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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-03
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w eFoIIII5 LUI IItTdIU.J
| wandered where the rolled oats grow
In proud array,
All crowned with diadems of dew
At break of day.
| strolled to where the cowslips hid
In shy retreat;
l stood in ecstasy amid
The shredded wheat.
.'ys-- sz-s
l saw the little biplanes out
Upon the wing,
And then | could no longer doubt
That it was spring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-03

But words are things, and small
drop of ink,
Falling like dew upon a thought, pro-
duces
That which makes thousands, perhaps
millions, think.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
The office Of the Majority, Fifteenth
Street, rear Germania Hall Qolia.
Bank, is open from q. m. to 5 p. N. +

Contributions and items Of Labor New
are requested from our readers. Articlee
aside from news items, must be limited
to 500 words. Every contribution must
be accompanied by the name OF gne
writer as an evidence Of good 1aaln
Members Of Labor Organizations Will De
permitted to use q nom de plume, pul
readers not members must allow tnen
names to be used.
The Majority gives notice that # y z
no sense responsible for any arucle
which appears in its columns except M
igned articles in editorial column Al
other pages are devoted to news enc
contributions, and may often describe O
advocate matters utterly opposed 70 Ins
Majority and its policy. The puhucaIlel
of a signed or news article muS{ 49t =
construed as ii any sense an 1noores
ment Of it.
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press or Postoff1ce Money Order, Dr11I
Registered Letter or Personal Caec1n
One-cent stomps will be accepted 70 ~
amount Of One Dollar.
Admitted April 2s. 1907. to the post
office at Wheeling, w. Va. a. secon0
class matter.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
Moving Pictures
Fill Empty Church


Toledo, Ohio. There will be no box
|ofice or reserved seats for the picture
show to be given every Saturday
might hereafter IN the Old First Con-
|gregational Church. one Of the most
|aristocratic parishes Of Toledo. with
the pastor. DR. George R. Wallace as
stage manager.
The church will enter into competi-
'tion with the theaters and moving pie
|ture shows for the patronage Of some
|of the pleasure seekers whom DR..
Wallace on recent Saturday night
tour of inspection saw pouring by thou
sands into the pleasure places of the
city while many Of its preachers were
holding forth to rows of empty seats.
personally, am tired Of speaking
every Saturday night to a few men
and women and many empty peWs,
said DR.. Wallace. Recently while my
pulpit was filed by friend, ] made q
trip through the city on SATURDAY.
night and looked into a number Of
downtown churches and they were
practically empty. stood outside Oh
the theaters and the pleasure places
|of the city and saw the people focking
by the thousands. If the people must
have pictures and shows, we win give
them one at the Old First Church.
NEXT Saturday being Lincoln's birth
day, the pictures will be of an his
torical nature. believe that we can
make even the pictures a means of
blessing and they may cultivate In
people the church habit. .
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
Thieves Restore
Loot And
viii Go Free


Atlanta, Gait is reported here
that Benjamin D. Gerene and John F.
Gaynor, federal prisoners. win be set
free in a few days as the result Of q
rumored agreement to pay back to the
government a large part Of the money
they were convicted Of embezzling in
connection with the improvement OF
Savannah harbor.
It is believed that the two men have
a large sum of money which they hid
before their arrest, and that the gov
eminent may accept 1t in lieu OF the
fines assessed against them, aggregat
ing $575, 900. Their four year prison
term expires this month.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
The Happiest Girls

Form September 20 to January IS
is a long, long time. if you live in a
climate where the winter wind is
searching and the cold is bitter, and
If you have no money to buy fuel or
food or to pay the rent, and if you
even have to ask the baby to go on
half rations Of poor. thin milk.
A long. long time.
But that was the length of the siege
the garment makers of Chicago laid
to their employers. When they
crowded about the factory doors on
their return to work they were. as one
of them said, 'sthe happiest girls in
the world" happier, perhaps. than the
girls who live in luxurious homes, with
everything to eat and to wear and
everything to amuse them.
I'VE were pretty hungry most OF the
time" said little Anna Meyer, who
lives with six brothers and sisters on
South Halsted setreet. s.But we would
have stayed out longer if we hadn't
got our rights"
Talk of heroism!-it is not all of
the past, not all of men on the battle
field! But what did these starving,
freezing little women win?
$ n
Right of employees to organize.
adjustment of grievances that
caused strike
Establishment Of an arbitration
board to fix means for the adjustment
of future disputes"
Worth fighting for?' They thought
SO, and they paid the price in the grim
coin of suffering and hardship.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
The Labor Press


(From the Shoe Workers. JcurnaI.)
The Labor Press, meaning partlcu
larly those newspapers, independently
conducted, who are unequixocaily
pledged to the support of labor's cause
are as whole deserving Of much bet
ter support by the organized workers
than they receive.
Because such publications are al
most invariably conducted by men
holding active membership in some
trade unionists would dare attempt TO
trade unionist would adre attempt to
conduct an Independent labor paper
union members are too apt to exs
pect to receive the local labor
paper free of charge. or to subscribe
for it in very limited numbers. or to
be very lax in the payment OF SUD
scriptions when they do subscribe.
In return for this very meagre or
niggardly support the labor editor IS
expected to give free advertising to all
local union meeting announcements,
free space to all official circulars
emanating from the American Fedora
ton of Labor or from any of the inter
national unions afaailted herewith.
and to give a large amount Of space
to the gratuitous advertising Of the
4 -
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
SAVE THE System.

Save the system is our scheme.
Save the system is our theme,
Save the system for it pays
In Thousand different ways.
Thirty millions we can make
With our tried postoffice rake.
And thorugh railroads we can steal
Till we make the people squeal.
And the steel or other trust
Takes from others till they bust,
And the factories can enslave,
Dig for children. early grave.
Be the 1assie's body sold
What care we but for the gold.
And with Guggenheimers' claim,
Backed by Taft -Ballinger fame,
We can make a. billion more
Out Of coal from Arctic shore.
we can build a fortune there
That will make the people stare.
And well conquer every foe.
When we corner all the dough.
Let the Democrats have sway;
Let Repubs both do and say,
Let insurgent leaders lead;
We don't care single weed;
They are ours, we know them all;
They will come at beck and call.
We don't care what any do,
If to the system they are true;
But save the system, save it now
Save the system anyhow.
BY L. B. Irwin.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
Gaynor's Auto
Strikes Girl Who
Didn't See Il

Mayor Gaynor's auto We serday after
noon in Brooklyn knocked down Miss
Isabel H. Smith. The young woman
was blinded by the snow and did not
see the Mayors automobile. whose
rate Of speed at the time Of the acct.
dent is not known. She was not ser
iously hurt, although uer clothing was
torn. The Mayor sent her home ii the
machine, while he continued to the
city Hall on foot.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
MUNICIPAL LODGING HOUSE foE
TRAMPs.


A,o,,, vo,.,- haa solvaf the. nroflem
NJ, vor,r and othar cities
m rTay. h,,,,dad him ( home
w., ,;to - b,n,.a 3 hnrf,an
M -. s.n RS, ,ol,e;ne house
s 81 NM, .,va Mn. pssa - 81 mind
IS s.,
No. ,a.t ana ,o,,s thev y.va him
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16

The International Cement Masons'
union has membership Of about 1000
in the United states and Canada.
They get $3.50 day in New York city
and S. in Chicago.
From $4,000 to 10000 fatal and from
100000 to 100000 nonEatal Industrial
accidents, according to the estimate Of
q careful statfstscian, occur In the
United states every year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
champion their side.

champion their side.
The labor editor is always heavily
burdened with committee work in the
Central Labor union and is sure to be
thrust into the thick of the fight in
every public controversy over matters
of legislation or litigation involving
the rights of the health or the neces-
stiles of the workers or their family
or union interests.
Inasmuch as. the labor paper is re-
garded as radical by most commercial
interests the field of profitable adver
Using open to the labor paper is very
limited indeed, and this with the
limited subscription support received
from the rank and file places the strug-
gle of the average labor editor too
near the bread line TO be comfortable.
and it is not at all creditable to the
unions and their members, who, ex
pecting SO much, give in return SO
little. &.
Nor Is this question to be con-
sidered wholly from the standpoint OF
what the labor editor deserves. how
ever worthy he may be.
He is not supplicant for charity or
benevolence or sympathetic him as a
very necessary factor in our strug-
giles. If he should give the same care
and attention to other work that he
does to his paper, he would be able
to draw a salary much In excess Of
his income for the labor paper.
We need the labor editor and the
labor papers in our business and VIC
shall be justified in rendering him q
rar larger degree Of support, based en-
Itirely upon our own necessities rather
than upon what he deserves.
It is wen understood that nearly
every great daily newspaper and large.
magazine is owned and controlled BY
men Of wealth who look askance at
the rising tied Of labor unions, anc
who, being large employers themselves
and moreover receiving large advertis-
ing contracts from great corporate
and mercantile interests who are like
wise predisposed against the labor
unions, are more likely to oppose than
support the unions in any crisis.
Whenever any strike occurs such
publications dwell on the loss In
wages and the inconvenience to the
public, and say very little Of ths
wretched conditions Of the workers in:
yolved or how they shall exist with
stationary or reduced wages with con-
sanity rising prices Of all necessari y
|of life.
Labor canont rely upon its natural
opponents to champion its cause ic
tine public prints. but must look to its
friends.
The cause of labor needs the sup
mort Of the militant labor press and
the editors thereof and should IN turn
81 SUBSCRIPTIONS and BY influence III
securing advertising give them NOR.
constant and sturdy support, that their
Isphere Of influence in our favor may
he enlarged and their usefulness to
our cause may be multiplied
whenever 4 labor paper ceases %
exist champion Of labor's cause Is
Host.
We cannot aford to lose any such
champions.
our duty to ourselves and 70 OUT
own cause. as well as our obligation
10 reciprocate the support rendered e
IS requires that we should give more
substantial support to the Labor Press
Ri is do our duty in this instance as
i ,zsll Is we should do it Ii all others.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16

He alo stock fling at the courts
action in New Orleans under the Sher-
man ACT, which. he said, was first used
in civil suits and now in declaring
strikers subject to criminal action.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16

plans for the establishment Of i
home for disabled and aged member !.
~ for : sick benefit to be paid b.
~ council instead Of the local unions
sse being considered BY the bylaws
r.mniftse 81 the Pacific district coun
q s. lie International brotherhood
"a NiecffIc6' WoKksE.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
Only Labor Paper

In this section of the Ohio Valley. 'sThs
Workshop of the World" an industrial
aid exceptionally well organized commh
nifty Of $4,000 population.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16

The Bank Clerks union Of New
York city threatens to strike unless
wages are raised.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16
Woman S True Friend

Pel.Lnehtlng with new and untried medicines
+ foolish, and often dangerous. Il would fake
meaIclne more than forty years. TO prove itself
SO universally good as DR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scrlPflon. During all that time it has been woIn-
az 1avorIte medicine restorative tonic. upliff
ing and nvigorating the nervous and discouraaoed
ana giving them the final touch Of perfect health.
women use DR. Pierce,s Eavorffe Prescription
In preference to an other advocated medicines
l0r contains no alcohol or habit-fornine
dr1es-is not anything Ike advertised, secre1
g patent medicines does not claim 70 Be- sbIe
to do impossible things
TIE ONE REMEDY for women devised s.
regularly graduated physician 81 yasf experiences
70 WOmans ailments, and adapted to her deli
cate organism.
TIE ONE REMEDY good enough than It's makers
are nor afraid to print It's every Ingredient on
It's outside wrapper
You can't afford to allow yourself to Be over
persuaded into accepting any secret nostrum as
substitute for this honest square-deal non-secret
medicine. Don't do it. No hOnesf druggist viii
attempt to cheat you in this way. He who does
should be rebuked and avoided Doctors pre-
scribe Or. Perces Favorite Prescription for their
worst cases because they know what It contains
and know its ingredients to be Of the very best.
It's well and then to gently cleanse out bowel germs
that breed weakness foul breath loss Of Appetite
ness and headache DR. Perce Pleasant Pellets keep bow
els sweet and Clean Recommended BY druggists because of
their purity, goodness, and active genteness
cation, R.V. Pierce, NJ. D., Pres, Buffalo, N Y.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-02-16

Worlds Dpnay Medical Association RV Pierce, Buffalo N Y a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
Personal Points

Mrs. l. N. Copp has returned from
the north.
Harry Knox is spending the week
at Fox Lake, III.
Russell Jones and Miss Malinda
of Springfield are visiting Miss Pansy
Jones of 637 Twenty-third street.
Mrs. Sarah Crubaugh and w. A.
Crubaugh have returned from a visit
to Mr. and Mrs. Charles McHugh at
the Lexington hotel, Chicago.
George r. Stephenson. steward Of
the Rock Island Club. is in Chicago
attending the convention of the Ma
tional Stewards association, which
had a big ball and banquet at the Lex
ington in that city last evening. Mr..
Stephenson's wife and daughter. who
have been visiting in the east, joined
him in Chicago.
A w. Soderberg is spending a week
with his sister and brother-in-law, DIR.
and Mrs. c. A Blomgren. S25 Thirty
fifth street Mr. Soderberg holds the
responsible position OF assistant chief
engineer of the Homestead Steel
works. Pa, which employs eight thous
and men. Mrs. L. II. Beck, of Kune,
Pa. sister OF Mrs. Blomgren, is also
here on a visit with her two little
children, Thyra and ThoTd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
Obituary
MRS. AUGUSTA GEHRr.

Mrs Augusta Marie Johana Gehrt,
1910 Eighth avenue, died this morning
at S O'Clock of infirmities Of age.
brought on by an attack OF acute indi-
gestion sustained three weeks ago.
Had she lived until Nov. IS she would
have been IS years of age She was
born Nov. Is. 1928, in Rugenwalde,
Prussia and came TO this country May
p, 1851. She had been a resident of
Rock Island for 81 years. She was
married 20 Ferdinand Gehrt in Coslin.
Prussia. Oct Il, 1S4e, and joined the
Methodist church in 1852. Her maiden
name was Augusta Grunert She Is
survived by four children. Frank and
Lewis, Normal. Ill, and Mrs. Augusta
Littig and Mrs A. Eckhart Of this city.
as well as Il grandchildren and IL
at-grsndchildren. She was a mem
Der Of the First Methodist church. AMI
well known and beloved as Grandma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
MRS. w. [. GANSERT
ISFELLEDBY ACHAIR
Wooden Seat Falls on Platform at
Grand Theatre and Strikes
Patron on Head.

Mrs. w. L. Gansert met with an IN
fortunate accident last evening while
in attendance d at the performance of
The Spring Maid" at the Grand thea
ire in Davenport last evening. Her
seat was directly under the platform
on which the calcium light is located.
The operator of the spot light in
some manner permitted a chair to fall
off the platform and it struck Mrs.
Gansert on the head. She tainted
from fright and the pain of the injury
she received. She was taken at once
to her home in this city. This morn
ing both her eyes were discolored and
there wac large confusion where the
chair has struck her, but no serious
injuries were apparent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
WatertOWn

Miss Edna Trees left Monday for
her home in the southern part of the
state after few weeks visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Charles Coleman.
Mrs. John Peterson and children
left for a visit with Luther Peterson
and family at Beardstown.
Miss Ruth Kitchen of Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, is visiting at the home of
her brother, W. d. Kitchen.
Mrs. Wilma Hilberg is entertain
ing Miss Hazel Nehler Of Galesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Filberg of yuma
visited Sunday at the home Of VIII
liam Hilbert. ST.
Mrs. GoethaI AusbrOok is visiting
at Aledo with Miss Helen Waespe.
The Methodist aid society will give
a chicken supper on Wednesday aft
ernoon ard evening. Aug 81, at the
church.
Monday afternoon being the sew
enth birthday anniversary of Carrie
ton KodeI. he entertained a large
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
PROVED ABUSIVE
William Rooster Used Bad
Language to Brothers Wife
Who Nursed Him.
WAS SICK THREE MONTHS
During Which Time He Stayed With
Finally Ordered Out.

William Rooster failed to show any
thing like appreciation to the family
of his brother, Theodore Rooster.
where he has lived for the last three
months while recuperating after a
spell Of sickness. At any rate, his lack
of appreciation and his abuse of Mrs.
Rooster, his sister-in-law, resulted in
his arrest yesterday and a trial before
Magistrate c. J. Smith this morning
for disorderly conduct He was found
guilty Of the charge and fined 500,
and on top of that a peace bond OF
$1,000 was placed over his head. If
he does not behave after 20 days in
jail the bond will be declared for
fefted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
FALLS UNDER CART;
LEG is FRACTURED
William O'Brien Pitches From Seat
on City Dump Wagon When
Horse Stumbles.

William O'Brien, a teamsteT in the
city employ, pitched from the seat on
his cart yesterday afternoon at 5
O'Clock. when the horse which he was
driving stumbled and fell TO its knees.
Mr.. O'Brien fell between the horse
and the wheels of his cart, and while
Re was lying there helpless, the horse
reCained its equilibrium and started
of. The result was that one Of the
wheels of the heavily loaded cart
passed over AIr. O'Briens leg and
broke the bone below the knee. He
was removed TO his rooming house IN
Fourteenth ard-a-half street, after the
injured leg was attended by a physi-
clan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23

number OF his little friends at his
home. Games were played and lun-
cheon served. Carleton received
many nice gifts.
Miss Ruth Johnson Of Moline re-
turned home Sunday after a visit
with Miss Leila Ausbrook.
The Misses Alma and Maude Swan
son have gone for a visit at Water
loo, Iowa, with their sister, Mrs.
John McGilvary.
A large party of the friends of Mrs.
Ed Axelson gathered at her home
last Thursday evening to help cele-
brate her birthday. She was pre-
sented with a silver ladle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
HARD TASK AHEAD
Difficulty Experienced in Get
ting Jury to Hear Saloon
Cases.
WHOLE PANEL DISMISSED
Only Two Men Secured Out of
First Three Venires-McCaskri
Wanted to Serve.

From present indications, Justice
w. F. Schroeder win have a task Of
weeks in deciding the cases against
Ed Koelle. c. c. Clifton, NJ. Clifton
and Axel Nelson, charged with sell
ing liquor without licenses. After
more than n days work, but two
jurymen have been accepted by both
sides and two others by the prosecu-
ton. At noon today, the ask of Sc
curing l 2 men to try the case of Ed
Koelle was dropped for two hours
and then the battle was resumed.
The entire second venire on the case
was challenged and the challenge
was sustained. The third venire was
soon exhausted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
Nav Solve peoria Murder.

Fulton, Ill. Aug. 23.-'Im the man
who shot Ellinghaus of Peoria" ex-
claimed John Phillips, who was found
wandering about the streets here to-
day, apparently demented. He is said
10 have asserted his mind is nearly
wrecked by pangs of conscience. If
the alleged confession is true, the mys
terry surrounding the murder OF John
Ellinghaus u years ago at Peoria has
been solved. The Peoria police will
arrive here shortly to take him in
custody
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
Is Per Cent for Striking.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 23.-About so
per cent of the votes of the federation
of Illinois Central railroad employees
has been received by the federation in
session here, and IS per cent favor a
strike if the Illinois Central will not
recognize the federation. The feder-
alton officials will attempt 10 deliver
the vote TO the railroad next week. II
they are refused recognition the ad-
yisory board say they viii immediate
ly take up the matter of calling a
strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-23
LADIES PLAYING IN
CHAMPIONSHIP GO
Fourteen Taking Part in the Golf
Match on the Links at the
Rock Island Arsenal.

Fourteen women entered in the
fight for the womens championship
of Rock Island Arsenal Golf club
yesterday afternoon and the eight
who turned in the lowest scores quail
flied for the championship cup and
the other six for the consolation cup.
This afternoon the first round of
match play is in progress. The con-
test will be decided Friday afternoon
when the last round will be played
Misses Allen and Grace seem to be
the Hkeliest contenders for honors,
though Rock Islanders are hoping
that Mrs. Frank Mixter, who quail
fed for the championship will be
able to overcome them in play.
The scores of yesterday and the
pairings for today are as follows:
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Miss Elizabeth Allen, 81; Miss AL
ice Ficke, 118.
Miss Elizabeth Mott, los; Miss
Helen Davis, 121.
Miss Nancy Grace, 9S; Mrs. E. C.
Roberts, 121.
Miss f. Putnam, 109; Mrs. Frank
Mixter, 121.
CONSOLATION.
Miss Helen Vincent, 121; Mrs. c.
H Wilson. 135.
Miss Clara Hass. 1873; Miss Jose
phine Darling, 16S.
Mrs G. ". French, 1871; Mrs. NJ.
Williams, 142.
The weekly putting and approach
ing match will be held Saturday af-
ternoon and in the evening there will
be a dinner and dance for members
of the club.