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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

ment at night. In other states some
employments demand that women
shall work FAR into the night o. al
night.
There has been considerable iegis-
lation for the protection OF women
compelling more wholesome. surround,
ings, more suitable and sanitary clos
ct arrangements, lunch and rest rooms,
provision for seats where work requir-
es continuous standing.
The Injurious effects OF employ.
ments involving the use OF p~oisous,
acids, gases, atmospheric extremes oil
heat and cold and other dangerous
processes still require more thorough
investigation and better control.
Any condition under capitalism,
that wrecks human lives physically
and morally, government should have
the rightsio. change. For that reason
it seems just as constitutional to es-
tablish by law 4 minimumNwage for
the working woman, as 4 minimum
working day II is an undisputed fact
that many OF the girls that turn MIC
paths that lead o worese than death,
are driven into it by their extremely
low wages. Their struggle for mere
existence becomes so fierce, their out
look becomes SO hopeless, tina the al
lurements, OF What in their ignorance,
seems more attractive, them
10 their ruin. There should be no
of contract on the part of en-
p!oyer or employee, when human life
and human virtue and happiness are
in the balance. An interference is
justitiable by the state at all time5.
when such conditions exist as wreck
human beings Until through an en-
Hghtened conscience we are able to
abolish utterly this moloch of capital
ism, every possible effort should be
made for the better protection,
through the law, of that ever swcllingI
army of children and young women.
utterly defenseless, except as society
defends them.
1t is most encouraging TO see how the
working woman herself is awakening
in her own behalf. The sure way out
or the tragedy of her condition must
come through her own efforts. Joined
with those of her own class. When
c power is %unioniZed lit becomes
dynamic. The sooner she realizes this
fact, the quicker will her morn OF
freedom dawn.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

The Gazette seems to DC in the
maze of contradictory attitudes-its
antipathy to such dirty scavengers as
Adulterous. and its desire to defend
an administration which is cursed BIZ
upholding Adulterous and others of
his ilk. The logic of the situation is
a complex mass of defenselc> COM
plications, similar to Lorenzo Dow.s
definition of predestination and Tore
ordination. You can or you can't,
you Will or o won't. you'll be
damned If o do, you'll be damned
If you don't"
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19
lChapter Ill

All enlightened states are awaken
ed to the fact that wage earning wo-
men need special Legislation for their
protection. Practically one-half of the
working women in the United States
are young women under twenty-five
years of age. The most thorough and
careful Investigations have proven thai
the new strains of modern industry.
long hours. night work, speeding con-
tlnuous standing. u%nsanitary condi-
tions are causing irreparable injuries
to women. These injuries cannot but
react upon the race. Facts show that
there is an increase of nervous diseas-
es, among our toiling women. That
they are more liable to infectious di-
seases. less and less able to resist TENN
tations to immortality and
ance. that i~ncapacity to work comes
earlier than to men, that they are in
capacltated for motherhood. that their
OFFSPRING is liable to be Duny or 10
be still born.
As Il result of this accumulation of
facts bearing upon his question GER
tain industries have already been pro-
hlblted to women rs mining i'm most
states. serving in bar rooms. employ.
mSnt in bufiinS and polishing metals,
in several states young girls can
not be engaged as public messengers
the length of the work day has beer
regulated to some extent by law. sew.
eral states as Illinois and New York
having through persistent efforts Sc.
cured a ten hour working day, while
otherS as Oregon. California and Utal
nave succeeded in having it reduce,
to eight hours. This, is especioIr,
true OF landry work and it is no IN
usual thing for them to be carried +,
the hospital. suffering from neryou.
coiiapse' or because some serious oper
alton is necessary.
| ohlE V states prohibit employ
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19
THE STEEL DEMON.

confirmed from Page Three.
Company. or how much he received
Tor writing the article, but he may
be quite sure that those citizens who
are interested in the general welfare
OF the City could see at first glance
that his own %pecuniary interests
stuck out like a bold headland into the
placid bosom of the Pacific. Grave.
indeed, We're the dangers that hung
over the City last Saturday evening
Tor the space of two hours, while the
water main vas being repaired. If a
little break like that in the water main
last saturday evening could cause
council to take fright and pull off a
Few stunts like WEST SIDER sug-
Sests, they might soon be able to saw.
with the Council just retired, that
thcy are the most universally despiseC
men IN Charleston. 1t was probably
Il fright like the one WEST SLIDER
is trying to give Council, that foisted
the abominable telephone deal upop
us. bornd us hand and foot, and turn.
ed us over to the telephone
II Council will take fright at a litt!,
matter OF a break in q water main. w.
may be sure that there will be break,
"SNP iSL ol tic luIlI
till tnat pet franchise of the Water
Company shall have been accented
Those of the City who have a civic
pride that carries them above Their
own pecuniary interests, hate and
loathe such attempts 10 foist and fast
en- upon the people such loads as are
embodied in that pet scheme" of the
alter Company as was handed out by
the deCoY OF last evening signed
WEST S1DER. 1t may be true that
this City is i'll such financial straits
as 20 make it necessary for it to
allow n corporation to dictate its own
terms in the matter of the water iran.
chisc, and THAT three years before
the present franchise has expired. but
let us hope not. Oh how anxious is
that Water Company to get to work
laying new water mains, and suppIyin.
this City with better water facilities,
Now If the Water Company want.
to do the fair thing in this Citv why
do they not lay new water mains ann
thus show the City that they are viii
ing to at all times give good service,
ana not hold the city up for a new
franchise Of the company's own choos.
ing ana making. the rates OF which
are 40 per cent to 100 per cen above
the rates in other cities of equal non.
uiation and dimension? LET then
flrSt show good faith with the CITY
come out in the open and ask for VIVA
they want. furnish Council with :
statement OF the earning capacitv O
the water Company. present thief
claim honestly and not through courl
sci. who with a large political pull
and by dint of bought news parer az
tlclcs, endcavor to hoodwink the tax
payers. and then. perhaps the com
mon people will give ear TO their wal,
1ngs. Why are they so anxious ,o SO
cure n new franchise three wears lie
fore h expiration of the present one
Are they afraid that the City Will wax,
up IN that length of time and nrv tn
water works. and thus say TO IT,, non
pie. You may live awhile w:tbor
being forced to pay extortionatc t~ir
ute to the Water Company" Ar
they alarmed lest some good ci1izo
VIII get next to the trick and Gune
the whole scheme before it can b
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19
Is the Boy Scout Movement of a Miltrrv Notnx.

laseaiof the army will operate ac,;
the spread of se~Gitious soci","N
anloag h youth of Russia
dispatches from Berlin
stated that Emperor Wiliou 'uiy'
i.aES Men of Germany, have ,aL...
steps to inaugurate the Bow nsa
movement in that country. Tbey
laoteu as saying that "Germ,r~.
hshting< efficiency can thus bn
mented greatly, and the w,~ lug
strengthened" The Socialists ,n.'
OUT Europe rs well as uou-s,-tnwH
WHO oppose war, are s~treueousI,.
ending against this Boy Scour 81,
IL Would seem that no one in -"
HHeStiohs II object of the mov,m,n.
as eeihS toEdevelop the war snir;, =;
the boys. SP"N IN
some OIL the more cautious and COW
sentative Monarchists nov, 80
warning voices to remind Tho uo,a-.
that the Juvenile miIi,ia
4 unless proper procar,;naS
De taken. develop into 4 rcyoIutionaI9
army SO mat, instead OF being , ,
iohai asset, the boy soldiers womb ~
come a serious danger 10 Tho s,f,,.S
the empire In the face of tbosa
known facts, published in Enron, ana
AiheIich' IL would seem tina Commop-
uer I. de vidal Hundt. and others mr.,
presuming much on the gross irnnr-
ahce or their readers, when they cI,ir,
that the Boy Scouts are ~orsonizoJ 49,
mike Il little fun for the youths ord
TO teach boys how to cook. SOU. hn,
tons on their garments. and to oxo;.,
IL admiration of their girl Friends
Inc solemn truth is that Cen p,.
den-Powell, the Monarchs of Error,
ana the Plutocrats of Amcric, m.
vented n are promoting the Soon,
organization for the purpose or Ia-
featinS the Worldwide movement, f,-
Peace and for f]aternationoI corr,s .
admiration and to raise mp an army
WITH Which to suppress all efforts of
oppressed peoples. who may make ,
struggle to improve their conditions
of living. The Scheme was adroirIv
planned, and its real object hiddc
while the supposed advantages acorn
ing 10 the youths are painted in brill
liant colors. The lads are told abou,
the bright uniforms, the grand picnics
the FUN and good times, but they will
be taught to implicitly obey the orders
OF their officers, Little do they sus-
poet that they are to have the killing
instinct in their hearts cultivated and
strengthened until they can 20 forth
with torch and gun and bayonct. and
mercilessly wound and murder their
fellowmen, whom they do not know
n who have done them no harm.
and who. like themselves. are dcludcd
victims and slaves of designing, ambi-
t1ous tryants, or selfish millionaircs.
Who care nothing for the common SOL
except to use him to burn, destroy
and murder.
CHE Boy Scout Movement vas in
vented by n professional man-killer.
1t is wicked and unchristian, and |
hope II a no boy who reads this will
join the c%unningly devised plan to con-
vert the innocent boys into fighting
machines" Gen Sherman said: war
is hell" My advice to boys is to
think good thoughts, do kindly deeds.
speak friendly words, stand up man
fully for peace and good fellowship,
n if the Kings and Nabobs of Europe
and the grating monopolosts of Amer-
lea want to get up killing bees and
wars, and thus raise hell" by whole
sale murder, let them do the killing
themselves
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.tBy Il. A Dague.) J.

Recently there has been so mucI
public criticism of the Boy Seou
Movement, that its promoters are be
ginning 10 deny thai the organization
is Of Military Character. Mr.. c
deSidal Hundt, Commander of 30,
Scouts, of Southern California, in .
published article in I Los Angeles
ESaminer,adenies the military nature
OF the movement. As quoted BY tn
Santa Paula Chronicle" he says:
The Boy Scouts are not 3 military
organization. Our military drills are
given for the purpose OF discipline and
d and-with the object in view IN
produce an erect carriage and deyelop
the boys breathing apparatus and
muscles.
The Boy Scouts are peace scouts.
AT L OF the recent scout encamp.
lhents Z young lady Who had been
the boys said that if She ever
she would try to get n bov
scout, because boy scouts can cook
thelr own meals and sew on their own
Which only goes to r.oy.
that the scouts will be fully prepared
to avoid wars, domestic or otherwise.
NOW, the movement in California
may be that innocent sort as to nave
Tor its sole object the DEVELOPMENT of
boys physically, and 10 teach them
TO COOK, and sew on their buttons. bur
is very certain thatits organizers had
ana sun have in view, quite a different
OBJECT. Let us o briefly allude to
the history of the movement:
II Associated Press say that the
Car of Russia. about two years ago
gave orders that the $500, 900 bows be-
tween the ages of twelve and fifteen
years, IN the elementary schools,
should receive military training. Gen.
Baden-Powell induced the Car to
change his plans, and adopt the Boy
Scout Plan," as laid down in Gen.
Baden-Powells book. Army officers
therefore organized, the past year. n
great many thousands of the Peasant
The Associated Press of Sept.
10th gives an of a brilliant
review OF these Scouts by the Emper-
or, recently at St. Petersburg. The
account says:
The Emperor and several of the
grand dukes, including Michael Alex
.androvich, formerly heir presumptive
the throne. with 4 brilliant suite
generals. all on horseback, rode
the four lines of troops, the
emperor getting the regular salute
from each company, replying to it. and
in response an enthusiastic re-
sponse of youthful hurrahs.
A thrilling sight were the faces or
the youngsters as they marched past
their emperor with eyes keen on car
rying away 4 good picture to him, and
a note OF contagious enthusiasm was
carried to the thousands of spectators
in their parting salute: we are eager
to excel, You Imperial majesty"
The Emperor and his cabinet are SO
pleased with the results SO far, that
are being taken to enlarge the
movement. The despatch further
says: These juvenile. regiments are to
be d instruetions or rsguIarAmrmy
officers so that the boys will be taught
the rudiments of warfare as practiced
in this 10th century.
First II foremost, it is thought
II n the military training provided in
the schools will awaken interest in
the army at an early age and thus tend
TO facilitate the transformation Of raw
into perfect human fighting
Hopes are also entertained
the early awakening of enthus-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19
LABOR LEGISLATION EFFECTTNG
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN

E.a-.- w. a. .Er1F- l-r .L.t----
! child il OF normal development and il
sound health.
By a comparison of the states Of
New York and Pennsylvania made By
Florence nelly, We have pointed out
the gains from the effective laws fol
the protection OF the child wage earn.
er- According to the Census of 1900
Pennsylvania has the unenviabIe first
place in the number of children in
the wage earning ranks, which is 3D.
49, Jew York which follows as sec
ond has 1879. New York has a larg-
er population and leads in its manu-
facturers. The excess of PENNSYLVANIA
over New York can only b. explained
satisfactorily by the difference in
their child labor laws existing before
1900.
In pennsylvania 4 child could enter
II factory at the age OF thirteen;
was not required to be able to read or
write before entering, and at the age
OF thirteen both boys and girls alike
could be employed at night, ten hours
SIX nights IN the week, also to obtain
the necessary certificate to file with
the employer, merely the paroatz .l-
davit as TO & required.
II New York, the age limit was four
teen years. Since 1893 4 child under
sixteen years must be able to read
nuently and writ legibly to enter a
factory; no minor under the age Of
sixteen can legally be employed after
nine O'Clock at nignt and the neces-
sary certificate must have the a.idavlt
OF parent. teacher and health officer.
we canaot sainsay the fact that
beneficial result have everywhere fol-
lowed remedial Legislation, in the de-
crease of the lumber of children en-
ployed, illiteracy. improved physical
condition, through shorter hours.
raising of minimum age, eliminating
or night work and exclusion from
hazardous employments.
to ecure Il uniform state
enid labor law are being made by the
Joint efforts of State Commissioners
or labor the organization Of lawyers
anu the Ntional Civic Federation.
MS law as formulated prohibits la
Dor OF all children under fourteen years
OF 6 in any kind of service during
school term. and even when schools
are not in session., in any mill or in
any work injurious to health or morals
oil such children: employment of chill
dren under eighteen in connection
with blast furnaces, docks, wharves,
and other named hazardous and dan
Serous occupations; prohibits any one
under twenty-one as n messenger be-
lore tive a. NJ. or after ten p. NJ. nor
more than eight hours each day; pro-
hlbits employment Of boys under six
teen or girls under eighteen at night
or longer than eight hours in twenty
four.
Such a uniform law for the various
States will prevent the threats of man.
ulacturers to remove their plants to
another state when/any effort is made
to secure more protective legislation
n will be easier of enforcement.
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State of West Virginia., kanawha
County, SIS:
At Rules held in the Clerks Office
OF the Circuit Court of Kanawha
county, ON the first Monday in the
month OF October, 1911.
HOMIE BECKNER, Plaintiff
vs.. } In Chancery No. 2SSI.
MAT BECkNER, Defendant
Chic object of this suit is to obtain
Il divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony).
This day came the PLAINTIFF by her
Attorney; and on his motion, aud i:
appearing by affidavit filed, that tic
is a NONRESIDENT Of this
State. it is ordered that he do appear
within one month after the late of the
first publication hereof, and do what is
necessary to protect his interest il.
this suit.
Teste:
IRA H. MOTTESHEARD.
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Jimmy Poor Jimmy
CONTINUED from Page One,

Incarceration, mentally, morally or
physically, with reputation unsullicd.
listen, Jimmy, don't say n word of
what we are going to tell you, but
the truth is, we're scared, scared
nearly to death, scared out Of one
1t into ten thousand. We're afraid
cry street will be moved from its
mornings, lose it's identity and cease
o be used in evidence. We are
afraid the Gazette will recant its
1~ublically expressed opinion of Adult
and openly defend him. We
are afraid Shirley Ross will change
us life and close his rooms, corner
virginia and Summers, and cut out
me carousals there. We are afraid
he government officials will forget
me whiskey cases. We are afraid NJ.
:. Dawson. John IT. Wills and Boot
'ey Bodkin will forget the amounts
Adulterous TO bbed them out of. We
ire afraid those people who were
Hoboed out of II dollar each will
i1e-an twenty-five of them-and
cave us fioun dering without witness
IS. Say, Jimmy, wouldn't that be
iell for Johnson? Yes, Jimmy, were
scared, there's no use denying it,
We re awfully scared. If all these
IFS should happen. Jimmy, can
.ou see our finish? Say. Jimmy.
mis- internal gang dom intend we
mail have the LAST WORD, they
want that themselves: if one uuits.
>hey are d fools enough to
imagine ones afraid, see? Good
bye, Jimmy.
"Allegedly" thine.
Fy-citv OHio;,J
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-
is. impregnab4e, for the darts of tbs
City sang, engineered by their father
the devil, fall at the base of thy en-,
Frrenehments, all battered and broken
Neither length, nor breadth, nor
heiShth, o depth, nor the power
of %furies. nor the Vaccinations OF
Holly can destroy one iota of truth,
or the man telling it.
When you think you stand. take
heed lest you fall" for the ground
whereon thou standest is slippery be
yond belief, and a all ma knock
all the allegations out OF the alleged
alligator. Gazette please notice.
IT would be surprising to the pub.
lie If we We're TO furnish the key
TO certain conditions-now occupy
in g the public mind-that would un-
lock the We'll guarded secrets and
make plain sailing for those desiring
information. We have no references
to the Ubiquitous and goddess admin
istration of Holly, which is not the
only bunch of personiied crooked
ness, by considerable.
The GaZette'a troubles seem to be,
in reconciling abstract statements
based on imagination, with concrete
lncontrovertible facts il cannot sue
Cessiully oppose. Aligned on the side
OF error and opposed by truth, outs
the old lady between the dark devil
or wrong and the deep blue sea of
right. Apparently not a very desir-
able or satisfactory mental attitude
to find G self in.
Forthcoming administrations arc
he'rs apparent to q dynasty of damna-
Bile dimensions in graft, corruption
Il unEodly malfeasance.
We are familiar with political dia-
ietics, the mental trickery USED in de-
bate. TO make plausible n lie and
give. to it h semblance of truth.
So the Gazette need not play that
game.
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Blessed are We. when the riga
OF apology for the gang of political:
nuncoists and official buccaneers, too
cowardly TO defend them in the open.
casts aspersions upon thee t thy
sayings, for those hurt cry the loud
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

The o. j. Morrison Department
Store is :, busy place these days. sell.
ing fall goods.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

When Won buy it ut NIorrison's
Department store, Won can rest rs
sured the price is right.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

Men who have scarcely n bowling
acquaintance with RIGHTEOUSNESS
can hardly be expected to battle
strenously against WRONG. They
loo through n glass darkly.
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w. w. WERTI, Sol.


NOTICE TO TAKE DEPOStr:u>,S
To Mat Beckner, Take Notice:
That on the Goth day of October
1911. between the hours OF . O'Clock
a. III. and 4 O'Clock p. m. of that day.
at the law Offices of w. w. Wertz,
suite 4. Gates Building. on CAPITOL
street in the City of Charleston. Ka-
nawha County, West Virginia, 1 will
take the dispositions of myself and
others to be read in my behalf in n
certain suit in chancery, now pendinE
in the Circuit Court of the Cou.lty of
kanawha and State of West Virginia.
in which suit ! am plaintiff and you
defendant.
II from any cause the taking of said
dispositions shall not be commenced
or completed on the day aforesaid,
the same shall be continued from day
TO day. or from time to time at the
same place. and between the same
hours until the same shall be CON-
pleted.
HOMIE BECKNER,
By Counsel
! w. w. WIIRTZ.
Solicitor for Plaintiff.
! 1n-G-AIccr,-c
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

Special prices on Ladies new style
skirts at Morrison's Department
Store Co.
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Hou will always he pleased if You
.iade at MOrrison'S Department
store.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

No fake advertisements from Nor.
riSoh's Department Store, their prices
are always the lowest.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-19

You get the shoes to stand tho
winter wear at prices to suit at Nor
risonS'S Department store.
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est, and. the damned always yell for

Blessed are re, when thy position
is impregnab4e, for the darts of the
City gang, engineered by their father,
the devil, fall at the base of thy en-
.rrenchments, all battered and broken.
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'Allegedly'' thine.
Ex-city Official.

dressed are We when men shall re-
He We anu assault We behind thy
JACK II insinuatingly threaten yc
Win Jail sentences, for telling the
truth. on n lot of grafters, hoodlers,
erection thieves and seductionists.
rear them not, for they are liars and
niui1ers and too cowardly to come into
he open.