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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS,
p. H. Montgomery.

p. H. Montgomery, aged 55. died yester- day at the corner of Avenue I and Twen- ty-seventh street. The remains will be sent to Blountsville this morning at 6:15 o'clock by Shaw & Son for interment. The residence of the deceased was near War rior. He is survived by his wife and four children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
Cattle Man Assassinated.

St. Louis, July GA special to the Post Dispatch from Pine Bluff, Ark, says Albert McVay, a wealthy cattle dealer was shot last night while sitting near A window in his home. He is dying. Bloodhounds were put on the trail of the assassin, but soon lost it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
Sunday Baseball culprits.

This morning in mayors court IS young boys were arranged for playing baseball on Sunday. They had been practicing all the week and Sunday morning en- gagged in a match game at Riverside park. Officer Todd interfered with the game when the score stood to 4 and marched all the young offenders to po- lice headquarters, where they were reg istered and required to be at court this morning. The mayor admonished the boys against violating any of the laws of the statute books and fined them colec- lively one cent and cost the latter amounting to about $250, making the game cost the boys a bit apiece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
Marking Of Shipments Collect
 iveIy Causes Loss
NO DECISION RENDERED
Flag Was Raised Over State Capitol. Last Saturday at High Noon With All Military Show
 Due the Occasion.
By HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, July 6-(Special)-The Alabama railroad commission spent the day hearing evidence on the application of the railroads asking for the marking of every item of shipments. Recently an order was made allowing one mark on each shipment of meal and flour. The roads claim that this results in great loss and that each sack should be marked. No decision was rendered. The Alabama Great Southern was allowed to close the aegncy at Crudup. The commission left tonight for a tour of North Alabama counties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
Flao Was Shown.

An error was made in this correspond ence on Saturday. The statement that no flags flew from the state capitol was not true, that is, so far as after noon is concerned. The correspondent of this paper took half day off to rejoice over the works of George Washington and a bunch of goodly fellows who cohorted with him in the seventeen seventies and was too early for the festivities. The good old flag of the good old nation was raised-at high noon, and with ceremony behttng the importance of anything with which it is connected.
 Gen. Bibb Graves, head of the National Guard, a patriotic member of the army as a whole, planned and worked out the raising according to regulations. He or dered up a detail of Capt. George Todds artillerymen with a big gun and had them drawn up in battle array on the campus of the capitol. They fired a sa lute in the regulation way and the flag was drawn up, skipping and waving in the breezes that are a part of the bless ings of the Capital City at all times.
 The right time is 12 o'clock and at that time the banner was up. and the news paper man who did not see it was too far away or too blind to see one of the largest and best specimens of "Old Glory" in the south. General Graves thought he might have gotten an early start in celebrating and been unable to get good optical service but the theory would not work out. as his impression was that this kind of a start would have doubled the vision instead of cutting it off entirely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
The Alabama FIag.

On all public occasions the national must fly from the top of the capitol dome save when the legislature Is in session, then the Alabama flag takes its place. Hence, no flag is seen from the Hobson staff save when the Alabama banner is on the dome pole, when "Old Glory" as if to prevent the people forgetting that Schley and a lot of others, sank some Spanish tubs on the day before the Fourth in 1S9S This pole was a mast from one of the ships which the young naval off cer sent to his native state as memento of the fight
 Mayor Teague would have it known that the reason for the absence of "Old Glory" from the city hall lay in the fact that the only one possessed by the mu- nicipality had been torn up by nasty wind a few nights before. It had beeh half -masted In hannr of President Cleve- land and was whipped into shreup about the flagstaff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
LawIess Uprising Is Started By
 a Few Low Glass MexiCanS
ONLY OBJECT IS ROBBERY
Thsre is No Head to the Movement, and Plunderers Are Actuated by No Spirit of Patriotism or
 Love of Freedom.
By HOWARD S. WILLIAMS.

CNOTE-Writer is editor and owner of The Torreon Star, and has been in Mex ico for three years, doing newspaper work. He was in Torreon during the re- cent disturbances, and was in close touch with all sides of the question. So many untrue reports were published that he thought it advisable to give, in sim pie manner the real facts in the easel
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
IDAHO PARDONS
ORCHARD
PERPETRATOR OF TWENTY SIX
MURDERS ESCAPES DEATH
SENTENCE.
DEATH SENTENCE COMMITTED
Claims Clemency Because OF Service
Rendered State Against Western
Federation Officials.

In spite OF the confession of whole
sale murder and Of his attempt to aid
in the hanging of Meyer and Hay
wood for the crimes he had COM
mitted, and of his own expressed wish
to be hanged. the sentence of Harry
Orchard was yesterday commuted to
life imprisonment by the Idaho State
Board OF Pardons.
Appearing for Orchard before the
board, Frank wyman. appointed by
the court, argued that by accepting
his testimony in the trials of w. ID.
Haywood and Charles H. Meyer. the
State of Idaho had obligated itself to
extend clemency. The recommenda-
ton of Judge Wood that the sentence
be commuted was also presented.
No one appeared In opposition to the
action.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
CHRISTIAN SOCIALISTS
DECLARE ATTITUDE
Have Nothing in Common With the SO.CalIed
Christian Socialists of Europe.
Mission Explained.

To make II absolutely clear that
the Christian Socialist Fellowship has
no,,,,a a., oo, n,,,, u,,a, .oas
countries ana that IL is IN nearly
accord with the Socialist party in all
matters of principle, the third annual
conference of the Fellowship, In ses-
sion at the parish house Of the Church
OF the Ascension last week. after thor
ough discussion, adopted the follow
ing declaration of principles.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
FINNISH ORGANIZATION.

The present condition OF unem-
pioyment and prevailing hard times
has acted as a check ( othe usual
activities of some OF the older COM
rades, but, on the contrary. these con-
ditions have also had the effect OF
adding many new members by dem
onstrating the inevitable breakdown
and failure OF the CO oitalist system.
Seventeen new breaches have been
organized during the past six months.
Two district organizers are afield.
and a third will start August 10.
Temporary agitators will be at work
during the campaign.
In order to awaken the Firms who
are engaged In farming. the Finnish
organization, at a cosr of $500, has
translated and published The Amer
lean Farmer. written by A. NJ.
simons. These books are to be sold
at cost.
The comrades OF the Western Dis
trict have complet' q their lecture
courses. which covered a period OF
nine weeks at a total cost OF ss75.15.
paid s15O.0OO. the balance being
raised by special assessments and
contributions.
The Central District held its con-
vention June 22-23 at Duluth, MINI.
The Eastern District convention will
be held July IL at Worcester, Mass.
The object of these conventions Is
to devise the best plans for organiza-
ton and agitation.
Besides four Socialist publications
the Finnish comrades keep up a So
ciaiist school. located at Smithville
MINI. This school was owned by q
religious organization but about two
weeks ago the socialists took control
and under their management socialist
scholars crowd the classes.
wish TO assure tn. English-speak.
ing comrades that we are doing al
In our power for the Socialist party
generally. and will not spare any eff
fort In reaching our nationality In
every town and hamlet where they
are located with socialist literatur,
and organization.
Fraterrally,
VICTOR wATIA.
Translstor-Sec
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

Pacific coast. The company was
forced TO accede to the demands OF
the men and TO restore wages OF all
employees amounting in the aggregate
to many thousands OF dollars per
month.
Following the Great Northern strike
came the big Pullman strike. The
stature Of this labor giant was now
comprehended by the general man
ayers. And when the big union gave
II out that no more Pullman cars
would be handled throughout the
country until that greedy organization
made proper settlement with its men,
and also until other grievances which
railroad men had suffered under were
adjusted, a battle royal was begun.
And yet hardly a battle royal. for the
moment the managers thought that
they would lose the battle they used
their influence with the government
to draw the power of the United
States into the contest. Within two
days of the beginning of the strike
scarcely a car of any description was
moving between the Mississippi VAL
ley and the Pacific ocean. Within a
short time the commerce of the ma
tion had felt the power of the organi-
zation and was practically paralyzed.
The United States courts were
wheeled into line by the general man.
ayers and Mr.. Debs' brilliant talents
were literally bound and gagged by
injunctions. This meant just what
IL would mean if the general in the
battlefield was deprived of the right
to speak or write. or course the in
junction had to be disobeyed, and Mr..
Debs' brilliant talents were soon be-
hind prison bars. This and the mob
spirit provoked by President Cleve-
Chicago. turned the scales against the
strikers.
In 1899 Mr.. Debs resigned his po-
sltion In the firemen's brotherhood.
He was receiving $4,000 per year.
And the convention OF over 400 dele
gates by unanimous vote. refused to
accept the resignation and offered any
salary he might name. Finding his
mind unalterably made up. the con-
vention offered him $4,000 to go 10
Europe and recuperate his somewhat
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

onizes the Social Democracy the po-
litical movement of the working class.
The fellowship believes in and ad-
vocates socialism without any quail
flying adjectives whatever. IL does
not offer any special form OF social
sim distinctively Christian. The So
cialism IT breaches differs in no way
from that OF the international Social
list movement.
The fellowship does not aim to
create "a new political party. but in
dorses and supports the platform and
principles OF the Socialist party. Most
OF the members OF the fellowship are
members also OF the party, and the
influence of the fellowship is unre-
servedly given to the party.
No religious or creed test is Inn
posed as a condition of membership
In the fellowship. The reason for it's
existence as a special organization is
the need for carrying on socialist
propaganda among the members Of
the churches and other religious in
stitutlons. The fellowship welcomes
to membership adherents OF every
faith without discrimination. urging
them to propagate socialism in the
congregation through the fellowship,
The fellowship will confine its ef-
forts to the special work above de-
scribed. IL will not seek to influence
the policy of the Socialist party. but
will maintain an attitude of strict
neutrality upon all questions OF party
organization and pollcy.-Daily Call.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
CAREER OF
EUGENE DEBS
ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF THE WORK
ING CLASS.
AMERICAS GREATEST ORATOR


Eugene V. Debs WIS born In Terre
Haute, Ind. In the autumn OF 1855.
Fifteen years later he began his work
as a railway employe i'm the old Van
dalia car shops. From this he at
tanned a position as fireman on a
freight engine. and as time rolled on,
became so earnest in the life of the
railway workers that he was forced
ahead by his men in their official
councils. He became active In the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
old that organization made him editor
of Its magazine. His ability and his
vitality were so generally recognized
that all manner of brotherhood work
was placed upon his willing shoulders.
Later on he was made general Sec
retary and treasurer Of the organiza-
ton, which grew rapidly from in
fancy to national proportions. In
this position he was custodian OF lit
orally millions of dollars OF organi-
zation funds.
In 1889 MIR. D-bs founded the
American Railway Union. which
sought to embrace within its MEM
bership all railway workers from sec
ton men to engineer and conductor.
Under his guiding hand II speedily
reached colossal proportions. This
young giant waged its first battle with
the Great Northern Hallway and the
road was successfully tied up from
the sluggish waters Of the Mississippi
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

thority. Only the carpenters pa
raded. and they are not affiliated with
the Trades Council. Ever since the
chief function OF the military has
become that Of breaking strikes the
unions all over the country have uni
form,y refused 90 participate in any
Tarades with the troops There is
no use to advertise them as a fea-
ture In government parades, because
they won't go.
The confetti throwing and noise on
the streets for four nights is a dis
grace to intelligence. II is a retro
gression to the most inferior type OF
people In the backward European
countries. All pretense at the dignity
OF democratic achievement is lost.
Even the orator on human rights,
and the reading OF the Declaration
OF Independence has been abandoned.
Nothing TO arouse thought-just this
wild shrek OF commercial patriot
ism. Patriotism says the English
statesman, sis the last refuge of a
scoundrel'.
AS for the 'old soldiers''-they
were a pitiful exposition OF the de-
lusions under which commercial greed
gets the support Of i's victims. Tot
tering upon the verge Of pauper
graves they exhibit to the eyes of
the world that they fought against
the southern capitalist. making profit
off slave labor, yet supporting his
slave. on the side Of the northern cap
italist who could make ere profit
off the wage slave and not have to
support him when he ceased to be
profitable. And In exchange for their
patriotic devotion to northern profits
they may eke out dogs existence
in government almshouses.
The workers are getting more sense
though. and all over the world are
refusing TO fight the battles of their
capitalist masters.
The true patriot will not rejoice al
institutions that are detestable, but
will strive to establish those fit for
civilized minds to take pride in.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
LET 'ER GO GALLAGHER, SAYS
BUTTE MAN OF ANARCHIST

The following letter from Butte is
exceedingly apropos to the hocus-
pocus that the republican cockbrains
have conjured up in Helena:
IL am sorry that the debate with
Goldman was interfered with. The
boys over here spoke To me about
meeting her and l agreed but that
was the last Of IL. ! suppose they
were afraid that Emma would give
me the worst of IL. I regard Miss
Goldman as a most dangerous char
acter. not because of her platform
utterances but because OF the logical
deductions from her arguments. To
illustrate She opposes the ballot.
She opposes delegating power She
urges direct action" by the individ-
ual. She teaches that government is
work and strive for freedom. which.
to her, means just a little more than
To the average citizen. Some folks
feel that they are free IL they know
that while they may not do certain
things others are also debarred from
doing them. one writer says that
every person has an inalienable right
to commit a nuisance in the street
but does not press his right on con-
dition that others will not and that
the sum total of such ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF rights constitute the power OF gov
ernment." with Emma the ordinance
against nuisances is as ''tyrannical'
as the decision OF Judge Jackson OF
the usurpations of Peabody or Bell.
One of your citizens, Kleinsager by
name. is "A disciple Of Miss Goldman,
This Is the way her arguments inn
press him; Here you are strip
ling just out of your teens. You
have no knowledge OF life yet you
will go to the polls and cast your
ballot to set ruler over ME- My
neighbor Is man whose thoughts
never rise above his dinner pail and
other gross comforts. He too will
vote TO set ruler over me. ] ann to
be tyrannizcd over. my rights inter
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

fered with. my freedom destroyed at
the behest OF such persons, boy and
an ass" Kleinsarger is a fair an
archist but he has not apparently
taken up the study of direct action"
as preached by Miss Goldman.
III he believed In direct action he
would feel that IL was up to him"
to abolish this tyranny. Now youi
anarchist cannot use the ballot. He
cannot delegate his authority to an
other and he must act. To the man
permeated with Miss Goldmans phil
osophy every person in authority is
the personification of tyranny and
the only line of direct action that he
can follow To remove the tyrant is
the knife or the bomb. have
reached this conclusion reluctantly.
have infinitely less patience with
the anarchist cult since hearing this
woman than I had before. believed,
that they had some understanding OF
the industrial problem. some concep-
ton OF the class struggle. Instead l
found that they are concerned only
with abuses and that with them the
alpha and omega OF everything is
freedom" which with them appears
To be another name for unbridled IL
cense. For instance They sneer at
the Interference" OF the church or
state in marriage. ignoring the fact
that In New York for instance IL was
found necessary i'm order to protect
young girls from scoundrels to enact
a law making IL binding marriage
where man and maid registered to-
gether as man and wife. think the
daily papers and the authorities make
a huge mistake In their treatment of
Miss Goldman. l think she should
be given all the rope possible, and
her arguments should be met with
argument To deny one the right TO
speak is a confession that we are
unable to rcfute what Is said. I hope
l have not bored you. Give my re-
CARDS TO Mabic and Mrs. Hazlett.
Fraternally yours.
NJ. @, o'MALLEY"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
SOCIALISTS PROTEST
AGAINST ACTION OF KING.

After the visit Of the King Of Eng
land to the Tsar, that of the President
of the French Republic is to follow.
That the official heads of the two
most democratic nations in Europe
should in succession pay a visit to
the crowned murderer of Muscovy
vividly illustrates the moral calious-
ness of politicians in high places. In
France, however. as In England. the
projected visit of the official chief
of the state has been subjected to
well-merited reprobation.
Last Sunday the National Council
OF the United Socialist party unani-
mously adopted a resolution protest.
ing with indignation against tho
forthcoming journey of NJ. Fallieres
to Russia. 20 visit the Tsar at the
moment when the Russian govern
porting people 10 Siberia in increas-
ing numbers.
In this IL was declared that the So
cialists were following the example
OF their Italian comrades. who In
1903 prevented the Tsar from visiting
Italy. and were initiating the recent
action OF the militant members OF the
Labour party in the British House of
Commons, who had protested against
the voyage Of King Edward to Russia
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

broken health. But this he declined.
Mr.. Debs became an avowed So
cialist with the new year OF 1897.
He issued a proclamation from the
Jail In which the injunction judges
had incarcerated him in which he re-
viewed the economic conditions and
the situation of the labor unions. He
declared that the issue from then on
must be Socialism va. Capitalism.
When the American Railway union
met in national convention at Chicago
In June of that year. IL merged itself
into a political organization to be
known as the Social-Democracy OF
America. This was largely brought
about by the work of WISCONSIN So
cialists. Mr.. Debs was made chair
man of the national executive board.
and the organization at once made
rapid progress all over the country.
A year later the name OF the party
was changed to the Social Democratic
party, and Mr.. Debs continued on the
national board.
In 1901 the party name was again
changed to the Socialist party al
though the organization in some
states. for legal reasons was per-
mitted 10 retain the old name.
Since becoming a socialist Mr..
Debs has forged to the front as one
Of the most remarkable platform ora
tors in the United States. He has
spoken In every state In the union,
and is much In demand by Chau-
tauqua meetings. He has never been
able to meet all the calls made upon
him. simply because there are only
365 days In a year. His splendid agi-
rational abilities and his wonderful
powers as a campaigner have made
him the logical presidential candidate
OF the Social Party. and 1t is ex-
pected this year that he will more
than repeat his wonderful record of
four years ago. when on many oc-
cas:ons he drew larger audiences than
the candidates of the capitalist
enthusiastically Herald.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

SOCIALIST CHALLENGES
PLUToCRaTC REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT
SURROUNDING COUNTRY TT DEBATE
PARTY PRINCIPLES PERTAINING TO WELFARE THE
WORKING CLASS
THE REPUBLICANS UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS
POSITION DEBATE WITH ANARCHISTS,
PRETENsE ANARCHISTS ALLOWED
BENEvoLENTLY
BE ALLOWED DEBATE WITH REPUBLICANS DEMO-
Gratis
II DEBATE AND WORK
If NOT BRAND YOU CowARDs DECEvERs
OPPRESSORS
REPLIES MONTANA OFFICE
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
EXAMPLE OF CIVIC INJUSTICE in
MILKMAN'S LOSS

a day. over and above all that the
household could consume. Large
quantities OF butter were also ready
for the market that we're not allowed
to be sold.
All OF this loss and what amounted
TO an absolute calamity had 10 be
endured by this one citizen for the
sake OF protecting the health of the
community
In common justice and decency the
community should reimburse him for
his losses. But mutual, collective
justice is what the governments OF
greed have no interest In.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09

As a giaring example Of the inner
ent imposition upor the rights OF
others our modern individualist gov
ernment works, Harry Burgess. the
Helena milkman, may be cited for the
thoughtful TO ponder upon.
Mr.. Burgess had inst got his milk
business going along nicely. was pro-
viding the town with good milk. had
a mortgage on the milk ranch. but
was working hard and in fair way
10 make himself secure, when a case
of small pox broke out among his
men. The place was quarantined.
200 gallons of milk were thrown out
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
SOCIALIST WILL VISIT
AMERICA.

Victor Grayson. the stalwart young
socialist who was recently elected to
the British Parliament from the
Coline Valley district. defeating both
old parties quite handily. may make
an American tour soon. Grayson is
said to be as powerful from an ora
torical standpoint as he Is physically.
He is but rs years old and very pop
ular with the workers.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-07-09
FEDERATION OF wOMEN's CLUBS
IN SESSION.

or all the fraternal delegates to the
General Federation Of women's clubs,
which is holding its biennial meeting
in Boston. the most distinguished is
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. She repre-
sents the National American Woman
Suffrage Association.