Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-02-19

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and last Sunday was their first drill.
The writer himself is P. Al. p. and
IL he must say It, he thinks that the
Uniform Rank of the L. o. o. M. is
going to make the rest of the secret
societies look to their prestige, as
they intend to have the best possible.
4 At their last regular meeting the
-Pultney coal miners showed the spirit
of Socialism that permeates their
ranks by voting to buy over one hun
bred dollars worth of stock in The
Majority. They intend in the very
near future to take another hundred.
Pultney was one of the first If not the
first local Union to purchase stock in
the Weekly Majority and now they
intend to help towards making it q
daily paper to fight the battles of the
working class.
That the average coal operator can
see q year ahead just what is due to
happen in his line of business is Civ
en- credence by the offers on their
part to have the miners sign a five
year contract last scale year instead
of for the regular time. They knew
that run of mine was coming and they
wanted some grounds to fight it on.
Max Shafer, secretary of the Ma
Jor1ty company, called on the Putt
lney miners last regular meeting in
the interest of the paper above named
and delivered a pleasing talk on the
j efforts of the working class to better
their condition. When it comes to
being a good strong, clear-headed~ So
cialist, Max is one with capital S.
The heavy SHOWS of the past few
days have been holding up traffic on
hn rot dc 10 4.
causing the mines a great deal Of in
convenienec in having their coal pull
ed and in getting empty flats with
which to load their coal in. The @.
& P. has been having its hands full
the past couple of. weeks hauling the
coal from the River front mines and
with the opening Of the new Webb
mine below Shadyside. It Is going to
cause them to put on more rolling
stock to take off the trade.
Ninety men will be given employ
ment at the Webb mine of the Geo.
M. Jones company below Shadyside
this,9Week as it is the company's in
tention to double their present force
They are driving nothing but entry
work at present SO that when they
are ready to ship coal to any great
extent they can work at least 800
leaders. The steel tipple being erect
ed Is going to- be one of the most
modern in the state of Ohio
Socialism in the U. M. w. Of A.
For the past few weeks party
Tout at Maynard, Ohio, who has not
lgot the gravel in his carcass to sign
his name to his article has been
shooting his hot air at the Mine
Workers on different subjects on
which he is rather dense; let the cat
out of the bag in Sundays Wheeling
News of last week by saying that
lthey must stamp out Socialism in the
ranks of the U. M. w. of A. In max
ing that statement he shows about
the average amount of brains dis
fplayed by the Alabama hookworm,
but he writes it with the seriousness
shown by a college professor. People
Of his stripe have tried such things
in the past. In history you will find
people of his NANCY breed lined 10
with King George against the Colon
lists under Washington and they were
known as Tories, but in reality trail
tors. In the Civil war which nearly
disrupted our Union you would find
them in New York fighting the draft
which the country imposed on them.
My dear anti-Socialist, it will take
more than the puny efforts expended
by you and thousands more just like
Iyou to stamp Socialism from the
ranks of the mine workers. They
will be leading that body of men
when you are dead and forgotten
about, Socialism is something that
was not brought about by the efforts
of few men and as result it will
take more than the efforts of few
people to stop 1t.
The recent decision of the mine in
spectors who inspect the mines ID
Gated in Ohio regarding the explos-
ion in one of the mines out the B. |
& O., in which miner was killed BY !
gas which was supposed to generate
from used carbide, raised howl Of
derision from the coal miners Of Ohio
which only ended in having resolu-
lions passed by the different locals
to Investigate it.
Book-taught inspectors are all right
when It comes to some points but on
others that really are of interest they
haven't cut their baby teeth yet The
idea of carbide that has been used
exploding is idiotic and the gentle
man who issued such a statement
must have been locoed.
In the mines in Illinois and Penn |
sylvania the carbide which is. elected
from the miners lamps after its gen
erative powers have been expended |
is dumped in any place that the min |
er dems convenient along the road |
way and anywhere else that he may |
be. And so far, to the writer's |
knowledge, (and he is rather obser- |
want of such cases) no explosion has |
ever occurred. Carbide after it has |
been used makes no gas whatever, |
and the longer it is exposed to damp
ness the weaker it gets if it has been |
used. It will swell great deal but |
as far as making gas is concerned, it |
is impossible
Certainly the inspectors rendered |
their decision as far as their knowl- |