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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26
AN APPEAL
TO SOCIALISTS
.By w. T. .Iasper)

DS W l. Jasper
This appeal is directed especially
TO al! persons who are known as
avowed Socialists. and particular,
20 members of The Socialist party.
We appeal to YOU t. take an active
part in the SocialiSt movement If
YOU know Socialism is right, and are
not ashamed nor afraid to be known
rs a Socialist then there is only one
way on earth 10 play TIE S,crt worthy
OF the credit you get. aud that is to
take an active part in the Socialist
movement. And the Socialist party
organization, in it's Branch. Coun-
ty, State and National forms is the
present form OF the Socialist move
mert: the advanced form of the So
cial revolution. the wcrld over.
Without it. the Socialist movement
would still be II mere hope an
utopi:tu dream. with no Likelihood
of its ever being an accomplished
social condition. Hence. all who
call themselves Socialists c.ught to
join themselves WITH th. oreaniza-
ton engaged i'll promoting the move
ment. and propagating the ideas
Can you see any other explanation OF
it?
Capitalists Very wiSelg keen ou1
of the Socialist movement. because
they KNOW il is the :hia. th.-t will
ultimately acCc-nElish their destruc-
ton. il ever anything will. now.
then. can workinguen claim they
want the ends Of the teachings OF
Socialism accomplished. and yet
pursue the same course that capital
lists pursue TO thwart il
WorkinSlnen who 90 not believe.
in the teachings OF Socialism. nor
the state OF society it denotes. OF
course. are 20 be expected TO take
no part i'll the Socialist movemen.
because they know no better but,
1t is different with men who ciai 4.
they know tha movement ana its
purposes, are Eiaht. and still ACT as
what Socialism means. and do not
wan, It. or, like the foolish. do NOT
know what is good for them. and
Gould not he expected 10 want it
Every great and far reaching
change in the conditions and laws
OF society. and there have been sew
cral of them have been brought
about by II distinct. clear and as-
%r"ssive organization of the masses
fcI' that purpose. Things and events
are not animated o:- conscious life
and are never brought 10 pass by
blind chance. not even ty well de-
Continued on ia va fTH1
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

less letter by pTcruring the awful con-
ditions Of City pike Charleston.
without water. There is 40 necessity
for allowing ourselves to get in such
condition. We shave three years
yet in which to put in a new plant mr.
take over the present one at its real
and actual value. If our city officials
would only take their necks out of
the corporations collars and listen to
the people, instead of the corpora
ton lawyers, we could have a piant
OF our own ready to go to work the
day the franchise expired. While
our Board of Affairs was submitting
rates for comparison why didn't they
take the rates of some other city with
a municipal owned plant? Why didn't
they take some new progressive city
instead of comparing a present day
franchise with an old fossil OF the dark
ages! me writers of ,nese letters
purporting to come from the Board,
cast a reflection upon the intellige-~c
of the Council and is an insult to that
body. A ten year old school boy can
see Though the game, The hand be-
mind the curtains that is pulling
the strings is too poorly concealed to
the strings is tao poorly concealed TO
catch 'the present Council mapping
Chiffon. MacCorkle and Chiffon and
the Water and Light Monopoly may
control the Board of Affairs, but we
don ., believe they can control the
majority of the Council
Mr.. Councilman there is nothing
impossible for $4,000 people with
$50, 100000 worth OF wealth to do in
town like Charleston 1t Is an in
@ult to our. civic pride to tell us that
we can't install $500 900 Water and
Light Plant
BE men, fight for city owned Wat
er and Light Plant. that will benefit
the whole people. Waste no time but
murder this vicious document the
Board of Affairs and the trust hire
lings are trying to impose on us. Let
this Council go down in history for
doing something really worth while
All progressive cities own the publls.
utilities such as water, electric light
and gas plants. Charlcson owns moth
ing. every departed is kept up by
direct tax on the people while the
proceeds from the public utilities
are flowing into the Golfers of the
idle rich. Our City is corporation
Fldden to death. Shake off the teaches,
that are sapping our wealth and
sucking the 1ifes blood of the CITY.
He men, too proud to wear the co,,ar
OF any man. You have a chance to
win the love and respect OF the peopla
or merit their hate and coDtcmp,.
me public has confidence In the Coun-
ell, don't betray that confidence.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26
EVERY EFFORT BEING MADE TO
PACK JURY I'M MCNAMARA CASE

1t is generally admitted Prosecut-
ing Attorney Fredericks made SER
ious biunder IN resisting the challenge
of Nelson
Frcdericks presents a poor spectacle
in the case and Darrow bowls him over
without the slightest difficulty. In n
sharp clash Job Hartman made tho
district attorney look ridiculous when
the controversy hinged on certain
rights in questioning jurors
At every turn it is shown that the
effect of the Times in circulating its
infamous pamphlet has been all that
Otis could have desired Prospective
jurors say they received and read the
pamphlet and though many of them
are eager to qualify. palpabie prejudice
makes that highly undesirable from
the viewpoint of the defense
IF no steps are taken to stop the cir
culation of such literature there will
be little hope of getting a fair Jury
and in the long run the defense will
be compelled 10 use up all its chal-
lenSes and be forced to accept what
ever comes.
There are now nine men tentatively
in the jury box with no certainty that
any OF them will be allowed to re-
main there. They are:
John w. Roberts, capitalist. dealer,
in Mexican lands.
Robert Balm. contractor.
II Y. Quackeabush. retired contrac-
tor wEEz
a. r. Mcintosh. retired baker and
restaurant proprietor
Coxr1xuEn o., PACE Two
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26
With Men Unfriendly to
Organized Labor.
CBy National Socialist Press

BY National Socialist Press
Los Angeles. Cal. Oct. 2G.-Every
day the Mcnamara trial develops new
features tending to show the line
that viii! be followed by the defense
and the prosecution when the trial of
the case is taken up after the jury is
in the box
Pending the decision of Judge Bord-
well. whether juror believes. the
Los Angeles Times building was dyna-
mited. but is sill willing TO assum e
Jas. b Mcnamara innocent of muir
the defense is continuing its efforts
TO get twelve men who have even a
senbiaRce OF fairness into the jury
box.
None of the precious pre-emtorv.
challenges have been used as Vet
though Clarence Darrow has been able
to get rid OF a number of taIesmen b.,
simply challenging for cause After
the disposal of Il. T. Nelson the re-
tired capitalist ana supporter OF the
labor-hati1g Chamber of Commerce
the atmosphere has cleared consider
ably.
\ whole week was consumed in get
ting Nelson out of the way. despite
The fact he openly admitted he was
prejndiced and biased and that no
amount of evidence would change his
opinion
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26
MASS MEETING
OF CITIZENS OF
THE 3rd WARD
adopts Resolutions Pro-
testing Against the
Water Franchisk.

Whereas, the Board of Affairs
has passed an ordinance, granting g
the franchise presented by the Kan
awha Water and Light Company.
and,
Whereas. we. the citizens of the
third ward believe rle said fran
cnise is harsh and unconsionabIc
bargain,
Now, therefore, be it resolved
That. we. the citizens of the third
ward in mass meeting assent blcd or,
this the 25th day of October. 1911
co hereby most earnestly disap-
prove of the action of the said
Board of Affairs in granting the
said franchise and we do hereby in
strUct our members of Council to
vote against the passage of the said
franchise. when the same is present.
Rc it further resolved, that. We,
arc in favor OF the City owning its;
own water works.
Re it further resolved tnat Il COPY
of these resolutions be served upon
each councilman from the third
ward and alsc Il copy presented to
each newspaper with II request that
the said newspaper publish the
same
L. b. ATKINSON,
Chairman.
J. b. JONES.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

Knows Very little about what is go
ing OF in Milwaukee. The fire de-
,'artment of this city is under :le
control Of commission ot five
members. only :wo of which are So
cialists.
For years there has been a feel
ing on the part oi the people in Mil
WauEee thar the present fire chicI
was not :he kind of 4 man to be ar
The head Of this important Genart-
mont Charges have been Iiled
against him from time 10 time. lie
was charged not, merely with petty
grating but with grating on Il
pretty large scale. He VAS charged
with bribery with using Ais office to
further Political aims: with co@rC-
ion: with lnsubordination. and WORSE
Of all was incompetence.
Milwaukee has had in the last few
years some very serious fires. The
loss of life or siremeni has been ap-
palling al times. In some cases
several hremen We're killed at each
fire And whila the people We're
willing to make allowances for the
unusual hazards OF u tircnian's life,
the conviatiC.n was gaining ground
in Milwaukee that the loss of life
could not be accounted fer on any
other basis than that OF iucompe-
tency.
So finally aiter 4 Ion. L.ial OK
tending over weeks OF time. tn
chief was dismissed by 4 vote OF
four &c. one.
TIL, cl ief OF course. Was nor and
never had beer Il Socialist. but. OF:
;I.. .o=,t-ory .yaS ono Of SOria li:S- Il :
most bitter enemies.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26
LF-PERPETUATING LICENSE TO LO(
Is the Proposed Water
Franchise

It il u sad commentary on the
lac, ot civic pride and public spirit
amonS the citizens of Charleston,
that 4 corporation, even though IL
BE- a greedy and shameless as the
KanaN,ha Water and Light Com
Pany. upheld as it is by corrupt
3Oari Of Affairs and abetted by
srr'ile City Solicitor, dares publish
such a GisSraceful document as the
franchise for which it is now ask
in2 We use the word .disgracefur
al'IsedIy 1t is disgrace to the
City and an injury to its business,
70 have it published to the world
that sc are so bound up in ignor-
incc, so corrupt officially, and 50
decay"d politically, that it could be
c., sIdcred possible that we would
grant 10 Il public service corpora.
ticm such an outraGeously unfair
and "Ntortionate franchise as that
proposed by the knnawha Wate.
and lIsht Company and their Co
conSpirators, the Board of Affairs;
aud th" City Solicitor.
To call this masterpiece OF fraud
and legal chicanery franchise, is
misleading. License to Loot,
GonlG be a better name for it. II
was drawn by the Water, Company.s
contpany's own private Board Of
Affairs. and is solely in the interest
oi lhc Water Company. Ii would
take ic". much space to refer even
ml"iiy 70 all the swindling sections
%. this evil document, and we will
mcr"rorc ut this time only refer
4" tNc ofathcm-s 81 49,. .ss.4-.s-.s--8-.s..-
in past issues of this paper we
anyc again and again demonstrate
A conClusiYcly that the rates pro-
los"d by the Kanawha Water and
...'t Company are from three to
i,ur times as nigh as those of 9TH
cr cities of similar size for like scrv-
t" that the people are annually
'o"p"llcd to pay huge tribute in
i"" shape OF eNorDitant profits to
This ahamcless corporate thief: thar
otaer cities hav. found it entirely
"ra' lical and very profitable to own
;'"ir own water plants, and that Inc
amount paid the Kanawha Water
and Light Company annually by the
"i<cNo OF Charleston would, in Il
h" }"arS. pay for the water plant
alter which We would either redhce
"'' water rates TO a tithc of what
'lrt arc NOW. or turn the revenue
G"ilF.0 into the city treasury. We
'aI therefore. at this time. only
'"l'"'rt" wnat We have previously
*". in regard to the sections of
'N' franchise dealing with this
"ua-a O: the subject
aside from the secticns dealing
.. tine rates to he charged for
.a''3. the moss damnable part OF
H rtauci,ise is that which provides
.'' .'s I"newal 1T the end of thirty
Gals Tor 4 period of twenty years.
" ..." purchase of the plant by the
'.i ~ several times what It would
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26
SIUL SLANDERING
THE SOCIALISTS

i'N Carl d. Thompson
iollowiu@ appeared recently
"Dai paper in Camden. New
-"rhapS the fact that it was
away from Milwaukee led
.'oll~jic editor to think that
would know the difference
would count as Il knock
socialism anyway
."liStts editors should re-
mat Socialism and Social
." everywhere. Tie comrades
gem sent us the editorial
tDh present here. roScth-
.H' facts in the case.
''f"d . petty grating. the
ia" Milwaukee Fire De-
.'i mas been surinarily dis
,'m Office by the Board OF
...." Commissioners Appar-
"H S"cia.istic municipal con-
l'' an iutallible panacea TO-,
arrUpr!pn
Ih,. Facts.
.. 'n" first nlace. ns. Social
tIr"t"ni"d that socialism
r'Hi.iule panacea for all Of
'..''T'!on- Much less do W.
.-. i." capture of one. city
.' aa "nd 70 the long drawn
"' ""li-icai corruption that
aif r-- ave forced upon til.
.al I'ppl".
... camden editor cvidcutly
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

Continued on PAGE ffva.p
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

C"~qt~rrrn ox FACE Two.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

coSTTHuEn OK PAGE Two
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29
MEN AND RELIC On FORWARD
MOVEMENT.

IN Minneapolis last Saturday there
arrived 20 or 80 men st international
reputation 40 specialists In the dlvi-.
sions Of work comprising the Men and
Religion Forward Movement cam
paign, to be carried on in cities and
town throughout the continent during
the next six months These men went
into retreat for q week OF medita.
tlon. prayer, and planning at Bald
Eagle Lake. !. {. s .z
On Sunday, October LIST, they return
to Minneapolis to be the leaders in the
meetings, conferences, and rallies tc
be held throughout the city for one
week. After that, IN teams of seven,
they 60 to conduct campaigns in :;
other cities. -. (, j. s.s ~ H.. T
The advice that these men give, and
their suggestions for the promotion Of
Boys Work. Bible Study, Evangelism,
Missions, Social. Service ana Com.
munity Extension, will not be for the
benefit of those interested in the Move.
ment at Minneapolis alone. Represen.
tatives from the churches of all
denominations throughout the North
west are to be in Minneapolis, where q
special convention for their beneti,
will be held Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 3rd and 4th. -: ....- -.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29
RICHTER DIVORC Z CASE
Elopin9 Couple Visited in
RoyaIton Blam IS
Mother-in-LaW

Minneapolis Tribune: Edgar q.
Richter, charged with making false
marriage affidavit when he secured q
license at Saltwater in June for his
marriage to Gertrude Helen Cramps.
1924 Park avenue, was released from
the Washington county Jail yesterday
on $500 bail, and has returned to Mn
neapolis. .. 1872
While confined, Richter was served
with divorce papers in which it is
claimed that he misrepresented his
financial condition to the girl, claim
ing that he had large sum Of money,
and that he insisted that both Of them
20 upon the stage, which was contrary
to her liking, and for this and other
reasons, she desires to have the
marriage annulled.
On reaching Minneapolis yesterday,
Richter at once caused an answer to
be served in the divorce suit in which
he alleges that for several months prior
to their marriage he was boarder at
the Cramps home and denies that he
made any representations regarding
his wealth. He charges that Mrs.
Cramps, mother of the girl, whom he
asserts is back of the prosecution, was
familiar with his financial condition
and knew that he had several thousand
dollars under control OF the federal
government, OF which be is ward.
He denies that he never attempted to
induce his wife to go on the stage and
says that she desired to enter a stage
career contrary to his advice and
wishes. Richter asserts that at the
time OF the June elopement and marri-
age, the girl spent several days in
planning her secape from home, and
that if let alone he would live happily
With his wife.
He says that after the marriage,
while spending their honeymoon at the
home OF relatives at Royalton, MIMI,
the girl was induced to return home
on the plea that her mother was sick.
He says he consented to her leaving,
but that since, although he has called
at the Cramps home, the family have
refused to allow him to see his wife or
to communicate with her in any way.
He asserted yesterday that he would
bring an action against the parents for
conspiracy and alienation of his w,fe's
affections.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29

7 ufde 1ostH lid q. ssssz$.
llalss Ella Burnham departed Sunday
evening. for Paul % resume har
Duties n nursezln Sc. Luke's bospital.
after 8 Few weeks visit with hor sistar.5
Mrs ., j. Hail. ss3ss;
Rev Geo Platt went u Rice
Tuesday, where he held services.
Miss Loretta Fellion returned ia
Akoley Tuesday, after a visit here as
the guest OF her uncle, Geo. Pratt.
Mrs. Jos. Kuffel and children de.
parted Tuesday, after q visit with
relatives at FiensburR.
Mrs. "a. @. Morrill,, who was visit
ing in Minneapolis, returned Tuesday.
Miss Winnie Renick went to Brain,
erd Tuesday for q visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis departed
Monday for their home at Black River
Falls Wis, after visit here at the F.
E. Lewis home. ..1@
Mrs. Teabeau and son Of Spokane,
Wash, went to Rice Tuesday, after q
visit here as guests Of Fred Dunlap.
Mrs. M. S.. Tabor went to Mime.
apolis Tuesday for visit with friends.
Mrs. Julius Ehman and children
and Miss Josephine Plettl arrived
Monday evening from Bozeman,
Mont, for a visit with their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Plettl. - ?. :.
Frank Love and sister, Miss Lillian.
went to Everett, Washington Tuesday,
for visit with relatives. w..
&. c.. Raymond made business
trip to Wadena Tuesday. ~ - -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29
GET A RECEIPT. FROM Tue
TICKET AGENT.

when you pay three cents a mile
on MINES )ta railroads, get receipt.
It you don t get receipt keep account
Of the transaction. Should Minnesota
win in its fight in the supreme court
to enforce the 2-cent rate, every
passenger who pays three cents mile
while the cases were pending can re-
cover the extra one cent.
This is the opinion of former .Attor
ney General Young and of former Jus.
tice O'Brlen, who ara handling the
railway litigation for the state, and of
the members of the Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission it was
stated last week. In 1905 the state
passed a law which was framed by
Mr.. Young, providing that while the
commodity rates were in litigation the
railroads should make a monthly re-.
port Of the difference involved in the
rates in effect while the litigation was
pending. These reports have been
made and the difference as reported
now amounts to approximately 81, 600, .
600, which the railroads will have to
return to shippers If the state wins.
These are the commodity freight rates
applying to coal, grain, lumber, live
stock and by-products.
This law does not apply to passenger
rates, but the states attorneys main
tain that the principle is the same,
and the members of the railroad and
warehouse commission are of the same
opinion:-Aitkin independent.
PRINCESS THEATRE COMPANY:
Journal Press(23): The Princess
Theatre circuit company, of st. Cloud,
controlling theatres in the northern
and western states, is the title of a
new corporation. The capital will be
$25, 900.
The officers are: F. E. Nemec,
president; F. A. Nemec. vice president
and L. P. Hartman, secretary and trea.
surer; The local play house. the Prin-
cess, will be the headquarters of the
organization. The object of the COM
pany will be to operate and purchase
popular priced theatres on the same
lines as the local theatre, the Milo
theatre of Little Falls. and others at
present controlled by the company.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29
IS RUN DOWN BY AUTO.

|! While playing on the street Sunday
evening, Joseph Wosiak was struck by
an automobile driven by r. B. Willard
and thrown to the ground, the ma
chine passing over him. Except for
the jar and fright, the lad was unhurt
las none OF the wheels of the car passed
over him. The machine was turning
corner of Broadway and First street on
the German American bank side at a
moderate speed when the incident acs
CURED. - -. E., @ss*s
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29
ENJOY The STORY HOUR.

The story hour given at the Milo
theatre last Saturday afternoon was
very we'll attended, and the work of
the ladies who entertained the young
people was greatly appreciated. The
story of a Little Hopping Freq was
told in a very interesting manner by
Mrs. g. H. Brown, and this was
supplemented with another story by
Miss Bertha Rhodes. "A girls choral
is to- be started by Miss Laura
Brannen.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29

Rev. E. Bratzel will have charge of
the German Evangelical Lutheran
church of this city in the future,
preaching here and at Brainerd on in.
termittant Sundays. He preached his
first sermon at the church last Sunday,
and while here was guest at the JAG.
KieWel home
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29

Another postponement was made in
the hearing of .. H. Havin of the late
First State hank of Bowlus and
Stephen, Henry A. and H. j. Shwartz
of the Royalton State bank, and they
will now come up before Justice Ran
dali on September 30.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29
SATISFIED.

Fl. Ripley, Sept. 20, 1911.
We wish to express our appreciation
of the prompt and satisfactory manner
in which the loss by lightning to our
school house, which occurred on the
18th inst, was settled by the Germania
Fire Insurance Company of New York
represented by Signor & Schallern at
Little Falls, Mimi. -
School District N. .,
Crow Wing County
2ts by L. J. Clouse, director.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29

Maurice Richard has resigned as
reporter on the Transcript, having with
his father, L. E. Richard, and brother,
Robert, accepted the agency for the
Peerless steam washing machine in the
counties Of Crow Wing and Todd.
Lloyd MaGee will succeed Mr.. Richard
as reporter, and has assumed his new
duties.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29

Postmistress Clara E. Fuller made an
inspection OF rural route No. 8 out of
this city last week, and is to inspect
one route each week until the entire
eight have been inspected
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-29

Mrs. Susie Hotelling Of Motley and
Mrs. Caroline Grenier of Belle Prairie
, have been transferred from the deter-
ton hospital to the insane asylum in
Fergus Falls.