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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02
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MILD AROMATIC
Socialist
Lyceun Course!

Following are the speakers, sue.
jscts ard the dates they will be here;
y. a. Richardson, g CalitoIni-
Our Industrial ProDIenls.' Thursday
b. 22d
e. ~ Holman. editor of the Chi
80 Daily Spc.a!isr. The Philozooh,
C. b. Hoffman Editor of the Chi,
cage Daily Socialist. The Philosophy
of Socialism," Thursday February 10
George R. kirkpatrick. The Pres,
ent Class Struggle" Thursday March
,Unionism and Socialism," Thursday
Jno. w. Slayton. of Pennsylvania.
March 9Th.
F. & VI. Stsichland. of Indiana, The
Socialist Party. Thursday March 1S.
Socialist ouartette Concert Co. OF
New York AN Evening of Music =
Thursday, March %.
The State Administration fakirs
are making a big bluff about agrees
lively advocating the passage of an
employers liability bill. At tie las,
session when they could have passed
one their influence killed it, but sine
the late election they have learned
that they betrayed the workers onct
100 often.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02
STIRRIDAYS.

There are big things doing these
days. The signs OF the times por-
tend great happenings before the
present year closes. The capitalist
themselves realize that they are
getting near the end of their tether.
They are not totally blind.
Government is simply a play
thing in their hands and this is so
palpably true that even the common
people see it. The result is that
there is widespread unrest. Not
only this but the people are COM
PEELED at last by the logic of events
to turn in the right direction. To
reform capitalism they know to be
nothing less than a CHASTITY joke.
They have tried that so often that
they are compelled to realize that
three is nothing in it. They see the
trusts gobbling up everything and
a few powerful persons in practical
control of everything and they know
this can not last.
They have intelligence enough to
understand that nomopolies have
grown out of competition and that
it is useless to talk about going back
to competition. They are therefore
compelled to think in terms of So
cialism. And that is why Socialism
is the one theme in every walk of
life. The plutocrats see its shadow
athwart their pathway and seek by
all the powerful means at their COM
mand to discredit it. The middle
class sec it and are no longer so hos
tile against it because of the fear
that it is going to divide up what
they haven't got.
But best of all, the working class
see it. And more and more of them
are eagerly welcoming its propa-
ganda and joining the party that
represents it. From now on Socia-
lism will figure in every ward meet
ing and every campaign speech. 1t
is factor increasing in Importance
and will have more and more to do
with shaping campaigns and con-
trolling elections.
The one thing now needed above
all Others is the education ofthe
people, especially the working class.
They must be reached with the right
kind of literature. They must be
taught the necessity of supporting
the Socialist press, the only press
they can rely upon to tell the truth
and fight their battles.
They must be brought to see that
organization is necessary, both eco
nomic and political, in order that
the workers may be drilled in doing
things together, under their own
self-imposcd discipline, and with the
one object in view of developing
themselves individually while pro-
noting the welfare OF. and happiness
of all. EUGENE V. DEBS.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

Why don't the Board Of Affairs
bring that water and light Company
franchise up. Are they waiting
until after tie electic II?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02
REFUDIATE CIVIC FEDERAL
TON

The United Mine Workers con-
vention at Columbus repudiated
yesterday the Civic federation.
Adolph GeImer led the fight on
this capitalist outfit that has fouled
so many workers. Ge1mcr has been
studying the doings of the Civic
federation for some time, and made
out splendid case before his fellow
miners.
1t appears that the United Mine
" orkers are forging ahead quite
rapidly and are setting the pace for
the other trades in the entire world
of labor
The Civic Federation is headed
by Belmont, Morgan and Rookie
fellcr. 1t is the pet of Wall street
and is supported by the capitalist
crowd for the purpose of bcwildering
labor.
1t has beautiful name, Civic
Federation. 1t sounds so much
like American federation" that
a great many good workingmen
have thought it an auxiliary to or
friendly co-opcrator with labor orga-
nizations.
Then, too, it purports to "recon-
Gle capital and labor" Its main
object is to show that "the interests
of labor and capital are identical"
The Civic Federation also supplies
scabs and strike-brcakers. 1t fur
nishes funds to fight unionism and
Socialism.
Some day the whole working class
will wake up, and, like the United
Mine Workers, repudiate the Civic
Federation and everyone connected
with it.
Give labor another year or two,
and no memver of labor organiza-
tions can ever be a member of the
Civic Federation.
Any member of the labor unions
who persists in remaining a member
of the Civic Federation must re-
me mber that both his sincerity and
his intelligence are seriously ques-
toned.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

1t is very mic, and profitable to be
ci ief Of police in a dly town and to
have u store in the subm lbs and to
be in cahnots with the speakrasys,
for then J GU can dispose OF the stole N
goods taken from prisoners and sell
the boot leg booze captured froul
the Loot leggers who are not paying
Tor protection instead Of destr. ying
it as required by law. a. it j. not
only a source OF revenue but it is a
conservation of our resources as we'll.
" Thy destroy anything that is good?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

Chief Guile has failed to answer
to the satisfaction of the public the
following questions put to him by
ex-policeman Campbell.
Who got tue money for the gamb-
ling paraphenalia sold to man on
hanawha St.?
What became of the four cases of
whiskey that were taken from
police headquarters on the night OF
the 18th of October?
What became of the ten gallon
keg of whiskey that was captured
IN the Alley off of Summers street
and locked up in the Chiefs office?
And numerous other questions the
people are interested in. Why has
the Chief not been suspended until
these matters could be investigated?
When the Chief admits he can't
stop such open and defiant violation
of the law as exist in Charleston at
present don't he admit he is not
an Efficient officer?
Why keep an inefficient officer on
the pay roll?
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

use the tools and land and retain
the rrodurt.
The PRESENT title Is a law-made
one. It can be Lnmz,de by chang
ing the Laws, therefore tas. workers
are askei t. make Use OF their
polit.cel rover, their oserwh. Inning
majority, to gin so.trol of t,-e
Government and Use it to tran sfer
the title OF tie means by which
wealth il produced and distri, Lted
rom the PRESENT idle owning class
to the working Irpe-ty less class.
Unlike the preset privete cwner
sh;p II e collective ownership, TO be
established b. til, Victorious ,o:ial-
lit working class, anu Wi not be
~fclusare but u'ciu ~. 7 uer: Wi:
lie none shut gu. troEi own.r-stip.
ALI will be owners and I'll will nc
u,cts L his Is WHIT the : .r ali y,
pcrty IS s.el =c4 ~ sccon: pln,n.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

The mills of the gods grind
slowly, but they grind exceeding
fine says a good old adage. The
aforo said mills have been a long
time grinding down matters for the
food trust to a fine point, but it
really docs begin to look as if these
loartlCss PIRATES are going to get
theirs at last, and everybody hopes
they will. There will be no tears
VIXEN "the bitter is bitten" and the
thicving, mCrciless vampires who set
the trap for the poor by storing
away million OF dozens of eggs and
pounds of butter may be forced to
sacrifice their holding at heavy los
ses; or, better yet, for the Govern
ment to seize the aforesaid holdings
as unfit for food and destroy the
same That would be Just retri-
button.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

The Governors message would
ave been very good as coming from
one of his class i he had gone little
iartLer and 1CcCnmGndtd the pas
sage of a bill doing away with the
Guard System and pCCnaGe us exist
ON Cabin Creek and other sections
of tie State and another giving us
the Initiation referendum and recall
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02
Notice to County Committeeman
Kanawha County.

Kanawha County.
The County Committee of the
Socialist Party is called to meet at
6O7 Va ST., Charleston w. Va,
Thursday February IT., 1911 ut L P.
NJ Tre m:.tter of putting on an
organizer in tits congressional dis
trict will be the subject of this me, t.
ing THIS is a matter OF importance
to our organization and, hope
every committeeman will be present
and be in position to say how much
their respective locals will pledge
themselves for towards this fund.
Otter matter of Party Importance
will be discussed and acted UPON.
GEO. GEBoKS
Sect. Treas. Cunt, Committee.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02
WHAT THOS. a. EDISON SEES
IN THE FUTURE

Every one should read the article
of Thomas A. Edison's in the Fe-
bruary Cosmopolitan" on "The
Wonderful New World Ahead of
IT'S. 1t contains a wealth Of inspi-
ration to those who feel at times
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

After wasting about $50, 900 of the
tax payers money playing politics
the State Senate has at last organ
lied and the first thing on the pro-
gram is to hold up the Liquor Inter
est. We judge that this little hold
up game they have been playing for
the last six years is beginning to get
Just a little HOMOGENEOUS to the
whiskey people but they will have
to come across again or they will be
put out IF husintss, our law makers
needs the money.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

1t is being circulated that TIE
Labor Argus would no longer be a
MON Paper. We wish to say
right here the Argus is a labor paper
published in the interest If the work
ILg class &Lo will aiw:ys IcNCcat,
trade unionism as unIonIsm ana
Socialism goes hand IN hand.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02
WHAT SOCIALISTS WANTS

plain the philosophy of Socialism in
q few short simple words th,it can be
read in l, few IN nufeS and easily un-
dris God. This is impossible. Social
ism is an elaborate system of tho
that Touches every phase of human
life. 1t bias a literature If tens OF
thousands of volumes, there are
men who have spent years of their
liI es on a single phrase of Social
ism philosophy aad still have not
reached it's depths.
TIL same thing is largely true Of
every great system of thought.
None Of them can be understood in
q monent.--Y Yer there are certain
fundu mentlc principles of every
phil, sophy and science that can be
explained SO that any one can under
star them the Same .i-iny is tru,
of Socia ism. Its basic principai
can be stared in plaiu siInLl words.
First let us state some plain facts.
indeed, rcarly. all there is to
Socialism, as t. Science in generaI
is q system of arrangement of GER
tain fats Men are Working 10
day with wonderful products
Machines, the der OF u modern
locomotive transports q thousand
times as much each hour as the
driver OF an OK ;eim could move in Il
ninth the chiId tending a battery
o. NorthruE Magazine loomweavers
miles where the old hand loom
we've feet. I he steam thraShlI
turns out carloads of grain where
the man with the frail thrashcd
bushels. his is the story that
meets us cvcrywhere-with rela-
ton to these wonderful machincS
tie Members Of Socierty are divided
into tw" Classes those 1Cho Oarn
aud those who DO not Oun tn,
machines.
The class VIII owns the Ma hines
do not need 10 work. 7 hey no :
be Ike the nwners Of the great
Ma sl.all Fields estate. " ards II
a court. They may be in,ane
infants in Jail. That does MT inter-
fer, with there ownership.
The class OF owrcrS docs not need
to do any work. Vet it's incom,
flows in. This is because Ct IT,,
existence of the ether class-th,
r. - IT,. "'."t icy:
liis iicti-o" i'iie 'iaoo eail III ilNI
,''ss ~ I'll nn piol%iS %
~ re III !.i'oI e,eh SCI
10, ~ ~ IL, car w tti''CIs II uSc: .he iallu
I'M It,"' rcI ny :" nc w nlIis ciasS'
'1 no"o" itiiis 'i''s 1aiiii"' "N'
uiiss II lIouucI "hit'. ~ oruei
" u'e 'tII = NUS USE lit
1alin am 'i'-!'iiiiI's Vi tre owners
Iol ue op i'u'i'S 10 use inc pro-
perry vi ire possessing CLASS lcne
en.u eac,I gay " P.iuu q SUI
Sl9'eii,''''e ''s syn We property
les class agrees 10 keep OF pr"dGr-
lrR ""aith WIN Ii'cSe wonderfully
p'Uu''cI!N, "'aci'ili's al Gay II,
Por :i''h Hlicil Ire Pr"pcfS'csS pr'-
nuciiS CLASS GREAT h' us sell ana
Is aiio"cd T. Keep Il called urgcS
anu all inc remain u'r flows Al tt ths
pockets OF possessing class as R'ntS,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-02-02

Lore Socialist in Pennsylvania
| legislature lhet in caucus and
unanimously nominated one Cohen,
pr inter-, for United States Senator.
He won't be elected but then it's
no great honor to be chosen by a
Pcnrose Legislature anyhow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11

A 5000 piano player goes in the new
Bee BOokiOvers' Contest. See an
nOuncement Sunday, August I3.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
FST AHO NEllIN ~ agTNER AID CEIID.

MAS wINaLow's SOOTHING sYRuP has been
used foE over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHRRA foa their CHILDREN WHILE
TKETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. II
soOTHES the CHILD, SoFTEHS the GUMS
AILAVS all PAIE CURES WIND COLO, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHCEA- 1t Is ar
Eolutely harmless. Be sure anS ask for " MrA
Winalow's Soothing Syrup" anu take no otb'S
dad Twenty -6vs cents bottle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
Two Temperance
Unions Elect Officers
One Meets at the Y. M. G. A. and the
Other Holds Session at Elm
wood Park.

Two Of the local women's Christian Tenn
perance unions held annual elections Of
officers Wednesday.
Mrs. I. s. Leavitt was reelected presi-
dent OF the Omaha union, which met at
the Young Women's Christian association.
Mrs. Edward Johnson was elected first vice
president; Mrs. f. r, Hume, second vice
president; Mrs. James McClair, treasurer.
Mrs. May H. Findley was reelected re-
cording secretary and Mrs. s, 1. Gordon
was reelected corresponding secretary.
The delegates chosen for the county con-
, vention at Benson the third week in Sep
TENDER are: Mrs. M ]. McEitrick, Mrs
Sarah Powell, Mrs. S. 1. Jeter, Mrs. Nellie
Patton, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. NJ. Latta, Mrs.
w. Il. Graham and Mrs. Jessie Ahlquist
Mrs. c. ]. Roberts was elected president
OF the Frances Willard union, which held
Its meeting in Elmwood park. Mrs. H. N.
Craig was elected first vice president; Mrs
q. w. Covell, second vice president: Mrs
Albert Eaton, recording and corresponding
secretary; Mrs. d. ]. Burden treasurer.
The delegates TO the county convention
are Mrs Clara q. Burbank. Mrs. @. w.
Ogle Mrs. Grace Butts, Mrs. T. r. Ward,
Mrs. r. L. Jenkins. Mrs. A. C. Anderson,
Mrs. George Tenor, Mrs. Frances K. Sny-
der, Mrs Laura A. Taggert. Mrs Samuel
Maxwell.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11

TWO G@uIBzB
By the Steamship
~0GMVELAHD"
QT.0Oo TOnH)
ms nEst u leave
New YoFk oct0bsE
n. 1911 Ths socood
V Isays San FFaa-
cisco Feb q Dn
Annual Event Trips
IN oot-, lSi1. q Fsk..
lsi1. 0y large cruis-
Tag o g. FtoaOrta
Luisa. 10. tons.
noFtcan Linz, lbo
Ohioa9os H. or
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11

There IL one medicine thak every family
should be provided with and especially
during the summer months. viz. Chamber
lAln's Cole, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
cav. II IL almost certain 20 be needed
n costs but a quarter. Can you afford 10
a. without ut For sale BY all dealerA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
MANY POSTMASTERS COMING
Commercial Club Sends Out over SIX
Hundred Invitations for COnVen-
tton In SeDfemher.

ttOn In September.
over coo invitations have been sent out
TO first-class postmasters TO attend the
annual convention of the National ASST
ciatioD OF Postmasters, which will be held
here September u, Is and H. and of this
number at least 100 are expected to come.
The Commercial club is also formulating
plans for the convention OF the German
Veterans, who come September L 2, 3 4
and g. A. p. Mertens OF South Omaha is
secretary OF the association and he, with
the Commercial club leaders. will attempt
to make the veterans meeting the best
ever held.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
An Ugly Gaah

should be covered with clean bandages sat
urated with Bucklen's Arnica salve. Heals
burns. wounds sores, piles DC. For sale
by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
RECORD PRICE FOR CATTLE
Carload OF Fine Western Animals Dis
posed OF In south Omaha for
- ST.aB a Hundred

Vie highest price for cattle. since last
October was paid Thursday iE South
Omaha when a car OF western animals
brought H.S hundred. The average
weight OF the cattle was LES pounds. They
were sold for e T. Graham OF creston.
Neb
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-11
Special Pricing of Quality Groceries for
Friday and Saturday
S Id. can b. c. Baking
Powder. and 100

Benefits Capitol Bak-
ing Powder, and 20
stamps, Id. can 24c
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

wholly displaced by living truths there
can be little doubt. Those fictions had
their origin In the facts of the old days
OF production on small scale. with the
employer n shopmate; we now live In the
era OF production on the trust scale; with
the employer an impersonality. Times
nave changed. circumstances or employ
ment have completely changed: the dicta
OF the law must consequently change with
the facts. Exempting mn employer from
responsibility because an Injury to an
one out OF perhaps twenty thousand tel-
low workmen Is clearly injustice. To
blame an employees for alleged neglect
OF precautions against dangers Of which
he could not be aware existing in the
maze OF machinery In n huge workshop
ls sheer nonsense and cruelty. To say
an occupation which is today entirely
made up Of risks is more empty talk
These decayed relies OF the so-coled wis
dom Of the law are OF certainty to be
thrown aside. To the social conscience
OF today. foundations for unjust deal
Ings with employees. they are intoler-
able.
That workmen can on the average
collect damages in only eleven cases in
hundred brought in tho courts lndi =
Gates the legal chicanery OF counsel
hairspltting over antiquared notions. and
not the prevalent American sense OF lar
dealing. What an exhibition Of squan =
dering energy and money Is made in the
hundred million dollars paid by en-
p!oyers IN tne eleNsn Eehrs le57-lsp" as
premiums 10 liability insurance compa-
MES OF which only - per cent was
awarded 10 injured worlSmen. 10 be fur
ther diminished by large percentage
through costs and attorneys fees. The
trial OF liability cases in the courts is
q national burden. Governor Hadley OF
Missouri has asserted that the taxes 60
Ing to the support OF the Judges en-
gagged upon them form a sum greater
than the total recovered by the injured
workmen. The president OF the Travel
ers' Insurance. company says that more
than one half the time OF the courts is
taken up in settling controversies be-
tween employers and employed Systs-
matte compensation would wipe out this
social waste.
The New York commission which re-
ported favorabiy the bill which as a
law was subsequently killed by the court
for proposing 10 rcscind the present laws
relating TO liability for accidents and sub.
stltute compensation:
1.-The present system in New York
rests on p basis that Is ecouomicaly
urwise ard unfair, in operation II is
wasteful. uncertain and productive oi
anita agorisms between workmen and en-
pioyers,
"2-It is satisfactory TO none and toll
cradle only TO those employers and work
legal rights and obligations and fairly
share the burden OF accidents in indus
tries.
"3-The evils Of the system are most
marked in hazardous employments. where
the trade risk Is high and serious accI-
dents frequent.
"i-As q matter OF fact. worl<men IL
the dangerous trades do not. and prac.
tically cannot. provide for themselves
adequate accident insurance and there
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

"II IL original Wright flying ma
chine. the first seroplane pur-
chased bv the government Tor
the signal corps, has been turned
over to the National Museum BY the
war department. for installation in the
ao1onauticaI exhibit.
This machine is the one with which
Urvile Wright passed the government
speed and duration tests at Fort Mver.
Virginia in July. 1909 when he made
the famous crosscountry flight with
Lieutenant Foulois to Alexandria and
return. For this machine the govern
meot paid the Wrights 100000, which
included $4,000 bonus for the extra
speed attained. The machine is smaller
than when used in 1905, the planes
having been reduced somewhat in area.
Several changes were made in the svs
tenn Of gnying and the height of the
skils MAS increased 10 prevent the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

propelIers from striking the ground
when landing. The original four cyl.
inders. watcrcoolcd engine. continued
in use. however. and the genera ap'
pearance Of the machine remained the
same as the year before.
As will bc recalled some unfortunate
circumstances attended the trials at
Fort Nyer in 1908, when the machine
broke d propeller and was wrecked. (.
killing Lieutenant Selfbridge and in.
Turing Oryille Wright. The machine, as
il now stands. has skids as origina ~
used by the Wrights and the front Gle
waiting planes. both Of which are now
no longer used by them.
This first hoavier.than- machine
used BY the signal corps was put in
service At the army aviation school at
College Park, Md, and later shipped
70 Texas. where IL was used by Lieu
tenant Foulois for nearly a year. At
the time Of the Mexican border maneu-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08
OLD WRIGHT FLYER IN MUSEUM

vers, this machine was superseded by
more modern ones and was shipped to
the Wright shops at Dayton, Ohio.
where il was rebuilt to conform with
its original lines.
The machine now stands in the south.
west corner of the old National Mn
scum building. ready 10 he assembled
and suspended where it can he viewed
by the public from all angles
The aeronautical exhibit now con
sists of the steam and gasoline models
flown by Mr., Langley, the Hargrave,
Stringfellow. and Lillienthal machines
and models of Chanute's gliders II Is
the effort of the museum to make this
collection the most complete aeronaut-
cal exhibit in the world.