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Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
FOR SALE-LANDs.

FOR sALE-224 acre stock farm: hne
improvements; four miles from Milan
price Sl09 pei acrs. Reidy Eros.
IL YOU want to trade your farm, city
real estate, or stock o. goods or auto
mobiles Tor good South Dakota land
near Aberdeen, call and see L. A. Pol
land 20 Seventeenth street
EOR sALE-Good srucK farm in South
ROCK island; very reasonable price; {;
good house and OutbUildinSs. For
Particulars call On Reidy BROS. room
I, Mitchell q Lynde building.
FOR SALE-At a bargain. a I6O-acre
farm; $4,5OU improvements; tiled; six
blocks TO town high school; posses
sion March 1; $1O75O an acre; mort
sage, $1,000, per cent s. & s."
Buffalo Center, Iowa
FOR SALE-SeveraI improved farms IN
Worth county, Iowa. These farms are
level black soil; none more than four
miles from railroad. Prices ranging
from $40 to SEQ per acre These farms
are all bargains. William Jennings,
Rock Island house
FOR SALE-SII3CELLANE
FOR SALE - Seventeen jewel gold
watch; 6Z4 ThiTty-fourth street.
FOR SALE - Coal from Price banks;
1919 per ton. old phone SsS-Y.
FOR SALE-Large Barred Rock cock
ereIs at 1888 Twenty-iourth street.
FOR SALE-White Leghorn and Rhode
Island Red cockerels. L. 3. Strayer
South Rock Island.
FOR SALE-Two walnut beds and up
right piano, in good condition, at
1870 Second avenue.
FOR SALE-For one-naIf cost, seaIsIxin
coat, nearly new; owner going south;
must sell. Address Coat" care Ar
gus.
FOR SALE-Cheap, II taken at once,
one Ideal caGh register ana one Hough
Security cash recorder. Inquire al
Argus office.
FOR SALE-Cheap. IL taken at once.
coffee urn, cigar showcase, mirror
also table ana chairs Inquire 1000
Third avenue.
FOR SALE-A SOS Singer sewing ma
chine in perfect order, party leaving
down; price $25. Address Machine
care Argus.
FOR SALE-Brown work mare, weight
l.2O0 pounds, age 10 years: also bay
delivery mare, weight 1000 pounds, )
years. city broke. Call old phone
west 621.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
PERSONAL.

PRIVATE detective; shadowing; divorce
cases a speciality. Lock Box 159, Dav-
export.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

JACKSON, HURST & STAFFORD-At-
torneys-at-law. Office in Rock Island
National bank building.
SEARLE & MARSHALL Lawyers
Money to loan on good real estate
security. Rooms 500 and 3O3, Safety
building. Rock Island, Ill
WALKER. INGRAM & SWEENlGY-At-
torneys and CounselOTs at law. Money
to loan on real estate Rooms 200
2O3, Peoples National bank building
McENIRY &, McENIRY - AttorneSs-at-
law. Loan money on good security:
make collections. References, Mitch
ell & Lynde, bankers. Office, Mitchell
& Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

FOR RENT - Modern furnished room
suitable for one or two gentlemen at
2715 Fifth and-a-half avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished rooms
for gentlemen; use of phone Wilson
homestead. 2626 Fifth avenue
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

CATERER-For catering at weddings.
parties and receptions of any kind,
call at 1909 Second avenue. Old phone
1874
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
FOR RENT-FLATS.


FOR RENT-NUuern six-room Hat, To-
Gated on car line, Sears, III. INQUIRE
Z. D. Fisher, Sears, Ill, or a 306 Best
building, city. Old phone west 1884.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

---APPIiCA IiON BERNN-
THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO.;
Gentlemen. 1 accept your offer of
the latest model No. 5 oliver Stand
ard Typewriter for II cents day.
Enclosed please find SIS as evidence
of good faith. 1 agree to save II
cents day and remit the balance,
SIS, in monthly installments. Title
to remain in your name until ma
chine is paid for.
Address. .............
Town. State. e..........
References. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

FOR RENT-House of II rooms, mod
ern improvements; 1102 Seventeenth
street Rock Island F. H Guyer.
FOR RENT - AT once, cottage at 9O9
Nineteenth street. Inquire at 9O4
Nineteenth street, or telephone west
92O-Y.
FOR RENT-As seven-room house, all
modern, good location, in Milan. In
qUire w. b. Walters blacksmith
shop. Milan.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

MONEY, MONNY, MONY. MONEYS
TO rent or loan on household goods
pianos, diamonds and jewelry, horses,
cattle, high grade guns, cash regis
and small loans on houses and lots
all in weekly or monthly payments
Gail nybOdy Up you can think of
for their rates, then call up west 177,
the New Cut Rate Loan Company, and
compare them. Satisfy yourself Listen
absolutely we do not want your busi-
ness unless we can save you money.
1901 y Second avenue. Rock Island.
Managed by J. w. Jones.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
FOR RENT-HoUsES.


modern conVeniences, at 5S4 Twelfth
street. Inquire at 532 Twelfth street.
L. A. Rounds.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

WANTED - Hustling statesmen to sell
scroll; quick promotion for right men.
Room 80, Harms Hotel.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
ror sALE-crrY PRoPERTY.

FOR SALE-NIodern seven-room cottage
near Ions, View park cheap for cash.
Address y. W" Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

FOR RENT-S3-acre farm; good build
ingS and fine water. Lininger & Mey-
er 1910 Third avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

FOR SALE-BrOwn work mare weight
l.2O0 pounds, age 10 years; also bay
delivery mare, weight 1000 pounds )
years. city broke. Call old phone
west 621.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY LOANED to sala-ied people and
others, without security; easy nav
ments, no publicity. CaH and get our
terms and methods OF doing business
Office hours. a IN. to . D. III. 'Pele-
phone north 241l. Victor Finance
Company, room 20, McManus build
ing, second and Main streets, Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR RENT-In Robinson building, well
lighted offices; all conVeniences, in
cluding elevator service. roomy vaults
ETC.; one choice suite with large pri-
vate vault. Apply room 100. F. K
RhOads.
Rock Island Argus., 1910-12-26

ELE CTR OILY SIS Superfiuous hair,
moles and warts permanently remOV-
ed Treatments given at home unless
otherwise desired. Address Mrs. NJ.
B. Roth, 151S1z Third avenue. Phone
S01K.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

j. " B;lsley; Secretary, VIM. NJ. Stan
ley; treasurer, +. G. Harmon. They
| were installed by District Executive
nice speech on the principles of the or
ganization.
District President Davis and National
Organizers Barry and Campbell held a
| meeting here on June 26, but owing to
short notice there was not full turn
out
think every miner should read The
Labor Argus and keep in touch with the
doinss OF the organization. 1t is the
only paper in the state that fights our
battles and should receive our support.
1 am glad to know that the member
ship i'll District No. II, is still increasing
and hope it will continue to increase un-
till every man working under the Joint
agreement will be members Of the U. NJ.
w. of A., then the District and National
Officers can go out into the non-union
fields and organize them and the next
time we meet the operators we will be
in u position to demand better conditions
of labor. District No. II, ought to build
up a defense fund, then we would be
able to demand anything we want and
get it.
The men In this district are paying
the National assessment as far as 1 can
learn, it is the duty of every man in
this district to pay that assessment as
soon as possible and show the other dis
tricts that No. II is not always behind.
President Davis says the district is
in better shape than it has been since
1906. Boys let us keep the good work
goiHg on and not stop until we have
a closed shop in Kanawha Valley at
least, then go to Cabin Creek and then
to New River, Norfolk 6 Western, Island
Creek and F'airmont SO they can have
better conditions in those fields, for they
need improvements more than we do
If this misses the waste basket may
write again.
Yours for success.
OLD TIMER.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07
NEW LAW BARS
SCAB CAR MEN
Columbus City Council Prohibits En-
ployment of Motormen and Con-
ductors Without Experience.

Columbus, o., July 6.-Union motor
men and conductors of this city have
just won a most notable victory by the
ell which practically bars all future in
vaslons OF strikebpeakers imported by
street car companies.
The ordinance states that neither mo-
tormen nor conductors shall be allowed
to operate cars without ten days previous
experience in the city of Columbus
This city law will make it impossible
for an army of professional strike break
ers and thugs to terrorize Columbus after
the fashion Of the late bloody struggle in
Philadelphia.
Union men point out that those cor
porate bodies who make war organ
lied labor are helpless if they cannot
import their ''Hessians,'' as it is i'm
possible to hire enough local scabs in a
great crisis to fight their mates and
neighbors.
This is not the first friendly act of
the municipal authorities, for during the
recent street car strike in Columbus the
mayor refused to place police on the
'AA'SAoe
breakers.
"This peaceful legislative preparation
for war, commented an international
officer of the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway Employ
ees, is the sure road to peace, and in
seeing to it that legislation for the work
ers' benefit is placed on the statute books
we are only following the example of
those corporations who have in the past
secretly framed up scheme after scheme,
passed them through the willing hands of
their elected tools to be made into laws
and then sprung them on an unsuspect-
ing community.
In this manner the police have been
given power unwarranted by the Consti-
tuition and under the guise of enforcing
the vagrancy laws, and other flexible po-
lice powers workingnen have been driv-
en- like sheep to the slaughter.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

OF MINERS
Nearly 5000 Waited into Eternity
in the "Model'' Mines in 1909
Thousands Crippled.

Washington, July 6.-Ihe statistics of
coal mining casualties in the United
States, compiled by the geological survey
for the calendnr-syear 1000, show an .s;,-
parent falling Off in fatalities during the
year, but since the special bulletin on
the subject states that no account is
taken of the years greatest disaster,
that at Cherry, Ill.,, in November last,
the facts that 1909 was exceeded
only by 1907 us one of heavy catastrophe
years.
The report explains that the toll of
the Cherry mine disaster is not counted
i'll with the year S figures because it will
not be reported by the Illinois officials
until the close of the fiscal year in June.
The government depends for it's infor-
nation in all but four states on the re-
ports of the local officials, and although
last year four more statcs-Georgia, Ore
@gon, Texas and Virginia-were added to
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07
Strike Forces Men
to Enter Politics
Los Ane1es Workers to Follow Lead Of San
Francisco i'm Their Struggle for the
Betterr11ent of Conditions

Los Angeles, Cal, June G.-The issu
ance of an injunction by Judge Bordwell,
aimed to stop peaceful picketing by the
metal trades and brewery workers now
on strike in this city, has been the last
straw on the load of continued persecu
ton by the city officials with the result
that the unions have been forced to form
a labor party and battle with the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
for the political control of Los Angeles.
The entire California labor movement
has pledged it's support to this struggle
and the San Francisco Labor Council,
Building Trades Council and the State
Federation of Labor have levied an as
sessment which will pour $4,000 week
into the treasury of the Los Angeles
unions.
Stuart Reid, organizer for the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, now in Los
Angeles. speaks in the following forceful
manner of the situation:
"We have determined to organize the
Union Labor Party here. Its aims will
be the same as those headed by Mayor
Mccarthy in San Francisco. We Will try
to put union men into every office in this
city. Los Angeles must be a thoroughly
organized union town.
"We have been driven to this by the
tactics of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association.
"When this strike was started con-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

tinued Reid, call that We asked was to
be allowed to fight it out with fair play.
We abhor violence. We know that it
means our downfall, loss of sympathy
the law s heavy hand and bad record.
From the beginning of this strike every
act of the unions and union men has been
lawful.
'But the other hand,'' explained
the a. +. of L. representative, "The
Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
tion. in its determination to kill union
ism has imported thugs 1 and many
other union men have been followed
about the streets by hulkng Hessians
seeking to provike violence but despite
the provocation we have remained quiet,
submitting to threats, taunts and es-
pionage of the imported bruisers without
murmur.
HMy commission is signed by Samuel
Gompers. My orders are to battle here
for unionism until we win. -
Los Angeles has notable history in
labor politics for it was organized labor
that placed the initiative, referendum
and recall in the city charter. The first
councilman ever recalled in the United
States n grating representative of
the Sixth ward in this city and the or
ganization which won this historic victo-
ry for popular government came from
the Central Labor Council.
AT the last municipal election a we'll
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07
Illinois Miners Will
Win Their Figlat
Says Frank J. Hayes, Who Cites Profits of
Coal Companies Ample Reason
for Wage Increase

could demand that the miner pay the
cost OF the Installation OF the lire pro
lection as provided Ior by the last ses-
SION OF the Illinois legislature, the di-
rect result OF the Cherry disaster. The
cost or the application OF any mining
law designed to protect lie and limb
should not come out OF the lneapcr earn
tnGs OF the miner. The principle is
wrong, and strikes ut the very root oil
peheficent mining legislation
Ihe operators loudly maintain that our
demand that they pay the wages OF shot
'ilrers wonld disturb competitive relations
ana destroy uniformity OF conditions.
In answer to tins we maintain that there
Is no such thing as real uniformity be-
tween mines paying the same scale rate
ana shipping INTO the same markets.
Natural conditions enter into the cost
or production, and an operator with good
natural conditions prevailing in his mine,
along with good management, has an
advantage over his competitor to that ex-
tent. The cost OF dead work, timbering,
etc, is the large item in the production
and marketing of coal, and let it be un-
dcrstood that if any coal seam is faulty,
streaked with impurities; if soap stone is
IN the structure of the roof, along with
Il bad bottom, that the fault rests with
that particular property and not with our
organization. Such Il mine cannot com
pete with mine favored with good
natural conditions any more than Il horse.
AS Il general rule the mines in Illinois
where shot firers are employed ship their
coal into the same markets, and the nav.
ment OF shot firers by them will not dis.
turb their competitive relations The
trouble with some operators from Il com
petition so much they are wining, in or
der to secure large contracts, to cut each
Others prices to the lowest possible mar
gin and then blame it on the miners
organization if they fail to ''get rich
quick
1t is gratifying to note, however, that
about onethrd of the operators in Hi
nois have already recognized the merit
of our demands and are now operating
their mines under the terms of the agree.
ment adopted by the miners convention
at Peoria.
The miners of Illinois are more deter
mined than ever before to carry this
strike to Il successful conclusion We
are prepared to continue the struggle
indefinitely, and intend to carry it on
until victory crowns our efforts, until
right triumphs over wrong and common
justice prevails.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07
HANDLEY LOCALS.

Editor Labor Argus:
AS 1 have not seen anything from this
place in your valued paper I will try and
let your readers know how we are getting
along.
The lower mine has been idle for some
time making repairs but the work has
been completed and the mine has resumed
operation.
The local at this place is in better
shape now than it has been for some time
and nearly al the men are on the mem
bership roll.
The upper mine works every day but
is sometimes crowded and the turn is
slow
Local 636 is in good financial condi-
ton. We collected $4,000 on the assess
ment for the striking miners in other
states last month and ten or twelve more
men viii pay their part at once.
The following local officers have been
chosen to serve for the ensuing year
President, Walter Farley; vice president,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

the figures through reports received from
the operators, the returns are still far
from complete, a situation which will be
relieved, the report points out, when the
newly established bureau of mines is com
pletely organized.
Last year, leaving out the Cherry mine
disaster, in which 393 miners and res
cuers were burned to death or suffocated,
there were 2,412 deaths from coal mine
accidents, against 2,15O in 1908 and
3,125 i'll 1907, the most disastrous year
in mining history in this country
This disaster brings the total of fatali-
tics in 1909 up to 2,sO5.
IL making comparison with previous
years, however, the government officials
point out that in the four states not pre-
viously reporting last year IS fatalities
numbered 3D.
The list of injured in last years min
ing operations makes new record, the
total of 1919 reported being an increase
of 200 over 1908, which, in it's turn, ex-
cecded 1907 i'll non-fatal injuries by
1,4O0. Much of the increase in the lists
of injured is more apparent than real,
and is due, the report says, to the in
creased number of states included in the
figures. In 1907, for instance, there
were only sixteen states reporting, while
IN 1909 there were twentysix.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07
PLAN ANOTHER
COLORADO WAR
Mine Owners Preparing to Inaug-
urate a New Peabody-Bel1 Fight
on Organized Labor.

Denver, Colo, July 6.-The coal opera
tors of the northern fields of Colorado
are planning to start Il second ''Colora-
do War; on organized labor. 1t is pos
sible that the situation will again develop
into the old Peabody and Sherman Bell
regime.
The miners of the Northern Coal and
Coke company, who are at present out
strike, have furnished Governor SAT-
roth copies of af1idavits by Thomas and
William Burt, two miners, in which they
plainly state that the company intends
to incitc riots and thus break the strike
The affidavit states that the companies
have made preparations to send picked
gun men into the camps of Lafayette
and Louisville for the purpose of incit-
ing riot in order to find the excuse to
state militia.
The affidavit of the two miners state
that the information was volunteered
them by one DR.. V. w. Porter of La
fayette. They also state that Dr. Por-
ter, after advising them to go to work,
told them that the coal companies had
already picked their candidate for sher-
iff of Boulder county to dispace Sheriff
Capp, the present incumbent, because he
had not acted in n manner satisfactory
to the companies at the beginning of the
strike
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

John B. Lennon, for twenty three years
general secretary of the Journeymen Tai
lors' Union of America retired from the
Office July 1st.
To Mr.. Lennon more than any other
individual, the Journeymen tailors of
America owe their present strong organ
ization and prosperous condition.
Conservative, cool, yet determined, Mr.
Lennon was usually successful in every
thing he undertook.
He has also held the position of treas
urer of the A. F. of L. for many years
during which time he had handled mil
lions of dollars without the loss of a
penny.
Mr.. Eugene J. Brais of Cleveland, O.,
succeeds him as secretary of the Tailors
Union.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

All the District officers are busy will
organizing and routine work. Practical
ly all local disputes have been settled.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

International Board Member Cairns
has returned from Ohio where he has
been on official business under the direc-
tion of the National officers
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

Los Angeles, Cal, July 6-This city
has become the storm center of the labor
struggle on the Pacific coast The Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

known Los Angeles union carpenter, Fred
G. Wheeler. came within two thousand
votes of being elected mayor, and it is
entirely within the bounds of political
possibilities that union labor will vote its
way into power at the next municipal
election.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-07-07

calls in the District are standing loyally
ny their striking brothers and are col.
Letting the % cents per week assessment
levied for their benefit by the Interna-
| tional Executive Board for the months of
June and July. The District officers are
highly pleased with the action of the
| locals.
VIM. Nj. Stanley, the hustling secretary
| of Local No. 636 of Handley, was in the
city Tuesday and announced that he il a
| candidate for the democratic nomination
| for House of Delegates. Will has al
ways been Il staunch union man and is
entitled to the united support of all trade
unionists in Kanawhn county. Here s
hopin he IL get there,
We are now going over our subscrip-
ton books and all subscribers who are
delinquent will be dropped. Pay up at
once if you desire to continue to read the
only paper in West Virginia that advo-
Gates the miners cause and fights the
notorious :guard - system
T. j. Roberts was here Tuesday from
Winifrede on business at the ID istrict Of
flee. Tom is anxious for a big Sunday
meeting at his place and it is expected
that one will be arranged to take place
within the next two weeks
S. o. johnson of Dungrifr, one of the
stalwart workers for the organization in
the Briar Creek section, was here Satur-
day and says everybody is in the fold in
his locality, and the spirit of unonism is
growing.
x Owing to the 1bt4av y~rains on July 4th
the speakers for the meetings at Elkridge
and Plymouth were unable to reach those
places, but big meetings will be arranged
in the near future.
Vice President Lanham, Secretary Nor
ris and Board Member Cairns went to
Raymond City yesterday afternoon to
take up question in dispute between the
company and the men.
The local at Ward is still doing bust
ness at the old stand and prospect for
continued success are bright says w. l..
Banister who was here on business Sat
urday.
The wife and child of Secretary Morris
who have been quite i'll for the past two
weeks are greatly improved and expect to
be able to leave the hospital within the
next few days.
International Board Member Cairns
has returned from Ohio where he has
been on official business under the direc
ton of the National officers
All the District officers are busy with
organizing and routine work. Practical
ly all local disputes have been settled
For all the local and general labor
news, read the Labor Argus. Only $1.OO
per year.
John Arnold was a visitor at the Dis
trct office yesterday on business for his
local at Lower Handley.
ExPresident Haskins of the Ohio mi
ners, was pleasant caller at District
| headquarters yesterday.
TJANnT T0CAJS
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