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Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-20

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

There IS gloom in Dallas so thick
that IL could be cut with a knife, and
desperate misery in Waco This is all
due 20 the very poor showing made by
both teams n the Texas Baseball
league Little was expected Of Waco
and therefore the disappointment IS
not 50 great a pennant winner was
expected OF Dallas and as a result of
the race II IS making for the cellar
championship there is great wat'ing
along the banks Of the Trinity
And the teams slump does not seem
70 be due 10 lack Of effort or general
ship on the part OF Gardner or MRlOney-
Money has been spent freely for playe-
after PLAYER The men now on the
team are getting as good treatment
and a. good salaries as any team IN
tie league and there is no reason why
the team should not be making a better
showing
Hard luck is always the cry of the
defeated team. but in the case Of Dali
las II looks like there was merit Ii the
contention a -boOdOO" has been
perched on the banner Of the team all
the year and Il seems just impossible
for the aggregation 20 win
Unless something is done within the
near future the team is soon going 70
b. 50 far behind that there VIII be
no hope for IL TO gain the top Of the
ladder any more this season
The real feature Of the league now
Is The splendid showing OF Fort WO-tn
and Oklahoma City The former e5-
peciaIfy has had a reversal of form
ard worked itself from near the Dot
tom 70 the first division The rea'n
has had the individual members 10
make IL z winner all the time, OUT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25
Gloom In Dallas Over Baseball;
Trouble Over Umpires In Texas
League; Texas Stars IN the East
By Horace H.
League; Texas ST
By Horace H. Shelton

! Morris seemed to be lacking in the
proper generalship. Recently he took
the bit between his teeth and has been
reading the aggregation the riot act.
The result has been that the team
is winning with a surprising regularity
and the Fort Worth fans are beginning
TO dream of a pennant floating over
the home grounds next season
In order to get into proper form it
became necessary for Dale Gear to
raid the Muskogee team, of the West
ern association of nearly all its good
players. but since he has begun to
win the howl that is going up from
that league is not worrying him in the
least
Houston and San Antonio are still
having a nip and tuck fight for first
place. The BrOnchos are playing an
exceptionally steady game. The team
undoubtedly has the strongest pitch
ing staff in the league and if the
batters get 10 hitting behind the twirl-
ers in the way they should it is going
to be a walkaway for the BronchOs for
the pennant. even the mighty Buffa-
Ices not being able to stop them. Ables.
Billiard and Banding are the topnotch
pitchers of the league, and Feeny and
French are doing fair average work.
But pitching can't win games and
San Antonio is fortunate in having
such heavy sIuggers as Stinton, Fire
slime McIver HOrnhurst and Alexan-
der 10 break up a game after pitcher
has kept the opposing side from get
ting lead Those four men have been
hitting constantly and growing better
all the time But the middle of July
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Fred Teeney, who was unconditional
" released by the New York Giants
THIS spring, is playing first base for
.he LoWeH team il, the New England
league He's making good.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Wetzel, of the Galveston team wa:
unable to accompany them on account
of sickness. He will be out of the game
for several days yet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Despite the fact that San Antonio ha.
staff Of seven pitchers, more than
me team ever had before, il is short
handed Banding has a bad shoulder,
French is being useE in the outfield.
and Ables is away
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

fans on account Of his work with Chi
cago and Cincinnati, has been signed
by the Louisville team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Hornsby continues to do excellent
twirling for the Houston aggregation.
He is getting better with every game
twirled and promises to do much to-
wards keeping the team at the top
of the heap.
Andy Coakley, we'll known to Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

out a deIegatin to bring him in after
Inat exhibition made by Billiard and
Feeney On wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Onion, the San Antonio boy Who went
% the Victoria team Of the Southwest
Texas league. is laid up with a bad
knee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

That boy Hise is going some for
Galveston. If he keeps the present gait
up he will soon be one of the leagues
top notchers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Bill Graham, who went from the Tex
as league to Chattanooga of the South
ern league by way of the St Louis
Browns, seems encouraged by the trade
and may be able TO stick in that league.
He is living up to his reputation as a
pinch hitter That is what kept him
on the st. Louis team as long as he
was.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

, out delegatin to bring him in after
that exhibition made by Billiard and
Feeney On Wednesday.
Fred Teeney, who was unconditional
~ released by the New York Giants
tnls spring is playing first base for
the Lowell team in, the New England
league He's making good
Despite the fact that San Antonio Ia.
staff Of seven pitchers. more than
me team ever had before, it is short
handed Banding has a bad shoulder,
french IS being useE in the outfield.
and Ables is away.
Onion. the San Antonio boy who went
90 the Victoria team Of the Southwest
Texas league. is laid up with a bad
knee.
Arthur Fletcher is breaking into the
New York infield playing short and
second very frequently He is doing
good work and hitting above the av-
erage.
At this time last year the standing
of the Texas league teams was as fol-
lows; Houston, San Antonio. Shreve-
port, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Galveston,
Fort Worth and Waco. 1t viii be seen
that there is relatively little change
and it is all guess as 10 who will
win the rag.
Poor old Waco. The Dallas castoffS
seem gone beyond hope. Unless the
team picks up in playing there IS a like
lihOOd of il dropping out of the league
before the season is over. The only
reason that 1T viii not is that Waco has Z
grown used TO supporting a losins
team.
Rogers. the newest addition to then
BrOnchOs pitching staff comes from
Atlanta This may mean that the South
ern league will recall Griffin. If ROg-
ers IS to do as well as the latter he
Will have do some fairly good twirl-
ing
Leidy is a little off color in his
health and he is not working hard with
San Antonio With the showing he is
(COntiOued on Page 24O
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

cession. Two safe hits then gave Pitts
burg the game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Jackson>is now playing first for Dali
las, Heine Mag being temporarily dis
abled on account of crippled fingers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Drucke. the Texas twirler with New
York, was not altogether to blame for
his most recent defeat. New York had
a lead of two runs, but in the ninth
Drucke gave two bases on balls and
was withdrawn Bugs Raymond went
in and hit Campbell and Hyatt in sue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Zach Davis Wheat and Louis Drucke
known as the Pride of the Brazos
Valley" both graduates of the Texas
Baseball league are this year the SEN
sations of the big leagues. They are
touted as men who will replace in the
popular mind such men as Wagner,
Cobb and Lajoie when age causes those
great heroes Of the diamond to pass
away.
Wheat is with Brooklyn and Drucke
with New York. The former is an
outfielder and the latter a pitcher.
Add to these two Speaker, an out
fielder of the Boston team, who is also
from the Texas league, and you have
grouped the three greatest minor
league finds for over 90 years.
These men have already been tried
long enough to show that they have
made good. The praise is not the ex-
travagant kind that comes along in the
spring training season, but is the opin-
ion of expert judges of players after
the men have been in enough games
and in enough hard places TO prove
their worth under any and all cir
cumstances.
Wheat the clever Brooklyn out
fielder, broke into professional base
ball in the spring of 1908 with the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

President Doherty, Of the Sand Crabs,
is travelling around the circuit with that
team. So far he has not proved that
feat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Arthur Fletcher is breaking into the
New York infield playing short and
second very frequently. He is doing
good work and hitting above the av-
erage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Harry Ables is still off on court
business. San Antonio had better sent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

CONTINUED on Page Pa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Leidy is a little off color in his
health and he is not working hard with
San Antonio. With the showing he is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

ucAe Is now pitching regularly
anu a mas TINS season beat the fastest
teams in the National league
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-25

Little more than a year ago Drucke
was college boy He might be said
20 nave stepped from the college door
10 the major leagues, as his minor
league experience was very brief. He
graduated from the Texas Christian
university at Waco last June and i'm
medlately Joined the Dallas team.
Drucke pitched twice week and lost
only two or three games. He was
soon shown to be the best twirler in
the Texas league.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23

- MEATS, FISH, ETC.
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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23
Communications

clan s word for everything and those who
are being interested in socialism are read
ing and studying the political situation
as never before.
One Socialist paper has more than
5000 subscribers in our state and is
climbing up the list pretty fast, with
several others not far behind, and it is
no wonder Lawler and others are so
badly scared they don't know what to
do. They are afraid they will have to go
to work.
Whenever the people vote as they be-
lieve, (they believe they should vote for
a man of their own choice and not one
who has been nominated by Elkins or
Scott or Morgan or Rockefeller), then
they may expect to see the freedom of
the press, free speech, strikes no longer
necessary, the abolition of lO.year- old
boys working in the factories and mines,
and hundreds of other things abolished
that they have complained of and been
laughed at by their masters for complain.
ing. Mr. O. r.
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is in perfect safety. We may not, with
out masters permission, go to
mother S sick bed or funeral, or attend
to any other duties of son, brother,
Christian or citizen, excepting in the
domestic trade of these United States
eff the owner thinks he has reason
to fear that we desire to escape, he may,
without Judicial investigation, cause us
to be imprisoned for safe keeping until
he shall think proper to take us out
If we have escaped, he may publish
our personal appearance along with u
deward for our apprehension and return
He may, through contracts between ma
tions, cause the peace officers and police
to aid him in recovering his property
The captain may change, the owner may
change-we are sold with the vessel-but
so long as the flag does not change there
is nothing except serious illness or our
master S pleasure that will release us
from the vessel
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23

free men and that the blighting disgrace
of bondage be removed from our labor,
which is yet needed in the world of com
merce, and which has been held to be of
great Importance to nations with sea
coasts to defend
s. Existing maratime law makes OF us,
excepting in the domestic trade of the
United States, the property Of the vessel
on which we sail. We cannot work as
seamen without signing n contract which
brings us under this law. This contract
is fixed by law authorized by govern
ments. We have nothing to do with it's
terms. We either sign it and sail, or we
sign it not and remain landsmen.
When signing this contracr,> we sur
render our working power to the will of
another man at all times while the con
tract runs. We may not, on paid of
penal punishment, fail to join the vessel
We may not leave the vessel, though she
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23
LEON, W. VA.

Editor Labor Argus:
We are glad to see letter from True
Blue of Elk Ridge, and to note what
ne says in regard to Socialism.
While we lived in Kanawha county we
tried to show Others the folly of voting
the old tickets, put up by mine owners
and other corporations, and was laughed
at tor my pains. That was in the win
ter of 1905. Things have changed a
great deal since then, but 1 have not had
as much sympathy for the miners when
they would strike as l might have had
Just so long as the people let the office
holders run things to suit themselves and
disregard the wishes of the people inst
that long may the people expect to be
oppressed. But the people themselves
are to blame. They won t read and study
any question for themselves
They are this way: Tom Jones said
he was talking to Bill Smith the other
day and Jim Smart had been reading the
National Republican, where speaker in
New York has been giving them Social
lists the Dickens and said the Socialists
were in favor of dividing up everything
in the United States. You know that
wouldn't do. Why, there s Morgan and
Rockefeller and all them rich fellows they
want to make divide up with the lazy
cusses who have been working on the rail.
roads for the last ten years at dollar
and a quarter day and haven t saved a
cent?
But the majority, we are glad to say,
are learning better, and once they are
brought to see that it is right to let them
have a say as to what laws shall be made
and what shall not, and that if it is right
for the people to vote on any question
as well as the whiskey question, the thing
is done, and "you we got him sure.'' He
then wants to read politics, not only one
side but all sides of a political question,
and you may be sure he will decide right.
(Right is, or should mean, what the ma
Jority of the people want.)
Socialism is fast gaining ground among
those who have been taking the politi.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23
BLACK BETSEY

Editor Labor Argus,
AS there has never been ANYTHING in
The Argus lately from Black Betsey, L
will try to give you a few items.
Local Union No. 2l2O is in fairly good
shape and has every man in the Union
except four. We have their names and
part of their initiation Zee and the bal
ance secured.
We have membership of over 200
members.
The 25-cent assessment is regarded by
the members of No. 2l2O as n Just debt
to other states and arrangements have
been made with the general manager to
have the amount checked off every week
through the office. 1t is to be hoped
that every Local will respond promptly
in the matter of this assessment as No.
212Of has done.
Wishing The Argus and the U. M. w.
of A. much success, 1 am
Fraternally yours,
UNION MAN.
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Federation Officer S.

PRESIDENT-W. F.. Welch, 24O7
Eoff street, Wheeling, w. Va.
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT-W. r.
HARRINGTON, AGA South Chestnut
street, Clarksburg, w. Va.
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT-J. H.
CRUMB, Huntington, w. Va.
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT-JOHN
J. MILES, 1910 Maple avenue, Wheel
ing, W. Va.
FOURTH VICE PRESIDENT-E. B.
vICKERS, Hansford, w. Va.
FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT-ORL
FULTON, 3O1 Highland avenue, Mann
ington, w. Va.
SECRETARY ASURER-FRANK
v. SNYDER, Charleston, W. Va
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23
Our Advertisers
BAN ks.

NuNa"ha Banking & Trust Company
>''' 'ai!toI and Quarter streets.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23

The master, acting for the vessel,
may release himself and the vessel by
paying few dollars, with no alterna-
tive.
8 lie that owns another man IS labor
power owns his body, since the two can.
not be separated.
I'VE stand in the same relation to
the vessel as the serf did to the estate,
as the slave to the master. When serf-
dom was abolished in western Europe we
were forgotten by the liberators and our
status remained. When the slaves Of the
United States and Brazil were enamel
pated our status continued. When scrf-
dom was abolished in Russia no change
came to US.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23
A Petition From Those In Slavery
By ROBERT HUNTER

Andrew Furuseth, president of the Sea
men s Union, reminds one at times of
Lincoln, although he looks more like a
rawboned, 1.-the. American Indian.
He has Il long, thin, shrewd face, usu-
ally pale.
Ills eyes are sharp and flash when he
speaks, but instead Of the deep voice
that one expects to como from tall
man there issues instead shril, high
note.
Furuseth is a Norwegian by birth, so
years of age
After Il good early education he took
to the sea and later in America became
a member of the Sailors Union.
Twenty three years ago, when his com
rades had gotten over laughing at his
singular appearance and his shrill voice,
they began to see the capacity and heart
of the man, and elected him secretary of
their union
lie took the job although it paid but
50 II week.
Finding it impossible to live on that
| ht Sooll resigned his WORK ana went to
| live again fisherman
After short time, however, he was
called back to union work, but at his
own suggestion he received only the sal
AIRY Of the average seaman steadily EN-
ployed
He absolutely refused to allow his sal
AIRY to be increased except as the pay of
he,
| The janitor in his Office receives the
same pay that Furuseth receives and
every other official of the union receives
the same.
! s. If man has more ability than his
fellows,' says Furuseth, "let him be
thankful and take his extra compensation
from the pleasure Of bestowing the fruits
of his superior talent upon his less gifted
felows.''
Furuseth is one Of the studious men in
the labor movement. lie spends his leis
ure with his books and pipe
He works in his Office from seven until
, seven each day, but after those hours
! he likes to spend his time among his
books.
And this big, kindly, thoughtful man
is becoming Of the ablest and most
powerful labor leaders III the United
States.
His angular, towering form, his shrill
voice and passionate words are heard in
all the national conventions of labor
l think 1 have never heard a man who
speaks so simply, so powerfully and with
such degree of suppressed passion.
His English has the quality of verse
and reminds one Of the English of the
Bible or the Book of Common Prayer.
1t was Andrew Furuseth that wrote
the following petntion, which not only
deserves n place among the documents of
labor s history, but also a place in lit
erature:
''To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States, to hui
lnanitarians, democrats, Christians, and
friends of human freedom everywhere:
Do we, the seamen, the yet remaining
bondmen, humbly, yet earnestly submit
this, our petition, that we may be made
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23

Now let's all pull to arouse interest in
the KanawLa Valley Central Labor I'm
ion.
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When you want the best Ice Cream
made, order from 1. E. Nichols. Special
rates for picnics, socials, etc. He also
i-carries full line of confections.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23

Remember that the Rajah stogie is a
home made, hand made. union made pro-
duct.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-23

Payne Shoe Co., Virginia Street.
Boot and Shoe Workers Union
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Attend your union meetings regularly.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-10-20
HOLD THE RIGHT IDEALS.
Latent Courage and the Power of Men.
tai Suggestion.


We not only can strengthen mental
weaknesses and deficiencies. but 1t is
perfectly possible to increase the gen.
eral ability through the power of sug-
gestion, says Orison SWEET Marden in
Success Magazine. Indeed. the sus-
ceptibility of all the mental faculties
to Improvement to enlargement, is
something remarkable.
! Sometimes very strong faculties are
latent until especially aroused. There
are many people who pass for cow
ards, who are humllated because they
have SO little courage. when, If they
only knew how. they could strengthen
this deficient faculty wonderfully by
holding the courageous ideal. by
thinking and doing the courageous
deeds. by carrying the Thought of fear
lessness, by reading about heroic lives.
by constantly thinking the heroic
thought and trying to live it. The
courage may be small in a person be-
cause 1t has never been called into
sufficient exercise. 1t may need only
to be aroused. There are many people
living lives Of mediocrity who might
do. great things. might become mental
giants, II their dormant faculties were
aroused their general ability improved
and enlarged.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-10-20
Tho Number Nina.

There were nine earths. according to
medieval cosmogony. nine heavens,
nine rivers Of hell and nine orders of
angels. The number being perfection
since 1t represented divinity was Of
ten used to signify great quantity,
as in the phrases, "A nine days Won
der" "a cat has nine lives" and Mine
tailors make man." In Scotland
distempered COW was cured by wash
ing her In nine surfs. To see nine mag
pies was considered extremely lucky
Nine knots made in a black wooden
thread served as a charm in the case
Of sprain. 1t was also believed and
is still by some that If a servant girl
finds nine green peas in one pod and
lays them on the window sill the first
man that enters will be her beau.
Nine grains of wheat laid on a four
leaved clover enables one. it is said, to
see the fairies.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-10-20
THE ENGAGEMENT RING.
Advice the Jeweer Gave tho Young
Man Who Was Investing.


Man Who Was Investing.
"Some of these jewelers. are an ac-
commodating lot" remarked the young
man in the light suit. 81 went in the
other day to buy diamond ring.
"'For ladyY the clerk asked me.
I told him it was.
"'An engagement ringT he asked me
further.
Eyes l told him, getting little bit
peeved, but l don't see what business
it is of yours what intend to do with
the ring after I've paid for it out of
my own private funds
"'Don't be offended says the clerk
in cOnciliatory tone. Il was just 60
ing to suggest that If it was simply a
present. with no engagement going
with it. you go in for size rather than
for quality. and when the girl comes
in to inquire about its value we'll lie
$50 or SIS worth for you. But if it's
an engagement ring l would advise
you to get the best quality you can
find, even if it does mean a smaller
stone Just as Il matter of sentiment
you'll want to know that 1t is right,
and then If you ever get in hard luck
you can pawn the good ring for two
thirds of its value "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer