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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-04-28

(*) Vease la primera iornada de
estos Vaiaies, que es muy interesan-
te.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
STRIVING TO UPLIFT.

The labor movement of today
stands for progresiveness of a real
and permanent character, says the
Electrical Worker. The ranks
are filled with men who unselfishly
strive for the uplift of all the
people, for the common good. 1t
IS a great human movement, and it
has its faults, in men and occasion
ally measures. Its principle is as
sound as the rock of Gibraltar.
It's work for humankind is in
cstimable. Results have been
achieved by the unselfish devotion
of its members. This devotion has
manifested itself in many ways.
but in greater degree by loyalty
than any other.
Men have given their lives to the
cause and died in its service.
Others are leading without hope of
personal reward, but. with the
satisfaction Of participation in a
great work. This the spirit which
has made labor what it is today:
this is the spirit that viii guide it's
future. Some men are imbued
with the spirit Of loyalty to a
grearter degree than others. Some
give their best efforts without hope
Of reward or even appreciation,
Others there are who accept the
benefits, but give no return.
Many would sacrifice it to gain
personal prestige or political pre-
ferment. Others would ruin-if
they could-when they cannot
rule.
This has been the experience of
all great movements and of
little ones, too; but the good,
sound. common sense of the vast
majority can be relied upon. that
great conscience which is the guide
of labor in its future work and
which gives it stability. Leaders
may come and go, big men in heart
and mind pass from the stage. but
their places viii be filled by other
big men. Mistakes have been
made and mistakes viii be made,
but the movement of Labor will
go on with clean, able, far seeing
leaders doing their work with the
men of labor for the progress of
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
RING RULE AND BOSSISM.

The citizens Of Charleston have
suffered much under the dictates
of the public service corporations
for many years, but now comes the
final blow; the city has been turn
ed over bodily to the political
bosses and their masters, and the
people will have about as much
voice in its government in the
future as a snow ball has in hades
The so-called bipartisan charter
bill has passed over the heads Of
IS per cent. of the taxpayers of
the city-railroaded as it we're
to satisfy the political bosses and
their masters, the powers behind
the throne.
1t is perfectly plain to see that
the laboring people will suffer the
greatest hardships under the new
boss rule, as they will be COMPEL
ed to pay the toll, and will have
no voice whatever in the affairs of
the city.
The voting power has been taken
out Of the hands of the people en-
tirely and entrusted to the profes-
sional political grafters who will
nominate and elect their tools to
office and rule them with an iron
hand after they are elected. They
call it non partisan, it may be so
considered by them, but the city
may grow as corrupt as did San
Francisco and Pittsburg, and the
people may rise up in their might
and protest, but they will be at
the mercy Of the grafters, as 90
per cent. of the voters could not
get the power out Of their hands.
Charleston can now enter the
same class as the non-union coal
fields where the people are dom
ineered over by "guards,' as it
will be ruled by the ''gang'' who
have robbed the people of their
ballot.
The people may look for many
franchise deals, corrupt govern
ment, and final disaster for our
city within the next two years.
Exit, good government. Enter,
political grafters, whiskey ring
and franchise grabbers. ''The
people be damned.' Ring rule
will prevail.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
PEOPLE TURNED DOWN.

1t begins to look as though the
peoples appeal to the legislature
for relief from tho corporation
martial law or "guard" system
that prevails throughout the state
would be ignored, and that the
''guards' and their Winchesters
will continue to rule and Cypress
the toiling masses by lawlcss
tactics, thus perpetuating wage
slavery in the ''scab' coal fields,
where if the miner escapes from
the death traps he still faces death
or injury at the hands Of the des-
perate thugs who patrol the public
high ways, if he attempts to assert
the rights guaranteed him under
the constitution.
1T is passing strange that re-
gardless Of how meritorious a bill
may be that is advocated by labor
it always reaches the waste basket,
but any measure that eminates
from the corporations or political
bosses is railroaded through with
lightning rapidity Notwithstanding
opposition from the masses.
The toilers Of the state are at
last beinning to realize that all
politicians are Of the "crooked
tongue variety and as long as
they control the state the toile1
need expect no consideration or
justice at their hands.
"Equal and exact justice to all
and special privileges to none, -
is unknown in political circles in
West Virginia and the only friend
the workingman can depend upon
is his organization aud the union
label; stick to them and your fellow
members and in the not far distant
future wage slavery in the Little
Mountain State will be no more, and
that for which Washington and
Linosln fought will take its place
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

ators, the dictators of the state
bring thousands of ignorant and
inexperienced foreigners into the
state and place them in the mines
whenever they can use them to
break strike or demoralize a
union and force wages down.
And they go farther; they EN-
ploy thugs known las "guards'' to
keep experienced, practical and
capable men out of the state and
to prevent the ignorant men from
getting away from them.
A glance over the jumbled re-
port of the legislative mine in
vcstlgating committee will
disclose these facts, and it will
continue until the ''guard" system
is abolished and the laws of the
state are enforced.
When will that be?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
WEIGHS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

AT no time in the history Of the
state has such a determined effort
been made by organized labor to
secure legislation that would pro-
tect the laboring masses and in
sure them justice and square
deal and place them on an equal
footing with the employers under
the law, as at the present session
Of the legislature.
Too much credit cannot be given
VIM. +. WEIGH, President Of the
State Federation of Labor for the
efficient and able manner in which
he has presented labor's claims
and fought its battles unswevering,
ly and untiringly throughout the
entire session. If the bills fail Of
passage no member of the legisla-
ture can say that they were not
familiar with every phase Of them
for HBilly' Welch was always on
the job and explained their pro
visions and purposes in such a
fOrceful manner that no man of
ordinary intelligence and human
instinct could fail to understand
the necessity of legislative pro
lection for the wealth producers of
our state, while the opposing
forces failed to advance any JUST
fable argument whatever why
they should not be passed.
f the peoples plea for humane
treatment and freedom is ignored
by their servants. it can only
serve to show that the workers of
the state in asking for the abolish
ment of wage slavery and oppres-
/ sion are struggling in lost cause
: under the present system
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
ONLY SALVATION.

The only and last resort for
the citizens of Charleston to
defeat the Infamous Bi-Partis-
an Charter Bill is the Govern
or's Veto. The people should
be heard on this all important
matter and general Mass
Meeting of the citizens should
be held and enter the protest
of the IS per cent. who are
opposed to it and place their
side of the question before the
Governor before he attaches
his signature to the BILL
Act at once and save the city
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
DEVILS PRIME MINISTER.

Poverty is the DEVILS prime min
lister, says an exchange. 1t dark
ems more lives, besots more men,
kills more children, beclouds more
lntellects, quenches more hopes,
inspires more crimes than all other
causes combined 1t racks the
nerves, saps the vitality, ruins the
temper, deadens the conscience,
steals the opportunity, inspires
greed, invents Gaines that are mot
really SO, but the promptings of
nature, enthrones expressions,
damns the soul and makes the
world more hellish than even the
most abandoned tiend could wish
1t is Gods most forceful foe and
mans most subtle enemy. 1t is
the blackness Of death, and it's
other name is despair.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

The very men who fight labor in
the state at every turn and put
down the wages of their men to Il
mere pittance are the very lads
who at every opportunity increase
the salaries of the state officials
to princely sum, create soft
snaps for political heelers an d force
the poor toiler to pay the freight.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
TIL tuesday,, FEB. %, 1903.
LABOR'S WATCHWORD,

We ,cW iand by our fricnIs anu
administer u Stjnyiny Icbnhc to mc,,
or p0,iicS rho IRE either indifferent,
ncyiiyc'H or hosiie, and, 'chcncrcr OPP
port"aity n0ords, Secure the election
Of intelligent, honest, earnest hades-
mMioniStS a0Hh, Mnblcmished, puid uI
nuiO,, cn,'ds in their possession.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
LIVES ARE SACRIFICED

Digging coal is the most danger
Gus Of all modern industries, and
the "scab' coal fields in West
Virginia is the most dangerous
place for the miner to work in the
entire world as the, records show.
Hard y week passes that there is
not an accident or explosion. caus-
ing the death of one, a dozen. a
score, a hundred or more men.
More men have been killed in
death traps in the .sscab'' coal
fields in this state in the last fe W
years than in any other country in
the civilized world in proportion
to number Of men employed.
Who are the men that get killed
by scores and hundreds, that are
injured by hundreds and thous.
ands, that contract asthma and
consumption and rheumatism anu
otheriminers' diseases7 Is it the
operators
Everyone laughs at the sugges
ton. The operators take no risks.
1t is no more dangerous to own
coal mines than to own cand v
factories or greenhouses.
No, it is the miners-the wage
working miners-who take their
lives in their hands every time
they go into the mine. The
owners do not even see the inside
of the mines from which they draw
their profits and over which thew
claim the exclusive right of con
troll. They are safe and comfort
able. They don't like to have
accidents happen III the mines, for
1t costs some money to make re
pairs. But they deIiberately
violate the law and take the
chances of prevcntable accidents
happening every day in every
year, because they find that, in
the long run, it costs less money
to cover the loss Of accidents thar
to prevent them. The multitudes
o. lives do not count with them
for they are workingmen's lives,
and workingmen are plentiful and
cheap.
When these operators, these
rulers of the state are taken tc
task for the frequency of accidents,
they always lay the blame on the
miners They point out that one
ignorant or incompetent miner car
jeopardize the safety of all his
comrades in the mine by firing of
the solid. putting in blast badly OF
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
The legislative committee ap

The legislative committee APP.
pointed to investigate charges
against the management Of the
State penal institution in making
their report cited an instant where
the board of directors when at
tending the prison congress at
Albany, n. Y, squandered money
by going through Canada on the
trip. In all probability it would
have been d great saving to the
State if they had stayed in the
British dominion.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
Political platforms and promises

Iolltlcal platforms and promises
in West Virginia like the
cannon cracker make much noise
when touched off, but die with the
echo, especially when in relation
to the working men and the masses.
The "interests' issue instructions
to their political tools and they are
carried out with alacrity, regard
less of the fact that they are
pledged to their constituents to
stand by their platforms and cam.
paign promises. The masses vote
them into office and the corpor-
alton moguls then assums control.
Great scheme
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

Tee report Of the legislative
mine investigating committee says
that the Lick Branch mine was
operated in total DISREGARDO
THE LAW when the explosion
occurred. But as yet no one has
suffered the penalty of the law
for the murder of the miners.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

Servants Of the people who do
not carry out their instructions and
fail to vote for the interests of the
comm onwealth swell the ranks Of
the army following in the footsteps
of Judas Iscariot.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

What is mostly needed in the
West Virginia legislature is men
of action who will stand by thei1
pledges to the people, and not hot
air vendors and platform repudi-
ators.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

The man who attends a union
meeting once a year and who pays
his dues only upon threat of ex-
pulsion, is not worthy the name of
''uniOn man.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25
Best Union Man.

W ho is the best union man?
Answer: The man who hires
union labor himself.
But how can man working for
a daily wage himself hire union
Ia Dor?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

Labor can learn a great lesson
from a postage stamp-it sticks
until it gets there.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

Organized labor'S trueSt friend
the Union Label. Away demand
1T and unionism will grow and
prosper.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

The legislature has been 50 busy
that has not had time to do any
thing
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

It. 1t takes nine tailors to make a
man, but one politician can fool
thousands of them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-02-25

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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-16
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Nosice is hereby given. that the
undersigned have been by the County
Court d Wallowa county, Oregon,
duly appointed as joint administrators
OF the estate of Jobe IL. Halsey. do
ceased; and ali perosns having
claims against said deceased or his
estate are hereby required 10 present
the same with the proper vouchers 20
said administrators or either OF them,
at Enterprise, Oregon. or to their at
torney, ID. W. Sheahan, at his cifice
at Enterprise. In said county and
state, within six months from and af.
Ter the 10th day OF December, 1909,
he same being the date OF the first
publication OF this notice.
Dated at Enterprise Oregon. this
the 16th day df December, 1909,
BLSIB l.. HAlISEY.
WILLIAM MAXIM.
lies Joint Administrations.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-16
NOT BURIED AT SEA.
The Humane French eoatman and the
Dead EnaIishman.

Dead Engiishman.
long expected French lugger was
seen making for the roadstead, and
the Lowestoft free traders were on
the alert. anxlously seeking an oppor-
tunity for communicating with her
crew, While they waited Tor lapse
OF vigilance on the part OF the excise
men a boat was lowered from the lug.
ger and rowed toward the shore. A
curious crowd of beach men and ex-
else men assembled to meet her, and
as she came In on the crest OF a roller
1t was observed that she contained
coffin.
The French boatmen had a mourn
full tale to tell. On board the lugger
had been an Engllshmnn suffering
from an Illness which soon proved fa-
tai. In his last moments OF conscious
ness he had begged the captain not to
bury him at sea, but to keep his body
until resting place could be found
for 1t under the green turf OF church.
yard In his native land. Sympathy
with his sad fate aud the knowledge
that the lugger was not far from the
English coast had induced the captain
to consent and now he had sent the
body ashore for burial. In spite OF
his broken English the Frenchmen's
spokesman told his tale well.
Both excise men and beach men
especially the latter-loudly expressed
their admiration Of the captains con-
duct. A parson was summoned. and
In little while mOurnful procession
made Its way from the beach to the
churchyard. Even the chief officer OF
the excise men was present and is said
TO have shed tears.
That night the local "resurrection-
lists" were busy, and at dawn the
churchyard contained desecrated
grave. A little way inland. however.
In the midst OF the marshes. a snug
glers' store received the addition OF a
coffin filled with silks and Lace
Highways and Byways In East An
glia," by W. A. Dutt.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-16
SANTA CLAUS A STRANGER.
He Is Officially Unknown to Uncle
Sans Mail Agents.


The postofiice department does not
know Santa Claus. The old saint has
no official existence so far as Uncle
Sans mail agents are concerned This
is due entirely to the fact that Santa
Claus lives everywhere at the same
time instead of having single local
habitation like other people. 1t is very
sad, but it cannot be helped. Letters
which children address to Santa Claus
or Kris Kringle must so straight to the
dead letter Office.
Some time ago an effort on behalf Of
the children was made to induce the
postoffice department to permit post
masters to open all letters addressed
to Santa Claus and turn them over to
the parents of the child correspondent
or to some local organization having
Christmas fund to spend, but the at
torney general for the department rem
dered an adverse decision, holding as
follows:
If postmasters were granted authority
to open all such letters and select those
which they thought proper to deliver 10
persons applying for them, there would
be temptation and opportunity for post
masters ard other employees to open let
ters indiscriminately some CT which con-
tain Enclosures of value. and give us an
excuse for such action the authority
granted by the department.
The departments legal adviser also was
of the opinion that If permission were
granted to deliver such letters to benevo-
lent societies and individuals it would be
difficult for the department to draw the
line where benevolence ends and CONNER
cialism begins. Many persons desire such
letters for use in newspapers and maga-
zine stories, the name OF the child Of
some prominent public man attached to
such a letter making it especially valua-
BILE for that purpose and often corre-
spondingly embarrassing to the parent
of the child. Furthermore, the opinion
states, such a practice would violate the
principle of the sanctity of the seal,
which is one OF the best features Of our
postal system, and the department would
continually be open to serious suspicion.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-16
Della Pringle Is
Wealthy Actress
Has Had Many Successive Profitsbls
seasons-Hers Holiday
Week.

Miss Della Prlngle. who comes to
the opera house for the week begin.
ming December 81. is one OF the
wealthlest of the minor stars on the
American stage. For a number OF
years she has not had a season
that has not been exceedingly prof..
table.
While very popular actress. her
success is not due entirely TO her
own popularity. but quite as much to
the fact that she insists ON a COM
petent supporting company and upon
giving to the people the kind OF plays
they most enjoy.
She does not carry a street band
the expense thus saveG going into
salaries. enabling her to engage
hlgher grade Of actors and actresses
than would otherwise be the case.
Her engagement in this city wili
ne for six nights and Saturday matt.
nee, and during her engagement abe
WIN he seen In q number ct the most
successful plays OF recent years
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-16
THE TERRoR'S CHRISTMAS.
Turkeys Were $17 Each During the
Sieue of Paris,

Turkeys Were $17 Each During the
Siege Of Paris.
When the Christmas day Of 1870
dawned upon Paris the city had been
in the iron grip Of the German invest
ment for about three months. The
winter was a bitterly cold one, the
thermometer registering 10 degrees be-
low freezing point on Christmas morn
ing. The Seine was frozen over.
The poor's daily rations were few
ounces Of horseaesh and a piece Of re-
pulsive looking black bread.
By Dec. 25 food prices had reached
their highest point since the begin
ming Of the siege. On Nov. 13 pound
Of butter fetched $14 and a rabbit
$3.50. By Dec. 10 rabbits had risen to
IS, box Of sardines brought $3.50 and
eggs 25 cents apiece. For ones Christ
mas dinner one could buy goose for
$40 or turkey for SIT. Pigeons were
So each, and small fowl could be OBJ
tained for $5. Ham was $1.50 pound.
AS for vegetables, carrots and turnips
were cents each. and bushel Of po-
tatoes cost $6.25. There was hardly
any milk In Paris. and the little there
was had to be preserved for the sick
and wounded. However, there were
oceans of wine, and the wineshops did
roaring trade.
For some time before Christmas the
starving people had been feeding on
cats, rats and dogs until by Dec. 20
dish of cats flesh was hardly obtain.
able. Dog was 60 cents a pound, and
fine rats fetched IA cents each. Many
domestic pets were killed for food.
Poor Azorr said humorous citizen
as he finished a stew made from his
favorite dog. "How he would have
enjoyed these bonesv'
With true Partisan light heartedness
the citizens tried to make the best Of
things, and the cafes and restaurants
wore almost their normal aspect. Al
half past 10. however, an order Of
Trochu closed every shop and cafe
and by IL o'clock Paris had gone to
bed.
The midnight mass of Christmas eve
was celebrated as usual In the church
es, which were crowded with pray
ing, weeping women. Newspapers ap-
peared as usual, some Of them contain
ing glowing accounts Of perfectly i'm.
aginary French successes. The sa-
tirfcal shepta were even more hitter
and venomous than at other times
and published scathing caricatures.
Some showed the fallen emperor, Ma.
poleon ILL.,, as shoeblack at King
Williams boots, or as beggar with
his pockets turned inside out, or as a
traitor handing over France to muir
derers. or as a thief making of with
millions Of the nations money. 9th
ers depicted Julius Favre In tears and
pocketing Bismarck's gold and Trochu
handing over the keys of Paris to a
Prussian In exchange for a bag Of
coin. in all the idea Of Parisians that
France had been betrayed by those
who ought to have protected her was
prevalent.
So at this season Of peace and good
will suffering Paris was nearly at her
last gasp. Owing to the tenacity Of
her rulers and citizens, however, her
agony was to be prolonged for some
weeks longer, as 1t was not until
February that the negotiations for Q
capitulation began.