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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-07-13

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JOIN THE PARTY.

vicinity. start one.
Every one who is truly a Socialist
ought to join the Socialist party. Get
in and help work If it is not exactly
what you think it ought to lie get in
and CLIP make 1T right: for. through
the referendum, the rank and file cat,
make 1t what they will. 1t is tie
only party in America which the ranl
and file can directly control by means
NJ the And the more
people of the right sort" like your
self. who come into the party the bet
ter it will be.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, KAN
AWHA COUNTY, IS:

AT Rules held in the Clerks Of
flee of the Circuit Court of kanawha
County, on the first Monday in the
month of June, III.
Nettie Fletcher. Plaintiff,
In Chancery. No. 2745.
Joseph Fletcher, Defendant.
(The object of this suit is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bonds of
matrimony.
This day came the Plaintiff by her
attorney; and on his notion, and it
appearing by Affidavit filed, tina the
Defendant, Joseph Fletcher is a non
resident of this State, it is ordered
that he do appear within one month
after the date of the first publica-
ton hereof, and do what is neces-
sary to protect his interest in this
suit.
Teste:
IRA MOTTESHEARD, Clerk.
U. B. ATKINSON, Sol
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NOTICE TO TAKE DISPOSITIONS.

To Joseph Fletcher: Take notice
that on the 9Th day of July, a. D.
1911, between the hours of 3 O'Clock
A. NJ. and 5 O'Clock p. NJ, at the
Law offices Of u. b. Atkinson. IN
the city of Charleston kanaVh1
county, West Virginia. / will take
the deposition of myself and Others
to be read in evidence in my beha"
of a certain suit in Chancery no"
pending in the Circuit Court for ID.
County of Kanawha and State o.
West Virginia. in which am Pam
tiff and you are defendant.
If from any cause the taking "
said dispositions shall not be comiheh-
ced or completed on the day afo'e-
said, the same shall be continue
from day to day; or from time -
time, at the same place and bet"eeI
the same hours, until the same s""A
be completed.
NETTE FLETCHER.
BY Counsel.
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GIVE US JUSTICE. NOT CHARITY.

BY John NJ. Work
The National Conference of Char
tiles and Corrections has begun the
thirty-ninth year OF it's existence
with a talk-fest in the city of Bos.
ton
Such Injuries come high, but we
must have them.
In every city there are organiza-
tons whose object is to provide
food, raiment and shelter for those
who are reduced to absolute want;
to dole out charity to social victims
to whom, society ought to guaran-
tee an opportunity to earn a living;
and to extend the influence of cur
ture to the downtrodden.
But 1t always degrades it's recip-
lent just the same.
I And it does we'll IL it does not
degrade the giver also. For. the
giver Is placed in a patronizing po-
sition which is morally unwhole-
some.
A prominent social settlement
worker says that he has been accus-
ed of being like the drunken man
who could not help his partner up,
and therefore sat down in the gut
ter beside him, saying, Il can't help
you up, Bill. but l can sit down in
the mud with you. anyhow This
prominent settlement worker denies
the accusation, but it comes peri
lously nea being true
The pity and sympathy which &C
tuates charity workers are admira-
BILE, and in so far as they help in
dividuals to a better life they are
to be commended.
But, in the larger sense, their.
work is utterly hopeless. Every
essential feature of the present So
cial system has it's dagger out to
stab their efforts to death. The re-
suits of their work are extremely
puny.
, 1t would be too bad to neglect the
individuals whom they are helping.
But. in addition to that work, they
should use their first hand knowl-
edge of conditions to scourge the
system which Produces those condi-
lions.
In other words, they should join
the Socialist Party and help to abol-
lsh capitalism and introduce Social
ism. : |
For. the necessity for charity is
by the fundamental Injustice
Of the present capitalist system OF
industry.
The men who do no useful work
the men who have money invest
from which they draw incomes
the men who through their invested
have a suction pump by
they draw into their own cof-
fers most of the earnings Of the
rest of the people-these men are
rolling in wealth which they did
not earn.
All because they are permitted to
the Industries.
GIVE us the collective ownership
Of the industries, SO that we canrI
guarantee every man and woman an
opportunity to earn a living n to
receive their full earnings and
charity organizations can dis
band %orever.
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FOR MIDDLE STATES
TENNIS TITLE

Orange. n. J., July 5.-Play in the
annual Middle States championship
lawn tennis tournament began today
on the courts of the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club at Mountain Station, and
will continue through the greater
part of the week. There are many
entrants and they are almost with
out exception. well known layer
whose high standard of play gives
promise of good competition.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-07-13
THIS Is THE AGE OF SPEED.
BY Carl SandburE.

Speed
This is the age of speed.
Fast and wonderful
grind our food and weave dur
clothing.
Out of these swift machines came
the capitalist system and its shadow
Socialism.
Speed.
lever before in all history was
the making and sending and ex-
changing of things so rapid and
marvellous.
And all of the marvels of speed
today, none rises superior to the
daily newspaper.
Every big capitalistic interest in
the United States has scores of daily
papers. to serve it and guard and
fight for it. Daily. almost hourly,
they hurl their shots of defense and
stack.
They r the best Old Guard the
Observation-Disclosures aHd -cfueIties
of capitalism could not last a day
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without its daily papers. The whole
brutal game of rob. cripple and kill.
VIII be over the moment the work
ers know how the game is played.
A daily paper must be started in
for battling against the
capitalist dailies.
A daily paper here will be one of
the most smashing. hammering, eff
fective guns the American Socialists
tan ave.
A fine building and a superb four
deck press are all ready. For type
setting machines and other equip
ment necessary to begin. and to pay
the press. a fund of 100000 is
being raised. Of this. nearly S37,-
900 has been already subscribed in
! ten dollar bonds.
You must do your share.
The age of speed demands speed
methods.
Sit down now and write to H. w.
Bistorius. Brisbane Hall. Milwaukee.
Wis. and find out the full details
of this plan.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LABOR
ARGUS.
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proved that Mr.. Bedel W the first to use language unbecoming a
ohicial provoked him o use language of like nature. II MI.
Beden SO far forgot the dignity of the high Office he was entrusted
with a to "a a man Of Officer Russelrs a liar when he a telling
he ruth IS was proven by W members o 4 the board If affairs,
then he should have taken what he got and have beer glad that
n m ut a s e. a h e did. Mr.. Bedell admits h lie called Officer
Russell a lar first Mr. Russell proved that he vas telling the
ruth. Then IF Office Russell is o b e suspended O using language
unbecoming a officer, why o extend the suspension so it will take in
Mr. Beden. They are bottle officers of the city used about the
same language, if n must g let them both go. The trouble
arose over a certain book that the mayor admits that h e authorized
to b e kept. 1t seems that thsb book is a directory of h houses of
PROSTITUTION In this book is recorded the number of prostitutes,
they arr and their physical condition. as reported each week
1y the examining physician. who charges the prostitutes rom 81 90 TO
examination a week. This book shows that there about a LOG OIL
liz prostuutes in the city who are forced to pay Il 90 to 500 A
week to n examining physician. which brings him the nice HttIei in
col1e Of about $1,000 to $4,000 a week side of his other practice
W g learn further hat in case of sickness the examining physician
charges extraf for his service and diff the inmate employs another doctor
n e refuses to give hen a certificate to enable them t. meet company
II his is not licensing prostitution We would like to know what is?
Ohcer Russell while O the witness stand charged n ciy ecordar
Shirley Ross. with being a vampire. a CRATER and a. thief, and sail
said a word. Officer Russell then asked why don't o ask for
hi proof?" Still a word from the board. Then Officer Russell
looked straight at Mayer Holly mt repeated, u say Shirley Ross is a
CRATER n a hief n L can prove it. 1 dare you to ak o the
proof" Still in he face If these charges publicly made the highest
executive bod II u city st like dummies. These we're serious
chages to make against a police official If they are untrue his
man has zee done an injustice and if they ar true he should be
hred no his position. We don't want a CRATER and thief holding a
Of Importance and drawing his salary from the peoples tax
a reception at his his fishing camp last Sunday that was attended
by both mocrati republican politicians of the rcty n county
u this simply demonstrates the truth O that old adage: birds of
a feather will flock together"
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OMRADES AND WORKING MEN:

Look over the advertising in your paper. Patron
lie those who pat-oriZe you. Remember those who
don't advertise in a labor paper are unfair to labor
and are not worthy of your patronage.
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Last week several ter of a captalistic nature appeared in
III reu " e Wish to inform ur readers that the manager of
n Argus is not responsible for their appearance in it's columns
We " III paper printed by contract and the printers got the copy
mAeo "hh we realize it va an error o their part, yet u of
Justlcet to ourselves W e felt called upon to make this explanation. The
Argus is a straight tut class conscious Socialist sheet and don't IN
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LABOR
ARGUS.
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city administration closed Up h gambling houses a few law
ago, didn't stop the policy games. Why a sthis? Have h civ
officials h nerve and brass to tell the people that they
hest policy games are running and where they ar located inc who
are running them? The policy game is just as much gambling Is nv
other gambling game and worse When a man gets ii a poker gam
he matches his Skill Judgment cunning against that of lbs
ent ut when h plays h policy he bindly bucks a machine that
VIII WIZ fol h owners every time. This closing of the gamblers is
Just a blind. The officials know they were engaged in a iuera
business n instead of pulling their places and prosecutns e for
tn vrolation o. the law they were just instructed to close heir places
lheir furniture equipments are a IL in place and they ar ready to
the people of YER nickle n dime are still running. We dare
say our moon-eyed police can't find them OF are they paid nt O find
hen n policy game is run over Bob HamHns saloon on Summers
n another owe the colored barber shop n po Dol
lot OF these games are u by noted gamblers. Gambling is camb-
ling, If o stop one, tp all
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About a month g some people wen into the Gree restaurant
on Capitol street. the Busy Bee" and ordered ONE meat. when
ne mea "a served it was rotten and could not b e eaten This
patron out and complained to the health officer, who inspected
the lace oun m meat o n hand rotten nd unfit to b e serve
n arrested m Greeks and took them before Squire Hill. who
med D This matter should have been given all h pub-
hclty possible as a restaurant that would cry its patrons rotten
meat is a menace to the public health and should not be allowed to
d o business. Yet we failed to e thing about his in our a,uv
papers- Is this another ae of discrimination? A daily is
supposed to TO h public o ALL such matters Is thy. Why d o the
leave it for a weekly paper to do? Are htey afraid to tell the truth?
Are they afraid they will make an advertiser mad? The "Areus" will
tell the truth s. w e SCI it and let it hurt who it 1t is he truth
that hurts any way.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

versity at Oxford, O., was used by
Doctor McGuffey when he compiled
the readers that made him famous.
Tradition In the old college town of
Oxford Is that Doctor McGuffey built
this table himself 1t Is octagonal In
shape and has eight drawers. The
table revolves on a pivot Doctor Nc
Guffey was for years a professor In
Miami university, and while serving
in that capacity gathered the mate
rial that made up his series of school
readers. He read newspapers, maga-
zines, books and everything else that
might furnish clippings which would
At his reader ideas.
He had six of the drawers in his
revolving desk marked and when he
found anything that he thought would
be seryiceable for reader he threw
It into the drawer marked for that
particular reader. When he had OBJ
tanned lot Of material he invited
children OF Oxford over to the col
lege to hear him read pieces" He
divided the children into groups, ac.
cording to age, and when he read
something that interested child of
third reader age he would place that
piece back in the drawer No. 8. When
one Of his readings interested child
of fourth reader age the piece would
60 into drawer No. 4. The same rule
applied to all his readers. Finally he
had the drawers filled with enough
matter to compile the series and then
was born the famous McGuffey read
ers.
The old desk is one of the treas
ures of Miami university and cannot
be bought Interesting sums have
beer offered for 1t, but the college
holds 1t as a sort OF medal of honor
appl ed to its history as an educa-
tional institution.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

For North Dakota the best way t2
prepare The sell is 10 manure for q
crop of corn clean cultivate tine
corn then so9 the alfalfa on the
disced corn stabble, putting in eight
To ten pounds per acre and with the
drill so as to get the seed buried, one
to two inches do not sow any nurse
crop with it, A bare fallow that has
been kept free from weeds will also
be good preparation, as will also
potato ground. But in any Gaze il
should be nanured. When the alf-
alta is up 10 eight or ten inches it
should be cut back. This will not
hurt the alfalfa: but in fact will do it
good-but will be hard on the weeds.
Prof shaw recommends narrowing
the alfalfa when it is up five to six
inches. This will kin weeds and re
make the dust mulch. When sown
with the drill the plants will be so
deeply rooted that it will not pull out
many plants if the harrow teeth are
set with backward slant. The
amount of seed sown should vary with
the rainfall; under irrigation, or
where the rain fall is abundant, more
seed than specified above should be
sown. 1t was found at lhe Dickinson
Sub station that whore the plants
were nine inches apart three cuttings
were secured in 1910 and the yield was
nearly l-2 tons while where the plants
were only two inches apart only one
cutting of about half ton was secur-
ed. In digging out the roots it was
found that where the plants were far
apart the roots went down seven to
eight feet while in the case of the
plants that were close together the
roots did not 90 down more than three
feet. Another important point is to
have a good covering on the field in
the fall .o hold snow
The best seed to SOW is that which
is northern grown. TIE Grimm has
proven to be one of the most hardy
strains However. seed rhat is north
ern grown is in itself an evidence that
ii is hardy.
The alfalfa is not pasture plant.
1t will not stand pasturing well, and
cattle and sheep bloat very easily on
it. 1t. is however, an ideal pasture
for hogs. II will likely last two or
three years under such treatment.
In starting alfalfa better start on a
small patch and learn how To do it be-
fore experimenting on a large field.
Use plenty of manure. Plant on corn,
potato or summer follow ground. IN
troduce the ge ms. Sow the last of
May or first of June. Do not use too
much seei Remember that the aif-
ALA Is delicate till it gets its partner
on its roots look for the nodules-
Mandan Pioneer.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Spring Butte jingles.

Such balny days Of spring. Many
farmers art- at work in the fields. doing
their best TO conserve the moisture.
Misses Margaret Thayer and
Clarissa Rowell and Mr.. ROwell spent
Sunday evening at the Cooper home.
Mrs. Chas. Smith is able TO be up,
after a few weeks illness.
Those wedding bells will soon ring
out again.
The r, Ostenberg family, Mr.. Divers
and Glen Singer spent Friday even
ing at the G.. f.. McLain home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leveille and family
were nicely entertained at the Ray
Walters home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard entertained
Mr. Divers and Glenn Singer We'd
nesday evening.
Aemb bers OF the Dix family are on
the sick list. They were at Lennon
Monday TO consult doctor.
The Spring Butte Ladies Aid met
with Mrs. Prior Wednesday. There
were q present and ) ne~ members
taken in. They will meet with Mrs
Nels Broten March ~.
Quite few from this neighborhood
atteudal th. Farm r1pptirIr at il-
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17

speaking eloquently OF his deep love
for the little folks, whom he delighted
to entertain with his folklore tales,
those opening words OF the epitaph in
scribed upon the monument recently
erected to Joel Chandler Harris, better
known throughout the world as Uncle
Remus," strike the observer as SUI
premely fitting.
The monument to the memory OF
Mr.. Harris was selected and designed
by his son, Julian Harris, and 1t has
only recently been placed In position.
1t Is huge, unpublished boulder OF
Georgia granite. On one side OF 1t will
be placed within short time hand
some bronze medallion of Uncle Re-
mus" On the opposite side is already
in place the inscription, the opening
words of which are quoted above.
The inscription was written by Mr..
Harris some time before his death, but
he did not write it as an epitaph. It
was written as part OF the preface OK
the Frost Edition of Uncle Remus. !"
which the noted author dedicated to
his friend. A. B. Frost, who Illustrated
the work. 1t was selected by his fam-
lily as en- inscription for his monument
because It SO eloquently expressed the
whole tenor OF his life.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
Liberty Leaders.


W. L. Cole returned from Eden
NaiIes, MINI. with carload OF horses
last week
'has' Edmark returned Saturday
from an extended visit al has former
nome IN Nlsconsln.
AIRS. Marie NJ, Bentley LETT Monday
for visit with her son Homer and
family near Bison, >. ID.
Miss Ellie Posey LEFT for Lennon
Saturday, after having attended to
Mrs. A. johnson the past week.
quite number from this locality
attended the Buer brothers auction
near Cook, \. ID. last Saturday.
Long Butte ladfc, Aid Society
meets "ltn Mrs. \. IlIor today.
March sth.
\ brother-ln law ol II. Ii. ;otrole,
has rented A, A. Bentley's farm at
Liberty
A full house was in attendance at
the Farmers meeting at Liberty Hall
last Thursday March md. The sub
Ject OF Cooperation in various enter
prises vas .'isaas-r3 = everal mem
bers. ihe seHtl cent seemed - De IN
favor OF the farmers cooperating
especially regarding the disposal OF
grain. Ladies served lunch at noon.
Everyone present seemed TO be well
pleased with the meeting ON the
evening of March 10Th the Literary
Society will give their regular pro-
gram followed by box social. the
proceeds Of which will go TO the ex-
pense fund of the society.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
King Of Hay Crops.

Alfalfa Is the king among haF crops,
the queen among soil improyers. the
prince among drought resistant plants.
1t comes nearer to giving something
for nothing than any thing else on
the farm. 1t will produce more hay
per acre, and hay of a higher
feeding value than timothy, bronze
grass, or western rye grass. In most
of North Dakota it will produce more
than clover, and especially west of the
Valley, and has higher feeding
value. While giving that valuable
crop Of hay it will al the same time
leave the soil richer in nitrogen and
hunus every year that il occ lpies the
land, and supplies the very things that
the grain crop takes out the fastest
and leaves the soil in the greater need
Of. Still the whole story is not t. Id.
as weeds cannot grow readily after the
alfalfa gets good stand and if
they should grow 8 little the aIfal-
ia is cut before the weeds are
.pe 50 they cannot go TO seed. The
,oto 20 deep and SO open up the soil
setter than the subsoiler. The one
disadvantage in growing alfalfa is that
is little difficult la start: SO when
a good stand i, secured il ought to
oe left for several years. 1t is not a
good rotation crop like clover. This
is really no great drawback though
as it will produce a crop that is worth
more than any other crop than can
ge grown.
Where will alfalfa grow and how
should il be starteds Alfalfa will
grow on any good soil that is we'll,
drained in sand it will not do so we'll,
and hard pan interferes with its root
growth. Standing water is death to it
When starting alfalfa il must be kept
in mind that alfalfa has bacteria liv-
ing in nodules on its roots These
germs furnish the plant with nitrogen
which will take from the soil air
iLNs PhA AZ ii4tO q tbIin lildt Int plant
can use and SO supply the alfalfa
With the nitrogen that il needs and
more too. The alfalfa plant has
IN measure lost the power OF taking
nitrogen from the soil as the other
crops do, so 1t cane not make much
growth alone. 1t in turn furnishes
| the germs with food Of different kind
| so II is co operative affair. each fur
nishing that which it can secure the
easiest. When the alfalfa is starting
II does not have the germs on its roots
and SO is very delicate and must be
given good care. The germs will
multiply faster in the soil If 1t con
talns manure, and il the germs are
not In the soil it may be necessary to
introduce them. The best way to do
that Is to get some soil from field
that has been growing alfalfa sue
cessfully for few years and SOW il
on the new field at the rate of ,oo
lpoundS per acre.
The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
aEo. ers M:e4s.

TWENTY-FIVE friends and neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Mason, surprised
them Saturda.; night, March 4th, in
honor Of their twenty annirer-
sary of their marriage. The evening
was spent in playing games, at eleven
bonntiful lunch was served consist
ing of sandwich, cake and coffee.
Mrs, Mason was presented With a
handsome hand painted salad bowl,
sugar bowl and cleamer.