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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
sUSiSIERTON.
sslss lucille Mood Entertains for Miss
Gontcr ami Juveniles Enjoy Tacky
Party.
Special to The Daily Item.

Special To The Daily Item.
summerton. Dec. 1.-TWO enter
tainments OF much social interest
present themselves TO mind as easy
means OF engaging the attention of
those readers who enjoy the manlfes-
tation OF activity in this sphere. On
Thursday evening" the sth, Miss Lu
cile Mood entertained In honor Uf
Miss Efio Gunter. the accomplished
milliner OF the Summerton Mercantile
Co.. who leaves shortly for her home
I'm Batesburg, $. &. Miss Mood. assist
cd by Misses Marie Mood and Lizzie
Holiday. received the guests and
made them TO feel at once that@they
had come to enjoy themselves and in
that expectation they would not be
disappointed. Among other features
OF decoration was the bower behind
which Mrs Wallace Mathis stood
serving delightful punch. which was
enjoyed throughout n, evening. The
guessing the number OF peanuts In
n given bowl. a peanut race. and
Identification OF prohles drawn by
Mr.. j. Fred Lanham from studies
presented that evening. Those most
successful In these contests were re-
spectively Mr.. Willie khame. Mr..
Wallace Mathis. and Miss Ellie
Gunter. To obtain partners for sup
per. the young ladies were shown up
stairs where with ribbon lines they
hshed In the hall beneath for a man.
This done. they were invited into tEe
dining room " here a delicious salad
course was served by Mesdames Mood
and Lanham. Those present were:
Miss Efie Gunter. Grace Briggs.
Sailio Anderson. Lizzie Holiday. Mil
dred James. May Davis. Hazel Rogan.
May Hammond. May Wells. and the
Misses Mood. Messrs. Pierce Holla-
day. Manning and Covington woodley.
Willie McClary. Willie Rhame. Fred
Barnes. Harry Davis. Leon Davis.
Lawrence Chowning. Allston James.
Pete Anderson. Mr. al Mrs. Fred
Lanham.
on Friday evening. the 9th. at the
home OF Mr.. ID. NJ. Rogers the juvc-
niles Of Summerton society spent a
pleasant evening I'm the enjoyment oi
n Tacky party. quite a number Wcr,
present. and all displayed much or
iginality In their tout ensemble
IL was the decision of tho judges
however. that for the acme of "tacki-
ness" Miss May Hammond ana NJ
Capers James should he awarded tn,
prizes.
Miss Mable Edncy Of HendersonvillC
who for seevral days was the attract
I've guest OF Miss Grace Briggs lef
on wednesday for Florida where she
will Join her parents and spend th'
winter there.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17
COUNTY Correspondence.
sEwsY LETTElsS FROM oUii SPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENT
nems OF Interest From all Parts of
sumter and Adjoining Counties.

SOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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reach this office not later than Mon
Aay when intended FOR Wednesdays
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Tor Saturdays Issue. This. OF course.
applies only TO regular correspond
.nce. In case of items of unusual
ssws value. send In Immediately by
aail. telephone or telegraph. Such
asws stories are acceptable up to the
Aour OF going TO press. Wednesdays
paper Ia printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
soon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

Some people who have never made
fair and intelligent test of it tell
YOU that newspaper advertising don't
pay, but don't you believe them, ask
an advertiser. For instance, one of
our advertisers says that one adver-
tisemcnt in the Daily Item brought
him business that netted a profit of
more than $500. This was new bust
ness that, but for the advertisement
ne would not have gotten. Don't say
advertising don't pay, for by doing so
You prove yourself an old foEy and
out of touch with modern methods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

There was never truer saying tnan,
1T Is as foolish to try to do business
without advertising as it is to wink
at a girl in the dark"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

You want to read a. A. Strauss &
Co.'S advertisement today. II Is brm
full Of Christmas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-17

There was a big crowd of Christ
mas shoppers in town Thursday and
the merchants and clerks were kept
busy.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
HOLD BIG FESTIVAL IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. Mo.-The Socialist party
of st. Louis held its annual March
festival and commune celebration at
the New Club hall in this city last
Saturday. The hall was filled to over
flowing, the attendance being estimat-
ed at over 1900 persons.
The principal speaker OF the ceie-
bration was A. NJ. Simon, editor OF
the Chicago Daily Socialist. He had
chosen for his subject. "The oppor-
tunities of Labor in the United States.
chosen for his subject. ''Thevxzfkqjq
The vast field of socialist endeavot
that is day by day opening up before
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31

tn onslaught OF propaganda aroused
the enthusiasm of the audience.
The proceeds OF the festival go to
the 81 Louis Labor and the Arbelter
zeitung to pay of the liabilities be-
fore the papers are transferred to the
Labor Publishing Co. The work Of
the work of the St. Louis Socialists
and the progressive trade unionists
10 finance their own printing estab-
lishmcnt is advancing rapidly. About
$1,000 has been paid In so far for
shares and donations toward the pro-
ject and the proceeds of last Saturday
night made the prospects still bright
er.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
Graft Still
Going On
Organized Labor in Deer Lodge Strikes
and Compells State Official to
Obey the Laws

the carpenters. fair plumbing to be
done on the building and the suspen-
sion OF all convict labor on the build
ing in the city of Deer Lodge.
Organized labor has been condemn
ed more than once for law breaking
but here is a case where the unions
called a strike to make a state offic-
ial obey the laws and stop grating.
What is the matter with the Mon
tana Prison Board when they allow
the warden of the penitentiary 10 use
the convicts TO compete with wage
labor in order that they may create
wealth for his partner and himself?
Conley has informed the Board in
the past-when complaints have been
made against him working the con-
victs for his own benefit. that he was
not working convicts on buildings
The Prison Board seems to have be-
iieved him as the working of convicts
still continued after Conley denied IT..
The Montana News is ready now
and at any time TO prove that convict
labor was being performed in viola
ton OF the law. and further more the
News is of the opinion that officials IS
In high places in the state are using
convict labor in counties adjacent TO
the county that the state prison is
located in.
II is high time that organized labor
generally throughout the state was
taking a stand in the matter as Gov
ernor Norris and Attorney General
Gaien are determined to extent the
influence in convict labor in Mon
tana.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
POVERTY MAKES BOOZE FIGHTERS

poor7 For this reason: The saloon Is
the only public place open for the
poor man; for the reason that the sa-
loon is the only place open in the city
for any stranger. 1 am going around
the city every day. Frequently l have
to stop into 1t, because there is no
place for me to retire. II / have to
wash my hands, the saloon is the only
place where j can do IL. The prohi-
bitionists have not even provided a
place where a man can take a drink
of water when he is out on the street.
"The poor man has no place to pass
his moments of recreation outside of
the saloon. The fashionable districts
have tennis courts, golf grounds. gym
nasiums. musicales and a thousand
and-one other means of recreation.
Provide these for the poor. and the
saloon will not flourish in the slums."
Brubaker Ignores Cause.
Mr.. Brubaker did not go into the
cause of the saloon.
THE saloon is here" he said on this
point. Whats the use OF looking in
to the cause of its existence. The evil
is here and what we are to seek is a
cure"
After pointing out the sensational
evils OF the liquor traffic, he declared
that Il has a firm grip over the land.
"The liquor traffic controls national
and state politics." he continued. mo
man dares to insult the liquor traffic.
II Taft had declared that he was
against saloons. he would not have
been elected. If Bryan had declared
that he was against the saloon. the
democratic party would not have
nominated him. II controls both par
ties and is the root OF all social. moral
and financial ills."
He finished his argument by assert
ing that local option would not re-
move the evils OF liquor. Only nation
wide prohibition should be sought. he
declared.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
Pennsylvania
Labor Party
Truly Representative of Working Class
Interest Must Necessarily Dupli-
cate Principles and Form of
Organization of the
Socialist Party

having proved the accuracy OF that
portion OF the Socialist position, Il
would seem TO be a foolish conclusion
that the remainder of the lesson
should be rejected. the teacher dis
carded. the organization that did the
work duplicated and it's program mu-
tilated.
The alternative to union with the
Socialist party is the formation of a
party by the trade unions. This is
something for which the union organ
ization is wholly unified. Unionists
and perhaps even unions, may well go
into politics, but the union organiza-
ton cannot become a part Of a po-
litical machine without destroying its
effectiveness as a union. and this with
out being able to form an effective po-
litical organization.
The union cannot make political
afiiliation a test of membership. 1t
cannot. in the face of recent decisions,
use its funds for the maintenance of a
political party. A single member can
prevent any such action( and II viii
not be hard to find such members. or
to place them in the union IL they are
not already there.
The local organization of the union
is wholly untitled to conduct political
propaganda. II is not organized ac-
cording to political divisions. 1t has
not chosen it's officials with regard to
their ability for political work, and
should not do so.
Any attempt to transform the un-
ions as body into political organlza-
tions cannot but end in disruption.
This has been the experience OF
many other countries. Even in Ger
many, Austria, Belgium and elsewhere
where there is practical unanimity
among the union men on political
matters. no attempt is made TO use the
union organization for political pur-
poses. The same men compose both
organizations. They work in the
closest harmony. But each organiza-
ton has its own field OF activity, Its
own methods of work. its officials
chosen for that particular work, and
carries on it's work Independent from
but In close cooperation with the
other.
Even in England. the labor party
is wholly apart from the ninons, with
its own organs. Officers and methods
of activity.
II would be foolish TO disregard the
lesson that experience has so plainly
taught. To do so is to invite disaster
II will be most unfortunate IL the
Pennsylvania workers. after having
achieved SO much, after having gone
so far along the road that leads &c
victory, should. at the last moment
take step so certain to end In failure
Daily Socialist.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31

The carpenters OF Deer Lodge re-
Gently went on strike against Convict
Labor and won a victory. The large
rooming house or hotel that is being
built for Conley a. McTague was the
scene OF the strike and the cause was
what the News has told in previous
issues.
Convicts were used to do the work
OF teamsters in hauling the building
material TO the building under con-
struction. All the lumber used in the
building was hauled by convicts. The
work OF excavation was also done by
convicts and the convicts were load
ing the sand at the gravel pits and
doing the work OF teamsters In trans
porting the same TO the building
where the sand was to he used in the
mortar for plastering the building.
The Carpenters Union held a meet
ing and decided to declare a strike on
the building unless the convicts were
pulled OF the job: The demands of
the union were not complied with and
n strike was ordered. After lasting
a few days the strike had a new feat
ure added to II. The plumbing ma
teriai was all unfair and the men
added another demand that all scab
material must be eliminated from the
building before the strike could be
settled. President Donohue OF the
Montana Federation OF Labor was
called to Deer Lodge and had a con-
ference with the men and made a sat
isfactory settlement for the unions
by having an agreement signed up for
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31

as committee to Chicago to meet
the Illinois operators.
The operators in Chicago delayed
matters and prevented an agreement
A complete convention Of the joint
forces. miners and mine operators was
called to meet in this city. Several
times II has been adjourned. waiting
the negotiations with the scale COM
mittee. 1t was then reconyened. but
finally decided that there was no
chance of agreeing with the operators
at this time.
Suspension of Work.
Indianapolis Ind. March s1-Three
hundred thousand organized miners of
the bituminous coal fields of Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Iowa,
Missouri. Kansas Oklahoma and Ar
kansas quit work at midnight pend
ing settlement of a new wage scale.
President Thomas L. Lewis, of the
Miners Union, declared a total Of
100000 miners had quit work.
Officers Of the United Mine Work
ers of North America declared the
walk out was not strike but merely
a suspension of work because no wage
scale had been made to replace the
old scale which expired with March.
The miners demand an increase Of
pay. in some instances of five cents a
ton and in other instances more. with
certain changes in working conditions.
While the miners predict the sus-
pension will be shortened by a prompt
signing of wage scales, some of the
operators maintain the mines may be
kept closed for month or longer.
Some Operators Grant Increase.
The first settlement came in an an
nouncement from Brazil. Ind, the
center OF the Indiana block coal field
where the demand for a fiye-cent in
crease was granted.
Hope for Settlement.
dianapolis-Leaders OF the United
Mine Workers and the operators asso-
ton in the bituminous coal fields were
busy Friday preparing for conferences
In which, il is hoped. agreements on
new wage contracts will be reached.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31

1T is not drink that makes pow
erty. II is poverty that makes 'drunks.
We, the socialists. are here to do away
with poverty"
In these words Walter Huggins
summarized a reply to w. ii. Bruba-
ker. who disussed prohibition before
a socialist meeting at the Y. p. s. L.
hall in Chicago.
The existence OF liquor. he declared,
is due to a series of causes that should
be removed to destroy the traffic.
profit is the chief cause for the ex-
istence of the traffic." he said. RE
move the profits and you have re-
moved the greatest cause for the ex-
istence of the evil.
Nasty Business.
The saloon is a nasty business.
The saloon keepers do not like IL.
They hate to see men become de-
bauched. They hate to see wifes come
around and weep. Hate to see chill
rem suffer.
why do they stay in the business
Because they can make money. They
want to have the necessities of life
and the pleasures that money can Sc
cure. They want TO have some COM
forts for themselves and good homes
for their children. They want to dress
their boys and girls properly and they
want 10 give them an education. The
saloon is a good source of income
Tn, moment you will take away the
profit. the moment the saloon keeper
will go out of business"
Mr.. Huggins then pointed out that
all over the world the saloons exist
most thickly where the environments
are the worst. The slums abound
with saloons. while the more fashion.
able districts are free from them.
Saloons Follow Conditions.
why is this the condition In ever,
civilized community he continued
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31

1t was inevitable that the revolt Of
the Pennsylvania workers should take
on a political form. The power Of the
police and the constabulary and the
influence OF the city government has
been the main support of the street
car company In the fight. At every
point the political power OF the state
has been used relentlessly in the in
terest of the employers.
There are few states in which the
alliance OF great industry and the stat
is more direct and fragrant than in
Pennsylvania.
1t has been the stronghold of cap
italism nationally. Its politics. have
been but the performance OF puppets
moved by wires held in the hands OF
a few powerful capitalists.
During all these years the Social
lists OF Pennsylvania have been preach
ing the necessity of political action
by labor. over and over again. from
street corner and platform and
through the printed page they have
told the workers that they had In
their own hands the power to end the
tyranny under which they suffered.
Now the lesson has been partially
learned. The demand is rising for an
independent labor party that shall be
controlled by the trades unions.
This is a step In advance. 1t is a
long step compared with the previous
subserviency to the democratic and
republican parties. II indicates great
progress when contrasted with the
corrupt and contented" attitude OF
previous years.
1t will be unfortunate II this steT
is accompanied by blunder that vii
entail suffering and invite reaction.
There is already a labor party II
Pennsylvania. 1t is a party of ne
mean strength. II polled more thar
thirty thousand votes in the last pres
idential election. II has its machin
cry Of organization in every importan
Industrial center. Its principles have
been tried and tested by the workers
OF every Industrial nation. No on'
has ever denied that these principles
represent the interests of labor. 1t Il
democratically managed and financed
Any labor party that could be form
ed. that would be truly representative
of working -class interest. would nee
essarily duplicate its principles and
form of organization. That party Il
the Socialist Party.
II the outraged and revolving work
ers of Pennsylvania wish 10 maxi
their protest effective, they will b.
compelled sooner or later TO &c
through that party. II was the So
cialists who taught them the need o
independent political action. HayinI
learned that portion of the lesson
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
Coal Miners
Walk Out
Demand for Increase in Wages Refused
by Operators 100000 Miners
Lay Down Tools

Cincinnati, o.,-The Joint meeting
between the delegates from the United
Mine Workers Of America and the
coal operators broke without reach
ing any agreement. A strike of over
100000 miners on April / now seems
certain unless the operators show a
decided change of front. So far the
mine owners have blocked every move
for a settlement and have contended
themselves with prolonging the ne
gotiations so as to make the miners
spend as much money as possible in
maintaining its delegates at the con-
vention here.
Capitals Power Too Strong.
Mother Jones is here. and where
ever she goes before a gathering in
which miners take part she gets only
one sort OF reception, the gathering
is hers She has been working in Mil
waukee trying to organize the girls
in the Milwaukee breweries. organ
lied labor in that city has extended
aid to her and she has spared neither
time nor energy. The final result
however, was the conviction that the
power of the brewers was too strong
The girls and women in the breweries
sweated cruelty and when Mother
Jones told the story OF her work tC
the union miners here the delegate.
to the joint convention Immediately
voted a boycott against ell beer com,
ing from Milwaukee.
The joint conference represents th'
members of the United Mine Worker
all over the United States and min
owners from a like area. At the con
vention of the United Mine Workers
recently held in Indianapolis, IL wa
decided that the miners should sigl
;heir contracts for the next term aa
unit With that end in view advance
were made to the operators who con
vened a gathering at Toledo. wher,
the Illinois mine operators were no
represented.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
GREATER ASSISTANCE AT WORK

of the scabs from the ranks of the
strikebreakers, there being Sc deser-
tions in one day The committee OF
ten has issued proclamation to the
public asking them not to use the cars
until the strike is settled
No Attempt 10 Raise Funds so far.
The committee says Furthermore in
its report:
The strike has now been on five
weeks. The Rapid Transit company
has had the united support of the city
and state governments. with all the
power that capitalistic friends can
place behind it. Yet with all of this
II has been able to operate only some
500 cars. and that only during por-
tion OF the time during the day, out
of 2,2O0 cars that would be in opera
ton were the strikers at work.
"The only thing for us to do is to
sustain and uphold the strikers.
There has been no attempt to raise
funds. We did not believe II possible
to finance the general sympathetic
strike. Now, that we are going to
sustain only the car men. We feel that
IL an appeal is made TO the state and
every worker within the city will do
his duty, we can soon raise a sutfic-
lent fund TO protect and uphold the
hands OF these men indefinitely, and
we would recommend that such APP
peals be at once outlined and for
warded to the committee"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31

Philadelphia. Pa.-Assured that the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
cannot hold much longer, the striking
car men have voted not to return to
work until the company had agreed
to give the men back their old runs,
thereby preserving their rights OF sem
iority.
C. o. Pratt, national organizer, in a
statement to the car men, told them
not TO worry about he sympathetic
strikers who were returning to work
In such large numbers. He said II
was best for them to go back and give
the car men their financial support.
Carpenters Stay Out.
Many OF the labor organizations
have voted to stay out until the street
car strike is settled, among them be-
Ing the Brotherhood of Carpenters &
Joiners and the Amalgamated Society
of Carpenters & Joiners with six thou
sand members. one OF the ways in
which the sympathetic strikers have
been aided by the big struggle is
shown in the case OF the laundry
workers who started the sympathetic
strike with rs members with 1,175
members now on its books.
The next step in the strike of i'm
portance to the workers is to be taken
at Joint meeting OF the committee
of ten and the executive OF the car
men called for Friday. The progress
Of the strike is marked by desertIons
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-31
Meeting Failed.

This made the gathering useless. IL
was then adjourned. The Illinois min
ers sent Duncan. Mcdonald, Groce
Lawrence, Frank j. Hayes and Others