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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
THE MINE OWNERS
JUSTIFICATION?

Explanations are still coming in to
the press from Colorado's mine own
ers concerning their attitude toward
the striking miners. These explana-
tions have been coming at the rate
Of about two or three a week ever
since the Ludlow affair, and the end is
not yet in sight. Is there that much
to explain? There would not be If the
mine owners would only be frank.
They claim to be acting in the inter
est Of law and order, in the interest
If their faithful employees in the in
terest of the right to work. in the in
terest of everything worth defending,
hooks. They never think Of mention
ing that
Why not openly admit that they are
ordinary human beings making the
best for themselves out of existing
conditions, with no more than the
average. interest for the welfare of
others? That can be done in few
words. Everyone will believe it and
no further explanation will be neces-
sary. Their faithful employees have
no particular interest in their welfare
and will probably admit it frankly, if
sure that it will not endanger their
obs.
The mine owner needs offer no
apology. Conditions in the mining dis
tricts are undoubtedly horrible: But
| hey would not be If the laws of Colo
RADIO did not make it advantageous to
| The mine owners to maintain such con-
ditions Colorado laws make 1t easy
for coal land monopolists to keep their
Emines closed during strike. The
laws make use of coal lands impossi-
| be without permission Of the indiYi-
duals now issuing explanations. Con-
lsequently, if miners won't work on
the owners terms, it is quite possible
to shut down the mines and either
walt for the strikers to give. up, or
wait for outside men to come in and
lagree to the owners terms. 1t is the
Ipeople of Colorado who: allow these
Eeonditions to exist, whesshould doathe
Laxplaining and apologizing =.
Il Instead of Quizzing the mine owners
and suggesting truce plans, it would
| be more in order for the United States
Government to urge the State of Colo
RADIO to abolish private monopoly of
/ it's natural resources, by compelling
| such mpnopolists as these mine own
ers to pay the rental value into the
public treasury Of the lands they hold.
That will make holding of lands out
Of use pending a strike or pending
issuing of ong string of explanations,
an improbable procedure. 1t is the
| fault Of the State of Colorado not Of
1.-THE mine. owners, that such a measure
has not been adopted.
The Mine Owners Publicity Bureau
is welcome to incorporate this explain
l.ation without credit, in the next issue.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
The. Need. Of Foreign Markets

I ems and eggs. 1t would be possible
for these people to produce these
things directly by their own labor.
Suppose they would do so instead Of
working in facories, sWeat-shops, etc,
to make things to; be sold in a. foreign
market to get. the Whe reWoth to buy
the Things Of which they are in daily
need A.
i The statement lis often made that
the land Of the United States can fur
nish homes and all the food necessary
for one hundred times as many people
as are here now. Why not let them
get to the land and produce their liy-
ing directly from the soil and leave
only enough people In the factoties to
make what factory products are need
ed In the nUited States and such for
eign, countries as would be- glad to get
those products without our having TO
fight and kill people for commercial
supremacy? S~..- :..:s ~ j
All those who would go to the land
would increase the American .marketh
for the products OF those who remain
in the factories.% IL +
There are great quantities of land
held out Of use because men get pos
session: of more than they ned for
their own use,, knowing it will in
crease in value an edmake. them rich
without working. Many people are be-
ginning to think that this. is not fair,
and because this increase in value is
ISnade by all the people is proposed
Ito tax land high enough TO. obtain rev:
Ilenue for all public expenses and cease
taking products Of labor. If we prevent
monopoly of land by this single tax
and by that means allow all people
/, who wish ito. get to the and to make
; their homes and living, there will
not be produced an excessof things
fog foreign markets, and we will not
EhaYe the enormous expense Of an army
and Navy TO burden our people, but
Ethey will all be- employed and in the
enjoyment of peace and plenty. 4
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
Child Mortality From Burns

Il. Some months ago The Journal of
the American Medical Association com
mented on thed angers of fire from the
use Of certain materials for children's
clothing, especially mentioning a kind
of light cotton material known as flan-
nelet. The condemnation has been
about equally shared by this and other
similarly combustible dress materials
and the practice of warming apart
ments with open unprotected CRATES,
which are apparently more depended
on for heating in Great Britain than in
our severer winter climate. The sub
ject has not at any time aroused the
attention in this country that it has
in Great Britain; nevertheless there
canont be very many physicians who
have not had to treat serious burns,
generally in children, that may have
been caused in some such was. A
great report by the coroner's physician
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
: SUBSCRIPTION CORNER

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throughout this great Ohio Valley, as
all workers know. Organized labor's
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THE WHEELING MAJORITY-the
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Redepenning of Stettin to her tenants
xStettin; September /, 1914. =
Mr.. and Mrs. N n: s<
3: The forceful turn = Of events
which, through the grace Of Al ::
mighty. Cod + our troops, armed
!. with His power and strength,
have brought about, allows US to. :
perceive a greatly blessed future.
~ Nay our people never forget snch
& graee,s nor the God of all times
who has protected us from all mis- :.
= .@afoftui1e. Your apartfne nts will cost
thirty marks beginning with Oct. 4 :
Respectfully.
Frau Redepenning.
The average raise IN rents asked
by this pious and patriotic lady is said
20 be four marks MONTH The vic
tory of troops in the field is apparent
lyAas expensive luxury Sto the land
less people Of Germany aB the: pros
poets of siege Of Paris has been tt
he landless ones Of Bordeaux.
Commenting on the letter. Of Frau
Redepenning, Bodenreform femarks:
e ut Isl ainfortunate ely imp ossib1e7 ,tc
,foresee how much higher may be rails
4 the.;renfs Of apartments in nnctu
ous Fraud Redepennings houses
should German Victories continue"
But Frau Redepenning is not t
blame. The people of Germany have
insisted on. giving her the power o.
which she has taken advantage. AL
Landlords may not use the cloak o
..piety and patriotism as indiscreetly al
: : =
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
PATRIOTISM, PlETY


War has no terrors, apparently, for
the landlords of those sections Of
France and Germany In which actual
lighting has not yet taken place. Thus
the removal of the French capital
from Paris to Bordeaux brought a hafs
vest to the landlords Of the latter city.
The transfer Of the seat Of govern
ment brought OF Bordeaux a Hood OF
new inhabitants In reporting this q
correspondent writes: OF course this
caused enormous Increase in rents. 2
This does not show that Bordeaux land
owners are less patriotic than other
French inhabitants But It does show
that the people of France are main
tanning an institution that intensiaes
! the bad effects of q national danger
| for the benefit Of 5 certain class 81
And how IS it in Germany? Boden'
reform, j Berlin magazine, IN It's issue
| of October 5. reproduces the following
notice Of raise q rents sent by : Frey
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
LEAD POISONING IN
SHELTERS AND REFNlERfEs

The fourth number of the series on
industrial accidents anu hygiene has
been issued by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics 1t deals with lead poison
ing in the smelling and refinding Of
lead. This important industry en-
ploys in twenty plants visited by an
Investigator about $4,000 men, all of
whom are exposed to the fumes or
dust of lead. The report considers
the dangers inherent in. the various
metallurgic processes, the precautions
available to lessen these dangers, the
actual sanitary conditions in the DIFF
ferent plants, the extent of lead pois-
oning during the year 1918 among
these 1850 men, and the medical care
furnished them. OF late years there
has been notable improvement in
smelling and refining plants, due large
ly to the concentration of operations
in a few large establishments and the
consequent abandonment of old, crowd
ed buildings. There is now probably
no plant in the United States in which
some effort is not made to lessen the
danger of lead poisoning as well as to
prevent accidents. These efforts, how
ever, are perfunctory in some, and in
none are they sufficient There Is
not one plant in which no fumes are
allowed to escape not one which is
as free from dust as it might be. The
result of this neglect is found in the
records of lead poisoning among the
men. While Great Britain had a rate
of only 1.8 per hundred men employed
in single year in this industry, the
rate in this country was something
over % per hundred.
The Investigator takes issue with
those who believe that the men are
responsible for their own ill health,
who maintain that It Is lack Of person
al cleanliness that causes lead poison
| ing in smeters. 1t is dust that is the
dangerous element, and under dust is
Included the excessively fine suspen-
sion of lead salts that make up the
fomes from heated lead and lead ores.
To comment on the extreme import
anse Of practical research Of this
character is superfluou,s says The
Journal of the American Medical As
sociation. Since its establishment,
this bureau has often displayed its eff
ficiency in meeting the need which
created It. Further developments
may be awaited with the confident
hope that conditions win continue to
improve. =
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19

Enjoy the pure and delicious
Ice Cream made BY KLoSs
Our Ice Cream is made
from the purest ingredients
and favored with pure fruit.
KLOSS ICE CREAM co.
Both Phones 1926 ~ Jacob
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
A POLITICAL BOSS. ,

A young lady reporter on q csuntry
paper was sent out to interview lead
ing citizens as to their politics.
MAY / see the gentleman Of the
house?" she asked of aslarge woman
who opened the door at one residence
mo, you can't" answered the wo
man decisively. -.
sBut + want to Sc what party he be-
longs to-" pleaded the girl. -
, well, take a look at me" she said
sternly. I'm the party. he beings
to. D-Exchange.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19

OF Brooklyn suggests that the proven
ton of such accidents deserves more
consideration from the medical profes
sion here. He gives as the record for
sixteen day in that borough, Septem-
Der 4-20, eighteen fatalities from burns
in children, beside three of adults
The average age of the children killed
by fire is given by him as between 2
and s years. How many not fatal
but still serious burns of children oc
CURED can only be conjectured.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19

ness is business, whether or not they
attempt to sugarcoat it with senti-
mental appeals. -
Whatever views on may hold on the
'warraH will agree that~ea nation is
carrying it ON. through united action
of the people. Why then should. not
the resulting gains. such as now flow
into the pockets Of landlords at Dor,
deaux and Stettin, be taken by the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-11-19
VIM. W. Hurley, Benwood.

j. J. Stiehm, Fulton.
g. D. Elliott, m. Rorig. P. H. Gear
Warwood.
Albert Barcus. G. A. BeaIl, D. P
O'Leary, Jes. Zoeller, H. D. Garrison
Clyde Rifle, John Corcoran, Geo
Smith, Chas. Preaba, VIM. McManus
Ed. Grosscurth, John Winterhalter
Frank J. Conwell, w. T. House, T. o
Matthews, VIM. Harlow, Geo. Wecks
~, b. E. Shaffer, Wheeling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06

with jealous care the work of the
great genius who seems to the youth
Of this generation as remote as Men
delssOhn-who died SO years earlier.
Carlotta, former Empress of Mexico,
widow of the Inflated Maximilian if
we are not mistaken still lives. A lit
tie thought could readily extend the
list.
Most wonderful of all widows is the
pathetic parsonage whom visitors to
the sunny shore of southern France at
this time of year may see any morning
"a shrunken figure in black, leaning
on a stick amid the palms and roses
of her garden-now faded old wO-
man whose name itself is half a mem
DRY, but formerly the idol of a great
nation, mistress of brilliant court,
acclaimed in her own country and
abroad the most beautiful woman in
Europe-the former Empress Eugene,
widow of Napoleon III, who has out
lived well-nigh half a century the van
ished glories of her husbands reign.
New York World.
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WIDOWS LIVE LONG.
Instances OF Those Who
Have Survived Famous Husbands.

News comes from Knoxville, Tenn,
of the death Of "Parson" Brownlow's
widow, at the age Of 95. Few people
knew that until SO lately there re-
manned this living link with the ia
nous fighting parson'' of war times
whom Tennessee expelled because of
his bold attacks upon secession, but
afterward recalled to be it's governor.
Yet how many widows of distin-
guished men have survived their hus-
bands so long that they have seemed
to trail phantoms Of history through
the living realities Of a later genera
ton.
In the town of Charlotte. N. c..
Mrs. Stonewal jackson is still living.
1t is nearly 3S years since Clusters
last fight. yet Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gus
ter is still alive and well. Mrs. N. p.
Willis died only a few years ago IN
Washington. though the literary ca
reer of her brilliant husband reached
it's height long before the civil war.
The widow of Jefferson Davis lived
until 1906. Gen. George Pickett's
widow is still alive. Alexander Hamil-
tons wife survived him full SO years
and died at the ripe age of 81.
To go further into the world, Frau
Cosima Wagner still seeks to guard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-06
KANSAS FAIRS 1914.

Following II list of fairs to be held IN
Kan3as In 1914. their dates-wnere they
have been decided on-locations and secre-
agriculture and compiled by Secretary r.
Allen County Aericultqr.l society. DR..
Allen Counly-Moran Agricultural Fair
Barton County Fair association. Porter
Young. secretary. Great Bend. Oct 6-S.
ISOLATION. !. b. weltmer. secretary. Hia-
watha. Sept. IL
Butler. county-Douglass Agricultural
society," ssas J; A. Clay. secretary Douglass
Clay County Fair association. w. F..
Miller. secretary. Clay Center; Oct $40.
soeiation. Eugene Eikins. secretary. Wake
Mc.arty. secretary. .Concordia: Sept IA.
Coffey County Agricultural Fair associa-
ton: s e. Weaver. secretary. Burlington
Cowley county-Eastern cowiey Fair
and Agricultural association. w. A. Bow
den w sesreea ont Busdsn Seps snd
Stock associa ton Frank w. Side. secre-
tary. Winfield: Sept S-11.
Corren. secretary. oberlin. Sept. 2s-25
Dickinson County Far association. C..
r; Baer. secretary. Abilene: Sept. 22-25-
renee; Sept. Sill
Ellsworth County-Wilson Inter-County
ter. secretary. Wilson; Sept. 29-Oct 2.
Elk County Agricultural Fair assocla-
ton Fred r. Lanter. secretary. Grenola
Franklin County Agricultural society. :.
r. Finley. secretary. Ottawa: Sept. 22-25.
Cray County Agricultural society. r. w.
Greenwood County Fair association. J.
c: Talbot. secretary. Eureka: Aug. 25-2s
citation. L. G.: Jennings. secretary. An
Kanzaz Stats faiE sem sPonsler
Leavenworth County Fair association,
Lucie, Rutherford. secretary. Leaven-
worth; Sept. 8-11.
Agricultural association. r. W. Wohler,
secretary, Sylvan Grove: Sept. 3,2s
,I Lin County Fair association ta; G. A. Nc
Logan County-Inter-County Fair ASSOC
citation. F. w. Irwin. secretary. Oakley;
Mcpherson County Agricultural Fair as
ISOLATION, Milton Haw- inson. secretary,
MCPHERSON: Aug ISL
Logan. secretary. Solomon Rapids. Sept.
Montgomery County Agricultural So
Montgomery County Fair association.
A. ]. Valentine. secretary. Coffeyville
Morris County Fair association. A. M.
Warner. secretary. Council Grove: July
21-23
Neosho County-The Four-C County District
Agricultural society. Geo. K. Bideau. Sec
rotary. Chanute. Oct SO.
Nemaha Fair association. NJ. r. Comet,
secretary. Seneca; about Sept. 29-Oct 2
Ness County Agricultural association. J..
A. Cason, secretary. Ness City; Sept PA.
Norton County Agricultural association,
Fred Strohwig. secretary. Norton: Aug
25-28
Ottawa County Fail. association. J. E.
Johnston. secretary. Minneapolis: Sept.
8-11.
Pawnee County Agricultural association.
Harry H Wolcott. secretary. Larned:
Sent 29-Oct. 2.
Pottawatomie County Agricultural So
ciety. J. A. Lister. secretary. Wamego:
about third week in September.
Pratt County Fair association. Jas. A.
Lucas, secretary. Pratt; Aug. lila
Republic County Agricultural associa-
ton, II. L. Pierce. secretary. Belleville:
Aug. 1913.
Rawlins County Fair and Agricultural
association, Frank E. Munger, secretary,
Atwood; Sept. 8-11.
Riley County Agricultural society. Edd
Beard. secretary. Riley. t..
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wANTED-MALEH HELP.


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No limit to terms: best and latest meth.
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Rocks County Fair association, J. c.
Foster. secretary, Stockton
Rush County Agricultural and Fair as
ISOLATION. T. G. Rudicel. secretary. Rush
Center: Sept. "a.
Russell County Fair association. J. B.
Funk. secretary. Russell: Oct So
Sedgwfck County International Soil
Products Exhibition, r. H FAxon, secre-
tary-treasurer, Wichita; Oct. Til.
Shawnee County-Kansas State Fair A.
ISOLATION, George +. Clark, secretary, To-
peka: Sept. 1919.
Sherman County Agricultural and
Racing association. Wade Warner, secre-
tary. Goodland; Aug. T-22.
Smith County Fair association, H. c.
Smith. secretary. Smith Center.
Stafford County Fair association. r. h
Mckay. secretary. st. John: Aug. $50.
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wANrEp FEMALE HELP.

LADIES+1f you can do needlework of
any kind, including embroidery, lace
chil.rens cloths. ETC.. at home. and wish
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Powder. Ward Soap Co., PIG Institute Pl.,
WANTED-Competent girl for general
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

statesmen WANTED-Experienc un-
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ct want three afternoons OF a week,
and a fine letter Of recommendation and
- but Wen let the letter of recon-
mendation wait until you leave, T.
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gettin them when I leave, and I've never
been able to get a good one yet."-Hous-
ton Post.
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What a little, frail-looking man your
family doctor isl" HE may appear so,
but he really IS a man of powerful fee
seek. "-Baltimore American.