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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.

"Guard' system is fast spread
ing throughout the State. The
latest territory to be embraced by
this lawless gang of thugs and plug
uglieS is at Ronda near the mouth
of Cabin Creek, where heretofore
men were granted the privilege of
eking out an existence without be-
ing dominated over by lawless
'guards.' But recently the
operators in their mad rush for
gold have imposed many unfair
conditions upon the men, who in
turn became active in their local
union and prepared to resent the
encrOachments on their rights when
the coal barons called in horde
Of guards" who assumed control
Of everything and everybody at that
place and the work Of intimidation
and coercion began. Men were
notified to submit to wage reduc-
tons and other deplorable con
ditionS or be thrown upon the
public highways. Even man in
the government employ was forced
to resign his position as post
master because he asserted his
RICH is under the constitution.
Things are indeed coming to IA
pretty pass when the coal barons
and their servile tools WELD more
power than. the local, State and
National authorities, yet they do
so under the very eyes of the
authorities without let OF hinder
ence. This state of affairs will
continue to exist until the toiling
masses of the state federate them
selves together in trade unions and
WELD their power at the ballot box
and elect men to Office and not
corporation tools and hirelingS.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
CAPITALISTIC ASSAULT.

lie is becoming clearer every day
that the assault upon the United
Hatters Organization by the manu-
factureis association is but part of
a general assault upon the entire
trade union movement OF the
country. 1t will be the part of
wisdom for the unions of all trades
and Industries to face this fact
with open eyes. If the hatters
lose, the shoe workers or the gar-
ment workers may come next
But the turn of the printers and
the cigar makers and the miners
and railway men and building
workmen will surely come.
Capital is attacking, not certain
unions, but unionism itself, and
it by all available
methods. 1t is for the workers to
decide whether they will close
their ranks and use all method
available to them to repulse the
attack, to attack in return, and to
go on to victory.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS

To w. p. Drafin, Take notice: That
on the 9Th day of Nav. a. D. 1909,
between the hours of Q O'Clock a, m and
o'clock p. m at the law Office of Z +.
Robertson in the CITY of Charleston
kanawha County state of West
Virginia, I will take the .deP"-
sition of myself and others. to ~
read in evidence in my behalf in a Ger
tain suit in Clay now pen'inPu N
the circuit court for the county OF kar-
awha and State of West Virginia.
en- plaintiff and YOU arc deiendcnt. o.,
If from any cause the taking Of S7'0
deposition shall not be commence o.
same shall be continued from day 10
day, or from time to time, at the same
place, and between the same hours, I'M
til the same shall be completed.
NJ e. Draffin by Ccnrci--
E. 3. Robertson, Sol.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
SOMETHING WRONG.

There is something decidedly
wrong, says the Buffalo Republic,
when the cost of living goes up
during hard times. Formerly
when the industrial conditions Of
the country was poor and idleness
and low wages prevailed, the
prices of necessities dropped. The
old law of supply and demand
seemed to be supreme.
But things appear to have
changed. Now when industry is
in state of stagnation and the
earning capacity of the workers
has been curtailed and savings
bank deposits indicate an alarm
ing decrease in popular resources,
prices soar
They tell us that rents are to be
higher, that coal has advanced,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

in society attained their promin-
ence by means of schemes to de-
fraud their neighbors. They got
their possessions as dishonesty as
any burglar, thief or highwayman,
only the methods were not quite so
raw and unrefned.
The big stockholders freezes out
the little ones. The merchant mis-
represents his goods. The real
estate dealer cheats the eye out of
the buyer. The lawyer lies pro
fessionally and profoundly. The
doctor mu tilates and murders the
patient and strips him of his last
cent. The judge diepenses in.
justice. The minister does not
"declare the whole counsel of
God.' All these omissions and
commissions are crimes. But the
culpritS are not censured. It's a
social weakness.
Graham Hood has this to say
along the same line.
''Society has been guilty of
many crimes since the dawn of
civilization, but nothing SO terri
bly, wrong, so horribly unjust, as
it's present system of underpaying
it's laborers. If man devotes his
time to the performance of duties
thot have been assigned to him by
another he is entitled to just COM
pensation, and if he does not re-
ceive this he is robbed.
Moreover, in such cases the
effect of this robbery is felt both
more widely and more seriously
than any ordinary kind of thieving
that which is committed at the
point of a pistol, etc--for it is not
the mans time alone that is rob-
bed nor the mans time alone that
is stolen. The thing that is
actually taken is the means to pro
vide for and educate his family
properly, that the children for
whom he is responsible may live
to be good, strong fundamentally,
morally and physically good
citizenS.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of West Virginia., Kanawha
county IS:
At rules held in the Clerks Office Of
Karawha county, on the first Monday i'll
the month of April 1909.
M. +. Draffin, Plaintiff
VS.. In Chancery No. 2o8s.
w. P. Draffin, Defendant
1.-THE object of this suit is to obtain
divorce from the bond of lnatrimony.
This day came the plaintiff by her at
torney; and on her motion, and it APP
pearing by an affidavit filed. that the de
sideut of this state, it is ordered that be
do appear within one month after the
date of the first publiucation hereof.
and do what is necessary to protect his
interest in this suit.
Teste: IRA H. MOTTERSHRRD Clerk,
&. E. ROBERTSoN Sol.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of West Virginia, Kahawha
county. IS:
At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Court of Kanawha County
on the first Monday in the month OF
April 1909.
O. E. Vancamp, Plaintiff,
VS.. In Chancery No 7Io7.
Ellinor Nancamp. Defendant.
(The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce from the bonds of nlatriluony.
This day came the plaintiff by his
attorney; and on his melton, and it APP
pearing by affidavit filed, that the de
PENDANT Ellinor Vancamp is non-resi-
dent off this State, it is ordered that she
do appear within one month after the
date of the first publication hereof, and
do what rs necessary to protect her i'll
tereSt in this suit.
Teste: IRA II. MoTrEsHERD, Clerk.
F.,E. ROBERTSON Sol. E.,.e.. .s-F
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State o. West Virginia, Kanaw},a
county
at Rules held in the Clerks office OF
the Circuit Court of Kanawha county,
West Virginia, OH the first Monday OF
April, 1000.
Ma y f. Barrett. Plaintiff
vs.. In Chanccry No. 2Io6
J. j.. Barrett, Defendant.
Pending in the Circuit Court of Kama
wha County, West Virginia.
The object of this suit is to obtain a
decree of divorce from the bonds of mat
rilrony-
This day came the Plaintiff bv her
attorney; and on her motion. and it ap-
Pearing by affidavit filed that the De
PENDANT J. l.. Barrett, is a non
resident OF this State, it is ordered that
he 10 appear Within one month after
the late of the first publication hereof
and do what is necessary to protect his
intel est in this suit.
IeSte: IRA II. NOTTESHEARD, Clerk
CI1As. w. Coop. Sol.
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.
To J. l.. Barrett:
Take Notice: That on the 9Th day of
May, 1909 between the hours of clock
a. III. and O'Clock p. III, at the law
Office of c. W. Good, room IS, Citizen $
National Bank building. on Capitol St. in
city of Charleston, kanawlla County,
west Virginia, VIII take the deposition
of myself and others, to be read as cvi-
ience i'll certain suit now pending
IN the Circuit court of kans aha county,
West Virginia, in which | am plaintiff
and you are defendent.
IT, from any cause, the taking of said
dapositlons shall not be commenced on
the date aforesaid. the same shall be con-
tlnued from day to day. or from time to
time, at the same place, and between the
same hours, until the same shall be com
pleted.
MARY f. BARRETT, BY Council.
=. w GOOD, sol. 49,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1909.
LABOR'S WATCHWORD,

We ,0W stand by our friends and
administer Il slinyiny rcbnke TO men
or parties whO are either indifferent,
ncgligent or hostile, and, aohcncOcr OPP
pojhnity n0or'is, secure the election
Of intelligent, honest, earnest hades-
n1iomiSis ,oiM, unb1emished, fooid ,1k
uniOn c0rtls IN McUr possession.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
MINING SITUATION.

A grave situation confrOnts the
United Mine Workers of District
No. IT and in order to meet the
issue it will be absolutely necessary
for all concerned to lay aside their
personal feelings and petty jealous
ly and rally to the support of the
organization, so as to present a
solid front on the firing line.
Every man in the valley must ac-
cept decision of the special con-
ventiOn and lend their united sup
port in carrying it to a successful
termination. Stand firmly behind
your officials whom the convention
has instructed to carry into effect
the policy outlined after mature
and careful consideration.
If you do this you viii have the
earnest and loyal support of the
300, 600 members of the United
Mine Workers of this country be-
hind you, and you will in the end
win you battle for living wages,
fair working conditions and the
rights of freedom enjoyed by other
classes OF society.
The time has arrived for the
miners Of West Virginia to show
their brothers north of the Ohio
river that they can and will fight for
their rights, and by SO doing they
will organize this State and abolish
the tyrannical rule and slavery
that prevails within its borders.
This will be fight to the finish
and the miners have the endorse
ment of all fair minded, lawabid
ing and liberty loving people of
the Little Mountain State" so
close up your ranks and go into
the fray with that \ merican de-
termination and patriotic spirit
with which your forefathers threw
off the yoke of English oppres-
preston years ago.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
SOCIAL WEAKNESSES.

There is something radically
wrong with the attitude of public
sentiment towards the command
"thou shalt not steal -
If an unfortunate individual Of
the degenerate type appropriates
the money or property of another
by raw and brainless methods. and
society catches him at it, he is
punished by Incarceration for a
term OF years at hard labor in
prison or penitentiary.
but, II an individual who has
gained some prominence in society
as clever and braiuy business
man, conSplres with others to steal
and III pursuance of such CON
Splracy, organizes fake COMPANIES.
say Iand stock proposition for in
stance, and robS and deceives the
unWarN right and left. and accumu-
rates large fortune by such
methods, he is commended for his
ShrewdncSS and business sapacity
There Is no doubt about this;
every one knows its true. Every
DAY OF our life. more especially
within the last few years. we have
abundant illustrations of this
species Of thieving right in gu,
own city of Charleston
The Los Angeles Citizen Yer,
Truly observes. that everywhere
many OF the men most prominent
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

The great majority of non
unionists are such because they
are thoughtless and too Indifferent
to seriously interest themselves in
the work and scope Of unionism
about which they have only
meagre conception-too meagre to
understand the movement. Their
understanding of the movement is
limited to a knowledge Of the
mere existence of unions; that
members must pay dues; a cursory
observation of strikes; that the
boss or employer does not like
unions; that membership might
jeopardize their jobs.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

The fathers and mothers of this
country have the great response
billty of guarding their growing
children's immature minds against
plutocratic daily newspaper organs
of corrupt craftsmanship and vicious
ownership. If children must read
such an organ, they should be
taught to suspect it's pretense of
any virtue and read behind the
insidious editorials the motives of
the cunning word fencer. A news
paper that cooks its news or sup
presses facts, and which constant
~ upholds corrupt officials and
unclean politicians in the interest
of predatory corporations or some
vicious institution, and which de-
MES its columns to men misrepre-
sented, maligned and assailed, is
an engine Of the devil, though it
print long sermons and Sunday
school editorials once week.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS


To Eleanor Vancanp, Take Notice:
That on the 9th day of May, A. n.
1909, between the hours OF 9 O'Clock n.
nj. and d p. III. at the law Office of f. +.
r obertson in the City Of charleston.
County of Kanawha State of West Vir-
ginia I will takes the deposition OF
myself and others, to be read i'll
my behalf in a certain suit inchanCcry
now pending in the Circuit court for
the county of kanawha and State of
West Virginia, in which l am Plaintiff
and you are defendant.
If from any cause the taking OF said
deposition shall not be commenced or
completed on the day aforesaid. the
same shall be continued from day TO day
or from time to time, at the same place,
and between the same hours, until the
same shall be completed.
o. +. Nancaup by Counsel,
f. E. ROBERTSON, Sol.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

The gentlemen who were so in
dustriously heralding the coming
of prosperity are now devoting
their entire time looking for politi-
cal jobs. Some of them DO not
seem to be as successful in foolinp
the political bosses as they were in
fooling the people.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

When you go into store to
make a purchase, don't forget to
call the attention of your merchant
that the Labor Argus is your
paper and you would like to see
his advertisement in it. You are
supporting the paper by sub
scribing for it, and why should
you not help to boost it by letting
the merchant know that you are
reading the advertisements that
appear each week.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

The city election Monday held
under the partisan charter
was treated with contempt by
the city. But the professional
politician and hangers on were as
much in evidence as heretofore
and the proceedings around some
of the precincts was sufficient
proof that booze and Doodle PLAYED
a prominent part in the election.
Great reform.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

HLovers Lane has lost none of
its attractions for the nightly
paraders and their gentlemen
friends, but things will change
soon under the guiding hand of
the minpulators of the model "a
charter.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

Union men stand together while
you can and before it is too late.
You cannot tell at what time YOU
viii be forbidden to breathe the
air of the Little Mountain State
by some despotic, plute controlled
judge.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

that ice is to be dearer, that milk
IS to go up and that the price OF
flour and bread is to be increased
over fifteen per cent.
ihe:e may be some very natural
reason for all this, but isn't it
more likely to be due to some fatal
defect in the prevailing economic
system
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

The building trades of this city
Will negotiate new wage agree
ment on the first of May and it be-
hooves them to arouse from the
slumDer they have been enjoying
for the past six months and do
something for the unions and
officers who have made it possible
for them to secure contracts and
conditions under which they have
been working for the past several
years. Wake up and help the
cause that has made men instead
of servants out of you.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
Show Your Colors.

You are either in favor of union
principles or against them. If
you are undecided as to where
you should cast your lot, seek
enlightenment from friends of
labor and not from its enemies.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

One definition of good govern
ment is: 1.-The government which
is administered by office holders
who are not professional politicians.
An example Of it cannot be found
i'll West Virginia.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

Now is the time to affiliate your
local with the State Federation of
Labor Get ready TO make a
united effort for legislation at the
next session of our law makers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

Read the advertisements in this
issue and remember them when
making your purchases. Patron
lie those who patronize you.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

AS result of the tariff discus
sion and the windy days last week
hosiery was much in the public
eye.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

"War is hell,' but a Charleston
gasblll is worse, even if it does
nOtStand for so much heat.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

Once upon time the American
people arose in their wrath and
thew off the yoke of monarchial
rule because they knew they were
being robbed by unjust taxation.
Yet the descendants of these
people subm1ssively bow their
necks to the yoke and yield up
their tribute to the public service
freebooters in this city. Will they
ever arise and assert that manhood
which freed this country from
England's tyrannical rule:
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

Wages go down and flour up
Such is plutocratic prosperity.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

"Charleston is the dandy city of
the State' remarked a travelling
man yesterday, while waiting for
street car. 'You can 90 any
place you choose-provided you
have nothing but time on your
hands or walk.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

Another illustration of the
methods used by the criminal cor
porations to force the working men
to submit to their inhuman and
tyrannical rule in West Virginia
was displayed on Gauley River the
other day where three miners and
their families were thrown out in
to the commons by a special officer
because they refused to become
servile slaves to the avaricc and
greed Of the gold grabbing and
labor depressing tyrants who rule
the states destiny.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22
Town I ak
BY THE WASP
BY THE WASP

The Great kanawha is said to
be the most completely locked and
damned stream in this country.
but it don't begin to be damned
with as much Frequency, fervency
and zeal as the bridge which spans
its placid waters at this place.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

See announcement and appea
on the Second page Of this issue.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-22

A relentless war of extermin-
alton is now being waged upon
this paper by the labor hating cor
porations of the state. and in order
to thwart their efforts to stampit
out of existence we appeal to you
to assist us. We have fought the
battle for nearly three years and
the strain is beginning to tell !.
Now is the time to come to our
rescue and help us to continue the
fight for the upbuilding of organ
lied labor in this state. See
special announcement on page two !.
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