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Other Court Notes

In the case of Dunlap vs.. Simpkins
a motion to the petition has been ov-
plead in 10 days.
Mt Vernon Telephone Co. vs., Kulb
Settled.
indianapolis Brewing Co, VS.. George
Motion to strike petition from the
silos overruled, Leave to plead In 10
days.
Reese Va. Rowlands & Co.--Motion
to strike out parts OF petition and to
require plaintiff to make petition def
mite and certain by setting out wheth
er contract was written or verbal sus
tained. Leave to plaintiff to nle
amended petition.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21

The house committee investigating
election frauds in Cincinnati have in
spected the lodging houses where the
Cox gang colonized hordes of rousta-
bout voters, fattened them for the
election, and then voted them straight
at $1.00 per head. The committee
heard testimony that the Cox gang
has held elections with the polls in the
drinking rooms of saloons, which were
running full blast with the purchased
voters collecting the price of their
vote at the door, and spending 1t for
drink ut the bar.
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Second PARTIAL

A second partial account has been
MED in probate by w. A. Hosack, ex-
ecutor and trustee OF Richard West,
showing the following; Received 49,.
6s1.s9. paid out s4,O1469, due execu.
tor s322.70.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21

These are progressive times and
Governor Harmon cannot be cplled a
conservative. The executive has
aligned himself squarely as being with
the people and for the people by his
advocacy OF The plan of direct cleo
tions of United States senators
Separate resolutions in each house Of
the Ohio general assembly endorsing
the Bourne resolution for a United
States constitutional amendment per
mitting the direct election of United
States senators, have ben unanimous
ly adopted at Governor Harmon's re
quest.
To InlA l...... l.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21
Next Case In Court

Tho next case to be taken up in the
court OF common pleas will be that OF
Biocher Va. ogg. At the conclusion OF
this case court will adjourn for the
week.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21

County auditors, who have been be
fore the tax commission OF Ohio
which is now sitting as state board
of equalization for real estate, are sub
stantially unit in the opinion that II
per cent tax rate bill is to be made
into law, 1t should be done before the
personal property assessors begin
their work for this year. The auditors
say it will be much easier to get per.
sonal property on the duplicate under
the one per cent maximum rate than
otherwise. People will not trot out
their hidden property until they are
assured that a high tax rate can not
be assessed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21
Verdict for Plaintiff

In the case of Hosack, trustee and
executor for Richard West, vs. Schlap-
pacasse, the jury returned a verdict
for tho plaintif Thursday noon In the
sum OF $l617S.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21

The Republican papers protesting
against Governor Harmon's effort to
reduce the maximum tax levy to 10
mills, are probably worried for fear
II may prove success. and tho Dem.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21
ocratic party will get the credit.

The free public employment offices
OF the state under the management OF
Charles Wirmel, Democratic State La
bor Commissioner, last year placed
47,209 persons in positions at an ag-
gregate cost OF $13,316H or 28.2 cents
per person placed, as compared with
22,44S persons at an aggregate cost of
$13,569.85 or CO.'S per person placed
for the preceding year. This is a saw.
ing in operating expenses OF $253.71
or 81 per cent and an increase in eff
flciency of 24,761 placements, or 11O.S
per cent.
The private employment offices paid
as license fees $4,675 which with bal
ances and interest enabled the depart
ment to pay into the state treasury
the sum of $5,S79.4S as compared will
$1,000 Tor the preceding year. Another
example of the result Of turning Re
publicans out of office.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21

Inventory and AppraIsement--
In the John Coleman estate an In.
ventory and appraisement has been fll
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-21

Miss Helen Bene0lct Oh ulica, O., is
visiting with friends in the city.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-09
CAR WORKERS LEADER
CANT BLUFF | ] |: G G | } !.
Dissatisfied With Action Of Con-
vention He Without Authority
Returns Charter. 4.
President Gompers Takes Richard
son to Task For Usurping
Rights Of His Membership. !.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE con-
troversy existing between the Inter
national Car Workers and the Broth
erhood of Railway Carmen was again
before the Atlanta convention OF the
American Federation Of Labor in a
resolution by the Car Workers t. re-
woke the charter of the Brotherhood
of Carmen. ,...
The adjustment committee, to
which was referred the resolution.
reported non-concurrence and re-
commended that the president and
executive council of the American,
Federation of Labor continue their
efforts to bring about an amalgama-
ton of the two organizations.
Carmen wed Money.
At former attempts made at ANAL
gamation between these two organi-
cations the Car Workers made OBJ
lection, among other things, to
amalgamation on account of the in
debtedness of the Carmen, although
the Carmen had agreed that the pay
ment of these liabilities should only
be participated in by the members
of the Carmen's organization even
though an analgamation should take
place.
It appears now that the Brother
hood of Railway Carmen, since af-
filiation with the American Fedora
ton Of Labor has discharged all Of
Its outstanding obligations and there
fore no Indebtedness remains.
Car Workers Dissatisfied.
The president of the Car Workers.
Delegate Richardson, on the follow
Ing day presented the charter of his
organization to President Gompers,
not being satisfied with the action
of the convention in not concurring
In his resolution.
President Gompers asked by what
authority the charter was returned,
and he not receiving satisfactory
reply stated that he thereupon turned
over the charter of the Car Workers
to Secretary Morrison with instruc-
lions to notify the secretary of the
Car Workers organization that the
charter was so held.
President Gompers further stated
that the action of Delegate Richard
son in returning the charter without
authority was a usurpation of the
rights Of the membership Of that or
ganization.
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knew what they were doing. But they
were evidently convinced that there
was no other means of redress for
union labor than the awful force of
dynamite. The Industrial situation
has reached the point where all think
ing men must take deep and i'm
mediate interest in it. Our republic is
facing situation fraught with dan
ger"
Eugene " Debs, the Socialist lead
er, was unusually reserved in his
opinion, but he thought he saw a
chance for fixing some responsibility
ON the other side and declared:
':Whatever the final outcome must be,
Otis and the Merchants and Manufact-
urers' association, who waged with
such fierce hatred the war of exter-
mination upon organized labor can
not escape their full share Of the re-
sDonsibility."
Minnesota Men Emphatic.
The prominent union labor men of
opinion that the McNamaras were
innocent since the confession have
without reservation declared them
selves in no uncertain language as be-
ing opposed to lawlessness in any
form.
The following interviews indicate
their sentiments:
E.. G.: Hall, president Of the State
Federation of Labor am afraid
that the confession Of the McNamaras
will create prejudice against the la
Dor movement in. the minds of GER
Ia in people-people who have influ-
ence. 1t is regrettable that an officer
of labor union istguilty of such a
crime. would not assume for a min
ute that the structural iron workers
as a body ever countenanced such an
act.
Il have been member Of labor or
CARNATIONS for rs years and in that
time have never heard suggestion Of
an act that was in violation of the law
and I cannot yet realize that their
crime was possible. Labor people in
Minnesota were dumbfOunded at the
news
Labor Commissioner Houk.
w. F. Houk, state commissioner of
labor-The worst feature of the con-
fessions from a purely organized la
Dor standpoint is the harm which
labor organizations will suffer. Many
persons who do not understand or
ganized labor will be prejudiced. The
confessions mean a setback for or
ganized labor.
''They prove that the McNamaras
| were not a high type of labor men.
The charge against them seemed so
| incredible to many union men that
they were not believed to be guilty.
Organized labor does not believe in
| violence. I have been a. member of
labor organizations for 20 years and
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all the powers Of his being concen-
trated on the safe conduct OF that
train to its destination. 5
He has not only the strain which
comes Of nervous tension, Of con-
slant apprehension OF danger, but he
has the WEAKNESS which comes with
physical taxation. 5f.
so with the firemen; so with the
conductors, when those men have
been on duty continuously for, six
teen hours how can any senator ar
que that the law ought not fix q linz
itation beyond which they shall not
be required to serye?" r.. !
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LOOK AT MCNAMARA ~"
FROM OTHER ANGLE
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feet upon the lucky iron workers who
escape death? =
Hi. Not All add Men. =; ::
No, 1t would not do to admit this.
for it might lead one to believe that
all iron workers would do Just what
the McNamaras are accused of doing.
In any event the work itself de-
velops daring in men that frequent
ly makes them foolhardy.
1t will be recalled that when the
Alworth building was in course of
construction, iron workers were seen
riding to the top Of the Is story
building on steel girder, and as it
was suspended in mid air they would
recklessly wave hand at the watch
ing crowd below.
1t was not in the course of en-
ployment for the iron worker to take
this chance with death. It was sim
ply the dare devil spirit within him
that was bred by the kind of work
in which he was engaged.
They Play With Death.
It is known that on almost every
bridge under construction iron work.
SAS VIC WILL EACH Quiet TO De the IlrSC
to cross. AS the last steel girder is be-
ing lowered into place there is a race,
and the man who reaches it first
bounds like greyhound over the mar
row stringer with one end swinging
in the air. and then leaps into dam
gerous space for the steady structure
on the other side.
It is the dare devil that the work
breeds which prompt this foolhardy
act, regarded by the iron workers as a
simple feat.
They're Not All Angels.
It must not be forgotten that the
american Bridge company opposed
John ]. McNamara's union with
business WEAPONS not permitted un-
der the ethical rules of war fare."'
The officers of this big concern are
not all angels by any means.
Union iron workers have been
slugged, and some of them have been
thrown unawares from high build
fngs.
The war that has been going on be-
tween the American Bridge company
and the union has been terrific: The
wrong committed by one side has been
retaliated by the other, and the Los
Angeles affair was the climax.
Is it right that all of organized la
Dor should suffer for the rash acts of
a few?
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TRADE UNIONS HAVE
BEEN GOLD BRICKED
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were friendly when their innocence
was believed.
Workingncn Are Lawful.
Not only do they denounce the Nc
Namara brothers and the shocking
crimes they committed, but Duluth
workingmen join with law abiding
people everywhere in demand for
the arrest and conviction Of every per-
son, if any there be, who participated
in any manner in the conspiracy.
Let not one guilty man escape. No
guilty person "higher up" or flower
down" should be immune from just
punishment.
The honor and integrity of the
trade union movement are worth
more to American labor than all the
leaders in Christendom. But it will
take considera bly, more than the in
situations of Burns and Drew and
Miller to convince any fair minded
person that men like Samuel Gompers
countenanced or had any knowledge
OF the Mcnamara operations.
Indeed Mr.. Gompers' reply to the
structures made by District Attorney
Miller as to the wisdom Of his leader
ship indicate whether or: not he pos
sesses any fears. He says:
Gompers Challenges Miller.
Il want to say that If Miller has a
case to prosecute against me or any,
hody else, let him go ahead and prose-
cute but it is not for him to say
whether my leadership is wise or not.
I consider the criticism a gratuitous
impertinence. Miller has no right to
set himself up as my guide"
John Kirby, Jr., president Of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers is more honest than some of the
men under him. He wants to destroy
organized labor, and makes no secret
about it. He says: The confession Of
the Mcnamara brothers should be a
death blow to organized labor
Kirby asserted that the McNamaras
were led to confess to protect off,
Gals of organized labor higher up"
in the organization. He refused to
name the men whom he alleged were
being protected.
Henry George. Jr., the single tax
congressman, believes a tremendous
idustrial struggle and even civil war
is fore Swallowed by the confession of
the McNamaras.
Fears of Henry George, Jr.
This is most ominous sigh,' sa id
Mr.. George. 1T is apparent that the
industrial situation in this country has
reached the point where men have
despaired of relief through the peace
full means of public opinion and the
ballot.
These men were not fools. They
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-09
COMMISSION PLAN Is
:. OPPOSED AT DENVER
Church Had Its Share.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. THE
commission form Of city government
has been unfavorably acted on by
the Denver Trades and Labor As
sembly. 5 .y... III .. .,s 81.
It is stated in the local labor pa
per that the Socialist delegates were
unanimously opposed to the commits
sion form Of government. adding, 1T
would not be out Of place here to
say that !. the Socialist delegates OPP
posed commission government and
especially the plan OF the Citizens
party because it does not recognize
any party, neither does It give the
right to any citizen to contest for q
place on the commission who Is sup
ported By. any part Il #5 .::a5
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ACTS OF McNAMARAS
MAR LAB0R's IDEALS

Continued from Page 1.
mara brothers. Neither will it suf-
fer the setback predicted for it by
its opponents and it's lukewarm
friends
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mara DTOtneTS. Neltner Will IL sui.
fer the setback predicted for it by
its opponents and its lukewarm
friends.
Church Had Its Share.
If the history of the Christian
Church from the time of the inquisi-
Smith, the Mormon prophet" at
Nauvoo, ILL.,, scarcely more than a
half century ago, could be truthfully
written the crimes charged against
union labor through such men as the
McNamaras' would by comparison
pale into misdemeanors.
But the Christian Church still lives,
and while it may contain it's monsters
who use it as mask to hide their
infamy, it remains the great potent
factor for good Of this civilization.
If the story of 1thesformative period
of the Standard Oil. company, of the
destruction of lives. and property for
which it was responsible in its mad
desire for power and profits, could
be told to the people of this gener-
alton, John D. Rockefeller, crown
prince of philanthropists, would go
down to his lonely grave in infamy
and disgrace.
Crimes or Capital.
The awful slaughter of human lives
at Homestead in 1892 by hired de-
tectives of Andrew Carnegie; the
assassination of striking miners at
Virden, Illinois, in 1898, and the use
by selfish capitalists of the militia
of Colorado in 1908, by which human
life and human liberty were wantonly
crushed to appease the greed of a.
band of capitalistic pirates, produce
the blacklist periods in the industrial
history of America.
If the spirit Of an "eye for an eye
and tooth for TOOTH was still
the order, labor would be along time
in getting even.
So it ill becomes the enemies of
labor to fasten the Mcnamara crimes
I upon the American labor movement.
We have an abundance of counter
charges to make.
Labor Against Violence.
However, the Mcnamara crimes
can not and will not be defended or
excused by the men of labor. Our
work is for human uplight and not
for destruction. A champion Of vi
olence within the ranks is worse
enemy to the cause than an open foe
from without.
Trade unions will obtain for labor
more bread and butter, more leisure.
better working conditions and a.
greater measure of industrial liberty
through the orderly evolutionary pro-
cess, and any person or institution
that attempts to. gain these in any
other way will be justly crushed by
the liberty loving, law abiding Ameri-
can people. I H. @'.~,3
This is government by law, and
all men must bow to its supremacy.
Big Business is beginning to find it
out, and so must the individual, be
he capitalist or laborer.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-12-09
LA TOILETTE SOUND
ON LABOR PROBLEM
Continued from Page 1.

last bill has been held valid by that
court. His remarks at the time will
long remain fresh in the minds of
railroad employees He said in part:
Extra Hazard Employment.
Mr.. President, in legislation for
the protection of railway employees
certain elementary facts should be
considered. The employment is an
extra hazardous one. From the very
character of the business a railway
employe is at the mercy of every
| other employe with whom he works.
He can exercise no choice of as
sociates. He is bound to work with
his co-employe, whatever his char
acter. He is part of a system. He
may be placed in great jeopardy
through the carelessness of a fellow
servant, and yet be compelled to &C.
cept the risk, or imperil others
| whose safety depends upon his self
sacrifice.
THE personal safety and lives of
the public and the property of the
public depend upon the fidelity and
| courage of men employed in the rail-
| way service. The proper safeguard
Ing of railway employees is a matter
of public concern
Sixteen Hour Law.
In the closing days of that ses-
sion Mr.. La Toilette forced to con-
sideration his bill to limit the hours
of men employed in railway trains
engaged in interstate commerce. He
held the floor one whole afternoon.
compelling roll call after roll call to
determine whether the senate would
take his bill for consideration.
Five times that afternoon there
was a call of the roll to determine
the presence of quorum, and five
| times there was a vote taken upon
I the question of agreement to the mo-
| ton to take up the bill for consider
alton. 1t was agreed to upon the last
roll call. 'r.-. 49, ,@.f-e ~
In the course of the debate which
followed Mr.. La Toilette said:
| 1.-THE railway employees have asked
again and again for legislation place
ing reasonable limit upon the num-
Der of hours Of continued service be-
| yond which they shall not be required
to run trains. It is argued that it.
can be left to contract between the
railway companies and their en-
pIoyes. i, ~ ) $s.a, s.s = 4, rs.
| Contracts Don't Work.
| Every man who is at all familiar
with the relations existing between:
railway employees and their companies
knows perfectly well that whenever
an engineer is called to take out his
engine, whenever the call Is made
upon the train crew, no matter
whether they have been on duty to
the limit of human endurance. with
scarcely an hours rest, they must
respond to that call. IS ID
''They can not argue the matter
with the railroad II company. They
can not refuse to 60 out. 4
This legislation Is demanded be-
cause It is just to faithful, intel
Iligent. and courageous army Of men
and Is reasonable ii Its terms
Think, sir, OF the engineer. who
ltakes out an engine 81 midnight for
This long run. That engineer II sits
WA the ~ ties e his mind ands
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we're friendly when their innocence
was believed.
Aro ToxvfuJ
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Continued from Page 1.
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STRIKERS TAG DAY.
. NETS THEM GOOD SUM

CHICAGO, Dec. THE four hun
dred wives and daughters of the men
who are striking for higher wages
on the Illinois Central railroad had
q most successful tag day. Of their
own. 4. .sr1z. .s n 81. 7 S.5r:.rr,#
It. is stated that the total money
collected will be used in aiding those
of the strikers whose families are
in want. 4aa3 a6,s 5, f5s .# l:s& II
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never heard anything of that kind
advocated.''
j. J. McHugh, former secretary of
the Carpenters union of St. Paul and
now a member of the district coun-
Gil Of the same organization, said:
II do not believe the outcome Of
dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times
building will impede the growth of the
unions in this country.
McHugh's Long Experience.
II have been a member of organ
lied labor unions for 26 years and
during that time have attended many
national labor conventions. 1 have de-
tected nothing in the utterances of the
great labor leaders of the country
which would seem permission for the
men in the unions to resort to vio-
lence in the settlement of labor dis
putes. They have always sought to
gain their ends by peaceable means,
to maintain law and order.''
Captain J. III. Wilson, manager of
the state free employment bureau at
st. Paul, said:
"Organized labor stands for d prin-
ciple. 1t stands for right and justice.
Since Mcnamara has confessed his
guilt, the labor unions will be as anx-
ious as the capitalists to see the men
get their just punishment.
Labor will no more countenance
mob rule than will capital. It is a
great disa ppointment to the whole or
ganization to find that the men are
guilty."
Darrow Tells Story.
Organized labor is under many OBJ
legations to Clarence S. Darrow, who
played the part of a true lawyer in the
case. No one doubts his integrity or
the wisdom of his judgment. He is a
man. He was reluctantly urged to
undergo the ordeal Of a long trial,
due largely to the state of his health.
Cali I expect" he said, els to have
my best friends understand why I
took the case. The chances are the
world will not understand. When I
went into this case last March, could
look ahead to this very moment and
see what was before us.
"All I wanted to do was to save the
lives of the Mcnamara brothers. Say
"AdI yOu p1OdSc dOOul tIlcy
thought they were taking the only
course left to win their fight in Los
Angeles. They figured themselves as
soldiers in the war between capita
and the common people. Whether
they were right or wrong, they be-
lieved that they were on the firing
line.
Not NIurderers At Heart.
''They were not murderers at heart;
they were destroyers of property. Jim
Mcnamara didn't intend to kill any
body; his dynamite broke the gas
mains. And that's the plight found
him in. He told the truth about II
all. Because he was not a murderer
at heart. I decided I would do my
best to save his life.
"All my life I have tried to be on
the side of those who live in the I'm.
equal conflict between the rich and
the poor. And here was a man, who
| whether he was right or wrong, had
! tried to be a. soldier, in his own grim
| way, on that same side. I couldn't see
him go down without giving him
what help I could. I know there are
| many Americans who will not under.
stand what I have done, and will MOI
be able to analyze the spirit in which
I did 1T.
II know I took the only possible
chance there was of saving McNa'