The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-02-14
LEGAL CRIMINAL
Son Kills Noted Feudist.


Ex-Judge James Hargis, for many
years notorious as one of the princi-
pals in deadly feud extending
through Breathitt county, KY, and
who was acquitted several months ago
Of the murder of j. b. Marcum, was
shot and killed by his son. Beach Har-
gis, in his store at Jackson. Feb. 6.
The son had recently been thrashed by
his father for drinking and was under
the influence of liquor when he fired
the fatal shots. The feud in which
Hargis was engaged was known as
the Hargis-South-Cardw controversy.
The Cardwells had brought suit for
property willed to Hargis, and when
the case went against them they went
to live with the South family, and out
Of this grew numerous fatal encoun-
ters.
Women Smokers Not Barred.
Mayor Mcclellan of New York has
vetoed the ordinance which forbids
women from smoking In restaurants or
other public places.
Against Lone Women Diners.
A jury has decided that Mrs. Har-
riet Stanton Batch cannot compel the
Hoffman House of New York to serve
meals to her after 6 in the evening
when she is unaccompanied by q man.
Mrs. Batch at once appealed the case,
and she will be supported in carrying
the matter to the highest court by the
Consumers league and the Federation
OF Women's Clubs. A bill to prevent
the discrimination against women by
hotels in this way has been introduced
in the Legislature.
Blow at the Boycott.
The supreme court Of the United
States has administered another blow
TO organized labor In its decision de-
claring the use of the boycott illegal
when it Injuries merchandise going into
other states than the one where it is
manufactured. The case which brought
out the decision was that of d. T..
Lowe & Co, hat manufacturers of
Danbury, Conn.,, against Martin Law
Ter and 200 other members of the local
hatters' union to recover $4,000 dam
ages to the firms trade by reason Of
the boycott inaugurated by the union
as result of the refusal OF the manu-
facturers to unionize their factory.
The case was carried step by step to
the supreme court. The opinion of the
court as delivered by Chief Justice
Fuller was unanimous, the ground on
which it was based being that the boy
colt was the result of a combination
''in restraint of trade or commerce
among the several states" in the view
Of the Sherman antitrust law and
therefore an illegal act.
Typothctae Loses Suit.
Judge Thompson in the United States
SQUIRT at Cincinnati has handed down
decision adverse to the United Ty-
pothetae In It's case against the Inter-
rational Printing Freshmen and AS
Iistants' Union Of North America ask
ing for an injunction to prevent the
officers of the union from calling
strike. The Typothetae set up an
agreement for nine hour day until
Ian. 1, 1900. This. while signed by
some Of the officers, had not been rati-,,
bed by the union; therefore the court.
holds that 1t was not binding upon
The members.
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Three Thousand Coal Miners Strike.
Three thousand miners employed in
ten mines owned by the Pittsburg Coal
company went on strike Feb. 4, and
II Is feared that within few days a
general strike throughout the district
will be declared. The cause Of the:
strike was the enforcement Of the rule.
hat the miners must use smokeless
powder instead Of the ordinary black