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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-27
REORGANIZATION
GRAND SUCCESS
State Federation of Labor Placed On Solid
Basis by a Harmonious Convention Last
WeekGood Set of Officers Elected.

The West Virginia State Federation of
Labor which was held in Huntington last
week proved one of the most harmonious
and beneficial sessions in the history
OF that organization. All past differ
ences were buried and general reor-
Sanization was effected and every dele
gate in attendance was thoroughly salts
fled with the outcome of the meeting and
were free in their predictions that the
future could bring nothing but success
to the organization.
Too much praise cannot be given Sec
rotary of the American Federation of
Labor, Frank Morrison, for the able
manner in which he conducted the con-
vention and to him alone is due the
credit of the success OF the convention.
He was tireless in his efforts to restore
harmony in the ranks and at the most
trying moments his wise counsel came
to the rescue and smoothed over the
troubled waters and as a result those
who had predicted turbulent and un-
successful meeting were disappointed
Delegates representing nearly $4,000
trade-unionists met in the Carpenters
Hall at Huntington last Tuesday in com
pliance with q call issued by President
Samuel Gompers, of the A. f. of L., for
the purpose of recognizing the West
Virginia State Federation of Labor, and
Secretary Frank Morrison, of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor called the meet
ing to order and appointed 7. H. Flynn
as temporary secretary, and then intro
duced w. T. Curry, president of the local
central BODY, who welcomed the delegates
to the city.
Secretary Morrison made a brief
speech, setting forth the aims and OBJ
jects of the State organization, as well
as TOUCHING upon many matters of in
terest to the working people at the pres
ent time. He made several recommended
tions as to matters of legislation that
should receive immediate attention of
the working men of the State of West
Virginia, after which he appointed w.
I. Curry of Huntington, VIM. f. Welch
of Wheeling, and Frank w. Snyder of
Charleston, as the committee on Creden.
tials, who at the afternoon session re.
ported, showing G5 delegates entitled to
seats in the convention.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-27

Following is result of the election
OF officers for the term beginning April
LIST.
president--B, S. Hastings, Montgom.
cry.
Vice President-James Russell, Long.
acre.
seeretary-Treasurer-R. A. Kramer,
East Bank.
District Board Mcmbcr-van. D..
johnson, Burnwcll
Anditor-H. II. Skaggs and G. A..
Cooper.
Sub-District Board Ncmbers-J. f.
Hudson, w. E. Cloxton, r. j. Wormlcy
and j. II. Wiseman.
a telegram was received by the con-
vention from President John Mitchell
this morning announcing that he was
much improved from his recent illness.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-27

Ihe seventh annual convention of Sub
District No. l, of District No. II, United
Mine Workers of America, embracing tho
local unions in the Kanawha District.
convened in this city at 10 o'clock Tues.
day morning, in Odd Fellows hall.
President Cairns called the meeting to
order, with Secretary b. S. Hastings ut
the secretary's desk.
The various committees were appoint.
cd, and the officers presented their annual
reports, which were referred to the com
mittee on officers reports Besides n
large attendance of delegates from the
local unions throughout the Kanawha
valley, the district officers we're also
present.
Frank w. Snyder, editor of the Labor
Argus, made u short talk to the convcn.
ton at the afternoon session.
The only business transacted. other
than organizing, was the unanimous
adoption of the following resolution:
Whereas, We have learned with grave
concern of the action of the House of
delegates this morning in refusing to
allow the report of n member of the
Joint Mine Investigating Committee from
that body to present n minority report
as to the findings of the said Committee.
and
Whereas, This action lends tinge of
monarchial rule, inasmuch as it sup
presses facts from tho people that they
should, and are entitled to know, as the
investigation is paid for by the people and
the committee was instructed to report
their findings to the actual condi-
lions found by them, and
Whereas, The aforesaid action of the
House of Delegates is contrary to Amer.
lean principles and to the constitution of
our State and the United States, as it
deprives our people of the freedom guar
anteed therein, and sets precedent of
class rule depriving the sovereign people
of the full and free confidence they are
entitled to receive at the hands of the
public servants whom they have elected
to represent them, therefore be it
Rcsolucd, That the Annual Convention
of Sub District No. of District No. IL.
Z. NJ. w. of A, in session assembled in
Charleston, w. Va, on this the 25th day
OF February, 1908, appeal to the West
virginia House of Delegates to recon
slider their action of this morning in
this connection, thereby allowing all the
FACTS as to the said investigation to be
placed before the citizens of our State.
and be it further
hesotred, That we are utterly opposed
10 whltewashing the<esaid report in any
particular or colorlaSin any manner
whatsoever, and as a portion OF s... PEG
pie affected, we desire to enter a vigor.
Gus protest against the suppressine of
any OF the facts in connection Herewith.
be it further
Resotped, That these resolutions be re-
corded in the minutes of this convention
and copies be forwarded to the Snealer
OF the House and the President of the
Senate, signed by the President and Sec
rotary OF this body and also furnished
to the public press of the State.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-27

the Senate and Congress to secure the
ei'aettnent OF an amendment to the SHEER
man Antitrust Law that will exempt
Inc members of labor unions from it's
provisions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

was so good to his mother" and so
he came up, found his way to neigh
boring city, Elmira, studied law, and
became one of the finest and cleanest
lawyers of the country Whatever
might be said about his political
methods, and always the least said
the better. his legal record was unsUT-
passed. He was Self-mad6 man and
an honor to his chosen profession
But when he came to politics. all
methods were fair to him. He was
the star manipulation of ward heeIers.
and therein lay his dazzling success
for so many years. and like all others
Of that class. therein lay his dazzling
defeat, for David Hill at A certain
time went out like a Snuffed candle
Even at the height of his glory. as it
seemed down he fell, never to rise
again. He had appealed TO the worst
in politics and the world even in this
is calling for the best A part of his
own party had stuffed off its worthless
skin, and he went with it. The fall
was heavy and it took him several
years TO know what had happened.
Those years he was "a democrat still
very still. so still that where, a wave
of his hand once signalled victory,
it was not even noted or seen.
The influence of Wolfert's ROost to-
day Is only a myth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
BY Associates Press.

South Norwalk, Conn, Sept. 10
William J. Bryan arrived here at 9.O4
en- route to Providence, r. L, on
scheduled time. Mr.. Bryan appeared
at the rear door of his coaen and
waved a farewell as the train drew
out of the depot. Before leaving Mr..
Bryan gave out the following inter
view to the Associated Press, replying
to the statement of Mr.. Taft in his
written interview of September Is TO
the effect that "the Independistas in
the Philippines prefer republican
victory to Mr.. Bryan'S promise"
When this appeared Mr.. Fiske War
rem of Boston cabled to Mr.. Albert
Barreto of Manila as follows:
Taft declares Independistas pre-
fer republican triumph. Is this true
desire immediate authoritive opin-
ion of Centre or of yourself as pTesi-
dent
Il might explain that the Centre is
the, governing body of the nationalist
party and is composed of represent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
PHILIPPINE NATlONALlSTS
FAVOR ELECTION or BRYAN
Statement From President of Party Disproves
Taft's Statement That He Was
Their Choice

atives elected from each of the thirty
nine provinces. Mr.. Warren received
the following reply:
Nationalist party, with immediate
independence creed, prefers triumph
of the democrats. General convention
of the twelfth of July agreed unani-
mously and join enthusiastically
BTyan's platform.
(Signed)
"tALBERTO BARRETO,
President.
"The nationalist party is the largest
group in the Philippines assembly
and il, according to Mr.. Barreto is
unanimously opposed to Mr.. TaftS
election. On June Is the Philippines
assembly by vote of 81 to is declar-
ed that the people desire immediate
independence. If Mr.. Taft wants to
defend his policy on the ground that i
ought to be adopted whether the
FilipinoS want ii or not he can do SO,
but he cannot bring to the support of
mis- position any authoritative. decla-
ration by any considerable portion of
the Fflipinos."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

using autos to go from Pine Barren
to BTatt's and Walnut Hill. and re-
turning by auto to Pine Barren to
catch the sOuth-boUnd accommodation
train TO Pensacola in the evening
Wednesday, Oct. Bluff Springs at
a M, Century at II m, and Cottage
Hill on arrival of the southbound Pen
sacola-Flomaton local, returning to
Pensacola by the accommodation.
Thursday, Oct. S-Whitmire's school
house at $50 a. m. Myrtle Grove
school house at p m, and Pensacola
court house at night. Autos Will be
used for the trips 10 Whitmire's and
Myrtle Grove.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

I~ IS no REQ tape
L around our method of
go repairing telephone trou-
bles and correcting faults in the
service. When a report Of trouble
is made to us it goes Immediately
to the proper department and the
investigation begins at once The
equipment, that IS the subscribers
line from the switchboard to the
telephone instrument, is thorough
~ tested, and if necessary is in
sDected personally by competent
man. We have delicate instru-
mants on the teSt-board that
show the -ature of the trouble
and indicate its location.
Oftentimes the trouble is in a
cable or in a telephone instrument
ard IS Of an involved nature. In
such cases it IS necessary to send
I man out on the trouble. This
requires more or less time and
We realize that there IS likely to
be an unfortunate appearance of
delay on our part. We hope our
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
Telephone Talks
No. IL.

subscribers will understand that
we are not neglecting their trouble
Just because they do not actually
see a man at work on their tele-
phone. Frequently troubles oc-
cur on telephones and are detected
by us and Corrected'by us without
the subscriber knowing his line
has been out of order.
The only thing in which we
deal is telephone service. We can
not give good service over lines
that are in trouble. 1t IS TO our
vital interest TO keep all lines
clear and we are constantly on the
job. We employ men who are
especially trained for this work.
A complete record IS kept of every
trouble and complaint, the hour
it is reported and the hour it is
corrected. We are in close touch
with the situation at all
hours. We want our subscribers
to know this and TO realize that
their interests are our interests.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
E. B. Hoffman & Sons
Cash Price List

f. p Hoffman & Son. retail gro
GERS, located at the corner of Gregory
and TarragOna streets, recently began
to advertise in The Journal their semi
monthly cash price list of groceries,
and they advise that they have al
ready added a number of new custom
ers to their already large line. The
list gives prices of everything in the
store. and the inducements offered are
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

HERE IS no red tape
around our method of
repairing telephone trou-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

1t is commonly asserted and be-
lieved that Florida will add ten years
of life to the strenuous and tired
worker of the colder north. While
this cannot exactly be proven the
many aged, enfeebIed or over-worked
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
THE FARMERS
INSTITUTES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRE-
PAIRING TO SEND OUT cIRcU-
LARS ANNOUNCING DATES IN
sTITuTEs ARE TO BE HELD.

In a few days. the Chamber of Com.
merce win send out circulars through
out this county Informing the farmers
OF the programme for farmers insti-
tutes on Oct. 6. Z. and S, as follows:
Tuesday, Oct 6-Bratt's at 10 a. m.
and Walnut Hill at $3.50 p. m. The
lecturers and others will leave here
on the accommodation train at a. m,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
Pensacola
Classical School
Preparatory School for Boys
and Girls.

The ninth annual session VIII re-
gin Sept IA, 1908.
II offers a course of instruction COW
eTing eight years, from the nrst in
termediate, through college prepare
tory years.
Its courses of instruction furnish
full and thorough preparation TOT
the best colleges, universities and
technical schools.
Its instructors are men trained in
the best universities in our country
for the work of their departments.
An excelfently equipped gymnasium
under a trained instructor IN -ures q
healthy physical development along
with the mental.
Its classes are small, that a maxi
mum amount of attention may be
paid to the individual
For further information a11,ess
H. Clay Armstrong,
Principal.
900 N. Spring St.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

truly surprising. OF course. they re-
quire the cash and this makes it pos
sible for them to sell goods at such
low prices. Those who desire to
economic during the prevailing hard
times have found HOffmaa's price list
a great money saver. This list of
prices was published, yesterday, AMI
will be published every fifteen days.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE JOURNAL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

people who have come here totteriGS
toward the last rest, and who af-
ter many years are still enjoying life
and health give sufficient ground for
our faith.
Now then, there is certain gen
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20
Special for Monday.

Stamped persian lawn shirt waist
together with pattern and thread all
for SO cents, corset covers 40 cents.
MRS. H. V. Kendall.
ia South Palafox ST
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

Prompt delivery is one OF the strong
features Of the system of business at
The Crystal Pharmacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-20

Subscribe for The Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
TWO SCORE ARE KILLED
Terrific Explosion Of Dynamite
on Canal Zone.

Colon, Panama, Dec. 1.-TWO score
or more persons were killed and about
fifty injured when $4,000 pounds of
dynamite exploded at Bas Obispo, a
railroad camp fifteen miles from Pan
anna, practically demolishing the
camp.
Fifteen bodies already have been
recovered and from fifteen to thirty
more are believed to be buried under
tons of debris that marks the spot
where the camp was. Of the fifty in
Jured many are believed to have re
ceived fatal injuries
Nearly all Of the victims so far re-
ported are Spaniards or native half
breeds, all of them having been labor
ers employed on the work of the canal
or Panama railroad
Just before the dynamite let go with
a terrific roar a train bearing several
American engineers and officials of
the canal zone passed the spot The
force of the explosion was so great
that the tracks Immediately behind
the train were torn up and the win
dows in the rear cars shattered Aside
from few minor bruises and cuts
no one on the train was hurt
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
IMPORTS WILL BE LIMITED
Free Trade With the Philippines
Agreed Upon.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Free trade
with the Philippines was one of the
most important matters agreed upon
by President-Elect Taft and the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee at conference on
tariff revision. While Mr.. Taft favors
free trade with the insular possess
sions without any restrictions it is
understood that in order that there
shall be no dissention he has agreed
that the amount of sugar and tobac
co which should be allowed entry free
of duty should be restricted
With that end in view it is expect
ed that the sugar interests have
agreed to a compromise by which 300,
600 tons of sugar will be admitted
from the Philippines annually free of
duty and that all sugar over that
amount will pay the present rate of
duty, which is 25 per cent less than
the duty imposed by the Dingley tar
if on sugar from other countries
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
FOUR DEATHS THE OUTCOME
Result of Battle Between Religious
Fanatics and Police.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 1.-Two
more names have been added to the
list of dead as a result of Tuesdays
battle between religious fanatics and
the police here, the total number of
dead now being four.
Louis Pratt, forty-fve years of age,
died at the general hospital and an
hour later Michael Mullane, police
man, succumbed to his wounds at ST.
Joseph's hospital. Policeman Albert
0. Dolbow and Lulu Pratt died i'm
mediately after being shot Tuesday.
James Sharp, self-styled Adam
God" and the man who led the IA
natics in their fight with the officers,
was arrested at Monticello, Kan. He
gave himself up without resistance
adam God" was wounded in both
hands, shot had pierced his coat
sleeve, while another bullet had
passed through his cap. When found
he was asleep beneath haystack. He
told the officers that he was willing
to be taken now that he had finished
the work that God sent me to do"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbett
was revelation to the prize fighters.
From the earliest days of the ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the jaw,
the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown in to worry and
weary the fighter, but if scientific man
had told one of the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was the region of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DIR. Pierce is bringing
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
Terrific Explosion Occurs in a.
New York Tenement.
BOMB THROWN INTO AIR SHAFT
Wreckage Hurled With Frighful
Force Into Sleeping Rooms.

New York. Dec. 9.-More than
score of persons were injured, five OF
them seriously, and hundred more
were thrown into a panic when
bomb was hurled into the air shaft of
the tenement house at $50 East Sixty
third street. The house was badly
wrecked The house was occupied
exclusively by Italians and it deVel-
oped that threatening letters had been
received by many of them during the
past few months.
The explosion was terrific. The
conclusion shook buildings for blocks.
The sides of the air shaft, down
which the bomb was thrown, are
lined with sleeping rooms one one
side and bathrooms on the other.
Practically all of those injured were
asleep in the bedrooms on the south
side The bathrooms were wrecked,
the water pipes torn and broken and
the whole building on that side was
flooded before the water could be cut
OFF in the partially wrecked cellar.
Plaster and bricks, mixed with jagged
pieces of glass from the shattered
windows, were hurled into the sleep
ing rooms with frightful force and
some of those injured were found half
buried and unconscious under the de
bris piled upon their beds.
The roar of the explosion brought
residents out into the street for
blocks around and in few minutes
a crowd of hundreds of half clad men
and women were gathered in front Of
the house.
1t was more than an hour before
the excited men and women who
thronged the surrounding streets
could be quieted and induced to re
turn to their homes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
NORTHERN PACIFIC WRECK
Passengers MiracuIousIy Escape Death
in Accident.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 1O-The
wreck of the westbound North Coast
limited at Mckenzie, twenty miles
east of here, may be considered one
Of the most lucky in the annals Of
railroading, according to railroad
men. The fact that almost an entire
train, going at the rate of fifty miles
an hour, containing more than 200
people, could turn over down ten
foot embankment without killing any
body is marvellous.
The train struck broken rail- The
engine got over safely, but the tender
went off the track, followed by the
baggage and mail car Then the
coupling broke and the three day
coaches, two sleepers and the obser-
walton car went down an embank-
ment into deep snowdrift and turned
over without breaking a coupling
The hard packed snow saved the train
from demolition Half a dozen per-
sons were quite severely injured and
many sustained cuts and bruises.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-16
CASTRO ARRIVES IN PARIS
Promises Government Not to Be In
terviewed During His Stay.

Paris, Dec. 11.-President Castro Of
Venezuela arrived here and went di-
rectly to the Hotel Palais d'Orsay,
where apartments had been engaged.
The presidents physicians are anX-
ious that he reach Berlin as soon as
possible in order to undergo his OPP
GRAFTON, should specialists consider
this necessary, with the least loss of
time, consequently Castro's stay in
Paris will be short
1t was officially announced that the
French government informed Presi
dent Castro that he would be ex-
PEELED from the country in case he
made any manifestation calculated to
disturb the public ORDER" gave inter
views to journalists or in any manner
1naugurate press campaign against
France or in justification of his own
attitude or that Of the Venezuelan
government.
Castro gave assurances that he
came to France in the capacity of a
private citizen to undergo an opera.
ton and he promised to adhere to the
wishes of the government