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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-25
STRIKE IS SETTLED.

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 . mostly cotton handlers. ended to- < . night. The men agreed to return { . to work tomorrow pending final { . adjustment of the controversy by { . arbitration. which was proposed <
 . yesterday by the local steamship { . agents. The strike was sympa- {
 . thetic in behalf of about 1900 { . screwmen who refused to stow in ( . vessel holds the number of bales { . demanded by the steamship agents. {
 . No disorder of any kind occurred { . during the strike, which lasted {
 . about a month. {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-25
PROHIBITION
 SURE TO FAIL Labor Paper h Washington Is
 Against Dry Town
 
CANNOT MAKE MAN SOBER
Argument in Labor Organ, Which Rep resents Sentiment of Unions, Says That Issue Is Wrong-Preaeher
 Also Condemns w. C. T. U.

Washington, October 24.--(Special.)- Under the caption. prohibition in the District of Columbia" the Trades Uniou- ist, the official organ of the Central Labor union, and the official mouthpiece of or ganized labor in the district, in it's issue of Saturday, will editorially define the po- sition of organized labor on prohibition taking a strong and well defined position against such legislation.
 The editorial Is written by James l.. Penney. president of the Trades Unionlst Publishing company. The editorial says in part:
 'Prohibition in this city would be failure as it is in every state and com munity where such law has been en- acted. It is absolutely impossible to en- force such law in a large city, as blind tigers and speak easics' will flourish and an element of law violators will thus be created. Statistics have proven that prohibition does not prohibit the man who drinks today would also drink under a prohibition law. The traffic has been driven into drug stores and illicit resorts, and men who were formerly satisfied with one drink in licensed saloon, under pro- hibition takes home gallon.
 Orderly Saloons.
 "The 800 or more saloons in the District of Columbia are well regulated, orderly places. The revenue from license fees amounts to over s50ooOo annually. pro- hibition law would deprive the city of this big revenue, it would deprive the bar tenders, bottlers, brewery workers, beer wagon drivers and hundreds of others en- gagged in the business the means of earn ing a Livelihood and place their families and dependents in want.
 You cannot lsgislate "a man sober, ana you cannot lesislete a r3an drunk, and a prohibition Jaw would not eradicate drunkenness nor would 1t decrease it.
 "The Trades Unionist Is in no way ar Inflated with the brewers or the liquor dealers of this city, and it has no au- thority to represent them in any way. but as the official organ of the Central Labor union, 1t is our duty and right to assist every affiliated organization, and as the central body unanimously indorsed a resolution against prohibition, we voice the sentiment of that big organization in our opposition to the enactment of such a law
 Pastor on Prohibition.
 'It is not a question as To whether thef~ is to be beer or no beer. The question s whether anybody has a right to interfere with the personal liberty Of another. guar anteed to him by the constitution of the United States. What is 10 prevent the prohibition people from demanding laws for the suppression of the sale and man. Ifacture of cigars or theatre tickets, or anything that should strike their fancy Where would it all end?'
 The Rev. Dr. George Brodthage. Ph. D., pa stor of st. Johns Lutheran church, thus expressed his views today on the at tempt of the w. C. T. L. to pass pro- hbiton law for the district at the coming Congress. w 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-25
Death of Dick Murphy.

Atlanta October Especial. )-Rela- tives in Atlanta learned tonight Of the death in Denver. Colo, of Dick Murphy. who left Birmingham month ago for the sake of his health Murphy was formerly an Atlanta boy.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

The knocker and gossiper are
the weights on our progress, and
should be relegated to the real
where they belong.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
PEACE !
PROSPERITY!!
UNION!!!

From the echoes that we have
heard. a result of lines that have
anneared in these columns where
in we have not even mentioned a
name or had any one particular
psrson in view, some whelp has
been struck, and the howl and
maledictions against us have been
something awful, but W. know we
are right, and shall not swerve one
Mich from our course. We still
saw to the ones who CROSS the line
of demarkation, If you "sow the
wind you will reap the whirlwind. :"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

S5c quality Children's fine Fleece
Lined Vests: white, cream and
gray; all sizes; this sale your choice
for 25c
25c Grade Misses Extra Fine Ribbed
Hose, spliced heels and toes, all
sizes; fast colors; choice, pair loc
75c quality Ladies' Good Fleece Lin, d
Union Suits, colors cream and gray,
all sizes; choice SOC
SOC quality Ladies' Fine Cashmere
Hose, full fashioned, fast color
double heels and toes, choice per
D,i~ 35c
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
oilers ARE THE WORST En-
CUNBRANCE ANY RACE
CAN have
The South a Great Field
The south the Black Mans Friend,
Declares j. f. Bush at the
Commencement Exercises In
Little hOck, Ara.

Little Rock, Ark, May 81
The Graduating Exercises of the
Union (colored) High School were
held at the Majestic Theater to-
night. The address was delivered
by J. +. Bush (colored), receiver
of the United States Land Office
in Little Rock.
The class was composed of Ida
Albertine Baker, Mamie Armetein
DarisauX, Horace Greeley Emer-
son, Allie Bernice Glenn, Michele
Muller Hampton, Claiborne Henry
Jackson, Estelle Theresa johnson,
Robert Lee Jones, Elizabeth Mad
cline Keith, Lorenza Sadie King,
Mary l.. Lewis, Theodore McCul-
len Luster, Jesse James Martin,
Mamie Eloise Meacham, Katie
Trezevant Moore, Beatrice Thelma
Terrell, Archie Georgia Rhodes,
Vera Edna Sims, Willie Gustave
Snow, Louise Mary Snow and Mat
tie Corine J, Winfrey.
NJ. Bush spoke as follows:
- congratulate the negro citi-
zens of this city in manifesting,
by their presence here, such inter-
est in our free school system.
Arkansas guarantees to the
youth of the State, both white
and black, a free common school
education. To raise funds neces-
sary to carry on this work of edu-
cation we have a general tax from
the sale of liquors and fines i'm
posed on criminals by certain
courts in the State. But of all
these various taxations, the white
man comes in for the lions share,
except, possibly, that one of fines
And this one, am sorry to say, is
largely paid by the poorest and
the weakest class of our citizens,
the Negroes; but in very large
measure it is his own fault, and
this fault may be traced to a lack
of education.
"The total taxes collected in the
State of Arkansas for common
school purposes in one year
amount to 81, 100000. OF this
amount the Negroes only pay one
sixth per cent, and they receive a
benefit averaging 28 per cent.
When you consider that the bene-
| fits derived by the Negroes for
this vast amount of money are
centered in protection and sduca-
tion, you will not become a pessi-
mist over the progress they are
making.
The Negro wants unjust laws
discriminating against him simply
on account of race or color, to be
wiped from the statute books.
He wants to become an educated,
industrious, self-respecting, law
abiding citizen. There is no
doubt in my mind that our very
best friends are Southern people.
We have been here with them, by
invitation, $50 years. We have
lbeen under their Christian, ciVillz-
ing influence for the same number
of wears, and now that we are
placed upon our own responsible
ties they will not forsake US. We
NAV think them harsh at times;
so they are; we may think them
cruel. but God chasteneth those
whom he loveth. To be good cit
Iizens we must educate the head
we must train our thoughts to
think right. Education enlightens
the brain, shapes the speech and
Ibridles the tongue.
Continued on fourth page
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
The New York
DrY Goods Store.
Ae\sNa, MOOtaOa~
HOSIERY AEB UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT

75c quality Ladies' Good Wool and
Cotton Mixed Vests or Pants, gray
mixed; all sizes, your choice SOR
75c and S5c grade Misses Good Wool
Vests or Pants, odds and ends, brok-
en- sizes, great bargain; your choice
at 9Se
2Oc quality Chiidren's Good Fleece
Lined Hose, warranted fast black.
spliced heels and toes, your choice
per pair ......
35c quality Ladies Fine Fleece Liaed
Vests or Pants; cream or gray, all
sizes, this sale your choice 2Sc
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

Well, indeed, the Mayor ap-
pointed quite few specials, still
recognition to the colored
Tro'her; but maybe it's coming.
IS recognize in patience a Cody
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

II IS reported that Vardaman,
me Southern cracker and Negro
udung hre-eater has been con-
'erted to the cause of Christ. 1t
= now up 10 him to begin search
'ng the Scriptures for a base, from
nc standpoint of Christianity for
us continued unwarranted as
'aults on the Negro.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
MN NO\IANA PLAINDEALEk.

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B. BASS, EDITOR
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p.,.,.d a, seeond-c;ass matter April IL,
1906, >, the Post Office at Helena Montana
,a.r o.. Act of Congress of March }, 1879.
,I..,,,l Communications to The Montana
PI.indealer, I9 South Main Street,
Helena, Montana.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

The first appeal taken by the
government under the law enacted
by the last Congress giving the
United States the right to appeal
in certain classes of criminal cases,
which was docketed in the Su-
preme Court recently, will deter
mine whether the Federal govern
ment under the Fourteenth Amend
ment has the right to punish lynch
ers where the State authorities fail
to act.
The appeal, which is in the case
of Robert Powell, grew out of the
action of a mob at Huntsville,
Ala, in September, 1904, in storm
ing the County Jail, which was
guarded by the Sheriff's deputies
and whole company of the Ala
bama National Guard, and taking
Horace Naples, a colored man
charged with the murder of a
white farmer, from the structure
and hanging him in the Court
House yard.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

Colonel Scott, Superintendent Of
the Military Academy, has made
the conduct of the colored troop
ers stationed at that place the sub
ject of a special report to the War
Department, which is of interest.
Colonel Scott says the conduct of
the Negro troops since they have
been at West Point has been ad-
mirable and flawless indeed much
better than that of the white regu-
lars who preceded them at the
Post.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
That Cooperative Movement

Rev. J. ID. Pettigrew, in his lee
mre on the above movement at st.
lanes Church on last Monday
evening in an exhaustive address,
explained in detail the purposes
of the Colored Cooperative
League, which he is endeavoring
to organize in this section of the
country.
From his explanation of its OBJ
iects, etc. In general we believe
t is a good move, and should be
attended by success, and it will
mark a new epoch in the progress
Of our people if they will take
hold and make it a reality.
Of course in some Of his side
remarks relative to the patriotism
of this people, we could not agree
with him, and his statement that
the League would be the harbin-
ger Of press agency to herald
the accomplishments, of the race
to the world will not stand when
at this time we have nearly thou
sand publications which are doing
what he says we are lacking in.
We like to see broad-gauged men
give credit where the same is due.
But the good points of the move
ment outweigh these side remarks
OF the lecturer, and we believe
that our people will not err in TAX
ing hold of this movement, and on
the return Of Mr.. Pettigrew organ
lzs a strong, healthy organization
in this bailiwick.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05
basis of operation.

Mr.. Daniel Murray, one of the
assistant Librarians of Congress, is
doing great work for the race in
the preparation of an Afro-Ameri-
can Bibliography. He finds that
more than 5000 different books
have been written by colored men
and that colored men have COM
posed more than 5000 pieces of
music.
Hon. Ralph w. Tyler, the new
Auditor for the Navy Department,
has made an innovation which is
very pleasing to the messengers in
MS bureau, who have done flunkey
work without compensation. For
many years it has been the custom
for the messengers to shave the
Auditor, Duputy Auditor, and
chiefs of divisions, and shine their
shoes. Believing that the messen-
gers. time should be given wholly
to their official duties, he called
them before him and informed
them that they could cut out the
shaving and shining stunt, as they
would not be allowed in the future
to spend government time in per
sonal service for the heads of the
office.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

ing the county jail, which was
guarded by the Sheriff's deputies
and whole company of the Ala
bama National Guard, and taking
Horace Naples, a colored man
charged with the murder of a
white farmer, from the structure
and hanging him in the Court
House yard.
Hon. w. Il. Vernon, Registrar
Of the Treasury. the silver tongued
orator, has gone to Xenia to attend
the Commencement Exercises of
Wilberforce University. DR.. Yer
non is an alumnus of Wilberforce.
Sensational dispatches were sent
to various daily newspapers Of the
country recently, stating that Cy-
rus Field Adams, Assistant Regis
trar of the Treasury, was mas
querading as white man" The
dispatch carried its own refutation
when it named a number of ma
tional and local "colored" organi-
cations with which Mr.. Adams is
connected. To those who are per-
sonally acquainted with Mr.. Ad-
ans, and even the thousands who
have any knowledge of his career,
the charge is ridiculous, for they
know that he has practically spent
his whole life for the uplifting OF
the race. While yet in his teens
he was appointed a teacher in the
Colored public schools of Louis
vile, KY, and also became the
editor of The Bulletin, a paper
published in the interest of the
Colored race. A prominent col
ored man, a selfappointed pro-
tector of the white people, called
their attention to the strong edito-
rials which Adams was writing in
defence of the race and they saw
to it that he was not reappointed
as teacher the following school
year. Adams then went to Chi
cago, where for twenty-three years
he has edited The Appeal, paper
which has struck sledgehammer
blows for the race. He has also
contributed many articles on the
race questions to the magazines.
Mr.. Adams is a life member Of the
National Afro-American Council ;
he was the first person to pay $50
for membership. Mr.. Adams was
the first to become a life member
of the National Negro Business
League, of which organization he
| is also Transportation Agent and
he is President of the National
Afro American Press Association.
Mr.. Adams says that the statement
that he blackballed Mr.. Wilkerson,
who applied for membership in
the Washington Philatelic Society,
is absolutely false. He voted for
him and for every other person
who has ever been proposed for
membership. The dispatch was
evidently the work of some local
Ananias for Mr.. w. Calvin Chase,
one of the Districts most promi-
nent citizens and the editor Of The
Bee. who was charged as being at
the head Of a movement against
Mr.. Adams, declares that there IS
no such movement on foot, and
Mr.. Wilkinson says that he does
not even know Mr.. Adams, and
that he is not connected with any
movement having the case as a
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

Hon. w. Il. Vernon, Registrar
Of the Treasury, the silver tongued
orator, has gone to Xenia to attend
the Commencement Exercises of
Wilberforce University. DR.. Yer
non is an alumnus of Wilberforce.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

Why should our churches and
lodges continue to patronize the
nrms that refuse to serve men,
Oers OF this race. 1t would be
much better for them to go into
the manufacturing business them
selves.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-05

At the recent meeting Of the
Colored Mems Business League
the following officers were elected
fora term of one year: ]. A. Lank-
ford, President; w. H. Davis and
Edward Rowser, Secretaries; Will
liam L. Pollard, Treasurer; Daniel
Freeman, First Vice-President; DR.
Mary Williams, Second Vice-Pres-
ident; w. r. Griffin, Third Vice
President, and J. B. Nickerson,
Sergeant-at-Arms. William T.
Vernon. Registrar of the Treas
ury, was elected a member.
The following delegates were
elected to represent the District OF
Columbia in the Annual Conven-
ton of the National Negro Busi-
ness League, which is to meet in
Topeka, Kan, August IS, 10, and
~: J. A. Landlord. John {. Dancy
w. Calvin Chase, William L. Pol
lard, DR.. A. M. Curtis, Arthur
Gray, Dr. w. H. Davis, Chas. W
Brown, George Forest, William T
Vernon, Mrs. L. R. Clark, DR.
Mary Williams, Daniel Freeman
lanes w. Poe, and Alex. w. I'm
derdown.
DR.. Davis then addressed the
meeting on the advancement of the
race in the District along certain
lines, and the good the Local Busi-
ness League has done and can do.
Howard University was founded
on the 18TH of November, 1867,
and it is proposed to celebrate the
Fortieth Anniversity Of that event
when the date comes around next
Fall. Arrangements have already
begun. President Wilbur Patter-
son Kirkield mas conferred with
President Roosevelt, who is eX-
pected to be the principal figure
in the ceremonies, and commit
tee of the alumni has been organ
lied to promote the success of the
occasion. is proposed to com
memorate the event by raising the
fund for new building which is
greatly needed to accommodate
the $4,000 volumes which are now
.overcrowding the present library.
The occasion will call back to
Washington many of the 5000
alumni for a reunion, and such a
gathering will do more than any
thing else that could be planned
to stimulate interest in the institu-
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-26
Ruef Would Push Restaurant Cases
to Save Some One Higher Up

San Francisco this week, but has post
poned his trip in order to organize his
forces.
One of the laments OF the big COR
porations which have been hit by the
investigation has been that they have
not been afforded time TO prepare a de-
Tense. Officials of the companies are
subpenaed and taken into the Grand
jury room before they have time to
confer with those higher up. The re-
suit Is that they Invariably expose those
corporation secrets which the captains
OF industry would prefer to conceal
When the French restaurant cases
are called this morning and delay re-
Quested by the District Attorney a
lively encounter is anticipated between
Attorneys Ach and Heney. In speaking
OF the case yesterday Ach and his as
sociate. Samuel Shortridge, announced
that they would be ready to proceed
When the possibility of further delay
was suggested to Heney. he said: Any
delay will be due TO their own action.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-26

That an invisible hand is directing
the movements of Abe Ruef and his at
torneys was revealed yesterday in the
his legal corps to resume the hearing
in the French restaurant extortion
cases before Judge Dunno.
The unexpected request that the
United States Supreme Court dismiss
the appeal on the Hebbard writ Of
error with the further announcement
from the defense that 1t was prepared
to go to trial without further delay.
is explained by the desire, not only of
Ruef. but of those higher up. to check
the exposures of the Grand Jury and
to divert attention to the smaller issue.
The case will be called in Judge
Dunne's cour' this morning and Ruef,
through his attorneys. VIII make an
oratorical plea for IAN Immediate trial"
but the prosecution will ask that the
case go over.
The request for continuance will be
made by the prosecution for the reason
that a large delegation Will be on hand
from Los Angeles prepared to give tes-
timony before the Grand Jury. AS the
prosecution has had no word from the
defense as to the withdrawal of Its
appeal, II will ask that court be ad-
journed in order that the District At
torneys offices may give It's attention
to the Grand Jury.
The trial Of the French restaurant
cases will be taken up later in the
week and will be continued without in
terruption 20 the end. The District At
torney's office believes that 1t will be
able to convict Ruef on the testimony
at hand.
Just who is the owner of the un-
seen hand which has brought about
this latest fip-fiop by the Ruef forces
is not positively known. Its owner is
said TO be one Of the big fellows"
toward whom the investigation was
pointing with accurate, aim 1t was his
plan TO check the Grand Jury in order
to afford time for general mastering
oe forces to line them up for battle.
This interested party is said to be an
Eastern millionaire with very large in
terests in San Francisco. He is some
thing of a power on Wall street It
Ia said that hs had MANNED to come TO
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-26
Southern Witnesses
Will Soon Be Here

LOS ANGELES, March 25.-Several of
the prominent business men of Los An
geles who have been subpenaed in con-
nection with the San Francisco graft
inquiry, have not yet left for the
north, owing to their inability to secure
accommodations on outgoing trains.
Among those who are still here and
whose testimony is said to be greatly
desired by the San Francisco Grand
Jury, are A. 3. Cass, president of the
Los Angeles Home Telephone Company;
William Mead, president of the Central
Bank, and w. G. Patterson. president
of the First National Bank. These
three have engaged accommodations on
the Owl train leaving here tomorrow
afternoon.
James Adams, of Adams, Phillips &
Co.. J. S. Torrance, ]. M. c. Marble, and
others, who have been subpenaed. left
, for San Francisco yesterday. Two 9TH
ers of the original promoters of the
Empire Construction Company of To-
ledo, o., the corporation which lad
building and equipping contracts for
the various Home Telephone compan-
les, Frank Wachter and A. ]. Graves,
have also been subpenaed and will
leave for the north as early as possible.
Those who have been subpenaed and
who will talk, persist in the statement
that they do not know what is expected
to be proved by them. President Will
liam Mead of the Central Bank gives it
as his opinion that the San Francisco
Grand Jury is trying to trace the al
legged bribe funds that secured the San
Francisco Home Telephone franchise
through the several Los Angeles banks
that handled the money, and thence.
step by step, the several nands that
handled the cash to it's final destina-
tion into the pockets of the San Fran
cisco Supervisors.