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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07

any article, not explosive, offensive
or deleterious to health, except pants,
overalls, metal bed trimmings, cocoa
mats, women's wearing apparel and
mems shirts. which are now being
manufactured in the Penitentiary.
Each bidder must specify the articles
he expects to manufacture, and only
those specified in the accepted bid
will be included in the contract.
The 81 Zee to be ossupied is in Shops
Nos. and 4, within the prison walls
of the West Virginia PeRitentiary, at
Moundsville, West Virginia, and is de-
scribed as follows:
Shop No. 8 occupies the entire first
floor of a building two hundred and
fifty (250) feet by thirty-seven (37)
feet, making nine thousand two hun
bred and fifty (9250) square feet.
Inside measurement. This room is
fourteen q4) feet high and contains
sixtyt-hree teS) windows and six (e)
doors.
Shop No. occupies the entire Sec
ond story of the above mentioned
building being two hundred and fifty
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
Gent toilets and wash. rooma.

Gent toilets and wash rooms.
Charges viii lbe made as follows:
For Automatic Sprinkler System,
Thirty $4,000 dollars per month.
Electric current, is desired by con
tractor: For power, three (S) cents
per kilowatt. For light, Six. CD cents
per kilowatt.
Heat for buildings win be furnished
free. Water for toilets and lavatories
free.
Bids shall be by daily wage Of nine
hours.
All bids should be sealed and plain
ly marked bids for Convict Labor"
and this should be enclosed in a sec
ond envelope addressed state Board
of Control, Charlesto, West Virginia"
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certified check for one thousand
($1, 100000 dollars, as a guarantee that
proper contract and bond, in penalty
and with security to be approved by
the State Board Of Control will be
executed.
This letting will be held pursuant
to the provisions OF Chapte one hun
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
Fraternally,
JOHN M. WORK,
National Secretary.
SOCIALIST News.
NATIONAL.

Although February is a short
month, there was no shortage of dues
received at the National Office. The
previous banner month was January,
1912, when the amount received was
$6,O93.1O, inu1catlng membership
123,0S4. The average membership
for 1912, as indicated by the dues
thus far received, is 122,19S.
By action of the National Execu-
tive Committee state charter has
been granted to North Carolina, da-
ted March 1. VIM. T. Bradford, 72O
Spruce street, Winston-Salem, was
elected State Secretary at the recent
referendum, and R. Jarvis Smothers,
10 Buxton street. Winston-Salem,
National Committeeman.
The two unorganized states are
South Carolina and Delaware. A spe-
cial organizer has been sent to each
of these.
During the months of Janary and
February, 1911, the National Office
received for literature the sum of
.459.14. During the same months in
1912, it received O1,734.81 for litera-
ture. This amount does not include
the large quantity of literature sold
through the Lyceum Department.
Up to date the National Headquar-
tiers of the Socialist Party has sent
$2,112.38 to Lawrence, Massachusetts,
for the strike fund. The Lyceum lee
turers hav also taken collections and
sent the money direct to the strike
committee. The Woman's Day meet
ing in Chicago collected $116.6O. 9th
er Woman's Day meetings did equally
well in accordance with the size of
audiences. Party locals and branch
es in the East have in many instanc-
es sent their contributions direct to
Lawrence.
BY a recent referendum in Ohio,
William Bessemer,S 2524 East Both
street, Cleveland, has been elected
to fill the unexpired term Of Nation
al Committeeman in the position
made vacant by the resignation of
w. F. Ries. 4.~
BY a recent referendum in Mime
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07

(250) feet by thirty-seven CD feet,
making nine thousand two hundred
and fifty (9250) square feet. This
room is fourteen (14) feet high, and
contains sixty-three (6S) windows and
four (4) doors.
In addition to this building, these
two shops occupy about one-half Of
the first floor of another building, hav-
ing in this building, an Office and a
packing room. This space is one
hundred and thirty-four (134) feet by
uhirty-seyen (37) feet, making four
thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight
(495S) square feet. This space con-
tains twenty-six f26) windows and
four az doors.
The total number of square feet of
floor space to be occupied is twenty
three thousand four hundred and fifty
eight (23,458) square feet.
These are well built brick buildings,
well ngnted and well ventilate.,
road trains. Z.
pay good wages to other employees to
equipped throughout with Griennell's
Automatic Sprinkler System and sufi-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07

sofa, 7. E. Latimer, 3O5 Lincoln Bldg,
Minneapolis, has been elected State
Secretary; Thomas Van Lear, 1712
Nicollett Avenue, Minneapolis, and
Morris Kaplan, care of Cooperative
Store, Duluth, have been elected men,
bers of the National Committee, and
David Morgan. 1919 Minnehaha
street, st. Paul, has been reelected
to the same position.
National Committeeman Mallet, of
Utah, supports the motion Of Nation
al Committeeman Owen, of Oklaho-
ma, first published in the Weekly
Bulletin, of February. 17th,' relating
to Withdrawing National Referendum
"a" 1912.
Send in Suffrage Petitions
+ All signed suffrage petitions should
be returned to the National Office i'm
mediately. The hearing on the equal
suffrage bill will be held on March
13, and these petitions should be
ready by this time.
Lose no time in filling the remain
der of your blanks and send them in
at once. They mu st be in this office
by March 10 in order to reach Wash
ington in time for the hearing.
A National Committee Motion
'That no member of Civic Fed
Grafton, Commercial Club, Mine own
ers Association, or kindred organiza-
tons of exploiters of labor, be ad-
mitted to membership in the Social
list party has been submitted by T.. J.
Mallet, National Committeeman for
Utah.
The National Executive Committee
will hold it's next meeting at Nation
al Headquarters on Sunday, March
10th.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07

monstrous to wreak vengeance upon
helpless children. We protest against
it. We demand that the constitution
al rights of the strikers be respected.
And in your capacity as official rep
resentative sof the capitalist class Of
Massachusetts, we point out the fact
that such barbarous methods tend to
impede the progress of peaceful
and intelligent political and indus
trial solution of the struggle between
the capitalist class and the working
class. An im@perative message from
you to the officials of Lawrence would
go far to cause these atrocities to
cease"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07

dred and sixty-three (16S) of the Code
of West Virginia, Edition of 1905.
The State Board of Control reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
If prospective bidder desires to ex-
amien the plant, apply to M. L. Brown,
Warden, Moundsville. West Virginia,
and for further information, apply to
the undersigned Board.
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL,
Charleston, West Virginia.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
Party
Officially Protests
On Lawrence War


John N. Work, secretary of the So
cialist Party Of America, sent out the
following night letters on Tuesday.
the 9th:
william H. Taft, President,
Washington, D. c.:
The Socialist Party of America, as
the political expression Of the work
ing class, by action of its National
Executive Committee, demands that
you use the power vested in you as
the chief executive of the United
States, to protect the working men,
women and children of Lawrence,
Massachusetts, from the brutal vio-
lence Of the lawless officials. 1t is
INDUSTRIOUS to wreak vengeance upon
helpless children. We protest against
It. We demand that the constitution
al rights Of the strikers be respected.
And in your capacity as official rep
resentative Of the capitalist class of
the United States we call your at
tentionto the fact that Ruch barbar-
GUS methods tend to impede the pro-
gress Of q peaceful and intelligent
political and industrial solution OF the
struggle between the capitalist class
and the working class. An imperative
message from you to the mayor of
Lawrence and to the governor of
Massachusetts would go far to cause
these atrocities to cease"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
Mayor scanlon,
Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Mayor Scanlon,
Lawrence, Massachusetts.
"The Socialist Party of the Uni
ted States, as the political express
ion of the working class, by action of
its National Executive Committee,
protests against the .heartless and
abominable outrages committed by
you and other lawless officials
against the working men, women and
children of Lawrence, who are
struggling for slight portion of
their rights. It is monstrous to
wreak vengeance upon helpless chill
dren. We protest against it. We de-
mand that the constitutional rights
of the strikers be respected. And in
your capacity as official representa-
tive Of the capitalist class of Law
wrence, we point out the fact that
such barbarous methods tend to i'm
pede the progress of peaceful and
intelligent political and industrial
solution of the struggle between the
capitalist class and the Nagking
class. We demand that these atroci-
ties cease"
Fraternally, v
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
Eugene N. Foss, Governor,
Boston. Massachusetts.

The Socialist Party Of the United
States, as the political expression of
the working class, by action of its
National Executive Committee, de-
mands that you use the power vested
in you as the chief executive Of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts To
protect the working men, women and
children Of Lawrence from the brutal
violence Of the lawlessofficials. 1t is
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
NOTICE TO MANUFACTURERS

Sealed bids will be received at the
ONCE OF the State Board Of Control at
Charleston, West Virginia, until IL
o'clock Noon, the first day Of April.
1912, for the labor Of two hundred
(soo) vonvicts for the period Of i've
(5) years, from and after the first day
Of September, 1912. Such convicts to
he employed in the manufacture Of
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07
BIDS Asked For
Convict Labor


Tho barbaric system by which we
sell the labor OF our convicts to en-
Movers to be used in competition with
free labor, Is being enlarged at the
West Virginia penitentiary at Mounds
Vile. The following cry is being sent
out from the state auction block:
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-03-07

The office Of the Majority, Fifteenth
Street, Between Main and Market, 10
open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily, and
p. m. Saturday. i
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
Poultry at The Fair

The Superintendent of the Poultry
Department of Tazewell Fair closed
the entries for the Futurity stake
opens July 18th, as announced, with
thirteen pens nominated. This lin it.
self, insures very good exhibit.
Other money premiums and Special
Prizes Will be offered, as usual, on
both pens and singles, entries to close
before judging begins. Instead. how
ever. of Association premiums being
Offered for specimens in each breed,
breed, will compete against each
other in two classifcatins solid color
edbreds will compete against each
other in one classification and parti-
color birds in the other. This will
insure competition for every bird In
the show.
The poultry exhibit promises to
surpass former years in quality and
rivalry, and will be perhaps the most
interesting exhibit ut the Fair. Don t
fail to show, if you have any pure
bred poultry
The raising of pure-bred poultry is
not fad but an industry, and an in
dustry that is appealing to every
farmer in the country and to every
townsman that has back yard, for
the one simple reason that pure bred
stock of any kind is not only more
attractive but more lucrative and
better in every way than scrub stock.
You say you have always liked
"dominecker" chickens? Well, you
mean Barred Plymouth Rocks. Call
them that and get the best pure bred
strain of the breed and go to raising
them. You II have market for them
that you never had for your scrubs.
Quit raising thin. gangling, high
tailed, salt-and-pepper colored scrubs.
A pretty chicken don't eat any more
than an ugly one and makes your
premises as we'll as your table more
attractive
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
s. s. CONVENTION
HELD AT GRAHAM
County Meeting Well At
tended-H Hospitality Shown
Visiting Delegates.

The third annual meeting of the
Tazewell county Sunday School Asso-
citation was held in the Methodist
church at Graham last Saturday and
Sunday. New officers were elected for
next year, as follows: Rev. A. B.
Hunter, Graham, President; I. A.
Repass, Jr.. Tazewell. Secretary, and
j. A. Leslie, Treasurer.
Vice Presidents were elected as
follows: c.. r. Brown, w. e. Jen-
kins, F. Nj. Moss, w. K. Neel, j. B.
Crabtree, W. o. Barns. The Super
intendents of the different depart
ments will be appointed by the Exc
cutive Committee
There was not as many schools rep
resented by delegates as last year,
perhaps, but the attendance was much
larger throughout. Reports showed
general improvement and growth all
along the lines. The Sunday Schools
are notwithstanding both their en-
rollment and methods of teaching.
This article cannot undertake to
give detailed account of the pro-
ceedings of the Graham convention.
Fine addresses were made, stirring
short speeches and instructive lectures.
Rev. Charles S. Stanton, Christians
burg, Chairman of the Sunday School
Board of the Baltimore Conference,
was present, representing the State
Sunday School Association. and gave
number of addresses. He is great
as Sunday School expert. a fine
preacher. q successful pastor, big of
body, brain and heart. His visit and
addresses helped everybody. His SER
mon on Sunday morning on 1.-THE
Greatness of Little Child " was in
spring and uplifting. The Sunday
morning services were interesting
throughout. Rev. Mr.. Mowbray de-
livered fine address on "The Pastor
and the Sunday School," which was
followed by the sermon of DR.. STAN
ton. The secretary made short re-
por. showing that six district meet
ings had been held during the year,
and addresses made at twelve different
Sunday Schools in the county. A col
lection was taken, amounting to
something over $50. for county work :,
and quite a nice amount for the state
work. The Graham people had made
ample preparations in every way. The
different schools and churches of the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
MIR. Lowe Explains

Supervisor ID. G. Lowe, called ut
the office n day or two ago. and gave
M some facts which should be stated.
He said that tho amount spent on the
Baptist Valley road, something over
seven thousand dol liars. ns published
In this paper. included tho cost, not
of the half mile of completed road
only, but also the grading of about
two miles in addition, and also the
expenses for material and hauling.
The impression. according to MIR.
Lowe. that the half mile of road
completed cost over $1,000. was er-
roneous. The half milo and two miles
of grading. nas been completed for
this amount, with material. ETC.. left
over. The Cedar Bluff road is said to
be the costliest road in the county
much blasting and well building being
necessary. This entire matter, says
Mr.. Lowe, has been in the hands os
the Highway Commission and the
engineers from the start, and these
gentlemen are no doubt able to answer
any question or give any information
desired. Mr.. Lowe seems to be doing
his level best to discharge his duty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
What SIemp Thinks of 1t

Slemp has given out the following
statement regarding the Roosevelt
program for an independent party:
"If the third party was legiti-
mate third party, it would undertake
to get recruits from both the Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans, and in
such case it would be favored by a
great many individuals who are look
ing for better conditions in the State
government, which, owing to the
weakness of the Republican party in
the State, they cannot secure now.
"But if the third party is going to
be composed. as apparently it is In
Virginia. of disappointed office seek
ers, it will fail as it ought to fail.
The Republican party has not enough
votes in Virginia to constitute third
party, and the only way 1t can be
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
HERBERT YEUELL
ON SACRED HISTORY
Sermon, Handwriting on
the WALL Was Best of
Series of Fine Sermons.

DR.. Yeuell's great sermon on Bel
shnzzar's Feast was the event of the
entire series of sermons, in many res-
poets. 1t was announced for Sunday
night, but shortly after the Evange-
list commenced, heavy rain storm
set in. and the clatter on the tin roof
of the building rendered his voice in
audible, and he, wisely. discontinued.
He took up the subject again. in re-
sponse to universal request, on Tues
day evening. No newspaper report,
however labored or skillful, could
give any adequate conception of the
discourse. The preachers knowledge
of the history, construction and en-
vironments of the ancient city of
Babylon, his minute description of
tho customs and life, public and pri
vate, of the people. was almost as
founding. His fervid, graphic, elo-
quent descriptions were overwhelmo
ing. For an hour or more ho held his
audience spellbound. 1t was Won
dcrful discourse, and made profound
impression. There were several pro-
fessions of conversion at the close Of
the meeting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
There's a Reason y
(Editoriai.l

In its general criticism of recent
editorial remarks of the Clinch Valley
News. Wise News, and other Demo-
cratic papers in this territory. ex-
pressive of admiration for Mr.. Bryan,
because of his great fight against the
bosses and interests at the Baltimore
Convention, the Roanoke Times very
sagely declares that. "Love is noto-
riously blind. The judgment of obses-
sion rarely is clear or to be trusted.
ldolatry and idiocy are closely akin"
Will 1t be impolite for either the
Clin"h Valley News or the Wise News
and other papers mentioned, to inquire
of the philosopher of Tho Roanoke
Times whether its devotion to the
interests is nm "obscssion, or whe-
ther its fervid love for machine poll
ticians aud bosses is an indistinguish H.
able evidence or mark of diocy or
idolatry?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
A GOOD PREACHER
'AS we'll AS EDITOR
DIR. Schuler, Methodist Minis
lister, Preparing Book on
Holston Resources.

Rev. S. b. Vaught. Financial
Agent of Emory and Henry College,
and DR.. I. C. Schuler, editor of the
Midland Methodist and pastor at
Marion, were in the community this
week, and paid this office pleasant
call on Tuesday. DR.. Schuler is IA
man of parts. Besides editing the
Conference paper, one of the best of
the many Methodist journals in the
South, he is the successful pastor of
the large and flourishing church at
Marion. A visitor to Marion reports
his of the largest and finest Sunday
Schools in all the country. In addition
to all this, Mr.. Schuler is now gather
ing facts, material, ETC., for n book
let on "The Resources of the Holston
Conference. He Ia busy man,
making himself useful as we'll as or
namental.
Emory and Henry College has been
n great power for good, and seems to
be growing. Mr.. Vaught is busy col
lecting funds, erecting new buildings,
and the old school is lengthening her
chords and strengthening her stakes.
Besides a large subscription list, n
liberal donation from the Educational
Association. all secured largely
through the untiring efforts of Mr..
Vaught. A recent donation in tho
shape of fine farm, comes from Mr..
Phipps, of Grayson county. Money ia
the chief essential in the life and
growth of any college. Men next. IL
the money is available the men can
be found. Emory and Henry will Sc
cure both. With enlarged facilities
the school will be an ever increasing
power for good in the country.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26

town united in union service on
Sunday morning, and the church was
crowded. 1t was an inspiring sight
The Graham Sunday School is, per-
haps, the largest in the Association.
Prof. Livesay is the efficient superin-
tendent, Pastor Hunter is leader
who leads. His corps of teachers, ten
in number. are earnest. intelligent,
consecrated men and women.
Mr.. Hunter, the pastor, has the
gift of song, as we'll as of speech,
and the singing was a telling fea-
ture. The convention adjourned Sun
day afternoon.
had my home with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Hicks, the we'll known lawyer.
"Jim" was kind enough to give me
a special invitation. am indebted
to him and the committee on enter
tainment. ] N. Harman and Rev.
MIR. Hickman were my fellow guests,
and we all had fine time. If there
are two more skillfully hospitable
people on earth than MIR. and Mrs.
Hicks, this poor sinner has not en-
countered them. They have an ele-
giant new home, situated on a COM
manding height, surrounded by Is
acres of grass, shade and hedge, and
the elegantly built and furnished
home is model of good taste from
top to bottom. Mrs. Hicks is sister
to Mrs. Werth, of this town, and Mrs.
Samuel w. Williams, wife of the
Attorney General of the State. Hicks
is himself the son of minister. His
father, the late Rev. William Hicks,
was fine preacher. He is still re-
membered by large number of
Tazewell people. Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks
have model, Christian home, and
shall long remember the quie t, restful
evening spent there.
On Sunday broke bread by special
invitation, with Mr. Baylor, another
of Graham's good citizens. DIR. STAN
ton was there, also, and the good
cheer, hospitable, kind welcome and
all, was really beautiful. Baylor is a
prosperous merchant-has cozy.
beautiful home, splendid wife, and
every surrounding necessary, it seems,
to make life worth living. came
away impressed with Graham, and
wish l had time and space to tell it
all. j "A. L.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
Death of 0rat LitZ

Grafton Litz. youngest member of
the large family of the late ohm
Iitz. of this county, died in hospital
in Huntington, w. Va, last Friday.
His death followed an operation for
appendicitis, pneumonia. it is said,
developing after the operation. The
burial took place at the old Litz home
near North Tazewell, on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Deceased was the youngest son of
tho late John Litz. There were ten of
the boys, two of whom are dead. Mrs.
I. r. Smoot, the only sister, with the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
Tazewell. July %.

G.. v. News-A very gracious and
successful meeting has just closed at
Beai Wallow Methodist church, Of
which Rev. Charles A. Pangie Ia pas
tor. The Christian people were re-
vived and greatly blessed. There iwere
about twenty professions of salvati on
after the old Methodist style where
tho mourner's bench was used and
people were saved by the power of
God. Rev. Terrell, young minister
from Asberry College. Wilmore. KY.
did the preaching.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-07-26
There will be Mi ssionary Service

There will be Mi ssionary Service
at Central Church, in Burke's Garden,
next Sunday morning, held under the
auspices of the Women's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society, of the
Lutheran church Rev. M. d. Huddle,
of the Bland county pastorate, will
preach the sermon. The final in
gathering of dues and offerings for
the year will be observed by the
members and an invitation is extended
their friends to add an offering for
the work of Missions. Everybody is
cordially invited.
e. l.. RITCHIE