Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-08-13

In usual liquid form or In chocolated
tablets known as sarsatahs. 100 doses 81.
EMPIRE.
.Sbecial 10 the Ne7Ds.
The strike at this place is still on.
Everything is quiet. There has not
been any disturbance as yet that
amounts to anything. A negro who
lives up in the negro quarters that is
working, tried to get up some disturb
ance by getting up about midnight
and shooting several times with a Win
chester, but it happened that some ne
groes saw him doing this shooting, and
at the same time he stole some dyna-
mite from neighbor and put it under
his house, trying to make it appear
that someone was trying to blow up
his house, but the owner of the dyna-
mite identified it so there were war
rants sworn out for the negro. The
miners have been out since July II
and this is the only trouble that has
occurred. There is no camp in the
State that has better body of men.
There are now 348, all law abiding
men.
The whole local went to Horse Creek
yesterday, Aug 7, to big speaking.
VIM. Farley, the national organizer
of Birmingham, and Mr.. Pasco, nat
| ional organizer of Illinois, were the
speakers There were fully 1000 peo-
pie on the ground. Some of the opera
tors and the general managers of Horse
Creek mines made the threat that they
were going to kill Mr. Farley when
they got in reach of him, but they
were all arrested on the spot and ev-
erything went off in the best of order.
The big meeting of labormen was OPP
ened with song and prayer and closed
with song, How Firm Foundation
and prayer. We have a spy in our
midst for after the miners had all left
this place for Horse Greek some one
went to the telephone in the Office and
'phoned to Horse Greek ahead of us
that there were two wagon loads Of
guns left here for Horse Creek. The
wagons that were supposed to contain
the guns were met one and a half miles
from Horse Creek by ten armed guards
and thirty soldiers They found out
that there WASH t a gun in the entire
crowd and there wasn't two dozen
pocket knives in the entire body. The
whole union body declare that they
know that the officials of the Empire
Coal Co. never sent that notice because
they are too gentlemanly to do such g
low-down trick. 1t was done by some
one that has access to the phone, sc
there was nothing made at this Al
got home in nice order.
The boys got another car load o.
grub Thursday and have made another
order. Plenty of grub will make the
men hold out, for starvation will SURE
make a man break his oath, but pity
a man that will take an oath before hi
maker and then go right back on it by
going back to work, something hi
promised before God and man that h,
never would do, and at the same tim'
have plenty to eat, but | don't thinl
that we have such as this at this place
What does God say about an oath tina
man takes2 Read Rom. 30:2. If ;
man vow vow unto the Lord or sweal
an oath to bind his soul with bond h,
shall not break his word; he shall Dc
according to all that proceed out of hi
mouth. - Anyone that will break sucl
an oath as the United Miners take
will not keep an oath in any othel
lodge, but we hope that we haven
any such at this place because thu
state of Alabama cannot muster up {
better lot of men than are at thil
place. The men that are out are pro
fessional men, men that are coal dig
gers and machine men and all othel
kinds of work that is required AROUND
mining camp We think it would b,
a big damage to the company to dis
pose of practical men and put on un
experienced men as the T. c. |. Co
did at Whitwell, Tenn, and othe
places, which soon ruined their mines
Our superintendent and bank bos
have got these mines in as good SHAPE
as any mines in the state. 1t takes ex
perienced men to make a success in al
kinds of occupations.
The men are out for better wages
Who can blame them for thatg A maj
is no man that won't stand for hi
rights if he thinks he isn't gettin,
his rights. Good wages should be de
sired by every man. because good wa
ges is a mighty factor in this world il
which we live Just think what goo,
wages can do for the individual
Think what good wages can do TO
the family. 1t can surround our love-
ones with good books Good wage
can provide the highest culture for on
children. 1t will make our homes tn
center of a delightful and religious cir
. Gle. Just think what good wage
could do for the church. The cause c
Christ is languishing all over thi
= world hecauSp there il no money sniff
cient to carry on Christ's work. TIL
rich man has the money and keeps tn
, poor, laboring man down so low tina
he has no money for Christ's cause.
Now, to all union men, | exhort yo
in the name of the King on High, t
be diligent and self denying that SUE
cess may crown your efforts, and ma
God prosper those people that wi
stand ont for their rights, for he say
that the laborer is worthy of his hire
: Pedro.