North Carolina Newspapers

"3 C" 1 V 3W 3; . U3 .JL ORGAN OF THE; STATE .FEDERATION OF LABOn. ENDORSED BY GREEriSBORO .TBADES COUnCIL. VOL- V. NUMBER 7 irr. v?;. -a r u v i-i All ! - - ... - - V A i: i I A V-A , . A 1 : " - .: I The Labor -News; Published by the Labor New. Publish ing Company. A. J. WILLIAMS, Editor. , " PUBUSHED EVERY FRIDAY.. Pi O. Box 833. Subscription Price: One year .. Six months .....?1.00 ..... .50 Enterea as second-class matter. May 27th, 1905, at the postoiAce In Greens boro, N. a, raider act of Congress f March 3d, 1897. t vr , LADEL EDITORIAL NOTES. Scratch as hard as you may to make both ends meet, the iariff tink ers will make you scratch harder A swollen fortune sometimes gives its possessor a swollen head. Also seme men with a good job. Fiddle-strings have been left on the free list. Which is to say that rag time music will come at the same old rate. According to the latest figures, ra dium ?s now only worth nine million dollars a pound. The Aldrich tariff bill never touched it. If all the women could get $36,000 a year for getting rid of their hus bands, as Mrs. Gould has done, what an army of grass widowers there would be! A Greensboro man must have been feeding his chickens too much rough food. Last week one of them laid an egg, the shell of which was as rough as sandpaper. Sometimes a , gpp&Btiff. blufT te- all right, but when everyone gets wise to the fact that it is all a gust of hot air what's the use? "Praise the bridge that carries you safely over," is a good thing to say; but sometimes we get over on very unsafe bridges. We help the bridge, sometimes. If there is a barber shop in Greens boro where the porter does not solic it you to have your clothes cleaned and pressed, it is because the shop has no porter. Give us a rest! "A house divided against itself can not stand." This applies to trade un ions as wen as otner Dusmess con cerns. Therefore, don't monkey with the buzz-saw when it is in motion. We're all right now. The police force have lust received a cargo of "beautiful" new 38 calibre revolvers a useless waste of money that could have been put to a better one. Revise Congress. Then the tariff will revise itself. Thin out the trust- bought members of both branches, and then, perhans. the people will get a square deal. Kansas City's great paper, the Star, says that "Prosperity is Here." Where in Kansas City? Pass", it around, please, or at least send us a photo graph of it, so that we can recog nize it when it does show up in these parts. . - Alabama legislators, are slow. To date no one of the solons of that be nighted state has introduced a bill to prohibit drinking liquor in airships while passing 'over the state. But the legisature has not adjourned yet, thank goodness. i - A food magazine tells'' its readers how to make rhubarb wine. The rec ipe is all right until it comes to he bottom, when it says: "Strain into a keg, bung tightlyand keep for nine months." Now, who wants to wait nine months for a dram ? Newspaper correspondents and some disgruntled : newspapers in North Carolina are fixing up 'a nice mess for Governor Kitchin and the Democrats generally. v They say- that the Governor wants .to represent i the Old North State in the United. States Senate, We know1 of ; no ;Bemocrat who could represent! "it:; better ; than Mr. Kitchin, and if heimakeV; P bis Taind about it tjiere will be " no ;ddubt Dout the result''; n.nxmJmm I There j is i a difference between "ac cepting a position and . getting a job. tine fist Is begged; for, and the other is igiveV cn the Inerits of. the receiver iilone, without iesbrting ' to ; !'pull" from someone "higheKup Savvy fXt One of the young men: who left "ac- Oreensboro a few weeks . ago' to cept", work in the. ? Kansas harvest fields wants to come . home. He writes : i "The moon is hotter fat Kan sas than the sun is I in r North - Caro linai." . f Some of our Congressmen are tak ing trips abroad for a while, mhopes that it Twill "blow over" before tney get back. But just keep your eyes on the election returns. .The con gressmen have already got their ears to the . ground, and . the noises they hear disturbs them greatly. There is no use trying to get away from the tariff, dead or alive. The new bill raises the duty on undertak- er's gloves from 20 cents to 75 cents. There is no escape from the trusts, living or dead. But that's what the people , voted for. "Give the people what they want." Now and then an item appears in the lapers about some criminal who has committed, an unusually atrocious crime being sent to Raleigh "for safe keJiing." And only recently a base taH umpire hau to leave that town to sare his hide fvom the indignation of a lot of ball clerks. After all has been said and done by many writers in the daily papers and long magazinle articles about the "law alike for rich and poor," if you will just keep a close watch you will notice that in nine cases in ten the rich man, or the criminal with "in fluence," gets out of his deviltry, while the man with no money or in fluence goes to jail. Some Texas politicians seem to be of the opinion that Senator Bailey Lvdll haxe .Jbardtime. ,lJLttinK...re.iiheyJu.atniek elected. He had a hard enough time three years ago, and1 if Senators were elected by a : direct ! vote of the peo ple instead of by mossback and pur chased legislators, Senator Bailey and many other Senators would forever remain private citizens. Dispatches from Washington tell of how happy most of the congressmen are that congress has adjourned, so that they can get back home. The people are also glad, and if they can help them in rejoicing, the major ity of their constituents will see that they shall never take another official trip to the, nation's capital. One reason why "Mr. Ultimate Con sumer" is not able to own his own house is that the majority of .con gressmen were legislating for them selves, being interested in one indus- try or another, to the detriment of a majority of people. See the new tar-1 iff bill, and who it benefits. It. is announced that John L. Sulli van, the most famous prize fighter the sporting world ever produced, will be an attraction at Greensboro's com ing fair. There are many people here who would like to see the grand old fighter. But is he to be here as he was advertised to be last year, but wasn't? During the past week or so there have been several changes in the me chanical department of the Daily News. Mr. W. H. - Fisher, who has been the foreman i since the paper started 'up a month ago, has resigned to look, after his interests in the job printing firm of Kendall &v Fisher. Mr; F. W. Furlow, well known throughout the south, takes the fore manship. ! Last week the Union Printers of the country held one of the largest and most important conventions in recent years. The meeting place was in St Joseph; Mo., and it was a record-breaker in poinjt of attendance, and volume of business transacted. There , is always ; much . rivalry v doj tween the various cities; of. the coun try to secure the convention,, and this year waslnpxception.A: a strotfe bMaisominn Atlanta made CI -C-y V'" strong bid; also "Minneapolis, ana Salt Lake City, srbtlt;tho:; Minnesota city won, with t Atlanta:: second.' ; . I fSou can't beat the! Germans. It is said that thelrnavyf .pwi.ftbove'i ' lirsavfigAppurat; us .. resembling; anuKe!;oeach basket riot unlike those- worn by some ; of the ladies; f; with its- side ; made! : of &rbpe - 5 k tm. ladders:; lowered over the jsides. seyr -lconlpuisory led pro eralf persons ; canjficlimbjjjntai; state un- - -r -j ,wv v swwvt f or, something; afters aU; 'and. who but themtchw6uld ; iave; e of j-tarnlng thecre savers?"; 'T I V : When-one; hears such mef "as-ibhn W. Gates and other mulUmhlio!irei predicting a; financial : and comhierciai boom-it is-Vforltoeco pie to beware. , The kind 'of: j'booms' these men speak of are only ior. their own ::oenthgeUrlr downfall Cpf I thpoorerlNmfeiy per' cent the- people of ttiil viiountry. do ' not? want that kind, of prosperityt and they should- work so as to pre vent: it, J which can only : bCBrom pllshed by borough brganilation against the plutesv Since the tariff has been advanced on almost everything in the way of "rations" and the cost of living een- erally, it is up to the people Who toll to advance the price of their product labor. : Organized labor generally protects itself, but what is to become of the poor devil that is too ignorant to see that he is being robbed on all sides by the high tariff, the "cap tains of industry," and the manufac turers of trust-made goods of every description? The only protection laborer has is his union the law robs him, or gives a few people the legal right to rob him, no matter how large his wages. Recently about sixty employes o a furniture factory at Thomasville went on strike. They had been work ing ten hours a day sixty hours a week and they asked that they .be allowed to work ten hours and twen ty' minutes each day in order that they might get off earlier to spend their little all before darkness over took them on Saturday night. Of pourse the bosses refused, the men being unorganized and having no way to protect themselves. The result of such a strike is easily foreseen; I for shorter s; JiDurs and more pay they would have had the sympathy of the Christian people at any rate; but as it is no one seems to care anything about it. If they should organize there would be possibility of having some of their grievances righted. Organize! While the trusts are happy over the result of the new tariff bill, which increases the price of almost every thing to consumers, have they taken into consideration that those who work with their hands and brain will be compelled to ask for higher wages, in order to exist? If they haven't, they "better had." The . only "pro tection" the laborer has is his trade union, and members thereof general ly help themselves both as to rate of pay and length of hours; but those who are not organized will have to depend on the liberality (?) of the trusts. And everybody knows fwhat ,oonothov will VlQVO trt a,it to and receive what the "open shop- pers" and trusts care to give without asking any foolish questions. They say the workers don't know what they want or what they need; so they will have to take what is offered or nothing, and be satisfied. The meeting of the Farmers' State Convention will take place at Raleigh August 24 to 27, inclusive, and a large attendance is looked for. There will be ample accommodations for all. A reception committee, of which W. C. Etheridge -is chairman, will meet all trains arriving at the Union station Monday evening, Tuesday and Wed nesday. Look out for the men with badges bearing "reception commit tee" or for the sign, "headquarters re ception committee, State Farmer's Convention," and you- will be well taken care of. A rate of one and a half fare, ' plus 50 cents, has been granted by all the railroads, provided there are' as many,, as 100 persons at tending the meeting holding properly receipted" certificates. For; further in formation apply to Mr. T. B. Parker, Secretary;? Raleigh, N. C. - a. Georgia's legislature, now a thing of the past, will go down In history as - one; of the f most ,5 useless , gather ings of alleged , statesmen in the history- of Georgia, "or f any other state, for that matter. Kansas freak legis- lation, rf ol whicn : t some ; newspapers made : so ? much u sport. wasn't in . it with1 the Cracker aggregation i of moss backs. .In f f actihe t; blUs jitrodtlced for the ; benefit of the people were kill- J ed outright jJI.There 5? isi no -redeeming feature - in? the"? whole o session. : iThe feature ;4Sai tfxxti, isyiS .Ss?. -f t r ue--j luurieen? years " oi age ; snouia t ax- ten4 school ' at least three months fa biU was op- j dispatches say. 'and those "certain In- tersts'were the cotton factory own- ersrj There are over' 20,000 illiterates ! in the state." A - resolution favorimr the . popular"-election of - United States senitors was; also yoted .down. Tie politicians; -killed it - 5 All' In all, lif Gedgia; had never held a session, the peotle ; would have fared much bet teiVa The worst of - the whole mess jls lhat the legislature of that state every year! the Associated Press," says the Greensboro Telegram of recent date 'geerally,. supposed, to ,be the greitesf news-gatbeiing service in the world, nevertheless -has some emploV- es wno violate" the rules of news qy inccirporating editorial along wih their news." Then Editor Haywood cites several instances, one item which criticizes5 the doings of the Georgia legislature and another which praises the work of the Repub lican t party in the tariff mater. Tle writer always thought the Democrat ic editor of the Telegram was prety Tllf1 if OOAma Tia lrvailAAlra -fVi fact that the employes of the "greaj i s est news-gathering service ' in the world" are owned and controlled by the tnists and the Republican partjr, and - if said employes should disobey their chief they would lose their jobs It should also be remembered that the- Associated Press is one of the greatest trusts we have. It is only reliable where the "interests" are npt interfered with by a vulgar press, j ' Do you wear socks? Of course you do. Most everybody does. But jo you wear the kind you should? Ev ery working man is interested one way or another with every other working man. So you should be In terested in the kind of socks lie wears. ..The Columbia Knitting Mills, 2J2aascEStr.eet, Philadelphia, Pa., are the producers of strictly union-made hosiery of all kinds. liv ery employe of their mill is a mem ber of Local No. 696, United Texjfle Workers of America. THey work 50 hours a week and get 60 hours' pay. They make their hosietry solely for union men and sell direct from the mill, thereby I cutting out the middle man's profits? They are sold in all sizes at 'the low price of 12 1-2 cents a pair, six pairs in a box for 75 cents. This is the least number they ship. However, if you can get ten more orders to be delivered at one place, the price will be 70 cents for six pairs, a saving of 7 per cent Ev ery pair bears the union label. Wriie to the Columbia Knitting Mills, 2427 North Mascher Street, Philadelphia, Pa., for further particulars. WnO TO PATRONIZE. Organized labor in Its battle for jus tice and recognition must utilize ev ery legitimate weapon to make its in fuence felt Organized labor must consistently strive to uphold its i friends, and refuse to strengthen Its enemiesWhenever a merchant shows by his actions that he Is friendly to the cause of labor, he is justly enti tled to the patronage of the working class, while the man of business who is shown to be unfriendly should Te just as severely let alone. Every cent that a union man spends over thp counter of an unfair establishment,' is just so much money gone to the sup port of an enemy. Remember, when ever you make a purchase that th& firm you patronize is composed of friends or enemies. Remember rur ther that if you desire 'to make your influence felt, you must act consistent ly and show by your dealings with business men that you are alive t4 your own interests. It Is a bad policy to spend a cent over a counter whose proprietor is opposed t those princi pies " in, which you believe and are ' de termined to maintain. I Whenever yeu are about to make a purchase, just pause and consider; you , are 4 patroniz ing a friend or an enemy of the la- bor cause. Let labor but once learn this lesson, let it but .once unitedly strike on 'the t business counter, and it will carry with it a moral influence that no opposition can withstand.' The working clasSj constitutes tne. uig ma jority, and when, they : decide to trade only with their friends, they 'will t be gin to undertsand the plowwythey jpos kerjijiolt .timin: Jean ing this lesson and begWmg .to ;Ciarx rv it out than during the present 'sum- mer months. A- word to the I wise Is sufficient -'X . .-..js ids?, .(ir-n"""- rr.yjjtU uu0 uirw me s me, name, oi ,ine aooye firm. , to date store at- 422-424 - Liberty street, jour thousand of irs. They are about : September i -1st -r This store, jalwaysrey to take part ineverr when ready ior, occupancy, will be the Jmove that is ! gotten up : foV the bet finest in the state. It has three floors, j terment of the city We 'wish to call class departments store. ..An electric Udies furnishing? at 308 Liberty,. elevator will carry the patrons to the .t ' w dweU on this cpecial. fea different floors. . ..:,ua - -AA;r. tore fot the benefit of those living gressive and public-spirited firms that' w eci ironi. xou can do no better have kept pace with the times, and to let the above nrm 'fit you up. j firms that have by fair and honorable ; i It ; is : a ; matter of vast importance " business methods , and able, and, effi-, to the people to know? a place where ' cient service, won the.esteem and con-, - - i a piace wnere- fidence of all classes of people. Ini they can buy their necessities ; and? . presenting this list we have no hesi-? ke the. positive assurance that they' tancy in placing the name of A. . Daye will receive none but first class styles,,' : and Company prominently on the list as they i,re recognized, as . grentlemen of experience and Integrity.; This firm has made a host of friends and pa trons among the ; citizens of . .Winston Salem and the surrounding section. GALLOWAY & JENKINS. In this great issue containing our annual review, which will be so wide ly circulated and read, it is a pleas ure to us. to call attention ' to the wor thy real estate and insurance firm of Galloway and Jenkins, located at 8 West Third street, who are always on hand to give you prompt and cour teous attention in all matters of this sort They have shown what perse verance and grit can do, and their methods are known to be strictly straightforward and honorable. Their business has grown to large and pros perous proportions, and their attitude towards the interests of labor is such as to elicit the approval and endorse ment of our members. They are general real estate agents and have .many of the choicest prop erties listed with them that are offered for sale in the , city. Never before was there a better time . for invest ment than now, and this company will be pleased to have any call who are looking for real estate investments. They are representatives for. several of the best insurance companies of the . country . and have; aWconsiderable Insurance business. Your business "is courteously solicited. BROWN-ROGERS CO. One of the most important stores in the business district - of Winston Salem in the hardware business, is the above company, located at 3-5 West Fourth street This company is one of the oldest hardware firms in the city and has been in the same lo cation for a great many years. They have conducted the business on the same lines that make for suc cess in this business, namely, high quality goods, honorable business methods, lowest possible prices, and a business reputation for honest '. and honorable business methods in every detail. This company in all its splendid career of usefulness has had numer ous dealings with labor, and we are pleased to note that it is held in high esteem and confidence, not only by its employes but also by labor people and wage earners throughout our pro gressive city, and the country gener ally. They do an extensive business, carrying a fine stock of all kinds of hardware. They have recently open ed up a large mantel, tile and grate department, where they- show a very handsome line. The . proprietors of this extensive business. ' have shown themselves to be broad-minded and public-spirited and can be depended upon to be fair "and reasonable with their patrons. They "are entitled to the endorsement, not only of organized labor and wage earners generally, but also of all loyal citizens. This company holds a posi tion , of well deserved r leadership in this important branch of enterprise and we have no. Lesitancy" in placing its. name foremost among the promi nent concerns that are' worthy, of be ing classed as friends of conservative organized labor, and ask our people as well as others of the many thou sands who will read this friendly re view to bear this worthy firm in. mind andjgive them , their patronage when everVlt is consistent - -; ; FISHER LIVERY COMPANY. For up-to-date livery of every de scription, we call : atention in this is sue to a concern whose every action towards labor elicits our endorsement and recommendation; : At the. Fisher Livery Company: ' the public , will be courteously treated and find anything and everything in the livery, line , of all descriptions, r : The equipment : is first class in all particulars : and furnished day or night at reasonable rates. The pleasant ' and successful . o proprietors ure untiring to their- efforts to please all . customers and ? to this is r due the great popularity Qf j this livery ?The livery is - located at 1 corner , of Main and Fiftn I street ' and can - be reached by . phone 46. ; ; - ? J ;-. v ' f I. miTi i At all times they have been willing to co-operate ; in '.any movement . that has for its purpose closer unity : be tween capital f and ilabor.They4vhave never withheld their support : and en couragement? Theri existing good will arid vfriendly "attitude: entitles them ; to every s encouragement , of . all working-. it.-. ; m - ... , and every; thing Will be just as repre- pcuicu. -m wus jjrespeci .we airect our readers ; attention to the .Misses Mar-. tins, where , they have , a most up-to-, date llne,f.; '7 Ai A"A: 'Arl i As :a consequence J of their friendil- ness toward labor, and the manner.. In which they have conducted themselves! to further the . interests of the labor-25 ing element, we have no. hesitancy: in " endorsing ' them as being ; thoroughly : fair .and r deserving; of the continued" patronage of the laboring classes in , their district throughout the' coming" year. Our friends may depend, upon , securing the best quality. . of materials and at; the lowest : consistent .: price when "dealing with, this firm. OGBURN. HILL & CO. The commercial importance of the city is largely Indicated by , the num ber of strong enterprising, and useful institutions located ut its midst "Winston-Salem is practically blessed in -this, respect A thoroughly reliable concern, such as the above, located at; 534 Cherry, street which has always exhibited a most fair and friendly at titude towards labor, is certainly wor-! thy of the hearty support and co-operation of the thousands of workjngmen. in this district ; ,. - , . They have always taken a kindly interest in . the . cause ,of labor ., and. have treated the great , questions .'per-; " , tahiiiog ; to labor Hth the utmost ,fjilrv. Inests andf consideration " shown .. on", numerous occasions ' that.1 their attitude - was . conservative and. considerate. In . extending our hear ty support and co-operation to ..this, firm, we feel that we are but showing . that spirit of reciprocity that is due to all those who treat the questions of labor with fairness and consider ation. ... - . .--f- " - They have constantly enlarged their . wholesale tobacco business until mow it ranks . with lae best, , and we wish, them continued success."?-:;.' :. Their most popular brand is styled. "Rich and Waxy," and is just as its. name denotes. " ROSENBACHER& BROTHER A thoroughly reliable concern which has received a splendid patronage; from our members . and other readers and one which Is justly entitled to its popularity? is the one that ' heads this editoriaL ; A splendid and unsur passed stock, of . goods is carried , and the prices are, always the lowest' pos-. sible on a first class stock of goods: The lines onr which the laboring class es save most at this store are; shoes, . carpets, ' rugs, curtains, dress goods. silks, ready-made dresses, skirts, hos iery, underwear, etc. ; Our members should impress upon r the minds of their families the neces-: sity of patronizing the friends of labor at all times. No concern; is more; gen-' erally known as a staunch friend of the cause of labor than this reliable . and up-to-date business house They have treated their, customers and em-.; I 1 . yes with due cuortesy and consid- eration and have won the high rer: gard of our people. t Customers can ; save materially by purchasing at this . establishment and we trust that this store will count a steady and increas ing amount of patronage ' from .. our . members and friends. . The r great rul ing principle of this house, is that every article must be exactly as rep-; resented. It is just such fair and lib- eral class . of merchants that we wish to give every encouragement. and pa tronage in their business." ' - - We. respectfully call: attention ? to their announcement which appears in another " column of. this issue. . J. LASH MIT. This excellent business man, who commenced.: business . in r a "small way, ' has by his. sound, judgment and excel-; lent business methods, courteous treat- iment and fair , dealing, giving;, full value for , money - spent with him,- .to day? enjoys .a most enviable business, and very deservedly so. r He conducts an , ;up-tOHdate 7. shoe ;; store att 415.1 Libr ). erty- street .He employs the; most ex- : perienced ' clerks and, his .store is run tinder his immediate '. supervision. His v long experience.-, enables him ,to , buy ; very- carefully hnd i he "has acquired ' e, knowledge of , catering , to tbe good -people of this section.' It .is ; his pride to keep) shoes !ofTalVtbe standard " j We ask ourj people to give this mer- -hant' their ; full "co-operation ; and sup port whenever ;it ; Is in teir power to do so, as .they will be carrying out r her teachings' and principles of union-J r ism by so - doing. ? ? 1 ?ri fv 'i?i.A ; -:"f r.