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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-16
AS Maintained Under Notorious Guard
system Disgrace and Shame.
RIVALS COLORADO BULL PENS !
Members OF Labor Unions Denied the Right of
Free Speech in Certain Sections, and Are
Beat Up and Driven Out BY Armed
Thugs.

AT the time when Virginia Coal Opera
National law to reduce in
can her attention to the fact that proposed
for enactment by the West looking to better the
conditions and lesson has met the united
position of the of the fields
a.ui"s army Oh guards in violation of the law,
press purpose OF inmidang the oser
of those fields. '''' Wv
The Model Monongah mine mining laws of our
section of the law ther ,d " ~ @ 1 II they violated one
question of more law but also
Our statute books laws but they will be useless
until they enforced be enforced as long
the infamous guard beyond
In the first place. to reduce the
aster practical egent must c who are
dangers the laws men who will insist @ t
of the law; but this class the
guard SYSTEM to be driven post by these guas at
the point of Winchester rifle by thousands
o good honest intelligent miners who fields
we" Virginia to seek employment
treated like free born
s are filled up with ignorant foreigners nothing
W se pertaining 10 mines and mining The elimination
guard system important step in solving tho
problem that conronts egsatng
lives of the miners and property operators.
h t 1 @ ~ M @ @ eAists In unorganized coal fields and
he cts are we'll known to our legislators officials
labor against this lawcss and nm i . - ear " 'he protest OF
will the death working masses in west
Virginia. and repetition have sp the
State of Colorado throughout the the
tons owned the soul who sold the o Of
the State into slavery casting submit into foul
bull and placing them worst
that ever infested civilized country.
This is what West Virginia coming something is done
10 put stop to
State it the
doubt IN your mind get the Governors
who
Our state has suffered
it the legislature duty and rid the state
of law dsgaced Colorado
The following bill is the proposed relief:
SENATE BILL NO 90
Bill making the employer liable of guards de-
tectives, e ~
(Januay IA, Montgomery Referred to the Com
mttee on the Judiciary 80 ~
Be it enacted by the Legislature Virginia.
II
are employed shall employ
or the
police
those
employment
shall
calling liberty
employer shall be
addition
exceed 90, shall
This bill committee u de-
feat IN the 80 ~
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-16

The Labor Argus is the only pa
per in this section of West Virgin
Ia that advocates the cause of the
trades unions. Subscription price
S1.QO per year.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-01-16
The Fur Begins to Fly.

There is a fine row on among
the state officials of Idaho. Upon
several occasions during the Petit
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
TO BUILD NEW SHIPS
FOR ALASKA TRAFFIC

Seattle, April 2S.-The placing of
two and possibly three new steamships
in the Alaska trade to sail out~of Sc
attic and connect with the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad at Cor
dova on the completion of that line
next year was decided on at the annual
meeting of the Northwestern CONNER
cial Company in the Lowman building
yesterday. The vessels will cost in
the neighborhood of half a million dol
lars each, and will be built on Puget
Sound
1--WE will most certainly have the
vessels built on the coast" said S. w.
Eccles, vice president of the company
and the representative of the eastern
capitalists who control the company.
We expect to do business with the
people on this coast for a long time,
and it is only fair that we should spend
as much money as possible in this part
OF the country. It has been demon
strated that your ship yards can turn
out vessels which are the equals of
any bottoms, and I consider that it is
our duty to the people of this part of
the country to give them the benefit of
every dollar we spend. Such policy
will result in mutual benefits
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
NORTH SEA AND BALTIC
TREATIES SIGNED AT BERLIN

Berlin, April 25.-The North Sea
and Baltic treaties were signed at the
foreign office this week by Herr Won
Schoen, German secretary of foreign
affairs, and the British and French am
bassadors and the Danish, Dutch and
Swedish ministers to Germany.
The treaties maintain, in substance,
the status quo on the Baltic coast and
in the North sea.
The relations between Sweden and
Russia and Denmark and Russia re-
Gently have been strained on account
of the insistence of Russia that she be
released from the agreement made
when Sweden surrendered Finland
that no naval stations or Notifications
should be established on the Finnish
shores adjacent to Sweden. Russia
went so far as to establish a naval sta
ton on the western shores of the
Aland islands, which are twenty-five
miles from the Swedish coast and she
was preparing to erect Notifications
there.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
PUBLIC OPINION GOVERNS
: WORLD SAYS SEC'Y ROOT

Washington, April 25.-The second
annual meeting of the American So
ciety of International Law ives begun
at the New Willard hotel here yester
day. A program of discussion has
been arranged which will keep the
hundred or more members of the SO
ciety engaged until tomorrow night
when the meeting is to end with a
banquet at which the climax of ora
tory will be reached.
The feature of the session yester
day was the annual address OF Score
tary of State Elihu Root, president OF
the society, in which it was most In
terestingly shown that the world Is
governed by public opinion and that
public opinion was becoming more hui
name and less warlike.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
ORDER AGAINST UNIONS

Must Show Cause Why They Should
Not Be Restrained From Boycott.
Helena, Mont, April 27.-United
States Judge Hunt has made an order
against Typographical Unions of Hell
ena, Butte, Livingston and Anaconda,
the Montana Federation of Labor, and
the Anaconda clerks union, to show
cause on Saturday next in this city
why an order should not be issued
restraining them from interfering with
the business Of the Butterick Publish.
ing Company of New York, which
charged that the defendants have in
jured it's trade by threatening to boy
colt merchants who handle it's pro-
ducts. Several firms who are alleged
to have been coerced are mentioned
In the complaint. Damages in the sum
OF $4,000 are also asked for.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
Helping Him Out.

Mr.. Lord looked 80 grave one even
ing that his wife-a very young one
noticed 1t, and asked what was the mat
ter.
Il suppose business is troubling you,"
she surmised. shrewdly. IF you've
struck a snag, why don't you tell me,
and perhaps may be able to help
you"
After more affectionate adjuration
Lord admitted that his payroll bother
ed him.
1--WE made it up as far as the work
men co." he said. "but IL pay the
stenographer there won't be penny
left for Davis and me. Davis says
he can't stand that; he must have some
money this month"
Lords wife was momentarily grave:
then her face Frightened.
"Why don't you give the stenog-
rapher a months vacatlon?" she sug-
gested, eagerly. Then divide what
there Is with Davis. 1t seems to me-"
judicially, 'that would be fair all
around.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
SECRETARY TAFT WILL
MAKE TRIP TO PANAMA

Washington, April 25.-As a result
of deliberations at the cabinet session
it was determined that Secretary Taft
should go to Panama. He will sail
April 80 from Charleston, S. c., on
the cruiser Prairie. A detachment of
marines will also be sent on the
Prairie. A number of questions be-
tween the United States and Panama,
and between Panama and Colombia
will be negotiated during the secre-
to be necessary that the concessions
the United States obtained from Pan
anna provided for in a protocol should
be embodied in a permanent treaty.
The secretary will be gone three
weeks.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
PAPER TRUST INQUIRY.
publishers at Last Able to Get Their
story Before House Committee


story Before House Committee.
washington, April 27.-The actual
investigation of the wood-pulp and
PRINT paper question, involving in pros
pect an examination into the affairs of
the paper trust to determine whether
or not it is as alleged by the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa-
tion-a combination in restraint of
trade ana maintaining a monopoly of
the print paper supply in the United
states, was begun Saturday by the
select committee appointed by Speak
er Cannon, whose chairman is Repre-
sentative James R. Mann of Illinois,
and the other members of whisch are
Representatives Miller of Kentucky.
Bannon of Ohio, Stafford of Wiscon-
sin, Simms of Tennessee, and Ryan of
New York.
Representatives of a committee of
30 appointed by the American News
paper Publishers Association arrived
In Washington last week in response
to telegram sent by Chairman Mann
to President Herman Ridder, of the
association, and General Manager Mel
vile E. Stone, of the Associated Press,
inviting testimony. The delegation
from the committee appeared before
the Investigating body in the after
noon and the presentation of the pub
fishers case was made by John Norris,
business manager of the New York
Times, after which the committee ad.
jOurned to Monday.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
RAILWAYS TO CONTEST
ORDERS OF COMMISSION

Seattle, April 25.-L. c. Gilman, gen.
eral western counsel for the Great
Northern railroad, said the railroads
would resist the action brought by the
state railroad commission against the
Northern Pacific railway to enforce
the order against the additional ~
cent charge for fares paid on trains,
and also the order prohibiting collect
ing of mileage in excess of three cents
q mile.
The action brought by the railway
commission before the superior court
of Thurston county, while directed
against the Northern Pacific road, VIII
be a test case and all of the roads OPP
ertaing in the state will join in the de-
tense of the suit.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02

thing to do with it 1 decided to try
them again. In 1905 raised seventy
five turkeys and they ran in twelve
acres Of field of twenty acres that 1
had planted to cotton. This was bad
year for boil worms
1.-The twelve acres where the turkeys
stayed made a bale to the acre, or a
third more than the remainder of the
same field, where the turkeys were not
allowed to run, showing that the boil
worms and other insects had cut down
the crop one-third on the land where
the turkeys had not run. In the twelve
acres where they spent the season l did
not see single sign of boil worms dur
ing the season. This was proof enough
for me.
"Any man can regulate the drove o.
turkeys according to the size of his cot
ton field, but the bigger drove Of tur-
keys he has the more profit there will
be. The black turkey is the best for
the farm. They are harder and better
rustlers, while the toms when fully
grown weight twenty-five pounds, and II
shipped at the right time bring from 81
to s. on the market"
Mr.. McElhaney states that not only
are the boil worms eaten by the turkeys
but the fields are kept clean from all
other insects, and any practical farmer
realizes the tremendous value of such
a condition.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
GRANT IS in DANGER
SUITS AGAINST UNION PACIFIC
AND OTHER RAILROADS
AUTHORIZED
Violation of Stipuiations Under Which
Lands Were Granted ls Alleged
Should Have Been Sold in Tracts OF
Not More Than 100 Acres, for $3.50
per Acre.

Washington, April 25.-The house
has passed the resolution authorizing
the department of justice to institute
suit to ascertain whether or not the
Hartman roads should not be made
to forfeit their land grants in the
state of Oregon because of their al
legged violation of the stipulations I'M
der which they were procured.
The land grants were made to the
Union Pacific and other roads under
agreement that they should not dispose
of the. tracts in areas of more than
100 acres and at higher price than
$3.50 1t is claimed that they have vi
olated both of these provisions.
Representative Fordney, of Michi-
gan, fought hard to have attached an
amendment providing that the resolu-
ton should not apply to bona fide pur-
chasers of the lands from the railroad
company. He claimed that these pur-
chasers, many of whom had invested
their whole fortune in these lands,
could not be held responsible for the
railroads action. Representative Mon
dell, chairman of the public lands COM
mittee, declared, however, that the
bona fide purchasers we're in no dan
ger, and that the only lands which
would be forfeited we're those still be-
longing to the railroads. The amend
ment was voted down.
Representative Jones declared that
the railroad was also violating the
agreement that the lands in these
grants would be sold at any time to
settlers. He said it was time the gov
eminent took the lands under it's own
care and placed them where the set
tier could get them. He and Mr..
Humphrey and both members from
Oregon opposed the Fordney amend
ment, saying that the bona fide pur-
chasers felt no fear as to their stu
alton.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
STATE LANDS TO BE SOLD
IN TWENTY-FIVE COUNTIES

Olympia, April 28.-Land Commits
sioner. e. w. Ross is mailing out to
several counties list No. 10 of state
lands to be sold at auction Saturday,
June 6. Lands are to be sold in the
following counties: Chehalis, Clarke,
Douglas, Franklin. Island, Jefferson,
King. Kitsap, Klickitat, Lewis. Okano.
gan, Pacific. Pierce San Juan, Sgagit,
Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Ste
vens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla
Walla, Whatcom, Whitman and Yak
ima
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02


In considering the question of physi-
cal exercise for very small infants, 1t
Is comfortable to remember that Ma
ture herself is quite capable Of taking
care of this matter, unless she is stu
pidly baked by the child's other and
less able guardians. Any one who
doubts this statement has never had
the privilege of watching tiny but
healthy baby crow and kick when its
restricting clothes are removed. This
habit should be fostered by parents,
as the baby will never overdo it.
It Is not necessary to hang over 1t
all the time, as 50 many parents do,
talking and laughing and overstimulat-
ing the tiny brain at the same time. A
few minutes of this each day will do
no harm, but then self-control should
be exercised, and the child left to. its
own devices
1t should be laid down on soft rug
or mattress, in the winter near the open
fire, In the summer near an open, sunny
window, with its clothing removed, and
allowed to kick and wave and gesticu-
late and indulge In its funny mono
logue as long as 1t will. Nature, as we
said before, is then its nurse, and a
wise one.
It's lungs and muscles are all getting
their proper exercise, its skin Is being
healthily ventilated, the hardening pro-
cess Is being softly done as it should
be, and the baby is gay and happy
without stimulation and excitement
also as it should be.
As to the exercise part Of the pro-
ceeding, the looker-on might almost
think that the baby had made an ex-
haustive study of some excellent sys-
tenn Of muscle development, so vigorous
are it's movements and so suited to
their design.
When the time comes for the child to
find its legs" as the old nurses say,
it is quite unnecessary to aid 1t In the
search. Its legs are in place, and have
had plenty Of good, free exercise; and
when they are strong enough to support
the little body, the baby will pull itself
up by q chair or other piece Of furni-
ture, turn with that irresistible air Of
mingled conceit and rapture to see II
some one is looking at it, gurgle Its
satisfaction with this new state Of
things and the deed Is done.
From that day continual fresh pro-
gress will be made, at first with sup
port, later in a staggering run, ending,
to It's great surprise, in backward
bump, and. new phase Of life is begun
In spite of good advice, there are still
to be found in the world foolish and
adoring young parents whose baby
walked and talked and thought earlier
than all other babies. The result, so
far as walking is. concerned, is very
likely to be a well-developed case Of
bow-legs.-Youth's Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
RID COTTON FIELDS OF PESTS.


Good Work Accomplished By an Ok-
lAhoma Farmer's turkey Drove.
N. 6. McElhany, d farmer who ives
near this place. has apparently solved
the problem Of Kidding bis cotton fields
Of the dreaded boil worms, which are
the forcrunner Of the BOIL weevil, and
that. too, by the simplest and at the
same time most profitable process. says
the Indianola correspondent Of the Fort
Worth Record. Mr.. McEihaney's plan
ID to keep a drove OF turkeys In his
cotton field. The bigger the cotton 6eld
the bigger the drove Of turkeys and the
bigger the profits. @
an 1895 ! raised eighteen turkeys
that spent their time on . four-acre
tract Of land near the house which had
been planted In cotton" said MI. Nc
E1haney. '.This piece Of ground that
year made 100 pounds OF cotton to the
,2Grs more than II had ever made before.
Bsaievinx TINT the turkeys had some-
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
HUNDREDS KILLED
TERRIBLE TORNADO SWEEPS
OVER LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI
AND ALABAMA.
Several Towns Almost Totally Demol-
ished and Property Damage Is Very
Great-Most of Those Killed Were
Negroes, Whose Huts Were Easily
DemoIished-Twenty Towns Struck.

Atlanta, Ca, April 25.-At least 225
people have been killed and thousands
injured in a tornado which passed over
sections of Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama late yesterday. Several towns
were almost totally swept away, and
the property damage will run into
large figures.
Most of those killed were negroes
whose cabins were swept away like
SO much paper.
Natchez, Mississippi, reports that OF
ga percons killed in that section only
two were whites.
Reports from Amite, a small town
in southeastern Louisiana, say that the
town was almost entirely destroyed
and the estimates place the number OF
killed at between Is and so, while at
least Is were injured.
At McLain, Mississippi, eight are re
ported dead; at Vidalia, La, one white
woman and six negroes are dead; at
Quitman Landing, II negroes were
killed.
The latest report at hand comes
from Purvis Landing, Miss, where Is
white and so negroes were victims OF
the storm, and reports of one to five
deaths come from many towns scat
tered over the storm swept area.
New Orleans and Mobile were cut
off from wire communication with the
outside world for several hours, and
the telegraph companies report wires
down in all directions.
In Louisiana it is estimated that a
score of small towns were destroyed
or partially wrecked.
In Alabama, Dora was the chief suf
ferer. This town was also known as
Bergen. Four or more persons were
killed. Fifty persons at the lowest es
innate were injured.
Winchester, Miss, a small town, is
reported wiped out, though only two
persons are known to have been killed
In all twenty towns were struck by
the "twisters," of which there seem to
have been at least five.
What appears to have been two diff
ferent tornadoes struck in western
Alabama, one claiming six victims at
Bergen and Thomas saw mill, small
places, and another striking Albert
vile, where 80 persons are reported to
have been killed.
Relief for the sufferers is being dis.
patched from all available points.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
KEEP OFF RAILROAD LAND.
Chairman MondeII Wants Bonaparte
to Warn Settlers Away.

Washington, April 27.-Chairman
Mondell, of the public lands committee,
intends seeing the attorney general
ment to the effect that, pending deter
mination of the suit to secure forfeit
ure of the Oregon & California rail-
road land, none of the land remaining
in the hands of the railroad company
or land claimed by purchasers from
the railroad company will be subject
to settlement, entry or filing in any
form. Unless this warning is given,
Mr.. Mondell says, shyster lawyers will
induce gullible persons to settle upon
land under the assurance that their
settlement will give them a preference
right to the land if it is later opened
to entry.
Mr.. Mondell says it is impossible to
tell at this time what disposition will
be made of the land that may be recov-
cred by the government. He inclines
to the opinion that it will not be
opened under the general land laws,
but will be disposed of according to
some law to be enacted by congress
later on. His object in urging the is
suance of a statement by the attorney
general is to ward off repetition of
the damage done settlers in Sherman
county, who settled upon wagon read
land under misapprehension but in
good faith, and who were subsequently
dispossessed and lost all their improve
ments. It is his opinion that any per-
that suit is to be begun will acquire
no valid rights, but will be Ousted
when suits are concluded. 1t is his adj
vice to all intending settlers to keep
off this land until the government an
nounces it open to entry.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
Nursery Building At Fair.

Seattle, April 27.-At the meeting Of
the state exposition commission Sat
urday it was decided to build combi-
nation women's building and nursery
instead OF the women's building as orr
ginally planned. The commission de-
cfded to hold q meeting in this city
May u, % and %. to which the secre-
tary was instructed to invite the may
ors OF cities and towns In the state and
the boards. Of county commissioners
OF the various counties.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
New Clerks for Seattle Mail Routes.

new CLERKS for Seattle Mail Routes.
Washington, April 25.-In reply to a
request OF Representative Humphrey
that additional postal clerks be pro-
vided for railroad mail routes running
from Seattle, the postoffice department
today informed him that after investi-
cation Of the situation six additional
clerks had been authorized. Three of
the new clerks will be placed on Seat
tle-to-Portland trains, and three will be
placed on the Seattle-Spokane route.
The question of creating a new postal
division, with Seattle as headquarters,
Is still under consideration.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02

When a man is never fooled by a girl
It's because he simply Isn't worth it.
A woman can like most any novel If
it couldn't have happened in real life.
A good thing about money Is the
temptations you escape by not hav-
ing it.
less self-respect, the better his chance
to get along in politics.-New York
Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
The Truth.

Fear IL not in the habit Of speakine
truth. When perfect sincerity II ex-
pected, perfect wisdom must be allow
ed. Nor has any one who i apt to
Be angry when he hears the truth any
cause to wonder that he does not hear
it.-Tacitus.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
Chairman st Convention.

Washington, April 27.-It is re-
ported that United States Senator Dol
liver. OF Iowa. will be temporary chair
man OF the Republican national con-
vention, at Chicago, and that Senator
Lodge, OF Massachusetts,. viii be per-
manent chairman.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02
Dewey ts a Candidate.

lacoma, April 27.-Henry B. Dewey.
~ rppolnted state superintendent of pub
~ instruction to succeed the late Su-
pe'ihtendent Bryan. today formally an
~. .anced himself a candidate for the
'ce at the coming election.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-02

Horace Did the college authorities
reinstate young Smith after he was ex.'
PEELED?
Helen Almost.
H0race-Almost7
Helen-Yes; heard his folks ~
he was halfback.