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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

Three months befHre Christmas they
call in troops of little children and be-
gin full work and overtime work, max
ing ready for this brave pomp of holi-
days. There must be preparation for
the bulging paper sack and the swol-
len tarlatan bag of the Christmas tree,
for the bottle of striated sticks, and
the pudgy "sucker" with its noble
lasting quality. Tons upon tons of
candy must be prepared for the holi-
day markets. What irony of civiliza-
tion is this-one band of children
wasting their bodies and souls to make
a little joy for the rest! What sar-
donic mind conceived this caricature
of justice, this burlesque of lifef
In the East Side factories the chill
dren, in the Christmas season, begin
their work at 1880 and keep up till
9 at night, Sunday included. From
1880 to 9 o'clock at night Reader,
do you take into your heart how long
these hours are for little fingers and
little feeti But how are these tired
workers kept at the wheels' You will
not believe me when / tell you that
the factory doors are locked to keep
the little wage slaves at their tasks
till the factory pasha is satisfied with
his days profits. Louis Shrednick,
who has worked for years in these
American dungeons, says that, in
crush" seasons, "the children are
locked in so that they shall not go
home till the masters work is done. ~
The secretary of the Hebrew Trades
confirms this astounding statement.
Here is impressment of American eiti-
zens, Here is the outrage that in
1912 we thought il worth while to go
to war about What is 1907 going
to do about itl-Labor.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

While Professor Lsughlin was talk
ing about socialist failures he should
have mentioned Jack London, Ferri,
Lombroso, DeGreef, Alfred Russell
Wallace, and host Of others whose
names will be writ high in the temple
of fame when Laughlin is remembered
only as an interesting relic Of n dead
economic system.-Chicago Socialist.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27
TO THE WORKING MEN OF THE
UNITED STATES

Fellow Workers-It is now about .
years ago that cry of horror and
indignation went up from the whole
world at the news of Bloody Sunday in
st. Petersburg January %, 1905,
when the Russian government ruthless
ly slaughtered the working men and
women who came unarmed to petition
the Car for redress or grievances.
Since then the heroic struggle of the
Russian people for land and liberty
has been watched with sympathetic
interest through the different phases
of its development. There have been
moments of inspiring though partial
success, rousing the widest enthusi-
asm. There have been bitter disap-
pointments and heart.rending anguish.
Many thousands of men and women
and youths have heroically laid down
their lives for the cause. The great
strikes, mutinies and armed uprisings
against tyranny have been met by
wholesale massacre and savage per
seeution. Again and agin the govern
ment has promised reforms; again and
again il has broken its promises,
matching its treachery with cruelty.
Yet, as the champions of liberty have
been killed or thrown into prison or
exile others have sprung up to take
their places, equally brave and cner'
getic.
It is a long struggle. Despotism dies
hard. The grand and terrible drama
is not yet finished by which Free Rus
sia, young and strong and ready for
political and industrial progress is
to rise out of the ruins of official
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27
Montana
Legislature
Measures That Capitalist SOIOns Are
Expected to Place Stamp of
Law and Order" On.

/ The labor commissioner of Montana
Is absolutely powerless to act in any
| specified cases because the law gives
him no authority TO prosecute infrac-
tions. Poor lawmakers! Their work
is too strenuous in framing the laws
to admit of the arduous task Of max
ing provision for their enforcement
The head mogul of the Standard on
Copper interests in Montana, Scallon
OF Butte, will probably be made
chairman of the sessions. Truly, this
is a government in the interest Of
all the people
A movement is on foot in behalf
of the business men" of the state
that will probably open the way for
one OF the most gigantic CRAFTS ever
operated in Montana. An attempt Is
to be made to raise a fund to support
board of walking delegates to at
tract capital and exploit the resources
of the state. The proposal is TO
have each county raise $1,000, that
will be $4,000, and the legislature
appropriate $4,000 more to support
one delegate from each county, said
delegates to meet in session at Hell
ena once in three months. and three
to remain constantly here. Work
ahead merrily, wage slaves. Produce
surplus value to be spread around
by legislature TO assist the business
men to exploit the working class.
What reply do you suppose they
would get IL the unions wanted an
appropriation to assist them in more
thoroughly organizing the working
class to better their condition? But
that is another story.
Adjutant General Anderson. in pur-
suance Of Bloody Teddys policy of
war, wants the state to build more
armories, to create a military
board. to provide for instruction OF
officers. payment for good rife shoot
ing, and ther brutal barbarities Tn
ing, and their brutal barbarities to
increase capitalist power TO keep the
working class in subsection from any
possibilities of revolt or restIessnesN
under the iron heel of the capitalist
slave driver. Anderson realizes where
his opposition comes from. He says
in his report. THE national guard
has been steadily opposed by the
union men, who believe that the milf
tia is a natural foe of the laboring
men, OF course, the fact that the
militia is always used against them
and never for them, that it comes on
the call of the strike. mustered out
on the other side, with the concomi-
tant Of bullpens. murder, violation uf
workingmen's wives. invasion OF their
homes, has nothing to do with this
repugnance. The adjutant's wants
for salaried men and supplies are
legion. Especially emphatic are his
demands for shoes and shirts. So
II any unfortunate proletarian is
shoeless and shirtless a ready way for
him to remedy the deficiency is to
join the Montana volunteers. This
would be a good place for socialists
To learn how TO shoot. II is too bad
To leave all the advantages to the
capitalists.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

The winter coal situation is an in
teresting commentary on the powers Of
capitalist industrial control to supply
the material needs of mankind. Even
under barbarism the capacity to pro-
duce artificial heat was not 80 men
aced. But now the coal lords hold us
all in the hollow Of their hand. The
interstate commerce commission, the
how-not-to-do-it aggregation, the mo-
dern circumloeation combination have
svowedly been trying to run down the
responsibility. The Minneapolis Dis
patch says they have run down the
"poverty eirele.' Farmers Aestified
that they could not buy coal for the
reason that they could not sell their
wheat, and merchants couldn I pay the
jobbers for the reason that the farmers
could not pay the merchants. Jobbers
testified that they were forced to bor-
row from banks, and cashiers of banks
told on the witness stand of how they
were compelled TO get money from
Wall street to tide them over the
crises, and that rates of interest had
been raiesd to an exhorbitant height
by the very men who had caused the
car shortage.
The cause is evidently the game of
the unprincipled, heartless and souliess
big trust to freeze out the small oper-
ators, with not the slightest consider
alton for the misery and death that
are the consequence, to say nothing
of the general public. In opposition
to the "poverty circle" is the "gold-
en- chain" of millionaires, promoters,
capitalist owners that assist each
other to accomplish the desired results.
In the yards of the Helena division
375 cars have been standing that need
ed repairs TO fit them for the road.
In the various divisions of Montana
not less than 700 are lying idle in this
manner. Yet the companies have not
put on more men to grapple with the
situation. The coal miners are draw
ing less pay than ever, because their
product can not be moved, and coal
has advanced from $3.50 TO SO, 81 and
IS a ton. The report from Goldfeld,
Nevada, is that $50 was paid per ton.
The wheels of industry stand still all
along the line. Helena is without gas
on account of the coal famine. The
electric works are threatened, schools
are closed, newspapers are unable TO
get out their editions. Stores, factor
les, homes are thrown into disorder
all because the lords Of life have
elected not to give us fuel. The gas
company has been spreading the leg
end broadcast "Cook with Gas. They
have held schools to instruct the house
wives to make appetizing viands with
a gas range, whereupon great quanti-
ties of ranges were bought, and 10,
there is no gas. The capitalist system
of supplying society with necessaries
is breaking down because of its own
complications. Individual dealers can.
not serve the public. Municipal coal
yards would be able to do business on
a scale by which supplies would be
perpetually on hand that would abso-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

Charles S. Simpson, the socialist al
derman of Livingston, met with SER
ious accident last Thursday. While
fastening down piece of work on the
big planer in the Livingston machine
shops, he had occasion to look at the
rear end of the job. While doing so,
the machine started up and caught his
head between the tool post and a
clamp holding the job in position. But
for the machine being stopped in time,
he would have been killed outright.
Comrade Simpson suffered great pain,
both his ears being nearly torn off.
At this writing we are glad to report
that he is on a fair way to recovery.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

The members of the Montana legis-
lature, who were all elected upon
tickets controlled and prepared by the
capitalist class, who were nominated
by the capitalist class, who are pledg.
ed to capitalist programs, and who
are devoted to the perpetuation of
the existing system of capitalism,
and its exploitation, over whom rhe
people that voted for them have not
the slightest control, will soon be in
session to perform their economic
function, as Marx puts it, Of commit
tees To do the business of the ruling
class. The only legislation which
they perform in the interest Of the
working class is what that class
forces from them by its persistent
and threatening attitude. II may be
expected that capitalism and riot
will run mad in the Helena legisla.
ture this winter. Clark's money has
heretofore made us the scandal Of
American graft and political corrdp-
tion. Now the capitalist factions are
united, so that there will no longer
be any war for domination, and the
capitalist forces can proceed about
their legitimate business, which is
how 10 exploit the producers, and
wiring more of the surplus products
out of the sweating hides of labor
Already these capitalist forces are in
action. Already Mr. Heinze is spend
ing money with princely prodigality.
He has had the Butte delegation of
lawmakers on jaunt to Spokane in a
private car. What for? oh, the dig
nifty of lawmaking. He has bought
the Broadwater resort, a few minutes
street car run from the city-beau-
tiful plunge. spacious grounds. ele-
CANT hotel-and is fitting il up with
gorgeous sumptuousness. They say
il is modelled after the plans of
Holyrood castle-winding stairways
dark rooms, and all that seclusion
and secrecy could desire. Only col
ored people are employed about the
place. They are tractable, and can
easily be forced or bought into
silence. The disgraceful conditions
that have prevailed at the other city
hostelries during the sittings of the
Montana representative bodies will
doubtless be removed to this safe
and convenient seclusion. Ii will
take no arts of magic to prognosti.
cate that the legislature will hold its
sessions at Broadwater. and doN its
voting ont at the capital. A new
primary law is on the tapis. Even a
brief trial of the fake by that name
perpetrated by the last legislature
has substantiated the exposures the
Montana News made regarding Il. So
one that will work better for capitalist
control and against a fair popular
suffrage is going TO be attempted. The
initiative and referendum, so over.
whelmingly passed by the ignorant
voters and which is absolutely useless
so far as its present structure is con.
cerned. must have an enforcing
clause. All previous labor legislation
has never had any provisions for car.
rying out the measures embodied.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

'In the great Empire state of The
greatest republic in history, the pur-
est woman is still politically on a
level with the vilest criminal and the
most drivellng imbecile. John Spar.
go in December Craftsman.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27
Industries
Paraly lyzed
While the BegOrged System of Pri'
vate Ownership Is Dying
of Indigestion

lutely prohibit such a disgraceful crisis
as the present. The economic devel-
opment itself is forcing private in
dustry to the wall. Nearer and nearer
comes the dawn of capitalism, and the
era proclaimed by the socialists. Then
will the political forms change to suit
the changed economic forms, and the
day of collective efficiency draws near.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

An ironical commentary on the ac-
tion of the French government against
the church is the incident that when
Bishop Richard vacated his palace the
new government department of labor
moved in. When superstition quits
the earth labor will come into its own
or perhaps IL n vice versa.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-12-27

Socialists have elected member OF
parliament in Austria by a majority
of 1000. and have lost another seat
by only 800, In the Slav part of the
empire the liberals were wiped out,
and the socialists and catholics elect
ed nine OF the ten members. Social
ism gains everywhere.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07
wATTERsoN FOR BRYAN.

A dispatch from New York City
under Thursdays datellne reads as
follows:
"William Jennings Bryan will be
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1908. President Roosevelt
is playing his cards so as to compel
the Republican party to. renominate
him and in a eight between Roosevelt
and Bryan the latter will win on
the single issue of third term"
This is the view taken of the po-
lltical situation by Henry Waiter
son, the great editor and political
forecaster. In an interview at the
Lotus club Col. Watterson expressed
himself as enthusiastically in favor
of Bryan's nomination as he was
radically opposed to the Nebraskan in
1896 and again in 1900.
Bryan has lost no part of the
support which he had in the two
other campaigns" added Watterson.
In addition he is now the choice of
great many Democrats who former
ly opposed him. He is the only man
who can unite all factions of the
party. Bryan will be the next presi-
dent of the United States"
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07
Alderman & corcoran, up to dat,

Ackerman & Corcoran. up to date
grocers.
Fly nets, umbrellas. lap busters at
Fred Mantey's.
How about Fred Mantey's Buggies
and Harness?
You forget trouble while smoking
the ElSocorro cigar.
r. M. Hardinge, the weather man,
is still quite i'll and unable to attend
to his duties.
Miss Maud Blaisde1 has accepted
a position as stenographer in the of
fees of Attorney Davis.
VIII hampshire, the young man
injured yesterday at the sugar fac
.ory, is much better today.
ID. T. Stone, cashier of the Union
Trust and Banking company is spend
ing the day at Glenwood Springs at
tending the meeting of bankers.
S. II. Griffith whose purchase of
the Palace pool room was announced
"Wednesday is preparing to make ex-
tensive improvements in the business
which will probably result in rapid
growth in the popularity of that place
of amusement.
w. II. Ballard, the townsite man
for the Colorado and Southwestern
railway, company, who has been in the
city for the past three days states
that Mr.. Willoughby will probably
arrive in the city in a few days. He
is now in Denver.
Denver l.. Richardson has purchas-
ed a cigar store at No. COZ Fifteenth
street. in the city of Denver, and Mr..
Richardson announces that he would
be glad to see any of his Grand June
tion friends at his new quarters when
they are in Denver.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who has been in
the city for the past few days, dis
ltributing booster booklets for the
celebration at Grand Junction of
Peach Day left on the Rio Grande
last evening accompanied by his wife
and daughter.-Aspen Democrat.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07
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Tents, wagon covers, wide heavy
canvas at Fred Mantey's.
The luxury of life is good cigar
and you make no mistake in trying
the Ell Socorro.
The Encampment of Odd Fellows
were in session last night and in
stalled officers.
1t still leads does Progress bread.
Progress pies and cakes also continue
to grow in popularity.
HAMMOCKS AT ALL PRICES
NOT EVEN BEAT IN DENVER, at
the Postofiice book store.
Get the habit of trading with Ac-
herman & Corcoran. First class gro
cery and meat market. Fruit, vege-
tables, fresh and quality unsurpass-
ed All orders given careful atten-
tion and promptly delivered. They
strive to please their patrons every
day of the week.
Frank A. Wadleigh, assistant pas
senger agent of the Denver & Rio
Grande with headquarters in Den
yer was an arrival here last night
from the east He left this morning
at ten O'Clock for trip up the mar
row guage. Mr.. Wadleigh visited
the local Offices and was greeted by
number of his Grand Junction
friends.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

While we have won our spurs as
the greatest fruit growing section of
the country, and anticipate keeping
these rowels for all time to come. it
is distinctly pleasant to be mention
ed when other industries are spoken
of. For instance the Denver News
says; The tonnage produced by the
Leadville mines is so large at pres
ent that the Arkansas Valley smelter.
which was raised last year TO a ca
pacity of come 1900 tons per day. is
again crawded with material. while
quantities of ore are being shipped
from the carbonate section to the Sa-
Ida Pueblo. Grand Junction plants.
While in this connection, the mem
tion of our smelter is merely an incl
dent, when the ore-shoot of the La
Sal mountains is tapped by the new
railroad. ii will be the whole story.
And why not? Grand Junction has
the natural equipment for the sue
successful operation of the smelter in
dustry.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

According to computation bushel
of corn yields two and half gallons
of alcohol, and gallon of alcohol
goes twice as far as fuel as gallon
of trust made kerosene. The re-
moval of the tariff tax from alcohol
will probably mean as much to the
Industrial world as did the removal
of the tariff tax from quineine means
to the medical world, and will impair
the infant industries Just as
seriously. There are other tariff tax
es that could be modified with equal
profit to the public and equal cha
grin to some of the unlawful trusts.
that have grown rich and arrogant
because of an unfair tariff tax.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07
A TIME TO THINK.

The report of the state bacteriolo-
gist on the city water should furnish
food for thought, and. coming at this
time when the question of procur-
ing mountain water Is being agitated.
the whole matter should be given
profound consideration. While nat
ural surroundings have much to do
in determining the size and prog
ress, the activity and magnitude of
towns and cities, the people are the
builders. and upon the citizen rests
the responsibility of utilizing the ma
terial nature has placed before him.
He must mould, shape and fashion
the crude; he must pare and peel; he
must cut and chisel; he must build.
The only utterance ever made
against Grand Junction, at home or
abroad, is that our water for domes-
tic use is no good. While these
complaints are not always justified.
and the reports made abroad are al
ways more or less exaggerated, it
stands us in hand to so mend matters
that there can be no grounds what
ever for Offering the only objection
possible to residence in this city.
That this objection can be eliminated
goes without the saying. That it is
feasible at this period in our history
seems true. That it will pay, nobody
doubts. The construction of the noun.
tain water system to be sure will cost
us something. but may it not cost
more, if We fail to make this pro-
vision?
While we call attention to the re-
port of DR.. Mitchell, do not under
stand that we regard it as alarming:
1t merely serves to emphasize the ne
cessity of taking the step so long
contemplated, and which must sooner
or later be taken, If this city grows as
rapidly and continuously as the hap
py environments provide that it
should.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07
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Baptist: Usual services morning
and evening.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07
MIR. DuLsrAINE ORDERED OUT.

Yesterday afternoon at half past
five O'Clock Judge Sweeney rendered
his decision in the ejectment proceed
ings brought by Frank Mason against
Joe Dulmaine. The judge decided
that since June list, the date of the
expiration of his lease on the build
ing Mr.. Dulmaine has unlawfully re-
tanned possession of the building oc-
cupied by the Windsor Bar of which
Mr.. Dulmaine is proprietor. The at
torneys for Mr.. Dulmaine announced
that they would take an appeal in the
case to the county court.
Attorneys Wheeler and Weiser rep
resented the Reed Building company
the plaintiffs in the case, while Attor-
neys Casswell and Greer are the at
torneys for Mr.. Dulmaine.
The order of Judge Sweney's court
demands that Mr.. Dulmaine give i'm
mediate possession of the building
but the defendant has until Monday
to file an appeal.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

The governor of the state and the
mayor have put the lid on" in Louis
Vile, Kentucky and the saloon keep
ers are helping the movement along
by vigorously assisting in ferreting
out and prosecuting those of their
line of business who persist in violat-
ing the Sabbath. Evidently they
don't do things by halves down there,
when they have killing, all join in
and when they have a meeting, all
sit up and take notice"
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

Billy Bryan's repartee is as tell
ing as his logic. The one works a
little slower than the other but both
are effective. His speeches of 1896
and 1900 are bearing fruit in the leg
islative enactment of 1905, and his
reply to Minister Reid the other day
put a pacific smile on the Democratic
countenance of the country.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

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Baptist: Usual services morning
and evening.
Methodist: Dr. Hornbeck' morn
ing subject will be Bread for Every
Mans Need In the evening his
theme will be. Jesus Defining His
Friends Miss Carrie Hosner will
conduct the league in the evening.
Congregational: The pastors
morning subject will be, "The Most
Valuable Thing in the World" In
the evening he will take for his sub
ject, Staying the Dragon" this will
be a sermon to young people.
Christian: stepping Stones" will
be the morning theme. THE All
Conquering Christ" will be the even
ing topic.
Presbyterian: The pastors theme
for Sunday morning will be THE
Lords Little Children" Excellent
music. No evening service.
st. Matthew's: Holy Communion
at s am; Sunday school at 10 a. m. /;
Morning Service and sermon at IL.
Evening service and sermon at 8.
A. NJ. e. church: Fourth quarter
~ meeting at Handy's chapel, at II
am; preaching and love feast at s
pm; Monday evening entertain
ment to which the public is cordially
invited.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

1t is yet early in the campaign but
one of our citizens has nailed down
nomination for state office on one
of the tickets. What may we not do
before all the riders are up.
The daily sentinel., 1906-07-07

When the list of names of cities
that get appropriations for public
buildings at the next session of con-
sress is read out Grand Junction
should be there.