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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
MORAL
VALUE
OF Trade Unions Ably
Portrayed by Ray
rnond Robbins.
PRESERVES VIRTUE!
And Lends Protection to
the Sorely Tempted
Working Girls.

"Fair- minded employers have
given convincing testimony to the
value of trade agreements between
organized laborers and themselves
not only in maintaining industrial
peace, but in preventing the
baneful competition of sweatshop
products with goods made under
fair working conditions. Govern.
ment officials, national and state,
have borne witness to the bene-
ficial power of organized laborers
in adding the enforcement of
school, factory, sanitary and
health regulations. Enlightened
ministers of the gospel and
teachers of morals have testified to
the inherent strength of the union
among laborers in strengthening
and defending the morality of the
individuals within the organi-
zation. Upon this high consider
alton for the social welfare, let me
submit a case in point that will
illustrate the moral significance of
this very organization that the
Supreme Court has found to be a
conspiracy in restraint of trade.
''In a city on the Atlantic Coast
are two hat factories within two
blocks of each other. In one of
these factorIea the girls in the
trimming department are organized
as local of the United Hatters of
North America In the other
factory girls in the trimming de-
partment are not organized. A
little over II year ago the foreman
of the floor, where the trimmcrs
work in the unorganized factory,
lnsulted one of the girl trimmers.
She stood her ground and told him
in plain language what she
thought of him. She was dis
charged for INSTRUMENTATION. This
girl wrote to the owner of the
factory and had registry receipt
purperting to be signed by him.
She never received any reply
andwas out of work for some
weeks.
"SOme months after his incident Il
similar insult was offered to girl
by the foreman on the trimming
floor of the organized factory
The girl who was ''shop woman"
on that floor for the United Hat.
ters of North America went to this
foreman and said: 'sYou cut that
out. We won't stand for any
thing like that in this shop"
He replied: ''You go to hell.
What have you got to do with it..
any how"' She answered.: .I'vc
got a whole lot to do with it. and
if you don't go to that little girl
and apologize, ] will call a shop
meeting right now" He replied
eff you do, I'll fire you'' She
said: NO you won't either,
"Then this little woman. who
is less than five feet tall. s'called
shop" and 40 odd girls laid
down their work. She told the
girls what the trouble was. and
they agreed they would starve
before they would go back to work
if the foreman didn't apologize tc
the little foreign girl he had in.
suited. Here the general supsrin
tendent came into the controversy.
and after a conference in the
Office the foreman was discharged.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
Existing In City Governments Caused by the
Public Service Corporations Who Dorr1i-
nate and Control the Officials.
Professional Office Seekers Largely Respo11-
slble for the Power E1xerted Over CITY
by Franchise Holders.

City governments are every
where corrupt. 1t is claimed that
this is because of bad men; but
the city governments are every.
where corrupt and are each yeal
growing more corrupt. 1t is hard
ly true that men are everywhere
bad and each year growing worse.
A man does not need to be Il very
good man to want decent city
government. He does not need to
be even good enough to be anxious
to behave himself. He only needs
to have sense enough to want other
people to behave, for enough at
least so that they will not rob him
nor mismanage the schools, nor
neglect the sewers nor protect the
criminals nor leave the city in a
general way unsanitary or dis.
orderly. Without doubt the
great majority of people in all the
cities desire good government
Why are they not able to secure
it!
The Democrats claim it is the
fault If the Republicans, the Re
pnblicans claim it is the fault of
the Democrats. but the Democrats
and Republican cities are alike
corrupt. Temporary independent
political organizations, composed
Of men who are either Republicans
or Democrats in State and Nation
affairs, contend that it is the fault
of both parties.
But independent political parties
have never been able for any great
period of time to greatly improve
municipal administrations. 1t
therefore, cannot be the special
fault of either party as compared
to the other. We must then look
for the cause somewhere beyond
the bad character of individuals,
or the unsual corruption of any
political party as compared with
any other political party.
1t therefore is study of social
and economic forces, not a study
of persons, which must be depend
ed upon for solution. There are
four such forces necessarily cor
rupt and present in all modern
cities. They are the tax dodgers,
the private corporations engaged
in rendering public service. the
professional politicians, and the
purchaseable voters.
The great private properties in
all the cities are always trying to
escape their share of the public
tax by controlling the officials
whose duties are to justly assess
and promptly collect these taxes.
These corporations are the
creatures of society. Ply authority
of society they are born for the
express purpose Of rendering to
society purely social service
Now the municipal authorities
must control the corporation, OF
the corporation will control the
municipality. And this is true
without any regard to what politi-
cal party is in power. or the
character of the men in the cor
poration or in public office. the
corporation must go into politics
to secure its franchise or stay out
of business Once in politics il
must stay in politics if it hopes tc
control public authorities
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
Of the West Virginia Miners Called bx the
District Executive Board to Meet
i'm this City Next Tuesday,
Controversy Between Miners and o,,..
tors Caused by Paint Creek Set
tlernent Will be Settled

A sPeciaI convention of District
No ~, United Mine Workers of
America has been called by the
Executive Board to be held in this
city Oh next Tuesday. The pur-
pose f or which it was called is to
definitely settle the controversy
which, has been on since last
DeceHnber when the Paint Creek
settlement was made, Some of
the operators appealed to the
Natitbnal Executive Board to re-
pudifite the above settlement and
the nhatter has been the bone of
contention for several months.
On, last Thursday the operators
made certain demands upon
President Davis to be answered at
oncG, and he in turn communi,
cate d with the National officials in
whose hands the Paint Creek
settlement was placed for final
adjustment. The National after
having made personal investi-
gait ipns have referred the en-
tirel matter back to the Dis
tricE officials for adjustment.
Upbn receiving this infor-
nation President Davis i'm
mediately called a meeting of the
Dis istrict Executive Board which
assembled in this city Tuesday and
after carefully going over the en-
tin matter decided to call a special
cd vention for the purpose of
m king final disposition of all the
al fstions at issue in the Kanawha
ID trict.
he Paint Creek settlement
M last winter by it's provisions
& the operators the long ton
n he miners were granted the
q ,-off and the elimination of
t scrimation clause in the joint
a nent, in other words the
(~Ed shop was secured.
1t is understood that the oper-
3,tors will have committee here
TO confer with the miners officials
ION Tuesday night. 1t is hoped
that they will get together and
settle this squabble which has been
lrevived from time to time for
months past. If the operators are
as sincere to settle matters OH IA
fair and equitable basis as they
would have it appear there need
be no fear of any complications
arising which would mean strike
and the death knell of business
in the Kanawha Valley.
Those participating in the Board
meeting were, President Davis,
Vide President Lanham, Secretary
Ahiorris and Board Member, G. c.
Griffith, of Hugheston; +. G.
3Stanley, of Shrewsbury; w. +.
Smith, of Tunnelton and V. ID.
a johnson, of Burnwell. National
Board Members Cairns, of this
strict, Grant Parker, of Kansas
- d Thos Powell, of Indiana and
4ational Organizer Campbell o
entucky were also present at the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
The Subsidized Press.

Brewery Workers, OF Johns
town, Pa, are on strike against
a reduction in wages of S15 per
month. The local papers refused
to print anything the strikers may
ask because the brewers advertise
and the editors fear to lose their
patronage.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
Lest You Forget.

Help the United Hatters of
North America by insisting on
having the label in your new
spring hat.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
Union Men Will Hang Posters.

All the big circus companies
have made contracts with the Rim
Posters Alliance for the c,n;,a
SESSION and all their printed mat
ter VIII be hung by union men
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15
Executive

j National Executive Board
fember of District No. %, Grant
3arl:er, of LeavenwOrth, Kansas,
rrived in the city last week and
j-ill spend some time in this Dis
| lrict assisting in the upbuilding of
he organization. Mr. Parker has
been in the movement for years
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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15

National Organizer Garry Little
john of Indiana, who has been as.
slstlng in organizing work in this
district for some time, left for his
home the first of the week. He
made many friends whose best
wishes for successful career went
with him.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15

Messrs Lanham and Cairns were
at Blakely Monday taking up a
grievance that exists at that place
and hope to settle the matter at
an early date.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-04-15

National Board Members Parker
and Powell spent Monday in
Montgomery looking over the field
i'll that locality.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
BORED HOLES IN DOORS
AND WATCHED THE NEGoTIA
TloNs OF eRAFTERs.
A Detective Testlfies as to How He
Obtained Evidence Against Al
legged Boodlers In Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa. Telling of the
payment Of five $100 bills each to
Councilman John F. Klein and Presi-
dent William Brand of common coun-
Gil, and Of seeing and hearing throuaA
holes bored in a door all the negd-
tiations for putting through a decoy
ordinance for a cash consideration,
Detective Robert Wilson Of Scranton,
Pa, was the principal witness yester-
day in the graft trials.
Vilsack Makes No Defense.
Ex-Bank Cashier A. A. Vilsack, who
had admitted on the stand his part in
negotiating with Councilman Klein to
have his bank made city depository
in consideration of s17,500, on which
charge Klein and w. w. Ramsey, for
mer president of the bank, have al
ready been convicted was placed on
trial. He refused to make any de-
fense and it is stated will throw him
self on the mercy of the court.
Immediately the case of w. w.
Ramsey, ex-bank president; William
Brand, president OF common council,
and Councimen Klein and ]. G. Was
son. charged Jointly with conspiracy,
was taken up. Detective Wilson told
of the decoy ordinance he got up for
the paving of certain streets with
wood block and his offers to pay
consideration for it's passage. The
negotiations, he said, were carried on
by his assistants in certain hotel
rooms, while he remained in adjoin-
ing rooms with holes in the connect
ing doors and heard and saw all that
transpired.
Grand Jury Will be Asked to Act.
Mr.. Ramsey's connection with the
alleged conspiracy is said to be
through his acceptance of the ac-
count of the decoy company and his
knowledge of what was being done to
insure the passage of the ordinance.
1t is said the next grand jury will be
asked to indict every one of the mem
bers of councils except six, who were
said to be unapproachable. This will
be done in view of statement al
legged to have been made to Detective
Robert Wilson by Councilman Klein
in connection with his decoys, to the
effect that it would require money for
every one of them except six. If this
is done So members will be affected
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
PEReoNAL.

President Roosevelt, In addressing
delegates to the conservation confer
ence, spoke for worldwide co-opera-
tion in saving resources.
Mrs William ]. Lemp, wife of the
millionaire st. Louis brewer, was
awarded a divorce decree and $4,000 a
year alimony.
w. w. Ramsey, former president of
the German National bank of Pitts
burg, was found guilty as indicted in
connection with the recent graft ex-
posures.
President-elect Taft was made a
Mason lat sight" in Cincinnati in the
presence OF many distinguished OFF,
GERS and members of the order
Senator Smith of Michigan has
blocked the efforts to ratify the Cana
dian boundary waterways treaty for
the reason that his state is the loser
under the pact.
William Jennings Bryan has made
contracts for speeches In 1909 which
will bring him 100000, the amount
he would have received had he been
elected president.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
SEVEN MEN KILLED IN WRECK
An Express Train Runs Into Two
Locomotives on the PennsyI-
Vania Railroad.

Wilmington, Del = Seven men
were killed or burned to death
early yesterday in a head-on collision
between an express train and two
locomotives on the Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania railroad at Del
mar, 100 miles south of this CITY,
Two passengers were injured. The
dead are:
oliver Perry. Adams express mes
senger, Philadelphia.
]. D. McCready, baggagemaster,
Wilmington, Del.
George Davis, engineman.
w. T. Corkran, mail clerk, Phila-
delphia.
]. NJ. Woods. mail clerk, Whining
ton.
R. NJ. Davis, mail clerk, Philadel-
phia.
Wilhelm, mail weighman,
New Castle, Del.
Princess Trixie, the educated horse,
was burned to death. She had been
exhibited at Keith's theatre, Phila-
delphia, for the past two weeks and
was being taken to Norfolk to fulfil
an engagement.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
RIOTERS ATTACKED A STORE
Mob at Dayton Demolished the Front
OF Business House Owned
by Greeks.

Dayton, GA billiard hall and
candy store owned by Peter John.
son and John Thomas, two Greeks,
was attacked by mob of men and
boys in the West End here last night
and the front of the building com
pletely demolished. The mob gathered
in a neighboring vacant lot and made
the assault with stones, bricks and re-
volvers, firing into the building and
narrowly missing about 20 girls who
were gathered there.
The riot continued until the arrival
of the police, who restored order.
The trouble is said to be due to the
fact that the Greeks, of whom there
is a large colony here, are taking
work at less than living wages, while
hundreds of Americans are idle. In
addition to this, the residents of the
neighborhood say that women are fire.
quently insulted by the foreigners
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
THE BUCKEYE RECORD
A cRIsT OF NEWS FROM VARIOUS
CITIES IN OHIO.
Short Chronicles Of a Days Happen.
lnes as Told by Telegraph
for Our Readers.
WOULD ABANDON THE CANALS
Many Legislators are Willing that the
States Waterways be Sold to
the Highest Bidder.

Columbus, O.-To abandon the
canals is the policy which will be
agitated by many Legislators who are
fighting the continued appropriations.
Senator Tod of Youngstown will
lead the fight. He insists the state is
wasting hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars each year in its appropriations
for canal purposes. He will produce
figures showing the amounts that
have been expended in the last few
years and will then point to the fact
that only very small part of the en-
tire system is now navigable even by
the old type of boats.
Senator Rathburn of Meigs has pre-
pared bill providing. that the canals
be sold to the best bidders. He
would have commission named to
dispose of the property. 1t is figured
that the canal property would bring
from $4,000, 900 to $20,000.OOo.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
HEARING Is POSTPONED.

Sandusky, o. - Hearing on the
application of the Enterprise Glass
Co. of this city for an order re-
straining the National Window Glass
Workers organization and the local
union from interfering with rights
guaranteed by the laws of Ohio was
postponed by Judge Reed in common
pleas court yesterday on motion of
defendants, witnesses employed in
various parts of the state claiming
they could not remain longer. The
hearing will be resumed next week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26

Medina, o. Mrs William Lee,
grandmother of Orie Lee, took
the stand in the trial of Guy Rasor
yesterday. She broke down under
the strain of questioning, and had to
be led from the stand. Edgar Lee,
father of Orie Lee, testified that he
accused Rasor of numbering his
daughter, when he confronted Rasor
at the scene of the tragedy. He said
Rasor denied guilt. Lee also told of
Rasor's courtship. The trial was then
adjourned until Tuesday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
IMPORTANT NEWS
NOTES OF A WEEK
LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD
OVER TOLD IN lTEMlzED
FORM.
EVENTS HERE AND THERE
Condensed Into a Few Lines for tho
Perusal of the Busy Man.
Latest Personal lnfor-
nation.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Commissioner of Corporations Smith
in a report to the president, urges an
investigation of the American To-
bacco Company, the trust which con-
trolls four-fifths of the output of each
kind of tobacco in this country.
The house finally settled the tangle
which threatened to prevent Senator
Knox being secretary of state in the
Taft cabinet. In the senate Senator
La Toilette and Senator Penrose had
a wordy war over the committee ques-
ton.
The naval bill appropriating $780,
100000 for the United States navy was
passed by the senate. Senator La Fol
lette criticised the methods of the
navy in speaking on the measure.
President Roosevelt in message to
congress, accompanying the report
made by the engineers who went with
Taft to Panama, approved the lock
type of caanl.
President.elect Taft announced that
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania will be
secretary of state in his cabinet, say
ing the action of the senate and house
had removed the constitutional bar
raised by the senator's vote to in
crease the salary of the office.
The senate wants the president to
keep one-half of the United States
warships in the Pacific to guard the
western coast of the country from an
attack. The suggestion is made in an
amendment to the naval bill, which
also was changed to block Roosevelt's
plan to put the marines on land.
The Burke bill requiring all ocean
going steamships carrying fifty or
more passengers to be equipped with
wireless telegraph apparatus, was
passed by the house of representa-
tives The bill prescribes penalty of
not to exceed $4,000 or Imprisonment
for not to exceed one year or both for
violation of its provisions.
President Roosevelt in special
message to congress urged the estab-
lishment of federal bureau which
will protect wayward and dependent
children.
Congressman Rainey says he is
ready to produce the goods" to sub
stantiatc his charges that the Panama
canal purchase was one of the most
stupendous grabs ever undertaken.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
GENERAL NEWS.

The London police had battle
with 60 suffragists who tried to get
into parliament to deliver message
TO Premier Asquith. Sixteen of the
women were arrested and eight were
sent to Jail, refusing to pay their
fines.
The tariff convention adjourned In
indianapolis, after the delegates had
pledged themselves to work for the ap,
pointment of government commits
sion. John Barrett addressed the con-
vention on trade with the Latin re-
publics.
The American fleet, now only 600
miles from home, after its historic
world voyage, will arrive in Hampton
Roads Monday. 1t will be greeted by
thousands and reviewed by President
Roosevelt.
The health officer of Gary, Ind,
found q man, his wife and children
living in a single room with a team of
horses, a mule, COW and calf.
Fires which were fatal to five per-
sons occurred at Golfers, w. Va, and
Laheville, Pa. Chicago had a $685.
900 factory fire.
l. w. Cunningham of Chicago came
near meeting death In Omaha, Neb.,
when big kite which he was flying
picked him up from the top of ten
story building, and but foT comrades
who grabbed him and prevented his
further ascent, would have dropped
him into the street below.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
Asks Receiver for Auto Company.

Springfield. O.-Application for a
receiver for the Oscar Lear Au-
tomobile Co. was made yesterday
by Harry c. Downey. stockholder,
on behalf of other stockholders. Lack
of operating capital is given as the
reason for the step, 1t being stated
that the company is solvent. The as.
sets are given as s3OsOOO, and the
.otal indebtedness $144.140 The com.
oany was removed to this city froa
Columbus In the Gummer OF 1907. and
eorganized with capital stock Of
100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
Gen. MeMakIn Is Honored.

Columbus, O.-Upon the request
Of Gov. Harmon, Brig. Gen. Frank.
lin Bell, grand marshal Of the
Taft inaugural parade. has appointed
Brig. Gen. William v. McMakin of the
First Brigade, o. N. G., of Toledo to
represent Ohio as an aide in the
parade. Col. Harry D. Knox Of Mari
eta was appointed aide, but he de-
clined in order to march at the head
Of his regiment, the Seventh. in the
parade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
Convict Tells Story Of Old Tragedy.

Columbus, o. = Haunted by the
apparition of his sweetheart, whom
he had slain IL years ago,
Charles Clayton, a Franklin county
prisoner serving four years in the
penitentiary for horse stealing. has
written confession and forwarded it
to the authorities at Benton, Ill. Clay
ton claims that the girl, Miss Alma
Willmore, of Benton, suggested that
they kill themselves rather than live
apart. The crime was committed in
1896. They found an old well and
when they reached it, Clayton picked
up cudgel and beat out her brains,
threw the body in the well and
escaped.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
Newsboys, Building Is Dedicated.

Toledo, o. = The Toledo News
boys Building and Theatre. the only
structure of its kind in the country,
was dedicated last night. The build.
ing is q monument to the efforts of
John e. Gunckel Of Toledo, father of
the Newsboys' association, and was
built with 100000 procured by popu-
lar subscription. The building con-
tains theatre, seating nearly 1900,
lodge room, a gymnasium, baths, a
library and kitchen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
cIeveland's Auto Show seqins.

Cleveland, O.-The greatest auto
mobile show ever known in this
city was opened in Central armory
last night. The big structure is Law
ishly decorated. The value of the ma
chimes displayed is nearly 100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
Girl Burned to Death.

Cleveland, O.-Eleven-year-old Anna
Gruss was burned to death in a
fire at her home, 27s6 East Ninety
second street, yesterday. Her baby
brother was slightly burned. The
children were alone when the fire
started.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-26
Conuress.

Washington.-On the 22d the SEN
ate discussed the postal savings bank
bill. In the house Mr.. Burton Of
Ohio made speech denouncing Mr..
Rainey of Illinois for his course in
regard to the Panama canal purchase