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COURT HOUSE NEWS.

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The adjourned term Of district
court adjourned this afternoon. The
following are the most important
cases disposed of since last weeks
report was published.
Case of Julia Flakne vs.. the 500
ailway company was settled for $1O0
and costs and return of baggage.
The case of Amedia Rasmussen vs..
Bertha Dammann and others was
continued.
The case of David Carnegie as ad-
ministrator OF the estate of Clem
Carnegie VS.. Great Northern Railway
company was stubbornly fought
case that occupied the attention Of
the court several days last week. Ju-
lius ]. Olson, Charles Loring and G.
A. Youngquist were the attorneys for
plaintiff and M. L. Countryman and
A. L. James, the latter a former as
sistant attorney general of the state,
represented the railway company.
Suit was brought for damages for the
death of Glenn Carnegie, who was
killed in an accident at Stephen last
Spring. It will be remembered that
three boys had rugged up an old au-
to and were running 1t across the
railway track when it was struck by
a passing train and one of the boys
killed. The jury brought in YER
dict of $1,000 for the plaintiff.
Warren sheaf., 1914-01-21

Try the Want Adsit pays.
Warren sheaf., 1914-01-21

In the case of John Haugen VS..
liver Larson and Ole Larson, co-part-
ners as Larson Brothers, the jury
brought in a verdict for defendant. !.
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K. O.. Flakne VS.. Knute Nelson.
Verdict Of $3.50 for plaintiff. ).
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Another important railway case &C.
cupied the attention Of the cdilft
about two days this week. It is Ell.
titled Ethel B.. fIansey, as admins:
tratrix of the estate of Claude Han
sey VS.. Illinois Railway company
Stiles & Devany and Julius J. Olson
represented the plaintiff and Richard
& Coe and Butler and Mitchell, the
railway e9r1lpany. Suit is brought
by Mrs. Hansey for the death Of her
husband who was killed in railway
accident near Freeport, ILL.,, while III
the employ Of the defendant railway
company. A special car In charge
OF r. G. Craig. counsel for the Illi-
nois Central, Of NATIONS ILL.,, and
having on board a large party Of wit
nesses and the attorneys, arrived yes
terday: The reason why the Suit was
brought here IS that Mrs. Hansey how
lives In this county, Her parents
are among the early settlersnear Ste,
sphen. The case was fought hard be-
fore the jury. At noon today before
being given to- the jury. the parties
interested and their attorneys came
together and settled the case for
$4,000 and costs in favor of the plain
tiff
Last; fall stranger who called him
Self John Bjorgeson, engaged room
over Mrs Thorson's restaurant. IN
the course of the evening he makes
the acquaintance of man from
Nielsville, who was here temporarily,
and was looking for a room for the
night. Bjorgeson invited this other
man to his room and during the night
robs him of his watch and chain. his
satchel full of clothes, and overcoat
and shoes and skips away, evidently
walking to Stephen, where all trace
was lost of him. The other day Mr..
Braggans was at Thief River Falls
serving as reporter at the preimin-
ary hearing Of man, who had play
ed similar stunt at Thief River
Tdllo, Ul"I VIII lisdu SIVcu llo udiI1 DID
John Hanson. The Thief River
Falls authorities caught the fellow at
Bemidji and brought him back for a
hearing. Mr.. Braggans thought that
possibly the two robberies were made
by the same man and he notified
County Attorney Eckstrom who sent
Sheriff Forsberg TO Thief River Falls
to identity the fellow which ne did.
II Pennington county fails to give the
fellow his just deserts, Marshall
county will take him in hand.
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County superintendent David Jonn-
son has tnlS Week Senl OUT clfcuLarS
to school districts whose schools ex-
hibit their industrial work at the
county fair, asking that the various
districts contribute ten dollars each
for the erection OF suitable building
TOT tne SCnOOl e4IMDICs aI tne county
fair. Everybody knows such
building is very much needed, as the
D1Ayca under the grand stand whHro
Warren sheaf., 1914-01-21

In the case of John iHaugen VS..
liver Larson and Ole Larson, copart-
ners as Larson Brothers, the jury
brought in a verdict for defendant. /.
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K. o.. Flakne VS.. Knute Nelson,
Verdict Of $3.50 for plaintiff. .
Warren sheaf., 1914-01-21
GRAIN CONTEST
WAS SUCCESS
sixTY-sIx SEPARATE EXHIBIT
ORs DISPLAY 121 DIFFERENT
4 SAMPLES OF GRAIN.

The grain show held in the Pho.
neer Loan and Land Company's Of
tice, Warren, January II, 1914, was
very well attended by the farmers of
the County, in fact it came far above
what we expected Everything went
off smoothly and without any fric-
ton. Much credit is due Mr.. Ayers,
Mr.. Tullar and Mr.. Rosendahl who
were the managers, and who super
yised the whole thing. The Marshall
County Pure Seed Growers Associa-
tion is very much obliged to the Pho
neer Loan and Land Company, for
the use Of their Office and rooms, not
only for that, but the whole office
force turned in and helped all they
could in every way possible The Tar.
alseth store sent up sacks and jars
for our use. All this shows the splen.
did attitude that the business men in
Warren are taking toward any move.
ment that will stimulate a greater
interest in better farming and farm
life.
8. Judges.
The judges were C. G. Selvig, of
Crookston School of Agriculture
Henry O'Neal of Crookston, and c.
L. Spaulding, of Warren In order to
give some idea of the keen competi
tion among the contestants, and the
many difficulties confronting the
judges, we publish the weight of each
sample exhibited at the show This
will also show the splendid quality
Of the small grain in this county. 3
Warren sheaf., 1914-01-21

Flax: Victor Cederlund, 1st: M. C.
Anderson, Oslo, End; Warren High
School, 3rd.
Rye: Peter Swanson, .Alvarado,
1st; Martin Grim, Alvarado, End:
Nick Bergman, Oslo, 3rd.
Corn: John Lindquist, Viking.
1st: Warren High School, End !. Chris
tian Christianson. Viking, ard.
Wheat: H. J. Beardmore, 1st;
John L. Sandberg, End; G. F. Peter
son, 3rd. a..-#r.s--a
Oats: Ed Rosendahl, 1st; John
Lindquist, Viking, End; Rip Johnson,
3rd.
Barley: Homer Thomas, 1st: G..
F. Peterson, 2nd N. A. Johnson, 3rd.
Meeting in City Hall
After the judges were nearly thru
with their work, the exhibitors had a
short meeting in the City Hall, where
G. G. Selvig and Henry O'Neal both
gave short talks, Mr., Selvig said that
the exhibit was good one and that
The competition was very keen, show
ing a very marked Improvement over
farmers exhibits. Marshall county
has always taken the lead in the pro-
duction of first class grain, and we
trust that it will soon make headway
along other lines as we'll.
Pure Seed Plot.
AL seed grain will soon lose its
good qualities, unless some effort is
made to improve it, There are two
possible ways open to the farmer, as
Mr. Selvig said: YOU can buy inn
proved Varieties of seed grain every
year, or you can grade and improve
what seed you have The latter meth
cd is to be preferred The former
method Of buying seed every year is
expensive and not practical Grade
your seed using only the very clioic-
est grain that. you have in your bin
for to be seeded ON seed plot From
this plot, seed can be Selected for one
OF your fields, and from that field you
cafi get enough improved seed for
your entire farm Start to fan and
clean your grain now. Have it test
ed. The Warren High School will
do this for you, if you send a sam
pie of your grain to Ole Neraal in
care OF the High School, Warren,
MINI. If you have sent for any
grass seed, have it tested. Send in
your corn to be tested. Henry O'Nea1
"The Corn King" was the next speak.
er. He gave very practical talk on
corn, and how to raise it. Most of the
corn that was exhibited at this show
would be no good for seed The
Warren High School has seed corn
for sale that will grow Home grown
Northwestern Dent, sold for s40O per
bushel
Alfalfa
The following farmers have sent in
orders for alfalfa seed: J. w. Maps
rs lbs; Geo. Copp, 80 lbs: G.. W.
Head 10 lbs: J. M. Boyd, 10 lbs; W.
G. Miller, 10 lbs; Gust Anderson, 100
lbs; J. M. Mexican, 10 lbs; Ole
Hjelle, 20 lbs; Victor Cederlund, 5
lbs; J. M. Loeslie, 10 lbs; Per Per.
son, 100 lbs; John Hilleboe, go lbs.
Try a few acres, send in your or
ders now to Ole Neraal, Warren,
Mimi, for Montana grown seed. Sold
by the Crookston Experiment Station
for 20 cents per pound.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26

who and what we are anyhow. Well,
we will answer his question by ask
ing him who and what he is. So, bet
ter not ask the miners to make the
decision, for those reading his article
consider it disgrace to the name of
miner. But we corroborate him in
saying that there are many sections
of our scale that are repugnant to-
the sense of right. To that we agree.
But listen: He wants it in the next
scale that no local committeeman
shall receive any pay for committee
work, that it will reduce trouble. OF
course, he means to the management.
Did the reader ever before hear of a
union man demanding good wages
and conditions, asking those who
bear the burdens of the committee
to work for nothing, knowing as we
do that if it were not for committees
the miners would receive less of that
promised by their employers?. The
committees are without exception a
part of the backbone of the organiza-
ton. Might as we'll say the officials
should get no pay and as regards the
committeeman, they have the worst
job or position in or around the
mines; for if they are not active,
their constituents call them suckers,
or no good. If they do as they ought
to do, the employers and bosses make
black marks for them, note them as
being trouble makers, give them the
worst places in which to work and
when he leaves or gets discharged
from the place, then he learns with
sorrow the predicamen he is in. Then
he sees how hard it is for him to Sc
cure employment. Why, 1 know OF
some of the best men in our ranks
today who could not get work in or
around the mines and our officials got
them jobs, under which conditions
they are working at the present time
Now, as to Rule IL, the checkoff,
never did and do not now believe in
the operators acting as our financial
secretaries. The miners ought tt
have enough unionism in them to pay
their dues and assessments without
having it plucked from their pay,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26

vestigations, and soap-box speeches.
They show which mines produce with
margin over expense, which mines
are operated at a loss, and which
mines spend more for development
work than they received for the val
ue of product
Instead of publishing these figures,
Director of tn Census Harris is issuing
meaningless tables which pretend to
give "facts of interest" concerning the
"facts of interest are of no social
value; they merely give gross totals
of wages, percentages of wages, sal
aries, and so forth, in such way
that the industry looks highly pros
porous for everybody concerned, even
for the working man. H.
The suppressed statistics show the
working man exactly where he gets
off-the value of that which his la
Dor has create, the fraction of that
value which goes to him, and the big
chunk which goes to the owners of
capital In view of the Michigan
mine strike, the Colorado mine
strike, and the West Virginia mine
strike, it seemed best to those who
control the government not to stir up
additional unrest by publishing en-
barrassing facts.
The man who first began this pol
icy of suppressing the truth about the
cost of production is SD. North, who
when Chief Statistician for Manufac-
turers in 1900 and 1902 was lobbyist
for the wooden interests and held the
office of Secretary of the Wooden
Manufacturers Association. North
kept the facts from the public. Dur
and, his successor, started to give the
facts to the public. TODAY Harris
appointed by President Wilson after
firing Durand, is busy with the sup
pressing machine.
The United States Government lis
controlled by people who do not want
the truth about labor and industry re
vealed. They know that when the
workers know the facts, the workers,
not the business men, will control the
Government A
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
Suppressed
By Government
H.. m 80
BY Lucien Saint.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 27-(Spe-
cial)-The capitalist politicians in
charge of the census bureau, which is
supposed to collect information of
use to the people, have suppressed
statistics showing rates of wages,
profits and losses in the mining in
dustries of the. country. The trouble
with the figures was that they gave
too truthful a picture of the state of
affairs in the mining business, and
the influence of the Smelter Trust,
which means Morgan and Guggen-
helm, together with the pressure
brought by the Copper Trust, has
successfully resulted in the suppress
sion.
In passing it may be said that the
present Director of the Census is W.
j. Harris, chairman of the Democrat
ic State Committee from Georgia. He
got his job for supporting Woodrow
Wilson for. president. Director E.
Dana Durand, whom Wilson fired to
make room for Harris, was largely re
sponsible for the policy of getting at
cost of production, which policy be-
gan to hurt the interests so that they
squealed
The suppressed statistics were col
lected at the expense Of tens of
thousands of dollars, and could be
published for less than two thousand
dollars. They include:
Data on the metalliferous mines in
Colorado.
Data on the copper mines in Mich
Iigan.
Data on the lead and zinc mines
in Missouri.
Data on the3smelters and revneries
These suppressed statistics show
the cost of production, wages, profits
and losses, and could be used with
good effect in labor disputes, trust in
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
ELECTRICAL WORKERS WIN

Dallas, Texas, Feb. ga board Of
arbitration has settled the strike of
Electrical Workers in this city,
which had involved a large number
of men, and tied up operations in the
building industry. The men were up
held in all their claims but one-the
rate for overtime pay The board
recommended that the rate be time
and one-half. Wages are increased
from $3.50 to IS dak, effective the
first of next August, and only union
men are to be employed. The new
contract will be for eighteen months,
which was proposed by the Electri-
cal Workers. The contractors want
ed two years agreement A board
of arbitration has been provided for,
and in future disputes the men are
to remain at work pending a decis-
ion, which must be rendered within
six days after the dispute shall
arise.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26

KI,EE.
Wheeling Majority,

Wheeling Majority,
Wheeling, w. Va.
Mr.. Editor: The readere of the
Wheeling News 1--WE mean the min
ers) are somewhat perplexed at the
statement appearing in the capitalist
paper, the Wheeling News. The man
making the assertion poses as min
er, of Maynard, Ohio. He says that
he has learned that the miners of
District have had some strikes dur
ing the present scale of wages and
conditions, and that they, (the min
ers) have forgotten that blessed joint
contract or rather, iron-clad contract.
The truth is, many of the miners, at
least would like to forget large por-,
ton Of said agreement. They would
enjoy far sweeter repose when they
lie down upon their couches to rest
a few hours from their aggravating
toll. And we wish to say that there
is no clause or rule in our scale, nor
will there ever be one, to prohibit
strikes, for, without strikes anybody
knows that organizations would be
worthless. But no set of workmen
deplores the strike more than do the
miners. We ask the Maynard writer
l.
maltreated comply with Rule No. IL,
in which demands that the turn of
cars be made uniform throughout the
mine once pay; and how about
Rule No. 9, which says there shall be
no discrimination in the employ ment
of mine workers, as to nationality or
color, or those active in matters af-
fecting our organization? Now these
are just few of the rules that have
been violated with others almost
daily. Since the present scale has
been in vogue said violations are cas-
lily proven beyond successful contra
diction. From my own experience
have substantiated the above. Again,
the Maynard writer says that Cover
nor Hatfield called us anarchists and
he Maynard, o. wants to know
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
NAMES TRADE STUDY BOARD

Washington Feb. 26-President
Wilson has appointed the commission
authorized by Congress to investigate
and report on vocational training
The two hnionists appointed are C..
H. Winslow, of the Sawsmith's Un.
ion, now connected with the United
States Department of Labor, and an
authority on the question, and Miss
Agnes Nestor, of the Glovemakers'
Union. The American Federation of
Labor has repeatedly urged that vo-
cational and trade training be syste-
matized to supplant the present prac-
tice in many parts of the country
where cultural studies and fundamen-
tai vocational training are over
looked while the student is forced to
acquire a surface knowledge of
things not practical
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26

belonged to our union when we had
the acknowledgment on tipples and
had no checkon system. We collected
the money due us and the Organiza-
ton with less trouble than is expert
enced at present; and the coal opera
tors need not worry much longer as
to collecting our finances for us
Have you noticed the item calls our
union gigantic trust? Now we know
very we'll that there are places and
times that the miners, as the opera
tors have misconstrued the parts of
the agreement, that there are radicals
on both sides of the fence. But the
trouble is caused mainly by matters
not mentioned in the contract, which
the miners are not to blame for.
l have indicated the attitude of the
writer of Maynard for the reason he
claims to be miner, but we hardly
believe the words were penned by
a miner at heart, or he does not real
ize the gravity of his expressions.
Many miners will be worried, and
will be for we do not know how long,
until we have signed ourselves over
in the form of contract; and it is
very discouraging for those remem-
bering that coal will be stacked up
until at least April LIST, and conven-
ton after convention going on, simply
depicting our treasures, something
that should, if possible, be eliminated
for it is one of those harmless clubs
to bring us into submission.
1 see that some of our miners
committee and Frank. Ledvinka, or
ganizer, are to be jailed for trying
to organize the miners. The opera
tors of West Virginia would noJ OBJ
ject to an organization that would
have no force or meaning, such as a
new railroad that no trains passed
over. But as Frank said, If the Ma
jority had larger circulation and
entered the homes of the laborers of
West Virginia oftener it would not
be long until the Chamberses and
McKinleys and Daytonites would
cease their Russian tactics. I expect
no doubt there will be some tall kick
ing in the near future against the
Majority by some of the employers
and mistaken leaders that Away fear
the throwing on of the searchlight
and the weight and power of the
labor papers that advocate the eman
1 cipation of those who need to be free
of wage slavery.
The Blackwell mine closed down
som time aga indefinitely. The En-
H pire mines Nos 1 and Z and Big
/ Run No. are only working from two
\ to three days week. The SchicE
mine is making about full time an6
\ the mines west of Bellaire and as fal
h as Warnock are working good. A few
evenings ago the miners who worked
at No. 6 were struck by B. & o
passenger train on Klees Crossing
and seriously hurt, but it is stated
they will recover.
Respectfully,
x,oo . w GOLDSMITH.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
MUST SAY STRIKE is ON.

New York, Feb. 26.-At the request
of the Central Federated Union, Sen
ator Boylan has introduced a bill reg
ulating advertisements and solicita-
tions for employees during strikes and
lockouts. The bill was drawn by
Frank x Sullivan, attorney for the
central body, and provides that any
advertisements for workers during
strikes or lockouts shall contain these
facts. Another section provides that
when a worker seeks employment in
a factory where a strike or lockout
is on, the management shall state
such facts to the applicant in his
language or native tongue. The bill
is intended to end the practice So
common among certain manufacture
ers of inducing workers to come to
strange localities.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
|3FREESPEECH'
81 EvER7BoN5 oPtNIoIy |.

the full product of his toll v.n..
would happen? lat
The Ford Auto Co. shocked II.
owning class lately by maxine III, t,s
minimum wage $500 for an eigIi ho ons
day, and they can more than 5ay ~ !.
as the United States statistics Sbos
that the average of wealth 6fGasH'
mo eAise9noe ~ oy 20 tne aVerase days
mere are oue Two ways OF owning
lninee :puoli0 Gnu pi!vate. @"'- now
needs, and society suffers accdrdiag
ly.
Collective ownership of wnst th.
people use in common, leavi.g for
private ownership the things 0,6a ~;
vately or by the family, would sow
the riddle. Stated in anoth1G@if, way.
Anything by which rent, ihtere.S@>
profit can be made from the labor n
another, should be made publ. iron.
>erty and operated for the workers
themselves. The motto should I'LL, II
the 1aborer the full product 6r his
toll, Or its full social equivalent TmS
is the highest standard of mdralify
yet evolved, and is necessary TOR me-
full and freeNQpportunity for thu indj.
vidual to Develop and exuand Tie. AL
ents God has given him. Anything less
is immoral. Where does Billy Sundy
stand on this PROPOSITION? :
GE,. B. KLEIN, M. ID.
New Martinsville, W. Va.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
TRANSFERS ADVANCE

Tacoma, Feb. 26-The City Trans
fer and Storage Company has signed
an agreement with the local Team
sters' union, whose members are now
employed in place of the strikebreak-
ers who have been at work for sew
eral months.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26
WHAT A MINER OUGHT

EQ1IOF FREE Op06cn.
What kind of like does a miner 6Axa
He has no time with his family. He
ought to have shorter hours. He
leaves nome at hYe O'Clock fol Work
and goes in the mines where it n
dark all day long, and they see NO sun
shine How much sunshine does he
enjoy? i.
i say it is hard for a miner to 70
in the mines in the spring time when
the birds are singing. This is test
for amy one who a miner. | think We
ought to have our mines union Non.
union mines is like a house With out
a roof. and the house has no protec-
ton without a roof What does a Oh.
-erator care for a miner who is down
in the mines working his life AWAY for
a few cents -
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-26

Are YOU doing your part toward heb
rg the Majority, or are yeu sxDootIAi
- sp1~1ovn~S - A0 afS
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-06-27
Who lauuhs Last.


1t was In old Pohick church down In
Fairfax county, Virginia, that Wash.
ington used to worship, and the an
Client town Of Alexandria stood much
as 1t stands now on the south bank
OF the Potomac before the city of
Washington had begun to be on the
north bank. Pohick also still exists,
as the following story proves:
Washington folks laughs at the AL.
exandry s~low-pokes." mused the Pc.
tomac river flat-boatman, land the AL
exandry Teller laughs at the Fairfax
h~ay-seeds, and the Fairfax guys, they
laughs at the one-gallused yaps down
in Pohick."
And Pohick?" queried a curious
stranger.
oh, none Of 'em amt nuthin' on
them Pohick natives" returned the an.
Client mariner confidently. Them hill.
billies laughs at the po' devils in
Washington what has ter wear their
sto' clo'es an a clean shirt every sin
gle weekday an has ter come plum
down ter Pohlck fer their coon.huntin'.
They laughs at 'em, but, mostly, they
pities 'eml"