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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
SOCIALISM AND
THE FARMERS !!

own and run for their private profit, the
big things on which the whole people de-
pend for labor and for market
The rich monopolists control % the
railroads and means of Communication
(2) the great machine shops and factories
(3) the market where all things are
bought and sold, so they dictate what
you shall sell for and then what you shall
pay for what you buy, (4) and they control
credit, and money-lending power, that
keeps US all paying uncounted millions
in interest at exorbitant rates.
Now then, do you not see that these
blllionaires, and trust makers, and bank
erS control as private property such ter
rible and powerful agencies that they are
able to perpetually fleece and rob the
people, and enrich themselves by millions
and millions that they have never earned,
but which they have taken out of the
hard earnings of the people.
With these added millions they get hold
of some other form of property. which
still further robs you, and on and on
they go. until you can't buy gallon of
oil, sell basket of fruit, get a cradle or
a coffin without paying tribute to these
respectable and legalized robbers of the
people.
Do you not see that by great pretenses
about the sacredness of private property.
they are getting enormous properties
that no Individual person or corporation
or persons should ever own, and make
slaves of the people, while you are being
robbed of the real private property you
should have, namely, the product of
your toll. And thus they have eventu-
ally have become masters of the situ-
alton, and you only have opportunity to
labor as they permit, and then you get
out of your labor only what you can
when they get the first draw.
Here is the truth that the workers
must grasp: That such property as all
the people depend on for chance to
live and labor should not be private
property. but should be socially owned,
just as we own the postoffice system, or a
town hall, or the public schools. What
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

The Capitalist press has scared you by
telling you that the Socialists were COM
ing to take away your farm and leave
you on the roadside. They tell you that
the Socialists want to destroy liberty
and property, and personal freedom.
This is absolutely false.
We have already told you that we de-
mand liberty and opportunity to every
man. Now we tell you that we want
every man to have as his private property
the full results of his labor as his very
own, for himself and his family, for his
own private use and enjoyment. We say
that every man should have the full pro-
duct of his toll. The only thing that
should come out of this is the necessary
maintenance of the State in the form of
taxes.
Now, farmers, we believe that you
want private property to the full extent
of the labor of yourselves and your fam-
lies. And you don't want the trusts, rail-
road companies and money lenders, and
land sharks to perpetually rob you. So
much farther you are Socialist.
The next point is little more difficult
TO understand. The reason that oppor-
tunity to make good living is not secure
to every man, and that the great mass of
farmers and workers have SO little private
property after producing all wealth by
their toll, is that very few people in
this country-a mere handful-privately
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
PROOF AMPLE TO
SATISFY THE COURT

Quay. who paid court to Hanna: under
him as president, Aldrich rose to the
height of his power, always on good
terms with Roosevelt; it was Roosevelt
who ask Hartman to come to the White
House secretly, who took his money to
buy votes secretly in New York. and who
afterward wrote to My dear Sherman
yes. the same Sherman-reviling the
capitalists to whom he had previously
written: You and are practical men,
eff Roosevelt is the greater cincher of
crooks why not cinch them when he was
shaking hands with them?"
Referring to the life insurance investi.
CATION, the Posts editorial says further:
Does he think that everybody has for.
gotten the $4,000 taken from widows
and orphans and added to Theodore
Roosevelt's political corruption funds
Did he not take a big check from the
beef trust and glad to get it? And now
he is going to make the corporations
come to timer
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

The case against w. S. Mottesheard'
County Commissioner, charged with
corruption in office is over as far as legal
process is concerned and like all previous
cases of this character, including the Jail
and councilmanic investigations has re-
suited in nothing but the fact that graft
and corruption stalks throughout the
county, but all the guilty parties thereto
escaped punishment.
Judge Burdett declared in rendering
his decision dismissing the case that
Il AM FRANK TO SAY SUSPICION
STRONGLY POINTS TO THE DE-
PENDANT" but said he was not salts
fled with the evidence beyond reason
able doubt.
In part the decision is as follows:
Coming, then, to Specification No. 2.
the real battle ground of the legal con-
troversy in this case, l UNHESITAT-
INGLY SAY THAT THE PROOF IS
AMPLE TO SATISFY THE COURT
THAT FOR THE LICENSE YEARS OF
1905 AND 1906, AT LEAST, WALKER
LAWRENCE & COMPANY, CHIEFLY
THROUGH A c. LAWRENCE, ABSO-
LUTELY CONTROLLED THE RETAIL
SALOON BUSINESS IN KANAWHA
COUNTY, outside of the city of Charles
ton that corrupt, unlawful, villainous
and outrageous organization was formed
for the purpose of not only controlling
the liquor licenses in the interest of the
Walker-Lawrence accompany, but also
to debauch the electorate and, as far as
possible to control the offices of the
county. through these corrupt and
fraudulent means; that one of the
purposes of this gigantic conspiracy was
to use, if possible, the county court in
furtherance of these corrupt schemes is
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

YIELDING
Three Independent Mines
Sign up with Illinois
Officials.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 31-Confident
that the Illinois Coal Operators Associa-
tion cannot follow out its policy of fight
ing to finish against the miners de-
mand for the Peoria scale of wages and
conditions, officials of the United Mine
Workers of America of District No. II,
embracing this State. are touring the dis
trict making breaks in the ranks of the
operators.
Three Independent mines; of which the
New Virginia Coal Company is one. sign
ed the Peoria scale on Saturday and
more are expected to follow.
The miners have now settled down to
the steady policy of breaking up the op-
position of the operators association bit
by by, operator by operator, having al
ready made serious inroads, in spite of
the bond which the operators exchanged
to keep faith" with each other in the
struggle against the union.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Edelson, of New York was present and
addressed the meeting. Miss Edelson led
the recent great Bakers strike in New
York City and graphically portrayed the
horrors of the sweat shop as conducted
under present system. She explained
the duplicity of the old parties and drew
a most vivid picture of present day con-
dtions and made special plea for the
women and child slaves. We are sorry
that we cannot give her speech in full as
it was the most convincing, frank and
fearless we have heard for some time.
Miss Edelson also addressed Local
Clendenin Monday night and was greeted
by large and enthusiastic audience.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
Cabin Creek Coming.

On last Sunday a mass meeting was
held at Dry Branch on Cabin Creek. G.
F. Parsons, of Standard. Robert Fore,
Jas. Platt, Stanford Neal, Ed Teney and
U. S. Cantley, all of Mucklow, and Com
rade Cairnes, of Riverside. were present
with bundles of The Labor Argus for dis
tributon. Meeting was called to order
by U. S. Cantley and A. w. Ball was
chosen chairman. An eloquent address
on Socialism was made by Comrade Par
sons which was followed by U. S. Can't
ley with an appeal for Socialists to get
active and urging the necessity of organ
ization A good Local was organized
with bright prospects of a large member
ship
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
To the School Teachers
of Kanawha County

You are in favor of higher wages. Of
better conditions in our homes and our
schools.
What are you going to do to better
these conditions?
Have not the old parties shown them
selves inadequate?
Don't you think that if better condi-
tions surround our patrons, that our
schools will be better?
Let us go at this in a matter of fact
way. Socialism will better the conditions
of our patrons. They advocate higher
education-in art and the common sence,
Fellow teacher why not think and study
this matter, it is the only relief for us.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

all of us need and must have, no Rookie
feller or Morgan should own. That is
why they tell you that we want to destroy
your private property. Because we do
want to make social property out of the
property by which they rob you of what
you, the producers, should have as prl.
vate property.
Summary of above as follows:
l. Undisputed, inalienable access to
land or machinery or both, by which
every man may create wealth by his
labor.
2. That which each man creates he
should have as his private, property, to
own and enjoy.
3. Every trust, corporation or mono
poly of money, land, or machinery which
hinders this freedom of the people or
robs the people of their earnings ought
to be absolutely ended by social legisla.
ton.
a. All property which when left in
the hands of the trusts or of the money
power, that tends to destroy these two
rights of liberty and property. should be
bought up or transformed into socially
owned property, to be administered by
the people for the interest, security and
freedom of all.
5. There is some private property now
which tends to guarantee the worker ac-
cess to the means of labor and to secure
him in the fruits of his labor. All such
private property Socialism will make
more secure.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
MINERS OFFICIALS
BUSY ORGANIZING
Throug ghout Kanawha District with Good Results
National Officials Issue Official Circular
Calling for Financial Assistance.

the best interests OF the United Mine
Workers of America.
There is general retrenchment of ex-
penditure of funds by the International
Organization, and during this present
st ruggle only such men will be employed
as necessary to safeguard and protect
the best interests of the United Mine
Workers of America. Inasmuch as no
specified time was designated by the
convention, when the assessment should
go into effect, your International Execu
tive Board decided that it shall take
effect September 1st, 1910.
You are all no doubt aware of the
serious situation now confronting our or
ganization: SO serious that it required the
calling of special International Conven-
ton to consider ways and means to
prosecute the strikes now in progress in
the several Districts to a successful term
ination.
Inasmuch as the continuance of the
twenty-five cent per week aSse Ssment,
submitted to you recently by the Inter
nationol Executive Board for referendum
vote and carried, will not raise sufficient
dollar week assessment specified in the
above resolution was deemed absolutely
necessary by the convention to care for
our members on strike.
We urgently advise our members to
zespond freely and unhesitatingly. not
only to care for our members who are
waging such noble fight, but to protect
the perpetuity of our splendid organi-
zation, bearing in mind that the coal
operators and their allied interests are
waging relentless war of determination
against our organization. There are ap-
proximately 100000 of our members on
strike, who, by their answering fidelity
to the principles of our organization are
no less determined now, than they were
at the inception of the strikes. to con-
tinue their battle for human rights, in
definitely Their fight is your fight:
their interest is your interest and we ex-
press the hope and have every reason to
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
TEDDY BRANDED AS
PAL OF BIG CROOKS
New York Post Says He
Shook Down Rich
MalfactorS.

New York, Aug. 29-The New York
Evening Post. which characterizes itself
as Independent progressive" and which
is the unrelenting foe of New York gang
politics, and the champion of the pro-
gressiveS in this state. printed yesterday
a vitriolic editorial attack on Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, which in part, is as fol-
lows:
"Such wild and whirling words as Mr.
Roosevelt uttered yesterday are curse
to public life. They arouse passion with
out directing it They give no one a
clear idea of what the speaker meant,
except that he thought to inf1ame the
crowd and make mischief.
The thing goes beyond display of
bad taste. AS such it is shocking but
it is, besides, an exhibition of moral i'm
pudence. 4 will make the corporations
come to time shouted Roosevelt to the
mob. But did he not really mean that he
would make them come down with the
cash to elect him, as he did before?
This champion of purity, this roarer
for political virtue, is the man who was
years, when in public life, hand-in-glove
with the worst political corruptionists of
his day: he toadied to Platt, who praised
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
Winifrede on Labor Day

Local Winifrede gives festival and
pic-uic on Monday. September 5-Labor
Day at Winifrede. Proceeds to be used
for campaign fnnd During the day ad-
dresses will be made by Miss Esther L.
Edelson. of New York City, Candidate
for State Senate Morrison and others
Let US fight for a good cleanup in Cabin
Creek district If you are tired of things
as they have been and want better
schools. better and more humane condi-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

believe that Our great membership will
rise to the occasion out of the fullness of
their hearts at this time, upon the broad
platform that "an injury to one is the
concern of ALL and will respond prompt
ly, generously and in the same spirit that
has characterized our members in past
conflicts.
Your International Executive Board
firmly believes that success will crown
efforts ere many weeks have passed and
this assessment will be decreased or
abolished at such time as conditions will
warrant such action. We again urge our
membership TO meet the situation promp-
ly and Loyalty rally to the support of our
striking members
Your International Executive Board
urgently requests that all Local Unions
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Thomas Powell, OF Cardonia, Ind, and
Frank. Ramage. of Terre Haute, Ind. In
ternational Board Members of Districts
Nos. 8 and IL, respectively, have arrived
here and will assist the District officials
in organizing work. They both have
hosts of friends and admirers tn this
field who will give them a hearty well
come
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
Local Charleston Growing.

Local Charleston held rousing good
meeting Tuesday night and admitted d
number of new members lhe montn
of August was hummer and the growth
was gratifying indeed. Miss Esther L.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

International Executive Board Member
Thos. Cairns returned from Indianapolis
where he attended the recent special con,
vention and later a meeting of the Inter,
national Executive Board.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Comrades don't lose sight of the fact
that the Argus is carrying on the fight
for Socialism and Unionsnl-the cause
of the workingmen. Subscribe and help
us in the fight See special offer on page
three of this issue
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

President Davis and all the District of
ficers are hard at work carrying on a
general organizing campaign and are
meeting with flattering success.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
SCabS Refuse To Take Oath

Twenty strike breakers for the Can
adian Northern car shops who refused TO
take the oath of allegiance to King Geo
rye have been deported to St Paul.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

A communication received guard rid
den Cabin Creek states that a bunch of
transportations was brought in last We'd
nesday but after viewing the conditions
they hiked out couple days later. He
says: The men are leaving fast, the con-
ditions are growing worse and war
prices prevail at the company stores.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

tons. clean politics and general clean
up come forward and lend a helping
hand
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Local Union No. 1864 will have grand
Labor Day celebration at Mncklow. Ball
games and other amusements to enter
tain the crowd. Speaking by Internal
ional and District officers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

To the Officers and Members of the
United Mine Workers of America:
Fellow Workers.
At the recent special convention held
in this city. August 11th to 21st. 1910.
the following was adopted That this
convention levy an assessment of one
dollar per week on the members of our
organization who are working to provide
for the men engaged in strike. the Inter
national Executive Board to decrease or
abolish the assessment, when in their
judgment, they deem it advisable and to
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-05

lands and numbers millions of adher-
ents.
Mrs. Eddy began preaching in 1873
ana an organized the First Church OF
Subsequently. large edifice was
erected In this city, of which she was
made pastor emeritus. Her writings at
this time became very voluminous and
tan Science Journal. the Christian
Science Sentinel and Der Herold Der
Christian Science
Mrs. Eddy took up her residence in
Concord in 1889 and it was at her
home in Pleasant View that she
nomination and received many enthu-
siastic followers. Finally the number
OF visitors became SO large that she
was forced to ask them to cease their
calls.
Nevertheless, large delegations con-
tfnued to go up the Merrimac river,
and in June. 1903, 10000 Christian
Scientists visited Concord and heard a
few words from their leader.
In the last few years OF Mrs. Eddy
life in Concord there was newspaper
controversy over her identity and for
several days the city was filled with
reporters drawn there on the charge
that another person was impersonat-
ing her. Mrs. Eddy was obliged to
exhibit herself to a jury of newspaper
men.
Mrs. Eddy took up her residence at
Chestnut Hill, Newton. in a large
stone house in 1908 and there her last
days were passed. For the last three
years she lived quiet. peaceful life,
much Of 1t seeming nonotony, which
her friends said was consumed most
ly in constant study. From a window
at Chestnut Fill could be seen the
white dome of the Christian Science
temple, planted close beside the little
nf he oh xxJ1 che founded 20
years before.
Mrs. Eddy's literary efforts were al
most wholly in prose, but her poems
have been set to music as hymns and
are sung at all Christian Science meet
ings. The most noteworthy of these
begins:
shepherd, show me how to go
Ger the hillside steep
How to gather, how to SOW,
How to feed Thy sheep"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-05
WHEAT IS LOWER.
Snow in Southwest Has De-
pressing Effect on Prices.
Corn Is Active and Closes at
Saturdays Figure.
PROVISIONS ARE FIRM.
Commission Houses Feature of
Trading.
Cattle Steady; Hogs a Little
Higher at Kansas City.
PROVISIONS ARE FIRM,

Cnicago, Dec. 6-WHEAT-Snow south
west caused weakness today in the wheat
market here. In addition blowing IN the
northWests was represented as being ten
the other hand world Shipments shnw I'D
decrease and there werl unfavorabe re-
ports from France, floods hightenine an
pTenenslon regarding crop conditions IN
lnal Country, seeding being delayed. The
opening was hc to 5a@S<c lower Nav
started at SIC to S71sc, a loss of 1sc to Ec.
oecnned TO 96AQ96zsc and rallied to 97iZc.
after snght advance prices eased Off
because OF rain in Oklahoma relieving the
oIouLh. another bear influence was an
ter wheat is per cent greater than last
year The market closed, however. with
Ll5m tone at 971sc, net loss of Nc
OOfSN-Corn was active and strong
gaining in volume. Demand. however.
was general and the market advanced
with considerable evidence of Excitement
notwithstanding free selling by Several
phol ~ ioca! concern. May opened a
reacted to 4Sss@4SAc and then rose to 1881
Q491ac. - Ts
On further bulge many stop loss or
GERS were executed for shorts Reaction
ems ensued and the market closed steady at
OATS-Oats sympathized with corn but
trade was light. May started UNCHANGED
to lsc up at 35lsc to 351Ac, touched $50
and advanced to 35Ssc
PROVISIONS request from COM
mission houses made provisions firm.
FIRST sales were unchanged to 125ac high
er with January at $16.771h- to $3.50 for
ribs.
RYE-Cash: 811kOS2c.
BARL4EY-Cash: 6OQ87c.
TIMOTHY-ash: $S.00Q9. rs; March, $40 IS.
CLOVER-Cash: $1000@14.25; March, SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-05
He FALLS 700 FEET.
Amateur Aviator Dashed to Death at
Salida, Col.

Denver, Dec. 5.-Walter Archer, a
17-year-old aviator, fell 700 feet III an
aeroplane of his own invention at Sa-
Ida, Colo, and was instantly killed.
Nearly every bone in his body was
broken.
Archer's machine was driven by
electricity secured from the Salida
Power company's plant. A coil of
wire 700 feet long, connected the
power plant with the aeroplane, and
Archer, when he made his ascension
intended to maneuver within the ra-
dius of the wire. He ventured a trifle
too high and the wires snapped, leav-
ing him without power to operate his
propelIers. With little experience as
an aviator, he lost control of the ma
chine, which turned over, dashing him
to death on pile of rocks below.
Archer had constructed his machine
on original lines and had built it of
odds and ends of material secured
from the mines in which his father
worked az a miner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-05
WILL BE NO SUCCESSOR.
Christian Science Church VIII Be Man.
aged by a Board.

Boston, Dec. 5.-The reticence of the
Christian Science leaders and officials
as well as nearly all members of the
denominations to comment on the death
of the leader, Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy
continued today and no official state
ment followed those given out yester-
day when the first announcement of her
passing was made public.
The fact that her last message, or
words, God is My Life" were written
by her on pad Of paper on Thursday
was confirmed today and also that her
son, George w. Glover. had started east
from Lead. s. D., and probably would
arrive here Wednesday morning. Some
sort of a. funeral service will be held
and it was intimated today that it
might take place Wednesday afternoon.
probably at her late residence. The
church will continue to be managed
by a board of directors which at pres
ent consists of A. B. Stewart, Archibald
B. Mcclellan, Stephen B. Chase, John
v. Dittemore and Adam II. Dickey.
These men were all chosen by Mrs.
Eddy, but the bylaws OF the church
provide for the filing of any vacancies
by the board itself.
There will be no successor of Mrs
Eddy