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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27

Did We see anything in III pa-apers
this mornm' about Germany invadin'
England" asked Mr.. Dooley.
NO. TIM sorry" said Mt. Hennessy.
We'll it's on'y wan day more or
less" said Mr. Dooley. IT'S Hble to
happen amy time now. They're a tur-
r6.e people whin they're home In Europe,
Thin Germans. over here they're diff
rent They're a quite, Iaw-scared race
enough 7 like thin. I like thin pref
V well don't hate thin. They're all
right in their place.
As tr bein afraid ~ thin, whin 1
get old an lose tn use iv me hands an
feet an SO become OMIT FIR excitement,
I'm goin' to move into a German neigh
''TaooL They niver seem angry Cx-
''pt whin they're tellin' a funny story.
They're a fine. peaceful, sturdy. good
Aalured, melancholy race that injye
"lth. heavy weights. rgUin' ten pins.
putin. a feather in their hats an goin'
OUT TO shoot at swingin targets, listen
IN to a fellow counthryman playin' a
o1s.e an whin they're especially div
'e-may-care an maxim a night iv it
S'hsn' a CHEEKY song about a boatman
oelA mjooced be a lady combin' her
N@T TO jump into tn river Rhine an
Get ihrownded
Ihey make good brewers. professors
" pouyuckal economy an frankfurters
on an iafeeryor brand iv polismen an
statesmen. They take pleasure in pay
,1 taxes an they think tn govermint
made be machinery while I know tits
--aae be hand. look on thin as tn
most desirable class fv immigrants.
'lin re5ukiu' turbylint foreigners like
.lSir Hinnissy, I often pint with
que as an AngIo-Saxon. to tn large
,...'lasire German population. They be-
'-'e tAlmsilyes so we'll that we don't
ave 70 give thin much. If tn likes iv
,-- mad only took a lesson firm these
.'Hl'nted aliens so nanny iv We wud-
~ u' '1ndimmed at this minyit to
'aankiess task in governin' an on
sia'etul country.
D1' "hin they're at home an not
n, '--Led We wudden't know thin.
. 2. In. tur-rbIe people. Evrybodv
'7'a w thin. Nobody knows what
.,s y they viii hop over tn fence en-
t-. lIee-t rail- Instead iv bein' con-
a.. - To stay at home an play on tn
~. winch nature mtinded thin to do.
NJ, re siandin' on th' corner layin' in
z d neighbor who has Aeen out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27

An tn statesmen iv Britain are not
idle, mind We. They ARE doin' their
best to cheer tn hearts iv their coun-
thrymen. TIL other day I r-read in tn
pa-apers, whin tn sky Nv England was
darkened with German balloons, bands
playin tn Watch on tn Rhine were
landin at Dover brave Englishmen
were falling befure tn repeated charges
iv tn German walters in London an
ye cud hear tn steady thramp w Ger
mans doin' tn goose-step in tn tunnel
undher tn North Sea, a great meetin
was held to inspire tn fightin blood "
England. TIL gallant Lord RosebeTry
was tn first to sound tn battle cry. We
are lost says he. -LoOkin' at tn situa-
ton with onfiinching eyes 1 can't see
amy hope. Germany-CHere great con-
fusion was caused in tn aujeence be tn
iditOr " tn Spectator faintin'. Whin he
had been carrid out tn noble lord re-
soomed) Germany says he, is invinci-
bic. We might as well surrender at
wanst. I advise ivry Englishman who
wud not be a slave to larn German so
that he can intelligently take his or
oilers firm our conkerers,' says
he.
Lord Roberts followed with a soul
stirring speech on tn horrible condition
w tn ARMY an tn unfitness iv tn
navy. So far as he was consumed he'd
already surrendered. TIL prime min
esther was called upon to further reas-
sure tn popylace. He made a hearty.
manly speech, sayin' that he looked f'r
tn worst. Tn govermint was buildin
eight new battleships iv tn type known
as 'Dhreadnaught-bu but he
didn't think they'd amount to much
again tn SUPERIOR foorce " tn inimy.
TIL English balloons were soIidly built
Tn govermint had refused tn Eighty
designs w Americans an Fr-rinchmen
an had insisted on all ARMY balloons
bein' constructed iv masonry. TIL On'y
throuble about these noble airships was
that they were too English to fly in tn
prisince iv an inimy. They loved tn
soil " old England, as who did not an
he was thinkin' iv employin' thin to
throw up enthrenchments.
Lord Rothschild said he feared an
income tax more thin tn Germans. His
people had lived in Germany an had
seldom known want. Ivry British arti-
san says Lord Rothschild. 'shud be
called upon TO lay aside a sufficient sum
ivry year firm his surplus arnings to
build a battleship. says he. Who wud
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27

Two bullets struck him in the shoulder
and his right arm was shattered. After
the battle his wounds were pronounced
mortal. One bullet was cut out. but
the surgeon said it was a waste of time
to give further attention to him, as he
was near death and there were scores
of other wounded men to look after
All night Houston lay where he fell
There had been a heavy rain, and he
was without cover. In the morning,
much to the surprise of his companions
Houston was alive. He was put on a
litter and carried seventy-five miles be-
fore he got medical attention again, and
then it was of the Tudest sort. The
wounds he received i'm that battle never
healed. For a year he was little more
than a skeleton.
Houston was promoted to a lieuten-
ancy in the regular army, and by rea-
son of his influence with the Indians
was assigned to service as sub-agent
among the CherOkees It was while he
was in this service that he had a row
with John c. Calhoun that made them
enemies for life. Houston had corr
Quoted a delegation of Cherokees to
Washington to present their grievances
to the government, and he went CARRIED
as an Indian. Calhoun, who was sec
y
~. Houston thought Calhoun's anger
was caused more by the fact that
Houston had been active in preventing
the smuggling Of slaves from Florida,
then a Spanish province, into the south
ern states through the Cherokee lands,
than by reason Of the young officer
wearing Indian attire. Houston re-
signed from the army, and from that
time forth was the implacable political
and personal enemy of Calhoun.
Early Political Career.
Determining to be a lawyer, he re-
turned to Tennessee and began the
study of law. In six months he was
admitted to the bar. In 1919 he was
appointed prosecuting attorney of the
Davidson district and the same year
he became adjutant general of the
militia, and in 1923 he was elected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27
o. OF THE
fOST PICTURE SQUE
FIGURES IN
kNEgHCAN HISTORY
WON Ar Empire
By A
nASTEREY
RETREAT

In +be roster of great Americans COM
-srstively few names deserve TO be
risesd before that of Sam Houston.
barbarian he was to a decided degree,
--Titarv genius he proved himself in
,ra Of the shortest and most brilliant
~ camualgns, as a statesman the future
historian is likely 10 give higher rank to
Kim than does the present, and as a
man his career stands out without par
suaI in American history. With a pal
frv force of undisCiplined men he won
an amDlre-au empire greater in extent
Than the thirteen original states; with
marvellous skill he guided through the
stosls and the rapids the ship Of state
which he commanded; practically alone
he strove. in the early days Of seces-
sion. 90 hold Texas to the Union. But
greater than any victory lie won in
var or state was his victory over him
self Wild, primitive, violent and pas
si1nste. he conquered himself.
On March ., 1893, at a little place in
Rockbridge county, Va, called Timber
Ridge Church, Sam Houston was born.
His father died in 1906 and then the
widow. with her six sons and three
daughters. set out across the Alleghan-
les 10 make a home for her family in
what was then the wilderness Of Ten
ressee. Il was from this mother that
Houston got most of his striking char
acteristlCs She was strong of spirit,
masterful and indomitable, and so was
he
Back in Virginia Sam had little OPP
portunity for schooling, but he got hold
Of one book that stirred his imagina-
ton 70 the depths. 1t was POpe's trans
lation Of the "Iliad." It's reading be-
tempered. intOlerant of interference, he
slme an obsession with him. Fiery
became rebellious when his elder broth
ers sought to make him give up the
book. In Tennessee they tried to make
a blacksmith out Of him, and, failing
In that they put him in a frontier store
as q clerk. That they tyrannized the
boy there Is no doubt. for he abandoned
the store and his home to seek refuge
among the Indians. He was adopted by
0o-Ioo-tee-kah, one of the chiefs of the
CheTokees, as his son, and remained
with the Indians until he was IS years
od He spoke their language, dressed
as they dressed, painted himself as they
painted and lived the life of the In
dian. When he was IS he returned to
civilization because he wanted to earn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27
TIE ALAMO

representative in congress. He served
two terms While he was serving his
second term he fought a duel with and
seriously wounded General William
White.
In 1897 he was elected governor of
Tennessee, and early in 1929 he was re-
elected In January, 1929. he married
Elizabeth Allen, daughter of one of the
most prominent men in the state, and
on April 16, three months after his
marriage. he caused an immense SEN
sation by resigning his office and, turn
ing his back on civilization once more,
fleeing to the wilderness
To appreciate how much of a sensa-
ton this action caused it must be un-
derstOOd that Houston was being con-
sidered as a likely candidate for the
presidency. Andrew Jackson Was-in the
White house and was the absolute mas
ter Of the Democratic party. It was ex-
pected that when Jackson retired Hous-
ton would be his political heir. Between
the two men there was an abiding af-
lection, and Jackson was the only man
to whom Houston ever deferred.
What added to the sensation was the
mystery that attended il, a mystery
that has continued to this day and that
is likely to continue for all time. All
that is known is that HoustOns bride
left him and returned to her parents
home. Houston, drunk or sober, never
told why, and his wife never gave an
explanation. The theory that is ac-
cepted most generally is that Mrs.
Houston loved another man; that she
married Houston because her parents
considered il a brilliant match, and that
three months after their marriage,
when she confessed to Houston she
never could love him, he determined &c
close the book so far as their married
life was concerned.
With the Indians Again.
His old friends the Cherokees were far
up the Arkansas river in what now is
the Indian territory, and to them he
went. He was received with joy by
Oo-loo-te-kah, who always considered
him a son. He became q member of the
tribe under the old name of COlonneh
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States known as Texas. Within half q
century the region had passed from the
hands Of Spain into those of France,
from France TO Spain again, and from
Spain to Mexico. And now in Mexico
there was a CONFUSION. Bustamente,
the tyrant, was being opposed by Santa
Anna, who, using the constitution of
1924 as a cloak for his ambitious
schemes, sought power only to be d
more despotic ruler than Bustamente.
The United States had cast enviOus eyes
on Texas ever since the Louisiana pUr-
chase, and Texas, while nOminally a
part of the state of COahuila, had more
Americans that Mexicans among its
10000 or 10000 inhabitants.
The Texan Revolution.
Between the Americans and the Mexi-
cans there was constant friction. Mex
leo had freed its slaves, and in 1899 tried
to extend emancipation TO Texas. Mex
leo, having poems, had no need of black
slaves. Texas had 900 blacks in slave
~. In the struggle between Bustamente
and Santa Anna Texas supported Santa
Anna, but when Santa Anna obtained
the presidency Texas was no nearer its
declared desires-separatiO from Goa
hula and religious freedOm-that it was
before. No doubt Santa Anna knew
that what Texas really wanted was
American Iule, not Mexican rule inda-
pendence, not dependence. Into Texas
there was coming a constantly inCreas-
ing number Of sts-agricultura1
develOpers-fTom the United States
And into Texas there also was coming
all sorts of adventures, many of them
fugitives from justice, who We're safe in
Texas, but not within the borders of
the United States.
Santa Anna was vain, tyrannicaL
brutal and unjust. The Texans were
rebellious. insistent and determined
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-27

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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
NsPIsIEG DEMONSTRATIONS.

The CaItet Nine Workers Of America
throughout The Kznswt4 Fxsiey demon
ssrzted Last Monday, on I-ahorTs Great
Hn2jcay, that they have so4aething 10 re
Inise oTsr AID worth 6aelzrinz before
The Etsnle world TIE r-agnIaesn. meet
iHgs IN tie various seetio1. szs tro>of Of
TIE Tremendous struggle and szceezs Of
tEz- great organization
It Esz III object Ie=soa Of noble eS-
forts, generous Eaerifeez, byIuia-s. accom-
PlFsEIneEsts aid heroic work by fearless
nd self@saeriheiag laen wao dared "a.
stand oct before the world and declare
for, and fgnt the bz,tIes Of tEe organIza-
zion which has planted its dag in tie
RanzwEsa Valley which has resulted II the
uplifting and betterreue Of the moral
aud working condition. Of thos.. ysho
deI"e IN ,ke bowels Of he earth for theI-
daily bread
y" nazn, not even the mo=t deprsved
- guard promoter, could have boxed
upon these demonstrations Monday with
Out feeling Of rernorze because Of hav-
ing gaIsed his roiee against d movement
that stands pEe~e,ninerr Is the repreaen-
tatiTe force Of the State and the very
backbone Of its wealth and prosperity
Trade unionism has e!evate6 Toll TO &
higher plane than it ever reached before.
and g1res il a dignity and power that
previous generations never knew.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
LAIOP'S GREAT HOLIDAY,

'1""' '>"f h"S '"3% more come and
s'''' A"'H - h"' Union man
!" t'''' NAM y" Ia 'a''';y, Or aAF one eis+
'.'"' ,"'.''' "'' MAJ He'2A"'"" I" 'eEi
LIZ '''! '"'i"''''7 H1hhsf III
'' "a" '':4'" >i''.i-
Inc 'e" ~" are not altogether
" SI''Pa1"' Win "'R"h'N'>d iah'f were
-''-''' - ''''''h''' i measure "i respect
'" i'"H"H upon the assembled
AZ "'e'E S~G''"n' ana Ia" opIni0n
'''1 l..i' "i'"" 1-1A me" the
"''- i'E' !'s'"''J % 'he
"'iJ Hef"hH.
'7'''' - ""emP"y""' or u 1t ~ not
GRAINED ''1 ta!f ShAF" o; the profits upon
"'."' u if"'"c'7"' the" ""t all the fn!fni'
".it'"hH Oh i''iNcian7, not all the efforts
"' hlA''5sLG"' not All The harrier= Of
'"'''' Tan ava" 10 bolster up the coun-
w Pf""peFitE.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
CURSE OF
CHILD LABOR
Ihorold Rogers Graphically Tells
How the Factory System was
Started in England.

Throughout nature there is NOTHING, so
'Toefully appalling, nothing 50 brutaIly
cruel or so horrible as the spectacle pre-.
scented by the human species when for
profit it exploits and sacrifices its own
offspring.
All other creatures exercise the great
est care and watchfulness over theirs.
safeguarding them from every harm and
when occasion demands it, giving up their
lives that their young might live Even
birds of prey have been known to pick
the flesh from their own breasts to feed
their starving fiedelings. Wolves dis
gorge and suffer the pangs of starvation
IN order that their whelps may live
The entire brute creation instinctivelv
protects the young. as if in obedience to
some natural law, and it is not until man
IS reached in his highest development that
this law is violated. 1t is not until civil
cation in what we claim to be its highest
type IS reached that man. with a full
knowledge Of what he is doing. grinds
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

Of fhz york ~hzeh &c SET OK % zaaOm-
pllsss-zEs =sGEEzz1ioa 81 ts= 5zz-z65s
gard md psyazge srs-ens
TIE gc=ssio- EoE - zsI- yoz zzzznzzEn
goEr paper Or VII yea lei it sink m-o -
eEEaszIng obIvsoG: II - Ezrd for L. 70
make This Plezr ba7t sc deem II our cazy
70 f0re~&rn you 80 that tAer@ wiz be I'd
misunderstanding.
kezseEnher Ehzt wEzu the Argus COS
our Of existence - The oa!y Paper -
Eest I'irgS@oG E'h0se Pen bragg No Bal
0'sd Cisai&" all he = thing Of the pzgs
Ind tbe workers IL tEae EzHa1ha Valley
can @xE<et the same r-eztasear from ta4
press that thy received during the
strikes of 1907
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
PLAIN FACTS.

For over three years the Labor 4 rgus
has fought the battles Of the workers un-
aided and alone and AS a result it is
financially on the rocks. We have APP
pealed to union men frequently to come
to our assistance by subscribing to the
paper and now as a last resort we APP
peal to the local unions to subscribe in
a body if they desire us to weather the
storm. The month of September will
decide whether or not we will continue in
existence and it is up to the trades union
lists of the kanawha Valley to solve the
problem.
The paper has been run on wind and
pats on the back as long as it can be,
and 1t is now up to the rank and file
of trades unionists to show their colors
If you want us to continue with you dem
onstrate it by sending in your dollar,
otherwise the Labor Argus viii go the
way of all its predecessors.
The Argus has been able thus far to
make the record of having lived longer
than any other labor paper ever pub
lished in West Virginia and has accom-
plished some good for the cause and we
appeal to the miners locals, the back
bone of organized labor in this section of
the State to assist US in the completion
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
THURSDAY, SEP. 8, 1909.
LADOP'S WATCHWOPD.

Ne mW >tund Ly omr friendL and
nIminister II stinyiny reLnke IN men
w p0rtirs rita ore etAhrr indifferent,
negliyent or ho1tle, ond, ,1h@necer up
pDrtunay oTord>, zncure Me electiun
of int>lliyent, hDn>A, nnrn>st tra0les-
unirnists zeith, unJL>m iShrd, paid UP
untprl curdJs in their DDzzekrirn.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE.

Just why corporation lawyer Who has
spent has life teaching his employers hov
I" steai and murder and corrupt -legisIa-
the calendar without getting into jaiI
aHould suddenly be clothed with the
most divine attributes when he is reward
ed for this life OF crookedness BIZ being
placed upon the judges bench rnnst al
"ays remain one of the most remarkable
puzzles of political psychology
A Judge Grosscup, whose long and
| faithful! service TO the most corrupt in
dustrial forces in America has at length
been rewarded by elevation to Il Judge
snip, at once becomes worthy Of the
highest respect, in the opinions of those
who accept the modern Interpretation Of
the divine right of kings.
Who is there that would respect Boot
today' Throughout his life he has been
| associated with the most shady bunch Of
Wall street thieves that ever graced that
temple Of thievcry. Yet it il written in
the book of political fate that he il to
SIT upon the Supreme Court bench. The
moment that he dons the judicial errnine
MS heart is supposed to be washed whittier
than snow and he is henceforth to be
| above criticism.
The dominant position of the Supreme
Court IN the United States government
rests upon it's supposed power to pass
upon the constitutionality Of laws enact
ed by Congress. Yet this very power wag
usurped years after the constitution was
adopted and in violation of the letter
and spirit of that constitution as under
stood by those who voted for it,
For half century this court was the
plant tool of the southern owners of
chattel SLAVES. 1t reached the climax in
it's boot-licking subserviency TO this
branch Of the exploiting class ly the
bred Scott decision, which made human
beings purely chattels and sought to per
p"tuate and univcrsalize the institution
Of chattel slavery.
Who is there today that has any re
spcct for the court that issued the bred
Scott dccision.
For almost fifty years the Supreme
Court has been the plant tool of the
wage slave owners of America. It seems
to have reached the climax of that sub.
3crTiency in its recent decisions outlaw
ing union labor, and indorsing the kid
| mapping Of union officers
A half century from now the present
Supreme Court will be held in as univer-
sal contempt for these decisions as the
one presided over by Judge fancy is now
for the bred Scott decision.
If a court any institution is to re
ccive respect it must show itself worthy
Of it.-Chicago Daily Socialist
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

The call OF organized labor Is for the
Development OF the state. 1t is the call
Of The race 10 the vanguard OF progress.
Trade unionisrn knows no rest, 10 stop
ping place. It stands for liberty, equal
ity, manhood, fair pIay-for those in
alienable rights which have ever been in
separab!e conditions of irz progress and
victories. The Fundamentals Of pure de-
TFncEaey. jefferson, author Of the great
declaration. and Lincoln, the eInancipa-
tor, were OF the masses, and typified
the native convictions OF the workers, in
which man 5 Independence, freedom and
equality before the Law are as the very
breath of life
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09
TRIBUTE TOLABOR.

one of the nhl"st and most jrurrcssivc
spccchcs on the subject Of LlborD wa.
recently mad" by Representative. William
Sniz"r, of Ncw York. in advocacy IF b;s
bill TO create 81 department Of labor with
a seat III III" PrcHid"nt = Cabiuc, for ia
head. The s!cccl. ,qas Ior,,,.,,.d :, 49,
1iouae of Representatives.. and WAC in mar,
hs follows:
Mr. Speaker: shall take advan,age
OF tins occasion TO speak for the ,o;Icrs
of our coun,ry--s, r ~,
who create the wealth Of the land. for
those worthy citizens Of the Knpubljc. the
American workingncn. who b.,,o ,,,.,,. 80
al! that we are and viii mako no - ,.o
true to ourselves al ,t... ,
to bc-thc greatest the ,,r.,,,do.. a.
fre"st, and tho most pros,.oro,,s ,.oo,,io ,t,o
world has ever sccr.
NO man. in nv or,ir,;o,, o.., -.
high Il tribute to .I,hnr +. :.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

Says an eIehang-= "A u1ioa nzn =
10 Union MAI ct AL II he dos no, sup
Irort tbe paper that fights lis battles for
hIrn- Some neg are Members Of Eato-
union jEs- because IL better. their par
pose financially, and for no Other rea-
son For instance, take the E14n who
stands On the street corners or in The sa-
looms and yeiis at the top OF his voice
that he carries q Gard -; ne is The man
that wouldn't help his payer or even q
brother n distress 1, Is the quiet man,
that go~s aboGt his business, does his
'Tork willingly and dos not 90 yelling
through the public streets that he CARTS
3 eard-thas'- the Kind OF union men
that counts -h=se days
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

The only people OF West Virginia
whose liberties are raenaccd are the wage
carriers. To secure their rights and to
secure justice for themselves they must
organize, unite and federate the organi
cations and let solidarity, fraternity and
humanity be their watchword. Then the
guard and peonage system and wage
slavery viii make it's exit and the guild
ing star Of hope will make its appear
ance.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

Patronize the merchants who advrr isl,
IN your paper. The Labor Argus Is; ai,-
preciatcd by those merchants who arc IN
sympathy with the workers caus.. or
who look for the business of the wage
Garner, and they use its advertising c /
umns. There is hardly a firm in tn. cit..
that could stand out openly and say i.
d~i not care for the nottingham : ;-nIe
but names could be mentioned of Lusi-
ness men who have nothing but hard
words to hand out in return for a gen
erous business patronage. Stand pv the
business men who stand by you. You
can purchase as cheapIy and as ad 5antasy
eously from the Labor Argus advers,scrs.
with good treatment thrown in. as from
any or others combined
Patronize our advertisers.
Help your friends
Get Union Label Goods
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1909-09-09

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