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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-02-04
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

began on MONDAY morning, Will
all the Judges on the Bench.
The constables made their re-
turns. Everything according to
their reports was in good shape in
the county the only exceptions be-
ing that George w. Roberts. con-
stable of Jackson township, report
ed that a road had been bad be-
tween E. f. Coles and E. Fritz,
but that the same had never been
opened owing to the fact that it
would destroy line tree owned by
Fritz and he would not allow the
supervisors to open the same. The
Court said that line trees must give
way to the march of progress. The
matter was placed in the hands of
the District Attorney for investiga-
ton.
Constable P. T. Groh. of West
Berwick reported that there was
hole in Clark Avenue, that Bor-
ongh, which was dangerous and
might result in some one being in
jured. Mr.. Brockway, the solicitor
for Borough, stated that there was
a question as to whether the street
had ever been accepted by the Bor-
ough. He said he would take up
the matter with the Borough Off
cials.
Constable Laville, of Centralia,
returned that Patrick Reilly, of
that Borough. was selling liquor
illegally. In reply to question
from the Court he stated that it
was the same case in which he is
the defendant and is on the list for
trial at this term and heuce no ac-
ton was taken. f. w. Stauder,
constable of Greenwood township,
reported that the index boards
were not all in good condition.
Referred to the District Attorney.
Eli Schneidman, Constable OF Scott
township had attached to his re-
turn letter he had received from
Harvey Creveling in which he
complained that the supervisors
had not erected bridge over the
gutter along the public road SO
that he could drive into his bar n.
The Court remarked that the
county was not building bridges
for private persons.
GRAND JURORS CALLED.
The list CT Grand Jurors being
calle d it was found that all were
present excepting Josiah Bernin-
ger, of Locust, who was reported
dead. d. w. Robbins of Pine, was
appointed tipstaff to wait on Grand
Jury.
The Court then proceeded to
charge the grand jury.
He deplored the fact that the
criminal list was being flooded with
trivial cases which never should
have been returned and that it was
within their province if they found
the evidence warranted it to find
some one else than the person
named on the indictment as prose
cutor.
For many years the Lehigh Val
ley railroad company has been
building and keeping in repairs the
roads in Conyngham township and
at the same time paying the super
visors, as they have found by ex-
perience that it is cheaper than al
lowing the supervisors to work
them and then paying the taxes
they assess. At the session Mon
day morning Col. Freeze presented
the annual contract of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Cor the approval
of the Court. .
Col. Clement, of Sunbury. pre-
sented bond for the approval of
the Court in the condemnation pro-
ceedings of the Roaring-creek
Water Company VS.. The Locust
Onnttnnad IN v~a<.n
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12
STATE FEDERATION MEEINe.

Every arrangement has been made
for the meeting to organize a State
Federation of Labor. Upwards of six
" local unions have reported the cleo
ton of delegates. and doubtless there
are several secretaries who have
neglected to report.
Several Lincoln unions have either
failed to elect representatives or the
secretaries have neglected to report
them if elected. Every Lincoln union
ought to be represented. There is some
opposition TO the organization. based
on the fact that a former organization
along the same lines was allowed to
die. Some opposition. too, is based
on the ground that it will entail some
expense. 1t must indeed be a short
sighted organization that will hold
back through fear a few dollars of ex-
pense will be incurred. Do they ex.
peet advancement to be made without
some sacrifice of time and money?
The first session of the Federation
will be called to order in Represents
tive Hall, at the state house. a.
O'Clock p. m. June 21- Addresses OF
welcome will be delivered by Governor
Shallenberger and Mayor Love. Ten.
porary officers vii. be elected and
committees appointed. Monday even
ing from $3.50 to 1880 a reception will
be rendered the delegates and visitors
and their friends by Governor and
Mrs. Shallenberger at the executive
mansion. Tuesday will be devoted te
permanently organizing. selecting per
manent committees and adopting con
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

stitution and bylaws. Tuesday even
ing Raymond Robins of Chicago will
deliver an address ON a live topic at
the First Christian church Mr.. Rob
bins needs no Introduction TO live
unionists Suffice it to say that he is
the ablest and most eloquent champion
of trades unionism that ever appeared
upon the public platform The union
musicians of Lincoln will provide the
music for this occasion.
Now let Lincoln unionists get busy
and help make this first meeting OF
the Nebraska Federation of Labor g
magnificent success.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12
UNION PRINT SHOPS.

Printeries That Are Entitled to Uss
the Allied Trades Label.
Following is a list of the printing
Offices in Lincoln that are entitled
TO the use of the Allied Printing
Trades label, together with the mum.
Der of the label used by each shop:
Jacob North & Co., No. 1.
Chas. A Simmons, No 3
Freie Presse, No s.
woodruff-Collins,N No T.
Graves & Payne, No. s.
State Printing Co.. No. g.
Star Publishing Co., No. Z.
Western Newspaper Union, No. S.
Wood Printing Co.. No. 8.
Dairyman Publishing Co., No. 10.
George Brothers, No. IL.
McVey, No. II.
Lincoln Herald, No H.
New Century Printers, No IL.
Gillispie & Phillips, No. Is.
Herburger, The Printer, No 90
Der Pilger, No. 25.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12
THE TARIFF DELUsIoN.

How much longer will the American
wcrkingman be deluded by this rot
about protection to American labor?''
His wages depend altogether upon
what he. through his union, can COM
pei the employer to pay. The en-
ployer uses the tariff to boost his
profits at the expense of the consumer.
The workingman gets none of the
benefits of protection. The textile
workers are about the poorest paid
class of skilled workekrs in the coun-
try. yet the tariff on textile goods is
high enough to permit the employers
to wax enormously rich. The employ,
ers live in palaces, ride in autos and
private yachts. go to the seashore in
summer and south in winter. But the
textile workers live in novels and
shacks. are constantly on the verge OF
hunger and can only look forward to
a hopeless future Yet the tariff is
levied in the interests of American Ia
Dor,
If the tariff is really for the benefit
of the workers. why not pro rate the
tariff receipts among the workers? Or
why not compel the manufacturers to
sell at rate as much less than the
tariff as the tariff provides in the way
of "protectiones
Talk about preventing the competi-
ton of the pauper labor of Europe.
The very men who have howled loud
est about it are the men who have
imported that paupsr labor by the hun
drsdS of thousands TO compete with
American workers on American soil
Wouldn't YOU rather compete with the
European while he is in Europe than
10 have him brought over here 10 com
pete with youe
Why don't YOU study up q little on
this tariff question: Why allow your
selves 10 be used as catspaws &c pull
the chestnuts of the trusts out of the
fire.
The question of protection VS.. free
trade is not a difficult one. The exer
else of a little commonsense will solve
it. But if you want real information
concerning it. just read Henry
Georges book. Protection and Free
Trade"
But for heavens sake commence to
do a little thinking for yourselves
Just pause and reflect that the men
who benefit by the protective tariff
are not the men who perform the
manual labor on the goods thus pro
tected. but the men who employ YOU
to make those goods at profit to
themselves.
You will search the schedules as
YOU will. but you'll not find any tariff
on arickiayers. musicians. carpenters
printe.s. fathers. harnessmakers. OF
any other class of skilled tradesmen
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12
ARMSTRONG CLOTHING COMFY
FAIR BARBER SHOPS.
You Will Find the Union Gard in the
FOLLOWING Places.

You Will Find the Union Card in the
Following Places.
When you enter a barber shop. see
that the union shop card is in plain
sight before you get into the chair
If the card is not to be SEEN go else
where. The union shop card is a
guarantee of a Clearly shop, a smooth
shave or good haircut, and courteous
treatment The following barber
shops are entitled to the patronage of
union men:
George Petro, 1910 o.
J. J. Simpson, 1901 o.
George Shaffer, Lincoln Hotel.
c. B. Ellis, Windsor Hotel
D. S. Crop, Capital Hotel.
NJ. ]. Roberts, Royal Hotel.
A L. Kimmerer, Lindell Hotel
c. A Green, 120 North Eleventh.
c. A. Green, 1872 o.
E. A. Wood, 1906 o.
Chaplin & Ryan, 129 North Twelfth
E. C. Evans, 1921 p.
Bert Sturm, 116 South Thirteenth.
]. B. Raynor, 1901 o.
Muck & Barthelman, 122 South
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Mr.. Carnegie has written a magazine
article telling US how much money he
spent building libraries. Now let him
write another telling of some of the
experiences of the poor devils from
whom he took the money in the first
place
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Emma Goldman is arrested every
day or two for making speeches less
infiammatory than that uttered by
President Kirby of the Union Busters
Association There's reason. Emma
Goldman teaches peace in the inter-
est of the toilers; Kirby teaches war
against the workers
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

If you fail to pay the taxes on
your little home-bang, 1t is sold
from over your head. The Traction
Co.. however. has got money enough
to fight the case to the court of last
resort. Yet the laws are said to be
enacted for rich and poor alike. Be
Iieve it?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Uncle Sam Gompers is of for Eu-
rope It's enough TO make Jim Van
Cleave throw fit to see a common
werkingman taking trip to Europe.
Why didn't he get out an Injunction
restraining Uncle Sam from going?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

The department stores Of Chicago
Issued an order that their teamsters
should not wear their union buttons
Did the teamsters submit? Well. the
order was rescinded and the boys still
wear the buttons.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

We have yet to see a single labor
paper that objects to the verdict
against Skinny Madden. Organized
labor is fighting the Maddens in its
ranks. Is organized capital fighting
its Harrimans and Carnegies and
Schwabs?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Councilman Hardy has not said any
thing about turning his salary back
into the city treasury, but as chair
man of the sidewalk committee he
has refused to let anybody deviate
holds to that rule we'll overlook the
salary business.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12
1T DIDN'T WORK,

The firm of Gartner & Bender.
bookbinders, of Chicago. made a try
to return to the nine-hour day and
locked out ten men and six women.
After being out four days the firm re-
Tented and called in their people and
complimented them on their loyalty
to their union.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Entered as second-class matter April
21, 1904, at the postoffice at Lincoln,
Neb, under the Act of Congress OF
March 3rd, 1879.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

The duty on lemons will be in
creased If it will tend to lesson the
number handed to organized labor by
the courts Wen welcome the increase,
although We are opposed to a protec-
tive tariff on general principles.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

The striking hatters are in need oil
assistance. They never refused to hell
you when you were making a fight
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

They have Investigated County CLERK
Dawson's accounts and find that the
county owes him SIS. What will Wall
do with the money?
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

The janitors at the state house
every morning pick up from a dozen
to fifty empty whisky and beer bottles
on the capitol grounds. Yet Lincoln
is dry town
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

The excise board has acted proper
ly in retaining Captain Ireland. Detec-
tive Malone and Police Matron Doyle.
These three officials are efficient, 10y
al and persevering.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Commencement week, Now we will
have every grave question authorita-
lively settled by those amply qualified
the graduates.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Senators Burkett and Brown want
in order to protect the infant pumice
stone industry in Nebraska owned
by the struggling Cudahy Packing Co.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12
Twelfth
j. ]. Simpson, 922 p.
Frank Malone. Havelock-
c. A. Hughart, HaveIock-
THE CARPENTERS
A Few Words About the Knights ci
Saw, Hammer and Plane


Saw, Hammer and Plane
At Monday nights meeting OF the
Carpenters Union. C. H Case was
elected delegate to the State Fedora
ton of Labor convention e " Hey
wood was elected alternate
j. W. Dickson having left the city
Ed s. Scott has been elected financial
secretary to succeed him Mr. Dick
SON has gone to Wyoming 1t is to
be hoped that Dicksons absence Is
only temporary. for Lincoln can lily
spare union men of his calIbre
Work Is extra good Every union
man is at work. and there are more
calls for union men than can be sup
Piled
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

You can help a whole lot by telling
the merchant that you saw his adver
tisement in The Wageworker.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Now for a labor headquarters pre-
hminary to a Labor Temple
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Junk wagon drivers. stenogrzphers-
bookkeepers and assistants have or
ganized in Kansas City, No.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

All roads lead to Omaha for union
pressmen week after next
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

A wink is as good as a nod at some
soda fountains.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-06-12

Published Weekly at 1S7 No. 14th
St, Lincolr. Neb. One Dollar Year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
CHAPTER XIV.
The SUNDAY Murder.

Banks posse, leaving Medicine Bend
before daybreak, headed northwest.
Their instructions were explicit: To
scatter after crossing the Frenchman,
watch the trails from the Goose river
country and through the Mission
mountains, and intercept everybody
riding north until the posse from
Sleepy Cat or Whispering Smith
should communicate with them from
the southwest, Nine men rode in the
party that crossed the Crawling Stone
Sunday morning at sunrise with Ed
Banks.
After leaving the river the three
white-capped Saddles of the Mission
range afforded a landmark for more
than 100 miles, and toward these the
party pressed steadily all day. The
southern pass of the Missions opens
on the north slope Of the range into
a pretty valley known as Mission
Springs valley, and the springs are
the head-waters of Deep creek. The
posse did not quite obey the instruc-
tons, and following natural instinct
of safety five of them, after Banks
and his three deputies had scattered,
punched again, and at dark crossed
Deep creek at some distance below the
springs. 1t was afterward known that
these five men had been. seen entering
the valley from the east at shutdown
just as four of the men they wanted
rode down South Mission pass toward
the springs. That they knew they
would soon be cut off, or must cut
their way through the line which Ed
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
Common Sense Opinion Clothed In
Poetic Language Delivered
from the Bench.

One might say that John DriscolPs
ears burned while Judge Marean read
his decision in court the other day,
except that such statement might
be open to misconstruction. For John
has been dead for two years. Just the
same, whatever may be the feelings
of the deceased about the matter.
Judge Mareans common sense ought
TO come in for bit of reward.
Driscoll left his estate of few
thousand dollars to the church he at
tended at Far Rockaway on condition.
literally. that his grave be kept green.
In his will he commented with GER
tain austerity upon the common prac-
tice Of neglecting the green tents be-
meath which the greater part Of man,
kinds army is bivouacked. and de-
vised his thousands with an eye to
making John Driscoll's grave a thing
of beauty to the end of time.
But John Driscoll had some collat-
eral relatives, poor and ill-ciad and
on the verge of starvation. Maybe
they never did anything for John Dris-
coll during his life. Maybe John Dris.
coll even hated them. But neverthe-
less they are i'll and in need, and that
money John Driscoll gave to the grave
might keep them in comfort for their
few remaining years. No hint through
the documents as to their previous re-
lation to John Driscoll.
But Judge Marean held that 1t is
better that the hungry be fed and the
ill-clad be clothed and the fatherless
be comforted than that mound OF
earth be Powered and gardened. The
revolving seasons may well care for
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck:
PR prs ,, were called out to clear the railroad
tracks tracks at Smoky. Creek. Mccloud. a
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence. declaring. It only amounted to q
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning. a girl
clair: Whispering Gordon Smith told
rrresident Bucks OF the railroad. of Nc.
erazed miners and that was the reason
Eor the superintendent's appointment to
Pc PIE i nigh en,ce Mccioud arranged ST., to
clair. the ex-foreman's deserted wife.
Picksie Dunning was the, daughter Of the
tate Richard Dunning. who had died Of
demise, which occurred after one year Of
married life. Sinclair visited Marion Sim
cars shop and fight between him and
Creek bridge was mysteriousy burned.
superintendent McCloud overheard Dick
gle criticising his methods. to Marion
sinclair. A stock train was wrecked by
an open switch. Later passenger train
YES held up and the express car robbed.
s 1wo men fIs OF posse. pursuing the bandits
Wbsn Killed. Meciond was notified that a
peradoes. Bill Dancing. road iineman.
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent 10 nunC the pandltS. "A stranger, ap-
parently with authority, told him to go
ahead; Dancing was told the stranger
H was ~ "Whispering Smith" Smith ap-
on. but failed. He warned McCloud that
ried forcibly into Lance Cummings pres
ence. Dunning refused the railroad a
Eight-of-way, he had already signed for.
Dicksie interfered to prevent a shooting
ARRAY. Dicksie met McCloud on lonely
trail to warn him his life was in danger.
On his way home a shot passed through
bis hat. Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang, one of Sinclair's gang had been
assigned to kill McCloud. He and Smith
saw Du Sang. Whispering Smith taunt-
ed Du Sang and told him to get out of
Medicine Bend or suffer Du Sang seemed
to succumb to the bluff. McCloud.s big
construction job was taken from him be-
cause of an injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by the United States court: A
sudden rise OF the Crawling Stone, river
rion appealed to McCloud for help. Wits.
pering Smith Joined the group. He and
Dicksie spent the night in conversation.
Smith giving the girl an outline of his
life. In the morning McCloud took his
men to fight the river: Lance Dunnins
welcomed them cordially McCloud sue
ceeded in hating the flood He accepted
Cummings hospitality. Dicksie and Ma
rion visited Sinclair at his ranch. He
tried to persuade his deserted wife to re-
turn to him. She refused. He accused
Whispering Smith of having stolen her
love from him. train was held up and
robbed, the bandits escaping. Smith and
McCloud started in pursuit.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15
"Nfy moor boy"

my poor boy"
He is coming, don't be afraid. Do
you know Whispering Smith? He is
coming. The men tonight all said he
was coming"
The little fellow for long time
could not be coaxed away from his
father. but his companion at length
got him to the kitchen. When they
came back to the bedroom the strange
man was talking to him once more
about his father I'VE must try to
think how he would like things done
now, mustn't We" All of us felt so bad
when we rode in and had so much to
do we couldn't attend TO taking care
of your father. Did you know there
are two men out at the crossing now,
guarding it with rifles? But if you and
l keep real quiet we can do something
for him while the men are asleep;
they have to ride all day tomorrow.
We must wash his face and hands,
don't you think so? And brush his
hair and his beard. If you could just
find the basin and some water and a
toWel-you couldn't find brush, could
you? Could you honestly? Well! /
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-15

Banks: ahead of them, was posting at
every gateway TO Williams Cache, was
probably clear to them. Four men
rode that evening from Tower w
through the south pass; the fifth man
had already left the party. The four
men were headed for Williams Cache
and had reason to believe, until they
sighted Banks men, that their path
was open. ;.
They. halted to take counsel on the
suspicious-looking posse far below
them, and while their cruelty ex-
hausted horses rested, .Du Sang, al
ways in Sinclair's absence the brains
of the gang, planned the escape over
Deep. creek at Baggs' crossing. At
dusk they divided; two men lurking in
the brush along the creek rode as
close as they could, unobserved, to-
ward the crossing, while, Du Sang and
the cowboy Karg, known as Flat Nose,
rode down to Bags ranch at the foot
Of the pass. ~
At that point Dan Baggs, an old 10.
connective engineer, had taken a, home
stead, got together a little bunch of
cattle, and was living alone with his
son. a boy Of ten years. 1t was
hard country and too close to Will
liams Cache for comfort, but Dan got
on with everybody because the tough
est man in the Cache country could
get meal. feed for his horse, and
place to sleep at Bags, without
charge, when he needed it.
Ed Banks, by hard riding, got to the
crossing at five o'clock, and told Baggs
of the hold-up and the shooting of
Oliver Sellers. The news stirred the
old engineman, and his excitement
threw him OF his guard. Banks rode
straight on for the middle pass, leav-
ing word that two of his men would be
along within half an hour to watch the
pass and the ranch crossing, and asked
Bags to put up some kind Of a fight for
the crossing until more of the posse
came up-at the least, to make sure
that nobody got any fresh horses.
The boy was cooking supper in the
kitchen, and Baggs had done his milk