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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
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"DESPOTISM" CRIES
CHIEF OF The U. R.
Calhoun Styles Proper Control
of Street Railways Scheme
Of Politicians
Managers and Owners, He Says,
Are Falsely Charged
With Corruption

ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 13.-Politi-
clans. muckrakers and yellow journals
were scored by Patrick Calhoun, presi-
dent of the United Railroads of San
Francisco. in an address before the
convention OF the American street and
interurban railway association yester-
day. Calhoun showed that he had some
experience with the politician who
from the platform declares that the
interests must be driven out of politics.
but who secretly accepts favors from
corporations in the shape of contribu-
tions to his campaign fund
He said that there was only one safe
rule to follow with such men,
"a politician he said, who will not
enter by the front door should be
barred from the back door"
sDEMAGOGICv ATTACKS
The railway corporation. according to
Calhoun. has no protection except the
good will of the political boss, and is
open to "cinch' bills, annoyance. and
blackmails OF every character He said:
In every city OF the country the
problems of street railway transporta-
ton are receiving the attention of the
most skilled and competent men, and
yet no. questions affecting our city life
nave created more viru1ent, deina gogic
attacks, have been destroyed with
less intelligence or more bitterness.
The politicians, the yellow journals and
the muckraker have combined to mis-
represent the position Of the railroads.
Managers and owners are falsely
charged with being the chief source
of corruption in city government and
the effort is being made to separate
them from the balance of the commun-
ity. They are denounced as the enemies
of society. The result of these attacks
has been, in a notable instance, in
the, city of Cleveland, to throw per-
fectly solvent. splendidly managed
property into the hands of receivers
OBJECTS TO sDEsPOTISM,
The doctrine of the new national
ISM was scored by Calhoun, who said
that under it the individual had no
rights. He said that the advocates Of
the new nationalism asserted that the
public must not supervise the methods
by which a man acquires property, but
that after it has been acquired the
government must see that 1t is put to
the proper use.
Can the theory of the imperial
despotism rise higher" asked Calhoun.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
KELLOGG ARGUES
AGAINST merger
Declares Purchase of Stock in
Rival Road Is ThrOttling
Competition

ST. PAUL, Oct. 13.-The Union Pa
cihc merger hearing, commenced in the
United States circuit court last Mon
day, was brought to close this after
noon when Frank B. Kellogg completed
his closing arguments for the govern
rnent
It is expected that a decree of court
will be issued within the next few
months. Both sides agree that the case
will be taken to the supreme court
The argument of Kellogg, who pros
ecuted the Standard oil company in the
most famous legal battles ever waged
in the United States courts. was tech
nica1 in the extreme. He gave short,
answer to the arguments of ID. K. Wat
son, who preceded him, and who as
serted that H. C. Frick, one Of the in
dividual defendants, had in no way
been a party to the conspiracy alleged
portation facilities from the east to
the Pacific coast. Watson said Frick
acted as an individual and not as a.
representative of the Union Pacific
when the alleged purchase of 10000
shares Of Santa Fe stock was consum-
mated.
Kellogg contravened every point
record TO show that Frick's name was
identified in every instance with the
other Union Pacific directors who took
part as individuals in the purchase OF
the 10000 shares.
kellogg said that through his argu-
ment he would deal primarily with
three distinct propositions:
The suppression of competition between
the natural competitors is prohibited by the
Sherman antitrust law
2-Competition between railroads naturally
competitive is the settled policy of the
tion.
3-The ownership by railroad of the
stock or any part of the stock of a compet-
ing railroad is in suppression of the competi-
tion and therefore is suppression of trade
and commerce.
Kelloggs argument was directed to
prove that the Southern Pacific and
Union Pacific were natural competitors,
and were in fact competitive before the
merger; that if the Union Pacific did
not dominate the Southern Pacific by
virtue of stock ownership the two
roads would now be competitive.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
WOMAN FILES SUIT TO
END CONTRACT MARRIAGE
ISpeciaL Dispatch 10 The Call

SANTA ROSA. Oct. 13.-Alice Myrtle
Perry has begun an action against
George Harvey Perry, in which she
asks the courts to decree that she is
the wife of Perry. grant her a divorce
and award her the community prop
erty.
Twelve years ago in Alameda county
the couple began living together under
an agreement to treat each other as
husband and wife. with stipulation
that whatever they should accumulate
should be deemed TO be community
property. They have secured ranch
of 16l acres near Cloyerdale, and they
have four children, who = have been
kept by the defendant.
The woman alleges that recently
Perry made serious accusations against
her and that since then they have been
living apart.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
BATTLESHIPS TO AVOID
MEDITERRANEAN PORTS
Navy Department Changes Plans
on Account of Cholera

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1a.-The navy
department today decided that owing
to the prevalence of cholera at several
Mediterranean ports the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet will not visit any of the
ports bordering on the Mediterranean
during its forthcoming cruise.
Liner Held at Quarantine
BALTIMORE, Oct 13.-The North
German Lloyd steamship Breslau, which
arrived yesterday from Bremerhaven
with 1.10o passengers aboard, is held
at quarantine pending the result of an
investigation by the health authorities
of the case of three steerage passengers
far cultures taken from the ship have
failed to indicate the presence OF
cholera.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
Collection in Princess


ington. Conn. Oct. l3.-kear Aomlrai w. >.
Coules Z & N retired. brother in law Of
former President Roosevelt was nominated
last night by republicans for representative
from this town in the general assembly.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
HEROIC ENGINEER
STAYS AT THROTTLE
Shot in Head by Stray Bullet
He Still Guides Train

LA CROSSE. wis. oct. 1s.-shot in
the head by a stray bullet from the
rifle of an unidentified hunter at Genoa,
wis, 20 miles south of here, Alfred
Foster, engineer OF the Oriental Linite
on the Burlington Great Northern sys-
tenn, fell over in his cab. but revived.
grasped the throttle and brought his
train. to La Crosse today. He was Sc
riously injured.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
KIN IS NATURALIZED
Descendant Becomes a Citizen
on Discovery Day

PITTSBURG, Oct. 13.-Caesar Column
bus Of Eastville, Pa, appeared in the
United States circuit court here yester-
day and declared he had been waiting
for Columbus day before asking for
naturalization papers. Columbus was
born at Mazitti, Italy, July T. 1887, and
has been in this country since July 25,
1905. He said he could trace his line
without break to the man who dis
covered America.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
Liner Held at Quarantine
DEATH AND INJURIES AT
MOTORCYCLE RACES

BLooMINGToN. ILL.,, Oct. 1s.-John
Macarthur of indianapolis died in the
hospital here tonight as result of in
juries received this afternoon during q
motorcycle race. Fred Henley Of Terre
Haute, Ind. another participant in the
accident, is still unconscious Fred
Brockins Of Peoria. another rider, sus-
tanned broken knee cap.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
Sec the watsonviIIe AppIe. show

Apple pies, apple puddings, apples
ba ked and apple sauce.
Great parade Friday. October 14th.
Wonderful display Saturday. Sacred
concert Sunday afternoon. Low week
end rates via Southern Pacific. See
Agents: Flood Building, Palace Hotel,
Market Street Ferry Depot. Third and
Townsend Streets Depot; and Broad
way and Thirteenth Street, Oakland. =
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-14
PIN PIES

'I tried all kinds of blood remedies
which failed to do me any good, but
have found the right thing at last. My
face was full of pirnples and black heads.
After taking Cascarets they all left l am
continuing the use of them and recon-
mending them to my friends. feel 6ne
when 1 rise in the morning. Hope To
have chance to recommend Cascarets-"
Fred c. Witten, 76 Elm ST., Newark, ". ].
Pleasant, Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
l0c 25c. Soc. Never sold IN bulk. The genu-
inc tablet stamped G G. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. S2Z
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
MINERS VOTE TO
STAY ON STRIKE

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, June GA large
majority of the twelve thousand striking
mine workers of the Pennsylvania Coal
Company who held mass meeting this
morning voted against settling the strike
Until the company has settled their griev-
ances.
Their committees reported to them
that the officials of the company have
promised to take up their grievances
within forty-eight hours of the time the
strike ends, and if it is impossible to
reach satisfactory settlement with the
mine workers to submit the grievances
to the Cancellation board.
But the men were obdurate and said
they would not return to work without
their grievances being adjusted
Today Chevalier Fortunate Tiscar. the
ltallan consul for this district, met com
mittoes of non-union italian strikers.
heard their grievances and will try to
end the strike.
The Delaware and Hudson Coal Com
pany today imported from New York and
other eastern points several hundred for
eIgn laborers, chiefly Slavs and Italians.
and they will be distributed among the
mines of the companies in this section.
The officials say the demand for coal far
exceeds the capacity of the company and
that 1t IS necessary to import laborers in
order to load the cars
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
WANT IIEE,
SAVING LAWS
6rotherhoods Demand Legislation to Check
Sense1ess Slaughter of the Workers
And Passengers

ana SIX inches, measured from the track
rail to the top of the car is also provided
IN tins bill, and no overhead wires. bridg-
es or vladuct are to be maintained at a
less height than twenty feet from the
track
In the switching of cars this meas.
ure will make it unlawful to maintain
side tracks at n less distance than twelve
feet and six inches from the center line
OF any other parallel track. providing
that the distance between these tracks
may be closed up at necessary distance
from the track intersections
In order to guard the lives of yardmep
and employees generally the bill further
states that all space between tracks must
be kept in such condition as to hermit
safe passage over them by day or night.
Members of the railroad brotherhoods
legislative committee point to the ease
with which legislation putting millions
into the pockets of the railroad CORPORA
tons find their creased way through
congress and are asking if it is not time
life-saTing laws be given some consid-
Grafton.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
(By Pan-American Press.)

Washington, D. c., June S.-For the
safety of railroad employees, Represen-
tative Martin, of Colorado, has introduced
a bill requiring all arilroads to maintain
a sufficient clearance between structures
located on their road-ways and the cars
passing over their lines
Himself a locomotive fireman, and
from a family of railroad men, Repre-.
sentative Martin tells the story of his
brother who, while firing on a western
line had his scalp gashed by passing
mail train, SO close did the rushing cars
Craze by his cab window
cit is to compel the companies to
give some measure of protection to their
men, explained the Coloradan, "men
who now face death daily because many
locomotives and cars are built with n
width exceeding ten feet and six inches
that 1 have persented this bill.
f'Four yeas iring in a locomotive
cab taught mG=l4o, need of this measure
which. by the has the approval of
the railroad brotherrfcods -
A maximum height OF fourteen feet
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
REPORT IS SUPPRESSED
Damaging Evidence Against the
Steel Corporation is Being
Withheld From Public

Washington, D. c., June S.-Ordcrs
have been issued to the Senate document
room clerks to stop all public distribution
OF the report of the strike at the Beth
lehem Steel Works prepared under the
direction of Chas. p. Neill, Commissioner
of Labor
This report is known as Senate Docu-
ment No. 52l, and in the printing alone
must have cost at least 5000. How
many additional thousands it cost the
government to collect the information
contained in the most sensational expos
ure OF Chas. NJ. Scwab' s methods is not
known. Just how he did it, Just how
the coming of gold from fusion of gov
ernmcnt contracts and cheap labor finally
resulted in great strike, the shooting
down of unarmed workmen by the con-
stabuiary, and the starving of men, wo,
men and children until hunger forced
the mabck to work, is outlined in this
Senate document now forbidden to the
public.
The responsibility for the suppression
of this report is shouldered from one
official to another, but it is known that
as soon as Schwab received the advance
sheets in his office in Bethlehem he left
on the first train to Washington, had
a stormy interview with the President.
went from there to Commissioner Neil 8
Office and let loose a flood of invective,
saw Pennsylvania Senator who is elect
ed by "the interests,'' for just such
emergencies, and finally went home as.
sured that the report would be with
drawn from public view as fast as pos
sible.
That Schwab s policy is to terrorize
his employees is shown by the treatment
of those who have gone back to work
Machinists that were earning 1920 for
twelve hours work have been cut five
cents an hour. The men are never p ut
back in their old shops but are changed
around SO that they will not be in close
association with their old mates.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
State Convention
Of Socialist Party

Inc state convention of the Socialist
party of West Virginia as held at Sis.
tersVllle Sunday and Monday, May 80
and 80, declared in ringing resolutions
introduced by Walter Hilton and James
ooler, and unanimously passed, in favor
OF Labor unionism. The resolutions re-
cite that labor unions have materially
benefited their members, and that
wherever hours have been shortened,
wages increased or working conditions i'm
proved, the members have been able so
as to be better able to wrests more and
ever more from the capitalist exploiters'
and call upon every Socialist to join
the Labor union to which he or she is eli
gible and every member of the Labor
union to join the socialist party The
resolution will be sent to every local
union in West Virginia
The convention was called to order in
the City Hall by State Secretary Houston
and Walter Hilton of Wheeling was
made chairman. The former was chair
man OF the second session, and Delegate
Rogers of Oak Hill was chairman of the
next morning session. A platform COM
mlttee of delegates Kirkendall Thomas
and tinlayson, all of Sistersville, was ap.
pointed to draw up n platform, 80 days
beng allowed for party members to make
suggestions and thirty days more for the
preparation, at the end of which time
the platform will be submitted to a ref.
erendum vote.
The convention was the largest, busiest
and most progressive yet held.-Wheeling
Majority.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

snail have the right to carry advertising
matter, whether such matter pertains to
such benevolent or fraternal societies or
orders, trades unions, strictly profession
al, literary, historical or scientific soci.
cites or to other persons, institutions or
concerns; but such periodical publicatios
hereby permitted to carry advertising
matter, must not be designated or pub
hshed primarily for advertising purposes
and shall be originated and published to
further their own objects and purposes,
respectively, and all such periodicals
shall be formed of printed paper sheets.
without board, cloth, leather or other
substantial binding, such as distinguish
printed books for preservation from peri
odieal publications.:
Provided, That circulation through
the mails of periodical publications, is
sued by benevolent or fraternal societies
or orders, or by trades unions, strictly
professional, literary, historical or scien.
THE societies, as second class matter, shall
be limited to copies mailed to members
exchanges and bona fide subscribers, to.
gether with ten pei, centums of such cir
culation in addition as sample copies:
Provided further, That the office of
publication of any such periodical pub.
LEGATION shall be fixed by the association
or body by which it is published or by
its executive board and such publication
shall be printed at such place and enter
ed mt the nearest post Office thereto.'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
FIFTY CONGRESSMEN
MEET LABOR CHIEFS
A. F. of L. Leaders and Soloas Discuss Plans
to Secure Laws to Protect u
Wage EarI1ers
.ageEarners

Wilson 8 bill sets forth that ''no agree.
ment between two>or more persons con.
cernlng the terms or conditions of emp.
ployment, or the assumption or creation
or termination of any relation between
any act or thing to be done or not to be
done with reference to or involving or
growing out of labor dispute, shall
constitute conspiracy or other civil or
criminal offence, or be punished or prose-
cuted, or damages recovered upon as
such, unless the act or thing agreed to
be done or not to be done would be unIaw.
ful If done by a single individual.o
President Gompers made clear the i'm
mediate interests of organized labor in
an address to the conferees, giving a his
tory OF the Bucks Stove and Range case.
which has resulted in Jail sentences be-
ing imposed upon himself, Franp Nor
rison and John Mitchell He also gave
a graphic account of the Danbury Hatters
case and the terrible plight of the men,
bers of this labor organization who have
been ordered by the Federal courts TO
pay $222,000 damages and costs of liti
CATION.
Organized labor connot dive under
tho rule of personal government and
the prohibition of association said
Gompers.
Secretary Morrison, acting as chair
man of: the conference, then called upon
Representative Wilson who, after stat
ing that the meeting had determined
ing that the meeting had been deter
mined upon by the group of ten cong
ressmen carrying union cards, explained
in detail the force of his bill.
Prominent in the conference was Rep
resentatlve hughes, of New Jersey, to
whose able management on the floor of
the house was q te the placing of an
amendment to the sundry civil bill which
provides that no money appropriated by
the measure for the prosecution of
trusts shall be expended for suits against
labor unions.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
GARMENT WORKERS
OPEN CONVENTION

boston, June THE eighth biennial
convention of the International Ladies' /,
Garment Workers Union opened Mt Ror.
,'' nan at 10 O'Clock this morning.
/" convention was called to order by
resident Abraham Rosenberg of New
oFK' After listening to addresses deliv-
'7N0 by prominent labor leaders of this
,'! ana the officers of the organization
'"' Convention started in doing business,
ana tn" credential committee withdrcyv to
examine the credentials and report to the
''''"E' lhere are over one hundred
''4eEates attending the convention, rep
f'srhiIng fifty-fv locals from all parts
OF the country
here are fifty five delegates from New
York. Since the last convention the in
'S"a''onal officers said they had succeed
w III organizing thirty five new locals
,''" mat the old branches have practical
y doubled their membership At the last
convention II looked rs if the orcaniza-
''o" was going to give up doing business
"s 'le mem mhership fell down on account
Va me industrial depression and the
beng out of employment
international Secretary Treasurer John
Ae reported that the organization is
'o" IN better condition than at any time
Us history. both financially and in
i''"'s OF membership During the last
''"' i number of locals affiliated with
'''' ""HT carried on and won many ag-
'''S>''' struggles. The shirtwaist max
':s unions of New York and Philadel
i"'"' me Boston tailors and the Cleve.
'!'ah makers have practically trip
'N"ir membership and scored vic
',''s over the employers organizations.
is expected that Samuel Gornpers.
president of the American Federation of
''"'"T Will address the convention
'''' are number of propositions
''''" locals that it is expected will take
"f = !aTge part Of the time of the con-
..'''A- he most important of them all
''" proposition for the establishment
W. " sick and death benefit fund. all the
''S "1 which to be paid direct from
general Offices, and not rs has been
custom, the locals to pay the benefits
men report to the national Office.
'' question of the calling of gen
SFTike of all the New York cloak
SKIRT makers is expected will take mn
part of time of the convention.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
{ Bv Pan-American Press. }

Washington, D. c., June S.-Fifty
REPRESENTATIVES, Democrats and Insur-
gents, and the President, Secretary and
Legislative Committee of the American
Federation of Labor, held a conference
lasting until midnight in the Arlington
Hotel Their intent to force congress
to take from the pigeonholes of its COM
mitt.cs those bills most vital to the inter
est OF the working class was freely voiced
before the end of the meeting, and a
practical plan of action was agreed upon.
Proof that this meeting represented
the backbone of the Democratic and In.
surgcnt bodies of the house was. made
Champ Clarke, the minority leader, and
John NJ. Nelson, the secretary of the
Insurgents. Both of these men took
actI'e part in the proceedings and from
their suggestions the conference formu.
lated plan for mass action to break
down the bar which stops all considera.
ton of labor bills, namely, the Speaker
and the rules.
Nelson did not beat around the, bush.
II came TO congress- said the Wiscon-
SIN nsurgent, to fight for man g rights
and not for property rights
Exposing the skeleton in the family
closet he told the Republican congress
men who freely acknowledged that their
business as chairman of committees was
to sit upon labor legislation.
Representative Henry of Texa.
champ Clark s righthand man on the
judiciary committee pledged his aid
to force action upon Representative Will
son bill ITO regulate the issuance of
restraining orders and injunctions and
to limit the meaning of conspiracy
Drawn up by the former international,
secretary of the United Mine Workers
OF America, whose years of experience
III battling injunctions has made him
uhEieiding in his determination to
amend it or end it, Representative
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09

Frank Morrison, secretary of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, reports for
the five months of the Federation year
increase in per capita tax of $l,463.27
over like period lats year. This indi-
Gates increased membership of 5000.
The Federation has issued 1O2 charters
as against so for corresponding time
last year. Affiliated international unions
report the issuance of 400 charters within
the last five months.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
Socialists Still Winning

In the three cornered fight in this city
the Socialists succeeded in electing Dave
Baker, candidate for the clerk of the city
court, by ffty-three votes over his closest
opponent, and c. E. Ingram, candidate
for judge of the court, beat the Repub-
lican vote by 152.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-09
Labor Petition Denied

There will be no oleomargarine legis-
lation at this session of congress. AL
though thousands of petitions from labor
try have been laid before the house dur
ing the session supporting the Burleson
bill lproposing to reduce the tax on oleo