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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
TIE BOYCOTT CONDEMNED
Buck Stove Company Granted a
Temporary Injunction Against
Federation of Labor.
CASE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT
No Notice Of Appeal Was Made BY
Federation Attorney and the Case
VIII Proceed to Final Hearing Next
spring-seeretary Taft Cited as Al
thority.

Washington, Dec. lin the case
of the Buck Stove and Range Co. OF
st. Louis, against the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, involving the right
of labor to boycott business houses
which labor organizations regarded as
unfair to them, Justice Gould OF tn
district of Columbia equity court
Tuesday granted temporary injunc'
ton asked for by President Van
Cleave of the stove company, to pro
hibit the federation from continuing
to boycott the company, pending =
final settlement of the case.
A bill in equity was filed by tn
company last August fora permanen
Injunction restraining the federation
from boycotting the company an
putting it on the unfair" list in tn
federation's official organ and later d
supplemental bill was filed charging
that Notwithstanding the pending pre-
cecdings the federation was still ac.
lively engaged in pressing the boy.
colt and temporary injunction,
passed upon Tuesday, was asked for.
The case will now proceed to finai
hearing which is not expected before
early next spring. The court in rem
dering its voluminous findings, ex-
planned that there were several points
which he had not taken up in the pres.
ent decision, including the question
whether the boycott came within the
inhibition of the interstate commerce
law. Owing to the preliminary nature
of Tuesdays proceedings there was
no notice of appeal by the counsel for
the federation.
The court made numerous citations
of decisions in cases involving similar
issues, including references to rulings
by Judge Taft, the present secretary
of war then Judge of the circuit court
in the action of the Toledo, ETC., Rail
way VS.. Penn. company"
Judge Gould declared that it was not
surprising that there was so little diff
ference of opinion among the courts
upon the question involved and that
the conclusion that such combinations
as that disclosed by the affidavits filed
by the Buck Stove company in this
case were held to be unlawful was
based upon appreciation of the funda
mental rights of free men In a free
country. He said there was little room
for arguments or discussion of the
question whether the plaintiff company
had shown the existence of an unlaw
full combination and conspiracy to de
stroy its business and that the recort
leaves no doubt that the plaintiff ha,
been and still is the object of q boy
colt, using that term "in the most oh
noxious sense, viz: an unlawful con
spiracy to destroy its business, sucl
a conspiracy as has received the con
demnation of every federal and stat
court In the country before which !
has been brought for criminal action
legal redress or equitable Injunction.
The case has attracted widespread
attention and Tuesdays decision ha
been awaited with great interest b,
labor and business interests through
out the country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
The President In Washington

Washington, Dec. 17.-President
Roosevelt and party returning from
Hampton Roads on board the yacht
Maynower. reached the navy yard al
500 a. m. The president went al
once TO the White house.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
Husband Of Actress Bankrupt

st. Louis, Dec. 17.-Charles Van
Studdiford, husband Of Grace Van
Studdiford, the actress, and mem
Der of one of the best known families
in the city, filed petition Monday In
the United States district court ask.
ing to be adjudged bankrupt
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
Whittier's Birthday.

4. Boston, Mass, Dec. 1.-THE Tooth
anniversary OF the birth Of John
0reenleaf Whittier which occurred
Tuesday, was marked BY comnemor-
ste .observances in many schools, and
~ literary societies
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
Editorial Qlacuaaion.

First Editor-"Hanks eloped with a
beautiful blonde, only to be heart
broken by the discovery that two
years prior she had eloped with an
other man."
Second Editor-"Why, so heart.
broken? Maybe the habit will induce
her TO try 1t again!"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
FATHER ADAMS DEAD.
Published the First Kansas
Newspaper-0ne Of the Old
est Newspaper Men in the
United States.

Our older citizens will remember
Father Adams, who was connected
with THE TINES Is or 20 years ago
He was an old man then, positive
char scter, genial In disposition and
made the best out OF life as II came
to him. He owned a small farm
northwest OF Butler The following
Springfield dispatch concerning him.
dated Dec. 18th: "W Fl Adams, the
publisher OF the first weekly newspa-
per and later the first daily everput-
lished In Kansas, died here at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. W. P, Patterson
He Was sc years old,
The first newspaper printedin Kan
sss WAS published under an elm tree
near the Missouri river on what be-
came Front street In Leavenworth.
The plant for the paper was purchas'
ed by Mr.. Adams In st. Louis and
shipped to Leavenworth. There was
no building TO be secured and the
cases were opened and set up under
the elm tree. The first mum Der o.
the paper, the Kansas Herald, was
published September IA, 1854. A
few day later lumber for house ar
rived and as soon as the building
was partly up the plant was moved
into it."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19

-Four years ago the st. Louis Globe
Democrat day after day ATTACKED
the Democratic financial manage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-19
Buggies and Wagons.

We still large stock OF Bugges Wagons, Harness. etc
that you special prices for the balance OF this
month desire reduce stock before invoicing.
Please buy all kinds produce and pay the
highest market price In cash or trade.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-02-06
A Wonan's Back

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Every ingredient entering into uFa-
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-02-06

nor the threats of Dodge could force
him to betray his trust. Again and
again the general besought. him to
save his bright, young life, but the
unshaken answer was always the
same: 81 had rather die thousand
times than betray a single trust"
Reluctant to sacrifice such stout
heart, and determined TO discover
the traitor in his camps, Gen. Dodge
resorted to the last extremity and
ordered courtmartial forthwith to
try Sam Davis as spy. At the
time appointed the judges assembled,
and after fruitless effort to bribe
him, condemned the STRIPPING to
death, closing their inqnisition with
the following awful sentence "The
commission does therefore sentence
him, the said Samuel Davis, of Cole
mans Scouts, in the service of the
so-called Southern States, to be
hanged by the neck until he is dead,
at such time and place as the COM
manding general stall direct, two.
thirds of the commission concurring
in the sentence. Finding the sen.
tence of the commission approved
the sentence shall be carried into
effect on Friday, November 27, 1868,
between the hours of 10 a. m. and
2 p. M"
Thus condemned, the Tennessee
lad wax remanded to prison in Pu-
laski, and during his confinement he
was cheered and sustained by Chap
lain Young, of the Federal army,
and was kindly handled by every
person detailed to guard and keep
him. Among his watchers was a
youth of his age from South Bend,
Ind, who did everything in his power
to persuade the captive to talk of
those who had aided him in securing
the secrets of the North. Young
Davis deeply appreciated the inter-
est young Vanpelt took in his fate,
but he always returned the kind In
dianian his heroic and invincible
answer: 81 had rather be hanged a
thousand times than prove untrue to
my canse." Capt. Armstrong, too,
the provost marshal, was a freouent
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tears as they thought of the havoc of

tears as they thought of the havoc of
| war.
When news of bis death at length
found its way to his fathers home
near Smyrna, the grief-stricken pa
rents sent to Pulaski for the bod, of
their martyred son. Through the
coarteey of the Blue Coats, they were
allowed their request, and few days
after his death the lifeless form of
the Tennessee hero was Inferred in
the family grounds, and his memory
as hallowed with marble slab erected
by the sire of the son.
But the nation was not satisfied
with simple shaft of stone; 80 few
years ago Northern soldier who
saw the STRIPPING die suggested to
Southern veteran the erection of
monumental bust in honor of the gal
liant boy. When the matter was be-
gun, Gen. Dodge himself sent snug
contribution to the fund, and both
the North and the South are to-day
| united in sharing the sentiment of
the following lines from the heart of
Mrs. Wilcox:
"When the Lord calls up earth's heroes
To stand before his face,
o, many name unknown to fame
Shall ring from that high place!
And out of grave in the Southland,
At the just Gods call and beck,
Shall one man rise with fearless eyes,
And a rope about his neck.
"For men have swung from gallows
Whose souls were white as snow,
Not how they die, nor where, but why,
Is what Gods records show,
And on that mighty ledger
1s writ Sam Davis name
For honor's sake he would not make
compromise with shame.
"And God, who loves the loyal
Because they are like him,
doubt not yet that soul shall set
Among his cherubim.
o, Southland! bring your laurels,
And add your wreath, O North!
Let glory claim the hero's name,
And tell the world his worth"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-02-06
SAM DAVIS A SOUTHERN HERO.
SACRIFICED HIS LIFE RATHER THAN BE.
TRAY HIS TRUST WHILE A SCOUT.

memphis (Tenn.) Commercial Appeal.
In colonial days, when England
turned tyrant, the colonists rose in
revolt, and because they succeeded,
the world wrote them down as pa
tirots, as heroes, as martyrs. In
subsequent era, when the North
aped the Britons, the South initiated
the thirteen tribes, and because she
was beaten, her scions were branded
as traitors, as bigots, as rebels.
When Howe, with his red coats, in
vaded New York and hanged Nathan
Hale as spy, the victim was revered
as national idol, and honored with
eternal renown; when Dodge, with
his blue coats, patroled Tennessee,
and slaughtered Sam Davis as a
scout, the youth, though lamented,
was soon half forgotten, in spite of
his noble sacrifice.
1t is right that the nation rejoices
to hallow the memory of Nathan
Hale; it is just that his story is still
related in the reference books of his
land it is we'll that his statue tow
ers aloft in the midst of the city
where he died; it is wise that his
prowess is yet portrayed as the
model for the patriots of the morrow.
But Davis, too, was hero, the
peer of Nathan Hale, for, while he
was offered as sacrifice on an altar
that crumbled into dust, still he has
left to the people of the South an
example of courage and devotion to
duty equal in splendor to any to be
found in the records of the human
race. Because he battled for the
Stars and Bars, the makers of annals
have omitted his name; but the chill
dren of his section have cherished
his fame and have given their silver
and gold to fashion bust in bronze
and in granite to hallow his ashes
forever. Still, there are myriads,
even in Dixie, unfamiliar with the
story of his life, and thousands
would, therefore, read with rapture
the fullness of his thrilling career,
the cardinal features of which, it is
hoped, may be CLEANED from the fol-
lowing facts:
Near the town of Smyrna, in Mid
die Tennessee, some twenty miles
out from Nashville, Samuel Davis,
the martyr of Pulaski, was born, far
back in the forties. His father was
Chas. L. Davis, well-to-do farmer
of the district, and his mother was a
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matron of the Tennessee type-well
worthy to have borne such son.
OF his childhood, little or nothing is
told in the meager accounts of bis
life; but he seems to have been con-
spicuous for his honor, even from his
earliest years. In the home he is
said to have led such life as the
"Father of his Country" had lived ;
and among his companions he ap-
pears to have passed as youth just
as pure as girl.
AS student, too, he enjoyed the
esteem and the utmost respect of
the school, not only because of his
honest application, but also because
of his upright bearing and his zeal
GUS devotion to truth. AT "Old
Jefferson" indeed, where he studied
for time, his word was regarded as
good as his oath, and if ever he was
guilty of anything base during his
schoolboy days, those who have writ
ten his wonderful story have failed
to record such fact.
With an unsullied character, such
as was his, and predisposition to
do honest work, the Tennessee lad
might have hoped to attain to lofty
round in life; but just in the midst
of his student days the nation leaped
to arms, and the soul of a patriot
woke in his breast at the first wild
bugle blast. Because of his tender
years, however, he could not respond
to the earliest call, and yet when the
armies of the United States turned
their faces to the South, he flung by
his books, in spite of his age, and
shouldered bis gun for the field.
Having said farewell to the loved
ones at home, the STRIPPING of nine
teen summers entered the eervice as
a private soldier in the Rutherford
County Rifles. He served in the
ranks under Capt. Ledbetter and
proved himself worthy of The gray,
for in every engagement in which he
had part he fought with the valor
of veteran, displaying both courage
and skill. He was present at Shiloh
and at Perryville and at many bat
ties between and although he was
only boy and private, still he
elected hearty commentator from
his officers high in command; yet his
patriotism was unsatisfied, in spite
of his splendid record, and he
yearned for an ampler sphere of ac-
tion to prove his devotion to his land.
Finally, in the autumn of 1868,
the chance he had longed for came.
Gen. G. M. Dodge, with body of
Federals, was stationed at Pulaski,
Tenn, and in order to drive out the
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caller at his cell, for the big-hearted
Federal hoped against hope that
Davis might save his life.
Nothing could move him, how
ever, but on the evening before he
died his heart went back to his boy
hood home and he wrote these lines
to his mother:
pulaski, Giles County, Tenn {,
Nov. 26, 1863.-Dear Mother: Oh,
how painful it is to write to you. 1
have got to die tomorrow morning
TO be hanged by the Federals.
Mother, do not grieve for me. 1
must bid you goodbye for evermore.
Mother, 1 do not fear 10 die. Give
my love to all. Your son,
"Samuel Davis"
"P. S.-Mother, tell the children
all to be good. wish 1 could see
you all once more, but never will
any more. Mother and father, do
not forget me. Think of me when
am dead, but do not grieve for me.
1t will not do any good. Father,
you can send after my remains, if
you want to do 80. They will be at
Pulaski, Tenn. I will leave some
things, too, with the hotel-keeper for
you. Pulaski is in Giles county,
Tennessee, south of Columbia"
On the morning after he had writ
ten this letter the dauntless captive
was taken from his cell, was placed
in wagon, containing his coffin, and
guarded by regiment of Northern
foemen, was borne to spot in the
suburbs of Pulaski, where the gal
lows was waiting for him. The place
was surrounded by square of sol.
diers; but as the death-train slowly
approached, the troops made way for
the cavalcade to enter, and then took
their places again. The coffin was
placed at the foot of the scaffold, and
the prisoner was stationed beside it.
Turning TO the provost-general, he
asked how long he might live; and
when told he had only fifteen min
utes, he calmly began to prepare him
self for mounting the steps to his
doom. When the hour was at hand,
he said to his captor, without a
tremor in his voice, that he was ready
to lay down his life or the sacred
altar of his land. Having said fare
well to those around him, he was just
in the act of mounting the scaffold,
when one of Gen. Dodge's officers
dashed up with another message from
the kind hearted Federal, once more
offering to liberate the prisoner if he
would only surrender his secret and
declare the source of his facts. With
the black cap lowering over his head
and the hemp there dangling at his
side, young Davis deliberately elected
death, closing his brief but glorious
career with words like these on his
lips: "Please say to General Dodge
that I deeply appreciate what he has
done to save me from the fate which
awaits me, but bear to him % my
parting message that had rather be
hanged a thousand times than to live
with the mark of traitor to trust
forever branded on my soul"
The enemy had done everything
that they could to avert his awful
doom; but all of their efforts having
proven unavailing, they were forced
to abide by the sentence of the COM
mission and SO on Friday, Novem-
Der 81, 1868, they hanged Samuel
Davis, and buried his body in the
place where he died like god.
When the work was done and the
tragedy was ended. Pulaski was
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Yankees from the State it became
necessary for Gen. Bragg to procure
informs alton concerning the strength
and the character of the Federal
Notifications at Pulaski and Nash
vile. To obtain these data the Con.
federate commander was forced to
dispatch some trusty spies far into
the enemy's lines; so, aware of
Davis's courage and capacity, he en-
trusted to him and six other wor-
thies this perilous and important
mission, sending the gallant gray
coats forth, each armed with a pass
like this: "Headquarters Gen.
Bragg's Scouts, Middle Tennessee,
September 25, 1868. Samuel Davis
has permission to pass on scouting
duty anywhere in Middle Tennessee
or South of the Tennessee river he
may think proper. BY order Gen.
Bragg. E. Coleman, Captain Com
manding Scouts"
Conscious of the danger of such
a venture, but bent on achieving
their purpose, the resolute band of
heroes set out on their appointed
mission. On account Of the nature
of their undertaking, each went in a
different direction, and after having
baffied the watchmen of the enemy
they finally succeeded in obtaining
the facts for which they had entered
the hostile lines. The most impor-
tant of the documents were borne
by Samuel Davis, who carried them
hidden away in his boots and under
the seat of his saddle. The papers
he bore contained maps and descrip.
tions of the Notifications of Pulaski
and Nashville, and revealed the
number and the strength of the foe
in the State of Tennessee. How he
secured this information the world
may never know, but two of the
most satisfactory explanations are
certainly these, though neither of
these is certain:
1t is said that the Federal com.
mander had made pencil copy of
his plans and defenses, which, after
having corrected and copied, he had
failed to conceal or destroy. A me-
gro, it is stated, stole this document
and conveyed it to Samuel Davis.
1t is likewise declared that North
orH officer in love with a Southern
girl betrayed his couutry's secrets
for the sake of the woman he loved.
This latter version of his source of
information has received considera-
BILE currency, but it is always easy TO
set rumor going if it smacks of a
romantic flavor.
Still it matters but little now who
gave him the data he got. 1t is
enough to know that he carried his
point, and was we'll on his way back
to Bragg when suddenly he was as
saulted by body of Federals few
miles out from Pulaski. Being all
alone, he made no resistance, but he
kept clear head at the tine, for,
being near the river, he rose il his
stirrups and hurled far off into the
rushing waters part of the papers
which he bore. Enough remained,
however, to prove him Soutbe.1
spy, so the blue coats bound him and
led him away to the Federal camp at
Pulaski.
Here he was taken before Gen.
Dodge, who, fearing that one of his
own commanders had sold the secrets
to Davis, offered to release him and
to restore him to his comrades if he
would only reveal the name of the
man who had given him the facts.
The captive knew that nothing. be.
sides could save him from the hang
man's poooo hut paifhar fha looio
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-17
INTERESTS UNITED
Reports That Railway Con
troll Has Not Passed

NEW YORK, March 16.-The i'm
portant news OF the day in Wall street
was Enthusiastically the clearing UP OF
the atmosphere concerning the Union
Pacific position and the confirmation
that came from many sources that the
interests were united and control had
not passed.
The influence on the market Of this
disclosure arose more from setting at
rest doubt that had arisen than from
anything else. It relieved the street
from the fear Of possible stock mar
ket duel and also Of any doubt that
may have existed OF the serious fnan-
cial crippling Of a great group Of cap
italists
OF news there was little Of import
ance aside from this. The failure Of
the railway presidents TO agree among
themselves as to the propriety of
waiting upon President Roosevelt was
OF course disliked, and the street
awaited with interest the forthcoming
message OF the President But these
matters and the bank statement had.
really no influence over prices. The
buying movement. stimulated by the
Union Pacific matter. forced short COW
ering, which was undoubtedly urgent IN
many cases.