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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
MISCHIEF MAKER

Already that creature known as the
character assassin has begun his nefar-
ious work against THE LABOR ARGUS and
is sl<ulSing and sneaking around trying
by innucndo and sleek and Shiny lies to
discredit the motives of the paper and
its publisher i'll our declaration of Social
isl principles. He is the paid tool and
lnckcy for some of the big slate politi-
clans who desire to see the paper fail, and
who have been doing everything in their
power to cause it to do so for the past
two years.
This creature has not the courage,
principle or manhood to come out in the
open. but crawls around like all reptiles
of his species and pours out poisonous
venom in the shadows wherever he can
worm himself into the confidence of some
one who docs not know his hypocritical,
traitorous and craven character.
But as we have said before, The LABOR
ARGUS is here to stay, regardless of the
political crooks, and the servile reptiles
whom they hire to do their dirty work,
and before many years roll around we
will live to see the political corruption
wiped out in Kanawha county and Il
material increase in the population of
Moundsvillc.
Comrades and brothers. beware of the
mooth-tongued individual who is always
prating about his honesty and malipning
others in their absence. He is far more
dangerous than the snake that crawls on
the earth.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
CHILD LABOR CURSE

There are 100000 child laborers in
the United States.
That is a huge army OF children to be
working in the initiated atmosphere OF
mines, mills, factories and stores, instead
of storing up knowledge in the schools
and growing into healthy men and wo-
men through play in the open air.
Child labor is an unnitigated curse
to the working class OF this and every
other country 1t not only robs the child
rem of their childhood, but it spells
greater misery and degradation to all
who toll.
There are now a large number of occu-
pations in which 4 child can do almost As
much in a day man. And the child
is employed in preference to the man
because he can be secured for consider
ably less money.
Now, where children are employed
most freely, there the wages of adults
are lowest.
Cause and effect are quite clear.
Children are not put out to work because
wages are low, but wages are low because
See the difference?
If in 4 community where child labor
laws are rigidly enforced those laws
would suddenly be relaxed or repealed
and large number of children be in
duced to enter the workshop of Mamman
at tender age, then the labor market
would be flooded with cheap labor, many
grown-ups would lose their jobs and
wages would seek lower level.
Conversely, where children are with
drawn from employment the adults,
freed from their competition, can com
mand higher wages. In fact, the income
OF the average family will slightly in
crease, Notwithstanding the loss of the
children's earnings.
The workers, therefore, should never
oppose the prohibition of child labor or
tho enactment of compulsory school laws.
1t is not they, but the employers, who
lose.
The employers must pay higher wages
to the parents when their children no
longer exc out the family existence. The
parents will have more work, too, be.
cause the jobs are not taken by boys and
girls.
Employers oppose child labor lcgisla,
ton because it will reduce their profits
Working people should seek it because it
will raise their wages and give their
child a fair start in life
And lest You forget, You will never
abolish the great evil as long as you vote
cNploiters of labor into office.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
Point Pleasant Liquor House
Homer Smith, Proprietor.

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der Businesses in the State of West Virginia
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

The Dixon Mail, the mouthpiccc of
court house corruptionists, in contro-
versy with the Gazette, who trains with
the gang not in Office, virtually acknowI-
edges that the republican-prohibitio
ticket is controlled by the whiskcy ring
and charges that the Ga=cttc's ticket is
also. Why, my poor deluded dispenser
of capitalistic made to order junk, the
people of kanawha county have been
aware of that fact for some time, and
have come to the conclusion that they
are going TO kick your gang out and
throw in your democratic friends for
good measure. We are going to put both
shlunks in the same hole and let them
present boquets to each other while the
gentlemen. whose names appear ut our
masthead. serve the people honestly and
for the benefit of all the people and not
n few professional political frecbootcrs.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

The expenses of the White House" in
which "lnjunction Bill'' and his family
live, cost 1929 400 per annum Should
a workinsman and his family insist on
wages that would give such sum for
living expenses, they would be furnished
apartments in pauAed cells, and their
nciShbors would send condolences TO
their relative mourning their mental con-
dition. But when Taft spends S239, 400
of the peoples money to ENJOY life, he is
statesman and pronounced safe and
sane"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Honest Joe" CD Siblcy, of Pennsyl-
vania, has been arrested charged with
conspiracy to bride and debauch voters
in his contest for seat in congress- He
is reported to have spent $62 900 in two
counties to Induce" the dear people to
say that they wanted him to represent
them. But that is not all. Honest Joe
90 has had to withdraw from the race.
This is a little different from the Kan
awha county proceeding. Here they are
proved guilty before they can get on the
corrupt machine tickets.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Governor Glasscock is very humani-
tartan. Judging from his newspaper and
public platform uttcranccs. But, never
thcless, he appoints the notorious
guards herded from the pcnitcntiary
and slums, who patrol our public high
ways and brutally beat up our citizens
without let or hindrance. The will of
the corporations must prevail
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01
ANNOUNCEMENT

After this issue the names of
all delinquent subscribers will be
dropped from our books and in
the future all subscriptions MUST
be paid in advance. If your pa
per does not reach you promptly
notify us at once.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

will assume full control and we'll let the
rcpubIico-demico gang eat grass Tor a
while.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

Several communications were crowded
out of this issue, but will appear next
week.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-09-01

The land thieves are all politicians,
and many of them reach Washington in
stead of the penitentiary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30

This is a generous offer to every
thin man or women in Spokane and
vicinity. We positively guarantee to
Increase your weight to your own sat-
think what it means. At our own
risk. we offer to put 10. Is. yes, 80
pounds of good, sold "stay there
flesh on your bones, to fill out hol-
lows in cheeks, neck or bust, to get
nate and revftaiixe your oupN; whole he 'I Body
until 1t tingles with vibrant energy:
to do this without drastic diet,
'tonics," severe physical culture
stunts" detention from business or
any a. irksome reduirements-if we fail
We particularly wish to hear from
the excessively thin. those who know
the humiliation and embarrassment
which only skinny people have to suf-
fer in silence. We want to send a
free 5o-eent package Of our new dis,
coyery, to the people who are called
"s1ats' and bean poles" to bony
women, whose clothes never look
anyhow" no matter how extensively
dressed; to the skinny men who fail
to gain social or business recognition
on account of their starved appear
ance. We care not whether you have
been thin from birth, whether you
have lost flesh through sickness, how
many flesh builders you have expert
mented with. We take the risk and
assume 1t cheerfully. If we cannot
flesh on your franc we don't want
your money.
The new treatment increases the
red corpuscles in the blood, strength
ems the nerves and puts the digestive
tract into such shape that your food
Is assimilated and turned into good.
solid. healthy flesh instead of passing
through the system undigested and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30

these things. Generally they are
far from the real truth. They sell
dom have the real reason for acts
such as l am about to commit. Us
ually they say it was the result of
a love affair. In this instance I'M
derstood love had nothing to do
with it. With King Midas, where
everything turned to gold, SO In my
case. everything turns to failure.
Think kindly of me. l feel like
sidney Carton, that It's far bet
ter thing that l do than have ever
done; it's a far, far better rest
that l go to than have ever
known. L might have been happy.
but for mine unhappy life" ~,
A man and two women called at
the hospital this afternoon but
were not permitted to see the pa
tient.
The letter ito sister" readA ID
follows: .IsiI
"Of course, you will disaktSd
with me on this, as you do on every
other topic. We both have bed at
fault and unfortunately my dJspo-
sition has been such that l build
not always see things as my
friends have. You never under
stood me and my only way of do
ing things. NJ -
Now that our wills are about to
clash for the last time, you may
think kindly of me.
within the last two years Ihave
been tempted several times az i
have been tempted now to do this.
/ will be successful for the first
time In my life. 1t is hard to do
this and l suppose it will be still
harder to undo it. Do not grieve
for me, for I nexer have intention
ally said or done un unkind thing
in my life.
Il realize that my life has been
a mistake-a horrible mistake.
Oblivion is what l desire"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
G Q N TIN u T. D
r o -
p A G F. O n F.
SUPREME COURT

that only men in sympathy with
thte commission plan is put up on
the charter committee, and it is
hoped to hold mass meeting for
the selection Of men to make the
race for the place some time before
the election is held.
Under the decision OF the SUI
preme court, rendered yesterday,
the ruling of Judge Sullivan. order.
ing the city council to hold an cleo
ton on or before October l is up
held. The city council lost out on
every point in the higher court the
same as 1t did before Judge Sulli-
van. All that remains for the coun-
Gil to set the date for the election
within the period set by the court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
PARADE FORMATION
FOR LABOR DAY

horseshoers. house movers, letter
carriers and postoffice clerks, mu-
sicians, moving picture operators,
newsboys, porters, railway carmen,
railway clerks, railway conductors,
railway engineers, railway firemen,
railway trainmen, railway switch
men, retail clerks, stage employees,
tailors, teamsters, team owners,
float Of the Equal Suffrage league.
Metal Trades Section.
Aide. ]. H. Birch; float, black
smiths, boilermakers, Electrical
Workers No. 600, engineers, iron
molders, machinists, pattern max
ers.
Building Trades Section.
Band; aide, M. n. Rogers; Build
ing Trades council, float, bricklay-
ers, bridge and structural iron work.
ers, cement workers, Electrical
Workers No. 1877, hod carriers and
building laborers, fathers, marble
workers, painters, band, carpenters,
plasterers, plumbers, sheet metal
workers. steam filters, stonemas.
cns, tilelayers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
SEVERAL PARTIES
0FF|RE FIGHTERS
ARE RESCUED
Rains Check Many Fires in
the Idaho Fire
Belt.
lay United Press Leased Wire.)

LEWISTON, Idaho, Aug. 30
Two of the three parties of forest
fire fighters recently surrounded by
forest fires in the Clearwater re.
serve have been rescued, and the
third party probably will be reach.
ed today by rescuers, according to
q telephone message received at
midnight by Major Fem, the super
visor in charge of the reserve.
According to the message, the re-
lief party was within three miles
of Camp 62, the place where the
third party OF seven men sought
refuge last week while Ranger Wat
son started on his heroic ride
through the blazing hills to Kooskia
for aid.
The general conditions in the fire
district are most encouraging. Rain
fell in the fire zone last night, while
In the high mountains there was a
snow fall of four inches. As a re-
suit the fires have been materially
checked, and 1t is believed that the
fire fighters will have the confla-
grafton under control before night
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
G O n TIN u f D
r o
p A G F. O n F.
GIRL MAY HAVE

asseverates that he cannot explain
how his companion could be the vic
tim of doping" or knockout
drops"
1t is stated that he two girls were
formerly employed at the Washing
ton Cracker Co. Leonard works in
a local railroad office, or at least
was employed as a clerk there until
recently.
An eyewitness to the poor girls
collapse Sunday night was c. A.
Rodgers, 406 Fraternal building. He
helped carry the girl into the hotel,
but beyond that knows nothing of
the case. The girl herself has given
the nurses reason to believe that
she took the drug-or whatever it
was-unwittingly, In some drink
which the quartet INDUCED in dur
ing the evening.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
HOW UNCLE SAM FIGHTS THE FOREST F|RES
~ HENRY 8. GRAVES, CHIEF
FORESTER OF THE UNITED
STATES.

The principles OF fighting forest
fires are essentia' the same as
those recognized IT, fighting fires
in cities. The following are Of
first Importance: Cd quick arrival
at the fire; (2) an adequate force;
(3) proper equipment; (4) thor
ough organization of the fighting
crew; and 90 skill in attacking
and fighting fires.
Quick access to fire is accom-
plished through the work of super
vision and patrol in discovering
fires before they have gained much
Roadway. and by we'll developed
system of communication through
the forest by roads and trails.
A small fire may be put out by
one man, but in extensive forests
several hours may pass before the
fire can be reached. In a we'll or
ganized system of patrol the guard
who discovers fire communicates
quickly to other guards and to
headquarters by telephone, signal
or other means. and indicates the
number of men he needs. 1t is es-
sential that there be definite ar
rangements for securing a force OF
men in case of fire. This may be
accomplished by cooperation with
lumber or sawmill operators, or in
the case of small tracts, through
the cooperation of neighboring
owners. In some states there are
III xx-1,D COLL
residents to assist in fighting the
fires.
Just as in a city the efficiency of
fire service depends in large
part on the equipment, SO also in
forest work it is essential that fire
fighters be furnished with the
proper tools and other equipment
The implements needed for fight
ing fires differ under different con-
ditions. Wherever dirt can be used
the men should be provided with
long handled shovels. If water is
available. buckets, and where pos
sible, bucket pumps should be pro-
vided Under most conditions it Is
desirable to have mattOckS and
iron rakes, and there should al
ways be axes to aid in clearing
brush or cutting through down tim
Der and old tops.
Small surface fires may often be
beaten out. Where there are tops
or piles of brush. or the fire is
burning through thick brush or I'M
dergrowth. beating is very difficult.
There are various devices for
beating. A blanket, coat or riding
slicker is often used. A gunnysack
is one of the best implements for
beating particularly IL it can be
wet from time to time. A handful
of green bush serves also very well
for a beating device. In beating
out a fire, one strikes the fire with
a sideways sweep. driving the
flames and burning material back
upon the burned ground. A direct
stroke scatters the fire.
, While the surface fires are dead
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30

unassimilated 1t is Thoroughly
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builds up the thin, weak and debili-
tated without any nauseous dosing.
In many conditions it is better thSa
cod liver Oil and certainly Is much
pleasanter to take.
Send for the 50-cent box today.
Convince us by your prompt accept.
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that you may see the simple, harm
less nature Of our new discovery, how
easy 1t is, to take, how you gain flesh
privately without Knowledge OF
friends or family until you astonish
them by the prompt and unmistak-
able results
We could not publish this offer in
The Press If we were not prepared
to live up to it. 1t Is only tho
astounding results Of our new method
of treatment that make such an offer
and such a guarantee possible on our
part. So cut off the coupon today
and mail 1t at once to The Sargol
Company. 349-W Herald Bldg, Bing-
hamton, N. Y, and please inclose loo
with your letter to help pay distrl-
button expenses. Take our word.
you'll never regret 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
!. R. PRAISES
FORESTF|RE
FIGHTERS
But Jolts the Constitution
Makers of New
States.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

W. ShNC0 6TCo1 6CA9So WITH
PUEBLO, Co., Aug. 3o.-CoIonel
Roosevelt paid a flying visit to
Pueblo today, laid the cornerstone
Of the, new Y. M. c. A. building,
went back to his train and departed
for ossawatonie, akn., where he
will arrive at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. He was accompanied from
Denver by committee of Pueblo
citizens, who went to Denver to
meet him. The train left Denver a
little after 8 o'clock and arrived In
Pueblo shortly before noon. The
train was stopped at Mineral Place
park and the Roosevelt party de-
scended and went to the new build.
Ing. The remarks Of the Contrib.
uting editor" at the cornerstone lay
ing were very brief.
JOLTS CONSTITUTION MAKERS
Roosevelt jolted the constitution
makers of New Mexico and Arizona
who want Iron bound" constitu.
lions and incidentally his respects
to Postmaster General Hitchcock.
II wish could go to New Mexico
and Arizona" said the colonel, "but
this is the nearest point I will reach
on my trip. Many friends have
asked my advice regarding their
constitutions. There is one point
would like to advice them on, and
that is that they leave their con-
tsitutions easy Of amendment, SO
that any time the people feel that
they ought to be, they may be
amended. Experience shows not
only that doctrinaire but designing
corporation attorneys often put into
constitutions matters which are not
thoroughly understood by the PEG.
pie at the time.
PRAISES FIRE FIGHTERS.
II want to call your attention to
the admirable work of the forest
service in connection with the great
forest fires. Not only has the for.
estry bureau done everything hu.
manly possible, but in fighting the
fires the man Of the forest service
| have shown just the same ability,
endurance, courage and indifference
to their own lives as is shown by
the best fire departments of the
large cities. There is no body of
public servants Of which the public
has right to feel more proud than
the men Of the forest service"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
CITIZENS WANT THE RED
LIGHT DISTRICT REMOVED

Requesting that all of Frent
street from Monroe to Division be
purged of the red light houses, and
the various accompaniment of a
restricted district, and threatening
to take legal action against no only
the lesseeS but the owners of the
property in question, a delegation
of Front street property holders
called on Mayor Pratt yesterday
afternoon for a conference. Among
those owning property on Front,
between Stevens and Bernard, who
visited the mayor were J. S. Haye,
Garibaldi Abb, Joe Plastino and X.
Wilpert.
1t was pointed out to the mayor
that, aside from the question of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30

Following Is the order of march,
arranged today, for the parade next
Monday morning, Labor day:
PARADE FORMATION.
Grand marshal, David c. Coates;
assistant grand marshal. A. w.
Swenson; general Labor day com.
mittee, Natatorium Park band,
float, Spokane Sectional Central
Trades council, led by President H.
A. Jarvis.
Provision Trades Section.
Aide, Fred Cardamone; float, bak.
ers' union, bartenders' union, cigar.
makers, cooks, walters, mattresses.
Brewery Trades Section.
Aide, Fred r. Maddux; float, beer
drivers, bottlers, brewers, coopers.
Printing Hrades Section.
Aide. Fred Barker; float, book
binders, engravers, mailers, press.
men. press feeders, printers, stereo.
typers.
Miscellaneous Section.
Aide. w. A. Cliff; float, Card and
Label league. BARRIERS, Federal un,
ion 1924, Federal union 1929,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30
TAFT SHOULD USE
!. MORE RESPECT" BRYAN

realizes how wide the breach Is,
and that such measures are INSULT.
cient to heal the wounds. The let.
ter indicates that Taft now believes
it is wise to reduce the tariff by
separate bills and not by a general
measure. When we tried to do this
in 1892 the republicans ridiculed U.S.
Probably hereafter they will speak
more respectfully of this and other
ideas of ours which they have
adopted"
Mr.. Bryan stopped here today en-
route to st. Louis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-30

promise"
would you limit that statement
to New York;" the colonel was
asked. NO" said he, swapping his
teeth together, that is as broad as
the words admit"
Colonel Roosevelt has been back
in the country since June IS. lit,
tie over two months. He evidently
has made up his mind that Presi.
dent Taft is failure. He finds that
the policies entrusted to Taft have
been betrayed and that Taft has
been president solely for big bust
ness. The only people who are
standing for the Roosevelt policies
are the insurgents and progress
ives, the people whom Taft has
been busy trying to read out of the
party. Roosevelt has come to the
rescue Of these people and their
rescue of these people. Policies and
not personalities are the issue. 1t
took five special cars to hold the
progressive enthusiasts and the
friends who insisted on accompany
ing Roosevelt. The newspaper car.
which started at Chicago, over
flowed and became two cars at
Omaha. Still another was added for
railroad officials and a fourth left
Chicago, containing George AIDE,
John McCutcheon, Medill McCor-
mick, Norman Hapgood, Forrest
Crissy and others present in an un-
professional capacity. James Gar
field Joined at Council Bluffs and
Pinchot will join later.