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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-25
Urgent n eed
of Currency
LEGISLATION
By Representative CHARLES FOWLER Chairman of the
House Committee Banking and Currency.

HERE CERTAINLY SHOULD BE SOME REMEDIAL
FINANCIAL. LEGISLATION, AND | CAN ASSURE
YOU THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMIT
TEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY WILL BEND
THEIR ENERGIES TO THAT END. WHAT WE
SHALL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH NO MAN CAN
ANSWER. BUT THAT THERE Is URGENT NEED
FOR HELP NO MAN CAN DENY.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-25
Furniture Sale

For sale cheap, 1, oak sideboard, 1
oak bedroom suite complete, 1 extra
commode. A. r. Murray, S1S Fifth
street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-25
Wanted

The news editor of the Tribune
would like to secure some good pic
lures of new subjects-for publication
which would be of value in sadves.
Using Bismarck, or of interest to the
Slope. Who has them?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-25
A DOG Lost strayed or stolen

Disappeared about the middle of
November, Yorkshire terrier, with
long, shaggy tan hair, answers to the
name of Monk" A reward will be
paid for any information of its where
abouts. Edith Wakeman Hughes, GA
Sixth street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-25

Read the ad. in this paper of G. w.
Wolbert Hardware Co., and this dis
count sale closes this week, Saturday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-25
eotch Wins In Two Straight

Gotch Wins In Two Straight
Utica, N. Y, Jan. 24-Frank Gotch,
the champion wrestler of the world,
defeated Albert Soloman of Buffalo,
here tonight in fast match Gotch
took two straight falls.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14

The election of four congressman
from this state is notice by publica-
ton that Cannon and Cannonism is
rotten limb of our system OF gov
eminent that Nebraska protests
against. The election of Shallenber-
ger as governor is notice to Govern
CT Sheldon that the people of Nebras-
ka did not like his knocking on Bryan
by paying him high compliments and
then jabbing him with a hypocritical
unfit for the Office of president talk
The election of Shallenberger and
the Legislature will give to the people
of Nebraska Bryan's guarantee of
bank deposits law in spite of the
cutters OF 'a.e east who think with
their bellies and God hates a gutter
Here in Bryan's state we have NO
apologies to offer for the result of the
election. The union men are proud
of the showing made in this state and
await impatiently for explanations
from the eastern industrial centers.-
Omaha Western Laborer
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14
OTIS, SECRETARY OF WAR.

For many years Harrison Gray Otis,
editor of the Los Angeles Times, has
used every opportunity within his
power to insult, abuse, malign and III
jure the workingmen of his state.
This is so notorious that its truth is
not questioned, but those upon whom
his malice has been shown have here
tofore been powerless to protect them
selves General Otis lifelong ambi-
ton is to be secretary of war. This is
the reward to be given him for his
services by the republicans, Now that
Taft is elected we suppose his wish
will be gratified and it is not a very
pleasant prospect for those who have
felt the lash of his displeasure when
ever they dared to differ with him or
his interests were opposed to theirs,
to see General Otis secretary of war,
and we hope he will not get the job
Memphis CTenn.) Cooperative Com
monwealth.
Well, The Wageworker hopes that
Otis will land the job. He has earned
it by valiant service in the warfare
against unionisln, and the unionists
have just that dose coming to them for
their failure to take advantage Of their
political opportunity
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14

Nevertheless, we see no reason for
agreeing with Gompers that 1.-THE or
ganized workers stood true to the
cause Of justice and human freedom 2
The election returns don't indicate
anything of the kind. On the contrary,
the returns indicate that the orga-
nized.- workers voted for what they
said they didn't want. :
Nor can we agree with Gompers
that "the moral influence of the cam
paign is with the workers." when we
remember that Joe Cannon was reflect
endorsed Cannonism and all that it
implies. We do not agree with Com
pers when he says:
action consistent, insistent and
persistent VII achieve fol t, e toilers
the triumph of the cause Of labor and
the cause of labor and the cause of
human justice"
That is true, provided the action be
consistent for the right, insistent for
the right, persistent for the right 1t
is true, preceded the organized work
ers get away from the class idea Not
only that, but the organized workers
must get down to bedrock principles.
The fight for humanity and for justice
must be made along the line of least
resistance. The line of least resist
ance is the road to direct legislation
Justice will not triumph until The
People rule. The People will not rule
until they control their legislative
bodies-San Francisco Star.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14
WALL STREET VIEW OF eoMPERs
Organ of the Financial and Trust
Kings Says He Is "Repudiated."

Kings Says He Is "Repudiated."
The Wall Street Journal is the ac-
knowledged organ of all the financial
and Industrial pirates whose habitat is
Wall street and whose hunting ground
is wherever there is something to ex-
plot or a special interest to serve.
For this reason it's views concerning
Samuel Gompers and the whole body
OF organized labor will be interesting,
especially to those union men who
were considerably more partisan than
they We're union, and therefore OPP
posed the political program of the
American Federation of Labor After
reading what the Wall Street Journal
says of Gompers it would be well for
Union men to clock apart" and do a
little thinking. They might ask them
selves if it is profitable for them to
accept the views of the Wall Street
Journal rather than the views of a
man VINO has devoted lifetime to
the service of his fellow workers.
The Wall Street Journal, under the
heading, "Gompers Regulated, :"
says:
And as Bryan's defeat is the ma
tons gain, so it may be said that
Gomper's beating is labor's gain.
'.Mr. Gompers first played with the
republican party, which was the party
IN power. President Roosevelt ad
SO far in support of the legislative de-
lnands of organized labor as to incur
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14
LET US KNOW.
The Waaeworker Wants to Help Boost
Annual Balls of Lincoln Unions.

The season is at hand when the
unions of Lincoln will begin holding
annual balls, and The Wageworker
would be pleased to boost them to
the extent of it's ability. But the
managers of these social affairs should
bear in mind that the editor of The
Wageworker is not a mind reader,
and is therefore unable to guess just
wnen a union ball is to be held. The
chairman of the committees are re-
quested to send i'll the facts and The
Wageworker will boost for fair.
In this connection it might be well
for the unions holding annual balls
to consider the matter OF arranging to
have all profits from the balls invest
ed in Labor Temple stock.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14

the censure of the larger element in
the business community, who felt
that he was going altogether too far.
Whether the president went too
far or not in his policy favorable to
organized labor, there can be no doubt
that Mr.. Gompers went too far He
made demands that the president
could not accede to. Roosevelt would
not stand for legalized boycott and
violence.
"Inasmuch as ne could not get all
he wanted from Roosevelt and the re-
publican party, Mr.. Gompers went
boldly over to Mr.. Bryan and tried
to take his organization with him
Openly he endeavored to drag the
American Federation of Labor into
partisan politics.
'"The result is well merited, EN-: ),
rhatic rebuke at the polls. The great
pluralities for Taft could not have
been rolled up if multiudes of work
men, members of labor organizations,
had not voted for him.
IN doing SO they repudiated Mr..
Gompers. He is now as much dis
credited leader as Mr.. Bryan. Com
Gers ought to resign
This result ought not. however, to
nave any weight with President Taft.
ami it will not have-in the determi-
nation of. his own policy toward la
bor Because Mr.. Gompers went
wrong that is no reason for taking
any revenge on organized labor. On
the contrary everything in reason
ought to be done to improve the CON
dition of labor, and there should b..
progressive legislation to that end.
"Only there will be no legislation
for the boycott, no denial to capital
of court protection for business
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14
NOT THE END OF GoMPERs.
James n. Barry, Who Knows, Says the
Old Man is Still Power.

Old Man Is Still a Power.
On the first page of Thursdays
Chronicle was a special dispatch from
New York saying that the election of
Taft marks the end of Samuel Com
pers as a labor leader" in the opinion
of many labor leaders in New York
City, and an unnamed union man is
quoted as saying:
"GOmperS stands diScredited labor
leader as the. result of yesterdays
vote He cast his lot with Bryan and
attempted to deliver the labor vote
to the Democratic party. The vote
shows that he failed ANONYMOUSLY,
and his defeat means his downfall in
the American Federation of Labor, I
| believe"
Nothing would be more pleasing to
the enemies of union labor than the
elimination of Gompers and his friends
from leadership in the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. But even if he were
defeated for reelection as president of
the American Federation of Labor,
that would not mark the end of Com
pers as a useful and forceful man.
If the American Federation elimin-
ates Gompers from it's leadership it
will thereby endorse the very things
to which the Federation is opposed.
By defeating Gompers, the Federation
will approve what is opposed by prac-
| tica1ly every organ of Orpanizod Ia hor
in this country, and the Federation
will very likely go the way of the
| Knights of Labor and the A. r. u.
Gompers, with the same stout heart
that has made him a force for good,
says he is temporarily defeated, but
| not conquered" He is not made of
| the stuff that raises the white flag.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14
HARD SLAP.
World-Herald Printers Get Back at
Man Who Struck a Pose.

During the recent campaign Frank
Kennedy of the Western Laborer,
Omaha, quoted scores of republican
trades unionists who declared their
intention of voting for Bryan, and
said that no republican unionists had
declared in public statement or print
ed Interview that he would vote for
Taft. He further offered box of CT
gars to any republican trades union
ist who would declare his preference
70: Taft. T. w. Mccullough, manag-
ing editor of the Bee, and recently
elected delegate to the American fed
ration of Labor, seeing a chance to
break into print, wrote to the World
Herald the following letter:
Omaha, Neb., Nov. ITO the Edi-
tor of the World-Herald: In re-
Spouse to the challenge of Frank A.
Kennedy of the Omaha Western La
borer l hereby declare my intention to
vote for Taft, ana not only to vote for
Taft but to vote the entire republi-
can ticket, national, state and local.
IF Mr.. Kennedy desires he may
send the box of union label cigars to
the World-Herald composing room,
where they will be smoked with gusto
by my friends. Very truly yours,
IT w. MCCULLOUGH,
|. managing Editor of the Bee"
When Mccullough saw his letter in
the World-Herald he sat back and
chuckled-until the WOrld-Herali
printed the following letter the next
day:
Omaha, Nov. 2.-To the Editor OF
the World-Herald: Owing to the
fact that the members of the World
Herald chapel have had a voluntary
| raise recently we decline with thanks
Mr. McCullough's prefer. We think
his charity should begin at home, and
| he should give those cigars to the
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14

members of the Bee composing room
as substitute for the raise in wages
which the World-Herald enjoys"
This letter was signed by every
member of the World-Herald chapel,
and then the scene of the chuckling
was transferred from the Bee office
to the World-Herald office.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14

was staggering jolt for Injunction
Bits boosters and notice to the
whole d--n country that the peo-
pie of Nebraska are behind Bryan
and will stay behind him as long as
he lives and is able to fight for what
lie and we all believe to be right.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-14
AWAITING EXPLANATIONS.

Nebraska Unionists Stood Up and
Want to Hear from the East.
The carrying of the whole state
ticket by the democrats. including
the legislature and five congressman,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
THE LAST ROLL CALL ANSWERED.

B. F. Simmons, Confederate veteran,
dropped dead at Brooklyn, Miss, Friday,
while building storm pit.
r. M. Lewis, member of Pickett's
Division during the Civil War, died in
Riceville, Pittsylvania County, Va, July
10Th, aged seventy-two years.
Rain of eighty hours, and a touch of
storm, did some damage in New Orleans
last week, the principal loss being four
coal barges and contents, value $4,000.
Capt. Junius Y. Webb died at Minden
Tuesday afternoon, aged seventy-six years.
He was native of Alabama, and during
the Civil War Captain of the Claiborne
Parish Rangers, Tom Scott's Brigade.
Ex-Governor Samuel Willis Tucker Lam
han died at Weatherford, Texas, July Goth.
He was born in Spartansburg, July 4, 1846.
He obtained a common school education,
and when boy entered the Confederate
Army and served in the Third South Caro-
lima Pegiment. He moved to Texas in
1866. lie was nlembep OF Congress from
that State from 1883 to 1903. He was
elected Governor of Toxas 1902, and re-
elected in 1904, serving four full years.
William H. H. Brown, of Browns Cove,
Albemarle County, Va, died July 30th, in
the sixty eight year of his age. He was a
Confederate soldier and served throughout
the war with distinction. He was severely
wounded in the Battle at Cold Harbor,
June and 3, 1864, receiving a ball in his
right shoulder. This wound disabled his
right arm for the rest of his life and caused
him frequent pain, and may have caused
his death. At the Battle Of Gettysburg he
was wounded in the leg.
/ Capt. John w. H. Wrenn died at Norfolk,
/ Va, July 9th, after lingering illness,
aged eighty two years. He was gallant
Confederate soldier, leaving Portsmouth
with the Third Virginia Infantry, April 49,
1861, and being elected captain Of Com
pany B at the organization Of the army al
Yorktown. He was in the battles of Bethel
Williamsburg, Seven Days Fight around
Richmond and number of other battles
Capt. Wrenn was scholarly gentleman
and was for several years connected with
the Norfolk Landmark.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

The Atchafalaya River is said to have
broken its record this summer for remain
ing at a high stage.
A second examination for public school
teachers will be held all through Louisiana
August 9th and 29th.
Twenty -ecveu ptrsuIIe wvr0 Injured,
some Of them seriously, In Rock Island
passenger wreck near Dodson Friday.
Twelve persons died from the heat in
Chicago and fifty-seven were Frustrated
during the first five days of last week.
The white death rate in New Orleans for
the week ending August 1st was the lowest
on record, the figures being 1913 per
thousand.
A lumber mill foreman of Iberville Par
ish was hurled from his launch by an ex-
ploson of gasoline and drowned in Bayou
Plaquemine Sunday.
Gov. Sanders has appointed Prof. T. H.
Harris of Claiborne Parish as State Super
intendent of Education, to succeed Prof.
y. u. AoN0ll, feSlSIleu
The total number of acres of land assessed
in Louisiana, as given on the official map,
is 20, 100, 900, while the Parish Assessors
report only 26. 1928 acres.
The Third Supreme Court District, which
will nominate an Associate Justice Sep
TENDER 1st is composed of the following
parishes: DeSoto, Red River, Vim,
Grant, Natchitoches, Sabine, Calcasieu,
Vernon, Cameron, Rapides, Pointe Coupee,
Avoyelles, West Baton Rouge, Iberville,
St. Landry, Acadia, Lafayette and YER
million. The successful candidate will be
elected for term of twelve years. Bos-
ser is in the Second Supreme Court Dis
trict.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

Baltimore Sun; If only the people who
knew what they were talking about talked
politics, the silence at times would be
painful.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal: Labor
should should realize that its best protec-
ton is in preserving the rights of all men,
not in creating privileges for any class of
men.
t.Louis Post-Dispatch: Louisiana has
enacted law forbidding the killing of
robins. Such a law should not be necessary
anywhere, but robins are favorite game
bird in the South and great numbers are
killed every year.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch: A man finds
in this world what he brings into it. If he
IS frank, honest and manly he will, on the
whole, find frankness, honesty and manli-
ness. Hypocrisy may nibble at him, but
it will not make life unbearable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
THE STUDY OF MAN.

Whom spies are put upon Hamlet and, at
the command of the King: endeavor to
discover his affection the Prince turns upon
them, inviting them to play upon pipe
When they declare that they know no touch
of it Hamlet says: 's'Tis as easy as lying;
govern these vantages with your fingers
and thumb, give it breath with your mouth,
and it will discourse most excellent music.
Look you, these are the stops"
But Guildenstern protests that he cannot
command them to any utterance OF har-
monv: that he has not the skill. Then
says Hamlet: why, look you now; how
unworthy thing you make OF me- You
would play upon me; you would seem to
know my stops; you would pluck out the
heart Of my mystery; you would sound me
from nv lowest note to the top Of my COM
pass, and there is much music, excellent
voice in this little organ, yet cannot you
make it. Why, do you think that am
easier to be played on than pipe? Call
me what instrument you will, though you
can fret me, you cannot play upon me-
There is much philosophy in this passage
Of present application that too often es-
,apes notice Now, as in the days of Ham
let, mon admit that they must learn the
stops Of everything save their fellow man
before they begin to play. 1t is true they
cannot wholly help themselves, but they
should at lest approach their fellow-ma
with as much humility as they do simple
pipe, and not assume that without study and
training they can master his moods and dis
cover his motives. There is only limited
number of musical instruments. One pipe
is very like anot1ur ti'ste iie1 lug, hour tod
u pray one the mysteries of another may
soon be mastered. But there is almost
infinite variety in mankind. Each subject
must be studied by himself if harmony is
to be produced. A neglect to make such
study or the application Of one set of rules
to all the human instruments is sure to
result in discord.
The greatest study in the world, which
all must undertake, though no one may
hope to master it, is man. Yet how many
treat it as did Guildenstern and need to be
rebuked, as he was rebuked by Hamlet?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern did but obey
the Kings command when they sought to
pluck out the heart Of Hamlet's mystery !;
so we also are compelled by our environ
ment to study humanity, to seek for
motives and try to lay bare the springs of
action, but we may learn from Hamlet's
reproof that the task is one which requires
preparation and study; that we can no
know his stops than we can command a
pipe to utterance of harmony if we have
learned no touch of it, even though, as
Hamlet says "'Tis as easy as lying
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
Too Much Law-Makin9.
Lake Charles Press. |


There seems no way to prevent legisla-
lures from crowding into the statutes of the
various States laws upon all conceivable
subjects. Some of them are necessary.
more of them are useless. Look at our
own State. IS it not astounding that any
one could possibly be led to believe that so
many laws are needed. They are not
needed
The voters of each district should during
a campaign take the candidates for the
legislature by the ear, as it were, and whis-
per to them something after this fashion:
1--WE are sending you to Baton Rouge, not
so much to make laws as to prevent foolish
laws being made. Keep that in mind, and
If any one from the snake forks of the
unheard of bayou wishes you to father a
bill to keep frogs from croaking at night
you give him prompt answer that you
won't, nor will you introduce bill of any
kind for any one unless there is pressing
demand for it from the people of the State
generally
Such an admonition could be varied to
suit each occasion and by following the
practice We would not be deluged each
session with all the bills to which we have
become accustomed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-06
Hon. j. T. Watkins.

Mansfield Journal: The fact that Judge
Watkins has no opposition is highly COM
plimentary to the gentleman and is evil
dence that he has given satisfaction to his
constituents.
Alexandria Town Talk: Congressman
Watkins for several months has visited the
overlooked district along Red River in his
district to learn at first hands the needs Of
the distressed and to give them words Of
cheer. He Immediately beseiged the United
States Government for rations and seed for
the distressed. His work resulted in quick
response by the Government.
Verda Tribune: Congressman Watkins
is as capable, worthy, active and pains
taking in the interest of his constituents as
any man in the district could be, and has,
during the time he has represented the
district, made his presence felt in the halls
of Congress where he has been fortunate
in gaining the respect and confidence of
"the powers that be-" The Tribune hopes
to see Congressman Watkins reelected in
the Fourth District, feeling that his services
are not alone valuable to that district but
to the entire State.
Referring to the nomination of Hon. j. T.
Watkins, the Mansfield Enterprise says
The committee, in declaring him the nom
inee, said that he had been san untiring
and faithful servant of the people. and a
true representative of the spirit Of South
ern Democracy" This SO completely
covers the facts in the case, that while it
would have been easy for them to have
used more words, it would have been diff
cult for them to have said more. Every
body seems to be satisfied with him, and
he will probably remain i'll Congress as
Congress as long as he wants to,