The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-03

bill poster, was the next witness, and
was asked IL he had painted some boy
cotting banners and transparencies.
Il did not
Were they painted in your shop"
They were
He said they were painted by man
in his employ. He also painted float
12x6 feet. containing drawings of a
Chinese wash house and restaurant.
What were the workings on the
transparencies?
II don't remember"
What was the nature of theme
Something about a boycott, / be-
Ieve.'
Boycott who?''
4 don't know. but l believe the Chi
nese and others
Did you see these signs on the streets
afterwards
Probably l did,
who called on you in reference to
having these signs painted?"
Il don't know their names. 1t was
a party of three"
them?'
Don't think I could
What did they say to you?"
Il don't know exactly. They just
came in and said they wanted some
muslin signs painted and asked If we
cOulu get up Sk6tcn on the SUBJECT
/ have already mentioned
Did they say whom they represent
ed-any organization or labor union?"
They did not say that they repre-
sented any particular organization"
TO whom did you charge the bill for
painting the signs?''
Il can't TELL / would have to look it
up
An affidavit made by Mr.. Kendrick
some time ago was submitted to him for
the purpose of refreshing his memory.
The affidavit stated the bill had been
charged to the Cooks & Walters union.
Now can you tell to whom you
charged the bill?" asked Mr.. Sanders.
mo, not even after looking at that.
That says the Cooks & Walters union.
but don't know
What did you charger"
THAT says $40, and | remember that
was the amount"
You remember the amount but You
cant remember the name of the party
to whom it was charged?" asked Mr..
Sanders.
Yes.
who came after the sgns?"
"A young fellow. / didn't know his
name and wouldn't know him again."
How long after that did you get
your pay?"
About week"
who paid it?"
"One of the three men who ordered
the work
did you learn his name?''
No"
Did these men say that they repre-
scented any organization that was boy
cotting the Chinese?"
They never spoke to me about it.,
Did you know that there was such
a boycott?"
MOT personally. / had heard some
talk about it,
Andrew J. Tarbet. the next witness,
testified that he was rooming at the
Will house when he was waited on by
some walking delegates, among them
Frank Baldwin and George Morehart.
They told him he would have to leave
the house or he would be boycotted
too He got out and was moving to
the Rogers block when he was stopped
by the committee and Morehart asked
him where he was going. He replied
that he was moving to the Rogers and
one of the committee spoke up and said
that house also was boycotted.
Il asked If / would have to move
again If / went to the Rogers house."
said the witness. Il told them ! would
like to know where / was going, and
/ had to wait half an hour before |
found out where | was going. A COM
mittee went away and when they came
back they told me I could go to the
Rogers house and / have been there
ever since"
A. C. VIII. son of Mrs. Althoff, pro-
prietress of the Will house, told about
the boycott on that place Among the
boycotters whom he knew were Louis
Shaeffer, NJ. J. Geiger, G.. B. Walters
G. e. Taylr, Fred Whatley, George
Merchant, man named Donegan and
others. They distributed bills announc-
ing the boycott and stopped people GO
iye in nd Sl,nxy - "a
ness and told him he had better leave
the house if he expected to get employ
ment and advised him to join the union
They tackled him again later and he
had heated argument with them and
warned them away frcm the house. He
was present at several interviews the
boycotters had with his mother They
made a proposition to lift the boycott
If she would discharge her Chinese help,
promise never to employ another and
pay the boycotters $3.50. The matter
was finally settled and the boycott was
declared off. 1t had been on about a
month.
Mrs A C. VIII. wife of the preceding
witness. testified that generally the
same four men were on guard. She saw
them stop people going in and out and
tell them the house was boycotted and
handed them bills. They threw the
bills in the house and every morning
lHe NiIHtSS the IldflS SIFRWn with
them and had to pick them up The
witness said she was present al some
of the interviews the men had with
Mrs. A1thoff.
What did they say?" asked Mr..
Brooks.
They said she had better settle or
they would ruin the house. They said
they would in time get all the men
out of the house, especially the union
men,"
Did they say how much they wanted
for settlement
THE first time they came up they
wanted $40, which they said would pay
for the boy carrying the banner
Did she settle with them
No, mamma said she would not set
tie
Did they come again?"
Yes"
Were you present when a settlement
was made?"
Yes: | saw mamma give them A
check out Of her pccketbook and saw
Mr. Walters sign nanart