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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10
PINE GROVE.

Pine Grove, July S.-The farmers
are getting along nicely with their
crops in this neighborhood.
Misses Lila and Mae Bramlett
spent Saturday with their sister at
DR.. A. C. Fuller's.
Mr.. Clarence Fowler spent the
Fourth with home folks in Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy Medlock, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar and Miss Nettie Med
lock all spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Bramlett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Burns of
Barksdale spent Saturday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Y. Craddock.
Mr.. Means knight, Miss Blanch
Nelson and Miss Plumer Craddock
spent the Fourth with Misses Lola
and Ida Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. H. Burton spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Nash.
Those that attended the marriage of
Miss eBttie Knight and Mr.. BENJAMIN
Sunday from this place were Luther
Bramlett, Willie knight. Horace Mel
son, Mrs. G. Y. Craddock and Plumer
Craddock.
Mrs. r. w. Nichols is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Mark Hell
lams.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10

we'll as muscle. In such a school the
boy and girl would be able to get a
high school education and live at home
upon the farm.
The school would be the social a..
well as the educational center of the
township--the rallying point where the
citizens could go and hold meetings; :;
1t would develop the social life. would
be strong and helpful, and the young
people would find in the central school
and the associations that go with IT.,
and the school spirit that would be
developed, satisfying condition that
would make life upon the farm at.
tractive instead OF otherwise.
Another handicap to progress and a
menace to our whole country, that is
very larely traceable to bad roads
Is the fact that 30 many thousands of
farms are passing from the hands of
owner into the hands of tenants. The
weaving OF the children from farm
carries the patents away when ad.
Vancing years makes It necessary for
them to lay the burdens down. We
are building up pea9antry ct sounds
hard to call 1t that which promises
trouble in the future and raises the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10

than IT does over good ones: how with
good roads the farmer can market his
produce at any time he desires to dc
SO and take advantage of market con.
ditions anG get the most for what he
has to sell.
Bad roads are a serious handicap
to social conditions, and sometimes for
weeks at time dwellers in the farm
home are marooned by stretches of
Impossible roads. They cannot get
out to see anybody and nobody can
get to see them. Phe town that is
five miles away might as well be twice
that. We know that man Is a sociable
thing-it Is part Of his nature-he can
only grow and develop by meeting his
fellow men-touching elbows-and by
social and business intercourse.
We know that bad roads have been
responsible in very large degree for
driving the young people from the
farms to the cities. The census for
the last thirty years has shown an
ever increasing drift of the best brains
and blood of the farm 70 the city. This
Is true Notwithstanding that there is
no better business in the world than
farming, If y is done along up-to-date,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10

question whether we are not establish,
Ing here In the central west the con
ditions that have been the curse OF
ireland for three hundred years. Tho
result OF this condition Is that the sol
is losing It's fertility; the farm ia be
coming foul; noxious weeds are grow
Ing; the landlord squeezes the tenant
for all the rent that is In sight and
the tenant takes 1t out of the farm; he
cannot afford for the short lease OF
one or two years to buy fertilizers.
no must simply rob the soil for ali
he can get and turn 1t over to his sue
ceBsor In worse condition than he
found 1t. He cannot 60 into stock
farming on short land tenurea. 40 hs
must be what Is known as a grain
farmer, and this takes the life out Oh
the soil. The greatest economic men
ace OF the world today, bar nothing
10 the depletion OF soil fertility. and
this Will go on as tenantry increases
Thus we see few of the very many
drawbacks that are directly and in.
directly due to bad roads, and we may
add to the list, as stated by the de.
partment OF agriculture, that the cost
OF moving farm products TO the market
and getting supplies back to the farm
over bad highways causes an extra
expense OF at least $G.51 Ic~ Tcrs
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10
The Choice OF n Husband

is too important a matter for woman
to be handicapped by weakness, bad
blood or foul breath. Avoid these kill
hopes by taking DR.. Kings Life Pills
New strength. fine complexion. pure
breath, cheerful spirits-things that
win men-fellow their use. Easy, safe
sure. 25c at Laurens Drug Co. and
Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10
WILLIAMS, KIDNEY PILLS

HAVE you oy0rwoTised your neryoua ave-
teHn ana eaused trouble with your kiS.
3aeyS and biaAaerH Have you pains in
loAns, side, back and bladder? Have Vol,
n sabby appearance Of the face and IN
der the eyesY frequent desire to psas
urine7 II so. WilliamS Kidney PilIa uTIi
cure you-DrugGist, Price sec.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO. ProRs.. Cleveland, Obi,
LAUBBNB DRUG 60.
4 Laurcns, 8, c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-10
Bond of Sympathy.

o''u VI oy'hpdtnJ'
Tramp ito lady of the house--"Is
that your husband going down the
street?" Lady-"Yes." Tramp-"I
know, then. that you will not be in.
sensible to some slight bond between
us when tell you that asked that
man for a dime?"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Paden City
Bottle BlQlUe rl':
Hold Ban luet

Paden City Branch No 1s1, g. B. B.
a., held a banquet last Satus Gay night
that was most enjoyable. It Vi s given
at the Wells,and attended by. 4 large
crowd. who were welcomed BY Mayor
Laughney. William Launer national
secretary OF the G. B. B. a.: Geo. 3.
Martin, treasurer, and B. b Tharp,
executive board members we're in
vited guests and each delivered adj
dresses.
Mr.. Launer and Mr.. Tharp returned
toWhee ling Monday and then went
to Fairmont, where they inspected the
Owens bottle works. Afterwards Mr..
Launer returned to the national Of
fee at Philadelphia and Mr. Tharp
went to Pittsburgh onb usiness con-
nected with the Organization
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Steel Trust Black
Lists 1000 Men

Labor has long complained that the
Steel Trust maintains an active black
list against men who have enough
American spirit to say one word
against the existing conditions Of
slavery in the trust mills Labor's
contention has been scored at. or
ignored by many. but proof has now
been given to the Stanley investigak
ing committee.
Says There Was nBIacI< List"
q. IT. Seldes, a Pittsburgh newspa-
perman, told the committee he had
investigated advertisements for for
sign laborers publisher in the Pitts
burgh papers in 1909, and found that
they were to secure SyTians, Poles
and Roumanians to take thep lace of
strikers In the mills Of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company.
Seldes testified that the Steel Cor
poration maintained q black list Of
several thousand men, discharged be-
cause of their connection with labor
unions. When pressed for the source
of his information, Seldes demurred
until the insistence of Representative
Young and Attorney Reed, for the
Steel Corporation compelled an an
swer. Seldes said thath is informant
might be "slugged" If his name were
diYulged, and that tleI ist was ex-
ceedingly valuable.
.9The man who told me, said the
Steel Corporation would give thou
sands of dollars for It'll" he said. He
finally said the list was in thep os-
session OF H. Al. Eagle, city editor Of
the Pittsburgh Leader.
Eagle will be summoned to testify
and a subpoena duces tecum was or
dered, issued for him to produce a
copy Of the alleged BLACK list
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
FINALLY FIRED CONTRACTORS
FROM THE COLUMBUS PEN

Columbus, o., Feb. 14.-The Ohio
board of administration has given
notice to the b. B.sLandman Company
and the Columbus Bolt Works to va
cate the state penitentiary not later
tenn comes to an end in the state penal
than April Is. Thus the contract sys-
institutions. Here is striking in
stance of the way in which prison of
dcia1s friendly to them can continue
the Ubiquitous contract system in Vio-
lation of the law. In 1905 the legisla-
ture was favorable to a bill introduced
by, Representative Wertz for the
abolition of the contract system. The
then existing contracts had only a
year longer to run. Seeing that the
bill would pass,t he boal Of control
and the contractors cancelled the ex-
listing contracts and entered into new
ones for as long a term as the law
would permit, fiveyear S. The bill
was enacted, but the contracts could
not be abrogated, thus continuing
them until 1910 Even then the con-
tractors were allowed to operate on
the plea that they had unfinished ma
terial. Then the press service Of the
contractors sent statements broadcast
that if the convicts were not en-
ployed they would go insane. etc. This
story was exposed by one Of the press
agencies and the Ohio Federation of
Labor. Finally the board Of control
was abolished by law and new. board
of administration, free from the in
fiuences of the contractors, was ap-
pointed. Thus for this long period.
after the enactment of the law abolish
ing the system, the last contractor will
have taken his departure from the
penitentiary.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
TAFT SMILES; CONGRESS. 1 OATS !.
WHILE MATCHWORKERS DIE

Washington, Feb. 15.- The com
mittee on ways and means Of the
house Of representatives IS still "con-
sidering the Esch bill, which pro-
vides against the use Of the deadly
whitep hosphorus IN the manufacture
OF matches. This is the answer the
committee gives. But in fact the
committee has pigeonhOled this hui
manitarian measure, and unless con-
gress hears soon from the American
working class the match manufac-
tnrer viii win out
The greatest secrecy has been main
tained regarding the disposition Of
this measure The members Of the
committee refuse to give the names
Of the subcommittee which Is soon
sidering this bill. But It has been
learned that Representative Claude
Kitchin; Of North Carolina Is chair
man Of the subcommittee.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Give Leaflets
AT Sunday Meetings
Explaining S ocialisrn

The thousands who attend the re-
vival services at the TWenty-ffth
fifth street tabernacle. to be addressed
by Billy Sunday, will be given leaflets
explaining Socialism.
This Wasdec ided upon at the last
meeting Of the Socialist organization
in this city. The leaflets will give the
Socialist position on the problems that
confront humanity, and will explain
in detail just what Socialists propose
10 remove the evils.
Monday night, February 10, at the
Trades Assembly hall, special meet
ing Of ali Socialists will be held to
consider the manner Of distribution
and the matter OF merging the exist
ing ward branches into one branch Of
the party to be known as Wheeling
City Branch.
The distribution Of Socialist literas
ture at the Sunday meetings will be
the biggest thing ever undertaken in
that line by the local organization, as
It win mean probably 100000 pieces
Of printed matter And because It Is
the biggest thing Of the kind yet the
biggest gathering Of local Socialists
Is expected at the meeting next Sun
day night
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Stogie Makers Win
Hold Social Session

Garfield Local No /, N. s. NIL. at
a special meeting last week appointed
committee to complete arrange
ments for BUSINESS and social ses-
sion. Al hall large enough to accom-
modate the $50 members will be Sc
cured. Business Of importance to the
stogie industry win be discussed.
The proposition for the Wheeling
daily Labor paper will be one Of the
principal subjects taken up at this
meeting, and it is rumored that the
stock pledge which will be made to
this proposition will be an incentive
for other locals of the valley to take
similar action which means that the
Labor daily is not dream, but will
be launched in the very near future:
The officers of the StOgie Makers
organization report conditions IA
their trade excellent, and are predict
ing better things in the future. The
largest membership in the history Of
the organization is enrolled on the
the roster, and the organization IN
general is on a more solid basis in
every respect, than ever in its history.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
R. R. Wrecks Arc
News Features

Washington, Feb. 1.-Railroad
wrecks continue to be a feature In the
press dispatches. Five passengers
were injured when a Pennsylvania
train was derailed on the Belvidere
division, near Phillipsburg, N. j.. a
fewdays ago. Twelve persons were in
jured when a passenger train on the
Norfolk and Western railroad was
wrecked near Petersburg, Va. A
broken rail caused the derailment Of
four coaches on a Big -Four passenger
train west of Lebanon, O.. six men
and three women being injured. FIT
teen people were injured on Norfolk
and Western passenger train near Co
lumbus. when it was derailed. The
wreck was due to an arch bar break
ing under the tender of the engine,
the bar striking crossing plank
which derailed the trainand tore up
the track for 500 feet. Two dead and
one injured as the result Of a wreck
on the Lehigh Valley, which occurred
near Flagtown, N. ]. The cause of
this wreckwas the bursting of the
boiler and a head-on collision which
occurred Immediately after.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

According to his conduct at the re-
cent hearing on the Esch "phossy
jaw bill before the full committee,
Kitchin is opposed to the passage Of
this measure. Kitchin Is crank on
free trade,an 4 is therefore afraid
that thepassage of the Esch bill may
give the opportunity to the American
match manufacturers to ask congress
to protect them against foreign com
petition.
The Esch bill has been before con-
gpess many years. It aims to do away
with the unnecessary use Of the
poisonous PHOSPHORUS. All European
governments forbid the use Of this
chemical. But in this land Of the
frees scores Of workers are annually
made victims Of the dreadful disease
phossy jaw. = just because the work
ingmen here have no influence n con
srezs.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
SEES HANDWRITING
ON THE WALL ALL RIGHT

Representative William La Toilette,
of Washington, Is playing for the so
cialist votes just as his Wisconsin
relative is doing on larger scale. In
a circular just issued by this Pacific
coast Statesman" he makes this
promise:
Even those measures offered by
Congressman Victor L. Berger, of
Wisconsin, which seem to be in accord
with the wishes and needs Of the peo-
pie, will have as hearty support from
me as those introduced by my repub-
Mcan colleagues. A"
La Toilette is no doubt reading the
handwriting on the wall. j
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
For Probe OF
Lawrence Strike

Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-(Spe-
cial. Forcing the attention of Con-
gress to the pitiful conditions of the
striking workers of Lawrence, Mass.
Victor L. Berger, the Socialist con-
gresham, has introduced a resolution
providing for the election of commit
tee of seven ito investigate the rela-
tions Of the American Wooden COM
pany to the strike of tiso peratives.D
"The American Wooden company, a
corporation engaged in interstate
interstate commerce and practically
controlling the worsted wooden mills
OF the country, : declared Berger in his
resolution, shas for years been the
recipient of Government subsidy in
the form of an exceptionally high tar
if. The tariff has in recent years been
raised to point which has caused
even the President OF the United
States, who was elected on a Protec-
ZIONIST platform, to declare that It -
indefensible.
I'm spite of this government sub
sidq, BY which enormous profits have
been taken from the American people,
this corporation has steadily derceas-
ed thew ages Of its operatives until
they are now conceded to be the low
est paid IN any Of the important IN
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
..F.OfL. WiIIAid
Lawrence Strikers

Washington, Feb. 14.-The execu-
tive board Of the United Textile
Workers of America has decided to
give all assistancepossible to the strik-
ing textile workers in Lawrence,
Mass, and has issued statement and
appeal for aid. The executive board
requested the A. F of L. to indorse
it's appeal. In answer thereto the ex.
ecutive council Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor wired John Golden,
president of the United Textile Work
ers' Union, as follows: "Thes execu-
tive council Of the AsF. of L. approves
the statement issued in regard to the
textile workers strike in Lawrence
and gives it's hearty endorsement to
the appeal for funds in the aid of the
struggling men and women and their
dependents of Lawrence. tt is earnest
ly hoped that labor and our friends
will promptly respond. May success
attend the protest, the strike and the
movement. You may use this en-
dorsement on your circular appeal"
All funds should be sent to James r.
Menzie, treasurer, 1874 Broadway.
Lawrence. Mass. Money thus for
warded will reach the duly accredited
headquarters of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and the United Textile
Workers of America, and expended ex-
clusively in aid of the strikers.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Why LaFOnGttG
Quit The Race

On January 22nd last, this paper
printed a story from Washington stat
ing thatSenator La Toilette was a
stalking horses for Theodore Roese-
welt in the race for the Presidency. A
few days ago La Toilette quit the race
lowing to Illness"
The real reason for La Follette's re-
tirement is that Medill Mccormick,
one of the d angels who put up the
cash for the Wisconsin Senator's cam
paign,s withdrew and joined the Roose
Welt forces. It is said in Washington
that Mccormick is an agent of the
Gary-Perkins political machine which
has elected our last three Presidents.
Gary is. chairman Of the Board of
Directors and Perkins is chairman of
the committee on Finance of the
United States Steel Corporation which
was organized by j. PierpOnt Morgan.
Without Wall streets support it
seems that even in msurgant has no
show in the capitalist political game.
La Toilette has probably learned this
lesson
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

IN WINTER TIME PREPARE FOR SUMMEIS.
This plagiarizng trfle from the motto OF the war adj
weates but it makes fitting heading upon which to hang
( Some remarks in favor of a park for Wheeling.
The Majority calls attentionso often to so many bad
needed things that it serious danger OF becoming
nOnotonous but respectful attention can be called 60 1ne
water that persisted dropping until it wore hole N
stone to the frog that kicked and kicked N crock oI
milk until it made an island of butter upon which It SAT
and sereney rested.
So, once more we need park. We also need comfort
stations for women and the school houses made INTO SCI
aa center for the people, need city ownership Of natural
gas and electric light need telephone instead q two
need inspection of weights and measures SO that tne peo
pie shall be cheated in quantity il addition to beng
On in price, need local factory need eea
ed water instead of high salaries in the city building need
more spirit Of brotherhood than the struggle Tor od tnas
now no disfgurea Of which and great deal more
Me Majority has been the only Wheeling paper to consist
emily and persistently demand.
~ But we need park very badly We need place Wners
e people sit III the summer evenings, after na!u
work. and breathe better air than they can secure
TIE low rooms for which they pay too much rent
The old market house site would have mace goou
park but it is now gone s Let ns t g 19e
depot - 49, s. ''s'-'s s
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
|. c. LEWIS NAMED
TIN PLATE VICE

B. G. Lewis. Of Wheeling. was
named vice president ofthe Fifth dis
trict by the executive board of the
Tin Plate Workers, international Pro
tective Association at the recent meet
ing in Wheeling. The meeting was
called President w. s. Hunt, and
those In attendance were President
Hunt, Arthur Watkins, James 3. Kahn
and Secretary-treasurer John Labor.
Many matters Of minor Importance
were attended to.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
'TeLegraPhers Meet

The monthly inter-division meeting
of the B. & o. telegraphers was held
in Wheeling Wednesday, beginning at
II a. m. and ending at p. M. the
session being held at the Y. M. G. A..
Secretary C. u. Allender was in at
tendance from Littleton. Only routine
business was transacted. The next
meeting will be aeld at Fairmont on
March a..
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
BERT il. coNN0RS ACQUITTED

Los Angeles, Feb. II. Bert H. Con-
nors, one of the men indicted for
dynamiting the Hail Of Records in
this city, has been acquitted.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

C0NTTNDNn OF EAaN 3
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15

Total ........ss.....s.ss.sl17 80
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-19
Gossip on the Chance Murphy
Situation by an Inside Guy

Baseball gossip on the outside con-
cerning the banishment os Frank
Chance in Chicago has been in favor OF
the ex-boss OF the CuDs. Fans all over
the big and little circuits are siding
with the Peerless One and roasting q.
w Murphy numerically for releasing
the man who made II possible for Muir
ply to pile up fortune Oft million
in half dozen years.
On the inside trail. though. comes a
different tale. IL tells why Murphy
parted with Chance and selected
Johnny Evers 10 be the new leader OF
the Cubs. This Information comes
been very intimate with Murphy, but
his name Is withheld, owing to his
own request
II know Murphy is the victim OF a
lot OF criticism" said our minor
league friend, "but maybe he has
grounds for wanting some one else be :
sides Chance at the helm. he talked %
with me several weeks before, the
Chance story exploded and he showed
me why he thought change would
benefit the team.
Now said Murphy to me, the rams
might turn against me when 1 an
nounce that Chance will not be my
manager next year. but IL they knew
the conditions that exist they wohld
agree with me. Chance has been sue
cessful here, but he gets too much OF
the credit The players In my opinion
have been responsible for the CUBS
great record more than Chance.
"Tn the winter time have had TO
run the team alone. Chance Woulo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-19
FOCEL ENTERTAINS
DESIRE TO BEAT IT
Asks for Postponement of Trial
so He Can Sell
Club

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Whether
Horace Fogel, Of Philadelphia. will
get his wish and have the inyestiga'
ton of his charges against President
Lynch and the staff OF umpires OF the
National league postponed will not be
determined until the magnates get to-
gether on Nov. 26.
All OF the club owners have receiv-
ed letter from Fogel asking the de-
lay and explaining that the Philadel-
phia club is on the market and he
must be given time to put through
that deal before answering the Lynch
charges.
1t has been decided, however, that
under the rules the meeting must be
held as planned, and then If adjourn
ment Is believed best, resolution TO
that effect must be formally adopted.
Fogel In his letter admits that he Is
contemplating getting out OF the
game and II is certain the club own
ers will welcome this as 1t will auto
matically end the proposed investiga-
tion