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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-09
Socialist Party City Platform

We the Socialist Party of the City of Charleston do
hereby endorse the Platform
of 1908
We denounce the present socalled Bipartisan city
charter.
We for enactment of a new charter which
will more fully give to the people the following:
Home Rule.
The initiative referendum and recal5
more economical city government by disposng Of
surplus officials.
BY abolishing the Board of Affairs.
BY combining the offices of Mayor and Police Judge.
thereby leaving the administration of the City the
hands of the mayor and Common Council
Abolition of the present pnblc contract SYSTEM all
public work to be under supervision of the City and all
work to be performed by citizens.
We demand the following
Municipal ownership and public utilities
municipal building
A City owned Market House
A new and free bridge Kanawha river.
Public Baths, Toiletz and Waiting Rooms.
City owned Parks and Fairgrounds
Establishment of a efficient Health Department.
The removal of Crematory a place outside of city
No charge for the burning of the daily refuse from
stores and dwellings
No livery stables to be the prominent streets
The cleaning and putting alleys sanitary condition.
The paving of all populated alleys.
All salaried officials their connections as far
concerned from other business and devote eight
hours per day to the interests of the city
The establishment of eighthour day for all City
employees at a minimum wage of 500.
Just assessment and equal OF taxation
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
THE NEW CITY COUNCIL
h NOW AT THE HELM.
Mayor Lasswell stepped Down and
out and Was Succeeded by
Burton Prince.

The last meeting of the old city
council with Mayor LassweH presid-
ing was held Wednesday afternoon.
Before the old members of the coun-
ell stepped down and out d number
Of reports were approved. including
the board OF equalization, the water
L superintendent and tax collector. A
few bills We're allowed and ordered
paid. Various matters pertaining t.
sidewalk construction and street i'm
provement wore discussed. and ther
\ the oath of office was administered
to Mayor Prince and Aldermen
Rushing, Andrews and Rogers.
Mayor Prince announced his COM
mfttees as follows:
Finance and Ordinance-Cheat-
ham, chairman McCombs and
Moore.
Streets, Alleys and sidewalks
Rushing, chairman Rogers and
Moore.
Police, Parks and Cemetery-Mc-
Combs, chairman; Rushing and An
drews.
Water-Moore, chairman; Cheat
ham and Rushing.
Fire and Public Buildings-An-
drews, chairman; Rogers and Cheat
ham
Sanitary, Lights and Printing
Rogers, chairman; McCombs and
Andrews.
The mayor was given authority to
appoint a committee to act with a
8 committee from the school hoard to
I select sites for the ward school
buildings.
The council adjourned until to
morrow night at which time the ap
pOintments will be made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
" VA TT.

Wyatt, April l7,-This communi-
ty is being visited by some local
showers at this writing.
A norther blow up last Thursday
evening and it was feared that it
would freeze or frost and kill the
corn and what cotton that was up
and also the vegetation but we have
had some cold rains instead.
Owing to the rain there was no
Sunday school at this place yestcr-
day.
Since the Santa Fe has changed
its schedule Miss Alice Moore, our
school teacher is now boarding at
home in Midlothian. She comes down
in the morning and returns in the
evening. Heretofore she has been
boarding at Mr. c A. Isbell's.
Mr. Works, our school teacher.
had business in Dallas last Wedncs-
day Thursday and Friday and his
brother taught in his absence,
At a recent election the following
were elected as trustees at this
place. Messrs. J. O. Shultz and w. A.
Few.
On last Friday night the angel Of
death visited the home of Mr. G..
Hughes and removed from their
midst a loving and devoted wife and
kind and loving mother Mrs.
Hughes had been suffering from
cancer for some time. Mrs. Hughes
lad lived in Texas for several years
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19

Il is not by sitting on the fenee and
rouutng the weed i1 our neighhor's
he!d that we 0'ta y q better harvest
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
Rogers Hotel Arrivals.

w. b. Rudolph, Carthage, Mo; j.,
w. Parker, F. c. Cutter, Dallas; R..
w. Mccormick and wife, Cor icaaa !;
]. w Woods, Dallas; j. O. Newton,
Forreston; J. c. Kirkpatrick, Brown
wood; j b. Walton, Houston; r. e.
Berkshire, Dallas; G. r. Payne, Kan
sas City; A G. Hunt, Dallas; John
c. Conway, Waco; w. II. Starkney,
San Antonio: Mr. and Mrs. w. J.
GRADER, Brcnham; R. b. Smith, c.
B. King st. Louis; John Alcott, Dali
las; H. S. O'Neill, New York; W. r..
Gibson, St Louis; Roy p. Howell d.
r Geary, w. D. Compere Dallas;
II L, Dean, sherman; Carey New
comb. Chicago; w. w. Jones, Dallas;
w. A Elder MarshaH l. Fl. Thorn
as, VIM Blackwood, Swecrwatcr; f.
S Hughes, Abilene; Tom Hughes.
Dallas Willis Pryor, Denver; James
It. Ward Dallas. NJ. w. McAfee,
Corsicana: II. c. Byers, Garner, la:
j. Speer. New York; J s. Rudd Bal
timore; l.. r Watkins, Dallas; G. b.
Egan, Denton: w. l. Mckinney, Chi
cago; Ed r. Aycock, Midlothian; b,
f. schultz Milwaukee: d. B. Nc
Cannon, Corsicana; Thos. Mills,
Palestine: viii b Rust, St Louis,
Paul II. Berwold Dallas; T II, Ad-
kins, Arlington; Il NJ. Young New
York. o. H. Weissinger, Waco; Jack
Bird, Fort Worth D. d Shanks, II.
G Brandish, Dallas r E Dodson
Fort Worth; D. G Mackenzie Dali
las. John Munroe Workman
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19

accused of shooting and killing Ar
thur Lane, also colored. at negro
festival near Boyce one night last
fail
The postponement of the White
mon case left the court without any
material to work during the
remainder of the week and the jury
was finally excused, The murder
case of G. A. Ratterree of Ennis is
set for Monday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
The Music Club.

Questions for Music club meeting
of April goth.
Roll Call Current events from
the latest musical magazines.
L. Strauss life and works.
2. Best known compositions OF
mentioned in paragraphs
23S, 239, $40 of text books.
g. Greigs life and works.
A. Best known compositions of
composers mentioned in paragraphs
from 243 to 254.
Brief outline OF Poland, Italy and
Meth erlands.
Reference books at Sims Library.
Heuderson-M Modern Musical Drift.
Lavignac-Music and Musicians.
Maitland-English Music in the
I 9th century.
Program.
Melody in ....... Rubenstein
Miss Mcclellan.
Romance - $40 Tchaikovsky
Miss Emily Gather.
Morgan ... .. Strauss
Miss Scott.
Selected ....t.f ...... Moszkowski
Miss Foster.
Aria from La Boheme Puocini
Prelude ... ... Rachmanipoff
Miss Peterson.
Salute D'Amour .......,. Elgar
Miss Elizabeth Gather.
Aase's Death ........ Greig
Pierriott ....t. . Chaminade
Mrs. Grow, Miss Patrick.
The Rose Complained .. Franz
Miss Smith
Selected ... ..... Paderewski
Mrs Cheatham.
Selected ..... Rimi-Korsakov
Miss Drane
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
Both Wronq.

you nave deceived me" she com
planned you gave me to understand
that you were rich"
well. you deceived me, too" he re.
piled You caused me to believe
that you would he brave aud cheerful
If il ever hecanr necessary for us 10
get along on Ii small Income. Judge
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19
MURDER CASE
POSTPONED UNTIL MAY I
One or Two Witnesses Summoned
by Both State and Defense
A bSeut

Owing to the absence of one or
two witnesses summoned by both
the state and the defense the muir
der case of Bob Whitemon was We'd
nesday afternoon postponed until
May l. Whitemon is negor and is
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19

Dry cell batteries at r. s Cronk
Co II
Miss Chattle Briggs is visiting in
Dallas
Read Curtin Drug Co.'S big ad in
mis- issue. 70
r. $. Cronk Co. sell galvanized
roofing cheap. II
Plenty Of good dry stove wood at
Shiye & Keys. II
Umbrellas repaired and recovered
| by Arthur. Mackoy. L
ATTORNEY John II sharp of Ennis
is in the city today.
old hats made new at Pages tai
lor shop Phone n. II
John Munroe of Workman is in the
city for few days
Roscoe Spalding went to Fort
| Worth this morning
Some fine pictures will be shown
al the Majestic tonight. y
Tomato and cabbage plants for
everybody. Bird Forrest. II
Ask your grocerman for Luster-
| lite kerosene None better If
Eighteen rolls toilet paper, holder
| free, for $500 F. S. Cronk Co. If
Anything you want in the way of
fuel and feed at Shive e Keys. If
Buy your pump from F. S. Cronk
Co All kinds. Prices way down If
Is your lawn mower dull7 If So,
take it to Arthur Mackoy's shop. If
Mrs. NJ e. Fears haA returned
from Corpus Christi where she spent
the winter
The Waxahachie Grain Co. has
! fun line of feed and fuel ct attrac-
tive prices. IF
When you need plumber call
Bunkley, with F, s Cronk Co. Both
homes 81 If
New flowers, new shapes, new
braids and new line of ready-trim-
med hats. Reagan Millinery. T.
Aaron Hirsch of Dallas, represent
ing the Texas Motor Cycle company,
is in the city for a few days.
Parents are cordially invited to at
tend the exercises to be given at the
public school Thursday, April 20,
at 1915 p. m.
Don't you enjoy the enthusiasm
of high school boys and girls? If you
do, meet us in the chapel Thursday,
afternoon at 2:15.
Come down town tonight and
trade at Munroe Bros. This is the
last day of the sales benefit for the
Christian church. u
Where Roosevelt Stands Today
in this weeks Saturday Evening
Post This one article is worth the
price of the Post for one year. p
The children OF the primary de
partment Will appreciate your pres
| ence at their exercises Thursday
afternoon, beginning at 1:15.
This is your last opportunity to
/ help the ladies of the Christian
chnrch SO buy your drug store ne
cessities at Munroe Bros today. IL
Thdre are several alfalfa fields
near Waxahachie and the seasonable
rains since the first of the year has
caused il to grow rapidly and the
first cutting is now ready.
7. J Bales went to Fort Worth
this morning in response to mes
sage stating that his daughter, Miss
S. f. Bales, who is attending Poly
technic College, was quite sick
See that Fuller & Johnson pump
ing engine at F. S. Cronk Co. s. It's
cheaper and more reliable than a
wind mill. No trouble to show you
how it works. If
Come and help the High school
decide whether The Panama Canal
should be fortified by the United
States" The contest is on between
the two high school societies Thurs
day, April 20, 2:15 y. m.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-19

"IIe always WAS u bad eye hut no
body seemed 70 notice it while lac vas
rich
Yes; he WAS all tight until he was
broke"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
MINERS STRIKE

Calgary, Alta, April 17,-While
striking miners have held several
meetings to discuss the question OF
applying To the government for a
board 20 arbritrate the differences
with the operators, nothing definite
has been decided. The operators have
refused steadily to take the initiative.
claiming that the question of open
shop" absolutely cannot bc the sub
ject OF arbitration. Meantime the
supply of fuel all over Eastern British
Columbia and Alberta is reaching
low ebb, even the railways having
trouble In securing Il supply The
Great Northern Railway has depend
cd upon coal from the Fcrnic field
to operate many miles OF lines IN
Montana.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20

Washington. ID. G. April 20,-That
the democratic party has sold out to
the same capitalist interests which
controlled the republican congresses
is evidenced 10y the action OF the
House in selecting Cannon's hench-
men as head of the important COM
mittees.
Representative Fitzgerald. the Tam
many politician, was made chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations.
The Committee on Interstate Conn
mcrcc is headed by the rcactionary
Adamson. OF Georgia. The new chair
man of the Postoffice committee is
Representative Moon, OF Tennessee,
also favoritc son OF uncle Joe
Cannon,
Two more graduates Of the motor
ious Tammany school of political cor.
ruption have been given important
posts one is William Sulzcr. now
chairman Of the Committee on mill
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20

During the past week elections for
town and school board officials have
been held in California and Illinois,
the results show great gains and more
victories for the socialists.
The following shows some of the
gains made in Illinois.
Mattoon. Ill.,-The count Of Tues
days ballots shows that Robert Doe
pei Socialist. was elected alderman
of the seventh ward of this city. He
received 15S votes. his opponent get
ting l2i.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
Death Rate l. High

The poor of Washington live i'm
blind alleys. Disease and death arc
ever present in their midst. The death
rate in these alleys are far worse than
that of slums in New York OF Chicago.
In one shack Berger was told that
three families occupied one floor. Six
persons slept i'm one of those rooms.
Congressman Berger, who has seen
slum life i'm many cities. declared that
he had never been so shocked by the
sight OF poverty and degradation as
he was while visiting the alley novels
of Washington's other half"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20

O,Fallon, 1ll.,-D. l.. Thomas, Soc
ialist. was elected mayor here against
a bipartisan combination. j. f. Til
ley was elected city marshall. Nick
Lorenz superintendent Of streets,
Alexander Campbell alderman OF the
first ward and Henry Shoemaker aid
erman of the third ward, all on the
Socialist ticket The party candidates
for city treasurer and city clerk lost
by only a few votes.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
City's Parks.

As stated in another part herein,
American cities have been delinquent
In preserving and caring for the river
and lake fronts and Milwaukee is no
exception to the rule. While we have
secured a portion of our lake front
and are collecting a special mill tax
to reclaim more, no objection is raised.
But the supply can accommodate but
limited number and only those who
are more fortunate. II Is not a sign
OF fair mindedness TO the large mass
Of our people to tax them for water
front property in ont part of the city
and neglect the other beautiful parts
that need only be acquired.
hold that the plans of your Metro
politan Park Commission should be
carefully studied and instead of quib-
bling over the purchase Of the Mil
waukee River Park, Immediately steps
should be taken to secure that portion
Of the Menominee River and the Kin
nickin River also which has been de-
signed as desirable by the above
named commission.
The accommodating increment on all
that land will be far in excess of the
amount OF interest that il will cost our
city to secure said lands now.
The change that thereby the taxes
would be increased should not hold
good, If the authorities of our city will
do their duty and place on the assess
ment roll that property which now be-
longs there and escapes, II this were
done for ten years, you could cancel
the entire park debt and have all the
land herein mentioned.
The cities of st. Paul and Minnea-
polls are developing more elaborate
plans. 1t is safe to say that these
cities will grasp the opportunities.
While we pay attention to the large
projects. We should not lose sight of
the need for Fairgrounds within the
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
Berger Is Astonishcd

Honest people" said Berger, ARE
housed in Washington worse than
prostitutes A girl reared in these sur
roundings cannot help becoming i'm
moral. Think of streets of thena-
tional capital called Niger Hook
and Louise Alley
II shall demand that these alleys be
abolished. believe that the alleys
can be converted into good. clean
streets. And the expense of these i'm
provements, believe. should be
charged to the unscrouplous owners
OF the surrounding property"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
Infant Mortality.

Plans for reducing the alarming ra-
ito of infant mortality are well ad-
vanced. A portion of this work has
been begun.
In addition to the sum of money
planned to be set aside for this pur-
pose. IL is advisable to appoint a civic
commission to aid in performing such
functions as can best be done through
civic effort A resolution providing
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20

adheranco to the interest of the city
and citizens lost the administration
the friendship of a number Of contrac-
tors and may have connection with
the superintendent OF streets.
The sprlnkling and cleaning OF
streets. and the removal OF garbage
rubbish and ashes has been improved
But very much more can be done.
With improved machinery a more
economical system of street cleaning
can be devised, resulting in more fire.
quent and thorough operation.
The efforts OF this department
should receive all possible encourage
ment. Similarly the efforts should be
continued TO reduce the cost Of long
hauls for garbage and refuse.
Health Department.
More attention has been given by
the health department to complaints
received from factories. A division
of factory inspection has been estab-
lished.
The sanitary police force has been
yseyl6. "a cJhyi etao etaoi DIN
completely reorganized and the city
redistricted. While this is good as far
as II goes, this portion of the work
cannot be considered complete until
the building code and also an extern
sive sanitsry code are completed.
Efforts in this direction should be
continued until the end is accomplish
ed. In this connection, wish again
to emphasize that portion OF my mess
age Of April 10. 1910. dealing with
protection of labor.
Publications have been issued and II
is wise that this educational cam
paign be extended. Monthly bulleti s
are being issued. Educational work
has been begun in some Of the schools
and It is to be hoped that this work
may also be enlarged upon.
The plans for an isolation hospital
are ready TO be acted upon, and as
soon as your honorable body shall
have taken action. bids may be ad-
vertised for and contracts let. An or
dinance for the inspection OF theaters
is now pending before you and action
Is desirable.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20

Maryvillc, Ill.-The Socialists elect
ed n village clerk and one village
trustee here, Eugene X. Armstrong
n miner. receiving 53 votes. and his
nearest opponent as. Leonard Ar
gus. Socialist, was elected as n trustee
Four parties were in the field.
Davis. Ill.,-The Socialists carried
this town at the election Tuesday
The party olectIng the following
President OF the board OF trustees
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20

The efforts Ut financial reform hav"
made excellent headway. A COM
plete inventory Of all the property Of
the city, as well as of each depart
ment is near completion.
This should go far toward prevent
ing such leakages as have occurred in
the past-partly through lack OF con-
trol-partly through dishonesty of
employees.
The practice of indiscrimate distri-
button of supplies of all kinds is
checked. Each department is charg-
ed with whatever IL uses and the
heads must be responsible.
The revolution in budget making
has gone far in the direction of sane
finance. Ii would be folly to claim
that the new budget is perfect. This
is clearly stated In the preliminary
remarks prefacing 1t.
Under the new budget, blanket ap-
propriations are done away with, and
in their stead appropriations are made
based on a minutely detailed state
ment of the requirements OF every de-
partment in the city service.
SO far as possible the departments
are required to remain within their
appropriations. and only by resolution
of the common council is II possible
for them 20 receive additional moneys.
This course insures publicity and
minimizes the opportunities for reck-
less expenditures. The next budget
will be ready for your consideration
far earlier i'm the season and will offer
even better results than the past one.
The broadest publicity should be in
vited.
A new system of voucher bills has
been installed. permitting almost alb
solute check on the accuracy OF the
expenditures OF the city. Where la
the past every department devised its
own form of payroll independently OF
the others, there has now been pro-
vded by the comptroller's office one
pay roll to take the place Of seventeen
different forms. with the result that
absolute uniformity is secured, and
the expense of printing reduced to a
minimum.
As rapidly as possible the work OF
bringing all the departments on a
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
Berger Investigates

Thus spoke Socialist Representative
Berger while standing on the doorstep
OF one of washingtons notorious slum
novels within the very shadow of the
capitol.
Berger and a number OF progressive
newspaper men had spent an entire
afternoon on a tour of investigation
into the district of the poor and the
wretched.
Declaring that living conditions in
the blind alleys of Washington are
worse than in any city he had ever
visited. Berger said he will do all in
his power as a member of the District
of Columbia committee owipe out
this stain on the nation.
Uncle Sam To Blame
The federal government is directly
responsible for the conditions existing
here. as Washington is governed by
the president and congress. To date
this form of government has resulted
In beautifying the avenues Of the rich,
while streets OF the poor have been
entirely neglected.
Berger found during his investiga-
ton that the rents paid by the poor
for the most dilapidated structures
would bring the investors Of capital in
model tenements a good income.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
About Taxation.

fhpout idNattbu.
The interference OF special interests
and inadequate laws should not dis
courage you in your efforts to bring
about a system of equitable and just
taxation.
Nor should II prevent you from get
ting on the tax roll all property that
under the law is assessable. Such
property rightfully should be required
to contribute its share to the expense
OF that protection which IL receives.
This cannot be considered a hard
ship on capital and is no more than
can Justly be asked for by the small
home owner. After the demonstra-
ton with the aid of the Somers Sys-
tenn OF value units. II was clearly
shown that the land values were in no
wise equitable as assessed at present.
Too much is left to the Judgment"
OF the individual assessor. which may
or may not be competent
Publicity in the making of an as
sessment is of the utmost importance
and the property owner should be
ready to cooperate with the tax de-
partmenL
IL is a wrong condition that per-
mits an assessor to solicit business Jf
any kind with people whose property
he is required to assess. This condi-
tion permits of too much latitude for
suspicion either justly or unjustly
II is deplorable that an attempt 20
remedy conditions enumerated above
should meet with the opposition that
you have encountered in your work
In that direction.
Bureau of Efficiency and Economy.
The plans OF the Bureau of Effic-
iency and Economy are rapidly taking
on tangible form. The Department of
Publicity Works is the first depart
ment to be affected by these plans.
Good results can be hoped for from
this work in the way of improving the
financial conditions of the city.
Though quietly, this work goes IN
without cessation.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-04-20
MOr1 Socialist
Victories

]. c. Mainwaring; thustees. Tuoy Boil
lette. Burnell Williamson. Evan Wat
kins.
The vote except for president of
the board. showed substantial VIC
tory. For that office the Socialists
won by two votes