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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-23
HIGHLAND ITEMS

The Development League ia plan
ing for d grand picnic some time in
May.
Mr.. an, Mrs }. 6. Lashpr are Wis
ing IN Spokane on n combined bus
mess and pleasure trip.
nil, Laura Long arrived home
s~ }''- s.h fv mont H.
"uua
a return game of base ball was
played between PascO and Richland
Sundaa on the Richland grounds.
The score was l6 to 13 in favor OF the
visiting team
Mrs. Frank Emigh and Mrs. Har-
riet Beach, OF Keune wick. and MIR.
and Mrs. Volney Cox. Of Pasco. spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. l. H. Cox.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. f. church
has announced an ice cream social
for Friday evening April 30, in t. t
Odd Fellows halt.
A. L. Russell and family have
moved from Wal!nWalla to Richland
to make their home Mr Russell has
accepted IL position with the Rich
land Nursery company.
Il. Z. McCroskey is having an addi-
ton built to his residence.
j. NJ. Burmaster has improved his
residence by the addition of q sum
mer kitchen and q cellar
The Tiilicum went into commission
Wednesday between kepnewick and
Richland for the Summer season.
The auto in charge Of Geo. Brooks
will convey passengers to and from
the landing at Kennewick. AT
Richland the other auto will be used
in showing prospective buyers
around.
A large number of land seekers
were in town Tuesday. Among
them were two agents accompanied
bp the pastor of Il Swedish colony,
who are looking for a location for
his colony. They took on option on
section of land.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-23

NAY, THE MONTH OF BIRDS AND FLOW
Frs, DEMANDS THAT YOU WEAR ATTIRE
IN KEEPING WITH SPRlNGTlNE. We ARE
ALWAYS GLAD WHEN THE SPRING SEASON.
Is At IT'S HEIGHT. BECAUSE IT GIVES US
PLEASURE TO SHOW FlLMY FABRICS AND
BRIGHT COLORS.
IN THE SPRINGTIME ESPECIALLY 1T Is
ESSENTIAL THAT THE SHOPPER BUYS HER
GOODS At AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT
KNOWS WHAT THE PROPER COk0RS AND
STYLES ARE.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-23
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

There will be a meeting OF the stock
holders of the Finley Development
Co., at the hall Saturday evening.
May lst. 1909. The attendance of
every stakeholder is desired az the
bylaws OF the corporation are to be
adopted. y Y. hetZ'ah'
Secretary.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-23
Every Day Sellers

At prices you know are low.
Mems work shirts, very best each 5N
Mems canvas gloves per pair Sc
6 spools Q. n. T. or Coates thread D
Best standard print, per yd Sc and &c
Mems cotton sox per pair &
Special bleached muslin, per yard ST.
Childrens and womens hose low as 81c
Meritas oilcloth the only first grade
in white OF colors per yard l5e
Mems blue overalIs or jumpers 50,
Hundreds of yards of fine dress
gingham per yard 10,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-23
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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
Y Senator Littlepage i'm the
Senate and Other Labor
Measures Seeking to Pro
tect the Wealth Producers
of the State.

Four bills have been introduced
in the State Senate by Senator
Adam B. Littlepage which if pass
ed will do much for the elevatine
and protecting the toiling masses
Of our state and also to place
West Virginia on higher in.
dustr:al plane and greatly aid in
the developing of her natural re-
sources.
They will remove that dark
stain of shame that hangs over the
state caused by the lawless reign
Of terror created by the s'guards''
and others who by force and in.
timidation have denied the work
crs their legal rights and privileges.
Senate Bill No. 81 makes the
employer liable for the unlawful
acts OF guards, detectives or per
sons employed as conservators of
the peace. 1t also requires such
persons to execute a bond before
clerk of the county court or good
security. Record of all such per
sons SO employed to be kept by
county clerk in county they are SO
employed. Penalties are provided
for violations.
Senate Bill No. Ga to prevent
laborers from being brought into
this state upon false representation
and assurances, and prescribing
penalties Herewith.
Senate Bill No. 60, to require
the OwEerS and operators OF street
railway cars and interurban cars
tn ynrnViln al L.,
conditions for their employers
while operating their cars.
Senate Bill No. 70 requires all
persons acting in capacity Of
guard or detective for any firm,
company or corporation doing
business in this state to give bond
for the faithful performance of
their duties and to satisfy claims
for damages inflicted upon or re-
sulting to any person, his heirs or
administrations as a result of the
unlawful act, assault or conduct
of such guards or detectives
Bond must be filed with clerk in
county of employment and record
kept Of same.
Labor will make a united effort
to secure the passage of these bills
and also an Employers Liability
Act, and as both political parties
promised labor relief along these
lines last fall no opposition of
much strength is anticipated from
that source. 1t is expected from
foreign corporations and others
whose chief object it seems to have
III the past was to oppress labor
and retard the industrial develop
ment of this state.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
BROKE IT'S
CONTRACT
Did the Guyer Hat Company is
Charge of Striking Hatters
Agreement Was to Stand Un-
til June.

That the Guyer Hat company of
Philadelphia broke its contract
with its employees and that the
National hat manufacturers as
Sociation sided with the company
regardless Of its general agreement
with the union is the charge made
by the United HatterS of North
America in Il statement issued.
The statement is in part as fol
lows:
The associated Fur Felt Hat
manufacturers of the United States
at meeting held by them on
January IA, passed resolution
making it compulsory on all the
members of their association to
discontinue the use of the union
label of the United HatterS OF
North America. The reason given
for the passage of thiG resolution
was because of difference eN-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
''Guard'' Bills
Are introduced

with the United Hatters of North
America which was to continue in
force until June /. 1909. The said
contract was the award of an arbi-
tration committee consisting of
three members of the Associated
Fur Felt Hat Manufacturers as
soc1atlon and three members of the
United Hatters of North America.
We desire the public to know that
the passage of the resolution of the
14th instant was a revival of the
ant1quated system much abhorred
by the American people of "sym-
pathetic strike.' While the
manufacturers association will try
to make it appear that the United
Hatters of North America have
broken certain agreement with
their organization, the real issue
IN this trouble is whether the
Guyer Hat company should live
up to the aforementioned agree,
ment made between their organi-
zation and ours
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
I)A VI
Statement In Regard to the
Lick Branch Explosion
Verified. ..
Mine was Operated In Violation
OF the State Mining Laws and
Miners Lives Sacrificed.

Chief Mine Inspector Laing ad-
mitted before the legislative mine
investigating committee at it's
session in the Senate chamber last
night that the statement of Ben
Davis, President of the West Vir.
ginia miners, that appeared in our
last issue. that the men were work
ing in the mine $50 feet s.ahead of
air' was true. This violation !of
the law had been learned, the Chief
stated after the explosion.
Thus it is shown that 65 men we're
killed by gross violations Of the
state mining law and some one is
responsible. Investigations and
committee room talks does not
save miners lives no enforce the
law. Action in this connection is
demanded by the widows aud
orphans of the slaughtered miners
and the citizens in general.
DO it now.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

the statement Of the Socialists that
their economic paradise on earth is
the kingdom which Jesus came to
preach is scarcel y reconcilable with
the specific declaration of Jesus
Himself. I would not place too
literal an Interpretation upon the
prophecies, for much of the Ian
guage used was tigurative, as was
the custom of the Oriental, but to
insist that all Of the teachings con.
corning the future had to do
simply with the kingdom ofChrist
upon each is absurd and cannot
be reconciled with other definite
and specific teachings of Jesus
Himself with reference to His
coming again.
Nor yet am I saying that Jesus
was not concerned with the social
problems that confront us. He was
and in very important sense. But
the method Of Jesus as Il social re-
former will be discussed later.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
Death Stalks
Among Miners
and when operator fought them
all. Your differences will be your
employers opportunities
MINERS CHAMPION
A. F.0F L. FIGHT
National Convention Appropriates ST.
500 to Defense Fund of Sentenced
Labor Leaders.

National Convention Appropri-
ates $500 to defense fund of
sentenced Labor Leaders.
The United Mine Workers in
America, in convention assembled.
sent telegram to President
Gompers, Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, in which it pledges
support to the sentenced labor
leaders. The telegram read:
cone Thousand three hundred
ana nifty delegates, attending the
thlrtleth annual convention, ex-
tend fraternal greetings, appro-
prlated 80, 800 for present needs
and for the defense of yourself,
Mitchell and Morrison, and in,
structed the executive board to
furnish more when needed. Three
hundred Thousand black diamond
artists are with you in this fight to
a finish to determine our legal
rights.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
SOCIALISM AND
THE CHURCH
Dl1 C1rlst Come to Establish Socialism,
First 111stall1ner1t of a Series Alone +t,is
Line by Rev. Sickle.

Socialists insist that because the
church does not advocate their
peculiar economic system, there
fore the church is untrue to the
teachings Of Jesus Christ. They
declare that Socialism is merely
the practical expression of Chris
tlan ethics and the evangel of
Jesus, and that Jesus came into
the world primarily to establish a
cooperative commonwealth, which
is to be fully realized in Socialism.
They insist that Carl Marx, the
founder OF modern Socialism and
a hater of Christianity, more
nearly presents the true ideals Of
Jesus than does any other man
who is not socialist, no matter
what else he may believe.
But did Jesus actually advocate
the "co-operative commonwealth
as the ultimath ideal Of Chris
tianity? One of the principal
passages employed to prove this
statement is that found in the
Revelation.
81 saw a new heaven and new
earth; for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and
there was no more sea. And
John, saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God
out OF heaven, prepared as a bride
adored fol. her husband. i: * X And
God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes; and there shall be
no more death, neither shall there
be any more pain; for the former
/ things are passed away
A noted "Christian Socialist
recently said that 'it should be
clearly recognized that the ideal
which gave such power to the pen
! of this unknown writer is precise
/ ly that of Rousseau and MazZini, -
and he added that "most people
seem to imagine it to be a con
ception of the glories of some other
world in the regions beyond
death.''
The sentence in this prophetic
utterance that "theCe shall be nc
more death' does not seem tC
trouble the Socialist. nor does
Socialism promise to abolish death.
The words "and the city had nc
need of the sun, neither of the
moon. to shine in it, for the glory
of God did Tighten it, Did they
mean that Socialism will SuperSeue
the sun and the moong
! When Paul expressed Il desire tG
depart and be with Christ, did he
have a vision of the MARKHAM co
operative commonwealth What
did he mean when he said: ''The
Kingdom of God is not meat and
drink, but righteousness and peace
and JOY in the Holy Ghost. >
Was it not when Peter was plead
ing for an earthly paradise ol
kingdom that Jesus said to him
.'Get the behind me, Satan: thou
art an offence unto me, for thor
savorest not the things that be o1
God, but those that be of men:''
Jesus himself said: My Kingdom
is not of this world Therefore
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

Member of the House of Dele.
gates Henry from Brooke county.
has circulated an appeai~, among
the members of the legislature,
asking them to do all in tLeir
power to have the present mining
tdtcs of the state enforced. The
paper being circulated is entitled
can appeal in the name of
humanity and economy" and is
in part as follows:
"Time and again through the
press | have called the attention of
our mine owners and mine de-
partment to enforce the laws in
the name of humanity, economy,
and to protect lives of those un-
derground workmen, and the
majority by which the voters Of
Brooke County endorsed me is
proof that they agree with me as
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
MINERS PEERLESS
LEADER ADVISES
Them to Settle Difficulties Among
Themselves in Order to Maintain
Strengthen the Organization.

When addressing the National
convention of the United Mine
Workers of America last week
their greatest champion, John
Mitchell made the following very
apt remarks among many others
The man l do not care who he
IS. who lays violent hands on this
great organization will have to
answer for that act. Settle YOUR
difficulties here and then go back,
and let every man do his full share
III building up this union, until
the time will come when no man
shall mine coal in this country
unless he belongs to the union.
This was my dream my ambition:
1t Is my dearest wish
BE careful when You leave
here that nothing has been done
that would bring back the old
days, when miner fought miner
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

every other safeguard is exhausted
the respondent shall have this
fine opportunity for escape if an
injustice has been done or a mis-
take made. The workingman be-
lleves there should be such a reser-
Vatlon in contempt cases, and he is
right.
In conclusion Professor Warm
baugh said:
i do not forget that I am not
tonight addressing workingmen.
but / want to say to you that this
matter interests you more than it
does the workingman, for the in
Junction process is only in it's in
fancy, and it may interest you to
know that you are threatened by
It's growth even more than the
work1ngman. The injunction to-
day runs against the capitalist,
The injunction is unwise, imam.
tlstic, dangerous with contempt
procedure as is now administered
as part of it.
''The workingman feels today
that the employer has everything,
including the law, on his side.
We must see to it that there is not
the slightest ground for such belief
and that our courts. like Caesars
wife, are above s;2spicion.
"lf our system of Jurisprudence
fails at any point to protect the
poor the weak and the friendless
or to exact equal justice between
man and man, it is our business to
see and apply the Necessary means
to remedy it.
sit is idle for us to expect in
dustrlal peace in this country. 1t
is not desirable. AS long as the
world lasts there will be a constant
struggle between the capitalist and
the employe to obtain a larger
measure of the fruits of their labor.
AS long as this contention lasts,
and 1t will last forever, there will
be labor disputes, and it is well
that there should be, for be it re.
membered what these men are
striving to do is to divide not a
loss but a gain. When the work
lngman fights for large wage he
is fighting for more leisure, for a
brighter intellectually. for
bigger life. He is fighting your
battle and my battle and the
battle of the future. On him de
pends the growth and the advance
ment of the Republic. He must
have the same rights and the
courts as his brother more forum
ately situated in this worlds.
| don't waut industrial peace, but
l do want justice, and l do want
a state of society that as a lawyer
l can defend aud not attack
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
ORGANIZED LABOR
WINS AIVIcT0RY
In New York Where Railroad En-
ployer's Liability Act was Held
To be Constitutional.

According to a decision handed
down by the Court OF Appeals the
Railroad .Employerss Liability act,
passed by the New York jLegisla-
ture in 1906, is constitutional. The
railroads has bitterly opposed the
law on the ground Of unconstituti-
onality. AS result of the decision
OF the highest court in the state
about dozen suits for damages
now pending will be brought to
trial. The law holds company
liable for damages sustained by an
employe through the negligence Of
another employe.
The case in point was that of
Herman Schradin, an electrician in
the employ of the New York Cent.
raj, who was killed on the viaduct
by train, the engineer having
failed to blow his whistle and the
watchman to give signal.
A jury before Judge Platzek in
the Supreme Court found IL verdict
of 81, 500 damages for Schradin's
family. The railroad company took
the case to the Appellate Division
and then to the Court of Appeals,
losing in both Instances. The con.
tention of the New York Central
was that the law was violation of
the fourteenth amendment of the
constitution, in that it was an un-
just discrimination against railroad
corporations, but the court over
ruled this contention and sustained
the original verdict.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28
THE INJUNCTION
ITS USE AND ABB JSF
Oniess Change is Wrought Employers will
Eventually Suffer from the Process-Hro
porta11t to All Glasses of Citizens

"The injunction: Its Use and
Abuse was the subject discussed
before the members of the Econo-
mic Club of Worcester, Mass, by
Prof Eugene Wambaugh, Of the
Harvard Law School.
Professor Wambaugh's explana-
tlons of the injunction proceedings
as they are practiced by the courts.
were that the workingman is right
in demanding changes in the
present form of issuing iniunct-
ions.
Professor Wambaugh said it is
argued for the contempt proceed
urr that it is a quick process.
With all due Difference to those
who thus argue he does not believe
in the law. Furthermore, the
statement is not true.
In the Debs case it took five
months to prove Debs in contempt
and in the meantime the grand
jury had found true bill against
him. But the greatest objection to
the contempt procedure is that it
does avoid trial by jury and that
1T is likely to be too sweeping in
it's character. The omnibus in:
junction is absolutely undesirable.
Another feature that the work
ingman objects to is the fact that
he may be arranged before the
very judge who issued the in
junction. J He says that such a
Judge is almost party in. interest.
The court is almost a judge in his
own case. and he must necessarily
haye slightly personal point of
view The workingman saws he
should not pass upon his own acts
in matter involving SO many
intricate questions of law. And
he believes the workingman is
right.
The question of the fact will be
passed upon by this same Judge.
Ordinarily questions of the fact, if
they concern personal liberty, are
passed upon by jury. The
workingman feels that in such a
case questions Of fact should not he
passed upon by an interested
party, and he says that the jud ge
under such circumstances is one.
And he is right
In the contempt procedure
there is no allowance made for any
mistakes, and he thought that
wrong. and that when he objects
to it the workingman is right.
1t is our custom to have a limit
for all punishment. The work
man thinks there should be limit
In contempt proceedings, and he is
right.
In our system it is the custom to
reserve the right of pardon in a
criminal case in order that after
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

OF MINERS
Officials in Sub-District No. / Will
Take Place Next Month-List
Of the Candidates in the Field.

The. annual election of officers
of Sub District No. United Mine
Workers of America will take
place next mouth and the men
have the following list of good
men from which to select their
leaders,:
For President-Dow Platt. of
Handley; j. A. Taylor, Of Camel
ton, and Lewis Morris, of Don
wood.
For Vice PreSident-John e.
Craigo, of Carbondale.
For Secretary -Treasurer-R. A .
Kramer, of East Bank, and c. A.
SydenStricker. of Gamoca.
For Auditors-John Greenway,
of Carbondale; H. H. Skagg, of
Cannelton, and G. a. Cooper, of
Carbondale.
For District Executive Board
Members-William Waters, of
Burnwell; r. J. Wormley, of Elk.
ridge and John Miller. of Carbon
dale.
For District Executive Board
Member-Van ID. johnson. OF
Burnwell.
The only contest are for presi-
dent and secretary treasurer. the
other candidates having no oppo-
sition.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

lstlng between the United Hatters
OF North America and the Guye1
Hat company of Boston, Mass.
We desire to say that there was.
ana Is, a difference existing be-
tween the aforementioned com
Pany and our organization, the
difference being brought about bv
the Guyer Hat company insisting
on abrogating a contract made
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

Several / communications were
received too late for this week, but
will appear next week.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

The National Mine Workers CON
vention is still in session and viii
be for several days yet.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

All delinquent subscribers must
pay up at once,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-28

The guards continue to mr.
sue their lawless career.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-09

The cattle trade, the country over.
has been working along quietly for
another week under demand that
indicates plenty Of dressed beef still
left in the coolers OF the country.
Handlers OF dressed beef have much
the best Of 1t as they can make their
purchases of live cattle during glut.
with the assurance that up TO a GER
tain limit the dressed meat will i'm
prove with age. Ii is this fact that
eqCalizes the demand and deprives
the handler of live cattle from reap
ing the benefits OF light supplies and
Il bare market. Detroit has been re
ceiving small weekly allowances OF
cattle, and last weeks trade was at
considerably higher prices than those
which. ruled at the beginning OF the
month. The demand for medium.
priced butchering cattle was especial.
ly active, and prime fat cows sold bet.
ter than at any preceding date this
season.
Mich COWS are only fairly active
not as many buyers from the country
as usual showing up. probably because
OF the low prices NJ which milk is sell
Ing at interior points for shipment TO