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The evening world., 1913-08-26
E[LENPECK, QUEEN
OF SW|NDLERS, NOW
POSES AS VICTIM
Confidence" Woman, IS
Charges Two Men Beat
Her at Own Game.

A new role 70 tsing played By Ellen
Peck. tho aged Queen Of Confidence
Women" She was 10 appear to-day In
the Yorkvills Court and try 20 show
that two mcs .,obtained control Of her
homo at No. s East Ono Hundred and
Twcnty-eiehth street through her in
genuous and confdins trust in them.
but when the case was called . post
ponement was granted until Thursday
a. the request Of Col. Robert J. 1fars.
her lawyer.
This u the came Ellen Peck VINO. IN
$50. started out on . swindhns career
the like of which no other woman ever
, undertook. She was pardoned by Gov.
, Hx two years ago when she was serving
twcuty-year term for . particularly
daring bit OF confidence wo. :. She 10
nov. elgthy-f,vs years old.
Ma Peck charges that Charles c.
ArssA. Who 10 a. the head Of IN agency
o. - Domestic Utilities Manufacturing
compuay atsNo. 81 West Thirsy-Sourth
strset, with others. beat her at the
game shs played 90 long. Mr.. Brush's
associates are Francis J. Ross and w.
JOY Ds La Eater. Justice Breen was
/; % utS,s Impressed with her complaint
that he wound. In spite Of urGinEs by
her counsel. Robert J. Hare. do nothing
more than Issue . summons for Mr..
; Brush.
ACCUSED MEN LAUGH At "coN-
FIpeNcf QUEENS" CHARGE.
Mrs Peck says abe was induced by
Ne~rs. Brush and De La Mater to give
tNs latter man . deed 10 her home A.
security for payment TO the Domestic
utnities Company Of 5000 for an
!, agents contract" for the sals W
vacuum washsrs. ovens and hues.
! She alleges that under an agreement
this deed Wa to b held in escrow and
Eventually returned to her. bu: that, In
viola don Of the Agreement the deed was
! recorded.
I Mr.. Bsush and his associates laughed
yeitetday at the old Coincidence
Queens" story and said they could
4 sa,sity. Mr.. Brush said
Mr.. d La Matsr advertised for Q
: mariner with eboo to Join him In the
purchase Of a aSsncy tor the sale Of
yacuum washers. An answer wAs Sc
cured from Q Mrs.. Knight Of No. Eas,
. One Hundred and Twsnty-eighth strsst,
and he called upon her.
Ill 81 al al Ia II
with Q kindly face and captivating
manners. lie found also that this lit
tie old lady knew moro about the vac.
uum washer business than he did.
But the trouble was that she had
no ready money TO buy an agency her.
self She was rich. she told DE Ls
Mater. but her holdings were all Ia
real estate and securities. which could
not readily DO sold.
"'But 40 own this house, she an.
nonnced. adding that there was .
morttags Of $4,000 on It. but that the
properly vas worth fully $1,000 sh,
Z was eager TO know u some use could
, not ~ made Of her equity In this
house
SIZE OFFERED THEM secoNr
MORTGAGE, DEFENDANTS SAY.
As the result OF our conference u
was decided to accept her proposition
and stva her an aEents contract In sx
change for the deed TO her house. i
/ was clearly understood that We shout,
{ get a second mortgage on the propert,
and with the proceeds. pay the com
pany for the agency.
"0hS gave the deed aad received
prorAousl agents contract. controiie'
BY a lisn. under which she had tn,
The evening world., 1913-08-26

Nothing seriOus.

from tho FittsbufGh FoNt.1
WAS l full when you saw me last
night?"
~ wouldn't like to say that"
Come on. What was I doing?"
"Weli. you were challenging q lamp
post to race
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
NEW LABEL SCHEME.

New York, June M.-"our Inter
national has made move heretofore
unknown when it decided to join with
our employers in the\issuance of a
label to take the place of our union
label" said President Rosenberg, of
the International Ladies Garment
Workers. This action was taken by a
special convention Of the organiza-
ton, held in Yonkers, N. Y. The joint
label will be controlled by a committee
representing the union and those en-
ployers who are in agreement with
the organization. This plan of adopt
ing a joint label is a. new one, and its
effects will be watched with consid-
cradle interest. 1t is proposed now
that both the organization and the
employers using this label will con-
duct vigorous campaigns for the pur-
pose of calling attention to the condi-
lions under which garments bearing
the joint label are made.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
ELECTRICIANS AMALGAMATE

Springfield, Mass, June II. A COM
mittee of the Springfield Central Cen
trail Labor Union has been endeavoring
the bring about an amalgamation be
tween the two local union of electrical
workers in this city. AS result a
joint meeting was held of the members
of the two locals and the members
agreed to sink their past differences
and amalgamate and take charter
from the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. This
happy solution of the problem, came
about through court decisions in favor
of the organization affiliated with the
A. F. of L., together with the splendid
service rendered by the officials of
the Central Labor Union, added to the
good judgment displayed by the cleo
tricians in determining to cease their
internal conflict. This action will be
of great benefit to the local move
ment and will act as an impetus in the
settlement of other difficulties as they
arise
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
LAUNDRY WORKERS GET RAISE

Little Rock, Ark, Jnue 11.-Proprie-
tors of all the laundries in this city and
Argenta, six in number, have agreed to
grant all women employees minimum
wage of Sc a week, instead Of the pres
ent scale of "a. They also agree to a
nine hour working day. Further, hours
are to be gradually reduced until an
eight hour day is established and work
ing conditions are to be improved. This
condition has been brought about large
ly by the chief of the states newly
created Labor Department, who. con-
fronted the laundry proprietors with
a vast array of facts as to the condi-
lions of the women employed in the
laundry industry. ri
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Twas North Wheeling and
NotNorthwood GlassWo rks

The child slavery claim tried in
Justice Wickham's court last Monday
was decided in favor of the defendants
At the time of the trial the justice
took the case under Amusement, re-
serving his decision, and on Wednes-
day decided in favor of theb oys.
Last weeks reference to the case in
these columns contained the uninten-
tional error of giving the name of the
Northwood Glass Co.; as the prosecu
tor when it should have been the
North Wheeling Glass Co. The Major
ity regrets the error exceedingly, as
it is the desire and aim of this paper
to be always absolutely accurate. And
in this case the error did not origin
ate in the Majority office, but in an
official source where it is deeply re-
GREETED.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Photographs Taken OF
Men Before Locke Stores

Last Saturday. the men stationed be-
fore the Lockegtores on Main and
Market streets with the cards an
nouncing that the Locke stores are I'M
fair to organized labor. had their pic
lures taken free OF charge. 1t is not
even claimed that they will have to
buy the frame. Each of them was
snapped, or, as the Locke management
would doubtless prefer mugged."
Labor is putting up a fight that is
increasingly effective against the
Locke stores. They say they realize
that it means more than is apparent
on the surface. For the Locke stores
to say that they cannot unionize their
stores, do what the Hub, M'Fadden's,
House & Hermann, and a score of
other stores have already done, is not
justified by facts, and the workers are
beginning to realize that there must
be some other motive behind the at
tack upon the unions made by the
Locke firm. They are even commenc-
ing to wonder if there are not other
stores behind Locke's in this matter,
to make up whatever losses Locke s
may sustain If this is found to be
the truth, some workers are suggest
ing that these other stores be given
attention in their turn.
Threats of court procedure are now
being made rather openly, and labor
will doubtless welcome this as chance
to give the needed publicity to the
whole affair, which will bring out the
fact that the Clerks Union and the
Trades Assembly are endeavoring to
better humanity by improving the con-
ditions of the clerks of Wheeling and
that the Locke stores are standing
against this.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

The case was against en- Deutsch
and Harry Lewis, two New York boys,
who claimed that they had been
brought here under false pretenses
and kept here under decidedly unp1eas-
ant living conditions, sleeping 18> in
a room. They quit and the company
attached their wages to pay the rail-
road fare from New York here. The
boy in the case Of North Wheeling
Glass Co., Us. en-. Deutsch and Harry
Levin, before Squire Wickham, ION
Monday morning. Judgment was rem
dered in favor of the defendants.
Attorney Harry King, Jr., made a
strong plea for the boys, asking that
the Justices decision be withheld for
"a hours in order to give him time to
submit brief on the legal foundation
of his argument.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Federal Labor Union
Gets Under Headway

Last Sunday afternoon the Federal
Labor Union held a meeting in the
Trades Assembly hall and elected
officers. Walter B. Hilton was elect
ed president, c. P. Cox vice president,
Max Schafer, secretary treasurer; W.!
Weneke, guard; R. Litman, guide. The
above five were also named as dele
gates to the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly, motion to affiliate
with that body prevailing. 1t was al
so unanimously decided to apply for
a charter from the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Jos. A. Armstrong, West Virginia
organizer Of the A. F. of l.. officiated
at the, meeting and obligated the
members. The next meeting has been
called for Tuesday evening, June "a,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

the New Yorker job at new mine
in West Virginia, machine work, FIVE
dollars, day, eight hours" he said
O'Brien came over c. & o: The
doors were locked and guards paced
the aisles.
Two hundred other men came un-
der similar contracts.
Cars were changed at Washington,
the men marching from one train to
the other under guard, From Wash
ington they came to Cabin Greek, still
under guard. They had nothing to
eat at any point on the journey, ex-
cept a little bread at Washington.
They came into Cabin Greek under
guard. Other guards boarded the train
at Hinton.
A number of foreigners were put to
work in the mines-still under guard.
|O'Brien refused to mine coal, but
drove a mule in the mines until he
got enough money to get off the creek.
His transportation was taken out of
his wages
"The Miners'II Get YOU"
James Kane, another New Yorker,
told similar story He was also a
machinist He knew nothing of min
ing, and could not work with a pick
and shovel. When he decided to leave
Greek the mine superintendent told
him the miners would "get" him if he
started down the creek. He preferred
the kid offices of the belligerent miners
to the new life under guard in the
mountains and made the break for lib
erty. He got to Charleston unmolest-
ed.
William Raynor came in November
with 80 or 40 others from New York
in locked cars and under guard. He
had can of coffee by way of refresh
ment- that's ALL he said in the dia-
llect of the Gothamite
I On Cabin Creek they ordered him
to work in the mines. Raynor is a
delicate boy of 10 and had always
been cook on a steamer. He could
make no Roadway at the heavy work
in the mines and after working SO
days he still owed the company.
Escaped to Woods,
| He escaped to the woods and came
to Charleston in the night. He was
barefooted and sick when he got here
A merchant gave him shoes and
stockings; Mother" Jones gave him
" CSuIS anu TIE utlA0rS union 81 W
staked" him at restaurant. r
He walked to Handley, rs miles uI
the river, eluded the railroad police
and caught freight rain. He arrived
in New York more dead than alive
after having been locked in box cal
sor three days.
He remained in the city until he
was brought back to West Virginia tC
testify to the benevolent treatment Of
employees" by the coal barons OIL
the New Siberia.
Slugged by Guard.
George lawson told the same story
with a few variations. He was a car
penter and came to the mining dis
trict to work at his trade. He found
coal mines, armed thugs and peonage
He was knocked unconscious by Z
thug who tried to prevent his escape
from the mines. When he '*came to-
the guards were concerned in prevent
ling others from getting away. Then ht
s'beat it" and got back to New Yorl
lon freight train. /.
i Mrs. Maud Fish told Of being eyict
ed with her husband from the com
lpany house in which they lived. Theil
y goods were thrown on the ground.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
A chance of Life Time to get
home. kuckuck's Addition, June 27-28.

At the Y. M. G. "A, Sunday, s:45
P. M. there will be an address by Rev.
D. L. Schult zon "A Man Out of His
Place" Mr. Schultz has been for
many years pastor in the regular
work Of the Baptist church. About
two years ago he was transferred from
the regular ministry and placed in
charge of the department of Labor and
Evangelism of that church. Since
that time Mr.. Schultz has been civ ing
his entire time to the interests of the
laboring men. He is a member OF the
American Federation of Labor, the
United Mine Workers of America and
several other labor organizations. A
large crowd is expected.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
High water wiItg1eNer bother ysu if
you buy lot at kuckucks Addition,
June 27-2s.
AGAINST EMPLOYING FAMILIES.

Washington, June Ex-senator Mar
tin of Virginia has announced that he
intends to urge the enactment of his bill
to prevent the employment of both hus-
bands and wives by the government.
By cursory investigation of the var
ious government departments it is
both husbands and wives working. for
brought to light that the custom of
the government is common The bill
Of Senator Martin has been introduce
ed and will be pressed for. passage
upon the ground that husbands should
SUPPORT their wives, and that the gov
eminent should not countenance the
employment of both husbands and their
wives.
Workinemen can own their homes
by buying LOT, at Kuokuck's Addition,
June 27-28.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

Geo. Pole; Gravel Hill.
Will Switzer, Is Belmont street.
Jack Landen, "a Belmont street.
Will Holt, Gravel Hill
Steve Reister, 21st street.
Pope Dunfee, Bellaire man who
knows he is blacl1legging, but says he
needs the money
Girls
Cora Vanhorn, 81 Union street.
Dolly Thompson, Shadyside.
Stella Kocher, 1922 Belmont street.
Siloy Liefer. 70 Belmont street
Jane Baker, IL Belmont street.
Mamie jackson, 81 Guernsey street.
Bessie lHempfield, 33 Belmont>street
Della Bitner, Shadyside.
These are the girls who are selling
tags:
Florence Jewell, Villa Foster,
Mamie Muldoon, Nora MCGEE, Lena
Truax, Florence Ward, Cora Willis,
Vera frankie.
Don't fail to attend Lot Sale at
Kuckuck's Addition, June 27-28.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
ASK ARMOUR PLATE DATA

Washington, June 11.-Another step
toward government operation of an
armor plate plant was taken by the
Senate when it adopted resolution
presented by Senator Tillman, calling
on the Secretary of the Navy to inform
the Senate relative to the cost of man
ufacturing armor plate and the cost
and time that would he required for
erecting and equipping plant suit
able to turn out sufficient ar1nor plate
for the needs of the government
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
FALL RIVER CARPENTERS

Fall River Mass, June 1.-THE car
penters of this district are on strike
and all construction work is practically
at a standstill. The contractors have
refused in any way to consider grant
ing of a conference to discuss the sit
uation, although the mayor has at
tempted several times to secure such
conference. The building trades as
sumo that the strike Will not Be Of
long duration owing to its present
Effectiveness.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

at Bartenders hall, Sixteenth and
Chaplin streets.
AS this union has been organized
for the purpose of uniting the unor-
ganized and uffskilled workers of
Wheeling, general invitation is ex-
tended to all wage workers to attend.
It is hoped that there will be a large
attendance on next Tuesday evening.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Hospital Refuses
ASSGInbIy'S Request

Monday the Ohio Valley General
hospital Getty hospital refused the re-
quest of the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor assembly for the loan OF five
cash boxes FOR the use of the girl
strikers in their sale of tags during
the week. The request was made by
j. B. Moore, chairman of the social
committee appointed by the assembly
to assist the strikers, and the refusal
came through Mrs. c. H. Simpson, Of
the hospital board.
The hospital association is evidently
willing to accept labors money as do
nations to the hospital, but unwilling
to extend even a common courtesy in
return.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Live Sermons

At the First Unitarian church two
sermons are promised on live topics
by Rev. H. A. Pease
June 22nd- Theological Progress of
Fifty Years. -.
June 29th-"The Next Step in Demo
cracy."
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Look for the big Ad announcing lot
sale at kuckuck's Addition, June 27-28.
TELEGRAPHERS MEET

B. & o. telegraphers held a joint
meeting at the Y NJ C. A. Monday,
June 16, at 1890 a. m. and 7:3O p. m.
Quite an amount of organization work
was handled under the direction of
General chairman C. B. Pierce, of Bal
timore
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19
Have Taa lpav.

( Have Tag Day.
The girls are using the tag day sys=
tenn to good effect. Last Saturday
hey observed it in Bellaire, number
Of the girl strikers selling tags upon
the streets, bearing the inscription: Il
am helping the Enamel Strikers" and
the public bought literally, about $500
being realized from the one days
sale T.:
Come to Wheeling
During semi-centennial week in
Wheeling tags are being sold on the
same plan, five girls being on duty at
a time Permission was secured from.
the Wheeling Board of Control. 1t is
expected that several hundred dollars
will be realized in this, manner. The
girls wear sash inscribed BUY a Tag
Benefit of Enamel Strikers. :"
). Big Meeting Held. j.
Last Friday evening in the City Hall
Auditorium at Bellaire a great meeting
was held by the strikers. The hall
was filled and the citizens had an OPP
portunity to hear the strikers side of
the controversary. From their subse
1uent actions it is plain that they sym
pathized heartily with the girls in their
struggle to resist the tyranny that the
Imperial management has been trying
to force upon them The mine work
ers locals of the vicinity are contrfbut-
ing one dollar apiece todard their SUPP
port and this is the kind OF an ex-
preston of sympathy that counts. The
girls are sure of winning, as day by day
the people learn more and more of the
awful conditions against which they
were finally forced to rebel. FIJI
Here's the list of strike breakers:
John Conroy, Rose Hill.
John Higgins, PIP 21st street.
Walter Groathouse, 22nd street.
Harry Brown 18th street.
Evart Maritime, Shadyside.
Earl Parkison, Shadyside.
fKalvin, Henderson,. 9th street
+ John Anderson, west 23rd street,
machinist.
John Boswell Gravel Hill machinist.
Carl Clifford, Shadyside. l.
William Thomas, 35th street.
James Anderson, Belmont street,
machinist.
Edw. Mayhem, Shadyside. >:-
John Reaster, 18th street
Henry Coen, 43 Jefferson street
Robert Thompson, Shadyside.
Delfert Hart, Rose Hill.
Will Carter, 43rd street.
William Ault, Wheeling Island, ma
chinist. 81
John Butler Guernsey street.
John Ha6erly, Is Belmont street.
Richard Haferly, 10 Belmont street.
Samuel Haferiy, Is Belmont street.
machinist.
Joe Haferly, Is Belmont street, ma
cIinfsf
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

Hamilton, Ohio, June 1.-THE mem
bers of thel ocal organization of Elec-
trical workers are on strike. Demands
were made before the flood for an in
crease in wages, but these demands
were held in allegiance during the
flood in order to give the employ ers
a chance to adjust themselves to the
conditions. Heretofore the electrical
workers have been receiving 421a cents
per hour and their demands are for
so cents per hour. The outlook is
good for successful outcome
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

Why pay rent? You can by lot
at Kuckuck's Addition and pay like
rent. June 27-28.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

did on numerous occasions, during said
time enter said toilet room when the
same was being used by the female
employees of said plant, the said
Adelbert Hart then and there well
knowing that the said dressing room
and toilet room were being used by
said female employees, for the pur-
poses aforesaid.
Further deponants say not.
MARY HAUGHT.
VIOLA HARRIS,
FLORENCE JEWELL.
! VERA FRANCKE..
ANNA BURKE.
CORA WILSON.
LENA TRUAX.
Sworn to before me by the said
Mary Taught, Viola Harris, Florence
Jewell, Vera FRANKIE, Anna Burke,
Cora Wilson and Lena Truax, and by
them subscribed in my presence this
H.. day of June, A. D., 1918.
FRANK S. MASON.
Justice of the Peace.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-06-19

Money invested ii real estate. At
kuclucl's Addition, will double within
4 short time. June 27-2e.
The Washington times., 1913-11-15
To Close Meetings For
Marking Girls School

The Rev. DR.. J. C. Garritt, of Nam
kin, China, who is chairman of the
missionary delegation, now in this
city, under the auspices of the board
of foreign missions of the Presbyter-
ian Church, delivering addresses in
all Presbyterian churches in the Dis
trict of Columbia, will be at Bethany
Chapel, Thirteenth and c streets
northwest tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock, and tell of the work in China,
and particularly of the school work
that is being done for girls in Nam
kin.
The meeting will be the end of the
effort being put forth in the last
four Sundays at Bethany for the rails
ing of funds for the girls school in
Nankin, which is being enlarged, and
the funds being contributed by the
Sunday schools of the Presbyterian
churches; the efforts during the past
four Sundays being centered along
this line.
Miss Maxine Girts will tell the
Chinese story of who will open the
door for Ling Te," and will be dressed
in Chinese costume
Bethany Chapel is particularly in
terested in mission work in Nankin,
as A. A. Charles, who was secretary
of the Sunday school for several
years, and d member of the New oYrk
Avenue Presbyterian Church, went to
China as a professor in the university,
and while there died.