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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17

increasing under the stimulus of the approaching completion of the Pan anna canal.
 Germany's total exports of merch- andise in 1911 amounted $1,827,S ,S95,- 833, and the United Kingdoms to $2,784,392,160. The exports of the United States the same year were s2,2O4,322,4O9. The British navy might keep open the empires arteries of commerce, but the handicap of war would quickly advance the United States to first place in the worlds trade.
 Aside from the unloading of Ameri- can securities now held abroad, which would induce a low market, unless a blockade of the Mediterranean and North Europe ports were made ef- fective by the French and English fleets, American foodstuffs would rap idly advance in value. Indeed, tenn porarily, at least, the outpouring of money on European battlefelds would increase the cost of living all over the world, but the United States, be- ing a larger seller than buyer, would benefit instead of lose-Philaedlphi Public Ledger
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17
TEDDY OPPOSES
 PEACE TREATIES

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Aug. 17-Col. Roosevelt in speech here last Sat- urday night at the State Progressive convention stated that the Monroe doctrine was the only thing that say. ed the United States from being in- volved in the present European war.
 The colonel also stated that the treaties which had been negotiated by Secretary of State Bryan are use- less as a means of maintaining peace and would only tie our hands in case of a dispute with some other gov ernment and prevent us from pre- pairing for a war while our enemies were making ready.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17
ALL BEET SUGAR
 HAS BEEN SOLD

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 1.-The market here of beet sugar has been cleaned, and although the California and Colorado beet sugar factories are supposed to have started up about August 1, no new sugar has arrived, and it is believed that the trust will hold back the supply at the factories, thus forcing the price of sugar still higher. Thousands of tons of sugar have been shipped to Canada for ship. ment to Europe, while many cargoes are being made ready in New York for shipment to Europe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17
WHAT U. S. WILL GAIN.

A general European war would be commercially suicidal for Germany and England. The direct cost would be vast, but the loss in trade credits would be even greater. The Panama canal will soon be open. The United States is about to begin an aggressive campaign for the trade of the west coast of South America, which Eng land and Germany have heretofore practically dominated, and by trans shipments at Valparaiso our merch- ants will be able to reach with bet ter advantage into the Argentine mar ket The dominance which the Unit ed States might readily acquire while the energies of her two principal con- petitors were being exhausted in strife might easily become over- whelming.
 To Argentine alone Germany and the United Kingdom now export about $175,OOO0OO in merchandise annually; to Chile about $70,OO0,OOO; to Peru, about $11,00O,000; to Ecuador, about $4,0OO,O00; to Bolivia, about $9,000,. O00., British exports to Bolivia were double in 1910 what they were in 1909, which gives some idea of how the South American trade has been
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17
MONDAY, AUGUST IF, 1914.
EFFECT OF THE WAR.

The immediate effect of the open ing of the great struggle with Europe has been the dumping of vast amounts of securities on our markets and the stoppage of a considerable share of our commerce with the world, through the withdrawals o1 the foreign ships from our carrying trade The ultimate effect is certain to be the placing of the United tSates in the first place in the world in wealth, in industries and commerce
 The war which is starting is de. stroying enormous amounts of cap ital. Whether it be short or long, of time to recover and get industries and commerce back on the old ba- sis. During that time all European capital which may develop will be needed and can be profitably employ ed at home. The United States can expect none of it, and will hereafter do the financing of it's own projects.
 This country will suffer tempo rary loss of trade to some countries in Europe, those whose ports may be blocked and ships driven off the seas. Its trade with those which are able to keep their ports open and ships afloat will expand. These are results which will add to the wealth of the United States: Americans will not spend $3O0,OO0,00O abroad. Those now abroad will return as speedily as possible. By investments in ships to do our own carrying trade, the country may save a large share of $2OO,O0O,OO0 now paid annually to for eigners to do our carrying. The evil effects of the new tariff law will be promptly dissipated, because foreign goods will no longer be dumped up- on us, and the trade balance in our favor will thus be restored. With our securities formerly held abroad, IetulLeu ucIe dud SOlu at IOW p1lCCo, to our own citizens, the dividends and interest on those securities will be kept at home instead of going abroad. Finally, we will be called upon to sup ply the markets of South America with goods heretofore imported by them from Europe. Up to this time, for example, Germany has sold to South America more goods each year than we have sold to Germany. If we lose German trade, while the war lasts, we have chance to make good by capturing the South Ameri- can trade as soon as we can get the ships to handle it.-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17
SPAIN A1OlISHES
 FOOD IMPORT TAX

MADRID, Aug. 1.-The govern ment has abolished all taxes upon foodstuffs entering this country and hopes to induce the people of other countries to send to Spain four, corn and other eatables and thus to keep down the high rates now being paid for foods. The duty on coal has al. so been taken off.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17

The road commission automobile left yesterday afternoon with Lieut. Kunzig and Sam Blum for Chitina. Colonel Richardson will leave on the steamer Sampson for Cordova and will join Lieut.. Kunzig at Chitina with one thousand pounds of mail. which will arrive at Cordova on the steamer Alameda.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-08-17

Merely brief survey of the base ball world is needed to show that a Tinker to Evers to Chance" play nowadays would require some tall, cross-country throwing.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30

Forced to move from Golfers, the
family has gone down and down until
now they are living in Steubenville's
disreputable section, and this 16-year
old girl and the younger children are
exposed to the contamination of these
low surroundings and the suspicion of
those who look upon everything in that
locality as bad. 1t is pitiable case,
one Of the many resulting from Judge
Dayton's clustering support of the soul
crushing coal companies. Mr.. Christ
ian's sympathetic presentation deeply
moved the hearers.
Workers Determined.
The workers of Wheeling are be-
coming more determined that some
thing must be done in the Dayton
matter. They are hoping that the Ju-
dietary, Committee will report in favor
Of an investigation. They will not be
satisfied If an explanation comes from
the committee that Dayton has COM
mitted no technical violation of the
law. They know that four cut of five
of the working people of this section
are convinced that Dayton is bad
Judge, a tool of the corporate interests
and prejudiced friend of the wealthy
and enemy of the militant poor, and
If they are denied an investigation it
will put them in a condition of mind
where they will be ready to listen to
those who tell them that there issno
remedy under organized government,
and that they must seek redress for
their wrongs outside of government
C--=--
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
News Snapshots
OF the Week
Splendid Response To
Miners Cry For Help

Splendidly has the response come to-
the miners cry for relief. Everywhere
have the people shown that they can
not stand the thought of hungry babies
in the families of the men made vic:
Tins by the mine owners greed for
-op eIB suoIun IoqgI SuUseqM pos
mating literally to the relief fund and
individuals are giving with prompt
ness and willingness that is most en-
couragaging to those who's are bearing
the bfunt of the battle.
That they need it is plain to those
who give but moment of thought to
the matter. The strikers have receiv-
ed but 81 or So in benefits since last
March. Those fortunate enough to
have dealers who will extend them
credit are even now reaching the end
of this, for the dealers are getting to
the point where they cannot carry
them any longer Many were denied
credit from thes first, especially all who
had been so situated that they had to
deal at company stores; where signs
were Immediately hung up announcing
that thereafter there would be a cash
only" business. Many families reached
the point of actual distress and many
narrowing incidei1ts are told, such as
families being compelled to subsist
upon stewed green apples or roasted
corn from the fields, etc.
Thank Stogie Makers.
IF any coal miner ever buys any
thing but union labeled stogies he will
be a trailer to labor" said Vice Presi-
dent William Roy after Garfield Local
No. l, of Wheeling, had donated $500
to the miners fund. tThat was a
splendid thing to do and we thank,
from, the bottom of our hearts, the
workers who are all doing so nobly
by us in our period of distress" =
Business. Men Help.
The Wheeling Business Mems Pro-
tective Association have helped by
lifting the ban from the members and
allowing them to donate. The Asso-
citation has a law that prohibits mem
bers from donating to any cause under
a penalty of $25 fine. The Ohio Val
ley Trades and Labor Assembly,
through the committee composed of
LaFlam and Weekley, asked the Asso-
citation to lift the van in this case and
at special meeting of their executive
committee this was done last Friday.
officials Soliciting.
All officials of the Sub District are
out soliciting aid for the miners.
Board members Sidney Jones and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
$50 Miners Locals To
Join State Federation

s @Ane hundred and fifty Mine Work
\ ars local unions in West Virginia VIII
s@1iare> with the State Federation Of
9abor if they follow the instructions
of their. executive board
SIRIUS spoke President H. P. Cor
ooMn to a Majority man, Thursday,
r mon his return from Charleston,
There ug he appeared in behalf of the
liberation before the Executive Board
~ district II, United Mine Worke IS
of West Vigrilnaa.
,rTbe Executive Board unanimously
voted TO instruct all local unions und er
tbe District Jurisdiction to af1lia te
Nth Nth the State Federation continued
PRESIDENT Corcoran, land it will be a
tnlendid thing for both. 1t VII
strengthen the State Federation and
%ill also strengthen the miners, for
10Th H will be stronger by the affilia-
, ion And the State body will then be
the largest in its history.
Conferred1With Governor.
secretary. Pauley and visited Gov
ornor Hatfield and had about an hours
Conference with him relative to the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Assembly Hears
More OF Dayton

Sunday, the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly heard more of Judge
Dayton. The committee report was
read by w. B. Hilton, who co9cluded
by asking for questions being
asked. The report was substantially
as the accounts previously published
in these columns. 1t made clear that
the chief hope lay in the Labor charges
against the judicial tyrant, since many
things that seem wrong to the people
may not be violations of the law, be-
cause the law itself may be wrong
The report recounted that delegates
Hilton and sLaFlam went under the
instructions of the Assembly to Wash
ingtoH and that President H. P. Cor
coran of the West Virginia State Fed
Grafton of Labor, H. B. Vessel, secre-
tary of the Assembly, and Max Schafer
went as witnesses called by the Mine
Workers attorneys. ~
S. p. Christian speaks.
S. P. Christian, of The Registers
reportorial staff, was present and ad-
dressed the Assembly in behalf of
some of the victims of Judge Dayton.
He smoke of the case OF Joe Hoblock.
He is the father of six children and.
with the father in a Vest Virginia
prison, as a prisoner of war, the family
have been suffering greatly. The old
dest a girl of is, a splendid specimen
of virtuous womanhood, has teen
working in q restaurant as the famiIy's
only means of support, but she has
been forced to stay home and care
for her mother, who is daily expecting
the storlS to add another life to be
cared for.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Strickland Arrested
In Clarksburg For
Speaking On Street
(By (. H. kintzer, State Secretary Of
West Virginia.)

C6y z. n. hInrZefy state secretary OF
West Virginia.)
Comrade Fred Guy Strickland was
arrested Tuesday night, July %, while
speaking on the court house steps at
.Clarksbura w. Wa. The arrest was
made by the city officials. on county
property, and ComTade Strickland was
immediatelg Omitted to bail, and the
meeting was concluded inside the
court house, a tremendous crowd be-
ing present. Never before has there
been such enthusiasm at our meetings
as at this one =
Within the last year an ordinance
was passed by the city council of
harrisburg, forbidding free speech, ex-
cept on permission from the mayor
and the chief of police Application
was made by the local for permit for
Comrade Strickland to speak, hut per-
mission was positively" refused by
the mayor, and no reason given.
There was nothing for US to do but
to proceed with the meeting, submit
to arrest, and test the constitutional
lily of such an unjust and discrimina-
tory ordinance. Ministers hold reli-
gious meetings where Comrade Strick-
land was arrested. In fact the exclu-
sion has been made to apply mainly
to Socialists.
The neighboring cit yof Fairmont
has passed an ordinance similar to
the one in Clarksburg. These two
cities ar Elm the grip of the great
coal companies of West Virginia, and
ityis generally understood that the cor
poration have demanded the prohibit
ton of Socialist meetings in the two
cities, which are their strongholds.
"A defense fund is already being
raised and the Socialists are prepar-
ing to fight the case as high up as
it can be taken. If the courts of West
Virginia will sustain the passage of
an ordinance depriRing freedom of
speech, then the PEOPLE will be shown
once more the necessity of judicial
overturning in this State.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
PRICE THREE CENTS
Pres. Brock Coming

President James F. Brook, of the
Laundry Workers has been in Bos-
ton. for the last three weeks, and
with the help Of two of the A. F. of L.
Business agents, has organized nine
hundred of the four thousand laundry
workers of Boston. The latter end of
this or next week he will be in Wheel
ing to adjust the trouble between the
WeHsburg and Martins Ferry laun-
dries.
Locals 20 and Al of Bellair@ are go
ing to have a social session to show
President Brock that they appreciate
his efforts in regard to Wheeling and
vicinity.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Socialists Launch Ohio
County Campaign

Four meetings in bunch, three
sneakers of national reputation, with
a direct appeal to the women as we'll
as men. mark the launching OF the
Socialist campaign in Ohio county
The Meetings.
The meetings are as follows:
Mrs. Carrie Allen.
Mrs. Carrie w. Allen, Fourteen tn
and Market streets-open air meet
ing, Saturday, August l, at 1880 P. NJ.
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
Southern Theatre, Thirty-third and
Eoff streets-Subject: woman and
the Social Revolution" 4
j.. Monday evening, Z O'Clock, at Elm
Grove, in the ball park.
The StrickIands.
Rev. Fred Guy Stricklands and wife
Mrs. May Strickland, at Fourteenth
and Market Streets. Tuesday, Augusi
4tl1, at 1880 P. M.
q. Prominent Speakers.
All the speakers are prominent and
have previously delighted audiences In
Wheeling. Mrs. Allen spoke here IN
the A. O. u w. hall, a year and a
half ago and most favorably impress 60
her audience She is one of the very
best speakers or woman-eve1
appearing in Wheeling.
Here three talks her will be on off
ferent subjects and many will dubtless
hear them all Thea Sunday afternoon
meeting. while not exclusively or
women, is particularly directed to
them and a special invitation to
women has been ektended-part1cular-
y the members of the local Equal ) IL
frage movement.
Rev. Strickland has appeared here
number of times and has a made
more favorable impression every time.
The mere announcement of his COM
ing would be sufficient to draw
crowd, since he is perhaps the most
pleasing lecturer upon a serious sub
ject ever heard here-but thNre VIII
be an extra inducement in the fact
that he will be accompanied by lis
wife, Mrs. May Strickland, who has
reputation for herself alone-entirsly
aside from being the wife of the giftedS
man whose companion and partner she
has been since they first began their
active career together
W. The Beginning.
This is the beginning of the cam
paign and the Socialists promise that
it will be the greatest speaking cam
paign they have ever waged, and that
not week will go by without at least
one big meeting addressed by q pre- nj
nent speaker so that there will be no
reason for. any one in the county all
ing to hear, between now and elect On,
the messages of their emancipation.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30

Frank Woody are in Western Penn
sylvania with the endorsement Of Dis
trict 5 and are having good success.
Board member Steve Herink and the
others are in various parts. President
C. J. Albasin and National Organizer
Frank Ledvinka are, in Cleveland.
They appeared before special meet
ing of the Business agents of that city
Wednesday night and secured their
endorsement for soliciting among the
Cleveland unions and the indications
now are that there will be a lot of
help coming from there. "Delnick
listy," the Polish Labor-Socialists pa
per, has turned its columns oyer to
this purpose and predicts many hun
dreds of dollars will come from the
$1,000 Polish people in Cleveland and
vicinity. Max S. Hayes has turned
his paper, the cleveland Citizen"
Union-Socialist organ, over to the
miners to raise help. David Goldstein
and his cleveland Federationist," the
pure and simple opposition labor"
paper there is the only one that has
not shown, right disposition to help.
The response is so general, indeed,
that everybody feels grateful and en-
couraged to continue the battle until
victory is theirs, no the side of the
state law.
Previously Acknowledged. j. .$e47.oo
David Dummer. -......$ Luz
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30

The following officers we're elected:
President, Thomas w. Rowe; Vice
President, William j. Crooke; Secre-
Treasurer, William P. Clarke; AS
sistant Secretary, Charles J. Shipman;
Vice President pro tenn, Joseph Gil
hooley-this last is a new position
made necessary by the illnessrSef Mr..
Croke Officers salaries were increas-
ed to: $4,000 for president, $1,000 for
secretary, and $500 for assistant. A.
F. of L. delegates: President Rowe,
VIM. G. Leonard, Moundsville, w. Va,
and George Rice, Clarksbnrg. w. Va.
Organizers: Robert Luckock, Jos.
O'Malley, Edward S. thinner, Fair
mont, w. Va, Arthur Ebert. Colum-
bus, O., gets the next convention.
The initiative and referendum pro-
position was voted down by two
thirds vote, as was also. the industrial
unionism proposition. A committee of
five was authorized to draw up an old
age pension plan.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30

in the interests Of organization.
Contract Closed.
The contract has been closed with
the management of Wheeling Park Tor
the Labor Day picnic. The manage
ment las announced extra attractions
for the day and extra provisions for
q most enjoyable time. and it is gen.
orally expected that it will be the
most pleasant Labor Day outing held
in many years.
Ticket Committee.
A ticket committee was named az
Follows: S. r. Lenkard, Austin Neral
and william Wilson. These gentlemen
viii have charge of the advance sale
If tickets and there viii be 10000 of
these for start
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
When Will Miners Resume !?
Is Question Everywhere

arranged in conference in Columbus,
and no word of a. really definite ma
trre has yet come from there.
The Eastern OHIO district, that near
yelling. is In the most discourag-
ing way. Some of the big operators
have succeeded in holding. back set
Element. 1t is charged that it is to
their interests to do so, that they have
non-union mines which are producing
the coal that Ohio would naturally
provide 1t is believed, though, that
the smaller operators will not stand
for this much longer, and that they
will break shortly.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Locals To Consider
Labor Day Parade

Wheeling local unions will decide
during the next few weeks whether or
not there will be a parade in Wheel
ing on Labor Day.
The matter came up at the Assembly
saeetlng, Sunday, and, the delegates
.onowed the custom Of the past sew
81. eIal years in referring the question to
me affected locals. The Labor Day
boosters believe that the decision will
It is likely though that Wheel lg's
largest union will not he IN line tSSar-
field local Of the Stoe;e Makers IS
LOW holding referendum ON the q les
aon OF going to Cleveland to par tici-
pate in the Labor Day parade there
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Socialists Maine
Strong Ticket

strong ticket, the referendum vote hav-
ing been Fannaunced last Saturday
night at the meeting of the County
Central Committee.
The Socialists we're the only politi-
cal party nominating their candidates
by referendum. Every member of the
party in the county was given the
right to vote upon the nominees and
the platform.
Platform Carries.
The platform carried practically
unanimously, there being but one vote
against two Clauses. These were in
the immediate demands, and the i'm
mediate demands are exactly the de-
mands of the West Virginia State
Federation of Labor, showing that the
Socialist party is the political express
sion of the Labor Union movement
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Blowers
Delegates Chosen

The following delegates have been
chosen from the local branches in
Wheeling and vicinity for the conven-
ton of the Glass Bottle Blowers, soon
to be held in Rochester, N. -
Wheeling 109, Martin Garrity; Bel
laire 73, Robert Pearson Fred W.
Helm, Nat A. Thomas Newark, o.,
William Merrick; Dunbar, w. ", Zera
Wright; Parkersburg, F. i. Minder-
man; GAINESVILLE, Allen Ross; Clarks-
burg, Jacob ,Zerwis; Paden City, VIM.
Frankopp. y
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30
Indian Motorcycle.
Strike Is Settled

Announcement was received in this
city yesterday that the Hendee manu-
featuring company and the polishers
reached an agreement and that the
strike hade been officially settled.
When the factory opens on August 8,
as many of the polishers will be given
work as the operation of the factory
permits and the former employees will
be given the preference. The details
of the settlement were not given out
yesterday, it merely being said that
there had been concessions on both
sides There is every reason to be-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-07-30

For State Senate.
ALBERT L. BAUER, Carpenter.
For House of Delegates.
RAYMOND BAUER, Farmer.
W. F. BOYD, Electrical Engineer.
w. H. FOLMAR, Farmer.
E. J. WEEWLEY, Carpenter
+ For Clerk of County Court.
I, ANDREW, NEIHOUSE, Potter
~ For Clerk Of Circuit Court.
MAX SHAFER, Retail Clerk.
For County Commissioner.
WIN. A. PETERS, Painter.
Fof President Board of Education
Triadelphia-L. H. GARRETT.
For Member Board of Education.
Triadelphia-B. C. HEINBERGER.
Ohio County Socialist have named Z