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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07

, Quate supply of good. clear and
wholesome filtered water for the use
OF all water consumers, citizens, res
ldents and property owners within
the said city, and to furnish ample
fire protection to the citizens and
property owners within said city
Fourth: To ascertain what lega,
power and authority the city has, and
what additional legislative power it
will need in order that it may either
purchase the existing water works of
he Kama awha Water and Light COM
pany, at the expiration Of it's fran
chise. or to build a new water works
for the city.
Said committee to report progress
from time to time, to this council
Resolved further that the board OF
affairs of the city of Charleston be
requested to appropriate not to ex-
ceed $500 to pay the expenses of
| making the investigation herein pro-
vided for.
The following committee on water
works were nominated by the council
i and elected by acclimation: deGruy-
ter. Nickers. Richmond, Daniels and
Cochran. Councilman Cunningham
from the second ward stated that he
was informed that the street car
fra nchiSe required that d car be run
in each direction every fifteen min
l1teS and that the street car company
were only running cars in one direc-
tion on Tennessee and BigleE
avenues. thereby working hard
ship on people in that section and
made a motion that the street car
| fra nchise be read at the next regular
council meeting and steps be taken
! to force the car company to comply
with the terms of the franchise. This
| was a very timely motion and we
hope that some good may come from
it.
Councilman Cochran then inquired
about the codification ordinance thar
was introduced at the first meetin s
OF the present council but no one
seem to know anything about this
ordinance. 1t seems that the old
| Board of Affairs had paid Del Rum
mel S1,3OO.OO to help John Baker
| White and City Solicitor Hisgin-
lbotham draw up the code of laws
! fer the city. The board of affairs
recommended that the council pass
the ordinance accepting the code but
the council refused to accept the code
| hout seeing it 1t then developed
that although the s1,50O.oO had been
/ paid to Mr.. Rummel the code was
not vet complete and the codifyin .
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
GREAT MASS CONVENTION OF
HARRISON COUNTY SOCIALISTS
Held in Ciarksburg, County Organization Per.
fected, Harrison County Takes Her Place
With Kanawha, In the Front Rank

/ at p. M, and the chairE,an Iosr
no time in introducing the speaker
Colnrade Brown has recently
spent considerable time in the coal
| helds of I<anawha anu Fayettc
counties. and his vivid description
of RussianiZed West Virginia, and
| especially the peonaSe system prac-
tsed by the Fayette county officials
in conjunction with the Baldwin de-
| tective service whom he character
| lied as the Governors Bun-Pups." {"
was listened to with great atten-
! tion and accepted as warming to
the working class of Harrison coun-
ty as to what they may expect il
they do not take more active part
in the affairs OF state through
which the capitalists and their
| grating henchmen rule over and
control the destinies OF their lives.
On the whole, it was Il great day
for the Socialists of Harrison coun-
ty, and only he who understands
the philosophy OF Socialism can ap-
preciate it.
To see body of men come to-
gether with hundred conflicting
! ideas: to watch these ideas shape
, themselves into cohesive thought:
! to see the individual wills crystal
izir6 into the Social Will: to see
back of it all the forces materaliz-
! ing for concerted action, and thel,
to observe that. as the industrial
organizations have absorbed all the
individual competing concerns into
one great industry, just SO is the
Socialist party absorbing all the in
dividual wills OF the working class
into one solid phylanx; tnat there
after the working class shall cease
to compete in the political arena;
| that no longer shall one individual.
voter be led this way, and another
| that by the designing politicians
| to grasp the Significance of this
whole phenom almost makes one
| feel like shouting friendly wcrn-
ing to the politicians that it is
moving day for them. and that
| the best thing they can do is to
pack their freie.h and get ready
| to walk out before this social force
overtakes. them and they get kick
ed out. With the formati of this
county organization. the Socialists
| in Harrison County for 1912 ~2as
begun and we now serve notice on
the plutes and their henchmen that
| We are going to carry Harrison
county for the Socialist party in
1912.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
GOOD WORK OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
Socialist Councilman's Resolution Adopfed

At the regular session Of the city
council, Monday, November 4th, the
resolution offered by T. l.. Tickle,
socialist councilman from the Third
ward two months ago and referred
to the committee On Streest, in re-
CARDS to replacing lights, laying side
walks, enlargiug the sewer and i'm
proving Crescent Road and other i'm
provements for his ward was report
ed favorably by committee and its
adoption was recommended. Coun-
Gilman Tickle reported that same OF
the improvements recommended in
the resolution had already been made
some lights had been replaced and
some sidewalks laid and urged that
other much needed improvements
be made as soon as possible. \ mo-
tion was made that the resolution
be adopted as reported by the com.
mittee and was carried. Councilman
Vickers then introduced the follow
ing resolution on the water question
which was adopted:
BE it resolved by the council OF
the city of Charleston. that a COM
mittee Of five members of council.
be selected by the council for the fol-
lowing purposes to-wit:
First: To ascertain whether the
water works of the kanawha Water
& Light Company, as now eNiStin"
and operated in the city of Charles
ton is in proper repair, and whether
the said water works as now existing z
is su ufficient to furnish adequate sap
ply. of water for the city and its in
habitants and property owners, and
whether the same is adequate to fur
nish ample fire protection to the
buildings and property along IN"
line of its water mains from which
it is receiving revenue. and if said
water mains are insufficient to fur
nish ample fire protection. in what
respect and to what extent and from
what cause are they insufficient.
Second: To ascertain what is the
value in money Of the real estate,
tangible personal property of the
water works of said kanawha Water
& Light Company now i'll use in the
business of furnishing water to the
city of Charleston. and its inhabi-
| tants and property owners, without
taking into account any productive
value. or the value of any franchise
| ri ghts or privileges claimed to be
owned or held by said kanawha
| Water Light Company
Third: To ascertain what it viii
cost in money to construct an ade-
quate works for the city of Charles
fton. Of such capacity, and sufficient
III every detail to furnish an ade
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP f'oF PUB
Lie OFFICIALS.

In recent issue of a local daily.
which claims to voice the political
ambitions of organized labor. an ed
itorial appeared which advocated the
"municipal ownership of public OIL
ficials' 1t was claimed by the paper
referred to that by the adoption of
the Citizens proposed scheme OF
civic administration we would have
that much desired condition. munic-
ipal ownership of public officials.
This condition is not SO much de-
sired by organized labor as is 'ml
nicipal ownership OF public utilities.
No municipality will ever be able to
control its officials SO long as there is
an absence of public ownership of
ublic necessities. BY taking public
utilities out of the hands of the cor
porations and placing them in the
control of tne city. the desire TO cor
rupt city officials is removed. great
profits would be saved to the people.
and better wages could be paid to
la Dor on public work
Organized labor has long advo-
Gated public ownership of public ne
cessities. and doing away with the
contract system and having public
work done directly by the city or
state. The Bulletin regrets that
\none of these questions of vital I'M
portance TO the community have been
taken up by the trainers of amen d.
ments to the city charter. II we do
not want our public officials owned
by the men of great wealth We must
remove the cause.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
|FTOTTERING TO ITS FALL"
(BY EUGENE V. DEBS)

If there is one thing the rotten
rulers of this republic cannot stand
it is the truth. Well do they all
know that their salvation depends
upon the suppression of the truth
The very hour the tdth is known
their doom is sealed. ..4..
The throne of the ruling class IS
built upon the ignorance of the peo-
pie. Professors, pufpiteers and pol
iticians, while pretending to educate
the people. are the chosen instru-
mentalities of the ruling class to
keep their subjects in darkness and
slavery.
The Appeal to Reason has been
fearlessly exposing the crimes and
iniquities of capitalist class rule in
the United States. This is why the
Appeal has been a thorn in their
flesh and why Wayland. Warren and
Phifer are now. under Indictment.
For the last four years every ar
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07

tifice known to constituencies cum
ming has been employed by the petty
official hirelings of the ruling rob
bers and robbing rulers of Wall
street to strangle the voice Of the
Appeal to Reason. but in every al
tempt thus far made these mercena-
ries have put to route and driven
from the field. The only success
they have achieved is in having held
up the Appeal. picking its pockets
while there was a cent in sight, and
hoping it would then die of starva-
ton
But they have not given up the
fight. They have never thought of
doing SO. Their masters would not
allow them to if they would
Roosevelt first decreed it and TAFT
duly repeated it:
That vile sheet has got to be put
out of business ......-f ....ffr .5s...
Co,:TINUEp ocs PAGE Two
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07

:,
ne iact thal 'ulius NruttScahlte,
.ne mead OF tne hartman ra'lroao
'ihes' presented ms oausnter "ea-
alhe present o. $l'uoo'ooo recent
~, mas Drought iorth cohsluerapie
comment from the iaoor ana Soclal-
Isl pr.ss.
II IS the comment OF the TABOR
"nu Sos ~ 1883 u ~" ha..oii
To-Day that IS arousing the working
"iass from lts iohs sieep. ne
mental VISION OF the WORKER IS no
longer pilnd 70 the wrongs ana out
laSes thae slo" "ut u al huuelrlal
system, that makes II posslple Tor
a 1athefL 10 present ms daughter
Slit 'ol 9i.Voo,ooO on her we'd
ding day.
Ihe daily press that is cohtrolled
10 great extent ny the maenates
or trusts ana corporations, cannot
oe expected 10 make any comments
On costly Weddlhg e1its from 1ath-
ers ID caushters' that might De
CONSTRUED as construed as un1aVor-
able or as reflection on the sys-
TEN that pahper1zes the many and
enriches the few. The daughter OF
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
Big Gains In
Socialist Vote

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. Conn
plete returns from 315 out of SIT
precincts in yesterdays election give
George Alexander, incumbent candi-l
date of the Good Government league.
for mayor S3,97S votes and Job Har-
riman. socialist, 52.293. The two
missing precincts in the suburbs had
registration Of 1900 and are ex-
pected to run about even between
Alexander and Hartman.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07

1t takes several days to tame al
elephant and make it submissive to
any conditions that may be imposed
upon it. When men are to be en-
slaved. the cunning proceed by even
slower process. using years. teach
ing children. and finally all the peo-
ple are submissively sroveling in
poverty that the few may snrfeit in
unearned luxury.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07

In this hour when the vanSuards
of social Ism are entering triumph
antly into the citadelS of capitalism
let us rejoice. but in our joy let us
not forget that the great Armaged-
don is yet to be.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
SOCIALIST GROWTH
IN NEW YORK

Albany-In all but three Of fif-
teen cities in this state which voted
on Nov. :, the Socialists made con-
siderable headway on their strength
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07
THE NINETY AND NINE.

THE NINETY AND NINE.
Their are ninety and nine who live
and die -
In want and hunger and cold,
That one may live in luxury, .,,a
And be wrapped in it's silken
fold. 5,s ~ 4s
The ninety and nine in their hovels
bare.
The one in his palace with riches
rare, ',E.-af.-
They toll in the fields, the ninety
.. and nine.
For the fruits Of % our mother
earth, .t-r.r - .,lg'.
They dig and delve in the danger
Gus mine,
And bring its rich treasures
forth.
But the wealth released by their
sturdy blows
To the hands of the one forever
flows.
The jacka1s of capitalism who
have desnoiled the life of little chill
dren, of our sisters and brothers,
who by this system of wage slavery
have made life nothing but misery
for the workers. these jackals are
baying out in the night
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-12-07

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-23
A few of our bargains picked at random.

Elgn Ladies Watches warranted 20 yrs S1O.SS
Watham Ladies' Watches, warranted 20
years OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $1O.95
Elgn and Waltham Watches for men 81 80
Apiece quadrupe silver plated Tea Set. S6.95
Quadruple silver plated chds cup, each 8 90
Quadruple fancy decorated fruit dishes. 81 .O5
Rogers triple plated knives and forks, per
set NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1926
Rogers Table Spoons, per set .........S1.7S
Rogers Tea Spoons per set ............ .95c
Rogers Sugar Shell and Butter Knife per
set 1OC
Rogers Berry Spoons each ..........S1 90
Rogers Cold Meat Forks, each ......S1 90
Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons ........ SOC
Sterling Silver Tea Spoons per set S345
Quadrupe Silver Plated Butter Dishes. So. so
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-23

Quadruple Silver Plated Syrup Pitchers. .$2.5O
Quadruple Silver Plated Bread Trays .$2.5O
Nut Picks, per set .................2 Oc
Eightday Mantel clocks, Cathedral gongs 1895
Eight-day Kitchen Clocks ....... $500
Solid Gold Stick Pins ...............S1. 90
Solid Gold Link Buttons ............ So. 90
Solid Gold Children's Rings .......... 81 90
ThreePiece Carving Sets ........... So .95
All our Cut GLASS; including Libby's Hoar's
Clarks and Hawks consisting of everything
imaginable in Cut Glass, at half price as long
the stock lasts:
5-inch fine Cut Glass Naples at .......75c
All Hammered Brass at Half Price
S1ainch hand painted China Plates at .75C
S-day Mantel Clocks, strike at hour and half
hours; Cathedral gong ...............$30 o.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
Eureka Items.

miles south and miles west Of LlberaD
We are having tine weather and
many are listing and planting corn.
Mrs. C. e. Morehouse and daughter
Bertha spent Wednesday at G. H.
Warehouses;.
Mrs. Ogletree called on Mrs. G. E.
Morehouse and Mrs. V. Caps Thurs
day.
Mrs. G. A. Kali and Mrs. c. E.
Morehouse and daughter spent Fri.
day with Mrs. G. W. Elliott in Lib
eral.
Mrs. Walter Elliott called on Mrs.
G. W. Kali Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. S. A. Caps visited her son,
Charles Caps, and family in Liberal
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. King spent
Sunday with the formers mother
Mrs. V. Capps.
Lovica Morehouse spent Wednes
day with Mrs. Joe Saylor.
Tracy Lubbers, who is staying witt
Mrs. o. NJ. Woods Of Liberal, spent
Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. Chas. Newman was at Tyrone
on Friday,
Mrs. G. A. Kali and children spent
Sunday at the c, e. Morehouse home
Ed. Eyerlng was In Tyrone Satur
day.
Rev. r. II. Williams OF Liberal wa
around calling on the Eureka neigh
borhOod Tuesday. He took dlnner
at G. A. Kall's
r. Fl. Williams, who is a Metho
dist Episcopal minister, will preacl
at Eureka school house at ll:30 mex
Sunday, May It'll. He will make ar
rangements to preach here every tw'
weeks II the people Of the communlt,
so desire.
We had a little shower Tuesda.
night and now everything Is LOOKING
line.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
CentervalleY

A pretty cold wind Sunday. A
good deal of real estate changed
location.
The w. G. T. U. met with Mrs.
Gland StockstiII last Thursday.
Grandma Holloway seems to
be a good better at this writing.
Jesse Hammer went to Liberal
one day last week and on his way
home lost a two gallon can of coal
oil.
Ralph Norvel has gone to Mis-
souri, to find a location. We are
pretty we'll acquainted with some
people who left here and located
in that state who soon wished they
were back here. But there isn't
room for everybody to live here.
j. N. Hammers pump got out of
fix last week and he made a flying
trip to Liberal for repairs.
H. G. Clark and l. F. WEIGH
were building fence on the west
line of the @. S. Ayers place last
week.
Albert WEIGH is circulating a
petition for a county commissioner
to be appointed in place of DIR.
Holloway who is going to move
to Hutchinson.
Walter Chaffin was in Hugoton
last Saturday making final proof
on his homestead.
Gladys and Dwight Sessler Wis
tied with Lena and Lucille Hammer
Monday of this week.
The Mendenhall sisters called or
Mrs. j. O. Hammer Monday.
Tom Mendenhall has been list
ing for Grandpa Durbin lately.
The acreage of corn being plan
ted this year is in excess of former
years in this part of the country.
M. A. Stevens of Tyrone came
up Tuesday to repair G. B, Stock
stills we'll.
II. G. Clark was burning Rus
sian thistles on the 9. S. Ayers
place Monday evening.
Lon DeCamD went to Liberal
Tuesday.
Chris Turner and family who
have been staying with Isaac
WEIGH the past winter have moved
to their claim.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
To Move Up Town

An ordinance was presented to
the city council Tuesday evening
by the Western Union Telegraph
Go. The ordinance if passed, will
give the Telegraph Co the right to
set their poles and string their
wire in the streets and alleys of
the city. The passage of the ordi-
nance seems to be the first step
toward establishing an uptown
telegraph office. The change will
be of considerable convenience to
the business men of the town, and
will probably increase the business
of the Western Union at this
point.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
CUTTING A BIRDS TONGUE
Many People Believe Sitting of the
Tongue Necessary to Make
Bird Talk.

at is extraordinary" says a
writer in the Strand, chow many
persons are under the impression
that, in order to enable bird to
talk, it is absolutely necessary to
cut or split its tongue" All men who
keep bird-shops in England, accord
ing to him, seem to believe in 1t, and
one such man declared that splitting
their tongues made them split the
words. He continues:
"Some time back Miss Elsie Clerc,
Of the Alhambra, who is breeder
of fancy canaries, heard Jack, and
spoke Of him to Sis Herbert Tree,
who keeps a number Of pets. "A very
beautiful bird, no doubt, but dis
like the cruelty of cutting their
tongues ? said Sir Herbert. need
hardly add that Jacks tongue has
not been cut.
81 have heard that this fallacy
had its origin in the following story
A man had number Of starlings in
a large cage marked Fine young
starlings-only one shilling each,
and as each would-be purchaser ar
rived, the man would say, There's a
fine bird there, SIR pointing out one
of them; hut want half a crown
for him, because he's the only one
with a cut tongue, so he is bound to
be talker.' He would then proceed
to catch the bird and show the cut
tongue, and invariably succeeded in
effecting a sale. This dodge would
be repeated as each new customer
arrived, and departed rejoicing at
his good bargain. The reader, per-
haps, is not aware that all starlings
have a very peculiar formation at the
extremity of the tongue, which gives
the appearance of a little piece hav-
ing been shipped out Of it.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
Antelope Valley.

A. II. Thompson is attending
the state Sunday school convention
at Topeka this week as delegate
from Seward township,
Mrs M. M. Holland and son
Leslie returned to the Valley
Tuesday after a visit for a few
days in Oklahoma.
Miss Alene Chairman visited at
T. S. Locke's Thursday and Fri
day of last week.
Sundays wind made lots of ex-
ira work for the farmers.
Mrs. Hannah De Lair returned
to Liberal Saturday after spending
a week with her sister Mrs. Oar
Locke.
G. E. Hancock was out to the
claim the first of the week.
I. S. Locke sold 9. 0. Davis
two thoroughbred short-horr
COWS last week.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
Pleasant Valley.

Every one seems to be busy in
this neck of the woods.
j. w. Freeman has been plow-
ing sod for a few days. He is
putting out a big crop this spring.
V. M. Benner, is listing this
week.
G. r. Wier bought team of
mules from John Edmonds one
day last week.
Willis Jones and son were in
Liberal on day last week.
G. T. Barker is blowing sod
this week for water melons.
Charley Fawcett is breaking a
lot of sod on the quarter he re-
Gently bought in Sec. -.
Mr.. Cain was at the Couty seat
one day last week on business.
Mr.. Taylor went after load of
hay the fore part of the week.
The grass is getting good start
now.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05

The Christian ladies' Missionary
Society met Wednesday with Mrs.
E. j. Thayer on South Grant Az
enue. About fifteen members and
friends were present and a Mis-
sion Study Glass was organized
with Mrs. G. G. Jones as leader.
Western Women in The Eastern
Lauds" will be the first text TAX
en- up by this class. Light re-
freshments were served, and a
pleasant social hour was enjoyed
by all.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
Bluebesll.

Farmers In this vicinity are push
ing their spring work.
Charlie HammOntree went to Ford,
Kansas, last week to help Floyd and
Carl with their plsstering.
Henry Bigelow and wife went to
Hayne, Friday.
Wiley Rlzzley drove to Liberal and
back before noon Monday.
W. P. Davis made a trip home
Monday.
Rev. Lathrop will preach at Blue
Bell next Sunday at eleven o'clock.
Alva McCulley met with a painful
accident Monday. He was playing
In a tent where there was trot line
hanging, In making a jump he was
caught in the left eye by one of the
fish hooks Jesse Pointing took him
to Liberal and the hook removed.
The boy is getting along all right at
the last report. He is the nine year
old son of VIM McCulley, who is a
a barber at Liberal.
Rev. Wright was the guest Of-the
Davis family Sunday.
Mrs Henry Hammontree was the
guest of the Sallee family.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-05-05
Prohibition Kansas will be used

Prohibition Kansas will be used
as an agument against the repeal
of the Maine prohibitory law, in
the forthcoming fight to amend
the constitution of that state.
Prof. F. w. Blackmar, of the de-
partment of sociology of the Uni
versity of Kansas, has been lnVit-
ed to deliver an address before the
National Conference of Charities
and Corrections, which will meet
in Boston in June. The subject
on which Prof. Blackmar has been
ASKED to speak was specified be-
cause of the approaching attempt
which is to be made by the liquor
interests to repeal the Maine law.
All New England is interested in
the Maine contest, and Prof. Black
mar was asked to speak because 1t
was thought that an address set
ing forth the working of the law
in Kansas would help to keep the
Maine law on the statute books.