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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
RONCEVERTE.
Mr.. Editor:

vi
Thursday night a small but ever
increasing band of the faithful met
again at the local room, and dis
cussed and voted referendum d. in
the negative. The vote was nearly
all in and there was not an affirma-
tive in the bunch.
The recent victories of the Marty
were also discussed, and we arrived
at the conclusion that it was time
that all socialists that were worthy
OIL the name were up and doing;
and there is renewed energy about
to burst forth at this point. A more
enthusiastic bunch it would he hard
to find. And we think we can mako
TINS old town swing into the social
1st column in 1912. We are going
after it with the vigor that means
something from this time for one
year.
We are trying to break into the
press from this point, but it looks
as though the old party papers don't
want to print anything about socinl-
ISM except what has been said by the
capitalist press to make the workers
Keep away from it, not investigate
or read it. but that will not worl,
much longer, as the worker is begin
nlng to sit up and take notice. and
we predict that there will something
doing later.
o. A Pope,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

.iansact. AT this assembly will be
t"o national organizers who are re-
poitea 20 De speakers of no mean
IN whereby hyper-interesting
program will be assured.
We are lending our efforts to pre-
pare for the impending coniunct;o,
between the operators and the miners
In the lncipiency of the spring.
We hope to be able to maint.;,
the standard of living above starva-
ton until We. the people, the vao-
inanrE of America. under the ruby
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

Whips to the Quaker's hide
And made him spring.
My knayish country, thee,
Land where the thief is free,
Thy laws 1 love.
love thy thieving hills
That taps the peoples tills
l love thy mob whose willis
All laws above.
Let Federal employees
And rings rob all they please,
The whole year long.
Let officeholders make
Their piles, and Judges rake
Our con. For Jesus sake
Let's all go wrong.
The Socialists have no book that
tells the tales of cruelty that is told
by Fox's martyrs and no party or
class have greater record for the
bringing about of universal peace
than the Socialists but they refuse
to be swept from the path they are
travelling toward, the abolition of
wage slavery by the pismire attacks
of the Meningitis
The record Of men who graduated
from colleges and universities TWEEN
ty-hve years ago puts eighty per cent
or them going into the ministry To-
day only twenty per cent. enter the
same profession and they are COM
planning about their average salaries
being below six hundred dollars.
They are also complaining about the
men remaining away from the
churches
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

all in chunk, will, after a while,
realize that Jimmy Higgins really
got the chunk. but got it IL pieces.
1t will be the socialists who rustic
these petitions who will shake the
house of representatives and compel
attention; it won't be the dreamers
and theorizers who will do it.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
..REsrEorABIE rEopLEs ARE sHockEp.


that the prostitutes OF being strictly
to CITY
SO nocks me is not the ac that there
but
the sight of respectable people
This shocking
Charleston in CITY
theS 90 not know what prostitution
deed dreadful
the in
would conscious OF
move Capitol
and daughters
them Drive them back into the
common working
: try to find its cause but
We do not wonder that the capitalist
clan and bidd.n
for if the people
they would
its cause they would the
once let the stupid deuded
that 100000 yearly sacrisc
the vice mill of capitalism,
FOR Just as evil
and that
VIII
OF society 1T was only
stole the of ,hs wo.
eodes as means of livelihood
to existed anona ]
come to Civilized and Christian" find lIes mas
Suicide, shame
restitution Of
part of our Christian
class women Starvation, choice
confronts thousands
if choose atter? " - " "ie ''efn
Prostitution is increasing increasing in Charleston
10 exist we must yearly
one hundred thousand working victims Of M
'1e"hAS vi
crew. and march them,
an behold what capitalism hundred and
MY or the working
we would call together the
a sl by prostitution in this whole
capitalists and capitalist capitalist politicians and ca
sn' 0e forced to see one of the of capitalism
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

The question, SOCIALISM or
what" was responded to in the past
election Most people voted for
what, but surprisingly large
number voted for Socialism, Nc
hinley's old home being among the
cities that chose a Socialist mayor.
What is getting less popular every
day.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

nag OF socialism. shall come into our
own
When biting frosts sting US with
unrelenting savagry. from the palaces
of our employers Iazily curl skyward
smoke from the coal our own poor
hands has dug, while we and ours
battle for tomorrow's food. We can
only toll with might and main for
our only hope -socialism- and IN
our privation cry: How long. on.
Lord, how long2.-'
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
STEALING THE EARTH.

The work of the California and from Wash,
few years in the magazines There is t
story Of the footing by the railroad comn
gotten of the fact that this tale of thievery be
is sure to in also Of interest in @
lae for ,i cry Oh he capitalist class Back pal
has railroad tn @ states gov
been sumcien - % or per acre the
states And this a mt to build every mile of railroad
counties and mo account of the immense
in ps hs s up for eaeh
VIII The the @ for takes them
aredy " the United States have paid for
Besides this 2sG,oooooo acres of land which tho ,on.
rail- actually $50 @ Ha
the nice total r never been built makes
atves have assemblies the u of represent
''i' i nee Reo to- IT,. r,,r,
Back nain to the Farm farm? Where is the WORKING
haH going to get farm All the free % ]
nee f fsn w o5 That
ntelse nt ANY W nn man can
. 90 oon Or If to farm it wonId Mako
. The census shows thai tbero .ro 90 oooo
to family there are S usual to count five people
been roebsa one of these
over oup man woman and child have been rooS
the mine % @ -Four and seem like paradise to
vding up wt b the had been d
'" now much do weought to pay for theme over the "
We learn that it 90 to separate Charlie n ~ o
$4,000 up the jack hT p APPOINTED police taxed
marine Gebhart to across vi
" poilncal click 40 II
ownership. co-nos
pot'ieai parasites dominated by the
conference be heidi
should be by ~ ohaeson November 2'h
fight
vi
Fort the
I'm
senbIy wilbe
be
be assure
We lending
the
10 only
under
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23
CARBONDALE.
y. A. Pope,
Ronceverte, w. Va.

On Monday night, next. there Wi,
he Il. meeting of the craft union wifi
business of unusual importaDca :,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

TO be held
the very class
ntness To fight
'9S'e' me
-' 'aiieo. Don't to be represented
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

question is that the solution to the water
ownership but alto
~ 'e" other political dominated bv tba inaroe
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-23

mat III TOOK $4,000
ana the were
smaun 10 make jack Zyonda- - -, -
uephart had 1oors
' CLICK are Specializing on peopIe.s franchise
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
GO TO THE RESCUE.
Don't Wait till it's Too Late
Follow the Example Oh a
Johnson City Citizen.

Rescue the aching back.
If it keeps on aching, trouble comes.
Backache is kidney ache.
If you neglect the kidneys warming,
Lookout for urinary trouble, diabetes.
This johnson City citizen will show
you how to go the rescue.
l. NJ Wilson, 193 w. Market Street,
johnson City, Tenn. says: u am glad
to verify all | said about Doan's Kidney
Pills when | publicly endorsed them
some years ago. For a long time / was
troubled by a duh pain in the small of
my back and | found difficulty in stoop-
ing. If ! caught cold, it always settled
on my kidneys and made me feel worse
than any other time. Doan's Kidney
Pills were finally brought to my notice
and got box from the Whitehouse
Drug Co. Their beneficial effects were
soon apparent and it was only short
time before / was we'll. To say that
endorse Doan's Kidney Pills but mildly
expresses how highly value them" s
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
itation, from the higher to the lower.
" But the street 2" l said.

itatiOn, from the higher to the lower. y
But the street ?n said.
Without banishing tight skirts en-
tireIy and at once in Paris, they will
grow rapidly larger" replied Nine.
Klein. We are beginning with
draped robes, tunic effects, pleated
skirts and so on; but the upper parts
remain fiat"
And those who have their summer
gowns already made ?"
"They will wear them in Paris and
on the continent. That is all right,
Women are always glad to be forced to
buy new things"
"And Paris ?n
Paris will follow. To please the
queen of England, we will change the
styles. Perfectly. 1t may be sad
day for art and beauty-we had got to
wonderful effects of artistic simplicity;
but it will be great day for business.
Women with good figures will regret
the robe etrolte; but we have been
spelling that minority. The majority
of women resemble Queen Mary-they
have not good figures. Their day is
coming
Perhaps the crinoline ?" / said.
"Who knows ?" she answered,
laughing. STERLING HEILIG.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
FUS|0NIST
ADDRESS
ANSWERED
BY HALE
OF HAMBLEN
TEMPERANCE REPUBLICAN
Elected on Prohibition Platform
bot Declines to Condone Law
lessness Majority Roles.

Senator T. J. Hale, of Hamblen
county, republican, and elected as q
prohibitionist, was sent copy of the
fusion address, given out to the Hoop
er-Lea organs for publication Saturday,
the full synopsis of which appeared in
the papers Sunday, week or more
ago, with the request that he indorse
the same by attaching his signature.
Instead of signing, Senator Hale re-
turned the address, accompanied by
the following letter, which he request
ed be published at the same time and
in the same papers the address should
be given publicity. Needless to say,
his request was ignored, but he is de-
termined that it shall reach the people,
and it is herewith given:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08

Upton, of EliZabethton, former fire
marshal under Reau Folk. MT.Tipton
is warm personal friend of Mr. Sells.
But without consulting Mr.. Sells in
the end Gov. Hooper went down into
West Tennessee for his appointee at
the prison.
But as evidence that Gov. Hooper
has his eye on the First district he
went over there and appointed three
coloneIs on his staff, instead of two as
provided for. One of these, Col. Albert
). Shipley, chairman of the republican
executive committee of the First dis
trict, a warm friend Of the governor
IT is also a well known fact that Chair
man Shipley is one of Sells most bitter
and uncompromising enemies. 1t is
also fact that Chairman Shipley, as
well rs Gov. Hooper, has always be-
longed to the Brownlow faction of the
republican party and that Sells has
been a bitter enemy of that faction for
years.
Just at this time Gov. Hooper is TAX
ing rest up in the mountains of the
First district, near his home. 1t has
come back from East Tennessee that a
number of the republican tribe of that
section have called on him, whether
merely for a social visit or to aid him
in feathering his political nest, is a
question.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
PROJECTION BY
KNOWING ONES
BERT TIPT0N THE TROUBLE
Failure of Governor to Appoint
Upton Warder of Penitentiary
is the Cause of 1t All.

Nashville, June 3.-That there is an
open breach dangerously imminent, if
not already complete, between Gov.
Hooper and Congressman Sam K.Sells,
of the First congressional district,
leaked out today through one Of the
latter's closest friends. II came about,
it is saip, over the failure of the gov
ernor to appoint one of the congress
mans friends to 0 coveted office within
the gift of the chief executive. But
the underlying reason back of it all, it
go to congress frym the First district.
The republican party SO far realized
that his administration has been dis
NAL failure 1t is said that he is al
ready looking for soft place to land,
and it is thought that the republican
party, with Newell Sanders at its
head, is helping him in the search for
this place, in view of the passing
events, which point to utter defeat if
he undertakes to lead the republican
party of the state in 1912.
Sells recently bitterly denounced
Gov. Hooper, it is said to some of his
East Tennessee friends, because his
supporters had been thrown down by
the governor. He declared, it is said,
that he had washed his hands of the
Hooper management of the legislative
affairs. He supplemented this decla-
ration, 1t is said, with the statement
that he did not propose to come to
Nashville again to lend his assistance
in keeping the present election laws in
force and Hooper y, office. AS has
been noticed he has carried out his de
claration by not being in Nashville for
several weeks past
The Sells supporters have anticipat
cd for some time that Gov. Hooper
wanted to run for congress from the
First district, but they did not dream
of the idea that he would ever want TO
go until he had made another race for
governor. But it Is believed now by
them that his complete break Town as
governor to carry out his promises and
utter failure TO .give the state busi-
hess administration and restore peace
and tranquility" will eliminate him as
possibility for second term and
that the republican party will have TO
nominate some able and aggressive re-
publican like T. Asbury Wright, of
Knoxyille; Judge IL. b. Lindsay, of
Knoxville, or the Hon. Harry M. La
Toilette, of Lafollete, for governor and
that the Sanders organization will be
forced to let the governor down as easy
as possible. This easiest way, it is
proposed, will be by running him for
congress in the First district.
To be exact, it is said that the imme-
diate cause of the talked breach was
over the appointment of the warden of
the main prison at Nashville. Con-
gresham Sells claims, it is said, that
Gov. Hooper determined to appoint
an independent democrat TO that off e
and that he promised to appoint A. H.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
A CAMPAIGN FOR
BETTER SCHOOLS

AT a recent meeting of the county
board of education, in Jonesboro, ii
was arranged to hold number of edu-
cational rallies at different points in
The county. The campaign will open
the last week in July, and meetings
will be held AT Austin Springs, Colum
bian Institute, Waterloo, Lamar, Eut
rela, Philadelphia, Bowmantown, Fall
Branch and Sulphur Springs. Impor-
tant questions will be discussed at
each meeting by members of the board,
and addresses will be delivered by
prominent speakers. Programs and
announcements will be prepared and
distributed in due time. 1t is hoped
that these rallies will do much to ere.
ate a stronger sentiment in favor of the
public schools.
e, s. DEPEW, Sec'y.
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failing to do so, shall block all legisla-
ton by deserting their post of duty and
fleeing from the state to the great det-
riment of the state-her institutions
and material interests. Such course is
subversive of good government and
breeds contempt for law and law en-
forcement.
| am familiar with the condition ex-
isting at the time of your departure for
Alabama and can not subscribe to the
misleading and deceptive reasons, set
forth in your address, which you say i'm
PEELED your action. The reasons therein
assigned, in Justification of your action,
are not real, but feigned, and the OBJ
ject thereof is to mislead the people and
not to enlighten them.
/ am asked TO sign said address and
indorse the statements therein contain
ed. Entertaining the views | do, as
expressed above, can not compromise
my self-respect, or be so oblivious of
the interests of the state, her insutu-
tions and people, by either signing said
address, or indorsing the statements
therein contained, nor can l, in justice
to myself, and to the people of the
state, do otherwise, than strongly dis
approve your cause.
Yours respectfully,
Il. J. HALE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
Mrs. Murray, Muncie, Ind.

A good, reliable family remedy-some-
thing that every member of the family can
use when the occasion requires-is some
thing worth knowing about. Mrs. Murray
of Muncie, Ind, has had DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin in her house for over five years
and when one bottle is used up she gets an
other. 1t is invaluable in constipation, in
digestion and other stomach, liver and bow
el trouble.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed, and if you want to try it before
buying, send your address for free sample
bottle to Peps;n Syrup Co, I19 Caldwell
Bldg, Monticello, Ill. 1t is sold by all
druggists at soc and ST bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
CAIN PUT FEET IN HIS FACE,

Pittsburg, Pa, May 31.-A jury to-
day, sitting in Judge Haymaker's
court, decided that a woman has a
perfect right to sleep at the foot of the
bed with heEfeet resting on her hub
by's face. Mrs. Stella Derringer, a
handsome and dashing blonde, had
sued her husband, w. b. Derringer, a
wealthy wagon manufacturer, because
she said he repeatedly punished her.
Derringer testified that his wife took
delight in sleeping at the foot of the
bed with her feet resting on his face.
Derringer is member of exclusive
clubs in Pittsburg,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
Men

For tender face and neck after shaving,
for pimpIes, black heads, dandruf or any
skin or scalp disease, use Zemo and Zemo
Soap.
Zemo is guaranteed to relieve all soreness
and itching. The soap is part of the treat
for all toilet purposes.
Sold by druggists everywhere and in John
son City by the City Drug Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
IN KENTUCKY
AND VIRGINIA
CHERAPEAkE & OHIO BUSY
Will Build Line to Connect With
c., c. & o. and Form Route
from Lakes to Spartanburg

Concerning the railroad company re-
Gently chartered by officials of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway to build
branch to that system, an officer of
the company furnishes the following:
Charters have been obtained in Ken
lucky and Virginia for a railroad from
a connection with the Big Sandy
branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Go. in Kentucky at the con-
fiuence of Levisa and Russell Forks at
Big Sandy river, extending up Levisa
Fork 2S.8 miles to the boundary line
between the states of Virginia and
Kentucky. This constitutes the Levisa
Liver Railroad Go. of Kentucky; the
lins then extends on up Levisa River
Railroad Go. Surveys have been made
and maps of location filed, and if ex-
pectations are realized the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway will become the
owner of the entire capital stock of the
two companies.
"The character of the country is
rough; the maximum degree of curva-
ture will be moderate, and the grade of
the road will descend gently, following
the slope of the river from Grundy to
Big Sandy. No contracts have been
let, nor can now give any information
as to the date when the work will be-
gin. !"
AS heretofore noted, this line will
cross the mountain several miles north
of the breaks of the Big Sandy river,
through which it has been expected
that connection would some day be
made between the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Carolina, Clinchfield and
Ohio railroads 1t will traverse rich
timber and mineral region. Whether
this construction means that junction
will be made with the Clinchfield by
a route different from that already
chosen does not yet appear.
The Chesapeake and Ohio, according
to report from New York, is negotiat-
ing to secure control of the Clinchfield
road by lease, which, if agreed upon,
will, it is said, result in the construc-
ton of the long-projected extension of
the Clinchfield from Dante, Va, to
Elkhorn City, KY, on the G. q o.,
about 40 miles This would necessitate
some very heavy work, the engineering
problems being, to quote an official, as
difficult as any on the route through
the high mountains of North Carolina.
When the two roads are connected, as
they doubtless will be in few years,
they will form route from the great
lakes down to oSpartanburg, SC, which
is now the southern terminus of the
but that company has long
projected an extension to Columbia
and Charleston, s. e., which may then
be built to obtain a seaport terminal
south of Hatteras = Manufacturers
Record.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
STATE INSTITUTE
AT ELIZABETHTON

The East Tennessee state inatiute
will be held at Elizabethton, Tennessee,
beginning June 18th and continuing
four weeks. This is the first state i'm
stitute ever held east of Jonesboro.
Teachers from the upper counties
will have fine opportunity for inn
proyement in the great work of teach
ing and also to obtain state certificates,
which will be good anywhere in the
state. M. D. ALLEN,
Sapit., Carter Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
RECEIVE THEIR DEGREES
AFTER SIXTY YEARS DELAY

Durham, N. O., May Eighty
eight ex confederate soldiers, who were
students at the University of North
Carolina, and left their books to take
up arms at the beginning of the civil
war, today received their degrees as
bachelors of art. The bestowal of the
long deferred graduation honors was
in accord with special act Of the
North Carolina legislature.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-06-08
COLORED INSTITUTE
WILL OPEN JUNE u

The state and county institute for
coIored teachers will open in johnson
City on June 18th, and continue three
weeks. All teachers expecting to work
i the colored schools of the county,
should attend this institute. Those
who are not legally exempt from ex-
animation, must take the examination
given at the close of the institute, as
no private examination will be given
by the county superintendent.
Every effort has been made to secure
instructors for this institute,
aud every colored teacher in East Ten
nessee should endeavor to be present.
L. S. DEPEW, County Sup't.