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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14

opinion had been written out in long
hand upon three sheets of paper dur
ing the evening and night before the
plaintiffs evidence had all been intro
duced; that said written opinion was
prepared in the joint offices of Judge
Dayton and his son at Phillip: that
during the trial of said cause, while
the plaintiff was introducing his testi-
mony, he, the said Judge Dayton, left
the Bench and assisted his son, Arthur
Dayton, In the DISCRIMINATION of
the witnesses introduced by the plain
till. Wherefore, he, the said Judge
Dayton was guilty Of misconduct as
Judge, and Is guilty Of hight crime
and misdemeanor in office.
Third. In the case of Elizabeth
White, widow woman, who had sued
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany for injuries resulting, as claimed
by reason of the negligence of the
railroad company relative to the man
ner of coupling cars, ETC., he, the said
Judge Dayton, without the request of
plaintiffs counsel, and over his pro-
test, gave an instruction to the jury
that the defendant railroad company.
was guilty of negligence per Sc by
reason of the character Of the acts Of
the defendant railroad company in the
premises; that said instruction so
given over the objection Of plaintiffs
counsel. was given by said Judge Day
ton SO as to give his son, Arthur Day
ton, an opportunity to reverse said
case in the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Of the United States for the Fourth
Circuit, because the liability Of the
railroad company was clear, and the
further purpose Of giving said instruc.
ton was, to enable the railroad com
pany to settle and compromise said
case after its reversal in the circuit
court of appeals upon said instruction
so given over the protest of PLAINTIFFS
counsel, as aforesaid, the plaintiff be-
ing poor and without means to enable
her to try said case and pay the costs
after the same had been reversed be-
cause Of said instruction in the. said
Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit; that the declaration
filed in said cause laid the damages>at
| the sum of $25,000.0O, and Judge Day
ton, in private, requested counsel for
the plaintiff not to allow the jury to
take said declaration to the jury room
because Of the fact that it would, per-
haps, induce them to render verdict
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
Want To Quiz
Al Candidates

That the West Virginia State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor should quiz all. can
didates for all parties in the coming
campaign as to their stand upon 10
matters believed to be vitality affect
ing to Labor, was the decision of the
Assembly, Sunday.
The action followed a report of the
legislative committee through Chair
man A. " Fisher to that effect, and
and the list as finally passed upon by
the Assembly was changed in but a
few particulars from the form in
which it was originally presented
The list appears in full in another
column.
Action Unanimous.
Action of the Assembly was unanim-
GUS. There was but one vote in op-
position, and this, the delegate ex-
planned, was because of his opposition
to but one clause, and when it was
explained that this was due to a mis-
understanding upon his part, he with
drew his vote, so that the list as ad-
opted represents the unanimous vote
of the Central Labor body.
The Wheeling delegates were in
structed to present the list to the con-
vention at Fairmont next week, OF
the West Virginia +Federation of La
Dor, and urge the state body to in
augurate state wide campaign in
the furtherance of these 10 proposals.
Halloween Affair.
Delegate Bartlebaugh reported that
no final disposition of the funds of
the Halloween Celebration Committee
could be made owing to the fact that
the funds were deposited under an
arrangement by which they could be
withdrawn only by the signatures Of
all the committee members, and that
it was impossible to get all the old
committee together. He asked the
Assembly to empower the three re-
naming members of the committee to
act, and this was done by the AS
sembly.
Corset Striker Talks
Miss Ida LaPorte, representing the
striking Corset Makers of the Kala-
mazoo Corset Company, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, and Davenport, Iowa, was
present and given the floor, and in
brief talk outlined the conditions in
that industry.
PoIIack Monument.
Secretary Corcoran of the Pollack
Committee, reported that the designs
for monument were coming in and
that in the course of few weeks the
Committee expected to be able to de-
eide finally upon the design, and that
it would not be very long now until
the monument stood in reality at the
northwest corner of the City Hall
Square.
New Delegate.
A new delegate. Mr.. 1. w. Kelly, Of
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14

he retire from the bench, the sum of
$40, 100000, which said sum of $40, 900 90
was to be paid to said Jackson in two
payments of $2O,0O0.00 each; that in
order to make said transaction on the
part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company appear legitimate transac-
said Dayton and certain officials of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
that the said John ]. Jackson should
act in the capacity as attorney-at-law
for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company at salary of $2O,OO0.0O a
year; that the said Jackson was palE
by said Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company the sum of 100000, and
before the other $2O,OOO.OO became due
and payable under said agreement so
made by the said Dayton and the offs
Gals of said Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company, and John J. Jackson,
the said John ]. Jackson, died.
Second. That since the appoint
ment of Judge Dayton and during the
entire time he has been sitting as
Judge and performing the functions
of his Office, he has shown marked fav-
oritism to the. Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company, which has been the de-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
All Ready For
State Convention

All is ready for the convention next
week of the West Virginia State Fed
Grafton of Labor
The attendance from Wheeling is
not as large as it has formerly been,
as the Wheeling unionists are unfor-
tunately losing interest in the state
body because of the inactivity of the
officers, but still, there will be quite
number go from this city, determin.
ed that new life must be injected into
the state organization. That there is
great need in this state for live CEN
trail body, and great work for it to
do, these locals are certain, and they
PREDETERMINED that something must
be done~to make this possible, instead
OF having things continue as at pres.
ent, which, they state, is of no prac-
tical benefit whatever to the workers
SO as to be upon the ground early for
the convention, which convenes at 10
o'clock Monday morning. 1t will last
two or three days.
The delegates will leave Sunday af-
ternoon, most Of them at two o'clock,
The Delegates.
The locals so far reporting their
delegates are as follows:
of the state.
Ohio Valley Assembly-Thomas
Gilligan.
Carpenters No. Sc. ]. Weekly, T.
". Salisbury, ]. S. Chenoweth.
Stationary Engineers No. 1915. r.
Lenkard 4
Federal Labor Union No. Waiter
B. Hilton.
Potters No, 46-George C.. Bell.
Molders No. 364-H. J. Ninness.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
CORSET STRIKERS
mn
COMPLETE WORK

The representatives of the striking
corset workers of Kalamazoo, Mich,
have completed their work in Wheel
ing, and left Friday morning for
Pittsburgh. Miss LaPorte as~1oined
Thursday by Miss Belle You int, who
came up from Parkersburg, where she
had been working. Miss Yount is the
young lady who spent 81 days in Jail
as a result of the strike.
These two, with Mrs. Clara Pear
all the centers, telling them of the
conditions obtaining in the corset in
dustry. =.
The brands made by the non-union
Kalamazoo concern are: The Ameri-
can Beauty, The Madam Grace, The
Iris, La Mode, Louise, Nedro, Alkaline,
Isabel, Zabelle, Choucho, La Gay, Spe-
cial and Dorothy Brassieres.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
COMMITTED NO CRIME
Parkersburg. W. Va, May 1s, 1911


Parkersburg, w. Va, May l3, 1914.
W. B. Hilton,
Wheeling.
Dear Friend:
! have received your welcome letter
and am glad to hear that there is to
be an investigation of Judge Day ton
at last. s..-~.
Well, Brother Hilton, / am getting
along good here. Some good Luion
people come to see me, and they give
me books to read, and they sent flow-
ers. to me in jail, and they are willing
to do anything to please me-
Well, hope to be out soou, but
am not worrying. / have committed
no crime, and therefore l am not wer-
rying. / tell you, as soon as get
cut my. people will get to know, what
It Is to send people to jail for com
no crime, for doing nothing
The Judge says the United Mine work
ers is criminal organization, out It
is not.
Well, will close with best wishes
to all,
Second Calefl.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
Words from Behind the Bars
OHIO COUNTY CRUELTY.
lPleasants County TAI

HlOdSdllS NOuuIy jail.
st Marys, W.. Va, May II, 1914.
W. B. Hilton,
Wheeling.
Dear Brother and Comrade:
After long silence l am taking the
pleasure of answering your welcome
letter. The only visitor or consolation
l get in this jail is a letter from a
worker and eomrade.
Excuse me for not writing sooner as
I have not recovered from the suffer
ing caused me at the Wheeling jail
The bed bugs nearly ate me up. I
ever slept minute all night, and l
was so exhausted the next day that l
could not stand up. They will give a
: man six months for cruelty to animals,
but the pay no attention to inflicting
cruelty on human beings. l hope the
workers will remember such. people
on election day. l have come to the
conclusion that any laboring man vot-
ing anything but the Socialist ticket,
ought to have my place, and when he
came out he would certainly be- a
Socialist, to too.
I'm happy behind the bars, for the
Cause. My only worry is for my poor
family, but j am sure my friends will
do the best they can for them.
My wife was to see me in the Wheel
ing jail, but the heartless sheriff and
the rest of the politicians refused to
let her talk with me- left Wheeling
in tears, sick, and heartbroken. Not
because / was going to Jail, but be-
cause left sick baby at home, and
the brutal methods of the politicians
in charge of the wheeling Jail nearly
killed me. 4 asked for but one word
with my poor wife, but, no, was such
a criminal that she was not permit
ted to see me.
Well fellow workers, how long will
the Creator stand for this Judge Day
ton? What's the matter with the gov
eminent? This same Judge Dayton
sent a woman to Jail among drunks
and criminals, crooks and murderers,
an unfit place for even degraded
woman, let alone a self sacrificing soul
like Miss Fannie Sellins. Poor Fan
ME, her heart almost broke when we
left her alone. She broke down and
cried Bue she said if she was out
she would do the same thing over
again, and more, if she could.
Waller, this is a free country. Like
hell it is! But it would be if the work
ers were not sleeping. But they are
opening their eyes every day. The
only way we will get our constitution
al rights as American citizens is to
chase all the grafters out of Office,
and partial judges from the. bench.
But must thank him, for he made a
Socialist, and much better union man
out Of me-
Well, Walter. I am going to close
Tor this time. Tel 1.-The boys that /
am happy, and that lney must keep
on fighting till victory comes. Give
my best to al 1.-The good friends /
hope this will find you in good health,
and | hope you will keep on with the
night for the workers and God will
bless you.
Comrade. Hilton, my brother Of La
Dor. &S
Yours forever, 5-sJl g.
Tony Amicone.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
AS TO RIOTERS

Randolph County Jail, Elkins, w. Va.
Dear Walter:
I am in receipt of letter from my
friend Jimmy Oats, my dear little irish
friend complains about the interview
given by Marshal Ned Smith, where he
stys: 1.-The arrest of number of big
leaders of the rioters on the charge OF
contempt and latter the conviction
taken the starch out of those people
and with out leader they ae power
less"
In the first place desire to inform
Mr.. Smith that he is insulting every
man, woman and child by calling us
rioters. The real rioters are free, anu
in the very near future we shall give
the public the record of crimes COM
mitted by the West Virginia and Pitts
burgh Coal Company. We will also
prove who was -tryig to bride justice,
who offered to pay $3.50 dollars on af-
fldavit in order to- beat and betray the
miners.
Did the. miners ever Try to brlbe
justice? oh no! The gentlemen did
and we will prove it beyond ques-
ton of doubt.
1 defy any and all people to prove
to me or any of my colleagues thai we
ever had aything to do with rioting;
our mission was and always will be
peace and intelligence the fundamen-
tai principles of the labor movement.
Therefore in behalf of the imprison-
ed brothers and sister, protest
against the accusation we are abso-
lutely innocent and no one knows 1t
better than Mr.. Smith himself. = Z,
Insofar as taking the starch out OF
the strikers, yes, we must admit, the
ruling class is taking daily the starch
lout Of the workers, but while the
Istarch may be out, solidarity win re
main In, and progress viii go on and
on. until the government b ythe peo-
pie, of the people, and for the people
is established.
BY killing leaders the world pro.
gress want stop. ? Let us remember
Cables Jardano, Bruno, Brann, fran
lces Ferrer. Socrates, John Hus and
thousands of others who were murder
ed because of their liberty loving ideas
Ibut their ideas were not killed, not Dul
much advanced, and finally the world
mourns today their early departure
by the hand of Tyrants.
/ To organize In labor ORGANIZATION
lis inherited right to the people OF TINS
/ country, and It seems to me even fol
the people of West Virginia because
II heard Gov. Hatfield in the miners
Iconvention, giving us the assurance
THAT we have perfect right to organ
lie, in the United Mine WORKERS -
4 America.a how does our present posi-
.Itioh correspond with the expression
Iof the highest executive officer IN ou
Estate? / wonder If Gov. Hatfield know
where we landed for doing what ~
told us. Al;
Jimmy wants to know about I'M
lyou know Walter. that Jimmy Is 9 Il ,,
Inv fellow along that line. y Jimmy sLsll
1me in his letter that the y aeso,lIs !.
from s,.o - Miaonri about his SIX mouths y
iaT ni.. ~ re, course. the only information
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
L. F. SPROUsE IN
YOUNGSTOWN

L. F. Sprouse is in youngstown Or
ganizing local union of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men. He left Sunday and will be
gone during the week.
Last week he perfected an organiza-
ton in East Liverpool and a new wage
scale was secured which gave the
men minimum increase of 31a cents
per hour. The hours were reduced
from IL to 8.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
Assembly Will Join
In Preparing Charter

That the Assembly will join in pre-
pairing another commission form of
charter for submission to the people
of Wheeling was decided at the meet
ing of that body, Sunday, by vote
three to one.
The action was in answer to an in
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14
HERE'S HOPING

DIOOAN NOuAty Jos4A'
u, Nellsburg, w. Va, May l, 1914.
Wheeling.
Dear Friend and Coworker::
| received your letter of the 10th.
ana | am very glad to know that al
thoush udge Dayton has landed my
sen and my fellow workers behind
oars OF the different county jails to
SATISFY the greed of the West Virgin
!aElttsburgh coal company, that there
: slln plenty of honest and able men on
ste outside of the jails to carr on our
o.rssgle for our constitution rights
'nr an honest living wage,
.unth /, (who have 10 mare days to
s ost and the, others regain our9lib
NY, ~ We can do nothing but cheer oul
SmaJIoRlTY-TWELVE NJ. -.
s0 UsOIners, on. But when am free
!. s sna Join my comrades for freedom
sSo,,, me rights which every citizen
VII; Hoping that Judge A. @. Dayton
eins receive a dosesof his own medi
- nan = brown
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-05-14

vitation extended by the board of
trade, following the meeting at the
Board rooms last week, when the
movement for new charter and a
Greater Wheeling was launched.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-30
INCREASE WAGES OF
MAINE employees OF
THE GREAT NORTHERN

Boston, March 29.-Increased wages
for all employees of the Great Northern
Paper Co, at its plants in Millinocket
East Millinocket and Madison, Me, are
provided for in an agreement reach
ed Saturday by the company and union
leaders. The agreement, which is for
two years, followed four days of con-
ference.
The minimum rate of wages is ad-
vanced in every department May l
a further increase will be made, as a
result of which $50 paper makers will
obtain an advance of IL per cent; 500
pulp and sulphte workers receive ~
per cent. additional, and ESQ engineers,
firemen and mechanics will obtain in
creases averaging 10 per cent. In
some instances the increases amount
to 20 per cent.
A 6-day working week is guaran-
teed. Paper makers will be called on
to work only eight hours daily and
other workers are given a nine-hour
day.
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Blame "MOVieS
For Wrongdoing

Portland, Me, March 29.-Claiming
to have received his first suggestion
of wrongdoing from melodramatic
motion pictures young Italian boy
essayed two breaks into the Green
Brothers novelty store on Congress
street during the past week and in
each case he was successful. Gaining
an entrance through a window on the
ground floor of the store the youth
went through" the cash register in
the store and in the two visits he ac-
cumulated some $40 or $12. His first
visit was made last Sunday night
Upon this occasion the youthful burg
lar found but little money, the reg
listers having been emptied at the
closing of the store Saturday eve
ming. Biding his time the boy again
entered the store on Thursday night.
This time his quest for money met
with a greater measure of success for
the balance of the total was secured
upon the second visit. The proprietors
of the store reported the matter to
the police and after a bit of detective
work the boy was taken in charge
and questioned at the police station.
1t is understood that he readily adj
mitted his connection with the breaks
and that the matter was settled to
the satisfaction of all concerned with
out bringing the youngster before
court.
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Lumbermen Ask
Right to Pool

Portland Or, March Cucumber men
and bankers, representing the bulk of
the producing power of the lumber indus
try in this state and a fair per centage
of the output of the entire Northwest,
appeared before Sec. of Commerce Red
field Saturday and asked for his support
in opposing such pending national legis-
lation against trusts as might interfere
with the development of foreign trade.
The delegation desired that no laws be
passed by Congress aimed at restraint
of trade, which would prevent pooling of
the Pacific coast lumbermen in exploit
ing foreign lumber markets. The reason
given was that no individual operator
could possibly undertake to invate Eu-
ropean or other markets alone, but that
if the industry as whole were allowed
to pool its interests the world markets
could be successfully invaded.
Sec. Redfeld replied that as he was
member of the executive branch of the
government he would have no power TO
dictate legislation or influence directly
the complexion of antitrust bills or any
other forms of law, further than suggest
ing provisions which his own observa-
tons indicated would be salutatory. Con-
versely, he declared, his power would be
limited to suggesting the elimination of
features of such bills as might jeopardize
American trade and industry.
He assured the delegation that the pres
ent administration was pledged to the
enactment of construction measures bas-
ed on sound business principles
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Struggled Hay
FrOmNeWBrunsWick

Portland, Me-, March 29.--About a
week ago, Maxine Bouchard of Van
Buren, crossed the st. John river, Sc
cured ton of hays and returned to
the State of Maine without the form
ality of consulting the customs Off
Gals. 1t was his own hay he went af-
ter, cut on his own land, he said. But
just the same, he came back by an
ice road on the river and it was dark
when he made the return trip.
Had Maxine, for all he was carry
ing his own hay, gone to the customs
officials, he would have had to pay
a duty of just 81 on his ton of hay.
Now his expenses will be consider
ably more because he is under bail
and will appear in Portland at the
April term of the United States dis
trict court to answer a charge of
smuggling.
The customs officials heard of Bou-
chards trip, although he didn't inform
them. They sent word to Portland.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Eugene L. Har-
mon, who went into the far country
and on March &c he arrested Maxine.
The man was brought down to Ban
ger, pleaded guilty to the charge
against him and furnished bonds in
the sum of $500 for his appearance at
the April term.
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Two Drown in
New York Flood

Schenectady, n. Y. March 29.-Aft-
er the water had reached a hight of
u feet above normal, four feet higher
than at any previous time, creating
the worst conditions recalled here, the
flood in the Mohawk river began to re-
cede late Saturday and by 6 o'clock
had gone down eight feet.
Meanwhile damage of 100000 or
more had been caused and two lives
lost. With the coming of cooler wealth
er, which has been predicted, it is ex-
pected that conditions will have be-
come normal by Monday or Tuesday.
John Inglis of this city and John
Becker of Amsterdam, telephone line
men, were drowned when their boat
capsized near the site of the Freeman
bridge, west of the city. The bridge
had been swept away and the men
were attempting to clear away the
twisted telephone wires.
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GOV, WALSH WOULD
CONSOLIDATE BOARDS
TO SAVE $4,000

Boston, March ga plan for CONSOLE
dating state commissions so that saw
ing of $4,000 a year would be made in
salaries was outlined in a statement by
Gov Walsh today. He declared his belief
in boards fthree. instead of five MEM
bers, adding Il further believe that the
members should give all their time and
all should receive equal compensation
Some of the features of the governors
plan are: Reduction of the board of port
directors and the public service board to
three members each; change of the gas
electric light commission into second
public service board of three; eonsolda-
ton of the metropolitan park and water
and sewage commissions into board or
three: reorganization of the State Board
of Health with a single paid official in
charge; putting back upon the various
public service corporations the cost OF
maintenance of the commissions.