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The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
Mrs. !. X. Martin

1ied at her home near Sedalia
Tuesday. Her remains we're
brought tn her former home
at Malta Bend for burial Wed.
nesday. A husband and four
children are left to mourn her
departure.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
Vol. XVI.
FOR SALE

We have for sale in Southern Texas the Indian Terri
TORY and ths Texas Pan Handle both improved aud
proved lands at from $40 to $40 per in tracts to snt
he buyer. These lands advancing rapidly in price
and those persons who desire to good farm at
reasonable price should take advantage of the opportun
ties that offer. We will show yon any of the lands
have for sale either the first third Tuesdays of
each month which time round trip tickets for not
ceed $40 for the round trip be purchased We have
also fine list of Saline County farms for sale and aun.
dance of money at five per cent interest with which to
for them. Come in and write for further nfor-
nation.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
The Fulkerson Lots

The splendid Fulkerson
lots on Eastwood were sold
At the south door of the court
house Saturday. They we're
bid in az follows, Lot No. 1,
Ssncinetnos s645; 2, Mrs.
y n. Gsxsa van, y, A.u,a, $40
4 MIRA. Corinne ConneIl $620'
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
NEWTON & LEONARD,
MIssoU
MISSOURI.

church, his funeral was
preached in that ediiice Mon
day afternoon by Revs. o. S.
Russell and l.. ID. Powell.
A quartette of male voices
rendered music for the occas-
ion after which his remains
were taken To- Ridge Park
cemetery for burial. NJ. G..
Chairec, J. b. Wilmington,
A. j. Graves, Dave Nooe, NJ.
Il. Cooper and T.. $. Gross
acted as pall-bearers.
His wife (nee Dea) who
survives him has the hearty
sympathy Of the community.
J. w. Downs
one of Saline's fine old men.
died at the home of his son.in.
law, JAS. Waller, of Malta
Bend, Friday evening, aged
S5 years. His remains were
laid to rest Sunday in the cem-
etery north OF town after SER
vices conducted by Rev. j.
M. Carter at the residence at
1.30. p. m. He leaves To
mourn his death three sons
and three daughters. He
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
Mrs. Harriet Johnson

c H., died at her home in West
Marshall Tuesday evening OF
paralysis, aged Il years. Her
remains were laid 10 rest in
Fairveiw cemetery after SER
vices ut the Free Will Baptist
church yesterday at 2 p. m.
Mrs. Johpson was II splendid
ly preserved woman and is
said never To have been i'll be.
fore her attack of paralysis.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26

ACME PLASTER: Time trieA ans
Are vested. la Crosge Lumber Co.
Sole AGENTS
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
Homer Leland

died mt the Missouri Colony
ON April lS, at the age of 10
years, of consumption. His
remains were laid TO rest in
the Colony cemetery.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
Mrs. Mary E. Cross.

died at her home in Kansas
City, Kansas, on Monday
April %. Her remains we're
bsought to Marshall Wednes-
day and laid To- rest in Ridge
Park cemetery. She leaves.
besides her husband, two
girls aged 6 and 4 years rer
spectively. She was the
daughter of J. II. McAlistef
of this city. The sorrowing
one have our heartfelt symi
paihy. 4
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26
Rev. Gervis Smith,

died at Columbia Mo-, on
Monday, April %, aged GO
after u lingering illness. His
remains were brought to
Marshall and from mere taken
TO Smiths Chapel near Nap
ton Wednesday and laid TO
rest. lie was n brother of
Mrs. Mary G. Huston.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1907-04-26

served in the Union army
during the civil war. He was
"A splendid citizen aud was
much liked by bis nelgb bors
and acquaintauces. We ex-
tend sympathy TO the bereft.s
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

les can be purchased in Butte as cheap
ly and in some instances more eheaply
than in any other Montana city.
Shaves, haireuts, house rents, doc
tor fees are the same in all towns
in the state. Printed matter can be
had in Butte as cheap as any where
else, and at as low a figure as can be
had in towns where the printers are
not organized. In fact in some lines
of printing the prices are forty per
cent cheaper than in Billings. Still
the publishers of Butte claim that ow-
ing to the high wages in Butte they
cannot compete with other towns in
the state.
Coal dealers baised the price of
coal thirty per cent at one stroke.
Railroads raise their freight rates, and
after the San Francisco disaster the
insurance companies to cover their loss
raised the insurance rates on miners'
homes one hundred per cent. Is it
possible that the unions of Butte are
TO blame for this increased
We hope that the miners and smell
termen of Butte will see through this
latest move of the capitalist and not
do anything TO cause dissention among
the various unions.
The capitalists are to blame for the
increased cost of living They want
their profits and when labor forces up
wages the capitalist makes a CORES
ponding increase on the necessaries Of
life with interest added Every in
crease in wages the capitalist puts as
an investment and he draws addition
al interest on same and labor foots the
bill
The only solution of the increased
cost of living is for the people to own
the machinery of production.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

Indications are that Montana will
witness considerable labor troubles
during the spring and summer months.
The increased cost Of living is fore
ing the unions TO demand higher wages,
and it is expected that the employers
will resist the demands.
The socialist press and socialists in
general are advised not TO accept
everything that may appear in the
eapitalistie press relating to the in
dustrial situation in Montana. Exag-
gerated md ponsensical reports are
being printed about the situation in
Butte. The same is either originating
in the pipe dreams of some reporters
or is maliciously being circulated by
capitalistie papers to bring discredit
on the unions Of Butte.
While the industrial outlook at
present is anything but peaceful, yet
il is not paniky.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

The following National Executive
Committee motion has been submitted
by Comrade Hillquit:
az move that meeting Of the Ma
tional Executive Committee be held
on the Ind and Sd days of March, 1907,
for the transaction of the following
bu-iness:
1. To lay out the work of the Ma
tional Executive Committee for the
coming year.
2. To adopt a set of rules which
will ensure prompt and efficient action
in the transaction of all business Of
tho committee.
3. To draft appropriate resolutions
on the question of Immigration and
Trade Unionism to be submitted to
the international Congress, (such pro-
posed resolutions to be submitted to
the National Committee for approval.
4. To arrange for proper represen.
tation Of our party at the coming In
ternational Congress.
s. To decide upon the action to be
taken by the party in connection with
the Meyer Haywood case;
(a). Tn the event that the trial
will again be adjourned.
(b). In the event Of trial and
conviction of our accused comrades.
@. For the transaction Of such other
business as may come before the meet.
ing"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28
Preliminary Battle
in Adams Trial

The PRELIMINARY battle between the
Western Federation and their perse.
cutors, the mine owners, is evidently
on in the Steve Adams trial at Wal
lace, Idaho. The forces Of the organ
izations Of both sides of the class
struggle in the west are lined up in
the contest now transpiring in the
Wallace courtroom. All actors and
factors of the great struggle are in
action in this trial. Mcfarland. the
chief prostitute eOnspirator, is there
with his smooth and fendish lies. The
attorneys Of both sides are lined up
the same that viii be the leading
spirits in the great Meyer Haywood
case, whose 6rst chapter is now be
ing written. The grand stand play
weapon Of the operators, the econ
fession" is also muchly in evidence,
with its old accustomed idiotic fakish
glimmer. Murder, guns, conspiracies,
play their mclodramatic part Me-
Partland need never suffer. Till his
dying day he can draw FIRST class
salary in any cheap vaudeville rs the
horrible villain. He's bad enough
without the trimmings. but the trim
mings make him both bad and ridicu.
lous The "confession introduced
at this trial IL SO pglpably trumpcd
up that one wonders AZ the gall that
would insult the public with such
iiimsy subtcrfugo. bet tho murder
orous conspirators play ibc gamc 10
the end Labor is awakened.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28
Echoes of Strike
Doubles Profits

The increase of wages to the tele-
phone girls in Heleua amounts to 81
s3s year. In order that the divi-
dends of the company would not be
reduced, rates on phones have been
raised fifty cents a month to business
houses and twenty-five cents a month
TO residences. This will increase the
income of the company $1,000 a year.
Taking the increase Of wages to the
girls as an investment, the company
makes a profit of over 100 per cent on
the investment. Pretty nice dividend.
This is the way corporations treat
an increase Of wages, and this is the
way the cost of living goes up. They
grant an increase Of wages and make
you earn a dividend for them on the
increase you have received. The best
way to settle this matter is for the
people TO own the telephones and the
other industries.
There is very little change in the
linemcn's strike, the men at Missoula
have gone ont. The company is hav-
ing troubles with their wires and have
requested the union to supply two men
to repair same and offered TO pay the
two men the money demanded by the
union. This request Of the company
was laughed at by the strikers, who
say, owe all go back TO work or none
Of u.s."
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28
Butte Situation
Increased Cost of Living Makes La.
bOr'S Attitude PreCariOuS- PRO.
fits and Life Conflict

The miners of Butte held an election
on Monday of this week to decide
whether or not their rate of wages
should be increased. The election was
carried on under the Australian ballot
system. The polls opened at 10 A. NJ.
and closed at 10 p. NJ. The result of
the ballot was as follows: For the in
crease in wages from $3.50 to S4.00
day, 2,3i9; against the raise LOGS;
for the raise for contractors doing
shaft work from s4OO to $3.50, 2,1s2;
against 1000.
While the election went in favor of
the increase, the majority is not large
enough to declare a strike, should the
corporations refuse to grant same, as
a three-fourth vote is necessary to
declare a strike. On Friday the mill
and smeltermen of Anaconda and Butte
vote on an increase of fifty cents a
day.
On Monday, March 4, the Montana
unions of the Western Federation of
Miners meet in convention in Butte
for the purpose of forming a state
district lodge and perfecting and uni
flying their organization throughout
the state, as well as considering mat.
ters of Importance pertaining to min
ing in Montana.
The difficulty of the carpenters,
teamsters and Butte Workingmen s
Union is about the same as it was a
week ago, little having been done to
effect settlement.
The pressmen's g strike and printers
lockout is still in force. with no signs
of settlement.
During the week leaflet was seat.
tered throughout Butte. addressed to
the Butte miners and signed "Citi-
zen. The circular shows the smooth
hand of corporation agent and is
intended to prejudice the miners
against the other unions and to array
one union against an other II goes
on to say that the smaller unions in
Butte have been acting arbitrary and
forcing wages up beyond all proper
tions to the wages received by the
miners, and owing to the other unions
forcing an increase in wages that the
increased and that if the miners would
not support the other unions, then
their wages would not be so high, then
the miners would be able to live more
cheaply.
This is all buncomb. The cost of
living has increased beyond all pro-
portion to the increase in wages not
only in Butte but throughout the en-
tire country. A working man can live
as cheap in Butte as in any other city
in the state. Dry goods and grocer
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

The part that Lindsay, the mayor
of Helena, has played in this strike
business is enough to disgust anyone
that thinks at all with having the
chief official of town an un-
prineipled tool of the corpora,
tions no matter how corrupt ,hey
may be. Three years ago at a
joint meeting of the Trades and
Labor Assembly and the Retail Bus
mess Mems Association, with Lindsay
present, an agreemtnt was made to
withdraw from the Citizens Alliance
and build up the business men IS as
sociation, Lindsay asserting to the ar
rangement. Last Monday while the
strike of the telephone girls was in
operation Double-Dealer Lindsay called
withdraw from the Citizens Alliance
and a committee was appointed, com.
posed of Lindsay, the mayor, Mr..
Pickett, Mr.. Hull, and Fred Benson,
of the firm Of Benson, Carpenter &
Co., to meet Murray, the genera man.
ager of the telephone company, before
any one else could get to him, and have
their put in. This was done. The
committee met Murray and protested
against his meeting with the unions,
stated that they were ridden TO death
by the tyranny of Helena unions and
urged him to refuse to confer with
any one except the girls individually.
To this end they promised Murray
every financial assistance if he would
stand pat against the unions, and
pledged that rs per cent Of the phone
users would back him up. The only
way to look at the matter is that
Lindsay played the part Of low.
down, contemplate scoundrel, for n
man in his position as mayor of all
the people, where instead of working
to the interest Of all and the city s
best good, he panders to a set Of
proft-grabbing exploiters as against
the demands Of decency and life for
young girls that must earn a chance
to live by performing useful social
service for the sake of turning out
profits for the Bell Telephone com.
pany stockholders.
Disguised Public.
That Lindsay has disgusted the pub
lie generally by his actions is evil
denced by the remarks one hears
among the business men about town.
One prominent Main street business
man said IL we had had mayor Of
any account IL would have been n
short matter Of Inconvenience 10 the
public. He would have called up the
company, said, "see here, you're oper-
ating under a franchise, and you II
settle this up at once or the city will
step in and look after its own convcn.
iencc, and handle the situation t..
SELF" and that would have been all
there was TO II. Instead, however,
Of acting in behalf of the common
veal foxy Lindsay waddles of, and
goes blabbing with the Citizens Al.
linnce and plotting against overworkod
young girls to enhance the profits Of
a bloated robber corporation. True
TO his pirate reputation as the man
that raised the black flag in the unions
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28
Strike Settled
Victorious Hello Um iO ,.'':,sn...'y Sss....y WOrI
With All Points Gained-UniOnS
Effect Settlement

The strike of the Rocky Mountain
Bell telephone girls was settled last
Saturday with complete victory for
the girls.
The strike lasted five days and dur
ing such time the manager gave out
the statement that there was nothing
to be done, if the girls did not return
to work, new girls would be employed.
But the manager did not attempt to
carry out his threat as he was aware
that an attempt to do such meant a
spread of the strike to other points
throughout tho state.
Various attempts were made to
settle the trouble and compromise
was offered the girls that they return
to work at the rate of s4l.o0 per week,
which was rejected by the girls.
On Saturday oining the Montana
Federation of Labor handed the tel
ephone company an ultimatum, to the
effect if the strike was not settled
within three hours that the telephone
company would be declared unfair and
the strike extended throughout the
state.
Within a short ime after the ulti-
matum was given, a committee of the
union and Helena Trades Council and
the management of the telephone COM
pany met in final conference and an
agreement was reached.
The daily papers of Helena gave it
out that while the girls got their
wages raised the company won the
open shop proviso. This is absolutely
a misstatement as the company reeog-
nizes the union. dealt with the union,
and agrees to deal with the union in
the future.
The following is the agreement and
the public can Judge for themselves
how much Of the open shop there is
about il.
An Agreement.
Entered into this 23d day of Feb,
1907, between the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company, party of the
first part, and Helena Telephone oper-
ators' Union No. 80, M. F. of L., party
of the second part.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company agrees to pay the following
schedule of wages:
Chief operators, $4,000 per month.
Toll attendants, $4,000 per month.
Assistant toll attendants, $4,000 per
month.
Operators, $4,000 per month.
Relief toll attendants, $22.50 per
month.
All operators shall have every other
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

From a union standpoint the strike
was well managed and showed con-
siderable solidarity ON the part of the
unions Of Helena. Every union made
il its business TO see that the girls
were well supported. The Trades and
Labor Assembly was especially active;
delegates to assembly were on hand
night and day, to picket if necessary
OF to advise when desired. To the
assembly is due much credit in handling
the situation and settling the difficulty.
The militant spirit and aggressive
attitude of the girls were the admira-
tion Of all old time union men. They
had nothing to lose but their chains
and they knew it, for the fear Of losing
their job was absent from them.
Many union man was heard to re-
mark, "If we just had a bunch of men
who would act like those girls during
trouble, our strikes would be always
won."
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

Sunday off, not to be deducted from
their monthly pay.
Full shift operators shall be given
nine hours work out of each twenty
four
All operators shall work half shift
on the following holidays: New Years,
Washington Birthday, Decoration Day,
Fourth Of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiv-
ing Day and Christmas at full pay.
Nine hours shall constitute a days
work and all overtime shall be paid
for at a rate Of time and one-half.
No member of Operators Union No.
80 shall be discharged for any con-
|nection she may have had or does have
with a grievance against the afore-
said company, and this company agrees
to give a good and sufficient reason
to Telephong Operators Union No.
80 for the discharge Of any operator
who has taken part in the grievance
which this agreement Is to settle.
Operators shall be relieved at least
fifteen minutes twice per day.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
Company and the Helena Telephone
Operators Union No. 80 agree that
this agreement shall be in force until
the 10th day Of February, 1908.
1t is further agreed that full pay
shall be given to all employees for
lost time on account of the strike and
the said pay shall be in effect from
February 18th, 1907.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELL TELE-
PHONE COMPANY,
BY ID. s. Murray, Gen. Manager.
HELENA TELEPHONE OPERAT-
oRs UNION NO. 80,
BY Miss Briscoe, Pres.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

In the town Of orsa, Sweden, no
taxes are levied and the railroad, tele-
phones and libraries are also free. IL
is a Socialist community and the work
ing class control the means. How diff
erent In this valley.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

Two good measures proposed by the
socialist legislators in Wiconsin are
free text books in the public schools,
and the election of federal judges by
tho people.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

The National committee is now vot.
ing upon the application for a state
charter presented by the locals Of Ma
ryland and Washington, D. @.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28
National Leafet Service

ana IN TINS way proVlde ways ana
means for the regular distribution of
propaganda leaflets throughout the
United States and that if a sutHcient
number of locals so subscribe, that rhe
National Secretary under the supervis-
ION Of the National Executive com
mittce carry the above into effect.
As comment on the above ] wish to
say:
That comrades throughout the coun-
try hear Of the efficient literature dis
tribution in the larger socialist cen
ters. as Chicago, Milwaukee, New
York. etc, and we wish TO do the same
thing in other places, and could do the
same thing if the literature would be
provided suitable for distribution.
AZ present the distribution of litera-
ure depends mainly on haphazard in
dividual effort, aud 7 wish Go see sub
stitutcd in its place ,be collective. CON
scious effort Of the locals throughout
the country, so that we may in time
equal the distributing machine Of our
German comrades.
Tn my motion 7 have purposcly said
nothing about the cost. I believe the
National Secretary will be able TO give
this information to the local sccre-
taries
(Signed) JOHN HAGEL,
National Committeeman, Oklahoma.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-02-28

The National Secretary mas refer
red TO the National committee tha
question Of providing for party re.
presentation at the International Con.
gress to be held in Stuttgart Ger.
many, beginning August 9J. 1907.