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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31
Plan Big
Labor Parade
Mayor Alexander Refuses to
Allow Union Men to March
Past the Jail,

county jail. Mayor Alexander revok-
cd the permit which had been issued
BY Chief Of Police Sebastian which aG-
, lowed the workers to march up Tenn.
pie street pass the county Jail where
John J and b. Mcnamara and a
dozen other labor and political prison.
ers are confined.
A new permit which was issued al
lows the paraders to, turn at Temple
block and march southwark on Spring
street. This will allow labors hosts
to approach within 200 feet of their
comrades who are confined in Jail.
The prisoners will not be allowed to
look upon the marchers but they will
hear their voices.
The plan as arranged by the work.
ers was for the marshers to go guilty
up Temple street hill and pass the
prison with uncovered heads. The Nc
Namara boys are in cells overlooking
Temple street but they cannot see
Temple block and no portion of the
/ street where the marchers will pass
is visible from the barred windows
Of their cells. The plan as rCarranged
is for the workers to remain silent
during the march down Main street
until Temple block is reached. At
that point the cheering will be begun
and for hours as the fifty thousand
workers march in sold phalanx there
will be one prolonged cheer sent UP
that will penetrate the innermost dun
geon Of tn bIstiIie.
| In reyoking the permit for the march
Mayor Alexander admitted that all
labor and Socialist parades that had
been conducted in Los Angeles in the
past had been peaceful and that no
rioting had never occurred. But h
declared that the demonstration which
might possibly be made would result
I'm creating Il public sentiment in favor
or the accused Union men who were
confined in the County Prison lie
plainly said that some of the thugs
and roughs who hang around the
District Attorneys office would be
glad to do anything to start trouble
and embarass tho administration as
well as tho workers"
This is looked on as a remarkable
statement from Mayor Alexander who
had Just forced the city council To turn
over to Burns S2O,4oO OF the peoples
money to support the very thugs and
| operatives which the says he fears.
The mayors exact words were. Il
cannot permit you to do anything that
is calculated TO create sentiment In
favor OF the men under arrest" it
was suggested TO the mayor that pub
lie officials and Burns operatives who
were living on the city's money were
doing everything in their power 10
create sentiment against the men.
The parade is expected to be the big
gcst demonstration ever made by labor
on the Pacific Coast.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

speech showing that Justice in the
zone is joke. He stated that all Pa
mama judges are told what to do with
the prisoners before their trials begin.
"since leaving Panama. Judge Col
lins must have been conscience strikcn
because he wrote to Panama appeal
ing for my pardon. But II was Col
lins who gave me a year in a filthy
penitentlary.
Asked as TO the conditions In tho
Panama penItentiary, Lough said:
There are about $50 mon in the
prison. Most OF them are negroes
and mixed spaniards. As a rule they
are filthy and diseased and I was not
only compelled TO associate with them
but We lived twenty TO a room,
"The prisoners arc cTuoIy treated
and many of them are beaten until
their backs are a mess OF stripes
Each prisoner has to wear ball and
chains weighing about 25 pounds. The
men are employed on the public high
ways building and repairing roads"
Lough had just finished his fifth
month in the penitentlary when word
come from Washington that he had
been pardoncd by the President.
Berger submitted a strong statement
REGARDING Loughs case to Taft last
June.
From Washington Lough Is going 10
Kentucky where his family lives. He
does not intend to return to Panama.
Theodore Malkoff, the rovolutlonlst
who took part in the capture of the
Russian battleship Potemkin, has at
last been admitted into this country.
that he be allowed to enter after Ber-
ger had made a strong appeal in his
half before Secretary NagcI OF the
Department OF Commerce and Labor
The Ellis Island authorities refused
TO admit Malkoff and were about 10
deport him when the New York So.
cialists interceded in his behalf. They
secured council and notified Berger
to use his influence here. The So
ciadst Representative first secured a
stay of the deportation order and
later at his request the Washington
authorities reversed the order of the
Ellis Island officials.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31
Mcnamara Sends Labor
Day Greeting.

prevail, We need have no rear Of the
artificial terrors Of our enemies
a Labor Day thought is that II
should be more than a more cello
bration or a backward gfancc al what
has been achieved or left undonc.
While we profit by past errors we
should also look on labor day as tho
starting point for an improved civil
ization that will eliminate industrial
oppression and wrongs.
The soldier Of industry has long
suffered in silence. Since the Ameri-
can revolution the loss of flesh and
blood and manhood upon the battle
fields Of the nation and the attendant
evils sink into utter insignlficance
when compared with similar sacrifices
on the Industrial field
In spite OF the value to the nation
of the Industrial soldiers their slaught-
er and oppression has continued year
after year; their honors are unsung
no provision is made for their remain.
ing dependants.
The concentration OF capital and
the practical elimination of competi-
tion have so altered the rules Of the
game whereby we struggle and com
pete with one another for existence
that the industrial conflict is far more
Obstructive than actual warfare.
Against the spirit OF greed and
avarive there is a genuine spirit Of un-
rest throughout the civilized world. a
feeling that no longer II is to be un-
derstood that property rights are
sacred and that the person OF the
toilers has no rights that cannot be
invaded.
l know of no better time 10 unfurl
the flag Of man against mnmmor
than on Labor Day: II would be q
most fitting celebration, a battle aus.
piciously started and sure Of victory
Why not make our Labor Day cclc
brations, meetings OF protest agains
an Industrial and political system tina
/ compcls millions TO suffer and staryp
, II t few may swlndic and sqaundcr
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

Washington, Aug. 21.-Because OF
his successful efforts in their behalf
Socialist Representative Berger has
just received the thanks of an Ameri
can workingman who had been freed
from a Panama Jail and a Russian
political refugee who had been re-
leased from Ellis Island.
Engineer Lough who served five
months in the penitentiary for a crima
ofwhich he was innocent visited Ber-
gers office Immediately upon his ar
rival in Washington. He thanked
the Socialist Representative and the
Socialist press for their efforts in hay-
ing him liberated.
Lough was convicted of involun-
tary manslaughter because of an un-
avoidable accident on the road he was
employed. MY trial was a farce"
he said. II was denied jury trial
and permission to establish a defence.
Most OF my evidence was ruled out by
the judge.
Judge Collins who presided in my
case has since quit the bench and is
now in Chicago" continued Lough.
I'm that city he recently made a
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

quest.
Letter-carriers OF several cities COM
planned 70 Berger that they we're com.
PEELED TO wear uniforms in hot wealth.
er. Berger secured an Executive or
der permitting these workers 70 de-
eide what clothing they shall wear IN
summer.
Berger's office is continually sup
plying worklngmen and their organl-
cations information regarding Govern
mental affairs. various official pub
lications, and careful answers to all
sorts Of requests. A secretary and
two stenographers are thus kept busy
nll the time.
The greatest service Berger has rem
dercd 10 the cause OF the working
eiass is that through his prominent
position here he was able to give q
great deal OF ublicity to its griev-
uncos and to its demand for Industrial
emancipation.
The Socialist movement has received
more publicity i'm the last four month.
than in any other period in Its history
In this country. The workers have
learned even from the capitalist press
that Victor l.. Berger is their only
Representative in Congress.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31
CBy National Socialist PressJ

Los Angeles. Calf, Burns finds
il extremely good and easy picking
in Los Angelo with a labor hating
city administration that is playing in
to the hands Of the detective outfit
the same as the county outfit.
The city council yielded to the i'm
portuntities of Mayor Alexander and
appropriated s7iO0 Of the peoples
money and turned it over to Burns. lie
was given $4,000 on a former occas-
ion despite the fact there is no law
that allows the city to pay rewards.
The money was paid TO the blood
hound on the ground that he had
conducted an investigation"
Dozen OF persons with legitimate
and pressing claims were turned down
by the finance committee but the
Burns deal was put through with great
speed. There is deep indignation be-
cause OF the action of the city admin
istration and the Socialist and Labor
papers are giving the action OF the
officials the widest publicity.
In order to avoid possible injunction
proceedings, thes finance committee
made an announcement that the city
would not be imposed upon any fur
ther In the Burns matter. A few
minutes latter the council met and
passed the appropriation and Mayor
Alexander hastened to pay the money
TO Burns.
Clarence Darrow met Burns and 9
bunch Of operatives in the office OF
the district attorney yesterday morning
and they exchanged some passages.
Darrow recognized in the group OF
operatives Mills who va connected
with the Pettibone case at Bose The
Chicago attorney called the attention
to the fact tha Mills was on hc losing
side in that case. Darrow said Incl.
dentally the operative was playing the
same old game here and that he again
held a losing hand.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31
OTHER ACTIVITIES.

The Socialist Representative called
President Tafts attention to the case
of Engineer Lough who was unjustly
imprisoned in Panama. The Presi-
dent pardoned this workingman.
Berger apeaied to Secretary Nagel,
OF the Department OF Commerce and
Labor to admit into this country Theo-
dore Malkoff, a Russian political ref
ugee, who had been detained at Ellis
Island. Nagel granted Berger's re-
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

According TO n telegram received
by Attorney Clarence Darrow the ma
chine was well creased at indianapolis
whom police detective James Hosick
arrived there and surrendered himself
to the sheriff, Within an hour after
his arrival IIosick was arraignod on the
Indictment charging him with kidnap-
ing James J. Mcnamara and had
given buii in the amount OF $4,000.
TIL bail, II Is understood was put
up by the Manufacturers Association
I'VE arc not seeking 10 punish Hos
lclS for the part he played In ktdnup-
Ing our man. We merely want to
try out the workings OF the law In
these affairs"
Attorney Joseph Scott said Hosick
had bccu given latitude In the affair
and had cmdcd the arrcsting officer
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31
tBy National Socialist Press)


washir gton, ID. c. Aug. ga resol.
ution to investigate the Taylor system
and other systems ofshop management
is the only labor measure enacted
by the democratic House. And failing
TO pass any labor bilf is the record OF
the republican Senate.
Diligent search through the Con-
gressional Record as we'll as inquiry
among members of the Labor Com
mittee of both houses discloses the
fact that the extra session of the Six
ty-Second Congress. just closed. failed
to pass or advance any of the import
ant labor bills before the National
Legislature these many years.
The following labor measures have
been buried in the committees OF Con
A bill to regulate the issuance OF
injunctions in labor disputes.
A bill to exempt labor unions from
the operations of the federal anti
trust laws.
A bin to provide for the pensioning
of the veterans OF Industry.
Bills to prohibit the common car
riers from transporting goods made by
child and convict labor.
Bills to provide for employers lia-
billty and workmen's compensation.
A bill to grant American seamen
their constitutional rights.
A bill to grant employees Of the
Federai Government their constitut-
ional rights.
A bill to prohibit enlisted men from
competing with civilian workers.
A bill to establish a Department OF
Labor
A bill to regulate the employment
OF women in tlle District of Columbia.
a bill to prohibit the employment
of child labor by the Federal Gocern-
ment.
A bin amending the extradltion laws
to prevent kidnapping.
The resolution to investigate shop
systems was enacted by Congress nt
the eleventh hour after a bitter fight
The republicans thrice blocked the
consideration of this measure by rails
ing points of mo quorom.'
That measure was passed only after
its author. Representative Wilson. oil
Pennsylvania, permitted Minority
Leader Mann TO strike out AL the de.
rogatory references 10 the Taylor sys-
tenn which were part OF the original
resolution. Wilson. Redfield and
Lawrence were appointed on the com
mittee.
Wilson, who Is the chairman OF the
House Labor Committee. only report
ed one other measure favorably. That
measure is a bill by Representative
Hughes, of New Jersey, providing for
the eight-hour day on ali Government
work. This bill Wilson reported so
late In the session that II Is the very
last measure on the HouseCalender.
The various labor measures men,
toned heretofore are I'm the custody
of the Labor and Judiciary Committee
The chairman of the first committee
is a Gompers democrat and Clayton
the chairman OF the other committee
is Southern democrat
Although the House Committee on
Reform of the Civil Service has heard
a great deal of testimony this summer
regarding the prosecutions Of postai
employees by the department, 1t has
nevertheless failed TO report the
Lloyd bill either favorably or un-
favorably. This bill simply gives
Government empioes the right to
organize or petition Congress.
As usual. Labor is completely ignor-
ed b Congress.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31
BERGER's RECORD

Here Is the legislative record OF
Victor L. Berger, the first and only
Socialist Representative, during the
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

Declaring that he feared that the
slcuths, thugs and roughs that hang
around the offices OF District Attorney
Frcdcrlcks would start some rIoting
II the big labo, parade passed the
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

Conners, Mapfe and Bender, the
striking iron workers are still in jail
awaiting bail Bail for Connors is
placed at $4,000 for the others SO,
900 each.
Judge Willis, reducing bail from
$4,000 each said he had read the
evidence against them and saw little
reason for holding the men. He in
tlmatrd the evidence before the grand
Jury was fllmsy and unreliable but he
held them on such excessive ball II
will be difficult to get Il.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

The grand jury came in for scath
ing arraignment again this week after
making a futile attempt to force John
Harrington OF Chicago to give some
information concerning the case
Harrington who is a lawyer, has been
making special investigations for tn
defense. He declines to answer on
those grounds but prosecutor Ford
insists on another inquisition and asks
Judge Hutton TO cite the attorney for
conempt of court Harrington laughs
at the idea,
Darrow again declared the grand
jury was not investigating anything
but was continuing 20 act as the spec
ial agents of the Burns detective out
fit. TT is the same old story Of in
timidation and browbcatlng," said the
attorney. They are trying to put us
in a bad light and to discourage our
witnesses. They will be kept in ses-
sion until the trial begins. They will
be used for the same old purpose.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1911-08-31

MODIFY WATER POWER GRAB.
AS a result Of the publicity given
ID the Socialist and labor press taking
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CONTINUED on Page A.
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Continued on Page 81
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-18
Lighting Plants Most Successful Year
Men Give Opinion On the Department, to Water
bury Inquirer

vor municipal ownership, but I think
that every city should own it's water
and its lights, because in the man.
agement of those facilities there can
be no real competition The only flaw
1 can find in the whole experiment
here is the dilapidated condition of
then We have been getting fine light
and getting it almost at cost. We
used to pay $4,000 a year to the cor
poration Now we have double the
number of lights and pay no more
money for them"
Conditions in our gas and electric
business are very satisfactory. said
w. H. Cardwell, another business man.
Since the city took over the plant
the service has been satisfactory and
rates have been lower
G. w. Hamilton, q shoe dealer, was
inclined to deprecate the success of
the plant, but gave no arguments
based on actual fact.
It's all right in the MAN," he said,
but there's too much politics in it,
Il consider municipal ownership
here great success" said G. P. KEEP
pier, the tailor. for the gas is of bet
ter quality than before and rates are
lower"
Z know it for fact declared Mr..
Murphy, of Murphy & McGarry, that
Norwich has the cheapest lights of
any city in New England. That isn't
hearsay, but what I know There is a
difference of opinion here as to the
success of the plan, but most of the
citizens are warmly in favor of it.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-18
MouLToN SENTENCED
TO STATE PRISON.
Arrested in Keoska, Wis, for Passing
Worthless checks-Quick Trial and
Long Sentence.

-
Saturday morning R. w. Perkins,
treasurer of the Thames Loan and
Trust company received word from the
officials of the Commerce and Savings
bank at Racine Wis. to the effect that
John p. Moulton, formerly of this city,
had been arrested at Kenoska, Wis, a
week ago for passing worthless checks.
He was given a hearing last Tuesday
and sentenced to a term of five years
in state prison.
Mr. Perkins had previously been in
communication with the Mitchell Mo-
tor company. asking If the bank would
honor a check of Moulton's for $3.50,
and they were informed that he had
no account here. Two checks, one for
81 and the other for SO. were received
by Mr. Perkins from the Commerce
and Savings bank, and later an in
quiry asking about Moulton. They
were told his character was not OF
the best. Upon looking over the checks
it was found they haG been printed
by him, as they are different than any
the company ever issued.
Moulton is 80 yearsh old and was a
grocery clerk where when he met Miss
Mary Baker of this city, who had in
herited about $4,000. They were mar
ried by DR.. Howe January 81, 1908,
but lived happily only short time.
He became involved in number of
shady transactions. He was sentenced
to five months in Jail here and served
his time for getting money under
false pretenses. He was later arrest
ed here for skipping his Willimant1c
board bill, but settled that matter by
paying.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-18
NORWICH PEOPLE GOT
EXCITED OVER MONEY
Good, New Bills Which Some One
Thought Were Counterfeit Caused
the Trouble.

Norwich was visited by a counter
felt money scare on Sunday morning
that assumed such considerable pro-
portions that the trolley conductors
received orders not to take any of the
supposedly spurious 81 bills, passen-
gers arrived protesting at Franklin
square to know why their good United
States money was refused, some mer-
chants and hotels caught the alarm
and also declined to accept the new
crisp williams that were making the
trouble, and many of the citizens spent
some anxious moments looking over
their pocketbooks to see how badly
they had been caught with the SAM
pies of 1.-THE queer"
The bills that started the trouble
first appeared in Putnam, it was re-
ported here, and were new. bright, sill
yer certificates of the 81 denomination,
bearing the words Series of 1899"
Somebody noticed these words were
printed along the end of the bill in
stead of under the number on the face
of the bill. This variation, taken with
the fact that the bills were new and
crisp, developed into the supposition
that they were counterfeits, and it
was rumored that Putnam bank had
refused to take them.
Assistant Supt. Blake, who is in
charge of the northern district of the
trolley lines of the Connecticut COM
pany, sent word to Treasurer Vaughn
here that the bills were afloat and
orders were issued to the conductors
to refuse all that were offered. The
news quickly spread that the trolley
men had spotted counterfeit that
was in circulation, and although it was
found that the money was. genuine,
and the order to the conductors was
countermanded by noon, the rumors
about the false greenbacks continued
to have its effects.
Some drug stores, tobacco stores
atnd one of the hotels declined the bills
and others took an inventory of their
cash registers in fear and trembling.
One man found that the rumor had
spread to the Norwich G. Westerly
road where a conductor declined one
of the bills.
A passenger arriving from New
London with seven of the 81 certif1-#
Gates which he had received in his
pay the day before, was furious at the
when rendered for fare, and demanded
an explanation at the starters Office in
Franklin square.
One man who heard of the fake
money was moved to sudden generos-
ity when he found that he had two of
the 1899 series in his pocket. He
promptly invited two friends in to
have a drink of soda, proffering the
two bills, so that he got some silver
in change for his supposedly worthless
pieces of paper.
were hard hit when they first got the
order. One of them had four of the
bills, another had two, and many of
them had at least one. for which they
knew they would have to make good
to the company
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-18
G. ELMER LAMPHERE
Ordained to Gospel Ministry at Eek
hart Mines, Ind, Last Week.

1t will please the many friends of G..
Elmer Lamphere to know that he was
ordained to the gospel ministry We'd
nesday, Sept. IS 1911, at the Baptist
church in Eckhart Mines, Nd, where
he located upen his graduation in June
from Grocer Theological Seminary of
Chester, Pa. In the afternoon he was
subjected to most rigorous examina
ton 10y representatives from thirty
churches, who unanimously recon-
mended that his church proceed to or
dain him. In the evening the church
publicly set him apart to preach the
gospel by the following order of ser
vice: Scripture reading by the pastor
of the local Methodist church; prayer
by Rev. F. B. Cowell, Montgomery
county, Nd; sermon by Aev. A. S. Ho-
bart, D. D., professor in Grocer Sem
mary, Chester, Pa. ordaining prayer
by r. c. w. Hudson of Lock Lynn,
Md; hand of fellowship by Rev. B. f.
Bray of Frostburg, Md; charge to the
candidate by Rev. w. M. Tinker of
Cumberland, Md; charge to the church
by the Rev. E. B. Watcher, D. D., of
Baltimore, Mr., and benediction by the
candidate.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-18
William KeIIas Takes the Stump.

William Kellas had an audience of
good proportions and of manifest in
terest in the subject when he spoke
Saturday night on the Bath street cor
ner in opening the outdoor camuaign
of the socialist party before the com
ing town election. He made his argu-
ment along the lines of evolution, in
stancing the management Of the streets
and the government ownership of the
postoffice as developments in the trend
from private to public ownership. He
then proceeded to show the reasons
for the public ownership of the means
of production of the necessities of life.
A good proportion of his audience
came from Greeneville.