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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26

If elected to Congress, l will do what
can to carry out the foregoing, and to
enact all the legislation that will pro
mote the public welfare, and particular
ly that of the people of my State.
Believing that the people who live in
those counties of the Third Congression-
al District affected by the condition of
kanawha and New rivers expect such
action on the part of their Representa-
tive in Congress, l gladly pledge myself
to do all that L can to prevent the pollu-
ton of said rivers and to improve their
condition.
l trust that | may be favored with
your support, and that you will attend
your County or District Conventions, or
Primaries, and do what you can to Sc.
lcet delegates to the Congressional Con
ventIon favor able to me and my cause.
Very respectfully,
S. B. AVIS.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26

third weir and died of exposnEe and SUI.
location
The verdict of the coroner's jury is a
vndication of John Cowley, the engineer
who was in charge of the cage on which
the twelve rescuers lost their lives The
verdict says the twelve rescuers lost tehir
lives indirectly by confusion of sig
nails regulating the movements of the
cage
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26

MEATS, FISH, ETC.
''1-er Meat and Fish Co., $3.50 Capt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26
Der 1854, what then is the length of the
aIrwayf
FIRE BOSS QUESTIONS

FIRE BOSS QUESTIONS.
l. State the legal qualifications and
duties of fire boss and explain in de.
tail how you would make an examination
OF mine as fire boss to conform 10 law
What information would you obtain be
lore entering the minei
= Maine and describe the gases com
n.oniy found in hituminous coal mines
How are they producedf Where are
they generally found and how would you
eXpel them from the mine! Give their
effects Oh the workmen.
j. lion the morning of examination
Oh u inine, you found the pressure gauge
at the tan showed but l inch, when the
customary reading is l IL inches, what
would you consider was the cause of the
change!
T. What Indication does Il safety
lamp give when a small percentage Of
gas Is present in the atmos phere of the
lnine Explain why some safety lamps
are more sensitive to gas than others.
II an open light is placed in a large
BODY OF gas unmixed with air. what
would be the result?
o. Alter completing the examination
Oh a NINE, when, where and how would
!ou make the report of said examina
ton, and where should the records of ax
animation be kepta Is there any time
more than another, that Il NINE should
have more thorough examination?
g. the flame of your safety lamp
elongated, when examining a fall. and
later became cxtnguished, what eas
would you consider WAS present, and
how would you protect the workmen 7
What effect would c. c. 2 have on the
expioslveness of marsh gas7
T.. What is a safety lamp7 How is
1t constructed9 How should it be exam.
med? When is it unsafe7 What shouIa
a MINER or other workman know about
the use of safety lamp9 How should
safety lamp be treated when found to
ne full of flame as the result of beinp
IN an explosive mixture of marsh eas
and air?
.. What precautions would you take
to insure safety in blasting ocal in mines
that generate explosive gases and also
>o"Ar a1ot ihi dangerous Quantl-
ties7
.. A heading is driven in As feet
past the last cut through, when n fault is
struck from which large quantity of
explosive gas is given off Describe in
detail what arrangements you would
make whereby the heading could be ad-
vanced through the fault before making
the next break-through. Show also by
sketch
10. Suppose an explosion should &C.
cur during working hours in mine. at
which you were employed as fire boss, de.
scribe in detail how you would conduct
the work of rescuing the living and re-
moving the dead.
II. What causes explosions in coal
mines? What method should be adonted
to prevent thems
IL. How many years experience have
you had in mines generating explosive
gases in such quantities as may be de-
tected in an ordinary safety lamp7 State
the kind of work you have been engaged
at, and the names of the mines and com.
panles for whom you worked while get
ting this experience
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26

N'Ai'"Aa Banking & Trust Company
'.'. 'aPitoi and Quarter streets
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26

Boost the Union Label, the State Fed
Grafton, the Kanawha Valley Central La
Dor Union and Greater Charleston and
don t forget the Labor Argus.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26

Remember that the Rajah stogie is a
home made, hand made. union made pro
duct.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-05-26
Our Advertisers
BANKS.

BANKS
N'A'"Aa banking & Trust Company,
90" npttoi and Quarter streets.
CLOTHING
"''ei Wooden Mills Co, 1O3 Capitol
sr"."t
DRUG STORsS.
leids Pharmacy, Elk Hotel Bull ling.
''''Ie Drug Store, Arcade Building.
''""I pharmacy, 224 Charleston street.
DENTISTS.
\" p Kountz, Bradford Building.
~. ". f Goshorn, Coyle & Richard
sou Binding.
h-. + a. Botkin, Bradford Building
MEATS, FISH, ETC.
''a-er Meat and Fish Co., $3.50 Capt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
- CLASSES OF PROPERTY 80
METHODS OF SELLING 80
Generally speaking there classes of property and
ng there are two classes of property
THE OTHER

A property acquired by individuals or corpor-
atoms with recognized business and moral
standing, with reputation to sustain and per
manent business to maintain. Where care is ex-
ercised as regards the location, drainage SANTA
ton, and the facilities and opportunities which
property offers to conservative home owners
and investors, who demand and appreciate o
property convenient, accessible and developed
with a view to furnishing its inhabitants the es-
sential points for health and happiness sanita-
tion water paved streets, electric lights, artistic
and attractive landscaping SUCH AS COREY
WILL HAVE.
For Corey is in no sense mushroom forma-
ion, undeveloped and undesirable from every
standpoint of modern living and home building
Corey is built to yield proper returns to the
projectors, at the same time permanently bene-
fitting their patrons by encouraging thrift and
good citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
Generally speaking
methods Of selling:
THE ONE

A property bought with view to selling hap
hazard, through irresponsible statesmen who mis-
represent facts; faxed maps, etc. This is gener-
ally sold to class of buyers, many of whom
have no opportunity to see the property and in
vestigating before biting at the tempting terms
These result in disappointments to the buyers,
who either lose the payments made or carry on
the contracts and become dissatisfied, and nom
profit earning owners.
Such property is usually disappointing, re-
fleets on the seller, hurts community -for such
property is usually placed on sale Immediately
after purchased without any provision being
made for the necessities of health, comfort and
happiness such as transportation, water, sew
erage, lighting, sidewalks, graded or paved
streets, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

COREY is one of the absorbing
topics of interest of the day.
Naturally many people want to
know about Corey-when the property
will be placed on sale and what we ex-
pect to do in the way of Improvements.
AS interest has been so manifest as
to the recently acquired property
sites for the new plants of the United
States Steel Corporation-and inquiries
Z SO numerous, we take this method of
telling the public about the plans for
Corey.
Corey will be the product OF the
master minds of the country in civic
development, with every known and
modern convenience for health. 1t will
be town unto itself, built that it may
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
Lots Will Be

The accompanying map-which IS
absolutely conect-Without the slightest
representation-shoWs the exact To-
cation of Corey. The future model city
is surrounded on the west, partially on
the south and east, by the properties of
the United States Steel corporation; on
the north by the town of WyIam, and
on the east by the city of Ensley, or
Greater Birmingham. AS will be seen
from the map, Corey is right at the
site where the American Steel and Wire
company will build the 100000
plant which has been officially an
nounced. Through Corey and into
Corey will pour the army of workmen
employed in this and other plants, max
ing Corey the gateway to Birmingham
and the outer world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
Corey will have stree

facilities, as the Birmingham
Railway, Lightand Power com
pany, approaching the impor-
lance of Corey, has already de-
cided to extend a line to this
property, and has taken steps
to secure rights of way on
the streets of Corey.
Our plans for Corey in
clude a business district, where
there will be strict regulations
as to the class of buildings,
paved streets and car facilities;
residence sections Of several
prices, one where the salaried
employees of the companies
may find a suitable home site,
and others for the working
man, where will be provided
those hygienic arrangements
that make for perfect health
conditions.
In brief, Corey will be the
nucleus for a large city, and we
Guild Corey for future gem
erations as we'll as for the pres
ent.
The best authorities of this
country are spending their best
efforts in working out the plans
of Corey, and we will use the
combined efforts of men who
have, devoted a lifetime to
building model cities.
We appreciate the fact that
many people wish to invest at
Corey, knowing it will be a
good investment, and we
we would suggest to them that
they wait for our announce
ments, which will come in
due time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02

become the Gary of the South.
Corey, as we will build twill
be the talk of the industrial
World-to which all will refer
as the place where ideal CON
ditions for living and doing
business exist.
We expect to care for the
skilled worknen of the United
States Steel Corporations sew
eral plants in a modern man
ner, better than elsewhere in
this district and as well as any,
where else in this country.
Corey will appeal to the
conservative investor, for there
he will find safe and sane
real estate investment which
will advance in value, for
Corey has the strategic loca-
ton which will make it the
key to the situation. (See
map).
Already, many people-es-
pecially those familiar with the
results of real estate purchased
at Gary, lndiana-have stated
that they are saving money
now with the intention of buy
ing at. Corey, and this is the
class of purchasers that we
shall seek.
We hope to have Corey
ready for the market this
4 spring. We cannot promise it
earlier, for Corey is not a
mushroom. 1t cannot spring
into existence in a night. It
is not that class Of property.
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map S 10 o
Corey
property property
property c., & R. R. Company
AS will be Corey ans the acquired immediate
therefore the strategic position Of Corey.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26

NEW ORLEANS.-More than 1,OOO.-
~ 900 acres of marsh land lying with
in so miles of New Orleans are to be
drained, reclaimed and transformed
from wilderness into gardens, homes,
Lamlets and towns. The work of re-
claiming some $4,000 acres within the
corporate limits of New Orleans is
now well under way, while contracts
have been let for the reclamation of
fully 100000 acres additional In ad.
joining parishes.
This means that. within two years
the alligator will no longer find abort
ginal harborage in the Carnival city,
that the breeding grounds of countless
billions Of mosquitoes will be turned
into highly productive farms on which
mosquitoes cannot breed, that hun
dreds of miles of paved roadways will
lead from New Orleans north, east and
west, and that for the first time in its
history New Orleans will possess sub
urbs.
To the westward the same character
Of work is being done. and prepare
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
No Corsets are Worn at West Point

discussion of West Pointers. that
many West Pointers acquire a figure
OF perfection of symmetry and a car
riage the acme of manly grace, but
these are due not to any ingenious an
pliances, but to the systematic drills
and exercises that make the cadet tn
certain extent. an athlete. At the
outset these young fellows are nut
through what are called the setting
up exercises, their object being to
straighten the body and devotion the
chest. One might suppose that It wouId
require a great amount of such eyer.
else to make any marked showing
but three long hours of such exercise
daily Will soon produce beneficial re-
suits In the most stopped forms.
The cadet uniform Is also a great
help in this direction. The dress coat
Is tight. very tight. The shoulders are
heavily padded in order to give them
a square effect. The chest Is made
thick, so that there will be no danger
of wrinkling. All this for the sake ~
looks; comfort has no place in the
makeup of West Pointer; it is dis.
clpllne and looks"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
The Sting of a Bee

An eastern fable tells of a poten-
tate who demanded that there should
be brought to him the stings Of thou
sand bees killed because one of their
colony had dared commit Iese-majaste
by singing the hand of royalty. When
they were brought in tiny golden
thimble the king was so amazed to
find that a thousand of the hypoder-
mic points made such a little mass
that he issued a manifesto to the eff
feet that thereafter no person with
in the bouads of the kingdom should
complain at the sting of a bee. The
Lessons of the fable is that petty an.
noyances hurt because they are exag-
gerated in the mind, that when they
are seen in their actual proportions
they are so slight as to merit only con
tempt. How much comfort would
come to the majority of persons If
they could but see the tiny size of the
bee stings that lead them to acts of
petulance, words OF anger, expressions
of reproach. The bee sting annoy.
ances have caused lifelong breaches
Of friendship. they have broken up
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
Gators and Insects Hunt New Home

lions are now being made to reclaim
an additional half million acres
through the construction of a wide
leVee along the western shore of Lake
PontchaFtrain and the southern shore
OF Lake Maurepas. On the crown of
this levee a paved roadway rs miles in
length will connect New Orleans and
Baton Rouge and ultimately will be
the southern terminus of a Chicago
New Orleans highway.
The nearest town or settlement of
any consequence is now sc miles dis
tant from New Orleans. Within fifty
miles of every large city in the coun-
try a million or more people reside,
and many industries develop business
and wealth for the urban population.
This is the end New Orleans is
working to and will have reached, in
large part, anyway, by the time the
Panama canal is opened to the ships
of the world
Mean while modern sewerage and
drainage within the city proper have
practically and wholly solved the city's
problems, and the discovery
of simple method of fiItering the
waters of the Mississippi river has
given the city pure water service ex.
celled by none in the world. These sys.
tens are in operation and are nearly
complete. They have cost the CITY
about $25,000,0OO
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
Senator sulkeIey's Discovery Of Little
William Barlow, Who First DEM
onstrated for the Hartfords
the Value of Blunt.

One day, in the early spring of 1874,
when Morgan G. Buckley, now sen,
ator from Connecticut. was backing
almost single-handed the Hartford
Comm baseball nine, which two
years later just missed winning the
championship, being only two games
behind the Chicagos. ne took me to
see a game between the Hartfords
and a semi-professional club. We sat
in the scorers box.
Il have brought you here" said
Bulkeley, the most enthusiastic fan |
have ever known. that you might see
at work the new youngster found
playing with the old Atlantics of
Brooklyn. He's out there at short
stop now; and want you to keep
your eye on him. don't mean that
you should keep your eyes glued on
him while he is playing shortstop, al
though he is very good In that posi-
ton But when he comes to bat don't
take your eyes off of him"
Pretty soon the youngster in uues-
ton. slight of build and only a few
inches over five feet. came to bat.
Now" cautioned Mr.. Buckley,
you will sec something that you
have never seen before | don't know
whether it's right or not, according
to baseball rules. but he does it-and
there you are"
The boy stod at the plate, with the
bat oustretched directly in front of
him, like musket at present arms.
Thus holding the bat. he let the ball
hit it squarely after one or two balls
had been pitched. Immediately the
ball dropped, jumped in front of the
home plate, and Barlow was within
safe striking distance of first base
before the pitcher could recover the
ball
Mr.. Buckley beamed all over.
Now" he shouted above the uproar,
you will see the captain of the other
nine making vigorous objection" Sure
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26

NEW YORK.-The whole United
~ states government, with its vast
treasury Of wealth, it's brainy states
men and Insurgents. it's army and
navy. its immense horde of high
orows, against the poor little house
ny! That's the lineup in bitter war
OF determination scheduled to set the
nation by the ears and enlist the cour.
ageous support of every man, woman
and child in this broad land. The
maj kneL Of the house fly has been
sounded and the battle has just be-
gun. Catch EN- and kill EN-: show
no quarter"-that is the war cry of the
army OF determination that is to put
forth every effort to rid the land of
the Musca Domestica, the polite name
by which the house fly should be ad-
dressed by strangers.
Until the scientists got busy with
their Investigations the house fly was
considered merely as a pestiferous in
sect, designed by the Creator of all
things merely to take its bath In the
sweet cream and maple strip. annoy
AS@SS AiASi hlh5 SlCGpGIY ShdlH ABOUT
with abandon on the polished surface
Of shiny baldheads and practise the
Morse telegraph code on the cleanest
of windows.
Long suffering housewives since
time began were the only really active
enemies of the seemingly insignificant
little fly, and they alone and unaided
applied the impreCations and dish
cloths vigorously against the nuisance.
But after the scientists got onto the
job the fight against the insect began
to assume proportions of magnitude.
That little insect which the average
citizen vas wont to regard merely as
domestic pest is now branded as the
most dangerous creature on earth. The
house fly has been publicly indicted as
murderer of the human race. the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
Uncle Sam Asks All to Swat the FIv

greatest disease propagation and the
carrier If more menacing and malig.
nant germs than all other creatures
put together.
This little. but potent, messenger of
death wanders from the sick room,
from the filth of the garbage pail,
from the heaps of refuse of all kinds
into the peaceful, happq homes of our
land, walks upon the butter. the meat,
the fruit. the sugar. takes a bath in
the milk, leaving everywhere the
germs of disease that have gathered
upon its furry feet and body.
In experiments conducted by the
New York health authorities the scten-
lists found on the body of a single lit.
tie fly 1,222,57O different bacteria,
enough to kill few thousand human
beings. In another experiment a fly
was caught in sterilized net and
dropped into a bottle of sterilized wa
ter. The bottle was shaken and the
germs washed off the insects body, as
would be the case if the fly dropped
into glass of milk for the baby. The
previously pure water was then exam
ined and 1t was discovered that the
f1y's bath contained no less than 5,000,-
00) disease germs.
About half the deaths from typhoid
in New York. according to the health
authorities. are attributed directly to
the distribution of germs by house
flies. And worse than that, the figures
show that of 1000 deaths of cooling
babies in tina: city from infantile dis
eases, more than 5000 were traced to
infection carried by house flies.
According to a noted scientist the
determination Of the pest Is compare
lively easy. All that is necessary. he
says, is a systematic effort on the part
OF the public. II all the people will
practise the utmost cleanliness, 1t is
declared. the house fly will be extinct
in this country within a few years. for
the house fly cannot exist without
filth.
Cleanliness, then. is the watchword
for the American public to put an end
to an insect that is not only a terrible
nuisance, but a terrible instrument of
death to thousands of our population
every year.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
When Washington Cried

endured many hardships. Their priva-
lions, their dire need of money had
in measure demoralfzed and dis
couraged them.
And right here, and all of a sud
den,' said Mr.. Brown, General Wash
ington broke down completely. He mt
his hands to his face so that he might
conceal his emotion, but | saw the
tears trickling down between his
hands. He was completely overcome.
and | was so awe-stricken at the spec.
tacle of the commander.fn-chi of the
Continental army in tears that | stood
as though | were transfxed to the
floor. | looked at Mr.. Morris, to see
how ne was affected and found him
trying to relieve the situation by ap-
peartng to be busy arranging some pa
pers that had been spread before him
prior to General Washington's en-
trance. Then. as suddenly as he had
broken down, General Washington re-
gained his composure, and went on to
say that II Mr.. Morris could find with
In twenty-four hours sufficient money
to pay each man in the army a little
of what was due him. this payment
would do much to revive the army's
courage and morals. and. If this were
accomplished, there was little doubt
but that the British would be held in
check.
For moment Mr.. Morris was ST.
lent; then he replied that he himself
was without funds. that he did not
know where he could raise even the
small amount asked on such short no
tice. but that he would do the best he
could. adding that he did not feel Jus
tilted in encouraging any hope in Cen
eral Washington's breast that the
money could be secured.
General Washington's reply was
simple. Il know that you will do all
you can-as you have done already"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-08-26
Dentists Believe They Have a Kick

BILL either. Say. this new tangled
hair style is putting me to the bad
The worst feature of the Who'll.
thing is that the heads. or rather tho
hair won't fit into the headrests, 7
nave tried all manner of schemes and
even had a new headrest built aJono
lines that | was sure would fit bnt
the heads simply won't fit into anv
thing
IF We do succeed in getting thu
mass laid cut and tucked away care.
fully where it won't bother US, we re,
something like this:
oh. mercy, doctor. you are muss.
ing my hair all up. And am going
to a party this afternoon, too.
ut the most usual thing is. Nh
doctor, there is a hairpin sticking in
my head Wait a minute. o, dear, it's
coming down. Doctor. do stop a min.
ute while | fasten up my braid
u do tell you what. the dentfsts
ought to get together and boycott tn,
present style of hairdress. or else in.
sist that all extra hair be taken oT
before any dental work will BE- done
That would settle it, all right"