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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Strickland
At Victoria

Fred G. Strickland, Of Dayton, O.,
will deliver an address at the Victoria
theatre, Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of the Socialists. The lee
ture will really be the third of a
series of five announced as the so
cialist Lyceum. 1t will be remember
ed that the flood prevented the de-
livery of the final. lecture on THE So
cialist Movement" and so Strickland
has been engaged to come and deliver
an address upon this topic. All who
attended the Lyceum course are urged
to be present and get their free books.
The public generally IS invited, and
owing to the wonderful hit that Rev.
Strickland made here on the two prev
ious occasions, it is expected that the
theatre will be crowded, SO that an
early start is advisable.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Attend THls SALE

The closing days of the big Sale"
at Livingston's are bringing out great
crowds of eager buyers, for the few
remaining days certainly. show sur
prising values. The manager, Mr.. w.
w. Feldman, when seen by a reporter
for the Majority, was very enthused
over the response of the buying public
of Wheeling. He says that his concern
has so much faith in the appreciative
crowds that have attended the past
sales that they have secured control
of several of the largest mills and
factories in this country, and there
by eliminate the two profits that have
heretofore gone to the jebber and the
wholesaler, thus the great savings the
public can readily see and have seem
eager to take advantage of same We
urge those who have not attended, to
do SO, and we think they wiz be
amply repaid for their trouble.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Trades Assembly
Starts Movement
And Asks Locals
Submits Proposition To All Locals In
Wheeling To Join In
Movement.

The first real steps toward organic
ms the unorganized workers of the
Wheeling district were taken Sunday
afternoon, when the Ohio Valley As
sembly, as a special order, took up
the subject and discussed it for nearly
three hours.
The discussion was most open and
free and resulted in bringing out a
variety of ideas, but all of them with
the one object in view, namely, the
organizing of the wage workers in
Wheeling who are not now in unions.
When o'clock arrived President
LaFlam announced that in accordance
with the motion prevailing at the
previous meeting, calling for the dis
cussion as a special. order of business,
the Assembly would now go into a
committee of the whole. By motion
it was decided to so continue for an
hour and half. This freedom brought
opinions from many of the delegates
The unanimous opinion was in favor
of the project. The only differences
of opinion were upon details of tactics.
The tactics were not finally deter
mined. II was thought best to see
how strong the sentiment for the or
ganlzation4 campaign was among the
unions, and a motion was unanfmeusly
adopted submitting to all the local
unions of Wheeling the proposition
With the request that they inform the
Assembly of their actual vote on the
matter
The Proposition.
The proposition upon which the To-
Gals will vote is as follows:
lido you favor going into cam
paign to organize the unerganized
workers of Wheeling? -!
2-Will you assess your members %
cents each to pay the expenses of such
campaign.
will you elect one of your mem
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Anotln er Stogie-Cigar
Conference Planned

Another conference between the Ma
lIonal Stogie Makers League and the
SigaG Makers International League is
Planned this time for May 20, at
Washington, under the direction of the
executive Council Of the American
RECREATION of Labor.
This conference IS the result of the
recommendations of the last conven-
ton of the American Federation of
Labor, when a resolution was passed
eomplimenting both organizations for
efforts they had made toward solving
the difficulties that have kept them
apart and urging that these efforts
be continued.
The Stogie Makers will be represent
90 in the conference by President w.
H. Riley, Vice President Harry p.
Corcoran and Secretary Treasurer
Fred w. Sonderman.
Big Cost.
About $4,000 was expended by Gar
Held local of the National Stogie
Makers League in Wheeling last
month in establishing the principle
mat worhngman could not be dis
charged without Just cause. It cost
TINS amount to conduct the strike al
the Marsh factory for he reinstate-
ment OF Abe Aockachftcht.
An assessment OF Is cents per Weeh
Per member is now levied to repienisb
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01

bers to serve upon a general commit
tee to have entire charge of the cam
paign?
Actual Vote Wanted.
While it is anticipated that every
local union in the city will vote affirm
atively upon thep roposition it is de-
sired to have the actual vote, SO that
it can, be seen by what majority the
campaign is favored. The promoters
believe that the majority will be
Overwhelmingly in favor of this cam
paign.
ALI but three of the nearly forty To-
cal unions represented sin the Assem-
bly, had delegates present. This was
learned by a call of locals, their rep
resentatives standing in turn as the
name of thel ocal was called. On
motion the organization committee
was instructed to call upon these
three locals, and any locals not afti-
Hated with the Assembly, and explain
the plan and endeavor to secure their
corporation. -
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Charges johnson
With Swindling

A well known travelling salesman
employed by the Miller Cigar and Sto,
gle company Of this city. was arrested
last week at the home of girl on zStn
street by Detective Edward Minard OF
the Wheeling police department, cnarg-
ed with swindling his employers out
of a large amount of money. Inc
gentlemen in person is one Johnson re-
siding on the north end of the Island.
He left the city and tile detective fol-
lowed him from place to place in Ohio.
he was finally located in GAINESVILLE
and followed from there to Columbus,
and then to this city where he was ar
rested. His case will likely be DrougnI
before the attention of the grand jury
which meets May 5, although ms
friends are trying TO patch things up,
The case is before Squire w. e WICK
ham.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Socialists Plan
Hot Campaign
HuHI NNVNVeZNNVNN

- Wheeling Socialists plan hot cam
paign for the few weeks intervening
between now and election. A little
paper called "The Voice of the Peo-
Pile" will be distributed in every house
Sunday morning until election day,
explaining the Socialist position in re-
gard to municipal problems and a
speaking campaign will also be car
ried on,
Walter Hilton Opens.
The speaking campaign will be
opened Saturday night at Fourteenth
and Market streets by Walter B. Hill
ton, and on the same corner during
the ensuing week the following will
speak: Monday, Harry P. Corcoran;
Tuesday, Herman Reinhardt; Wednes-
day, Val Reuther; Thursday, Harry
Weeks; Friday, w. L. Bradshaw, and
Saturday, Hilton
In Every Ward.
In the following week there will be
meetings every night in every ward.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Traction Cars
Death Traps

. The death trap at Elm Grove is still
in operation by the West Virginia
Traction and Electric company. The
article in the Majority last week OPEN
ed the public's eye, and this week
many of the passengers are getting
off and walking to their homes, not
trusting to the company to haul them
across the B. & o. tracks ~Why, /
always thought that the switch work
ed every time the conductor lifted the
lever" stated a well known resident
-of the Grove this week, "but since
making an examination find that the
Majority is correct in its stateemnt
1t is up to the town of Elm Grove to
see that the death trap is fixed up in
order to protect thel ives of its cftf-
zens. The derailer should be auto
matte.
Another death trap is being operat-
ed by the company every day in the
way that they crowd their cars. On
one car this week there were packed
III passengers when the car only had
a seating capacity of co.. This is
done every day in the week, and if
any one doubts the statement of the
Majority just board car leaving the
city about $50 in the evening The
cars are actually crowded until the
doors at the side of the platform are
sprung so that it is impossible to
close them. The bridges at Fulton
were not made to carry such loads,
and it is up to the patrons of the road
to demand that the company place ad-
ditional cars at their disposal.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Painters Get Agreement

Holyoke, Mass, April 30. The
Painters Union in this city has been
successful in securing an increased
wage scale The%new agreement is
for two years and carries wage Of
451s cents per hour and fortyfour
hour week. This wakes the wage
rate for the next two years $20.02 per
week 1t is provided also that no
painter or contractor can secure a
union contractors card unless the en-
ployes are insured under the work
mems compensation act This is for
the purpose of protecting the employees
and making it obligatory upon the eT
ployers to provide protection Under
the laws of the state.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
HAVEN'T
EXPLAINED ACCIDENT

The exposure of the capitalist
dailies in the Majority last week in
regard to two accidents which occur
red in the city caused quite q sensa=
ton, and the readers of the papers are
patiently waiting for the H c. Franz
helm Co. to at least make an explana-
ton of the accident which caused the
death of Grace Rose at their store on
ed that the girl had been running the
elevator on the very day that the ac-
cident occurred. The readers of the
capitalist dailies are beginning to
awaken to the fact that they are not
getting the news and that tn big mer-
chants who run adds in the dailies
can dictate to the managers whether
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Planning Mill Carpente rs
Suspend Work In Wheeling

-LATER-AII returned to work FRI
day morning, their scale conceded.
Thursday morning the carpenters
employed in the planning mills of
Wheeling suspended work Sixty men
are affected and the four local mills,
J. W. Beltz & Son, ]. w. Kheves, w.
w. Wood Co. and A. C. Fisher are idle
It is not believed that the trouble
will become serious, but instead that
it will have but brief duration and
terminate satisfactorily It cannot be
called a strike yet. 1t is simply that
the first of May arrived and NO new
scale had been signed. As soon as
the new scale is signed the men will
return to work.
This is the only local disturbance
precipitated May 1st although the
Hold Carriers are experiencing diff
Guilty with the brick contractors.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Hatfield Is Mad!"
n -
Says Fred. Merrick
And Ere The Words Die On His Lips1s Thrown In Jail

rested. Ramsay was later released and
William Clark arrested. They are
charged with circulating matter calcu-
lated to prolong ''insurrection."
It is expected that the governor will
next move on the STAR" the official
organ of the Huntington Trades and
Labor Assembly. Hatfield declares
that he will stamp out all expression
of opinion contrary to his idea of sur
pressing the strike troubles, and that
he has the right to do this.
His high handed action is arousing
the people everywhere, and West Vir-
ginia is due, for far more of the un-
enviable notoriety that has been
brought on by the greed Of the coal
barons
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01

Last Saturday the Locke Shoe COM
pany used the Wheeling police against
Labor. The company asked for police
protection" against the Clerks I'm
ion. and got it
There was absolutely no violation of
law on the part of the Clerks Union.
They had men stationed in front of
both the Market anu Main street
stores with cards explaining that the
stores were unfair to organized Labor.
The men were not unfortunately
passing cards out, but giving them only
where they were accepted and request
ed When it happend that occasion
ally card would be thrown to the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Hatfield is mad"

Hatfield is mad"
This was theb urden of telegram
sent to Pittsburgh by Fred Merrick,
formerly editor of the Social Rebel"
of Parkersburg, and for some years
connected with the Pittsburgh l. w. w.
movement and now editor of Justice. /"
For several weeks he has been in
Charleston reporting the strike situa-
ton for his paper. and in this tele-
gram he stated that he expected to be
arrested by Hatfield within "a hours.
This prediction was realized, for on
Wednesday night the military confis-
Gated the plant Of the Labor Argus, "
the militant weekly of Charleston, and
Merrick and George Ramsay were ar
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01

they never consented to accept the
proposition of the company in regard
to the insurance proposition, is the
statement of the employees of the
mine. They claim that they have been
robbed by The company enough, and
that with the company stores, and the
shacks that they are compelled to
live in is they are robbed sufficient at
the present time.
Mr.. Chambers has owned up that
there has been too many accidents in
the mine of late, and the miners
claim that since he has owned up to
ii. that it is now up to him to remedy
conditions and make repairs. The
miners are going to demand better
conditions and within the near future
there will be, something doing in the
mine zone of Elm Grove. The citi-
zens of the town are in sympathy with
the miners. This week miner who
was injured in the mine entered suit
for large amount. He claims that it
was the fault of the company that he
was injured. When man is killed in
the mine he is piled upon stretcher
by the other employees and then is
carried to an undertaking establish
ment about a half mile away. The
company, as a rule, pay very little at
tention to the men, and mule killed
in the mine issmore thought of, as he
is worth something It costs money
to replace the mule, but the man can
be replaced with another, and no cost
is involved. The accident at the mine
at FinIeyvilIe is which over a hundred
miners lost their lives, should be a
warning to the company at Elm Grove.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Plan To Organize The Unorgazed Wage Workers OF Whe
Mine Strike Is
No1U Ended

The mine strike in the Cabin and
Paint Greeks district is now settled.
By substantial majority the .conven-
ton called for the purpose of consid-
erlng the governors proposal for
peace voted to accept his pro&osition
For some reason the customar,, rule of
submitting a scale settlemeES to the
referendum vote of the rank nd file
was not followed in this casef and the
district officials have since been going
about through the strike district in
company with Governor Hatfield, or
dering the men to return to work.
There is much dissatisfaction among
the men. They do not relish the set
Element, for they realize that it con-
tains practically no concession be-
yond what the safe law was supposed
to guarantee them before. But it Isl
understood that Governor Hatfield is
forcing matters by declaring that he
will Jail or deport all miners who do
not return to work. And even then
they are at the mercy of the com
palies. The companies are hiring
whom they please, and it seems that
they DO not please to hire men who
have been active in the cause of un-
ionism.
The following telegram was receiv-
ed by the Majority from President
CairnsSof District No. II, United Mine
Workers
Ic6arleston, W. Va, Apr. 20. IS.
"W. B. Hilton,
wheeling.
ID Miners in convention agreed to ac-
tept governors proposition if carried
out in good faith by operators. Strike
on Paint and Cabin Creeks will he
settled.
(Signed) Thomas Cairns.Y
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
STOGIEMAKERs

Abe Brody and Michael Bloch left
for Erie, Pa, to open National
League shop.
john Roth is seriouslyy i'll at his
home in East Wheeling. His many
friends hope for his speedy recovery.
Manager Mcfarland is having great,
trouble in selecting his men for the
regular team for the season.
Hichard Hoffman returned to work,
he having completely recovered from
an operation for rupture.
Charles Hartman resigned at Pol
locks factory. to take up the manage
ment of hotel at Appolo. Pa.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01

street the men would, even go and
pick them up again.
Thus they kept strictly within the
bounds of the ordinance. The Union
had even taken out license as
distributing concern, something that
was never before required of a Labor
Union in the city's history, and had
furnished 81, 900 bond to secure 1t and
had paid the license tax on each man.
And yet, when the Locke manage
ment rushed to police headquarters,
the police were promptly ordered to
stop the Clerks FROM distributing any
cards. The only possible reason could
have been simply that the Locke
stores did not want the people TO
know that their stores are conducted
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Locke's Ask Aid Of
Police Against Labor

upon a plane antagonistic toward La
bor and in favor of grinding down the
overworked and underpaid clerks Oh
this section.
When this was explained Chief Has
tings agreed that no law had been
violated.
The battle will be renewed by the
Clerks Union next Saturday, and they
intend to go through with it, since
the Assembly has decided to back them
to the limit
Five Dollar Fines.
Garfield Local of the Stogie Makers,
has placed SIS fine upon any member
buying shoes in the Locke stores.
This action will now be followed by
other unions.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Hod Carriers Matter
Not Yet Settled

The local Hold Carriers matter has
not yet been settled. They have de-
ma1ded IS per day and the plastering
contractors have signed the scale but
some of the brick contractors have not
yet done so. Il did look as though
tie atEair would be arbiEated, but
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
ERIE CARPENTERS

Erie Pa, April 30.-As a result OF
the organizing campaign being carried
on here, the second union of the Car
penters and Joiners and Mill Hands
has been organized, with charter roll
of approximately 100 members. The
campaign or organization in Erie is
reaching every trade, and interest in
the unions of labor is constantly in
creasing.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01

there seems less likelihood of that
now, and it is probable that the AFFAIR
will eventually involve the entire
building trades Of the Wheeling dis
frict
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01
Main street recently. 1t is now claim

Main street recently. 1t is now claim
or not they are to run news.
ItsiG i S Size: 5nat .t3ssss cS,fs IL $50.
not notified Of the accident. line was.
he should certainly have notified the
newspapers and demanded that the ac-
cident be explained to the public OF
the city. They certainly have q right
to know what was the cause OF the
accident
papers, and to date not a word has
The accident at the Mcclure hotel
was also not mentioned in the daily
been heard from them in regard to
the accident. ~
The dead girl worked for $3.50 per
week.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-05-01

the defense fund. It viii be carried
above that figure for future emer-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
SCHOOLS Will
Be FILLED At
OPENING MONDAY
MANY ARE NOW REGISTERED
Total Number is Near the
700 Mark

That the Americus public schools
will open with a record-breaking at
tendance next Monday is a fact fore
fasted in the registration of pupils
now going forward. Supt. ]. E. Ma
this had another busy session yester
day. and the total registration is now
near the 700 mark, even if it does not
exceed that figure. Other hundreds c.
pupils will register during the DAYS
yet remaining prior to the opening
date, and fully 1900 pupils will fill the
school buildings Monday. The total
'enrollent, it is expected, will easily
reach 1900 during the fall session, )r
40 more than were enrolled at the
close of the spring term in May.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
HEARING WILL BE GIVEN
PARTY OF BANKERS

Washington, D. c., Aug. 26.-The
bankers who participated in the Chi
cago conference last week, at whicn
many changes in the administration
currency bill were recommended, will
be heard next Tuesday by the senate
banking committee.
George NJ. Reynolds, j. B. Forgan
of Chicago; Festus ]. Wade, of St
Louis; A. B. Hepburn, of New York;
Sol Wexler, of New Orleans, and 9th
ers, are expected.
Chairman owen said today that all
of the changes proposed by the bank
ers had been fully considered when
the bill was being constructed.
'We will give the bankers a fui
hearing, however, out of abundance Of
caution" he added.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
GEORGE MI neal
Died TUESDAY
near AMERICUS
LONG RESIDENT OF SUMTER
Had Been in iii Health Some
Time

Mr. Mr. George w MeeNeaall, eaal, ali aged aged afai
estimable resident of Sumter county,
where he had lived for half century,
passed away Tuesday morning at his
country home on the Andersonvill9 3
road, near Americus. In view of his
protracted illness, the death of Mr..
McNeal was not unexpected.
For several years he had been in
poor health and during the past sew
eral months had been closely confined
to his home by reason of physical in
firmities.
Mr.. McNeal was we'll advanced ir
years, and prior to the beginning if his
recent illness had been actively en-
gagged in farming. He was we'll known
throughout this section and was held
in high regard His wife and two
sons w. L. and B. ]. McNeal survive
him.
The funeral services will be hel1
this morning at the family residence.
six miles from the city, the interment
being at the family cemetery, near Sa-
lem Church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-08-27
WOMAN SHOOTS
At DOCTOR IN
CROWDED Street
IGNORANT OF Her Design
Doctor Didn't Know He Was
Target

New York, Aug. 26.-Shot at by d
woman who stood at arms length
from him in Sixth avenue, DR.. Ed
ward C. Taylor, a visiting physi-
clan at Roosevelt hospital, escaped
the bullet and believing the woman
had aimed at another person, went to
his home, ignorant that he was the in
tended victim
A few hours later DR.. Taylor was
informed of the facts, among them
that his assailant had been identified
as Helen Turozer, 29 years old, serv-
ant whom the physician had operated
upon for appendicitis. Arrested on q
charge of assault, the woman said she
had regarded DR.. Taylor responsible
for illness that followed the operation
according to the police, and had de-
cided to kill him.
A girl companion of Miss Turozer
at the time of the shooting also was
arrested.