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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
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ST WO INTERESTING EVENTS loom Immediately
ahead the convention of the Ohio miners in Colum-
bus January H. and the convention of the information
al organization in Indianapolis, January 18.
In the Ohio meeting the economic interests Of $4,000
will be reflected and expressed and in the Indian
apos assembage 100000 No other group Of in all
the world of Labor of such proportions exer such
tremendous influence. The United Mine Workers repre-
sent one-ffth Of the American Federation Of Labor
The gatherings bring before us the question Of or
ganzaton and efficiency. That the Mine Workers have
been successful in organizing the in the industry and
in lettering their conditions is well established that
none will longer question it. And will not suffice in ex
PLANTATION that their conditions different" What
difference there may be all against organization Be
fore the advent of the union mining feudalistc
basis Herded in mining camps, separated from urban adj
vantages the workers lived in company shacks and got
their food and clothing from company stores. The COM
panes owning both ends of the economic Vse squeezed
the mine worker between. This made the easier by
reason Of the utter lack of educational facilities social
intercourse another inevitable result Of the social secu
sion of the mining towns from the world outside
As the industry developed the native American min
ers in spite of all these antagonstic circumstances organ
lied Men were brought from England and Wales, and
Ireland in the hope that they would prove tract
able but they organized In later years brought
by the hundred thousand from Southern Europe but they
too organized Thus today the development of the
most gigantic Labor organization.
What made them successful where men IN other IN
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

- OMETHING BIG FOR WHEELING in 1916 would
= be something good for the people OF Wheeling W.
talk and talk and the Board Of Trade issues nice booklets
crowded with MANY claims and embaZoned with str1k
ing MOTTO but do little toward making reality that
would be more of advancement for city than all the
press notices we could print
Mayor Kirk has made good suggestion: cooperation
of the city with the people Of the city through
organized civic bodies No effort is possible except or
cratic enough include factions yet there some who
will not work with the mayors idea because 1t means
working with organized Labor
George Iuz offers comprehensive list of the things
we should do. Every is practical and necessary Rich
ard Robertson gives concrete example In his proposition
to tunnel into the suburbs
Let's do some of these things: let's IS tunnel the hill
pave the Streets get pure drinking water lay decent SIDE
walks have factory regulations sanitation IN nome od
ing make park Of the square in front Of the B. o. de-
pot have all the roads of Wheeling use the p T. as
Union Station get universal transfers the street cars
have uniformity in car service destination signs and
safety equipment city supervision OF social development
Of children and municipal ownership OF the things whch
all the people need to collectively.
These things have not been done because the doing OF
them would cut the profits OF some individuals, and the
power of these individuals strong enough to prevent It,
their best interests community interests, and that
these must be served at the expense OF some Big
Business men, these things will not be done
We have made big step in the right direction with
the new charter which simplhes the city government
and gives the community some power to work out It's
plans With this start will be easier to make more ana
finally we will abolish the costly duaism OF city and coun
tv and unite these governments to the reducton OIL eA
pense and the increase of efficiency.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
TO STOP FLYING DUST.

Milwaukee, Dec. 29.-At a confer
ence Of trade union officials and mo
state industrial commission It was oe'
cided that special commission, cor'
sisting of employers and employees,
shall be appointed to make survey o.
working conditions and recommepu
remedies. One of the greatest aah'
gers, workers pointed out, is the pre-
ence of flying dust, especially IN 'ns
metal and woodspolfshing trades, -
present systems are Inadequate =
protect workmen. One metal ponsn'.
stated that of the SO deaths among ~
members of his craft last year. =
were due to tuberculosis cause0 y
flying dust
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

Sailors have for generations been
outside the law that protects the or
binary man in his rights, and custom
or common usage, that equally with
law protects us ia our relations to
others. has always been invoked
against any attempt TO- better the
SAILORS life.
Dragged aboard ship insensible
from drugs or drink, he is told that
he has signed the articles for the voy-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
PROFITABLE
SALE OF SHIPS.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-Owners Of
Pacific Mail Steamship company
stock will receive $7,75O,oO dividends
because of the recent sale Of these
vessels to an eastern corporation. II
is stated that the Southern Pacific
Railway company holds 1lOS@
shares, the Remaining $4,000 shares
being scattered. When it was first
announced that Pacific Mail would DO
sold the seamen's law was blamed.
Unionists, however, pointed to the
law governing the Panama canal
which makes it Illegal for railroad
owned vessels to enter same Later
developments have verified the union
lists opinion.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

.ge, and that two or three months !,
his future work has been. paid. in "a
vance to the man who drugged him
s2as2gged him on board Illclad. N.
ed, hard-worked, he is at the mercy
If the officers Of the ship, whose pod.
generally is that of brute force. and
+ he resists being knocked and kicked
lbout he renders himself liable IN
death for mutiny. If, when the shin
arrives in port, he attempts to escaps
from his slavery, the law throws him
in prison. and then returns him to
his ship, and he pays the expenses"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

handkerchiefs 1t is impossible i
fully describe the conditions existing
in said rooms and much that Nigh.
be said concerning the same is let
unsaid for the reason that it would
not appear proper in print
G. S. MERRIOT,
WALTER THOMAS,
Subscribed and sworn to before ne
this 28th day of December, 1915.
Leo A. Coleman,
Notary Public of, in and foT Ohio
County, West Virginia.
"Red" Norris.
An example of the type of men be.
ing brought into our community by
the millionaire packers is Joe Red
Norris Of Bellaire, imported as strike
breaker and now being kept at Rey.
smannis.
Norris is Of the never-work variety.
His wife keeps boarding house and
supports him when he happens to be
outside of the clutches of tn claw.
Some time ago he was arrested for
attempting assault upon a little girl,
and was imprisoned for this, and was
eventually sent to the Ohio Asylum
for Insane, thereby escaping the peni.
Tertiary. He has but recently been
released. 1t is in keeping with his
past life that he should now be tax.
ing the place of an honest Wheeling
striker.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
Want Chinese Sailors.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29-con,
gresham Humphrey, of Washington
has introduced a bill providing Tor the
repeal of section l Sof the geamen's
act. This section makes it compulsory
for vessels to employ crew rs per
cent of whom can understand the
language of the ships officers. Proyi-
sions are also made regarding able
seamen.
If the western congressman sue.
ceeds in repeating this section vessel
owners will be unrestricted in their
employment Of Chinese or other
Oriental sailors.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
WHY SEAMEN
PROTESTED

New York. Dec. 29-Writing in the
New York Times, C. s. Stanworth, a
retired United States naval officer,
suggests amendments to the seamen's
act, although he makes the following
acknowledgement of degrading condi
lions American sailors were forced to
accept prior to the laws passage:
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
\ PAN HANDLE CAR jammed into landslide

n PAN HANDLE CAR jammed into a landslide at
~ midnight Wednesday and stayed there, Luckily
none was hurt but called attention to the fact that there
was no lifting Jack aboard little while ago Pen Han
die car ran over and for hour and half her
manged body was pinned beneath the wheels Some tune
over with their lanterns and furnished the first light
There we're no jacks lanterns the nothing that
would save life lessen danger city ordinance coy
no longer be Revolutionary for it is becoming COM
mon in other cities
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

n \ ATTHEW SCHMIDT has been found guilty of muir
wi der in connection with the destruction of the Los
Angeles Times building. It took the jury three quarter
of an hour to dispose of this mans life This is
prise to any one who knows the Labor situation who
watched the progress Of the trial When the court
ruled the objections Of the defense to JURORS who openly
expressed their preudces against the defendant this ter
trial. will doubtless be found guilty ALSO Their real crime
that they Labor men, and they are being tried for
this in the court Of Capitalism.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

IN THE HEY DAY Of the s'Labors Peace Council0 at
tention was called these columns the fact that the
Council was not born Of Labor did mean for peace
It was German move directed at stopping the shipment
of munitions to the Allies While very natural step for
Germans to take, and plausible plan for unnformed
peace advocates to follow was contemplate msrepre-
sentation to pretend that it sanctioned by Labor
Congressman Frank Buchanan under Indictment
for participation in it's muddy manpulations being held
forth as sample of Labor congressman This is done,
of course to dscredt Labor Buchanan was elected to
voted in Congress on the side favored BY the American
Federation Of Labor Does this make the German financed
Council Labor body, make the workers responsible
for the conspiracy None but the kept ladies OF the daily
press would even hint it.
Let the men who willing to betray Labor to get
the Peace Council 500 day roll pay the price for
their ndivduaism." The Labor movement owes moth
ing.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

lean nomination The lion lay down with the wolves
again at the Gary dinner and set the seal upon his prote
taons of loyalty to the powers that prey Now wiTh
every chance in the press and on the platform ne Is s
ing verbal vtro and mental garbage His idea is to con
vince the financial interests who want war; that he the
man to get it for them. - . 4,.
But it is not all certain that he will realize on TINS
investment Of time and energy The Republican masters
figure that as he betrayed them before he might do it
again and that their situation not at all SO
that they compelled to tie to him. 1hey tnnk II + WI
be Republican year anyway and even if it isn't that
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30
they have nothing ID fear from President Wilson, since
he has subscribed to the war plans.


NINA COLEMAN has been refused permission to
shown his untness to be mayor and Police Chief Car
ter by carrying out his Instructions has shown himself
unfit to be chief Of police Anybody has the right to talk
about anything anybody who wants to listen The ofi
she makes an address on what nice world this is, and
what good place it is to live H. But they refused to
let her discuss Preparedness" Birth Control The
MAYOR and chief evidently believe that womans business
to breed children for fodder and they intend
Using their Office to prevent the expression of views
contrary to their When the development Of human
life finally arranged to be carried along the channel pre-
acting under the instructions of the tobanker this will
Indeed be beautiful world and delightful place to live
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-30

I / ALT A HUNDRED men have just been indicted IN
that they INDUCED in strong work and held up con
tractors. They are Labor union men:
In advance of the testimony we do not know it they
are guilty. Under the law they innocent until provel
guilty But all the daily papers have been carrying ac-
counts which PREJUDICE them guilty It is always the
case with labor men; never the with Of wealth.
If they guilty, the Labor movement will endors
their conviction and punishment Any man who gratis
abos ranks hurts the cause far worse than does strike
breaker or an open enemy But they guilty it is moi
within the ranks of Labor that they have learned the
crookedness for every teaching toward the honest ano
upright It the example set them and the oppor
tunties offered them by the masters Chicago is the abd
ing place Of thugsm and corruption The Chicago news
papers have trained schools for gun men, their crcula
ton routes are often maintained Chicago police watch
company gun slug girl garment strikers, arrest the
bleeding girl and chat pleasantly with the sugger There
has been no election in Chicago free of bribery since has
been city &c. if the indicted guilty, square
deal would give them company apenty in prison. though
it depopuated the high places of the Windy City.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27
WIN Vote on Stock Law

We, the undersigned citizens and
legal voters of Egypt voting precinct,
OF Adair County, Kentucky, petition
the Adair County Court to cause to
be entered on order of said Court, di-
recting a poll to be opened in said
Egypt voting precinct at the regular
November election, 1915, to be held in
said precinct, and submitting to the
legal voters of said Egypt voting pre-
cinct the question:: "Are you in favor
of making it unlawful for cattle,
horses, mules, Jacks; Jennets,. sheep,
and hogs to run at large on the public
highways and uninclosed lands of
Egypt voting precinct of Adair Coun.
typ" -7s.ez -f @
Given under our hands this 2Sth day
of August, 1915.
L. M. Sanders, N. N. Ellis, Herbert
Furkin, R. A, Cooley, H. H. Absher,
Silas F. Holmes, w. P. Dillingham;,
W. H. Case, w. H Streeval, W. A
HUMPHREYS, R. o. Dillingham;, Frank
Cooley, James Cooley, Ebert Cooley,
Welby Cooley, Willie f. Feese, R. N.
Sheriff., T. B. Murrell, R. 3. Murrell,
G. ". Cundiff
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT

-,s-.& 51eS OF KENTUCKY.
Ottie7 Bell, &c. Pitts.
j. 81 Kinnaird, &c. Defts.
iEirture Of a Judgment and order
of sale of Adair Circuit Court, render
ed at the Sept. Term, thereof, 1915, in
the above cause, shall proceed to Of
fer for sale at the courthouse door in
Columbia, KY, to the highest bidder,
at public auction, on Monday, the 1st
day of Nov, 1915, at one o'clock p.
m - or thereabout, (being County
Court,) upon credit of six months,
the following described property, to-
wit: A certain tract Of land situated
in Adair county, KY, on the waters of
Leatherwood Greek, known as the
Clayton Bell farm, and owned by him
at the time of his death, and bounded
as follows: On the north by the
lands of John Moss, on the east by the
lands of jesse Breeding, on the south
by the lands of Jeff Rose, and on the
west by the lands of John Yates and J.
O. Moore. Said land will be sold accord
ing to survey which will be on file
and read at time of sale. For the
purchase price, the purchaser, with
approved surety or securitie, must ex-
ecute Bond, bearing legal interest
from the day of sale until paid, and
having the force and effect of Judg-
ment. Bidders will be prepared to
comply promptly with these terms.
w. A. Coffey, Master Commissioner.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

rah E and son, Green Lee, James
town, we're shopping ia Columbia last
Saturday. 80
Mr.. and Mrs ] H. Pickett and
three children visited Mr.. and Mrs.
w. R. Myers last Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Vanarsdall, and
Mr.. W. F. Hancock and wife, of Louis.
vile, reached Columbia last Saturday
afternoon and remained until Tuesday
morning. They stopped at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Crayens. s
Mrs. j. A. English, who visited two
weeks in Louisville. returned home
last Friday.
Mr.. Daniel Bryant represented
Hood Lodge in the Grand Lodge, and
Mr.. - Smith Tampico lodge. a. g.
Mr.. Elihr Dunbar who represented
jamestown Lodge in the Masonic
Grand Lodge, was here Saturday, CT
his return home.
Mr.. o. Russell was again taker
seriously i'll Saturday night, but he is
better at this writing.
Mr.. c. H. Campbell, wife and baby
Greensboro, visited at the home of Mr.
T. P. Dunbar and Mr.. John BalloC
from last Friday until Monday.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27
COMMANDMENTS SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY
] H. Kinnaird Pitt


Laura G. Roe, &c. Deft.
By virture of Judgment and order
of sale of Adair Circuit Court, render
ed at the Sept. Term, thereof, 1915, in
the above cause, for the sums of S438.-
sc and 1898. SO with the interest at the
rate of per cent. per annum from the
1st day of Nov, 1915, until paid, and
s4S. So costs herein, 1 shall proceed TO
offer for sale at the courthouse door
in Columbia KY, to the highest bid
der, at public auction, on Monday, the
1st day Of Nov, 1915, at one O'Clock
p. NJ, or thereabout, (being County
Court, upon credit of six months,
the following described property,
to-wit: Three certain tracts of land
lying in Adair county, Kentucky, on
the waters of Harrodsfork, and known
as the E. T. Roe lands The first tract
contains about Sc acres, more or less,
less about 80 acres heretofore sold off
and now claimed by George Groves.
The second and third tracts lie adj
joining or near to the first described
tract and contains 24 acres more or
less and acres more or less. For more
complete description reference is made
to the Judgment and Order of Sale
of Record in Order Book B., p. All, of
the Adair Circuit Court Clerks Of
fce. Or sufficient thereof to produce
the sums of money so ordered to be
made. For the purchase price, the
purchaser with approved surety or
securities, must execute Bond, bear
ing legal interest from the day Of sale
until paid, and having the force and
effect of Judgment. Bidders will be
prepared to comply promptly with
these terms.
W. A. Coffey, Marter Commissioner.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

Chicken thieves tried to rob sever
al roosts, last week, about town, but
failed Mr. Geo A. Smiths coops
and also DR.. @. NJ. Russell's were Wis
tied, but the thieves were fired upon,
and they hurriedly left without the
booty. If depredators do not want to
get killed they had better quit their
business Every family has gun
ready for use.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE.
ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT
OF KENTUCKY.

'~@ OF KENTUCKY.
Robert Brown, etc., Pitts.
Annie Lee Coomer, etc. DeftS
By virture of Judgment and order
of sale of Adair Circuit Court, render
ed at the Sept. Term, thereof, 1915, in
the above cause, shall proceed to Of
fer for sale at the court house door in
Columbia, KY, to the highest bidder,
at public auction, on Monday, the 1st
day of Nov, 1915, at one O'Clock, p.
m, or thereabout, (being County
Court upon a credit of six months
the following described property, to-
wit: A certain tract of land situated
in Adair county, Kentucky, on the
waters OF Burns Creek, containing
about fl acres and bounded on the
north by the lands owned by John
Bennett and Roy Bennett, on the west
by lands owned by Roy Bennett, Les
lie Turner and J. S. Stapp's heirs, on
the south by lands owned by f. H..
Bryant and on the east by the Huston
Green lands. 1t is the same land con-
veyed by the Sheriff of Adair county
to John M. Brown by deed bearing
date of August 9th, 1893, and of rec
ord in Adair County Court Clerks Of
fee in deed book No. 10, page SOL.
For the purchase price, the purchaser,
with approved surety or securities,
must execute Bond, bearing legal in
terest from the day of sale until paid,
and having the force and effect of a
Judgment Bidders will be prepared
to comply promptly with these terms.
W A. Coffey, Master Commissioner.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27
sunday School Attendance.
FOR SALE.

On account of old age and desiring
to retire from the Milling Trade, we
offer our First Glass water power
Roller Flour Mill all complete and in
good ring order with good, substan-
tial custom trade. For particulars
address, Kerns & Reece,
jamestown, Ky.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

An infant child. about two years
old, of Mr.. and Mrs. James Whited,
who live on Mr.. N. T. MERGERS farm,
died Tuesday of last week The re.
mains were conveyed to Bearwallow
for interment. s--1 q ~
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

A very large crowd attended the
opening of circuit court at James
town, greater portion of the day be-
ing occupied by candidates, who made
addresses and by speakers who repre-
sented candidates twas Republican
day, not a Democrat speech being
made.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

The Russell county focR cFfdsher
will be in operation vins a few days,
Hands are now busy, .quarrying, rock.
Operations in better road building
will start on the highway 1eadingfrom
jamestown to Russell Springs.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

1t is not often that you see an I'M
usually large gathering of men but
you see signs of the. use of liquor, but
in jamestown, the first day of court,
not drunken man was seen, a fine
recommendation for Russell county.
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

We, the owners of Judas the Per
scheon Stallion, will sell him the first
Monday in November, toethe highest
bidder, about one o'clock. on public
square So TssfiAsf sf<--
The Adair County news., 1915-10-27

For fresh groceries, just opened, at
living prices, go to the new store OF
FINS RoSenbaum. He will deliver in.
side corporate limits. Phone 152.
51.3t.