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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
IN AGAIN
OUT AGAIN
GONE AGAIN.

der duress, to sign away his rights or
take worse.
His attorney. Jacob Margollis, Of
Pittsburgh, said to the Majority: Il
advised Ettor to agree to the condi-
tons, because the re was no reason
in resisting. The authorities had no
lase, but they threatened to hold him
for the. grand jury under bond so ex-
horbitant that he could not raise It.
and if that grand jury failed to indicfr
to hold him for the next. So he was
sure of three or four months in jail
no matter how easily he could estab
lish his innocence.
ITO see how flimsy the states CASE
was you have but to realize that he
was charged with treason. the most
serious of crimes next to murder, al d
at. when he agreed to stay away, %
was released on his own recognizan se
with no prfiminaries and no delay.
Ettor left for Pittsburgh at 1 o'clo K.
There was no speech. 81
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

400 Unemployed
| Sleep InECity Hall

During the past week over four hun.
1red workers, out Of employment, were
allowed to sleep on the cold concrete
n the basement of the city. building
The men, or the majority of them,
mad worked at any job they could get
during the early winter and after being
laid uff on account of there being 10
job for them, they took to the roads
and the majority of them are still
wandering from place to place in
search of work.
The city is considering the matter
OF taking the names of til men who
apply for lodging and of also keeping
the total number cared for upon 70.
cord. 1t is thought that by SO doing
the city will be better able to care for
them. 1t is also being urged that tbV
city keep the men locked up uutu
about 8 o'clock in the morning In or
der that when they are allowed to 20
out upon the streets, that the citizens
will be up and their homes WIN NOT,
then be- bothered.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
ReymaTIn Packing
Plant. Starts
UUItS SN1 W

The fine plant of the Reymann Pack
ing company was opened for the in
spection of the general public the frs
Of the week and the wheels started to
revolYe on Thursday morning at II
o'clock when about sixty men were
put to work. The plant is one of he
latest type packing establishments a1d
everything for carrying on the bust
ness in an up-to-date manner is or
hand The very latest. in the machin-
cry is used in the operation of the big
plant. The cattle are taken to the TOP
boor of the building and when they
reach the bottom floor they are al
ready for thesmarkets.
s The majority Of the Nefkmen EN-.
lployed ii the plant are strangers and
come here fromsother citis They
fsecufe good wages and will aid the
merchants Of the city by their patron
age. The plant will place additional
.workmen as SOON as business justifies
it. The plant is located at Manchester
in the East End and the plant of the
old Reymann Packing company has
been entirely remodeled for the carry
ing on of the business.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

money market from that source. The
LaBelle will put on three additional
mills on Monday morning. making
nine in all in operation, and this also
will aid materially in that section IT
the city. The Whitaker is working
part time, but.the Workers are salts
fed with that and are not kicking
The majority of the other mills of the
local district are working at lea.st
part time.
The National Tube company mill a.
Benwood is still idle and the outlook
for an early resumption is not the
brightest by any means. There are
numerous reports in circulation to the
effect that the big mill will soon re-
sumo but after tracing them all down
there seems to be little foundation
for any Of them. The men in charge
of the local mill have to date received
no word it is reported, and until they
do there win not be much chance for
the plant going on. + s reported that
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
IND USTRIAL REVIEW

the other plants owned by the com
pany in other cities are operating Dut
in part and until they are working IL
full THERE will be little hope OF the
local plant going on. The mill at Ben
wood is not as modern as the others
and it also costs more to operate it. r
The carpenters, bricklayers, plaster
ers, fathers, stone masons- and Pther
men employed in the building trades
about the local district are not work
ing overtime by any means and many
of them are not working at all. 1t
will take warm weather to give the
majority of these men employment as
they are employed the greater part OF
the time at outside work.
The Wheeling Sanitary Manufacture
ing company's plant at Elm Grove Is
still idle with little chance OF 1t going
on before the first of next month. The
factory manufactures bath tubs and
articles of that nature.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
'''s'''. .s... =.
PRESIDENT GoMPERs
FAvoRs co-oPERATIoNs

Indianapolis, Jan. 21.-In his
speech in this city on the trade
union movement, President Com
pers made the following reference
to cooperation:
Il wish to say something upon
a project inaugurated by organic
ed labor Of Indianapolis and which
has spread to a considerable part
of the state. l refer to your co..
operative movement, and let me
say to you my friends, that it is
commendable, highly so, and de
serving of the greatest success.
1t teaches working people, first,
their duty of selfhelp and mutual
help. 1t is an aid to the move
ment. It is an aid to the labor
movement proper.
Il bespeak for that institution
of yours the success and encour-
agement it deserves, and you
should see that it is given. Main
tain good judgment, good business
principles, and the highest success
will be accorded to it by union
labor and those who sympathiZe
with our cause"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
FATHER ROSSMAN
WINS FROM MENACE

The. case of Father J. P. Rossman Of
this city VS.. the Menace Publishing
compony of Illinois was brought to 9
close on Wednesday evening when the
Jury returned verdict for the sum o.
81, 500 in favor of Father Rossman.
The local man sued for the suBa OF
$780, 900 alleged to be due him as the
result of an item printed by the paper
which was declared to be absolutely
untrue.
Father Rossman was represented in
the case by Attorneys O'Brien and
O'Brien of this city. The case attract
ed a great deal of attention in the local
district.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
]. EDWARD BLACKBOARD
MARTINS FERRY P. N.

Edward Blackford, for many years
city editor of the Wheeling News, and
one of the oldest newspaper writer's
in point of service in this part of the
country, was handed the first real
plum of his life during the past week
when Congressman Francis of Ohi1 re-
tins Ferry. He will take up his new
duties within the near future and has
already resigned his position on the
local paper.
@Blackford has been familiar figure
at many of the national conventions
and has been on hand when the can
didates for president have been named.
His many comrades in the newspaper
game in the local district will one and
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
News Snapshots
OF the Week
|l|0M4 TRIES ttVCFNG MINERS FROM THEIR HOMES

NJ L. Moke, car Of the Coal Opera
tors, has begun the kindly work Of
throwing miners families out in the
cold and snow, out of the houses
which they have paid for, by their sur
plus earnings exploited from them
ID paid for again, and over again, in
rent, which has meant many times the
actual cost of the shacks.
So far there have been nine case
of eviction. Three have been tried,
and dismissed because of legal faults
and brought again; three have been
decided against the miners by juries
in 'squires' offices, where the justice is
considered by the men TO be in sym
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

pathy with the company, and three
have not yet been heard. All are
brought by the company of which W.
L. Moke is mismanager Moke, it will
be remembered, is the man who, joy
riding with women out Wheeling pike,
crashed into street car and killed
one woman and injured others. People,
therefore don't think it SURPRISING that
he be in this present heartless and
brutal role.
The legal defense of the miners is
being looked after by Attorney Cowan
as chief counsel, and two others. The
miners are represented at the hear
ings by International Organizer Frank
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

Ledvinka. Every possible defense win
be- given the families of the miners,
who have moral, if not asstrict legal
right to the homes, and Moke will find
it harder to evict them than brow
beating helpless foreigners, or mis-
treating women.
+ No Change.
y Aside from this there is no change
in the mine situation. Moke's mines
are the only ones where there has
been an attempt to start, and that. at
tempt has proved abortivez That the
miners did not surrender, in spite of
the lying stories in the dailies, is now
shown by the new stories to the effect
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

that strike breakers are to be import
ed from the Fairmont region.
The men are standing firm in every
section of the district. Nowhere is
there a sign of weakness. They will
resist to the ,uttermost the attempt to
destroy their union, their only means
of defense They are like a stone wall
in their unanimity. Readers of the
daily papers should accept the daily
stories of weakening, of mines open
ing, deliberately falsified accounts,
manufactured at the behest of the
operators for the purpose of influence
ing public opinion to aid in crushing
the union and defeating the men.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
Union
100 Years Old

Washington, D. c., Jan. 21-Last
Sunday unique and unusual celebra-
ton occurred in this city Columbia
Typographical union celebrated it's 100
years of continued and uninterrupted
existence.
The event was observed by the or
ganization in. fitting manner and one
of the largest theaters in the city was
crowded with members and friends,
while statesmen and trade union off
Gals took advantage of the occasion
to recall the advances made by the
men and women of toll. This point
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21
Miners Band Plays
Family Benefit.


The Lansing band. composed OF
striking miners of the Eastern Ohio
district were given permission by
Mayor NJ, Kirk during the week to
play on the streets of the city and
take up collections for the benefit Of
the little children of the district. The
band was very successful and the
members reported that they had le-
ceived a very liberal respSpse from
the general public, who are Ain, syipF
pathy with them
The miners are splendid musicians
and as they have plenty Of. time at
(ContInued on P~xe 81
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

ed on the Stogie Makers, their history,
their accomplishments, their hopes;
and he, too, believed that their inter
ests could best be served by amalgd-
mating with the Cigar Makers and
forming one union in the one industry.
Musical Numbers.
A piano solo by Miss Stiehm and a
vocal solo by William ]. Ebberts di-
versified the program. Both were ex-
cellently rendered and Labor can be
proud of both, since Miss Stiehm is
the accomplished daughter of john
Steihm, active in the mold makers 10
cal of the American Flint Glass Work
ers Union, and as delegate to the
Trades Assembly, and, also, is an az
tive member of Wheeling Union No.
142, American Federation OF. Musi-
clans; and Mr. Ebbert is a live vile
in the Bottle Blowers, in the Assem-
bly,, and was hard worker ON the
committee in charge of the meeting
President Gompers.
At 8 o'clock President Gompers was
introduced by Chairman Higgins. He
received an ovation as he walked on
the stage. Chairman Higgins present
ed him as the greatest Labor leader
lin the world" '- IT,.
81 should prefer" said Mr.. Gompers
ito let time answer that question"
Mr.. Gompers did not specialize on
the Stogie Makers-Cigar Makers issue
giving practically no time to that. bu;
devoting his consideration to the gen
eral Labor question. He had been told
that the audience was largely conl
posed of business and professional
men, and this information, coming
| lust before the meeting, caused him t.
revise the notes from which he spoke
with the result that his appeal was
more particularly to that class.
He told they they had their unions
81 do not doubt" he said, that tbs
doctors have their unions here. Sure
ly they have one and call 1t some hnt
of County Medical Society. And the!
insist on closed shop. too. Any ply
stefan who is outside their pale. o.
who. does things which they as a bod
have declared against, they brand a
| q 'quack'.
"The lawyers have their union. toe
They probably call it Bar Association
They call their union rules 'etAies' AM
liz any lawyer goes against thsir es
pressed win they do not call HIN scat
hut .shyster, because they think tina
sounds better. But the business agen
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

spend few weeks at their old home.
all wish him success and hope to again
see him back in the ranks a. future
date. AS a result of his RESIGNATION
there will be a general move-up or tine
staff of the local paper.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scott, nro-
prietors of the Rose Department Store,
corner of Main and Tenth streets. left
the first of the week for California TO
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=$$s
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1contipued o" Page ~
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-01-21

= the Ohio valley--The
workshop of the world
..terinQ to 1875, 900 Indus
trial Population.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18

they have won in the last few days.
while the British have done likewise
with the strip OF territory which they
took from the Germans near Neuve
Chapelle and have recovered most if
NOT all OF the trenches which they lost
in the region of St Eloi
simultaneously there has been
heavy fighting north of Arras in Cham
pagne, in the Argonne and in the
Nosges in which both the French
and the Germans claim to have been
successful.
All these operations are believed
here TO be preliminary to the general
offensive which the allies viii under
take when the ground dries. enabling;
= more rapid movement of troops and
guns and the use OF cavalry, which
has been out of action all winter eX-
cept when the troopers left their
horses and took to the trenches
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
VIGOROUS PROTEST
AGAINST BRITISH !
BOYCOTT COMING
Senator Walsh Urges
President to Take
This Course.
STOPS u. S. TRADE
Officials Work on Plans to
Free Intercourse With
Other Nations.
STOPS U. S. TRADE

! Washington, ID. C.-With the pub
| LEGATION by the state department to-
| day of the complete text of the cor
! respondence between the United
| States and belligerent nations re-
specting the rights of neutrals, in
terest was renewed in the probable
course the American government
will pursue in seeking free CONNER
cia intercourse with other countries
The situation resulting from the
commercial blockade continued to
absorb official attention. 1t is gen
orally believed vigorous protest
will be made against the British ac-
ton.
Senator Walsh, of Montana. an in
ternational law expert, who discus
sed the situation with the president,
strongly fayors such step.
Protest is Certain.
Washington, ID. President Will
SON indicated to callers today that
a strong protest would be made by
the United States government against
the action of Great Britain and her
allies in subjecting neutral commerce
to the numerous restrictions imposed
on its by the British order in council
Just issued
Senator Walsh of Montana, an au-
thirty on international law and one
of the administration spoKesmen in
defense OF the legal side. of the ship
purchase bill, talked at length with
the president about the situation. He
had come to the White House on an
other subject, but found the situa
tion produced by the commercial
blockade uppermost in the presidents
mind
Action Unprecedented.
As he left the White House Senator
Walsh said the British ACTON had no
precedent in law or history and that
an unusually vigorous protest should
be made against it, He spoke of the
general regret among senators now
that before the last Congress adj
journed power had not been given to
the president TO declare embargoes
on exports from the United States to
the belligerents. He added, however,
that he had no idea that the presi-
dent would call AN extra session for
that purpose.
Officials who studied the British
order in council in the text as trans
mtted by Ambassador Page and the
British embassy found differences in
ii from the version in the cable dis
patches, but would not indicate
whether they We're of an important
character. Their displeasure at the
contents of the order was evident
and they made no effort to conceal
their disappointment at it's failure to
give American commerce relief from
interference while in transit to neu-
trail countries.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
ALLIES ASKED GREECE, TO
AID SE,RHIi IN N3E

London, England. \ Reuter- dis
patch from Rome gives an interview
which the correspondent Of the Cor
rierre Della Sera has had with Eleu-
therios Nenizelos, the former pre-
mier OF Greece, in which NJ. NeniZe-
los is quoted as saying that twice
snce the outbreak of the war the al
les have askd Greece to send men to
help Serbia, but the attitude OF Bull
garia prevented Greece from doing
so
When the operations against the
Dardanelles began the allies semi
officially inquired whether the king
was disposed TO interVent al the
crown council.
NJ Nenizelos. who was then pre-
mier proposed that $4,000 men
should be sent to aid the allies and
urged that in return Greece should
obtain the Nillayet OF Smyrna
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
SAYS EXHAUSTION WILL
END WAR IN JUN

London. England. Edgar Cram
mond. a prominent financial writer,
in paper before the Royal Statisti-
cal society yesterday dealing with the
cost OF the war said the war must
end in July through the exhaust.
of some of the beligerents.
Mr.. Cammond estimates the total
cost of the war TO the end of July as
g, ,39S, 100000 pounds CS16.999, 900,
D0O) and the total economic loss
| shrough damage to property and
other direct and Indirect losses AT
| 9 ,149 900 900 pounds ($45, 10000
000). He estimates that Great Bri-
tain alone will psend up to the end
of July 1000, 900 pounds.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
BRITISH CRUISER is BADLY
DAMAGED AT DAKDANELIE

London, England "A Tenedos dis
patch to the Daily Telegraph, dated
March Is. says:
THE British cruiser Amethyst was
fired upon by field artillery brought
to bear from an uneXpect-
ed spot She was hit by several
shells at close range and had l9 men
killed and several wounded. The
vessle is damaged but her ightine
efficiency is unimpaired.
An Athens dispatch to the Tele-
graph says that % men were killed
on the Amethyst and two wounded
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
SINK DRESDEN IN
NEUTRAL WATERS
AFTER BRITISH ATTACK, NIO
LiTING INTERNATIONAL
LAW, GERMANS SINK
THEIR OWN WARSHlP.

Washington, ID. C.-The German
ambassador today received an Off
cial report that the cruiser Dresden
destroyed Monday was blown up by
her own crew, after having been at
by British warships.
Washington, ID. Ca statement
issued by the German embassy here
last night declared that the German
cruiser Dresden, sunk by British
squadron off the coast of Chile Sun
day, apparently was attacked viii
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18

i'm the sbeltar NJ ,,o,l,,.a u,.ta,., .,
The embassys information came ia
cablegrama from Nalpar so, Chile.
The statement Follows:
"Y esterday morning The embassy
received from Valparaiso tae follow
ing cable
The German cruiser Dresden. af-
ter having destroyed an English sail
inc ship on March s. was surprised
by an Enclish armored cruiser and
pursued by her from . clock in the
Afternoon. The Dresden succeeded in
escaping the annored crQIser undur
cover OF the darkness. Damaee in lilo
machinery and lack OF coal Torcea
her to put into the islar of Juan
Fernandez -
Accor6i,,o T., mo t,lo.ra,, ro.
caiyo1 At tba amh.ys,, nov y-alra-
,iso IL wounded or mo nresdcn
were landed by mo Drama an ua;,l
harbor Three men of tbn c,crn,an
cruisar arn ra,orted tn bo,.a baen
.,illed The cabIcaran, tuither sa,s
tb,+ ,ho rast of ,bA crnv, il la,,,fe,I
ON tho island of hIan I5,.na,,in1 and
vim ba hronobt ia y.,l,sriso f,, -
Chilean atea,lo,
'According 10 the British admiral
~ iNpoi w ~ e9ue" 80 '"uT i' X
cruiser Glasgow and the auxiliary
cruiser Orma near Juan Fernandez
island.
..Considerino tho nvfstiro condi
ION. tbo nroe,lon an,,arpnth mas
Noon attacl,nd While IN tbe ehelta,
of nontral waters
e.As ONO nc mo oti,er news is re
coived Ia nro,e ho contrlrv yya arc
entitled to heliryn tbat a second yio-
la,ion of no,,,rolit, in waoin,, ,o,.al
rfara INC Noon conntttaa h., ,ba
Enelisb navy
..0n Aua,,st oe 1o14 bis majestv.s
auyiliary cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse was fired upon in the bay OF
Rio De ORC bv the English cruiser
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Continued OH page A,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
CHAMPAIGN Is
HIT BY FIRE
S50O,O LOSS is SUFFERED BY
ILLINOIS TOWN.-ALL BUSl-
NESS CENTER THREAT
ENED.

Champaign, III "A fire wil:ch for
a time threatened the entire bust
ness district of Champaign was
brought under control after the de-
struction of property estimated worth
$500, 600.
High winds carried blazing wreck
age rods away from the fire and kept
the firemen busy protecting nearby
buildings The local firemen We're
aided by men and apparatus from
nearby cities.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
ARMER FIGHTS
FOR LIFE, STAYS
FORMER HIRED MAN
In Cory struggle, j. 7.
Sledge Kills Chas.
Strebel.
TRAGEDY in NIGHT
Assailant Shoots Through
Window First, Then Killed
After Fight.
TRAGEDY IN NIGHT

W. 7. Morton. VI. G. Fitzoer,ld and
t.. B. Millard were i,npancIlcfI This
afternoon as members of the corou-
er's jury to investigate the case. The
Iufy went to the hospital to take the
testimony of MIR. Sledse and his
daughter. Ii has been discovered that
the :5S-l0 revolver carried by Strehl
belonged To MIR. Slcdac and may have
been stolen last Saturday night, when
Strcbl slept al the Siedgc home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
RENEWED ACTIVITY BY
ALLIES ON WEST FRONT

london, England d,-With the IN
creasing activities of the British,
French and Belgian armies, the reap
pearance on the coast of Belgium of
British and French warshlps and the
time drawing near for big effort in
the west the public is following with
renewed interest the daily reports OF
the operations.
The Belgians, who are being sup
ported by the warships of the allies
have consolidated the ground which
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18

Latest photograph of Henry A.
Morganthau, American ambassa-
dor at Constantinople. now being
besiegeG by the allied army
/. This picture of the AMBASSADOR
was taken at his desk in the
American embassy in the Turkish
capital.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18
TWO MORE BRITISH
BOATS LOST; SPRING
CAMPAIGN STARTED

ne rations and that the hospitals