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SATORDAY; OCTOBER 6;ir9J7.
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;.Yminvestite:the
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W.ashingtotf
touVOct. '4." following a -to I
i rjnt pratost "by PretiidentOompera,
' st'Kai t st v, t ii dfimrf tuuV" oT avoi ke r i n
'" svornT wsterw JoeuTh if s,' President
. Viisoi h:vs uppoinled tie . -folio tvnjr-J
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' , llus question, unci ihe iAborshiVati( in
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! WILIJAM BWILSOX.creiaryf
Labor,; -:; - ' i ' 'A
' 1$. P.'JIARSU, President Washington
ft ite' Ii.toratioii of tborJ '-' , ' V A- v
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JOIIX'Il. WALKER, Presldenrill17
iiob State Federal iqn of Labor.--'
H - j: Ii. ,S PANGLER, "retired ' coat "oper-
utor, Petinsvlvania. ' t, - . ,"a
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YEHNKIl Z. HEED,metl,,t3perator
'aud rancher, Colorado' rT"' ;
-:' .:,' :?1 In b, statement announcing these air
' 'pointmen is President Wilson said: v. j
b sian to visit, in eacli instance, the Gov
'erppr bt the State,' advising him that
ifoky are there. as the personal represen
' k ':tticns of thft Prpsident wlth'a Vievr to
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'4 lending symp:itietic codnsel and aid to
? the State government in the develop-
mntof a better understanding between
laborers and employersand also them-
' ' Rfivesfcto deal Yvitb emnlo'versaud em-
I plOve Lna: conciliatory spirit, 'seek to
; compose differences and allay misunder-
l standi ng, arid in any way that may be
I opentb the in to sh o w the active inter-
es'tof theational Government in furth-
I erjng arrangements just' to both' sides.
V-berever'ir4 is defmed-radvtsable
- conferences of employers and. employes
$ oiild" 'be called' with he purpose of
t ..working -out aVmntual.uude'rsTsuidiiig
I . between ahem whjchwilV, iusure-the
j continued operation of the industry on
I conditions acceptable to both sides.
,The commission, should- endeavor
&lio to learnjlhe real causes for any dis
content which mayVxist on either side,
riot Vv- the formal process pf. public
hearings but by getting Into tpncb, with.
Workmen and.employers by the 'more
1' informal process of personal conversa-
f V 4I.wbuld be pleased to have the com-
from time to time
, . IIJISMUU J.VJJV.. J ". i ' '
. such information as rjfay require imme-
diate attention."
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- rrurcrikinff Kinr is -now pulling ten
,Tbe-ilciDg Amfe
:.. rniies an xiuui, v" ..-.r. .
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the Viking King, de success.
in to Thornbew on last Sunday.-.-;
-The Vising King rade a successful
run
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-The autumn races of the Uatnsn tiuu
: ' were postponed f a week, on accbunt
t r . -r :''.. 'i4.'finTB J in the
' ; wrft "nessarv alterations in the
ofpme n
gas boilers,
nas boilers of the speed ooais. y
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:lf iEl"- Jna Wal rr Croonit who
is now working'at .Petersburg, was tellt
. - ipg btefellpw'cadBherm.funiiy.B -
. " ries during the past, week,, while visit -
Cat, who,len: for-Northern. Jpoints
S Kiehtly Sast have lanaep on
arrival ana ruiiew
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BAKING POWDERS
YOU. MUST WATCH.
Good LuckPrincmeRough Ridcr
" :eady3bost,r, and- :
-Battleship,
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'"Richmond, Va., Oct.-5. By ita,r
ifiyaftl. 'to set tl e - i ts d i ffe ren ces '- wi th ' the
yyungrVomen employed in its labeling
department the Southern Maoufactur-
nig Company has .brought 'upon itself 1
'j.e entire labor movement;, of; hot mere
lyiRiclnuond but; this opposition will
within a few weeUs be extanded to
cover the en ti re con ti u e n t Lei tors
vilL-go put of Richmond.. next week to
every .city in the United States, Can-
ada; Mexico, and the West Indii Is-
lands tf the members of organized la
bor as vv:i as 'to the Farmers' unions,
GrknKers,? Women's clul consumers'
leagues, housewives' leagues,' arid similar-organizations
advising them -of the
strike and its cause,, and the refusal. of
the company to even investigate.
-The; brands ofbaking. powder manu
faotured at the plant are "Good Luck,''
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"Prineine,"- '"Rough Rider," "Ever
Ready," "Booster,? and "Battleship. "
In future members ot organized labor
willrefuseHouse these brands or :.any
Uiucia mill mio 111 111 u y uui iiuuii
. .y X,
market; not merely. J they tlo this
i"of strike and its age. F.. W. . Hoover, who is 'now
Sp W appointed under a $10,000 fbond in, the mtfr
1 all cV Si labor un- , f nTiiiUi.rtJ,, Tf
bnt they will, tell
cause to others
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LTr &&JZ ;u:.UercaSeL.WiUl Massenale. It
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I 1UUS VVIJl leu HIO MUl V Ul HlO Olimc ojjv
how the company has refused to listen
to the charges-, made by the youhgla-
dies.
UNION BRIEFS.
Wilminsrton Tvnoeranhical Union met
Thursday eveniug nn - regular monthly
session. -
The Brotherhood of Bookbinders met
met on Wednesday evening in monthly
meetiHg. . , j .. - -
The Pressmen Union held 'their,
monthly meeting r Monday evertingr in
Odd'Hellows' Hall.
. We regret to announce tnat Mrs. . x.
Lone and her little'girl have.been ill at
uong auu &
several davs, .
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Therotherhood of Carmen of Amer
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.ca.u.et in regular
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V The. Carpenters and Joiners
cocci An . -fhu week. The
bad -a
live,y session this week.. They, are
'doing. things'; .1
ng things " .tnese uays w,w
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; percent" stroke.,.
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Bother C.'-McD? Jones, who xepre:
; tfae B;R of a. at the conven-
- WorthVTekas; has returned
re, r meaUDS
J.i., nonnll on Monday
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Street Cat (.Men j of .Cjiattaanooga;
cAre WiHing tt AtbitetS
t V Officials' 'Are! Contraryf ' -,
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r Chattanooga, Tenn. r OctV5.T
No settlement of Ithe controversy
between! the - striking street car
meri and the . Chattanooga Power
and Xight jCompany :.is in -sight;
Tuesday afternoon 'the city com
juiabiuners,- naraeu inree men as
arbiters, and.the union named
two men,-- foWowhg., an t order of
the commissiondrs' 'issued', last
week " The company has - not
named a Committee to represent
'them, and there ids no indication
that : such " committee will be,
named by tie power , and light
people.. The men named by the
city and the uhion will, sit on the
case' and whije theyr have no au
thority to settle the strike, they
can make an -investigation of the
situation,, and report - to the city,
commissioners, thus . furnishing
the commifsioners withv grounds
upon which to act.
People generally .aire very in-
dignant -over thfe company stub-
I bornly refusinerl to arbitrate the
question. '-.Many are loud in their;
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denunciation Of the general man-
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IS' SdlU llld.1 uwvcl .10, ui,ivi
mined to break the union orbreak
his company, and the latest move
now suggested is to place the
company in' the hands , of a , re-
i rpiver: Under such action it is
caimed that the .receiver could
operate the cars and the strikers
would not be allowedto interfere.
proper sense! Stay, away from tbesCab
shows in this' city. You can at least
sacrifice that little bit! tor Organized
Labor. , ' .
Boosters From The Union Herald.
No, sir! v There will be no scab band
doing business at the State Fair. "
The carpenters have nearly a "100 per
..nt drRanlxon in Raleigh.. J.o.t a
. J meetIngs nd aU wiUbe iu'
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the fold.
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The railway clerks appreciate the
help given tnem ny iuej umuu-wiCiiu
. " x -Ti iL y o us
their struggle witu iub laiuuau
more pay. 'They mean to stick to their
organization. . ' '
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VIr, J. Sherwood Upchurch; man-
says that
union elec-
uteu ujf
l a union man; and he. would be better
pleased If tLewhoie.worK.ng ore were
I unionize.
unionized; " Fine business.
" - Thre a're: twenty.electrical worke'rs
'on abig job near Ctotottii They want
on a uig jum uko. y
to join the Union, xneywere a
by Raleigh's lOO per cent organization
anu. WiM aivD ii v y-vj .
days and become mejnbefs of this lusty;
iocal.. ,vK - ; j ; v.
gatfVe Represent
t -iSpeak'on Questionrof Jnterest to Unionists-PubKc V; i V
-Asheville; N. C-TOci. 5Gran.t Hajto-
ilonegislativi-representetlv9..6fjthc(
Ainerican Federation , of ; La'boi, 4vill i
'speak at the county : court house next
'Monday ' evening , at ' 8 o'clock. ;Mr.
Hamilton is f one- of the most forceful
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speakers in; the Organized.Xabor move
A
ment, and his work at Washington nas
.had si very telling effect,'-' He. has been
In the headquarters i of; th& 'American
Fedemtibci of Labor ; or the past four-
teen years, and during that time he has'
spoken in nearly -every-State in the?
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Union on'questtous affecting'the labors
ing people. The meetings will be ( for
the public, and all pitizens are invited
to attend. , ', , ' " jL
It is , expected that a Jarge crowd; of
union men and' their wives will hear
Mr. Hamilton. This will be his firstalfe
in .this, ciiy. Mr. Hamilton spent a week
here during the - summer but 'was not-:
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aoie at' tnac xime tax maKe an uuuies.
While the session of Congress was very
trying on Mr, Hamilton, he is much
stronger now, and delighted the . Ashe
ville Unionists when he agreed to come
here for an 'address.
Mr. vHamilton is a member of the
Ty pographiqal Union , . and up until: the
time he was called to the office, of, the
American-Federation, he was' a lyno
type operator in the newspaper offiees
in Denveri "His writings 'and speeches
on Labor attracted the attention of the:
executive departmentof the American
Federation of Labor,' and he was called
to Washington fourteen 1 years, ago,
where he has worked coustantlycfor the
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Lapor movement.
OUR ADVERTISERS,
Please mention this paper when patronizing
advertisers.
Read the new ad. ot the JIarriss
Prio ting.and Advertising Company on
the fourth page of today's "paper They.
are now in their newv home, 'No. , 14
Princess street, : and are prepared to
hiandle all kinds of high-class printing.
Thisjs a "strictly Union hop and uses
union label So. 6.. Demand this label
On your printed matter. . A,
H: M. Tiencken; , the popular. cash
grocer, has an adon the fourth page
announcing the remQfal ol his business,
to; f402 Castle' street, where- he carries
an up-to-the-m inute line of fam ily gror
ccries at reasonable ''"prioeB.-r Ha aAver
tises special prices for Saturday. .
' 'The Salary liaising Exhitoithich is
belng he,d 'today' a' be .o4bn Hovel,
wlu close tonight at 12 o'cldcU, and all
who have to earn a living shouldsee
it, forht is imperative, on, account of
the high cost ot living that every man.
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on 4th Dasre.s ' "
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X The J. H. Fuchs CasS Department
Store advertises. sone "attractive' prices
' thi week onthelr big line pt men's and
clothing.' - This popular store ,Will
, v nefsbn who will cut this ad.
out and" present it when purchasing any
i oi toe SU1LH auu.suu . vvuwu.vw.
25 -ts -ha - See aa. on
fourth page
clothing; '
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Stop tBr.;f
0n.,.dl-.to
tionrwhich opens a new series of stock
attractlve ad. on the
fourth pag;. .;; . -,C
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attractive? aji.X'of Dapue.bunr
on the fourth page' They peciauze on
. " JSUDSCrtne to paturuajr; vDvvt, -
d.;Alwaysnsist
A REAL UNION RALLY
Street Car Men's Smoker? Was .a
Most' Enjoyable Events 7
VThe VGet together 'Rally and : . , ? r
tSmoker," ,under .me auspices .01 , .v ,
the -Street , .Carmen's 'Union; ati-
J. 6. U." A. M. Hall on -Thursday J: "J v
night, -preceding their regular , - : '
meeting, was a most .enjoyable, - .v' -
eyent'ana many gooa- xaiKs , were .
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maUc UV , ' V LZlLLUg lucuu . aim.;
zeklous .whole-souled , members, . '
which went. a; - long , way towards v
con vi n ci n g ' se v eral prospect 1 ve y
members of , the good ot organi-
zation.- s . . 1 .
- After more' than an hour "oi
union c boosting," President'Hall
announced that refreshments :.6f
the good old-time 4kihd would be
served, and Brother Richterof
the Stage Employes, proceeded to
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feed .the bunch to, the, queen's
taste, - , - ' ' , -
" Then, when ever one present
had satisfied the inner nan,; came
the smokes ;of . the unionlaoel
kind, which are. furnished by the
Wilmington Cigar .Co. -.
A few more ' boosting sessions
of this kind and the . Carmen's 5 :
u nion can regisiei jluu pci-tcuv.,'
membeYshrp J - ' . . " '
Agitate,' educate,' organize !
- Machinists Raise -Wages; f"
Baltimore Oct.' 4v-Qrgani zed machine
ists emplpoyed by the Crown Cork and-
Seal ComeanyhaVe raised wages Scents"
an n ou r; m alii ng tn e: minimum rate oo ;
cenls : for eight hours'- and the union
shop.' -Over 350 workers arerbenefitedv ;
LATE NEWS OUTLLNE.
-Bituminous coal -miners of the cen
tral competitive district have won their-
fight for a general wage increase. ;
The ' Iowa State Council of 'Defense - -has.
passed a.resolution denouncing Sen
ator LaFollette and demanding hisex-s - - ; v'
pulsion..' -4 , v- t - " " .
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Mnw fVinn 1 oOO Snnlh Carolina, nesrro T . ' ,:.-?r-i':
troops are. no w at Camp Jacksoa, Co-
expected to arrive today, or Sundays , ;
The tT.Sr Senate will have a five-
hour discussion of . the) disloyalty
charges against Senator LaFoiiette, He
will lhake' a three-hour speech in de
1'ense of his public utterances. -
' Gen." Haig's force captured 4,446 pris-,
oners in the drive in Flanders -this i;-
week, and are holding all' points won- ,
from the Germans They are Inqwre-, ,
"paring for another drive. '
- Baseball fans in Chicago are lining up
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at the park entrance already "for: the
World Series game this aftefnobyi rlt ;
Isexpected the crowds raay setra'ree-;
.ord." .. - ' , .
A revolt1 against 1 the Mexican : goV--'- .
ernment has been started , by General" - V
Porfirio 'Gonzales, a .lormer . uarranza ,
comm
nande, He has', mobilized 80 foK t
rs '100' miles south 'of the : TekasV v:;v ,
lowers
ine.
W An appeal to. Congress to prevent h&t.-:)t , .
sending of a drafted army to JEurQpei ; ,
on thegroundthat.it violates theCon-" .
Stitution has been sent to Congressby ,. ' -
Hannis 'J.'-Taylor; former mimsterfto - ' r
Spain. ; ,,Jt -wasreferred to "tbeMmtaryr v; x-"
Committee,' .i-,'--. - " ri",i , .
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