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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17
LABOR'S RESPONSIBILITY.

How many members of trades
unions today are laboring under
the dclusion that the payment of
their monthly or weekly dues to
the organization to which they
belong and their attendance at an
occasional meeting discharges their
whole duty, not only to their own,
put t" affiliated organizations?
These have vet To learn that it
is tn" duty Of every true union
man not only to give his own
local union his hearty and earnest
support, but to lend all the aid
ana encouragement possible to
SISTER unions. not alone in affiliated
trades, but in all trades. For OK
ample. the tuilcr in the mines has
his union, which is entitled to his
hist support: it is directly through
that union that Whatever in the
way OF bcttcrmcmt OF his coudi.
IioiiS may have come in recent
years has been achieved. But at
Ihc same time, he should not lose
track "i the fact that but for the
nearly co operation ofother unions
not directly allied with his trade.
the benefits which he is now en-.
loNlhS would have been difficult,
IL not impossible of accomplish
ment.
Inc labor unions of the country
nave ""ne great work i'll the past
lew Years in the bcttcrrnent of the
conditions under which their
members have worked. vet great as
the advance has been, it might and
should have been greater had all
members OF all unions worked in
UNITY and harmony during these
years not IN sections. but along
the whole line.
Tor tNanp.", the miner expects
the manufacturer to buy only
Union mined coal and his expec-
latlon l. 4 reasonable one) but how
many miners OF the total member
snip OF the unions insist upon
purchasing union made clothing.
tools. shoes and foodstufrS7 How
many insist upon having the
union label on everything they
Wear and consume or on the news
papers and magazines which they
fe'id' How many when they have
"A small iob ottcaming. blacksmith.
ing carpentry, painting, paper
hanging or printing TO be done do
not Z" To III" lowest bidder rather
Than give 1t to a workingman who
Is i member of his local union and
contributing his mite toward the
maintenance OF, the whole body.
Labor organizations lack much
a> Yet OF being pcrfect-they are
striving earnestly toward a point
aS near perfection as it is possible
Tor anything human to attain. but
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

Woringmen want to keep par
tlcularly well posted upon politi-
cal movements during the next few
weeks, and reliable information
can not be obtained from papers
representing either of the old
parties, so that it is imperative
that reliable labor paper should
be subscribed for and read by
every workingman who has his
own Interests at heart.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

On at least one proposition the
laboring men of Kanawha county
are in no danger of going wrong,
and that IS in voting for Tom
Fairy for the legislature. He is
not only representative laboring
man, but one who has the ability
to represent, and his election is
about as nearly assured as any
thing can be in this vale of I'M
certalnties and political manip-
ulation. If the union men who
know Tom Fairy will vote for him,
irrespective of their political at.
nllatlons, his certificate of election
may as well be made out right now
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

1t isn't SO much what the labor
ing man says before election day
as what he does on that day that
counts. The laboring men have
as yet no distinctive ticket to be
voted for county officers in this
county on election day, but there
are friends of labor on both of the
regular tickets which have been
nominated, and there is ample
time before the election to inves-
tlgate and discover which of the
candidates on the respective
tickets are most worthy of the
support of the union men. Inyesti,
gate and vote accordingly.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

Few families in this section but
use breakfast food. Some of these
bear the union label, but most OF
these sold in Charleston are manu-
featured by the bitterest enemy of
organized labor in the United
States, and every package of which
consumed i'll the family Of work
lngman, contributes directly to the
fund to be used in the disruption
OF the union movement, if such a
thing is possible of accomplish
ment. These non union foods are
prepared under unsanitary con-
dltlons, are the product of under
paid women and children, and
even at that, in many cases adult
Grated in order to swell the profits
OF the manufacturers. See that
your next package of berak fast
food bears the union label.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

The independent voter is the
one nowadays who Yields the
balance of power. He can control
legislatures and through the legis.
latures control the nation. See
that the candidates for the legis-
lature from your district pledge
themselves to support reasonable
labor legislation, particularly if
they are the nominees of the
majority party, and is they decline
to do so, vote for the other fellow.
There is not a legislative district
III West Virginia which can over
come an adverse labor vote.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

The labor unions hold the bal
ance of power in the elections to be
held in November next. 1t is ND
to the members of these orsani-
cations whether or not they take
advantage OF that superiority in
the matter of voters.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17


some three millions of labnrinp
men and women in this country
enrolled in the various trades
unions. Each of these gives on an
average one dollar a month to SUP.
port the unions, including the
amounts given to aid unions in
other trades which are on strike
against unjust conditions or out of
work from other causes, making
total OF $4,000, 900 a month con-
trlbuted in the entire country for
the benefits of the union labor
cause, while on the other hand
these same union people contribute
no less than 500, 100000 a month
to destroy unionism. This state
ment is no doubt startling one,
but 1T is borne out by statistics.
The union man who contributes
one dollar a month for union
purposes, will spend on a average
fifty dollars a month for clothing,
provisions, tools, etc OF this,
probably 500, 900, 900 goes to puI
chase non union goods, made in
many instances by scab labor in
the very establishments in which
the union workers are contributing
to the support OF the union men
who are on strike.
So long as this condition exists,
1T constitutes vulnerable spot in
the body polite of the organi-
cations, and until it is fully recog-
niZed and the logical remedy APP
piled by the members of the labor
organizations, individually and
collectively, the progress of the
unions as a whole must be I'M
necessarily retarded.
Yet the remedy is simple.
Union made goods in all lines can
be purchased today all over the
land, at prices which compare
favorably with those of the non
union and sweat shop establish
mentS, the only difference being
that in the case of the union made
goods the workingman gets fair
compensation for his toll, under
conditions as favorable as they can
be made, while in the non union
establishments wages are reduced
to the lowest possible figure, and
the employees forced to labor under
the most unsanitary and degrading
conditions in order that the cormo-
rants who employ them may live
III afiluence upon the very life
blood squeezed from those who are
so unfortunate as to have entered
their emplOy-and once in, I'm
fortunately, the way out is harder
to find and pursue than the
straight and narrow path of which
we still occasionally hear from the
country pulpits.
n few moments of careful con
sldcration will show any good
union man how easy it is to work
a revolution in existing conditions
1t is only necessary to demand
union made goods from your deal.
er, and he will supply them. He
will probably offer you something
'Just as good' because he can
make little more profit of it a,
the same selling price, but when
he finds you going somewhere
else to make your purchases, il
will take him but short time tC
either see the point and supply the
goods you demand, or retire per,
manently from business, and the
latter he is not likely to do, fol-
the simple reason that the average
worllingman is cash customer.
and a liberal one, and the dealer.
III whatever commodity he handles.
Is DESTROYS of retaining his trade.
One reason frequently advanced
for the purpose Of non-union goods
Is that the purchaser was not
aware of the fact sthat such was
the case, and one can not feel sorry
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

Professional politicians are the
only people who pay any attention
to the promises of alleged labor to
deliver the labor vote to any par
tlcular candidate or set of candi-
dates. The laboring people them
selves, and particularly those who
enjoy the benefits of organization,
know that their political princi
pies are unpurchasable and un.
deliverable in the interest of any
political party or clique. AS a
matter of fact, the one thing feared
by the machine politicians today
is the independent labor vote
made independent by reason of the
fact that the labor organizations
have opened the way for their
members to inform themselves
upon social and political problems,
instead of as in time past, getting
their information from the mouths
OF selfseeking demagogues. The
labor unionist is an independent
voter, and the candidate of any
party who desires his support must
demonstrate, not by words alone,
but by deeds as well, that he is
entitled to confidence and support.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-17

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Evening journal., 1908-08-14
ALL READY FOR
CAMP PERRY
State Rifle Team When Sc
TeCted Will Leave This City
Next Wednesday

Arrangements have been made for the
journey Of the Delaware rife team to
Camp Perry. Ohio. where the national rlnc
tournament is to tako place and every
thing has been completed except the inaI
choosing Of tho men Of tie state Militia
who will represent Delaware In the COM
phton.
The team will leave this city next We'd
nesday night at o'clock for Phliadel-
phia and get the 1i.O5 express out Of that
city for Camp Perry where they Will ar
rive the next morning.
Rifle practice at the range on the Della
ware beyond New Castle will continue up
10 wednesday morning. In the afternoon
camp viii De broken aud the men whl pre-
pare for the trip. Though It is practically
known by the officers In command who
the members of the team are to be. the in
formation win not be made public til me
Adjutant General has issued orders per-
tanning TO the matter.
The men have thus far accomplished ex-
cellent work. AS to the reports that hahn
mosquitoes and heat were interfering with
the rife practice, the officers in charge
OF the men says that those reports are un-
founded and that weather conditions never
before were so favorable. Again the mer
are out for practice and the rain nor any.
thing else could not interfer. as prac-
tce would have continued In face OF
the most disagreoable conditions
The usual order OF the day was OBJ
served this morning, the men going to
the firing lines for target practice from
TO Il and they will continue this AFTER
noon from ls0 to g. About all OF the
ranges have been thoroughly covered. par.
ticularly the 600 yard range. and the men
have gained remarkably in efficiency since
their arrival at the range last week.
Adjutant General Wickersham visited
wilmington for short time this morning
an dreturned TO camp.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
TWO WILMINGTONIANS ARE
OFFICERS OF ORANGEMEN

SOUTH MANCHESTER, Conn. Aug. H.
The following officers were elected and
installed by the Supreme Grand Lodge
Of orangemen Of the United States at
the last session of their convention here:
Supreme Grand Master, Henry Stewart.
New York; Deputy Grand Master, o. L.
Floyd. Massachusetts,; Secretary, W. ].
Kirkland. Wilmington, Del; Assistant
Secretary, J. Hegar, New Jersey; Treas
urer, George Stewart Massachusetts;
Deputy Treasurer, S. Glass. Ohio; Chap
lain, Rev., Dr. w F. d. Lewis. Delaware;
Lecturer. T. Paisley, Pennsylvania; Di-
rector of Ceremonies, NJ. Knox. Maine;
Inside Tyler. D. Mullen. Connecticut; Out
side Tyler, ]. Brown, Massachusetts. The
convention adjourned to meet in Cleveland
in 1910.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
MANY DEAD CATS
FOUND IN STREET

The Board Of Health put in a strenuous
time of It to-day despite the heat and
humidity. Usually day does not pass but
there is some complaint registered at the
office but this morning Secretary Joseph
Wigglesworth found some twenty COM
plants of various kinds waiting for him
when he arrived to assume the duties OF
the day. Among them were complaints re-
garding seven dead cats in the streets.
To-day seemed to be particularly agree
able for cats TO depart this life, even
though they are endowed with the proven
bal nine lives. One is known to have met
its fate by being run over by a trolley
car but the cause Of the death Of the other
six are not so certain.
The rendering company was notified
of the dead cats and their bodies were re.
moved and disposed Of
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
GIRL OF Fifteen
WEDS MAN OF 65
Frances PinkeTtOn, Of West
Chester, Bride in Whining
ton of a War Veteran

West Chester has a real December
and Nav romance in tic elopement and
marriage at wilmington. last TUESDAY,
OF John Mcknight, a 65-year-old vot-
eran Of the civi; War. and 15-year-old
Frances Rinkerton, granddaughter OF
the late John Pinkerton, OF East Brad
ford township. one Of the best-known
of Chester county farmers The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. ".
A. c. Westerticld Of Asbury Church,
this city.
The oddly-mated couple had been en-
gagged for Just ere month. and the he
trothal had meet with the approval Of
the brides mother. but the little girl.
who naively explains that she grew
tired Of waiting. had suggested tho
elopement which followed
Mcknight is a grandfather, but his
children approve the match. He was
an intimate personal friend of his
young brides grandfather, who was
also a Civil War veteran, and IL was
through his visits 70 his comrade that
he became acquainted with her. when
she was a mere slip of child. TnC
little matron admits that she is OF a
somewhat romantic nature. and that
Laura Jean Libbey s her favorite
author She declares that she learned
TO admire her husband as he told her
of his campaigns In Virginia, and thai
this admiration ripenei late into love
Mcknight has a splendid war record
He served IN the 9Oth Regiment, United
States Volunteer Infantry. and carries
a bullet wound Of the leg Subsequent
TO the Civil War he enlisted In th,
regular army. Upon his return e
Chester county he served for years Al
a mcmber Of Company ]. Sixth Regi
ment. n. G. p, the West Chester coin'
pany.
The elopement TO Wilmington wa
planned hurriedly Monday afternoon
and put into operation the very mex
morning. The brides uncle and aun
accomrsShied the bride and her soldic
suitor The ceremony was performer
by the Rev. Mr. Westerhold. Of Asbur!
Methodist Episcopal Church. The,
returned to West Chester the sam
evening.
Mr.. Westerheld, today. when aske
about the marriage said he had ques
toned Mcknight and Miss Flnkerto
very closely as 20 her age and sh
said she was is and he gave his as
as as
Mr.. westerheld asserted that Nj
/ Knight said he had waited until n
girl could attain the age OF is an
. that she had reached that age.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
DIDN'T KNOWDEAD
MAN WAS BROTHER
Miss FARRELL Laughed When
Friends Said She Might
Be Dead, Too

When school friends of Miss Hettie
.Ja-~e'l a-ecrmed her yesterday of the
death at Rochester. N. Y, of a Harry
arren and sister following their eat
ing of toadstools, Miss farrell laugh
ed whiel denying that she was the sis
ter of the Harry farrell mentioned
although she was the only sister Of
brother Harry.
Half an hour later Miss Jarrel re-
ceived word from her parents in Ro-
chester that her brother Harry and his
sister-in-ia~- Mrs. Lillian farrell, had
died after partalSing of toadstools in
mistake for mushrooms. The young
woman was prostrated by the sad news
Toda-- 'oet for Kennedyville, Nd
to attend the funeral of her brother
and sister law. tomorrow.
Miss farrell has been a student al
Goldey College all year and it was
while pursuing her studies there yes
terday that her friends called her at
tention to the similarity between hei
name and that of the dead persons
Mrs. FARRELL was the wife of the dead
man. They had lived in Rochester
several years.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
HARVEST HOME
AT WHITEMAN'S
About Fifteen Hundred Per-
sons Had Picnic and Listened
TO Addresses

About $500 persons attended the an
nual temperance meeting in White"
mans Grove, near Newark. all day
yesterday, under tha direction OF
Ebenezer NJ. L. Church. between Stan
ton and Newark. Owing to the TO
cent temperance agitation, the gather.
ing this year was made doubly inter-
esting, and it was the most success
full meeting held in Whitemans Grove
in recent years.
Visitors were present from all the
surrounding country, and the gather
ing partook largely of an immense
country peoples picnic. From New
ark. Stanton. Newport. Marshallton.
and many other places in this and adj
jacent counties. farm wagons, bugeics
and trains brought visitors bent ON
having an enjoyable outing as well as
to consider tho ADDRESSES.
During the morning, while the Wis
it1SWere gathering, the Newark Brass
Band played eniivening airs.
The morning session was not devoted
particularly to temp srance, but was
nevertheless one of uplift and mora
| encouragement L. irving Hanly
former Congressman. was the speaker
his subject benig Conscience" The
| address was a plea for the higher mora
law and for equity between man and
man.
All the sessions were presided ovei
by the Rev. J. w. Jones. pastor oi
Ebenezer Church. Tho speakers of tn,
afternoon were the Rev. John NJ. Arteri
Of Wilmington. secretary Of the Della
ware branch of the Anti Saloon League
and the Rev G. C. Williams. of Er
worth M. e. Church, Of Wilmington
Mr.. Arters spoke on "The Presen
Legislative Outlook for Local Option,
sounding the call for the local optioI
army into the fed Of politics; and Mr.
| Williams spoke on The Possibilities
and Means of Law Enforcement il
Local Option" declArng that local op
ton laws could be enforced with no
less determination and success thai
the present laws against felonies.
Late in the afternoon a baseball
game was enjoyed and there wer
other pastimes. Supper, as luncheo
at noon had been, was served by q.
people of Ebenezer Church. AT
o'clock in the evening gasolene flare
were lighted. and after a concert
the hand the Rev. DR.. A. S. Mowbra'
] Methodist district superintendent. wa
, announced as the speaker DR.. Nov
bray spoke on The Radical Stage {
Temperance Reform" a resume Of tn
{; present activity against the liquor trai
fic. There We're about 500 persons a
the evening session, and the addres
won merited applause.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
PEPPER TRANSFERS
GAS COMPANY FUND

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-THE transfer Of the
balance of the funds of the Bay State
Gas Company of Delaware, now in the
hands of George Wharton Pepper. to the
National Shawmut Bank, of Boston, was
ordered yesterday by Justice Putnam
in the United States Circuit Court.
The balance amounts to 212, ,1O4. and by
order Of the court the money viii stand
on deposit to the credit Of the receiver,
subject TO checks drawn by him anC
countersigned by the court.
The balance is left within the iurisdic.
tion Of the Massachusetts, courts for the
purpose Of settling up counsel claims.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
ADMIRERS OF TAFT
ORGANIZE "A LEAGUE
lanes H. Wrq1f and Other Prominent Republicans
in Movement TO Further fhe Popular Campaign
Fund Project, and Help National Committee

tary. The election of officers resulted
as follows:
President, James H. Wright. Of VIII
mington.
vice-President, United States sena-
tor Harry A. Richardson, Of Dover.
Secretary, Morris n. Webb. of viii
mington.
Treasurer. L. Scott Townsend, OF
Brandywine hundred.
Directors, James H. Wright, George
w. Taylor, joseph II. Bartlett, Profes-
sor A. r. Spaid. Morris n. Webb l.
Scott Townsend. former Congressman
Walter o. Hoffecker. Of Smyrna; Dr..
Layton Grier, of Milford, and State
Treasurer Thomas N. Rawlins, Of Sea-
ford.
The organizers this morning were
enthusiastic over the outlook and in'
mediately started out TO engage suit
able headquarters in which to look az
Ter the business details Of the League
A. place on Market street. centrally
located, will be rented ior the CAM
paign.
The declaration of purpose and
principles of the Taft League Of Del
aware is set forth as follows:
"The citizens Of Delaware who favol
the election Of William II. Taft a
President of the United States, and
who support the principles and candi
dates of the National Republican party
90 hereby associate themselves 70
gether under fhe name The Tai
League of Delaware for the object D
furthering such purposes and princi
pies.
"Any citizen Of Delaware approves
by the Board OF Directors may appl.
and become a member of this associa
ton. subject to the bylaws, by in goo
| faith signing this declaration and con
tributing to the league for its purpose
} one dollar or moro. All money not usei
or needed for the expenses and worl
of the league shall be turned over /,
the Republican National Committee {
be carefully used to further the object
} above stated"
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
TRAILED CHICKENS
FOR ELEVEN MILES
to Wilmington and Caused
Arrests

to the police. He accompanied the
officers and no identified the chickens
and somo coops which were found in
the cellar of a. grocery store at Second
and Orange strets. Today he identi
fed thirty-nve OF the chickens found
In this grocers' cellar. as his property,
and he had them taken back home.
Turned Over to Pennsylvania.
The local police today turned tho
three men under arrest over to Con-
stable Charles Giliin, OF Kennett
Square. who will take them to West
Chester, wheer they viii be given
hearing. Elmer accompanied the con-
stable to that place.
The arrest IS considered a good one.
as many similar thefts have been
made In Pennsylvania near the Della
ware line recently. and Il was the de-
sire OF the farmers Of that community
that the perpetrators be captured.
The three men charged with the
Fairville theft give the names OF Her
man Winn, Charles Rambo and John
w Wertz. They said their home is
In Downingtown, but Constable Gil
lin made the statement today that they
belonged at Doe Rum
The chickens which the men are al
legged 20 have stolen weighed about 250
pounds and they were all young. The
grocer paid the men 13 cents a pound
which Is considered unusually cheap.
The proprietor OF a local hotel came
to the police station this morning ana
asked TO be allowed TO Sc the men.
His request was granted. He identified
them as the same three men who we're
in his barroom yesterday morning
depending money with a free hand and
evidently having a good time.
Evening journal., 1908-08-14
200 HOME BOYS
WITH UNCLE SAM
That Number Enlist in Two
Branches Of Service in
One Year

According 10 the recruiting officers
stationed here naval As wen as marinn
recruiting was never berter than It has
been this year Much NJ this increased
interest in the navy Is attributed to
the successful cruise OF the Atlantic
fleet on it's world encircling tour, bur
the army recruiting officers cannot ac
count for the many additions from
Delaware 10 that branch of the SER
vice during the year.
For the twelve months ending at this
time fully two hundred Delaware boys
have given their service TO Uncle
Sans fighting staff. the number beine
about equally divided between the two
branches OF the service. The latest
additions TO the army are William NJ
Ruark, Charles V. Goodman and Frank
Il. Jursem. The young men viii go
to Fort Slocomb. N. Y, tomorrow to
begin their military duties.