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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

where It's plants are located, to the effect
that 1T is now perfecting Il military po-
ice system that will extend to all it's
works.
This is the first step in the "open
shop (non unon) program of the Trust.
III Is to be to their slave employees what
the Lash was to the black slave.
The new police number over go and
are thoroughly organized under the super
lntendency of c. S. McElroy, a special
agent OF the company, at Pittsburg Cap
tains are in turn in charge of from two
t" three plants, having under them ser
geants who command local squads The
various squads are appointed as the occa-
sion demands.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

and supervision of its kindergarten De-
partmcnti
The child does not grow into a woman
over night, and the kindergarten with its
music and merrymaking belongs, with
daisies and buttcrcups, to the festival of
life. Joy more certainly than sorrow,
calls the child into the larger life of So
cial relationship where all-unite in n com
mon purpose, to the end that justice may
be done to all, and permanent founda
tion be laid for the expression of the
finer spiritual issues in our lives, with
power to work out every gift OF nature,
and to live out every resource of body,
mind and heart.
Have 1 answered your question, my
friends; and will you find in the Wom-
en- 5 Trade Union League your oppor-
tunity for service?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
THE KICKS
AND KINKS
Labor Troubles and the Church, by
Rev. Chas. SteIzle, in "Letters
From Workingman."

At least one good thing has come out
about every other fellow s real worth.
Some of the men that we had regarded
as crackerjacks in the labor world are
now down and out. They were great at
shooting off their mouths, but when it
came to making good they weren t in it.
1t was quite plain that they had no brain
power and that as leaders they should
never be trusted. Unless the fellows for
get, they will never again come TO the
front in any kind of deal. The ques-
tion of leadership is really the most i'm
portant phase of the labor question. This
was very clearly brought out at the meet
ings of the union. Most men are so apt
to be led into doing fool things Just be
cause another fellow is n good talkcr. Ii
seems to me that if l We're 4 boss Ia en-
join the union, if it were simply to keep
the fellows from being stampedcd 1t
ism t the professional labor leader that
ordinarily does the mischief 1t s some
fool bunch in the shop or in the union
that carries everything before it. OF
course. the fellows who go into the fight
professionally become the spokesmen for
the crowd, but they rarely originate the
trouble. Often they are held responsible
for what the men themselves have forced
upon them. If there were more good
men in the union-men who could think
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
CARPENTERSTO
GET TOGETHER
Brotherhood and Amalgamated Will
Probably Consolidate in the
Near Future.

The sixth days session of the convcn-
ton of the Building Trades Department
of the y. +. of l.. was devoted to straigh-
tcning out. further jurisdictional taugIcs.
1t was decided that the Amalgamated
Carre.te~s and the brotherhood Carpcu-
turS $40. i get together after this fash
ION, the proposition being presented by
Secretary Ecathcrstonc in the shape of-a
minority report:
Il recommend that General President
Huber of the United Brotherhood of Car
pcnters and the president of the American
District Committee OF the AinaIGamatcd
Society of Carpenters be ordered TO ap
point Il committee of five % II Dri"@
about a consolidation of the United Broth
crhood and the Amalgamated Society OF
Carpenters in the United States and Can
ada within ninety 600 days After said
consolidation becomes a fact General
President Huber is requested % appoint
Il committee to confer vi.h the general Of
ficers of the Anal gaUa d Society mt
Manchester. England. with view of
bringing about the consolidation of the
two international organizations of carpcn-
ters now known rs the United Brother
hood and the Amalgamatcd Society of
C1rrpntrrS -
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
MEN
ARE NEEDED
Indifferent Card Men are Lode
stones to the Movement Says
Los Angeles Citizen.

Good God, how rare men are!' said
Napoleon. - L have l3,UUU in Italy, ana
L have with dilncuIty 1ound two.' AT
another time the great Corsican said: II
have 2U0,UOU, 900 francs in my Golfers, and
L would willingly give them all tor Ney. -
lie referred to his tavorite field marshal.
One OF solomon s passages OF wisdom
reads: III thou tndest Il good man,
rise up early III the morning and 20 to
him, and let thy tcet wear the steps o.
ms door In other words, camp right
on his trail -
- Civilzation,' we are told, ''is but
the increase OF manhood III an age Ma
tions have grown when they could pro-
ness disappeared. Unionism depends as
much upon manhood.
The labor union is assembly of
individuals. Unless it's members are i'm
bued with the spirit OF uuiolism, how can
the union prevail? a thousand geese
could not produce one ostrich plume. \
thousand union members seeking only
their own selfish interests could never
inspire a single spark of unionism.
Constitutions, resolutions, programs,
propagandas and pucrile paraphernalia
unless utilized by earnest union adher-
cntS.
The man who carries union card he
does not respect, who makes no effort
to get others to Join his union, or who
stays away from the meetings of his
union without good reason, or who
shirks any duty he owes his union, or who
buys non-union goods when he can get
the union kind, is useless to his union
as Il goose in an ostrict farm.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
Charged With Conspiracy.

James b. McLachlan; secretary-treas-
urer of the Nova Scotia branch of the
United Mine Workers of America, has
brought charges of conspiracy to restrict
the supply of coal in Nova Scotia, and
thereby to raise prices unrcasonaby,
against Alexander Dick, sales agent of
the Dominion Coal Company, and John r.
Cowans, manager of the Spring Hill coal
mines.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
NEWSY NOTES
OF THE MINES
Membership Growing Steadily
Throughout the District-Billy
Rodgers Coming.

reports from throughout the district
are indeed encouraging. The membership
Is still increasing rapidly aud the miners
are taking more active interest in the or
Sanlzatlon than at any time since 1906.
confidently expect that when
the time for the joint convention arrives
next spring that practically every miner
working under the present agreement will
be II mrnber of the United Mine Work
crS.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
Doesn't Require a Navy.

Two 1rishmen- out West were arguing
for and against the necessity of a larger
navy Said Casey, IN with Roosevelt, L
behave as he does, that nation or pco-
pie ever amounted to anything that didn T
own a big navy ''Aw, go on said
Riley, in disgust, chow about the Irish
and the Jews; they we got ivory other
nation skinned to death and they never
owned a boat between thim''
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
Reign of Terror Still
Goes on in "Guard"
Ridden Cabin Creek
Scab Coal Field.
Chiffon GarretSon Lat
est VictiI11---TellS Story
of OutraSe---WaS Mar
ched Up Creek at Point
of Gun.

Int notorious CABIN creek guard
Io"Iny s..,.clnonu lroIn -uli,ou uarrcI,son,
II luInuor man, o. Dry branch, s.o"s up
the notorious ), stem as maintained with
III the snauow uI the State capitol.
MIR. uarrcttsJn account the recent
outrage IS as Ionows:
one uay last week l alightcu from Il
-. X -. tram ut IADiu Lrvuk Junction.
ann was aptroIcneu Dy joan Nunnoose,
who asked Ine mncre L Was going, ana 1
tod INN Dry Branch, he SAD Inat the
tram nau gone, but Shlu he WAS going to
walk up ana invited me to accompany MIN
L tod nm L would AS soon go along with
nIm as anyone, So we started on our way.
The evening was bad, it WAS drizzling
rain and the wind was blowing. When
we were about mile up the creek took
Il short cut over little hill, and at this
point Vanhoosc hat blowed oil his head
and he ran alter it. l stopped by the
roadside, he turned and ASKED me which
way his hat went and L replied L did not
see. Alter recovering his hat he returned
and just before reaching where | stood he
flashed Il gun on me and demanded that
1 throw up my hands, which | at first
iuscd to 90, but with oath he gave the
command again and said unless l. did he
would shoot. L then lifted up my hands
and he marched me on. After going some
distance he informed me that l was under
arrest and said that L pulled knife on
him and that if L did not keep my hands
up he would pound my head Off. lie
abused me all the way and when we ar
rived at our destination he turned me
loose, but informed me that he would
arrest again either Sunday or Monday.
81 did nothing whatever to warrant
such treatment at his hands and am ut u
loss to know why L subjected to such
outrageous abuse. These tactics are re-
sorted to quite frequently on Cabin Creek
where these guards rule the roost. L
intend to invoke the aid and assistance
of the law in the matter and see if L can
not some redress -
Mr.. Garrettson was i'll the city the first
of the week and engaged attorneys to CON
duet his case, but at the time oil going to
press We were unable to secure any tur-
thcr particulars.
This is nothing new, as many dastardly
deeds have been committed in that section
during the past few years, but the
guards seem to have the knack of
cvading the law, for some reason or
other.
a year or so ago Mr. Huntoon a travel
ing salesman for the Lion Coffee people,
was assaulted and beat into inscnsability
by guards in that region for absolute
ly nothing and was laid up in the hospital
here for weeks, and many other similar
eases have taken place, but the news IS
suppressed by the promoters OF the sys-
tenn 1t is worth a union man s life to
invade the sacred precincts of guard -
ridden Cabin Creek, and no effort is made
by the authorities to put stop to the.
lawlcss reign of terror.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The State Federation convention dis
played much wisdom by clccting L. b.
Nlckers rs one of its vicc-presidcnts.
Brother Eickers has been an active worker
in the cause since the inception of the
Miners union in this State and has done
much toward its upbuilding. lie viii
make an untiring official and do much to
promote the growth of the State body in
this section.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
lin Trusts Police System.

nat the American Sheet and Tin Plate
company Is planning to rule its employees
'''A an iron hand if it can consummatc
is open shop (non-union) policy, is
.' .'''""t from the announcements that have
'"'" mad" in the daily press in the centers
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
Valley Central Labor
Union Launched with
Bright Prospects for
Future Success.
Large and Enthusiastic
Crowd of Earn e 8 t
Trades UnioniStS Pres
ent 80 Application for
Charter Made to a. F..
of L.

As Il fitting finale to the successful and
ton last week, the trade unionists of
Charleston turned out en- masSc Sunday
afternoon and perfected the organization
OF :, county wide central body, to be
known as the Kanawha Valley Central
Labor Union.
Subject to Il call issued last week for
til" purpose OF organizing central body
Il large and enthusiastic crowd of union
m"ru greeted a. +. of l.. Organizer Sam
b" Ncdrcy when he called the meeting
to order in the Bartcndcrs' hall at 2:3O.
Mr.. DE Ncdrry explained the aims and
objects of a central body in a brief but
convincing manner, after which he called
.jmo. W. Gilmore, of the Carpenters to the
chair to preside and appointed Frank Sny
der, editor of the Labor Argus, us TEN.
porary secretary.
Upon roll call representatives from the
Typographical, Carpenters, Painters,
Past"r"rs, Bartcndcrs, TaiIors, Musici-
ans Prrssmcn, and Olcott, Ward and
Tumsburg locals OF the United Mine
Workers responded.
y general discussion as to the need
and great good to be accomplished was
then discussed by Ben Davis, Miners:
.luo. W. Gilmore and .Jno. l.. Cain, Car
pont"rs; j. H. lIcizer and Frank W. Sny-
der, Printers; G. w. Englcr and Edward
IoPp, Painters; NJ. L. DcAtlcy, Plaster
crs; Tom Cairns, Miners; }. l.. Paulry,
Bartendcrs. and Luke +. Lanham. Min
crs.
National Organizer Carry Littleiohn.
|. VI. W. of A., of Indiana, and Jos.
kcuy. OF Washington. ID. c.. National
Organizer of the Carpenters, also address
ed the meeting in behalf of solidarity OF
tn" movement and strongly advocated the
organization of the central body.
by a unanimous vote it WAS decided to
organize the Kanawha Valley Central La
hor Union and the following Temporary
officers elected:
I'rcsidcnt-.Iohn w Gilmore, of the
Carpenters
Treasurer Hcnjamin Davis, of the
Miners.
S"erctary-Frank W Snyder, of the
Printers.
ne secretary was then instructed to
make application TO the American FEEDER
alton of Labor for charter and supplies
y motion was unanimously adopted in
s'rur'imE the secretary to write President
"oml"rs and Secretary Morrison, of the
\. :. OF L.. and tender the thanks of the
trad" uuionists of Charleston for sending
brother De Ncdr"y. TO whose untiring eff
TINS central body. 4 rising vote of thanks
was given Bro De Ncdrcy for his service
OF organizing work done in our city.
Ih" meeting then adjourned to meet on
a"Nt sunday afternoon ut clock at the
sam" place 20 elect permanent officers and
transact such other business as may come
before the meeting.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
Miners Strike Settled.

Reports sent out state that the Usage
county, Kansas, coal miners strike has
been settled by an agreement reached by
Alexander Howatt, president of District
No. II, U. NJ w of a, and D. r. Ryan.
president of the Southwestern Coal OPP
orators association. Preliminary work
was begun to clear out the mines
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The printers and pressmcn hold their
regular monthly meetings Saturday night.
Important sessions are promised.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

1t is announced that a special dispcnsa-
tion i'll the way of a $3.50 initiation fee
has been granted by the International of
ficcrs to last until Dee. 1st. This should
certainly swell the ranks of the org:niza-
tion within the next 80 days.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Ia" new organization certainly starts
"H' with bright prospects. as every union
man IN the city is heart and soul in ac-
cord with til" movement and that it will
70" q success and power of strength to the
."'"r cause in the future is a forcgonc
.""",n-I"n- The union men of Charleston
"at 'a" Nauawha Valley have awakened
=" '"" necessity of putting their shoulders
=" ~" wheel and doing something else
""'.l"S finding 'niggcrs in the wood
r.l..
y aId one : heart good to see unity of
action demonstrated at the meeting and
'." same spirit continues Charleston
"-a boast of the strongest central body
.a 20" country in n few months.
''--aniz"r De Ncdrcy was highly pleased
VAL" tn" outcome of the meeting and says
,..'' b" viii also be n West Virginia union
booster.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

c. y. Scragg, of Monarch, Lutte Viii
liams, OF Winifrcdc and Clark Mcintyre,
of Carbondale, did much to make the State
Federation convention Il success and their
respective locals displayed good Judgment
in selecting them to represent them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The lower end of the District under the
able leadership of Geo. y. Ep, ling, p. F.
Gatens, Mat Ingram, Il. Z. SaEtrock, G..
w. Wright and other true and sricd work
ers, is rapidly coming to the front.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28
NEWS IN LOCAL
LABOR FIELD
Carpenters Hold Big Meeting-Other
Items of Interest to Charleston
Unionists.

The Saturday Evening Post, which is
sid on our streets, is produced by "scab
labor.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

News has been received that National
Executive Board Member w. II. Rodgers,
Of Iowa, will arrive here in a short time to
assist the resident officers in organizing
Billy has many friends who will give him
Il hearty welcome.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The carpenters held a rousing big meet
ing last Friday night, besides transacting
large amount of important business, n
talk fest was also engaged in. A. F. of
l.. Organized De Nedrcy and National Or
ganizcr Reilly, of Washington, We're pres
ent and addressed the meeting. The car
pentcrs are taking active interest in
the new central body and largely through
their efforts is due the successful launch
ing of that body.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The District officials are busily engaged
in organizing work and are continuously
on the go. Many meetings with the To-
calls have been held during the past week
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Subscribe now for the Argus and get
your friends to subscribe.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Don t forget the meeting of the Ka
nawha Valley Central Labor Union next
Sunday afternoon. Come and help push
it along.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

G. w. Stafford, of the Painters, was
one of the hustlcrs i'll the State Fedora
tiou convention last week and his union
should be proud OF him.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The Tobacco Workers again desire,
through these columns. to ask the trade
unionisms to look for the blue label. Is it
your intention to support the American
Tobacco Company or the union2 If it is
the latter, then you can carry out your
intentions only by purchasing those
brands that are considered fair to the
union, and bear the blue label of the or
ganizatiou.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Several new unions will be organized
in this city before the snow flies. The
working men and women hercabouts arc
becoming alive to their interests
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Jos. REILLY, National Organizer of the
Carpenters Union, who spent last week
in this city. left for Wheeling Monday.
where he will do some organizing work.
He made many friends while here and
will be ever welcome to the capital city.
Good luck, Joe.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

The Painters in this city will be glad
to learn that Elias Brcdcnbaugh. one of
their National officers, was elected 3rd
Vice President of the Ohio State Fedora
tion of Labor at it's recent convention.
Bro. Briedenbaugh paid this city visit
a short time since
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

We call your special attention to the
advertisement of DIR. II. S. Barr, the den
tist, which can be found on page four. If
you want the best work at reasonable
prices it would be well to remember him.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28


NEWS IN LOCAL
LABOR FIELD
Carpenters Hold Big Meeting-Other
Items of Interest to Charleston
Unionists.
The Saturday Evening Post, which is
> i'd on our streets, is produced by 'scab -
labor.
The printers and pressmcn hold their
regular monthly meetings Saturday night.
Important sessions are promised.
Don t forget the meeting of the Iia-
nawha Valley Central Labor Union next
Sunday afternoon. Come and help push
it along.
G.. w. Stafford, of the Painters, was
one of the hustlcrs in the State Fedora
ton convention last week and his union
should be proud of him.
Several new unions will be organized
in this city before the snow flies. The
working men and women hercabouts are
becoming alive to their interests
We call your special attention to the
advertisement of DIR. II. S. Barr, the den,
tist, which can be found on page four. If
you want the best work at reasonable
prices it would be well to remember him.
Sam De Nedrey left for Washington on
No. Sunday afternoon The work done
by him while in our city will stand
monument to the vim and vigor that has
characterized him in his life s work.
Maicr Schwartz, National Organizer of
the Garment Workers, who is well and
favorably known to the trade unionsts of
this city, was elected Second Vice -Presi
dent of the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor at the Toledo convention.
The Painters in this city will be glad
to learn that Elias Brcdcnbaugh. one of
their National officers, was elected 3rd
Vice President of the Ohio State Fedora
tion of Labor at it's recent convention.
Bro. Briedenbaugh paid this city visit
a short time since.
Jos. REILLY, National Organizer of the
Carpenters Union, who spent last week
in this city. left for Wheeling Monday,
where he will do some organizing work.
He made many friends while here and
will be ever welcome to the capital city.
Good luck, Joe.
through these columns. to ask the trade
unionisms to look for the blue label. Is it
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Sam De Ncdrcy left for Washington on
No. 2 Sunday afternoon. The work done
by him while in our city will stand as Il
to the vim and vigor that has
him in his lite s work
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-10-28

Maer Schwartz, National Organizer of
the Garment Workers, who is well and
favorably known to the trade unionists of
this city, was elected Second Vice Presi-
dent of the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor at the Toledo convention.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-19
METALLURGY OPENS GREAT
PROFITS FOR ELY COPPER

What has been accomplished in met
allurey and what still remains to bt
worked out is illustrated by the ope'
~rations of the Nevada Consolidated
Copper company in the Ely district.
Only a few years ago a miner pros
pected the vicinity of Copper Flat and
located a group of four claims where
the company is now mining by steam
shovels, such large tonnage of ore from
which copper is being extracted at a
lower cost than in any other copper
mining district. At the time the miner
had his four locations he spent consid-
cradle time sampling and testing the
values of the deposits he found there.
He even succeeded in getting a cap
tain of mining finance to come and
make a personal investigation with the
view of becoming interested with him.
After spending some days in investiga'
tions the mining man summed 1T up
by saying that "the more you have
of this ground, the worse you are OF. -
This ended his interest in the district
and the locator of the claims let them
lapse, though he had the money at that
time to develop the claims sufficiently
to obtain patent.
Now that the diamonds have been
found masculine Ely proved methods of
handling ores of that class, is making
money by mining and treating the ore
carrying two and a half per cent cop
per. But at the same time, it is throw
ing away much more value in another
mineral that cannot be saved with
profit at the present time.
The ore that carries two and a half
per cent copper also carries aluminium
to the amount of IA per cent. The gross
value of the copper at IL cents IS
$3.50; the gross value of the aluminium
is $s4 at 80 cents a pound. Aluminium
is a metal for which there is a variety
of uses which is steadily increasing
and some day it may be possible to
save it at less cost from such ores as
are now most valuable for the small
percentage of copper they contain
Ely Expositor.