The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-04-24
EGAL-CRIN1INAL
Strikes Illegal.

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The Massachusetts supreme court in
the case of nine building contractors
Of Lynn who asked an injunction
against the Building Trades council for
enforcing a sympathetic strike against
the open shop has ruled that any such
strike is illegal. The opinion holds
that a union has no right to decide a
grievance between employer and en-
ployee, no right to force an employer
to submit to a delegate body, and that
the rules Of the unions in question are
unlawful. Chief Justice Knowlton dis
sented on the open shop point.
Marsined Stocks R~edeemsble.
The United States supreme court has
affirmed the practice on the New York
Stock Exchange that Il broker is the
agent of the customer and that the lat
ter can redeem stocks he has pur-
chased on margin and that such prac-
tice is not contrary to the federal bank
ruptcy law. The decision was on a
test case.
Hartman Answers Federal Suit.
A general denial of the charges
made by the government in its suit to
dissolve the Hartman system Of rail-
roads is contained in the answer fled
by Mr.. Hartman himself on April 6 at
Salt Lake City. Answers also were
filed by w. A. Clarke and other off,
Gals Of the roads comprising said sys-
tenn.
Great Northern Fined $4,000.
In the federal circuit court at New
York the Great Northern railway was
found guilty of rebating to the sugar
trust and "a fined $4,000 by Judge
Holt, but a bill of exceptions operated
to stay sentence. The trust already
has pleaded guilty to its share in the
transactions and paid fines.
Relating Lumber Company Fined.
The Stearn Salt and Lumber COM
pany Of L%udington. Mich, has been
fined $4,000 for accepting rebates from
the Pere Marquette OF lumber Ship
mentS.
Emma Goldman Not Barred Out.
When the woman leader of American
anarchists, Emma Goldman, returned
from a brief trip into Canada, where
she went to address striking workmen,
an effort was made by the American
frontier authorities to question her
right to re-enter this country, and it
was supposed that the action was in
spired from Washington in view Of the
current federal activities against those
Of her cult. She submitted papers show
ing that she had married ]. e. Keers-
ner, an Americanized foreigner, and
with this explanation she was adj
mitted.
Alexander Berkman, the New York
anarchist and comrade of Miss Gold
man, was released from custody of the
local police in connection with the Un-
ion square bomb throwing. Silverstein,
the man who was injured in trying to
throw the bomb at the police, still lin
gered between life and death at the
hospital and is said to have told the
police how he made the bomb and in
tended to get revenge upon the police
who had dubbed him.
Cannot Export Jersey Water.
The United States supreme court has
upheld the New Jersey law prohibiting
the expectation of water from the
state by pipes. the appeal from that
law having been made by a water COM
pany which had contracted to deliver
a large quantity daily to n part Of
New York city. The company insisted
that the Law impaired the contract and
therefore was unconstitutional.
Policemen Burglars RaiIroaded. {
Philadelphia was startled out Of its
wonted contentment with the existing
regime once more by the disclosures of
a secret and active combine between
members Of the police force for the pur-
pose Of b%urglarizing stores and resi-
dences. Director Clay was compelled
to take drastic action, first ~suspending
officers Of the station implicated and
then bringing the accused policemen to