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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-17
Union Leaders Testify Before House Committee
That Boys and Landlubbers Manned the
Ships-LaW authorized by Govern
nnent Makes Sailors the Prop
erty of ShipoWners

Spight's bill, II. r. 111sS. for the
better protection of seamen, was un-
der consideration.
II am Andrew Furuseth. President
of the International Seamen's Union
of America" commenced the speaker,
''and three things the sailors are now
asking for: Regulation of the hours
of our labor-a man may now be COM
PEELED to stand eighteen hours on
watch. and twelve hours of this at the
wheel; law compelling shipowners to
stop undermanning their vessels, and
abolition OF the old law which allows
sailor to be imprisoned for what Is
called violation of contract. 1t is the
truth, that today sailors get more pro-
lection on foreign vessels than they
do on American ships. and it is my
purpose to show
"one moment, Mr.. Furuseth"-the
interruption came from Chairman
Green of the state of Massuchetts.
where shipowners and shipbuilders
have no love for trades unions. IF
you would do away with the old law
of imprisonment, what would you pro-
pose to do in cases of desertion?"
'The same as is done in the coast
wise trade" came back the answer.
like a pistol shot. rs 1t not enough
that sailor loses his clothes and his
pay. when a masters brutalities may
force him from the ship, without
treating him like a runaway slave !?
These laws date back to 100. The
fugitive-slave law was modelled upon
the fugitive seamen's law. but when
you repealed the fugitive-slave law
-
still, under the law. runaway slaves"
companies, Edwin II. Dug. had been
=,
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-17

aried officials, and the "defcft" will
soon stop. The howl of deficit" is
only slick trick to give the govern
ment a chance to get a whack at the
undertaking magazines. and espec-
tally the socialist publications. The
proposed measure is simply in line
with the numerous attempts that have
been made against free speech, social
list workers, a free press, and every
thing that tends to break down the
graft of a present ruling class. There
are a hundred ways to stop the de
felt" besides putting a tax on the free
and cheap circulation of information
and discussion to the public.
The Washington Post" gives the
game away. 1t says, The proposed
measure will be an acceptable relief
to the people who are now taxed to
maintain myriad publications that are
In effect mere punches of advertise
ments between which are sandwiched
socialist essays, the formation of fan
tastic isms, or a little tawdry fiction
apotheothizing criminals and crime"
Dixon says that the publications
that are starting a crusade against the
tax are posing as martyrs. when they
are really getting rich Off the govern
mcnt subsidy.
oh. yes, the socialist party papers
are getting rich. Too bad It should
be such a crime for socialist papers
to get rich and such an admirable
thing for railroads to get rich OFF a
government subsidy. Besides the
eight cents a pund bluff is only a bug
aboo. In 1901 the total weight OF
second-class matter was 529,444,573
pounds, and the deficit was s3.s2s.727;
by 1909 the total weight had increased
2s4.161,2s7 pounds. Now IL this in
creased weight had cost eight and two
thirds cents per pound, the deficit
should have been s2s,4S5,59t.O6. but
It was only sl7.47s,770.47. Now We
have high authority for the statement
that the rural delivery system inyolv.
ed loss Of s2s.OOO. 900. 1t will not
do to charge the loss against second
class and against free delivery too.
II there really was loss of sgs.OO0,-
900 on rural delivery then there was
no loss at all, but a gain of slO,520,-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-17

charge of all their orientals," replied
Furuseth. but ask you, in all fair
ness, should the lives of passengers be
placed in the hands of men who can
not understand an order given in En-
glish?"
Around the walls of the committee
steamships from the "old Dominion
room were hung pictures of great
Line. the RED ID Line, and many
others. significant of the potent infiu-
ence that has again and again twisted.
postponed. and smothered bills for the
betterment of seamen's conditions and
sneeIeG safety for human cargoes.
But the sailor with his plea contin-
ued:
1--WE demand that there shall be
sufficient space for each man to sleep
in-at least six by six by two feet;
long enough for an ordinary-sized
man to stand up in. long enough for
this same man to lie down in. France,
Germany Norway. all provide that
there shall be at least 120 cubic feet
of space for each seaman-we ask the
same.
1T is a fact that the United States
man-of-war Monterey has only nine
ty cubic feet air space per man, and
the ships doctors report much sick
ness as a result
The Cheapest Possible Labor at Risk
of Loss OF Ship.
"The truth is, gentlemen, there has
been a total change in the relations of
ship owners TO vessels. In olden times
owners might lose the total value oil
their ships. but now the systems of
insurance remove all this risk and to-
day the main point of the shipowncr
Is TO obtain the cheapest possible labor.
The shlpowner's risk is not sufficient
to compel him to employ able seamen.
on the high seas but fifteen per cent
Of the total cost of operating a vessel
is expended in wages and living of the
men-on the lakes It is less than
twelve per cent"
Having concluded, the President of
the seamen's Union gave way to an
other notable figure in the sailors or
ganization. Secretary Victor A. olan-
der. from the great lakes, who told of
the strike forced by the Lake Carriers
Association, In which these shipown-
ers had used. as strlkebreakers, men
from the Pittsburg steel mills who had
never in their lives served as sailors.
Advertisements. clipped from lake.
side papers, calling for men to man
the vessels who have never sailed be-
fore. were offered as evidence by Sec
retary olander. He gave the details
OF the industrial passport system
employed by the Carriers Association,
by which the union men were black
listed. and told OF the oath, forced
upon every would-be employee. to re-
sign from the union.
Patrick Flynn. Financial Secretary
OF the Marine Firemen. and Secretary
william II. Frazier of the Interna-
tional seamen's Union. added testi-
mony in support OF the strong case
that had been made for the bill.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-17

CONTINUED on Page ~
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08
FOR WATER AND SEWERS

The periodical agitation i'm favor
of sewer system and water works
for Mountain Home has not, as yet,
brought results-due. perhaps to the
fact that nothing of a practicable ma
ture has been presented to the pep
pie.
There can be no question as 20
the necessity of these two utilities;
not only as aids to good health and
protection of property, but as an in
ducement to homeseekers. A town
is known by the advantages it Of
fers to intending settlers and all
things being equal otherwise, the
town with a sewer system and a good
supply of water for domestic purpos-
es is in a much more favorable no
sition to compete for new citizens
than the town without.
It would probably be a difficult
matter to bring about the installa-
tion of a sewer system by private
capital. and, therefore. a bond issue
will probably be necessary for that
purpose.
In the matter of a water supply
however, private capital may be en-
listed, and any bona fide offer in thai
direction should receive the support
and approval Of the citizens The
laws of the state provide sufficient
safeguards for the people. amongs
them being the provision for a com
mission to determine what wateI
rates shall be. Therefore, efforts
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08
NEW NArloNALrsM~

The recent speeches of Theodore
Roosevelt. especially the one before
the Conservation Congress at st.
Paul. breathe the spirit of centrali-
cation Of power in the federal govern
ment. He enunciates a doctrine that
is foreign to the American spirit Of
permitting the people to rule He ad-
yocates governm ntal control of re-
sources which properly belong to
the people. and through his great
hold upon the American people, gives
untold impetus to the spread of pa
ternalistic and socialistic doctrines.
Furthermore, he puts himself squar-
ely on record against the sentiment
Of the western people. and arrogates
to himself unusual power when ne
attempts to set his views above those
Of the representatives of the nine
western states whose people are the
ones most vitality affected.
AS was to be expected. the Con-
scryation Congress has been paehed
by the eastern friends of the Pinchot
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08

should be made to enlist capital. AMI
franchise should be granted to
private corporation Unquestionably
such a franchise should provide that
the town shall have the right to pur-
chase the system. based upon its ac-
tual valuation. from the private cor
poration at any time after stated
period; and that the corporation
shall not be permitted to charge any
thing for the unexpired term of its
franchise.
These two utilities are so closely
related that they should be installed
simultaneously. In this way money
can be saved by both the town and
the private corporation, as one
trench could be made to serve bo'h
purposes.
1t is up to the public spirited cit
liens of the town to head a move
ment which will bring about these
results.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08


theories; and the people Of the west
viii have no voice in the framing Of
resolutions. the intention of which
will be to influence future legisla-
ton The natural resources Of the
eastern states have been harnessed +
for the benefit of the people Of that
section Of the country. IL is due 20
this that the United States made
greater progress in the last century
than any other nation on the globe
The same spirit that brought about
the upbuilding Of the eastern states +
has spread to the western states, .
which only in recent years have be-
gun to see development along large
lines and now we are confronted
with the un-American theory of bot
thing mp resources which, by virtue
of the constitution, belong to the peo-
pie and should be for their beDeft
Placing these under national control
can only mean check to western
development AS a matter of fact
the people are the government, and
this should be true in practice as
well as in theory; but there is vast
difference between actual control of
natural resources by a government
of the people and government Of
federal bureaus. This is the crux cf
the matter.
Colonel Roosevelt believes that the
states are not able to properly adj
minister their resources. He advo-
Gates national control of streams
within the states and claims that on
" in this manner can power sites be
kept out of the hands of predatory
corporations. Corporations derive
their charters from the states and
not from the national government.
The states. therefore. are better able
to exercise supervision over the cor
porations, as well as over the water
resources. than can federal bureau.
Whenever the rights of state 10
control its own waters are abrogated
it will mean a stop to development
It will tie up the irrigation of arid
lands and the generation of electri-
cal power which is so essential TO
the industrial growth of the west;
but above all. it will mean step in
the direction of feudalism and CEN
tralization which are so contrary 70
the spirit which brought about the
birth of the nation.
Colonel Roosevelt has mis-read the
signs if he thinks that the people
of the west will follow him on this
strange path. He will find rather
that they are in accord with Pres
ident Taft. who, in a special message
to the United States Senate on jan
uary IA. 1910. said The problem
is how to save and how to utilize
how to conserve and still develop;
for no sane person can contend that
it is for the common good that Ma
lures blessings are only for unborn
generations"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08
AprRorRIATE ENVIRONMENT

Quite appropriately this year .
session of the Conservation Congress
is being held in st. Paul the home OF
the great timber baron Weyerhauser.
IL will enable Messrs. Pinchot, Gar
field and other pseudo reformers 70
hob mob with the greatest beneii-
ciary of all under the policy which
creates the immense forest reserves
and withholds lands from settlement
and timber from the use of the set
tiers. Every additional tree that is
included in a government reserve in
creases the Weyerhauser monopoly
and adds to his means of gouging the
people on lumber prices The abuse
of Special Interests" cannot. of
course. be construed to apply to the
Weyerhauser syndicate; but it is a
noticeable fact that about the only
western interest which has not OBJ
iected to the Pinchot program is this
same syndicate.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08

Some one has complained that the
nose has not been immortalized IN
poetry. Poets probably think it could
MT stand the smell Of the feet.
The fellow who didn't have time TO
run his automobile down to the re-
quirements Of the law got 80 days
given him to help relieve the pres
sure.
Some Of the songs we like best are
seldome sung any more-and prob
ably we would like some Of the 9th
ers better under the same conditions.
A bill is proposed which Will re-
suit in dumping into the sewer all
doped hen fruit over one year old.
That's a cold-blooded way Of killing
off the sewer rats.
At the opening nights auction sale
of the Yerkes collection PAINTING
called "The Fugal Meal" sold for
$4,000. Wonder what a real meal
would have cost.
Some pure springs have been found
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08
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THOUGHTS ON THINGS.
Gilbert Bede)

johnson brought home the bacon.
Wen. isn't he a son of Ham?
They really ought to have "stat-
ute of limitations" in statuary hall at
Washington.
"All I want is to be left alone.
says Teddy. Jr And only been mar
ried such short time
some of the eastern prosecutors
are getting to be expert masseurs in
the immunity bath department.
A Harvard athlete says he is going
~ eve 125 years on % cents a day
We'd like to be around when he does
it.
You can't be absolutely certain
that a woman is broad-minded just
because she wears a hat three feet
i'm diameter.
Rapidly growing finger nails are
claimed to indicate good health-but
there is nothing that can be allowed
to look more sickish
New York boasts an electrically
lighted hearse-but no invention Of
modern science can throw any light
upon the mysteries Of death.
We understand that Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioner Elmquisl
who lives on beautiful Chicago LAKE
where the croppies are thick. ha.
been caught rebaiting
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-09-08

merry tramp of little feet.
Just hear the sweet vibration
The children over all the land
Have had a long vacation,
And back again they haste to take
in school the dear old places,
To measure out the days by rule.
With fair unshadowed faces
They troop along the city streets.
Grave eyes grow young that see them.
And wistful hearts from every blight
OF sin and pain would free them.
Athwart the dusty ways Of change,
With watts of flowers and grasses.
AS if to music sweet and strange,
The brilliant army passes.
Along the quiet country roads,
BY purple asters bordered.
AT nine O'Clock and half past three.
The gay reviews are ordered
And childish voices clear and shrill,
Amaze the peeping thrushes,
And other little feathered folk.
Housekeeping in the bushes
We older people like to watch
Our little lads and lasses.
As sturdily they set to work
In sober ranks and classes;
Such happy brows are overbent
To con the picture pages.
Such earnest wills are wrestling with
The story of the ages.
And sometimes signing as we gaze
So fast the BARNS are growing
We think of darker skies to come
For these so glad and glowing.
Fain would we keep the children still
Brown checked and blithe and ruddy,
With nothing harder in their lives
But days of task and study
But God. our Fathers wiser love;
Prepares them for the evil;
This army yet shall wage the war
With world and flesh and the devil.
God bless them in the coming years,
And guard the waiting places
Which. by and by. He'll bid them fill
His smile upon their faces.
Margaret Sangster.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21
FORMS
TO FIGHT BILL
GUTHRIE'S LAST STAND FOR
CAPITAL WILL BE MADE BE-
FORE LEGISLATURE.

Guthrie. Okla, Nov. 2O.-To aban-
don any further legal obstlucdonary
tactics and fight the thing out In
the special legislative session as
Oklahoma City was the decision OF
the Guthrie Chamber of Commerce
late this afternoon after a several
hours conference The first fight
will be made TO prevent two
thirds vote of the legislature approV-
ing Governor HaSkells action III
calling the legislature outside of the
state capital; the second fight will
be to defeat oklahoma City by
combining other cities against her.
That the legislature could not be
enioined from assembling at Okla
homa City unler the for the pub
lie peace and safety" clause OF the
constitution was the verdict OF the
legal defense committee, as announc-
ed by Judge A. c. G. Bierer. The
plans formulated by the Chamber
of Commerce were kept secret, the
session being executive. 1t is known
however that powerful legislative
committee was appointed, steps tax
en- for raising a campaign fund and
authority given to put into immedi
ate operation the plan OF making ar
alliance with lMuskogee, Shawnee
El Reno, Enid, Tulsa, Ada and 9th
er cities against Oklahoma City
kilograms to these cities went ou
! tonight.
Guthrie counts on Muskogee as hel
chief ally and cannot understand al
interview given out at Oilahom:
City by Col. Clarence b. Douglass
secretary of the Muskogee CONNER
cial Club, saying thar his city will
commit no such folly as making {
political fight for the state capi
tal.'
Bitterest conformation OF Cover
nor Haskell was heard at the Cham
Der of Commerce meeting. Forme
Chief Justice Frank Dale, head o
the Oklahoma supreme court from
1898 to 1898, a democrat, said tha
Governor Haskell intended his legis
lative proclamation as a defiance t.
the supreme court; and to furthe
the Putnam City scheme.
Il do not believe that this pa
pable job can be pulled off success
fully said Judge Dale, cor that tn
democratic party of oklahoma vii
shoulder the odium involved in it
successful elimination"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21
WATERWAY ENTHUSIASTS TO ASSEMBLE
NATL RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS

references to the same might be re-
garded as official in character, there
fore greater importance might attacn
to their utterances than would other
wise be the case. General BiXby,
however, who probably has a knowl-
edge of the waterways of continen-
tai United States as wide as that OF
any officer of the corps has accept
ed the invitation of President Joseph
r. Ransdell of the congress TO ad-
dress the convention after consulta-
tion with the secretary OF war.
Four thousand delegates attended
the convention held in this city last
year and according to Secretary j.
f. Ellison of Cincinnati, who opened
his headquarters today at the New
Willard, this number will be greatly
augmented at the forthcoming conven-
ton, his correspondence indicating
increased interest in the propaganda
of the National Rivers and HarDors
Congress which stands for Water
way Policy and not for Waterway
Project
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21

school teacher of the country is
Thomas Hunter, now nearly eighty
years old, who will be the guest OF
honor at the annual reunion and ban
quet of the Thomas Hunter Associa-
ton, to be held tonight at the Hotel
Astor. Between 1850 and 1870 Mr..
Hunter was the principal OF Public
School No. 35, and every year his old
pupils get together and temporarily
forget the years that have interven-
ed since they were kids" Hundreds
of Mr.. Hunters boys" have been
honored in professions, business and
politics, but tonight they will cast
all their dignity to the winds, and
the Astor Will have q lively and raw
enous bunch OF youngsters to feed
and keep out Of mischief.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21
INTERESTING GOSSIP
FROM NEW YORK CITY

New York, Nov. 19.-Estimates as
to the number of turkeys that will
give up their lives within the next
few days to make a Gotham holiday
vary as widely as the census returns
from st. Joe, Mo. One market man
who was interviewed on the subject
said he really didn't know, of course,
but guessed that the drumslcks OF
about million birds would go into
the discard. Another placed the flg-
ure at 100000, while q third inti-
mated that New Workers would have
to struggle along on 10000 or so.
II is certain that many thousands
of poor people who have heretofore
had turkeys on the Thanksgiving din
ner table win have TO be content with
smaller but more delicious fowls next
Thursday. Very few OF the chari-
table organizations that are arrang-
ing feasts and baskets of food for the
needy will include turkeys on their
bill of fare. Philosophical folk are
likely to reflect that the turkey is q
bum bird and an overpraised institu
ton, anyway, and the shortage OF
the young turk crop will cause little
regret.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21
THIRD DEGREE INQUIRY.
Senate To Investigate Methods In
Federal Prosecutions.

Washington, Nov. 19.-lt Is expect
ed that the first meeting of the sem
ate committee to investigate third
degree" methods in federal prosecu-
tions will be held early next week.
Senator Brandegee, the chairman OF
the committee, and Senator Borah
are the only two members of the COM
mittee now In Washington, but ma
jority of the committee is expected
here possibly Monday.
1t is not now regarded probable
that the committee or a sub-commit-
tee will go 20 oklahoma, as was first
intended. but all of the sessions Will
very likely be held in Washington
The subcommittee had to call on the
meeting which 1t was proposed to
hold in Oklahoma because OF the in
accessibility of certain important wit
nesses, and 1t Is now stated that Gov.
Haskell and the other Oklahoma Wit
nesses will be requested to come to
Washington the end of this or early
next month, to give their testimony.
The committee is making prepara-
tions for an extensive investigation,
and a room in the senate Office build
ing is being equipped for this pur-
pose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21
Saves an Iowa Mans Life.

The very grave seemed TO yawn be-
fore Robert Madsen Of West Bur
lington, Iowa. when. after seven
weeks In the hospital, four Of the
best physicians gave him up. Then
was shown tho marvellous curative
power of Electric Bitters. For after
eight months OF frightful suffering
from liver trouble and yellow jaun-
dice, getting no help from other rem
edies or doctors, five bottles OF this
matchiess medicine completely cured
him. It's positively guaranteed for
Stomach, Liver or Kidney troubles
and never disappoints. Only soc at
Ringer Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21

Many years ago Joe Weber, proprie-
tor OF Webers Theatre, was a news
boy. and his ''pardner" was Charles
S. Adler, who later became assembly
man and republican leader OF the dis.
trict known as de Ate" Now Adler
is i'll and all but down and out, and
his former newsboy chum has come
10 his relief by arranging big hene-
n performance for tomorrow. The
east side Will turn out in force and
the house Is already sold out. Dur
ing his days OF leadership, Adler saw