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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21
Should vote for ,heir betraxers anal

should vote for their betrayers and
keep out of worllingclass politics.
They must not sit at the grimy
board, they bust leave that to- the
grafters and tho tools of the corpor-
ations.
Every one OF their teachers fought
bitterly and everlastinGly the only
teaching that could have saved them
and their class from misery and I'LL
innate slavery.
answer No. because they did
not teacI them TO fight rs they
fought. That no one taught them
but their despair and their defeats.
Their Church. their Party. and
their Union taught them that all
the wrongs of society were due to
individual wicle dncss. individual
oppression. and they naturally fought
the individual.
The individual boss was trying to
destroy the union and to impoverish
the worker. so they fought to destroy
the individual boss.
There were good capitalists and
bad capitalists. so they made their
choice. Tie ones thew considered
bad they set out to exterminate
They didn't seek class action IN
politics or in industry. They were
dealing with individuals. Destroy
the Boss. SO they resorted to Di-
rect action. Sabotage. Terrorism.
Just as the Anarchist uses any weap-
on to destroy the political master so
they use The weapon 10 destroy the
industrial master.
Ask them the meaning of Sabot-
age and they couldn't tell YOU But
they knew how to make the life of
the individual capitalist uncomfortable
and they delivered the goods.
1t was the old method--the only
method known to Labor before
Marx. Bakuninn made OF it n phil
osophy. but men adopted it because
they were too miserable and ignor-
ant to think
And now today these two men
stand without n defender Only Tie
Anarchist will speak kind word for
them.
Not one of those who but yester-
day were preaching the method OF
the McNamara's as philosophy is to-
day fearless enough to say: These
men are of our faith. They have
done their duty and laid down their
lives in pursuit of the tactics We
have taught
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bachelors roll. or to stand upright In
a cardboard or celluloid tube. or again
to offer combination OF pincushion
and needlecase or key rack Those
delicately painted form class OF theIr
own Almost all household utensils,
game requisites. fruit and flowers,
vegetables, animals, birds. butterflies,
fish, leaves, have been represented By
the pincushion caterer without omit
ting the gallery OF national costumes
composed of native dolls dressed from
original sketches and keeping coui
pany to n legion of fanciful conceits
much admired for the beauty OF their
heads. bought detached from most
dealers in dolls and toys. In this wise
there is the always attractive baby
with long clothes. in contrast with the
lady in Louis XIV. balloon skirt en-.
circled with numerous friIl hounces.
An up to date fantasy IS small dolly
In n Welsh milkmaid dress bearing
the Jokes and pals. the latter filed
respectively with a solid and soft
cushion. while the steeple hat stands
also as a cushion. and pins with glass
knobs form the yoke and its pendants
Such pincushions can hardly be termed
practicable. but they are fetching and
ingenious. tt
The pfncushion in the cut IS made
like mattress and the mateial used
In holly ribbon tied at one conner with
wide bow or rcd satin ribbon. In
the middle OF the cushion a design is
formed OF black and white pins with
glass heads.
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You to provide the future water SUI.
ply for the town. How is this to be
done?
II the 'kanawna Water and Light
Company will not modify their pro-
posed franchise. the city must do one
of three things--"Back down. puy
the present plant. or install new.
one. Are You going to back down.
ana eat humble pie?" Some peo-
pie think YOU will.
Are you going to buy the present
antlquatcd works for S1.OOO,OOO
when new, modern system capable
OF supplying the whole town. in
Guiding the famous West End" can
be installed for 100000 Or. are
you going to construct new sys-
TEN? Some say that if the fran
chise is not renewed. then the CITY,
is compelled by the terms of # to
buy the present plant ~ its value as
a going concern which would Ger
tainly not be less than S1.OOO.OOO.
though its physical or actual value
is probably no: over foI- or five
hundred thousand Is that really.
so? Investigate l. AMI think van,
will find it is not: that there is no
leEa! obligation on the city to buy
the present plant. If not. then why
pay more than it's actual value. If
You do buy it? Better-far better
would it he TO erect a new. we'll
planned. modern system than to buy
this old one even if the new one cost
one or two hundren thousand dol
lars more than the old.
But say some. "the city cannot
raise the money to either buy or
build. The constitutional limit or
taxation has been reached and bonds
caHnot he issued. How can this
money be raiseI"" That is erron-
cous. The city can yet issue bonds
TO the amount of. 100000 Hence
the great effort to divert attention
10 other expenditures calling for
bond issues of three to four hundred
thonsand dollars. which. if carried
through. would prevent the issue OF
bonds for water works purposes
Rut, If tho water works coinpanv
can issue and sell bonds based upon
the property and franchise. carot the
city do it through n "holding COM
nanF. as is done in other cities? If
IL were necessary to keep the rates
rs high as they now are, would it
not lie better to do so and own the
plant. unincumbereI. at the end. than
have to buy an old, worn-out plant at
valuation as Il going concern" OF.
renew the franchise for twenty years
more?
Briefly. I assert. let somebody dis
prove it if he can. that the city car
issue 100000 in city bonds for this
p"r?cse. and secure as much more
upon water works bonds" as Is
done in nearly all cities, and thus
have the means to build a munich
pal plant
1 further assert, let some one dis
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that long before the end OF the fran
chise SsppIied for the dity would
Z an an unencumbered water supply
plant and would have acquired other
valuable assets besides
This matter is so plain and it is
SO apparent that the city should re-
tain its valuable asset, that the Won
der is any one should be found, even
under the inGuence OF seIf-interes-,
to advocate any other solution OF
this problem than municipal owner
ship of the yater works.
Allow me TO admonish you 10 go to
this matter vigorously. Ascertain
clearly and fully the city's legal OBJ
legation 70 purchase the present
plant under the terms of the existing
franchise. ana, if there is none, treat
1t only as a moral issue; and. if YOU
buy get your moneys worth
1t seems To me, gentlemen, that
you should without delay request the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21

The dolly illustrated here is worked
in coarse linen thread or a moderately
fine crochet cotton. The pattern con-
sists simply of combination OF
wheels or rosettes- II q larger dolly
Is wanted the row ot single rebles
around the inside |heel may be in
creased until the border is wide
enough to make the dolly of the de-
sired width when the outer row OF
wheels is added. To make each wheel
crochet chain OF twelve stitches and
join it to form a ring. Then ON the
ring work thirty-six trebles- For the
second row make one treble between
each two trebles OF the preceding row
with chain Of two between each ire
BILE. For the third row turn, crochet
-FOUR treble into every third hole OF the
preceding row with four chain be-
tween each of the four trebles. For
the fourth row crochet four: trebles in
the center Of the group OF four rebles
of the previous row and connect by
chains Of four.
~ For the fifth row crochet twelve
trebles in the center OF the group of
four trebles. make chain of two and
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municipal ADMINISTRATOR to submit

municipaI administration to submit
the question of bond issue for wat
err works purposes to the people, anu
take whatever action is necessary for
the creation of water works COM
pany or commission, in which to in
vest the legal title of the plant. anu
authorize that commission to raise
funds by bonds based on the plant
and it's net eernipSs-"Shuck your
coats" and go to work vigorously
about this matter.
As Isregard the acquisition of wat
er works by the city matter of
great importance, l think every pub
lie spirited citizen should be willing
to put his shoulder, to the Wheel
and help the matter along; therefore
If myspersonal service can be OF any
assistance to You, the city can have
1t free OF charge.
JOHN, HOGUE, =
General Engineer and Civic Expert.
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10 Deliqht the Eaby-


a girls making as Christmas pre-
ent for the child of one Of her friends
n blanket rug that may prove a sus'
gestion to young mothers.
The thought came to the girl wien
she heard her friend complain that she
must not keep her baby in chair or
carriage SO much. but must let 1t ron
on the floor. AS that floor is drafty
the mother foresaw bad colds
!. She bought the biggest ana thickcst
gray blanket she could find One tha'
Is part cotton washes better Inc
edges she has bound with four inch
strip Of turkey red which first had
the color set in it with sugar Of lead.
Glazed chintz such as is used 1or
nursery furnishing was bought In rem
nants. This meant n varied assortment
or Mother Goose. Grccnaway anu
Dutch figures, which were cut OUT
carefully. basted to the blanket IN
scattered intervals. then appiiGued pE
buttonholing the edges in heavy Fea
cotton
This blanket will protect baby from
the cold floors and ut the same ulIe
amuse him for hours TO creep AFTER lne
pretty pictures.
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draw n stitch up under the chains of
four in the two preceding rows, chain
two more and make q group of twelve
trebles. and So on to the end of the
row. This VIII Complete one of the
Wheels" Twelve of these wheels are
required for the dolly. For the cen
ter OF the dolly connect each of the
scallops that edge the wheels with n
chain of twelve For the next row
crochet eighteen trebles ON each, of,
these chains. For the next row turn,
and make ane% treble and two chain
between each of the two trcbles of
the preceding row. The three other
rows are done exactly like the third,
fourth and fifth rows of the wheel.
The wheels may be fitted for the OUT
Side row into position and Joined into
place with 4 needle and thread.
An inexperienced crochet worker will
lind this dolly n very easy affair to
make. The pattern merely repeats it.
self, which simplities the design.
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TIL; NlcNASIiRAS.
By Robert Hunter.)

I have been trying to imagine the
headlines of the Capitalist Press
had the McNamara's been Socialists.
| can see them. great and black
and terrible, carrying horror into
every heart and making the very
blood of the important and preju-
diced run cold.
Death masks. skeletons, fiery
torches. prostate victims, red flags.
bombs, Anarchy, can see it all.
| can see the terror Of Labor,
How the reacticnaries would perch
their hypocritical sermons and warn
the ;oileTs against Socialism.
can see the horror of the Church,
How the parsons and the priests
would raise their hands and call up
on God to save the world from the
rcd terror.
l can see tho horror Of the Politi-
clans. Murder is Murder? No,
Murder is Socialism,. And how they
would crate about bombs, Gestruc-
ton, Anarchy, Universal Ruin to
brighten the workers back into the
service of Graft.
Can You not all see the whole
drama? And therefore it seems AL
most like an act of Providence that
these men should not be Socialists
but Democrats, Catholics. and pure
ana simple Trade Unionists.
Where therefore did they get their
hatred of the capitalist? Who laugh.
them their method of trying to right
the wrongs of Labor?
Had they been socialists. we
should have been accused of teach
ing them their philosophy. Shall
we then accuse, the Catholic Church,
the Democratic party and the Comp
ers-Mitchcll Unionists as responsible
for their acTsp
I answer Yes and No.
Yes. because the Democratic Party
has laugh, them the futility of Po-
1itical Action. They voted and voted
and voted. They were always be-
trayed by grarrers ana sold out
The very men they elected 20 repre-
sent them made laws to serve their
masters and to ruin them.
Yes because the Church has
taught them that Socialism is Il mon
Strous thing and that those who adj
rocated tho working class Party
were atheists. free-Iovers and enc
We taught these men noting
What they knew of the wrongs OF
Labor and the rights of man tncy
learned not from us Their method
Of fighting came not from the teach
ir%S of Marx. or EpeelS. Il came
from elsewhere.
They are not Socialists. they are
Democrats. They are not material.
lists. they are Catholics. They arc
not revolutionary unionists.. they are
pure and simple" unionisas.
mics of mankind.
Yes. because the Gompers-Mitchef
InionismS has taught them that The,
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the daEce or the theater will be IN
appreciated gift The dainty little
piece of headgear illustrated may be
made from bits of lace and silk one
has about the house The crown Is
or Dresden silk over wire foundation
About this crown is n hand OF pink
chiffon held with buckle OF pale blue
chiffon roses. A fall of lace frames
the face
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21

q MERRY Christmas to us all. NV
dears, God bless us. God bless us
every one. said Tiny Tim the last of
all.-Charles Dickens.
MEN cannot live isolated. We are all
bound together. No higher man
can separate himself from the lowest
Carlyle.
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WHAT TO MAKE.

Presents That Viii Delight tho Trav-
eler and Housewife.
Dainty accessories for the traveller
are the toothbrush case and sponge
case photographed here. Both of these
are made OF coarse gray crash. the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21
PlNCUSHIoN GIFTS.
Several Quaint Coneeits Tha. viii o.
liaht the Reeipient

light the Recipient
The making OF pincushions appasIs
to many women OF artistic inclIpa.
tons. especially home workers, as tina
work gives opportunity for turning TO
account odds and ends OF lace, dress
materials and trimmings
Pincushions for hanging should bs
divided for those intended to be LAID
on table. bureau. to rest either
In pocket, basket, a housewife or
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21
WATER WORKS.
open letter to Council and Chamber
of Commerce and Citizens by
John x. Ifoguc. G. l..
To tn" most Honorable.
The Common Council


The Chamber of Commerce and
The Citizens of Charleston:
Having declined to grant the water
franchise applied for by the Water
and Light Company, it is now up to
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( prove ii, that there is no legal obli-
CATION resting upon the city to buy
| the present plant at the end Of the
present franchise, either at it's Gcl-
ual value or as a going concern"
There is no legal obligation to buy
it at all. Shall we do it or let it go
to the junk pile? The answer must
be made upon purely moral grounds
and ere long. I am thinking. there
will be developed quite school of
moralists in certain circles in this
connection.
But" say some doubling Thomas
es. some timid ones, chow can the
bonds be paid off? Will not etxation
be raised and made too onerous to
bear if these bonds are issued? How
can we avoid that? The interest and
the sinking fund must be provided
for. Show us! Show us, Even
so successful and SO prominent n
business man as the gentleman who
favored us with communication in
the Daily Gazette of Sunday. De-
c1mber Sd, appeared to labor under
strenuous approximations. or misap-
prehensions, of the consequences of
municipal ownership ofsthe water
works; and. though 1 have followed
the business of figures for close on
to fifty years. 1 cannot Connect up"
with the Sentleman's figures in such
way as to arrive at his tremulous
conclusions, nor would l allude to
the article. but for the prominence
of the gentleman.
The payment of whatever bonds
are issued and all obligations aris-
in from, fhano H. M -fr1 tI,sa
net proceeds the water works. Can
this be done? Indulge in little
figuring. Let us suppose that the
rates are not lowered but remain as
az present. CAS- it would be policy
to pay these rates and own our own
plant, eventually, rather than pay
of thirty years.)
Suppose 100000 of six per cent.
bonds should be issued, payable at
the end of thirty years, or, any time
after five years, at the option of the
city or the holding water works COM
pany, controlled by the city. Sup
pose tand existing facts Justify the
spposition) that the gross earnings
CT the works Mt the present rates
would average 100000 per year for
inc hFHl twenty years. suppose
! further. that the operating expenses.
including repairs, should amount 10
$4,000. According to the we'll tab
ulated and complete reports of the
operating of water works in other
, cities. this would be large estimate
for this item In this town. Then we
can make the following account:
Gross earnings per annum 5000, 900
Interest on bonds per ~
| annum -. $4,000
Operating expenses. $4,000 $4,000
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edges of which are bound with plain
blue silk. The cases are lined with
white rubberlzed silk. The initial of
the recipient of the gift should be
embroidered on the outside of the
flaps of the cnses. "A case for the
comb and brush. the wash rag and
other toilet accessories may be added
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-21

to the outfit Instead OF pale blue the
favorite color of the one who is to re-
ceive the gift may be used for binding
the set and for working the monogram.
Crochet Table Set.
Crochet table sets are now popular,
and any woman who can crochet will
find that the housewives of her ac.
quaintance will be gratificd to receive
nyen the simplest handmade outfit.
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LET Us START YOUR SUBSCklf-
TON TO THE LABOR ARGUS JAN.
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tOuIll.
Gross earrings per annum s15O,OOO
Interest on bonds.S36,OOO
Operating expenses $4,000 $4,000
Net earnings per annum. $4,000
Net earnings for five yrs 100000
Bonds 'outstandingGOO,O
Less amount of sink
ing fund 100000
Bonds unpaid at end of
1--we years 100000
interest on same at end of
9Th year. 1G.soO
Bonds and interest at end
OF 9th year.. 100000
Bonds unpaid end of 9th
year ..-.......... 19G,SOo
Interest on same 18th yr 11.SOS
Amount of bonds and in
terest 9TH year. :. 2OS,6OS
Net earnings eth year APP
piled ......-... 100000
Amount unpaid end of 7th
Year ....-.... 1oS,6 COS
Interest on same end of
Sth year. 6,516.4S
Amount unpaid end of Sth
year ..-......-... 5,124.4S
Net earnings Sth year ap-
pied ..--..... 100000
Amount unpaid at end of
Sth year. ---......-- 1I.124.4S
Ihus 1t can be seen that even with
reduction Of gross earnings much
below what they now arr the bonds
could be paid off in little over eight
years.
But again let us suppose that the
net annual earnings as shown above,
are:
S15O.OOO
Interest and exposes Der
dhhum $4,000
Leaving net earnings per
anilum $1,000
Or net earnings for five
years .--.-... 100000
fonds at end of five years 100000
Less net earnings in sink
ing fund ........ 100000
Leaving bonds unpaid end
of five years. 100000
Gross earnings FER annWm 100000
interest on S2S0.OOO PEI.
annum .$1G.S00
Operating expenses $4,000 GG.SOO
Net earnings per annum. $4,000
Net earnings for ten years
lend of Is years. 49,. $4,000
From which dcductin-
bonds unpaid -- 100000
Leaves .---.... 35O.Oou
or S.5. 900 per annum- for loan to
other funds of the city for park.
market house, free bridge, street
paving or any Improvement desired.
The people will not nave to be
taxed to meet these bonds. The re-
ceipts from reduced water rates viii
not only pay them off, but provide
funds for other imnroyements 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

Miss Taft went over to Fort Myer this
afternoon to be the guest of Gen. and
Mrs. Leonard Wood at the luncheon.
These hosts had a party of ninety at a
buffet lunch, the debutantes of the win
ter being especially honored. All went
to the drill afterward in the riding hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
BORN

McNEAI ON Thursday. December =. 1911. at
Neal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
MARRIED.

KELLY SoNNER on Monday. Do,cmter !.
1911. al Baltimore. Md. JOHN \. hELl. \
Of Washington. II. e.. and EDITH \.
SoNNER Of stephen City, Va.
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For Beautiful Hair
and Lovely Skim
t..Parisienne" in Woman's Journal.)

(sParisienne'' IN WOMAN 5 JourndII
.Ions. abundant and glossy hair is often the
result OF dry shampooing. Soap and water take
the life out and leave it brittle and colorless
For a dry shampoo mix four ounces Of therox
with four ounces of cornmeal or with four ounces
Of powdered orris root. Sprinkle a tablespoonful
on the head and brush 1t out and the scalp and
hair will be clean. wavy and lusfrous
ITO have clear, velvety complexion. mas
s.pe the face. neck and arms daily with solu-
tion made by dissolving original package Of
ma yatone in eight ounces of witchhazei 1t
makes the skin lovely and soft.
.'For chaps. cold sores. pimples and skin dis
eases there is nothing better than Mothers
Saive. 1t heals cuts. burns, staids and sores.
and 10 a wonderful cure for coughs. colds and
catarrh.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08

Miss Kaufman entertained at lunch
con of eighteen covers at Rauscher's to-
day, the honor guests being Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman and Miss May Arms, a
bride of next Monday.
The decorations of the table were in
pink Killarney and bride roses
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MAY SETTLE OUT OF COURT.
Curie- Langevin Suit in Paris Post
poned Fortnight.

PARIS. December S.-The Curie-I.au-
geviu suit, which has caused mucn
sensation in France owing to the pronn-
hence of both of the parties in the seller
tific world. WAS called today before the
correctional court of the Seine. None OF
the parties. however, appeared. and the
Judge postponed the hearing for fort
night II is under stood that negotiations
are still going on between the paTrte,
with a view to an amicable settlement