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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

On the first of the month the Helena
Cooks and Walters Union made a
demand for an eight hour day.
So far only three establishments
complied with the demand, namely the
Helena Chop House, the Central Beer
Hall Restaurant and the Gem Restau-
rant.
The management of the Grandon
Hotel would not listen to any over.
lures from the union. Rich men and
snubs always ignore the plain written
law. II is crime under the statutes
Of Montana to import outside labor
into the state while a strike is in
operation.
The manager of the Grandon Hotel
laughed at statutory enaetments and
in plain violation Of Montana statute
hired a number of walters in the city
of ST. Paul at a wage scale Of $25.00
per month with board and room.
The girls in st. Paul were not no.
tilted of the fact that there was a
strike in Helena, and as a part of their
fare was advanced them they came to
Montana under the firm belief that
there was no trouble ahead.
On their arrival in Helena, the girls
having discovered the condition of
things, Immediately became members
Of the Helena union and demanded s35
per month and the privilege of room
ing where they pleased.
The Grandon management offered to
compromise ON $40 scale. The girls
say that the rooms given them were
in the basement dirty, damp and dark.
They kicked and were then offered a
transfer to the annex. II was in the
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11
MILWAUKEE, SOCIALIST ALDERMEN

tion, this would be n far better methoe
of promoting good order in the city
BY the way, Milwaukee is the least
governed city of its size in the United
States, and yet is perhaps the most
orderly, which goes to show that a
large per cent Of socialists in the city
does not make for disorder and sedi.
tion. II is believed that the increase
Of the police force is now suggested in
view Of expected strikes, and more
policemen are wanted by the capital
lists to help put Gown these strikers.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11
workingmen, Free Yourselves

Chsttel slavery was easy to over
throw. That could be done and was
done by war. II is easy to liberate
men from prison. A mob can do this
by overpowering the keepers and open
ing the doors. Such slaves can be
freed by Others. But workingmen must
free themselves, for they are enslaved
by their own free ignorance. They
can only free themselves by ceasing
TO think capitalist thoughts and think
ing wdrkingmen thoughts.
There is a great opportunity open
to workingmen in the ballot box. 1t Is
the Only opportunity workingmen have
in the capitalist world But st is
enough. And now that Socialism has
entered the political field and offers
the ballot box to the worker, il will
be sadder than death il he does not
use it for himself, his wife and chill
dren.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11
SAW Mill MEN WIN STRIKE

3si, is due great credit for the mag
nifcent fight they made against their
employers the o'Brien Lumber Co.,
for better conditions.
Throughout the strike they mani
tested the splendid spirit of Solidar-
ity having recognized the watch words
of Industrial Unionism, "The griev-
ance of one is the grievance of all".
"All for one and one for all", and
succeeded in winning for themselves
and the working-class victory that
future history will record as one more
skirmish fought by the workers in
the present revolution, which by reas-
on of the indomitable principles Of In
dustrial Unionism was crowned with
victory for the workers in Wrestling
from the capitalist class some con
cessions to ease the oppressed workers
as they continue in the good work on
the econimic field in the overthrow of
the capitalist system and advice tow
ard the Co operative Commonwealth.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

The Social Democratic aldermen in
tho Milwaukee City council put up a
good fight at the last meeting against
the attempt Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
Il Sc. Paul railroad TO compel the city
to build 4 part of their viaduct over
the Menominee valley. The socialist
aldermen also fought against the in
crease Of the police force Of Ailwau
kee. Alderman Seidel (social- Demo
cart) eontcnded that II the same
amount Of money were spent for educa-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

BY an act of Congress Mrs. Sarah
A. Clapp, of Lee Center, ILL.,, has been
granted the pay and allowance of a
surgeon Of volunteer cavalry from the
18th Of Nov. 1861 TO the 2jth Of Au-
gust 1862. Mrs. Clapp served as a
surgeon for the time mentioned in the
Seventh Regiment of Illinois Volunteer
Cavalry, but because of her sex she
could not be commissioned OF paid.
One cannot but wonder whether justice
woud have been SO slow had Mrs.
Clapp had a vote.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

Physically the Firms are Of low stat
ure, but they are robust, hardy race
They have always evinced a strong
sense Of personal freedom and inde
pendence. Notably upright and faith
full, they have traditionaIly treated
women with respect, and to those fam
liar with the history, IL is not sur
prising that they should have been the
FIRST of European people to Introduce
woman suffrage.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

only carried the Third ward with 3
votes. Had the socialists opened their
campaign in time, they would have
captured Red Lodge But on account
of their belated advent into the field
many socialists failed to register. II
all the socialists had registered the
plutocratie fusion would have been left
out in the cold.
II is a good lesson, however. Social
lists in the future will be "Johuny on
the spot" Every socialist must TO
gister and then vote.
In Lewistown.
The socialists of LewistOwn polled
ten per cent of the vote cast. This
is an excellent showing. A large num-
ber of the Lewistown boys are not
eligible to vote in the city on account
of their holding homesteads outside.
If the homesteaders had vote Lewis
town would surprise a few of the ma
tives.
In Montana the party is gradually
gaining ground and the prospects for
the future are much brighter than
they have been year ago.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

Tennessee has just admitted its wo-
man lawyer TO practice in the person
Of Miss Marion Griffin. Until Jan
uary Of this year the laws of Tennes
see did not permit women to practice
law. Largely through Miss Griffin e
Efforts the new law was passed.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

The Pennsylvania Federation Of La
Dor met recently at Harrisburg and
among its resolutions is one endors.
ing woman suffrage.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

City election at Muscatine, Ia, re-
suited in old parties losing votes and
the Socialist party made an increase,
but not sufficient to win.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11


receiving "a a day. In recent ad-
vance in wages they were offered s4.25
day and five year contract. This
they refused, asking for $3.50, without
contract.
Strike Closes Butte Mines.
Butte April s.-Three thousand men
out of work tonight in the five big
mines operated here by the Boston &
Montana company as result of a
walkout in the b. & M. smelter at
Great Falls of SO employees-electric
ians, machinists and blacksmiths.
The men go off work here on the
night shift. The mines affected are
the Leonard, Pennsylvania, Mountain
View and the East and West Colusa.
The Great Falls smelter will also close
tonight, throwing 1900 men out of
work and practically paralyzing bust
ness life of the Northern Montana city
The strike has taken the wind out
of the Amalgamated Copper company
They had figured that by giving an
increase and getting an agreement
signed by the smeltermen' 8 union GOV.
ering a period of FIVE years that the
smaller unions as they call the machin'
ists'. blacksmiths' and electrical work.
ers' unions, world not have the cour.
age to strike or that the organization
whose membership were composed of
the bulk ~ the employees would pre-
vent n srs,s:ag, in other words the
Amaie.mzted has been putting one
union sgs:-.. another and in this case
the game did not work.
The corporation papers are trying to
make out that the strikers are unjust
in their demands that they are now
getting $4.00 a day and the company
offers them $4.25, but the Amalgamat.
ed dailies published in Montana do not
state that machinists and blacksmiths
Of Great Falls are paid lower wages
than any other town in the state for
the class Of work done.
The Great Falls wage scale is from
fifty cents TO one dollar day less than
the rate Of machinists and blacksmiths
in the contract shops and smelters Of
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

Every nominee on the Socialist city
ticket in Chicago 10 q member Of q
union.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

Returns
Livingston Socialists Second in Two
WardS-Red Lodge Nearly Elects
Another Socialist Alderman

.
The socialists have made decided
gains in their vote throughout the
state.
In Butte.
Two years ago Mr.. Parr, the social.
list candidate for mayor, received
total vote of 9Sl, this year Mr..
o 'Malley received a total vote Of
1858, gain of 377 or about 81 per
cent.
For Police Magistrate two years ago
Mr.. Moran received 1860, this year
Mr.. Donovan got l,474, a gain of Ala,
or 80 per cent.
For City Treasurer two years ago
Mr.. Van Horn received 993, this year
Mr.. Scott got 1877, gain of 134, or
a gain of l3 per cent, or an average
of 80 per cent.
In Livingston.
In this city the socialists made a
splendid showing. In the First ward
they came within 2f votes of winning,
and within s votes in the Third ward.
In the Third ward their gain was so
per cent greater than at the last elec.
tion. Had it not been that the two
old parties combined against them the
socialists would have had a walk-away
in this ward.
The working people of Livingston
say that the plutes will never win an
other election on their old system of
swapping votes.
Only few more years and the plutes
won t have any votes to swap.
In Red Lodge.
In Red Lodge the old parties fused
to down the socialists and even then
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11

Great Falls, April s. Because 80
electrical workers, maehinists and
blasksmiths employed in the Great Falls
smelters of the Boston & Montana Co.
denied raise in pay, walked out to.
day.
The men who walked out today were
receiving "a a day. In a recent ad-
vance in wages they were offered s4.25
a day and five year contract. This
they refused, asking for $3.50, without
contract.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-04-11
In Red Lodge.

In Red Lodge the old parties fused
to down the socialists and even then
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
HOME FOR SOLDIERS
MAKES GOOD SHOWING

TRENTON, Jan. 1z:-Governor
Stokes yesterday received the annual
report of the Board of Managers of
the Home for Dis 5led Soldiers, Sail
ors and Marines and Their Wives and
Widows, at Vineland.
The report shows that for the past
fiscal year, 1905, there were $50 in
mates in the institution and that at
the close of the year 1906 the number
had been increased to 1877.
The managers show that, despite
the increase in cost of provisions, coal
and other necessaries of life, the
maintenance cost per member was
only $1I7.13 for the year. 1t is be-
lieved that this figure is lower, or as
low, thar in any other state institu.
ton.
The board asks $4,000 in the sup
Elemental bill of this winters legis'
lature for the making of improve
ments at the institution.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION NOTES

On the 26th of April, 1907, Presi
dent Roosevelt will touch an electric
button and formally open the gates
of the exposition.
President Tucker, of the exposition
company, will close the exposition,
November 80, 1907.
Gates of the exposition will be open
every morning at IL o'clock and close
at IL p. m.
The exposition will be closed on
Sundays.
Two million flowers, shrubs, plants
and trees used in ornamenting the
grounds.
One million five hundred and sew
enty-ive thousand dollars to be spent
by the U. S. government at the James
town celebration.
One hundred and fifty conventions
will hold their annual sessions at
the exposition in 1907.
The grounds of the Exposition will
be reached by three street car lines,
I'VE or six ferry lin&s and by one
European line.
M|I
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
CHURCH WILL TRIUMPH
Holy Father, UndIsmayed, Comforts
French Catholics.

ROME, Jan. 12.-An important en-
cycIicaI has been sent by the pope. tt
the French Catholics. In this docu
ment the pontiff says that his chief oh
ject In addressing the faithful in
France is to comfort them in their suf-
ferings, which he feels deeply. There
is, however, great consolation in the
fact that the Catholics of France are
united, and the French governments
declaration of wal is issued not only
against the Christian faith, but against
all spiritual IDEAS. Says the holy ia.
Their:
''The French Catholics must be pre-
pared for all sorts of trials. but they
were certain Of victory. This means
the maintenance of their union will
the holy see, which is of the greatest
Importance, as shown by the efforts of
the enemies of the church to dissolve
the union. Contrary to the statements
made on the subject, the church does
not desire a religious war. Involving
violent prosecutions. Being a messen.
ger of peace and carrying out her mis-
sion of loyalty. the church viii not
willingly expose herself to war and
prosecutions, as she does not desire to
see her children suffering
His holiness continues:
Instead Of against the rising tide
Of popular Reproduction the government
attempts to throw the responsibility on
the church, its victim. But the object
will not succeed. AS for us, we have
done our duty as any other Roman
pontiff would have done it. The high
office with which heaven invested us.
as well as our faith in Christ, determin-
ed our line of conduct, and we could
not have acted otherwise without be-
traying our conscience or breaking the
oath we took when we mounted the
throne of st. Peter.
Therefore we await fearlessly the
verdict of history, which must be that
with our eyes fixed increasingly on the
t~ranscendent rights of God we did not
intend to humillate the civil power nor
combat a form Of government, but only
to safeguard the spiritual temple of
Christ"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
PONCE SAFE
AT BERMUDA
Missing Liner, Disabled flowed In.
to POrt--Had Drifted Eight Days
All Well on Board.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Ian. H.
Safe in st. Georges bay theN steamer
Ponce, long overdue at New York and
given up as lost. is anchored The
Porto Rico liner was towed in here in
a disabled condition by the German
tramp steamer Elizabeth Rickmers.
Her main shaft is broken.
Every one of the ffty-nine persons
on board the Ponce is in good health.
The officers, crew and passengers had
a trying experience while the ship was
drifting around before rescue came,
but no fatalities occurred.
The shaft snapped at 4 p. M. Dec. 80.
Helpless she drifted for eight days.
There was abundant food, and the pas
sengers and crew suffered no hard
ships. Toward dusk last Monday the
Rickmers, bound to Japan with case
oil from Philadelphia, appeared on the
horizon.
Captain Harvey at $50 sent up a
rocket, and the distress signal caused
Captain Walsen of the Rickmers to
alter his course. AT Z tine Rickmers
was close to the Ponce, but the dark
ness and wind prevented any commu-
nication until daylight.
The Rickmers then took the disabled
ship in tow and with two hawsers
started ahead with the Ponce at 0
a. m. Tuesday, and, although the pull
was a hard one, the 800 miles journey
here was made in good time, consider
ino thot tho hourcarc norfad Wodnao
day night, requiring the Rickmers to
heave to until the morning before get
ting new lines on board to resume her
tow.
The Rickmers will get about 100000
for her salvage job. She towed the
Ponce for three days. The sea was
rough one day, and the Rickmers had
all she could do to lug the crippled liner
along.
Bermuda has been a haven for dis
abled ships for some years. But the
arrival of no crippled vessel made such
IN impression upon the people here as
when the Ponce was towed in. Whis-
ties were blown and flags were hoisted
in her honor.
The Ponce carried seven passengers.
-Four of them Travelled first cabin-T.
i. Kidd Of Westwood. n. j.. a travel
ing agent for Swift & Co.; Henry w.
Rogers of Philadelphia, G. ID. Camp
bell of Hoboken and d. A. Fox of New
York state. =
In the second cabin wore H. Bates,
an American who. with his brother,
has a farm at Arecibo. Porto Rico, and
Gregorio Santiago and Maria Mayoral,
Spaniards, both of Ponce.
The Ponce sailed from Ponce, Porto
Rico, on Christmas day. Then follow
ed the last days of the Ponce's voyag-
ing of which anything was known UNI
til she turned UP at Bermuda. 1t was
on Dec. % that she was seen for the
last time, being spoken on that day by
the American clipper ship Shenandoah.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-THE as
sassin of Lieutenant General Pavloff.
the military %procurator of st. Peters
burg, was executed at IN early hour at
Lisynos, neal Cronstadt. He refused
to take the sacrament and died fear
lessly and with the usual cheer for the
revolution on his lips. The head of
the assassin was removed and pre-
served at the headquarters of the po-
lice, who claim 20 have identified the
murderer as a st. Petersburg Jew, a
goldsmith by trade. His name has not
been divulged, but his lodgings in
Kronvers street We're searched, and
two of his accomplices were arrested.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
PHILOSOPHER
HAS DEPARTED
odd Poppy Drew, of Elizabeth
Shot Himself Grief Over
Wife'S Death.

ELIZABETH, n. j., Jan. 12.-"0ld
Poppy Drew, the shoemaker philos.
opher of Elizabeth. is dead. He car.
ried his naturalization papers to the
Second precinct police station, told the
sergeant he had just found them, de.
manded a receipt and then went to the
Elizabeth venue station of the Long
Branch railroad. There, without a
word to any one, he fired a bullet into
his head, killing himself instantly.
Two weeks ago the cobbler's wife
died. Since then the sound of his ham
mer had been heard no more in his
dusty little shop on Elizabeth avenue,
nor was he seen any more about the
place.
Drew was an Englishman who came
to this country many years ago. He
lived alone with his wife in the rear
Of his shop, where he talked over his
last on all sorts of subjects with pro
fessional men and politicians or who.
ever happened to occupy the chairs
around the ash covered stove in the
center of the store. r. became a
famous philosopher of l.,s kind and
was a familiar sight to the hundreds
of commuters on their way to New
York each morning. They miss the
old man now. Every day, with his
corncob pipe in his mouth, he would
hang out his weather beaten tin sign,
saluting the passersby with a CHEEKY
good morning and offering his tin box
of tobacco, which always lay on the
end of his wabbly counter, to whom
soever wished to fill his pipe, free for
the asking.
But Drew was best known for his
kindness to children. 1t was his GUS
tom to have pennies in his pocket for
the first. promising youngster that
came along, and the chewing gum box
es in the vicinity yielded many a stick
of gum to little fellows at the cobbler's
expense. In the old swimming hole on
the outskirts of the city Drew, it is
said, was a popular figure with the
boys of all sorts who used to congre-
gate there during the summer months,
and despite their FRANKS and good ma
tured mimicking of his awkward dives
he had his daily swim and as much
fun as the smallest urchin in the
crowd. 1t is said that the old mar res
cued several boys from drowning, and
there are many grown men who are
glad to boast that Drew taught them
how to swim.
1t is believed that grief over the loss
of his wife was the cause of the cob.
bler's suicide. He was prosperous. own
ing several houses and having n COM
Portable bal3uce In the bank.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12

Sunday school, 10000 a. M; morn
ing service, 1900 a. m. Rev. G. II.
Doupe, rector.
DANISH NJ. L.
Rev. DR.. Wing, presiding elder of
the Brooklyn South district, will oc-
cupy the pulpit and preach in the
morning. The service will be in Eng
lish. The quarterly conference will
be held after the service. In the
evening the pastor, Rev. M. o. Block,
will preach.
$50 a. M, class meeting; 1890
a. m, morning service; 1880 p. m,
Sunday school; 3:45 D.. M, Young
Peoples Epworth League; 1880 p.
m, evening service.
The revival services will be con-
tinued again during this week and
will probably continue the rest of the
month.
OUR SAVIOUR'S DANISH LUTH.
Services tomorrow will be as usual.
1880 a. M, morning service; 1880
p. m, Sunday school; 1880 p. M,
evening service. 7:45 y. m. Wednes-
day. Young Peoples Society.
The confirmation class meets every
Saturday morning.
GRACE ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
Holy communion service, 1880 a.
m.
Sunday school, 2:30 p. m.
Luther League, 700 p. m.
Vesper service, 1880 p. m.
A series of Sunday evening services
on Gods Holy Commandments will
be given by the pastor, Rev. Robert
Schlotter. The subjects will be:
January 10, God" January 20,
Gods Name" January 81, Gods
Day"
Wednesday afternoon, Sewing So
ciety meeting.
Friday afternoon, Junior Luther
League; in the evening at 7:15, choir
practice, and at 8 o'clock c~atechetical
class.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-12
FARMERS
Union Connty's Agricultural Board Indorses
the Opposition.

ELIZABETH, Jan. 12:-At a,
meeting of the Union county Board
of Agriculture, held at Elizabeth, yes
terday, resolutions were unanimoud
ly adopted commencing the refusal
the Union county senator and assel
blymen to support Senator Dryd
for reelection.
The resolutions condemn Senator
Dryden for his vote against the Circuit
bill for the protection of derry inter-
ests, and declare that the senator is
not the friend of the farmers.
Supreme Court Justice Pitney's
friends attempted yesterday to put
through the republican county COM
mittee of Morris county, Justice PIT
ney's home county, a resolution In
dorsing the Justice for the senator
ship. 1t was defeated with the agree
ment that if Pitney were not elected
after such an Endorsement the infiu-
ence of the committee would be i'm
paired.