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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
AIinneaOIa.
Missouri.

500 ACRES ~unimprOved land l mile from
good town; 100 acres nice level land. bal
ance rolling; price $40 per acre; 81 down
balance long time.
E,cO acres OF timber land in Ripley
Co, No, ? miles from n. II. This Is fine
upland, with oak, ash. hickory, pine and
walnut timber. Price $40. SNAP.
1895 acres Z miles from Versailles, Mo,
good 6-rOom house, 2 new barns, well
windmill and tanks. all fenced and cross
fenced; 20 acres in cultivation; timber on
farm VIII pay for same, Good lead pros
pect on land. Price SO per acre. BEST
EVER.
Ranch, 4H acres, all fenced, ote-half m
Cultivation. $50 acres rich Usage river bot
tom land, buildings on this place cost over
5000, fine springs, 10000 feet oak saw tim
Der; only two miles from Nianeua. Price
$50 per acre. A SNAP,
LATHROP a TOBIN. AIS Bee Bldgs
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
. Real ESTATE s..
BUILD YOUR HOME NOW

We have a nice lot 5Oxl3O, located ONE
half block from South Omaha car inc,
south front. most convenient and desiraple
for any one, we will sell It for $50.
GALLAGHER & NELSON,
40 Brandeis Bldg. Omaha, NebI'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
I, REAL ESTATE
| Farm AND RANCH LAND FOR SALE
Colorado.

COLORADO irrigated lands adjoining,
Denver. Now is the time to buy; before
prices advance.
GEO. w. HOLBROOK,
800 Railway Exchange Bldg, Denver, Colo.
Formerly OF Omaha.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

gin at the root of the evil before
1t branches out too far and save
our city the humiliation of being
controlled and owned by a centra-
lized liquor traffic.
The present state of affairs is the
direct result of the infamous
special privilege new BIPARTISAN
charter and those who are CON
deming individuals for the trouble
know not whereof they speak.
Kill the charter and return to a
common sense system and you will
have solved the problem.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
CRISIS UPON US.

Organized labor of West Vir-
ginia is today@ confronted by a
great crisis. The coal barons. in
toxicated with wealth and power.
and alarmed by the increasing
political and economic activity of
the working class, have as a class
undertaken a crusade for the de-
struction of the labor organizations.
The laws and constitution have
been trampled under foot.
''guard' despotism set up. and
judicial murder attempted with
this aim in veiw. Where such
violent methods have not seemed
advisable, other means are being
used to the same end.
The movement for the called
open shop but thinly wells an at
tempt to close the shops against
organized workingmen; it is back
ed by powerful capitalist organi-
cations, with millions of dollars in
their war funds.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
MIR. BoWEN'S POSITION.

In this issue Honorable Samuel
E. Bowen again speaks to the sub
scribers of the Labor Argus. Mr..
Bowen is familiar with the sin
and outs" of/politics having serv.
ed as chairman of the city Demo
cratic Executive, Committee that
elected Mayor Holley in 1907.
n politics he has been a consist
Hent Democrat but one not afraid
to criticise wrong doing from
whatever scarce it comes. Mr..
Powen writes in a vigorous STYLE
and is considered an able and
fluent public speaker. He was
chosen by the speakers bureau of
the State Democratic Executive
Committee to stump both the
northern and southern parts of
West Virginia and rendered a
valuable service to his party in
the late election. 1t will be policy
of this paper in the future to ap-
plaud merit wherever found and
to whatever party it belongs and
to denounce wrong, from what
ever source it comes. We propose
to do our part toward making
public officials live up to their
duty. or else we will expose their
conduct and place them in the
limelight of publicity.
1t appears that the Board of
Affairs are going to maintain a
sphinx-like silence in regard to the
prohibition movement while the
advocates of the s:whiskey riner
are trying to mold public senti-
ment in their favor, 1t is under
stood that the "ringn men are 60
ing to circulate a petition with the
hope of securing a large number of
the names of business men who
favor licenses. In the meantime
the Mail has embraced the cause of
the ringsters, whilst the Gazette
is trying to be neutral
with a decided training toward
the advocates. Of whiskey ring.
Every man who believes in a fair
deal should stand pat, for these
are the times that try mems souls.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
COURTS ALWAYS HOSTILE.

The courts, always hostile to
labor, have of late outdone all
previous. records in perverting the
law to the service of the capitalist
class. They have issued injunc-
tions forbidding the calling of
strikes, the announcement of bov-
colts, payment of union benefits,
Or even any attempts to organize
unorganized workingmen in Ger
tain trades and places. They have
issued arbitrary DEGREES dissolving
unions under pretense Of their
being labor trusts.
They have sustained the capital
lists in bringing damage suits
against unions for the purpose of
Tying up or sequestrating their
funds. They have wiped off the
statute books many labor laws
laws protecting little children
from exploitation in the factory
laws making employers liable for
damage. in case of employees kill
ed or injured at their work, laws
guaranteeing the right of working
men to belong to unions.
While affirming the right Of
employers to bar organized work
lngmen from employment. they
have declared it unlawful for
workingmen TO agree not to pat
ronlZe nonunion establish ments
The only consistent rule observed
by the courts in dealing with the
labor question is the rule that
capitalists have sacred right to
profits and that the working class
ha. no rights in opposition to the
criminal trusts.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
OBJECT OF OPERATORS,

The following extract from ex-
Governor Dawson's special message
OF 1907, is fair illustration of
what is to be expected by the
miners of the Kanawha Valley if
the operators Succeed in extermin-
ating the United Mine Workers
| organization:
Sin some of these, in certain
parts of the state, the miners are
oppressed and wronged. They are
compelled, under some circum.
stances, to work in ILL.VENTI-
LATED and otherwise UNFIT
MINES. They are CHEATED in
the payment of compensation for
their labor. They work on con
dltion that they receive SO much
per ton for the coal mined by them:
the coal is not weighed but is cal
culated by the mine car; these cars
at least at some collieries) are rat
ed at acapacity of two and one. half
tons. whereas they often have a
capacity of four tons, and in some
cases even up to six tons; but the
miner is paid for only two and one
half tons, and for all above that
he mines he gets no pay whatever.
This is robbery of the poor aud op
preston Of the weak.
AT some of the stores conducted
by collleries the miners are charg-
ed extortionate prices for mer-
chandise. For instance, they are
charged sixty cents for a small
powder flask, such as is used by
miners, which are sold at whole
sale at seventy-five cents a dozen.
and usually retail at ten cents each.
At some of these mines accidents
are not reported as the law re-
quires.n
DO the miners and the law-abid-
ing citizens want these conditions
to prevail throughout the Kan.
awha Valley, and other more
diabolical ones likes those existing
on Cabin Creek If you do bow
to the will Of the Kanawha Coal
Association. If not assert YOUR
manhood.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
AS OTHERS SEE 1T.

''The Oh arleston Labor Argus is
out with an appeal for help. 1t is
not unusual that a Labor
Paper has to cry for help, and the
Argus, by reason of printing the
truth about the coal mine slavery
in the state, has incurred the
enmity of the political and indus
trial owners of the state to the ex
tent that it finds it necessary to
issue this appeal. Labor in the
hanawha should rally to the sup
port of The Argus; by strengthen
ing it they will strengthen them
selves. w heeling Majority.
Thanks, Brother Hilton. It's
seldom we get words of cheer.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

"Many outrages have been COM
mitted by these ':guardsH MANY of
whom appear to be vicious and
dare devil men who seem to aim to
add to their viciousness by bull
doing and terrorizing people. =
FIX Governor VIM. NJ. O. Daw.
son in special message to the lesis-
lature in 1907.
And yet some of these very
guards are appointed deputy
sheritfs right here in kanawha
county, the seat of state govern
ment, to carry on their lawlessness
as tools of the labor depressing
coal companies:
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
THURSDAY, NAY 20, 1909
LABOR'S WATCHWORD,

We 'rW stand by our friends and
administer n stWging reGuke to men
or pnrties ,ri,o are either indifferent,
Negligent or haste, and, ,ritenecer OPP
portunity aforis, secure the election
Of intelligent, honest, earnest hades-
uhiORists nith, unblemished, Duid uI
union cards in their possession.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.

The City Council at it's recessed
meeting on last Thursday night
affirmed their former action on the
liquor license question by an in =.
creased majority, the final vote
being 80 to 10.
The people will. now suffer for
their inaction at the time the new
tangled graft creating Bipartisan
charter was railroaded through
the legislature by few pro-
fessional Office seekers. We called
the attention of our citizens to the
danger at the time, but the cour
age to combat the wishes OF the
political bosses and the public
service corporations was lacking.
and as result they are now reap.
ing the reward for their inactivity.
Many reasons are being ad-
Vanced why the council refused to
grant license, the Dixon Mail. as
usual blameS it OH the former adj
mlnlstratlon-nhich by the way
was far superior to the one which
the editor of that rag was connect.
ed-SOme blame the Prohibition
lists, the Board of Affairs and
many others.
The real blame rests upon the
bosses and promoters of the Ri
Partisan Charter and the "whiskev
ring who assisted in securing it's
passage. The cOuncilmen bpcame
aware of the fact that movement
was on foot to reward a few saloon
ISIS for party services and other
considerations, by granting them
license and cutting out the more
unfortunate fellows who did not
have pull with the powers be-
hind the throne.
Realizing 1.-THE graft. corruption
and debauchery that would follow
placing the whiskey business of
the city III the hands of favored
few men at the expense of sacritic-
ing the business of the majority of
the men in that business end TO
nip in the bud this nefarious piece
OF class legislation the Council yery
properly refused to be a party to
the deal. If we are to have license
every man who is qualified under
the law should be granted a
license and if not let all share alike
and suffer together.
Equal and exact justice should
DE dealt out to all men alike and
no special privileges granted to
anyone. Some of the politicians
who are making the biggest howl
are deepest in the mire in the
whiskey deal.
Over 800 men Will be thrown
out of employment and the busi-
ness of many sacrificed. but it is
better thus than to allow A few
craven political grafters to Get our
city their grasp and power
through an Infamous deal whereby
SIX sa cons would control the
osstsny of the entire SreGpfe. - Be-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

We congratulate Col. I. V. Bar
ton upon his disappointment as
State Labor Commissioner. He
has made an efficient officer and
performed his duties without fear
or favor in the past and it goes
without saying that he will con.
tlnue to do SO in the future.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
notice.!

The papers of all subscribers
will be stopped as soon as they
become delinquent, in conpli-
ance with the Postal Laws. If
you desire your paper con-
tinued renew your subscription
at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20
THE COMING CONTEST.

he SOullNG IUN lS1.
Miners of the Kanawha Valley
stand together. This is the only
thing for you to do, now that the
most important question in the
history of the organization in this
District demands solution. A
grave crisis contents you and a
successful termination of the pend
ing controversy depends upon
united action. Notwithstanding
the community of interests CON
Meeting the miners of this state as
class. notwithstanding the bonds
that should firmly unite all mem
bers of the under
normal conditions, unfortunately,
there is to little harmony, not
overmuch unity to be found in its
ranks. But in the life and in the
work of every labor organization
there arise conditions taxing more
than ordinarily its power and its
strength; circumstances, under
which mere majority, or the good
wiki of An active fraction of the
membership does not suffice to
meet the situation-when the COM
blned exertion of all required.
when the individuals must melt to-
gether into a compact whole. In
such cases all discord must be
stamped out, all the little enmities
and jealousies that may have
arisen within the ranks must be
forgotten. Unitedly we must
strive toward the one goal. the one
aim, the realization of which
further progress for the organi-
zation, larger material advantages
for its members.
The United Mine Workers are
now confronted with grave stu.
alton upon the outcome of which
depends the veal or woe of the or.
ganlzation. The operators de-
mands are outrageously unreason-
able aud unfair and that the min
ers stand for fair and equitable
adjustment is recognized and en-
dorsed by all the fair minded
citizens, and to insure success it
only requires that the men stand
firmly behind their officers and
present solid and united resistance
against their common enemy. III
this IS done success will be perched
on their banner and the greatest
step towards organizing the no.
torlous scab coal fields of the state
will have been taken. Unity of
action means more than force of
numbers. Small but united bands
have won many signal victories
over larger, but discordant forces.
and if the miners in the Kanawha
Valley profit by these examples.
history will repeat itself.
There is no time to lose, in a
few days the test will come, be
ready and stand unsweveringly,b by
the cause that has made over
300, 900 miners of the United
States prosperous and happy.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

Only one plea is made in favor
of child labor-it is cheap labor.
This is all sufficient from the stand
point of money making, and the
only excuse offered (when an ex-
PLANTATION is asked for is the al
legged necessity of assistance to
INDECENT parents. The result is
twofold. 1t cheapens labor, there.
by increasing dividends, and at the
same time lays the foundation for
still cheaper labor in future gen
eratlons and less opposition to the
development of the monied aristo-
cracy OF whom our country has
now more than is good for it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

The Bi-Partisan character and
the political bosses whishey ring
GENERALIZATION scheme has put five
hundred Charleston working men
on the cold and cruel rocks.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

Why will you buy a non union
product and announce to the mer-
chant that YOU want union wages
for your labor, but are unwilling
to employ union labor when YOU
are the employer.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

Regardless of whether the CITY
Is dry or wet every union man
should demand the union label
1t Will serve to kill the rings
quicker than any other weapon of
defense.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

Somehow when man dies from
the effects of handling dirty money
he gets more space in the news
papers than one who dies of star
TatIon.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

The good citizens of Wheeling
are opposing the acceptance of a
Carnegie library. They remem Der
the Homestead outrage and do not
want blood money monument.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

10 know the true value of a
dollar, one has to become an editor
OF a labor paper and he will soon
learn.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

There may be no short cut to
fame, but the promoters Of the
Charleston Bipartisan charter are
now aware that this does not apply
to illfame.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

The dry proposition doesn, t
seem to bother the gas metre. 1t
still works overtime.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

Politics in Charleston is not A
business or professionals simply
graft.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-05-20

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Evening journal., 1909-06-24
FRATERNAL ORDERS
ARE NOT EXEMPT

DELMAR. Del. June 24-The n. Y. p.
ana n. r. r. pay car performed the un-
usual ceremony of remaining on the Mary
land side of the line upon its last visit
here 1t is presumed that it was done TO
avoid the attachment Of the wages of a
number Of employees, as the Delaware
constable was waiting for II with a large
number Of claims Of holdover creditors
determined to make their money. The
matter has become simplihed somewhat
since the company has adopted the plan
of paying the employees cash instead Of
by check.
Evening journal., 1909-06-24
AUSTRIA MAKES
WAR ON STANDARD

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
VIENNA. June 24-The Austrian
war on the Standard Oil Company,
will receive the aid Of the government.
The Galicia, Society of OIL Producers
and the refiners' syndicate have
agreed to take over and assume the
management of the Austrian govern
ments factory for the purpose Of pro-
viding oil fuel. which is being used
on the governments railroads. The
oil producers and the rehners go
further and declare they will not buy
any more oil from the Standard If the
government will build adequate oil
tanks and pipe lines 10 store the vari-
GUS local supplies. The ministers Of
the government have signihed their in
tention of complying with these condi-
itons. Such a move will, in effect,
practically bar the Standard from
further business In Austria and
Hungary.
Evening journal., 1909-06-24
WRIGHTS READY
FOR THE TESTS
Machine Almost Exact DupIi-
cate Of One That Was
Wrecked

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON, June 24-With every
rod, wire. bolt. and nut In place. the
Wright aeroplane. which the two Day
ton brothers have been putting togeth-
er since last Monday is now practically
ready for the government tests. The
machine is almost an exact duplicate
in construction of the one which was
wrecked last September, causing the
death of Lieutenant Selfridge. OF the
signal corps, and the breaking OF Or
vile Wright's thigh. A few minor
improvements have been introduced,
designed to increase the stability Of
the craft, and the control Of the oper-
ator over its movements. The pro-
pellers are a bit shorter and the gear
ing of the engine has been slightly
changed.
In appearance, however. the machine
is radically different The white can
vass of the planes has given way to a
fabric of the new tangled creamy yell
low color. with a French name, that
the ladies are wearing this summer.
This cloth is not only more closely
woven than the canvas but is OF light
er weight, and. it is believed, will inn
prove the flying qualities Of the craft
The Wrights spend the morning in
tuning the motor, and trying out the
| propellers. Before the day is over
the machine will he loaded on a wagon
and hauled by an autotnobile from the
balloon house. a half mile up to the
aeroplane shed on the Fort Myer
parade ground. II is possible that a
short fight may be attempted late this
afternoon. but on this point the
Wrights We're non-committal II
weather conditions are favorable. there
is almost sure to be a flight to-mor-
row.
Speaking of the extension Of time
for the tests obtained yesterday from
General Allen, Orville said to-day thai
he had in mind solely the possibility ol
unfavorable weather.
Had the extension not been granted
the tests would have had to he com
pleted by next Tuesday The Wrlght
asked for only ten days additional
but were allowed a month.
Evening journal., 1909-06-24
SPEEDING AUTO
BREAKS COWS LEG
New Castle Farmer Has Ma
chine Number and Will
Prosecute
speeia1 TO TIE EVENING JouRNAr.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. June 24-Abram In
gram, who tenants one of the New
Castle Commons farms. has only one
arm, but has a power Of determina-
tion and grit. This was demonstrated
last evening when he held up an auto
mobile party for reckless running on
the State road as we'll as for breaking
one of his cows legs.
Ingram was changing his milk COWS
from one pasture to another when the
big automobile came laundering along
One COW was struck and hurled to one
side of the road by the car Ingram
found that one of the animals legs
was broken, and that other injuries
had been received by the COW so that
he had to kill the animal The men
in the machine expressed their sor-
row for the collision and agreed to
accompany Ingram to the Office Of
Magistrate Nickerson and settle the
case. Ingram, meanwhile, took the
number of the automobile. and as he
drove back of the machine felt that
everything would be all right. But
as Seventh and Delaware streets was
reached the auto started off, running
at a forty ty-miles-an-hour rate. At
Sixth and Delaware streets a number
of children narrowly escaped being
run over. The farmer was distanced,
but to-day he will swear out war
rant for the owner of the auto for
reckless running, and later will bring
suit for the recovery Of the price Of
the COW.
Superintendent Foster. Of the New
Castle County Hospital, says thai
some autos go so fast at Farnhursi
that IL takes two men to watch-one
for the auto coming and the other go
ing as they run at such rate that
all that is seen is a black spot in O
cloud Of dust
in st. Peters Church this morning
Miss Katherine Sullivan, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Matthew Sullivan. were
married with nuptial mass. Miss Car
RE Sullivan. sister of the bride, wa
bridesmaid. and John Owens best man
Mrs. Taylor. who died yesterday
morning, was an aunt of the bride. and
consequently no wedding reception vii
be held
Miss Ethel LeFevre and Harry Nc
Kee were married yesterday Afternoon
by the Rev. John Rigg.
The Parish Guild Of Immanue
Church gave a surprise party las
evening to the Rev John Rigg.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith of state Roa'
station, visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
II. Clewell last evening. Mrs. Smitl
was Miss Carrie Clewell and the youni
couple we're married by the Rev. z
II. Webster in Wilmington last Sat
urday evening.
Members Of the A. o. II. will atten'
the funeral Of James McGrory TO
morrow morning. They will meet Il
the hall at las o'clock.
city Council will be requested {
have the state law enforced regardin
the speed Of automobiles.