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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
To Entdtain
The Delegates

That the delegates to the West Vir-
ginia Federation of Labor, to be
held in Wheeling commencing May
IS will he properly entertained is
assured from. the arrangements that
have already been made.
Acting under the instructions of the
Ohio Valley Assembly, the executive
board met Wednesday night and per-
fected the organization of sub-com-
mittees to take care of the conven-
ton land the reception Of the dele
gates.
A smoker social session will be
held on Tuesday night, May IA. at
which the city and county heads will
be asked to welcome the delegates.
The executive board was divided
into heads of subcommittee, with
each committee chairman having the
authority to call upon other Assem-
bly, delegates to assist him. The fol-
lowing divisions were made: Recep-
ton: @. H. Higgins, H. J. Ninness.
e. ]. Weekley; lunch: H. B. Vessel:
refreshments: Charles D. Ryan;
smokes: John Fleming; music and
entertainment: w. H. Pauls press
agent: L. J. LaFlam; decorating and
service: G. l. Gallagher, H. J. Min
ness and s. R. Lenkard
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
Assembly Medal
Is Fine Article

The gold medal being offered by
the Ohio Valley Trades and ! Labor
Assembly as first prize for the best
essay by any pupil of Ohio county
schools on the subject: "Why West
virginia Should Have a Workmen's
Compensation or Employers Liabil-
ity Law" is certainly a beauty. It
is ON exhibition in a window Of
Thomas jewelry store, in the Mcclure
block, and is attracting much atten-
ton. The medal is beautifully deco
rated and will be a lifelong source
Of joy and pride to the lucky recipi-
emit.
The contest is attracting much at
tention and already quite a number
of contestants are entered. Only
pupils Of II years of age or under are
admitted. but the contest is open to
ali schools, public and private.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02

mon have been yanked up
the law charged with violating a
~ rtract alleged to have been
~.de by them to work in J. G. NJ
Kiplsy's coal mine. The "c0ntract"
=, beep explained in these col
Miners have explained how
u n were compelled to sign a pa
~Su though they were not allowed
r ~ hold the paper" in their own
S.nds. or to learn it's contents.
vot because eight of the men VINO
Avn forced to strike by j. G. M
rinIevs compelling them to submit
- conditions of virtual slavery, the
law and the COURTS are convent
ontlv used to frighten them into be-
loving that such contract is SO
..cred that they must not violate 1t.
And MKinley can actually find OIL
.ors Of the law, judges, sherifts ana
Dolice, who are SO lost to all prin-
.inles of righteousness that they
eripgingly do his bidding against the
s.or foreign workers, imported by
,rv;r,Ov and his. like, brought to
aoh n,aces under false pretense, and
,orted under a system of practical
slavery.
Como If the miners who struck
are still in Jail, held by the Law AT
the pleasure of J. c. Mckinley otn-
ers are out on $500 bail, and others
are kept away from their homes and
families through fear Of arrest. All
Of this to please j. c. M'Kinley and
assist him to crush workingmen to
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
(By j. L. EngdahI.)
Special Correspondence:

-NJ-
Chicago, ILL.,, May THAT women
will play large part in the National
Socialist convention next month at
indianapolis, is shown by the fact
that more women delegates have al
ready been chosen for this meeting
than to any previous conventions of
the Socialist party.
twenty-five women delegates have
already been selected, with South
Dakota Florida, New York and Mary
land yet to be heard from. The indi-
cations are that not one of the twenty
three delegates from New York will
be a woman. IT
The selection of delegates in Mary
land, entitled to three delegates, ends
on April oath. Of the other two states
Florida is to elect three and South
Dakota one delegate.
The states that have already chosen
women delegates, and. the number
from each state is as follows: Massa-
cAusetts, one; Kansa, one; Californis
Two; Washington, three; Pennsyl
Vania, three; Illinois, three; Indiana,
tVo Michigan, onc; Iowa, one; Colo
RADIO, one; Minnesota, one; Ohio, two;
oklahoma, one; Texas, one; Wiscon-
SIN, one, and Arkansas, one.
This shows that only three Of the
states where women have the ballot,
California, Washington and Colorado,
nave chosen women delegates. They
were not elected in Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming.
Inc total number of twenty-five is
nearly one-teuth of the total number
y -sS delegates who have been appor-
uoned to the various states. 1t is
eSumated that woman make up one
'SnIn OF the party membership.
mere were eight women delegates
" me Unity Convention of 1901, with
ueS ame number attending the presi
seu'al convention of 1904. They had
increased to 20 at the 1908 convention
Uu' numbered only fourteen at the
1910 congress.
only one member of the newly cleo
" socialist Noman's National Com
Il'lee, May wood-simons, of Kansas
a uss been chosen as a delegate. The
v'ners' however. will be in attendance
- Tue convention, the committee hold
~ Its meetings at this time. Kat
.Snards o'Hare. member of the ma
! h0lAA executive committee. viii ais,
H. ~ III attendance. Many other Social
-, women are also expected to be il
attendance as visitors.
-. mrs Simons has started a motion
-, .s'O'e the Moman's National Commit
ss providing for the holding Of an in
No ' conference of all Socialis
~ 'a y in attendance at Indianapoli
4. NC Saturday evening previous t
SpsalaE Of the CONVENTION on Sun
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
BeIlaire Clerks
Secure Agreement

An agreement for the ensuing
three years has been secured by Bel
laire Union Clerks from all the rep
rIesentative merchants IN the city.
Thirty-two merchants have signed.
The agreement provides for a mini.
mum wage scale Of $5sper week. The
anlv store refusing to pay that mucn
= The Woolworth Five and Ten cent
store which Insists upon emplogins
eirys at less than even this small
wage. other conditions, such as
closing hours and holidays. remain
unchanged over last year.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
Women Delegates
In Convention
day, May 18th. .

day, May lztn.
This motion will no doubt prevail.
It is pointed out that this will AFFORD
an excellent opportunity for the wo-
men from the various parts of the
country to meet with each other, a'so
enabling the Woman's National Com
mittee to understand better the prob.
lens and difficulties that are found in
different sections. Il
The report of the Convention on the
work of the Woman's National Com
mittee, as we'll as the Socialist wo-
men of the nation, which has been pre-
pared by General Correspondent,
Caroline A. Lowe, will soon be ready
for the delegates. 1t will be supple
mented by other reports to the Wo-
mans National Committee on various
phases of women's work in the So
cialist movement.
These supplementary reports will be
as follows: Theresa Malkiel on ''The
Trades Unions; Mia Maynard on
"Enfranchisement;" Minnie e. Bran
stetter on s'Women Upon the Farm;
Meta l.. Stern on woman as the
Housewife; Caroline A. Lowe on
Woman as a. Teacher; May Wood
Simons on Industrial Education
Among Women" Esther Laukki on
Conditions of Women as Domestic
Servants" and Lena Morrow Lewis on
,."Propaganda and Organization Among
Foreign Women"
These reports will be the basis for
Recommendations that will be made
| to the National Socialist Convention,
and it is expected that they will furn-
fish the arguments necessary to gain
for them the recognition they deserve.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 1.-One week
more, and American Socialism will be
tuning up in earnest for the opening
of the 1912 National Convention OF
the Socialist Party at indianapolis,
Indiana.
/ From every corner Of the land zsS
delegates are beginning, to bend their
attention toward the Hoosier metrop-
olis. whore the gayel falls on sun
day morning. May 18th. at 10 o'clock
In the meantime the great RANK
and file of the organization which i
now fast approaching the 10000
mark. is passing resolutions and de'
Gliding upon instructions for those
whom they have chosen to represent
them.
From present indications more
ldeleeates win come to the national
i convention under instructions nom
Those at home than has been the cas-
lon any previous occasion THIS =
leyidence Of 4 healthy discussion q
he biz problems that confront tns
| national organization.
/ Many Of these national proD'sM.
That have been taken up and threshes
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
Clash Between Commissioner
And Child LaborC Committeeman


The West Virginia Commissioner of
Labor, Mr.. I. V. Barton, and mem
bers of the West Virginia Child La
Dor Committee clashed at the semi
annual meeting of the committee at
the Mcclure hotel Monday evening.
At one time the affair gave promise
of developing into a most interesting
controversy, but the soft pedal was
applied.
Mr.. Barton was on the program,
and after congratulating the commit
tee upon the holiness Of Its aims,
stated that in practice some Of the
aims wefen OF working out, and de-
Tended his actions which the commit
tee had criticised as antagonistlc 20
ward the enactment of laws in the in
terests of working children, or the
enforcement of laws already in ex-
istence. He stated that he had print
ed 10000 copies of the law, and in
circular letter to manufacturers,
all sent out at his own expense, in
structed them to obey; that he had
investigated all the glass factories
| in the state, and found them obey
ing the law, that the children work
ing under the legal age limit were
quite few and were working under
permission, their labor being neces-
sary to the support of INDECENT par
ents.
Mr.. c. L. Chute, now secretary OF
the Pennsylvania committee, and for
merly national representative, foi-
lowed, telling of an investigation he
had carried on in this vicinity which
, disclosed facts at variance with the
statements of the Labor Commission
er. Mr.: Barton, interruptfng, asked
him why the Child Labor Committee
had placed, as rider" in their bill,
section abolishing the office OF
Labor Commissioner. Mr.. Chute re
piled that he did not know of any
such intention. Mr.. aBrton also sta
ted that Mr.. Chute had falsely rep
resented himself to manufacturers
here as a representative of the gov
eminent at Washington.
| Following these, Mr.. R. A.. Riggs,
Of WEIGH, spoke briefly, saying that
1.-The only reason for child labor was
"the doll arreason." "No man." he
said, would employ child in place
of a man except that the child works
TOT Dr. isST +. N D. Hatfield, Of \m'Dowen
county, was present, and declared
himself in favor of child labor legis-
lation. these laws are coming" he
said, "and the capitalists may as well
understand that"
Miss Nola Mckinney, of Fairmont,
secretary, read a most encouraging
report of the work of the committee
during the past year, and Rev. John
C. Cranberry, of Barboursville, chair
man, adjourned the committee until
Tuesday morning.
The Tuesday morning session last
ed from 9 until 10 o'clock and con-
lcluded the meeting.
A few changes in the laws and
lrules were made, including the ere
alton of the office of financial sec
etary, which office Professor Riggs
was drafted to fill. Rev. Cranberry,
Miss Mckinney and Waite r B. Hill
Eton were named as a state press COM
Imittee. The chairman was instruct
ed to prepare a statement in regard
to methods favored by it in further
ling its program. It was also decided
to make statewide appeal for mem
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
BUSINESS INTERESTS
OPPOSED 70 PAINTERS

That there is a concenrted plan
among business men to work against
the union painters by holding off
contemplated Improvements has been
apparent for some time to the paint
ers, and it seems but natural to them
that the daily papers should now try
" make it appear that the fault lies
with the painters for the proposed
Improvements being held off.
In line with this the following ap-.
peared in the Wheeling Register of
May q:
The painters strike is holding
up many contemplated improve
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02
Stationary Engineers
After New Agreements

Stationary Engineers No. 1S1 are
comforting with several local corpo-
rations, or making preparations,
with a view to securing new wage
contracts. The increased cost of Iiy-
ing makes necessary a new wage
adjustment and it is not believed that
the employers win resist the reason
able claims.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02

MILLINERY at Wholesale Prices.
sros. 1857 Main s..
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02

MILLINERY at Wholesale Prices.
Abererombis Bros, 1857 Main St.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02

CONTINUED ON PAGE 10.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-02

n the Ohio valley-- The
worn No. To 1875, 900 Indus
trial Population.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-16
Good FIy Trap.

Everywhere you listen to and read
the advice of the health preservers to
swat the fly" because it carries dis
ease in it's wanderings. 1t is a good
idea to get rid of the fly, but what's
the use Of wasting the energy to swat
him when you can manufacture a lit
tie contaption that will catch pecks
Of them without requiring any atten-
ticn. We discovered 1t in the hard
ware store and were informed that
Thos. Green was the manufacturer.
1t is made Of common wire screen, is
round, with a tin plate as n top or
In the bottom is a cone
shaped dudad with a small hole in
the top and underneath a saucer of
sugar and water aud poison paper.
The fly goes in at the bottom, takes q
drink, goes up through the hole in
the top of the cone TO sober of, and,
not finding any way to get out, hasn't
enough sensetto 90 back the way he
came,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-16
Blue Prints and Hot Air Poor Proof.

Bro. Richmond, of the Mellette Co.
News, says hat Berkeley is too close
To Wood for comfort just now" You
are right for nce Berkley townsite
being up close 10 as good a town us
Wood does make it exceedingly I'M
comfortable for the Western Town
site Co. Bro. Richmond also offers
to bet us n sub. to the News against
a sub. TO the PIONEER that the blue
print of the preliminary survey of the
Northwestern Ry. shows the line
through Berkeley. You, 10 doubt.
are right again. The Western town
site Co. sells lots on the strength of
blue prints showing the railroad ur-
veys running right through their
townsites. but those blue prints are
not costly, are not official, and are
used only 20 fool the people.
Tell you what We will do. We will
bet you two subs to your II that the
extention of the Northwestern Ry.
west from Winner never does touch
either Berkely or White River, and if
it wasn't for tying up our money on
a bet that wouldn't be decided for a
year or two, we would put up some
money on IT, for railroads do not 20
out of their way to climb hills or to
build into a mess OF badlands where
there is no way out, just to please a
bunch Of townsite promoters who care
nothing for their towns after the lots
are sold. Blue prints and hot air are
| all right but they prove nothing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-16

During the filing last spring nearly
every number holder located within
ten miles of this city. And what was
the reason! Simply because the only
top notch land ia the county is locat-
ed in the east half and Wool, fortu-
nately, is located right in the center
Of this beautiful tract of as nice lay
ing farm land as eyer laid out doors.
This fine stretch of land continues
from The east of the county to about
eight miles west of this place. From
there on, past the present county
seat TO the west end Of the county.
one finds bad lands and very rough
country, with an occasional small
piece OF land suitable for farming
purposes, while in the east half of the
county, north, west and east of this
place, nearly every foot of land can
be farmed. And the soil is right for
farming. 1t Is q continuation OF the
noted Trip and Gregory country,
where enormous crop yields can be
seen right now.
The eastern half OF the county will!
be a garden spot as soon as il is put
under cultivation; the western part
will he a good stock country. Under
those conditions it is a cincE that the
center of population will be at Wood,
and it will build up our town into IA
good one in the very near future, as
all the land that ear be gotten hold
of vii, be put to raising crops. This
portion Of tue county is too good to
lay idle. Is it any wonder hat the
land seeker snaps this land up in
preference to any other?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-16

George Howard went down to Win
ner "Wednesday. s.4 4
Another heavy rain this morning is
making a big corn crop a sure thing,
| G. L. Watson, Karl Utz, F. NJ. Nc
Elrath andJoe Myre drove by auto Ia
Murdo "Wednesday. r5<AeF'
Msssrs Cornell and Kinkaid, Judge
wolcott and others, from Valentine
Neb., were in the city Thursday
night.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-05
FLOOD is CAUSE OF TANGLE
damage Done to Light Plant Brings
About Naming of Receiver for
Hudson Power Owner

Hudson.--On application of Fran
els c. Cary of Minneapolis. Circuit
Judge E. w. Helms has appointed
Orrln Lord of Ellsworth receiver for
.. w. Utman, former mayor of Hud-
son but now resident of Prescott.
Wis, and principal owner of the
Clifton Electric Light and Power
company. The court has also en-
tered another order restraining Ut
man from disposing of certain notes
ana securities valued at approx
mately $4,000, which are involved
IN the suit. The litigation grows
out OF a contract entered into by
cary and Ut1nan, it is alleged,
whereby Cary agreed to turn over
10 Utman certain shares of stock in
the Clifton Electric Light and Power
company in return for notes and Sc
curltles that are now the basis of the
pending action. Before delivery was
made the dam of the company was
swept away by flood and the power
plant destroyed. Cary is suing to
compel the specific performance of
the contract.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-05
FAMILY WIPED OUT
BY BRUTAL MURDER
Man Kills Wife and Mother-in.
Law and Shoots Self.
BABE DIES OF EXPOSURE
Nels PauIson, Squawman, Near Hay
ward, Attempts to Annihilate En-
tire Household During Quarrel
Sole Survivor Flees.

HayWard.-The brutal murder OF
two women, found dead near the
BODY OF baby, who had been frozen
TO death and the murderer, who is
dying, was discovered near this city
The victims are Josephine Clouds
and Mrs. Anakuat Bluesky, Indian
women, shot to death; one-year-old
child OF Mrs. Clouds, froze to death.
Inc murderer is Nels Peulson, hus-
Dand OF the Clouds woman.
Paulson was formerly a residen
of Barker Lake, but for the last two
years has been living with his squaw
Vile and her parents, John Cloud
ana Mrs. Anakuat Bluesky, OH the
reservation allotment of his wife two
miles below the post on the Chippe-
wa river. Paulson quarreled with his
VIE because she would not deed the
land over to him. He shot and killed
ms Wife and mother-in-law, then
Went to the woods looking for his
iather-in-laW Failing to find him,
ne returned home and tried to blow
out MS brains. Cloud, cutting wood
nearby, heard the shooting Scared
OF ms own life, he ran and reported
the shooting to officers, who broke
open the door of the cabin
Paulson is 80 years of age A year
ago he was summoned as DietZ
deputy, but deserted and ran away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-05

by him may mean the destructiOn OF
the vessel Naval experts figured a
12-inch shell would pass through the
skeleton mast without destroying it,
whereas one shot in the old style hol-
low steel mast would bring lit down
and with it the whole fire control sys-
tenn TT was calculated several shots
could go through the skeleton masts
and it still would stand. But from all
indications those who advanced the
skeleton mast theory evidently We're
carried, away by their enthusiasm and
overlooked the drawback in another
direction that would be caused by the
vibration of battleship steaming at
full speed
How much depends upon the range
finder can be understood only by men
who make study of fighting at long
range, as was pointed out by an ex-
pert who says the skeleton masts are
failure. 1t was expected that when
the lattice work masts first made their
appearance other nations would be
quick to adopt them. 1t was a sur
ISC " c1uVOSdtCo vi Inc NEW typ OA
mast that this was not done. The
skeleton mast is typicaliy an Ameri-
can naval idea, but from all indica-
tons the defects now seen by experts
here were foreseen by experts in other
navies, and the American mast let
alone.
Those in favor of the skeleton masts
point to the excellent gunnery records
made in target practice since their
adoption as proof of their success, but
the counter argument is advanced that
ii the range finders were placed on
more substantial posts the marksman-
ship of the navy, increasing in excel
lence as it has done year by year,
would be still better and all records
for speed and accuracy would be
smashed The unpopularity Of the
skeleton masts has been growing
steadily. 1t is said the change is not
far OFF, and any day may see orders Is
sued doing away with what e year or
two ago was thought to be great
stride forward in naval construction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-05
CARY TAKES RAP AT EXPERTS
state Superintendent of Schools in
Second of Series of Letters Re-
sumes University Discussion.

Madison.-In the second of his Sc
RES OF letters to teachers and the
general public, State Superintendent
=. +. cary reneWs his discussion of
the university in it's relation to the
state government, laying special en-
phasls on the peril he sees in the in
creaslng number of permanent conn
missions and appointiye positions,
the growing productivity of the Mad
lson dill MILL and the spread of the
idea that only experts can safely
be trusted with government affairs.
The university, according to Supt
Cary, is to be held largely responsible
Tor these tendencies in Wisconsin, US
ing these means to further strength
en- its hold upon the state.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-05
DOOM LATTICE MAST
Navy Men Say They Must Sc
Abandoned.
Practically lrdestructible, but Vibra-
tion Proves Handicap TO Range
Finders and Diminishes Ac-
curacy in Gunnery.

Washington -The skeleton maSts
ON the United States battleships, dis
tfnctly a feature OF American war
craft. are said to be doomed for the
scrap heap. There is great deal OF
discussion in naval circles over the
apparently wellfounded report that
the navy department intends to aban-
don the skeleton mastS with which
all battleships are now equipped be-
cause they have not come up to eX-
pectations, and from the viewpoint OF
naval experts are hindrance and a
handicap to efficient marksmanship.
The vibration OF the mast, due to its
slender mechanism, is said to be the
chief defect. For this reason the
range finder, whose duty 1T is to pick
up the object and communicate the
distance to the gum pointers, is un-
able to do so with the celebrity and
accuracy that would be demanded in
81 naval engagement
When the skeleton mast was intro
duced on American battleships it was
agreed generally great step had been
JdhGu III duS dACS VI OtuSl IcblAOAo' IL
was the belief then, and still is, that
the mast is indestructible, which gave
the ship in time of action a big adj
vantage, for If the mast could not be
shot away the fire control system OF
the vessel at no time would be threat
ened
The position of the range finder is
Io
pulse of the ship, and mistakes made