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thcm IN a position where they can
not dony the fact that they are
unfair and unjust i'll their position
and show no inclination whatever
to give their men a fair deal in
the matter. While the miners
organization has come out in
clear cut manner and publicly an
nounced their position and offered
the operators the long ton, which
VIII cost their membership a 12
per cent. reduction on the ton.
ana ask IN return the check off,
which viii cost the operators alb.
solutely nothing. This is the case
In a nut Shell and the public can
readily see that the miners have
acted IN true and straiphtfor.
ward manner in order to relieve
the situation in the Valley caused
by the financial depression, but the
operators have exhibited the
eleven hoof by refusing to give the
miners any recognition whatever
and attempting to take unto them
selves everything in sight to in,
crease their profits at the expense
OF the men. This high handed
proceeding Twill not meet the ap-
proval of the people at large and
they will find that the miners will
not humb]y submit to their die
tates,-regardless of the fact that
they have had men hired to dis
rupt the rganization--but stand
firmly behind their officials and
insist upon their rights and it will
olny be question of short time
until the operators who are dis
posed to be fair will pull loose
from the so-called association and
treat with the organization in
fair and patriotic manner.
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CRUSADE AGAINST
GREAT WHITE PLAGUE
Is Being Successfully Waged by the
Union Printers at Their Colo
rado Springs Home.

OF recent years, the management
of the Printers Home at Colorado
Springs. Colo. has devoted in
creasing attention to the treatment
of tuberculosis and the metho ods
employed in it's successful battle
with the "white plaguc,' are at
tracing attention all over the
country.
A special commission has made
a study of the disease and has
adopted the most approved and
scientific methods of fighting it,.
The results have been so satisfac-
tory that the convention last year
voted down Il proposition to trans
fer the sanitarium to Arizona.
The tent colony is an important
factor, and officials of the union
are authority for the statement
that fully 90 per cent. Of the pa
tients who have had the advantage
Of ten It life have recovered health
and strength and resumed business
duties. The percentage would be
higher but for the fact that too
many are not sent to Colorado in
the early stages, when they are al
most sure of permanent recovery
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The above notice is being served
on the miners throughout the valley
who are not working under the
Paint Creek agreement, and it
clearly shows that operators who
are a party to it are absolutely
void of showing any spirit of fair
ness to the men.
They demand the long ton from
from the miners which means l2
per cent reduction, and i'll return
refuse to grant any concession
whatever to the employees. This
in itself is conclusive proof that
they are not sincere in their as
SertiOnS that they will live up to
the remainder of the contract, but
simply want to grind the men
down to the lowest possible wage
for the sole purpose of increasing
their profits.
On the other hand the miners
organization has displayed a fair,
ness to adjust the wage agreement
SO us to meet the present financial
depression and place all the opcr-
ators on the same basis who were
parties to the 1908 Joint Agree
ment. The operators asked for
relief in order to meet the com
petition in competitive fields and
the United Mine Workers of
America, District No. II, in
special convention assemble
granted them the same concessions
that were given the Paint Creek
Collieries Co., and several other
companies in the Valley, the 224O
ID. ton in return for which those
companies met them half way with
the check-oT.
Now these same operators who
where parties to the original de
mand for relief, and after the
miners organization has granted
the same, come out brazenly and
announce that they are going to
set aside a portion of the Joint
agreement that means a twelve
per cent. reduction in wages with
out consulting the other party to
the contest.
This action of the operators
shows them up in their true light
to the general public and places
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j. Blount not voting.

The first meeting of the Council
under the Bi- Partisan arrange
ment took place Tuesday evening.
The feature of the session was the
action taken in regard to liquor
license, when the bosses lost CON
troll of the Council and no-license
amendment to the ordinance offer
ed by the Board of Affairs was
adopted by vote of % to L.
A motion to postpone the an
nouncemennt of the vote was de
feated, but a recess was immedi-
ately taken until Thursday eve
ming to allow the bosses to line up
their forces.
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The Council was called to order
by Councilman Carr who called
Councilman Botkin to the chair.
Mr. Botkin recalled Mr.. Carr to
the chair and the performance was
on. The first business was the
selection OF President of the Coun-
Gil. DR.. j. +. Robins was nomin-
ated by Ny. Wertz and Mr.. w. G.
MacCorkle was nominted by Mr..
Carr. a SECRET ballot was then
ordered which resulted in two tie
votes, but on the third the reason
tor the secret ballot was made
manifest when one Republican cast
his lot with the Democrats, which
resulted III DR.. Robins receiving 10
and Mr.. MacCorkle 21 and upon
motion of DR.. Robins Mr. Mac
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the many able bank cashiers of
this city, and be it understood
that these bank cashiers devote all
their time to the interests of the
bank for which they receive a
salary not to exceed $500 Der
year. If the bank cashiers only
worked three hours each day and
devoted the remainder of their
time to their private business,
does anyone believe that the
banks would maintain their
salaries. Under this rule why
should the public pay it's en-
ployccs any more than a prudent
business man pays for the con.
duct of his own private business
affairs. The politician class are
imbucd with the idea that the
government was created for the
office holders to receive and the
people to pay any price that
(thcy) the Office holders demand.
Twelve hundred year for the
board is as much as any business
man would care to pay for like
experience equal ability and the
same measure of service to he
rendered in the cor duet of a bust
ness enterprise, and / will venture
to say that scores Of well qualified
men would accept the position at
this salary.
Now, let us notice the salary of
police Judge. The present Judge
has been receiving a salary of 81,
900, per year and his predecessor
served at $500, per year. The
difference between $500, per year
and one thousand is just one half
and yet added to this one half we
are asked to vote away 5000, more
of the peoples money to raise the
salary from 81 900 to $1,000. At
this rate of increase the police
judge would receive this term Of
office $1,000. and next term
SZ4OO, ana so on doubling up
every two years.
Next is the head street COM
missioner with a salary of $1,000,
and this | honestly believe is the
most absured thing of all. The
head street commissioner is now
and always has been throughout
every administrator an ornamental
officer. He does not stay upon
the ground nor does he do any
physical work other than to di-
rect his two assistants. This
Office is not worth more than 81,
600, per year, and any man having
experience and qualified in every
particular would serve for this
salary.
Next is the city auditor, l would
say that the city auditor should
receive as much salary as a mem
Der Of the board and no less.
But the city lookup keeper de-
served especial notice. This
office it is said is the best revenue
producer under the administration.
It pays anywhere from 81 900, to
S6, 900, per year and the board
asks that we pay them in ad-
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Hon. Samuel E. Bowen De
r1ounces Recommends
of Board of Affairs for
GIGANTIC SAL ARIES /!
Says Its But the Logical Con-
sequence of Ring Rule and
Bossisrn---A Strong Arraign-
rnent of the Powers That Be.

In my last article mention was
made Of the fact that we have no
primary election law. Under
such Il condition the people must
wage Il relentless war against the
bosses. In so doing the people
occupy relative position to that
of Japan against Russia in the
taking of Port Arthur. The
bosses here in Charleston are
about as strongly entrenched as
the Russians were at Port Arth ur.
But it will be remembered that the
JapS finally took Port Arthur.
Why! Because the Japs were
fighting for a cause and the
russians were fighting for them
selves, and that meant the office
holding class which represents a
very small proportion of the whole
population of Russia. No con-
dltlon can long exist without the
great moral support of public sen
tlmcnt behind it2 The bosses can
not have the moral support of the
people because the bosses repre-
sent themselves, and the people
here in Charleston are as clearly
neutrality-suspicious. in city affairs
as the south WAS during the terrible
days OF rccunStruction. After the
late triumph OF the machine in
both parties. VIC witness a growing
lnSo!cncc and Il reckless disregard
OF the peoples rights. 1t finds
expression and is accentuatcd by
their demands for large salaries in
all departments Of the city govern
m"nt and before we go any further
1t viii not be out of place to
take notice of Il part Of the
|'NediIc of salaries proposed and
recommended by the Mayor to-
g"lher with the entire Board of
Affairs.
Ihe Members of the Board of
NhalrS, 5000 per year each.
F"ncc Judge $1,000, per year.
Head Street Commissioner $1,000,
l"" assistants $3.50 each.
city Auditor, $1,000.
NY lookup keeper $500, and AZ
''''tN per day for each prisoner.
'I'H Solicitor, $4,000, per wear
"'lH the privilege of practicing
IA" On the side. Now let us re
We" these Offices little further.
PROFESSIONALLY the Board of
''naitN docs not consume upon an
"'er"E" more than three hours
e"'h "ay. 1t is said they did not
""'h more than this each day
under the oid charter. and now we
nave an additional member and
'''' oI">"r Is relieved of the duty of
I''Ni"in- over the council. hence
.'' can devote all his time to the
beard.
'"r 0uprotessional services of
'' individual can only be esti-
"''l'i at Just what like service
''' ''e had under the law of sup
am" demand, granting that
-''' mayor and each member of the
'''I Il has an equal ability with
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-13
Corklc's election was made
unanimous.
And then the trouble above re-
ferred to begun to brew.
made

The action of the Council was a
surprise to the greater portion of
the people. Some believe that
those voting against license will re-
main firm, while many say that
the political bosses can throw the
result either way the desire.
Some openly say that it will only
take little money to switch the
vote from dry to wet and that the
Councilmen voting dry did so only
as Il bluff to make the interests
come across. Be that as it may it
now remains to be seen whether or
not the anti. bosSism faction of the
Council can be bought or. inf1u-
enccd by the bosses Any member
who changes his vote will certainly
have to run the gauntlet Of public
opinion in 30 uncertain manner.
The ''BUYn-PARTISAN BOSSES
are up against it good and strong
and will have to do some tall hust-
ling to carry out their promises to
the "exclusive set in the the
whiskey ring
The bosses have declared their
intention of having the vote re.
considered and the final disposition
of the entire question by SECRET
BALLOT. Whether or not they
can accomplish this remains to be
seen. VIII the people place the
city in the hands. of a few political
grafterS to traffic. it's franchise and
award licenses to Il few select
whiskey men who cough up politi-
Cal contributions and dance to the
music Of the bosses {!
Public servants elected by the
people to represent them in the
Council or other Offices who have
not the moral courage and man
hood to vote their sentiments on
any question openly and publicly,
but who will resort to a SECRET
BALLOT to betray their trust and
hide their official acts should at
least have honor enough left to
resign and give way to MEN who
will do their duty fcarlessly and
honerably. REMEMBER THIS
TONIC HI
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School Teachers Organizing.

- The school teachers all over the
country are being organized under
the auspices of the North American
teachers League Higher wages
and shorter hours seem tn he tbe
goal that they have in view.
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NOTICE

beginning on May 25tF,, 1909, and con-
tinuing until s,lcI, time as the wages and
conditions now prevailing the Paint
Creek Collieries Company, and elsewhere
i'm the Kanawt1a district, agreed to by the
District Officers OF the United Mine Work.
of America, shall be restored to those
of the Charleston agreement of 1908 the
gross ton of 224O pounds shall be in effect
at this mine. But i'm all other respects the
Charleston agreement will be maintained
in full force and effect
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salary. This Office should be
place upon a definite salary and
the fee system abolished.
The city solicitor should not
receive salary in excess of $500,
and number of. lawyers with
good ability would gladly accept
this office at such a salary.
The fire chief who by the way
is an extraordinary man for the
position having great skill and
ability is not overpaid though
the chief of police is considerably
over paid, but the regular police
men are really under paid as con
trasted with other officials.
On Friday night the citizens
of West Charleston met at Elk
Banking Hall and passed reso
lutions instructing the councilmen
from three wards to vote against
the exOrbitant salaries recommend
cd by the board, and it remains to
he seen how faithful these council
men will be to their constituency.
Most certainly the councilmcn
from these wards arc placed in a
very delicate situation and it is
not to be presumed that they
will have the audacity to disrc-
gard Instructions.
Not long ago however, Governor
Hughes said "thc great masses of
the people ask for a fair show,
the protection of individual lib
crty and the conservation of the
common right. They want i'm.
partial officers and just laws.
They want measures considered on
their merits. They do not want
government by "pull' or the
advantage Of special interests. 1t
is only Il small fraction of the com
munity that is engaged in the
selfish struggle for political patron
age and to make government
serve private ends. The question
is whether these few shall control.
The great menance that we have to
representative government and
impartial administration in the
interest Of the people is the
control by the few of party nomi-
mating machinery. The country
is alive to this and is determined
to stop it. Some of those who
have secured control of party
machinery have the effrontery to
charge the party voters at large
with being incompetent to manage
their own af1irirs. Il they are
competent to chose officers on
election day, why are they not
competent to choose candidates on
Primary day!'
The great reform senator La
LaFollettee of Wisconsin said s"The
greatest danger menancing re-
publican institutions today is the
balancing control of city, state,
dIA iiduiohlh DS LHc
wrongful use Of the wealth and
power OF public service industrial
and financial corporations. The
influence which rules may be
traced to the close association of
political and corporate power.'
1t is a complete system. 1t de-
frauds the people, defeats legis-
lation in the public interests and
passes laws for the special inter-
ests. 1t rules caucuses. names
delegates. appoints committees
dominates in the council of poll
tical parties, dictates nominations,
makes platforms, dispenses patron
age, directs state and municipal
administration, controls legis-
lation, STILES opposition, Furnishes
Independents and elects United
States Senator's. The only power
that can save the government from
these corrupting interests is direct
nominations, the referendum and
recall. They are all expressions
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y z I
New Bi-Partisan Council
Votes the City Dry
by p to II.
a BIG SURPRISE
One Member Gets Gold
Feet and Fails to Vote
bosses Lost Grip
and Recessed
for Repairs.
A BIG SURPRISE

:
AGAINST LICENSE ::
Anderson ::
Belches ::
Board :;
Calderwood :;
Cook ::
Hively ::
Harrah ::
Jenkins ::
Leachrrlan ::
Jeffers ::
Mcclure ::
Mathes ::
Reveal ::
Norvelle ::
Ray );
Robertson ::
Roche ::
Robins ::
Stewart ::
Will<inson ::
Wertz :;
1ounS :;
FOR LICENSE .;
Botkin ::
Carr :;
Carroll :;
Daniels ::
First ::
Gardner ::
Cebhart ::
Grosscup ::
Isaacs ::
MacCOrkle ::
Nearr11an ::
PoPp :;
Stevenson ::
Singleton ::
Slack ::
Smith :;
Scherr ::
J. Blount not voting. ::
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If you want to get the facts in
connection with the Infamous bi-
partisan graft subscribe for Argus.
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REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE
LOANS AND ABSTRACTiNG
OFFICE 30 WEST GOLD AVENUE.

HEhL ESTATE Of all description
bought, sold and exchanged upon
cash or easy payment terms.
RENTS COLLECTED and entire
charge taken Of properties and es-
tates.
FIRE AND INDEMNITY INSuR-
ance Of all kinds.
AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY'S
Bonds issued without delay.
MONEY TO LOAN on approved
real estate security in sums Of not
loss than $4,000.
MONEY INVESTED for clients in n
guaranteed safe. conservative man
ner upon Albuquerque real estate.
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JOHN NJ. 100
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BOND TO LEXINGTON MAN
CHARGED WITH MURDER,
TRIAL WILL BEGIN SOON
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
ORDINARY AND SPECIAL
Appropriations For Illinois Chart
able Institutions Recommc
BY House Committee.

Springfield H., May f7,-The ordl
nary and special appropriations for
charitable institutions were finally
passed upon today by the house com
mlttee on appropriations.
For regular support accounts the
amounts Allowed for each for the
year were: Western Hospital for
the Insane, at Watertown, $4,000:
Soldiers and Sailors, Quincy, $205,-
600: Asylum for the Dear, Jackson
vile, St25,000; Hospital for the In
sane, Jacksonville, s225,o00; Soldiers'
Orphans Home at Normal, s67,5oo;
Criminal Insane, Menard $4,000;
Hospital for the Insane, Kankanee.
s406 600
The special appropriations for each
run far into the thousands.
the largest single item being $4,000
for an electric light plant at the
Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
BIG DAY IN CAIRO
Nearly 1000 People viii be Here or
May 27th to Attend Ben Hur
Initiation at Opera House.

1t is expected that there will be
over 1900 people in Cairo on May 27,
the date of the spectacular initiation
of one hundred into tho Tribe Of Bon
Hur The initiation will take place
al the Cairo Opera House on the even
ing of that date. Members from as
Tar as Centralia e. the |, c. aud Muir
physboro on the VI. & O, Mt, Carmel
on the Big Four. and a large number
from southeast Missouri will attend
II. J, McGinnis. deputy supreme
judge, arrived yesterday from Craw-
louisville, Ind, and will assist In max
ing arran gements for the initiation
Deputy Supreme Chief w. r. Mich
aels has been here some time secus.
ing the candidates.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-13
WOMAN 5 CLUBS
MEET IN ANNA
ANNUAL CONVENTION
LARGELY TTENDED-WiLL
MEET IN MURPHYSBOR
NExT-ELECT OFFICERS.

The fourth annual meeting OF the
| Womans Clubs of the twenty-tfth
district of Illinois was held yesterday
lat Anna, Ill There was very good
attendance, nineteen delegates going
up from Cairo
Very interesting papers were read
by Mcsdames Samuel White, w. n,
Butler, Isabella Candee and Andrew
Lohr
Mrs. ". f Smith accompanied Miss
Pearl Willeford who sang a solo.
The following officers were elected:
Miss Ruth Hardy Of Murphysboro,
secretary and Mrs.
Tillow. of Marion. treasurer
The next meeting will be held at
Benton also extended
an invitation.
After the adjournment Mrs. W. l..
Athon gave a reception at the Hospit-
al for all the members, which was
thoroughly enjoyed
The Cairo members returned last
night, with the exception of Mrs. Isa
bella Candee who accompanied Mrs.
Mitchell. Mrs Francis G Everett, and
Mrs. A, s. Caldwell 10 Carbonate to
visit the State Normal University
here.
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WITHOUT A M|SHAP
Battleship Passes Second Stage Up
Mississippi River--NoW at
DonadsonViIe, la.

Donaldsonville, La, May 12.-The
second stage of the battleship Missls
sippi's journey up the river whose
name ii bears was MAIZE under in
spring auspices and with even a sug
gestion of mishap The barleshir
arrived at Donald>unytlle, at O'Clock
this afternoon after seven hours
trip from New Orleans The passage
up The river was made anil an al.
most continuous outburst of enthusi-
astic greeting and patriotic eXhihi-
tion from either shore.
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LEGAL DECISIONS
ssssssssssssssssssxssyssss

Is a Toy Pistol Weapon?-A deal
trivance bearing the inscription 'pis-
tol' in the manipulation of which the
child suffered a wound resulting in
tetanus. An action was brought
against the dealer wherein the sta
tute providing that any person
knowingly selling or furnishing any
minor with a pistol shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor was set forth The
main question was whether this
mechanism was a pistol or toy
which the trial court decided as a
matter of law, but the appellate
judges frankly admitted they could
not decide. II seems they were a
little gunshy, but that the clerk. hav.
ing mimi turned to experiment and
penchant for fire arms, hal EN-
bedde a bullet from the continuance
in an oagen table In the court room
and they had seen the effect and
could not say that the 10Y was not a
dangerous weapon. In Matthews v.
Caldwell, 63 Southeastern Reporter.
$50, the Georgia Court of Appeals
remarking that jurors are chosen not
only for uprightness, but also for in
telligence. being able to bring into
the box knowledge of the common
things OF life. decided that they were
qualified to look at this mechanical
creation, and to determine whether
It was a firearm