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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
BUCK VAN CLEAVE
WANTS THE WAR
Continued Against the American
Federation of Labor and the
Freedom and Justice of American
Citizen.

New York, 14-Jamcs w. Van
Cleve, president of the National
association OF Manufacturers, in an
article published in American
Industries, declare for continu-
alton OF the warfare against the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Van Cleve warns the
National Council for Industrial
Defense. which the association
organized, that a determined ef-
fort will be made at the present
and next session of congress to
pass anti-inj junction legislation
lie says the council will have to
be a vigilant observer Of events in
Washington.
He says he believes the presi-
dent-clcct is in harmony with the
business men in the injunction
matter.
'1 have excellent reasons to be
lieve that Mr.. Taft will give us a
progressive, same American ad-
mistration, which Democrats as
well as Republicans will applaud
1t will countenance no instigators
class distinctions or promoters of
class jealousies or class hatreds
1t will give no quarter to he de-
mand for the creation of any favor
ed order of law breakers in the
community. Unless | am very
greatly mistaken, no demagogue OF
criminal will be allowed to cross
the threshold of the White House
during President Taft's occu-
pancy.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
FIVE PITTSBURG PAPERS
UNIONIZED AT SWOOP

One of the most successful moves
ever made on the chess board Of
trade uuioniSm occurred III Pitts
burg last week when President
James Lynch. Of the Z. L. o.,
and the local officers TnioniZed the
five daily newspapers against
which d fight has been made dur
ing the last eight years. Thus
Pittsburg becomes closed as tight
as drum against rats and scabs
in the printing trade rs far as the
newspapers are concerned. Sever
al job shops are to be cleaned up
next and then the free and in
dependents can go and take a
Jump into the river. It's Il sorry
day for the skunks who played
dirt in the last few years. Jobs
for the traitor element are becom-
ing mighty scarce.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
GREATEST QUES-
TI0N OF THE AGE
The Regular Weekly Contribution
'front.' he Pen of the Rev. Charles
Stelzle to the Labor Press of the
Country.

Christianity is not dependent
upon the fallibility of the church
nor of the Bible. The church and
the Bible are simply means to
an end, and not an eud in them
selves. Their purpose is the revel-
alton of God in Jesus Christ.
Therefore, the chief question
that men are called upon to answer
is not ''What do you think Of this
doctrine, or that church, or that
system of theology?' but .'What
think ye Of Christg'' Gladstone
once said that this is the greatest
question Of the age.
You might be asked: "VVhat do
you think of Plato, of Socrates. OF
Shakespeare" and you could dis.
miss the matter with an offhand
reply. But this question asked OF
Christ passes into the most prac.
tical and the most personal OF
questions: "What shall + do.
then, with Jesus?'' The question
becomes insistent. Men cannot
get away from it. 1t will follow
them to the ends of the earth.
They may become angry because
OF It's presence, but does not that
prove that it is no ordinary aues.
ton! TO dismiss it by saying
that Jesus Christ was simply =
great reformer will. not satisfy.
Te say that He was ONLY 4 po0d
man, or that He was.a great teach.
er, but simply one of many teach.
ers, brings the consciousness that
one is only lodging the issue.
1t is frequently stated that
Christ came to establish an ideal
republic, or that He sought to
lnaugurate a Utopian democracy.
Neither statement is true. His
own words indicate that it was
His purpose to establish an abso.
Lutte monarchy, a kingdom. of
which He should be the head
ms kingdom is to embrace all
those who will acknowledge His
kingship.
Therefore, when some sssocial
retormers'' select from among the
words of Jesus Christ few catch.
words, which have to do only with
certain social affairs, rejecting
everything else that appliesl to
their personal lives, and then
claim to be the only bona fide fol
lowers Of Jesus Christ, they are
leaving out of their consideration
altogether the most important part
Oh Chrlsts plan for the complete
emancipation of mankind.
Ivy hat think We of Christg''
Worklngmen cannot afford to
evade him. He is too often quot
ed by them, He is too great a
factor IN their lives. More and
more will this be true.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
MILITIA WILL WEAR
PRISON MADE GOODS
In the State of Illinois According te the
Latest Authentic Reports Given
Out.

Discovery that uniforms needed
in the various regiments of the
1llinoiSe State Militia are here
after to be m lnutactured in State
penitentiarieS and that the nation
al guardmen. with the exception
of the officers will wear prison
made clothing. Vas made recently
by officials of the United Garment
" orkerS of America
Investigation disclosed the fact
that many of the trousers now
worn by the militiamen have been
made by the Chester Penitentiarv
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
Working Class
Must Unite

and Asylum for the Criminal In
sane, although information con-
corning this move has been kept
from both the soldiers and tailorS.
Heretofore there have been 15
persons employed at the Chester
Penltentiary in making clothing of
different kinds, including trousers
for the soldiers. This number will
be increased to supply more than
5000 milltiamen with their uni
forms
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
Legislature Should Act.

The Legislature now assembled
should pass Il resolution instruct
ing the governor to employ at least
three experts to go to the Lick
Branch mine and make an investi- :
CATION Of these explosions and re-
port to the Legislature while now
in session, and place the blame
where it properly belongs. The
coal miners demand it the public
demands it, and freedom and
justice demand it, and why should
any coal operator who is comply.
ing with the law object to it.
cone hundred of our fellow
craftsman's lives were wiped out
by the result Of negligence. Over
one hundred widows, and hundreds
Of children left tatherless.
Scan we not be of some service
to those who risk their lives daily
in the mines of this state by try
ing to prevent the re -occurance OF
such like explosions as have hap
pened at the Lick Branch Mines
Shall these explosions continues
What are we going to do to stop
them?
81 demand, rs a representative
of nine thousand organized miners
in the kanawha Valley, and in the
interest Of those depending upon
| them for a livelihood, and beg t,
respectfully request i'll the interss1
of life and limb, and to protect the
coal industry of this state from
future catastrophes, that an in
vestigation be ordered by the Legis
! lature now assembled to be made
at oncc''and such investigation to bt
made by at least three mining eX
perts, to be appointed by th'
! Governor, and all facts to be re
ported to the Legislature now II
session.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
Women Appeal to Congress.

A monster petition is being
signed oy women and men all over
the United States, asking Congress
TO SO amend the Constitution that
women may have voice in this
government.
Women have been told wear after
year pE-represent tatives, that Just
as soon as large numbers of women
oeslre TO vote, they shall be per-
mitted to do so.
Inns petition is to, be presented
60 congress as a testimonial of the
snHerage sentiment throughout
the country
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21
WILL FINANCE LABOR PAPER

The trade unions of Holyoke,
Mass. have voted to finance their
official paper. the Artisan. iudef-
initely- One by one the labor com
munities beginning to adopt the
wiseSt plan.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21

Subscribe for The Argus and
vote for friend in the contest.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21

mon men wake up before it is
TOO late Carry out yoar obIi-
CATION
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-01-21

lating this provision shall upon
conviction, be fined five dollars for
each ofiense or imprisoned in the
county Jail not exceeding ten
days.
"A Head of the Air.
! have facts which can not be
disputed, and investigation will
show that | am correct in these
statements, when | say that there
are places in the Lick Branch mine
from ITO feet to 2S7 feet 'Eahead of
the air,' which is in violation Of
the present mining laws. Not
withstanding that this is true and
cannot be disputed, cornoner's
jury exonerated the Company from
all blame without giving any
opinion as to what caused the eX-
plosion or as to whether the mine
was operated in accordance with
the laws of this state.''
'Shall these recent explosions
at the Lick Branch mine be
charged to the coal company. the
mining department or the coal
miners? The people want the
facts. This should be determined
at once.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

*No returns.
Thrown out; return sheet not signed
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
Catarrh Cannot Re Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat Of the
disease. Catarrh is blood or consti-
tutlonal disease, and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best
physicians IN the country for years
and is a regular prescription. 1t is
composed of the best tones known,
combined with the best blood purif-
ers, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients is what produces
such wonderful results IN curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
FL CHENEY & co, Props,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
MADDEEED NEGRO'S REVENGE.
Sweeps Street With Shot Gun-WOundS
TWenty.Nine Before Being Killed.

Monroe, La, August 24:-Anger-
ed, it is believed, because two of his
friends had recently been shot by
police officers IN this city, William S
Wade, a negro, today ran amuck on
the principal business street cf Mon
roe with a double barrel shotgun,
shooting first at every white man he
saw and then firing indiscriminately
at every object before him. The fire
was returned and the negro finally
fell dead with bullet through his
heart, but not before 29 men, three
of them members of his own race,
had been wounded.
Wade;s body was publicly burned
after it had been cut down from a
pole on which it had hung for half
an hour or more after he was killed.
An investigation by the police this
afternoon showed that when Wade
purchased the shotgun and a box of
shells Il few minutes before he opened
fire on the first man there was moth
ing unusual in his manDer or be-
havior. Other negroes who were with
him in the morning say that he had
not been drinking nor did he show
any evidence of having taken CO.
caine.
Wade came TO Monroe recently
from Pine Bluff, Ark. He was ac-
companied by several other negroes
and they commenced to make trou-
BILE for the local police soon after
they arrived. 1t was alleged that
they were members Of a society in
Arkansas which had as it's object re-
venge for all injuries done the black
race. AS a result, theue negroe:
clashed with the police on many oc-
casions and twice recently they have
exchanged shots with officers. II
was alleged that Wade was heard te
say that no white man was going te
shoot him. No more attention wa;
paid to him, however, until he started
on his wild career today.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
ALLEGED DISPENSARY GRAfTERS
To be Tried In Columbia al September
Term Of Court.

Columbia, August 2l:-The dis
penssry cases will come up at the
September term of court, which
convenes the first Monday in Sep.
tember. Definite announcement was
made to this effect to-day. A con-
ference between attorneys was held
in the office of Attorney General
Lyon, who stated that he would in.
sist upon the trial of the cases. The
first weeks jury was drawn to-day,
but the cases will hardly come up
the first week. The following are
under indictment: john Black, l. W
Boykln, James Farnum, John Bell
yowill, Joseph B WyGe, J NJ
Rawlinson, W 0 Tatum, NJ A Good
man and W A Byars.
Much interest attaches to the out
come of the cases.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
ELECTION CONTESTS.
In Several Counties Protests Have Been
Filed Affecting DiSpenSdfy Election.

Protests have been filed in the
following counties affecting the r.
suit of the dispensary election:
In Charleston comfy Attorney
John P Grace protested the election
attacking the copstitutionality of the
act which ordered the election on the
question at issue. The county board
of canvassers ignored the protest and
the matter will be taken mp with the
State board.
Both sides in Aiken county have
contested the election on the ground
of alleged irregularities.
In Florence county also both sides
have contested the election, claiming
irregularities.
The county board of canvassers in
Ricbland county, before whom
protest was filed N the matter of the
dispensary election. overruletl all OBJ
jections and declared the election in
favor Of ne d!speusarY. The prohio-
itionists will carry the matter to the
State board.
In Georgetown county, too, the
election was protested by the proh!h-
itionists. The county board of can
vassers held that the grounds Of pro-
test were not sufficient and the whole
matter goes up % the State boarl of
canvassers.
The State board Of canyassers is
in session today N Columbia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
RED SHIRT BOYS OF rs
Meet In Anderson and Organize Col
&c StribliDQ Elected COmmdnddnt.

Anderson, Aug. 24:-The State
Association of Red Shirt Men of
1876 was formally organized here
today by the election Of the follow
ing officers: Commander, Col j G
Stribling of Pendleton; first vice
commander, D H Traxler of
Florence; second vice commander,
G D Smith of Greenville; treasurer,
Jas NJ Payne of Anderson; secretary
and historian, Edward Trescott of
Pendleton.
The purposes Of the association
az vet forth ia the constitution and
bylaws, drawn up by Hon W L
Mauldin of Greer. ille and adopted
today, are to perp-> .te the deeds
of the men of 1876, = to teach the
coming generations the Importance
of the part they had in the States
history and to record the deeds of
the men of the time.
The meeting today was opened
with prayer by Rev R R Dagnall,
who was followed bv Mayor j L
Sherard, who delivered the address
of welcome, throwing wide the
doors of the city to the visitors.
A response was made by Col
John G Mobley Of Winsboro, who
closed BY inviting the Red Shirt
men to Columbia to attend the
State Fair II November, which in il.
yitation was accepted.
Tonight Judge Robert Aldrich of
Barnwell spoke at the court house.
Tomorrow will be the big day of
the reunion, featured by the great
parade to be pulled off at 10 O'Clock,
when it is expected that there will
be several thousand men in line.
Senator B r Tillman and Former
Gov John G Sheppard are here and
will speak tomorrow morning as soon
as the parade reaches the park.
Dinner will be served soon after
wards. There are a lumber of COM
panies camped about the city and Sc
far about 500 delegates are here.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

the opposing side were repre-
sented by Messrs Lee & Askins,
of the local bar. At the sugges-
ton of the attorneys the board
agreed to take a recess until 3
O'Clock p IN, at which hour they
met again and the work OF can
vassing and tabulating the re-
turns went on uninterruptedly.
The result Of this tabulation was
found to be 615 votes cast for
Rutledge county and 4Oo against
it. At this juncture Attorney
Welch moved for recount OF
the ballots, to which Mr. Lee OBJ
jected insisting that the grounds
upon which the recount was re-
quired be given ,and quite a live
Iy little tilt ensued. The board
sustained Mr. Lees contention,
whereupon Mr. Welch set forth
seven different reasons for pro-
testing the election, which en-
braced illegal ballots; managers
and voters not being sworn: per
sons allowed to vote not being
properly or legally registered
and other irregularities.
At this point Mr. Lee moved
that an adjournment be taken to
allow him time to prepare an
answer to the protest filed by
Mr. Welch. The board of commits
sioners adjourned to meet here
again next Tuesday, August 81,
when the hearing Of the protest
will be entered upon.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

purchase merchandise Oc purchase OF wey we
~ entitled fnes35 looking
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS MEET
And Canvass Returns Protest Entered
Affecting New County Election.

The county board of State
election commissioners met
Tuesday at IL o'clock M. to can.
vass the returns and declare the
result Of the election held on
August II on the dispenSary
question and also on the ques.
ton of the formation of the pro-
posed county of Rutledge. The
dispensary election having been
won by the prohibitionists by
a decided majority, very little
interest was manifested in the
canvass of the returns pre-
liminary to declaring the result.
The new county election, on the
other hand, was a live wire, the
air being filled with rumors OF
protests and contests, so that
no one was surprised when the
IL O'Clock train from Lake City
came in to see alight therefrom
some fifty or more citizens OF
the would-be county of Eut-
ledge, who came over to keep
N touch with the situation.
When the election com
missioners began their work
there were probably 100 to $50
spectators in the court room and
throughout the whole day the
average attendance was scarce.
ly less. The crowd was quiet
and orderly and appeared to be
deeply interested in the work
on hand. If there was an under
current of bitterness or i'll feel
ing it was not apparent, and
the proceedings were redeemed
from deadly dullness only by a
few flashes of repartee pass
ing between opposing counsel.
The board of commissioners
finished tabulating the vote in
the dispensary election and
found the result to be 529 to $50
in favor of prohibition. Then
they were ready to 60 into the
new county election. Attorney
Welch of Columbia and " l.
Bass, Esq, of Lake City appeared
On behalf OF the new county ad-
vocates, while the interests OF
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

No matter how long You have suf-
fered, Foley's Kidney Remedy will
help you. Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne
w Va, writes: 81 was sufferer from
kidney disease, 80 that at times ! could
not get out of bed, and when / did |
could not stand straight | took
Foley's Kidney Remedy. One dollar
bottle and part of the second cured
entirely" twill cure you.
DC Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

The RECORD has printed up a
number of promissory note
books, Fifty notes to the book,
that we are selling at ten cents
each. tt
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

If you are all run down Foley's
Kidney Remedy will help you. 1t
strengthens the kidneys SO they will
eliminate the impurities from the
blood that depress the nerves and
cause exhaustion, backaehe, rheuma-
tism and urinary irregularities, which
sap the vitality. Do not delay. Take
Foley's Kidney Remedy at once.
DC Scott.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26
KinQStree'S First Bale.

The frst bale Of new cotton was
brought to this market Thursday,
August 20, bv NrJ J Tart, who
lives two miles north of Kingstree.
The market here not having opened
up yet, it was shipped to Messrs
Whaley & Rivers, Charleston. The
bale weighed SCI pounds.
Mr. Tart also claims the honor Of
the first bale for the season Of 1908.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-26

People with chronic bronchitis,
asthma and lung trouble will find
great relief and comfort in Foley's
Honey and Tar and can avoid trou-
BILE by commencing to take it al once.
D G Scott.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-13
TURN AWAY 5000.
Chapel of College of City of Ne1c
York Filled to Doors.

-Four thousand persons filled the CHAPEL OF the
College OF the City of New York, last night when
the lincoln commemorative exercises began Long
before o'clock the three thousand seats were
filed and one thousand persons standing The
police then closed the doors. and over five thou-
sand late comers turned away.
Patrick F. MCGOWAN, President Of the Board Of
Aldermen, presided, and the Rev. DR. Robert Nacken-
zie offered prayer. Andrew S Draper, Commits
sioner of Education for the State of New York
was the orator of the evening lie took for his
subject What Makes Lincoln Great - An orchas-
ira and the United Singers of New York City two
hundred voices strong, furnished the music They
assisted by Otto Goritz of the Metropolitan n
opera House. who sank two barytcne solos and
Professor Samuel A Baldwin, the college organist
Mr.. Draper said in part:
Forty-four years have come and gone since Lin
coin died: There were great men and great leaders
before HIM. and there have been great men and
here It is free and discrinna ting generation
II ranks him above ali others. He Is one of MS the
child of American opportunity. He has given tbe
tr1Iest ring ana the sweetest harmony to fhA snrit
OF his country. No man, comhina tinn ~ men
could change It; the spirit of the nation Is attned
to the spirit OF Lincoln, and II will remain for
ever. That is the overw helming thing which makes
lincoln Ereat, @''S9
New-York tribune., 1909-02-13
HUGHES LAUDS LINCOLN
Gouernor Praises His Unselfsh De
cotton to Public Good.

Rochester Feb. 12-Afte- being entertained at
dinner by the city authorities this evening, Cow
ernor Charles r. Hughes spoke Lincoln st q
Lincoln centenary celebration in Convention Hail
to an audience that completely filled the hail The
Governor was introduced by Mayor Hiram H. Ed
gerton.
Before the address by Mr.. Hughes letters were
read from President Roosevelt. Elihu Root. Booker
T. Washington Joseph c. Cannon. W. ]. Bryan
ernor's address H. H. Knibbs. Of Cambridge. Mass.
read a poem and address given by Hugh
Gordon Miller. of New York City.
The Governor spoke as follows:
The story OF LIncolu's will ever be the finest
inspiration Of American youth. The surroundings
Of his early life not only obscure. but de-
pressing and disheartening. 1t vas not simply
a blessing. The real deprivation was not IN the
rudeness OF the home or in the Iovliness OF the
deavor and stimuli to ambition which are the her
itage of most OF our American boys.
erect monuments to shrewdnesE. Wa set aside
days for the commemoration OF mere Amerl-
in dealing for selfish purposes may win their tenn
porary victories. But the people reserve their
memorials for the ability that finds its highest
Lincoln a of principle. Said he
occasion: Il have sentiments except those which
OF Independence" He ever sought Sor the founea-
tion principle. and built upon IL with sure con-
fdence that the house which was founded upon ths
profoundly an apostle OF liberty. but for liberty
under the law. developed and applied In accordance
met each demand as IT arose-to the radicals he
was too conservative, to the conservatives he was
too radical, Few men have been so severely crfti-
sought to deal with each situation he found II.
he dealt with 1t ilunined by the principles
which the light TO his path and the guide TO