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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

can assure you that In all the
nine months l was on strike at Col
l1ere not one act was committed by
the strikers that could be construed
as . Violation Of the law and no yio-
|lence co1seled, ,countenanced or com
mitted BIZ either. our leaders or our
selves. Neither myself or my fellow
sufferers were. allowed to say one
word IN our defense In court or offer
one simple word OF explanation, be-
ing premptorily ordered to keep our
mouths shut b ythe. Judge.
We are loyal. American citizens. and
! think that any. one conHersant with
the history Of the Golfers strike and
the succeeding happenings cannot but
feel that we acted with remarkable
forbearance throughout the whole af-
fair and merited better treatment at
the hands Of the law than we got. Let
me in closing ask that you give this
communication such space as you
think it merits, and again let me
thank those lawyers who showed their
independence and regard for law and
order and equal Justice to all by refus-
Ing to endorse or. white-wash a Judge.
whom union labor throughout this
state has condemned as unfit to dis.
charge the duties If his high Office.
Respectfully,
ERNST HOWALD.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
Safet
At Sea, Is
f. -
Favored

Washington, June 4-The Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor has protested against the
treaty favored by the London Inter
national Convention Of Safety at Sea
which is now pending in the United
States Senate. 1t was decided that the
following resolution be forWerded to
the members of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs, and Merchant Mar
inc and Fisheries, to the President Of
the Senate and the Speaker of 4 the
House of Representatives:
Whereas, Recent events have more
clearly demonstrated the lack of pre-
cautionary measures for the pr btect-
ion of life and property at sea BECAUSE
OF the fact that shipe have not been
properly equipped with life boa& and
other life-saving devices in case of ac-
oident and hape not been sufficie emily
provided with seamen for the man
ming of the same; and
Whereas, Both the Baltimore con
vention of the Democratic party and
the Chicago convention of the Repub-
lican party of 1912 pledged the speedy
enactment of laws to SAT guard hui
man life at sea and to abo. tsh the in
voluntary servitude under which sea
men suffer; and
"Whearas, The House Of Represent
tatives of the Sixty-second Congress,
almost Immediately after the close OF
the national conventions of all the pol
itical parties, August 8, 1912, passed
a bill in accord with the promises
given; and
Whereas, This bill though it receiv-
ed favorable action by both houses
of Congress, failed to become a law
in the Sixty-second Congress because
lit did not receive the approval of the
President of the United States and
was again passed with minor amend
ments by the Senate of the United
States in the Sixty-third Congress.
October %, 1913; and
Whereas, The International Con-
vention of Safety at Sea, signed in
London, January 20, 1914, differs from
the seamen's bill in many fundamental
particulars, and its ratification by the
Senate of the United States would
mean that the Seamens bill will not
! be- posed, therefore, leaving no reas-
enable assurance for safety of life
at sea; and
Whereas, The convention in sever
al important instances, reduces the
existing standards of safety of life
both in the United States and some
European countries; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Executive
Council. of the American Federation
OF Labor, protest against the raufica-
ton OF said convention and urge the
passage of the Seamen's bill, Senate
l36, by the House of Representatives,
before the close of this session of Con-
Tgress."
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

One long month the broken-hearted
mothers, with tears in their eyes, con.
cealed the fact before the little. ones
in ordr not to- break their tender
hearts. as ny -Ef-A7sf =
One month the Plutes joy in the
satisfaction of accomplishing the send.
ing Of workers to jail. -2ega 4. i
But teh one month of our silence in
jail has been mightier than If all seven
tee nof US had talked and agitated
continually. So the one month of
our staying in jail goes into history,
and whenever the same history will
be read, those on the outside respon-
sihle for our incarceration will mark
the tragic pages in the same.
One month the little children who
are deprived Of their fathers, had
cause to say, daily, Mans inhuman.
ity to man, made us and countless
thousands of other children to mourn"
We are beginning to serve the sec
ond month Of our sentence, and Ger.
tainly appreciate the friendly feeling
shown us by friends Of Organized
Labor. We desire to, assure our friends
that Jail Is only able to deprive Us
temporarily Of our liberty, but can In
no way injure our loyalty to the La
Dor movement. -
our everlasting gratitude, and remain,
Truly for the emancipation of the
workers,
FRANK LEDvINKA,
JAMES OATES.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

Editor Majority,
nYH llRaP ~ iplatEY q eugs tsal
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
Protest Against Pistol License
For Coal Superintendent Virgin
Randolph County Jail,

Elkins, W. Va, May 20, 1914
To whom 1t may concern:
1t came to our notice that R. 2. Vir-
gin, of Collier, West Va, is advertis-
ing fer a license to carry a pistol.
In behalf of the striking miners and
their families in Collier and Wells
burg, West Va, we, the undersigned,
desire to register our protest against
the issuance of said pistol license to
R. Q. Virgin, as we are to believe that
he is not a responsible person to
carry gun.
If the record of said R. 2. Virgin is
thoroughly Investigated, we are salts
fed that the Hon. Court in charge of
issuing pistol licenses will refuse the
license to R. z. Virgin
In behalf of the striking miners, and
for the protection of their families, we
beg the Honorable Court to refuse
him license.
In behalf Of the striking miners, we
beg to remain,
FRANK LEDVINKA,
JAMES OATES.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

a hand in the Mexican squabble, pat
riotes have been sprouting on every
corner, loudly declaring their willing
ness to die in order to make Huerta
Salute the Flag" Leaving the mer-
its of the case aside, it is possible
to have some respect for the man
who sincerely believes he is right, and
who is consistent in his patriotism to
the. extent of being willing to sacri-
flee his life for what he thinks an in
suit to the flag. But, we can only
look with disgust at the man, who
tries to capture the crowd with his
professed patriotism, for no other rea-
son than to fill his pockets with lit
tie more of the filthy lucre: The
antics of The Hub Store during the
last few weeks, neatly illustrate the
few remarks above. When it looked
like war between this country and
Mexico, The Hub grasped the oppor-
tunity to show its patriotism by put
ting a large sign in their show win
dow, on which were some tiny Ameri-
can flags and in large letters, "Sa-
lutte the Flag" They graciously in
vited the proletariat to step inside and
present them with one of these little
flags. Far be it from me to infer,
that all this was done only for the
purpose OF advertising The Hub Store.
Nothing of the kind.
1t was a time of grave peril to the
Republic and the cost of the little
flags being insignificant, it was a good
way for The Hub to show it's pat
r1otic feeling. But the crisis passed.
No volunteers were needed and pat
riotism fell as the days rolled by.
And that brings us UP to Decoration
day and another exhibition of patriot
ism on the part of The Hub. A COM
mittee from the Retail Clerks Union
visited the merchants in the shopping
district, with an agreement to close
the stores for the entire day, in order
to allow for a proper observance of
this one day, set aside to honor those
who gave their lives to preserve the
Republic.
This committee met with extraordi-
nary success until it came to The Hub.
This patriotic institution refused to
be patriotic any longer, because it
meant the loss of some sales, which
sales bring profit and which profit is
money. At least that is the inference
everybody concerned drew from their
action. AS a matter of self protection,
some of the other stores that had
agreed to close all day, were forced
to keep open until noon and hundreds
OF Retail Clerks could not ffttingly OBJ
serve this National day of Patriotism.
draw a moral from every story, it
And as it is always the custom to
seems that the action of The Hub
would indicate the following: IF it
costs you nothing and might benefit
you besides, be a Patriot, but if it
meant the losing of dollars, always
put dollars before Patriotism To
all OF which 4 would like to add, if
the clerks want holidays, the surest
way to get them is through a first
class, fighting lacor union and not
throuh che patriotism or lack of pat
riotism of any boss.
Yours for fighting union,
MAX SCHAFER.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
NEW UNION WINS

Columbus, o., June 4.-The Crystal
Ice and Manufacturing company of
j is city has been defeated in it's eff
fort to deny its employees the right to
belong to labor union. These work
RS recently organized Federal union
No 14676, affiliated to the American
Federation OF Labor, and the company
began discharging the most active
spirits. 1t was unanimously decided
to strike. The men were idle only
few hours when. the firm requested
conference. This resulted in a sign
ed agreement which calls for better
conditions and recognition of the new
organization.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
MINER N JAIL HEARS
DELIBERATIONS Of BAR
AND.cOMMEhTs THEREON
(From The Morgantown Post hron.
icle.)
30
coMMENpS ATTORNEYS WHO
PROTESTED AGAINST AD0P.
TON OF RESOLUTION.
UNDER DAYTON SENTENCE
FOR STRIKE AT COILTER

To the Editor Of the Post Chronicle:
Morgantown, Jail, May 81 am
one of the two striking miners SEN
fenced by Judge Dayton to serve
three months In this jail for an al
legged violation Of an Injunction is
sued by him read the issue Of
your paper containing the account Of
the meeting Of the Bar association
here, part Of whose deliberations reach
ed me through the jan window, and
! feel impelled to thank you on be-
half Of myself and my fellow federal
prisoner. Tony Dobas Tor the prdmin-
ence You gave to the report and es.
pecially to the objections voiced By
several Of the lawyers to the pas
sage Of the resolution. i have writ
ten to our labor paper enclosing the
clipting from your paper and suggest
ing that It publicity voice its appre-
citation Of the action of those members
Of ten bar who refused to become q
party 70 endorsing the acts of Judge.
Dayton, who n rpr opinion haaI
she9a hinNek wegt Nlit q dl1aAeEISI
~ - eaI
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
ONE MONTH IN JAIL

One month has elapsed In the his
tory of our Incarceration.
One long month liberty was taken
away from sixteen men and one wo-
man for no other reason only because
of their membership In the United
Mine Workers Of America.
One long month sixty-nine children
and their careworn mothers were de-
prived Of seeing the fathers, for no
other reason than to satisfy the West
Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Company.
One month seventeen persons are
prosecuted for asserting their right,
guaranteed them by the organic laws
OF the land.
One month sixty-nine children daily
ask their mothers about the where
abouts Of their fathers.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
OOOooooOooooo
Free Speech
OOOOOOOOOOOO0.
SOME GOOD POLITICAL pARr,Ee

oOME GOOD POLITICAL PARTIES
FollansDee, W. Va, May IL, GA.
TO the Editor Of the Majority:
Dear Editor: Will you please to IL.
low me enough space in your valua-
Die paper, to answer the telegram of
Major Shamrock, of the Governors of.
nee, this telegram was published in the
Trust Publication at Wellsburg a few
days ago. ] filed this answer with
1t, and asked for enough space for its
publication, which we denied me. The
telegram was as follows:
The Board of Public Service, mas
ordered the Manufacturers Heat and
Light Company, to reduce price of
gas in Panhandle Counties. Score
one for the Republican Party. Major
Shamrock"
am not Republican, so thought
this Board was acting for the people.
and not the Republican party. And
this telegram coming as it does from
the Governors Office, is an insult to
the intelligence of the people, and
must be borne with until after another
general election. Did the Republican
party score one when the said Board
permitted the Gas Company to raise
their rates in Brooke and Hancock
counties last fall, the only places it
was permitted to do SO? Did the Re
publican party score one when judge
Dayton "a republican, enjoined the
above referred to reduction from tax
ing effect? Did the Republican party
score one when Judge Hervey "a Re-
pubEcan) decided that the counties of
Marshall, Ohio, Brooke and Hancock
pay back to said Gas Company, the
sum of over $25, 100000 alleged to be
over charges for taxes for the past
three years, and which was assessed
by the Board of Public Works "a
republican board.) Either one or the
other was in error, take your choice
and score one for the Republican
party? Did 4Ae Republican party
score one when Judge Dayton sent
men to jail for belonging to labor un-
ions, and for leading their real estate |
to men to live and build upon? Did
the Republican party score one when |
II olont pass the Primary bill, that it |
has promised the people for the past
ten years in its verious platforms?
could go on and enumerate quite /
few other things that the Republican,
party scored one in the last few years.
but believe this will be plenty for /
Major Shamrock, and his employer
Governor Hatfield to answer at the Il
present, SO viii not say more until Il
hear from them. But don't attempt Il
20 play peanut politics all the time. II
Major; because Brooke county, is not H
what 1t used to be when you acted Il
Is Deputy Sheriff, by appointment.
(Ddd you notice, by appointment, not
Citizen Gas Consumer.
]. =. Mircheveresih. Il
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s1ltpG Majority.
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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04
TEETH! TEETH ['.lE'I|i I
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Tooth Guaranteed to Never Drop In
the. Mouth
TEETH EXTRACTING PAINLESS.
Teeth Talk
Orian Hedrick, D. D. S.

The Alvaolar Method.
TEETH WITHOUT PLATES
LET us' FURNISH YOU GOOD
TEETH AT SMALL COST
ThIs enables you 20 chew your food
we'll. Good health folloWs. let us
advise you.
:.Ths Alvaola. Method"
Our system of teeth without plates
is lust what you want. Same as ma
tur's teeth; even better. as they can
give NO pain. II you have two or
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you Q complete set Of teeth without
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No cutting Of gums or drilling into
the bone. Pyorrhea. Rigs disease.
loose teeth and bleeding gums cured
absolutely painless. II you teeth are
all gone and you must wear plate, let
~ make you one Of our smooth sue
kion plates, guaranteed never to drop
in the mouth. Painless extracting or
no pay accepted. Examination Free.
Gold Crowns, Porcelain Enamel
Crowns made. Treatment as well as
our specialties made painless by use
Of Nutrus Oxide and Oxygen.
once heuro- 1, n. 10 . p. m.
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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-04

Appearances are all right but it takes
more than good looks to make good
trousers, our trousers are made from
remnants accumulated during the sea-
son. We sell these Atwood trousers at
our price which is $500 and $500, no
more, no less, the same you would have
to pay $500 to $500 for.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-11
FAMILY FRUIT GARDEN
HAVE A FEW SELECTED VARlE'
TIES AND GIVE PROPER CARE.
Dwarfs Are Excellent, as They Re-
ouire Less Room Than Standards,
and Come Into Bearing the
Third or Fourth Year.

(By L. KNEELAND. Copyright, l9li)
Fruit for the family tab,e through
the growing season and surplus to
sell need not mean a large orchard, but
only a few we'll selected varieties prop
erly cared for. First, then, for small
list of fruits, and the dwarfs and half
dwarfs are excellent as they require
less room than the standards and come
into bearing the third or fourth year
and are easily pruned and sprayed
The trees should be set eight feet
apart, and eight trees will provide lrult
from June to November The variety
will depend on the latitude and altl-
tude. The United States governments
Farmers Bulletin No. 2OS' gives
very complete list.
What to Plant.
Four sweet cherry trees and one
sour one will supply enough fruit for
the table and also for pies. The fol-
lowing are recommended: COt
Transparent (June), Downers Late
July Windsor July aud Dwarf
Montmorency (June) for cooking,
Eight pears should be ample and may
all be of the dwarf type, such as two
l,artletts august and S"ptembGr),
Clapps FavOrite august and SeFtem-
berl. Louise BOnne de jersey lSep-
tember), Sickel (Septcmbcr), Howell
(Septembcrb, Beurre dAnIou lOcto-
ber), Vicar Of WINFIELD lwintef)
Plums may be grown in the poultry
ward and the garden space saved Tor
other fruit. Grapes are always wei
come, and one vine of each Of the fol-
lowing viii provide good supply:
Dutchoss, MoUre's Ear,y Green Noun
tain (vhite,, Concord Niagara, Della
ware. For currant bushes try eisht
F'ay's Prolific, There are endless va
rieties Of ras!berries, but ten Her
berts. ten Cuthborts and ten st Re
gises are recommended; fer blackber-
ries. tea E.rics, ten Snyders and ten
Wilson's Early, GOOsoberrieS are as
easy to grow as currantS, and hVe
Industry ard five Smiths Improved
will provide good supply
Prerare the land thoroughly, pro-
vide plenty Of manure to start things
and keep the soil cultivated under
the trees and bushes. Set the stand
ard trees 81 feet apart, the d"aIiS
eight feet. the fruit bushes six feet,
and the canes three feet. Fruit trees,
bushes. etc. live many years, but
their value depends upon their viEor,
shape and ancestry, so b" sare to Buy
only from reliable dealer or nursery.
man and when satisfied as to his
standing do not let the price govern
the purchase. Tn" saving Of few dol
lars may often result in much great.
er loss later. Finally draw rough
plan of the garden, marking where
each tree, bush, etc, Is TO go, then set
them with line ard mcasur" accord
ing to the uurserymau 5 directions.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-11
Tho Cat In Kitty.

Stroke kitty the wrong way and
she spits. Yet she sleeps in the
kitchen by the fire. What Of 1t! The
very lap Of her mistress has not count
ed with the cat In her. The cat in
kitty Is wild to the tip Of her witch
ing tail. Watch her-if she hasn't al
ready scratched you-as, crouched
In the grass, she makes her way to-
ward some unsuspecting bird, advises
Dallas Lore Sharp in the Atlantic.
A SILVER runs through you. You can
feel her cla<s-so tiger-like Is she,
SO wild and savage, so bent on the
kill. Or come upon her at dead of
night in some empty, dimly lighted
alley. She Is on the prowl. The light
of the narrow, gulchlike street falls
on her with startling largeness and
marks her silent shadow on the flags.
She moves stealthily out to the cor
ner, and, we'll within the shadows,
stops to glance furtively up and down
the open cross-street. But the PEG.
pie are all within the shut doors.
There Is no one for her to devour.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-11

he has sacrificed to the common vel
fare.
At any rate, the office of roads Is
now taking special pains to make clear
the economic advantage OF avoiding
steep grades in other roads, even at
some sacrifice Of better land. lnves-
tigation shows that the laying Of such
roads over hills has resulted more
from attention to the preservation OF
farm lines than from scientific atteh-
ton to the problem Of road building.
According to the testimony OF farm
ers consulted, where horse might be
able to pull 1000 pounds on level
road, 1t would have difficulty in pulling
5000 pounds up a steep hill. The size
of the load, therefore. tends to be
measured by the grade of the largest
hill on the road to market in num-
Der of cases actual experiment shows
that the relocating of roads around
hills has been accomplished, either
with no addition in road length in
some instances, and with the adding
of only few feet to the highway In
others, The office knows of no case
where properly relocated road
which has cut out grades has led TO
any question az TO its material reduc-
ton of hauling costs,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-06-11
FLOCK TO MOVIES"
Natives of the Far East Attracted
by Shows.
In Singapore the Natives Have Been
Quick to Seize on the New
Western Pastime--High
Admission Prices.

The wide popularity of moving pic
lures in Singapore is only another in
stance Of the rapid absorption of West
ern ideas by Eastern people, popular
ly considered as Indifferent to the
march of civilization, according to
United States Vice Consul General
Casper l.. Dreier, writing from the
Straits Settlements
Going to see the movies" has al
ready become a faVorite form OF relax
alton with the Singap0reans, Mr.
Dreier says. and he predicts a great
parts of the East.
Singapore he says, was ~ }
means behind the rec 10 ~: ,olld in
its adoption 8" al oscOpe. Many
years ha" "h eed since the cineMatO-
gtIpn 40 liiSt introduced to local
, oidents in small show OF High
street, and the SUI Prise Of the native
population when they witneS sed NOV
ing and performing acts which seemed
more in place in actual life can mu, II
scribed. There are now five picture
houses in this city, and in Il short
time more will be added TO the mum
Der. Some of the buildings used for
motion picture purposes are Ordinary
flame structures with matched roots
AN interesting feature Of local cine
matograph theatcrs is the way they
cater to the poorer native classes by
arranging benches madr Of pl@nkS at
the rear Of the stage or screen. AID
mission to this part OF the house is
ten cents local currency, or about 81
cents United States gold and it is not
unusual to have nearly thousand
people witnessing the pictures from
the other side. They are compelled,
OF course, to view the picture back.
ward, but ii seems to make little diff
ference, as they do not read the Eng
lish description and receive their sole
amusement from the attraCtiScnCSs OF
the picture itself This feature is de
pended on by the thoaters tor a gOodly
portion of their revenue. Admission
to the front part Of the building seems
eXorbitant compared with similar
shows in the United States, the gen.
eral price being s. local currency, or
$1l4 American"