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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04
CONGRESS

The first United States Congress un- der the constitution was convened in the City Hall in. New York, which had been renovated and called Fed eraI Hall,' 127 years ago to-day, March A. 1 7Sa. Only eight senators and thirteen representative appear ed on the day set for this suspicious event A circular letter was dis patched to the absentees, urging their prompt attendance, but it was not un- til the 3oth of March that a quorum of the House was present. At last able to. proceed with it's business, the First Congress chose Frederick A. Nfuhlenberg, Q Lutheran minister of Pennsylvania, of American birth but German descent, as speaker of the House, and John Lapgdon, of New Hampshire, as president of the Sem ate. Congress then counted the votes cast for president and vice president, and announced that George Washington had been chosen for the former office and John Adams for the latter. Washington then journeyed to New York and was inaugurated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04

Saxon is utterly lacking in this spirit, and the attempt to transplant the carnival to America has usually ended in miserable failure, except in such cities as New Orleans, where there is a large Latin population.
 The people of Latin blood possess the happy faculty of retaining the zest and enthusiasms of youth to an ad- vanced age. That is the true secret of the carnival, for it consists of cast ing aside the cares and responsibilities imposed by the years and becoming children again. It is spirit which, alas, is possessed by but few of the Anglo Saxon race, a secret we shall perhaps never learn. The lights shafts of the carnival can never pene- trate the arnor of dignity in which the AngIo-Saxon encases himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04
ENGLAND TO MOBILIZE
 AMERICAN SECURITIE

London, March 4-With the aim of accelerating mobilization of Amer fcan securities, the treasury has given notice to bankers that they are re- ouested to call in loans granted upon American railroad shares.
 The expected announcement Of the governments decision to borrow as well as buy American securities ia still delayed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04
MOBILE ARTILLERY FoR COAST DEFENSE

HE REAL DEFECT the army navy less of num- tend to what They intelligent useful able and stable but too frequently the power ways There many Edisons. born
 There have not been many Napoleons
 been often done before Their abilities are great nothing to be done, but when the results Such imagination general likely in multiplying already in size and yulnerabiy and decided hiatus with respect to air hP both drgbe and heavier than air
 The military arm has recently shown some interest in sub but only after the loss of the plain that the facts known
 The opposition of these conventional minded to the Lake typical of the which
 t required unusual from civilian com pei 8 trial of this very valuable weapon
 present the general if this way military authorities for this country be described cngn They neither understand willing the facts about war artillery for coast defense The of this system mounting of guns big fourteen suitably constructed These guns when the time for arrives, suitably placements of concrete arranged advance selected points From these places they will be operated against fleet attempt
 requires very training that such system would be of value defense fixed ports is They merely targets fense and offensa must be largely by mobile artillery rapidly change it's place The proof of this assertion Antwerp Warsaw, Douaum0nt and where European army has come enough to fort to band it.
 Artillery mobility for purposes of coast defense is matter of railroads and highways with the chief reace for speed, though there parallel highways, capable Of supporting heavy
 Any system of defense worthy of the utilize the railroads And suitable utilization suitable mounted suitable which be noce to suitabe concrete foundations already prepared
 Such system is suggested in bill offered Gapsek It has special reference the Leen sys tenn, but be considered with reference to a GrRIving at the 8 similar result.
 The bill should have fu consderafion and this important method of national defense plan should utterly eonsaera- for reaching the chosen and early prepared
 does not need the greatest navy greatest army America does military advisers progressive enough produced invention, without useful invention have side fhe department.
 Always remembering that with valuable original de will follow that such will be found among civilians than the and because there civil lfes if for other It is not strange, that of the great inventions utilized Eup6pean have been eentFived by military
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04
CHINESE REBELS DEFEATED

Peking, March 4-Officia1 an nouncement was made here today that the city of Suifu, in the southern part of Sze-Chuen province, has been recaptured by the government troops. Suifu was taken hy rebel forces which advanced from Yunnan province and held by them until Tn ursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04

Members of Congress received $6 per day until 1914, when they voted them selves an annual salary or SI,5OO. This act aroused great opposition, and many members were defeated be- cause of it when they again appealed to their constituents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-04
For Stout Women

Particular attention has been given to selecting Suits, Gowns and Coats for large There are certain who have made extra efforts to please those women wish to buy ready to garments. There way isguising full waists large hips and shoulders The stout be stylish her slender sister
 Suit andG floor
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Western Pennsylvania
Only Stumbling
Block

New York Feb. 25-(Special)-
Western Pennsylvania operators form
the only stumbling block now to the
complete agreement with the mine
workers to a new scale for two years
beginning April l.
Committees representing the opera
tors and mine workers of the Central
Competitive field of Western Pnnsyl-
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are
meeting here in the Hotel McAlp1n IN
a session adjourned from Mobile, Ala
bama. 1t is understood that an agree
ment could practically have been
..eached there, had it not been for the
attitude of the Western Pennsylvania
operators, and it was the general hope
that in the interim of recess they
could be brought around to join with
the others and make harmonious
whole. That this has not yet been
ACCOMPLISHED has not been cause
for discourag cement apparently, as no
one seems to have given up nope OF
an amicable agreement
On the contrary hope is burning
brighter every day that an agreement
will be reached 1t is pointed out that
the objection of the PENNSYLVANIA
oprators is confined to the proposed
rnn-of-mine system weighing of coal
before it is screened that they
must stand alone in this objection
Ohio and Illinois now have this sys
tenn, and in Indiana it is in use alons
with the. screen weight system. Thus
the Indiana operators have little. and
the Ohio and illinois operators moth
ing to give up, and their pressure OF
their fellow operators from Western
PENNSYLVANIA is only in the interests
of fairness to themselves.
Among those representing the min
ers here are President Moore Of Col
umbus. President Alhasin Of Bridge
port. and President Rttner, Of Pitts
RNFth:
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Central Organized
Al MorgantOWn

Charles Higgins, president Of the
West Virginia State Federation Of La
Dor, has returned from Morgantown,
where he effected the organization of
9 central labor council.
President Higgins obligated the
new body under the American Fed
GRAFTON sof Labor, on February 18th,
MI. e. W. Schrader being elected pres,
ident, and Mr.. Moore secretary and
treasurer The. new central body
Starts out with seven locals out O1 q
possible electn. Four locals are Flint
Glass Workers, and the others are
Molders, Carpenters and BARRIERS.
By resolution the officers were
made to constitute label. committee
and visiting committee, and their dual
duties viii. be to boost union label
products and visit all local unions in
the vicinity urging them to join the
new central organization. The. body
also affiliated with the State Fedora
ton of Labor.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Rx Lucien Saint.

WASHINGTON, Feb 22-(Special)
by the United States
Government of the privately owned
armor plate factories of the country
is the next step. The Administration
does not want to take it, but the greed
of the steel trust may force the Ad-
ministration to this action.
The big steel people have showed
their teeth. The bill for the estab-
lishment of aforementioned plant
has been reported to the Senate and
may come up for debate at any time
Its passage will mean that the private
~ owned plants will eventually have
to go out of business or else sell out
to the Government
Already the, steel interests are
threatening to raise the price Of ar
NOR plate 5000 a ton so as to make
one last big wad of money out of pre-
paredness. This price would be ex-
eessive and the situation would be alb.
surd were 1t not so serious. 1t would
mean that the steel patriots would be
selling to foreign governments cheap
-er than they would sell to their own
country.
A new report of the action of the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Government May ConfisCate
Trust ArnOr Plate Plants

Senate committee that reflects the
opinion of the steel interest declares:
"The idea advanced In the committee
that patriotism will lead the steel men
to deal fairly with the Government
during the period Of transition will
not, it is believed, be taken seriously
in business circles, where it is pointed
out that it Is the duty of the managers
of these properties to protect the in
vestments in their care and that they
would be more than human should
they assist the government at their
own expense to institute a system
whose operation will be to put them
out Of business.
In other words, when it comes to
the showdown, patriotism is just a
matter Of dollars and cents, and the
supporters of the Navy League, who
interlock with the directors of the
Steel Trust, are ready to throw over
their patriotism at the first sign OF
diminishing dividends.
OF course the reporting of the TIL
man bill for a government armor plant
may all be a bluff. If the Democrats
are in earnest, however. they will not
stop at the ultimate step-which will
be a conAscation and nothing else.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
4 Cooperative Stores
In Wheeling District

There are four cooperative stores IL
the Wheeling district. The latest il
the Wheeling Creek Cooperative
Store, just launched at Stop 10, on
the Barton pike. Steve Herink Is
president and FranksSicha secretary
Joseph Novy is treasurer. Great pros
poets are believed to he ahead of his
venture as it is most fayorably locat-
ed. 1t is just beginning business in
a storeroom formerly occupied by Nc
Connaughy. A.
The oldest cooperative locally is the
Dillonvale company. ! 1t has been in
existence several years, and was a
tower of strength to the miners in
that section during the recent strike.
Frank Blaha is the efficient manager.
At Rush Run cooperative launch
ed about year ago is reporting most
encouraging progress. Joe Kobylak
is manager.
The Neff Cooperative is another
one. It also reports most pleasing
prospects. Practically all of these
are controlled by miners. All are
making large profits, and distributing
these once a year to their sharehold
ers, after using portion for edu-
cational purposes. Many public meet
ings are held by the societies for the
benefit of their members, in this way
The future for cooperatives is believed
to be growing brighter all the time.
1t is being developed particularly by.
the Mine Workers, and is being foster
ed especially by John Walker, long
q national figure among them. In ILL
nois, his home state, the idea has had
its greatest growth He will be in
this vicinity in the near future to ad-
dress a public meeting IN explanation
of the cooperative idea.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
You Gouged In Retail Prices?
Uncle Sam Pays Half As Much

sell for $3.50 in the open market, cost
the Government only $3.50. One
pound of rubber bands costs the pup
lie 81 so, but Uncle Sam gets the same
weight for $1.OO. On the purchase OF
10000 bags of cement the Govern
ment is able to save $4,000 over what
a private individual would have 30 pay
for the same quantity. And so it goes,
The Democrats talk loudly about
economy and reducing the cost OF nv
ing. If they are in earnest they will
establish a chain Of great government
stores, selling at practically cost, hun
dreds of articles of daily use-ofiiee
supplies, home supplies, foodstuiIs'
clothing and $50 forth. for which the
Deople pay at resent excessive and
extortionate sums.
Millions Of dollars a year could pc
saved to the woFkingmen and women
81 the, country hy the elimination o.
pfpNt tom eEaipsFy Eppap
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Anthracite Operators
Cheered Whites
6. Address
NEIIEU lItINu

New York, Feb 25.-(Special)-
That the scale of the United Mine
Workers. for the anthracite fields. of
Pennsylvania will be signed seems an
entirely safe prediction at this time.
Never before have negotiations started
,ff SO devoid of friction between the
.wo opposing forces the workers and
he masters 3..s-ss4zgzs - 81
Cheers from the Operators greeted
President John P. White when he con
eluded the presentation ofsthe case for
the miners at the Hotel McAlpin.
This was unprecedented.
This is a Surprising turn of events
to those who were led to believe that
the operators planned battle to the
bitter end with the mine workers, and
got this opinion from the campaign
of publicity now being carried on in
such a tremendous scope by the
operators. But many are coming now
TO believe that this is only feint to
prepare for a compromise of the min
ers' demands, which are large-a
twenty per cent increase, and an hour
less on the day Others see in the
publicity campaign a plan to educate
the public to accept another increase
in the price of hard coal in the east
ern cities.
Conference committees have been
appointed by both sides and it is ex-
pected that weeks will elspse before
the, final result will be reached.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Belmont Considers
Be||ahe Bartenders

AT the Belmont central Trades and
Labor Assembly session, sunday,
E4Lnere was mucn discussion OF the
status eli the Bellaue OdrLenderS. Our
reauerS will remember that the Bel
4alre Dartenders organized once, and
cnarter was issued Dy the 6arIenders
International League and Hotel ana
Restaurant Employees International
Al lance, but was taken from the
nan al unelr first Official meeting by
General Organizer Dornin on account
of a refusal to accept in full member
ship men carrying travelling cards
from old Local 292 OF Wheeling. II
\ MIR. Huss, representing the recogniz.'
ed union OF Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry, affiliated with the Belmont As
sembly, brought up the question in
that body, and stated that his local,
while not demanding that the Beliafre
Dartendens become members OF that
local uni01is still thopght they should
sbe Oh ized an ID d enllbet of the rss
eognized Anne Federal lion Of I.a5s:
Dor organization @ s
There has been much feeling IN the
past over the Bellaire situation, but
the sentiment of the delegates now
seems to be that the organization COM
mittee of the Assembly can bring
about order, organization and har-
mOny.
AS to co-operatives.
Secretary Smith read a commun1ca-
ton from Secretary Morrison asking
for information as to local coopera-
live societies. The American Fedora
ton of Labor is gathering such stats
Tics. The request was ordered COM
The Wheeling Majority.
The financial statement and presi-
ient's report of the Majority Com
pany, together with the action of the
Board of Directors and the action OF
he Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
sembly in putting 100000 into the
paper, was presented by Delegate Hill
con, and, on his suggestion, the whole
question was made special order for
the next meeting of the Assembly.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
RR aRp
mr. V1InAH In
Building Circles

The past week has been fair in
building circles. Bellaire is really the
only slow spot just now. Often, in
our weekly reports. Bellaire has led
but this week there is little doing in
that community
The best news of the week is in
the form, of rumor from YorkVille.
lit is reported that DR.. Medill is plan
ming to erect II dwelling houses.
"A called meeting of Local No. !?
has been issued for Friday evening
to vote on utilization with the Build
ing Trades department. of the Ameri
can Federation. of Labor. and on az
assessment proposed for the loca'
membership.
The Building Trades Section held
well attended meeting Thursday nigh
The question of a charter under tbs
a. ST. of h Building Trades Depart
.ment Wassagain under conside ration~
s rae carpenters District Council OF
the Ohio Valley held q nesting We'd
nesday evening at their hall, which
showed d full attendance and much
interest. =
&c. G. Paxton, formerly of No. 1917
but recently of No. 1896 of California
Pa, has transferred back to Elm
Grove. -
Ed. Ray of No. 3 has returned from
a business trip to Pittsburgh.
Business Agent Nickerson was in
Wellsburg. Monday, on business con,
nected with the Wellsburg local and
the District Council.
Many men have been laid off a.
the Scottish Rite Cathedral, but, it
will be but few days until the form
work will be ready for them to return
to work. The roof is now being
poured ~
The Wheat job has been started by
Spindler and Harris.
Ralph Lydick of No. 8, has gone 10
Huntington, where he will work for
Spindler and Harris.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24

A MEETING OF THE MAJORITY
COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
THE OHIO VALLEY TRADES AND
LABOR ASSEMBLY, WITH REPRE-
,SENTATIVES OF THE BELMONT
TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY
AND SUB DISTRICT OF THE
UNITED MINE WORKERS, is Be
ING HELD FRIDAY EVENING TO
CONSIDER THE PROPOSITION OF
A BIG NEW PRESS. ~
MR.. H. D. BELL, OF PHILADEL-
PHIA, REPRESENTING THE GOSS
PRINTING PRESS COMPANY, OF
CHICAGO, MANUFACTURERS OF
THE COMET" PRESS, IS IN AT
TENDANCE.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
PAINTERS ASK
Zoe A DAY MORE

Wheeling Painters have submitted,
a new agreement to the employers for
the ensuing year, asking for a wage
increase of 20 cents day They are
now receiving so cents an hour, and
are asking for 521a cents. No reply
from the employers has as yet been
received.
1t is not believed that there will be
any difficulty with regard to the pro
posed increase, and employers gen
orally seem to generally recognize
that painters are entitled to more
money, considering the great amount
of time lost by them in this seasonal
occupation, and considering the great
increase in the cost of living.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
News
Of Local Mills

Saturday is pay day at the Whitak-
tr-Glessner Co. mills, this city and
Martins Ferry, and thousands of dol
lars will be paid to the mill workers
of these two plants.
This week at the Creek, mills l, 2,
8, 4, 5, Z, 8, 8, 10 and IL worked four
days, finishing up for the week on
Friday at A. M. Mills IL, IA and 10
worked five days, finishing up Sat
urday at A. M. No. changed to
soft rolls this past week. Some re-
ports of changing mills and from
sheet iron to black plate, but no Of
fetal confirmation or credence given
as to such change at this time. Pros
poets for steady work are good.
Crescent Lodge No. 8, composed of
men working at the Creek mill meets
in regular session this Saturday morn
ing, 10 A. M, at Trades Assembly
hall.
- Manchester Lodge No. IL.
/, The tin house of the Whitaker less-
ner Co. is not working to its full capa-
city atsthis time, only six of the eleven.
pots being in operation. Prospects
look brighter y ,-.--..=@.
LauahIin Sheet Mill.
The Laughlin sheet mill of the
Whitaker-G lessner Co., Martins Fer
ry, worked four days the past week
and expect to work the same this
week. Prospects good.
FolIansbee Mill.
The entire plant of the Follansbee
Bros. sheet and tin mills are work
ing to full capacity, with good pros
poets ahead.
Other Mills.
The Belmont, Riverside, Wheeling
Steel & Iron and La Belle mills have
been making good time for the past
few months, but prospects for the flu
ture unknown. I'd
The Laughlin Tin Mill of Martins
Ferry has been making fair time and
prospects for steady work are bright.
1t is understood the employees of the
Wheeling Steel & Iron Co. of Ben
wood met Saturday last in that city
for the purpose of appointing a COM
mittee to see the management and
ask if the firm would. not pay every
two weeks, with no three-week pays.
No decided action was. taken, but it
is understood they will meet soon
again for the same purpose.
Wheeling Mold & Foundry Co.
The Wheeling Mold & Foundry Co.
plants at the Peninsula and Man
chester are working full time; night
shifts now employed at both plants,
with every prospect of year or more
of steady work ahead.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
No Settlement Yet For
Engineers And Fifemen
In Local Packing Houses

No settlement is yet reported of
the Engineers and Firemen's trouble
in connection with the local packing
houses.
Since the Butcher workmen signed
their scale and returned to work the
Engineers and Firemen have contend
ed that they should have been includ
ed, and have introduced resolutions
against the Butchers in the Trades
Assembly At two sessions of the AS
sembly the resolutions were passed
over, with the explanation that the
Arbitration committee was working
on a settlement which would be sat
isfactory to the engineers and firemen
when concluded.
Many still hope that a settlement
will be reported at the next session
of the assembly next Sunday.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
MISS KATHERINE MILLS .
! GOES TO PENNSYLVANIA


Miss Katherine Mills, who has been
working in Wheeling for four weeks
in the interest of woman suffrage, has
been transferred to Pennsylvania by
order from the national secretary,
Miss Hannah Patterson A telegram
was sent by local uni-rists to Miss
Patterson, and another 10 Mrs Yost.
state vice chairman of the West Viz
ginia Association, asking that Miss
Mills be retained rather than inter
rupt the work which seemed so sue
cessfully launched among the union
lists of the vicinity, but both explain
ed that this was impossible.
Miss Mills is a national represent
alive, and it is explained that it IS
the custom to loan national represent
atives for periods Of about two weeks
to local organizations, and Miss Mills
has been here for four weeks.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-02-24
Vice President Sprouse
Goes To Baltimore

L. F. Sprouse, fourth vice president
If the International Brotherhood OF
Stationary Firemen, has gone to Bal
.imore, to attend meeting of the In
ternational Executive Board, Of which
he is a member. After the session in
Baltimore the entire delegation will
go to Washington, with the intention
of interviewing congressman relative
to some legislation proposed in the
interests of the men of the boiler
room. While there they will also
visit the headquarters Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.