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The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
A-PRoDUCT OF NATURE.

Warmed into life by the sun shining
on Southern cotton fields, nurtured by
rain and dew, the cotton plant concen-
trates In its seed that life-giving and
hic-sustaining quality which is the basis
of Cottolcnc. From CoHon6cM 10
klfchen, human hands never touch the
oil from which Coltolcne is made. 1t is
product OF Nature.
Lard comes from the fat Of the hog
often impure, always indigestble. Cot
tolene, on the contrary is pure, and
Jelly made from tie juice of choicest
iruit is not more easily digested than
this product of the oil extracted from
the kernel of the cotton seed.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
Beware OF Ointments for Catsrrf tna
cOctaln Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense c.
smell and completely dcrangc the whole sysaeh'
when entering it through the mucous surface
Such articles should never be used except ca
prescriptions from reputable physicians :, -, =,
damage they will do'is tcn-fold TO the Soo1 s w
can possibly derive from them. Halls eSi,I'
Toledo, O., t contains no mercury. ne and Is tate99
internally. acting directly upon the blocI ~ NJ
muco surfaces OF the system. In buynS nA'H II
Cotarrh Cure be sure you get the genSine' a.
Is taken internally and is made m loleoV'
bys + J, Cheney & Co Testimonials ifee.,
a. Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per ue'u-
Halls Family Pills arc the best
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
THEATRE
Guarantee
to the
ORPHEUM
THEATER
PATRONS

The engagement al
the Orpheum Theatre
OF Cohsn G. Harrls'
production Of WinchcII
Smiths comedy tri,
umph, "The Fortune
Hunter" for one night,
Thursday, Dec. 8, is
ldentloaIly the same,
together with the or.
i9inal cast. which
played the longest run
ever accorded d dra.
matte play in Chicago,
which was one entire
season.
COHAN & HARRIS,
two Of Americas fore.
most producers, do not.
nor will not, send out
any inferior attrac.
tions, fully realizing
that the public want
the best and original
companies.
There is no Number
2, 3 or 4 company Of
"The Fortune Hunter"
and my patrons will
positively witness one
Of the very best com
edies on the American
stage.
Signed:
J. F. Goss, Mgr.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06

franks In the free transmission OF
the official mail resulting from the
business OF the new postal savings
system. By properly recording the
issuance OF such stamps and en-
vclopes. accurate records can be Kept
OF the cost 10 the government OF mana
ling the postal savings mail, whicn
Is certain to become an importnne
Item of expense and one that should
be exactly determined. In keeping
with this plan II Is hoped that con
gress will authorize the substitution
Of special Official stamps and stamped
envelopes for the various forms Oh
franks now used 10 carry free Of post
age the vast volume of departmental
and congressional mail matter.
Second Glass Mail Matter.
In my last annual message l In
vited the attention OF congress 10 the
lnndcquacy Of the postal rate imposed
upon second class mail matter In So
far as that Includes magazines ana
showed by figures prepared by ex-
perts of the postofllce department
that the government was rendering q
service to the magazines, costing
pensation paid An answer was at
tempted to this by the representa-
tlves OF the magazines, and a reply
was filed to this answer by the post
office deGartment The utter inadqua'
cy OF the answer, considered in the
light OF the reply of the pcsto1ice de-
partment I think must appeal to any
fair minded person. Whether the an
swer was all that could be said in be-
half Of the magazines is another
question. | agree that the question
Is one OF fact; but l insist that II
the fact Is as the experts Of the post
Office show, that We arc furnishing
to the owners Of magazines service
worth millions more than they pay
for It. then justice requires that the
rate should be increased. The In
crease in the receipts Of the depart
ment resulting from this change may
be devoted to increasing the useful
ness OF the department in establish
ing a parcels post and III reducing
the cost OF first class postage to one
cent II has been said by the pest
master general that fair adjustment
might be made under which the ad
yertising part OF the magazine should
| be charged for at a different and hlgh
er rate from that of the reading mat
ter. This would relieve many USEFUL
magazine that are net circulated al
a profit and would not shut t5sn out
from the use of the mails by pro
hibitory rate.
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
Parcels Post.

With respect to tho parcels post
| respectfully recommend Its adoption
on all rural delivery routes and that
IL pounds-the international limit
be made the limit Of carriage in such
post, and this with a view to It's gen
eral extension when the income OF
the postonice will permit it and postal
savings bank shall have been fully
established. The argument Is made
against the parcels post that was
made against the postal savings bank
that is introducing the government
into business which ought to be
conducted by private persons, and Is
paternalism The postofflce depart
ment has great plant and great
organization, reaching into the most
remote hamlet of the United States
and with this machinery 1t Is able TO
do a great many things economically
that If new organization we're nee
essary 1t would be impossible TO do
without eXtrayagant expenditure.
That is the reason WHY the postal
savings bank can be carried on at
small addtit nal cost, and why 1t is
possible TO incorporate at very In
considerable expense parcels post
in the rural delivery system. A gen
ernl post Will Involve n much greater
The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-06
Navy Department.

In the last annual report OF the sec
retary OF the navy. and in my annual
message. attention was called TO the
new detail OF officers In the navy de
partment by which officers of flag
rank were assigned to duty as aides
to the secretary in respect to naval
operations. personnel, inspection and
material This change was a substan-
tial compliance with the reoommen-
dalton of the commission on naval
reorganization headed by Mr. Justice
Moody and submitted TO President
RooSeyelt on February &c. 1909.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11
CAPITAL CITY
State Prison Board Bring Convicts to
Helena to Work on State Fair
Grounds and Buildings---Mon-
tana Federation to Act

convict labor. Governor Norris is a
democrat. while Attorney General
Galen and Secretary of State Yoder
are both republicans. thereby giving
the republicans a majority on the
Prison Board. At the Good Roads
convention recently held in Billings.
Governor Norris in a speech on good
roads and the use OF convicts on the
roads by the Prison Board. made the
statement. 1T is up to you gentle
men OF the convention to see that the
next legislature approves and au-
thorizes the continuance of the work
on roads by convicts already COM
menced by the Prison Board" That
statement binds the two old party
officials together as far as convict la
Dor is concerned.
The Prison Board are forcing the
issue and seem desirious of rousing
up organized labor and create a senti-
ment on convict labor in order that
the present convict labor laws be re-
pealed or amended to the extent that
laws more definite and specific be
placed on the statutes. The Prison
Board want an appropriation made by
the next legislature to build and equip
factory at Deer Lodge to be
operated by convicts. This seems to
be the end aimed at by our state Of
ficials and the delegates to the Mon
tana Federation of Labor convention
must be on their guard and not play
into the hands OF their enemy
Next to state legislature which
meets next winter the convention of
the Montana Federation of Labor will
be the greatest legislative body that
will convene in Montana this year.
The democrat and republican conven-
ton. will be Insignificant in COMPARE
son to IL.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11
CONvICTs TURN OUT
COUNTERFEIT COINS
A Glass of Work Not Appreciated or
Desired by the Advocates OF
Convict Labor.

Boston. Aug. 10.-How three in
mates OF the prison at Charleston
were able to construct a counterfeit
ing outfit and manufacture spurious
half dollars has been discovered by
secret service officers
Ever since July 21, when the state
prison officials discovered that coun'
terfieit half dollars were in circula-
ton in the prison and that some had
got outside, an investigation has been
under way.
At that time II became known that
Patrick Stanley OF Lynn. who Is serv-
ing a 25-year sentence as n habitual
criminal. was involved.
The method of the counterfieits was
ingenious. They secured from un.
known sources some scraps of tin and
lead. a jewellers crucible and some
plaster OF paris. One OF the trio has
a knowledge OF electricity, and 1t was
he who devised the means of melting
the metal.
He cut In on the electric light wires
In stanley's cell. attached two pieces
OF carbon and placed them on n sma,
sheet OF iron covered with fire-prool
cement. On the white-hot carbon the
crucible was placed, the metal was
melted and the coins were manufac-
tured in n plaster OF paris mould. I,
is supposed that there was an accom-
plice outside.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11
CONVICTS AT THE


question I'm Montana.
About forty eonvicts are being
housed at the State Fair grounds
near Helena. having been brought
from the state prison by Warden Con-
Icy. who done so under instructions
frpm the Prison Board. The union
men OF Helena are on the war path
over the matter and threaten to put
the State Fair on the unfair list. and
and Helena In conjunction with Pres
ident Donahue and Secretary Partelon
OF the Montana Federation OF Labor
had n conference with Governor
Norris, Attorney General Galen and
Secretary OF State Yoder.
Nothing came of the conference
except that the State officials are put
on record. and are determined to use
the convicts in competition with free
labor.
The last legislature appropriated
s20.000.00 to maintain state Fair
grounds and buildings. This means
$4,000 a year appropriation.
The last legislature also passed n
bill taking the supervision out of the
hands of the State Fair board and
gave II to the State Furnishing board.
which Is composed of the same off,
cials as make up the Prison Board.
Every year heretofore the work
around the State Fair grounds was
done by wage labor but this year the
Prison Board decided to have the
convicts do the work. regardless of
the fact that the last legislature made
ample prvisions To hire men to do
the work.
Not only are the convicts working
around the State Fair grounds but
they are constructing a Boulevard
from the fair grounds TO the city
and are even coming to work within
the city limits.
The present convict labor law in
Montana is rather vicious and has
been a dead letter up till recently.
The last session of the legislature
refused to pass a law legalizing con-
vict labor on highways. but the Prison
Board disregarding the wishes OF the
legislature. takes advantage OF an old
law that gives them power to do as
they please, and proceeds to work
convicts everywhere and anywhere
they please. especially In places
where workers are liable TO secure
means to make n living.
There has been a large number OF
settlers come into Montana during
the past year. Some OF them have
given about all their money for land
and the dry season has made crops
on new homesteads rather slim. This
tends to make towards a large num-
Der OF unemployed in the state this
coming winter and next spring.
During the strike that took place
IN Gftht fhilb Ttctntis ihtbt NUM-
ber OF the scabs were men from the
dry land farms OF Cascade and Fergus
COUNTIES. These men came mostly
from Missouri and Illinois with the
past year and as dry land farming
was not very successful this year and
their money about gone they took
advantage OF the strike In Great
Falls to scab on the building laborers.
The Montana Federation is to meet
in convention on August Is, at Great
Falls and this body will deal with
the subject OF convict labor In this
state.
The question has reached the stage
OF practical politics and must and caa
only be solved by political action.
This being the case the Montana Fed
Grafton OF Labor must go into politics
this year.
The two old parties are In favor OF
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11
CONVICT LABOR IS ON PAR
With C0OL|E LABOR
HALF MILLION DOLLARS WON

he fired" for political reasons, or as
an ''agitator."
another General Provision gained
e that a mistake In calculating "A
miners monthly pay must be rectifieG
within four days and at the place
mere the mine is located. Hereto
fore. the company might keep the
miner out Of his pay for whole
month, and make him travel miles
and miles to their office in order to
md out whether the error had been
corrected
Unpaid Labor Half Million Less.
The Wage Scale demands made 10y
the Unions were granted by The
operators. THAT Is, 5.55 PER ENT
ADvANCE FOR ALL CLASSES or
WORKMEN, ABOVE AND BELOW.
HAS BEEN WON FOR THE NEW
ECALE
This means, for instance. that the
Regular underground scale is ad-
vanced from s3.60 per day to s3.S0.
70 be sure. this is not much. COM
tared to the big amount Of Unpaid
Labor the coal companies appropriate
Rom these Mine Workers. II is only
20 cents a day. while the owners
(mostly Northern Pacific r. r. con-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11
RESOLUTIONS ON CONVICT LABOR
PASSED BY UNIONS

The Montana Prison Board has
been showed under by resolutions
from the unions of Montana against
convict labor. Space prohibits us
from publishing all the resolutions
that have come to this office. The
following are a few of the resolutions
passed by the unions:
At a regular meeting of Butte Mill
and Smeltermen's Union No "a. w. T..
OF NJ. held on the 2srd day OF June.
1910 the following resolution was
adopted.
Whereas: Edwin L. Norris. Gov
ernor of our State openly and without
hesitation recommended to the Prison
Board the employment of convict lab
OF on the roads and other work Of
the state, and
Whereas: Under his instruction.
been and are now employed on the
roads and other work OF the state
in Competition with free labor there
fore be IL
Resolved; That we. the Butte Milf
and smeetlrmen's Union No. "a, do
hereby condemn this action OF Gov.
Norris and the Prison Board for cans-
ing convict labor to be used In this
state as begiinpopn oitinso lad his
state as being in opposition to the best
interests of the great majority of the
citizens Of the state and especially to
our principles as Union men. and fur
ther
Resolved; That We consider the
employment of such labor in prefer
ence to free union labor as a direct
infringement on our inherent rights
sa free men and a great disadvant-
age to us In obtaining employment
which is our means OF support and
we will, in the future. remember this
action of the offials OF the state.
John ii. Mathteson, Presinent.
A. NJ. Fluent. Secretary Treasurer.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the Silver Bow Trades Assembly
and addressed to the Prison Ecard.
We. the members OF tEc Silver
Butte Montana. Ia, paying citizens u
the state. do m,st emphaticallv rrG.
test against any ac,ion OF the prison
board of this state favoring orfav.
orabie to the employment OF state
or county prisoners upon the high
ways Of the state or In hny other cab
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11

Kings and mobiles and landed pro-
prietors are relics of feudalsm in a few
years coal barons and steel kings will
be relics OF a past capitalism.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11

The following is the full text of the
resolution adopted by the Butte
Miners union protesting against the
employment of convicts on roads in
Montana;
To the officers and Members Butte
Miners Union. No. w. f. OF NJ;
Whereas, Having seen and read the
recommendations of our governor,
Edwin l.. Norris. to the roads COM
mission. and his unqualified endorse
ment Of the employment OF state con-
yicts In building said roads. and.
Whereas, We believe implicitly that
those recommendations, 10 concurred
In and carried out accordingly. will
mean a popular uprisal and reyul.
sion Of feeling such as was exhibited
some IL years ago when convicts and
what are euphoniously known to the
law as 'vags" were seen in the street,
OF the cities Of our state. with bal
and chain attached. doing the wori
for which the taxpayers OF Montana
could and should hire honest labor,
Mere subterfuge.
And we further believe that th'
statement Of our governor to the ef
feet that q sufficient amount OF mone'
CONTINUED on Page ~
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11
United Mine Workers Tenth Distri,'
Leads.

The 10th District. u NJ. w. Of A.
adjourned Its convention, Wednesday
August 10th. after five weeks sessioi,.
The regular business was transacted
in ten days. but the adjustment OF
terms for the neyt two years, coupled
ever three weeks. All the deiegat,s
stayed on the ground till the Joint
Committees report was received and
ratified.
Those three weeks were pretty ex-
pensive for the Locals, but the re-
suits seem To Justify the outla,
President Gatz and National Board
Member Tom Russell. constituting the
Mine workers Representatives on the
Joint Conference. bore a heavy
responsibility. but the Convention ad-
,ourned with victory achieved.
Best Terms In U. s.
TIL BEST TERMS WERE sBCUR-
ED FROM THE OPERATORS IN
THIS DISTRICT OF ALL THE DIS
TRICrS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Under General Provisions" the
discharge as they never have been be-
men are protected from arbitrary
fore. only fifteen days being allowed
the employer to prove his charges
against use discharged miner. Tho
OF his idle time. II the charges are
latter to recover up to ten days wages
not sustained. A miner cannot now
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-08-11

acity. We, the workers. know thai
their employment in this class OF work
will drive many workers out OF this
field of employment; that the employ
ment of safe or county prisoners in
this work brings such prisoners in
to direct competition with free work
ers; that II will debar many men
from earning a possible livelihood.
Thousands of free workers are now
idle In the state of Montana. To
employ prisoners in any capacity that
enters into the competition for jobs
will increase the number of the un-
employed in a community.
To-day free men are seeking tn
privilege Of work in order that they
may live. We, the free workers. de-
mand your board protect those free
men seeking employment. give en-
ployment to free men. rather than to
attempt to take from them, by the
enjoyment Of prisoners. the small
wages paid to them for this class OF
labor so necessary to maintain them
and their families"
VIM. o. Brien. President
Oscar NJ Parteiow. Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

mind to something, before he said, You jus leave
that fish to me Peloo III get onto his game
But Meelins only nodded his head sagaciously and
drew himself out of the chair saying, Guess II hike
off home to the Big Pine,
A the days passed, with Peloo sitting tight the
situation it evident to others that the pres
ence of Dick Hanson was a menace to Billy's peace
The genial smile that had all their hearts fitted
feetly his lips and only at intervals Many
scowling looks followed Hanson as he walked about
idly making pretense of looking for claim to buy
There an illicit whisky place up the hill;
but it would have been counted an act of treachery
to denounce the blind pig. The miners considered
the Government regulation against the sale of liquor
in mining camp act of tyranny sneering at the
assertion that dynamite and whisky made unsafe
combination. They were men who could toy with
liquor or DYNAMITE not babes to sup at Govern
ment milk bottle. And it was generally believed
that Hanson associated with the two Italians
who ran the blind pig.
Strangely enough it appeared to Meekns'
friends, he was often observed in Hansons COM
pany. When Peloo questioned him about this Red
drew his shaggy eyebrows down and assumed an air
of deep mystery. Importuned once, he replied al
most savagely,
You jus wait Guess know what L m donl l
ulster be fire ranger for the Gov'ment an l never
caught nobody by runnin' after EN- yelin' was an
off GER
There was no doubt that Meekins had some crude
idea of ingratiating himself into Hansons confidence
in the hope of obtaining sufficient evidence to
move him from Billys path. He might have
ceeded-that is in a different manner from which his
success came-1f 1T had not been Tor the blight OF
liquor that had been on him for years. He could go
months without it, and then inebriation would smite
him as hay fever periodical malaria lays other men
by the heels
Perhaps the willy Hanson, more subtle than Meek
ms, had OWNED the 1atters weakness; at any
Peloo was Mortified to see Red come into his place
one evening hilariously jocund.
WHERE did YOU get it, Red, in the name of
W heaven?" he queried, dragging Meekins to his
own room.
But Red was like an Indian considering it rank
act of treachery to disclose the of illicit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

'em Italians that's runnin' the blind pig UP on
the hill Since he come there's been whisky in the
house more'n onct an that'l kill me off deader n a
door nail
About the license Peloo?"
Yes got some friends at headquarters workin'
get license here: but if gets talked about that
there's liquor in the house an no license jus don't
get it. that's all
Did you speak to Billy about him."
Yes sure l did. But, say. there's somethin'
wrong. If you'd the look that in Billy's
eyes when wanted to have that crook out of
town NJ, was wa jus as i Id sprung ghost on him
in his life He's all wool an yard wide, you
stake your life on that. Peloo. Them eyes is his
sworn testimony to that fact
What does Billy give him money for, Red Bill
Tvs keepin' him.
Didn't you never lend pal money Peloo?''
that liked. An Billy don't cotton a 10th to this fee s
he's jus feared of him. l been takin' stock when
they wasn't lookin'.'
Il reckon the proper thing to do under the cir
cumstance." Meekins said thoughtfully, tousling
his mop red hair would be to snake this deadbeat
dark night an send him scootin' down the river
in a canoe with strict orders to keep goin'.''
Cant be did. This camp amt no good" Peloo
gasped realizing he had expressed adverse opinion
of Silver City He fastened to explain, 81 mean as
to governin' place We amt got law enough an
we got too much. If we had the right kind of law
here could jus send this Teller out vag an if
Hank Speers hadn't been sent here good con-
stable, an you an few of the feers could jus
give that sponge his choice between eavn an
climbin tree without touchin' the trunk
well, as for me- Red growled, If Bly's gettin'
the worst of it. I'll take the law inter my hands
an wallop kinds of daylight out of that
bird
I'VE JUS got to wait an stand for it awhile Peloo
said with sigh of resignation. i've fellers like
that sorter get runnin loose in mimi camp, an
stumble up agin' sickness that carried 'em off.
You see longs he pays his board an don't break
nothin', l kinder can't turn him out. I've been
readin up awbook on the subjec'. If l have any
kind of a runpus in the hotel, I'll lose chance Of
gettin' that license, don't you see Red?"
Pod faI Loot nro hryf 1o~o
decisive jerk, indicating that he had made up his