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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
SEAMEN ASK QUESTIONS

In acircular issued by the Interna-
tional Seamen's Union, in which the
La Toilette seamen's bill is urged, the
following questions are urged: Have
you written your Congressman and
Senators about passing the Seamen' s
bill? Did you have any acquaintance
or relatives on the Monroe, recently
sunk on the Virginia coast? How
would you like to be one of fifty per
sons on scaffold lowered from the
roof of skyscraper by men picked
from the streets and knowing nothing
about tackle? Or would you insist up
on having Structural Iron Workers on
this work? Do you think England,
Germany and France ought to have
their laws executed in our ports, OF
do you think we should make our own
laws DO you think it proper to lower
immigration rates by sinking ocean
steamers, or would you rather pass
proper laws to restrict immigration
and make vessels fairly safe? If you
have too many children and lind
it hard>to support them, why not send
them on excursion steamers?
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

Unusual interest is being aroused
among the working people of this
section by the announcement, that the
International COOPERATIVE Company has
been incorporated and a charter
granted. One of the incorporators Of
this new company is Alexander Sal
Vatori, who has for several years,
conducted a wholesale and retail
business in domestic and imported
groceries. Mr.. Salvatore is well
known among Unionists and Social
lists because he has. always counted
himself as one OF them, and in speak
ing to Majority man, he said:
THE international Cooperative
Company has been organized for Ine
purpose of furnishing those who Pc
come members, with pure and una
dulterated foodstuffs at wholesale
prices, The inorporators of this
company are offering the workers OF
this section an opportunity to 9oin
now and share in the benefits that
are sure to result from this under
taking. This will be a real Coopera-
tive company, with all surplus at the
end of each year reverting back to the
membership. Nor is this ALL 1t is also
planned 10 provide bureau OF free
information and legal advice for ne
benefit Of members and the company
as whole will be run to benefit the
workers in general and the members
IN particular. Anyone can become 9
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
Need Medical Aid
In The Coal Mines

One little thing which oMinb to its
insignifcence to the operator has been
lost site of in the present day fight
for better working conditions in the
coal mines of Ohio is the fact that
Medical aid in case of accident are al
most to a large degree unknown.
Instead of the operators having an
ambulance at each mine and having
ambulance cars in the mines with
which to remove their broken up
slaves to the surface in humand
manner, they have nothing whatever
towards saving Life or in any way help
ing to ease the pain of an injured
man.
This is something that should be
looked into by the miners organization
and have the operators live up to just
such a civilized state of affairs If
stations were made in the coal mines
of Belmont county alone and where
appliances could be kept to stop the
flow of blood and to remove the in
jured in case of an accident how many
lives there would have been saved and
haw many children would have not
have been left fatherless Many times
men are injured in the mine in such
a manner that they bleed to death be-
fore medical aid can be summoned
AS far as the writer knows, and he
is rather well acquainted with min
ing in general, there is not one COM
pany in Belmont county that has car
of any kind outside of common coal
car to remove an injured man from
their mines. NO matter haw badly
he is hurt he is dumped in to a car
and hauled to the surface on the
boards with the exceptions of bunch
|of coats and Jackets placed there by
his brothers.
Certainly this costs money and the
operator can hire new men cheaper
than to safeguard the lives of. the
ones he has, so no doubt it will never
be done until they are forced to do So
But oh, if it's mule, Il should wor-
ry" they put that mule in a break
through. No one is allowed to touch
cared comrades injuries Why? Mul-
|es costs money.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
Operative Store
To Be Organized

member by buying one share of stock
at the par value Of $4,000, with an en-
rollment charge Of $500 and regis
tration fee of &1.00, per share. In or
der TO make it easier for the workers
to join, we are permitting them to be-
come members by paying one-ffth
$4,000 down and the rest in month
" installments of five dollars per
month until the share Of stock is
paid for. Provisions have also been
made to extend the time in case Of
sickness, unemployment or strike"
MIR. Salvatore said that the Coop
eratdve movement is gaining ground
rapidly in this country and he sees
the time coming, when the Coopera-
tive establishments of the workers
would play just as important a part
In the struggle between capital and
labor as their unions or political or
CARNATIONS.
The Office of the company is located
at ON. 25, Fourteenth street and Mr..
Salvatore invites all persons inter.
ested to call there for amy further
information that may be desired. The
company is gaining many members
among the coal miners of eastern
Ohio. and one of the chief boosters
among hem is Joe K0bylak of Rush
RIM. o.. who is well known for his
sincerity among his fellow workers
The Majority extends the information,
| al Cooperative Company its best wish
e and hopes to see it flourish.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
Convention In Wheeling


On the 18th of Mach the Sub Dis
trict 5 of District 6 u M. w. of A.,
illw open their annual convention in
Wheeling for the adjustment of local
grievances and conditions and from
present aspects this one is due to be
a warm one.
The Sub District is in which Bel
mont county is situated is strongly in
favor of striking for run of mine
should the operators refuse to work
under the new state law and they also
have a few little differences to settle.
One cause of complaint in the min
ers organization is the appointive pow
er that is given the officials of the
Union, some contending that every
one be made elective Some of the
locals are also up in arms over the
fact that the national. convention vot-
ed the National officers a raise. At
any rate the convention is the place
to settle such affairs so no doubt they
will be adjusted.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
MIKE T|GHE TALKS
AT LOCAL \ LODGES

Mike Tighe, SECRETARY of the Anal
gamated Association, was in Wheel
ing last Saturday and Sunday, ad
dressing Crescent Lodge No. 8, on Sat
urday afternoon and Manchester
Lodge No. 10 on Sunday morning.
The Manchester visit was upon re
quest of the lodge, whose members
desired some explanation >of the scale.
Walter Larikins was also present
and talked at : the Crescent lodge
meeting. He had just returned from
Niles, o., and gave report Of. the
organization progress being made
there. At Miles the company has
agreed to sign the scale and make
the plant union shop whenever en-
ough men join the union and demand
1t, and this effort is now being made.
At Warren, o., an attempt at organ
1zation is being made The company
announced reduction of 20 per cent
and the men started to form a union,
and the company hen cut about 8.
per cent off the reduction.
At Indiana Harbor the same situa-
ton prevails.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
STORY OF
TRIP TO WASHINGTON

That the committee appointed by
the Trades Assembly and the United
Mine Workers were successful in all
that they have been instructed to do
by the mass meeting of protest and
by the 5000 signers of the petition
to investigate Judge Dayton is made
clear by the report which will be
made in full to the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly next
Sunday afternoon.
Saw President.
The committee saw the President
and had a personal interview with
him, in which he was told of the ar
bitrary actions. of Judge Dayton, and
as a result of which he promised to
refer to the Department of Justice
the petition asking for an investiga-
ton into the judicial conduct of this
judge.
The wonk of the committee was
handicapped and delayed by the bad
weather, the death of Senator Bacon,
and the illness of the President him
self; but at the earliest possible mo-
ment they secured the interview and
secured the desired results.
Will Proceed.
Now that the formal request has
been made Through the President Of
the United States, the Department Of
Justice will take UP the inquiry, and
evidence is now being prepared for
presentation before the proper tribun-
al, by which it is expected that
Judge Dayton will be impeached.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
Want Firemen
As Apprentices

That the International Union Of
Steam and Operating Engineers in
tends to ignore the jurisdiction
pranted by the American Federation
Of Labor to the International Broth
erhood of Stationary Firenten and ex-
tend the jurisdiction Of their organ
ization out over that bronch of the
trade, is the declaration of Will M.
Finlay, made to a Majority man Mon.
day.
Mr.. Finlay, who is vice president
and general organizer of the Engi-
neers, with headquarters at Chicago,
stated that the union had not only
decided upon that step, but had &C
tually taken it, and had chartered
several locals of firemen already.
These are. chartered as Apprentice
Engineers
The move said Mr. Finlay, "is in
Line with the modern trend toward
solidarity in the Labor movement.
We do not believe that it is for the
best interests of the workers to have
so many competing unions, and we
don't believe that We should ha&A
two unions in an an engine room any
more than that there should be two
unions on a street car
The attitude of the local Stationary
Ftremen No. 81 has not been made
known, but it is not believed likely
that they will endorse the plan at
present. Neither is it considered
likely that therewill be any. jurisdic-
tional fight here at this time, for the
Firemen and Engineers are not fight
Ing each other in Wheeling.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

+ The committee comprised Leo j
Latham and Walter B. Hilton, repre-
senting the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly, and Frank Ledvin.
ka, representing the United Mine
Workers. Two representative Of THE
latter organization were authorized by
the mass meeting that created the
committee, and William Roy, vice
president of Sub District o Dis.
trict was selected to accompany In.
ternational Organizer Ledvinlba, but
at the last moment was unable to 60
The committee Left Wheeling
Thursday evening, Feb. at $3.50
p. m, and arrived in Washington at
s o'clock the following morning.
To A. r. of L. Headquarters.
They proceeded at once to the
headquarters of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, as an act of courtesy
to the parent body, and to be in a
that might be given by it in the fur.
therance of their object.
They were courteously received by
Frank Morrison, the. secretary: who
expressed sympathy with their mis-
sion and a hope for their success. He
stated that the Legislative agent of
the "A. f. of L. would be at the service
of the committee, and ediately
got in touch with, the Legislative rep
resentative, Mr.. Arthur E. Holder.
Mr. F. J. MiNulty, president of the
International Brotherhood Of Electri-
cal Workers, and Mr. Andrew Furu-
seth, president of the international
Seamen's Union, were also in the con.
ference at this time and agreed with
the committee and its course.
Ut was suggested that United tSates
Senator John w. Kern, of Indiana,
to secure an audience for the COM
mittee with President Wilson, and
Senator Martineuof New Jersey. and
Senator Swanson of Virginia were
also suggested. -.
At this time the committee was
joined by A. M. Beleher, of Charles
ton, w. Va, an attorney for the Uni.
ted Mine Workers, who offered his
assistance in any useful capacity.
From this timeshe worked in CON
/ junction with the committee in all its
work, rendering valuable aid.
The committee went Immediately to
the Capitol building and to the Sen
ate chamber, and secured an inter
view with Senator Kern. When ap-
prised of the object of the commit:
tee Senator Kern was at first inclined
to doubt its wisdom, and insisted that
the president gof the UNITED States
had no authority in the premises
Upon the committees insisting that
ah Interview it'll the president was
necessary, in order that the instruc
lions of the mass meeting and the
signers of the petition could be car
Tied out, so that the request for an
Investigation of Judge Dayton's judi
cial conduct would be referred to the
proper channels through the Presi
dent himself, Senator Kern agreed tc
endeaNor to arrange for the inter
view. : Owing to the illness of the
President, however, the interview
could not be had at that time.
On the following day, Saturday
the president was still I'll, and the
work Of the committee was interrupt
ed by the death of Senator Bacon
1 2-- .rz1.T-r-rvU1vx1rTn nnN Aa- n
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
News S apshots
OF the Week
Expect Decision of Higher Court
To Modify If Not Reverse Dayton

The case Of West Virginia4Pitts-
burgh Coal Co., VS. United Mine Work
ers on appeal in the Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals of the United States
from the injuncti on granted by Judge
Dayton on December End, 1918, was
argued in Richmond on Tuesday AlN
Wednesday of this week: Council
for the coal miners feel very conf
dent that the decision of the lower
court will be modified, if not entirely
reversed. John A. Howard, counsel
for the coal company was forced by
questions put to him by the appellate
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

judges, to admit that the anti-union
contract signed by the miners amount
ed to nothing and would not prevent
the miners from striking singly or
IN body, at any time,@ and from re-
ceiving assistance from their union,
or from anybody else in the conduct
of their strike.
Mr. Howard even claimed that the
injunctioRSWask not intended to pre-
vent the strikers from receiving
strike benefits, although at Philippi he
asked, the judge to instruct the strik-
ers who had been arrested for con-
tempt of courtl that they7were not en-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

titled to receive strike benefits or any
other assistance from the United
Mine Workers.
The court further made Mr.. How
ard admit that peaceable persuasion
could be used to get a man to quit
work even if he had signed an anti
union contract. Mr.. Howard seemed
to be greatly worried by the questions
put to him by the court.
A petition was presented to the
court on behalf of 300 striking miners
to be allowed to join in the appeal
of Van Bittner and others. Counsel
for the coal company fought this pc
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05

tition very hard, because they claim
ed that Van Bittner and the other
Officers of the union, were compelling
these men to stay out on strike, but
the court ruled that the miners had a
right to join in the appeal and take
part in the argument.
Counsel for the miners asked the
court to give them "a speedy decis-
ion because Of theK22 contempt cases
set for hearing at Philippi on March
18th. John q. Palmer, Jr., of Eraline,
Palmer & iCenl of this city, and A.
M. Belcher OF Charleston, argued the
case for the miners.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
RETuRNEs FROM TRIP

turnod ollo Mrs, B.. j. Fisher have re-
hooeyar " me city after three weeks
and o,b ooh spent in New Orleans
will oou Points Of the south, and
o. life ~ settle down to the realities
ssuxratniLh ey are being we1cE>>ed and
1a'ed by their hosts Of riends,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
whitaker OFF DNE DAY

The Whitaker mill was shut down
one day last week owing to clogged
sewers that filed the engine pit with.
water. Aside from this the plant has
been working steadily.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
H. B.IWESSEL SICK

H. B. Vessel, the hard working sec
Rotary of the Trades Assembly is laid
up at his home in Fulton, and has
been for a week, suffering from lum-
bago.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-05
ONLY LABOR PAPER

IN the Ohio valley,--The
Workshop y of the, world
catering to 125, 900 Indus
trial Population.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-10-08
PRIcETOWN.
October 5. 1914.


Blaine Faris and famil Of Hills
boro, have moved into the Charley
Barr property, formerly the Wardlow
place
Aunt Elizlbetl. Foust and Mrs.
Frank Foust spent one day last week
with relatives at Hiilsboro.
Mrs. Mack Haynes visited her
daughter, Mrs Charley Newton, one
day last week
w S Barker has sold his store to
Charley Barr. Mr.. Barker contem'
plates moving to his farm.
Cliff Shafrer and wife will move to
the Charley Barr farm
Opal LaDdess and brother, Elton,
had as their guests Sunday Misses
Tavern and GLADYS Cochran, Sarah
Barker, Ethel Young, Ruth Newton
and Mac Shaffer and Edwin Cochran,
Oin and Ebert Young.
Bert Young and family spent Sun
day with George Blrkett and family.
Orland Cochran and wife and daugh.
ter, Lucy, visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alpheus Cochran, near Damas
Gus, Sunday.
John Bennington and wife and sons,
Paul and Ralph, we're guests Sunday
of Newt. Bennington and family near
Hollowtown.
Boone Hogan and wife, of Alton,
spent the first of the week with
Frank Gibler and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Lyons and baby,
Alberta, we're guests Friday of Ber
Landess and family.
Mrs. Warren Workman and baby,
Helen, spent one day last week with
her brother, Newt. Wrinkle, at Hills
boro
Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel wilkins, of
South Liberty, we're guests Sunday of
Ora Workman and family.
Aunt Nancy Cochran spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs D A.
| Pulliam.
Mrs. Martin and nephew, of Glasco,
Kan, and John Catlin, of Monroe,
Iowa, spent one day last week with
Mr. and Mrs. George Tedrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McConnaha and
Mr.. and Mrs. Olen Marconnett were
guests Sunday of Frank Davis and
family at Danville.i
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BARRETT.
Oct 5, 1915.

Oct 5, 1915.
Mrs. Q. M. Stevens and two daugh-
ters entertained last Wednesday, Mrs.
Almina Carter and daughter, Ruth,
Misses Belle and Jessie Troth, Mrs.
Alice Rowe and Mrs. Anna Ritten-
house.
Dem psey Overman spent few days
last week with his daughter, Mrs.
Della Morrow.
Miss Kate Walker is staying at the
home of Mrs. Abraham Mercer.
Mrs. Rebecca Warden, of Columbus,
visited her brother, VIM. Barrett, and
other friends here last week.
Frank Lyle and wife, of Marshall,
spent Sunday with the latter's par
ents, J. B. Cowgirl and wife.
Mrs. G. M. Stevens and Miss Stella
Stevens were guests at the home Of
Arch Brown, of Hillsboro, Saturday.
Dwight Cope and wife and Thomas
Cope we're guests Sunday at the home
of Chas Spence.
Geo. Garman, wife and daughter,
Nellie, and Ethel Fettro were guests
at the home of W. W. Wolf last week.
Sam Easter and wife are visiting at
the home of j. L. Montgomery.
G. M. Stevens and family entertain.
ed the following guesUs Sunday: Belt
Brown, of Cincinnati, Miss Cleo
Brown, of Hillsboro, Austin Stevens,
Miss Ruth Warnock, Mrs. Della Nor
row, VIM. Rowe and wife, James Rit-
tenhouse and family and ]. S. Lovett
and wife.
W. W. Wolfe, wife and daughter,
Evelyn, and Allen Crispin were guests
at the home of VIM. Walker, Sunday.
Ben Bundy and wife, Mrs. Edward
Merideth and two children, Mrs. AL.
Morris and Mrs. Alice Payne, of Mul.
yana, Kan, spent Sunday at the home
OF VIM. West.
Misses Grace Chrisman and Elsie
Wolfe we're guests Sunday Of Miss
Glenna Garman.
Mrs. Della Morrow entertained last
Thursday, Mrs. Emma Morrow and
daughter, Cora, of Upper Fall Creek,
Mrs. Kitty Kline and daughter Helen,
Mrs. Inez Cowman, Mrs. Glenns Wine
gar and daughter, Mildred, Mrs. Alice
Morrow and daughter, Lettie Lee,
James Wright and sister, Nancy.
The regular monthly meeting will
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NORTH UNION.
Oct. 5, 1914.

Oct. b, 1914.
Tom Smith and friend, of Clarks-
Vile, visited f. NJ Frump, Sunday
and Monday.
Born to Thurman Gall and wife a
daughter, Sept. 30.
Miss Rosa Lewis visited her sister
at the Highland House, from Wednes-
day until Friday
Mrs. Ella williams called on Mrs.
Mary Gall last Friday.
Mrs. Blanche Hammond and child.
rem and Mrs. Flora Van Pelt visited
Thurman Gall and wife, Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Satterfield and VIM.
Satterfeld and wife called on Mary
Gall Sunday afternoon.
VIM. Satterfield and wife were In
Cincinnati Saturday buying furniture
to 90 to housekeeping. They will soon
move to the Hearst farm.
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HARRISBURG.

october D, 1914.
j. V. Sanders attended the S. O..
Conference at Five Mile last week.
Sarah McConnaha visited her son,
Harry, and family, and Joseph Hibbs
and mother at Mt. Washington last
week.
J. E Brewer and wife, of New Mar
ket, called on the latter's mother
here.
Clyde Shelton's baby is on the sick
list.
Esq. Vance's court was in session
Saturday, d. Bradley VS.. L. j. Vance.
Prof. Gall, the district superintend.
ent was a caller here Friday morning.
Mrs. S. c. McConnaughey will spend
the winter in Norfolk, Va, again this
winter. She is we'll pleased with the
climate and will be the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Elmer Hunter.
Ira Haynes and family spent Sun
day with Virgil Shelton and family.
M. E. Harris and daughter and Mrs.
Dr. Howard, of Hillsboro, spent Sat-
urday at Clear Creek gathering pa
paws.
T.. S. Scale is moving to Hillsboro.
Bob Hoop and wife will occupy his
house on the farm.
Our district superintendent is
starting something along the line.
We see new we'll curb, closets re-
paired and. some windows placed in
the school house.