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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

Now that the campaign draws to
close it betoves us as men and voters
to study carefully. the issues as pre-
scented by the different parties SO We
can cast an intelligent ballot mex,
Thursday TO you. the voters of the
working class 1 wish to make this
appeal
Take the Republican and Democra tic
pa,tiea- study them we'll and see if
YOU can find an issue out side of the
vet and dry issue. Study their past
their Legislation has been in the in
terest of the great corporations and
trusts. Property rights have been
placed above human right.
The records of our courts show that
our judiciary bodies are owned and
controlled By the same corporations
and trusts that control our leglsis.
tlire. Look up the decisions o.
these courts and YOU will find in every
instance they have been in favor OF
capital and against the working man.
You workers ad productGS of ;tiha
wealth must see that there are only
two parties. Labor and capital The
Democratic and Republican parties
representing capital and thn Socialist
the laborer. The democratic COVER
nors of this and other states have been
just as wiling to send the soldiers to
shoot down the laboriug man when
they dared TO stand mp for thcir rights
as have the republicans. They are
qquick to send the militia 10 prot Get
men guilty of the most diaboltcel
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03
CIR RAND STAND
PLAY OF PLUTES
The Dixon Mail and the Hot Air Peddlers of the
P]ute Machine Try to Film F1an the Work
ingmen on the Labor Question.

worker. They love him SO we'll that
when he displeases one of the coal
barons they appoint special officers to
road They love linn so we'll tha t
they help and assist lawlcss cut
throat guards to beat him up in
the public highways. Yes. they low"
him so we'll that the county court re-
fuses to give him u public road in
some section of: the Kanawha county
coal fields because the operators dc
not approve of-it. and they lOVc him 50
we'll that their standard bearer Jody
Holt Gaines voted. against every laboi
mea sure that has been presented dur.
ing his term of Office and at the last
session of Congress voted for the
appropriation of 100000 ont Of the
L. s. treasury to perSeCuts and prose
cute organized labor for asserting its
constitutional rights. Yes. they love
labor. on election day.
The Dixon whIskey organ goes on
further and quotes the state platform
Of tive years ago. as follows:
The iaborcr is worthy of his hire
ard he should receive q just and
labor creates. The working man has
an unGoubted right to organize &c
promote his Welfare. and should D"
protected in the exercise OF suca
rights: hut all organizations. vhcth-
cr of laborer or Of employers s. "a
Dor. should bs conditioned upon righ,
principles. and should be 0bcdIcnt to
the rules of right and justice aud to
the law. The boycott and the black
list are both evil conspiracies. BOTH un
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

The Dixon Mail on October 81 de-
voted a double column double deck
head on the first pa ge and in the hrst
columns to labor. telling the poor
workiugnan what friends it and its
ma sters the court house whiskeE ring
utilities commission. whereby all
ing SOP in the way of platform that
was adopted by the one man cOnven-
ton at Madison. Boone .couty some
time ago.
I'VE favor the creation OF publlc
ut;li ties commission. WHEREBY al
pub]ic service corporations and in
strumentalites shall be regulates
and controlled in the public s inter
csts but with strict justice to neif
owners.
.'Believing that the just division
between labor and capital of the
wealth created by their Joint endeaF '
or is one Of the greatest questiou
confronting us AS a free people, We
favor the inauguration Of just an"
righteous measures which. wnile
lust to capital. will protect ana III,
sure the rights OF labor: tnai VII
provide for the support OF The "ork
in. man and those dependent upon
him when inca pacitatsd bE actius'''
or sickness. and provide ior tnose
dependent upon him when acc'"eh y
or sickness are fatal. and take care
Of him in mis- old age.
Great dope this, TO hand out 70 ~
people on the eve of an elccoio1i ''ts'
b,vin, robbed them of the rights
guaranteed them under the consul"
ton for two years. Yes. they loFe l"s
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

America and both should be prohibit
ed by law. We favor the enactment
OF an employers liability law. just
both to the employer and the employ
ecs.'' .....
But DixOns mouth piece fails to
state the the employers liability bill
was ruthlessly slaughtered by the re
publicans who had an overwhelming
majority i'll the legislature. The Bill
was buried in the Senate upon motion
OF ''Pistcl Dill" Johnson. Dixon's man,
by the following vote in the affirma-
tive:
Senators Bailey. Baker, Blue. Cot..
man. Craig. Garland. Hatfield. John
son. and Meredith, republicans and
Fisher. Kidd and Smith. de mocrats.
Both the old parties promised in
their platforms the passage of the
bill. but az usual betrayed the people.
Workers unite at the polls on next
Tuesday and send men to the legisla,
ture who can not be controlled by
crooked political leaders and criminal
trusts. Vote the Socialist ticket anu
lose your chains.
Don't let Dixon's Mail and the Punch
and Judy politicians fool YOU again.
Beware of our traitors of the past. Be
Inen and vote for your own class.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03
of the Two Old Political Ships and the
Mongrel Prohibition Sidewheeler
Have Been Shown Up
Peoples Eyes Have Been Opened and Mighty
Wave of Indignation Will Sweep Both Po-
litical and Religious Plutes I'm Oblivion

The present campaign is drawing
most corrupt, crooked and putrescent
gang ofpoliticaI grafters that ever lap
ped swill out OF the capitalistc ga:
bage barrel will be swept out of-ofice
and their allies. and co-allies will
drop in on top of them and the votes
will bury them all too deep for resnr-
action, and the Coming Nation" the
wealth producers will assume The
reinS Of government and ringism bos
sism, guardism, corruption, thievery
and bribery will be a thing OF the past
and an honest. businesslike and just
government will take its place.
During the campaign. the candidates
ON the plutocratic tickets have made
many grave charges against each
other--none of which have been cen
tradicted satisfactorily to the people
who pay the freight. and consequently
the eyes Of the voters have been
opened TO the actual conditions as
they exist.
The present administration in
charge of the county affairs have been
shown TO be so COrrupt-nOt only b.
their political opponents. but their
own party associates-that it makes
the honest citizens of kanawha hang
their heads in shame.
II has been an awful blow to the
good citizens who have been for years
casting their allots for men whom
they believed to be honest and just,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

tc learn that they have been ruthless
iy betrayed and their ballots have been
confiscated by thieves and the 1ower
Of the people prostituted to the hnan-
cial benefit of the professional poii-
ticjans who have robbed the people
SO long.
But at last the people are aroused
and will no longer listen to the plead
ings of their betrayers. and regardless
of religious hyprosrites and pharisees
and will cast their votes for honest
farmers and workingmen on the Soc.
iuIjst ticket and thus make the first
step toward rescuihg the County from
the grasp OF the promoters Of graft
and pros tltution.
But the old plute gang n controi
have served notice on the people tnat
they will put up fight to continue
in power and will appoint an army
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

the defendants
The facts are about as follows:
Because OF certain conditions ex-
tstins on Cabin Creek in this county.
the miners at two operations on thar
Creek to wit; Dry Branch and Rcnda
in the month OF June came ont on
strike. No one has charged that these
striking miners have in any instance
been guilty of any breach Of the peace
or any misconduct.
ON the 2sth day of JuJne, the D-v
Branch Coal Company by John @
Dickinson as president. served notice
on certain Of these striking miners
at Dry Branch in words ard figures
as follows: s~
Or. Branch. West Va,
June 2sth, 1908.
state Of West Virginia, i
County Of Kanawha. So:
.......,,.-... you, ,,c;Ng II
possession, of the following d.scrip-
Cd premises which you occupy rs
cur tenant at WILL same being our
house No. -, in the village Of Dry
Branch, aro hereby notified Is nui'
and deliver up to US the premises
aforesaid, on or before July 3rd. &C
cordins to law. 1t being our iate,,
tica ITO determine roUr tenancy AZ
Will Hereof .fail not or we shall
take due course OF law to evict YOU
for same"
cSlgned} Dry Branch Coal Co.
l:y John Q. Dickinson. Pres"
These striking miners we've in pos
session Of the house and lots Of that
company under no written leases
Tine miners dlJ not vacate the
premises in accordance with these III
'tructions. and thareupon OF, he TIL,
Gay Of July. that company sent, joan
Eanhocae. j.. Il. Mayfield. c. Houch-
ms, r. L. Hunt, G.. C. Newlirk, G.
~. Green. and Homer Wilson to 1cr;ct
tie miners from their. houses Thes.
-n=n With the exception o. Homer
Wslsc. are special officers otherwise
kA4wc' a.; guards, and sc.ne Of them
are deputy sherifs unlcr 5. P. Smith,
=hogtff- Of Nanawha county
These NON We're well armed wita
revolvars and Winchester rifles, ind
Tithout any authority OF law. or cry
process Of any kind from any court,
and upon nothing but t.c notice here
tofcre referred to. threw four families
with their household goods into the
road
The four men whose families were
thus thrown out, are Peter Adlz.,,
Golden Ferdue. Pres. Hudnall ana
Charles Jarrett. a<
They also vent to the hcna Of
George Duly and finding tce door
locked, broke the docr and entered
the house. ard upon learning that
&c notice bad been served uncnn h,n,
they secured 2 lock and refast rh9
door.
The acts OF these n1ar we're accom-
panied by force ana violence. Consid-
erabie OF the personal properly oE the
miners being injured, defacer ana da-
stroyed Y tnnm.
In one instance. mother vas
placed in the road with ratv CT
very tender years. a-6 II vss cair
by her persistent pleading that the
sun would kill tbe baby, that they
nSi ~ ~ pscA necN aer !St
and rest in the shade OF the porch.
'in scme of these instances. rna
head of the family was away frc=?.
home. In all this no tina was girec
TO The miners and no cour, eous trea :
ment ~aa afforded them.
'';he Procedure Of the guards ao-
deputy snerifs was about as follows:
They would approach the head of the
family. if ne were at home. ard ask
Continued on page four,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

Al honest man TO be i
''" ''ii~t tnat IS the reason our
''isln">s thieves and sIHftcrs
NS' for l. Tus effect OF this
iii j" quite = sh.ck to the
o Now n'h"r .>.t. Watch us
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

e. YOU march, Mr.. Worker. aud
'." i"'-'' tI's union iahn1 will. vn,l
= r'.l..
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

To that your counted and verifying the
sign certificate Headquarters
Virginia Street Charleston w.
the undersigned hereby certify that voted the Socialist
held county 1910
Signature of
a@ee --------------- Address
is Confd
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

>!'as the various oti.": speakers
'nhil17t"s are in the field max
-@ =" @'3N" canvass and this week
'2=r@ t- 'etns h"id from L, to >, mcci.
~. car night
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

"@7sr2l organizer Parsons is still
-'--,2c hts meetings every night. He
''Gr''s tne sentiment growing daily
a2@"na 'hA oeople for general change
zHa7h4 county and predicts =
'7'-E'-'z IN the farming and mining
.''."'- 'rr the entire Socialist .ick ct
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03


OF ward healers, grasters and peanut
politicians as deputy sheriffs OH elec-
tion day to preserve order(?), but IL
reality to intimidate the workingmep
and terrcize the voter. to ircite riot
and hlocdshed SO that they may steal
the election.
1t has also been publicly stated
tina tthe Socialist vote Will not be
countcd-only give them few as IT
We're Therefore to insure that our
votes are counted every man who
votes the ticket against Graft. Pros
.titutiun and Hypocricy the Socialist
party will distribute the following
cards which all men who believe In
honest government and fair election
and vote the ticket of the people will
fill out and mail requested in the
following coupon
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

=. Z Rogers. candidate for congress
1' me ~" big plute candidates
1's- 7">i 70 meet in JOINT debate. is
.2G ire final licks of his magniti,
60 o2@y9tsn in this county and is
So -s'ES'nE crowds every nj sht that
IL s'As Notes heard Hail aud other
s2uE gre=n With epvy. ri
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02

This al is printed in good faith The First congrcs
sonal district IS sorey IN need Of representative ana mas
been for long time The present representative has been
failure aughable IN the extent OF his incapacies were NOT
r le fact that he DESTROYS OF unemployment aud the adj
dto nal tact that 20 date appears willing TO accept TINS
all bat discredited office
In spite oi the odnm that VIII T.. Humphrey has brought
down upon the office there IS dire need for for that
place who will be subscryent plant tool 10 the
interests messenger boy for Joe Cannon and willing work
iof the MeTan, Marine league There work To be done
congess that any may well be proud OF having had
a share n there is honor and a chance for fame.
II is necessary than it desirable that man
should be OF the Humphrey nvertebrae type with only crsta
intelligence There is work for with back
and and because Humphrey has OF these quail
tics and have, is all the neediui that one
declare himself
The election Of such assured the election of any
who IS notorious fo inability Is certainty as long
ms opponent other than Will f. Humphrey Hum
phey has campaign argument other than the popular in
difference the office Ills record in congress does not
the intellectual level of the comic supplement and can
under circumstances be Offered for public approval except
ia the spirit OF il-timed mirth.
There thousand IN King county who possess
infinitely better qualifications for holding the office than does
Humphrey and this figure is estimate conservative as
be insulting the general intelligence and abilities
81 this community Yet strange relate Of all these better
fitted there has appeared who IS willing TO make
the personal sacrifice for the benefit Of this district
II sacrifice for Humphrey-tar from tit IS god
send for him ways than But Tor the ugh KIND
Of man undoubtedly is sacrifice for the right kind OF
other and better OF livelihood and desire
work for the interests and the devious rewards that come
thereby
Sacrifice or no sacrifice there the less the mpera
tive need man. the everlasting disgrace OF the First
congressional district If he does forward II viii not
be national calamity il Humphrey, default OF an opponent
po back congress because he IS for the most nnocu
district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02
CONVENTION
IN CONTROL
Of BOSSES
BY JOE SMITH

TACOMA. Aug 2-With the M.
HomhlinR OF delegates here for the
state judicial convention tomor.
row. u is apparent that IL IS to be
a bosses convention They are
all represented
The thing that In attracting least
interest is the nomination Of su-
preme court Judges
John Wooding. chairman Of the
King county steering committee.
and r. = Wagguner. holding the
same position in the Spokane dele
cation. are types OF the petty and
digcredited political bosses who are
running the convention.
The attendance is light, only
about 40 or 80 delegates out of
the 700 OF 500 being here. II rs
likely that not more than one.
half or one-third OF the Apportion.
ment will be here. though the full
voting strength will be used
King county delegates say that
they will not inject senatorial poll
tics into the session, though al.
ready they are busy preparing a
resolution which will take a slap
az Poindextcr.
The resolution will commend the
course Of all WashinKton's repre-.
sentatiyes who have upheld the
national administration"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02
TAX COLLECTOR GETS DRUNK
AND IS ROBBED IN SALOON
One of Carrigan's Political
Workers Tells a Fishy
Story to Account for
Loss of County's Money.

After spending last night In a
drunken debauch In the southern
part OF the city. J y wheeler one
% the tax collectors for County
Treasurer Gurmiey. was held mp IN
the rear room Of the Detroit Baf
this morning. and according 10 his
story. was robbed ~ 500 IN cash
and $500 tn checks that he had col.
lected IN South Park yesterday Ia
payment ~ personal taxes. This
police say that all the money
Wheeler lost was s35
This morning Wheeler staggered
into police headquarters and told
the story OF his dcbauch and the
loss Of the money
During the night be fell In with
two boys. one Of whom he says was
Paul Bowling. aged 10 years. This
morning they awoke him early and
induced him 70 so to the Detroit
nar. Second az. and Main n. Here
they choked him and took his money
and checks
After telling hts story At police
Headquarters. Wheeler fell into a
drunken alumber Detectives Adams
and slsier arrested Paul Bowling.
a tailor. He had SIS.
Although Downing did not confess.
the arresting detectives assert that
they have sufficient evidence TO con
yict him. They, however. say the
BOYS took s35 from Wheeler. and
not egU IA he SAYS
wheeler worked as a deputy
sheriff Tor former Sheriff Smith.
when gheriff Hodge went into Of.
flee. Whe,ler was retained az a
deputy. In March he was dis
charged because Of a failure 10 ex-
plain satisfactorily the disappear
ance Of certain articles from the
fall.
When Carrlgan was filling the
treasurer's office with workers TO
put through the Carrigan-MeCon-
nanghey. Wilson slate. Wheeler was
put 10 work. He has spent almost
an his time electioneering for Nc
Connaughoy and Carrigan. Yester-
day. however. he did some work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02


The pollce department. which has
five automobiles and three motor
cycles has paid out sib.f35 for ma
chimes. si9.7i0 FOR operating them'
and 1904 .3s on repairs.
The fire department has PAID out
for four automobiles and two auto
trucks stS.325. and for repairs
f2.53I73. ,,-,.
the street department has bought
three machines for $1,000. the re
pairp on which have cost t2.36O.bb'
The health department has two
machines, which bave cost sS'SVo'
and has paid ont ss5i69 for repairs.
THE building department has a
machine. which cost 81 1850, but the
repairs on which have cost sS49.fo.
They All Have Autos.
The water department has two
machines. which cost $1,000. has
Maid out Sl.S75 for operators and
Al pO724 for repairs and supplies.
The engineers department has
one machine which cost $1,000, and
the repair bills on which have been
sos 80
The park department has one ma
chine. which cost 1900, has paid
a7b2 80 for operating II, aud
81 coo IS for repairs and supplies.
The lighting department has one
machine. which cost $3.50, and the
repairs for which have cost SS09S.
These machines are OF all styles
aud makes and those recently pur-
chased have been selected with 1T
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02
Mile. LENEVE
MAY TELL
ALL
Police Give Crippen's Com
panion Kind Treatment
to Get Her to Confess.

QUEBEC. Aug. Miss Ethel
Glare Leneve today underwent the
police third degree" OF kindness
following her nerve wrecking yoy-
age across the Atlantic in company
with Or. H. II. Crippen. charged
with the murder OF his wife, Belle
Elmore Crippen, in North London.
The police hope that Miss Leneye
will tell everything she may know
concerning DR. Crippens flight. tho
disappearance OF Mrs. Crippen and
the details Of her acquaintance
with the accused man.
The belief is general here that
Miss Leneve viii be the chief wit
ness against Crippen at the in
quest 10 be held in London The
detectives hope that she will tes-
tify for the crown az the inquest
and at the trial OF Crippen. which
they predict will follow shortly
after the doctors return to London.
while showering Miss LeneVe
with comforts. the police are try
ing to persuade her to talk. She
has not been placed in solitary con-
AAAtAAtnAf INV AlAAINMs NAA has
been treated more as a guest in
the home of Chief Mccarthy. She
has her own room and practically
Is not under surveillance. Ii is
said that the kindness OF the POI
lice has made a deep impression
on her In addition to this she has
received a number of cablegrams
from her parents urging her TO tell
all she knows of the case TO tho
authorities
Crippen is kept In a dungeon in
parliament house and is not per-
mitted 10 see visitors.
No visitors are allowed to see
Miss Leneye Chief Mccarthy this
afternoon said her condition was
so serious she might be compelled
TO go to a hospital He declared
emphaticalty that Miss Leneve has
told the police nothing that might
assist them in their efforts 10
convict Crippen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02

! have been living as a boarder
AT the OBrieu home for the last
two years" be said. I'VE lived at
2iZia Minor av ~ Sometimes !
paid the rent. aud sometimes
O'Brien paid II. O'Brien is fine
fellow when be Is not drinking
Whenever be is drinking be Is quar-
rclsomc.
They ouarreled.
Last night Mrs. OBrlen had
dinner ready for the captain. and
be came home late. She upbraided
him 0'Brien. who had been drink.
ing. struck az her. interfered. and
he struck me over the eye with a
teapot struck back az him. His
wife and ] finally pacified him and
put him 20 bed.
Il went out into the yard al
the rear o. the house 10 avoid any
further trouble Suddenly I heard
Mrs. OBrien cry out: Look out.
SMITH ! knew oBrien Garfield a
revolver ! started 10 ran. Before
! could get far ! heard an e1plo-
sion. fell to tho ground"
Smith in his statement did HIS
best 10 shield his friend. lie re-
peatedly told the officers that
O'Brien was a fine man when he
was not under the influence Of
liquor
Shock Caused Death.
The bullet entered Smiths right
leg. breaAing the bone. Several ar.
tcrics were severed He was
placed on the operating table and
was coming out from under the
effects OF the ether when he col
iapsed and died The shock Of the
operation. in the opinion Of the
doctors. caused death.
OBrien this morning was inter.
roRated by Capt Tenant. Re
told a story which did not hang
well together OBrien said that
he entered the hallway Of his house
last night and In the darkness was
dealt a stunning blow over the eye
BY some one. He said that he
meant to grapple with his assail-
ant, but as he ran he pulled his
revolver. which he has carried for
years. and fired. O'Brien main.
talned that he did not know II was
Smith until after the shooting
Story Not Believed.
O'Brien's story Is given no Gre
dence by the ponce. Mrs. O'Brien
refused 10 discuss the matter fur.
Their than 20 say that the shooting
grew out Of Smiths interference
In a quarrel between her and her
husband.
Smith was 50. and was employed
as n furniture worker by c. H.
English. at 206ih Minor av. n.
Capt O'Brien. the slayer, is 80.
The last boat be commanded was
the ldonic, two years ago Later
he went 70 Alaska and spent sew
erai months In Valdez, returning to
Seattle a few weeks ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-02

tie regard for quality or prices In
stead OF having them purchased by
the board of works under competi-
tive bids. the plan now followed by
the council is TO have them pur.
chased by council committees.
II Is now proposed TO include In
the 1871 budget $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF new automobile equipment
for the fire department. but unless
the city Is more fortunate and JOY
riders in city cars more careful next
year than they have been during the
last ~ months, II will cost s50.000
20 repair. renew and operate the
cars the city already has,