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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
TOOK OFF A WHEEL.

Last Saturday noon while a farmer
was driving along Third street With a
load of produce and with his wife and
a couple of children, he drove into
one of the street railroad switches
and before getting out he turned TO
the left and the right forward wheel
was broken of at the hub. There
was plenty of help near at hand and
the team was prevented from running
away.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
DIR. MONROE VERY ILL.

DR.. w. H. Monroe of Merrill, for
many years known as one of the best
in the valley, is very danger
ously i'll and the end is question of
a short time The doctor has not
been in good health for several years.
Recently he was brought to st. Mary's
hospital in this city for treatment and
it was then reported that his stay on
earth was brief.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
GOING TO MENASHA.

A. II. Grout has so far improved
from his recent operation that he has
concluded to go to Menasha on Thurs
day, and remain the balance of the
week. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Grout and daughter, Miss Edith.
They go more especially to visit Miss
Lillian Rounds, Mrs. CIRCUITS sister.
who departs for abroad on the 23d of
June
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
ON A CANOE TRIP.

Franklin Pardee and Sam Wells de
parted this morning for a canoe trip
up the Eau Claire river. They expect
to go up the stream quite distance
camping wherever night overtakes
them. Returning they will take it
easy, floating down the stream. They
will be absent a week or more.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
NEW AUDITOR.

Mr.. Anderson, of Munising, Mich,
will arrive in the city tomorrow to
assume the duties of auditor for the
Wausau Street Railroad Co., in place
of f. A. Hecker, who will soon go to
Amigo, ~here he has purchased an
interest in the electric light plant of
that city
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
MARRIED ON THURSDAY.

Cards were received by many in
Wausau yesterday, from Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Howard Foster, announcing
the marriage of their daughter, Mar
ion to Mr.. Samuel Adams Cochran on
Thursday, June the tenth, at Little
Rock, Arkansas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
OFF TO EUROPE.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. LaChance who
have been in the city visiting at the
home of the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Sergeant, departed last
Saturday evening for their home in
Chicago. From there they viii go TO
New York city, and will sail for
Europe next Saturday, While absent
during the summer their little son
and daughte= win remain in Wausau
with their grand parents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15
BASE BALL NOTES.

President John Elliott of the M.
W. league has issued the batting and
fielding averages of all players who
participated in games up to and in
Guiding June 4. From the list We
have selected only those on the local
team They are given as follows:
A uvI,TAJn AuuD
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

Mrs. p. L. Goerling entertained at
cards Friday afternoon for Mrs. Atkins.
The prize for the highest score was
won By Mrs. NJ. A. Hurley
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-15

Attend the Wausau Business col
lege Wausau, Wis a6-tf
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
NINTH ANNUAL.
CONVENTION
Or West Virginia Miners Will Assemble ir,
this City yTuesday-OtI Local Mining
News.

The Ninth Annual Convention of
District No. II, United Mine
Workers of America, will convene
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning IN
the Odd Fellows Temple and will
be presided over by President Ben
Davis.
The attendance promises to be
the largest in the history of the
organization and the most impor-
tant one ever held. Many Uues-
tions of vital Importance 10 the
movement will be reviewed on the
floor, and the future success of the
organization depends largely upon
the outcome
The present corps of able and,
efficient officials have through
their untiring efforts and much
hard work succeeded i'll tiding the
organization through the past
winter handicapped by the finan-
cial depression and the unpre.
cedented hard times and slack
work that prevailed through the
entire District, and as prospects
seem to be getting somewhat
brighter and if they are accorded
the hearty cooperation and assist
ance of their superior offices and
the men whom they represent The
membership will be more than
doubled in the very near future
and the United Mine Workers will
be so strongly established that
nothing can retard the movement
for the betterment of the condl-
tions of the mine workers of the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
MINERS TO CONFER
WITH OPERATORS
President Lewis of United Mine Workers
Announces Meeting of Anthracite OPP
orators and Miners Today.

organizers now in the hard coal
field, going over the demands and
arranging to submit them to the
operators. President Lewis ar.
rived from Philadelphia, aud made
his headquarters in the same hotel
from which John Mitchell directed
the great strike of POOP. Despite
the denials made, Mr.. Lewis
admitted that he had seen Presf-
dent Baer, of the Reading company
in Philadelphia. but he declined
to say what was discussed at the
conference. 1t isl understood,
however, that his sale purpose in
calling on Baor was to arrange for
conference with all the operators
in New York, probably this week.
The conference took up the
questions of an eight hour day, the
"check-off'' system the weighing
of coal and an increase in pay for
outside men. There are other
demands, but these are the most
important
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

LIABILITY
AS in Force in Germany for the
Protection of the Workers
of That Country.

The liability of employers fo T ac-
cidents to woringmen is disposed
of in the form of compulsory in
surance of the workers by the
German government.
The government singles out
every trade and industry. accord
ing to writer in Everybody's, and
says to those who control each:
''You must pay for man acci-
dent insurance association which
will include all the employers in
your line, and you must pay COM
pensation to all your injured
workInen according to Il fixed
scale.
''We won't stop to try to divide
the blame between you and your
workmen. We will assume that
you were not trying to commit
murder and that they were not
trying to commit suicide. We
still assume that accidents are
accidents, and we will make each
trade bear the burden of it's own
accidents.
"Wc will make each trade add
the cost of its burned out eye
sockets to the cost of its burned
out coal CRATES is computing the
cost price of its product.
"You must therefore form acci-
dent insurance associations in your
trade and in your industry, and
you must pay your injured work
men the compensation fixed by
law But that is where we stop.
Everything else rests with you.
$50 ahead and elect your own
officers and fix your own details to
suit yourselves. Invent your own
safety devices and adopt your own
shop rules; employ your own fac
tory Inspector and engage your
own doctor: build your own
hoSpitals-do all or none of these
things, as you please.
"Proft by your own wisdom
and your own humanity in pre-
venting accidents and conse-
queuces- Lose money ssby your
own inefficiencey and your own
cruelty in letting accidents happen
and in neglccting injured workers.
All that we insist upon is that
your trade shall carry its own load
of the wounded and the slain.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Operators at Old Game.

That the operators are trying to
stir up trouble in the coal mines
and that they are sending out re-
ports to capitalist dailies in an at
tempt to frighten the miners from
presenting their demands, is the
charge made by officials of the
United Mine Workers of the
anthracite field. The miners de-,
clare that the same tactics were
pursued by the operators in the
past, whenever a contract was
about to expire.
John Fallon, member of the
United Mine Workers National
Executive Board, said: "Mr.
Truesdale simply reiterated the
claim made by President Baer be-
fore the last strike, when he de-
clared that the hard coal miners
were the cats paws of the soft coal
miners, and that the bituminous
miners bearded by Mitchell, who
was bitumiDous man, wanted to
ruin the hard coal trade.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

but sustained Judge Thompson on
all other matters. He held that
no injunction should lie to re-
strain the officers of the union
from advising the union men to
keep or break Il contract because
they were parties to or interested
in the contract.
A case similar to this one is
pending in the Supreme Court of
the United States. The Typothe-
tae attacked the union on the
grounds that the officers of it were
contract breakers. The union of
ficers fought against the validity
of what the Typothetae alleged to
be a renewal of nine hour cor.
tracts entered into by other Of
fcerS of the union.
The tight of the printing press
men for the eight hour day began
in 1905.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
REDUCTION ASKED
BY GAULEY OPERATORS
mcn are Standing Firm at WYnda1-
Prosperity Seems to Have Got
Lost in the Shuttle.

A sweeping reduction has been
declared by the operators on
Gauley River. President Davis
and National Organizer krallman
were at Wyndal on Thursday in
conference with the men in regard
10 the matter. The men at that
place are loyal to the organization
aud are standing firm against the
proposed reduction and if all the
miners on Gauley will stand for
their self protection and display
he same true and loyal trade
"nr"nism as the men at Wyndal
ti" case will be soon settled and
they will enjoy {. fair and equitable
wage scale and conditions that the
Amcrican wage Garner is justly
-u.itlcd.
Vice President Lanham and
HlEinizer Krallman visited Fort
i'"iance III the same territory
Monday and consulted with the
1I"n at that place in regard to the
same matter. but the conditions
='.. remained unchanged i'll that
t.-t.ltv
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Troops For Miners

What is believed to be the first
step taken by the state authorizes
In preparing for the possibility of
strike of the anthracite mine
workers next month is now being
taken by the apparent mobilization
OF the troops of the state constabu-
larry at the barracks in reading and
at wyoming, near Wilkes Barre.
Orders haye been issued calling
In squads and detachments of the
troops which and been doing duty
In the country districts and other
districts where there are no coal
miners.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
UNION PRESSWAN
SCORE A VICTORY
Typothetae Loses Appeal in U. S. Cir
cult Court-Eight Hour Day
Now Established.

The union men have won in the
long fought case of the TSpothetae
of America against the Inter
national Printing Pressmen's
Union. \ decision rendered by
the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals establishes an eight hour
day for work
The Appellate Court rules that
no contract exists between the
union and the Typothetae to main
tain the nine hour day as alleged
bv the Typothetae. 1t declined to
enter into a consideration of the
Injunction features of the case,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
BOSTON UNIONS
TO DEMONSTRATE
Fifty Thousand Trade Unionists to
March in Wright Protest Parade
March the 18th.

The meeting and demonstration
to be held in Faneuil Hall, Boston
Sunday afternoon, March II, un-
der the auspices of Boston c..
u, to voice the protest of organ
1zed labor against the sentencing
of President Gompers, Vice Prcsi-
dent Goenpers, Vice President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison,
of the a. F. of l.. is meeting with
approval More than ITO unions
have voted to parade. The Car
penters, District Council directed
that every member of its thirty
four affiliated unions macrh as a
carpenters subdivision, and it is
expected that fully $4,000 men
will march to the hall.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Mitchell Talks.

Former President John Mitchell
of the United Mine Workers of
America, who is chairmen of the
Trade Agreement Department of
the National Civic Federation,
when seen in regard to anthracite
situation, Said--
's1 cannot say whether the fed
Grafton viii intervene in case an
arbitration conference cannot he
arranged between the operators
and the miners representatives. i
am not in position to say whether
there Will be strike;
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

transacted n large amount of busi
ness. Many changes were made in
the constitution with view to
bettering general conditions.
The following officers were de-
clared elected by the tellers for the
ensuing term:-
PRESIDENT. A. Taylor, of
Cannelton.
Vice Present.. E. Craigo, of
Carbondale.
Secretary Treasurer. II. A.
Cramer, East Bank.
District Board Member, Van
johnson, Burnwell.
Auditors, b. III. Skaggs, Camel
ton; John Greenway and G.. 4.
Cooper, Carbondale.
Sub-District Board Member, r..
j. Wormly, Elkridge; John Miller,
VIM. Waters, Burnwell and j. w.
Spriggle, Black Betsey.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
tuberculosis Among Hatters.

There were during the six
months between January ] and
June 80, 1908, 96 deaths in the
membership of the United Hatters
of North America. Of this mum
ber 32 or ''3 13 per cent. were
caused by tuberculosis. while -
more deaths were caused by
pulmonary disease, pneumonia,
and more died from heart dis
case, making a total of 81 deaths
out of al total of 90 in this trade
who died from diseases of the
lungs or heart.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

"A conference oil the anthracite
coal operators and mine workers
will take place today in the Read
ing Terminal Building in PhiIa-
delphia. If the business is not
concluded the first day other
meetings will be arranged at the
convenience of the parties con
cerned.
President T. l.. Lewis has made
the preliminary arrangements, and
what he did was ratified by the
anthracite workers officials who
met him at Wilkes. Barre in "a six
hour session.
The operators will be represented
by the presidents of the various
coal carrying roads and such other
officials as they desire to call in.
The mine workers will be repre-
sented by President Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers, the an
thracite district officials, executive
board members, the three inter
national executive board> members
from the anthracite district and
such others as they invite.
President Lewis says that he
met the presidents of all the coal
carrying roads. He sent them no
word of his intention and there
was no preliminary correspondence
between them. He says it would
have been merely waste of time;
that when his business reached a
point where he could do so he
went to see them and was cordially
received.
At the conclusion of the meeting
at Wilkes Barre Friday President
Lewis made the following state
ment:
"The object of the meeting of
the three district boards was to
consider the prospective conference
with the anthracite operators.
'Many matters in this confer
ence, like others, will not be given
to the public, not because we would
like to take them fully into our
confidence at this time, but for the
reason that we believe it would be
unwise.
''Thc conference between the
anthracite operators and the
United Mine Workers represent.
atives will be held at the Reading
Terminal Building, Philadelphia,
beginning Thursday, March II.
This date is contingent only on the
possible ch ange to date a few
days later on account of the press
ing nature of Che business of the
interested parties.
"The members of the three an
thracite district executive boards,
the three international executive
board members from the anthra-
cite region, with such other re-
presentatives as we may select,
will go to Philadelphia"
In the meanwhile and while
negotiations are under way large
force of national organizers, to-
gether with the district officers,
will do all they can to build up the
membership of the union.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

No IluS ScluchC 10 dU Glle present
time more deeply stirring the ranks
of organized labor throughout the
United States than the campaign
against tuberculosis. Politics,
strikes, boycotts and all other.
issues are being sidetracked to
make way for the fight which is to
save the lives of thousands of
laboring men. Meetings are being
held and movements atarted iii
hundreds of cities for the purpose
of stimulating the labor forces to
activity in anti-tuberculosis work
This meritorious movement is
now being agitated in this city and
in order to get it before the entire
citizenship of the city the local
Anti-Tuberculosis League, com
posed of ladies .ns;-1eading medt-
cal lights, under the leadership of
Mr.. Geo. c. Butler, of the New
York, n member of National Anti
Tuberculosis League, have ar
ranged for mass meeting of the
citizens on next Tues day evening
at the Y. NJ. g. A. building for
the purpose of arousing interest
and securing the cooperation of
all the people in carrying the
work oil to successful termi-
nation.
An especial invitation is ex
tended to laboring people and all
persons who have the welfare of
the stricken and afflicted at heart.
The aims and object of the as
sociation will be thoroughly ex-
planned by able speakers and
views of all interested i'm the
movement will be placed before
the meeting.
The following distinguished
speakers will make the principal
addresses of the evening on various
phases of the subject
Rev. Mr.. Waddell, presiding.
will define work of the league.
DR.. V. Z. Churchman, subject:
"Why the Profession has Joined
the Movement Against Tubercu-
losis."
Mr.. Charles Krallman, of Illi-
nois, National Organizer of the
United Mine Workers of America,
subject:-"Why Organized Labor
Should and has Joined the Fight
Against tuberculosis"
Mr. Charles Capito, president
chamber of commerce, subject:
''The Employers Duty in Relation
to this Movement
Mr.. Geo. E. Price, subject:
Tuberculosis and the people,
Remarks by several ladies in
terested in the work Mayor
Holley, Rt. Reverend Father
Richard, Ben Davis, president of
the miners, and several others.
Closing address by Prof Geo.
5. Laidley superintendent of
Charleston public schools.
Let everybody turn out and
make this meeting success, which
means much toward the upbuild-
ing of Charleston Make this
movement a success and thereby
eliminate the suffering and hard
ships among the toiling masses
occassioned by this dread disease
and 1T will rebound to the cverlast-
ing credit of Charleston and her
citizens.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Fight for Union Label.

The trade de-unionists of Clarks-
burg are now on the firing line
lighting for their rights. At a
recent meeting of Central Trades
council a resolution was adopted
requesting the city and county Of
ficials to require the union label
on all public printing.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Notes from Other Places.

According to a report issued re-
Gently by the local government
board of London. the number of
deaths from tuberculosis in Eng
land and Scotland has decreased
by one third in the last 80 years
alling from 54,91S in 1858 to So
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
President Lewis on Scene.

The anthracite district officers of
the United Mine Workers of
America were in session at Wilkes
Barre, Pa Friday with Thomas L.
Lewis, the national president, and
about half of the forty national
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

tuberculosis is much less COM
mon among the coal miners than
among other classes of people.
According to the United States
census statistics, miners and
quarrymen occupy ahird place in
the scale of least tuberculosis NOR
tality, only bankers and farmers
being more immune
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Nsw Sub District Officers

The Sub District convention in
>"-~."n at Montgomery adjourning
-a~. week was very busy one and
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

The Tunnelton situation still re-
mains unchanged, men. are stand;
ing firm aud dimmovcable.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

Presipcnt Davis, Vice Presi-
dent Lanham and Secretary Treas
urcr Morris will have their annual
reports completed in few days
and ready to submit to the CON
vention on the opening day.
President Davis report will be
quite voiuminouS and will cover
the conditions and workings more
thoroughly than any report ever
submitted to the membership in
this district.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

The recent death from tubercu-
losis of a three months old baby in
Newark, n. j.. born to woman
who had been discharged from a
sanatorium for marrying a fellow
patient shows what effect tubercu-
lar environment will have. The
father died before the baby was
born. The mother is dying
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

Delegates to the convention, try
Raiah Stogies while in the city.
They are home made and bear the
label
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

visit the Arcade Drug Store where
you viii find the best line of drugs,
etc. in the CITY,,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

The mines at Villa have closed
down and the men are going to
other sections in search of employ
ment.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

p. f. Gatens and G. w. Pratt
were in the city the first of the
week on business. They report
everything moving along nicely in
the Black Betsey section.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

DIR. S. a. Knopf says, "a child
predisposed to tuberculosis should
not go to school before its eighth
year.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

Consumption costs the United
States 100000 lives of human
beings, double that number of
cows and live stock, and at least
one billion dollars in money every
year.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11
Newsy Notes.

See our special offer on page six
of this issue.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

Very few people use more than
a small percentage of their lung
capacity, a fact which tends to pro-
duce consumption, especially in
school children.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

Flies are spreaders of consump-
ton, by carrying the germs about
from the sick tc the well.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

The negro mortality from tuber-
culosis in the United States is
about $50 per cent greater than
that of the white people.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-03-11

The health authorities of Chicago
are endeavoring to make the rail.
roads electrify their lines within
the city. 1t is argued that IL, 200
pounds of SCOT per acre in year
are deposited in some portions of
the city by the soft coal used.
PurificatIon of the air and increase
in sunlight secured by electrifi-
cation would materially lessen the
amount of tuberculosis.