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The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10

EDITIONAL
In a Kansas City Paper Which
SuStains Right to Boycott In a
Vigorous Manner.

Inc right of labor organizations to
abstain from purchasing the products of
: establishments deemed unfair to them
was called into question wher the Buck
Stove and Range Company instituted a
SUIT TO cempel the American Federation
OF Labor to cease the publication of the
products OF the company in question in
its 'We Don't Patronizc List.'' The
principle involved in this case is whether
or not the organizations of labor have
the legal right by concerted action to
purchase or not to purchase, for a reason
or for no reason, the products of any es.
Enlistment.
The first boycott in American history
was that instituted by the Colonies
against the manufactured products of
great Britain upon the passage by the
English parliament of tho first stamp
act The boycott resulted in a repeal of
the act A second act, however, a little
different in form, caused the Colonies to
again place a boycott upon the products
OF British manufacturers, subscriptions
and bonds being signed by large ma
Jorlty OF the merchants to carry to a sue
cessful conclusion the boycott.
Conspicuous among the champions of
this boycott were George Washington,
Peyton Randolph, Patrick Henry, Rich
ard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson.
George Washington, in 4 letter to his
friend, Mr.. Mason, urged that the boy
colt be prosecuted with vigor, even to
the point of refusing to purchase any
OF the wares of any merchant who insisted
upon buying the tabooed articles from
British manufacturers. This letter con-
stitutes what is termed the secondary boy.
colt.
The right to boycott has become an
interesting question, inasmuch as the pub
lie in general, well as the newspapers.
has emphatically declared it's belief in
it.
Iaul Tmeman, editorial writer for the
Kansas City Post, in the January Gath
issue, pertinently summarized the present
anti meat eating agitation in its relation
to the attitude maintained by labor
unions for the right to boycott. It is as
follows:
One of the very interesting features
OF the antitrust crusade has been over
looked, namely the quick and excellent
generalship of the labor unions in Selling
an opportunity of decisive benfit to their
cause 1t win be remembered
that the issue in the celebrated Wash
ington case, in which national labor lead
ers were held to be in contempt of court,
rested upon the relation of free press
and free speech to carrying on boycott.
If a boycott, when carried on
| by organizations, contravened the Sher-
man antitrust law, and the publicity of
, this boycott by printed and spoken word
proved the existence of conspiracy in
restraint Of trade, then, in principle at
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10
TO FIGHT STEEL TRUST.

+. ). McArdle, president of the Anal.
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and
lin Workers, is still in Chicago, ar.
ranging for carrying on fight against
the United States Steel corporation and
to organize it's unskilled workmen. The
intention is to hold organization meet
ings in South Chicago to unite the 1000
workmen employed by the Illinois Steel
Company. From there he will go to
Joliet and Milwaukee for similar pur.
pose.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10
GENERA.
NEWS BRIEFS.
STONE WORKERS STRIKE

The Hoosicr stone mill at Hart ford
Conn.,, was closed last week by a strike
OF the employees who objected to the mill
owners furnishing dressed stone to a
contractor who employs non-union labor
The mill men demanded that no more
stone be furnished the contractor and
when the demand was ignored they walk.
ed out of the mill
The strikers have chosen pickets who
will watch the works and try to per.
suade any one from taking their jobs.
There has been no disorder and in all
likelihood there will be none.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10

All Story, American, Argosy, Burr Nc
1ntosh, Circle, Cavalier, Collier Is, Cosmo.
politan, Everybody g, Hampton g, Gum
ter's, Harper IS, Puck, Life, Judge, Les
s, Mcclure g, Metropolitan, Munsey,
National, Outlook, Pacific, Pearson 3,
Young's, Peoples, Popular, scrapbook,
scribner's, Ten-Story, Sunset, Success,
Review of Reviews, Theater, Town Top
les, Uncle Remus, Van Norden, Variety,
Watson g, Wiltshire.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10

See our extra special offer on page two
Show it to your friends.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10
Will Not Strike at Present.

Assured by their leaders that negotia-
tons are pending toward bringing about
n peaceful settlement of their troubles,
more than 5000 members of Division AT
Amalgamated Street Car Men g Union of
Philadelphia adopted resolutions indors-
ing the peace policy at two big mass
meetings held in the Labor Lyceum, 9th
and Brown streets.
"The Rapid Transit Company must
now settle the just grievances of the
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10

union or strike will follow was the
statement given out by c. o. Pratt, ma
tional organizer, following the meetings.
Pratt, however, made it plain that a
strike will not be declared until every
effort to secure the adjustment of the
men s grievances by peaceful means had
been exhausted and the campaign of cd
ucating the public, which will now be
instituted by the Central Labor Union,
brought to termination.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10
STEEL WORKERS STRIKE

Eight hundred men went on strike at
the bethlehem steel works today. The
trouble IS question of pay, the men
demanding time and half for over
time, evenings and Sundays The reg
ular day is ten and a half bonrs .ho
wages range from 221s cents to On oon+s
an hour
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10

List of firms that patronizc your paper
and are deserving of your patronage
Remember them.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-02-10

Remember that the Rajah stogie is a
home made, hand made, union made pro-
duct.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Mrs. w. II. Miller called the
other day and renewed for the
Message. Her son, 0rval 7. Mil
Ter, is taking course in Gem
City Business College. He is de
lighted with the work and thinks
every young man should take Il
business course in some school; it
will help him in the practical
things of life.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
THE LAST CENSUS.
The Enumerators as to Their Pol
itical Affiliations.

Supervisor of the census for this
district. Clarence \. Barnes, sub
mits the following figures show
ing the number of enumeratOrs APP
pointed and their political affilia-
tiOnS:
Audrain-Eight Republicans, 5
Democrats. one Independent, one
woman.
Callaway-Eleven Republicans
7 Democrats, 3 independent. }
women.
Franklin-Twenty Republicans,
Five Democrats, political affilia-
tion unknown.
Gasconade-Five Republicans,
Democrats, l independent, 2 politi-
cal affiliations unknown.
Lincoln-FOur Republicans, Is
Democrats. l woman.
MOntgomery-Elght hepuDu-
cans, 7 Democrats.
Pike-Thirteen Republicans, +
Democrats, 3 women.
Ralls-Four Republicans, =
Democrats, l woman.
st. Charles-Fifteen Republic
cans. s Democrats, l woman.
Warren-Seven Republicans, 2
Democrats.
Total Republicans, 90; all others
81.
OF the above, 20 were former
enumerators and two were former
ly connected with the census.
1t would appear that the super
visor has given the people of this
district square deal, 1t might be
reasoned, also, that the enumera-
tors could do nothing else and
could have no other purpose.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

The ladies of the Home Mission
societies of the Methodist churches
at Hatton and McCredie held a
most profitable and thoroughly
enjoyable joint meeting at the
home of Mrs. j. o. McClintic last
Thursday. Mrs. McClintle ,
spacious home was decorated with
fine ported plants from her own
greenhouse, and a bountiful dim
ner was spread, A full days pro
gram Of mission topics was given
and a large number of guests were
present. Mrs. w. p Rowland OF
Mexico was among the guests
The editor of the Message and
wife regret that they were unable
to accept an invitation to be pres
ent.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

There was an enthusiastic tenn
perance mass meeting at the Mex.
leo court house Sunday afternoon
Strong appeals for Statewide pro-.
hibitiOn were made in speeches by
Revs, A, A. Wallace, Willis Car.
Isle and w. A, Shullenberger.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Davis and
family of Lebanon, Ind, who arc
travelling thru in an automobile, to
Houston, Texas, to spend the win.
ter, stopped in Mexico to visit rel.
atives. Spent last Friday with
Mr.. F. G. Brenton and family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
AMENDMENT NO. ii.
Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 2, 10,

Mexico, Mo-, Nov. 2, 1910.
Editor the Message:
| wish to say a few words thru
your paper in behalf of Amend
ment No. II. This Amendment
sets aside for the support of the
University of Missouri separate
annual fund of $40 of mill per
dollar of assessed valuation of
Missouri property. During the
past ten years the support which
has been given this institution has
varied from year to year, to such
an extent as to make it impossible
to manage its affairs in such a way
as to best serve the people of the
State. The University has been
forced to depend very largely up
on appropriations to be pail out
of the receipts from the Collateral
Inheritance Tax. The receipts
from this tax can never be fore
casted and their fluctuations are
so unexpected that the University
can not with safety contract for
many needed improvements be-
cause of the danger that the In
heritance Tax will not be sufficient
to pay the bills. (In 1907, for in
stance. receipts from the lnheri-
lance Tax Unexpectedly fell off -
per cent. from those of 1867 As
result many of the ableSt of the
University's instructors are being
taken away by other states. Fur
thermOre, many people think thu
Collateral Inheritance Tax unfair
and it has caused much unfriendly
feeling toward the institution.
If Amendment No. II carries
the officers of the University
pledge themselves to ask the legis
lature to change the law so tina
the University will not receive any
part of the Inheritance Tax
Amendment No. II does not pro-
vide for more revenue than tn
University has beenreceiving in r"
cent years, but it does provide tina
this amount shall be definite ant
certain.
There are at present about fit,
boys and girls from Audrai
= county attending the University
Knowing the service which tn
school is doing for the State, W
plead. with the voters of Au1rai
county, for their favorable conSh
Grafton of Amendment No. IL q
Nov. s. In the name of bette
schools we ask you to vote YE'
and scratch NO, on the la
amendment.
Yours truly,
= OTTO KUNKEL.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

w. j. Creasey, of near Mexico,
and his brother, Robert Creasey.
of Centralia, returned few days
ago from a two weeks visit at
Springfield, Mo-, the guests OF
Mrs. Lucy Mitchell, who is a
daughter of Mr.. w. j. Creasey.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

-Four young negroes were ar
rested last week for breaking into
Richard Glover's house on two oc-
easions, stealing several articles,
Three Of them were fined and the
fourth turned loose on promise oil
good behavior.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

w. u, Coil of Laddonia was
working with a feed cutter a few
days ago and he got his left hand
into the machine and lost the
ends, to the second joints, of his
first two fingers. Billy we are
sorry for this misfortune to you.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
"sELB's BEST"
How He Produced 1t and How He
Cultivates 1t.

Theo. Selb, near this city, gives
the Message the following very in
tereSting interview concerning
"Selb's Best" white corn with
which he captured first prize on
white corn at the recent big corn
show given by Ferris & Cauthorn
in Mexico, where there were near
500 samples on exhibition:
"My corn is a cross between a
White Dent and. Boone County
White.
"The White Dent being an early
variety AMI the Boone County
White being a late variety through
pollination, | have selected my
"Best."
A breeder of corn should have
his ideal in mind, and breed to-
ward it. As you know, the Boone
County White is a rough, toothy.
finney corn, which is very hard on
ones hands at husking time. This
1 dislike, and in my ideal tried to
have a smoother grain surface and
yet have the quality of this va
riety.
"The longer one selects to one
type the more certain he is that his
crop will be like the seed he plant.
ed The shape of the ear and the
color Of the grain should adhere to
the type of corn desired. If mix
lures of shades or colors appear.
one may be sure that his corn
needs more rigid selection.
variation in color of cob indi.
Gates mixture of varieties. White
corn should have a white cob; vel
low corn, red cob, etc. In oh.
serving these rules you will soon
have type which is original by
using an ideal pure sire just as in
cattleJbreeding a good sire is nee
essary for a fine herd. These facts
in regard to stock are just as true
concerning grain, and when fol
lowed will increase quality ant
yield.
81 started in the spring of 1906
to develop this corn and | have
been working on Selb's Best eve
since. / started on just fairly
good old ground and used it unit
within the last two years when
cleared off some timber ridge lane
and this year planted my Best OF
it. This year being the secon'
crop raised on this land proved t.
be means of my gaining bette
results.
"This land was not bottom land
but practically all ridgy The rule
| followed in cultivating the LAM
might not suit the other land, bu
I will say if one could have fore
enough to turn over all his plot o
land, harrow, drag, roll, pulveriz'
plant and cultivate in one day
would be much the better.
"I desire to lay great stress o
the selection of seed. Above every
thing get the best and plant tn
best and don't consider anythin
that you are told is just as goo'
Bear in mind, also, that the see
should be acclimated or grown
; the same latitude. Any number
; people send off each year
= another section for seed corn, pa.
! ing high prices and then wish the
had their money back. The result
: of this practice is a bad stand.
"The advantage of buying see
:, grown at home is that you can 81
and know what it does and ii
success had in planting the sam
- ! claim you can take care OF yol
. seed better than any one else al
= to better advantage. Keep it in
room not too warm or too cold. "
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Edward Dermody, the grocery
man, while washing the transom in
his store one day last week was
precipitated to the floor, falling
about 10 feet. The ladder slipped.
He has been compelled to use
crutches the past few days.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
HIGHWAY ENGINEER.
Farber. No. Nov. 2. 19


the proposition whether we main
tain the office of Highway Engi-
neer or not, l wish to say a word,
in reference to the matter. In the
first place l will say have no per-
sonal interest in the matter, / only
have an interest as a taxpayer and
a citizen who is interested in good
roads. / have been a member of
the court for near 4 years and have
had experience with and without
the Highway Engineer and / know
this is far the most economical
way to build and repair bridges
The old way of letting these
bridges to the lowest bidders was
very unsatisfactory. The bridge
men won't bid against one
another. Besides if some one
don't look after this work the
county will be imposed upon.
Some may say let the County
Court look after this work. Don t
you know it would be very eX-
Ipensive for the court to do this. II
would not cost less than 500 per
day. Besides they are not practi-
cal bridge men and are not compe-
tent as a rule.
Some say he is paid too much
money ana if we could put this
81 800 on the roads we will derive
more benefit from it.
Don't you know this does not
come out of the road fund, not one
dollar of it. If you will figure his
expenses out you will find he is the
poorest paid man in the county
Besides this the laws of 1909, See.
1882, says in counties that vote
to abolish Highway Engineer, the
surveyor shall be ex-OfficiO High
way Engineer and perform the
duties of Highway Engineer and
receive from 50 to s. per day for
his services. While the surveyor
will not have quite the authority
his pay will be as much or more
than the Highway Engineer. We
employ the Highway Engineer by
the year with the privilege to dis
charge him any day his work is
not satisfactory. The surveyor is
elected for 4 years, while he may
be ever so incompetent yet tho
law says he shall be Highway En-
gineer regardless of qualifications
We can employ the surveyor now
i we think he is the best AM
cheapest man as low as 5000 PEI
year. ..G .-..
Why compel us to. pay more
some men are deaFTat any price
could cite you to many instance
where the Highway Engineer ha
saved the county more than hi
: salary each year. Remember w
have had two very bad years oil
our roads and bridges-more dam
age lone to bridges by high waite
than ever before in this county
history. More than one hundre'
bridges built and repaired in tn
last II months. SO think over tn
matter before you vote to comp(
! the county to hire one certain ma
for this important place, This
3 my last year and your decisio
-, will only affect me as a tax pave
and citizen.
Two of the members of our ne2
court will be men of experience
all of them are business men an
: | am sure will save the count
. every dollar they can. SO m
. advice is put it up to them and Il
=, them employ whom they please.
=. (Signed) j. d. SUTTON,
>, Judge Eastern DistriC
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. w, d. Brown OF
Towloawa, Okla, attended the
Brown-Geary wedding at Thomp.
son last week and are now visiting
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. II, II.
Creasey, and other relatives in the
Thompson community
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
rREspAssERs. KEEP OUT.

All hunters, fishermen and other
intruders are hereby warned
against trespassing on any lands
owned or controlled by the under
signed:
James Quinlan,
w. G. Sims,
John LOckridge. T.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Prof. j. w. Million delivered a
prohibition address to an enthu-
siastic audience at Vandalia last
Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
HELP WANTED.

Men and boys for work in our
packing houses at Louisiana, Mo.
A good position for everyone at
good wages.
Stark Bros, Louisiana, Mo. 1t
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03
A FULTON LAWYER.
Gives the st. Louis Defense Com
mittee" a Good
Rub.

Martin E. Lawson, an attorney
Of Liberty, Mo-, a friend of Geo.
E. Tut, Of Fulton, has answered a
letter sent him by the Citizens
Defense Committee of st. Louis.
The answer was published in
Judge w. H. Wallace's paper,
The Citizen, and is as follows:
Gentlemen: / have received
your letter of September 30, l do
not believe that the City of st.
Louis is dependent upon the sa-
loon, brewery and wholesale
liquor business for its stability,
nor that it would be injured by
abolishing them. Yet if that
were true, I would not vote
against prohibition.
eff your prosperity is of the sa-
loon, it is at the expense of the
country, and its cost is the money,
prosperity and souls of many IF
our people. We are interested in
your welfare, but not to the ex-
tent of our own destruction.
"YOu say prohibition would set
you back % years. If your pros
perity is through the saloon, you
deserve it. You say you want
local regulation and that you ia
vor local self government. If
you can build a wall around st.
Louis and prevent your people
from sending to our people the
liquor that Injuries them, then we
will listen to such argument, but
when St. Louis is doing its best to
destroy our young men, and to
gather the money that should pro-
vide decent homes for our people,
it places itself beyond local meas
ures, and must expect action from
all who come within the reach of
its influence.
''I notice that you claim the
law cannot be enforced. With a
Legislature elected that is in sym
pathy with the people rather than
the liquor interests, we can enact
two laws that will make enforce
ment easy:
81. To make the possession Of
government license or tax re-
ceipt prima facie evidence OF
guilty sales at retail.
"2. To make possession of
more than one gallon of whislIey
or one case of beer under circum-
stances indicating traffic, prima
facie evidence of guilty sales.
"BOth these laws have h>cr
passed upon by the supreme corr
of the United States. and they
alone will make enforcement easy
"I cannot write more in letter
Your letter accompanying y)u
defense suggests that my fees
will be cut down, if prohibition il
adopted. I believe you are cor
+, rect. and that with sober, SAM
citizens litigation will decrease
but you ask me to help defeat /
that | may get more fees. Is thu
your idea of the country lawye
= of Missouri? Do you feel that h
is willing to help you hold opel
j hell s door, and see his friend
4 and neighbors, and perhaps hi
own people go in there, solely tina
u st. Louis, Missouri, may grow i
b population, and a few of its cit
" zens amass great wealth, tn
, while they are fastening tn
! vicious influences on the banker
= and merchant princes of you
cityR"
u. IL 4 khn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

There will be a box supper given
at New Hope Christian church
next Saturday night, southeast OF
Mexico. The public invited to at
tend.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

The revival meeting at Bethel,
conducted by Rev. II. l. Cobb and
evangelist, Rev. j. w. Kimbrell, is
growing in interest. Quite a num-
Der have already prOfessed faith in
Christ.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Mrs. NJ. S. Carter and little son,
James, of Glasgow, Mo-, visited
Mrs. Carter's parents here this
week, Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Boat
man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Miss Verlea McCubbin Of Lad
donna, attending the State Uni
versity, visited Hardin College
friends here this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Mrs. j. E. Martin of this city
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rip. Pearson, in st. Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

John Watson of Laddonia is at
Hampton, Iowa, helping in the
corn gathering harvest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-03

Mexico Machine Shop. General
machine and engine work. Cir
cular saws gummed. tt