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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
MUCKLOW MINERS
ENJOIN LABOR DAY
Demonstration is a Grand Success
Meeting Addressed by Messrs.
Morris and Cairns.
Editor Labor Argus:

Editor Labor Argus:
If you have little space in your valu-
able paper to insert the following descrip-
ton of how the miners and families spent
the Labor Day ut Mucklow. In the first
place the day was fine and all that could
be desired, SO there was no grumbling on
that account. Then the committee spared
neither time nor money to make it sue
cess, in which they proved themselves mas
ters of the craft, as there was ample pro-
visions made for eating also ice cream
galore. The children were not forgot for
candy, peanuts, etc, were provided so that
everyone was in the best humor on that
score. We had three hours of base ball
ing. Then came the speaking, Mr.. Hoag.
the ex-president. of tho local, called the
meeting TO order. He then introduced
Mr.. Ben Morris, who addressed good
crowd of mine workers and their wives
in Il very forcaule manner on the duty of
each mine worker. Next Mr.. Tom Cairns
National Board Member, addressed the
meeting to great length, all the time
exercising that persuasive gift of his and
getting some good home thrusts to men
neSiecilul Ol luelr uuly, ana l-Inlnk mucn
good was done. We were disappointed at
the non-appearance of Senator Montgom-
cry, but the chairman had the happy mack
of filling up the breach by calling Mr.
Dunbar, who in an able and forcable
manner succeeding in holding the audience
spellbound while speaking.
After the speaking came the ladies'
race for silk waist. There were eight
entries. This was n great attraction
which was won by Mrs. Roberts, of Muck
low, who was an easy winner, outdistanc-
ing any other competitor. Then came the
men s race, 100 yard sprint, which caused
the spectators to line up on both sides
The first heat was won by Cook of Mont
gomery; second heat won by Nick Rob
son, of Mucklow. In the final heat much
excitement was noticed by both lads sup
porters. Both got away in fine style and
Robson just won by one foot and half
Afraid of taking too much space l will
conclude by saying all departed to their
homes quite pleased by the days outing,
also sober, ready for work next day. of
which any coal company might feel proud
MUCKLOW MINER.
Mucklow w. Va.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
PLUTE PRESS
GIVEN A RAP
By William Marion Reedy in the
Era-Are Drifting Into Intellect
ua1 1OsSification--Too1s of Wealth.

The independence of the press is n
fake, in every city the papers may appear
to fight one another upon the surface,
but in every case they have Il BUSINESS
combination to shut out the newcomer
The established daily papers in any city
are much trust the Steel Trust or
the Standard Oil-while the Associated
Press is another national trust-and it is
exceptionally rare that any one can break
in upon the combination and fight it; ;
and if one does, it must be solely through
the possession of financial support great
enough to fight to a finish the established
newspaper wealth of the community, con
trolling and owning carriers, newsboys
and newsdealers absolutely. OF course,
when new paper so backed succeeds in
establishing ITSELF it is not to be ex-
pected that the paper will take up the
cause of the people against the interest
of the men of great wealth, who have
put their money into the new journalistic
enterprise. The newspapers of any city
will always be found Il unit when there
comes up any matter in which the public
service interests and the interests of the
powers are n unit.
At the height of the recent-or per
haps we should say the present-panic.
the daily newspapers were dumb as
oysters before the lewlcssncss. the brazen
effrontery and the sublime nerve of the
consolidated banks in. refusing to give
the depositors their own money, and in
issuing promises to pay, which had no
more validity than the rankest counter
! felt. In st. Louis. when one newspaper
! presumed to utter a feeble chirp upon
the subject. in one edition, the office was
| :iammed and crammed with great adver-
tisers. ordered there by the banks, to pro
test against further criticism of the law
! less action of the bankers There was no
! pretenSe that what the bankers We're do
ing was right, but the newspaper had to
modify its tone, and said very little up
to the time that all the John Smiths
were called in.
l don t believe there should be any
interference with the freedom of the
press. The right TO print is unrestrict-
ed. but he who prints. is, should be
responsible for damage done to other
rights. in the exercise of his own.
l am inclined to believe that the time
is about here when we shall have to re
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Mucklow, w. Va.

turn to the use of the pamphlet, if we
are to have any such thing as free utter
ance of heretical opinion, and heretical
opinion in this country is always and ev-
erywhere nothing but the idea that this
government has departed from its orig
nal principles, in that it has built up
through privilege an olgarchy of wealth.
and in doing so has necessarily done most
outrageous violence to the principle of
equal rights for all. There can be no
privileges if rights of others, to the
holder of the privilege. Every privilege
is built upon an arrogation of the rights
of some individual, or of the community
at large. With the great newspapers
closed to the man with new ideas. there
is place for him to turn, except to
the pamphlet. The liberties of England
of France, and of Germany, so far as
they have liberties-and, indeed, in some
respects they have more liberty than we
have ourselvee-were gained through the
dissemination of ideas by the pamph-
letter; but for the phleteer-Tom
Paine, for example-there would have
been no American Revolution. and no lib
erty for ourselves. With the great daily
newspapers absolutely controlled by the
men and interests whose sole desire is the
perpetuation of the present status. with
the great organs of public opinion open
ly fighting or secretly betraying the pop
ular movement for a return of this ma
ton to the principles of democracy, it
would seem to be matter of but short
time when ID viii be impossible for any
man or set of men, devoted to principle
. antagonistic to the wishes of our more
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

ceeding. One can see evidences of that
fact on almost every side, and many of
our daily papers-inluenced perhaps to
some extent by the spectacle of the re-
cent hardships hravely endured by the
working classes during the recent panic
are utilizing space in their editorial col
umns to bring employer and employed in
closer touch.
Gradually, but nevertheless surely, the
unnatural prejudice against organized la
Dor which exists in the minds of that por-
tion of the public which does not under
stand the true facts of the situation, is
being swept away, and men like Kirby
and his radical, agitating yelpings are
helping the good cause along.
To the trades journals-the pioneer of
the organized labor mOvement-must be
given the credit for the bulk of enligh-
tenment which has been dispersed To
many of the enterprising and fair. minded
daily papers who by reproducing articles
from The Carpenter and other leading
trade journals have given wide circula-
ton to the workingman s side of the
story, labor should be grateful.
But it is upon labor leaders and follow
ers that the actual responsibility of earn
ing and retaining public favor rests. The
press can set forth what should be and is
being done, but that is practically all. 1t
is actions after all that count. Every
strike that is won by peaceful methods is
giant stride toward the coveted goal of
public favor and is worth Il hundred vic
tories of another kind.
Step by step organized labor is over
coming the prejudice created by crafty
Capital, and if ever a movement was head
ed in the right direction it is organized
labor.
The road to success in anything worth
while is generally hard and rough, but the
success which entails the most effort is
most appreciated when it is eventually
gained.
Attempting to stem the tide or poverty
with temporary charities is rs futile as
trying to sweep back the sea with a
whisk broom. There is but one solution;
increased incomes and better conditions
of labor. 1t remains for the public to
facilitate the work which labor has under
taken.-Thc Carpenter.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

with police power, are and have been
used by the Steel Trust to whip the ir.
norant foreigners into submission and a
further continuance of the daily slaugh-
terlng process. If the taking of human
Life IS demanded, that demand should be
made upon those who are officially re-
sponsible.
The officials of the Steel Trust should
be the ones who ought by all rights of
mankind pay the penalty. They are The
guilty wretches for present and past con
ditions. They have erected the charnel
houses, filed them with ignorant for
eigners and played them one against the
other. Justice should demand that con-
ditions in the steel industry be remedicd,
Yes, even to the extent of putting in pris-
on all the officials, from j. Pierpont
Morgan down to the vericst tyro of n
foreman.
When trust permits the violating of
every known statute in the mad attempt
to pay huge dividends, it is high time
that another order of things be inau
gurated. The great Keystone State
should rise up in it's mighty power, and
forever put 4 stop to the conditions which
have made 4 Homestead and McKecs
Rocks massacre possible.-Will. j. Rohr
in Cincinnati Chronicle
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and more consolidated aristocracy, to Sc
cure publicity for their ideas.
The daily newspaper is gradually
drifting into such a state of intellectual
ossihcation under the influence of the re-
stnctIons put upon it by the wealth in
terests of the community in which if ia
published, that the irruption into one of
their offices of man with an idea ia al
most enough to create a panic and n call
for the police. There is no longer an
attempt made to speak honestly for the
people.
Every great subject is considered first
IN its relation to the existing private in
terests, and lastly in relation to its hear
ing upon the public welfare. The SIM
day supplement and the comic sec+io,
are unloaded upon helpless people, ap
rarently with no other purpose than to
ciHnauch their minds and prevent them
from DONG any serious thinking.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
THE TIMERS
CELEBRATE
Throughout the Kanavvha Valley-Largest
Crowd in Montgomery i'm History
of the Town-OtF1er Meetings
Success.

The Labor Day celebration ut Mont
gomery eclipsed all former demonstra-
tions. The town was crowded from early
morning to late at night with n quiet and
orderly throng. Amusements of all kinds
were plentiful and everybody enjoyed
themselves. The big meeting was called
to order by ex.sub- District President b.
s. Hastings who made avery appropri-
ate and timely address upon assuming
the chair. National Organizer Garry Lit
tlejohn was the first speaker and was
followed by National Organizer Camp
bell and their addresses held the immense
crowd spellbound. Judging from tho
general comments from all sources it was
the greatest meeting ever held in the
Kanawha Valley
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
AN ABLE SERMON
TO CARPENTERS
Delivered by Rev. R. T. Webb at M.
E. Church South on Last Sunday.

Some suggestive points from the. ser
mon preached by Rev. r. n. Webb, pas
tor lst NJ. E. Church, South, to the Car
penters Union of Charleston, w. Va,
Sept. 5th 1909:
The Bible abounds in figures of speech
taken from the farm, the work of the la
boring man and the mechanic. 1t is the
book of the common people. Jesus was
the laboring man 8 best friend and he
is still such. lie only has declared that
the laborcr is worthy of his hire his meat
and his reward. The Bible puts great
premium on labor-''if any man would
not work neither should he eat
The working man is the true descendant
of our fore fathers who fcllcd the for
ests, constructed bridges and highways,
and developed this country in it's early
days. The mechanic builds our railroad
cars, electric ears, towns and cities, thus
making our material progress possible.
In this day there is too much talk of
class distinction. We forget that in many
places the laboring-man is the very back
bone OF the church.
The Bible teaches the father hood of
God and the brother hood of man; there
is deep philosophy here, for the great cs-
scntial principles of human nature are the
same everywhere.
Christ never stressed the accidental nor
incidental. lie looked upon class distinc-
tions growing out of riches and position
Every mechanic can appreciate the words
know the value of the foundation. the ma
tcrial, the plan and specifications and the
architect. In building manhood, God is
the architect and Jesus Christ the perfect
model, while the New Testament, cspcci-
ally the ''Sermon on the Mount, - fur
nishes the plans and specifications We
get good conception of this necessary
material from the Epistle of Peter where
in we are exhortcd to add to our faith
virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to
knowledge temperance. and to temperance
patience, and to patience godliness, and
to godliness brotherly kindness, and to
brotherly kindness lore. The elements of
chara cter are the same in all ages Style
changes. but the fundamental principles
of architecture are ever the same. Two
perfect men of different ages very I'M
like in manner or dress, but Il character
analysis would reveal Il great similarity.
The same is true of men of different call
ings in the same age. Place Il banker
and a mechanic together; in clothes and
appearance they may be very different
but in both cases the elements that make
true manhood must be the same.
The law of the perpendicular is ever
the same.
If you lose your square another can bt
made by a very simple law in mathc
matics. but the pattern of Jesus Christ
| once lost. could not be reproduced. Nc
| man could have invented or created I'll,
picture of Christ as portrayed in the New
testament If this could be done, yor
would have an effect greater than tn,
| cause
In character building as in house build
| ing the thing of supreme Importance II
the foundation So all men would do
well to carefully weigh the words of th'
text,
|'Other foundation can no man In.
than that is laid which is Jesus Christ. -
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

President Davis has been busy adjust
ing local grievances for the past few
weeks~an has settled twenty-one in n
very satisfactory manner.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

The Labor Day meeting at Raymond
City was a success in every sense of the
word. Splendid addresses were made by
National Organizer Craigo, Attorney
Barnhart, T. NJ. Spradling and Jos Kier-
son. a large crowd was out and n gen
eral good time was had by ALL
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

The regular meeting of the Carpenters ;
Union last Friday night was largely at
tended and much important business
transacted. J. c. Cain and Jas. p. Nc
Grew were elected delegates to the State
Federation convention,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

Vice President Luke F. Lanham was
in the city for n few days this week on
a business visit. For the best interest of
the organization it is to be hoped that
he will be placed in the field at an carly
date, as he is one of the best organizers
and ground coverers in the state and
never shirks a duty. He is as steady as
clock in fulfilling his assignments and
mas the personal acquaintance of more
miners than any other man in the Dis
trict
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

The celebration at Mucklow was a very
ereditable one and everybody thorough
ly enjoyed the day. Messrs Morris and
Cairns addressed the meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-20
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
New Record Prices in Wheat, Corn
and Oats.
HIGHER OUTSIDE OPTIONS CAUSE
shorts I'm wheat Rush Co cover and
values shoot Up-simiIar Aetiv.
ity Noted In other Grains
Friday Mornine.
HIGHER OUTSIDE OPTIONS CAUSE

OMAHA, Feb. ~. 1909.
Higher options In Chicago and outside
markets sent the local grain markets up
oats.
Light offerings and a rush TO cover by
shorts started the bulge and stop loss or
qers helped TO boost values still higher.
The close was strong in all futures and
tney we're held at the highest level for
the present crop year.
wheat started ~nervously and somewhat
easier due TO a chang OF sentiment on the
floor. Later offerings dried up and shorts
covered freely, which started a rush to
ouy wheat. Values advanced quickly and
established n new high point for all options.
MAY wheat opened at A0SA end closed
Corn was slightly lower early on a weaker
wheat market, but recovered later with re-
ports OF continued wet weather and the in
ability of farmers 10 deliver corn over the
impossible roads. Prices we're strong at
the close, gaining strength on the advanc-
ing wheat market. May corn opened and
closed at 60Ac.
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000
bushels and shipments were 271, 900 bushels,
against receipts last. year OF 317 1000 bushels
and shipments of 332. 600 bushels.
Corn receipts were $1,000 bushels and
shipments were $4,000 bushels, against re-
cefpts last year Of 5000 bushels and ship
ments OF 26,OO bushels.
Clearances were 5000 bushels of corn, 1000
bushels Of oats and wheat and flour equal
TO 1856 200 bushels.
Liverpool closed Md higher on wheat and
hq%d higher on corn.
Local. range oil optiOns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-20
New York Mining stocks.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
QuotatiOns OF the Day on Various
Commodities.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-FLOUR-Receipts
800 bbls.; exports, s.Oo bills; prices
ents, s5.4O@5,75; winter straights, 5000
6.15; Minnesota bakers, $.2Od4.5 30: winter
extras S.7694.9o; winter patents, IS. 1905. 30;
&s Winisf l0S s5.OOa a5aSs'i nv: SsSS5S dr Kansas
to good, A.Oo@4.5; choice to fancy, A.s5 b
20; Buckwheat flour, dull. $2.1OQ2.so per
observation-disclosures; New York state,
coRNMEALAFirm: fine white and vel
iow5, Sl.SSal.eO; coarse, sl.5OGl.55 kiln dried.
RYE-Quiet; No. Q western, ssllc. Z. o. b.
New York. "
BARLEY-steady; mailing. 74q7sc, C. l. {.
New York; feeding. O97lc. C. /. T., New
.wHEAT-Recelpts. s,sOO bu.; exports. a.
90 ou.; sales, 100000 futures, 1900 BIZ.
spot: spot strong; No. 2 red. $1,000, eie-
No. ! northern, Duluth, n.25, I. o. b.,
afioat; No. 2 hard winter, $.221k, I. o. b..
a1loat; a short scare among May wheat
season and strong at N@ic over last night
English cables were also firm on reduced
estimates OF the Argentine surplus and COW
ta1 a ta1r export business wa worked
CoRN-Receipts, $500 b6.; exports, 100
bu;; spot market firm; No; I. sc. elevator.
No. 2 yellow, nc. Z. o. b., afiost; options.
firm early on bad weather, but resotad
and closed partly Nc net lower; May
closed at 7S1fc; July closed at 7Skc; sep-
TENDER closed at T2Mc.
OATS-Receipts, $500 bu.; exports, LOO
bu; SPOT market firmer; mixed, 26 to 81
lbs, 56h4o71sc: natural white, IS to 80 ibs.
$4,000; clipped white, "a to AZ Lbs, 6S06ac.
FEEDSQuiet; spring bran, &57.60; mid
clings. $3.50: city, $z7.60.
HAY Unsettled; No. s. Soc; good to
S0d55c.
PROFESSIONALISM. ouiet. family sk n
Q1600; mess, Sl0.60dll.oO; beef hams. asf.0o6
900; packet, S4.OO614bo; city extra India
mess, $z4-00424.B0. Cut meats, steady; pick
led bellies, S.0oQ9.6o; picked hams, $500
1000. Lard, firm; western, $9.S0Gg. 90: re-
fined, quiet; continent, S10.O5; South Amer
lea, S10.75 compound, T.2647.50 Pork.
steady family, fS.OOQl9.00; short clear, tl9.25
Q21.0l; mess, H7.b001S.O0.
TALLOW-Quiet; city (&2 per pkg), &c;
country (pkgs. free), 5%Q6Hc.
RICE-Firm; domestic, fair to extra, "a
H6Ac; Japan, NJ minal.
BUTTER-Firm; held creamery, common
to specials. 2Q91kc; western Imitation
creamery, firsts, 21423c.
CHEESE-Firm and unchanged.
POULTRY-Alive, dull; western chickena.
l3c; fowls, l5c; turkeys. I2a1Sc. Dressed,
steady; western chickens, 12616c; fowls.
l41zDiec: turkeys, 19dG3c.
~EGSS-Firmer; state, Pennsylvania ana
nearby selected, white. 30c; choice to fair.
33q34ci brown and mixed, fancy, sc; fair
to choice, 3eqSSc; western firsts, 32c; sec
onds. A@S1hc.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-20

- IAfNVr Gfoo@
CATTLE-Receipts OF cattle, as usual on
2 Friday. were very light, there not being
enough on sale to interest buyers to any
been quite liberal. being the heaviest for
the same period of time since four weeks
$50 and very nearly as large as one year
The market on beef steers this morning
dld not SHOW any very material change,
mere being a fair demand at about yester-
days prices. The trade was not very ac-
tive, although a good share of the cattle
sold In fair season in the morning.
COWS and hetfers were In better demand
and the trade on that kind OF cattle was
more active than 1t has been for the last
two or three days. Prices were anywhere
The supply of feeders in first hands was
smai and the market generally steady.
on Ihe otnsr hand, speeulators had quite
and the feeling in the feeder division Is
quite q little easier thar It was a few days
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice
corn-fed steers, $.50gs.oO: fair to good
corn-ted steers, $.O096;5O; common to fair
corn-fed steers, N.0Oq5.O0; good to choice
cows and heifers, A.OOd5.15; fair to good
cows ana heifers. ts.O094OO; common 10 fair
COWS and heifers. t2.0oaS.eO; good to choice
good stockers and feeders, S3.75G450; COM
mon 10 fair stockers and feeders, 5000
a.1bi stock heifers, 3276Q4O0: veal calves,
H SSsso DSaih; stag 81 s stG;; sii6S 5S @or,,ou
were quite liberal at this point. I2i cars
being reported IN, making a total for the
five days this week Of 5l,OOO head. az
against 5000 head for the same day last
week and 5000 head for the same period
last year. Other market points were also
reporting liberal runs. The general sitII-
alton a. regards the hog trade continues
very weak and unsatisfactory to the selling
interests. For some reason or other, or more
likely, for a variety OF reasons, the large
packers appear to have lost confidence In
the future OF the market and have swung
around TO the bear side of the deal. They
are accordingly administering sledge ham
tunity and the present heavy runs at lead
ing market points has afforded them An
excellent opportunity to force values down
ward.
The market this morning opened with
shippers picking up a few loads OF such
as they could use at prices that were
steady TO a little lower than yesterday. hui
the demand from this source was limited
and The buyers very particular as 10
weight and quality. On the other hand The
packers were all holding back and when
they did make bids they were decidedly
lower than yesterday. Thus as was the
case yesterday. a good share OF the fore
noon was passed by without very much
progress being made toward effecting =
clearance OF receipts. :
eHEEP-Receipts this morning were very
light, only eight fresh cars being reported
iE, OF which number two cars were direct
to packers and not offered for sale. With
only SIX fresh cars and a few scattering
followers. there was really not enough on
sale 10 make very much OF a market. Still
there Wa . fair demand and practicaliy