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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-07-15
SEARCFil,IGHT
IS TURNED ON
Methods Of the Coal Operators who AFRO
gantly Violate Laws and Create Ter
and Suffering Among Toilers
President Davis Demands Protection for the
Workers From Lawless aGuard" Svs-
ten-Sets Forth Facts and Asks
Attorney General for Ruling

You, being in
possession of the following describ-
cd premises which you occupy as
our tenant at will, same being our
house No. =, in the village of Dry
Branch, are hereby notified to quit
ana deliver up to us the premises
aforesaid, on or before July 3rd, ac
cordlng to law. 1t being our inten-
ton to determine your tenancy at
Will. Hereof fail not or we shall
take due course of law to evict Won
from same.
(Slgned) Dry Branch Coal Co.,
BY John Q. Dickinson, Pres.
Without bringing suits before a
Justice of the Peace to recover pos
session of the property, they sent
a force of armed guards to the
homes OF the striking miners, enter
eel their homes without invitation
and over the protest of the miners
proceeded to empty their homes of
the furniture by seizing hold of the
same and carrying it into the pub
lie highway, and there deposited
same, thereby exposing it to the ele-
ments. This has resulted in wide
spread comment and in very bitter
sentiment
The miners being anxious to
comply with the law and to act
within the spirit of the law, did not
resort to physical violence to pro-
hibit the armed force of guards
from entering their homes.
In very many instances the
household and kitchen furniture of
the miners We're damaged and in
some instances pactically destroy
ed
Now, what | desire to know and
what my people desire to know
from you, is whether or not, under
the circumstances, the evictionS
above mentioned. were held and
took place as required by law. In
other words, under the ABOVE given
state OF facts if the operators desir-
ed to comply with the law, were
they not required to first bring
suit before Justice of the Peace.
or some other Court having juriS-
dlctlon to recover possession Of the
miners houses. and if successful in
their suits, then send an officer of
the law with Il writ Of possession
trust that you will not feel that
| desire to burden you or your Of
flee, when | earnestly solicit your
written opinion for publication
throughout this State. as / am do
ing it for the benefit Of many thous-
ands of our most important wage
earncrS in this State.
Your opinion which | am asking
for, will not only affect the coal in
dustry of the State and indicate Il
course Of procedure. but it is Of
great interest as we'll, to factories,
companies and corporations
throughout this State employing
manual labor.
| have been advised that the
companies in the instances above
referred to, did not comply with
the laws Of the State in etfectlng
the eviction Of the miners. but |
want to go to the fountain head Of
our legal attainment in this State
and obtain from you. the opinion
referred to.
Trusting YOU Will see your way
clear to favor my people and the
public in general. with your opln-
| ion at an early date. | am dear sir.
Your most obedicnt servant.
| BEN DAVIS.
President District No. II, T. NJ.
w. Of A. ~
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OF "Guards'' and Their
Employers Brought to
Attention of County
Officials Diff :
By President Davis in
Strong and Forceful
Manner--Deputy Sher-
ifs Among the VioIat-
OrS of the Law.

President Ben Davis, of the
West Virginia miners, calls Pros
ecuting Attorney Avis attention
to the gross violations of the law
being enacted on Cabin Creek by
the notorious guards. Follow
ing is his letter in full:
IS. b. Avis, Esq,
Prosecuting Attorney, Kanaw-
ha county.
"Sir:-
L am writing to call your at
tentlon to certain violations Of law
that are occurring in this county,
and ask your aid in the suppress
sion of the same, as well as in the
conviction of the defendants.
1.-The facts are about as follows ::
Because Of certain conditions
existing on Cabin Creek in this
county, the miners at two opera
tions on that Greek, to wit, Dry
Branch and ROnda, in the month
of June came out on strike. No
one has charged that these striking
miners have in any instance been
guilty Of any breach Of the peace
or any misconduct.
ION the 2Sth day of June, the
Dry Branch Coal Company by
John Q. Dickinson as president,
served notice on certain of these
striking miners at Dry Branch in
words and figures as follows:
Dry Branch, w. Va,
June %, 1909.
=" State of West Virginia,
County of Kanawha, IS:
You being in possession of
the following described premises
which you occupy as our tenant at
will, same being house No. in
the village of Dry Branch, are
hereby notified to quit and deliver
up to us the premises aforesaid on
on before July 3rd, 1909, accord
ing to law. 1t being our intention
to determine your tenancy at will.
Hereof fail not or we shall take
due course Of law to eject you from
same.
(Signed) "Dry Branch Coal Co.
J. Q. Dickinson, President. ,
HThese striking miners were in
possession of the house and lots of
that company under no written
leases.
"The miners did not vacate the
premises in accordance with these
instructions, and thereupon on the
7th day of July, that company sent
John Vanhoose, j. II. Mayfield. c..
Houchins, T. L. Hunt, G. c. New
kirk, G.. w. Green, and Homer Will
son to evict the miners from their
houses. These men with the eN-
ception of Homer Wilson are SDe-
cial officers, otherwise known as
guards and some of them are
deputy sheritfs under S. p Smith.
sheriff of Kanawha county.
These men were we'll armed
with revolvers and Winchester
rifles, and without any authority
of law, or any process of any Kind
from any court, and upon nothing
but the notice heretofore referred
to, threw four families with their
household goods into the road.
The four men whose families
were thus thrown out, are Peter
Adkin, Golden Perdue, Pres Hud
nall and Charles Jarrett.
"They also went to the home Of
George Duly and finding the door
the house. and upon learning that
no notice had been served upon
him, they secured a lock and re-
fastened his door.
tThe acts of these men were ac-
companied by force and violence.
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These guards We're arrested
last week and brought before Jus
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-07-15
Convicted for Their Crimes and Fined in
Charleston Justices Court This Week
But Confined Nefarious Work.
Miners Characterized as Servants and Not
Employees by Legal Light of the Soul
less Coal Barons and Can be
Treated Like Beasts.

tlce Atkinson and gave bond for
their appearance here Monday and
returned to Cabin Creek and under
direction of the company continued
their heineous work and threw
many more families bodily into the
road, scattering their household
goods to the four winds and mutt
lating and defacing it. Old grey
haired women and infants all were
served alike and were ruthlessly
thrown out into the open air like
beasts of the field.
In justification of their cruel and
hcartless acts the persons who
pose in our community as God fear
ing and moral examples, contend
that the miners were not tenants.
but merely servants of the com
pany-(thiS brilliant bit of legal
doctrine in all probability was dug
up from the ancient laws in the
days of witchcraft by the learned
chief legal adviser of the company
and can at any time it suits the
fancy of their master be thrown
out into the commons without legal
process and be otherwise maltrcat
w ''iiNA <ipuSCtl NllllOuI IlitNlI1S any
recourse at law. In other words
these pious chest citizens'' charac-
terize the men who delve in the
mines as slaves, pure and simple.
The advancement of this argu-
ment in the days of Herod may
have received some consideration,
but at this age, as corrupt as it is,
they will not go with the liberty
loving people, no matter what the
financial standing of the individual
who propounds it. The people are
aroused and demand freedom and
justice for all alike and will not
longer stand idly by and see free
born American citizens treated
worse than the slaves in the Sibe-
rlan mines and dominated over by
soulless corporations and high
sounding legal phrases emitted with
arrogance by their learned legal ar
fists.
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The guards who We're convicted
and fined Monday by Justice At
klnson, were arrested and fined 1928
each on four charge; yesterday.
The company have had several of
the miners whom they had evicted,
arrested for trespass and their cases
will come up on the Goth. The coal
operators are desperate and will
resort to anything to battle justice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
LENox COLLEGE.

College closed Wednesday in orde,
that the students might go home fol
Thanksgiving.
Miss Mary Taylor went to Iowa
City to spend her vacation with hei
sister Florence.
President Reed expects to go east
soon in the interests of the college.
The Strollers male quartette enter
tanned large audience in the chap
Ell last Monday evening and every
one was well pleased. Their music
was fine and they cheerfully gave
good measure"
Frank Bolton and Ray Anderson
accompanied Belden Dennison to his
home in Onslow for Thanksgiving.
The Mason Jubilee Singers are to
be here next Monday night, Nov.
18th. They are not on the regular
course but an open date gave the Y.
NJ. c. A. chance to get them. There
is no attraction greater than the
jubilee singers.
According to the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican Prof. Evans and his class
attracted good deal of attention at
the State Dairymen's convention by
their interesting every thing that
was to be seen or heard. The short
course for the winter begins Deem
Der LIST.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
DELAWARE.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hollister Of
Manchester are overseeing the store
during Mr.. and Mrs. Sackett's all
sence.
w. f. Esler was a business Gale,
in Dubuque Monday.
Miss Edith Volt of Earlville i.
isltihs at the w. i. Esler home.
L. Hokenson is visiting relatives il
yedar Rapids.
Miss Ellen Larson spent a few day:
with friends in Manchester.
Mrs. j. Russia was shopping ii
.n..4cnester friday.
YRS. j. w. benda spent last weel
~..A ner parents.
W. Orttberg, wife and baby visited
at b. j. Davis's recently.
H. Kellogg of Greeley spent Sun
uay at L. A. Spears home.
Henry Petition spent Thanksgiving
,acation with home folks.
The NJ. E. l.. A. S. will serve din
ner at the home of Mrs. ]. M. Kings
ley Thursday, Dec. End. A cordia.
invitation to all.
Media Peet teacher in the Edge
wood school was a guest over Sun
day at the ]. Russia home.
Miss Mary Gates Of Manchester
spent few days last week at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. r. Davis.
Mr.. R. Frye has recently pur-
chased piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Spear of ST.
Paul spent Thanksgiving with his
parents.
Miss Thygeson spent her vacation
at her home in Cedar Falls.
Lew Davis transacted business in
Earlville Monday.
R. N. of A. hold their regular meet
ing Friday, Dec. Bird. Election of
officers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
ONEIDA.

Mrs. Grace Schaler and son of Cla1
.on visited her aunt Mrs. Conen OF
Tuesday.
Miss Adelia Cox and Mr.. Wymal
If Sycamore spent Sunday at Mar
shalltown.
Ross Metcalf of Earlville was 6
business caller here Friday.
Ing her sister Mrs. Will Hockaday.
Mrs. Northey of California is visit
Mrs. Fred Wall is visiting rela
ives at Worthington and Farley.
Mrs. Lucy Durham and Mrs. Lauri
Iay of Manchester spent Thanksgi,
'ag at the j. B. Durham home.
Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. kenyon
Manchester spent Thanksgiving a
the Chas. Ferris home.
Miss Combs of Greeley spent
'ew days with Mrs. Will BoardmaR.
Mrs. Conell and daughter Myrtls
Of Manchester spent few days the
oast week at the Will Conell home.
Viss Elsie Faust of Thorpe was l.
own Saturday enroute to Almoral.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
The teachers and pupils. Of on,

The teachers and pupils Of our
schools enjoyed vacation Thursday
and Friday. Miss Mabel Moore and
Miss Mabel True spent the time at
their homes at Masonville and Edge
wood respectively.
Michael Franks met with a pain
full and distre sslng accident on Fri.
day while at work about wood saw.
In some manner the saw caught his
hand, completely severing the thumb
and first two fingers and almost sew
ering the other two, which there is
4 bare possibility of saving. 1t is
hard luck indeed, for a young man
to be deprived of the. use of his
good right hand. He has the sym
pathy of many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Martin and
son Clarence of Dubuque were
Thanksgiving guests at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. R. B. Hogan.
H. w. Putt and family ate Thanks
giving turkey and cranberry sauce
with relatives at Elkprot.
Mrs. j. X. Bolsinger is gradually
getting the better of her recent ill
ness.
The U. 1. U. students who were al
home for Thanksgiving return t.
Fayette today Monday.
i Miss Bertha Fear, formerly ,
teacher in our schools spent Thanks
giving and the remainder of the
week with Colesburg friends, all o
whom were pleased to see her. She
is now teaching in the Grammar de
partment at Edgewood.
Mrs. Milton Purdy and son Floy,
We're recent visitors at the home o
her mother, Mrs. A. E. Lewis. The!
have recently returned from Okla
homa and will spend the winter il
this vicinity and at Edgewood.
Harry Platte, student of Coe col
!ege was home from Cedar Rapid
Tor several days recently.
Mrs. A. E. Lewis and daughter, An
lie leave Tuesday morning for Han
nibal, Wisconsin, to spend the win
ter with her daughter. They viii
.lso visit another daughter at She
,oygan. Wisconsin, before their re
:urn.
Ed Waterman, Ed Moreland. Lutt
,r O'Neal and Lorraine Coon attend
I'd the dance at Export Thursda
light.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bristol an
serenice spent Thanksgiving a
oneida with her sister, Mrs. Elme
glendennen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
sioo REWARD. ION

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarfh being a constitutional dis.
ease, requires a constitutional treat
mont. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. thereby destroying the foun-
dalton of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution nd assisting nature II
doing its work. The proprietors have
SO much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Tole
do, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
eAILEYs FORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Grapes spent
Sunday with the latter's parents Mr..
and Mrs. F. Eggiman.
Chas. Grommon had business in
Manchester Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Grapes were
Manchester callers Tuesday.
Elvira Hartman returned from Tip
ton the first of the week.
Chas. Young called at Mrs. R. E
Grommons Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Shaw spent Thanks
giving at the Bates home in Man.
chester.
Mrs. Will Petition went to Dubuque
Thursday to visit her son, Glen.
Chas. Young and Chas. Grommon
had business in Delhi Tuesday.
Earl v. Davis spent Friday and
Saturday at the Grommon home.
Little Jr. and Edna Thompson are
again at home after several days
stay with their grandmother, Mrs
Shower Of Hazel Green.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
DELHI,

Mrs. E. G. Adams went into Du.
buque Friday to see her sister, Mrs
Connolly, who is still in Finley hos
pital.
Rev. R. c. Lusk will attend dis.
trict conference in Greeley Monday
and Tuesday of this week.
A. o. Billings lost one of his
work horses Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Stone and Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Angel entertained a
company of friends Wednesday even
ing at Somerset.
Myrtle and Lena Stewart of Stan
ley visited relatives here last week
H. p. Bancroft has been retained
as butter mkaer at Silver Spring
creamery at an increase in salary.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Barnes is visiting hel
relatives in Strawberry Point.
John Toomer is here from Wabas
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01
HoPk,NroN.

Miss Cora Ricketts, returned home
londay from Dubuque.
Miss Maude Earhart who is teach
,ng at State Center was at home fol
thanksgiving.
Mrs. Walter Johnson of Anamoss
IS at the Joseph home.
c. E. Reeve was an over Sunday
isitor in Marion.
A. L. Barker is spending few
lays at home.
A little daughter came last Friday
o the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.
icDonald.
Miss Myrtle Strane is at home
rom Prairieburg for few days.
Ted Tourtellot came home from
Wisconsin University for Thanksgiv'
ing. ~. - 81
Mr.. andsyss. MeinasnIeft wednes.
day evening Tor their home in Wash.
ington, ID. c. and will vsiit by the
way with Mr.. Meinzer's parents in
Illinois.
Mr.. Gillispie is visiting with his
friends in town for few days.
Mrs. Griffith who has Just return
ed from visit to Oregon visited
her daughter. Mrs. Irish last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs and Mr.. and
Mrs. Currie of Earlville spent Sun.
day at A. R. Cramers.'
C. c. Morgan was kept at home
last week with badly sprained an
kle.
Mr.. Lewis and Guy Bishop Of Man
chester were here Thursday with q
new piano sold to Mrs. Cummings.
Miss Robin Mccullough was al
home from Cedar Falls over Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Merriam and Miss Finleyso1
went to Springvil!e Wednesday for {
Thanksgiving and over Sunday visit
with DR.. and Mrs. Gearhart.
The city council have ordered the
side walks cleaned after each snow
storm. What about the crossings
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01

Cues permanently the cases he UNDER
takes and sends the incurable home with
out taking fee from them. This Is why
he continues his visits year after year,
visits and stopped. DR.. Shallenberger is
an an euinently successful specialist in
have baffied the skill Of many physi-
ciana. His hospital experience and ex-
tensive practice have made him SO pro-
licient that he can name and locate a
disease in few minutes.
Treats all durable cases OF Catarrh,
Nose. Throat and Lung diseases. Eye
and Ear Stomach. LIVER and Kidneys.
gia, Nervous and Heart diseases. Blood
and Skin Diseases Epilepsy, Bright's d.
sease and Consumption in early stage;
diseases of the Bladder and Female Or
mering cured and sure method to pre-
vent Ats recurrence again.
4 meyer fs ins,, remedy for nig Meek
business. Special attention given to all
surgical cases. and all diseases OF the
eye: Ear. Nose and Throat.
straAShtened without pain.
NERVOUS DEBILITY
Are you nervous and Respondent; veal
and debiliated; tired mornings; no am.
ssigued; excitabie and irritable RaSs ee eyes
.unksn. red and blurred; pimples on
lace: dreams and night losses: restless
,agGard looking; weak back; deposit in
irtne and drains at stool: distrustful
trength. .e> " 'A'.ss 'A"'
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY
,, Bleed PeeI'so o1 Syphilis, aonorrhea
oceie. Hydrocele. Seminal weakness.
nd the effects OF early Vice or excess
reducing Emissions, Debility, Nervous
.ess. Dizziness, Defective Memory, etc.
hich ruins mind and body. positively
WONDERFUL CURES
pe;fected in old, cases which hav.
.tn neglected or unskillfully treated
q experiments or failures. He under.
lkes no incurable cases. but cure,
iousands given up to die.
Gonsuitatlon Free and Confidential.
Or. wILRERr sHALLENeERaER.
7e4 lakewood Boulevard,
CHICAGO. ILL.
Reference. orsxsI state Bank.
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Ia, Minnesota, visiting friends.

ha, Minnesota, visiting friends.
Tyler and Fern Furman visited
relatives in Galena, Illinois, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Bondurant and
Mrs. E.. H. Fleming spent Thanksgiv-
ling. with Guy Bondurant and family
in Waterloo.
j. Fl. Frankfort returned Wednes.
day from Fairbault, Minnesota, where
he had been visiting his parents.
Clyde Doolittle, Fern Furman. Haz
ell Perkins and Mildred Joslyn wer,
home from Lenox to spend Thanks
giving.
Ida Simpson and Grace Wilson
went to Oneida Thursday to attend
birthday party on Mrs Bert Haighl..
Frank Best has moved into the
George Toomer house and Blake De
lano has moved his family to the
west side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark White were re
cent Dyersville visitors.
!: Mrs. Taylor of Prairieburg is visit
ing her son Joe and family.
Mable Gray of Monticello is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Walter Miller.
Miss Addie Jakelin returned to Tip
, ton last Saturday.
Frank Smith was over from Ryal
; Sunday. He will move his family t.
Delhi soon.
!, Mis- Mablc Hoffman is visiting
friends in town.
Wednesday, December 1. is pay da,
at Silver Spring creamery. They pa,
S6 cents per pound for butter fat TO
/, October milk.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-01

X. G. Wellman has disposed of his
restaurant business to Fred Hahn.
The change was made necessary on
account Of Mr.. Wellman having &C.
copied the management of the new
implement firm which starts in bus
mess JAN, LIST.
Rev. John Klaus of Charles City
arrived here Monday to look after
buiness interests. He is now re.
gaining his lost strength after SER
ious operation.
B. H. Frye Of Dyersville was a bus.
mess caller Monday.
Married on Wednesday Nov. oath,
at Manchester Albert Clemens and
Miss Maggie Lee. Rev. John Col
Inns, officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. McElmeel OF
Thorpe spent last Wednesday with
relatives.
Rev. Frank Schroeder and famil,
Of Winthrop spent Thanksgiving wit,
relatives in this city.
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