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nouement--lovet affair and all is over by the next Sunday, which is going some"
 The boy leaves college and goes home to wrestle with his "medium- mother
 In explaining to him her position, among other things she says:
 "Victor, you don't understand. My
 mediumship is not business, it is a
 sacred obligation. God has gifted me with the power of communicating with those who have passed to higher plane, and I must respect that gift. l am in the hands of those wiser than either of us. To oppose them would be self destruction" Tragic in the extreme Is the dead fathers speaking to his son from the other world, warning him to be "dis- ciplined," yet in spite of this, he re- mains unconvinced.
 | Many miraculous manifestations" | are here recorded. from the unseen | world. Yet, after all, it does not seem l that much light is thrown on still very dark subject.
 | The spirits as it were never "come
 out in the open," and there is that same, identical, hazy mystery that en- velops circle" meetings conducted by
 mediums in real life that puzzle and 1 interest and set ones thoughts agog- especially IT one happens 10 iean to- ward "Spiritualism."
 | Of course Victor is disciplined" ir | the long run, although he holds out a | long time, and becomes an enthu elastic convert and with further exper. iment of "unknowable deeps of mat
 ter and space" Mrs. Olnee dies as shs lived, "a Martyr to the unseen world.' | ITO MOTHER" AND THE TWELFTH l CHRISTMAS" By Majorie Bentoi Cooke Forbes & Co.,. Chicago. | There are few women more widely ant 1 favorably known today than Marjor Benton Cooke, both as novelist and lee | turer
 To her already enviable reputation sh | is adding new laurels as a poet of rar gifts, and her two latest publications
 '"ro Mother" and 'The Twelfth Christ
 mas are winning many ecomiums o praise from the literary critics.
 She has a pleasing, easy style. and pre- sents her subject in a most delightful manner, and among the Christmas book of this year, there will probably be n greater demand for any than the tw from the pen of this gifted woman.
 'To Mother and "The Twelfth Christ
 masv are beautifully gotten up. the 2
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AVERAGE JONES' ,

AVthAGE JONEo.'s4
 By Samuel Hopkins Adams. illustrations by M. Leone Cracker. The Bobbs Mer-
 Till Co.,. Indianapolis.
 Entirely original, bright. clever. piquant and unimaginably out of the beaten path of detective" stories is the offering which MT. Samuel Hopkins Adams intro duces to the reading public under the
 title of Average Jones'"
 Average gets his nickname from the initials of his surname-Adrian Van R6- pyn Egerton Jones-and his extraordi- nary abilities strongly belle this cog nomen. As & literary creation no cleverer or more forceful character has been devel- oped in this years fiction than this buoy ant. scheming. ingenious fellow. who when the story opens, has reached the delectable age of 27.
 When he becomes 32 he Is to inherit fortune of s32 100000. providing he has spent five consecutive years in New York An uncle who makes this bequest has been a politician in the metropolis fol many years, where he has acquired his vast fortune, and he believes that five years of the life. there will be sufficient
 to ruin the character of Average, ones and cause him to squander all his money thus returning to the city what 1t lost | to his uncle. s*.f " This cynical clause in the will and s certain "irruptive craving within him to take some part in the dynamic activities of the surrounding world" start Average
 Jones forth on his wild career, but the
 uncle had reckoned without his host, for Average has something "up his sleeve and proceeds to use 1t.
 l He longs for action and romance and | things bizarre. and so ne rides ess
 hobby" until he settles on q certain kind of work--naniely. that of becom-
 lag Censor of the "Want" advertise
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ments to be found in the daily papers. Starting as he does with this unusual sort of occupation, he develops into an extraordinary keen analyst, and the consequence is he becomes very much sought by the victims of various "sharpers."
 He is by long odds the cleverest de- tective, since the golden days of Sher- lock Holmes, but there is nothing ghastly or grewsome about his adyen- tures-but a world of amusement and fun.
 Eleven instances of his perspicacity and marvellous intuitfve powers make
 up a series of thoroughly enjoyable ad- ventures the cleverest of which are "The B Flat Trombone" "The Open Trail" and The Mercy Sign"
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"COMRADES. l"

By Elizabeth Stewart Phelps. Illustra-
 tions by Howard E. Smith. Harper 6
 Brother, New York.
 Elizabeth Stewart Phelps needs no to a public that is al- ready familiar with the tender, beau ltiful manner of expression which she employs In her stories and the announce ment that ther is a book at hand from her pen is sufficient to enlist the attraction of those who love this par ticular style of literature.
 In Comrades" most touching and pathetic story is told of an old Grand
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sonnets of the former comprising the most eloquent and inspiring tribute to motherhood in American verse.
 The latter book is a drama, the char acters being Christ, His Mother and a lit- tie girl, in which the Christ Child receives the revelation of His Messiahship.
 The following is from the collection of poems ITO Mother:'' If on this path which leads from dark
 You meet one soul who knows and un-
 derstands, Who sees the work you mean to do, de-
 qnands That you live up to what in loves clear
 sight
 You're meant to be-what matters else
 beside?
 Others may chance along your road and
 praise,
 Or scoff and scorn, then go their va Your one soul stays, content but to abide Not critic, but appreciating friend,
 Whose loyal faith is like a lambent fire To touch with flame the slumbering de sire In each of us to shape life to some end. This much I know, whatever else may be Mother, thou hast been that one soul tc me-" A beautiful excerpt from "The Twelfti 1 Christmas is this:
 70 great. wide world, I've come to cleans, 1 and save, o world of sorrow, world of sin and night gladly lay upon thine altar high This life of mine and may it usher il A dawn of love to flood the universe And shed it's life adown all time. Let me atone. O God, for all mems sins Oh, let me free the earth from all 1t pains: Oh, let me take the seas moan and tn winds
 Wild wall from them and make ther mine. Oh, let me take the cry from human souls l Oh, let me bear the weight of huma shame; I Oh, let me suffer all that in the end I may, through love, lead back mankind [
 Thee!
 o great, white world. kneel thou pentent-
 Make me thy prayer. and send me bac to God"
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Paghorn. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, .- gs s,.zssese-s-
 VEHICLES OF THE AIR. A Popular Exposition of Modern Aeronautics, With Working Drawings by Victor Longheed. The Reilly & Britton Co.,, Chicago. M
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Army man-the last member of a lit tie Connecticut post.
 The book is a tiny bit of a one--less this brief space that rings true and there is so much of the understanding of the human heart that one cannot fail to love the story from beginning to end.
 The closing scene is exquisitely tender,
 with a tenderness that grips the heart
 and stirs the imagination to it's depths. It is a remarkable picture of the grave,
 sweet dignity of the old soldier and his
 wife and the perfect comradeship that exists between them. comradeship that has in it a quality deeper and finer than young love could possibly hold, for 1t is comradeship that has weathered the storms and stress of life and still holds fast and true to all that is beautiful ana | best.
 | A masterpiece is the story which shows | the vitalizing quality of the old soldiers 8 patriotic pride, no less beautifully ham | dled than the spirit of 'Comradeship.' | OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED, S <
 ."vIA LUCTS AND OTHER POEAfS:s' | By Alice Harper Publishing House,
 Methodist Episcopal Church, south, | Nashville, Tenn
 FER STORES" Jubilee Year, 1911. | DETERMINATIONS" By Georgia Wood
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. <

GOLDEN BOOK OF THE WANANAx- FER STORES" Jubilee Year, 1911.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-30
J. W. ARNOLD PREFERS MORE CHARGES
Against Influential Members of the Chamber of
Commerce

| charge the Charleston CONNER
cial Club with asking outside fac
tories TO locate in Charleston or vi
cinity and after getting said factor
les so located 1 charge them with
assisting influential members of the
Chamber of Commerce to steal and
dcfraud the owners of said factory
out Of their entire property. l dare
the Chamber of Commerce to name
4 committee that is not owned or
controlled by Fred Staunton or Gov.
VIM. MacCorkle to openly investi-
cate said charges.
Tie Chamber of Commerce dare
not appoint such n committee for
the reason it will find such a dast-
ardly attempt at robbery that a
hIShwayman is n gentleman: it will
also find that perjury comes easy to
certain high toned members: it will
also unearth an attempt at changing
deeds. also influential members
step out in the lime light as con-
'ract breakers and Welcher that
would be envy of a tout
The Chamber of Commerce know
ing that the above is just an Incl
dent of what l will absolutely prove
II given an opportunity dare not
'ake notice.. w. Arnold.
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ters of the Gospel defend 1t. and
when they do take the side of the
working class they are generaIIy
forced to resign. Their wealthy
parlsh1oners do not like to hear that
. truth; they do not like to hear that
me blood OF childhood on the rich
clothins they wear, The church, as
a Whole, is arrayed against the
working class No matter what a
man works at, whether he be clerk.
or day laborer, the. man who works
tor an employer always gets less for
MS work than the capitalist gets
out OF 1t. and the Iaboring man al
ways gets just enough out of his
LABOR to keep him reproduce his
labor power. The average amount
OF wealth produced each year by
tue workers is $4,000; the average
amount received by the workers is
about S437.00;- hence, the average
working man. each year of his life
gives upwards of 81. 900 to the capt.
talist class. That is where they get
their millions. The Capitalist class
tell the working class that it is their
extravaganza that keeps them poor;
that they should do without luxur-
les. There is just one luxury that
the working g class should learn to do
without, and that is he luxury of
voting the Republican and Democrat
ic tickets. Each year of his life he
pays six dollars a day for that priv
iiege.. No wonder that the capital
lists can afford TO furnish some cheap
whiskey and cigars on election day.
The Socialist movement is not
temporary movement. 1t will live
1ntils every N N mmouth is fed every. back
Is covered, and every man has 4
home. Not until the means of life
have been restored to the people
will the Socialist party cease to be.
Following Comrade Houston,
Comrade John w. Brown spoke at
some length, his subject being Law
and Government This address
will be found in another column of
this paper.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-30
LARGE CROWD AT COURT HOUSE
10 Hear Socialist Speakers. Subject ABLY Dis
cussed By Harold w Houston of Park
ersburg and John W. Brown
of Charleston.

)Harold w. Houston, State Secre-
tary of the Socialist Party, deliver
ed the. opening address at the big
meeting Monday night.
Comrade Houston began. his ad-
dress by referring to the great differ
ence between the crowd present and
the. crowds that use to gather at the
Court, House when the Socialists att
tempted to hold meetings. A few
years ago, he said, Socialist were
regarded as visionaries,s crank, or
mere dissatisfied and unsuccessful
politicians from the old parties.
But since the. Socialist had carried.
Milwaukee, Schenectady, Canton and
Los Angeles, Socialism had become
respectable. Even some LAWYERS
were not able to- see that there might
be something in Socialism.
II every one:o the big capitalist
criminals in the United States
should reform, should become vert
table saints, It would not better con-
dltions. AS long as thee fool work.
ing man goes to the polls and n
slsts in having the idlerich ride up
on his back. poverty. Will continue
These. few great capitalists could
not bring about new state of So
,cietS II, Iney8 deS1redTt to. The work
ing class, who constitute the major
tty, alone can do it AS long as we
permit a small class of people to
owns the means of life, the mills.
mines, land and RAILROADS. just that
long poYerty = be Inevitable,
he workinss class have nothing to
sell but their labor power. Labor
power is human energy; labor power
is human life, and thus the working
class are forced by stfe Capitalist
class to sell themselves on the in
stallment plan.
The South, the speaker said, once
conceived of slavery as a divine ms
titution. 1t was defended by press
and pulpit. Now, Capitalism, wage
slavery is conceived to be divine
institution, and is generally defend
ed by both pres and pulpit. With
some notable exceptions, the minis
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-11-30
Socialists Hold
Important Meeting
in Charleston

Among the representatives from
the outside ofthe county were Har-
old w. Houston. of Parkersburg.
State Secretary of the Socialist Par
ty: Comrade o. \. Pope, of Ronce-
verte. Committeeman: Comrade
Mulligan. from Hinton: L. c. Ros-
ers. of Oak Hill; Dr. s. NJ Wilson.
of Carbondale: Comrade Gflispee, OF
Comrade' Cartright. of Fairmont.
The rest of the representatives were
from kanawha. Foone, and Logan
counties. There were 80 represen-
tatives present. and a program of
political action and organization
was decided upon. The Socialists
are determined to land Kanawha
county in the Socialist column in
1912 The Car of Cabin Creek
with mis- hired thugs has made this
action imperative.
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DIR. WILEY.

When an attempt was made to
secure the discharge of DR.. Wiley
from his position at the head of
the Chemistry Bureau of the Gov
ernment, to the good end that
the public might be poisoned with
impunity by criminal manufac-
turers- abetted by equally criminal
officials of the government, it was
supposed by the people that when
Wiley was upheld, and McCabe,
his main enemy, relieved, that
TAFT had acted in good faith in
the matter. 1t is quite different
however. Taft, it should be re-
membered is the chief of the
,gangsters-his business is to see
that the right people" are taken
care of, and the consuming public
doesn't happen to be of that kind
But public opinion strongly upheld
Wiley-clearly with the election
SO close at hand it would be
best to cater to the mob Hence,
McCabe was. with much hurrah
and shrieking by the Associated
Press. removed and the public
permitted to believe that his career
was ended. as it should have been.
But the Taftain mind. being legal.
is not to be out witted by the
.'clamor of the rabble." AIcCabe
was removed from his place on a
board" but still retains his place
as an attorney of the Agricultural
department. This McCabe is the
same fellow that changed the
reading of court decision so that
it would be like HE wanted it.
This judicial Administration
has succeeded in bringing the law.
the courts. and the judges into
contempt of the public-a con-
, dition of anarchy: and the wild
howls that the people must re
! spect'' that which is not respec-
| table. nor even descent will avail
nothing Taft's administration Will
end the Republican party: the
next one will end the Democratic
party. and the next one will bring
into action in this country the So
cialist party-and then we shall see
! what we shall see.-Riches.
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WEXFORD SOCIALISTS HOLD
EOX SUPPER.
HOLD

on the 18th of November the
'omrades of Wilford Local held
box supper for the benefit of the
socialist Party. the proceeds of
which went to buy Socialists books
and papers. The lady Comrades
Hfeuared a box containing supper.
"ud some gentleman buys the box
-or a given price. Then the lady
.anr prepared the box said who she
#Iurcd 70 send certain paper or
hook to. If she did not designate
#Hy one. then the committee select
"i some one man to put on the list.
There was about $4,000 raised.
aui a general good time participated
su by the young folks.
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II the fools would quit. working
Tor tho rascals the rascals woulc
s09n have to 90 to work for them
elves 10 you. see the point. Rube
raf's what Socialism means Just
.ut that in your pipe, yon and John
neHry. and smoke it.-Es.
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CONTINUED on PAGE Two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
JAPANESE-AMERICAN TREATY
Reference to Possibility of Complete
Arbitration Cheered at Toxic Dinner.

Toxic. May 1.-The Association OF
Friends Of America In Japan gave a not
atle dinner tonight in celebration OF the
conclusion of the Japanese American
commercial trNty The guests. numbering
sixty included American Ambassador
OErien. Marquis Eomura, the Foreign
Minister. Prince TOkugawa. President OF
the House Of Peers. Baron Takahashi.
Mayor Ozaki. former Governor Fort or
New Jersey. ana prominent Americans OF
Toxic ana Yokohama
Viscount kaneko presided, and in a
speech roundly scored what he termed
the criminal breeding Of mischief be-
tween two nations whose manifest destiny
Is 70 together guard the control OF the
Pacihc"
There were remarks In a similar vein by
komura. Tckugava. Takaha hi and OzakI
ana they were replied to in Kind by Am
bassador o Bricn. Mr. Fort and Il w.
FraZar. Each speaker had a fins at the
writer's and speakers who have represented
that there was any Ill feeling or cause for
III feeling between Japan and the United
States. \ reference 10 the possibility OF a
japanese.American complete arbitration
treaty won great applause
Mr. o Brien spoke OF the consistency
and sincerity Of the japanese Foreign
Minister throughout the treaty negctia-
ucns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
WANT PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Reciprocity Address Agitates
British Tariff Reformers.

London. May 1.-The tariff reformers,
stirred up by President Taft's speech at
the dinner of The Associated Press and
the American Newspaper Publishers Assoc
citation in New York, in the course OF
when he urged the editors to advocate
Canadian reciprocity before a system OF
preferential tariffs had bound the British
Empire together. influenced John Norton
Grfiths, Unionist member from Wednes-
bury. 70 question the Premier on the sub
jet IN the House Of Commons to-day
Mr.. Grif'lths wished Mr.. Asquth 10 I'M
mcdiate!y instruct Ambassador Bryce 10
cable a verbatim report of the Presidents
speech and 10 lay II on the table OF the
House The Premier, however. replied that
this was the first time that his attention
had been called 10 the matter and he re-
quested his inter- ogator to place his ques-
ton ON paper in the ordinary way This
Formally will entail delay OF two days
Another question. based on the campaign
now being engineered by the London morn
Ing representative OF ultra tariff reform
circles. had reference to the Rush Bagot
treaty concerning war vessels on the Great
Lakes.
Henry Page Croft. Unionist member for
Christchurch. alleged that the treaty had
been broken persistently as regards the
number OF ships and their tonnage. making
the situation one Of danger, because IL
must cause misunderstanding between the
United States and Canada. He urged that
the government recommend that Canada
abrogate the treaty. Colonial Secretary
Harcourt like the Premier. STAYED off the
question by asking that the usual notice
be given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
BILLS INTRODUCED
Burns Says Chic Lawmakers
Solicited Brides.
- Telegraph % a Tr!bune.l

Chicago NAY 1.-The arrests OF three
r,,rns detectives at Columbus, accordlng 20
Ar Purrs. came as 4 climax TO weeks OF
careful planning. Introduction or rake
HIS and the payment Of money by de-
tectives to secure their passage. Jaw
maker about 70 accept brioe caused t"7
arrest Of the detectives.
Sums varying from 800 TO $500 were pala
- members Of the Legislature for theH
favorable action on measures when our
ma, had introduced merely as tests sIiu
Mr. Burns The result OF these rake p.!'s
Gas startling Twenty members Oh 'he
LEGISLATURE accepted the money Shd' III
fact solicited It in some cases.
Nv-,,e, our men gave the bride money II
,.oe oiyAr IN a room in which cictasFaPn
rs bi5den under the couch on when otI
Nm sat The wires from the dictagFaph
zero r,,1 under the carpet 10 an ADJOINING
room. where o stenographer sat win
beadnieco taking notes OF the conversation.
~ tbis wav we secured full details at the
tribe taking.
We used marked money in paying thc
hrites solicited, and l DO not anticipate
any trouble in securing the arrest ana CON
yiction Of the legislators who accepted II.
The arrest OF our men rather hasteheu TIC
e,.rose that we had planned, as il had oeei
intended 70 20 before the grand jury ana
secure Indictments before any arrests were
made In that way i would nave peeh
much further along in the case.
The suspicion of one legislator VINO
rlanned 10 accept our money caused the
expose. He became frightened and told oi
the bribe that had been offered him ana
Of course every one was pat on his suard
Few bills OF any nature l believe rom
our investigations, have been passed by ths
Ohio Legislature without the use OF
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-02
S5,O0O,OOO ISSUE TAKEN UP
Majority Of Holders Accept New Tele-
graph IS in Exchange.

The 100000 first mortgage. thirty-year.
per cent bonds OF the New York Mutual
Telegraph Company, formerly the Mutual
Union Telegraph Company. ratured yes
terday. and all except about 100000 OF
the issue were exchanged by the holders
for new per cent, thirty year bonds at
psr. Owners Of the bonds had the privi-
lege OF exchanging them for the new bonds
or receiving cash for them at par
Those who elected 20 take cash for their
bonds turned their securities in 20 the
Chase National Bank and received their
money. The bank was acting in the mat
ter for Blodget & Co, bond firm OF
30. 30 Pine street. which was the sue
oessful one Of half dozen bond firms that
bid for the privilege of buying in the
bonds al par from those holders who
wanted cash with the intention of later
exchanging them for the new 5s. Through
this transaction the bond firm expects 10
make a neat profit II will have no
difficulty IN dlsposins q a good i've per
cent bond at well above par.
The New York Mutual Telegraph Com
pany is one Of the subsidiary companies
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company,
which owned $3,0a3.OOO OF the bonds. all of
" hich were exchanged for the new issue.