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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02

complete domination OF the Car. and
whose only offensc is active opposition
10 the Injustice and cruelty OF the
Russian government. The following
extract from the Hartford Daily Cour-
ant, sums up the situation
The treaty of 1893 with Russia CO.
tainly needs strict overhauling or en-
tire abrogatlon. AS It stands, It eX-
tends to this country Russian meth
ods which no American can tolerate,
and 1t makes American officials and
American jails practically instruments
for the maintenance OF the Cars gov
ernment The Cars government,
whether good or bad. is not an Amer
ican question: and this recent attempt
to ring II in upon us. under the false
official pretense that opposition OF
any kind to the Car Is a common fel-
ony which this country has promised
to aid in Furnishing Is both an insult
and an outrage. The dignifed way 10
avoid a repetition OF this sort of thing
l. to change the treaty conditions
which have thus been abused
If this agitation which has been
caused by the imprisonment and SUI
fering OF the two Russians have con-
tributed to arouse the nation TO tear
I'D a compact that is below its dig
nifty, they will not have suffered In
vain.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
DANGER IN THE RUSSIAN EX-
TRADITION TREATY..

The release of Jan Pouren. the Rus
sian refugee from a fifteen months
Imprisonment, Is OF importance In
more ways than the yindIcatiOn of the
honor of the U. S government to-
wards political refugees The fight
for the liberation Of this man has
shown clearly the defects In the treaty
If man is n criminal he may be re-
turned TO Russia, but the word crime
In the treaty was not meant to mean
political revolt, and the Russian gov
crnment So twisted the meaning of
the wording of the treaty that the
United States commissioners weTe
ready to deliver both Rudowltz and
POuren to the Russian government as
criminals, when they were undoubted-
ly political refugees There must he
Q flaw In the treaty when 1t can be
SO interpreted There are other de-
fects In the treaty; to-wit 1t makes
TO provision for bail and by merely
accusing a man who is a subject of
the Gar; he may be imprisoned in
definitely as was Pouren. The issue
Of fact Is left TO the judgment of IN
inferior federal officer. when it should
be brought before a jury Instead OF
holding a man innocent until he is
proven guilty, 1t makes the prisoner
prove his own innocence and allows a
cross examination which would impll-
cate men In Russia who are under the
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
UNION LABOR
DEPARTMENT
Address all Communications to
w. M. PIGGOTT, Editor.
375 Twenty-fourth Street.


ones who profit by the privilege We
near much these days about horse
racing, faro bank, roulette. dice games,
poker (both kinds). and various other
games OF chance, but as bad as these
are, and as undesirable as they NAV
be. they cannot be compared 10 that
rernlclous and domnable practice of
gambling in the very bread we eat, II
Is time that the people woke up and
demand OF the men that they elect to
Office that they put a stop TO such
wholesale robbery We hold up our
hands In holy horror when we hear
OF some ones house being broken in.
To- or when we hear of bank being
robbed, or train being held up" or
when citizen is relieved OF his be-
longinGs at the point OF a gun; and
we'll We might, for such characters are
n serious menace TO the safety and
welfare of the community. But these
men are gentlemen and saints as com
pared to the men who gamble IN the
food and clothing VIC all must have.
for the hlghwayman knows if he is
caught he must suffer the consequcn-
ces-must meet the demands of JUS
tlce, and eXpate his crimes according
TO law: but the man who steals. under
the cloak of apparent legal procedure
who Will maliciously take the bread
from the mouths of innocent children
and helpless and defenselesS women,
all for the sake of accumulating a few
paltry dollars-iS the yilest, most de-
based and inhuman wretch that can
be imagined, and the seyerest punish
ment should be his. oh, ye gods,
What great prosperity has overtakcn
this grand and beautiful land, When
shall we see the end of It? Now, if a
few Of these grand and glorious Pitts
burg philanthroplsts (?) would buy up
all the water supply of the country,
and stake, off the azure vaults of the
sky above into city lots at $4,000 600
apiece, they could be hailed as the
usurerS of the "millenial dawn" and
we then could bow down on our knees
and reyerently lift our hands to them,
and word our supplications after this
manner: Give us this day our daily |
portion"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
Lucky Numbers.

~RoM time immemorlai superstition
NJ bns attached luck or III luck To ccr-
y tain numbers, and thcro arc but few
men who nre entirely free from this
hnlluciDotioD. For n long time even mum.
bcrs were considered unlucky, II being
argued that their divlsibrity wus sym
bolicolly, an omen OF dcnth On the other
hand, odd numbers were considered lucky
because they are not dlysible. Tho old
Romans were especially attached 10 the
number 3, ms It IL the smallest indiyisiblc
Dumecr. Their faith ln this number 8
manifested Itself even 10 their religion
Jupiter welded o triple thundorbolt and
Neptune carried n threc-prongcd trident.
Pinto hnd three headed dog, and there
were three fatcs. tbrco furies I'd tbreo
groces, They also held TINT any number
that could be divided by 3 was lucky.
The most prevalent numerical supcrsti.
tlon, without doubt, concerns the number
13. Many people Will rot sit at u toblo
where there nrc IL guests. L has been
nrsucd that thls suporstltion has come
down to Us from the LAST Supper of Our
Lord. when. 1t Will be remembered.
Christ, with his twelve Disciples. was
seated at the table. and the death OF
Himself md Judas followed shortly after.
wnrds. Tho numbers 8 and appear
With surprising frequency in the Bible.
aud for that rcnson many people attach
peculiar attributes to them. 60 take
more recent Illustration. tho number %
has been considered indicative OF what
might be described ns Down and out'
or "Skiddoo." Just for this reason It is
surprising how many men In the past
year nave hcsltatcd TO undertake uuy
Important work on the 23d of the month,
ana now many men who are numbered,
lctcs In contest refuse 10 wcar the
number 23-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
Out In the Back Yard

III tho sprlngtlIne 1t IS surpri5inc
how many men f0irly rcvcl In sp6diug
Maud digging and fumblne around In
their bnck yards over u fnmlly garden
Aside from the results obtained 1t Is good,
bcnlthy exercise. The man who goes nt
IL 10 earnest, however, even on a small
scale. will be surprised at the fruits his
labor will bear
In back yard only 20 by 30 feet many
useful things can be raised The ground
should ntst be well suudod aud fcrtilized
Delore any planting is attempted The
sou must oe well prepared for the seed
TO bring results. Each bed should be from
turee to uve feet wide aud aS long as the
!aro' with "A small pathway ia between
them Lettuce. radiehcs, bccts onions and
parsley arc safe ventures for the anna.
teur gardner. md their seeds should be
eown crosSwlso the beds AS soon as the
plnnts have attained an inch or so OF
growth apply the DarwlnIan law NJ tho
survival OF the nttcst aud weed out the
"cuknnss corner OF the enrdrn next
10 the fence may be devoted 10 carly md
late crops OF peas. beans and bects pvcn
sweet corn may be attempted IL planted
on the plot reserved for the pens inter ono
crop mas been harvested. Seeds for tho
peas should be planted about four inchca
deep, In ground that has been worked
nnuI II Ia very 1nc. Then stnmn tho
ground down with the feet. or with tho
Deek OF spade until 1t is fairly bord
All seeds purchased Mt any Of the sceJ
s,or.s nave fuu directions as To their
planting But the fact that seeds hasa
been planted ia no assurance thnt a ro'S
crop VIII result. The man who isn't viii.
ing 10 work his garden daily after he baa
tet IL out had better not attempt IT
unless be wants merely the exercise ma
tue pleasure of epadlng fresh carth.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
THE eAReER'S POLE.

Haven't YOU often wondered what Is
the meaning Of the little pole that pro,
jccts from BARRIERS shops. with its
stripes of red and whitc2 At one time
all kinds Of stores had their special
emblems. few only of which remain
TO us, The barbers pole is one of
them Long ago the barber was also
the physician of the place The SOW
ereiGn cure for all diseases was sup.
posed TO be blood-lettlng, and as the
barber had already a sharp instrument
in his razor, it was easy for him to
act as doctor. Formerly a metal basin
was suspended from the pole. and is
still so suspended in many places.
The basin served both for lathering
the soap in shaving and for receiving
the blood in blood letting An cigh
teenth century poet thus describes a
BARRIERS shop front:
His pole with pewter basins hung,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02

| than robbery agencies for they adNel-
tlsc for men when they have no places
Tor them, ana when they have no con-
| tracts To furnish men. and sometimes
when they know where men are want
| ed, they advertise for them, and tnen
send the men TO make their own par
gains and take their own chances on
securing employment; instead OF nav
Ing the employment secured for them'
as they are supposed to 10. That there
Is lack of union label sentiment
throughout the country is due TO lack
OF understanding OF the subject, which
the Federation is determined to rem
edy 1t Is claimed by many that the
union label agitation, and the use oil
the union label does not interfere with.
nor Is 1t any detriment to the manu-
facturers of prison and sweatshop
goods; nor are they afraid 10 compare
their goods with union male goods. as
to quality and sanitation. But those
statements are disproved In the iact
that they are using every endeayor TO
counterfeit the union label; and are
getting lust as near the label as they
dare; and are using the words Union
Made in every way they can to deceive
the public There never was Senu-
inc article made. but that there was
a counterfeit. These men have been
doing these things with seeming i'm
punity, but the time has come to call
halt; and they may rest assured that
when VIC start, that we have not only
the union people OF Utah behind us,
but that the union people Of the en-
tire country arc interested in the same
thing, and Will fight 1t TO finish. II
Is passing strange that some people
who profess 10 be honest. law abiding
citizens, and true Christians and
churchmen, will stoop to such under
hand tactics TO deceive and iniure
their fellowman, but IL seems that the
ways OF human nature are past finding
out Is 1t any wonder that some OF
the so.called lower class OF people be-
come rabid and "cantankcrous" at
times? The great wonder Is. that they
are able to control themselves as well
as they do-that they are not moro
anarchistically inclined than most of
them are-in the face of the fact that
their supposed superIors stoop TO low,
mean, dirty things. that they them
selves would not think Of doing
IL itll6iDu Ntlc luauH ludl money
could buy,
The rich would live. while the poor
could die
But We are thankful that that is not
the case; but instead. that the great
Master-Workman exalted the poor,
and made true worth. and moral char
acter the purchase price of our fu-
ture inheritance It Is said that IL we
suffer for the right In this world. we
Will receive the greater reward In the
hereafter II that be so. ii is most
certain that most Of us VIII receive an
almost boundlesS reward But what
OF the other fellow? II the reverse be
true also, there are some people who
VIII receive a more bounteous damna-
ton than Is possible for the human
mind to conceive. But as To that, we
are willing that the Allwise Judge
shall attend TO that. while we strive TO
better our condition In this world.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
Under the Auspices
of the
OGDEN TRADES ASSEMBLY
MGRRILY ON.

And still the work goes merrily on.
We are told that IL is necessary that
we have capital. as we'll as labor. That
one cannot succeed without the other
It Is a cinch that capital can't get
along without labor; for labor has Gre
ated capital, for labor was first, and
without 1t, capital could not be. Now,
we do not object TO capital. but the
main objection Is, that capital has got
ten into wrong hands. and, therefore,
is being used for wrong purposes, or
diverted into wrong channels. We re-
gard capital as the accumulation of
UNPAID WAGES of the centuries
gone by. 1t is true that it requires
large sums Of money TO accomplish
great undertakings; and the capitalist
makes that his excuse for the accum
ulation of wealth, which Is no excuse
at all. for the necessary wealth for
those great undertaking." could be
collected from the many smaller own
ers OF pOssessers of money. rs well as
from the few larger ones. The great
trouble is. with great wealth concen-
trated into tho hands OF the few, they
become arrogant insolent and lawlesS.
They look upon the laborer as an in
ferlor being to themselves, and use
The wealth he has created for them,
to crush him. Thus we sec the diver
sion of wealth from its proper and
normal sphcre-that of elevatlng and
ennobling the human race-into the
most damning and soul-destroying
uses that the human brain can devise.
In the last few years we have seen
the multiplying of trusts in manner
that was never known in the history
of the world before: and for what
That a few men might hoard up and
control the wealth of the country, to
the impoverishment Of the great
masses OF the people. We thought
perhaps the trust question had reach
ed the limit. when they had conered
the railroads, the gold mines, the ccal
mines. the iron and copper mines. ana
a few other things we couldn't eat
but we were mistaken, and as the
years have come and gone, we nave
seen one after another OF the neces-
stiles of life come under their control,
until we can scarcely think of an ar
tIcle of food or clothing that they do
not control The latest move in that
direction is the formation of the
BREAD TRUST. with an authorized
capital OF $S,000,000. for the express
purpose of controlling prices. Think
of it, a few millionalres. owning and
controlling all the bread within rad
ius Of 125 miles OF any given point,
while thousands OF poor children cry
of hunger And then, few days
later, we read of the great coup de
wheat" in the pit in Chicago. when
several millions Of bushels of wheat
passed into the control Of one man.
who Immediately sent the price sky
ward. Results; The price of flour
went up; ard the size of the loaf
came down. thousands of families
must do with one loaf of bread less
every third day; OF, in other words
the price Of bread has increased about
II IL per cent. And this will continue
just so long as gambling in the neces-
stiles of life Is permitted. Now, the
question is, when is such pure "cuss-
edness" going 10 stop, and who is
going to stop 1t? Certainly not the
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
Systematized Designs
for Money.

TN comparatively short while now the
difficulty OF determining at n gloncc
U tho denominations OF various paper
bills Ia q roll Will DO much alleyiatcd II
plGnD OF the Treasury officials bring tho
results anticipated. now set OF notes
and coin certificates are to DO put into
circulation, Tho paper currency OF the
country ls TO DO more thoroughly system
ntized as to design than IL Is at present
There nrc now 10 different designs used
on tho various paper moneys 10 circuln-
tion, Under the new arrangement tbero
orc to Do but nine. For example, five
dollar notes are now 10 two designs. The
head OF IN Indian chiot appears on tho
silver certificate, while q portrait OF An
drew Jackson. surrounded by frontiers
mnn and bis family. appear on tho United
States note In oil other denominations
there ls equal variety
When tho new currency appears each
class OF note will bear the snme portrait
For example. the avc-dollhr note, whether
Il silver certificate or Grcenback VIII
bear the picture OF Lincoln. No portrait
VIII be seen on moro than ono denomlna-
tion. The wcll-krown indian head, the
bunnlo md the eagle. viii disappear from
the currency. ms will any duplication that
rcay be confusing. Tho different dcnoml-
nntion9 VIII also be distinguished by color
OF the Ink used. Clcveland's portrait will
ndorn nil tcn-dolnr bills Grants the
hfty dollar bills, Jnckson's the twenty
dollar bills and Frnnkllns tho oDc-buD-
dred dollar bills and 20 on up.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02

I that onol It's called a 'pcachbasket' type,
l believe Notice the peaches strung
around II. What. they aren't peaches
because they're purple They sure are.
my friend little thing like that don't
mako any difference! Why. on the back
of that lid are some pink grnpesi And
the crownl And the crown. | repeat
Say, Bo. II II only slnntcd bit moro
might mistake IL for the Leaning Tower
of Pisa. AIu't 1t awful. Mnbcll
Look Mt thnt ooc-ncxt to IL That's
mushroom hat, Bill. quite the real
thing, you know, About two yards round
and 10 miles high. but Squashed In and
sat down upon aud smashed until IL looks
Ike one OF the straw bathing hats that
the women wear down at old Concy Isle.
with Mornthou or two OF sca.wecd
strung around IT.
And look at that little kid strutting
along there. Poor llttlo Sirl, shc ought
TO bc home with her nurse. Bet you the
drinks she Isn't n day over 14-aud look
at her struggling nlong under that bushel.
basket Ike she owned the whole sidewalk
Nov. Bill. listen cnrefully,. Tbat tall
one on the other side Of the street that
looks like your Panama before you 7e
crushed II and creased the crown-thots
called drum major Tho idea II. !
understand. that IL resembles 10 general
contour the fur snake OF a drum ma jor,
Lovely Idea, isn't II No trimming. you
see. above the truck garden at the base
Of It Just the plain straw pillar Jutting
up into tho blue ether, At the bottom.
though anything will do-Just SO IL be-
longs TO tho vegetable klusdom-anything
except onions. poison Ivy and wntcrmcl-
ons II holds from one to 1--WE pecks. you
notice, on the outside. No umbrella is
Dcccssory-tbat IL one thing III have to
give It. In case OF sudden and drcnch.
Ing rainstorm, all the fair wcarer has TO
dc Is to cmwl up Into II until the storm
is over ! don't know OF any other uses
IL might be put to. Bill, for l baycut
bought one. not having n frau. but II
seems 10 me it ought to be n good place
TO carry the family wash a new set OF
automobile tlrcs and n weeks supply OF
Ice. Huhr Well. should say yes, You
bet I'm glad 1 didn't have to fork up |
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02

Black, rotten teeth In order strung,
Rangd cups that in the window
Stood
Lined with red rags TO look Ike
blood.
Did well his threefold trade ex-
Who shaved, drew teeth and breath
cd vein
The pole was considered necessary
In the operation of blood-letting, the
patient grasplng 1t in order to make
the blood flow more freely AS 1t
was apt TO get stained, the barber
painted it red. When the pole was
not in use. It was suspended outside
the door with the white linen swath-
ing bands twisted around II" In later
times this gave rise TO the practice of
painting 1t red and white. or black and
white, or even with red, white and
blue lines round IT, AS late rs the
year 1877, the lord chancellor Of Eng
land. Thurlow-an early friend of the
poet William Cowper-made state
ment in the House of Lords regarding
BARRIERS poles. AT that time BARRIERS
were required to use a blue and white
striped pole. with no other appendage;
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
MARKHAM Club Socialists
Editorial Committee:
KATE S. HllltARO.
E, A. 8ATTEll.
ROY E. SOUTHWICk,

men are refused admission to the un.
Ions Donnegan said
I believe labor leaders and officers
OF large unions arc opposed to the
admission of women'5 unions because
they fear they Will lose their Offices.
Many trades union officers know they
are not popular with the women. and
tsey might lose Office If a large body
ol women obtained the right TO vote
within the organization
1T Is true also that organized wo-
men, as rule. are guided by abso-
lutte honesty OF purpose and common
sense. and no hot air speeches of
some labor leaders will go with the
women. My experience of twenty
eight years in the labor movement
has taught me that men are much
more prone TO accept hot air than arc
union women"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02

Did you ever think how simple IL is
to do right, and how much more pleas
ure there Is In doing good to others,
than In doing otherwise? Just try II
awhile by patronizing the union label,
and then let us hear from you.
Love your enemies. and DO good to
them who despltefully use you, and
say all manner Of evil against you
falsely for the sake OF money, for
verify you have your reward And.
so do they.
Be not deceived, God is not mock
ed, for surely he will straighten all
things out right in the end. And what
a glorious end II will be for the true
and upright Keep TO your union prln-
ciples. my brother, and you need not
fear
The union label Is the emblem Of
honesty, manhood integrity and a lot
of other good things too numerous to
mention. Keep in the straight and
narrow union way,
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
Is Being Ones O,on Boss Worth While?

10 HERE is lot of talk nowadays
n about the pleasure, comfort md
II satisfaction OF being ones own boss
~ that needs looking into before ac-
ccptlpg as truO. Many young
nan. with q good, steady Job. never
loses occasion TO expand upon the priv.
ieSes and pcrquisitics OF having It
easy that bis boss has His employer
he argues. certainly bns n mighty good
thing OF it-just coming down to the Of
fec and 6ossiug his employees around at
bis own sweet will. He has DO regular
houH and can leave tho oGlcc Whenever
be gets good md ready. In fnct. IL IL
somewhat unfair To him to make bis cm.
ploycs work so hard when he himself
does nothing but cit In bis Office and look
out the window or fool nround With n
few papers II he could ouly get TO be
In business for himself. the young mnn
argues, he would be able 10 do precisely
The sume thing
But he wouldn't He would not fnd
his thing OF being your own boss exactly
hnt 1t ls cracked up to bc-from the
tnudpoint OF leisure. Ia oil probability
4 he has 1t In him ho will eventually re-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-05-02
NATURALIZATION NOT A STEP
TOWARD SOCIALISM,.

Naturalization Is not of itself step
toward Socialism. Naturalization is,
only when il rebounds to the interest
of the working class, Such national"
i2atlon natlonallZes: the other don't
The naturalization that Is lone and
superintcnded by the capitalist class,
does good only to the capitalist class,
Capitalist society Is like barrel
leaking from a thousand holes. each
hole being a capitalist-run concern
stop ONE hole and there will be just
so much water to run through the re-
naming holes There is no national
izatlon worth the name, or worth
straining for. except that one that.
knowing OF all the holes. has pro-
gram whereby all the holes are to be
stopped
One Step at a Time FalIacy.
U. S.-Not at all No ONE thing
Will ever be feasible until the working
class is sufficiently informed. united,
to undertake ALL things, At the same
time the workers in ONE trade VIII
nationalize the trade in their charge,
the workers In other trades can nation"
aliZe the other trades. To do this, the
working class must have learned the
true meaning Of solidarity, and hence.
among other reasons, the Industrial
Union Is a social-political necessity.
The only ONE first step, that is step,
is the revolutionary education Of the
workers Exchange