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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

attention in Idaho, Ohio and Oklahoma.
"here proper insulation and other pre,
cautions are prescribed. Safety lamps
explosives and blasting, ventilation. in,
sPectlon and the exclusion of intoxiearts
ana intoxicated persons are features of
several lasw relating to mines. A nun.
DER OF states require mine employees to
secure certificates of competency before
being employed.
The New York Legislature enacted a
law, the first of it's class in the Init,
States, governing the employment of
"orkmen in mines and tunnels where com
pressed air is used; the hours of labor
per day are regulated according to the
degree Of air pressure, and provision is
made against too sudden changes from
the place of work to the open air; medi-
cal examination prior to employment or
unemployment after an absence of three
or more days, as well as after each three
months continuous employment, are pre-
scribed.
The giving of commission or bonus
to domestic servants or others making
purchases from their employers is made
an otfense in New Jersey and Washin gton
and receiving of tips by walters in hotels
and restaurants and the giving of such
tips being also prohibited in the latter
state.
Principal laws were enacted in ten
states, four of them mississippi, North
Dakota, Oklahoma and Washington) be-
ing first enactments on the subjects COW
cred, while in the other six cases (Kan-
sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and virginia) the statutes
supersede prior enactments
The laws relate to age limit, hours of
labor, prohibited employments, compul-
sorry school attendance, certifcation, reg
istry, and all the provisions that have
Keen found valuable in the matter of tbs
regulation of the employment of women
and children.
Laws that are extremely funny when
considered the impossibility of enforcing
are those against blacklisting. Four
states Connecticut, Mississippi, North
Carolina and Texas) passed laws in the
period under review prohibiting blacklist
ing, while conspiracy, intimidation and
interference with employment are sub
jects of other laws. In the class last
named is law enacted by Congress max
ing it an offense to entice employees in
arsenals or armories to leave service dur
ing the term of their employment, or to
avoid or preak their contracts. Hiring,
restraining, or employing or harboring in
any wise such workmen during their term
of service is also forbidden.
Laws were passed providing for bu-
reaus of labor in Oklahoma and Texas,
and changing an existing Office in South
Carolina so as to give it largely the char
acter of labor bureau. Other laws re-
late to the negligence of employees, the
reporting of accidents, the control of pri-
vate employment agencies, the protection
against discharge by employers or exclu-
sion by labor unions of workmen who are
or may become members of the National
Guard, and the protection of employees on
building construction
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14
INDIANA MINERS WIN.

An agreement was reached at Brazil,
Ind, Monday between the miners and
operators of District No 8 in a Joint
meeting of the scale committees, the
operators conceding every point demand.
ed by the workers.
"A Scent increase was granted the pick
men and 4-cent increase was given the
machine men. The Accent advance will,
on request of the miners, be given to the
leaders.
The total increase to the men will be
5.55 per cent.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

The union label carries sunshine and
peace and prosperity throughout the
land.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

me local union at Standard held a
'o"S'"S good meeting Sunday and en-
1o'''' the action of the convention. The
''H'"' in"de his report and was given
'"'' at thanks for his able services
"' men are highly satisfied with the
-, ''''"' ana are enthusiastic for the
"f""''"H'- of the organization.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

showing how it operated at that day and
time.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

"''tI"john national Organizer
'''''' Indiana, arrived Sunday, and will
spend some time in this field assistno in
-'+'>'"H work Cairy has spent much
'''' during the past year, and has a
,''' y ''E''" Of friends, and will receive a
welcome at all points in the valley.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

Ill.,. ''' everything is settled, give
'''''''F Argus helping hand Sub
~, '''. 't one" and help us keep our head
"''''e water. Don't put it off; do it
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

BE-. mr~ District Executive Ro,rd ba1a
.., meeting Monday and trans
".'"h business of Importance.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

'-''" johnson. from Winifrede
,: '.' Of the live wires of the conven,
.t.. '''d" :; hit when he discussed
l.... .,i"H scale proposition, going
lar as thirty three wears and
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14

g.. i'anl'''fn. the old war horse. when
~. .-'aiT welded the gavel like John
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-14
CONVENTION NOTES

~ ~ V I I1'o
. ''l"Srn. as chairman of the
'"'"ntIon. was highly commended
ia'r aud impartial manner in
b.. '' presided over it's deliberations
Fr-,iout Davis and all tbe oe.ors ,,+
'... "ad night on the lob.
5.. '' committee worked overtime.
~"' The extra for the boys.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29
American Waste of Life.

When the the federal govern
ment appropriated large sums to
relieve such distress as was oc-
casioned by the San Francisco or
the Messina disaster, every one
approved the action with a warm
glow at the heart. Such aid is
in every way commendable, but
it is aid after the fact. How
much better it would be to APP
propriate money to prevent ca
tastrophe. Earthquakes, fires,
and floods cannot be predicted,
but equally great visitations of
evil-disease- can be prevented.
Our statistics prove that every
day of the year there die by pre-
ventable diseases or accident
number equal to the full crews of
two battleships. For the loss of
one such crew we went to war
with Spain. Every three months
as many lives are sacrificed to
those causes as there are men in
the United States army. All the
dead in every war we have had
since 1776 only equal the yearly
toll made by disease and accident
in this country.
Last year the entire population
of Indianapolis died of degenera-
tive diseases. T u b e rculosis
swept away every man, woman,
and child in Paterson, N. J.
Pneumonia carried off all the in
habitants of Wilmington, Del,
and everyone in Yonkers was
killed by an accident. If these
things really. happened the whole
world would be shocked and our
government would stop all other
| Legislation to enact laws looking
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29

News readers came near los
ing out on last weeks paper-so
near that it makes US tremble to
think of it. AS the last few
sheets of paper we're being fed
into the big cylinder press our
trustworthy engine gave a few
frantic snorts, coughed out a
bunch of smoke and flame and
died. We thought it but slight
attack but Frank Truax, doctor
of dillapidated gas machines, was
called and said the thing was in
jured internally or possibly had
appendicitis. An operation was
performed which resulted sue
cessfully but occupied several
days, and had the accident hap
pened forty minutes sooner
we'll we can't say what would
have happened.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29

But careful study of the
surface cracks, failed to yield
startling results. The crack
he found was the same which had
been in the prairie for at least
five years. No new one had app
peared.
81 am we'll satisfied thai. there
have been no recent distur-
bances," said Professor Ha-
worth. "There is one fault on
the Waite ranch, perhaps a
quarter of mile long and sew
eral feet that may have appeared
within the last four or five year.
There are number of peculiar
markings out there which indi-
cate that deep down beneath the
soil in the rock strata, possibly
$50 feet below the surface, some
displacements have occurred.
Crooked Greek, for example,
makes an angle of nearly sixty
degrees where it turns south in
the northeast corner of MEADE
county. A subterranean sliping
of rock strata has probably
caused the land, to sink for a
number of miles to the west of
the stream and consequent ell
ovation of the land has been and
is now in progress east of the
creek.
"The new fault on the Waite
rance looks to me like an extern
sion to the fault which forms,
the bed of Crooked Creek, and it
may follow that the land east
and west of the crack will rise
and fal as it evidently has to the
south. At any rate we shall
watch carefully, for any alter
atoms of the surface that may
take place in the future. -
Hutchinson Gazette.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29
A Professor Thinks"

Lawrence, Dec. 21.-"Is there
a remote possibility of the San
Francisco horror beng repeat
ed in an earthquake in Kansas?
Prof. E. Haworth, who re-
turned from an investigation of
the earth cracks in Meade coun-
ty yesterday noon, admits that
the displacement in the rock
strata far beneath the prarie
surface is almost identical with
those disturbances proceeding
the San Francisco earthquake.
If these subterranean disturb
ances continue to take place for
thousand years, Western
Kansas might be similarly
shaken. The professor does
not know. He knows that the
western ledge over this "fault"
is sinking and the eastern ledge
rising. He knows that this sort
OF disturbance ultimately ter
inmates in sudden slipping of
huge subterranean areas which
produce quivering OF the
earth's surface. What will hap
pen in Kansas and after many
centuries, he can only speculate.
The stories which were pub
lished last week of recent crack
quarter of a mile long appear
ing in the prairie, was pure
hoax. Weird tales came to Pro-
fessor Haworth of explosions
followed by smoke and the open
ing of yawning chasm in the sur
face of the earth on a farm a few
miles north of Crooked Greek.
Accordingly, Mr.. Haworth took
the train to Dodge City to inves-
tigate the phenomena.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29

to the prevention of such catas-
trophies in the future. But be-
cause these diseases carry off
their victims not all in one place
but in many places over the
country we do nothing about it.
President Taft has had this
matter much at heart. He favors
the proposed department of
health and he is quoted as saying:
"There is nothing in the consti-
tuition especially about hogs, or
cattle, or horses, and if out of
the public treasury at Washing
ton we can establish a depart
ment for that purpose it does not
seem long step or a stretch of
logic to say that we have the
power to spend the money in a
bureau of research to tell how
we can develop good men and
good women" Fear has been
expressed that the establish
ment of a national health depart
ment will curtail individual
liberty, but the department of
Agriculture has helped, not hurt,
the farmer, and that of Com
merce and Labor has immeasur-
ably benefited the workingman
and the merchant.
We resented Kipling's poem
on "The American Spirit" but
there is much truth in it. We
are prodigal of life in a measure
which amounts to piety. The
waste must be stopped, not by
leaving it to the doctors, but by
the establishment of research
bureaus, the popular education
of the people In sanitary matters
and by the enforcement, when
necessary, the laws designed for
protection of the public against
disease and accidents.-Chica
Tribune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29
STEVEN MONTGOMERY
KILLED At LIGHT PLANT
Body Terribly Maneled by The
Machinery. Death Was
instantaneous
Instantaneous

| Steven Montgomery met death
in a terrible manner at the cleo
tric light plant at Plains, Sunday
morning about 2:35,
Montgomery dropped into the
plant as B. M. Dressler, the
man in charge, had started out
for some coal and the accident
occurred during his absence, so
just how he happened to get into
the machine cannot be determin-
ed. 1t is supposed he came in
contact with the belt, and in this
manner was thrown between the
huge fly wheel and the cement
base on which a boxing is snp-
ported. The body was so tight
1y wedged in that ten men work.
ed an hour and half with ropes
and pry-poles extricating it.
George Gillidette went down on
No. 33 and he and his brother
Homer assisted. The body was
terribly mangled, the whole top
of the head being torn off and
practically every bone broken.
Doctor Nicholson of Plains says
that death must have been in
stantaneous.
Montgomery was single man
and has real estate interests near
Plains. His brother arrived
from Iowa on No. 1 Monday and
took the body back there for
burial.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29
VIII Invite Auctioneers

A meeting of the directors of
the Commercial Club was called
Tuesday to act on the matter of
asking the Kansas Auctioneers
to hold their next annual conven-
ton at Meade. 1t was decided
to extend the invitation. which
will be conveyed by ]. 1. Stamp
er. Here's hoping he lands the
meeting for Meade.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29
Rio Hondo Park
New Pleasure Park of the Rio Grande Valley

The only point in the Valley with salt water frontage
railroad service and ample for irrigation and do
mestc purposes This proposition is absolutely unique
It be duplicated in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
The time get in is now and pay two three
prices a resale purchase year hence.
We have 1000 acres divided into townsite lots,
frontage lots and small acreage blocks for fruit farms and
gardens.
The climate is perfect never below 80 in the winter
and above 95 in the Where you can put
in three crops on the same land in one year Where
you raise anything that California will produce and
are 1900 miles nearer the market
produce per year. following
idea Of Carload cabbage carload
onions bale 40 bale and half broom so
rs buhel of fcorn.
This where of
soil silt fifteen Plenty of The
wide 20 feet deep and 81 miles long There 100 miles of tera which
We the
the world
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29

have told produces the following will show what will do
al an investm
sold Mr. W. Plains about
In
While this
payment land 750OO which will go
on nvestmn
parties sold living
told advance of the
sap price
When buy buy land that has rental value Buying land where there
development good judgment Thousands Of land being
sold that will value Why? Because there development
has 10000 which has built $500
in less then hreey years.
Rio Hondo weeks DID, already has Hotel General Store and
Residences This property is selling cakes NOW OF
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-12-29
Meade county has four news

Meade county has four news
papers and we are satisfied that
not another Kansas county can
show four as good, and we will
go further and say that we doubt
very much if there is a town in
the. west the size of Plains which
has as good paper as the Plains
Journal. Bro. Mcconnell is a
hustler and has very apprecia-
tive bunch of men for patrons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
ESTEEMED NATIONS
PASS TO FINAL REST

Ogden, Dec. 5.--Mrs. j. H. Knauss,
" well known and highly respected lady
OF this city. died at the family resi-
idence. 2T12 Washington avenue. Sun
day morning, after less than a weeks
Illness from pneumonia. She is survived
Nv her husband. four sons. Kenneth,
Maxwell, Charles and Edward Knauss,
also three step-children. as follows:
George ID. Knauss, travelling represent
tative of the Fscclcs Paint and Glass
company: ]. II. Knauss, Jr. of Mis-
soula. Mont. and Mrs. Mabel Knauss
Ganske of Ogden. Mrs. Knnuss was
formerly Miss Cora Rooney of Wash
ington. Kan. and was married to Mr..
hnauss, who Is prominent in business
and social affairs here, In Kansas In
1884 Funeral arrangements Will be
announced later
Mrs. Johanna Caroline hammers.
Vile of Peter j.. hammers. died early
Sunday morning at the family resi-
dencc. 214l Williams avenue, of general
debility. She was born at Locnen. Hol-
lnnd, May Is 1926. and became MEM
her Of tlielsMorrnon5 Church in her ma
tive land in 1862. being one Of the first
converts In the Netherlands. In 1867
she temisratcd to Utah, having resided
In Ogden since that time. She crossed
the plains In the company of Brigham
Young, Jr., and Joseph Wyler, travel
ing by OK team. Shells survived by her
husband and one son.. The funeral
will be hold at the Fifth ward chapel
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
remains will lie in state at the Larltin
Undertaking parlors from 10 until 1
o'clock on the day of the funeral.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
FUNERAL SERVICE.

Provo. Dec. 5.-Many relatives and
Old time friends of Mrs Mary Whip
pie Mathews attended her funeral serv-
ices yesterday. in the Second ward
Westinghouse. The speakers were,
Elder Walter Scott, Bishop Albert
Manwaring, Elders Albert Jones and
s. =. Eggertsen and Bishop L. L. Nell
son. Beautiful vocal selections were
rendered by the ward choir and solo
by Miss Ella Richie.
The funeral of Nelson Gray, held from
the home of Henry Scott yesterday.
was well attended by friends and rcla-
tives. The speakers were Elders Roger
Farrcr, H. c. Jcx. Brigham johnson
and w. A. Mccullough. A quartet
from the ward choir rendered beautiful
vocal selections.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
DETECTED WOMAN is
POLICE CHIEFS Bette NOIR

Ogden. Dec. 5.--"Now, Nellie. under
the copper act, you should be allowed
one day credit for each 10 served in
Jail and therefore, this being the ninth
day of Your last sentence, you may go.
with the renewed understanding that
you will keep sober long enough to
leave the city. Be n good girl. Nellie."'
And Chief Thomas Z. Browning re-
turned to the privacy Of the office while
Nellie, whose last name Is Page. took
Il solemn oath to walk straight to the
postoffice and then to the train" Four
hours later, Nellie was calling to the
1ailer in a thick husky voice to turn
her loose, as she lay on a bunk In the
woman's corridor. There were also
things she uttered which even Anthony
Comstock would dislike to hear. This
little incident, similar in every detail
about three times each month, occurred
MT the city jail on Saturday. The
woman Is terrible type Of the de-
jected drunkard and the police are now
wondering what,new method to employ
to effect her reformation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
TURNER'S DEATH WAS
CASE OF SUICIDE

Ogden. Dec. 5.--A coroner's jury enl-
paneled to inquire into the death of
s. +. Turner at Devils Slide Saturday.
rendered Il verdict of suicide. Rail-
way officials state that he was short
In his accounts, and 1t now transpires
that lie has lately been Il hibitue of
gambling resorts here, The bullet was
extracted from his skull and was sim
liar to those found in Turner's pistol,
and In which one shell was empty
The door was locked when the search
ing party arrived at the station, and
all late developments tend to confirm
the suicide theory. although Turner's
watch has not yet been found. and
this Is one of the unaccountablc fea-
lures OF the affair. Mrs. Turner Is
overwhelmed with ~rief bv the death
of her husband and has returned to
her parents home In Henefer. The
corpse was brought to Ogden and fu-
neral services Will be hold under the
auspices of the Moose lodge, of which
Turner was n member. Tuesday at
o. v, ~, s
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
INFORMATION FURNISHED
BY BOOSTERS CLUB

Logan, Dec. s.--The inquiries con-
tnue to pour in OIL the Boosters, club
as result of the eastern advertising
1t has been doing. and the committees
are hard ut work systematzing the
methods of gathering information as to
the resources of the county and putting
it In shape for distribution. Not alone
are home-seekcrs inquiring. but capt.
tnlists are sending In requests for in
formation regarding the success with
which this, that or the other enterprise
could be conducted here. Several par
ties are inuuiring as to the ADVISABLE
ty Of building an interurban railroad
system, and the club Is preparing the
facts that will show to any and all that
there is no more promising field for
such an enterprise anywhere in tho
west. Business ana professional mon
are rnlying to the support of the club.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
CONTEST PROBABLE
IN SCHOOL ELECTION
Present President of the County School
Board Will Enter Race for
TruStcesllip.
Especial Correspondence.

Logan. Dec. 3.--According to reports
coming from SmithGeld, there is dis
satisfaction over the nomination OF
James Roskellcy for member of the
board OF education, the Democrats and
insurgcnt Republicans asserting that
the primaries We're packed. AS Il re-
suit. a fight has been commenced
against Mr.. Roskelley in s;mithfield, but
apparently II has not reached the other
towns in the district. Sylvester Low.
tho present incumbent, and president
of the board of education, has been
prevailed upon to allow the use of his
name, and determined effort is to be
made on the eth to defeat the regular
nominee. This has been the result In
practically all Of the non-partisan cleo
tions held here, and it is discouraglng
to those who have endeavored to keep
notifies out of school matters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
FUNERAL SERVICE.

Ogden. Dec. 5.-Thc funeral of Earl j.
Stone was held Sunday afternoon at l 80
at tho Episcopal church, the Rev. w.
w. Fleetwood officiating. The Wood
men OF the World attending In q body
and preceded byha band, headed the
funeral cortcge to the cemetery where
.thcslodgc ritunlw observed. The scrv-
Ices were largely attended, the building
being entirely Inadequate to accommo-
date the friends. a large number of
beautiful floral tributes We're laid on
tile casket. Special musical selections
wore rendered by n ladles'L chorus.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05
OPPORTUNITY ron EDUCATION.

Provo, Dec. 5.--The Brigham Young
university will open Il night school after
the holidays. for the purpose Of giving
young and old who have not the oppor-
tunity to attend day school chance
for intellectual improvement. The OPEN
ing session will be Wednesday. Dec 4
and will continue for II period of IL
weeks. with sessions Wednesday,. Thurs
day and Friday evenings. Instructions
will be given In the departments of art
and manual training. commercial work.
physical education music. English, the
ology, and economies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05

Santa Cruz, Cal, recently, leaving per-
sonal property valued at $4,000, has
filed a petition In the district court
objecting to the appointment of James
Pingrec as administrator OF his fathers
estate. Mr.. Plngree was named for
this position by the widow, Mrs. Ruth
Flint, who lives at 729 north Second
West street. Salt Lake City. The son
asks that he be named as administers
for 7g4FT
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-05

Ogden, Dec: 6.-Thirtecn cappers and
boosters for four of Ogdcn's Leading
gambling dives were arrested in n raid
by the police on Saturday evening.
which was participated In by Detec-
.t!ves Ponder and Pincock, Capt. Brown,
and Patrolmen Hutchins and Russell.
With the exception of Charles Smith.
the crowd was BROKE" and he alone
a%as able to put up sufficient ball to re-
main out of jail till Mondays session of
court. The entire lot are known rs
most undesirable citizens and they will.
be charged with vagrancy with the OK
pectation of securing "iloaters" for the
court.