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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
Gonlpers Endorses
Socialist Ticket
President Of American Federation Of
Labor, in Los Angeles
URGES ALL WORKERS
TO VOTE SOCIALIST.
~
Lines Up for Job Hartman and En-
tire Ticket in Hot Bed
Of Struggle. -

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 21.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, came uot square
ly for Job Hartman and the other
candidates on the Socialist municipal
ticket when he spoke to five thousand
people in Shrine Auditorium Sunday.
When Mr.. Gompers rounded out an
eloquent period by advising every man
to go to the polls and vote for Job
Hartman the great audience arose
with a shout that rang out for sew
eral minutes.
The president of the A. F.. Of L. will
remain in Southern California several
days, and will do all he can for the
election of the workers ticket in Los
Angeles.
In his speech Gompers declared
strongly for woman's suffrage amend
ment to the state constitution and for
the amendment providing for the
initiative and referendum and the re-
call including the judiciary.
The significance of Gompers, speech
cannot be accurately estimated. Many
of the best informed workers of Los
Angeles viewed it as the beginning of
the end of the barrier that has exist
ed between the American Federation
of Labmor and tn Socialist party Or
CARNATIONS. Some go SO far as to
predict that in the next presidential
campaign the two great bodies will
march almost as one and that in the
next succeeding fight for national SUI
premacy labor will stand with united
front under the banner Of the great
political working class party, as 1t
now stands in Los Angeles.
In the course Of his speech Mr..
Gompers said:
"The men and women of today want
more of the products Of their toll and
they will demand more and more and
more and more, and, II 1 read the
signs right. they are going to get
more"
"They want it ALI" shouted a man
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
Clerks
Organize Union

On Friday night of last week q
Clerks UnioneWas formed in this city
with fair percentage Of the clerks
as charter members. While the meet
ing was. not as well attended as it
should have bene, there having been
over 500 clerks invited, those who re-
sponded were there in earnest and
no tim was lost in signing applica-
tons, when once the charter was
opened.
Several representatives of various
crafts were present and encouraged
the clerks, promising. support to the
organization If launched.
The charter was closed at this meet
ing, although the same charter fee
will be retained during the next few
weeks, giving all clerks chance to
become members at the same fee paid
by the charter members.
During the week since the melting
large number of applications have
been written by Organizer Redding
and it is hoped to bring the member
ship of the local to the 100 mark By
the next meeting.
Another session was held Wednes
day night, which resulted in a large
number of applications being present
ed, which greatly encouraged th'
membership.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
Struggle Renewed
At MUScatin6
Dishonorable Employers Have vio-
lated Agreement, and Shops
Are Closed. -

Washington, Sept. 21.-Men, women
and children, employed in the button
factories in Muscatine, Ia, are again
engaged in a battle for the life OF
their union. The employers have VIC
lated the agreement entered into with
the labor organization, and the men,
bers of the Button Workers Protec-
tive Union are determined not to re-
turn to work until the terms of the
contract are strictly observed.
The struggle of the button workers
mas been a memorable one. Com
PEELED to work under conditions that
shorten life, their lot has been made
harder by the exactions of the en-
ployers who have robbed them
through counting and weighing meth
DDS, and have heaped all kinds Of in
dignities on the women swho were
compelled to seek employment in the
plants.
In October, 1910, they organized a
union, hoping through this medium to
find redress for their many wrongs.
On February 25, 1911, the employers
closed every pant in the city, and
made a proposition to the workers
that they would reopen if they would
drop their union connections and
agree to have no further dealings
with labor organizations.
The button workers refused to &C
cept the proposition and when the
shops were opened on March 20, kept
away from them. A picket line was
established; special police appeared
on the scene and the pickets were for
hidden to speak to anyone looking for
employment The strikers remained
firm and the employers failed to Sc
cure workers to take their places.
The manufacturers called upon the
government for the services of the
militia, and failing, imported thugs,
armed with automatic guns and black
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
Negotiations Now on For Suitable
Location For New
Enterprise.
-
RELLAIRE SENTIMENT ALL
FOR tn EsTRIKING CLERKS.
WooIworth store Continues to Defy
All Members of
A Labor.

The Belmont Trades and Labor AS
sembly, and in fact the entire labor
movement in the Ohio Valley, has
taken a determined stand in favor OF
the striking girls Of the Woolworth 5
and 10 cent store, nearly the entire
meeting Of the Belmont Trades and
Labor Assembly last Sunday being
given over to a discussion of that af-
fair. The Assembly instructed the
chairman. Of the arbitration commit
teeto visit all stores in the city Of Bel
laire in behalf of the Retail Clerks,
and render whatever assistance in his
power in bringing the strike to sue
cessful termination.
Very nearly every organization IN
the entire Ohio Valley has gone on
record as being in entire sympathy
with the striking clerks and have in
structed their members to remain
away from the store until the firm
signs the agreement of the clerks.
While the manager continues to
keep thep lace open during the usual
hours and insists upon stating that the
affair is settled, the clerks continue to
use every honorable means to induce
their friends to remain away, with the
result that but few enter the place
and many who do so, only enter tc
satisfy their curiosity by taking one
look at the individuals who have taker
the places Of the striking girls. The
same strike breakers are employed
Who have been mentioned n tn
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
Plentiful
Against Mcnamara
%
Corporations and. County Furnishing
Money to Convict Labor
Leaders.
90
STEEL TRUSTS MILLIONS
BACK OF PROSECUTION.
%
Lack of Funds is Only Handicap for
Defense on Eve Of
Trial.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 81 On the
eve of the trial. of the Mcnamara
DrotheFs. the defense finds itself SER
iously hampered by thel ack Of funds
to carry out the case.
These men were Illegally brought
here, thousands of miles from their
homes and the expense of travel and
other necessary expenditures on the
trips between far distant points, has
made serious inroads on the funds"
said one of those who has in charge
IN charge the management of the de-
tense. .'The money subscribed and
sent thus far is less than one-third of
the amount that we were assured
would be forthcoming"
Attorney Clarence barrow admitted
hat the foregoing statement was sub
stantially correct, but no one at the
OFFICES of the defense would discuss it
or give figures. They say Mr.. Comp
ers has the matter in hand.
TT is true we are being hampered.
Funds have not been Forthcoming as
was expected. This is the crucial
hour with us. The trial is only few
weeks off.
1.-THE prosecution has no such diff
culties as we are experiencing. I'm
limited money. is available for those
who are determined to convict the Nc
Namara brothers. The county is not
withholding any money or any sup
port"
1t is known here that Burns is get
ting plenty of money to carry on his
campaign to hang the Mcnamara boys
and break up the Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers Union.
Operatives by the score are working
night and day in Los Angeles county,
where the jury will be selected to try
the labor men. The county super
Wilson's aye most friendly to Otis and
the M. & NJ, and other labor batting
organizations and they are willing to
appropriate any amount of the county
funds for the prosecution.
Mayor George Alexander and the
city council gave Burns $20.400 OF the
peoples money but the detective was
plentifully supplied with money be-
fore that neat little Doodle was passed
over to the bloodhounds.
1--WE have the steel trust with It's
unlimited millions back of US. and we
will hang these fellows AMI then go
after others of their kind, said an
operative who is nortoious for ms
brutality and unscrupulousness. talk
ing to newspaper men in the county
Jail.
District Attorney Fredericks and
his assistants are aware of the predi'
cament Of the defense in the lack o.
funds, and no point viii be left I'M
covered.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
Organizer Off On
Official Business

General Organizer L. D. Redding, OF
the Retail Clerks will leave Sunday for
Evansville, Ind, where he will attend
the convention of the Indiana State
Federation of Labor during next
week. Mr.. Redding is third vice presi-
dent of the state body. having served
as a member of the Executive Board
Of the State body for the last several
years. While in Indiana Mr.. Redding
wiz visit the international headauar-
ters of the Retail Clerks, which has
recently removed from Denver, Colo,
to Lafayette, Ind, after which he will
return to this city and assist the
clerks in perfecting their newly OF.
ganized local.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
To Unveil
Monument
Parade Headed by Crescent Lodge to
Precede from Wheeling to
Martins Ferry.

The unwilling of the monument
erected by Union Labo rto the mem
DRY of Sol Edwards. will occur Sun
day afternono, Oct. /, 1911. Belmont
Lodge No. 46, A. A. of ]. S. & T. w.
and the Martins Ferry Aerie of Eagles
and Labor organizations will meet at
their respective halls on Hanover
street at l o'clock sharp, and headed
by the Eagle band, will march to the
steel bridge at AetnavilIe, where they
will meet the Bridgeport Aerie Of
Eagles, Of which the deceased was a
mmber, and Crescent Lodge No. 8,
A. A. of ]. S. & T..sW., and other La
Dor organizations of Wheeling, head
ed by Meister's band From the
bridge they viii march to Riverview
cemetery, where the memorial rites
will be celebrated. Invitations have
been sent to the Pope Lodge, at Steu-
benville, and also the Foliansbee
lodge to participate in the ceremonies.
The money for the erection of the
monument, which cost over 5000, was
raised by the sale of photo buttons Of
the deceased at Is cents each by a
committee composed of John Feetterer
Thomas j. Craig and George Evans.
These souvenir buttons we're sold all
over the country and purchased prin-
cipally by members Of Organized La
Dor.
The contract for the monument was
let to A. j. Ollunn, the marble dealer,
of Martins Ferry. All the work and
cutting was done in the east. at
Barrie, Vermont, and was performed
by union labor. The contract was let
seven months ago and the monument
arrived and was placed in position the
first week in September. 1t weighs a
little over $4,000 pounds. The bottom
base and the cap are Of light Barrie
granite and the two center pieces are
made of dark polished Barrie, which
makes beautiful contrast, and is
something odd from anything seen in.
this section of the country. The di-'
mansions are five feet square by six
feet five inches in height.
John Fetterer will act as chairman
of the program, and the speakers will
be Walter Hilton, editor of the Wheel
ing Majority Walter Larkins, vice
president of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation; Llewellyn Lewis, ex-vice-pres-
ident of the A. A., and Joseph Bowers,
head of the A. A. insurance depart
ment, who will conduct the principal
ceremonial rites for the unwilling, and
the Welsh quartet will also take a
prominent part in the ceremonies.
The/Wheeling contingent will form
at the Trades Assembly hall at /
O'Clock and march up Market and
across the Island, being Joined at the
Aetnaville end of the upper bridge by
the Ohio side marchers. coming from
Martins Ferry and Bridgeport.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
WEIGH Elected
Vice President

William F. WEIGH. of Wheeling,
long prominent in Labor circles. has
been elected third vice president Of
the Amalgamated Street and Electric
Railway Employees Association, the
election occurring at the annual con-
yention Of that organization just
closed at ST. Joseph, Mo.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
W. H. RILEY SICK

w. H. Riley. president Of the. Ma
tional stogie Makers League, IS IL
at his home. west Of bridgeport, ana
has been for some days. His condi-
zion il somewhat improved now, how.
aver for. after being confined to bed
for several days, he is now able g
sit up.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21

Carpenters as Asheyille, N. G., have
been successful in their campaign for
higher wages and have secured an IN
crease or 20 cents q day.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21

CONTINUED ON PAGE 8.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-21
od Organ Ohio gl and Belmont Trades Assemblies O. as WORKERS Inter-
ONLY LABOR PAPER

IN the Ohio valley--The
w ~ of the world
''tsr;ng to 1875, 600 Indus
trial Population.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
FALSE RUM0RS
CAUSE TROUBLE;
Return Of Sam Raddue Puts Quietus
on Attachment Proceedings and
Misleading Rumors.

S. W. Raddue, whose departure
from the city last week was misin.
terpreted, thereby causing a small
sized panic among his local credit
ors, has returned voluntarily and
without any notice. thus dispelling
all doubts as on his supposed inten-
tion to escape his creditors. The
trouble was all caused by little
business trip that Mr.. Raddue took
away from the city last week. Ru-
mors became prevalent that he was
not going to return and a race en-
sued between local business men,
who all aimed to be the first to file
an attachment to his property. His
appearance, however, put a quietus
on the whole proceedings and
everything has been Strengthened
out to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. Settlement has been made
with practically all the creditors
and the attachments against his
property have been nullifed.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
THE FAD HAS
BIRTHDAY
Fad Store Celebrates Its Second An
niversary Last Week HAS
Made Phenomenal Growth

Bruce p. Radigan last week Gel
ebrated his second birthday ami
versary, that is figuring time from
the establishment Of the Fad Shoe
Il Clothing Store in Roundup. The
Fad and Bruce are one and insep-
arabic; the Fad is Bruce, and
Bruce is the Fad-you can't think
Of one without having a picture in
your mind Of the other.
Since the Fad was established
here two years ago, Bruce has been
the moving spirit in it, and the sue
cess Of the enterprise must be cred
tied to him. In connection with
the anniversary celebration at this
time several important changes
have taken place. Bruce has Sc
cured complete control OF the store
and with the opening of a new bus.
iness year assumed absolute charge
of the business. This means that
he will go after the business with
redoubled vim and energy and his
friends haye no doubt that he will
continue to make good. The Fad
is considered one of the fastest grow,
ing business places in the county
Several changes have also been
made in the interior of the Fad
store. A partition has been re-
moved, new shelving put in, and ar
elevated office built in the rear oi
the store, greatly enchancing the
appearance of this popular mems
store.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
KLEIN NOW
HAS THEATRE
Dreamlaad is Name Of New Moving
Picture Enterprise Now in
Operation at Klein

Klein. the progressive little coal
camp on Half Breed creek, now
has a little show shop, an enter
prise which the residents of the
camp will appreciate very much.
Walter L. Thomas and David B.
Williams are the promoters Of the
enterprise, and according to the as
surance Of patronage given them
they will no doubt make it profit.
able and successful venture. The
theatre, which is to be known as
the Dreamland, will give its in.
itial performance Sunday night.
1t is located in the new
hall recently completed there. in
which special provisions were made
for a moving picture show. The
managers announce that from time
to time as the business warrants
they will add new features. and will
keep up.to.date at all times. They
have made arrangements for their
pictures with the Pacific Film Ex.
change of Butte, and they will
make a special effort to have a
number OF feature films every week
to make their program more thar
usually attractive.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
HOMER HODGES
WILL RECOVER
Bullet wounds Not Very Serious
SD. Parkinson Issues Statement
Concerning the Shooting

From information received here
this week it is learned that Homer
Hodges, who was shot three times
last week in shooting affray in the
lower Flatwillow country, will re-
cover, the bullet wounds not being
very serious. The Parkinson boys
who are charged with assault in the
third degree, will have their hearing
in Lewistown this week.
S. D. Parkinson, father of the
Parkinson boys, in statement
given to the Musselshell Advocate
last Thursday, assertsthat the shoot
ing was in self defense. The state
ment follows:
The trouble between my boys
and Hodges originally started over
Hodges repeatedly turning his stock
into our grain. and a few days ago
Dean and Hodges exchanged some
hot words over the stock, but they
did not come to blows. Sunday
evening Hodges road into my door
yard on horseback and engaged
Dean in conversation about their
former trouble and insinuated that
Dean was a coward by saying You
had to call on your brother (mean-
ing Jim Parkinson) to take your
part Dean replied that he did
not and if Hodges thought 50 they
would 60 over to a neighhor's place
and fight it out. Hodges then said
You little | suppose you
know what ! am going to do tc
YOU at the same time reaching
towards a revolver on his saddle
Dean grabbed the horse hy the bit
and grabbed at Hodges to prevent
him from getting hold of the revol.
Yer. The scut1ir scared the horse
and it jumped ahou, so Hodges
kept missing his reach for the revol
yer. jim came to the door. took
in the situation and reached and
got a krag-Jorgens rifle that stooc
in the house. When he came out
Dean grabbed the rifle and as he
done so Hodges shot. Dean re
piled with the rifle. one shot killing
Hodges horse. Hodges was hi
three times, but none Of the shots
were fatal. Hodges commenced
the shooting and my boy shot il
self defense.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
Attra ctive Display
The Baby County's Exhibit at the Helena State
Fair This Week Is Attracting
Much Attention.

Visitors to the State Fair in
Helena this week who returned last
night assert that the exhibit Of
Musselshell county is attrac ting a
great deal of attention and favor
able comment at the big show. Oc-
cupying a prominent place in the
exhibit hall and with a big banner
bearing the inscription. The Baby
County Of Montana" above the
booth. the display is constantly be-
ing visited bv large number of
people.
In speaking of our exhibit the
Helena Record says:
"Musselshell. the only county
created by the last legislature. and
admits in a banner suspended over
its exhibits being the baby county
Of Montana is represented for the
first time with credible as well as
unique display. The products,
which were gathered for the exhibit
car Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound railway. are all label
ed and but one article is exhibited
by any one competitor. To each
article is attached a card telling the
name and address of the grower.
this being done to enable Doubt
ing Thomases who cannot be con-
vinced that the products were
grown in Montana to write to the
homesteader directly and be in
formed Of the many possibilities Of
the Treasure State. Every product
exhibited comes from one Of the
many homesteads recently filed
upon in Musselshell county.
Oats, rye. wheat, barley, flax
and native grasses. together with
many varieties of vegetables are
features of the display, which is in
charge Of M. H. Wall of Roundup,
a member of the state fair advisory
board"
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
CHURCH FOR
FLATWILL0W
Ranchers on Flatwillow Bench will
Build Edifice in Near Future.
Sign Of Progress.

Among the signs Of progress be-
ing made in the Flatwillow country
is the news received here this week
that the farmers in that section are
banding together with the view of
building a church. Mrs. f. X.
Faccett, wife of one Of the substan-
tial ranchers on Sixteen Mile bench,
was in the city Monday soliciting
aid from local people to help defray
the cost Of putting up suitable
building. Altho the edifice will
probably not be a very pretentious
one, it will answer its purposes for
the time being. 1t is another step
in the advancement of Musselshell
county and speaks well for the good
people Of the Fatwillow bench.
Mrs. Faccett met with very encour-
aging success among the people Of
Roundup, some very substantial
sums being set down by local bust
ness men to aid the enterprise.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
School Census Is Taken
Returns Of O. R. Mvy, Clerk Of School District No. S. Shows Slight
Decrease-School Enrichment However, Shows
Marked Increase.

O. r. McNay, clerk Of school dis
trict No. 55, who has been taking
the school census, has practically
finished his work altho there are
several families which on account
of their remoteness and difficulty to
reach he has not yet visited. This
will be done within the next few
days SO that the report can be COM
pleted BY October 1st. The returns
show that there are 226 children
under the age Of six years in the
district, and 331 over six and under
twenty-one which is considered the
school age. This makes total Of
557 as compared with 6lO last year.
The complete returns will probably
bring the total up to about $40.
Altho there has been slight de-
crease in the school census caused
by people moving out to the various
coal camps when Mine No. l closed,
there has been a marked increase in
the school enrolment. The city
has not lost any in population but
gained instead. In any event the
removal Of these families from the
city proper tothe surrounding camps
does not take them far enough
away to do most Of their trading in
Roundup.
Taking the school census as a
basis to estimate the total popula.
ton, the district should have a pop.
ulation of about 2.3O0, figuring al
three-to-One ratio.
The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-09-29
JOINS THE
BENEDICTS
Another Popular Young Man Of
Roundup Takes Unto Himself a
Bride at Miles City Monday

At Miles City Monday morning
at $50 O'Clock occurred the mar
riage Of H. H. Turrittin of this
place, and Miss Lillian Bisner of
Duluth, Mimi, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. J. J. O'Carroll.
VIM. McNeary acted as groomsman
and Mrs. R. ]. Daniels as brides
maid. The young couple left the
same day for Roundup arriving
here on the midnight Columbian.
The bridegroom is employed as
pharm acist by the Roundup Drug
Company and is we'll and favorably
known in this city, having resided
here for the last six months, pre-
vious to which time he was EN-.
ployed in Miles City. The bride is
a stranger in Roundup but is spok-
en- of as a highly accomplished
young lady whose parents are num-
bered among the prominent citi-
zens of Duluth.
The young couple have already
established their home in one of
the Ramsell cottages on upper
Main street.