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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

TO LIBERTY
Is the Termination of Government
by Injunction.
Momentous Question Ably Handled
by Geo. H. Sib1ey in His
Weekly Letter.

The people in Oklahoma have
terminated Government by In
junction. The recently adopted
constitution of the state declares:
'"rhe Legislature shall pass laws
defining contempts and regulating
the proceedings and punishment
in matters of contempt. Provided
that any person accused of violat-
ing OF. disobeying, when not in the
presence or hearing of the court,
or judge sitting as such, any order
of injunction or restraint. made
or entered by any court or judge
of the state, shall, before penalty
or punishment is imposed, be en-
titled to TRIAL BY JURY as
to the guilt or innocence of the ac-
cuscd. In no case shall a penalty
or punishment be imposed for con-
tempt until AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BE HEARD is GIVEN. -
(Sec. 25, Bill of Rights.
This is the first instance in this
country in which Government by
Injunction has been terminated,
and it is a demonstration that the
pathway of liberty is found.
Oklahoma's success is the i'm
mediate result of the nom partisan
plan of campaign decided upon by
the Executive Council of the A. F.
of L.. September 1909, and the fol
lowing December proposed to the
A. F. of Convention by President
Gompers. a widespread ques-
tioning of nominees for public
Office was suggested, the interroga
tories to be for the restoration of
the peoples rule, with co-opera-
tion by all citizens who oppose ma
chine rule.
In Oklahoma the actual work
was started by the Twin Territorial
Federation of Labor which secured
the cooperation of Organized Far
merS on the basis of unitedly queS-
tioning the candidates for the es-
adjustment of the Initiative and
Referendum, and the pledged dele
gates when seated in the conStltu-
! tional convention framed not only
frst-claSs initiative and referen-
dunn system but voted to restore
Jury Trial, as set forth in the fore
going declaration from the bill OF
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
PRESIDENT GOMPERS
DISCUSSES TAFT.
Points Out the Secretary's Interpretations of
Organized Labor's Purpose in Regard
to His Pet Hobby.

avail themselves of their power to
once for all abolish the iniustice
done them and to secure the risbts
which are theirs, there may be
some reason i'll Mr.. Taft's charge
THAT they are wrongdoers, not a
privileged class, but a demoraliz-
ed, enslaved class of wrongdoers to
themselves; to their fellows, and to
posterity. -
but IN its essence and results.
would Labor's efforts to secure re.
lief from the admitted abuse OF the
injunction write makes the work
lngmen "a priviledged class of
wrongdoers" i'll the sense that they
would be privileged to commit
crimes or unlawful acts without
punishment? Let us see. What
does labor ask at the hands of the
lawmakers
Labor asks and demands that
the courts shall treat every citizen
alike.
That in as much as an injunction
is never issued to enjoin other
citizens from the exercise of their
personal rights, their personal
freedom, it should never be issued
TO enJoln or deny the personal
liberty, the personal freedom of
workingmen.
Labor asks no immunity or
special privilege for any one.
whether laborer or other, for any
unlawful; but it does insist upon
equality before the law for every
citizen and will never cease its
efforts until it achieves Justice.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
Are Warning Enigrants.

Socialists and trade uniouists in
Canada are writing letters to Eng
land warning working people from
being decoyed into emigrating to
Canada, where competition is
growing greater and there is no
work for plasterers and bricklay-
ers and very little for other trades.
Protests are growing against work
ers in ether countries being deceiv-
ed as to the true state of affairs.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

rights. Then the people by a vote
OF ) to l adopted the Peoples RUE
system of government.
Especially note that it was the
peoples representatives who voted
TO terminate Government by Iu-
Junction. 1t was not necessary to
wait and use direct legislation. I'm
other words, the representatives
VINO pledged to vote to install the
initiative and referendum were real
representatives of the people, ana
therefore voted to restore jury trial,
and they provided, too, that ac-
cused persons should have an on
portunlty to be'heard.
In other states and nationally
the same program is under way.
If In any state or nationally the
representatives who are pledged to
the Initiative and referendula
through the combined efforts OF
Organized Farmers and Organized
WorklnSmen refuse to restore
jury trial the initiative will be
used. The voters can be depended
upon to restore jury trial. Self in-
terest demands it.
1t is clear that in states Other,
than Oklahoma freedom is at hand
Ihe autOcratic Russian method of
trial and punishment which now
exists for trade unionists in the
United States is about to be chang.
ed. In the national and state cam
palgns the candidates who are. to
come before the primaries and con-
Ventlons sof the parties that have
not yet declared for the peoples
rule will be questioned, "If elected
will you work and vote for the
peoples ruler" This will raise
the issue and most of the candi-
dates will pledge. Those who re-
fuse can easily be defeated. The
people at the primaries will vote
for the pledged candidates. Self.
interest will cause them to do so.
Later the nominee for the Legisla.
lures, Governorships and for Nat
1onal offices will be questioned.
This, again, will prevent an eva
sion OF the issue and will result in
host of pledges. 1t probably will
win the fight. But if it should
not the voters Oh election day will
have the final word. just what
that means was shown in Oklaho-
ma this year, in Ohio two years
ago, and last year in the congres
slonal campaign. In fifty three
congressional districts the nominees
who refused to pledge were de.
teated. This, too, when the public
knew very little about the initia
tive and referendum. Today it is
sweeping the country, except in
some of the Southern states, and il
follows that in the North, East and
West the vote for the restoration
of the peoples rule will be practi-
cally unanimous.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
A Mean Fa1sehood.

Some persons whose mendacity
is equaled by his meanness has
out fake story to the effect that
at the expiration of his term Presi-
dent Mitchell will be given high
political Office at Washington.
There is not word of truth in
the story, neither is there any
foundation for it. It is one of the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

District President Craigo, Sub
President Cairns, District Secretary
Morris and ID. G. Kennedy, Com
missioner for the Kanawha Associa-
tod, were called to Columbus
"Wednesday morning to consult
with L. l.. Lewis, National Vice
President, in regarn to conditions
affecting the Mine Workers Organi-
Zation in this section.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

petty ISLANDERS TO which he has
been subjected for the past ten
years. But if he had a desire
Tor political Office aud had ex-
pressed that desire, he would have
been a congressman or senator or
a member of the cabinet, governor
OF state etc, etc.-Miae Workers
Journal,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
A TRIBUTE TO
THE LABOR PRESS.
A Better Support And Better News
papsr Service Crying Needs Of
Organized Labor.

A. f. Boomer, of the Govern
ment Printing Office of Washington
pays the following tribute to the
labor papers and the lack of inter
est displayed by some union men in
their Journal
"The Washington Trades Un-
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

Sub-District Secretary Hastings
OF Montgomery was II business Wis
itor at the District Office Tuesday.
He reports the conditions of tie
Organization around about Mont
gomery much improved.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
Strikers to Build Factory.

Three hundred strikers of the
L. b. Miller Cigar Company, of
Pennsburg, plan to build large
cigar factory and operate it in op-
position to their former employers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

National Organizer S. J. Chap
pei and G.. w. Jackson have been
holding some very successful meet
ings the first part of this week in
the lower end of the District.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
REFORM MANIFEST In
INJUNCTION METHODS,
Several Courts Have Recently Render.
ed Decisions Condemning Abuse
of the Process.

Several important phases of the
Injunction war have recently re
celved attention from courts of last
resort. The Michigan supreme court
has rendered the following decision
OF Importance to all trades uuions.
The court says: ''Workingmen
have a right to fix a price upon
their labor and refuse to work un-
less that price is obtained Singly
or IN combination they have this
right. They may use persuasion to
induce men to join their'organiza-
ton or refuse to work except for
an established wage. They NAV
present their cause to the public in
the newspapers or circulars in a
peaceable way and with no attempt
at coercion. If the effect in such n
case is ruin to the employers, there
is no redress, for they only exercis
ed their legal rights"
The Des Moines Trades Assem-
bly, has adopted a unique method of
a non. union employer and
discovered new way of mploying
the greatly abused injunction pro-
cess. The city directory of Des
Moines is being printed in a non
union establishment, and the union
men have decided that their names
and addresses shall not appear in
the book Through the Trades AS
scmbly the , 1000 union men ofthat
city will enjoin the directory pub
fishers from including their names
in the list of citizens. The legal
advisers of the Assembly have
said that this can be done accord
ing to law; as mans name is his
private property, and cannot be
used i'll any directory or list with.
out his permission.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

G. w. Riser of Boomer, was al
so visitor at the District Office on
Tuesday.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

1t i s reported that National
Board Member Ben Davis has been
unable to leave his home tins week
on account of the illness of his wife.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07
PRESIDENT MITCHELL
OUT OF DANGER.
Physicians Give Encouraging News Regarding
His Condition-Loca1 News of
Interest to the Miners.

\ long distant telephone mes
sage received at the District head.
quarters here yesterday from La
Sale, H., conveyed the informa-
tlyn that President John Mitchell's
condition is greatly improved aud
that his physicians have given out
a statement that he is out of dang,
er. This is extremely graf fying
news to his legion of friends aud
admirers throughout the counSry.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-11-07

Il statement that he is out of dang,
er. This is extremely graf fying
news to his legion of friends aud
admirers throughout the counSry.
Another very large and enthns-
lastic meeting was held at Boomer
Sunday, which was attended by
by National Organizer Chas. Krali-
man and Armando Pelizzari.
While all the charges claimed to be
made against the officers after beng
investigated and having proven to
be untrue, the indications are from
the enthusiasm manifested andsthe
great increase jim the paid up mem
ership, that there will be cStab.
lished at the Boomer Mines one of
the largest Local Unions in the
Kanawha valley. Another meet
ing will be held there Sunday.
Reports from Cabin Creek to the
District Office show that the oper-
ators in that section are having
great difficulty in securing men
necessary to successfully operate
tn" mines; owing to the prices
paid by the operators in that sec,
ton being much less than the scale
rate in Kanawha, and the condi.
tions imposed under the guard sys.
TEN has caused the men working
at those mines to become greatly
dissatisfied. The District Off
GERS are strongly insisting that the
Miners throughout the organized
section exert every effort and e;Ise
their influence to prevent Miners
from going to that section to sc,
cure work.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11
Rich indian Allotment.

Application was recently made at
Museogee, l. T., by Dixie Colbert. n
0hickasaw Indian. 20 sell part OF his
own allotment and parts Of the allot-
ments Of i've OF his children adjoining
the town site Of Sulphur. T34 acres In
all. for town site purposes. says Mus
eogee correspondent OF the Kansas City
Times. In the application to make
me sale It IL set forth that Colbert
aud his children are to receive 81. 406
IN cash for the land they want TO sell
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11
ROOSEVELT MAxlMS.
Jacob RIis Gives Revised Version and
Tells What the Presidents Motto ls.

Jacob RIis Gives Revised Version and
Tells What the Presidents Motto L.
Jacob RiIs, speaking to the boys OF
the De Witt Clinton High school In
New York the other day. gave correct
ed versions Of the Roosevelt maxims'
of which be spoke in Philadelphia re-
Gently. says the New York Sun. 1t
seems that there are but three Of them
and that they are as follows:
First-Be ready. Be prepared TOR
everything that may occur.
second.-Eve1 boy b entitled 20 All
the rood and honest fun be can get
Third--Apply your Judgment to a
Question and. having done %. so ahead
Mr.. His told the boys many stories
Of the presidents life and habits ana
said that Mr.. Roosevelt's motto Was:
1T Is better % be faithful than Ia
NOUS"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Following is list Of real estate
transfers for Kootenai county as fur
nishsd by the Panhandle Abstract
company:
Henry True to Eric Hedlund, lot
s, block Z. Lane, sos.
Sherman park company to T. r.
Williams, tract 80, Sherman park,
1888.
Frank E. Scott to Thos B. Hey, ct
al, lots 4 and 5 and n hf Of NV SEQ
ton 13, township 46, range 2 west
%. 900.
Mrs. ]. E. Walker to Lewis Larren,
SO or Of NV or and lot 2, section 90,
township so, range 4 west, $500.
Z. @. Thomas to W. A. Thomas,
lot and hf of lot IA. block 90,
Forest Heights. 81.
Gust Nyland to Micheal Moran lot
10, block 81, town Of Occur d'Alene,
S14OO.
William Dollar to Mary G. Nc
Donald, lot 8, block 81, town Of
Occur d'Alene, 81.
Mary G. Mcdonald to Miohael
Moran, lots 8, o. block 81. town of
Occur d'Alene, $500.
T. J. Kaesemeyer ct al, to Hanna
Anderson, lot 8, block 10, Kaesemey
er's addition to Occur d'Alene, $l25.
4. ]. Kaesemeyer ct al, to Oscar
Liden lots 10, IL, IL block 10,
Kaesemeyer's addition to Occur
d'Alene, s40O.
Thos Hooker to Michael Moran,
part Of block IL, Krotezr's addition
to Occur d'Alene, 1915.
Richard Sharpley to A. J. Craw
ford, part of lot Is, section 4, town
hip 4s. range west, ST.
Jno Mcclellan to Madison Mill
company, hf Of NV or OF section o,
township So, range 3 west, 90, 900.
Geo. W. Trumpour to Peter Amell,
lots 7 and s, block Is, Drumheller's
addition to Post Falls, 81.
Taylor Bros, to E. L. Harding,
lot 4, block 10, Taylor's addition to
Occur d'Alene, $500.
U. S. to Leo r. Graham, ne or OF
section Is, township 53. range 2
west, $500.
| r. S. McCrea to State Trust a. In
vestment company, W hf of W hf of sc
or Of Sc or of section "a, township
SO, range 4 west, $3.50.
G. W. Mason ct al, to State Trusi
d Investment company, hf of NV q
and hf of sW or Of section 6, town.
ship so, range 3 west, 81.
william Dollar to X. H. Muncey
lot 10, block 2. North park addition
to Occur d'Alene, e110.
VIM. Alt to G. P. Nielsen, lot C
block Terrell, 81.
Arminda Kerr to Kennedy Il Son
timber on lots 3, 4, 8, 8 and sw q
Of NV or Of section 81, township 40,
range 4 west, s1IO0.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11
You owe it to Yourself

To nee the snappiest and mot sty
lish line OF samples for mem clothing
that will be shown this season.
Call and see us and We will take
the responsibility Of interesting you.
We also do cleaning pressing and
repairing Of both ladies and men
clothes.
Daggett & Mitchell. Wiggett block,
basement, Phone 20a.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11

place on account og this rruit ana has
already refused 5000 for one tree.
The variety Of this peach q not known.
but It Il a new one entirely, which
came as the result OF pOllenizing q
peach with the dover OF an apricot
The fruit ripens and Is gone BY June 7.
Gale GOT the fruit In a shipment OF
peach trees. and from one plant be has
budded other trees.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11

II. Gale. who lives north Of Yakima
wash, has q freak In the way OF :
peach tree that may be the means q
bringing him . fortune. says the De-
erpaf Nsws-TrEhnna. Il b understood
h has been O6sred s14ooo for his
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-05-11
CITY IN BRIEF

1aD hOAO 49,
or plumbing, see Dezell.
enshaw Il Schmidt, real estate and
nance. Notary public.
ls. F. A. May, returned last
hing from a several weeks visit In
Occur d'Alenes.
bows can find everything they want
our new stock Of novels, 10 cents.
toms.
Going to pant? See Idaho Mer-
title company.
Mr.. Bowling, a travelling salesman
the Occur d'AleDe Lumber COM
". who has been spending several
q in the city, left today for Kan
All spring vegetables for sale at
lshears.
Jobn, son of R. T. Morgan, has
septed position with the Idaho &
shington Northern railway COM
ny at their contraction camp.
Good white lead 1-3 cents a
ind, at the Idaho Mercantile com.
by, six days.
Many novels by best authors as
b as all the light reading at 10
d % cent, at Barton'ss
.. P. McGoldrick, president of the
cGoldrick Lumber company, of
okane, was a business visitor In
} city yesterday and was registered
the Hotel Idaho.
DIS. Martin osteopaths, Suite 10,
igSett block. phone POT.
Fresh chocolates and candies In
ch week at Barton's, Nook Cham
rlain block.
Rev. o. NJ. Holden, of the Norwe-
IAN Lutheran church will preach at
e Swedish Lutheran church tomor-
bw afternoon at three O'Clock.
Let the Idaho Mercantile company
british the paint.
Buy lot for $40 from the Ameri
pa Trust company. See ad.
A. II. Pape, of Occur d'Alene, who
now at Plains, Mont, will be
bent for the next three weeks on a
Ouriug trip through that state.
COO new volumns just received
Barton's. 10 and % cents vol
mn.
Warren paints, six days only,
l.62 a gallon, Idaho Mercantile
ompany.
Circle number two Of the Ladies
lid society of the Presbyterian church
'ill serve a dinner in the church
Tuesday evening, commenc
ng at > 80 O'Clock.
Just received one ear load o.
plaster and two car loads of cement
Anmer Fuel company.
Warren paints last longest, lool
oest and or six days are cheapest
sI'SS a gallon, Idaho Mercantile,
company.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Stewart, VIII
reside at l049 Second street, are re
lOleihg over the entrance of a fine tel
pound baby girl into their home
me babe arrived Thursday evening
ana both the child and mother ar
doing we'll.
Barton has fine line of pipes fron
eos up. Come in aud see.
Ms. B. R. Lewis, of Spokane, vii
sa'ertain at her home Tuesday, Ma
-, Al 800" A number Of tn
Noe1r d'Alene ladies will attend tn
party.
orchestra furnished for all OC
e@ssons, lessons given on violin
L.aaolin and guitar. Terms reason
s''~ Mrs. Cora Holtbuer, sol Wal
30 and Eighth streets.
0eslnninR Monday, May Is, end
- saturday, May Is, 1907, you O.
!, ~ paints oils and leads at the Idah
Aefeantile company at a very 10
Price.
waiter F. Norton, one of the IL
,sators Of the Seven Speedy Short
- system, arrived in the city Ii
ssolng from the Occur d'AIenel
s -e'e be has spent several weel
SAeting business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
RANGES PASSING AWAY.
And Better Cattle Will Be Sent to
Market as a Result.

That most picturesque feature OF
cattle raising on the western plains
the great round up'-will soon be
among the things Of the past, says the
Kansas City Journal. The railroads
are stretching their long lines through
the very heart of the range country,
and in place Of the terminal station,
to which thousands Of cattle were
gathered from the surrounding colin-
try to be shipped to eastern markets
there will be many stations at conve-
nient distances and within easy reach
of the diminishing herds that still crop
fatness from the buffalo grass.
The range "round up" was always
a thrilling sight. Cattle by tens OF
thousands were sought out from the
hills and valleys by scores Of range
riders, those bearing brands to be cut
out into herds by themselves, the fat
cattle packed into hundreds OF cars to
be sent on their long, horrible journey
to the slaughter pens.
There were many days OF hard
work for the cowboys, followed by
many other days and nights Of drink
ing and carousing, which lasted un-
til the last train started on its east
ern way. Then the range riders, cow
boys and helpers mounted their ponies
and struck out for their various
ranges to spend months of hard and
lonely work looking after the herds
yet to come.
Grass fat cattle are soft and lose
flesh more quickly than grain fed an
imals, and the long drive from the
range to the roundup station, the
terror and crowding as the cowboys
dashed among them. the yells and
prodding with iron-piked poles as
they were packed into the cars quick
ly reduced their flesh.
The long journey, sometimes as
much as 1000 miles, with infrequent
rests and insufficient feed and water.
caused further loss Of weight, and
these cattle often arrived at markets
sad and sorry specimens to be con-
verted into beef.
The great range is rapidly passing
and in its place is coming the fenced
pasture of the small farm. This
change is gradual but rapid; irrigation
is turning the great plains into rich
pastures and fields and grain and 9TH
er crops are taking the place of buff
falo grass.
Cattle will be sent to market In bet
ter flesh and shipments will be more
evenly distributed. Thousand OF
range cattle are now sent to the corn
states every year to be fattened for
market, but with the development and
settlement Of the great range country
the grass-fed steer will soon be GU
riosity in the large stock yards.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
"Rut 7 SUPPOSE In time they'll 90 to

But I suppose in time they'll go to
private school, and then If they
want to they'll go to college, and
there, what with their money, unless
they should turn out to be very hard
headed young men, they will come to
train with other young men with mon
ey, and so get separated from the bulk
of their fellow students and begin to
live sort of by themselves, and I can't
imagine anything happened to a
young man worse than that. his get
ting away from the mass of his fellow
men.
my boys have never known what
1t is to be poor. They have always
had what they wanted, and unless ]
should fail or bust up or something
which don't expect to do, don't see
why they shouldn't always have
things, because as long as had any
thing I should be sure to keep them.
That's human nature.
And you see, there's the trouble.
They've got somebody to lean on, and
a man that doesn't have to isn't apt
to put out his own strength. The only
way in which a man can ever amount
to anything Is by work, hard work.
1.-The man that doesn't work dwin-
dies and comes to be Of no account.
And I do hope my boys will want to
work. I don't care what they do If
they'll only work at 1t, and work hard
and faithfully. I think they're handi-
capped as 1t is. Honest Injun, think
it would have been better for them to
have been born poor, but hope they
will turn out to be men,"