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NEWS
Official Organ of the State Federation : of Labor.
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Published by
The Labor News Publishing Company.
A. J. WILLIAM8,
1 'i ; Editor.
Advertising and, Circulation Manager.
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Entered as second-class matter May 27, 1905, at
fh ' postoffice at Greensboro, N. C, under act of
Congress of March 3, 1897.
UNtO
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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
There are several of our patrons who are
due us on subscriptions, to this paper, and we
would appreciate it most highly if they would
remit at once, as we need the money to pay
current expenses. "While the amounts due by
individuals is small, still in the aggregate it
amounts to considerable to us. Please send
in your subscription at once, and thus help
us keep the mill running.
And, by the way, the Chicago Federation of
Labor is responsible for the newest campaign
button to be issued. "Taft and Van Cleave"
are the names there linked together. This may
be rough on "Sunny Jim", of Utica, but is
even tougher on Taft.
We direct attention to the official announce
ment of the American Labor Press Association
on the first page of today's Labor News.
Please read the same carefully. Our dealings
with this association up to the present time
have been very satisfactory to us, and our wish
is that their business may grow and prosper,
as we have good reason to believe it will.
veneer which had been; applied" to him has : al- J.Qiitbrek i among ( the open shop falsifiers, it -read
v worn "off. 4 Whv .'should not a man who 1 might; be added that the general government
woxuu issue so sweeping' an lnjuncuun as iwtt uirausiraua :uas:iiucu. oyuro om.i,wmwj -
be acceptable to practical 'men like E-. H. Har- woulci be . well - for - the i ignorant ; Van 1 Cleaves I
rimaff andJ? J.KHill!But why should he Vbe Parrys,. Posts and others ; to study be6riney
Rentable to organized labor ? - Working men begin- -to wag their ears. These figures, show
have: not. yet forgotten either Taft or his col-. thatduring thfieighteen yaej pe
leaeue. Ricks, and will '.not soon."" - rfod of greatest trade "union activity the pri-
- - I vale weaitn ox Ausxrana nss more man cxuir-
Tms minds of men beinW somewhat short duBled'Llim in,18 the- wealtll of the colony
memorv: there mav be some who have forsfot (exclusive of public property values) was
ten that on September 5th, 1906, r Mr. Taft- $713,000,000, while in 1908 it was $l,52370r
went into iiame maKing sjnjecuej ui ucicusc i wu. ou juuuu iw ic ouu-umvu ouoiuiaiww.
of Conffressman Littlefield, tfiehs ." """" y-'
election, and who was opposed by organizerl ; LABOR BAY AT RALEIGH.
labor as a unit. President Gompers led the Organized labor at Raleigh is oil the alert
fight against Littlefiell: Taft led the .fight looking to a proper observance of Labor Day
in his defense. In. a staunch Republican pa- Sept ember 7.
uer of Chicago, the Record-Herald, under the it is a notable fact that the first trades union
date line, "Bath, Me.," appears the.heading; f ever organized in the state was organized at I
tat T Biua. iniJ?iAirj ,iu vxva.- i Kaleigh among the printers, ana is sxiix m
IZED LABOR." Mr.. Taft was" In office, not existence, and today is a solid stonewall of re-
seeking it if there has ever been a time when sistance to encroachments upon the rights of
be was not seeking office. The speech wnieii organized labor. In the more than half a cen
f olkrwed was a direct attack upon the methods I urV 0f jg existence it has carried on its mem-
of organized labor and a defense of the in-lbership roll a Governor, members of the house
junction, that weapon which he wielded soLan senate, a state treasurer, and a national
well years before. The record can be chal- congressman, and county -and municipal offi
lenged to show any point at which Taft, who an(j aldermen galore all chosen from
has now won the favor of Wall Street, has amone? its members.
said one word in favor of organized labor with- jr0r some years it stood alone .among labor
out coupling it with a much stronger recora- organizations in the city, but at this date there
mendation for the organization of capitalists are a dozen or more, in fact about every. craft
and employers. He occupies the position that jo reDresented in eruild thus making it: for
the Republican party assumed wnen alter nav- sjze the strongest union town m the state.
ins been vainly implored tor years to estab- The exercises will be held at the Pair
lish as a Cabinet office the department of la-1 Grounds, the Drivileee being erranted by Mr
bor, it tossed a sop to the labor vote by creat- j, e. Pogue, secretary of the State Fair As-
mg the Department ot Commerce ana iaoor, Uociation.
and Republican presidents ever, since have Arrangements are in charere of W. H. Sin
taken pains to see that a representative of , the giet0n, H. E. Upchurch and M. S. Oldham,
employing class should be at its head. Mr. Following is the program issued:
Taft's bold defiance to organized labor as noted Brabecue will be served at 1 :30. Admission
by his Chicago newspaper organ is not so bold to tbe tables will be by ticket,
today, but the spirit which led him to put it Addresses will be delivered at 2 :30 p. m. by
It.
osea&mitne to
ome
WhateveOroa want fop use In your home
aoDrovaL If von don't find m. xrlro- nfn.u
will be sold toyo o eradit., Voor clioic ot z. per cent, nnder tha. lowest prices, casta or
3,000 articles will be chipped on approval Use " credit, anywhere. a or
30 Days Free Trial
As yon can't come to otxr store, we send the
Snoods to yon on approvaL Use them a month
and decide how yon likethem. Cosapare oar
prices with others. If not satisfactory, return
.tMhKQOd at on, expense. The month's use
will not cost yon a penny.
Small : Monthly Payments
If you are satisfied; yotr can pay a little each
month what you can- afford. Take from lo to
24 months to pay, while yon use and enjoy the
articles. We charsre no interest and" ask no
security. You simply-buy as- we buy on
creaic ana our aesanss are au confidential.
otir foods 30 days before you decide to keep
'thenr. Then, if satisfactory, pay-a little each
month. . We mean that exactly. When a person
wants to make bis home more attractive, his
credit is good with us. -
Per Cent:.
, We are the larsrest concern of our kind in the
World. Our combined capital ! $7,000,000. On
eur books are more than 450,000 customers.
Wewn25 mammoth retail stores, located in
the principal cities, and we control the output
of a- score of great factories. Thus we buy
tod sell at! prices which no other concern can .
compete, with. We invite any sort of com
parison. You can return any SToods sent on
Four Free Catalogs 3,000, Articles
forth obviouslv still exists.
I. T. U. CONVENTION.
The International Tvnoffraphieal Union
closed its fifty-fourth annual convention Sat-
urdav. the 15th. at Boston. It will meet next
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next year in St. Joseph.
President Lynch was sustained on every ap-
Mr. M. L. Shipman and Hon. B. R. Lacy. The
speakers will be introduced by Mr. W. H. Sin
gleton, chairman of the committee.
Beginning at 3:30 p. m., the following ath
letic features will be pulled off:
POTATO RACE (Open to all).
First prize. Pocket knife, donated by C. H.
Stevens & Co., and 5 pounds of Sugar, do
nated by W. A. Myatt.
Second prize. Merchandise, donated by W
The heavy rains for the past weeks have
done great damage throughout this tate, as,
well as other states South. Carolina in partic
ular. The damage to crops, cotton, tobacco,
and corn has been fearful. The running of
trains was abandoned for a considerable time
on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in conse
quence of rain. As yet there is no way of as-1
certaining the amount of damage done.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
Democratic convention at Denver, at which
Mr. William J. Bryan was nominated, Mr.
Samuel Gompers, head of the- American Fed
eration of Labor, came out with .a formal stated
ment in which he declared that every union
labor man should support Mr. Bryan be
cause he stood on a platform which was emi
nently, satisfactory to organized labor, while
at the same time it was eminently just to all
involved. Mr. Gompers has continually since
that time written and spoken in favor of the
election of Mr. Bryan and in opposition to
that of Mr. Taft. In Chicago, in Cleveland,
in St. Louis, the local branches of the Federa
tion of Labor have approved the course of the
president of their order. There has been prac
tically no serious opposition to the endorse
ment of the Gompers' .policy. There may be
have been individual labor leaders whose loy
alty to party exceeds their loyalty to labor
who have been willing to give interviews in op
position. But they have been few, far between
and somewhat inconspicuous.
If any labor leader desires to know on
which side the contending forces of corporate
capital and organized labor have lined up, it
might- be well for them to consider the fact
that the president of the Manufacturers V As
sociation, Mr. Van Cleave, is annpuneed in all
of the Republican papers, as having "Flayed
Bryan. ' ' Perhaps it was a hard job for Mr.
Van Cleave, but it is what his association pays
him for. Van Cleave represents the great or
ganization of employers formed for the pur
pose of combating and if possible destroying
organized labor. Its former head was a manu
facturer of cereal foods at Battle Creek, Mich.,
one of the heaviest advertisers in the eauntry
who can never print an advertisement of his
own products without giving two-thirds of the
space to attacks upon the system of union la
lxr. Van Cleave is enthusiastic about Taft,
"who invented the injunction against organized
labor and who handed down from one of the
appointive judgeships which he held an or
der prohibiting and restraining and enjoining
such conservative representatives of organized
labor as T. M. Arthur and F. P. Sargent, the
former as we all know, now dead, from promul
gating, issuing any order, of any kind that
would require, request or command any mem
ber of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers or the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men from refusing to work or in other words
request them to strike. This was the entrance
of Taft upon politics. This was his first strike
which gave him national reputation. iNo
doubt this is the reason why, as Colonel VTjat
terson Said the -other day, his candidacy is ac
ceptable to "Wall Street, while the Roosevelt 1
peal made from his decisions, lne proposi
tions for union to extend its benefit system so
as to have an insurance benefit of $1,000 waslR. Dorsett & Co., and package Coffee, donated
referred to the executive council for investi-1 by M. T. Norris.
gation and data. The executive council was! Third prize. Package Coffee, donated by
empowered to act on the old-age pension ben- I M. Kosentnal & lo., and isox ol fcoap, donated
efit svstem. oy w. 5. Mann.
Local secretaries were ordered to ascertain ONE-LEGGED RACE (Open to all).
at once and send to headauarters the asre ot First prize. Pair Link Cuff Buttons, do-
each member, date of admission to union andlnated by H. Mahler's Sons
if membership has been continuous. All com- Second prize. Package Coffee, donated by
mittees were enlarged from five to seven mem- Carolina Feed Store, and 5 pounds Sugar, do
bers and the laws committee will sit five days nated by Crowder & Rand.
in advance of each convention instead of three Third prize. Pair Lisle Socks, donated by
Heller Bros.
days as in the past.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PAYS.
According to reports transmitted by United
States Consul Halstead and published by the
department of commerce and labor at Wash
ington last week, municipal enterprises in
Great Britain show remarkably efficient man
agement.
lne .Dirmingnam gas department last year
turned over $298,378 to the general funds of
the city, besides putting $166,872 in the sink
ing fund. This was in spite of a great increase
in the cost of coal
The street railway department turned over
$131,281 to the general funds of the city, put
$180,242 into a reserve fund, and paid $238,
826 on debts incurred for the acquisition and
equipment of the lines. The average faie
charged was less than two cents, different fares
from one cent up, being charged according to
distance.
The electric supply department, which fur
nishes the municipal street railways with pow
er and also sells light and power to private
establishments, paid $121,074 on the debt in
curred in establishing it
FOOT RACE, 75 YARDS.
(Open t. union men only.)
First. rize. Violin, donated by Darnell &
Thomas.
Second prize. Hat, donated by Edgar E.
Broughton.
Third prize. Razor, donated by Thos. H.
Briggs & Son.
LADIES FOOT RACE, 25 YARDS.
First prize. Pair Silk Hose, donated by
Boylan, Pearce - & Co., and one Picture, do
nated by Capital Furniture Co.
Second prize. Lamp, donated by Raleigh
Furniture Co., and Picture, donated by
Wynne & Redford. .
Third prize. Picture, donated by Royal &
Borden Furniture Co., and Glassy donated by
G. S. Tucker & Co.
TUG-OF-WAR (Between teams of five).
A prize will be given to each member of the
winning team, as follows:
Knife, donated by A. S. Womble.
Shirt, donated by J. Klein.
Shirt, donated by B. Harris.
Trunk, donated by Ike's Bargain House.
Necktie, donated by Whiting Bros.; Pair
We tesue four handsome catalogs, showing;
pictures, paices and descriptions of 3.000 thinsrs
for the home. M any of the pictures show the
actual, colors. Simply write us sv postal and
say which catalog- ybu want. They are free
and we pay postage.
Furniture and Carpets
Catalog Ndu 10 shows a new and wonderful
line of Furniture, jiousefurnishingrs. Carpets,
Rugs, Oil Cloths and Portieres, illustrated in
actual colors. Also Lace Curtains. Clocks,
Silverwares Crockery, SewinEr Machines,Wash
ingr Machines, .Refrigerators. Baby Carriages
and Go-Carts. '
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of stoves and ranges the sVoims 'that save fuel
enougn to pay tof wemtemst in six months.
Columbia Graphophones
Cataloer No. 30 is devoted to the greatest of
all talking machines. We send a complete
Gtapbophone outfit, freight prepaid. You don't
pay m- penny until you have - tried it ten days.
Thea send ua small monthly, payments.
Pianos on Free Trial
No Money Down
Catelor No. 40 shows the celebrated Meyer
non ana oecjunann riauos, irom 144.oU up.
We send a piano on 30 days' trial, with no'
payment down. Pay ua nothing at all until
we convince you that we- save yen at least
flOQ. Then pay a little each month.
Stoves and, Ranges
.Catalog No. 20 shows the whole E mpxre Use
Send us a postal today, saying which catalog yon want
Spiegel, May, Stern Co. 1 - - 3329 35th Street, Chicago
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for this space, and wo want you all
to remember that it will be bard to find
a better place to do your banKing.
OFFICERS:
Neil Ellington, Pres. W. 8. Hux, Vice Pres.
A, H. Alderman, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
L. McCulloch, C. M. Vanstory, A. G. Kirkman, W. E. Bevill, W. H.
Ragan, Neil Ellington, R. R. King, W. S. Hill, W. J. Armfield,
R. M Rees, O. D. Benbow.
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The water department is still a source of gocks' donated by Peebles & Edwards; Pair
expense, on account ot tne enormous cost to
which the city went in constructing the plant,
going clear to Wales to get a supply of pure
water. The deficit last year was $398,766,
which is less by $17,880 than the previous
year s deficit.
A. F. of L. RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the American Federation of
Labor most firmly and unequivocally favors
the independent use of the ballot by the trades
unionists and workingmen, united regardless I the winning team and manager, as follows;
Suspenders, donated by Anderson & Thiem
THREE-LEGGED RACE, 25 YARDS.
(Open to all.)
First prize.-Two Shirts, donated by Guar
antee Clothing Co.
Second prize. 1-16 Sack Flour, donated by
Peebles Bros,, anil Package of Coffee, donated
by Phillips & Penny, (
Third prize. One Can M, &, J, Coffee, do
nated by D. T. Johnson & Son.
BASEBALL GAME.
A prize will be given to each member o
ion
We are the best equipped of any Drug Store in the State for
prescription work, with 24 years experience we are
familiar with the Purest Drags and Chemicals;
know here to obtain-the same, and how
to compound ihe most difficult
prescription, using no substi
tute,, therefore the pby- ' t
sician obtains de
sired effects.
OUR DRINKS WITH A REPUTATION
WIL.L AID YOU IN KEEPING COOL,
, AS THEY ARE BEFBESHJNG,
CALL AND SEE US.
Heirn' Drug Stc
210 S. Elm Street, opposite tlcAdoo HeteL
Razor, donated by Carolina Hardware Co.
Cradle, donated by Goodwin-Smith Co.
Hat, donated by J. M. Kohn & Bro.
Watch, donated by D. LeyineV
Fancy Vest, donated by N- Y. Bargain
of party, that we may elect men from our own
rank to , make new laws and administer them
along the lines laid down in the legislative de
mands of the American Federation of Labor,
and at the same time secure an impartial judi
ciary that will not govern us by arbitrary in-THonsi.
junctions of the courts, nor ftet as tne pliant Shirt, donated bv J. Rosencrarten & Co.
tool of corporate wealth.Resointion of the! Umbrella, donated by Hunter Bros.
American jfeaeration oi ljaDor, aqoptea nnan. I brewer.
imously by convention. Knife, donated by Hart-Ward Hardware Co.
Resolved, lhat as our efforts are centered Scarf Pin. donated bv Jollv & Wvnne Jewel-
againsx au iwrms oi mqusiriai slavery ana eco-1 ry Co.
nonuc wrong, we must also direct our utmost I Umbrella, donated bv Cross & Linehan Co.
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energies to remove all forms of political slav
tude and party slavery, to the end. that the
working people may act as a unit at the polls
at every election. Resolution of the Anierk
iean Federation of Labor, adopted unanimous
ly fey convention.
CHANGED HJS TUNE.
" I beard that somebody in this erowd said
I was a scab, blnst$re.d a Fpnrth ward bully,
as he approached a fenot of men ne tho'ught e
knew. Which of you was itt
xxvx. strapping stranger from the docks as he whip
A year or so ago, as though by some pre-lped off his coat and proceeded to roll up his
arranged plan, the open shoppers began to yell I sleeves.
in chorus that Australia was being ruined be-j "Tnat's all right i" exclaimed the Fourth
cause of its domineering trade unions. The! warder. "Keep on your clothes! I didn't
open shoppers figured that Australia was $o$ay I wasn't, &d I?
far away that nobody would take the trouble
to investigate their charges, put in a short 1 If a man earns $3 XX) dav in a union shoo
time the lies of the labor haters were exposed ! and jsnends it for non-nnion iraods. if he loses
nnd.fhej' haven't peeped about Austnyja J hjs jemion fid has his wagc rednced, lie gets
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Tjbftt tne tot made sboes-the shoes
made an4er th mt maAuftPTing
eonditlons the ehoes that best stand
AoH your &ealor fpi Urloia Otamp
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Boot and Shoe Workers' Union
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