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_____ charleston, west nrnMii Tin > n nn, "
"mm'^???_?i?^. $1.00 a Year in Advance
BIG LABOR [
DEMO
Being Planned For Thi:
From the Trades
Kanawha SI
m Labor Day committee ap !
by tin- Capitol Citw TratU-s
. inbly to confer with 1). V. T.
.chimin in regard to holding
Labor Dav celebration at the
i w ha Stock Farm met with
ron Tuesday evening and
-ed the contract with liim.
y will meet tomorrow evening
. make the necessary arrangef;.r
the successful can-vine
...:i i In- program.
\l! life local unions in the city |
vicinity are earnestly request-|
. io lenil their assistance by appointing
si cointnitte to act in pon
net ion with the Assembly com:
in making the celebration a
- -i's-s. A strong efforts will be
; i> to secure Samuel Gompers, '
I'n <idenl ot' the American Feder.
n of I.alior^ for the speakers of '
1 il.iy. President John Mitchell '
ihe I'nitcd Mine Workers ofj
America is assisting the loctil com- l
itiitti-e in that connection and it is H
:i pretty safe prediction that Mr. i
> 1111n-i? win ue nere. - t ne
sinsei'.ieiit features will consist of;1
M.-.iiir. baseball anil other amuse- [
nieiits which will be announced-!
Inter. Arrangements have been
in.nle with the lv. <.S: MT railroad]
run trains hourly at the rate of]
;iveiity-livo cents for the round:
ii|i. the committee is very en- :
; liti-iuslic over the prospects anil
|iiiunise the greatest celebration i
lliat ever occured in West Vir- I
ginia.
Bricklayers On Affiliation.
Tin- Local Bricklayers' and ;
Masons' I'nions have been notified j
Iiy Ihi' International Body to take
:i vote on the question of affiliation !
with the American Federation of j
Labor. This is not the lirst time ]
'Li', the masons and bricklayers j
e voted upon this proposition.
V. the last balloting affiliation was i
. |.|i.:lli.il 1..- .1 wit?..11 TI- I.. I
.? ?* UKllgl'l. 1 U IS j
-tight Iiy those !ii?;l? up in the!
inulional that the vote this
tin:-- will l>e favorable to ainalga- I
ilion.
I lie reason the international
union has remained out of the A.,
i . of L. is because of the false im- ;
<siom that the Federation lias
power to order the bricklayers !
i sy in pathetic strike at will.
The local plasters union will also j
'ake referendum vote on the same!
inosiion. This is the last of the'
.bling trade to alliliate with the!
I.' oI* T -11 *- *-A *
ng tlu- goods when he gives out
nterviews declaring Orchard's
tory to be true.
"It" the professor is possessed of
he marvelous power to discern
vlien any man is telling the truth
vliy did not he remain here and
erve the prosecution further by
lemonst rating that disinterested
nen who contradict Orchard are
yiug .* If the prot'e.ssor hsis this
voiiderful perception why not disniss
the jury in this and other
rials and have the noted psycholofist
render the verdicts lie can
leterinine cause by reading the
cstimony of one witness.
"Prol". Muensjtorbefg's opinions
nay have some value in advertisising
and bolstering up an jvssasiu's
autobiography, but for other
im poses his hired statements are
>1' no consequence."
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DAY 1
'NSTRATIONI
s
?: t
i
s Year By Committee \
Assembly At the 1
:ock Farm. ?
t
m:uiy will prevail in- the near '
future. The Painters have inili- 1
uted several new memh rs recently s
and trade conditions in their line '
are in the best of condition. 1
The Trades Assembly. '
Capitol City Trades Assembly
held its regular meeting Monday
evening witli a lair represention of
tlie delegates present. Among the
business disposed of was the appointment
of Hie following Labor I
Day Committee to confer with
Dr. Churchman in reference to a
proposition lie desired to make to
the Assembly, K. J. Oreedon, A.
\V. Fitzwater, J. \\". Gilmore and
J. L. Ileizer. C. \V. Eagler, the
able and eflicient secretary tendered
his resignation which was ac- 1
cepted with regrets and .1. L. '
Ileizer was elected for the uncx- 1
pired term. Several new dele- *
gates were obligated and reports #
from the various unions show that s
they are all in a prosperous con- c
ilition. 1
Carpenters Elect Officers.
At tlie last meeting of tlie carpenters
"Union tlie following ollicers t
were elected for the ensuing term: c
President, .1. W. Gilmore; Vice a
President, James G. Summers; [
Recording Secretary, \V. D. Summers;
Finaneial Secretary, J. it. Phillips;
Treasurer, 11. K. it. Judy; 1
Warden, Jesse Glovei; Conductor, 'I
Joe Martin; Auditor L. C. Voting.
Notwithstanding the fact tlie Car- penters
recently went through a i
strike, their treasury has gained i
over four liundred dollars and tlie
increase in the membership has ']
ItCCtt llllltllfllllMI'-ll illll-iiwr < I'" -
? J - - - >"' ^>u> <11^ lliu JUOl J.
quarter. The new oilicers will bo
installed at the next meeting niglit.
Bartender's Installation
The Bartenders' I'niou will install
oilicers lor tlie ensuing term
on Sunday afternoon. After the
business is completed a social
session and smoker will be given
and those fortunate enough to receive
an invitation are guaranteed
a grand gootl time. The boys never
do things by halves. ;
Have you road' 'The l'iiikerton 1
Labor Spy"? See our groat l'reo!
oiler elsewhere in this issue. !
PRESS HIRELING
RECEIVES SCORING
From Attorneys for Haywood in Connection
with His Scientific (?)
Analysis.
;
Attorney l>ar:ow and Richard
son have given out the following i
authorized comment on the scion- j
tilict?) report of i'lof. Muenster
berg, the Harvard professor ami '
his purpose 111 visiting Boise:
"Prof. Hugo Miiensterberg's '
opinion that Orchard, tiie self- }
confessed assassin, is telling tlie
truth is merely a paid testimonial. "
The professor came here under hire '
to rehabilitate a magazine story
furnished by Orchard. This story '
had to be blue penciled after testimony
was introduced by the tie
fense. and its value as a sensatson
was greatly diminished. Hence
the necessity for the expert opinion *
of the Harvard professor.
"Prof. Mucnstei berg spent a
few days here as the guest of the
prosecution, ilis expenses were
paid by the magazine publishers.
So far as his observations go he
might as well have written his i
seientitie (?) analysis of Orchard 1
without the inconvenience of leaving
I lost on. The professor did not 1
see Orchard on the witness stand: ]
he did not hear a word of his testi- i
mony. The professor did not see
or talk with Haywood. Meyer, :
Pettibone, their attorneys or any :
one connected with the defense.
He c:ime here solely to earn his :
pay and we suppose he is deliver
- VI II., I III- nillllt.' cutu'rs 1151V"
affiliated early this year.
Typographical Union.
The regular meeting of Charles- j
in Typographical ITnion took
> > on Su nday afternoon at
Asseinlily Hull ami was i|tiile a!
busy session. A large amount of i
'" '.line ami other business wsisj
uiisacted. lidward Cross 111:111 of I
i h" Tribune ollice was elected Jis a
delegate to the Trades Assembly to i
'ill sin unexpired term. The fol- i
'wing .bailor Day committee was
appoint!d to act in conjunction1,
with the Trades Assembly coinmittee
in arranging for the Taibor
Day eelebration: John W. Jarrett.
Jos. J. Kmerick and Frank \V.
Snider. George Coburn, of tliej
I.ovett l'rintiiig Co., was taken in
as :m sipprentioe member and K. !
i ; i ii.i>.-..ii ...... ..i..?<?.1 ? i
.? vj i ??**.-? virtuvii tin ii mvriii- |
: of the auditing committee to1
'ill an unexpired term.
Painters Withdraw.
?Thr Painters Union at their last i
meeting withdrew l'rorn the < 'api-1
lol City Trades Assembly. The
cause of their withdrawal was the1
outcome of a dispute with the car- i
penters. As yet no ollicial notice!
lias been served 011 the Assembly ;
in regard to the matter. No doubt;
the cooler heads will prevail at the!
next regular meeting and they will
reconsider their action and take
up their grievance with the As- j
scmbly and the International heads
"f the organizations at issue. It is j
to 1?e regretted that the differences
have arisen, but we predict a
speedy adjustment and that liar
NtW MINK
INSPECTORS
Appointed by Chief Paul in Compliance
with the New Mining
Laws Now in Effect.
Chief Mine Inspector J. \V. Paul
las given out the list ol" newly aplointed
mine inspectors who took
he recent examination held in the
ity under the new mining laws.
)ver one hundred applications
rerc received, hut only al>out
eventy-live appeared to take the
xaminntion. Of these six new inpectors
were chosen sis follows:
4. S. LaKue, .1. A. Straughn, S.
?. Boyd, John Phillips, Jus. Marin
and P. A. tiradv.
Following i? t.
? ui
he deputy mine inspectors, the
ounties from which appointed
uid the district over which they
?reside.
It. S. Laltue, Monongalia county
?First district, lirooke, Hancock,
Pleasants, Marion, Marshall, Ohio,
L'yler and Wetzel.
F. K. Parsons, I lurrison county
?Second district, Lewis Dodd idge,
Harrison, Ritchie, Upshuj
iml Webster.
J. F. IJratt, Preston county?
ihird district, Harbour, Monongalia,
Preston and Taylor.
1?. Ar. Uyrne, Ohio county?
Fourth district, Grant, Mineral,
tnndolph, Tucker, Pocahontas,
Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire,
Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson.
K. A. Henry, Mason county?
Fifth district, Braxton, Clay Pallouii,
Gilmer, Jackson, Mason,
Putnam, Itoane, Wirt, Wood,
Ivanawha north of Kanawha river,
Fayette north of Kanawha river,
hnithers to Gauley.
15. H. Hill, Kanawha county?
Sixth district, Iloone, Raleigh,
load of Cabin Crack, Kanawha
,'al>in Creek and west.
J. A. Stranghn, Kauawlia conn
y?Seventh district, Kanuit ha
last of Coalburg, sontli side;
Morris Creek to Mauley Junction,
Fayette on Mauley, Nicholas.
J. O. Boyd, Grant county?
Bight district, Fayette, New itivei
uid blanches, east of Gauley Juneion,
except Loup Creek, Greenirier.
John Phillips, Fayette county?
S'intli district, Raleigh, Fayette,
Loup Creek.
James Martin, Fayette county?
fentli district, Mercer, Hummers,
Monroe, McDowell, North Fork ol
Blkhorn, Switchback to Mereci
inc.
William Warner, Preston coun
,y?Kleventli district, McDowell,
ill west of Switchback. Wyoming.
1'. A. Grady, McDowell count!
?Twelfth district, Mingo, Logan,
Lincoln, Wa.vue and Cabell.
I*HE COMING
DEMOCRACY,
rhe Reverend Charles Stelzle Contributes
Interesting Article
On the Subject.
Sometimes we wonder why tlie
men of olden days could not set
the coming of inevitable crises,
w hich are so clearly discerned 1>\
Lhe present day historian, as he
looks backward. Hindsight is not
always so commendable a virtue a>
foresight, but it has its compensations.
If history repeats itself,
and if the historian is really n
prophet, then let us learn from tin
seeming blindness of our lathers.
One need not be a prophet noi
the son of 11 prophet, to say that
this is the era of the common man.
The masses are rising to assert
themselves as never liefore, because
the coming democracy is being
built, not upon a lawless revolu
tiou, but upon an evolution which
seems natural and, therefore, must
l>e permanent. Xo human power
estn prevent its coming.
This means great things for the
, people. It tills with hope those
who have been bowed down with
; the burdens of the past. It means,
also, that every true lover of the
I race will rejoice, for the well being
..I'll....... l *
. VM HIV \ utuiiiuu Iiuiimilli V III UNI lit'
the ultima to aim of every worker
I in the lield of social service. Ami
| more ami more is the great hearted
employer realizing that his bu-ij
tiess must Ik1 conducted upon a
i social basis?not simply for the
1 gotd of the few who are directly
I interested as sock holders.
The power of,the labor leader of
J the past will be considered small
indeed, when compared with that
which shall be given the leader of
the future. He shall lie statesman,
prophet, preacher, lie cannot be
demagogue, grafter charlatan, lie
must be such as to inspire condence?not
only from those who
are his immediate followers, but
by those who shall look to him as
an expert on the subjects most
directiy involved?as the true
representative of the common
people.
SPECIAL AGENTS
FOR GOVERNMENT
Many of thein Wanted to Gathered
Statistics on the Child
Labor Evil.
An opportunity will soon lie*
given young men aiul women of
ordinary intelligence to enter the
services of the department and
labor to aid in gathering information
concerning the conditions
under which women and children
work. It will not be altogether a
charitable employment, for con
gross appropriated $150,000 to be
j expended by rlie secretary of the
bureau of labor in this special in
j vestigation.
The lield thus opened will re
<|iiire many persons in each state,
line to secure them civil service exlaminations
will beheld on July *21.
| Any person more than 20 years of
age is eligible. The salaries to be
- paid range from $1,000 to $2,000 a
year and an expense allowance
, while employed away from home
i or outside of Washington.
| The duties will be similar to
| those of census collectors. The
special investigation is to cover in
detail the industrial, social, moral,
| educational and physical condit ion
l of child labor and woman laborers
in the United 'States, with special
reference to their age, hours of
i labor, term of employment, health,
illiteracy, sanitary and other conditions.
From the scope of the work to
-: be required of the accepted, applicants,
the chief qualifications
I would be an ability to gather detailed
information in the lield, and
| to submit the same in reports.
-1 Such persons should lie utile in
, j moot 011 propel- footing all classes,
j Experts will lie selected I'rom those
: showing special <|iialilieatioiis fitt|
ing them to manage and direct a
f group of persons in the investiga
j lion.
The litness of the applicant will
Ik; largely based upon recommendations
from persons, qualilied to
! judge of his ability as an investi'
gator, and his general subject of an
economic or social nature will beall
that the applicant will Ik- required
to write on the day of examination
.
Will Write a Book.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
is now engaged in the preparation
of the manuscript for a work on
the origin, rise and progress of
organized labor in this country,
giving a complete review of union
labor and what if has
. ed for laboring man. In all probbility
the work will take up two
or three large volumes.
Welch Has Recovered.
William F. Welch, of Wheeling.
, First Vice President of the West
t Virginia State Federation of I.abor,
wlio has been laid up for some
time with rheumatism, is able t<:
: l>e out again.
CHAS. H.Mi
ON '
Enters a General Denia
Story?The Defen:
With Turn Ii
Chsis. II. Moyer was oa the t
staiul us a witness yesterday for i
his fcllou/ defendant, William 1>. i
Haywood, and besides making a i
; positive denial of all the crimes, he <
! offered an explanation of the uiiso- :i
licited appearance of the Western f.
j Federation of Miners as defend- : 1
ants of Harry Orchard immediate- !
ly after his arrest at Caldwell for I
the murder of Stounenberg. Moyer i
swore that it was .Tack fcMmpUins ;]
who engaged Attorney Fred Miller i I
at Spokane to go to Caldwell to s
i?-(inT.i-ni wrcuaru, men known as i
: Thomas llogan and that it was at ?
i the request of Simpkins that the I ti
j witnesses for Haywood subsequent,- \
i ly advaneed $1,500 from the funds i
\ of tlie fcueiation to meet the ex-j
j pense of defending Orchard. At i
I various stages of the recital the de- s
j fense olVered in evidenoe a number i
i of documents, including the here-j 1
| tofore undisclosed cipher telegram i
j which Simpkins scid, to the Tedera \
j tion headquarters and union at 1
jSilvei Oity, Idaho, covering the 1
moves lo protect the fi'dcration i
: which was charged with the crime ; l
\ within a few days after it occurred, j i
Moycr began by saying he got I
his lirst knowledge of the crime t
] from the Denver newspapers, and '
that on the evening of January 4, <
j live days after the crime, a tele- j t
t grant in the federation cipher code, i
in which certain numerals repre-H
j seated the alphabet published in <
the ritual of the organization was j '
j used to transmit the password to <
[local unions, came to Haywood <
; from Spokane. It was long and >
the translation was difficult and I
uncertain, but that he and Hay- I
! wood figured the next day that it j <
! was sic I ll'd bv Simiikins mwl ??!> 1 I
"Cannot get a lawyer to defend ]
IToguii, answer."
Moyer testified that lie was suspicious
about the message, the
newspapers having already charged i
the crime to the federation, and
that lie decided to consult John
Murphy, general counsel for the
I federation, before he took any
steps. Moyer said he left for Chicago
that afternoon, but that Haywood
took up tlio matter and
opened communication witli the
union at Silver City, and made ar- '
rangements with Attorney John :
Xugent to look after the interests!
! of the federation and defend Orchard
if necessary. !1
The defense procured copies of
this correspondence and all was 1
read into record.
Continuing, Moyer said Attorney i
Miller came to Denver about the | 1
first of the following month, bring- 1
ing with him the record of Orcii- |
ard's preliminary hearing. Miller !
went to Denver at the suggestion!'
of Hiinpkins, so the witness tcsti-j1
lied, and brought the request l'rom : '
Simpkins that the federation fur- 1
i nisli a large amount of money that j
He needed to defend Orchard. 1
Moyer said lie and I fay wood
i conferred with attorneys Murphy
| and Miller, and subsequently gave
Miller $1,500. Mover denied lie
ever discussed any kind of criminal
act with Orchard or anyone else or j
j that he had evCr given him a cent, |
except for expenses on the trip
Orchard made to Ouray as liody- j
guard for him. Hesaid he had no '
, personal feeling of hostility for:
Steunenberg, and no circumstances
that would make him desire the
life of.Iohn Neville, whom Orchard
testilied Moyer wanted killed.
Moyer said Neville came to him
' after his arrest for alleged com'
plicitj- in the Independence station
affair and ask that the federation 1
'give him $200 to reimburse him
for the expense that he had incurred
in clearing himself, but this
request was refused.
Mover denied he participated in
the conference in Pettibone's back
yard, where Orchard said he, Maywood
and Pettibone had discussed
various acts of violence; denied
knowledge of a subsequent meeting
at federation headquarters, j
where it was sworn that the Steuni
enberg and Neville executions J
i were planned. He denied prac- j
OYER
THE STAND
il of All of Orchards
se Well Pleased
i the Case.
iciilly all the material statements
n Orchard's testimony. .Mover
x plained that Orchard ift'comlanieil
hint to Ouruy because
>rehard was going to Silverton
ind they made the journey toEother
as a mutter of convenience,
{epnsi'iiliilivcs of the United
Hint!"Workers litis boon beaten up
>y thugs, employed l>y initio
(wool's mill tlio witness anil Ordinal
tool; along cut-oil' shot guns
'or their own protection. Moyor
wore his gun was not sul>sct|uenlly
iseil to kill Lyle Gregory, but that
Irchard returnisl it to witness
liter they got back to Denver, the
veapon hail never been discharged
tp to the time Moyor was arrested.
Moyor remained on the stand
tttder direct exam i tuition from
ihortly al'ler 10 o'clock in the
norning until a few minutes beetle
4 o'clock in the afternoon, and
nost of the time was taken up
villi testimony regarding tlio
iVestern Federation of Minors,
le told a detailed story of the nr ost
at Ouray, Colo., anil the transer
to Telluriile, Colo., where the
liilitary refused to recogni/.e the
troeesses of the court so in motion
o effect his release, lie was ar esteil
on the pretext that he hail
li'secillted a Hag by the issuance of
.he Federation handbills, tlenouuc:
ng the inellioils of the sbite
illicials, mine owners an 1 militia,
>n which the emblem of the
Vmerican llag was reproduced. A
opy of this handbill was introluced,
and then the witnesses told
(I* varliMiH <.OV.! (.? I.. *-1-- -
V.ivi Ui vv nrturu III?) 1*1?ease,
unil liis subsoil unit arrest on
,he charge of being implicated in
.lie Vindicator outrage.
PRACTICAL MINERS
AND NOT "GUARDS"
\nd Foreigners are Needed in the
West Virginia Coal Field?
Guard System Expensive
Luxury.
The Columbus correspondent of
Hie I'.lack Diamond lias the following
to say in the issue of.In 110
itlth:
"Scarcity in the Kanawha
Valley, is leading a number of con
ferns operating under the United
Mine Workers to try and induce
men from this territory to go to
West Virginia. Many operators
in that State whose mines arc not
now organized are said to be favorable
to employing union men. It
is claimed that the difference in
scale would be more than made for
in being able to do away with the
cost of maintaining armed guards
about the mines, tin- system now
employed to keep oil' union agitators.
It is claimed that a better
class of labor would be secured
man is luinisiHMi ny Hit- native
population or through the shipping
in of foreigners. "
Tough On Howard.
Harry Orchard's mental facili
ups hip- more aicri ami ins emotions
broader and more tense than those
of the average Ilavard Student, is
tlio decision reached by Prof.
Hugo Munsterbcrg of the psychological
study ol'tlie noted criminal.
"I have never met a type of
criminal like Orchard," said the
professor. "He is very emotional
in some things and entirely without
emotion in the things which
excite the average person. His
head measurements show brain
activity and alertness greater than
the average student at Havard."
Mill Sign Scale.
All the Wheeling mills signed
the scale of the Sons of Vulcan
last week. Xo trouble was experienced
in securing the signatures
of the employers.
Patronize home institutions and
watch Charleston grow.