro-
duction has as yet not been selected. At
q meeting held at the club rooms on We'd
nesday evening the members were un-
able 10 agrJ upon name for the con-
glOmeratiOn and it was decided TO offer a
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noon on the lawn in front of the resi-
denee at Riverdale. Burial will be in the
City cemetery.
F. Bayliss. wife of the man arrested here
a few days ago charged with issuing fic-
titious checks. came up from Salt Lake
yesterday and visited her husband in the
county Jail. Mrs. Bayliss retained At
torney A. G. Horn to look after her hus-
bands case.
ERIC LARSON DIES.-Eric Larson. one
time owner of a saloon in this city. died
early yesterday morning from Bright $
disease, after an illness of more than ten
years. A brother and sister living In
Denmark are the only known relatives.
1t is said that Mr. Larson leaves hand
some estate. which is mostly in cash.
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Rio erande Officials Here.

General Manager A. c. Ridgeway of the
Rio Grande system. General Superinten-
dent E. Stenger of the Rio Grande West
ern and Assistant Superintendent A b.
Apperson, were in Ogden all of Friday
night, leaving early yesterday morning A
conference regarding the Gould interests
IN ogden was held with local agent Gro
Mn 1t is reported that the Rio Grande
expects to construct its new freight de-
pot on Twenty-fourth street during the
llme the Hartman lines are building the
IMenty-fourth street 2iadLct
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THE SALT LAKE HERALD: SUNDAY APRIL H. 1908

no change in the directorate and the
same officers were reelected for the en-
suing year. The directors are: Joseph
F. Smith. Joseph Scowcroft, F. ]. Kiesei,
+. p. Ellison. Joseph Clark. Adam Patter-
vid Eccles retains the presidency, II. H
Spencer the vice presidency and II. ri.
Rolapp the secretary and treasurership.
Reports received at the meeting showed
the condition TO be first-class.
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HEADQUARTERS SELECTED.
Young Mems C. o. p. Club Pick
Rooms in Atlas Block.

The Young Mems Republican club held
a meeting in the court room Of Judge
George G. Armstrong last evening and
there was an attendance of a dozen
''stalwarts.' The youngsters decided TO
rent rooms in the Atlas block from now
until after the fall election. and the
house COMMITTEES reported that it would
immediately SET 10 work 20 furnish them.
1t was decided that the original mem
bership roll should be retained. and an
those whose names appear on IT declared
members of the club AT the present time.
Considerable discussion as to raising
funds from officeholders and other Sis
ceptble to a gentle touch eusued but
nothing of definite nature resulted
The proposition of Harry Joseph 10
run an excursion to the national conven-
ton In Chicago was also taken up, but
no action taken
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12
"VPS" FRIENDS ANXIOUS.
Left to Take a Bath and Hasn't Been
Seen Since.

Considerable concern is felt by the
friends of VIZ Mason. who left yesterday
to take a both at the Ogden canyon sani-
tarium. Mason took the bath all right
but has not been heard from since. 1t is
feared he wandered off and fell into the
was seen riding with a farmer toward
Huntsville. Unless Mason shows up BY
this morning searching parties will be or
cra
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Funeral of David [. Lee Today.

The funeral of David L. Lee. former
assistant chief of the ogden fire G part
ment, will be held at o'clock this aft
ernoon at the RicheY funeral chanel.
Members of the local fire department will
act as pail bearers. All of the fire appa-
ratus will accompany the funeral cortege
as far as Twenty eighth street Inter-
terV