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

Tho great heart of Theodore Roose.
vel, i throbbins warmly for the work
ingmsn. aud the still greater voice OF
1ncouore Roosevelt is believing Justify
against those who wrong labor. II is
the same Roosevelt who prefers Il
drunken cowboy to Il mechanic. the same
Roosevelt who sought to arouse the
! lyncIing spirit against kidnapped and
! WI ongiulEy imprisoned labor leaders. and
VII" defended that action at the recent
| Republican convention. and the same
Roosevelt who has not shown in tho
thousands Of his printed pages OF his
countless speeches one gimmerinH OF ur-
Outstanding "i the problems OF tn. work
im9 class But his party n"cJs Oh.
! Votes OF the workinsmcn. in order that
| the workers may be ground down,
| I'amhoozIed and exploited some more.
Candidate Din, Democrat. il all that
, Roosevelt accuses him OF being. Can.
did"ts Stim>"n. Republican. i. all that
! hi- Democratic opponent accuses him
O; being. Both of them such out
>r"A"u opponents of the working class
| that any man WHO votes for either OF
them di-yrac,- himself
II happens that the Democratic and
is' publican parties are national. not
| state. organizations. And never has II
mere beautiful bunch OF labor -hatcr.
been nominated. OF course. all of them
just now are loud in protestations of
LOYALTY to labor. not so loud as Roosr-
Welt. perhaps. because they hav. not his
lea thern lungs and brazcu cfirontcry. but
they are a. loud a they can b..
This year til. game j. being run Il
little harder than usual becaus. Their.
ar. really momentous questions pressing
forward for solution. Not OH. of tin.
parties dares face the question of the in
creased cost OF living. the startling
growth ri pl"yment. tn. fact that
Women arc more and more replacing men
made to nulIify child labor laws. the
t"rriii" increase in d"sti,ution OF any OF
tn" other things that mark the crimins !
nature "f capitalism.
Nevertheless. the questions are press
ing forward and something must be
done :" Roosevelt. VIII" d"spi--s the
w"rkin2man. accu-cs Dix OF being :.
labor skinner. Dix. who IL Labor
-Sinner accuses Stimson. a lawyer tool
OF III" trusts and the hi. interests. OF not
hem" interested in labor. And il i
hoped by the capitalist class whose
humhl" servants both Democrats and
Republicans are. that labor will i,- be-
fi"idi-d int" lining mp for on. or the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS.

-, The averave yearly wage OF the in
dividuaI WORKERS employed in the
manufactures OF the United States
Is s439---leSs than s1.JS IA day.
1t is estimatcd that ten million peo
pie in the United States are con
stantly on the verge Of poverty.
There are 100000 children between
the ages OF ten and fifteen years. en-
ployed in tho mines and factories OF
the United States.
81. A mu;,i-:niilionairc recently had a
cost hin. s4.oOV,oO". 1t would TAX.
a laborins man earning 81 day three
thousand three hundred years to re-
ceive that amount in wages.
The Income Of ono OF our most
prominent men is estimated at s:,6, 900.
0OU per annlm. The president of the
United States. whose salary X 49,
oG0 per auuum. would have to hang
or 10 his JOB 900 years to b.. paid
that amount out OF the public treas
urv.
In 1890. according 20 government
statistics. one per cent of the families
OF this country received nearly ono
fourth OF the total national income.
the ~ealthisst ten per cent OF its fami.
lies receive aoout tho some total in
CONF as the remaining ninety pc.
cent; on" eighth OF The families re-
ceived one-half of the total output
of rcalth in that year: and the rich
est ono per cent, received Il larger
iocome than the poorest fifty per cent
In the United States sho6. 900 900 IL
snent every year ON advertising. Az.
vertisins would b. almost unknown
IN the cooperative commonwealth.
Five, thousand persons in the Unit
ed states oHn nearly one-six1n OF thu
entire national; wealth: thai *. con.
trol about one-sixth of All moneys.
lands, mines. buildings and industries:
in tho country.
a. More than four million families in
the United States or nearly one-rhird
OF the nation. must get along on in
comes OF loss than $500 annually
more than .ouc-bals the families set
less than 5000: two-third> Of he fami.
lies get less than 5000 while one fam
Ny in twenty gets an annual income
more than Sl.r""
Over ons-halt OF the farms in thu
United States are morisa @ed.
The aggregate cspItalizs ton of The
great trust III IN. United States TX
The aS2re.e,. Ca pitalIzdlion of the
great trus, in the United States ~
ceeds twenty billion OF dollars Or
IL
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

Every on. OF til" great Industrial
countries i nSv being profoundly dis
Iurlr.d hv an int"rmiuahlr series Of
gigantic conflicts between Capital and
Labor.
We -e- this phenomenon in the Uni
ted States a. we'll i'll England, i'll
Germany a. well in France.
One great industry after another i
being drawn into this conflict Nov
II i the iron aud -t.''l workers. then
i, i the ~hiphuiler-. then. again. the
tailoring trades. til" building trades. the
cotton mill worker. and the railway
men.
This profound di-iurbanc. i. world
" idr. /, takes no account ii local con
di,ions. oil political boundary lines, of
i'In- "f organization. "r social OF poll
tea! opinion. Every layer OF til" work
iny class oi tn. world. organized and
urorganizcd. progressive AMI c"n-"rra.
tive. i being drawn s',cc"-.ively int"
this conflict against the worlds e>.
plnit"rs
Primarily this conflict. ever shifting
hut apparently never ending. i being
wH"rd not Tor Iii: achievement of pro
found political and social changes. but
ion the enforcement III modest demands
il regard to wag. increases. improve
m"n;- in condition ar work. and re-
cngniIi"u ri tn. Labor unions.
Rut tht.-.- modest demands meet with
an unfolding resistance the part 81
Tia. "a ritali-I> al all countries. Th.
latter utilize their position al economic
advantage. to the utmost. and in add
ton they are sbl. To fall back upon the
powers "f The state. In republican
France and American. a. well as in mon
archical Germany and England. the r-
~ the beck and call Of the masters.
The universal csu>. OF this universal
unrest and conflict il undoubtedly the
increased cost ri living. which i :,
world wide phenomenon. The increased
cost III living has made il imp.,--ihl. i"r
the workers to confirm. to exist under
the old conditions of work and wage.
l. has made life int0ier,hle for tn. great
masses II the population and i ,rivin.
them I" i.-p''ratio It t"r,"s ,l,. or
gained workers to- insist upon better
terms "f employment. and it forces III.
nnorganiled workers to organize with
the sam. end in view.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03
Blu, the increased cost OF living-wha,

But the increased cost OF llTing-WnAt
is it: What does it signify:
The increased cost OF living means
tina, in tn. past decade the wealth of
h., c.pitali.t. has increased simultane-
,.u-lv with the poverty OF the masses. 1t
,ncsn, tia, the profits Of the capita lists
hav. multiplied =, the sam. time that
,l,,. expIoita,ion III the workers has been
intensified 1t means that the organize
lion. al the capitalists hav. gained in
power. and that the organization. OF tin.
workers hav. not kept pacr with the
increase in the power of their anta2o
nist,. IL means that til. results of years
Of industrial progress have again been
con III seated Tor til. exclusive advantage
Of thu few
And til. Worldwide movement of the
r.ilers for inerra scd pay, for better con
dition. of work, for recognition of their
unions. signifies that the workers are
determined to regain At least part Of
their lost positions that they are re-
solved upon recovering at least some
OF the advantages they have lost. to oh
tain at least some Of the benefits re-
suiring from years Of industrial pro-
arese
And. as usual. the workers industrial
movement assumes 4 spontaneous form.
the form OF q sudden conrul-ive reaction
against the action oi the ca capitalists. For
in this society OF capitalists industrial
! ism, th. industrial Initiative. lies always
with the capitalists. 1t is they who are
setting the pace. which til. workers
must lrrforcc follow, sooner or later, on
pain Of further degradation and en-
s'a vement.
! /, is otherwise with the political phase
Of til. labor movement. In the political
( spIi.r. it is the masses that are posses
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

The Socialist party stands for labor
on the political fields as the Unions
do Oh the Industrial fields. We have
no, fight with union labor. We are
lighting together for emancipation
Their fight is our fight Our fight
should be theirs. We are pledged to
help them in every struggle.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 2.-The out
LOOK for a Social-Democratic vici or.
in Milwaukee continues 10 be very
bright. There is every reason TO be-
li.ve that the Social-Democrats viii!
carry Milwaukee, county and eleca
two conSre ssmen-Victo J.. Berger
in The Fifth and w. r. Gaylord in the
Fourth Con Gressional Districts.
This will be more significant vic
tory than even the result last April,
it Will be impossible for the capital
list press 10 claim it as simply a pro-
test against municipal graft and cor.
ruption.
The Republican candidates Tor Con-
e ess in these two districts are bot,
so-callcd "Proaressives' Therefore,
If the SocialDemocrats elect this
fall. everybody will have 10 accept it
as no "Auke" or slip. but a genuine
Social-Dcmocratic victory, and moth
ing else whatever.
The Republicans are making MANY
laughabe attempts to ape the Social
'fst campaign methods. They ave get
ting out litcra ture-but such litera.
lure. II Is not likely to dc the So
cIalist cause any damage. Besides,
the Republicans have no volunteer
bundle brisade-tall their campaign
work must be paid for in hard cash
to hirelnSs The result is that it Is
very poorly and incompletcIy dis
tribu;ed.
Another Social.Democratic cam.
paisn method which the Republicans
have tried to steal with disa st: Gus re-
suits is the noouday factory meeting.
Some OF their speakers have attempts
ed to address the workin gmen at the
factorv gates during the noon hour.
but nave been mcrcileSsly jeercd and
booted down.
AS for the Democrats they na. g
become the joke Of the campaign. The
courts have played sort of peek-a-
boo. now-you-sce-them and now-you
don't game. with the poor Democrats;
After the decision Of the Supreme
Courts that the 20 per cent primary
law was constitutional thus putting
the Democrats off the Milwaukee,
county ticket. another Judge decided
that all blank ballots on which the
name of 'one democratic candidate
was inserted shall be counted for all
the democratic candidates. This
queer decision will put the democrats
on the ballot in Milwaukee, county.
unless before election day some other
judge finds some other IAN to pat
them off.
But whether they are off or CT. will
now make little difference. Every
body now admits that the fight is only
between the Social-Democrats ana the
Republicans.
With all their handiCapes. the Soc
iaal-Democrats are undoubtedly in the
lead They are steadily pursuing the
same campaign methods which won
last spring Last Sunday 5000 pieces
of Socialist literature were dfstrib-
uted-more than on any one proceed.
ing day in Milwaukee.
In fact. each Sunday this fall has
broken the record of the proceeding
SUNDAY.
Next week sixtv-rour MONDAY meet
inSs will be held at the different Mil
waukee factories in addition TO all
the hal, meetings.
This is the sort Of work that brings
and deserves victory
The tOjlinr ,f
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

zens blocked by the public afnciai
blockheads who serve only greedy ana
avaracious taskmasters. The time is
dra wing near when the greedy gold
Stabbers Will be called to halt.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

:. After next Tuesday the working.
men will get the stony stare from che
bunch OF grafters who are now 50
interested In labor.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

Help those friendly to labor Inv pat
r"nIzlnG those firms who patronizc our
"drcrtisin" columns. Ev Watching our
columns you will also I've able to lea RI
where to lind union made goods.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03
e. sevent,-one per cent.

800, !. e., seventJ-one per cent o.
the country's wealth.
The voting system OF social demo
crazy throughout the world exceeds
seven million
In 1896 there were 4o5 Socialists in
the national legislatures OF various
countries OUT of 5,.lS representatives
Throughout the world mere are 63S
Socialist magazines and I"Wsra pers
sfyenty-seyen OF these are dailies.
In 1888 there We're 2,oo" votes cast
for Socialism in til. United States;
3s.one in 1885; 122,0oV in 1900 and
10000 in 1900
In London one person in every four
dies on some form Of public charIjy. In
New York one person in every ten Is
buried in the POtters field.
In the United States 60,puo people
are Killed and l.G6".10O persons sell
ouSly injured every yer. There ae"I-
dents are largely preventable.
Consumption is durable and pre-
ventable disease, vet 100000 persons
die of 1t every year in tn. United
States.
Such is the failure of marriage under
capitalism that 10000 divorces are
granted annually in the United States
The total value of all property in
the United States is 500. 10000, 900.
which. II divided equally among the
people, would give each individual
81 ,2Jn worth OF property.
OF 100000 people VINO died in Great
Britain during 1907, there wer. Gl',
$40 who leit no property whatever.
Thus II would appear that capitalism
has already abolished property as
far as the asses OF the people are
concerned.
Profit Is unpaid labor. Between 1885,
and 1900 the Carnegie Steel Works
realized S13O,O0O.oO0 in profits. In
1901 alone they cleared s40,duO,uUO
The annual profits of American rail
roads are approximately S30,00o.oOV
In 1902 the Standard Oil Company
paid A. per cent dividends on its in
vested capital.
Only one half OF the children born
under capitalism live to reach twenty
years of age.-Machinists' journal.
The slave masters in West Virginia
have built up political machine
which protects them in carrying on
The notorious guard" system to such
IAN extent that men who raise theii
voice in behalf of the wage slaves In
the ..sc3b' coal fields are declared
criminals by their tools in public Office
and are assaulted, beaten and SlugSed
by the inhuman butchers employed as
guards" and the poor wage slaves
are compelled to Toll on in poverty
and Ignorance and tn. plutocratiC
coal barons amass great fortunes a
the expense OF the very life blood
lof the workers and their families anc
at each succeeding election the masses
march 10 the polls and with their bal
lois forge the chains that bind more
= strongly and elevate the political
pIar sites. Will ;he workingmen o.
our state ever arouse and throw of 'ne
manrel OF Servility and ignorance and
: strike fer freedom through the ballot
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03

The toilin- masses Of our state are
growing exceedingly tired of seein.
their efforts for the uplift OF its citti-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-03
BEN DAVIS.

."Preaident District No L..
The miners have been fooled b.!
the gang" and beaten up by thu h!rc.
l!hss and robbed of their votes as
long as they intend to and on Novem-
Der Sth they will register stingiI s
rebuke to the Punch and Judy two
ring circus and their monsreI SIDE
show.
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Court House Ring
Continued from page one }

Continued from page one.)
fine would return TO work under the
Did terms and conditions. upon mis-
reply that he would not the guards
and deputy ,neriffs would say, Wet.
the middle Of the road for You and
Az ono. set him, ms family. and his
property in The middle OF the ROAD
These four instances happened %
tte-ih day OF July, and criminal pro
csedinSs are now pending against all
these men.
!. On the following day these SIX
men together with Two other guards.
threw five families out at Dry Rranch
IN similar manner, the fun facts Or
which we have MOI set received.
During the continuation of thi :
strike. and while these special Off
GERS and deputy shcriffs were engaged
in evicting these men, no Illegal acts
or violence of any kind has been en-
ployed by the striking miners. The
best Of order bias been observed by
them a all times.
These violations of law are being
carried on in such large numbers
ana with SUCH force. that ifssaens that
ordinary criminal proceedings before
Justices OF the peace cannot lcope
with the situation. May /, therefore
call upon YOU as the prosecuting at
tprpey OF Kanawha county to use the
: power and authority of your Office
for the suppression OF these oTense:
and the conviction OF the Offenders
In order that the miners of my
district, and the public in general
may know that this Office is using
its best energies to uphold the Id%
and preserve peace and order.
am giving a copy Of this letter 10 the
press for publication.
Yours very truly,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-29

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

lhe 54th annual national conciaye Of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity be.
gan Wednesday, at Kansas City, Mo.
with about 800 delegates attending. II
was announced that the fraternity will
publish paper at Kansas City.
Turkish troops sent against the Be
douins. have driven the revoltcrs out OF
the Elkerak district in the vilayct OF
Syria, near the Dead sea, after a san
culinary engagement. official advices
Wednesday state that in the battle the
Bedouins lost $50 killed and 600 prison.
ers. The Turkish losses were seven Of
f!cers and Il men.
Visions Of the days when men shall,
ny as they now ride in street car;
We're called up by a provision in the
now charter adopted by the citizens of
Modesto. Cal. Power is given to the
city to construct and operate aviation
landings as q municipal enterprise and
1t IS said that the clause is wide
enough to enable the city fathers to
conduct aerial contests and TO build
aviation parks.
a man and u woman are dead and two
other men are seriously i'll in hospitals
at New York City as a result Of drinking
liquor said to have contained wood al
cohol at a lower West Side Christmas
celebration last Monday night. The dead
are Mrs. Mary Del Gudicia, % years old,
and Rocco DE Marco. The condition. Of
the other two men is said to be serious.
Al attended a Christmas feast. for
which the host had laid in large store
Of wine. OF which the party drank freely.
Soon afterward four members Of the
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LINCOLN
WHlTEFiELD.

PIAINS-The Plains Union Sunday
school held their annual Christmas
tree and entertainment Monday eve
ming at the chapel. The following
program was rendered in pleasing
manner to large audience: Song,
"Jov to the World" chorus: responsive
reading; recitation, christmas Carol
Susie Bailey; song. Velma Jewett;
recitation. Harold Rankins; recitation,
"Christmas Has Come" Carroll Houd-
lette: recitation, Bernal Jewett; song,
"Angels of Light" chorus; recitation,
Ethel Bailey: recitation. BERTHE Ran
kins; song, Golden Harps Sounding,
MAY Fallin; recitation. Abbie Crum-
nit; recitation, Cyda Watson; song.
"watchman Tell Us of the Night"
chorus; "Santa's Christmas Party.
several children: recitation, THE Very
Rest Kind of Christmas Tree" Katie
Bailey; recitation, George Watson;
recitation. Velma Jewett; song.
.tAngels Voices chorus; recitation.
Amy Ingraham; song, THE Herald
Angels Sing chorus; recitation,
"Willing Workers. Leslie Cheney;
song. "Oer the Hills of Judah" chorus.
After the completion Of the program
Santa Claus was announced and dis
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NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

My son. boy Of five, broke out
with on itching rash. Three doctors
prescribed for him. but he kept getting
worse until we could not dress him any
more A medical colleges treatment did
no good He was so bad that it was
Impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
OF skin on his whole body that was not
nsnn 1 - He was one mass Of sores.
Inc bandages used to stick to his skin
end IN removing them it used to take
me skin off with them. and the screams
from the poor child were heartbreaking.
began to think that he would never
get well, but after the second applica-
uon OF Cuticura Ointment l began to
zee signs of improvement. and with the
third and fourth applications. the sores
commenced to dry up. His skin peeled
on twenty times, but it finally yielded
20 the treatment. Now can say that
ne Is entirely cured, and stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
y to-day, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected. Robert Wattam,
nl4s Forty-eighth St., Chicago. ILL.,.
oct. 9. 1902
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A "CURE"? FOR
BADNESS

The above expression is one which is
used frequently in connection with hair
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question. Badness is not a disease and
hence, does not permit of cure. 1t
is result invariably to be traced to
the dandruff germ and if the condition
has become chronic, that is, if there is
complete atrophy of the hair folliclcs, a
Cure is absolutely impossible.
Approaching badness, seen iii falling
hair, may always be checked and II the
hair folliclcs are not atrophied the hair
may be induced again to grow.
This is accomplished by regular
applications of Newbro's Hcrpicide
which cleanses the scalp and kills the
dandruif germ. The destruction of the
germ does sway will, the accumu-
lations of scarf skin and thus eliminates
the most common enemy to beautiful
hair.
Soft, glossy. fluffy hair cannot grow
on scalp infested with dandruft any
more than delicate plant can grow
on an ash heap. The scalp must be
kept clean and free from dandruff,
The best remedy for doing this is New
bros Hcrpicidc which receives the high,
est endorsements from professional
men, the stage and the best people every
where.
Herpicidc is sold and guaranteed in
One dollar size bottles by all druggists.
Applications obtained at all first-class
barber shops and hair dressing pariors.
Address The Hcrpicide Co.. Dept. H.,
Detroit. Mich, enclosing 10c in postage
pr silver for sample and booklet.
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