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indictment for kidnapping John ]. Nc
Namara.
Shoaf had been working IN a theory
that H.. G.. Otis had hired a man 10
bring about a small explosion in TIC
TIMES building to Great public SYM
pathy for the paper which lad lost
its last vestige of influence and was
losing its grip on the b haters of
the community. Shoaf declared the
small explosion started the big gas
explosion which wrecked the old fire
trap and cost the lives of 81 work
ers. He declared he was working the
plot out and had the full evidence in
his possession. He old a friend he
was going TO take the papers in the
case TO his cousin for safe keeping.
Shoaf's friends and relatives believe
the Socialist writer had been watched
and that he vas killed in order that
the papers might be destroyed and
that his lips would be forever closed.
Capt. George c. Shoaf, chief of De-
tcctives of the police department of
San Antonio Texas, has taken charge
of the case. He says he is convinced
was killed by-a notorious de-
tective who has long been a tool of
the la Dor haters of this country. The
man under suspicion has had a record
He can be oUnd any day Capt. Shoaf
wants him.
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il denying these was a written con-
tract and presenting a fraudulent deed
and oral contract to the court and
Il receiver appointed for
strangers property on account of said
fraud ulcnt deed and oral contract.
5 OF committing fraud and per-
jury for the purpose of stealing the
undersigned's property in presenting
to the court what purported to be an
oral contract having full knowledge
there had never been an oral contract.
6 Of for nearly three years wreck
Ing or tried to wreck the undersigneds
factory maliciously, ~fraduulently with
intent to steal and defraud the right
full owners of their property.
Kcnton Iron and Steel Co.
BY Jas. w. Arnold, Pres.
Taken, subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this 23rd day of August in
the year 1911.
w. w. MEETZ.
Notary Public for Kanawha Co..
My commission expires 10 day of
June, 1920.
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PRESS AGENTS WANTED

BY writing articles for the papers
describing Socialist activities.
BY reporting II bright things said
at Socialist meetings hat bear upon
local problems.
BY getting comrades to mail So
cialist leaflets to the editor request
ing him to discuss it's contents edi-
torially.
BY playing up Socialist speakers
and candidates by interesting stories
and anecdotes.
BY inducing the papers to omen a
column for'the free discussion of So
cialist questions.
BY interviewing newspaper men
with the view of leading them to
write up certain phases of the So
cialist movement in their journal.
Every Socialist local ought to an
point a Grand Press Agent TO man
age its newspaper publicity work.
And every comrade ought to con-
stitute himself an assistant press
agent.
1t is wonderful Via one man can
do in this field if he is energetic and
tactru1.
viii YOU not bring the matter I'm
at the next business meeting?
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SOCIALIST PAPER FORCES
EXPOSE OF GIGANTIC STEAL
IN HARRISON COUNTY

GRATING AND THEFT BY
FORMER REPUBLICAN SHERIFI"S
AMOUNTING TO So. 6O6.0T IS RE-
NEALED-SILENCE OF CAPITAL
ISL PRESS SHIELDED CROOKED
OFFICIALS FOR MORE THAN II
YEARS. THREATS OF SOCIALIST
EDITOR TO TAKE ACTION
AGAINST TAN COMMISSIONER, F..
o. BLUE. FORCES HIM TO LAY
BARE CRIMINAL RECORDS OF
FORMER OFFICIALS.
Through the Clarksburg Socialist
the citizens of Harrison county have
been informed of one of the greatest
official steals ever uncarthcd in West
Virginia. The crooked work was re-
Vealed by an auditing committee I'M
der direction of Tax Commissioner
Fred o. Blue. of Charleston. and the
discovery was made that, since 1898
the people have been flecced of the
sum of SG2,6O6.O7.
For many years that county had
been under the complete domination
of a Republican ring. The big boss
was Sherman Denham, Postmaster At
C~larkSburS. a member of the state
Republican Committee and Il power
in the party III the state. The report
Sito"S thIS SciIlclHcu 10 nave been
deeply implicated i'm the affair. AS
Deputy and bondsman for all the
Sheriff's whose are short, he
a splendid opportunity to for
crooked work and all Indications are
that lie made good use of his time.
The audit was made durflg the
month of March and April last. +. II
kintzer. editor of the Socialist, was
in possession of the facts at the
time. but on request of Mr.. Blue he
promised to keep the facts from the
public until a report could he pre-
pared. After waiting nearly sis
months for the Tax Commissioner tc
act, the Socialist published the facts
on August 10. On August "a the of.
fetal report was given but. The So.
cialists first expose cause a sclsa.
ton and it is the belief of many thar
it thwarted an attempt to shield the
guilty ones.
The EN-Sheriffs. under whom tn,
steal was made are l.. L. Land. nov
deceased: .1ohn A. Fleming and .Tohr
a. Flanagan. The auditors founr
in the accounts of the later 4 short
age OF over $4,000 for one term O
four years. The methods used wer,
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crude. Tempcring with adding ma
chimes, entering false credits and past
ing orders on orders that had been
Pald and collecting Il second payment
on the same. are some of the methods
mentioned in the report.
There is much Indignation among
the people over the fact that the
Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram
dld not long age Xposc the true con-
dltlons. The incident has furnish
ed Il convincing object lesson of the
capitalist press and its ~subscrvency
to Official as well as the vcnality of
political and commercial corruption.
he case is in the hands of the Prose-
cutting Attorney has been Instructed
10 take steps for the recovery oil the
amount due the county. The senti-
ana he will be given all assistance
necessary to insure "a relentless prose
cutlon. he part the Socialists have
played has left IA favorable impress
SIGN and editor KintZer is swamDcd
letters of congratulation II thanks
from persons all over the county, and
the movement has been given a won
derful boost
Already the Socialist have arranged
plans for the campaign next year
Inc membership is very large and iii.
creasing daily. The records of the
former Sheriif's will be made the
leading issue and the party expects tc
achieve great results.
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(By John NJ. Work.)

- OoAA - nj
Labor Day comes on the first Monda,
in September.
Capital Day occurs on the Tues,
day following the first Monday il
November.
On Labor Day, We workingmen pat
ourselves on h back and tell our
selves that we r the people.
On Capital Day, millions of honest
workinSmen vote for capitals interest
n against their own, while the
capitalist laughs gleefully and says,
What an entertaining and accom-
modatinS damn fool labor is anyway
1t is to the interest of the capital
lists to keep on exploiting the work
ers out of most of the value of their
labor.
1t is to the interest of the workers
to put an end to exploitation.
Exploitation Of the worker by the
capitalist is the core and essence OF
capitalism. 1t must continue SO long
as capitalism continues.
The capitalists are numerally weak.
Their own votes. are not sufficient in
number to continue exploitation one
hour.
Exploitation is continued by the
votes of the workers themselves. The
workers walk up TO the ballot box on
election day and vote the capitalist
tickets.
Therefore, the capitalists have ON
troll of all the public powers.
When they use these public powers
to Cypress labor, why should labor
complain? Labor voted for opprcs-
sion.
~,
When 4 capitalist judge issues an
Injunction against labor, why do you
Growl? You voted to have him do
it.
When Il capitalist governor or pres
ident orders out the troops to shoot
w~orkingmcn and assist the cap
italists to win a strike, why do you
swear at him.? You voted to have
him do it.
When your employer drops you from
the payroll, why do you whine about
it? You voted to have him do it.
When the periodical hard times
come and your wife and babies cry
for bread. why do you object? You
voted to have the hard times come.
The UIited States is a popular gov
crnmcnt. All statements to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, the people
rule. Their will, as expressed at the
ballot box, is approximately carried
into effect.
You got what you voted for.
So long as the workers continue to
vote for exploitation bullets. %iniunc-
tiGns, blacillists and hard times, they
will surely get them.
When they quit voting for their
enemies interests and begin to vote
for their own, all these outragcs will
like the mist before the NOR
sun, and Socialism will begin.
There is no other way.
The Republican and democratic Itar-
ties get their campaign funds from
the capitalists. They arc Il in the
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TICKLE
tBy Louis Weitz.)

10y hOulS ,"cllZ.D
Socialist Literary Syndicatc.)
The cream of life has been SKINNED
too often.
Imaginary wrongs cannot be right
ed; the Imagination can however.
Slavery to the truth can be tolcrat-
To be found out, there lies The
crime.
Many useless and wasteful occupa-
lions are followed just for Il living.
Thanksgiving Day mocks tho trag-
edy of more than one human turkey.
Love is the sprinkler that keeps
fresh the garden of achievement.
Notoriety only heightens the effect
of our shortcomings.
Many people are abashed and shy
when introduced to Miss Socialism.
Stubborness need not be Il sign OF
stupidity-if you are stubborn for the
right.
Love renders its object invisible OF
defects.
After all there may be some truth
in the pretension that capital and
labor are brothers.; brothers are al
ways fighting each other.
Hypocrisy is the step mother OF
truth. trying to palm herself as the
real one.
Most people see things in their tiny
and sometimes cracked mirror, called
personal experience.
There are no sign-posts on the roaa
to ruin, warning of the final goal OIL
disaster.
1 wonde does public opinion weigh
more than Bill Taft?
The worst part of war is that 1t III
~iuries those not in it most.
Talk is cheap. That is why re get
a lot of it.
Facts are not more stubborn than
some children. az<-n.sstaELaH
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MILWAUKEE, WIS.

road employees have kept pace with
the cost of living. A mass of mean-
ingless figures led the Socialist papor
10 declare that The bureau" apparent
~ Fad the figures to prove it,"
four representative has interview
cd "a numbcr of Government statistic
Fans ana experts regarding h &C
curacy of the subsidized bureaus
claim mat the railroad workers
wages have been soaring skyward.
They all agreed that no official re-
potts ii the Government bear out the
c~NtravaGa.it claims of the railway
bureau. Furthcrmorc, they pointed
out that the railway bulletin itself
ad!n'ts that railways employ different
methods of compilation in the tabula-
ton of wage stastics."
POLITICIANS PLAY WITH TARIFF
ON the action OF 10Th old parties
IN he closing days OF the extra scs-
slCil "l it is evident that
the tarin issue is being inflated for
in 1913. Both cap
ltallSt parties are playing politics
and neither wants the tariff question
settled.
1t is Il safe guess to say that the
next session will talk tariff day after
day and hat ii will close with the
same futile result. The tariff is
known as a good dust raiser among
politicians, and for that reason Will
never be settled as long as the Con-
%ress is c%apitalistic.
furthermore, the politicians fear
jhat the workers will find out lust
what Il fraud the tariff is if they are
gwen a taste of downward revision"
Like the will-o-the wisp it is ever be
fore lhcm but never reached.
PERKINS STORY CORROBORATED.
Your correspondents exclusive
story regarding George w. Perkins
threat to tell about the Steel Trusts
contributions to both old parties as
being the Real rcason back of the in
vcstigating committees change of
front has been corroborated by Il cap
italist newspaper.
The Pittsburg GaZette-Timcs has
Just published Il story showing that
Chairman Stanley dropped his Jail
threat against Perkins when he learn
ed tina the latter would disclose the
iHct that the Democratic party was
also a ~favoritc of the steel trust.
| nave been just informed that a
correspondent of Il string of Eastern
htWSpaperS rewrOtc the National So
cla'iSt Press story published in the
New York Call and wired to his nam
"rs Saturday evening.
Not one of his Subscribers publish
cd the story. But one editor sent him
the following explanations:
w cannot publish your story for
I'll" same reason the committee re-
fused to make it public. It's poor
politics. The old party editor is
right. It's good politics to let the
workers know CHAT the corporations
favor both Republican and Demo-
cratic parties. He knows his business,
Wear Buster Brown Shoes and
Hosiery and OR shoe bills will b,
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(By Stephen G. Rich)

Socialist Literary Syndica,cl
No, Socialism is not opposed IN In
~dividualism.
Socialism Is individualisnl, 1t Is Tho
only possible in~dividualism.
why, how can that be? Aren't all
Capitalists individualists and isn't
Capitalism individualism?
NO. my dear friend; just thinl, ri
minute. Just remember u few things
You saw the other day.
Don't o remember Perkins Of
MorSan's firm calling for government
regulation and ownership?
Don't you see policemen, health in.
spectors, cattle inspectors. milk In
spectors, sheriffs with dispossess war.
rants, Interfering with peoples ar-
fairs? Or have You merely noticed
how businesses are going from men
to companies and trusts?
Oh no. Capitalism is anything but
Individualism. The government has
to Interfere with what we dc all tho
time.
And wouldn't it be fine if it didn't,
Benzoate or soda in everything VIC cat,
big companies dynamiting compete
tors plants, u continued string of uu-
comfortable joy-ridinS autos in every
800 80 an Van Il Suu-ulSt-
ments with sewage floors.
But there's hope still. We of tho
Socialist movement don't like either
way. Here's our way out.
We say that we want to make all
the principal Industries public. That
means that we. the people, are to take
them from their private owners and
run them for ourselves.
Thes inspectors and such arc need
ed only because the folks who own
these industries are running them for
profit.
And, of course, they want all the
profit they can get.
So they'd as soon do anything, wat
er the milk, embalm the canned
goods. use lead instead of iron-ir 1t
increases profits.
The sheriffs and inspectors arc here
to see that they don't.
But when the people own the in
dustries they aren't going to harm
THEMSELVES.
They aren't going to give bad goods
at high prices.
So they won't need inspectors 10
make them do what is to their most
pressing interest to do.
Thus we see the way to have iu-
vi 10 ~ oCPClhlC llulNluudlS
from any property that needs govern
ment regulation. And this property
has to be made public to stop the
need of Interference.
That is Socialism.
But went this separating of people
from property lessen their individual
power?
1t will certainly do away with their
power to exploit others, to get ricn
while most people stay poor, to in
dulge in snowy luXeries.
But nobody has yet shown us that
folks won't get more individuality
and joy out of the other property
that they will still have.
For it will be free from intcrcfcr-
ence.
And it will include all the personal
things that seem like part of oneself.
And every body will have it. be-
cause the people won't hurt them
selves. They won't deprive them
selves or any part Of themselves OF
Bethel, Maine.
You are always welcome at Nor
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LosAngeles Prisoners
Send Greetings to the
Outside Workers

The following greeting is from J. J.
and J. B. Mcnamara and a dozen 9TH
er labor leaders in the county jail
political Offenders against capitalism:
w are in prison, behind steel bars.
You are out in the open sunshine. We
are here because We are what you are
-workingmen and none knows the
day when you may be forced to join
us-whcn you may by virtue of the
fact that you are toilers. offend the
masters who hold the key to the pri-
sons. The only solution is the work
ingmaas ballot. 1t is the strong right
arm of the working lass. Capitalism
controls the courts, the jails, makes
the laws and enforccs them; makes
the conditions under which you toll
and takes from you what you create.
Labor is in the overwhelming major
ity. Standing together labor can
make the laws. abolish the iails and
bring in an craof economic freedom,
the right of man to what he crcatcs.
To you. our comrades who have left
to you 4 measure of liberty we say.
vote as you strike: vote together for
your selves, for your wives. for your
children and for the children of all
the ges to come. Show the world
your final supremacy ovcr all things.
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Boys Two-Piccc Sui.s Csc, Mems
All Wool Suits. $50. Boys and
Girls all solid leather Shoes, sizes 9
to i". Csc, ut Morrison's Department
store.
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The hundreds of Satisfied CUSTOM
crs thnH visit the o. j.. MorAison's
department Store daily is best proof
of their low prices.
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ffaFe YOU done your part yet to.
ward saving the Mcnamara brother.
from the Gallows? A little helps.
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The Mems and Boys Clothing a,
NlorriSon'S DrTartm men Store is sure
to please You.
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AT Pckln. Ill, teamesters secure,
an increase OF S1.5O per week.
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o. You Counci1man-Watch the
Water Work s Franchise.
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You are always welcome at Nor
iIson's Department Store whether
YOU want to buy goods or not.
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Only the brave deserve the fair
but the rich set them.
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You hear no complaint from poo
pie that tradc at Norrison'S DEPART
mcnt Store. They always please in
quality and price.
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Reach the Laboring Man through
columns of the Labor Argus.
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Brewery drivers secured increase of
81 Per week at Troy, n. Y.
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Labor Argus only 10 cents a year.
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SPIR ACY
Omitted States Constitution and Socialism,
BY SII4AS HOOD

"a pDph OF %. pages OntHinin he eaI truth ahou Our. natriofi
nm tnth II has history q "un in our school books. These
ana 1cr which mere MAS ; large " demand tina they had to be
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Wear IsuStrr Brown Shoes and
Hosiery and your shoe bills will be
less.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
Vacant Scholarships in the Citadel,
The 1IiItary College Of South Caro-.
lima, Charleston, S. C..

One vacancy in the beneficiary
scholarships in the Citadel from New
berry county will be filed by compct-
tive examination on August II, 1911.
For full information concerning
these scholarships address the super
intendent, at the Citadel, Charleston,
S. C.
Next session begins September 20,
1911.
The Citadel offers courses in Civil
Engineering, English, Chemistry and
Physics. Degrees of B. S. and c. E.
conferred. It is designated by the
war department as one of the distln-
guished military institutions, one OF
whose graduates receives commits
sion in the United States army.
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The others wounded are Policeman
James G. Moore, shot through the
shoulder with a pistol bullet;
young mill operative named W. H. Hy
den, and an unknown negro, who in
the excitement went away in search
of surgical attention. Young Griffith
and Policeman .Ioore are at the Co.
lumbia hospital, and City Physician
Manney NJ. Rice thinks Griffith has
small chance Of recovery.
Accounts Conflicting.
The shooting occurred at Heriot's
meat market, and accounts are con-
f1icting, but most of them agree that
in a fusillade between Griffith, armed
with a pistol, and Stone, who carried
shotgun, Hyden received the first shot
through the right hand, the negro was
hit, Griffith received charge of buck
shot and Policeman Moore was hit
while trying to stop the shooting.
Stone is in the police lookup, unhurt-
Developments tonight indicate that
this affray will produce one more Co.
lumbia homicide mystery. Recorder
Werner, after an examination, held in
$500 bond, as material witness,
James V. Heriot, manager of the beef
market and grocery owned by J. B.
Heriot & Co., where the shooting oc-
Cured. Bail was given by J. B. Heriot,
father of J. V. Heriot The bond is
returnable tomorrow morning, when
the hearing will likely be continued.
Rhett Griffith is not expected to live
through the night.
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DON'T DELAY LONGER

In providing your home with good
piano or organ. Doubtless, you have
promised your family an instrument.
No home is complete without music,
and nothing is so inspiring and culti-
waiting. Music helps to drown sorrows,
and gives entertainment for children,
and Keeps them at home. This is our
27th year Of uninterrupted success here.
hence we are better prepared than ever
to supply the best pianos and orgaas and
will save you money.
Write US AT ONCE for catalogs and for
our easy payment plan and prices.
MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE
COLUMBIA, S. 6.
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Thirty Years Together.

thirty years of association-thlnk
of it. How the merit of good thing
stands out in that ime-or the worth
lessness of a bad one. So there's nc
guesswork in this evidence Of Thos
Ariss, Concord, Mich, who writes:
"I have used DR.. Kings New DiscoV-
cry for 80 years, and it's the best
cough and cold cure I ever used.
Once it finds entrance in a home you
can't pry it out Many families have
used it forty years. It's the most in
fallible throat and lung medicine on
earth. Unequaled for lagrippe, asth-
ma. hay-fever, Group, quinsy or sore
lungs. Price soc, $1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by VIM. E. Pelham
e. Ron
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Shooting Affray in Columbia.

Columbia, July 6.-In a shooting
scrape near the union depot early this
evening, the details of which are diff
ficult to obtain at this time, four men
received gunshot wounds more or less
serious, and one of them, Rhett Griffith
belonging to prominent family is
thought to have received injuries
which may cause his death, having
received at close range a charge Of
buckshot from a shotgun believed tC
have been in the hands of Charles B.
Stone.
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NOTICE

Owing to the extreme warm dry
weather the Board of Health requests
all persons in the city of Newberry tc
clean up their premises by Wednes-
day, July IL. On that day the board
will inspect and condemn all places
found in an unsanitary condition.
By order of the board.
F. D. Mower,
Chairman.
D. B. Chandler,
Secretary.
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MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Farmers bank will be
held in the Office of the bank, at Pros
perity, S. c., Wednesday, July II, at II
m. for the purpose Of electing directors
and transacting such other business
as may come before the meeting.
e. o. Counts,
Cashier.