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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13
JONES'
PLEA FOR BABIES
The Famous Trade Union Advocate Tells Harrow
ing Story and Appeals to Women of the
Country Study and Think.

the children that are being born to-
the last generation. before this cnun-
try was in the hands OF oppressive
capitalists who grind out the very
lives OF every one they employ. Tn eir
little faces are depressed sEG the.
have no life, no elasticity.
How can they help it? How ear
they escape such a heritage when
their fathers chief concern is tha"
ne may lose his job and will not DE
able to buy even the necessities OF
life?
'sThis nation. which started nut to
be The greatest in the world. is moth
ing now but an ligarchy-contl oiled
by few. You can count on your
fingers the men who have this coun-
try IN their absolute grasp. Trey can
pracipitatc a panic: they can scare o:
starve as all into submission, bit they
will no. for long. according to my
notion.
For, although t'icy give Us SOps
whenever they think we are asserting
a little Independence, We VIII not al
ways he fooled. Some day We VII!
have the courage to rise up and stilN"
back at these great giants OF III
dustry, and then we will see that tneT
weren't giants after all-'hsy only
seemed so because we were on our
knees and they lowered above us
They have driven us TO 1t anu
when the time comes We VIII squafe G
ourselves with them. Some people
think il would be wron. to have any
blCodshcd Is it worse to Kill fe"
men quickly than il is tor a few lneli
10 kill the rest OF us slowly:
The mothers OF this country nave
the greatest task of all- They should
awake TO it. They should teach their
children the truth about economic
conditions, for the mother moldS me
child She HOLDS in the hollow OF
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Cleveland. Ohio. Oct. i2.-Mother
the battle TO awaken the worninE
class Of America to Il realization or
their own interests. and how to best
serv" those interests. stopped at tho
home of Max HAYES. editor OF thc
Cleveland Citizen, on her way to Penn
sylvania, and in an interview in thc
Press she said:
The education Of this country is a
farce Children must memorizc rot
Of stuff about war and murder n"t
are taught absolutely nothing OF the
economic conditions under which they
must work and live.
Neither Jones also ;oid the follow
ing story. which clearly illustrates The
fate of numbers Of children of lhf.
working class:
"It was two weeks ago. down in 2
little mining town in Illinois, she
sad. 81 was standing beside the bed
of a young woman who mad pPen
working in the companys warehouse
since she was Old enough to escape
the law for mirrors. Her bahE hHo
lust been born. 1t was her first. Ii
should have been Il fine healthy ch'ia'
Instead. it's first movement was 10
,oil Is tongue ont in terrible hunger
ana stretch Its puny Little podE o""
as though it had hcen working to the
point of exhaustion.
Il turned 10 the doctor and SAD :;
THAT baby was worked out before
if was horn And it was s'aF'e"'
too
| Yes. mother. he replied. tneF
are nnarly all that way around mere
The mother works right mp to the Gay
they are born.
And that is the reason. Iotlei
Jones flashed out Il am dong All
/ can 10 change IN" terrible CONT
/ tions here in America. 1t IS Tor me
sake of the children. / just )ooh al
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70" the sole purpose OF getting them
to vote for men VINO wear the col
lar OF the coal barons and the capital
is,ic trusts. His opponent on the re.
publican ticket is being supported by
all the coal operators and corpora
tions III this congressional district. re-
gardiess OF political affiliations. Why
because he voted against every Ia Dor
mea sure that has been before con
gress since he has been. a member OF
that body. He cnst his baliC.
against the Hughes Amendment he
also refused to meet Mn Rogers III
joint debate. Nothing can be expected
by the working men from. either the
republican Or democratic candida tes
because they were both nominated Dy
the system which is resorting to
ali foul means at their command to
diScrcdit and defeat the Socialist can.
dioatc. Will the toiling masses fai!
for their clap-trap and another be-
trayal?
The following letter from Comrade
Rogers in regard 10 the above is sell
explanatory.
Oak Hill Sept 90, 1915
EDITOR LABOR AROUSE Il here
IS story being circulated in some
parts of the third congressional dis
trict. that I am d Baldwin Detective.
or Guard on I-oup Creek.
THIS is "a malicious falsehoud. woven
out Of The whole cloth: no dirtier or
bla cker lie cCulC have been hafche,I
by any capitalist dreamer if he is
entitled to so much credit. who could
occupy position SO revolving. to
humanity and the tru h. as to halch
such d lie as that. should. isean1 ought
to be heneath the notice OF ali respect
able people, why is this circuiatec
and by whom. trace his matter up
and You will find. in my opinion. tha:,
it was started. by a bar room bum; /;
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graft and corruption that has existed
SO long and tie control OF the county
officials by corrupt whiskey ring for
three years. This, too, las disturbed
the voters. Consequently there is still
more pressing need Of trotting the
professional politician out with halo
and gaTb of immaculate whi:eness
Otherwise many voters would be dis
gruntled and might look around Tor
some way to be rid Of al such poll.
tical leecheS.
Kanawha County does not stand
alone, nor is West Virginia the sole
example in the grea. United States
Other states are in The same hH,
for political corruption is a nation
wide problem. Graft, though unwrit.
ten, is the one plank that has remained
Steadfast III the platform IN both part.
les. In the face OF such d state or
affairs 1t is no wonder the mass OF
the voters are getting tired. They
want change and the demand for
change is growing louder and more
persistent.
=, Tho ready DoI1tIcan steps forth, n q
has just the thing Purity in Public
Office! Can YOU beat it? This sam.
drama has served TO introduce more
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an out cast, parasite. one who occu-
pies the same position to suffering
humanity. tnat lnuse does to pou,
horse.
| viii say in strong a term as can
b" used that | never dug pound of
coal i'll field When there was a
strike on: neither have ] been in the
service of the aldwin Detective AS
soclatcn or any other association or
like nature: neither have done, any
Guard duty in the Loup Creek field,
or any other coal field, and that IS.
not the half of it. l never expect to.
| will say farther that the the VINO
started this life in my opinion. is 50
low down the scale of humanity, that
ne could not get job of Guard work,
or any other, except cleaning spit
icons around some dirty dive
Yours in the interest of the people,
l.. C.. ROGERS.
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Men Wage Hard Fight Against Management, State
Troops, and Thugs Democratic Governor and 4.
Republican Judge Aid the Union Busters

ment Of the present controversy
And | repeat. his whole attitude
from the beginning of the strike has
been against the workers
Since the conference that i speak
or. anutle" representative committee,
headed by the Brotherhood OF Rail-
road Irainmen, acting under the III
siiuctfons OF Grand Master Lee OF
tht brotherhood, and With representa-
! IiVes nom conference of Fail the
trade unions throughout the state OF
OHIO, waited upon him. The same
propositions We're put up 10 him, by
'n'S committee and again he absolute.
~ refused to do anything that would
ald the workers or give them the
least show Of securing what rightly
belongs to them
Alter the employees of the Columbus
Railway and Light Companyahad been
enduring a long struggle in which
tney endeavored to make theiri small
wages meet the high cost of living
they petitioned the company for. an
increase Ihe men who led in get.
t'nS up the petition We're discharged.
local OF the Amaiga mated Associa
ton OF street and Electric Railway
employees was formed six months ago
me company replied by the DISCHARGE
OF thlrty-hre men. The natter wa.
Ia ken before the state board OF arbi.
tration. A strike was ordered Il is
in t.,,1 - =.
me Coach Detective Agency to recuit
scahs. Mayor Marshall, Republican
furnished the police to sec that 1ha
scab-mailned cars were run. Governor
Harmon. Democrat, sent the stare
militia, equipped with automobile.
mounted machine guns. Judge Dillon
a Republican. granted an Injunction
against picketing.
What does it all mean?
lt clear. The traction. claims. dis
allowed by the state board of arb1tra.
ton, are being supported by force
iorce cheerfully contributed bys Off
cials OF both old parties and by . de.
tective agency.
Ihls clcal-cut lineup of facts is
making Socialists in Columbus.
These facts are to he given In de-
tail further on in this story.
There has been violence in tnIs
strike. this strike. which was brought
on by the company.
1he following statement deals with
mat sutject. 1t is the official decIa-
ration OF the unions of Ohio, ana the
oHicial statement of the street car
men. 1t reads:
The gnVerno! OF the state in the
columns Of the daily press. said:
Il am bound to employ the power
and authority vested in me TO aid in
putting down violence and disorder.
THE governor says: I shall con-
flnue to use my friendly offices 10 help
to bring to an end the unfortunate
controversy between the company and
its employees. as I have done from the
start. Will YOU be kind enough, Mr.
Governor, 10 advise us what it is that
you have done 10 bring about an adj
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Mr.. MoRGAN's SELF DENIAL.

some OF the New York apers made
much Of the fact that while Mr. Nor.
gan was III Cincinnati attending a re-
liSlcus convention he slept in a
Is S1GsG0O6 aue;G'oom. 1t must be ID.
nlitted that this is almosJ apolstic in
its simplicity and severe population
OF all luxury. But to Mr.. Morgan 1t
must have seemed almost like camp:
ing out
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13

Comrade L. c. Rogers. candl da te
Tor Congress was in the city Tues,
day and says tht thae prospects for a
phenomenal Socialist vote through
out the Third Congressional DistrIcct
are exceedingly bright and added ina,
II The signs OF The times could b.. re-.
He'd on the Socialists would come
under the Wire winners in kanawha
county.
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That Good Old Meodrana, "Purity i1PubIics Office,
Or Foolng the People Again" is Staged Amid
BIare of Brass Bands and Red Fire.
Reform Farce Being Used by the Captaistic Clique
to Confuse and Mis|ead the voters-,Rea|
Issues Are RELOCATED to the Rear.

in Pablo Once, or Fooling the Peo-
pie Aga AIM is being played through
and JuGt Political managers. The
Punch publican aggregation insist
upon thrll right because having been
Sc thOrCup pnly corrupt for years their
reformation Will be al the more
Startling and will contribute a sup.
ormocra .r side show claim the great
.l right 10 it because they have been
out Of tice SO long they have not
had cl nee to be corrupted.
After me campaign is over the
Punch ;Ha Judy capitalistic band OF
maurAdore VIII fan on each others
neck an@ weep for JOY and will share
III" pFp.rods and declare dividends
as the result OF teecing the farmers
and vase earntrs of the product OF
their tor The eXploiters OF the peo-
pie maintain both Punch and judy
and Contribute willingly TO the slusn
funds Cf both outfits, because If they
Cnl rec Jgnize one gang the other Is
4IabIr to queer the show, ana it takes
Two gauss to fool the peo~,"
This I'D timer has been urea 70
nt~n ari has taken so much money
and 50 many votes out OF the people
that il a wonder they are not tired
ol il. I!pt its interest never fails and
ih"!" ~" many who still believe IN
It, The" know that they have been
io1lrd y. y over and over again, nut
they hug Snd nurse the delnsion that
this tin it is going TO have happy
ending.
Has rot tu.. civic league and the
Prohibit rnlstS looked over the field
ara lra 10 its choice by patting the
Old Pun ! aggregation of corruption
breeding frreboUtrrs on the back ana
endorsed them and wait eXpectantly
Tor then 10 lead them forth from the
stencil %1d slime of tn" jail scanda |,
election bribery and the corruption
SAat 1a# 'y,"tcd in county affairs ro:'
t''NS ANA there are other fs:OFFh-
SiS rha F,lug the best mem from
k"lh old PARTIES to act as their Moses.
Hh". a. these things are happening
lost - mary have happened in former
tvar5.
! sN'n stephen H and Fey. Sam are
Fon'rth1up some purity" to the cam.
t"2n. Aut the Punchites are the
k""n '.t.r IaNt chosen 10 apply it.
}'"5t ii'ur} ami his hefty heutenant::
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13

L. c.. Rogers, Candidate for Con-
sress In tfie Third Congressional Dis
trict will address the 7voters of this
city en- Saturday night, Oct. 18th on
the levee. Turn out and hear the
real issues discussed.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13

In our report of the Mine Workers
meeting at Mucklow on September
goth the name It. l.. tDoc) Fisher
appeared as one of the speakers when
is should have been Doc Tincher one
OF the Socialist candidates for The
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sT1HE z1SzFREET CAR
STRIKE STILL ON

House of Delegates. Doc is MA king
an aggressive campaign and viii pcfi
a Very large vote among the miners
He Is sl2unch union man ana a
member OF the Brotherhood of Ran
way Engineers
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13

her hand tite next generation Lei
her spend more time in studying amE
not so mucn in thinking up rhings
TO wear on her back Mother Jones
concluded
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REVOLT IN PORTUGAL.

After centuries of oppression the
people Of Portugal revolted last week
and drove their rulers out. The news
of what was done and what were the
Intentions OF the revqlh,ionists is not
the widespread revolt against capital
ism. the trouble has great sienlti-
cancce.
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MINERS HOLD BIG MASS
MEETING ON MORRIS CREEK.
President Davis. and National Oraan,
'zer campbeil Address the Gath
ering-other Local News

The miners of Morr.s Creek held a
Sunday afternoon which was al,
dressed by District President Ben
Davis and lnternationa Organize:
Campbell of Kentucky. The meet.
ing was one of the mos, success IN.
e:er held i'll that section. rhe men
realize the necessity o.. organizlns
and the benefits they are now enjoy.
ing which was secured by the organ
iza.ion and are taking a i,vcly inter
est in the affairs of tbs Local Unions
The miners OF the kanaw wha DIS
trict should rally under the banner OF
!he United Mine Workers ana build
up 4 thorough organization in the val
ley. rhe working conditions ana
wages they now enjoy is the best in
the State and was secured by ne
organization. Every miner working g
under these conditions should snow
mis- loyalty to the cause by being 4
dues paying member.
The officers are still carrying on an
active organizing campaign and should
De supported by all men in the. Kan
awha District. Now is the time TO
solidfy the organized forces ana pre-.
pare to invade the nonunion fields
and organize them.
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All the Socialist candidates are ma X
ing an active campaign and say tha;
they receive a cordial reception every.
where they GO
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w e Zirkle. of OlGott. was in the
city Yesterday and says ne oreaniza
ton is moving along nicely on 8riar
Creek.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13

max the old plutes sit up and tak ke
notice. 7 he meeting vas addressed
by General organizer Parsons.
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ON THE FIRING LINE.

The Socialists held grand rally
at Waccmah on Saturday night. A
large crowd was present and the en-
thusiasm displayed was such to
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-10-13

SOCIALISTS WILL HOLD
BIG MEETING AT MUCkLOW.
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THE LABOR ARGUS, one year for
75e. subscribe now.
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Continued on Page 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-22
COTTON MARKETS.

New York, November 2l.-There was 3
jump of nearly So per bale in the price Of
cotton in the New York futures market thi'
morning, following the report OF the Census
Bureau. showing less cotton ginned to No.
vember II than had been anticipated. and.
while the market later was nervous and ir-
regular as result of heavy realizing, the
close was arm at net gain of % g3S points
for the day. The opening was steady at an
advance of 93@41 points, with May cotton
selling al 1896 on or shortly after the call
as n result of excited covering and fresh
buying for long account. Liverpool cables
had baen relatively firm earlier with private
advices reporting big trade demand from
the continent, and Just before the opening
here the census report was published show
ing S764.l5o bales g!nned TO November A.
when the trade had been looking for about
100000 bales on the average. Realizing was
very heavy at the initial advance, and there
was good deal of selling by certain large
spot interests, under which prices gradually
worked off, but houses with Western,
Southern and European connections were big
buyers, and after a reaction of from 91lS
points the market Armed up again In the
late trading on covering by carly sellers and
e renewal OF bull support. It seemed that
the census figures were more effective in
swinging sentiment IN the direction of small
crop estimates for the reason that a prom
;nent travelling expert issued q report est!-
mating the yield at only l09i56oo bales, ex'
elusive OF iinters. which may add another
u5p,pJl balts 10 the cOIllueTCldl crop. Az any
rate. the days operations seemed TO reflect
Increased confidence in estimates OF under
1i,775,ooo bales, and towards the close ther,
seemed To be more outside buying, with last
prices only shade OF from the top. south
ern SPOT markets officially reported early
were unchanged 10 3-l6c. higher,
Tho census report indicated 2 considerably
heavier ginning between November / and
H. thls year than last. but recent private
reports from the South have tended TO con
ma dig TINS nf Heb ms "a
unusually large percentage Of the crop hat
been giuued 10 November Il,
Receipts at the ports to-day were so,tt
bales against $3.50 last week and 22,si2 las
year For the week $1,000 bales aga!ns
4l4s2s last week and 2os,576 last year. To
days receipts al New Orleans were 1913
bales against 6il2 last year
Cotton futures opened and closed Arm
open. High, Low. Close
November .....,,,,,..... 80, lA5s 1880 III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-22
ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIMSELF.
savage Crossing Merchant Unbalanced
because of Financial Troubles.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch,i !,
Suffolk. Va. November Il ei,
your mamma, I am gone for eooa, ana
she will never see me aga sa'
Isaac w Hobbs. merchant and FARMER
of Savage Crossing, to his litte son IN
suffolk this afternoon. Hobbs later
vas found butting his head against
cars on the Atlantic Coast Line, and
oIso sought to throw himself beneath
the wheels of a train. Hobbs was ar
rested and carried to police headquar-
ters. His mind is believed to be tenn
porarily unbalanced. because of fnan-
ciaI worries His farm to-day was sold
for debt. He refused any explanation
10 the police. The arrest was made
hy Plain Clothes Detective L. NJ Hobbs.
a relative.
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NEw YORK. PRODUCE MARkEr.

New York, November 2l.-Flour-Quiet and
nomnally lower. Rye Flour and Buckwheat
Firm. Buckwheat and Cornmeal-Sieady.
Rye and Barey-Firm. Wheat-Irreg uiar:
No. ?, SIC. elevator and e5i2c (. o. o. afloat.
Futures closed 7saTsc. net lower. December.
&c; May, slo3is; July, sl.Cois. Corn-Easy;
No. nominal, elevator. domestic basis. to
arrive, and No. . new, 5lI2c. l. o. b. afloat
to arrive. Futures closed unchanged 10 i2c.
net decline. December 53ssc.: May, STAG.
Oats-Steady Futures closed Is q. &c. net
higher. November and December, SIe.;
May, Seisc.
Beef-Qulet. Lard-weak. Tallow-ouiet.
Petroleum-Steady. Rosin and Turpentine-
Quiet Rice and Molssses-Steady. Sugar
Rrw. arm: refined quiet, Coffee Futures
closed steady at a net advance OF 542o
Rio, No. T. 1856; Santos, No. :, l3lac.. mild.
arm; Cordova, l2tza t5c. Butter-Easier;
creamery. special. S2l5433c.: extras, soi2c.:
third to first. 2iI 2sc.; held, creamery, sec
ond to special, 271sg Bike; State, dairy
common to finest. 2iqSoc. cheese-Firni;
State whole milk, extra quality. specials
i54c.: do. fancy colored l5isc.; do, fancy.
white, l5t. @l5iac.; do, choice, lia4lSc
by hennery. white. fancy h2q Sc: do. gath
cred, white. 400 iSc. do hennery brown
fancy i21 45c.
Potatoes-Weak; Southern. per barrel. s1.2i
GI3f CabbaGes-Steady; Danish seed, per
ton, $sall.c0; do. domestic. sfQs.o0: red. So
q q. Freights-ou!et; cotton by steam TO
Liverpool, 1sd; grain by steam to London,
llsd; do, Liverpool l5sd. Peanuts-steads
fancy handplcked. &C.: Virginia sheiled. Nos.
and >. 546Ac.
cottonseed oil was lower under cheaper
crude prices scattered liquidation and III
sympathy with the break in hog products
Futures closed generally 147 points lower.
November. ssi46,s5; December. s.a96.ss:
January, 7.o2aIoS; February. 1908 SI.Cs;
March, T.l247.1i: prime crude. o.sf $50; do
summer yellow, 6.93a7.co; do winter yellow
900 5. so; do. summer white, 7.sogs.oo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-22
New York
Stock Market

New York, November 21.--RelaNation
IN money rates was the feature of
the days financial markets. Prices OF
securities failed TO benefit from TINS
development. There was DECIDED
shrinkage in the volume of the trans
Hctions and the tone of the specula-
Ii,jn was heavy and sagging. The DIS
position to realize protits on previous
purchases was partly responsible FOR
t.iis contradictory response to tlNor-
ublc Developments Financial commen-
t&tors are Inclined to criticize the man
,ler OF operating OF the speculative
forces most largely responsible for tbs
present market movement. The tone
OF these criticisms seemed TO have
s0mo deterrent effect upon the oper.
ations, thus reducing the volume OF
the market, or OF the dealings IN
United states steel. Union Pacific and
Reading, in which stocks those oper.
ations centre almost entirely
Weakness became more positive In
proportion as the pressure to sell
United states steel increased. The en-
tremely favorable bank statement pub
lished here on Saturday had the effect
OF Increasing the disposition of lenders
to put out funds, The departments of
tho money market which got most adj
vantage from those offerings. however,
were those in which least demand
existed The demand for mercantile
paper continues to las.
Discount rates receded in London
Paris and Berlin, in common with the
easing money market in New York.
ForeigneIs were disposed, nevertheless,
to sell back our stocks 20 NeN York
che burden OF this selling was an i'm
portsnt factor i'll carrying priceshown-
L.. AL t,.sa.t do
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5ealen Droposals.
Office of the

State Highway Commission.
Richmond, Va, November IL, 1910.
BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT tn %
clerks office, Courtland, Va, until
12 o'clock noon. TUESDAY, Novem-
Der 30, 1910, for the construction OF
nine steel bridges in Southampton
county. Va.
Plans and specifications on file at
this office and at the office Of the
clerk of Southampton county, Court
land, Va.
A certified check for $3.50 to ac-
company each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids, and to award the con-
Further information furnished on
application to this office.
p. ST. j. WILSON,
State Highway Commissioner.