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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Entire Steel Industry
Is Ripe For Rebellion

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 49, spe-
cial.) Startling facts about labor con
d tons in the steel industry through,
out the country are presented in a
report on the Youngstown strike in its
bearing on the general situation.
made public today by the Committee
on Industrial Relations.
The report is by Basil NJ Manly,
director for the committee and author
Of the report to Congress sof the Uni
ted States Commission on Industrial
Relations. Mr.. Manly was director of
research and investigation for the re-
cent federal commission, and I'M 1910
had charge of the United States Blu
reau of Labor Statistics investigation
into labor conditions in the steel in
dustry of the entire country
Asserting that hours are more rea-
sonable and conditions better at the
Youngstown plants than in any other
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Wheeling Observes
Child Labor Day

Z Some OF the Wheeling churches will
observe Child Labor Day next Sunday
with special sermons. Rev. j.. "A. C. q.
Auer. minister of the First Unitarian
church, will denver q sermon at ii
O'Clock in the morning based entirely
on local child labor conditions, follow,
ing a. personal investigation.
Child Labor Day has been observed
for the past ten years, but January
70 will be the greatest Child Labor
Day of them all, according to bnlle-
lin just issued by the National Child
LaDee' Committee. At least $500
promises to observe the day have
come into the committees offices al
ready from school superintendent
teachers, clergymen, Women's clubs
and other: organizations, and more
are pouring in every day
1T is fortunate for us that Child
Labor day falls in January" said
owen R. Lovejoy, general secretary
OF the National Child Labor Commit
tee, because it is going to be a big
factor in the passage of the federal
child labor bill now before Congress.
We are asking all who are observing
the day to emphasize the need for
action in behalf of the bill, and the
result should be an overwhelming de-
mand for it's enactment.
The bill will not pass the House
this year as easily as it did last year
because our opponents were not
awake then. The only opposition to
he bill came from cotton manufac-
Fers and only three of them appear
ed at the hearings. This year advice
from Washington indicates that there
is to be concerted action on the part
OF the cotton mill interests and at
mpts to block the bill have already
'en made. This means that we shall
need the help of every individr
believes that the bill should be passed
because only by convincing tine House
and Senate that public opinion is not
with the cotton mill lobby can the
enactment of the bill be secured. We
hope that Child Labor day will bring
US many new friends who will not
rest until the Heating federal
child labor bill becomes a law"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
BUTCHERSEND STRIKE
WITH WAGE ADVANCE In FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT
ENGINEERS AND FIREltIEN STILL OUT

TIE striking butchers ended theil
strike Wednesday night and signed ar
agreement with the packers provid
ing for one cent Per ;iodf increase
during the tirst year. and one-h3li
cent per hour increase for each Of the
following four years, m liking a t3;al
increase of tWenty-seVel Gen. PEI day
during a five year agreens mt .Ie
announcement was s. ;sel ii be q +
Of the men by a special committee
comprosed Of Herman Roeder, Robert
Flaherty, Charles Higgins and Will
lam Fritz. Friday Il ornn . re en-
began returning to work President
Fritz announced that a / cid men were
to go back in the positions held by
them previous to the strike, that the
union was to be recognized and the
union committee dealt with nd that
discharge was to be subject of ar
More than 200 men have been on
strike for fourteen weeks, and the
packers refused to arbitrate, and have
been attempting during the entire
time to operate the plants with strike
breakers.
Engineers and Firemen.
Engineers and Firemen are dissatis-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Fonansbee Lodge
Elects Officers

Follansbee Lodge, Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION, held an excellent meeting
on their regular meeting day, Satur-
day, January 18th, in which they in.
itiated four candidates into the order.
and installed the following officers for
s',es ensuing year: President, Peter
AG$r;; Chas- Anderson, vice presi-
dent; P:-J. Morgan, financial secre-
tary; Lee Chambers, treasurer; ]. D.
Williams, recording secretary; Edw.
RateIiffe, trustee: ]. J.. Heidenreich.
journal agent; Chas. Cox, guide; ].
WestWu0d, guard; Jenkin Jones and
George Hahne. delegates to the o. v.
r & L. a
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Industrial Terrorism Bearing Fruit Throughout Country
Youngstown Strike
Warning To Masters

stantly replenished from Europe. So
long as the Corporation could main
tain, with the aid of charity, two men
for every job, discomfort was smoth-
cred 1t flared up theg instant the
steel Workers became aware that they
could quit their jobs without starving
New independence.
"The demand for unskilled labor has
given the unorganized steel workers
a new independence. At Youngstown
they were eager to form organiza-
lions and affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor, and there is rea-
son to expect that through organiza-
ton of this sort the entire steel in
dustry will be rescued from the sham
full regime heretofore imposed on hun
dreds of thousands of men, women
and children by the Steel Corporation
In the eagnerness of the morgan
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
LARGE AUDIENCE TO
GREET ANNA MALE\

The committee in charge of the So
cialist lyceum course, met on Sunday
evening and arranged to send out ad-
vertising cards and tickets to all So
cialists and sympathizers.
Judging from tn eadvance sale Of
tickets there will be large audience
to greet Anna Maley, who will be tie
first speaker of the course, on Tues
day evening, February list, at A. o. U.
w. hall.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Leonard Names
Assembly Teams

President Louis Leonard has an
nounced the following Committees Of
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
sembly:
Arbitration Committee - Charles
Higgins, L. F. Sprouse. John E. Kline
Legislative Committee-Andrew "
Fisher, ]. B. English, w. B. Char
1ock, V. E. Brinkman, William Fritz
Organization Committee. E. Bar
!ebaugh, H. S. Calvert. Sep Cook,
at tGreer, Ezra Meeker.
Harmony COMMITTEE Leon
lrd, H. B. Vessel, w. B. Hilton, Fred
Sonderman, W. J. Ebbert.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
StOgie Makers

The tSogie Makers at, the Pollock
factories, who are regularly employed
at making the Expert" stogies, have
been making the Grown" stogies dur
ing the past two weeks, but will be
making their regular work again be-
ginning on Saturday
A large number of the Stogie Max
ers at the Red Letter" factory hETe
been suffering with the grippe
Fred Gaspar, the well known Stogie
Maker of the Island, is confined to his
home suffering from gall stones.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Four Members Sick

Glass Cutters Union No. IS, of the
Flints, although a small local, has
four members incapacited at the pres
ent time. Albert sHardman is suffer
ing from diabetes, Chalres Corcoran
pneumatic; Ed. Mcmillan from APP
pendicitus, and George Cook is only
able to get about again after being in
the hospital with broken leg for six
teen weeks. Last fall he was laid up
for about the same time with a
broken leg, the result of being struck
by an automobile. The local is dis
posing Of a cut glass water. set to
benefit the men.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
ORGAN Ter T. { BKR
ftSAS Tnk, UGH CITY

E. E. Baker, general organizer Of
the International Association of Re
tail Clerks, passed through Wheeling,
Wednesday, on his way to GAINESVILLE
and Columbus, and thence to Buffalo,
N. Y. He states that the conditions
of the Retail Clerks are excellent in
other cities. that they are getting bet
ter wages and better conditions right
along. He also attended the session
Of the American Federation of Labor
conventions in San Francisco.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
Industrial Relations Day
At New Phi|ade|ph' a

At New Philadelphia, Ohio, Indus
trial Relations day will be observed
by the Tuscarawas County Trades &
Labor Assembly on Sunday, January
.. The meeting will be opened at
2 D. m. w. B. Hilton, of Wheeling,
will be the speaker. A. ]. McMillen
is chairman of the committee on ar
rangements.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
LEAP YEAR DANCE

Richard Saunders and Gilmore
Cargill aSnounce the first of their
leap year dances for the Market Audi
torium, Thursday evening. The fam.
Gus Walkers : Saxophone Orchestra
will furnish the music, and render all
the latest hits. Dancing will be from
s until l o'clock.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
LycsuM ENTERTAlNMENT

An entertainment viii be given by
the Lyceum of the First Spiritualist
Church at the corner of Maryland and
North Brokdway, Island. at s6:16s p. M,
on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 10.
The congregation includes excellent
talent and good crowd e expected,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20
NOTICED!

NOTICE!
"Al differences between Butchers
Local No. and the packers have beer
settled to the satisfaction of both
parties, md all butcher workmen are
ordered to report for work this morn
ing, January 90. By order of the
president
William Fritz, President
Herman Roeder,
Charles Higgins,
Robert Flaherty,
Conference Committee. -
And this one by the Engineers and
Firemen:
THE strike is not yet settled. so far
as the engineers and firemen are con
cerned. in the. plants of F, Schnk
q Sons, Paul o. Reyman company,
the John Vented company and the
werner Packing company
While an, agreement was signed by
these firms with the butchers, M
agreement was signed with the angi-
neers and firemen.
HSince the strike was a Joint AT.
Ialr, embracing all three organiza-
tons, the Ohio Valley Trades assem-
Oily and the other locals are expected
to continue their efforts as in the past
thirteen weeks
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-01-20

Continued Next Week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
r. OF "NOT GUILTY"
Directed by Recorder Hardy When
Witnesses Cannot Testify.

The first OF the blind tiger cases
called in the recorders court as a re.
suit OF the recent raids on the tigers
came up yesterday morning and a
most unusual situation developed. Re-
corder Hardy, Chef Sumter and At
torney j.. H. Clifton, who is prosecut-
ing the cases for the cityj were stump
ed when L. w. McLemore, ESQ.,. the
attorney for the defense showed that
Saul Pringle and Dock, Jackson; the
two negroes who, had worked up the
cases for the city and who were the
city's witnesses, had been found guilty
of larceny md were therefore inca
pacitatcd from testifying in the case.
Recorder Hardy. after o%verruling sew
oral motions Of the defendants at,
.orney, directed the jury to return a
verdict Of mot guilty against William
Leonard, who was being tried on two
counts for selling whiskey. .
The disposition OF the other. cases
has not been decided yet. but 1t is poss
sible that a pardon may te secured for
the Detectives so that they can testify
In the other .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
SENT TO FORT LEAyENWORTH.
VIM. Snasn Receives His Appoint
ment as Second Lieutenant in Army.

Mr.. Wilson Mckay Spann, a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Spann of this
city. has received his appointment as
a second lieutenant in the United
states army and will leave the first of
the New Year for Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. to which post he has been as
signed by The war department.
Mr.. p is a graduate of the Sum
ter high school and last June received
his degree from the Citadel at Char
lesion. During the summer he stood
the examination for. appointment to
the United States army and his ap-
pointmeat has been received recently,
along with the announcement of a.
number Of other appointments. in this
state Of men who stood the examina-
ton at he same time.
During the fall Mr.. Spann has been
instructor at Bailey Military Acad-
envy. which position he has resigned
to go TO Fort rLeavenworth. Mr..
Spann q been in Annapolis to secure
mis- uniforms, but will spend the
Christmas holidays with his parents
mere prior to leaving for his post in
the army, where his friends wish him
much success.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
Negro Burned to Death.

Alonzo Corley, a negro Of about 20
years, who was one Of the employees
of the Foley Lumber mill on the
Central Railroad about three miles
from the city. was burned to death
Saturday night, when the shanty i'm
which he was living WAS destroyed by
fire. How the building caught on
whether there was any foul play arc
merely matters Of conjecture. 1t is
stated that Corley, who came from
Lexington county. was a hard work
ing hand at the mill. Saturday he
got n gallon package of whiskey from
the express office and, it was reported
that he had been drinking during the
afternoon. The coroner and a ply
stefan visited the scene, but the boay
was too much burned TO see whether
there had been any injuries inflicted
prior to the fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
FIRE THREATENED COMPRESS.
five thaies Of Cotton Caught, but Dis
covered und E=tinguished Before
Fire Spread.

What threatened to be q most dis
astrous fire occurred SUNDAY morn
ing ut about 1880 o'clock, when an
alarm was sent in from the cotton
PLATFORM. where several bales Of cot
ton caught on fire and We're m
what damaged before the arrival of
The auto truck and fire department
and the fire speedily extinguished. Had
1t not been for the promptitude of the
department, - is quite probable that
sumter would have been visited by a
fire nearly as destructive as that
which visited Columbia several weeks
ago. ,.
Night Waterman Tribble smell
smoke and at once turned in the
alarm. Five bales of cotton on the
platform near the compress were dis
covered on fire. These bales were
surrounded by hundreds of other
bales of cotton and had it not been
that the flames were extinguished
Quickly other cotton might have
caught and no telling how much dam
age done. AS 1t was those bales which
were on fire were not badly damaged
n the other cotton was all saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
NAMES SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY.

All nominations Asked to Observe
February 11-Attendance and Inter-
est Desired.
TO all Sunday School Workers of All
denominations in South Carolina,
Greetings:
FEBRUARY II, 1917, has been desig-
mated by our State Sunday School AS
socIation as South Carolina Come-to-
sunday School Day." All schools OF
all denominations are invited to mr.
ticipate.
The purpose of South Carolin.
Come-to-Sunday School Day, is: III
10 arouse the entire State to the val.
lie of the Sunday School. CO To rail-
~ each Sunday school for more az
sressive work. CD To bring into the
sunday School on this day thousands
OF people who do not ordinarily az,
tend, and to make every effort to re.
tain them as permanent members.
We, therefore, call upon all SUNDAY
school officers, teachers and members
IN South Carolina to join in this con-
certed effort to build up the Sunday
school cause of the State. In particu-
lar we make the following requests:
l.. Study carefully the leanct enti-
tied South Carolina Come-to-Sunday
School Day." which explains the plan.
now to prepare for the day, and how
to secure the best results from il.
(This leafiet was printed in the Nc.
Vember Promoter, and may be secur-
ed by writing to the South Carolina
Sunday School association, Spartan.
burg.)
2. Plan at once to have YOUR
school observe this day.
3. Pray for Gods guidance and
blessing upon the plans made and the
efforts put forth.
Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi, Ar.
kansas will observe this day with
South Carolina. We ask your coope-
ration in making it a great success in
our State.
John d. Capplemann. president. w.
III. Is. Pendleton, chairman. Execu-
tive committee, B. H.. DEMENT,, vice
president. w. S. Morrison, vice pes
ident. d. D. Jones, recording secro-
tary. S. T. Reid, treasurer, and w. I.
Herbert, Horace L. Bomar, F. M.
Ellerbe, L. M. Lyles, r. E. Boggs and
5. T. Lanham, members of centres
committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
CATCH NEGRO MURDERER

TO- 49, - "-. A
Jim LAwson, Alleged to Be Slayer of
shuford Ward, Captured on Train.
jim lawson, the negro alleged to
be the slayer Of Shuford Ward, q
white man near Davis Station on
monday night, was captured Wednes-
day on q train between Kingstree. and
Lane by Sheriff Gamble of Clarendon
sountX. according to reports circuIat-
I'd here. Lawson was taken through
SUMTER last night on train No. SIS to
Columbia by Sheriff Gamble for safe
Ieeping at the pe~nitentiary.
AT the time that Lawson was taker,
ne had on his person a large sum of
money which is supposed to be the
money he took from the dead
ind what Is supposed to be the occa-
sion Tor the murder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
Mathis Brown.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Alden Brown
IT., this morning returned from Sa-
vannah, Ga, where they have beer
for several days on their wedding
trip. Z Their marriage, which occur
red on Friday evening, December
10TH, at 5 o'clock, at the parsonage
of Grace Baptist church, the Rev. J.
A. Rrunson officiating, came as a
surprise to many of their friends, who
had not been notified of the intention
of the young couple. Mrs. Brown be-
fore her marriage was Miss Lucille
Mathis, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
l.. Mathis of M~ayesvillo, Of which
place she was a popular resident.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
Shot IAttlc brother.


Hubert. tho thrce-and-one-half
year-oid o VI Rev. and Mrs. c. c.
Vaughan. was painfully injured by a
shot accidentally fred from n .3s cali
her revolver I'm the hands Of his six
year-oid brother. Morehead. at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning. Mt his par
onts homo. 2ai West Broad street.
II appears that Mr.. Vaughan kept
the revolver In a chiffonier drawer,
In q bedroom. and TINT the children,
while playing. discovered 1t. Little
Morehead. In some mysterious man
ner, dischargtd the weapon, the ba,
entering his youngest brothers. mouth
passing through the head. and emery.
ing just below and back Of the righ'
ear. "
DR.. r. III. Mcleod was lmmediatcl,
called. and operated upon the child a
once The little fellow was reported
at moor today ws resting ease. Ills re-
covsry n hoped cor. provided no rom
pllcations arise.--Darhngton News an,
Press.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
x. OF r. Huw-ErpUr1vr.
j. O. Barwick Is Chosen Chancellor
U-l<lt>l

N- ri. .f'. 49, - 1870
J. O., Barwick Is Chosen Chancellor
Command@-Candtdatcs Initiated.
At the regular meeting Of .Game
Cock Lodge Nc. IL, knights Of Ply
thias. last. night the election of officers
for the ensuing year was held. The
following were declared elected:
Chancellor Commander, j. o. Bar
wick. e ..,...
Vice Chancellor. j. A. Middleton.
Prelate, w. e. Mills.
Master at Arms, G. J. Myers.
Inner Guard. A. Averbuck.,
Outer Guard, A. G. Weatherly.
Master Of Work, s. L. Krasnofr.
Master of Exchecquer, ]. G. r
Wilder. g., go. g.,
Keeper Of Records and Seals and
Master of, Finance, James c. Bryan.
Trustee. S. w. Stubs.
These officers will be installed into
their new offices at the first regular
melting of the lodge in January.
Two candidates were initiated into
the rank of esquire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
Adelaide Esther Kennedy.

With the passing Of Mira. Adelaide,
Esther Kennedy, who entered into
rent on December 18th. ut the advanc.
ed age of elghty-nine years. one Of
the last links connecting the present
regime with that OF the old dispersal
ton before the war was severed. She
was the last pf a large family. having
been the eldest OF the twelve ohii-
dron Of DR.. T. Murrett Dick. a lead
ing physician and a prominent citizen
Of Sumter comfy in hts day. She
was born January, 2Sth. 1888, and was
united In marriage with Frank IA.
fKennedy, OF Mechanicsviae November
"a. 1916. Her husband died In 1876.
and her two daughter. Mrs. f.. II.
Holman and Mrs. d. James Winn also
p~redeceased her by many years, the
former dying in 1876 and the latter
In 1884. Visited often by the hard
of affection. sorrow was often her
portion. but she made Of duty an
~avocation. and 1t became the pleasure
and JOY Of her life to cherish and
rear her mOtherless grandchildren and
in their lives and interests her inter.
est I'm life was renewed and thus re.
tanned the spirit Of youth to the END
Always a great reader she was inter.
ested I'm and was well informer con,
corning the events. progress ant
changes In the social. political and lit
terary spheres of the modern world
Recently failing eye sight deprived
her Of the pleasure and solace OF read
Ing. but this added infrmity she Dor
with the same patient resignation 4
His will that she had borne tn
shut-in life that the feebleness Incl
dent to old age had enforced upon her
Even in these latter years she re
tanned her interest in the affairs O
the world and the of
J we'll stored mind and n spirit that rOs
above physical inflrmity sustained ne
I to the end. But the weight Of year
and the long, long Journey Of life ha
= made her so tired" and now rest
I hers and the rewards for service
rendered in His name.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
AT OLANTA.
Two Thousand Persons Hear Evangc.
list ON Sunday.

hNO 1hOuS0ilO ferSOnS f1Cdr EYaklxc.
list on Sunday.
Olanta, Dec. 19.-In spite of the
bitter cold weather of the first week
Of the McLendon evangelisttc cam-
paign the attendance was large and
continues to increase. Never before
In the history of Olanta has there
been 80 large an attendance nor so
much interest manifested at a religi-
u meeting. ,' "~'. ...
1t Is estimated that at least 1000
people heard McLendon preach Sun
day. and that there we're 40 or SO
conversions. There will be preaching
every day this week at Q o'clock in
the afternoon and at 1880 O'Clock in
the evening. The meeting next Sun.
day afternoon will conclue the cam.
paign.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
SALVAGED COTTON SOLD.
staple Damaged by Fire at Columbia
Compress Bid in ut S75,1OI.

Cotton salvaged from the platform
ire at the Columbia Compress com.
panys plant was sold yesterday for
$75,1O1.40 to d. j. Griffin. owner of
the Atlanta Waste company.
The $500 bales stored at the COM
press at the time of the fire two
weeks ago We're valued, it was esti-
mated yesterday, at $3.50, 900. Prac-
tically every bale was damaged. The
cotton was covered by insurance.
About 35 bidders attended the sale
yesterday, which was conducted by
the underwriters. Several of the
bidders came from New York,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23
Clarendon County Marriages.

Married by Judge Windham. on De-
cember 9Th Mr.. Richard B. Geddings
and Miss Sallie Geddings, both of
PaXville.
Married by Judge Windham at his
residence December 18th, Mr.. William
F. Ridgeway of Silver to Miss Hattie
Bell Kennedy Of Notwithstanding
Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-23

First Grades, Ralph Ards. Felicia
Erwin. Chandler Evans.
Advanced First: Leona Ardis
Clifton Hudson. "
Third Grade: David Mcintosh
Frank Mcleod. Cecil Mcleod, Irene
White. Alice Jones.
Fourth Grade: Carrie Ards.
Fifyh Grade: Agnes White. Viols
Ards, Leona Jones. May Evans.
Seventh Grade: Thos. Odom.
Eishth Grade. Leah Evans. Jess,
Beall. Bryan odom.