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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20
CEDAR GROVE.


Rev. D. D. Davis, Sunday preach
ed two excellent sermons.
The Rev. Mrs. Ermia Graham,
preached at the A.. M. E. church
Sunday. ..H.
Floyd Newman and Ernest Wright
of Glouster, o., are here seeking
employment In the mines.
Esther Philips was visiting rela-
tives and friends at Monarch Sun
day. ~..'> i ..
Mrs. Hussie Meadows and Mrs.
Minnie Mimms, of Charleston;
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. g. H.
Jones, Sunday.
Rev. E. d. Wallace, of Glen Farris,
was here Friday.
DR.. l.. O. Hodge, of Montgomery,
was here Friday on business. -
Miss Alice Polly has returned
from a visit to her sister, MRS
Maude Hankins, Of Marting. i,
M. Bearner made trip to Boom
vi
Mrs. Maria Richmond was In
Charleston last week on business.
Mrs. Jennie Beamer was calling on
relatives at Hansford last week.
Mrs. Lucretia Austin was at Hand
ley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fields, Of
Hugheston, were here last week.
c. H. Jones has accepted the po-
sition as field agent for the Ameri-
can Workingmen Insurance Co., of
Washington, D. G.
Mrs. e. M. Brice Is improving
rapidly.
William Beamer and J. K. Haston,
of Mammoth, were here Sunday.
Edward Philips was visiting rela-
tives in Charleston Sunday.
f. J. w. Anderson. celebrated his
fortieth birthday on last Sunday.
Mrs. Rena Jones is sick.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20
CHARLES TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Myers have re.
turned to Pittsburg after spending
some time with their people.
Miss Virginia Lucas, OF Hall Town,
gave musicale and was ably assist
ed by Prof, and Mrs. r. r. Thomp-
son.
Those who attended the fair at
1agerstown Thursday were Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Morton Mr. and Mrs.
John Dixon, Mrs. r. r. Thompson
and Miss Mary Lee Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Johnson
were hosts at their residence, Pros
pect Hill, Thursday night.
Mrs. Dora V. Thomas has returned
from Washington after spending a
week with her daughter.
Daniel Golfers paid a visit here
from Baltimore Sunday.
Miss Malinda Wainwright has re-
turned from Washington, D. c.
The R. T. Club has opened a read
ing room on West Liberty street.
Prof. r. r. Thompson paid a visit
on business to Bakerton last Sat-
urday.
Miss Abby Wainwright was a Wis
itor from Storer College Sunday.
Edgar Brunswick and his m other,
Mrs. Maggie Brunswdck, made a bust
ness trdp here from Harper's Ferry
Monday last.
Every one Is looking for the sue
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20
PRATT.

VIM. A. Powell was called to
F1ttsburg, Pa, by the illness of his
sister, Mrs Fannie Johnson.
Mrs. G. r. Rollins and Mrs. Dan
Cryus were shopping in Charleston
Tuesday.
Miss Lillian Booker was visiting
IN Handley Saturday evening.
Oscar and r. w. Holmes and Fred
FOREMAN, were business callers in
Montgomery Saturday.
W. A. Britton, Of Montgomery
made business trip here Saturday
Miss Julia Francis has returned
from Pa, after d six weeks visit
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20

Howard Lee has returned from
Clarksburg after an absence of sew
eral weeks. - = =: exc. .-
Miss Ada BurKs is quite i'll at her
home on Artisan avenue.
Miss IIonhde Barnes is the guest
Of Miss Lille NIiI1s. ):
Mrs. Susie Meadows and younger
children are at home from a. visit 70
relatives in Virginia., " .
Mrs. Ellen Logan, who has spent
several months here for her health,
has returned to her home in Rich
mond, Va, much improved in health.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20

benjamin Bowling, who has been
employed at the sand pit out on
fourteenth street, had his leg broken
"h1les at work there Tuesday as a
result of sand caving in on him and
another man. ...,,~-t:
Mrs. Mollie Watkins is spending
a few days at home being empIoyei
at Pikesville, Ky. o.: n.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-10-20
ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

cess OF the G. O. P. at the polls on
November 8.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
HILL SYSTEM MAY NOW TAP
RICH REDWOOD DISTRICT

| tapping one of the richest timber
belts in the world through its gate.
way of the Deschutes valley:
In June last party of Hill en-
gineers came south from Bend in
an automobile by way of the Crater
Lake national park to the Rogue
river valley and to Medford, which
is one the line of the Southern Pa
cific between Ashland and Grants
Pass.
For the last so miles of this triD
the route taken by the party was
through the country in which the
Pacific & Eastern railway had been
projected, but never completed, the
road having gone into the hands of
receiver after II miles of grading
had been done and before any
equipment had been delivered.
About the same time John Rob-
erts Allen. a New York operator,
who is said to have acted in the ca
pacity of Hill scout, appeared at
Medford, and in July and August
negotiated and completed the pur.
chase of the Pacific & Eastern rail-,
way.
Allen did not stop with the pur-
chase of the bankrupt road. Before
leaving for the east he had secured
a so year franchise for an inter.
urban trolley line running through
the Rogue river valley, and Incl.
dentally has picked up an interest
in several timber holdings and prob.
able townsite locations.
In the meantime Allen has re-
turned to New York, where he is
selling the bonds of the Pacific &
Eastern. The road is announced as
tapping S,000,000,000 feet of timber,
and opening the pathway to the
| Crater Lake park.
Contracts have been let for the
construction as far as Butte Falls,
| 81 miles from Medford, and the line
is surveyed as far as the park.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
SOCIALISM VS.,
SINGLE TAX

Socialism and the single tax will
match arguments and have it out
tonight ut the Ellis temple, when
John q. White, the Chicago lecturer
and single tax exponent. meets Fred
Il. Moore of the local socialist
party.
James Nj. Simpson, the local at.
torney, will preside at the meeting,
which begins at s o'clock. The de.
clsion is to be Left to a vote of the
audience. There will be no admis.
sion charge Tor the debate.
John Y. White has debated this
sano question with some of the
most prominent socialists of the
country. among them being 4. NJ
;5imona OF Chicago and Arthur Nor
row Lewis, tho Garrick theater lee
.urcr. tic has net Lewis twice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

Do you know if you earned 800
month 10 years ago and now earn
100 that your wages have practical
ly been reduced $50?
Do you know that if you go into
the market to buy 100 articles
which two years ago would have
cost $S.12 that you will have to
pay $11.62 for them?
If you are working man and
have gained increases in wages
amounting to 80 per cent within
this period, the cost of living for
you and your family has increased
60 per cent, and you have lost
twice as much as you gained.
Are you aware that the work
men of England, Germany and
France get better wages. than
yours, although they are paid in
figures actually less. The equival-
ent of 81 in Europe buys more than
the American workmen can get
for $1.6O.
These are few of the assertions
made by j. K. Cahill and j. P.
Street, British labor experts, who
have been in this country for
months to investigate our increased
cost of living.
They constitute the problem
that congress, now in session, must
inquire into if the members really
want to learn what it costs to live
in a tariff burdened country.
Il can't understand why wefbuy
bread in England for one third the
price you pay in Chicago, when you
send us the wheat" said Commits
sioner.Street. You have I'd pay
cents for Ia ounces of breaf while
I'VE get loaf weighing 81 ounces
flor To- cents.
I'VE find in this country the idea
that British workmen are not so
well paid or housed Theg ehhtFary
is the fact. British toilers get bet
ter wages, better food and sGerior
housing accommodations
The novels in which many
workers of this country live would
not be tolerated by the authorities
in England.
Meat in this country costs the
| consumer from rs to "a. cents a
pound. In London the same meat,
sold byrdthe English branches of
your packing houses, can be had
for from IL to 16 cents. Range
cattle from Argentina furnish
good meat for workmen in our
markets at s and 10 cents a pound
and sometimes as low as 6 cents.
After shipping mutton from
Australia, eggs and butter from
Holland and other foodstuffs from
distant countries, cur dealers sell
them to the British public for 40
per cent less than American con-
sumers pay. Our people never
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

unions, as it has been in other
states. Men seem anxious to Sc
cure the eight-hour day for them
selves, but when it comes to secur-
ing 1t for the women and girls who
work in the factories, the laundries
and the kitchens, how lacking in
enthusiasm some are!
Then the matter of fighting tu-
berculosis, which is being so sue
cessfully carried on by number
of the international trade unions,
will undoubtedly be taken up at
the state meeting. Resolutions re-
garding the sanitation of rags used
in printing establishments will be
introduced by William J. Coates,
the president of the local central
labor council, who goes as a dele
gate from that body. The discus
sion of the fight against tubercu-
losis may result in the planning of
a statewide campaign by the state
federation against the white plague,
1t has been announced that the
matter of temperance or local op-
ton will also be brought up. Some
Of the local delegates believe, how
-ever thatAsHbj eets~M not be dis
the hard work of 1t win be for the
cussed at any great length.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
COMMON LABORERS2
NAY, NAY SAY THE
BARRIERS

There's certain judge down in
Omaha, Neb., who would get the
closest shave of his existence
should he come to Spokane. The
other day he ruled that BARRIERS are
just common laborers under the
law hence are prohibited from
working on Sundays.
That judges bean is cracked.
He don't know what he's talking
about, one wielder of the lather
brush and scissors declared IF
we only had that old mag here
we'd soon show him if we are just
common laborers or men with a
recognized trade. "+ Why, piffle! we
are expected to know how to treat
headache, ingrown hairs, freckles
red nose and-well, about every.
thing on the calendar-and yet that
old law singer has the nerve tC
class us as common laborers."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
WHAT LABOR DELEGATES
WILL DO IN CONVENTION

What will be accomplished at the
convention of the state federation
of labor, which is on at Hoquiam
next week? This is the question
which is uppermost in the minds of
Spokane union men and women at
this time.
1t is said that the Great North
ern has offered the privilege of a
special car to Seattle, if 10 or more
delegates will purchase tickets. AS
it is expected that at least 33 dele
gates will go from this city, the
privileges of special car seem
assured.
The formulation Of new plans
for statewide campaign for the
eight hour day for women will I'M
doubtedly prove to be one of the
big labors of the convention. The
labor unions have borne the brunt
of the fight for shorter hours for
the working women of Washington,
and it appears that upon them will
rest the burden of carrying it to a
successful issue. AZ Z
They may receive little laid
from the churches and the fratestA al
societies, once the agitation has
been carried to certain limit, but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
Spelling PLACES
Of BEAUTY
HERE
Writer Says Straight Line
Engineers Spelling City's
Natural Advantages.

That Spokane is thoroughly en-
titled to it's claim as a City Beau
tiful' is agreed by one writer
whose article appears in the
Twentieth Century magazine this
month. Much space is given in
the magazine to enthusiastic com
ment on the city's future prospects
past success and present beauty
and elegant half page halftones OF
the principal buildings, parks and
institutions take up a half dozen
nicely arranged pages of the popu
lar little book. Pictures of the
Masonic temple, the court house,
South Central high School building,
Christian Science church and of
Mantle and Liberty parks, and two
splendid pictures taken from diff
ferent points of vantage through
Occur d'Alene park, are shown.
|. OF the city of Spokane, the ar
ticle in part is as follows:
INTELLECTUALLY, Spokane is far
ahead of any city of it's size with
which / am familiar. Both in bust
ness blocks and residences it is
deserving of high praise. There is
little of the bizarre or weakly pre-
tentiOus as one so often finds in
the architecture of new towns. Ev-
erything is solid, substantial, digni-
fled and harmonious. A glimpse
down Riverside avenue reveals a
score of business blocks that would
demand nttnnfjNn in L.
Boston or any other large eastern
city. Well designed and equally
well built, they reveal business
prosperity as well as architectural
taste. Some of the buildings rise
far above the average, and the
churches are as artistically pleas
ing as are the business blocks.
"As usual, the real estate man
and the "straight-line engineer" did
their best to spoil the natural adj
vantages of the growing city. No
provision was made for breathing
places, in the form of city squares
i'll the business section; and to-
wards the west the possibilities OF
the riverfrOnt were totally ignored
Its scenic banks below the falls
were made dumping places for
trash of every kind, or the site OF
shacks that shock the eye and Of
fend the taste. They are naturally
adapted for the most beautiful of
homes and small parks where all
the people could come at allStimes
and enjoy the flowing of theIi4er
the CLINT OF the sun upon a tree.
lined stream, and the exquisite
glories and delights of the falls
above. Who does not know the
charm and fascination that Niagara
possesses for thousands and thous.
ands OF people from all parts of
the world, who come to it again
and again to revel in the various
colors, the changing tints and
shades, the fume, the fret, the
majesty and the mystery that are
always felt in the roar of a. great
waterfall? And only in a lesser
degree than Niagara, the Spokane
falls appeal to the same emotior/
and produce the same sensations
of delight and pleasure. To rescue
these river banks and provide
sight seeing and scenic breathing
spots is one of the endeavors OF
the present park board, and to con
meet them with a well arranged
and beautiful civic center and q
system of parks and scenic reser
vatlons commensurate with the
citys commercial and financial i'm
| pOrtance."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
Il lis AWFUL MABEL,
BONE PER DAY A
HARD CRAFT
ITS awful. Mabel, but /

IT'S awful, Mabel. but guess !
can stand 1t till spring."
This is the optimistic reply made
by youth of 20 employedFin one
of the Front avenue restaurants as
dish washer, when questioned by a
representative of The Press lcagard-
ing his wages and his working
hours.
We'll, it's a pretty hard graft; II
hours a day, and work all the time
except few minutes for lunch at
noon," he went on to say, the light
of hope dying in his eyes for the
time. "But ] guess | can stand it
till spring. 1t beats Vaughn it.
1T only pays a bone a day, but |
can keep alive On that. It's awful,
Mabel but the sun will shine again.
I'll be hittin' it ont o. here early In
the spring, and it'll be goodby, old
Spokane. There'll be plenty of
work then"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
WASHINGTON AND OREGON
RUN EQUAL RAILROAD
RACE

vada, Oregon, Washington. British
ands.
In one city alone it is possible tC
deliver over 275,000 electrical
horsepower, from steam and gas
COR distillate) engine driven plants
and over high potential, long dis
lance lines from hydro electric sta
tions-traveling, in one instance
35l.95 miles. Another city can be
supplied with over 5000 cleo
trical horsepower The largest in
stallation, under one roof, pro-
yides 10000 kilowatts, normal
rating. This plant is laid out to
accommodate four more 10000 kilo-
watt generators.
MUCH GAS MANUFACTURED
The amount of gas manufactured
annually is 1913, 9S5,970 cubic
feet, OF which amount 1879, 9s5, $50
is made from oil, 1926. 900 from
coal and 4o,000,000 natural gas.
The electric railways operated
use 1894 cars. 3463,49 miles of
track, 287936 of which is standard
gauge.
Electrical installations foot up
a total of 920,93S kilowatts, normal
rating. providing a value of 1,151,-
ia electrical horsepower In ad.
dition there is projected 3S3,60O
horsepower from water and steam
Concerning financial reports,
from those reporting their financial
standing, the total capitalization
represented amounts to 1871 ,507,-
452 authorized. of which amount
04,7o3,372 has been paid in.
Bonds to the amount of S605 ,669. 800
have been authorized; $328,273, 1853
OF which is outstanding.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
Mileage of Electric Lines
Same; Little Difference
in Number of Cars.

TXIASHINGTON and Oregon are
w running almost an even race
in regard to mileage and the num-
her of cars operated in the respec
tive states by electrical railway
companies. Washington has 314.24
miles of electric railway and 1913
ears while Oregon has 556.15 miles
and 1880 cars. Nevada has about
the smallest amount OF each OF any
state boasting of any such modern
convenience in transportation, hav-
ing but 1875 miles Of track and
10 cars. -.
ar the states on the Pacific
coast. and Including Arizona, Idaho.
British Columbia and the Hawaiian
Islands, California has the most
trackage and equipment, with
206S. go miles of track and 2Sl6
cars. of this, 1896 miles are
standard gauge track and 4l5.03
narrow gauge. Three hundred
cars ere narrow gauge equipment
and 25I6 standard gauge. oregon
has 427.55 miles of standard gauge
track and 1850 narrow gauge,
with $50 standard gauge cars and
$40 narrow gauge. In Washington
all but 1850 miles of the track
age liz standard gauge, and but so
Of the cars are narrow gauge.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia has 116 miles
Of standard gauge track, with lS5
cars. Idaho supports 1866 miles
81 standard gauge track and "a
cars, and Arizona is satisfied with
"a cars on its standard gauge road
OF Ar miles. The Hawaiian Islands
---haye "a miles of narrow gauge
road or which AZ cars handle the
traffic
This information has been gath.
cred for the 1910 edition of Blanch-
fields Western Electrical and Gas
directory by the Blanchfield Pub
fishing Co, San Francisco, which
will be out In few days. The
directory will also show that close
to $1,000. 600, 900 Is invested In cleo,
trio and gas plants in the field de-
scribed above, a conservative esti-
mate OF the actual cost OF the i'm
prOveinents represented being
about 100000 900.
Tho directory will contain the
names of l245 companies and in
diyisiuaiG -undcr the headings of
niactrfc light and power. with $40
namea: electric railway, with 2e1
names, and gas. with 1873 names
operating plants and systems. and
4 ciudipH lhuBe absorbed or CON
pulled inot Including 20 projects)
ropa. California. Idaho. No
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02

AMI 11lS IS WHAT WE GEL!
would submit to your tariff rob-
berry. Your tariff put tax of $l2
a carcass on beef, 81 cents a ton
on bituminous coal, 25 cents a
bushel on wheat and prohibitive
prices on the entry of other COM
modities.
"':he British people would abol-
| ish legislative assembly that
| would tolerate such an iniquity.
English workmen send their
representatives to parliament;
American working men are de.
ceived by political trimmers.
Americans say, If European
methods are superior to those in
this country, why does not Eu-
rope prosper more?' They forget
that few countries across the At
lantic have one fiftieth a part of
the area and resources of the
| United States. If we had your rich
land our people would enjoy great
comfort They would even live
luxuriously. If you had our linn
itations in land and productiveness
your people would starve or be-
come cannibalistic. Germany and
England have established Satur-
day half holidays, model tene-
4 ments and old sage pensions, be.
sides reducing the cost of food
stuffs for the working men"
Commissioner Street furnished
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
Mysterious Mr.. Allen Gets
Oregon Franchise-Buys
Old Road.

That the Hill system is actively
engaged in forging it's way into the
redwood district of northern Cali
fornia through central Oregon is
the latest news in railroad building.
Report has it that the plan is to
continue the Oregon Trunk line
through the Deschutes valley and
central Oregon southwest by the
Crater Lake national park and
crossing the Rogue river valley,
into the redwood timber of Del
Norte county to the coast at Cres-
cent City.
James j. Hill declines to discuss
the Oregon Trunk line, saying that
its eventual terminal would be as
certained upon the completion of
the road, leaving the inference that
Bend would not necessarily figure
in that light.
And these are the circumstances
leading up to the conclusions that
the northern lines are contemplating
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-02
Knock Sweat Shop Product
Merchants Aid in
Cause.

The card and label league, which
is now fully organized here, is do
ing effective work. This league has
no direct connection with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. 1t is a
separation organization, designed to
boost goods produced in factories
where help is treated humanely.
FIGHTS TUBERCULOSIS.
The international organization,
which has its headquarters at Den
yer, Col, is in this practical way
making a fight on tuberculosis. The
league will not boost goods pro-
duced under sweat shop methods;
it will not boost goods produced in
factories where women are worked
unreasonably long hours; or where
the labor of children who should De
in school, is turned to profit.
The local league, which now has
delegates from all the local unions
which have LIBEL, has called upon
the local merchants. Already the
business of eastern houses which
produce goods under unsanitary or
unfair working conditions, has been
injured here. The local merchants,
upon being informed of the condi-
lions under which some of the lines
are produced, have shown them
selves most willing to turn down
their orders.
In cases where merchants persist
in buying these unfair goods, the
league has still another weapon
They may appeal to the union men
and women of the city and to the
general public, TO cease patronlzing
those merchants. and to- quit buying
the unfair goods.