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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. May 23.-Cash wheat up- changed No. hard, S711@95c; No. red, sS1adS9c. Corn steady, 1ac up; No. ? mixed, 50la@50a4c; No 2 white. 50i1M50s4c. Oats unchanged. No white, S5@36c No. mivxed, 3211Q33c. Wheat futures, May, S7kc bid; July. S3i4o bid; September, s2zsc0SSc sellers. Corn, July, 5Ohc sellers; September. 5olsc sellers,
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Meats

Corrected by Southern Beef and Pro.
 vision Company.) Lard, 91ac; compound, 7Nc. D. s. short ribs, 9Ac. D. s. fat backs, s1ac. Smoked clear bellies, 171kc; fancy, 1Sho, Ham butts. 11c; Boston butts, 101zc Bacon, fancy, 24c; medium, 21c. Pork loins, 1211c; spare ribs. 111kc.
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CT. Hamburg was Aa% pfg. higher; Rio 50 reis higher, SIX 050; Santos unchanged; fours, SIX $50; sevens, SIX loo. Brazil ian exchange on London, 1-64d lower, at 16 l5-46d Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, 5000, against 12,o00; Jundiahy re- ceipts, 13oo against $500. New York ware house deliveries yesterday, 7539, against 1860 last year.
 Spot coffee quiet; Rio. No. ', 12c; San tos, No. 1, 13c Mild quiet; Cordova 1o611ho
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Flour and Foodstuffs

Corrected by Tennessee Mill Co.) Self-raising flour, S5.76.
 Nellie King flour. per barrel. A.z. Bolted meal. per 96-pound sack. s1.4z, No. corn, per bushel, kiln dried, 7Sc. Pure wheat shorts. S30. Pure wheat bran. 50. lOO-lb. c. S. hulls. per ton, s12. Prime c. s. meal. per ton. $2s. c. S. feed meal, per toh, s25. No. 1 timothy hay. per ton, s23. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, 51S. Corn chops, per 10o-lb. sack, H.G. Flour in wood, 15c higher. White oats, DOC.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa, s25.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Pig Iron
Cotton Seed Products

(Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton ON
 Company
 oil, prime, 40d47hc per gallon; meal, prime, TIC per cent ammonia. $N per net ton; hulis, sacked, s11; hulls. loose. Q.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; middling, 151ac; net receipts, 494; gross receipts, 494; shipments, 13i9; stock, 25,599.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 15s4c; net receipts, 21 gross receipts, 21; shipments, @; sales s6; stock, H,54.
 Memphis: Firm; middling, 15ssc; net re- ceipts, H. gross receipts, 520; shipments, 1413 sales, $50; stock, 6l,99S.
 St. Louis Quiet; middlng, 15l2c; net receipts, 24 gross receipts, Al; shipments, Al; sales, 30; stock, 12,159.
 Cincinnati Net receipts 2S3; gross re- coipts, 2S3; shipments, 349; stock 21,069.
 Little Rock: Steady; middlng, 15c; net receipts, 19; gross receipts, 19; shipments 209; stock, 13, 460
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 15ssc.
 Total today: Net receipts 1912; gross re- oeipts, 17S; shipments, 3s21; sales, 766; stock 14S,S26.
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Drexel Arrested for Speeding

New York, May s.-Anthony J. Drexel Jr., was arrested on Statsn Island today for overspeeding his automobile. With him was his wife, who was Marjorie Gould. and they drove to a police court, where Drexel admitted he was going too fast and paid s5 fine. A few weeks ago Drexel was arrested in Hudson county, New Jersey. where he was let off without a fine because it was his first offense there.
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Available Supply Changes

New York, May 23.-Specialfcable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreet's show the following changes in available supplies as com pared with previous accpunts:
 Available supplies:
 Wheat, United states east of the Rockies, decreased 185,000 bushels Canada decreased ], 1,779,0Q0 bushels.
 Total United States and Canada, de. creased 1.564.000a bushels.
 Afloat for and in Europe. increased 4,600,00Q bushels.
 Total American and European sup plies, increased 3,0S9 900.
 Corn. United States and Canada, de- creased 1,090,000 bush els.
 Oats, United States and Canada, in creased. 16S,000 bushels.
 Among the leading increases report cd this week was Chattanooga 75,00u bushels
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Metal Market

New York. May 23-Standard copper quiet; spot. May, June, July and August, 1.S5d12. London steady; spot, 955; fu- lures, G55 12s 3d. Arrivals reported at New York today, 275 tons. Custom house returns show exports of 2O,7 722 tons so far this month. Lake copper, SIP 25Qol2. .37 1a; electrolytic. $12@1Z.Q5; casting, sll.75dl ll1S7H.
 Tin dull; spot s43 7od44.7o; May, s43.65Q 445o: June, si3.5otd4450; July s4250d 43.56; August s4l.50@42.50. London strong spot, f203; futures. G191.
 Iead dull; A.40@450 New York; s4.20@ A.25 East St. Louis. London, G13. Spelter dull, $5.35G5 40 New York S5.20d525 East St Louis. London, e24 los
 Anthony dull; Cooksons, $9d9.50.
 Iron--Cleveland warrants, 46s 101ad in London. Locally iron was quiet; No foundry northern, No. 1 foundry southern and No. foundry southern soft. sl5. .25@ l5.75; No. 2 foundry northern, $15@15.50.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, May 23.-Cotton seed oil was considerably higher early today on covering of shorts, buying of new crop months against export sales, strength of crude markets and lard support from refining interests Late In the session prices eased off some what under realizing. Total sales. 14,- 800 Futures closed 2 to 9 points net higher May, e.70@6.s5c; June, 6.66 o
 s72c: July. 66S9e6sc; August. 6.74@
 6.75c; September, 6.72Q67sc Prime crude. 5.6sG5,7ac; do summer yellow,
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Coffee Market

New York, May 23.-Coffee opened steady at an advance of to Il points and during the middle of the day showed a net advance of about to 12 points OH covering by shorts, higher European ca fbles. firmness in the primary markets, and private advices from Havre, reporting that shorts there were becoming still more nervous owing to prospects for a falling off in the movement. There may also have been some nervousness over the near months positions in the local market as May showed relative strength early but a small demand for that position was met by leading bulls and somewhat reac- tionary late cables from Havre were fol lowed by a partial reaction here undtj realizing The close was steady at a mel advance of i to 10 points. Sales, o2,5C' bags. May and June, 1o.1oc; July, le.6Sc August, 16.62c September, 10.55c Octo' Der, 1o.3sc; November. lo.s9c December and January, 1o4oc; February, 10. 4lc March and April, 1042c.
 Ffavre was a4 franc higher early, but re acted h franc, closing # franc net high
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Fruits and Produce

Corrected by Douglas Bros.) Apples-Westerns. s2.75Q3.a box. Oranges-California, s3.5o; Florida, [ TS.50.
 Pineapples-s3.5o.
 Lemons-Fancy. $46A50. Limos--Imported. per 100. 75c@$1. Irish Potatoes-Old stock. per bush- el, 90c@$1.
 Florida Cabbage-Crate, s1.6. Granberries-Box. s3. Onions-New Louisiana, Sc lb. Navy Beans-Choice Michigan, pee bu.. $275.
 Peas-Vlrginia black-eye. per bu.s S3.50.
 Spanish Onions-Per crate. $1.7A Celery--Fancy. per crate. $S. Cocoanuts-$5.50@ per 100. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, $302.60. Grapes-Malaga. keg. $7. Grape Fruit-Florida. per box. $S.26 @8.50.
 Tangerines--Per box s5. Strawberries-SouthA Alabama. 1 7542.ea Tomatoes-Crate. 6 baskets, s2. 7563 50. String Beans-s2.25. New Irish potatoes. s4d4.50 per bbl. Georgia Peaches-$3 to $3.50 per crate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

Convenient Train for Atlanta Is
 Birmingham Special
 Leaving Birmingham via southern railway 9:30 a, m, reaching Atlanta 2:sO p. m. Dining car service.
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Poultry and Eggs

n (Corrected by Garrett & Hfno.1
 nens-Medium. 40@ soc: live. per h.. 12c
 Large Fryers, s35Q4oc; 30c per lb; medium flyers, 25G90c; 25c per h.; small, 25c.
 Ducks, 25d4oc; guineas, BOG; roosters. sOds5c; geese. so@4oc; live turkeys.
 per lb. l2l1@15c; dressed turkeys. goo. Eggs-Fresh, 17c.
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Live Stock

A1VG otOCk
 Steers, good to choice fat. $50 to l21o lbs. 4x@5hc.
 Steers. medium to good. $50 to 1000 lbs, fl4GSc.
 Steers, good to choice fat. 50 to $50 pounds. 4d4%e
 Steers, medium to good. s5o to s5o pounds. 3lk@4c.
 Oxen, good to choice. +@45bc.
 Oxen, medium to good, Sh04c.
 Cows and heifers. good to choice. 800 to 1000 pounds, 4Q5c. Cows and heifers, medium good. 500 to 1000 lbs, 4G4lac.
 Cows and heife-s. good to choice. 600 to 800 pounds, 4G4Hc. Cows and heifers. medium to good, GO 10 500 lbs sl1G4c. Yearlings, good to choice. 303hc. Yearlings. medium to good, 2Ie43o. Bulls. good to choice. 800 to 1200 pounds. S1kG14c.
 Bulls. medium to good. $50 to $50 lbs. 3f3hc. l. Bulls, medium to good. 800 to l2oo lbs. 3dSMc.
 Gamers, 28sc | Hogs, choice (corn fed). 1s0 to G0 pounds, 6Ac.
 Pigs. so to 12o pound wts.. Sc.
 Hogs. choice (corn fed), 140 to 1Se pounds, 6hc
 Pigs, 30 to 120 ID. wts., Go.
 Pigs, 60 to 80 h. wts, Sc. Fat cattle. demand good. Oxen, demand slow. Medium cattle. demand good. Ycarlings. demands rood.
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Total sales for the day, 100 shares. LOCAL SECURITIES
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

imDecile cannot vote (supLosedly
but a lot OF them dc) and criminals
(who T i'll PRISON. are denied tho
right to vote. DO You wan, your
wife and mother longer kept in ;hl,
Glass; No, l do not believe il.
TEE California working men have
Just placed themselves in the van
guard CT progress and FAVE give,
the women OF that state an equal
voice with men in the affairs Of gov.
eminent Are you going TO lag be-.
hind them and De less progressive
than they?
DC o know who opposes suf.
rage for wcmcn? Listen, it is the
mn of the 400" whohavc their Lap
dogs, their monkey dinners. their
Adam and Eve strolls' 10 engage
their attention and amuse them.
selves.
These are the one who hold Up
their hands in molly horror at the
thought. of tho women engaging in
the affairs of state. 1t is they who
tell the people that it is .~'unlaIy-
like" and "unfeminine" for women
to vote
They know that it would lie dan. |
SerouS to them and their class il
tho working women, VINO are in the /
majority, should be given the bal. /
lot.
Don't be fooled any longer by this /
cry Of the dilcttante opponent Of /
equal suffrage.
Give your wife, daughter, moth. /
or II sister 4 chance to stand with (
You, and win or lose with YOU. in /
your struggles against your OF /
prcSSorS.
The Socialist Party has fIocte! [
the country with petitions asking /
Congress to submit this amendment 1
Continued on Page Six I
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MINING NOTES

y splendid meeting was held at
ard last Monday evening, address,
ed by G. II. Edmonds and John w.
~l.ackaly. There has been n large
increase in the membership at that
place.
Vice President Craigo addressed
a good meeting at Carbondale last
Monday evening.
In the lower end at the district
Morgantheler, Craigo\Lackcv and
EdmoEds addressed Il large rlceting ..
The miners at Raymond City. Black
BetseE and Plymouth are becoming
thoroughly organized.
Bailey ana Morris held 4 meeting
at Mucklow last Friday
Ihc miners at that place are hccom-
ing very much interested. in the Or
~sanlzation, and the membership is
increasing rapidly. Thomas Cairns
held a meeting at Monmouth on
Friday.
CAIRNS, Bailey and Morris adj
dressed a good meeting at Hern-
shaw on last Sunday emil The
miners at that place are taking an
active interest in the affairs of the
IarSanization. and the Indications are
that they will have a thorough or.
S~anlzation within a short time.
Inc majority of the mines in rho
kanawha district have resumed
work, and the seem to NO
very good for steady work for tho
winter, with the exception of the
mines on Paint Creek, where the
companies have been unable to Sc
contracts.
I. l.. Lewis is flooding he CONN
try with circular letters annourcirr
his candidacy for President to SIR
coed President White.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-26

have juvenile and probation courts
for children, and women have women
physicians or matrons in institutions
providing for such cases. This is a
good record for the tates that have
already woman SUFFRAGE. and such
bids fair to make equally as good a
record.
In Kansas. which already permits
woman to vote CT school matters,
the extension of the franchise to poll
teal affairs. is under consideration.
Throughout the West the agitation
for SUFFRAGE does not partake
of the nature of the agitation in Eng
land; that is, here it is for votes of
all women instead of votes for proper
ty owners only. 1t is more on the
is growing rapidly. Taken as whole,
one ma see the legislation up to the
present has been of very little value
to women and children workers. be-
cause of the law of competition in in
dustry and the capitalistic control
thereof. When the ballot prevails,
however, the good hat has already
been accomplished though i. giyes.ev-
idence that much greater good will
be done within a few years. UIti-
mately, it Will be the ending of capt.
talistic control, and this will mean the
complete freedom OF women and Chi
dren from the poverty that has made
slaves of them. Given the ballot, wo-
men will prove a strong factor in their
own emancipation.
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work to do viii do we'll 10 can on him

work to do will do well TO call on him
for prices.
Comrade c. c. Frazier, the blacks
smith of our town, VIII do your WORT;
up TO date. Call and see him.
Comrade H. L. Peck. the ieweIes
of this town for about four years,
and Secretary of the Local, left today
over the Virginia r. r. for points near
Winding Gulf. We are sad over his
departure, but hope We will meet him
again.
L. c. Rogers, of Oak Hill, will short
iy move out of the corporate limits.
He has rented the Mrs. Kimmiser
property. The reasons of this remova
will be given later, in this paper.
There is a reason.
Comrade John w. Brown, the noted
Socialist Speaker, win speak at Oak
Hill. October 24th, at the Masonic
Hall, also at Hill Top on the 25th, and
at Dothan the 18th. Let everybody
come and hear him.
Comrade J.. B. Paisley, formerly OF
Montgomery. is doing a hustling busi-
ness by way of making pictures.
All good citizens are invited to visit
our town, and especially Socialists.
Any one desiring to take stock in a
cooperative Commonwealth will meet
at the town hall every Wednesday
night, and take out his card in the
Socialist Local. This Local is made up
OF ~laboring men who are class con-
scious, who believe in government, and
a good n atthat, not in name only,
but in reality.
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Workingmen and
Workingwomen Listen
BY John C. Chase.)

You have a golden opportunity,
an opportunity to do something
which will be historic in the progress
OF civilization.
You have an opportunity to, strike
4 tremendous blow for the freedom.
not only Of working men, but the
freedom of working m
There is n petition being circu-
lated Throughout the United States
requesting Congress to submit to
II legislatures OF the several stat
es for ratification, an amendment to
the national constitution, which
will enable women to vote in all
elections ON an equality with men.
You know that the ballot is the
great weapon which the working
class can use whenever that class
gets ready to use it. You know al.
So that the working class is about
10 use that weapon for it's emancipa-
ton. Do You not want your moth
er, sister or daughter to be able to
use that ballot with you
Are you going to allow yourself
TO be Weakened in the great con-
met by having those so closely in
tercsted with o so closely allied
with you in the struggle, deprived
of z CHANCE to aid you in the strug-
~" e-rS'-H1E -
Remember that there are millions
OF women, daughters and sisters.
wives and mothcrs-who are now
Obliged to erik and slave in order
to live.
Ihese are all members OF the
working class and have the same
interests as the fathers, husbands.
'prothers and sons. Will you de-
priVe them longer. by your careless
ness n inactivity, of the privilege
or participating in the making or
laws which govern their conditions.
h laws OF today, in the great
majority of states, place women up-
on the same basis, politically. as
mules. 1mbeciles n criminals.
y mule cannot vote, iif he could
he would raise n ruction)- n,
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Fir" broke ous in the north drift
oil che Winifredc Coal Company's
h'i"es Friday night. The cause of
th' fire is unknown nor the extent
or the damage it m a do. 1t is sup
pc ID that sparks from the motor,
railing coal Friday, caused IL
sn'NuldcrinS fire which <nited AZ
nj at. Men were at work Saturday
an Saturday night and Sunday en-
dc vorinG to eNtinGuish the lire. but
II !" could I've done. rs It was far
ir'n air. and the air in the mine
W." suHocating- Several who work
cd saturday night are in a pre-
ca. ious state. # the fire is not
sen put cut, about 200 or $50 men
vi be without employment.
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October 16, 1911.

Editor Labor Argus:
Tuesday morning l got of No. Il at
Pratt, and went up Paint Creek on
foot, soliciting orders for goods up
as far rs Mayhan, then to Burnwell,
Friday evening 1 went above Decota
and took some orders, but kept on
the railroad track and in the public
road. One OF the guards followed me.
but said nothing. I then vent back
TO Wake Forest and stayed over hight
and Sunday went round to Red War
rlor to see my nephew. Monday morn
ing / started up the track, and whom
near Acme | met Superintendent Oda,
who | regarded as 4 friend. MIR. Oda
was talking to some II as 1 passed
on the track. He spoke to me, end
We shook hands. aud then he said 20
ME. Get Off this road, and go straight
through own" l was much astonish-
ed at sue talk from Il man whom l
regarded as a friend, and asked him
for an explanation, and he replied, Il
mean just what / say"
l walked on to near the end of the
town, whore I stopped at at friends
nome to write some letters. I had
scarcely began writing when in came
Asst. superintendent Anderson from
from Acme. who ordered me IL keep
ing his hand in his hip pocket while
talking. Out in the County road Itold
him something about Socialism. Wien
l arrived at the lower end of Acme 1
met young Davis, the Car from
kayford.- He stepped up to me with
his haId in his pocket, and ordered
me off the railroad track. ~and said
for me to follow him. Well, l had
no weapons, SO he marched me up
near the company store. He called
to some one in the store, who came
out and said they would see me out
up the creek to the ounta road.
Not knowing whether they ntende
to murder me or not, | protested.
Davis several times demanded to
know my business, and at last said.
YOU were run away from :. AXE For
est for taking part in So-ialism," and
said l was interfering with his aft
fairs, and said for me to 90 back
10 Charleston. l would not do this.
and told them I would go over the hill
and around the ridge and make nv
way 10 Coal River where my sister
lives.
| had gone owe the hill only
short distance. when two we'll dressed
men, strangers, halted me. both hav-
ing automatic pistols. One covered
me, the other went through my valise,
taking all the cash Ihad except lie.
and some provate papers. They ehtn
told me to so, and not to stop, or they
would Kill me.
1t is my opinion that some one had
tclephoncd ahead of me to have these
men waiting for me-. but l canrot say
who it was robbed me, though 1
would know them if l should see them
again.
How long We oppressed people viii
We bear the load that is put upcn you?
Surely o will all be on hand at the
ballot box to put down this American
Russia.
They discharged me for being a
Socialist. now they rave me blacklisted
for a job. and are trying t. keep me
of the earth. | I've been selling
goods. freight prepaid. for one-half or
less than the Coal Barons sell them
for. n of course that is another
reason why they persecute me.
But just wait until 1912. After
that things will be different on Cabin
Creek.
]. F. MEADOWS.
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OAK HILL.

ComSade John Ropp passed through
town enroute to Fayetteville the Other
day Mr.. Ropp is a leading merchant
of Dothan. w. Va.
Brother X. j. Frazier is doing n lot
OF work at Eckles on the Virginia
r. r., building houses.
Comrade George OdelI is the livery
man at Oak Hill. Any one not too
lar removed from Oak Hill having
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We are not trying to make your
condition worse. We want every
man. woman and child to have
plenty, with plenty there will be ~
poverty. or incentive to crime. Re-
move the II and the disease will
be cured.-Ex.
Capitalism says: wv demand alb
solute obedience to our business
methods" The half-fed people re-
ply-'to hell with your orders. We
Will obey no law that is not Divine.
and is not based on mans humanity
to man.-EN.
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We also handle II number of o,,cu
different Brands Bottled in Rom,
u quarts ut Sl.00 per quart.
ALL \ OF BAHREL. Goops
. and 8 YEARS OLD, FROM SIM
PER GALLON. Cp.
WE ALSO HANDLE IMPORTED
GOODS
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O

tNinlfrede CorreE3ondence.)
today Witnessed the first month
l. ray day since it's inauguration by
tine company, over Il month ago.
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Taft has the right to recall his
but he IS afraid for the
people to be entrusted with the pow
'er mat is given him. Oh, you big
~oFergrown tub OF nothing.-Ex.
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VIII some one tell us what is the
ra@ Ter with our Comrades at Win
1fr de? 1t appears that they must
harn been showed under the last
ca raign and are afraid to show
themselves. Where is that Local
that was among the strongest in
the valley?