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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
President compers Issues Stirring Call to tie Toers Of America

Washington, D. G.. June president Gompers has is
sued following call to the organized workers that
the unsked well the skilled workers. both women
and men, may be told the gospel of trades unionis
and the benefits of organization: o.
"At time in the history of our country has the
duty devoved keenly upon the men of labor
to put forth their best efforts to help the thorough
organization of all of fellowWorkers and wo.
men, skilled and unskled, in every occupation in which
they employed; at time have the forces of anita
gonism been active to prevent organisation to
crush out the suirit of organized associated effort
among the toilers It therefore all the d6voVes
upon all engaged in great humane and upft work
to put forth every energy to bring the unorganized
within the benecient fold OF the organized labor
ment of America.
'tYou will recall the fact that at the Seattle conven-
ton of the A. F. of L. special emphasis was placed up
on the determined effort which should be put forth by
all to accomplish the result Our movement has been
crowned with than here be recorded,
but they simply achievements which whet pur
poses to still greater efforts.
eve must organize the unskilled workers as well as
the skilled.
1--WE must organize the worker permanently domi-
ciled his locality well as the itnerant workerWo
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

travels from place to place in search of employment
we must organize the women workers in all
branches OF Industry in WIFI CHI they engaged We
must organize the Office employees in the various
branches of their occupations r.
! we must concentrate effort to achieve greater
benefits in wages, hours and conditions of employment
of the toiling masses of America.
we must secure for the toilers the rights to which
they are Justly entitled the economic the poll
tical the legislative field There is effort which
must be left untried to organize feow-workers
everywhere, to place them in a position where they
will be best able to help themselves to help their al
ready organized fellOwwokers and In turn receive
the assistance and cooperation Of those already within
the ranks.
'The unions affiliated to the A. f. of L. have already
passed the 100000 mark It is bounden duty to
see that at the earliest possible date we have reached
and passed the 5000 900 mark Let every of labor
and particularly organizers do their share In the
work and bring better conditions comfort hope and
to the toilers OF America for their own
advancement and for the betterent the generations
We unborn. M
Organizers will please report to me from time to
yet unborn. a +,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
nv FLOYD eIssoNs.

CLIFTON, ILL.,, June iS.-(Special Cor
respondence.) AFTER thorough can
yass Of every inch of the 504 square
miles of Dewitt county, the defense
in the case of Carl Person. has fled
the last of 500 affidavits showing the
4nreiudice which exists against the la
bor editor and organized labor in gen,
oral in the county and indicating the
impossibility of securing a fair trial
here.
farm. cross roads, hamlet and town
ship in the county. They have ap-
nroached the farmers in the fields
and barns and the business men In
the stores. They have found the hat
red Of Person widespread and deep
rooted The impossibility of ever get
ting a jury of fair minded men in De-
Witt county, who would not be in
fluenced by this prejudice. was shown
r
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
HIS EXPLANATION Nat :
DON'T EXPLAIN

In an evident attempt to assuage
public sentiment so righteously arOus-
ed against i'm and the tactics of his
company in the Colorado mine war,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., issued a state
ment in which he deplores the loss of
| life especially of women and children
but points out, says, the Racine Call,
that the conflicts in which the fatah-
ties occurred were mot between the
owners of the mining properties and
| the strikers but between the strikers
and the state troops of Colorado. 49, l.
He reSentS the imputatiOn that the
Rockefeller interests are to blame for
the trouble and says that his investi-
cation has disclosed conditions for
(which he bIamesg the strikers, that
have never been paralleled even dur
! ing the worst days of the West ,Vir-
ginia struggle.
Such peurile sidestepping can only
accentuate the resentment which the
teller and his associates In this mat
tier. s&aas
He fails to discuss his refusal to
consider plans for peaceful settle
ment or Of the conditions which
brought about the original trouble. We
are left to presume :. that from his
standpoint the mimi g&ompanies were
in no wise to blame, but facts do not
substantiate this inference nor miti-
! gate the terrible results of the con-
troversy.
In making. the statement that the
fight was not between the companies
and their men but between the men
and the militia, Mr.. Rockefeller, is
begarring the question and trying to
shift the responsibility. The militia
represented the mine owners and
worked under their instructions and
| the toll Of death which resulted is
chargeable to that source.
A little candor and common. honesty
/ on the part of Mr.. Rockefeller even at
this late stage would assist materially
in settling the controversy.
Incidentally in connection with the
actual cause of the trouble in Colo
RADIO description of typical mining
town by Congressman Evans, of Mon
tana, is Illuminating.
Mr.. Evans says:
"The company owns all the property
surrounding the town. The town il
incorporated It has a Mayor, usually
the superintendent of the Mine, and 6
Town Council, consisting of other EN-
Ipolyes of the mine. 1t has road run
ming up the canon-these towns al
being situated in canons. This road
Having been there for many years, /.
abandoned by the Board Of Count!
Commissioners as public highway
land thereby becomes only a private
road. On that road a gate is estab
| hshed, so that every one who goeI
into that incorporated town or out o
it must get pass or permission o
EsOme kind
| 1.-THE Mayor Of one Of these towns
testified that there was a man livini
I in the town who owned his own hous,
land he had his family there. and thi
man agftated too much about uniol
land the Superintendent and Mayor OF
: Idered the man to go down the canon
; and he went.
Il myself had to get a pass to en-
tier one OF the incorporated towns 0
1.-THE State Of Colorado situated upo
1.-THE property Of the Colorado Fuel an
!. Iron Company. and ! had to get pas
Ito Set out.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

nears to be no doubt but what y
Person is tried in Dewitt county, ne
is doomed.
/. c. Power is Feared.
In the two weeks appeal to the fair
rnindedness and sense of justice Of the
citizens, afidavits were signed, by 500
who admitted that the feeling was SO
strong against Person that his trial Pc
fore a Dewitt county jury would pc
The all powerful influence Of the
Illinois Central railroad in the politics
and business activity Of the county
was the much-feared shadow tnal pre-.
vented many citizens from admitting
| their prejudice. The fact that most
If the. city officials of Clinton, from
the mayor down ARE employees Of the
| Illinois Central or hold profitable con
tracts through the favor OF the road
was a great factor in the opposition
to the plea for fair trial
J Between now and June 18th; the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25

of the Illinois Central The investi-
gators believe that Taylor has been
kidnapped by the prosecution and
spirited away from the county in an
effort to vcripple the defense mbY eli
minating the star witness.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-25
GOOD SALESMAN WANTED
To Sell Our Fruit Trees

Best terms known to the Nurs-
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Cedar Hin Nursery and Orchard
c., Box F, WInehostor,- Tenn.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13

Miss DiIiIah F. Bradley, the 16-
year-oId school teacher of Pember-
ton, N. j., and her employer, Joel N.
Foster, millionaire New Jersey bust
ness man. The government authori-
ties aIIege that Foster is guilty under
the Mann white slave law of trans
porting Miss Bradley from New Jer-
sey to Mobile, Ala, where they were
arrested-the girl being held as a
witness ' '-'
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
nInrns AND DEATHS.

Births-Harry and Susan Blumenthai'
els California, boy; Elma and Anna carl
son. 22ii ST. Marys avenue, poyi n. >
snd Mary VIot, 22li st. Mary's avenue
NV. N ~. and Louise Spoerri, Sslt Marcy,
hoy; II. and Anna Hanson, lOS stantoro
Circle, boy. ,r. ,o,,
Deaths-Arthur Grossman, 10 years lsll
Tpincknev: l. n. Emerson, ib years, nos
rttsi.,J + Kinslar, Al years, 1915 Dodge
Mrs T. ]. Riley. 20 years, 4soS North
Twenty-ninth.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
HELP wANTED-FEMALE
miscellaneous.

WOMEN-Get government Jobs; big
pay; Omaha examinations April 1: sam
pie questions free. Franklin Institute,
Dept. e54 X. Rochester N. Y.
YOUNG women coming to Omaha as
strangers are invited TO visit the Young
Womens Christian association building
at st. Marys Ave. and 18th St, where
they will be directed to suitable boarding
places OF otherwise assisted. Look for
our travellers guide at the Union station.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
CARDS OF THANKS.

We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks for the kindness and sympathy
shown and for the beautiful floral deco
rations offered at the death OF our be-
loved son and brother. .,s
AND FAMILY .,
MR.. AND Mrs. W. NJ. SHAW. sewaro,
Neb. ~.
Bluff Neb
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
DEATHS IND FUNERAL NOTICES

ELYNN-Margarct aged 70 years.
Funeral Wednesday morning. February
25 1914, at 8: ~ o'clock, from residence OF
her son. Thomas J. Flynn. 2a2S South
Fifteenth street, near Castelar,. to st,
Patrick's church at a. m Interment
st Mary's cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24

NOTE--The Bee will not be re-
sponsible for more than one wrong
insertion due TO typographical error.
Claims for error cannot be allowed
after the tenth of the following
month. An advertisement inserted
10 be run until forbidden must he
stopped by written order. Verbal or
telephone cancellation cannot be ac-
cepteds
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
LIVE STOCK For SALE.

Horses ana vehicles.
HAY. $3.50 per ton Wagner. sol N. 18th
ALMOST new Johnson -Danforth Ium-
ber wagon, l.0O0-lb. springs with extra pair
shafts; cost S103; also heavy set of har-
ness to match. Price very reasonable.
Phone Doug. 2099, Geo. Zidell SIT n. 18th
St, Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24

FOR sALE-Sixty acres OF land on
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FOR SALEi-4OO acres in Southeast Ne
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
Tennessee.

GOOD farms for sale on I. c. r. r..
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cation for diversified farming in south.
ton. Tenn.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
Help wANTED-FEMALE
clerical and office.

sTENoGRAPHER, $50; stenographsr.
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Clerk $40: p. u. X. operator and Vpist'
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sSo WeHt. reference and Bond AsB'n.'
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24

CHARGE RATES.
Six words 60 the line.
One insertion, 12 cDnts per line.
Two or more consecutive inser-
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One line per month, $50.
Twenty cents a minimum charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
EDUCATIONAL.

FOR SALE-Scholarship in commercial
law department of International Cor
respondence schools, cheap. Address Y
432, Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
NebrasKa.

DO YOU WANT A FINE HOME OF 2.o
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
~ etory and Trades.

GOOD pay 20 ladies for decorating pill
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24

FOR SALE at a discount, a full. un-
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
MOSHER-LAMPMAN
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
WANT ADS

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Twenty cents q minimum charge.
Advertisements charged to patrons
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24

QUARTER section land. highly i'm
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ten miles east of Onawa; about 60 acres
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Carlberg, Si0 Brandeis Theater Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
REAL ESTATE
AnsTRACTs OF TITL!
ACREAGK FOR SALE.

REED Abstract Ct. oldest abstrac
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
Missouri.
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24

THE SERVANT GIRL PROBLEM
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
Housekeepsr. ans Do@ssties.

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Rsferences required. Phone Harney az
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-24
BUSINESS PERSONALS
China Painting.

CARPENTER Repairing a speciality
Harney 1865.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10

not expect TO have any such desire in the future
While / fully appreciate the good opinion OF
all my friends, and the kind things which they
have said in connection with this matter. yet
am convinced that my work does not lie in
that direction. and that my best service to the
PEOPLE Of Virginia could not be rendered in the
Office Of governor
] do think that the people of Virginia should
elect as the next governor man who believes
in the wisdom and tfe righteousness of State.
" ,de prohibition, and who will. therefore, from
personal conviction, do everything possible TO
Z AXE the prohibition law success. shall
c, rtainy do all in my power to assist in nomi-
mating such man in 1917.--James Cannon, Jr,
i0 The Virginia Issue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10

Editor Virgnan:
Sir,--I notice what seems to me to be a fine
suggestion by Mr.. W. III. Russell. in your issue of
october T. / will give on hundred dollars on
the same condition that balance of a hundred
ii. bscribers be made up Money talks, they say,
and l venture to say that those who are stand
ing under the heavy debt incurred to win the
glorious victory we all so happy over would
rather listen to Its musical voice just now than
10 read sugary appreciations
1t might not be bad to make the notes smaller
and complete the amount of each subscriber
s100O0--in twelve months instead of six.
Gloucester, Va. NOEL j. ALLEN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10

FAs iFHtHfga prints in another column today
communication from Mr. John Martin bespeak-
ing aid for the tobacco growers of Virginia in
Their present embarrassment. caused by the
European war Mr.. Martin makes the point that
lwhile there are certainly wide fields of activity
tin the assistance of cotton growers and various
other industries that large number of Vr-
glnians vitay interested in the tobacco in
dUstry as means Of livelihood.
The tobacco growers of Virginia are among
our most substantial citizens They have given
largely and unselhshy of their means to ad.
vance Virginia"s interest. 1t is no more than
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10
PROHIBITION IN ITS FRIENDS

The T3rotHaoqt can see only the mereSt JUS
sfice In The demand Of the friends Of prohibition
fhat the laws for the enforcement OF the enabling
act shall be- passed by men who are themselves
friends Of rohfbition, The yirgfnjon sees Moth
Ing unreasonable in the position that the best
Interests 81 law can BE- served by those most
interested in It's success No reasonable man
would contend that s legislature ont and out
exposed to prohibition should be placed III
xassrge of passing laws for the enforcement Of
the great principle to which Virginia has COM
mitted herself
I rae vfrosafon prints today an editorial from
ID current issue Of the Vir9tn'a Issue the "''
xsai organ OF the AntiSaloon Le%sne OF NiF-
xinia. The position of the Virginia Issue -
sound and logical II holds that three things are
4 NECESSARY IN the work Of Virginia prohibition
These three things are:
II. A general assembly with large majority
~ statewdde prohibition In both branches
sa The enactment Of a prohibition law con-
a4Aaning both the prohibitory ana 'aW-cef11"f3'
a4aent legislation, without any e%efnPuon 90
1 hreweries OF wineries are contained IN 'he
present law .,
IA I. The prompt payment Of tie deht incurred
M she prohlbit4on campaign 81 that the league
scer carry It's WORK for the deSlFra '#" wiz
out any incubus to reIaTd its efforts
This program should meet with the hearty en-
dorsement not only of every friend Of prohih'-
ton. but of LAW enforcement There are certain
Interests in Virginia that have been greatly con
rerned oye- the defects Of prohibition. Those
taterests are not to be expected to take any
ether position. It is only the most nnselhsh
citizenship of Virginia that will be found read ,
is make the sacrifice for prohibition. Their
program is complete and well defined. There
y Is defy,te task before Virginia and that task
u ia keeping with the history of Virginia both
lii temperance and in law enforcement.
s n prohibition to have a fair trial in Viz
Hxlnia? We believe The surest way 10 guar
AEtee 1t is by the adoption Of ciearcut def
nite program such as has been laid down by the
friends Of temperance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10
NIRGINIs'S WISDOM.

81 The wisdom Of Virginia's temperance leaders
t1nn from The realm OF politics by isolating II as
i special and separate question TO be decided
wholly its merits as a great moral issue Ia
bsfng justified every day. The question in other
States has become mixed with party poHtics,
3Actional end individual fights until there In
great difficulty in making a clear question of
Prohibition apart from other issues Ohio at
present offers case in point We feel sure
That the hest interests Of both prohibition and
rciitics are met by the method adopted in this
State In the recent election
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10
A Personal STATEMENT.

During the Statewide prohibition campaign
Statements were made that the reason for the
writers advocacy of the prohibition cause was
His desire to be the governor Of Virginia. and
that he was building up strong political or
x1nixation to be used for that purpose.
Since the election. letters have been received
from friends suggesting that the writer allow
hin name TO be used a candidate for governor,
n order that the administration OF the prohihi.
ton law might be in friendly hands.
M The statements made during the progress OF
the campaign were not answered, because the
Answers would have been attacked by the wet
\ Newspaper as insincere and as an effort simply
sfa deceive the voters just us the same news
papers attacked the sincerity Of the statements
made by the executive committee Of the Anti
Saloon league concerning future crusade on to-
hacco
Bur now that the election Is over and there
Gan be no possible charge made that the action
I u Tor the purpose OF influencing voters. think
Z ~ only proper that I should make the following
1tex4ment:
@f&e Office OF the governor Of Virginia is high
saSn1 honorable position. and furnishes many OPP
2E4ffunities Tor service to the people OF virginia
TsEnfe is no reason. constitutional or otherwise.
11ly any man whom the people Of Virginia may
6fre to serve them In that capacity should not
ESs10 %, even though he be minister Of the Cos
s&Sa and ] should make adverse criticism
"a I'D any minister who should respond To call
u 4T60, the people 10 serve them in that. or any
B F1har, offsre Of the State Personally. however,
u to bu oF
4 Nltgiuia, have no such desire today. aud do
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10
WHAT NEXT PROHIBITION LAW
MUST BE MADE BY ITS FRIENDS,
AND NOT BY ITS ENEMIES

SONS the rrohibitory legislation of the enabling
act That is TO say. in order that there may be
no possible question raised as to the constitu-
tionaity of prohibition legislation, the legisla-
ture elected in 1915 will be asked to pass in
1915 complete prohibition law containing the
prohibitory clauses and the law enforcement
causes in one act, similar the present Byrd
law.
/! Third, The legislature of 1916 will he asked
to strike Gu the exemption clause to brew
e-ies and wineries. This exemption was never
desired BY the Anti-Saloon league not in
the bill it originally passed the house. was
forced into the bill by the friends of the wineries
and brewer.es. and at the time the bill was
passed the Anti-Sa loon league served notice that
it would erdeavo rto strike out these exemption
clauses before prohibition went into effect. The
Ant-Saloon league. therefore. will ask the gem
cral assembly to omit these exemptions in the
prohibition law to be passed in 1916
We repeat THE PROHIBITION LAW OF
1916 MUST BE MADE BY ITS FRIENDS AND
NOT BY ITS ENEMIES. And if this is to be
done. then prohibition legislature must be
elected. Already there are indications that tho
friends Of the liquor traffic are preparing to put
forward candidates for the general assembly who
Ia1e-not~ friends to Statewide prohibition. Our
people must be on the alert. and must not allow
themselves to be deceived and should make no
pledges to support any man for the general as
sembly who Is not known to be a genuine State
wide prohibitionist The liquor traffic, which
spent so many hundreds of thousands of dollar.
| to defeat Statewide prohibition at the polls. will
not hesitate to spend as much more to prevent
the passage of an effective prohibitory law. for
| If thew can get a weak law they will hope
that the people of the State will become dis.
eusted and will repeal the law at the first OPP
portunity.
! The program for the future. therefore. is:
t. 4 general assembly with large majority
for Statewide prohibition In both branches.
.. Tho enactment of prohibition law con-
tanning both the prohibitofy and law-enforc-
mcnt legislation without any exemptions of
l,rcwcrcs or wineries, as contained in tho
present law.
3. The prompt payment OF the debt incurred
in the prohibition campaign that the league